"These little guys are quite impressive, arriving first, but they must have run into that ferocious white shark king!"
The group of experts were talking.
Duanmu Qingyun smiled slightly at Zhang Guodong and walked over.
"Good job judging the young man!" Duanmu Qingyun praised. This time, he truly appreciated Zhang Guodong.
Zhang Guodong quickly stood up and said regretfully, "Senior Duanmu is too kind. It was really too dangerous just now. Unfortunately, my personal abilities are limited, and I was unable to rescue the other senior brothers!"
Duanmu Qingyun nodded. He knelt down to check on Huang Song and the other two, and immediately breathed a sigh of relief. The three of them had only fainted and were otherwise unharmed.
After giving one person a green pill, the three woke up one after another. They were initially agitated, but calmed down after recognizing their surroundings. They knew they were saved!
After Xi Tiehan calmed down, the burly man's eyes immediately reddened: "Third Uncle-Master, our three senior brothers have met with disaster! They were killed by that ferocious beast!"
"Alright, it's over!" Duanmu Qingyun said, frowning. One of the four near-Grandmaster level experts who died was his disciple. It was inevitable that he was in a bad mood.
At that time, they couldn't care less about their younger disciples. Now, it's unclear whether letting the younger disciples step down was a good thing or a bad thing. Cultivators value opportunities, and for those opportunities, almost everyone participates voluntarily.
Although it's sad, things have calmed down now, and grief won't help. Besides, there are more than a dozen powerful experts watching Xiao closely, so this is not the time to wallow in sorrow.
"The three of you will follow us in a moment! Now, hurry up and recover!" Duanmu Qingyun said. Then he walked over to the Wood Emperor.
That near-master was incredibly lucky; he miraculously escaped with his life despite the self-destruction of a high-level magical artifact. With the help of the Wood Emperor's Elixir, he began to heal himself.
Emperor Mu breathed a sigh of relief. He exchanged glances with Emperor Feng, Duanmu Qingyun, and You Lanfu, all of whom could tell that they were in a bad mood.
Zhang Guodong was not physically injured, but his magical power was mostly depleted and he needed time to recover. So after scanning his surroundings with his divine sense, he immediately sat cross-legged and swallowed a handful of pills.
In this plaza stands a statue of a figure, tens of meters high and weighing hundreds of tons. The figure has an ancient-style topknot, a flowing beard, and wears a blue robe. His eyes exude boundless domineering power. He carries a giant sword on his back, indicating that he uses a sword-shaped magical weapon as his offensive weapon.
Besides, a gigantic array blocked everyone's path in the plaza, with blue smoke rising, making it impossible for those outside to see what was inside. Only in front of the array was a five-colored sphere of light several meters in diameter, seemingly a portal. When anyone approached, the portal immediately repelled them, even powerful experts who tried to force their way in! This array portal was incredibly powerful, truly worthy of being built by an ancient sect.
Then someone noticed the notice next to it, stating that the array portal would only open at midnight. This meant there were still about three hours until the array portal opened.
Zhang Guodong understood immediately after listening for a short while.
It was this five-colored orb of light that blocked everyone's way; no wonder they were all gathered in the plaza. In three hours, my magical power should be restored to about 90%!
Outside the protective shield, not only was the White Shark King no longer behaving itself, but the other three ferocious beast kings also became agitated.
To grow to the level of a king, they already possess considerable wisdom. The existence of this ancient sect's ruins provides them with a large amount of spiritual energy and profound aura for their growth, with the spiritual energy becoming more concentrated closer to the light barrier, and the profound aura emanating from there also becoming more intense.
Therefore, the four ferocious beast kings do not allow other ferocious beasts or humans to intrude into this territory. However, today, the continuous intrusion of humans has enraged the White Shark King and also made the other three ferocious beast kings sense the presence of humans, causing them to gather in this direction.
Ferocious beasts have a strong sense of territorial boundaries. With four ferocious beast kings gathering, a great battle is inevitable. However, the surrounding ferocious beasts and other living creatures will suffer.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
"Boom! Boom!"
The violent explosion could be heard very far even at a depth of 10,000 meters underwater, and the enormous water pressure could not suppress the commotion.
While the four ferocious beast kings were engaged in a chaotic battle, the surrounding area for dozens of miles became a dangerous zone. The gushing water arrows and incredibly hard rocks, when blasted at high speed, could pierce through any near-master.
A thick stench of blood spread for miles around. This was the blood of countless ferocious beasts that had been pierced and killed. But despite the danger, the blood still drew large numbers of powerful beasts closer.
"not good!"
A few cultivators appeared at a depth of 1 meter in the sea, but the thick stench of blood caused their expressions to change drastically. More and more ferocious beasts were gathering, and they felt an immense threat!
The maps showed that the ruins of that ancient sect were just below the Quanmi River, almost there! But things were already in complete chaos here.
"What on earth is going on here? Ah! Ah, ah! How could this be?"
"Should we continue, or turn back? I'm so unwilling to give up!"
These people were actually Ye Li and his group from the Wanyang Sect. They were actually in the second group, second only to Zhang Guodong and his group, and arrived here. However, they were unlucky, arriving just as the ferocious beast king was enraged.
"What to do? What to do?"
"Don't rush to descend. We must ascend several hundred meters back up, avoid this great danger, and figure out what exactly happened here!" Ye Li, as expected of a top-tier cultivator among the near-Grandmasters of the Wan Yang Sect, quickly regained his composure after the initial emotional turmoil. He commanded with ease, making decisions swiftly and calmly. "Wait for the cultivators from the Extreme Dao Sect, Lei Mansion, the market, and other forces!"
"Senior Brother Ye, why is this happening? What if they get there first?" a cultivator asked anxiously.
"Impossible! With so many ferocious beasts gathered, there might be even more powerful beasts waiting below. No single force can descend alone!" Another cultivator sneered.
The group quickly reached a consensus and floated upwards for several hundred meters, stopping only after they felt the danger had dissipated considerably.
In a narrow encounter, the brave prevail, but what lies below is no longer a narrow path, but a place fraught with danger. To venture forward might mean total annihilation.
"Whoosh!" Just then, the squeezing force generated by several streams of water made Ye Li and the others feel it.
"More people have arrived, but we don't know which faction they belong to!" Under such pressure from the deep water, their spiritual senses couldn't extend very far. Moreover, their journey had taught them that spiritual senses were the culprits attracting the ferocious beasts, so they dared not release them at all. Even if they did, they dared not extend them very far, and they had to leave their current location immediately.
"They are from the 'Brothers' Lei Mansion in Black Wind City." Ye Li released his spiritual sense and sensed them. The other party's spiritual sense immediately extended and also became aware of each other's existence.
“Let’s go, let’s change seats! I’ve already spoken to my brothers!” Ye Li said.
"Ah, let's go!"
"Those are people from the Wanyang Sect! They actually arrived before us!" On the Lei family's side, the number one expert among the near-Grandmasters, "Kun Zhong," along with several others, exclaimed in surprise.
"Ye Li is the top expert under the Golden Wheel Monk. His strength should not be underestimated!"
"Hmph, I've heard of Ye Li's name too, but if it weren't for the fact that all his magical artifacts are high-grade and complete, would he dare to call himself the number one expert with his strength?"
"Alright!" Kun Zhong frowned and transmitted his voice through a special magical artifact. "This person has comprehended water-attribute techniques and laws, making him perfectly at ease in this underwater world. None of us use water-attribute techniques, so our abilities will be greatly diminished!"
The other Dan people immediately fell silent.
After a long pause, someone said, "That's not right! Senior Brother Kun, since they arrived here immediately, why didn't they continue diving?"
The group was immediately taken aback, even the brothers were astonished. It was indeed so!
“I’m uneasy. I have a feeling there’s great danger down there. Could it be that they’ve encountered danger down there and are afraid to continue diving? Let’s go, everyone be careful, let’s continue and see what happens,” Kunzhong said.
"Walk!"
Ye Li did the same, as did his brothers, and later, some members of the loose cultivator alliance, as well as the Supreme Saintess and others. In less than half a quarter of an hour, they all returned to the depth of Pi'ao Mi Water and stopped diving. They all knew of each other's existence and the immense danger below!
Only the group from the counterfeit market remained missing. A sense of foreboding gripped everyone; the counterfeit market group had taken the lead! Panic gripped them all!
Moreover, leaving everyone here to waste their time would only lead to their deaths. Most of them had already exhausted more than half of their life force and demonic energy. If it weren't for the large number of high-level recovery pills prepared in advance, they would have died halfway through due to excessive consumption of their life force and demonic energy!
"Waiting like this isn't going to work, let's go over there." The top expert under Lei's mansion, the brothers, were also quick-witted. After a brief discussion, they decided to take the lead and approach Ye Li's side.
Ye Li's side also had the same idea. A crystal plate appeared in his hand, emitting a milky white light. It could even show several points approaching them, but not too quickly.
Just then, a communication talisman popped up, and Ye Li saw that it was from his brothers.
"Brother Ye, the situation below is extremely dangerous, with a large number of powerful and ferocious beasts gathered. We must unite. Otherwise, once our life force and demonic energy are exhausted, we will all perish! We are approaching you. We have also sent a message to the Holy Maiden of the Extreme Path and the others. Do not doubt it!" the brothers said in the communication talisman.
Ye Li smiled slightly, understanding the true meaning behind this thought. He had the same idea. Although everyone was in competition, what was the point of competing if they couldn't enter the ruins? Most cultivators dared not disobey the Wood Emperor's words, and with this foundation, it was normal for them to unite at this time.
"Excellent!" Ye Li sent out the message.
"My brothers have sent me a message. They're approaching this way. The Extreme Path faction is also approaching us, intending to unite all forces to break through. Life and death are in the hands of fate!" Ye Li said to his group.
"Senior Brother Ye, what if they have a conspiracy and join forces? We'll be in danger!" someone said worriedly.
"It's alright. Although the brothers are powerful, they can't escape if they fight here!" Ye Li said confidently. "The only way now is to unite. Moreover, I suspect that the group from Fang City may have gotten ahead of us. If so, have they already entered the ruins?" These words made everyone anxious.
They've reached this level; the nine people from the city aren't mediocre, with six of them near-master level. Only three have lower cultivation levels, but their strength is still considerable.
Opportunities abound! Magical treasures galore! Countless high-grade pills, a vast quantity of top-grade pills, and even elixirs of immortality! Arrive early, and you may encounter these opportunities sooner!
The Lei family's forces arrived, the Extreme Path's forces arrived, and even many loose cultivator alliances rushed over. It's clear that everyone here is connected. The more people united, the greater the chance of success. At this point, no one is holding back!
How to unite?
"Wait another quarter of an hour, then we'll all dive down separately. Even if there are ferocious beasts blocking our way, the chances of success will be much higher! Everyone must know that the people from Fangshi are very likely already at the ruins," Kunzhong transmitted.
"agree!"
"agree!"
"agree!"
Everyone agreed to this approach.
The group from the fake market put immense pressure on everyone! Someone had actually gotten ahead of everyone and hadn't encountered any ferocious beasts? Some were initially hesitant, wanting to lag behind and follow the group. But that final reminder made them realize that if they tried to be clever now, they might truly lose their opportunity!
Life or death! We have no choice but to face it together!
The powerful figures in the square began to feel increasingly anxious. Just moments before, they had been sneering that four of the younger disciples from the Textile Market had died, and five had returned—a loss that seemed insignificant. The four, including the Wood Emperor, were grim; someone was gloating over this.
But as time ticked by, they began to feel anxious.
Quite some time has passed. Yet, no one has passed through this light barrier again! Have the younger generations all encountered danger?
The thought of that powerful, ferocious beast, the Great White Shark, gave me a bad feeling.
If that great white shark really manages to stop us, the odds are against us!
But even when asked to leave, no one was willing to go out again. They didn't know if they could ever come and go again after entering. If they left and couldn't return, missing this opportunity would likely leave them heartbroken!
That is indeed the case.
All the second-tier teams joined forces and descended simultaneously. Their faces paled, but they gritted their teeth and pressed on. They were about to engage in an extremely dangerous battle!
Not to mention being blocked by the ferocious beast king at the last step. Just before they got close to the light barrier, they were first blocked by a large number of ferocious beasts.
There were deaths and injuries; it was incredibly intense!
The high-grade magical artifact shot out, its bloody stench several times stronger!
"There's still an hour left, what's going on? No one has come in yet!" Some of the top experts on the square were getting impatient and extremely agitated.
Although none of them wanted to give up this unknown opportunity, those younger disciples were the foundation for establishing their sects and the hope for the future of each faction. If they all died, the foundation of each faction would be severely damaged.
"Bang!" Just then, a person passed through the light curtain and fell to the ground in the square.
"Ah, finally someone's entered the room! The sixth one! I don't know which side he's on! Oh no, he's covered in blood, his life is rapidly fading! Quick, save him!"
But the sixth person to break in wasn't so lucky; he died before anyone could treat him! His breathing stopped, his body was essentially dead, only his soul remained. But even the greatest experts are helpless against a damaged soul; they can only heal it after it's been damaged. Once the body is dead, the soul is beyond saving!
Zhang Guodong did possess a special elixir, the "Hundred Herbs Rejuvenating Pill," but he was unwilling to be the good guy at this moment. Otherwise, the Wood Emperor had a supreme elixir for healing the physical body, and Zhang Guodong had a sacred medicine for healing the soul; even the most severe injuries could be healed!
"These are people from the Lei family!"
Lei Tai and the others looked grim, reluctantly giving up on treatment. Meanwhile, Emperor Mu remained unfazed, showing no intention of using his unique elixir. If he possessed the "Seven-Turn Azure Dew Pill," this person might have a sliver of hope, but this pill was renowned as one of the three supreme-grade pills. Let alone saving a near-great expert, especially someone from his rival's side, Emperor Mu wouldn't even use it to treat a regular great expert!
In the last hour, the seventh, eighth, and ninety-fifth people appeared in the square, but three of them were too badly injured and died, including the sixth person.
"Master, I'm sure all the other senior and junior brothers are dead!"
"There were too many ferocious beasts, and they were too powerful. This disciple almost didn't make it back!"
An atmosphere of sadness was spreading.
The second group only had twelve people, and apart from Zhang Guodong, Huang Song, Xi Tiehan, and Ziyan, everyone was seriously injured! Even the Kunzhong, Ye Li, and the Supreme Saintess were no exception.
Upon entering and seeing the powerful experts behind them, they recounted their grievances with grief and indignation, then immediately began to heal themselves—their injuries were too severe. If they didn't heal immediately, forget about finding opportunities later; even turning back would result in a significant drop in their cultivation levels!
Overall, all factions suffered heavy losses this time. No one expected these sea monsters to be so powerful and so numerous.
This was also due to insufficient preparation and underestimation by everyone. They shouldn't have let the near-Grandmaster experts come down. Each near-Grandmaster expert is a treasure to their respective faction! They are extremely difficult to cultivate. This time, dozens of near-Grandmaster experts have died!
A somber atmosphere permeated everyone; none of the top experts were in the mood to gloat over anyone else's misfortune. Four near-top experts had died in the city, but five had returned alive, with only one seriously injured—this was already a good result. Other forces had suffered heavy losses, with most dying; two out of nine survivors were incredibly lucky, especially since both were severely injured. This couldn't help but cause them grief. A dozen minutes before the Five-Colored Pill Gate opened, Zhang Guodong finally recovered.
This time they really went all out. They consumed a lot of high-grade pills, worth hundreds of thousands of low-grade pills.
stone.
As Zhang Guodong stood up, he saw Mu Di beckoning to him. At the same time, Mu Di transmitted a message: "Young man, come here for a moment. I need to discuss something with you!"
Ten minutes later, everyone had gathered. Some disciples were unable to get up and simply continued to heal their injuries, while others got up, injured but unwilling to miss this opportunity.
When the appointed time arrived, the five-colored portals burst forth with a dazzling array of colors, enveloping the entire plaza. It had activated!
However, the multicolored light could not escape the range of the light barrier and was blocked.
"Ah, the portal is open! Come on in!"
When a clear door appeared, everyone got excited, and some people quickly moved closer!
But just as someone was about to go in, with a loud bang, the door blocked their way again, and the person coughed up blood, injured!
Bang!
"What happened?!"
Everyone was stunned.
Then, a large amount of white light burst forth from the colorful portal; there was a lot of it, but it did not extend continuously.
"Splash!"
"Ah, it's a jade talisman!"
"A jade talisman for supernatural powers!?"
Rob!
Chaos erupted in the square as everyone began frantically grabbing things!
Zhang Guodong was at the very back of the group. He was stunned when those jade talismans appeared!
This is a jade talisman for some ridiculous supernatural power technique; it's practically an ascension token!
It was almost identical to the one he owned. Only the aura on it was different.
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