"What are all these things?" Jin Yan asked, wrinkling his nose in disgust.
"These are the most common poisonous weeds found in the seabed. This grass is called paralysis grass. Humans and sea creatures who are pricked by it will become numb all over, rendering them immobile and unable to walk. It takes about a week for the most severe effects to subside," Qi Yu explained. "Because in the human world, these grasses are all medicinal ingredients, many humans go to the sea to gather them. But I've never seen such a large quantity of paralysis grass."
"It's obvious something has gone wrong in the human world," Yu Yuan stepped forward. "Because the Blood Demon Fiends have no way of harvesting this sea grass. The only explanation is that something has gone wrong in the human world. This barrier is essentially meaningless to humans, especially ordinary humans without cultivation."
They could prevent the invasion of malevolent energy and demons, but they couldn't stop humans from leaving on their own.
Especially those ordinary humans without cultivation.
They could come and go freely from the barrier if they wished.
Although the barriers in the human world were guarded by demons and minor immortals to prevent ordinary humans from leaving, the barriers were too vast. It was possible that during a harvest, one or two humans might slip through.
Yu Yuan shared his thoughts with everyone.
Just as Chen Xi was about to speak, Qi Yu interjected, "The battlefield on the South Sea primarily targets the Blood Demon Fiends and Rakshasa Heavenly Venerate, and we also need to deal with these sea grasses on the barrier. Therefore, the Four Seas Ancestral Dragons cannot leave. As for the gap in the human world, Si Qing and I will handle it for now."
The strongest fighters were kept at the main battlefield.
As for the miscellaneous minor matters, they would be handled by them.
Chen Xi hesitated for a moment, then nodded.
Yan Hua looked at Qi Yu and Si Qing. "Then you two go quickly and return quickly. Be careful, especially with the most important point: if those humans are truly possessed by malevolent energy or evil spirits, do not engage them in direct conflict. Do not harm the innocent. All such humans who have been affected should be sealed with talismans. We will consider how to restore them to normal after the great battle is over. Absolutely do not harm them."
Qi Yu nodded.
He pulled Si Qing, and in the blink of an eye, they vanished.
The Human World.
A sudden, unknown blue barrier appeared in the sky, causing many humans to panic.
Cultivators understood that a major event was occurring and gathered in their sects to discuss. Ordinary humans who didn't understand what was happening were in a state of panic, unable to comprehend that this blue barrier was actually the Dragon Scale Barrier.
Qi Yu and Si Qing landed in a room, right at the edge of the human world, in front of the barrier.
Qi Yu squatted on the ground, gently testing the spiritual energy and vitality of the surrounding plants.
Indeed, there was a faint malevolent energy.
It was likely that humans who had been invaded by malevolent energy had stumbled and accidentally grazed these plants while passing by, causing them to become contaminated.
Qi Yu stood up and used his spiritual energy to remove the malevolent energy from the plants, then purified the surroundings with his spiritual power.
Si Qing followed the footprints, swooped down the dirt slope, and after a while, flew back, pulling Qi Yu and pointing towards a village not far away. "Over there, over there! Following the footprints of malevolent energy, I found the trail leading to that village."
"I suspect that the humans invaded by malevolent energy might have hidden in the village. The village is near the sea, and not far from the West Sea Bay, where a lot of paralysis grass is planted. I suspect that the paralysis grass on the barrier might have come from here."
Qi Yu glanced over, his expression grave as he nodded.
Meanwhile, in a small thatched hut within the nearby village.
A person holding sea grass, covered in wounds, was breathing rapidly, leaning against something, clearly on the verge of losing consciousness.