When Minghe Lost Her Magic
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Minghe had anticipated this situation.
She was a student of a prestigious family and had extensive knowledge. She had already considered the possibility that the corpse's filth might cause the Spiritual Qi to become ineffective, and she knew that she might not be able to defeat it, but she still did not back down.
Because only he could stop this level of Yin Corpse here; neither Humble Origins, Qin Yi, nor his own martial uncle could. If he retreated, this area within a hundred miles would become a death trap.
Perhaps it had nothing to do with her in the first place. As a transcendent being, she could simply leave, just as watching the battle between Southern Li and Western Wasteland, with its countless deaths and injuries, was none of her concern.
But Minghe knew this was different!
The difference between detachment and selfishness is subtle. It's hard to explain in words, but only in the heart.
The distinction between good and evil arises from this.
Since the formation was no longer effective, Minghe immediately put away the Array Flag, summoned her divine sword to automatically engage the Ancient Corpse, and slowly retreated towards the Long Corridor.
She is still capable of fighting; she has not become a cripple because of the forbidden law.
The current situation is different from the flag that Liusu set for herself. "If she loses her Law Power, she will be beaten by the vegetable-selling auntie." It has not reached that point.
Being banned in a region for some reason is very different from losing one's own Law Power.
If one loses their Law Power, it means there's something wrong with themselves. They will be extremely weak and may not even be able to communicate with their own Law Treasure.
In cases where the Spiritual Qi of a region has been defiled, causing spellcasting to become disordered, although Technique Method cannot be cast and formations may fail, the cultivation remains and the spirit is not lost. Some high-level Law Treasure are not affected; even if they cannot be used effectively without Law Power, they can still be used.
This is what Minghe relies on.
She has many valuable items, several of which can be used here. It shouldn't be too difficult to keep the mindless Yin Corpse alive with these treasures. At worst, she can fight and retreat until she lures it out of the cave.
But as the divine sword clashed with the Ancient Corpse, Minghe's face grew paler and paler.
The Law Treasure, after all, was refined with her own soul and had a very strong connection to it; it wasn't just an empty shell attacking an empty one. The recoil from the clash with the opponent would be transmitted to her. Although it had been largely neutralized by the Law Treasure, even the slightest residual force of the recoil was enough to cause her Qi and Blood to surge.
This is troublesome.
She practices the traditional Immortal Dao of cultivating the Yang spirit without emphasizing the physical body. When this Immortal Dao is cultivated to a high level, the physical body can be discarded. As long as the Yang spirit is not destroyed, one can create a new physical body, which is essentially just a shell.
Therefore, her physique has only changed due to the cleansing effect of the Immortal Dao, allowing her to live on air and dew, Grain Avoidance grains, and hardly age. Essentially, she is no longer human; it wouldn't be wrong to say she has become another species.
However, this change did not make the body much stronger. It might be a little stronger than an ordinary person, but without the protection of Law Power, it might not be able to compare with a strong mortal, let alone Martial Cultivation who focuses on physical training. Its endurance is really not that great.
Although the Ancient Corpse was also blasted by the power of the divine sword and howled, her Law Treasure could only exert a small part of its power, and the effect was far from what was expected. If this continued, she would most likely collapse first.
While fighting and retreating, the Ancient Corpse parried the divine sword with one punch and aimed the other punch at Minghe's face.
With a thought, Minghe conjured an Exquisite Small Pagoda in her ring, which then rapidly grew larger.
The small pagoda stood before the Ancient Corpse, with a faint Buddhist Light spreading out, rotating and shining in a "*" shape. The Ancient Corpse subconsciously covered its gray eyes, and the arm that was blocking its eyes showed signs of ulceration.
Buddhist treasures are extremely effective at suppressing such Yin corpses; I wonder where Minghe's Daoist sect acquired them from.
It's a pity that the Minghe Andao (a type of underground passage) could only suppress the Ancient Corpse for a short time if it could fully unleash its power.
The divine sword before him continued its relentless thrust, taking the opportunity to pierce the Ancient Corpse's heart.
The Ancient Corpse roared and unleashed both fists simultaneously, the terrifying force of which roared up, its Gang Qi colliding with the divine light of the Divine Sword Tower.
"Crack..." Despite being physical fists, the impact of the collision with the Law Treasure caused the stone house to crack in many places due to the residual shockwaves.
The Ancient Corpse in the Soaring Cloud Realm possessed power beyond Qin Yi's imagination. Without directly confronting it, he had no idea just how powerful the core of this Law Treasure clash truly was!
Minghe's face grew paler and paler, and she began to taste blood in her throat.
Judging from the stone house's condition, even though there was never a direct collision, she was still injured.
Taking advantage of the Ancient Corpse being entangled for a moment, Minghe grabbed the hem of her Daoist robe with both hands, turned around and ran.
We must get it outside!
Qin Yi hid at the corner at the end of the Long Corridor, watching Minghe run away with her Daoist robe in her arms, and suddenly found it quite adorable.
Without her Law Power and speed-boosting Law Technique, she lost her Immortal Qi and energetic side like an ordinary girl.
The most tragic thing is that her speed is very slow...
When they arrived, this Long Corridor was a passage riddled with formations and ambushing zombies. Minghe cleared it completely with a single sword strike and a bolt of lightning, making it seem short, but it was actually quite long.
It's probably several hundred meters; Qin Yi estimates that at her current speed, it would take her more than a minute to run over there...
He is much stronger than ordinary people, but still far inferior to ordinary martial artists. In the context of this kind of battle between immortals, he is as slow as a snail.
"Roar!" The Ancient Corpse finally swung its arm, smashing both the divine sword and the small tower away. Minghe reached out and grabbed the two treasures in her hands as she ran. She staggered a bit, but continued running.
The Ancient Corpse covered the distance she had taken so long to run in just one second, and arrived behind her.
"Crack..." Two deep pits were dented in the ground beneath his feet, and spiderweb-like cracks gradually spread.
Minghe probably never imagined that her slow pace would render her plan to fight and retreat to lure the enemy out of the city a mere pipe dream...
Minghe reluctantly took off her Daoist Scarf.
The Daoist Scarf spun rapidly, and the Ancient Corpse instinctively reached out to block it, but its fingers, which were harder than black iron, were severed directly.
The Ancient Corpse felt no pain as its fist struck the center of the Daoist Scarf. The Daoist Scarf spun around, flew back into Minghe's hand, and then grew longer in the wind, transforming into a shield.
The Ancient Corpse threw another punch.
The incredibly violent corpse fist even made the air explode with a loud bang.
"Bang!" Minghe coughed up a mouthful of blood and was thrown away like a kite with a broken string.
The Ancient Corpse merely took a half-step back, then leaped several meters across, delivering a punch in mid-air. Minghe turned her head and could already see the withered hand, scorched and decaying by the divine light, carrying a terrifying deathly aura, hurtling towards her.
A resolute glint flashed in Minghe's eyes as she thrust her divine sword straight at the Ancient Corpse's brow.
This is a plan to trade serious injury for a chance!
The expected excruciating pain did not come.
A Wolf Tooth Club whistled past and slammed heavily onto the withered hand of the Ancient Corpse that was hurling at Minghe. A loud "clang" like iron rods clashing was heard, and the Wolf Tooth Club bounced back. Qin Yi staggered back two steps, his hands trembling slightly.
At the same time, the Ancient Corpse was also in bad shape. Qin Yi's strength was much weaker than his, but the spikes of the Wolf Tooth Club had completely penetrated into its arm, making it as hard as a leaky iron shell. The hardness of the Wolf Tooth Club itself even dented its arm.
At the same time, Minghe's flying sword pierced its brow.
A burst of divine light!
The Ancient Corpse, which felt no pain at all, suddenly let out an extremely painful howl and stopped in its tracks.
Only then did Minghe fall heavily to the ground, staring at Qin Yi in astonishment, seemingly not expecting him not to have left.
Qin Yi bent down, his back to her. "Get on!"
"W-What are you doing?"
"You're too slow! I'll be your ride, and you can put your Law Treasure on my back to block him. With your two short legs, who can you outrun?!"
"..." Minghe turned his head and saw that the Ancient Corpse had actually pulled out the sword stuck between its eyebrows.
Without further hesitation, she climbed onto Qin Yi's back, and Qin Yi immediately supported her legs and ran away like the wind.
Minghe's face turned as red as blood.
The situation was critical, and there was no time to think. But the moment I was actually lying on the man's back, the feeling was just...
With no Protective Barrier left, the two were pressed tightly together. Her chest was pressed against his back, and his hands supported her legs... With every step they took, the friction from the bumps made Minghe want to die.
She even thought, "Why don't you put me down? It's better for me to fight the Ancient Corpse than to be on your back!"