Within the underground space carved out by martial artists, lava flows out from all around. A passage has been opened up where the lava flows out, constantly releasing large amounts of spiritual energy from heaven and earth, making it appear extremely mysterious.
At this moment, a disciple of the Xuantian Sword Sect, dressed in a blue and white robe, stood in front of the passage. Behind him, the sword spirit was activated and flowed, emitting various colors of light, and his aura appeared somewhat aggressive.
In front of these Xuantian Sword Sect disciples were more than ten Tianxuan Sect disciples. In terms of numbers, the Xuantian Sword Sect disciples had the upper hand, but in terms of individual strength, the Xuantian Sect disciples seemed to be stronger.
It seems that a battle has taken place here, as there are deep dents in the surrounding rocks and many scattered stones.
Among the disciples of the Tianxuan Sect, there were two others with bloodstains on the corners of their mouths, as if they had suffered considerable losses in the fight.
On the other side, there were also several disciples from the Xuantian Sword Sect. Their sword spirit weapons had been broken, and they could only use their martial spirits to condense longswords as weapons. Moreover, there were bloodstains on the long robes of these disciples, and their injuries were more serious than those of the Tianxuan Sect disciples.
However, due to the large number of disciples in the Xuantian Sword Sect, the disciples of the Tianxuan Sect seemed to be surrounded and appeared to be in a very passive position.
The leading disciple of the Tianxuan Sect had strikingly long, fiery red hair, and his explosively muscular physique made him appear extremely powerful.
The man with fiery red hair looked somewhat displeased when he saw the leader of the Xuan Tian Sword Sect.
"Gu Beichen, are all the people from your Xuantian Sword Sect cowards? If you're so capable, let's have a one-on-one duel."
A muffled sound came from the man's mouth, clearly indicating that he was also angry at the other party for using underhanded tactics, but he was powerless to do anything about it.
Gu Beichen was dressed in a blue robe with a golden sword emblem on his chest, the symbol of a sword disciple of the Xuantian Sword Sect.
At this moment, Gu Beichen was standing behind two Xuan Tian Sword Sect disciples, wielding a long sword in his hand. When faced with the roar of the man in front of him, he smiled and said...
"Fen Laoliu, we've crossed swords so many times, I know your methods well."
"Let's postpone the one-on-one duel. But you'd better take the people from the Heavenly Profound Sect and leave here as soon as possible, or don't blame me for being impolite!"
Gu Beichen's words contained not only provocation but also a threatening tone.
The man with fiery red hair, known as Old Six of the Burning Sect, also had a very ugly expression on his face. He shouted angrily, "Shameless villains of the Xuantian Sword Sect! This place was discovered by my Tianxuan Sect. You are so domineering. If you want to fight, then bring it on! Not a single person from my Tianxuan Sect will back down!"
Seeing the dozen or so Tianxuan Sect disciples burning with fighting spirit, Gu Beichen was not confident that he could fight them again.
Although the Xuan Tian Sword Sect has more members, the disciples of the Tian Xuan Sect are all between the Void Core Realm and the Solid Core Realm. If a full-scale war were to break out, it would only result in mutual destruction, while the other three sects would reap the benefits.
The Xuantian Sword Sect naturally didn't want to see this situation, but Gu Beichen wasn't in a hurry to make a move. In any case, some members of their Xuantian Sword Sect had already entered beforehand, so they just needed to wait it out with this group of Xuantian Sword Sect members.
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Qin Xin and his two companions, who had already arrived, saw that the two men were facing off and decided to observe from the sidelines.
At the entrance to this lava cave, besides the forces of the Tianxuan Sect and the Xuantian Sword Sect, there are three other sects observing, but none of them have stepped forward, seemingly waiting to reap the benefits.
"Qin Xin, have you seen that man with fiery red hair?"
The three hid to the side, and Xiahou Chu spoke softly.
Upon hearing this, Qin Xin nodded. He had also noticed that the other party's strength was at the peak of the Solid Core Realm, and it seemed that he was already showing signs of entering the Yuan Core Realm.
"This person is named Fen Laoliu. He has many ideas about joining the Tianxuan Sect, and his strength is currently among the top ten disciples in the sect."
Yang Ruoyi also introduced it softly from the side.
Qin Xin was also surprised that a powerful expert at the peak of the Solid Core Realm was only ranked in the top ten among the disciples of the Tianxuan Sect. He was quite astonished by the hidden talents here.
"Although the disciples of my Tianxuan Sect are stronger overall, the Xuantian Sword Sect has more people, and the First Sword Master has already entered the Dharma Aspect Realm. I wonder if he has entered the Earth Profound Realm."
Xiahou Chu, standing to the side, also let out a sigh.
The arrival of Qin Xin and his two companions did not have a significant impact on the overall situation, as the Tianxuan Sect and the Xuantian Sword Sect were already locked in a stalemate.
"Junior Brother Qin Xin, while so many people are locked in a standoff here, let's go check around and see if there are any more Heavenly Spirit Crystals, shall we?"
Xiahou Chu also knew that it would be useless for them to come forward to help. At this point, in the standoff, the two sides would only have some minor frictions and would not actually fight, because if the two sects clashed, the other three major sects would be the beneficiaries.
"I think it's a good idea. If a fight really breaks out here, it won't be too late for us to turn back and help."
Yang Ruoyi also directly agreed with Xiahou Chu's idea.
Qin Xin suddenly shook his head and said, "Senior brothers and sisters, you should go together. I'd better wait here. I haven't entered the Void Core Realm yet, and if we go together, I'm afraid it will delay you."
Qin Xin's words were not unfounded. Along the way, due to the rapid depletion of his Yuan energy, he needed to stop and rest many times, and replenish his Yuan energy through some pills. Otherwise, once he lost the protection of his Yuan energy armor, even if he was not quickly crushed by the pressure of the underground space, he would be melted by the high temperature emitted by the surrounding magma.
Yang Ruoyi and Xiahou Chu didn't say anything more about Qin Xin's desire to stay. After all, with Fen Laoliu here, the disciples of Tianxuan Sect would come to his aid immediately if he encountered any danger. On the contrary, following them would be quite dangerous, so they agreed to Qin Xin's idea.
While Yang Ruoyi and Xiahou Chu left to search for the Heavenly Spirit Crystal in the surrounding area, Qin Xin lay prone behind a large, somewhat dark-colored rock.
His gaze was fixed on the entrance to the magma tunnel.
"There's something there that causes the Spirit Devouring Stone to react, but how do we get in?"
Qin Xin was also constantly making low murmurs.
Upon arriving at the entrance to this magma passage, the Spirit Devouring Stone within Qin Xin's sea of consciousness began to vibrate, as if something there was attracting it.
However, the passage was now guarded by disciples of the Xuantian Sword Sect, making it almost impossible to enter, which put Qin Xin in a difficult position.
If they were to force their way in, they would inevitably be attacked by the combined forces of the Xuan Tian Sword Sect disciples, while the Tian Xuan Sect members were currently in a stalemate and unable to offer assistance for the time being.
Qin Xin immediately abandoned this bold idea.
"That's right!"
Qin Xin suddenly realized that he had now entered the early stage of the Spirit Body Realm, and the small, illusory figure that was originally on the Spirit Devouring Stone had now transformed into a spirit body.
This also means that even though Qin Xin has lost his physical body, his spirit can leave it and use the spiritual medicine of heaven and earth to rebuild his body. Of course, he can also use this spirit to possess other martial artists who are weaker than him. Once he succeeds in possessing someone's body, he can take over their body. But if he fails, his soul will be destroyed and he will lose the chance to reincarnate.
Qin Xin would never have resorted to such a vicious act unless he was desperate and had no other choice.
However, Qin Xin can now use his spiritual sense to disguise his aura and appearance.
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