The fire realm ended and everyone was teleported back to the square.
Most of the people who came out were injured and their breathing was disordered. Some people still had burn marks on their bodies, their clothes were charred, and they were staggering when they walked. The air was filled with a faint smell of burning and blood.
Li Yun came up to him immediately and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that although Qin Tiexin's clothes were damaged in many places, his breathing was stable and he was not seriously injured.
"How's it going inside?" she asked in a low voice.
Qin Tiexin briefly talked about the situation in the Fire Domain: the appearance of the Balrog, the chaotic fighting, the woman in red joining forces with him, and the final fight.
After listening to this, Li Yun frowned. "This is the fourth domain, and the direct snatching has already begun... The fifth domain, the earth domain, is probably going to be even more chaotic." She looked at the rest of the Liuyun Sect, "No one in our Liuyun Sect majors in the earth element. My suggestion is, don't go in unless you are absolutely sure. Even if you pass the assessment, come out immediately and don't participate in the fight for the guardians."
Everyone nodded. Some of them had seen the chaos in the Fire Realm and understood that Li Yun was right.
Liu Qing came over at this time. His face looked better than when he was in the Fire Realm, but his eyes were a little erratic. He glanced at Qin Tiexin, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Fellow Daoist Qin, you have gained a lot these days... gold ore, agarwood, black ice flowers, fire Ganoderma, and that Jade Slip. Tomorrow in the Earth Realm, I'm afraid there will be a lot of people watching you."
Qin Tiexin looked at him and said nothing.
Liu Qing continued, "I see that you have consumed a lot today, why not... not enter the earth domain tomorrow? Anyway, you have passed the four domains of the five domain assessment, and your gains have far exceeded most people."
Qin Tiexin was silent for two breaths and only replied, "Let's talk tomorrow."
Liu Qing opened her mouth, as if she wanted to say something else, but in the end she just nodded, turned and walked back to the corner.
Qin Tiexin looked at his back with slightly deep eyes.
What does Liu Qing mean? What is he worried about?
Qin Tiexin didn't ask, just suppressed his doubts in his heart.
On the fifth day, there were fewer people in the square. There were less than forty monks who chose to enter the earth realm.
The yellow door lights up.
Ancient khaki characters appeared on the door frame. "Earth Domain: Gravity Corridor. Walk forward with a heavy load, and a hundred steps will be the result. Those who are not earth Spirit Root will have twice the gravity."
The writing disappeared and the yellow door opened.
Qin Tiexin Get up.
Liu Qing also came from the corner. When he saw Qin Tiexin, his eyes were complicated, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end it turned into a sigh.
The two stepped into the Yellow Gate side by side.
The scene in front of me changed again.
It is no longer a scorching volcano, nor a moist lake, but a hazy Gobi.
The ground is cracked loess, with no grass growing. There are a few scattered khaki spar pillars in the distance, like giant teeth growing out of the ground. The sky is turbid khaki, with no clouds, no sun, and only a uniform dim yellow light.
The air is filled with the smell of dust, so dry it makes your throat itchy.
In front of everyone is a straight corridor.
The corridor is about three feet wide, with towering earth-yellow stone walls on both sides, and the ground is paved with flat loess slabs. The corridor seems to have no end, extending until the line of sight is blurred.
The old voice sounded, "In the Gravity Corridor, move forward with a heavy load. Hundreds of steps lead to success, and the farther you go, the harder it becomes. You can use the earth element Law Technique to reduce gravity. The stronger the Law Technique, the more weight you will lose."
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone felt their bodies sink at the same time.
It was as if he was suddenly carrying hundreds of kilograms of weight, and his blood was falling. Qin Tiexin was running "Hunyuan Jue", five Spirit Root had no attribute rejection, but gravity was real - he felt that the weight of his body had at least doubled.
Several monks nearby turned pale, and some even staggered a step.
Liu Qing held Hand Seals in his hands, and a pale yellow earth aura appeared around his body - the "Rock Armor Technique", which could form a layer of rock armor on the body surface. The impact of gravity was somewhat alleviated, but even so, his steps were much heavier than usual.
Qin Tiexin did not cast a spell.
He took a deep breath, raised his left foot, and took the first step forward.
"Boom."
The footsteps landed, heavy and powerful. The ground shook slightly.
He could clearly feel that gravity spread upwards from the soles of his feet, compressing every bone and every inch of muscle. Under this pressure, the body of the seventh layer of Tempered Body began to adjust automatically - the blood flow speed accelerated, the muscle fibers tightened, and the bones made a very subtle creaking sound, but the structure was stable and there was no damage.
Step two.
Step three.
He began to adapt to this weight. His breathing adjusted to a deep and long rhythm, matching his steps. Every step he took was extremely steady. When the soles of his feet landed, heel first, then soles, and finally toes, evenly distributed the impact force.
The surrounding monks moved forward one after another. The monks who were good at the earth element Law Technique walked relatively easily. They either cast the "Rock Armor Technique" or the "Sand and Dust Technique", and their body weight was significantly reduced. The monks who were not good at the earth element Law Technique were walking with difficulty. Some turned purple after walking for more than ten steps and had to stop adjusting their breath. Some gritted their teeth and persisted, but the speed was extremely slow.
Liu Qing followed Qin Tiexin three steps behind. There was sweat on his forehead, but his steps were still steady. The effect of the rock armor technique was good, allowing him to barely keep up.
At fifty steps, gravity increases again.
Qin Tiexin felt that the weight of his body had tripled. Each step required more muscle strength, and the creaking of the bones became more obvious. But his breathing remained steady and the rhythm of his steps remained unchanged.
He looked back - there were only about twenty monks left standing behind him. Most of them chose to give up when the gravity doubled and were teleported away by the yellow light.
Liu Qing was still there. His face was pale and his lips were pursed tightly, but his eyes were stubborn and he followed without missing a step.
Qin Tiexin Turn back and continue moving forward.
Seventy steps, four times the force of gravity.
Ninety steps, five times the force of gravity.
One hundred steps.
Qin Tiexin stopped.
According to the rules, one would pass after walking a hundred steps. But he looked ahead - the corridor was still very long and seemed to have no end.
He wanted to test his limits.
He continued to move forward.
One hundred and ten steps, one hundred and twenty steps...
The gravity continued to increase, and by the time he took one hundred and fifty steps, it had reached seven times. Qin Tiexin's muscles were all tense, his veins were bulging, his skin was red, and his breathing began to become heavy. But he could still walk.
He thought of the Liuyun Sect's outer sect's earth veins and the skull-tempered piece of Mysterious Iron. It was still far from the current level.
He walked another fifty steps.
At two hundred steps, the gravity reached nine times. Qin Tiexin finally stopped - not because he couldn't walk, but because time was limited. He estimated that if he walked further, he might not have time to return to the starting point before the assessment was over.
He turned around and returned the same way.
As he walked back, the gravity gradually eased. When he reached the starting point, he only gasped slightly, and his breath soon calmed down.
Liu Qing also completed the hundred steps. He stopped at the 103th step and did not go any further - obviously, that was his limit.
It's time for a stick of incense.
There were only twenty monks left standing in the corridor.
The old voice announced the result.
The first three people who walked the farthest each got a piece of "heavy rock fragment" - a rare weapon-refining material with extremely heavy texture, suitable for refining heavy weapons or defensive magic weapons. Qin Tiexin got one piece, and the other two were obtained by two earth spirit root monks.
All those who pass the level will each get a piece of "earth crystal", which is worth about ten Spirit Stone and is suitable for earth Spirit Root cultivation.
Qin Tiexin put away the heavy rock fragments and earth crystals, and looked towards the end of the corridor with everyone.
There, the ground slowly rose.
A puppet made of khaki rock rose from the ground. It was about two feet tall, with thick limbs and slow but steady movements. The ground shook slightly with every step it took.
Earth Spirit Puppet, ninth level of Qi refining, with extremely high defense and extremely slow speed.
But this time, no one came forward immediately.
Everyone looked at Qin Tiexin - his performance in the Gravity Corridor just now was too conspicuous, and he had teamed up with the woman in red to kill the Balrog in the Fire Domain before, and got Jade Slip.
Qin Tiexin didn't move. He remembered Liu Qing's reminder yesterday.
He stood there with his arms folded and looked at the puppet.
The atmosphere was subtly tense.
At this moment, five monks walked out of the crowd. They were wearing different clothes, and they had obviously formed an alliance in advance - they were all at the ninth level of Qi Refining, and they were all majoring in or concurrently studying the earth element.
The strong man at the head looked at Qin Tiexin and grinned. "Fellow Daoist, we brothers have bought this puppet. Do you have any objections?"
Qin Tiexin glanced at him, said nothing, and just took a step back.
The meaning is very clear: don't fight.
The strong man nodded with satisfaction, turned to the other four people and said, "Set up the formation!"
The five people immediately dispersed, each standing in a position, and at the same time Hand Seals. Five khaki light pillars rose from the ground, trapping the earth spirit puppet in the center. Countless earth thorns sprouted between the light pillars, stabbing the puppet from all directions.
The puppet waved its fists to block, but there were too many earth thorns and too dense, and its body was soon covered with scratches. It wanted to break out of the encirclement, but the five of them cooperated tacitly. Every time it rushed to a place, the monks at that place retreated, and the other four stepped up their attack.
This is a typical killing tactic - not seeking a single kill, but just using continuous attacks to consume the puppet's defense.
The other monks watched, but no one came forward.
Some people wanted to fish in troubled waters, but after seeing the fierce looks and tacit cooperation of the five people, they finally gave up. After all, even though the middle grade Law Artifact is good, it still has to be taken with a life.
Qin Tiexin watched quietly. He was observing the formation of the five people - although it was rough, the coordination was good, and they had obviously been rehearsed in advance. It seemed that after passing through the first four areas, the monks had already begun to unite.
About a quarter of an hour later, the Earth Spirit Puppet finally couldn't hold on any longer and suddenly disintegrated, turning into countless earthy yellow light spots.
A heavy black earth sword was left on the spot, as well as a small flower that grew in the soil and was as crystal clear as topaz - the Earth Marrow Flower, a top medicinal material for body tempering.
Five Rogue Cultivator stepped forward. The strong man in the lead picked up the Black Earth Sword, and the other picked off the Earth Marrow Flower. The five people nodded to each other, and then scanned the audience warily. When no one dared to step forward, they left with satisfaction.
The old voice announced, "The Earth Territory is over."
People began to leave one after another.
Qin Tiexin also turned around, preparing to step into the teleportation halo.
But at this moment, a sudden change occurred.
In the center of the square, five portals lit up at the same time - gold, green, blue, red, and yellow. The five-color light intertwined and converged into two thick light pillars at the entrance to the earth domain.
One fell to Qin Tiexin.
One fell towards Liu Qing.
The two of them were enveloped in a beam of light at the same time.
Qin Tiexin felt an irresistible pulling force, and his body was suspended uncontrollably. He looked at Liu Qing - Liu Qing was also in the beam of light, with an excited and complicated expression on his face, as if he had been looking forward to it for a long time, but also seemed to be worried about something.
The light beam suddenly shrank.
The two figures disappeared into the earth.
The remaining monks in the square froze on the spot, looking at each other.
Li Yun rushed to where Qin Tiexin was standing just now, but only saw empty loess.