Qin Tiexin stood in the gravity corridor, surrounded by dim yellow loess walls, with dry and cracked ground beneath his feet. The bloody smell of the life-and-death fight and the aftertaste of Sword Qi still lingered in the air.
He looked at Cao Mu's body that was cut in two on the ground, then looked down at the dark green palm print on his chest that was almost invisible, and was silent for a moment.
Qin Tiexin The original idea is actually very simple.
When he was first teleported to the Earth Realm, his first reaction was to use the gravity corridor to trap Cao Mu, and then use the teleportation talisman to escape. As long as he returned to the square and took Li Yun and the others away from the ruins quickly, even if Cao Mu chased them out, he would not dare to chase down the people of Liuyun Sect and Jinyang Sect in full view of the public.
After all, he is only Rogue Cultivator. Even if he breaks through to Foundation Establishment Early Stage, he cannot offend two major sects at the same time.
This plan is very safe and has almost no risks.
But after entering the corridor, the situation changed.
Qin Tiexin stuffed detoxification and recovery pills into his mouth as he walked, and checked the items on his body at the same time. When he accidentally took the antidote to the Spirit Erosion Pill given by Senior Brother Chen Xi, he unexpectedly discovered that this antidote also had a strong restraint effect on other poisons.
The dark green palm print on the chest, under the action of the antidote, significantly slowed down its spread, and even felt like it was being eliminated.
This is an important discovery.
Qin Tiexin immediately began to take stock of the things on his body that could still be used.
There are only three things that can pose a threat to monk Foundation Establishment:
First, the string of four wolf fangs on the wrist. This was taken off from the iron-backed wolf last time. It contains the wind blade Law Technique of the iron-backed wolf during his lifetime. The power of the wolf tooth can reach Foundation Establishment Middle Stage. But it can only be used once. After five wind blades, the wolf fang will be completely dim and it will take time to recover.
Second, the Erosion Spirit Pill given by Senior Brother Chen Xi can make people below Foundation Establishment Middle Stage spiritually stagnant and drowsy. Qin Tiexin has seen this in Black Cloud Ridge.
Third, the Sword Gang Talisman given by Master Luo Ling. When activated, it can slash out a sword equivalent to 70% of Luo Ling's power. It is basically unstoppable if it is below Foundation Establishment Late Stage. However, the Talisman requires two breaths to activate, and in the gravity corridor, Cao Mu must wait for Cao Mu to get into extremely close range to ensure a hit.
With these three things, Qin Tiexin's plan changed.
From "escape" to "fight back".
He began to control his speed, deliberately letting Cao Mu feel that he had a chance to catch up. The dripping blood, staggering steps, and pale face were half-truths and half-falsehoods - the injuries were real, but they were far from near death.
When Cao Mu chased him ten steps away, Qin Tiexin released the five wind blades in the wolf's fangs.
The original plan was: It would be best if the wind blade could seriously injure Cao Mu. Even if it could not, it could force him to consume spiritual power and use defense Law Artifact to create opportunities for the follow-up.
But Qin Tiexin underestimated the defensive power of monk Foundation Establishment.
Cao Mu used a wooden shield to block the three strongest wind blades, and used a protective shield to hold off two weaker ones. Although he vomited blood and the protective shield had cracks, he was still far from being seriously injured.
This is the first time Qin Tiexin has truly realized that monk Foundation Establishment is completely different from the puppets and Demon Beast he faced before. The same attack may cause serious damage to the puppets, but may only cause minor injuries to people.
Plans need to be adjusted.
Cao Mu took Blood Burning Pill, his speed increased sharply, and the distance quickly shortened.
Qin Tiexin While continuing to walk forward, he quietly ground a Blood Corruption Pill into powder, mixed it with the blood dripping from the corner of his mouth, and sprinkled it on the ground. What he was thinking was: when Cao Mu chased after him, his shoes would be stained with the blood mixed with the Blood Corruption Pill powder, and the toxin would penetrate through the skin.
But he once again underestimated the resistance of monk Foundation Establishment.
Cao Mu didn't know why, but his speed suddenly increased a lot. Although he did get some, the effect was completely invisible. Could it be that the Soul Erosion Pill was ineffective against monks who used poison?
The distance is still getting closer.
Three steps, two steps.
The Sword Gang Talisman requires two breaths of time to activate. At Cao Mu's current speed, Qin Tiexin has no time for two breaths. Once he stops activating the Talisman, Cao Mu's poisonous claws will kill him first.
Qin Tiexin is ready to use the move character.
At this moment, he thought of another thing given by Senior Brother Chen Xi - Turtle Breath Pill.
After taking this elixir, people can enter a state of suspended animation in a short period of time: the heartbeat stops, the breath disappears, and the spiritual power fluctuations disappear. Even Divine Sense detection is difficult to detect abnormalities. The effect can last for half a stick of incense.
Qin Tiexin decided to take a gamble.
The moment Cao Mu shot out the vital poison needle, he deliberately delayed it by half a beat, allowing the poison needle to pierce under the left shoulder blade - this position seemed fatal, but in fact, the poison needle was deflected by half an inch by spiritual power, avoiding the vital points of the heart.
In addition, the effect of the detoxification pill is still there, and the poison on the needle has no effect at all.
At the same time, he put a Turtle Breath Pill into his mouth by falling to the ground.
The elixir enters the abdomen and the suspended animation takes effect.
Cao Mu was indeed fooled.
Seeing that Qin Tiexin was "dead", he relaxed his vigilance and began to figure out how to get the props to control the ruins. At this time, the effects of the Blood Corruption Pill began to take full effect - he felt sleepy, his spiritual power was stagnant, and his shield was unstable.
In the end, gravity crushed the shield, and Cao Mu was pinned to the ground, losing all ability to resist.
Qin Tiexin then stood up, calmly activated the Sword Gang Talisman, and completed the final kill.
The whole process is intertwined.
The powder of the Blood Erosion Pill, the suspended animation of the Turtle Breath Pill, the consumption of the Wolf Fang String, and the ultimate kill of the Sword Gang Talisman, if any link is missing, it may fail.
Even luck is important - if Cao Mu had not used the poisonous needle of his life but had charged directly, if the effect of the Blood Erosion Pill had been weaker, if Cao Mu had not been deceived by the Turtle Breath Pill...
Qin Tiexin took a deep breath.
He remembered the way Senior Brother Chen Xi handed these things to him - that Senior Brother who always smiled, seemingly casually, but clearly explained the purpose, coordination and timing of each item.
"I'll have to thank Senior Brother Chen Xi later."
Qin Tiexin whispered to himself.
Not only did these things save his life, but more importantly, these props gave him the confidence to take a risk. Knowing that he had the teleportation talisman and the death puppet to back him up, he could calmly formulate a counter-kill plan instead of blindly escaping for his life.
This is not risking your life, it is a game with calculated risks.
Qin Tiexin recovered his thoughts and looked at Cao Mu's body.
The battle is over, but the finishing work is not yet complete.
He took ten steps back and kept a sufficient distance from the corpse. The poison cultivator's method was too weird. Who knew what traps were hidden in the corpse?
He raised his right hand and performed the simplest fireball technique.
A red fireball the size of a fist condensed in the palm of his hand. The color was darker and the temperature was higher than usual.
"Go."
The fireball escaped and landed on Cao Mu's body.
"Boom--!"
The flames instantly engulfed the body.
Thick green smoke rose, and the corpse quickly carbonized and decomposed in the high temperature. The huge amount of spiritual power contained in monk Foundation Establishment began to escape, turned into little bits of spiritual light, and returned to the world.
Just then--
"Boosssssssssssss--!"
Dozens of black poisonous needles as thin as cow hairs shot out from the burning corpse, flying in all directions. Some shot into the loess wall and were nailed half an inch; some shot on the ground, splashing a few sparks; and some shot in the direction of Qin Tiexin, but the distance was too far, and they fell to the ground due to exhaustion halfway through the flight.
Qin Tiexin's eyes are slightly cold.
Sure enough.
The corpse of Poison Cultivator cannot be approached. Who knows how many insidious methods are buried inside. These poisonous needles were obviously hidden in Cao Mu's body using special techniques during his lifetime. Once the corpse is destroyed, they will be automatically activated, which is regarded as the final revenge.
If he had just rashly stepped forward to check Storage Bag, he might have been tricked now.
The flame keeps burning.
After half a stick of incense, the corpse was completely reduced to fly ash, leaving only a small pile of white bone residue. All the poisonous needles were burned by the high temperature and lost their toxicity.
Qin Tiexin waited another incense to make sure there were no other traps, and then stepped forward.
He first used his spiritual power to condense a thin protective shield on his body, then squatted down and carefully inspected the pile of ashes.
Among the ashes were scattered a dozen Storage Bag of different colors, as well as the green wood bow. The bow body was intact in the high temperature, but the surface gloss was dimmed.
Qin Tiexin wrapped his hands with spiritual power, picked them up one by one, and put them all into his own Storage Bag.
He didn't immediately explore the contents - now wasn't the time.
Standing up, he took one last look at the gravity corridor. Traces of the previous battle still remained on the loess walls: the ravines cut by the wind blade, the scratches made by the Sword Qi plow, the charred blackness caused by the flames, and the string of dried blood on the ground.
Qin Tiexin took a deep breath, turned around and walked towards the entrance of the corridor.
My steps are steady, no more stumbling.
The broken ribs in the chest are still aching, but the effects of the Detoxification Pill and the Qi-Reviving Pill have begun to take effect, and the injury is slowly recovering. The numbness at the location where the poisonous needle pricked the back is also gradually fading.
Step out of the gravity corridor and step onto the dim Gobi soil again.
In the distance, those earth-yellow spar pillars still stand quietly. The sky is eternal chaos, with occasional streams of light passing through.
Qin Tiexin took out the Order of Hunyuan Sect Master from his arms.
With the token in hand, the outline of the entire ruins emerged in my mind again.
He could "see" Li Yun and the woman in red still carefully supporting the shield in the Five Domains Square, with anxious faces, and the unconscious disciples lying on the ground; he could "see" Liu Qing had stood up and was adjusting his breath to recover; he could "see" in the forest outside the ruins, there were some scattered monks in the distance collecting spiritual herbs and hunting Demon Beast, but he didn't notice anything strange here at all.
He had a thought in his mind.
The portal at the exit of the soil domain slowly condensed in front of him.
Qin Tiexin takes a step forward.
There was a flash of light.
When he reappeared, he had returned to the edge platform of Wuyu Square.
In front of them was a familiar scene - except that there was still a faint poisonous mist in the air, the shield in the center of the square was crumbling, Li Yun and the woman in red looked pale as paper, and beads of sweat were dripping from their foreheads.