The Qi Refining female cultivator fled in panic, seeming to have lost all sense of direction. She did not dare crash into the Foundation Establishment cultivators and could only rush out of the narrow passage. With a loud sizzle, her left arm emerged from the passage, black flames erupting over it as countless grains of Ink Sand surged in. Her body suddenly dropped, clearly unable to withstand the Ink Sand's erosion! The Foundation Establishment cultivator blocking the way was also startled and hurriedly dodged forward. The female cultivator rejoiced and hastily propelled herself back into the narrow passage! Yet in but an instant, the glow around her body dimmed. Especially her left arm, which was charred black, like a damaged suit of armor! But this "armor" was extraordinarily heavy, and she could not move her left arm at all! She did not dare delay. As she struggled to fly onward, she slapped her right hand against her storage bag and held a thumb-sized fire pearl in her hand. With a slight infusion of spiritual power, it immediately transformed into a ball of blazing fire and rushed onto her left arm.
Crack, crack, crack, crack— Amid the violent sounds, the Ink Sand that had invaded her flesh was immediately stopped by the fierce flames. As the flames surged into the fire pearl, in the time it took to snap one's fingers, the pearl turned charred black and lost all firelight! Looking again at the female cultivator's arm, her robe had vanished, revealing skin covered in ash-black marks, no longer possessing the tender whiteness a female cultivator should have had!
Yet the female cultivator paid no attention to any of this. Once the true qi in her meridians could flow smoothly again, she immediately flew several zhang forward and, as she approached