Rong Guang glanced at Shangguan Yulin with disdain and said, with disappointment, "You! You have no vision, but you should at least have some knowledge. If you don't have knowledge, you should at least have common sense, right? What do you mean by desolate? This is called vast territory, understand?"
If they weren't in mid-air, he would have swatted Shangguan Yulin's forehead fiercely.
Xuanyuan Xun added, "President Rong is right! When a region is vast, there will always be places with no people, just like the Endless Wasteland on our Tianci Continent!"
Shen Liuxing smiled and said nothing.
He looked at Zi Linling and said, "Sister Zi, are you tired? Why don't we rest for a while?"
Zi Linling smiled faintly and shook her head. "No need. Let's hurry and find someone to ask where this place is!"
Shen Liuxing smiled and said, "Flying around aimlessly like this isn't a solution, and we don't understand the Continent of the Gods. If we keep flying like this, who knows when we'll find someone!"
"Sister Zi, let's stop. Let's rest for a bit and then make a plan?"
Xuanyuan Xun also agreed, "Miss Zi, Boss Shen is right. Let's make a plan for the long term!"
Rong Guang gazed into the distance and chimed in, "President, I agree with Boss Shen and Ninth Imperial Uncle's suggestion!"
Shangguan Yulin quickly added, "I agree too! I agree too!"
However, all he got in return was a glare from Rong Guang, "Get lost, what business is it of yours?"
"How could..."
Just as Shangguan Yulin was about to retort, he heard Zi Linling say, "Since everyone is saying so, let's stop and take a look!"
With that, she led the way towards the ground.
Soon, the five of them landed by a small stream.
However, all five of them frowned simultaneously.
Because the water in the stream was dark red, and even the soil on the banks was dark red.
The unknown small grasses and flowers on the banks also had a hint of red.
Even the air seemed to be filled with a red haze, making everything appear incredibly strange.
Shangguan Yulin exclaimed in surprise, "Red water, red soil, how interesting!"
As he spoke, he squatted down and casually pulled at a small blade of grass.
"Everything here is so strange!"
Xuanyuan Xun murmured to himself, looking at the red scenery before him.
"Why do I have a feeling of chilling cold everywhere?" Rong Guang shivered and said.
Shen Liuxing frowned and said, "Sister Zi, everything here is exuding a strange aura. We should be careful!"
Zi Linling nodded and said, "Indeed, everyone should..."
"Ah!"
Before she could finish speaking, she was interrupted by Shangguan Yulin's cry of alarm.
"What happened?"
Everyone rushed to Shangguan Yulin's side and asked with concern.
Shangguan Yulin's face was filled with terror as he extended his right hand.
"How could this be?"
Everyone was shocked.
Shangguan Yulin's right palm was already a vibrant red, as if stained with fresh blood.
His fingertips had become like dried branches, with only a layer of withered skin covering them.
Strangely, both the blood-red color of his palm and the dryness of his fingertips were spreading upwards at a visible speed.
In just a few breaths, the lower half of his right forearm had turned blood-red, and all five fingers had become withered.
"Shangguan Yulin!"
"Brother Shangguan!"
"Shangguan!"
Xuanyuan Xun, Rong Guang, and Shen Liuxing cried out in alarm and reached out to grab Shangguan Yulin's right hand, wanting to examine it closely.
"Don't touch him!"
Zi Linling shouted, pushing the three away. She looked at Shangguan Yulin, whose face was pale with fear, and asked, "What did you touch just now?"
Shangguan Yulin stammered, "I... I... didn't touch... anything..."
"Didn't touch what?" Zi Linling frowned, her face full of confusion.
"It... yes..." Shangguan Yulin said, at a loss.
Suddenly, Zi Linling spotted a bloody small grass that had been pulled up on the ground and exclaimed, "This grass... did you pull it?"
Shangguan Yulin then remembered that he had indeed casually pulled up a blade of grass. He quickly nodded and said, "Yes! But I didn't... expect..."
While they were speaking, half of Shangguan Yulin's right upper arm had turned red, and his palm had also become half withered.
Shangguan Yulin was so scared that cold sweat broke out. "No way? I just... pulled a blade of grass... and this happened?"
Zi Linling did not answer him. Instead, she took out two branches from her Nine Spirits Ring and picked up the grass on the ground.
As expected, the two branches quickly turned red and withered before their eyes.
Looking at the two branches, Zi Linling's expression became solemn. She said to Xuanyuan Xun, Rong Guang, and Shen Liuxing, "Do you see? If you had touched him just now, you would have been dyed red and withered like these two branches and Shangguan Yulin."
Xuanyuan Xun, Rong Guang, and Shen Liuxing couldn't help but feel a sense of lingering fear.
It was fortunate that Zi Linling stopped them, saving them from disaster. Otherwise, they would have fallen victim.
Xuanyuan Xun's expression was tense. "What on earth is this thing? It's so bizarre!"
Rong Guang said solemnly, "This thing is even more terrifying than the most poisonous medicine I've ever concocted!"
Shen Liuxing asked, "Sister Zi, is there any way to save Shangguan?"
Zi Linling took out a Nine Revolutions Great Return Pill from her Nine Spirits Ring and said to Shangguan Yulin, "Open your mouth!"
Shangguan Yulin, seeing this, quickly opened his mouth.
Zi Linling flicked her finger, and the Nine Revolutions Great Return Pill shot into Shangguan Yulin's throat.
Shangguan Yulin swallowed instinctively, and the Nine Revolutions Great Return Pill went down.
Zi Linling quickly reminded him, "Circulate your spiritual power and force the medicinal effects of the Nine Revolutions Great Return Pill to your right arm, quickly!"
Shangguan Yulin did not dare to delay and immediately followed Zi Linling's instructions.
While Shangguan Yulin was doing so, Zi Linling warned Xuanyuan Xun, Rong Guang, and Shen Liuxing, "Absolutely do not touch any of the plants, creatures, or the water in this stream!"
Xuanyuan Xun, Rong Guang, and Shen Liuxing had already witnessed the horror of this place and dared not be negligent.
They quickly said in unison, "Yes!"
Zi Linling nodded and looked at Shangguan Yulin.
At this moment, Shangguan Yulin had already completely forced the medicinal effects of the Nine Revolutions Great Return Pill to his right arm.
The spreading redness was immediately contained and stopped spreading.
However, the speed at which his palm withered did not slow down. In an instant, his entire palm withered.
Zi Linling gasped, "How potent!"
Then, she took out a Nine-Coiled Acacia Vine, held one end in her hand, and wrapped the other end around Shangguan Yulin's right arm.
The moment the Nine-Coiled Acacia Vine wrapped around Shangguan Yulin's right arm, a streak of red quickly surged upwards.