After they all entered the bamboo forest, Li Changfeng couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood. Fighting against three mid-stage Grandmasters was still a bit of a struggle.
Seeing this, everyone rushed over to check on him. Zhong Leshan from Medicine God Valley quickly took out a healing pill and handed it to Li Changfeng, asking, "Li Changfeng! Are you alright? Are your injuries serious?"
After taking the pill, Li Changfeng's complexion immediately became slightly rosy. He smiled faintly and said, "It's nothing! It's just a minor injury. I'll be fine after I meditate for a while!"
Upon hearing this, Zhong Leshan gave Li Changfeng a deep look, thinking to himself, "Good lad! He only suffered minor injuries after such a powerful attack. What a strong physique he must have to withstand such an attack! Truly worthy of being Shaolin disciple!"
Tie Rushan laughed loudly and exclaimed, "Truly worthy of being the one who defeated me, your strength is indeed extremely powerful!"
Upon hearing this, everyone rolled their eyes at him, thinking to themselves, "He really knows how to make himself look good!"
Zuo Bufan saw that Li Changfeng had only suffered minor injuries in his battle against Grandmaster, he was extremely jealous and thought to himself, "Why am I not the one with such strength?"
Instead, I really want to replace this younger, bastard kid...
Zuo Bufan looked at Li Changfeng with eyes full of ambition and possessiveness, and the suppressed emotions in his heart suddenly erupted, which Li Changfeng vaguely noticed.
Li Changfeng slowly turned his head and saw Zuo Bufan nodding at him with a smile. Li Changfeng frowned and thought to himself, "Could it be my imagination? Oh well! Never mind!"
Seeing that Li Changfeng was no longer in any danger, Zhong Leshan slowly said, "We've wasted a lot of time; it's time to set off!"
Everyone nodded in agreement. "Elder Zhong is right, let's go!"
The group slowly walked into the bamboo forest and found themselves surrounded by straight, emerald-green bamboo.
Only one path remained, and the surrounding environment looked the same as everyone else's. The group proceeded cautiously and slowly.
One hour later.
The group suddenly stopped. "Wait a minute! We've already passed this area! Damn it! This bamboo maze is much more complicated than I imagined!"
"This bamboo formation changes its pattern every incense stick's time, completely disrupting my route! To break the formation, we must get out within that time, otherwise we might be trapped here forever, which is terrifying!"
Ding Mingxu of the Ironclad Gate had a solemn expression on his face, staring intently at the bamboo forest, and said in a deep voice.
Upon hearing this, Li Changfeng frowned deeply. "Is it possible to break it open with brute force?"
Upon hearing this, Ding Mingxu sighed, "With so many of us, we can definitely break through, but that would consume a lot of our true energy, making the path afterward a bit more difficult!"
Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent, unable to come up with a solution for a moment.
Seeing this, Li Changfeng slowly said, "Elder Ding! Is this alright? You find the simplest way out, and we'll break through the bamboo formations by brute force when we encounter difficulties!"
Ding Mingxu's eyes lit up upon hearing this. "That's a great idea! We might be able to break this formation in the time it takes for an incense stick to burn! And it will save us a lot of internal energy!"
Everyone nodded in agreement. "That's a great idea! Let's set off now!"
Then, led by Ding Mingxu, the group quickly broke through the formation. Ding Mingxu arrived at a bamboo forest where the formation required time to break, and said in a deep voice, "This place needs to be broken by brute force!"
Upon hearing this, everyone's expressions turned solemn, and they each unleashed a dazzling barrage of true energy attacks, which struck the bamboo forest fiercely.
Suddenly, the bamboo forest unleashed a powerful array of energy, attempting to deflect the overwhelming attack.
Unfortunately, the attack exceeded its capacity and it was shattered, the violent force blasting a path through it.
Upon seeing this, Ding Mingxu's eyes lit up, and he quickly said, "Quick! Let's go! This is the way out. We must move forward as fast as we can, otherwise it will automatically revert to its original state in a quarter of an hour!"
Upon hearing this, everyone was immediately startled and quickly used their movement techniques to rush towards the blasted road.
Fifteen minutes later.
The group rushed out of the path, but some of the weaker disciples were trapped in the bamboo formation, their fate unknown!
Some disciples who barely managed to break free paled slightly upon seeing this. They almost didn't make it out of this path, only slightly faster than those trapped inside!
At this moment, everyone's faces darkened upon seeing this, even though they had come to this ruin prepared to die.
But when he truly faced death, he was still somewhat terrified. Leaving was no longer an option; he could only grit his teeth and endure it!
Li Changfeng remained calm about the matter. It was normal for someone to die when they went on an adventure because they lacked the strength. He was no saint, and he couldn't always take care of things in such situations.
Ding Mingxu said in a deep voice, "There's no time to lose! Let's set off immediately!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the group continued on their way. Some of the weaker disciples gritted their teeth and followed.
Under Ding Mingxu's leadership, after seven attempts to break through the formation by brute force, they finally escaped the terrifying bamboo formation.
Even so, a third of the disciples were still trapped inside. With their strength, they could only wait to die, with no way out!
There are quite a few disciples like this in the sect. They lack talent and can only find resources in some ruins.
The sect also wanted to use these people as cannon fodder, and since both sides benefited, the sect tacitly approved of this approach.
In the world of martial arts, it has always been a dog-eat-dog world. Those without strength can only be used as cannon fodder, while those with strength are naturally superior and wield immense power!
Looking at his panting disciples behind him, Li Changfeng sighed, "This is the world of the survival of the fittest; everyone is fighting tooth and nail for their future!"
Yang Feng glanced disdainfully at his panting disciples behind him and said in a deep voice, "I'm glad you all made it through this bamboo formation safely! Now, split up and proceed!"
"You can exchange any spiritual herbs and secret manuals you find with the sect. I won't treat you unfairly! Of course, you can copy a copy of the manuals and cultivate them yourself. You'll still receive a reward when you hand them over to the sect!"
"You all understand?"
The disciples nodded excitedly upon hearing this, "We understand!"
Yang Feng smiled slightly upon hearing this, "In that case, everyone may leave!"
As soon as the words were spoken, everyone suddenly left and disappeared into the distance. The other two major sects used the same method, sending everyone to search for treasures to bring them profits.
Seeing this, Li Changfeng shook his head. "How many people like that can come back alive? They're just cannon fodder for nothing!"