Chapter 125 Hidden Dangers
The moment the eight demon cultivators died, the skeletons suspended in the air disappeared without a trace.
A crisis was thus resolved.
At the same moment, in the core area of the Curse Puppet Sect, a gurgling sound suddenly came from a bottomless pool of blood.
The pool water, filled with the smell of blood and filth, began to surge outward.
With the Curse Puppet Sect as its center, an unprecedented earthquake suddenly occurred, affecting an area thousands of miles in radius.
At this moment, countless forces in Kaiyuan Continent were alarmed.
In all sects and family settlements where there are cultivators at the foundation-building stage or above, there are several beams of light flying up, either suspended in the air or traveling in weapons, going to high altitudes and looking down to observe the situation in various places.
After the earthquake continued for a while, buildings in various places began to collapse on a large scale, stirring up countless dust.
Above the desert, Su Qingwu witnessed this scene and was very surprised.
She had a vague feeling that this earthquake was related to the giant skeleton that had just disappeared.
As to the specific relationship, it is unknown.
At this moment, the surrounding ground was still flowing with rolling magma, and the magic cultivators' portable storage devices had been submerged in the magma along with them.
In the distance, Gong Ningliu temporarily suppressed his injuries, flew forward, bowed, and thanked her.
"Thank you Junior Sister Su for saving me this time. It's been a few years since we last met. Congratulations on your great improvement in cultivation."
Su Qingwu quickly helped the man up and said gently:
"Senior Sister Gong, you don't have to be polite. If it weren't for you, I would have died in the flood. Now that you are in trouble, I should help you. You are still injured and this place is not safe. We should leave as soon as possible and return to Dongxuanzhou."
Hearing this, Gong Ningliu shook her head slowly.
"I can't leave. Junior Sister, please leave first."
"Why is that?"
Su Qingwu frowned, and then thought of the previous time when he was dealing with an enemy, the enemy suddenly woke up and behaved abnormally, so he immediately asked:
"Is the ban that the enemy placed on me still in place? If so, just find a way to remove it."
Gong Ningliu shook her head again.
"Junior sister, look, now on Kaiyuan Continent, disasters are happening everywhere, the earth is shaking and the mountains are trembling. The root cause of all these changes is the Curse Puppet Sect.
In the past, I was targeted by the monks of this sect. They took advantage of my retreat to break into my cave and capture me. They wanted to use my body as a carrier to revive a demon who had been dead for many years. "
Having said this, Gong Ningliu lifted up the sleeve of her right hand, revealing a scar on her wrist that was obviously cut more than once, and continued:
"Now, although the restrictions on me have been lifted, the hidden dangers from this sect have not been eliminated. They took large bowls of my blood for seven consecutive days. Even if I leave now, as long as the blood is still there, they can still impose restrictions from a distance.
When my junior sister was fighting with the enemy before, I was controlled for a moment. It was purely accidental that I was able to wake up.
If this matter is not resolved, and I return to Dongxuanzhou, I will be controlled again in the future and unable to free myself. The consequences will be disastrous. I don't want to bring any disaster to you and the sect because of my own fate."
Hearing this, Su Qingwu suddenly understood.
"If so, I will stay here with Senior Sister until the hidden danger is completely resolved, and then we will return to Dongxuanzhou together."
"Junior sister, you have saved me once. The past favor has been settled. You don't owe me anything now. There is really no need for you to stay here. Kaiyuanzhou is very dangerous now."
"It is because of the danger that we cannot leave Senior Sister here alone."
When saying this, Su Qingwu's face was full of determination.
Gong Ningliu looked at her with such an expression, and could not continue speaking the words that were on the tip of her tongue.
She then thought that the opponent was only eighteen years old, but had already reached the Golden Core level. Combined with the previous battle, it was clear that he was extremely powerful and had great luck.
Such people will not get into trouble easily, and even if they stay, they will have ways to protect themselves in times of crisis.
Thinking of this, Gong Ningliu smiled and nodded in response:
"Since Junior Sister has made up her mind, let's stay together and resolve the hidden danger."
At this moment, the intensity of the earthquake affecting a continent gradually decreased, the magma sank into the ground, and the ground closed again.
After taking the healing and detoxifying pills, Gong Ningliu flew away in a flash of light, and went to a relatively safe place with Su Qingwu.
Before resolving the hidden danger, she needs to recover from her injuries first. Otherwise, she will not be able to fight the enemy when she encounters it, and will most likely be held back.
She didn't want to see this happen.
The two flew all the way, and wherever they passed, the original desert disappeared, replaced by black soil turned out from the ground.
About an incense stick later, we passed by a city.
Due to the earthquake, half of the buildings in the city collapsed and cracks in the walls were clearly visible.
The remaining half were able to survive due to restrictions or defensive formations.
Starting from this city, the two slowly came to the densely populated area.
It continued to run for a while before landing in a mountain range that was relatively less damaged.
Su Qingwu temporarily opened a cave and set up restrictions around it to provide a suitable place for Gong Ningliu to heal her injuries.
The latter's wound on his left shoulder was so deep that the bone was exposed. Although he took healing and detoxifying pills, the necrotic flesh and blood remained intact.
If left untreated, the wound will slowly rot and stink, and the remaining toxins will spread further.
Both of them were aware of this. After entering the cave, Gong Ningliu tore off the clothes on his left shoulder, waved his sleeve and took out a silver dagger, and directly dug out the dead flesh bit by bit.
He remained calm throughout the entire process.
Su Qingwu watched quietly from the side. From time to time, the sound of a knife scraping bones could be heard in the cave.
After about half a cup of tea, the wound was treated.
Gong Ningliu put away the dagger, took out another healing pill and swallowed it.
At the left shoulder, after the necrotic flesh was dug out, a bowl-sized dent was revealed, from which blood kept flowing out.
Under the effect of the pill, the blood flow slowed down a little.
It would take more than a day or two for a wound like this to heal.
The longer it takes, the more variables there are.
Su Qingwu simply took out the ten first-grade top-grade healing pills that he had redeemed from the sect's Duobao Hall and handed them over.
Top-grade elixirs do not cause elixir poison and can be taken indefinitely. Although the effect of the first-grade elixirs is limited for Jindan cultivators, it is better than nothing.
Since she left the sect to train, she has not purchased any medicinal pills. The ones she got from the enemies were all of medium and low quality, containing a lot of elixir poison and were not suitable for Gong Ningliu to take.
As for herself, ever since Xuanqing became her natal spiritual plant, her body's self-healing ability has been extremely strong, and even if she is injured, she can recover quickly.
Thinking of this, an idea suddenly came to Su Qingwu's mind.
Now that she has extremely strong self-healing abilities, can she use this to heal her senior sister?
For example, using spiritual power or feeding blood?
After some thought, she ruled out the latter option as feeding blood was too risky.
In the world of cultivating immortals, there are so many methods that are hard to guard against. Even if Senior Sister will not take the initiative to reveal this secret to the outside world, there is no guarantee that the enemies will not use other means to explore her memory.
If you use spiritual power to heal injuries, you don't have to worry about these things.
After all, there already existed some wood-related magic techniques in this world that were specifically used to heal injuries, so it wouldn't cause any suspicion.
Thinking of this, Su Qingwu immediately took action.
Tonggong Ningliu explained a few words, and after obtaining her consent, he walked to the opposite side and sat cross-legged, circulating the spiritual power in his body, facing his palms, and slowly transmitting spiritual power...