Behind the bluestone wall, the downward stone steps are not long and are paved flat and wide. The crystal stones on the walls on both sides emit a very weak fluorescence. The further you go down, the drier the air becomes, mixed with an aura of minerals and dust that has been sealed for hundreds of years.
Qin Tiexin walked about fifty steps, and the bluestone under his feet turned into white jade. The end of the corridor was wide open, and the light turned from dark to bright. After he stepped out of the corridor, he stood still, and the hand holding the handle of the knife froze at his side.
In front of you is an underground square.
It is much more spacious than the main hall above. It is at least a hundred feet square when you look at it. The ground is covered with a whole piece of white jade, each piece is polished as smooth as a mirror, and the surface of the jade is covered with densely packed Spirit Rune, with lines like blood vessels. Spreading from the center to all sides, interweaving into a huge circular formation. Spirit Rune has dimmed, leaving only a very faint afterglow flowing slowly in the deep layers of the lines, as if the entire formation still retains its last breath in a deep sleep.
On top of the formation, hundreds of corpses lay.
They were not randomly scattered remains, but were arranged neatly. Everyone was sitting cross-legged, with their hands on the ground, and their postures were just like stone sculptures. Their skeletons were much thicker than ordinary people - their shoulder blades were thicker, their arm bones were thicker and longer, each section of their spine was larger than that of ordinary people, and the lower jaw of their skulls was square and powerful. Even if only the white bones were left, the majestic spirit of monk Body Refining had not completely dissipated.
Qin Tiexin took a cursory glance and saw that there were at least five hundred bodies. The pale bones glowed with a pale luster in the dim golden light.
Before he had time to think about what was going on, an invisible force crashed into Qin Tiexin's sea of consciousness.
He instinctively mobilized Divine Sense to resist, but the power was not aggressive or malicious. It just slowly replaced everything he saw in front of him with a picture.
He saw a sect.
Iron Spine Sect.
Under the sun, the gray-blue stone shone warmly. There were hundreds of disciples practicing on Body Refining Plaza at the same time. A senior brother was teaching the young disciples to practice "Heavy Mountain Saber Technique" step by step. The movements were extremely slow, and each knife and board was the most basic method. The disciple had not yet grown up, and the hand holding the knife was shaking slightly, but his eyes were focused. Alchemy Chamber There was light smoke over there, and a female disciple was walking into the corridor carrying a plate of newly formed Iron Skin Body Tempering Pill. The Cultivation Method pavilion was crowded with people, some were picking Jade Slip, and some were flipping through animal skin scrolls by the window. Everyone was stronger than ordinary monks, their steps were steady, and their laughter was loud.
This is... Iron Spine Sect before the accident?
According to the records, Iron Spine Sect disappeared after the mountain was closed for unknown reasons, and it is suspected that the inheritance was cut off. The scene in front of you is probably showing what happened at the last moment of the Iron Spine Sect.
In Qin Tiexin's eyes, the next moment, an old man fell straight from the sky and smashed through the stone road in front of Cultivation Method Pavilion. The rubble flew everywhere, and the disciples around him screamed and dispersed, and then they saw clearly that the person who fell down was not an outsider, but the sect leader True Person Iron Bone.
True Person Iron Bone is monk Meridian Opening Realm Late Stage, and his combat power is not inferior to that of monk Golden Core Late Stage. However, at this time, his chest sunk into a shocking deep pit, and blood kept pouring out from the corners of his mouth, dyeing his short beard red.
He raised his body half up from the ground and shouted to the disciples around him:
"Quick! All disciples enter the underground palace! Transport Spirit Stone out of the warehouse, cover the formation with Spirit Stone, and activate the mountain-protecting formation with all your strength! Don't stop! Quick!"
As soon as the screen turned, Qin Tiexin saw the familiar corridor and main hall. Disciples from the sect were pouring in from various entrances. Some were holding bags full of Spirit Stone, and some were Carrying a whole box of pills, someone had already been ejected under the heavy pressure of the corridor and gritted his teeth and tried again. People poured out of the corridor and poured into the underground palace square through the opened stone door of the main hall. Everyone was running, but no one was Pushing. They sat down where they should sit, pressed their hands on the ground, and poured the spiritual power in their bodies into the Spirit Rune of the formation without reservation. The disciples filled one floor, and the elders sat in the outer circle to protect the formation..Spirit Stone was piled up like a hill in the center of the square. Tens of thousands of Spirit Stone were activated at the same time, and the rich Spiritual Qi almost condensed into visible white mist.
A semicircular formation outer wall slowly rose from the outside of the Iron Spine Sect mountain gate, like an inverted jade bowl, covering the entire sect together with several surrounding peaks. The thickness of the formation's outer wall was almost solid, and every inch was emitting a soft milky white halo.
Then, Qin Tiexin saw a Devil Race flying high in the sky.
This Devil Race is more than three feet tall, with flesh wings spread nearly five feet. The wing membrane is an extremely deep dark purple, with a Lava-like luster flowing on the edges. His body shape is humanoid, but does not belong to any known branch of Devil Race - his skin is covered with a layer of fine dark golden magic lines, and the lines spread from the collarbone to the wrist, and each line seems to be breathing slowly.
He didn't use any weapons, he just hung his hands in front of the outer wall of the formation, looking down at the entire sect huddled in the mountain-protecting formation.
That kind of temperament is not violent or bloodthirsty, but innately aloof. If I had to use one word to describe it, it would be noble.
Qin Tiexin only glanced at the screen and felt an instinctive sense of oppression, which was countless levels stronger than the pressure he felt when he first faced Demon General.
That Devil Race spoke, and his voice was not unpleasant. It even had a certain magnetism that made people unable to help but listen. They could be heard clearly through the formation. "Hand over [Ancient Witch Arm]. That is not something that a small sect like you can have. Hand it over, and you can continue to live here."
True Person Iron Bone stood on the eaves at the top of the tower, his chest was still bleeding, but his back was straight.
He looked up at the three-foot-long demonic figure and said in a calm tone, "Our Iron Spine Sect is just a small sect that makes a living by refining the body and forging weapons. We have no more than a thousand disciples, and the strongest monk is only in the late stage of Tongmai. I have never heard of the [ancient witch arm], how could there be such a thing? The Demon King tears open the domain wall at will and descends from the Central Heaven. Aren't you afraid of disturbing the Nascent Soul Lord of Fengxue Pavilion?"
"Devil King?" Qin Tiexin spat out these two words gently and continued reading.
Devil King didn't seem to care about True Person Iron Bone's words, but smiled slightly, "You don't need to delay any more time. The three surrounding humans Nascent Soul have been lured away by me, and they won't be able to come back in a short time." He paused and lightly tapped the outer wall of the formation with his knuckles, making a metallic crisp sound. "Open the formation, and I will go in and look around. If not, I will leave."
"Impossible."
When True Person Iron Bone said these three words, Qin Tiexin saw that his hands behind his back were shaking slightly, which was the result of injuries and overdraft of spiritual power.
Devil King seemed a little impatient, and he glanced back - Qin Tiexin followed his gaze, and behind the dark purple flesh wings, there seemed to be something slowly approaching in the distant horizon. The distance was too far to see clearly, but Devil King's eyes changed when he looked back. He said no more, raised one hand, and slapped the outer wall of the formation with a palm.
Boom.
The whole picture was shaking violently. The buildings in the Iron Spine Sect collapsed in pieces, and rubble and rubble hit the square with a muffled sound. The tower tilted, half of Alchemy Chamber collapsed, and the wooden door of Cultivation Method Pavilion was torn into pieces by the shock wave.
Qin Tiexin noticed from the corner of his eye that a small Dark Savage Spirit Ox was hit on the hind legs by the splashing Jade Slip. It was deeply embedded in the hind legs. It let out a shrill howl and crashed into the nearest Alchemy Chamber like crazy.
Qin Tiexin recognized the cow and Jade Slip on the leg.
Devil King's palm did not break the formation. True Person Iron Bone coughed up a mouthful of blood, but still stood on the eaves of the tower, with a smile on his face, "Haha, so what if you are Devil King! This mountain-protecting formation was created when I was young. The High Antiquity formation obtained from the ancient ruins is based on the entire Spirit Vein. Even if Nascent Soul True Lord comes in person, there is no way to break it. Master Devil King, if you don't leave, you may die here!"
In fact, things are not as easy as True Person Iron Bone shows.
Qin Tiexin's perspective shifted to the square. At the moment Devil King took the photo, he saw a short muffled sound erupting from the core of the formation. Most of the tens of thousands of Spirit Stone were turned into powder and fly ash under Devil King's palm.
True Person Iron Bone didn't show it on his face, but as the center of control of the entire formation, he must know clearly that he was just bluffing.
Devil King withdrew his hand, looked down at his palm and the tiny crack on the outer wall of the formation, and then looked up at the arrogant old man on the tower. He was not angry, but just narrowed his eyes slightly. He no longer moved his palms, but vibrated his wings and flew high into the sky. The three-foot-tall body flew higher and higher, getting higher and higher, until it turned into a small black dot in the sky.
Just when everyone thought he had left, the black spot suddenly accelerated and rushed down at the speed of a meteorite falling to the ground. The wings folded, the magic pattern exploded, the two magic horns flashed with blood-red light, and the entire demon was wrapped in a layer of twisted dark red Gang Qi - and hit the center of the mountain guarding formation.
Rumble!!!!
The sound was so loud that Qin Tiexin's sea of consciousness screen went blank for a moment.