What Heaven Gives but Is Not Taken Brings Blame
While the slaughter continued on the Copper Corpse's side, another group of cultivators saw a glimmer of hope for escape.
The other forty-odd cultivators who had been hiding in the shadows also revealed themselves and rushed towards the exit.
Xue Yao and his group of five rushed to the exit first. Looking back at the cultivators rushing in from all directions, Xue Yao laughed strangely.
"Let's cause some trouble for these cheapskates."
The other four people's eyes lit up upon hearing this.
They each took out a jade bottle, opened it, and thick, blood-red mist immediately billowed out.
These blood-red mists are highly poisonous. When large tree branches come into contact with them, the trees quickly wither, and the lush green leaves instantly turn rotten and charred, falling to the ground.
The crimson mist instantly enveloped an area within a hundred meters of the exit, and drifted away into the distance with the breeze.
"It's poison! Everyone be careful! Even Qi Refining Ninth Layer cultivator would be in serious trouble if they got infected!" Someone recognized the poisonous mist and exclaimed in alarm.
The cultivators who were fleeing towards the exit were filled with hatred upon seeing this.
By this time, the Copper Corpse had already torn eleven people apart, and there was no one left beside it. All the other cultivators had fled. At this moment, the Copper Corpse was launching itself up from the ground and heading towards the exit.
Time was running out for everyone, and just at that moment, Xue Yao and his group of five, who had arrived at the exit first, inhumanely released poison to block their way.
Xue Yao of five released the poison, then turned and stepped into the exit.
Because of the obstruction by Xue Yao and his group of five, many people missed their best chance to escape.
Only six people, and it's unclear how they managed to withstand the poison, managed to rush to the exit.
The rest of them were stopped by the Copper Corpse that had reached the exit before the poisonous fog dissipated.
Many of them were people who had fought alongside Xue Yao against the Copper Corpse, and they were currently cursing Xue Yao loudly.
In the distance, Song Wen, who had just received eleven Storage Bag from the Black Armor Gu, shook his head upon seeing this.
These demonic cultivators truly displayed the worst aspects of human nature to the fullest extent.
People are not united, selfishness prevails, and they distrust one another.
More than eighty Qi Refinement cultivators, including more than a dozen at the Qi Refining Ninth Layer, and more than half of them at the Late Qi Refinement Refining, were no match for a pseudo-second-tier Copper Corpse.
If they can work together, let alone a pseudo-second-tier Copper Corpse, even a real second-tier Copper Corpse would have to flee at the mere mention of its name.
The most hateful one is Xue Yao, who is untrustworthy, harms others without benefiting himself, and causes many cultivators to miss the opportunity to escape.
However, all of this was irrelevant to Song Wen. He was quite happy to be following the Copper Corpse and reaping the benefits without lifting a finger.
The eleven people the Copper Corpse had just killed not only still had their Storage Bag on their bodies, but the Copper Corpse had also not consumed their blood.
The Storage Bag and corpses were both taken by the Black Armor Gu. Although most of the corpses were badly damaged and had lost a lot of blood, they were all cultivator corpses with vigorous Qi and Blood and energy, and their souls had not yet dissipated, allowing Song Wen to reap a considerable benefit for free.
Song Wen looked towards the exit and saw the retreating cultivators, feeling somewhat disappointed.
You guys keep going!
After the fierce battle, the Copper Corpse seemed to be a little tired. It stood quietly below the exit and did not attack the group.
"Go ahead and fight! If you don't defeat the Copper Corpse soon, the exit will close soon. If you don't die, where am I supposed to get any benefits?"
Song Wen, who had just been criticizing the cultivators' inherent flaws, was completely unaware that his thoughts were no longer considered flaws, but rather evil intentions.
Time passed.
Slowly, less than an hour remained before the exit closed.
At the exit of the secret realm, there were still more than sixty cultivators stranded.
The several cultivators who had initially appeared calm and collected at the Qi Refining Ninth Layer of Qi Refining were now becoming restless.
They began to actively contact each other, intending to gather the high-level combat forces in the secret realm to defeat the Copper Corpse together. As for those cultivators who were slightly weaker, whether they could leave the secret realm alive was none of their concern.
They were already quite kind of people for not kicking someone when they were down, unlike Xue Yao.
After taking stock, there were eight cultivators at the Qi Refining Ninth Layer of Qi Refining among those present. Including some of them who had close relatives traveling with them, there were a total of seventeen people traveling together, intending to fight the Copper Corpse together.
These seventeen people were all at the Late Qi Refinement Refining. Their group was one of the strongest combat forces in the entire Withered Blood Secret Realm.
"War!"
The seventeen men, exuding an imposing aura and chilling killing intent, charged toward the Copper Corpse.
As if startled by the aura of these seventeen people, or perhaps due to the considerable exhaustion from the recent battle, the Copper Corpse surprisingly showed a look of fear and took the initiative to withdraw from the mountaintop, allowing the seventeen people to pass directly through the secret realm exit and return to the cultivation world.
The rest of the group, including Song Wen, were initially looking forward to a major battle and hoping to take the opportunity to cross the exit. However, they were all dumbfounded by what they saw.
This Copper Corpse doesn't seem as stubborn as I imagined!
Song Wen was dumbfounded. He couldn't get the benefits he expected. Those who remained in the secret realm were all weak. Of the forty-odd people, twenty-six were Qi Refining Middle Stage cultivators. Of the remaining seventeen Late Qi Refinement cultivators, most were at the Qi Refining Seventh Layer, and only six Qi Refinement at the eighth level.
It's unlikely that a group of people who are divided and cowardly will be able to defeat the Copper Corpse.
"It seems that I'll have to rely on myself to get out of this secret realm."
Song Wen's gaze swept across the surrounding dense forest, where forty-three cultivators were hidden.
These cultivators were a rabble to the Copper Corpse, and the same was true to Song Wen.
These people are mostly fighting individually, and there isn't a single cultivator at the Qi Refining Ninth Layer among them. It's time to reap a good harvest.
It's time to unleash a massacre!
Such fortuitous opportunity are not easily encountered.
Those who refuse what Heaven offers will surely suffer the consequences!
Two armored gu Gu Worm scouted ahead, followed closely by eight Black Armor Gu, launching a killing spree. Song Wen brought up the rear to finish off the remaining enemies, while also devouring Essence Blood and souls, and collecting Storage Bag.
The cultivators were suspicious and wary of each other, scattered throughout the dense forest. Even when close friends and relatives gathered together, it was only two or three people at most, which gave Song Wen the opportunity to defeat them one by one.
Song Wen encountered no significant resistance and didn't even attract the attention of others.
In just fifteen minutes, Song Wen had silently killed thirty-five people.
At this moment, there were only eight living people in the entire secret realm, including Song Wen.
Song Wen did not kill all eight people because he was worried that if he left the secret realm alive alone, it would arouse suspicion from cultivators outside.
Song Wen stared intently at the Copper Corpse on the mountaintop.
Now, only this is left.
However, before defeating the Copper Corpse, we must first take stock of the numerous Storage Bag.
Despite the excruciating pain, Song Wen allowed the Black Armor Gu to break open again, damaging his heart, which had only just begun to heal.
He took out his storage ring and transferred all the valuable items, such as Spirit Stone, spirit medicine, and pills, from the more than fifty Storage Bag into the ring.
Then he sealed the storage ring back into his heart.