Five Elements Sacred Secret

Chapter 256: Suppressing Spiritual Energy

He walked like this for a few days, rested well, and then continued walking. Mu Xiaofeng kept moving forward for a month.

There were no signs of fighting on the road, not even any signs of people walking on it. This made Mu Xiaofeng doubt whether what Feng Wuhen said before was true. There was no trace of the people who came in before.

Moreover, that aura had risen to a certain level. At first, only Mu Xiaofeng and Han Jiang could sense it. Now, the other three cultivators could also sense it.

The originally dense vegetation has now become extremely sparse, and the green grass on the ground has long since withered. Looking around, the ground is covered with withered grass and fallen leaves. Almost all the trees have withered, and only a few giant old trees still have a trace of life, but their branches are also bare and leafless. The scene in front of me is all desolate and dead, without any vitality at all.

At this moment, Mu Xiaofeng and his team members were taking a short break, while Han Jiang stood quietly beside Mu Xiaofeng.

"Looking at the current situation, the situation seems to be quite serious." Mu Xiaofeng was the first to break the silence. "As for why these trees died, it is difficult for us to find out. They seem to have dried up naturally, but in fact, after all, there is no obvious abnormality in the environment here."

Han Jiang responded that even he himself was puzzled by the inexplicable death of these trees.

"Based on the current situation, it seems that the only explanation is to link this phenomenon with the mysterious aura we sensed. I vaguely feel that this aura not only suppresses our practice, but may also conceal some kind of crisis."

Mu Xiaofeng frowned slightly, staring into the distance, and said thoughtfully: "In that case, the next journey will be even more difficult and dangerous..." Mu Xiaofeng said. This breath made his Five Elements Sacred Art a little sluggish when it was running, not as smooth as before, but he had practiced the Five Elements Sacred Art for such a long time, and this subtle effect was still sensed by Mu Xiaofeng.

This was the first time Mu Xiaofeng had encountered such a situation, so he was not sure what was going on.

"Do you want to keep going?" Han Jiang asked.

"We're already here, are we going to go back now?" Mu Xiaofeng asked.

"You and I can both predict that the road ahead will not be smooth." Han Jiang said as he looked at the three people behind him. The meaning was obvious, if these three people continued to walk, they would only be a drag.

Mu Xiaofeng also looked at the three people behind him. There was nothing wrong with being a drag, but he was afraid that it would have an impact on the lives of these three people.

"Wait a minute, I'll ask for their opinions. If they don't want to go in, then they can just stay where they are or return the same way. If they want to continue following us, then we have no choice but to let them continue." Mu Xiaofeng said after thinking for a while.

Staying here may not be a good thing. After all, this place is still inside the formation. If anything happens, they may not be able to handle it here.

After everyone woke up, Mu Xiaofeng gathered them together and said, "Han Jiang and I have always believed that the road ahead may be more difficult and may cost us our lives, so I would like to ask you here, if you want to stay where you are or go back the same way, or continue forward with us?"

Mu Xiaofeng's words made several people fall into deep thought. Mu Xiaofeng was waiting for them, so this kind of thing naturally required people to think carefully.

Li Qianting spoke first: "Senior Brother Mu, I said I would follow you, and I will not break my promise. Wherever Senior Brother Mu goes, I will go."

Then Lin Luoli also said: "I believe in Senior Brother Mu and Senior Brother Han. I choose to continue to follow you."

Song Jian saw that everyone's eyes were on him, and he laughed and said, "It seems that I have no choice. If I stay here alone, I might as well be stabbed. I also believe in Senior Brother Mu and Senior Brother Han."

"Okay, then let's continue moving forward according to the previous formation." Mu Xiaofeng said.

Then he sent a voice message to Han Jiang: "If there is any uncontrollable danger, use the escape talisman to teleport them to a safe place first."

After Han Jiang and Mu Xiaofeng exchanged glances, they walked to the end of the team.

Mu Xiaofeng continued to move forward, and the already barren and desolate scene on the ground became even worse. Looking around, all he could see were withered and yellow leaves, as if the whole world was shrouded in this dead silence. Those giant trees that had been able to stand tall and had some vitality before now withered and fell down one after another, without any vitality.

At the same time, the inexplicable aura followed them like a shadow, and became stronger and stronger. It penetrated into every corner, bringing great pressure to Mu Xiaofeng and others. As they walked, Lin Luoli was the first to break the silence: "Two brothers, I wonder if you have noticed that although we maintain the same speed, the spiritual energy consumption is much greater than before."

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Qianting immediately echoed: "I thought it was just my personal problem. After all, I am a little tired after all the journey. I didn't expect that everyone feels the same way!"

Mu Xiaofeng and Han Jiang looked at each other, their eyes showing deep worry and vigilance. They realized that this abnormal phenomenon was by no means accidental, and it was likely that a greater danger was about to come.

Faced with such a serious situation, Mu Xiaofeng solemnly warned the other three: "You must pay close attention to your own conditions, especially the consumption of spiritual power and consciousness. If you find anything wrong or abnormal, be sure to tell me immediately."

"Yes, Brother Mu!" Everyone responded in unison, indicating that they would follow the instructions.

In this environment full of unknowns and challenges, Mu Xiaofeng knows that teamwork is crucial. He must always stay alert and lead these team members to overcome numerous difficulties in order to complete this mission and lead them to get out.

Mu Xiaofeng continued to lead the others forward.

Surrounded by that inexplicable aura, Mu Xiaofeng thought about it and decided to carefully try to absorb that aura into his body. However, he was worried that it would bring unexpected dangers, so he only dared to absorb a very small part of it.

However, the moment the breath entered Mu Xiaofeng's body, it rushed straight to Mu Xiaofeng's Nascent Soul like lightning. Mu Xiaofeng was horrified and hurriedly tried to use his own spiritual energy to drive away the strange breath. Unfortunately, the speed of the breath was amazingly fast, far beyond his expectations.

Before Mu Xiaofeng could react, it had already covered his Nascent Soul, causing the originally agile Nascent Soul to instantly become sluggish. At the same time, it became extremely difficult for Mu Xiaofeng to mobilize the spiritual energy around him, as if he was restrained by an invisible force.

In an instant, Mu Xiaofeng's body lost balance and fell involuntarily because he lost the support of spiritual energy.

"Mu Xiaofeng." Several people were shocked to see Mu Xiaofeng falling down. Only Han Jiang was quick-witted and rushed over to catch Mu Xiaofeng.