I don't know how long it took.
After Qin Tiexin's blood seeped into the amputated arm bone, the dry arm seemed a little plumper than before. The layer of skin that was close to the bone was no longer as dry as before.
The thumping sound coming from deep inside the bones gradually stabilized, and the intervals became more and more even. It was really like a heart starting to beat again.
"Where... is this?"
The voice was still hoarse, and the runes on the arm bones had been partially lit, with a dark golden halo looming under the gray-brown skin. The voice was silent for a while, as if it was struggling to piece together the broken memories.
"Who am I...?"
There was no answer. There was only boundless silence deep in the black earth.
The arm bones bent a bit, and the five-foot-long arm bones retracted inward from the elbow joint, and the finger bones curled and opened. The movements were jerky and stiff, like a person waking up for the first time after sleeping for too long.
The rock and soil underground did not create any resistance and automatically slid away from its surface, as if it did not belong to this space itself.
"My... clansman." The arm bone once again tasted the few drops of blood that seeped into the bone marrow, and his voice suddenly became more determined, "He is a member of my clan."
Suddenly, the arm straightened suddenly, the five fingers came together, and the entire arm bone rotated at an angle from the horizontal direction, pointing to the southeast, which is the direction where Qin Tiexin and Duan Xuan left.
It moved.
The arm bones quickly rushed in that direction, and the five-foot-long bone body passed silently through the depths of the black soil. The soil, rock disks, gravel layers, and underground water veins naturally separated to both sides as it passed and then closed silently behind it. The speed was extremely fast, so fast that even the displacement of the soil layer itself could not catch up with its trajectory.
Today is the last day of the ruins, and the exit will be opened again in the evening.
The concentration of Spiritual Qi in the ruins has dropped a bit compared to the past few days, and is almost close to the concentration of Spiritual Qi outside.
After five days of continuous attenuation, the remaining energy of the Mountain Sealing Formation has reached a critical point. The light of the formation begins to erode inward from the edge, and occasionally a circle of ripples visible to the naked eye will explode in mid-air.
Affected by the fluctuations of the formation, Demon Beast in the entire ruins became restless and aggressive, and even Demon Beast, who usually hid deep in the lair, began to take the initiative to attack.
The competition for resources entered an almost crazy state on the last day. Everyone knew that once the formation was fully opened, several major sects would officially move in to take over the place. By then, no matter how many resources there were, it would be irrelevant to them.
The competition for unexplored secrets and architectural ruins has reached a fever pitch.
At the ruins of the high tower on the main peak of the Iron Spine Sect, two giant hammers as tall as one person were thrust diagonally into the rubble. The dull surface of the hammers Spirit Rune glowed with a very faint blood in the sunlight. The oppressive feeling emanating from the hammer bodies alone made the knees of monks below Body Tempering Eighth Layer weak within three steps.
Dozens of sturdy Body Tempering Peak monks surrounded the two giant hammers, and no one dared to take another step forward. In the innermost circle stood several Qi and Blood Realm monks. No one was willing to give in, and no one dared to take action rashly. Instead, they were wary of each other's positions, and they were deadlocked in place, and the battle was imminent.
On a certain half-collapsed Elder Peak, a two-foot-tall giant tiger was being besieged by six or seven monks. The tiger had silver streaks all over its body, and there were electric arcs jumping between its fur when it moved. It was a genuine Thunder-Patterned Silver Tiger, and its cultivation level was close to that of Foundation Establishment Late Stage. The besieging monks have gone through two rounds - three or four of the first group were knocked away by the giant tiger, and the latter group filled in and continued. One of them had his entire left arm burnt black by the arc, but he still refused to retreat with red eyes.
Because there are five Law Artifact scattered behind the tiger, each one is shining coldly, and the lowest one is Upper-Grade Law Artifact.
In the core hall of the sect master, more than a dozen Qi and Blood Realm monks were divided into three groups and had already formed a group in the hall.
In the center of the hall stood a large three-legged cauldron that was more than one person tall and seven feet in diameter. The cauldron was engraved with Spirit Rune. The patterns were still running slowly, and the medicinal power it emitted was so strong that it condensed into a light golden mist visible to the naked eye.
Someone took advantage of the chaos and touched the edge of the cauldron. Before his fingers touched the mouth of the cauldron, three flying swords pierced his palm at the same time. He screamed and retracted his hand, and the three groups of people strangled together again.
Everyone believes that this cauldron is the most important core item of the entire ruins, and no one is willing to let others get it.
More newly discovered side hall ruins, elders cave abode, and spirit beast lairs also broke out in various competitions. Spiritual Qi fluctuations and the sound of weapons clashing came one after another, mixed with Demon Beast's roars and monks' roars, creating a muddy sound over the entire ruins.
Qin Tiexin and Duan Xuan have not stopped since Mystic Bone Mausoleum left yesterday. They followed the path Qin Tiexin recorded in the image and specifically searched for those buildings that were lightly damaged and in remote locations along the road.
The harvest is not huge, but I rarely leave empty-handed.
Qin Tiexin found a complete Jade Slip in a leftover cabinet in a side hall, which records a set of stick martial arts called "Stone-Shattering Staff Technique". The moves are simple, fierce and direct, which is very suitable for the powerful Body Refining monk.
Duan Xuan dug out a fire attribute Law Technique Jade Slip and a set of middle-grade palm skills Jade Slip from the secret grid of an elder cave abode. Although the grade is not top-notch, it is better than complete. Even if you don't use it, you can exchange it for a lot of Spirit Stone.
In addition, Qin Tiexin also used [Spirit Material Sense] to find a lot of spiritual materials scattered here and there, Mica Iron, Ice Soul Silver, Heavenly Gang Sand also found some rare spiritual materials, which are expensive outside. Although Duan Xuan said that he did not need them, Qin Tiexin still insisted on dividing them equally between the two and keeping them.
The only regret was a few Alchemy Chamber. When the two arrived, the pills in Alchemy Chamber had either been swallowed by Demon Beast, and the residue was scattered on the ground, or someone had taken advantage of them.
At this time, the two of them were standing at the entrance of a medicine garden half-covered by dense vegetation.
There is a half-collapsed stone plaque across the entrance, with the word "medicine garden" engraved on it. The strokes have been blurred. However, Spirit Plant inside is protected by a thin layer of remaining formations and still maintains a considerable degree of vitality.
Squatting at the entrance is a dog Demon Beast as tall as a person. Qin Tiexin recognizes this kind of dog Demon Beast--Black Armor Mastiff.
This is a kind of Demon Beast that has been domesticated by monks and guarded full-time. Their fur will harden and turn into horny armor. They have strong self-healing and defense capabilities. They are the right-hand assistants used by many sects to protect Spirit Plant medicine gardens. They have a docile and friendly personality, extremely high loyalty, and are extremely obedient to their masters.
But this Black Armor Mastiff is obviously different. Its shoulder height is nearly seven feet and its body length is more than one foot and two. The normal length of the ordinary Black Armor Mastiff is only about six feet.
The natural armor pieces on its body, which should have been dark blue in color, were sandwiched by fine red lines, as if blood vessels were seeping out from under the armor pieces. Its claws were no longer the blunt and wide flesh pads of the ordinary Black Armor Mastiff, but had become slender and curved, and the claw tips reflected a cold, cold light in the sun. The teeth protruded from the lips, and there were still blood stains and scraps of meat on the biting surface that had not yet dried.
Its eyes were blood red, and the pupils shrank into a vertical slit.
There were three corpses scattered at the entrance of the medicine garden. They were the three monks who besieged Duan Xuan the day before yesterday.
There are axes, swords, and shields, all of them.
The three people fell in different positions, each with a bite wound in their throat. In addition, the axe-wielding monk's right arm was completely torn off from the shoulder and fell on the gravel ground a few steps away. The shield-wielding monk's iron shield fell aside, with a deep tooth mark on the shield. The sword-wielding monk's sword was broken into two parts, and the upper half was stuck in the soil far away.
Behind Black Armor Mastiff, five Red-Patterned Blood Ganoderma plants grow neatly in the center of a spiritual field. Each plant is three feet in diameter, and the canopy has been fully unfolded. The whole body is red, and the surface is covered with fine dark lines. There seems to be blood flowing slowly deep in the lines. The gills are clearly layered and are at least two hundred years old.
This year's Red-Patterned Blood Ganoderma is a rare blood-tempering elixir for Body Refining monks, especially for the Qi and Blood Realm monks. It can greatly strengthen the toughness of blood vessels, promote blood tempering and Regeneration.
When Qin Tiexin and Duan Xuan first arrived, the three monks were confronting Black Armor Mastiff. The three of them obviously also took a fancy to the five blood mushrooms and were arranging tactics - the one holding the shield would attack the front, the one holding the ax would attack the left wing, and the one holding the sword would go around and stab the vital point. The division of labor was clear and the cooperation was experienced.
In three rounds, the three people turned into three corpses. The Black Armor Mastiff solved the battle much faster than he expected.
The two looked at each other and hid in the bushes on the side, preparing to observe the situation of Black Armor Mastiff before deciding whether to take action.
But the Black Armor Mastiff's nose suddenly twitched twice. It raised its head from the pool of blood, its blood-red eyes locked on the direction in which the two men were hiding.
It lowered its limbs slightly and made a continuous, low whine in its throat, as if it was warning - it knew they were there. It would not leave the door of the medicine garden, but as long as they dared to take a step closer, it would tear them apart like the three people.
It seems I can't hide anymore.
Qin Tiexin glanced at Duan Xuan and stood up from the bush. Duan Xuan followed him and stood up.
The two walked out of their hiding place, stood in the open space in front of the medicine garden, and faced off against the Black Armor Mastiff.