Baleful Qi Runs Wild
Two weeks later.
A violent tremor suddenly emanated from the underground burial pit.
The tremor caused the mountainside on one side of the burial pit, as well as the surrounding area at its foot, to sway slightly.
Countless boulders were shaken off the mountainside, tumbling down the slope with a thunderous roar.
In the mass grave.
The black Corpse-Baleful Qi, like a raging dragon, surged forth from the stone platform.
Bone fragments dance wildly!
Xing Yixuan and the other two were in a very sorry state.
The force of the Sha Qi aura slammed them against the rock walls of the corpse cave.
Ma Qi summoned his silver bell-shaped Law Treasure.
The silver bell materialized into a giant bell phantom, firmly protecting the three of them.
Xing Yixuan and Niu Ying also used their own methods to help Ma Qi relieve the pressure.
The intense Sha Qi, with nowhere to go, surged into the narrow stone staircase like a raging torrent.
"Bang!"
The rubble at the entrance of the passage was instantly blown away and scattered everywhere.
The Sha Qi surged out of the passage like Flood Dragon emerging from the sea, scattering the ghostly aura that permeated the surrounding area.
A moment later, the Sha Qi subsided.
Xing Yixuan and the other two were then able to escape from the stone wall.
Ma Qi wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, his face showing lingering fear and dissatisfaction, and said.
"Niu Ying, is this what you call breaking the formation? The formation is broken, but what's with this Sha Qi surge? You almost killed us all here!"
Niu Ying's face was somewhat pale; breaking the formation had depleted a significant amount of his Law Power.
Just now, if Xing Yixuan hadn't reacted quickly and intervened in time, he would probably have perished under the impact of that violent Sha Qi.
Niu Ying was naturally Qi Ingestion by Ma Qi's accusations.
"Who would have thought that such a massive amount of Corpse-Baleful Qi was sealed within the formation? Anyone who tries to break the formation will be impacted by this Sha Qi."
Ma Qi's tone carried a hint of disdain.
"You boasted to Miss that breaking this formation wouldn't cause much of a commotion. After that sudden burst of Sha Qi, it's hard to say whether the treasures on the stone platform will An Ran."
Xing Yixuan frowned at the two of them and said in a deep voice, "Alright, now is not the time to argue about this. Let's retrieve the treasure from the stone platform first, and then leave this place as soon as possible. The commotion just now was too great, and it's likely that it has already attracted the attention of others."
The 'others' she referred to were naturally members of the Jing Family.
In this secret realm, apart from a few Nascent Soul Cultivator whereabouts are unknown, the only person who could threaten her was Jing Lie of the Jing Family.
As soon as Xing Yixuan finished speaking, both Ma Qi and Niu Ying fell silent.
The three of them, looking wary, leaped into the air and approached the stone platform in the center of the pit of corpses.
There was nothing dangerous or unusual on the stone platform.
Crystals were scattered on the stone platform.
The crystal is about the size of a child's fist, with a regular rhombus shape, and is pure black throughout.
There were about two hundred crystals on the stone platform, scattered haphazardly on the ground, clearly affected by the Sha Qi that had just struck.
"Is this Baleful Crystal?"
Xing Yixuan's tone was slightly disappointed.
Although these Baleful Crystals were worth more than two million Spirit Stones, they were still far from the ultimate treasure that Xing Yixuan had in mind.
Niu Ying said, "This place was probably where Baleful Crystals were refined back then. The bone fragments in the corpse pit are remnants left after refining the Corpse-Baleful Qi."
Xing Yixuan had completely lost interest in breaking the formation. She casually waved her hand, and a surge of Law Power swept across the stone platform, collecting all the Baleful Crystals.
"There must be quite a few Baleful Crystals that have fallen into the pile of bone fragments. Let's split up and search."
The three separated and searched the mass grave.
The Sha Qi that had just erupted from the stone platform swept away the ghostly mist that had been permeating the corpse pit.
At this time, the pit was filled mainly with Sha Qi, and the ghostly mist had become relatively thin.
This significantly increased the range of their Divine Sense perception.
His Divine Senses spread out, and most of the corpse cave was within his perception range.
In this way, finding the Baleful Crystal is quite easy.
Before long, the three of them each found more than a hundred pieces of Baleful Crystals.
Suddenly!
A crescent-shaped wind blade, over ten feet long, shot out from the stone steps, silently heading towards Xing Yixuan, who was closest to the exit.
Faced with this sudden sneak attack, Xing Yixuan reacted extremely quickly.
She dodged the wind blade with a lightning-fast movement, almost teleporting.
As if it were sentient, the wind blade traced a strange arc in the air and continued to slash towards Xing Yixuan.
Xing Yixuan's mind stirred, and a flying sword shot out.
The wind blades were shredded by the flying sword and dissipated into the air.
However, before Xing Yixuan could catch her breath, a series of whooshing sounds rang out behind her.
Countless wind blades surged in from the stone steps, like a long dragon of wind blades, rushing towards Xing Yixuan.
Xing Yixuan's expression hardened, and she suddenly retreated.
At the same time, she sheathed her flying sword and summoned the Raging Water Banner.
As the banners fluttered, several streams of water surged forth, rushing towards the wind-blade dragon.
"Jing Lie, you dare to ambush me? Don't you dare to show yourself?"
Within this secret realm, Jing Lie is the only Golden Core cultivator skilled in wind-based Technique Method.
As for the Nascent Soul Cultivators, if they wanted to kill Xing Yixuan, they wouldn't need to launch a sneak attack at all.
As soon as Xing Yixuan finished speaking, three figures suddenly appeared at the entrance of the corpse pit.
The visitors were Jing Lie and two Golden Core cultivators from the Jing Family.
The three members of the Jing Family remained silent, each employing their own methods to attack Xing Yixuan.
Surrounded by the three, Xing Yixuan dared not be careless and could only defend herself with all her might.
"Miss Xiu Shang!"
Niu Ying roared.
His Law Power was severely depleted, so he did not rush forward.
Instead, he summoned four Squad Commander, intending to set up an array to defend against the attacks of the three members of the Jing Family.
The Ma Qi then spurred the silver bell.
The silver bell shrunk to a size of ten feet and flew to the top of Xing Yixuan's head, conjuring a phantom image of a giant silver bell to relieve Xing Yixuan's pressure.
Upon seeing this, Jing Lie's lips curled into a cold smile.
With a gentle wave of his Flood Dragon Banner, the wind-blade dragon instantly turned and headed straight for the Ma Qi behind him.
Ma Qi's expression changed drastically. He recalled Yin Zhong for defense, but it was too late.
He hurriedly summoned a flying sword, which gleamed with a cold light and slashed at the wind blade dragon.
However, Ma Qi's cultivation level was already inferior to his opponent's, and he was also injured, so how could he be a match for Jing Lie?
The flying sword was easily swept away by the continuous wind blades.
The wind blades continued their relentless attack on the Ma Qi.
"Puff!"
A muffled thud.
One of the wind blades struck Ma Qi in the chest.
Divide into two!
The Ma Qi was cut in half.
Then, under the onslaught of numerous wind blades, Ma Qi's remains, along with his soul, were shredded into a pile of dust.
Blood was scattered everywhere, staining the decaying bone fragments and parts of the stone platform red.
"Ma Qi!"
Xing Yixuan let out a roar of grief and anger.
Her eyes were bloodshot as she glared at Jing Lie and the other two.
With a flick of his Flood Dragon Banner, endless streams of water surged toward the three opponents.
Looking at the blood mist filling the sky, Niu Ying felt a sense of sorrow, like a rabbit mourning the death of a fox.
It wasn't that he and Ma Qi had a particularly deep friendship; it was just that after the wind-blade dragon killed Ma Qi, it turned around and charged towards him.