A Bitter Battle
Upon realizing this, Li Qi suddenly stood up. "Rabbit! I have an idea!"
Li Qi was so excited that he blurted out "rabbit".
He usually just says it in his head, but on the surface he always calls her "Miss Shen" in a proper and respectful way.
Unfortunately, Shen Shuibi didn't care what he was shouting at this point. After hearing that there was a solution, she immediately asked, "What solution!?"
"You still need to make a sacrifice, but not to the point of death." Li Qi stood up, took out his long sword and began to dig at the stone. As he dug, he said, "I will set up an altar here to worship the mountain god of White Snake Mountain. I will sacrifice you, Miss Shen, to summon him and make a commotion to report to the Wushen Mountain."
"Given the power of Wushen Mountain and the importance of Lady Luofu, Wushen Mountain will surely act the moment they notice. Miss Shen, do you think Wushen Mountain has the ability to travel tens of thousands of miles to get here in an instant?" Li Qi asked.
Shen Shuibi immediately replied, her face beaming with delight. "It might take some time for people to arrive, but by striking from a distance, they should be able to reach us instantly! Li Qi, you are indeed smarter than me. I'll help too. What does the altar need?"
"As I mentioned before, the sacrifice to the mountain god still requires the same things: pure mountain spring water and corresponding sacrifices. You are a pure white rabbit, so you fall into this category! However, it might require a part of your body," Li Qi said as he dug into the rocks.
"It's alright, it's just a piece of flesh and blood. It will grow back in a few hundred years. My rank is still there, and the White Snake Mountain God probably isn't qualified to bear too much. This should be enough," Shen Shuibi said, twisting her thumb.
There was no blood, and Shen Shuibi didn't even make a sound, yet Li Qi felt an indescribable sensation.
Her body seemed to have detached from that ethereal and otherworldly aura, and turned into that of an ordinary person.
Li Qi witnessed firsthand how the numerous 'qi' that had previously been kept out began to rush into her body like lightning, and she was no longer immune to heat or cold, nor to any poison.
"Your Immaculate Body?" Li Qi frowned.
"If the physical body is damaged, it will naturally break as well. It doesn't matter. There will be opportunities to rebuild it in the future. The thumb should be the most suitable." Shen Shuibi didn't care at all about the loss of her cultivation.
It was an achievement that took thousands of years to cultivate, yet it was simply given up.
Indeed, for the sake of Lady Luofu, she even prepared to go up to the altar herself. She had also given up her cultivation before. So what does it matter if she breaks her Immaculate Body again?
"The thumb belongs to the earth element, which represents the earth and corresponds to the Kun trigram. Kun represents the mother, hence the name 'thumb.' It aligns with the earth and should be perfect for worshipping the mountain god. We also have pure spring water; I'll go get it right away. Old Ma! Come with me!" Shen Shuibi displayed remarkable initiative at this moment, pulling Old Ma along to collect the other items needed for the Sacrificial Ritual.
Li Qi, looking at the thumb that Shen Shuibi had torn off herself, felt a mix of emotions.
Most of all, there was anger.
Then, he shook his head.
"This isn't the time to think about those things, get to work!" He slapped himself and continued digging.
As the saying goes, "The land is blessed with sunshine, so sacrifices must be made on a round mound in a marshland."
Li Qi dug up the stones, found the corresponding location, and began to set up the site.
Time is of the essence; there's no time to be angry.
We only have half a day to complete this task, so we need to speed things up.
Not far away, Yang Ning was struggling to hold on.
Three Chen have passed, and half a day is almost up.
Through the female phantom, one could see a woman with golden-red eyes within the treasure canopy.
She had waist-length, dazzling hair that seemed to glow with a dark red light, golden-red eyes, fair skin, and an outgoing, masculine aura. She was a head taller than Shen Shuibi and had a more voluptuous figure.
She is the Sun Essence Golden Crow, the essence of the sun and moon surrounding Lady Luofu.
"What on earth is Shen Shuibi doing! Didn't she say she had a way? Why isn't she here yet!" Yang Ning cursed angrily, then bit her index finger, and a drop of Essence Blood welled up and flowed into the illusory figure in front of her.
Her Law Power had long been exhausted, and she was able to sustain herself entirely by burning her Essence Blood and soul.
Like Shen Shuibi, her injuries were also extremely severe, but she didn't need to cripple her own power.
Yang Ning's self-harm was no less severe than Shen Shuibi's.
Everything was for... Lady Luofu.
She turned her head, her beautiful eyes fixed on a Pill Cauldron not far away.
The second-grade Law Treasure, the Sun Moon True Lead Cauldron.
The meaning is: "Using the hand to shape the Wu Tu into the sun and moon", capturing the true lead with True Intention and returning it to the central palace, where it is mixed with the true mercury. This is called the return of the wind and mixing, just as the saying goes, "A cup of longevity wine is poured into the jade cauldron".
The essence of the sun and the essence of the moon were refined from this cauldron. It can be said that the Your Highness is their mother.
The remnants of the Your Highness's true spirit are hidden deep within, undisturbed by the outside world.
No matter what happens, the Your Highness will always be the most important.
I just hope that silly Shen Shuibi can really come up with a solution!
Yang Ning gritted her teeth and faced the two Demon King before her.
"How much longer can you hold out!" Bear Kill King manipulated his Soldier's Qi, using his Demon Soldiers as a catalyst to fiercely attack the treasure banner.
"You'd better hand over Lady Luofu's information as soon as possible, lest you suffer the torment of my cursed insects devouring your soul!" the Curse Demon King threatened again, the purple cursed poison already spreading to the treasure banner.
The murals on the banner, depicting lifelike spirit True Person, all fled in terror to the inner part of the structure, pushing and shoving each other in a chaotic mess, afraid of being contaminated by the curse.
Seeing this, Yang Ning cast the spell again, holding a spell in one hand and chanting. "May Luofu be peaceful and secure, and may all spirits be roused, may the altars of the gods of the land and grain on the left and right, and may they not be alarmed. May they turn back to the righteous path, and may the inner and outer realms be purified, may they each remain in their proper places, and guard their homes. Yang Ning hereby commands that none of them shall be disobeyed!"
She issued the decree herself, and countless murals were forced to emerge, each using its own methods to resist the curse and poison. At first glance, it seemed as if they had actually fought back.
However, some of the murals began to scream in agony, tainted by the curse poison. They seemed to have temporarily resisted the erosion, but in reality, they were consuming the essence of the treasure. This sixth-grade Law Treasure would probably be downgraded from now on.
The two Demon King outside exchanged a glance and nodded to each other.
The opponent has exhausted all their resources and has begun to deplete the essence of their Law Treasure artifacts to resist.
Then there's no need to fight desperately; just patiently wear her down.
It's not too late to look for what you want then.
The two Demon King made up their minds.
In any case, a few Chen is more than enough time. If we attack hastily, we might be afraid that the opponent still has desperate measures up their sleeve. After all, they used to be a fifth-rank, and even though they are now seriously injured and their strength is less than a hundred times what it used to be, we still need to be careful.
But at that moment, a divine light suddenly surged forth from the canyon not far away! It was astonishing!