Duan De restrained the ancient creature with the God-Binding Rope, and Lu Chen finally slew it with Heavenly Yin Absolute Water. Both men breathed a deep sigh of relief, having escaped the immediate crisis.
Duan De picked up the divine rope, its luster now dim, with an expression of aching regret. Heavenly Yin Absolute Water could corrode divine weapons and Magic Treasures, yet the God-Binding Rope had survived within it—a testament to its formidable power.
Still, the corrosive water had damaged it. Restoring it completely would likely require a long period of careful nurturing.
"Daoist, stop fretting over it. We should get out of here before an even more terrifying ancient creature emerges. If that happens, we really will have no tricks left!" Lu Chen urged.
"You didn't lose anything, so of course you'd say that!" Duan De cried.
"How did I not lose anything? I only had one small gourd of Heavenly Yin Absolute Water, and it's almost all gone. That was a treasure for fighting enemies," Lu Chen said. There had not been much Heavenly Yin Absolute Water in the Immortal-Slaying Gourd, and he had used nearly all of it in the battle.
The two quickly left the area, laboriously unraveling the terrain's fields with Source Heavenly Arts and Tomb-Raiding Wonders as they carefully worked their way out of the Primordial Ancient Mine.
Night had already fallen. After they had raced several miles, a low roar sounded behind them, and a staggering killing intent spread toward them, even more terrifying than that of the previous ancient creature.
Their hearts jolted. An even stronger being had indeed awakened, but to their slight relief, it did not immediately pursue them.
"Another Primordial Divine Temple up ahead?"
Several miles away, an immense dark shape stood amid indistinct shadows.
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