Although most of the people here were still recuperating from their injuries, a small number whose wounds were less serious had already recovered completely through regulated breathing.
Figuring that the greatest difficulty was behind them, they no longer wanted to remain where they were and headed into the darkness deep within the passage.
It was not hard to guess what these people were after. Nothing more than resources and treasures.
But were resources and treasures really all that awaited them at the end?
Regardless of what happened to the others, however, none of it affected Su Jiu in the slightest right now.
By then, Su Jiu had entered meditative absorption completely. She felt as though she were immersed in a warm ocean.
Ice spiritual qi circulated through her body on its own, yet she felt none of its chill.
She remembered her senior brother once telling her that his innate talents were Sound Control and Soul Subjugation. Now, however, it seemed those were not the only two.
Through Xia Jue's palm, Su Jiu could sense that the spiritual qi within him was exceptionally abundant and remarkably accommodating. His meridians were even several times wider than hers. She began to wonder whether Xia Jue really was only at the Spirit Severing Stage.
Besides that, he would unconsciously exude a very unusual pressure...
As for why she called it unusual, it was probably because it did not resemble the pressure an ordinary high-level cultivator could exert.
Su Jiu discovered that, under Xia Jue's guidance, her spiritual qi would sometimes flow into his meridians without her realizing it.
Strangely, once the ice spiritual qi entered his meridians, it seemed to break down on its own. Some remained within him and merged into his body, while the rest returned to hers.
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