(Chapter 439 onward: Immortal Emperor breaks through apocalypse in a frozen world)
Li Mu cultivated for tens of thousands of years, finally becoming the number one Immortal Emperor in the Imm...
If they want to meet the so-called big shot, they must get the top few places in the competition, so the group still plans to continue searching for the black nail. They have wasted too long and have not seen any trace of the black nail so far.
"I think I've seen that black nail you're talking about." Wu Dong listened to everyone's discussion and said after a moment of silence.
"Ah~? Wasn't this black nail buried recently by the so-called big shot? You should have been in seclusion during that time!" Bai Ziling asked in confusion.
"That's right! I remembered, this is the thing. Follow me!" Wu Dong seemed to have remembered something and took the lead to fly in one direction. Seeing this, everyone hurried to follow.
Under the leadership of Wu Dong, after flying for more than ten minutes, the group arrived at a pit. The pit was surrounded by unknown moss plants. Although nothing could be seen from the outside of the pit, everyone still discovered the black nails nailed into the ground through their spiritual sense, which were exactly the same as the pictures provided by Sun Shaoqian.
"This... isn't it said that the black nail was buried by that big shot for the competition? Looking at the appearance of this earth pit, it must have been buried for at least several decades, right?" Bai Ziling asked doubtfully.
"Well... Actually, I accidentally blasted out this earth pit thirty years ago, and then I discovered the existence of this black nail. In fact, this black nail was buried much longer." Wu Dong said.
"So this black nail is not that black nail." Zheng Yunxia said.
"Who cares? They look the same anyway. There's no way they wouldn't recognize him, right?" Zhang Jingxuan said as he jumped into the pit, took out his sword and started prying.
As a result, Zhang Jingxuan used all his strength but the black nail did not move at all. Looking at the looks of the people around him, Zhang Jingxuan blushed and took out a shovel from the Qiankun Ring and started digging the soil.
"Dang~" Before it had dug a few times, the shovel made a crisp sound and shattered directly.
I saw that under the soft soil, there was actually indestructible rock. No one knew what it was made of. Zhang Jingxuan used all his life's skills but was unable to leave a trace on it.
Everyone was also surprised. When they used their spiritual sense to scan the ground just now, they never found this rock.
Wu Dong was not surprised at all. This earth pit was blasted by it, so he naturally knew the situation below the earth pit. Wu Dong shook his head and said, "It's useless. I couldn't pull out this mysterious nail even when I was at the peak of the tribulation realm, let alone you who is at the foundation-building stage!"
Zhang Jingxuan's expression eased a lot after hearing this, and he jumped out of the dirt pit. Others who were at the peak of the tribulation couldn't pull themselves out, so it was not shameful for him. However, he still couldn't help complaining in his heart: "Why didn't you tell me earlier? You made me busy for a long time, and I'm still covered in dirt, making me so embarrassed!"
"Is it really that weird?" Qiu Ya was a little skeptical and jumped down to try it out. The result was obvious. The black nail remained motionless.
Everyone was helpless and it seemed they had no choice but to give up on the score that was right in front of them.
"Could this thing also depend on fate, like some powerful people inserting a sword into the ground, others can't pull it out, but the destined person can pull it out easily?" Han Menglu thought for a while and said.
"Yes! That's how it's played in TV dramas!" Zhao Dongsheng patted his thigh.
A group of people from Earth expressed their agreement, while others were speechless. What kind of nonsense was this?
"Impossible! This thing should still be related to cultivation. I estimate that at least a great cultivator in the Tribulation Crossing Stage can pull it out. This black nail might have been left by the Demon Saint!" Zhang Jingxuan was the first to refute. What do you mean by a destined person? Doesn't this mean that he has no destiny? Only by praising this black nail higher can the negative impact on him be reduced.
"I agree with what Senior Brother Jingxuan said!" Qiu Ya said.
"It's not impossible!" Wu Dong also nodded.
In order to prove her point, Han Menglu jumped off the flying boat and fell into the pit, then began to pull out the nails. Naturally, she failed, but she did not give up. She asked Han Mengjie and others to try again. Now everyone had no idea what to do next, so they tried one by one. As a result, except for the two young children Li Yunxi and Wu Junjun, all the people from Lingxiao Sect tried but found nothing.
Everyone from Lingxiao Sect looked at the people from Danxia Sect again. Zheng Yunxia had no choice but to let her disciples line up and try one by one.
The first one to go up was also a young disciple in the Qi Refining Stage. She didn't understand why her sect leader would follow the Lingxiao Sect's childish ideas. She then perfunctorily touched the nail cap and turned around to jump out of the pit.
"Qing'er!" Zheng Yunxia shouted with a stern face. Although she knew it was a useless attempt, she still had to keep a correct attitude. This was what she had always required of her disciples.
The disciple named Qing'er saw that his leader was a little unhappy, so he quickly turned around, lifted the nail cap with both hands, and lifted it with all his strength.
"Ouch~" The black nail was pulled out several dozen centimeters deep in an instant. Qing'er was caught off guard and lost his balance and fell on his butt.
Everyone exclaimed when they saw this. They were not worried that Qing'er would get hurt, but they were surprised that the black nail that even the demon beasts at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage could not shake was actually pulled out by a Qi Refining stage disciple!
"Qing'er, continue!" Zheng Yunxia shouted. Although the black nail was pulled out several dozen centimeters, most of it was still in the soil.
Qing'er was also confused. She didn't expect that she had really pulled out the black nail. Could it be that she was really the destined one? After hearing Zheng Yunxia's instructions, she also reacted and quickly got up and returned to the black nail. Then she grabbed the black nail and pulled it up hard. But for some reason, no matter how hard Qing'er used, the black nail did not move at all.
At this moment, everyone frowned again, watching the hope that had just risen be shattered again.
"Come back!" Zheng Yunxia spoke to stop Qing'er who was still pulling out the black nail unwillingly, and then gave a look to the other disciples.
The second disciple went down, also rubbing her hands in anticipation. Since Qing'er could pull it out, it meant that the black nail must have nothing to do with strength, and she also had a very good chance of being able to shake the black nail. So she put all her strength into it as soon as she went up.
What happened next surprised everyone again. This disciple actually pulled out a small section of the black nail. Although not as good as Qing'er, he was much stronger than the people from Lingxiao Sect.
"Let me try again!" Zhang Jingxuan was somewhat unwilling to give up, so he jumped into the pit and tried again, but the black nail didn't move at all.
"Come back, Lao Zhang, you have no chance with Xuan Ding!" Zhao Dongsheng said helplessly.
"Damn~ This blind guy!" Zhang Jingxuan returned to the crowd cursing.
The people from the Danxia Sect continued, and after more than ten people tried, the black nail had been pulled out to more than 2 meters in length. Finally, Zheng Yunxia could not bear it any longer and decided to try it herself. However, she ended up only pulling out more than ten centimeters, which made her a little embarrassed.
Next, Li Luoyi started trying again. She flew into the air, held the nail cap with one hand, and then gathered her spiritual energy and shook her palm upwards. Suddenly, the black nail over 3 meters long flew out directly from the rock.