A Spike Ghost Fish was a type of fish with an extremely sharp, thorn-like snout, even more so than a swordfish. Its body was black and ugly in shape.
And now, the Spike Ghost Fish over there was showing problems. Its expression looked exceptionally desolate as it muttered to itself. “Senior Jian Hu’s banquet must have enough guests. Otherwise, how can Senior Jian Hu’s nobility be highlighted? Need to go find some more guests.”
As it spoke, the Spike Ghost Fish swam out unsteadily.
At this moment, all the demon cultivators stopped talking and watched this Spike Ghost Fish move, simply watching as the Spike Ghost Fish moved.
“What’s going on?” Bai Sha subconsciously lowered her voice to ask.
The Star River Tortoise’s eyes held a touch of pessimism. “Any demon cultivator here can inexplicably become like this at any time, leaving to go find new guests. And this influence isn’t restricted by cultivation level. Even Foundation Establishment demon cultivators can be affected.”
Bai Sha’s heart sank upon hearing this. This was not good news.
This meant that even she could potentially turn into this eerie state. At that point, would she be considered alive or dead?
The Big-Belly Fish that had made her and Yin Sha enter Bloodthirsty Territory earlier had undoubtedly been affected in just this way.
“Aren’t we going to follow and see?” Bai Sha asked again.
“It’s useless.” The Star River Tortoise shook his head. “That’s something other demon cultivators have already tried. Even if you keep following the eerily transformed demon cultivator, while the transformed demon cultivator can leave Bloodthirsty Territory, the follower cannot.”
Hearing the Star River Tortoise say this, Bai Sha didn’t press further.
The group of demon cultivators watched the Spike Ghost Fish leave just like that. Everyone knew that soon, other demon cultivators would likely enter Bloodthirsty Territory because of this Spike Ghost Fish.
Perhaps they could kill the Spike Ghost Fish to ensure no more victims appeared.
But this kind of idea would at most linger in everyone’s minds for a moment. No one would truly act out of great kindness for demon cultivators they didn’t know.
It was better to say, everyone was more willing to see more demon cultivators trapped in Bloodthirsty Territory.
This had two benefits.
The first benefit was that as the number of demon cultivators increased, the probability of the Eerie transformation happening to oneself would decrease.
The second benefit was that as the number of demon cultivators increased, perhaps someone would figure out a way to escape this place.
So no matter who underwent the Eerie transformation, everyone allowed the transformed demon cultivator to leave. By now, quite a few eerily transformed demon cultivators were already wandering around the perimeter of Bloodthirsty Territory, waiting for passing demon cultivators to appear.
Retracting her gaze, Bai Sha asked the Star River Tortoise, “Can we only continue waiting like this from now on?”
The Star River Tortoise said helplessly, “Who would be willing to wait like this? That’s why so many demon cultivators are currently discussing and guessing why Bloodthirsty Territory has become like this. You have to understand, Bloodthirsty Territory didn’t use to be this way.”
Bai Sha’s heart stirred, and she asked, “I remember that around Bloodthirsty Territory are the territories of other demon cultivators. What about those demon cultivators?”
“You’re asking about those demon cultivators…” The Star River Tortoise’s expression changed slightly. “They would undoubtedly be the first batch of demon cultivators trapped in Bloodthirsty Territory. So they’ve all completely undergone the Eerie transformation. They can no longer be communicated with.”
Bai Sha: “…”
The situation before her eyes… just how was she supposed to break out of it?
Bai Sha didn’t ask any more questions. Instead, she swam towards the other demon cultivators who were communicating, listening to the various judgments the demon cultivators voiced.
At that moment, a voice rang out. “Does anyone know why Jian Hu of the Bloodthirsty Swordfish clan went into seclusion many years ago?”
The speaker was a Crescent Moon Shark, a demon cultivator belonging to the shark category. Its dorsal, pectoral, and tail fins were all exceptionally large, not inferior to the size of its body itself, and shaped like crescent moons, hence it was called a Crescent Moon Shark.
Hearing this Crescent Moon Shark’s question, the discussion among the many demon cultivators quieted down.
The Star River Tortoise also came over at this time and said, “If I recall correctly, Jian Hu once accidentally stumbled into the Wailing Abyss due to an incident, right? And it was precisely because he stumbled into the Wailing Abyss that he seemed to have suffered some injuries. So, his so-called seclusion was actually healing.”
The Wailing Abyss?
Bai Sha hadn’t expected to hear this term. Her expression changed somewhat.
Because in her previous life, she had also accidentally stumbled into the Wailing Abyss. But luckily, she had used a Demon Core-level talisman paper and the spell Chaotic Shadow Dance to escape from there.
Could the changes here actually be related to the Wailing Abyss?
The other demon cultivators present clearly thought of this aspect as well.
“If it’s the Wailing Abyss, I recall some rather unpleasant rumors.” Another demon cultivator spoke up.
