Betrayal

Si Xi sat cross-legged, with four Squad Commander floating in front of him.

Under his control, the Squad Commander shot towards the stone gate like an arrow released from a bow.

The stone gate emitted a bright blue light, preventing the four Squad Commander from being nailed to it.

There is a defensive formation on the stone gate, Si Xi is trying to break it.

Yuan Qing stood behind Si Xi, a hint of anxiety in the depths of his eyes.

There was a defensive formation on the stone gate, which was clearly unexpected.

He had a limited number of Jade Dew Detoxification Pills on him. Although he hadn't used up most of them as he had previously said, it still wasn't enough for him to stay deep in the rift for long.

Yuan Qing turned his head and glanced at Zhu Yin, who was meditating and recovering her Law Power.

Then, he sat down and began to meditate and regulate his breathing.

However, he could not achieve the same level of concentration as Zhu Yin.

The contents of the tomb were too important to him to be lost.

He opened his eyes from time to time, looking at Si Xi was breaking through the formation.

Time passed second by second, a quarter of an hour, half an hour, a quarter of an hour...

Two hours later, Yuan Qing finally couldn't hold back any longer. He only had four Jade Dew Detoxification Pills left, and each one would only allow him to stay in the crack for a quarter of an hour.

Yuan Qing suddenly turned his head and looked at Song Wen.

After entering the seabed crevice, Song Wen, having cultivated the <Myriad Poisons Primordial Body>, possessed strong resistance to miasma. Although he could not achieve complete immunity to miasma, staying in the seabed crevice for three to five days was not a problem at all.

To avoid revealing this, he would take a pill every fifteen minutes.

The pill he took was the Five-Element Pill, a pill used by Foundation Establishment cultivators to enhance their cultivation level.

"Extreme Yin, what kind of antidote did you take?" Yuan Qing asked.

"It's a pill I refined myself, called 'Purifying Bath Pill'."

Song Wen wore a smile, a smile tinged with smugness.

"Purifying Bath Pill! Why have I never heard of this pill before?" Yuan Qing asked.

Song Wen said, "This is High Antiquity Pill Formula I obtained while cultivating in the Eastern Region; it's a sacred antidote."

Yuan Qing asked, "How many Purifying Bath Pills do you have left?"

"Not many left, only a dozen or so," Song Wen replied.

"My antidote pills are almost used up, so please share some of your Purifying Bath Pills with me," Yuan Qing said in an unquestionable tone.

Song Wen paused for a moment, seemingly reluctant, and only after a dozen breaths did he reply.

"Oh well."

Song Wen raised his hand and tossed a jade bottle over.

Yuan Qing took the jade bottle, opened it, and found six thumb-sized, blood-red pills inside.

Aside from its odd color, the pill seemed perfectly fine.

The pills were round and full of Spiritual Qi, and also carried a faint fragrance of medicinal herbs.

Yuan Qing wasn't sure if there was anything wrong with these pills, so he casually put them into his storage ring, not intending to take them for the time being.

More than 25 minutes passed.

Sudden.

The blue light on the stone gate of the tomb suddenly dissipated.

Then, a violent energy surged out, quickly engulfing the cave where Song Wen and the others were located.

The sudden burst of powerful energy instantly emptied the seawater from the cave.

The wind howled, sand and stones flew, and rocks pounded against the cave walls with a loud thud.

Song Wen and the other three each used defensive techniques to resist the energy impact.

After a few breaths, the energy gradually weakened, and seawater flowed back into the cave. The immense water pressure caused the entire cave to tremble violently.

Once everything returned to calm, Yuan Qing, with a joyful expression, stepped forward to the stone gate.

He braced his hands on the stone door and pushed hard. The stone door slowly opened, and seawater began to flow into the tomb through the cracks.

Yuan Qing was worried that seawater would seep in and damage the layout of the tomb, so he quickly closed the stone door again.

"Si Xi, form a battle formation to block the seawater," Yuan Qing commanded.

Si Xi walked up, took out several Formation Flags, and quickly set up the <Water-Repelling Formation> on the stone gate. This array is a second-order array that can block the seawater from intruding, but will not affect the passage of cultivators.

Yuan Qing pushed open the stone door again, probed the tomb with his Divine Sense to confirm that there was no danger, and then entered the tomb.

Song Wen and the other two also entered the tomb one after another.

The tomb is not large, about a mile in size, and its interior is simply furnished and easy to see.

There was no coffin inside the tomb, only a skeleton.

The skeleton sat upright on a Meditation Cushion, and in front of it was a three-foot-tall Pill Furnace.

Yuan Qing looked excited and quickly flew towards the skeleton.

Suddenly, a ghostly blue light shone from within the pitch-black tomb.

The Yin-Baleful Corpse Flame condensed into a line of fire, which shot rapidly toward Yuan Qing's back.

A black spear suddenly appeared in Yuan Qing's hand, and he turned around and pointed it at the line of fire.

A surge of Corpse-Baleful Qi erupted from the gun, instantly shattering the line of fire.

"Zhu Yin, what do you want to do?" Yuan Qing said coldly.

"Yuan Qing, you went to great lengths to enter this tomb, you should at least explain to us why you came here," Zhu Yin asked expressionlessly.

Yuan Qing glanced at Song Wen and Si Xi behind Zhu Yin, and a smile appeared on his lips.

"Zhu Yin wants to know the reason, then I will explain it to you clearly."

"Back on Sheep Island, you used Tier 3 Blood King Honey as leverage to force me to hand over the Infant Spirit Pill formula. You thought you had succeeded in your scheme, but little did you know, I was merely going with the flow, using you to help me collect the many rare spiritual herbs needed for the Infant Spirit Pill."

"This time, entering the Rebirth Valley is the same. Ostensibly, I'm here for the Earth Dragon Ganoderma, but actually, I'm here for this tomb."

"This is my second time entering the Rebirth Valley. Last time, I came alone and was blocked by the Demonic Vine. After returning, I inquired everywhere and learned that the Demonic Vine fears the most Yin Fire. The colder and more Yin the spiritual fire, the stronger its restraint on the Demonic Vine. So, I searched everywhere for the Yellow Springs Tainted Flame. However, I was unsuccessful."

"Just when I was at my wit's end, the events on Sheep Island occurred. So, I decided to lure you here, solely to use your Yin-Baleful Corpse Flame to help me eliminate the Deepsea Demon Vine."

Upon hearing that she had been tricked by Yuan Qing, Zhu Yin remained extremely calm, showing no anger whatsoever.

"You still haven't explained clearly what treasures are inside this tomb?"

Yuan Qing said, "The pill-refining insights. The Infant Spirit Pill formula in my hand comes from the notes of a senior demonic cultivator, and this is the final resting place of that senior. According to the notes, that senior was a fourth-level alchemist, and his pill-refining insights are stored in this tomb."

"You've revealed all of this; it seems you don't intend to let me leave alive," Zhu Yin asked coldly.

Yuan Qing's eyes flashed with a fierce light, making no attempt to conceal his murderous intent.

"Zhu Yin, you forced me into this situation. I've been secretly planning for decades to successfully refine the Infant Spirit Pill, but you insisted on interfering. Many of the spirit medicine needed to refine the Infant Spirit Pill are extremely rare. The pill is also extremely difficult to refine, and no one can guarantee success on the first try. In order to obtain a sufficient number of spirit medicine and successfully refine the Infant Spirit Pill, I had no choice but to kill you."

"Do it!"

Yuan Qing suddenly roared, and at the same time, an array Formation Plate appeared in his hand.

However, to Yuan Qing's anger, not only did Song Wen not respond to his order, but Si Xi also ignored it.

Song Wen and Si Xi both betrayed him.