The square suddenly became quiet.
Liu Qing stared blankly at the position where Qin Tiexin disappeared, and then looked down at the ring on her chest.
In the ring, the old voice sighed softly, "... It is indeed the token to control the ruins."
In the distant shield, Li Yun and the woman in red were also stunned.
They only saw Qin Tiexin being knocked away by Du Xiu's palm, vomiting blood and falling to the ground. Du Xiu then rushed over to kill him, and then a burst of earthy yellow light flashed and the two of them disappeared at the same time.
"Junior Brother Qin..." Li Yun murmured, her face pale.
The woman in red withdrew her gaze, looked at the unconscious people in the square, then looked at the poisonous mist that was still filling the air outside the shield, and gritted her teeth. "Look at the present first."
She formed a seal with her hands, and the red sword ignited with flames again.
Liu Qing struggled to stand up, took out a pale golden elixir from Storage Bag, hesitated for a moment, and swallowed it. When the elixir entered his abdomen, a mild medicinal power spread, and the toxins in his body were temporarily suppressed.
He looked at the place where Qin Tiexin disappeared with complicated eyes.
That earthy yellow light... is the teleportation light from the earth realm?
Fellow Daoist Qin, how many secrets do you have?
Earthy yellow light engulfed the field of vision.
The familiar feeling of teleportation dizziness came, but this time it was shorter than any previous time. Qin Tiexin felt his body become lighter and heavier, and his feet were on solid ground.
Earth domain.
In front of you is the dim yellow Gobi, dry and cracked loess, and scattered khaki crystal pillars in the distance. Directly in front of you is the straight gravity corridor.
Qin Tiexin moved almost as soon as it landed.
Without any hesitation, he stepped into the corridor entrance.
The moment he held the Hunyuan Sect Leader's Order and prepared to teleport, he had already thought about where he was going - the Earth Realm. The reason was simple: First, Poison Cultivator Cao Mu did not have Earth Spirit Root. This could be judged from the poison spells he performed in the square. All attacks were wood-type and had no earth-type fluctuations. Second, under the gravity rules of the Earth Realm, his physical advantage at the seventh level of Tempering Body could be brought into full play.
Although Edgeless has been lost, the dagger has flown, the black silk inner armor is shattered, the chest has been hit by a poisonous palm, and two ribs may be broken... he still has a chance here.
Qin Tiexin stepped into the corridor.
Almost at the same time, he felt a slight tremor coming from the Hunyuan Sect Master's Order in his arms - this was the power of the Lord of Ruins reminding him that the rules of the Earth Domain had been activated.
Sure enough.
A heavy pressure instantly enveloped the whole body.
Ten times the gravity.
This is the limit that Qin Tiexin can instantly adjust to through the token - the highest multiple of the Earth Domain Gravity Corridor. Although he is the master of the ruins, he can open or close the entire area, and even fine-tune certain restrictions, but he cannot make the rules ineffective only for himself. The core of the ruins, Principle, was set by Hunyuan True Person, and the token can only be adjusted within the framework.
Qin Tiexin All the bones in his body were creaking, and every inch of his muscles was tense to the extreme. The broken ribs in his chest were stinging, and the skin around the dark green palm prints had turned black and festered, and the poison was slowly spreading.
He groaned and didn't stop.
He raised his right hand and played the simplest earth element Method Formula - "Earth Wall Technique".
An earth-yellow wall about a foot high condensed beside him, and then quickly dissipated. This most basic Law Technique had almost no defense, but the moment it was released, he felt the gravity around him lighten slightly - from about ten times to eight and a half times.
This is the rule of the earth domain: casting the earth element Law Technique can reduce the impact of gravity.
Qin Tiexin Take a deep breath and take steps.
One step, two steps, three steps...
His feet were heavy, and every step felt like stepping in a quagmire. The injury to his chest made it difficult for him to breathe, and blood was still oozing from the corners of his mouth. But his eyes were cold and quiet.
As he walked, he took out the elixir from Storage Bag.
Detoxifying pills, Qi-reviving pills, Zhixue powder, no matter what they are, as long as they are for healing and recovery, they are all stuffed into the mouth. The pills melt in the mouth, and the various medicinal powers collide in the body, causing severe pain, but also bringing vitality.
The spread of toxins is significantly slowed down.
Spiritual power began to slowly recover.
Qin Tiexin wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and continued to move forward.
The ground he walked on left a series of bloody footprints.
At this moment, at the entrance of the corridor.
The middle-aged poisonous cultivator Cao Mu landed.
He was stunned for a moment - in front of him was a completely unfamiliar dusky desert, the air was filled with the smell of dust, and there were strange spar pillars in the distance.
Is this the earth realm?
He has never come in. During the five-domain assessment, he did not have soil Spirit Root and had never considered entering the soil domain. He only heard other monks mention the rules here: gravity suppression, the deeper you go, the stronger the gravity.
I thought about it for a moment, and then, ecstasy came over me.
That kid can actually teleport himself here instantly - this means that he has a tool in his hand that can control the ruins, and his authority is extremely high!
If I could get my hands on that thing...
Greed flashed in Cao Mu's eyes.
At that time, he can completely control this ruins. Open or close the entrance, adjust the restrictions, and even trap everyone here and hunt them one by one. The resources here are enough for him to cultivate to the Golden Core stage. When he leaves, who else will be his opponent in Qingxuan Domain?
That kid must die.
Cao Mu immediately released Divine Sense to investigate, and quickly locked the location of Qin Tiexin - in the strange corridor ahead, he had walked about twenty steps.
He walked quickly to the entrance of the corridor.
An invisible pressure came over me.
Cao Mu frowned and tried to take a step forward.
The body sank.
About twelve times gravity.
No, although he is Foundation Establishment Realm, he majors in poison arts and does not focus on the physical body. The qualitative transformation of the Foundation Establishment Realm's spiritual power can only make his body stronger than ordinary Qi refining monks. He is still not close enough to a body refining monk. If he enters rashly, he will definitely be greatly affected.
But why should I go in and compete with him?
He stood at the entrance and looked at Qin Tiexin, Foundation Establishment Realm and Divine Sense who were staggering twenty steps away. He was as clear as before.
He raised his right hand, and several black poisonous needles condensed on his fingertips.
"Whoosh--!"
The poison needle shot out and hit Qin Tiexin's back in the corridor.
But something strange happened.
Within five steps of the poisonous needle flying into the corridor, its speed dropped sharply, as if it had hit an invisible wall. Then, with a few "pops", the poisonous needle was forcefully pressed to the ground by gravity, without even touching the corner of Qin Tiexin's clothes.
Cao Mu's expression changed.
He tried poisonous insects again - he released a few hidden poisonous insects. As soon as the insects flew into the corridor, they were also pressed to the ground by gravity. After a few struggles, they stopped moving.
Neither does poisonous smoke.
The gray-green poisonous smoke floated into the corridor, and after just two steps, it was pressed to the ground by gravity, unable to spread forward at all.
Remote means are completely ineffective here.
Cao Mu's face darkened.
He looked deep into the corridor - Qin Tiexin had walked about thirty steps. Although his steps staggered, he continued to move forward. The distance between the two was widening.
Can't wait any longer.
Cao Mu gritted his teeth, and his spiritual power circulated throughout his body, condensing a layer of light green shield on his body, and stepped into the corridor.
"Boom--!"
Twelve times the force of gravity.
Cao Mu was almost pressed to the ground. His legs softened, his knees bent, and he stumbled forward two steps before he could barely stand still. His chest felt tight, his breathing was rapid, and the surface of the shield fluctuated violently.
So heavy!
Without soil Spirit Root, the influence of gravity doubled. He felt like he was carrying several thousand kilograms of weight on his back, and every bone was whining.
What's even more troublesome is the consumption of spiritual power.
Maintaining the shield to resist gravity consumes his spiritual power like running water. At this speed, he can't sustain even one stick of incense.
Cao Mu gritted his teeth, poured most of his spiritual energy into his legs, and stepped forward forcefully.
One step, two steps...
His speed was very slow, and every step was extremely heavy. Sweat quickly soaked through his robes, and veins popped out on his forehead. But he stared at the back of Qin Tiexin in front of him, with the killing intent in his eyes unabated.
The distance is slowly closing.
Qin Tiexin seemed to be seriously injured and was not walking fast. His steps were frivolous, his body was swaying, and blood was still dripping from the corner of his mouth, leaving a string of eye-catching red dots on the loess corridor.
Cao Mu looked at the blood stains and felt a little calmer.
The kid was seriously injured and couldn't last long.
He quickened his pace - if that could be considered "fast".
Thirty steps, forty steps, fifty steps...
The gravity was slowly increasing. Cao Mu felt that the pressure on his body was getting bigger and bigger, and the spiritual energy consumed by the shield was already making him feel exhausted. He had to swallow a rejuvenation pill to barely replenish it.
Looking at Qin Tiexin again, we have reached about eighty steps.
The distance between the two people narrowed from the initial thirty steps to twenty steps, and now to fifteen steps.
But Cao Mu's speed became slower and slower.
The gravity had increased to fifteen times. His legs felt like they were filled with lead, and he needed to mobilize all his strength every time he lifted them. The protective shield was as thin as cicada wings and could break at any time.
No.
The consumption of spiritual power is too great. If he goes forward, the gravity will be stronger, and his shield may be broken at any time. Once the shield is broken, he will not be able to survive for five breaths just by relying on his physical body to bear the gravity.
And Qin Tiexin is still ahead.
The kid walked very slowly, swaying with every step, and the blood dripping on the ground became more and more dense. But he didn't stop.
Impatience flashed in Cao Mu's eyes.
We can't waste it like this.
"Boy!"
Cao Mu spoke, his voice echoing in the empty corridor. "As long as you give me the control tools for this ruin, I swear that I will let all of you out and never harm you!"
Qin Tiexin didn't look back and kept walking forward.
Cao Mu raised his voice. "I swear with my Daoist heart! As long as you hand over the control items, I, Cao Mu, will immediately remove the poison in the square, let everyone leave the ruins, and will never pursue you! If you violate this, I will be pierced through the heart by a sharp blade and die!"
He paused and softened his tone. "You have also seen that you are seriously injured now and cannot walk very far. Although I am suppressed by gravity, I am Foundation Establishment Realm after all, and my spiritual power is stronger than yours. If you continue to use it up, you will not be able to hold on."
Hearing this, Qin Tiexin stopped, turned his back to Cao Mu, and seemed to be adjusting his breathing.
A hint of joy flashed in Cao Mu's eyes - there was something going on.
He continued to persuade, "Think about it, your fellow disciples and the female cultivator with water Spirit Root have all been poisoned by my poison. Without an antidote, they can't survive for an hour. Give me the control tools, and I will detoxify them immediately, and everyone will live. If you don't give it, they will all die."
Silence.
The only sound in the corridor was the heavy breathing of two people.
After three breaths, Qin Tiexin slowly turned around.
His face was as pale as paper, blood was still oozing from the corners of his mouth, and the front of his chest was stained red. But his eyes were calm, so calm that Cao Mu felt inexplicably nervous.
Looking at Cao Mu who was ten steps away, Qin Tiexin stretched out his hands and pointed slightly at the sky.
Four wolf teeth light up!!!
Swish swish swish swish!
All five wind blades were shot into the sky. Under the influence of gravity, they fell rapidly and headed towards Cao Mu!