A blue wing appeared on Xuan Qingye's back, spread out, and she took flight.
Shui Qingchen's innate skill is to devour the blazing beast Taotie. She is currently standing on Taotie's head, and Taotie flaps its wings and flies into the air as well.
Qiu Feiyang is a puppet master, how could he not equip himself with a pair of cool wings?
The little witch fared even worse in the air. At this moment, she was like a ball, which Su Qing flashed in front of Xuan Qingye. Xuan Qingye then threw her to Shui Qingchen, and the murderer Taotie gave her a fireball, which was then passed to Qiu Feiyang.
The ten-meter-tall black monster was eventually tortured down to only one meter in size before being swallowed whole by the ferocious beast Taotie...
Within Su Qing's sea of consciousness, the Nine-Turn Golden Lotus Immortal Flame let out another scream.
She didn't get to eat any!
That was extremely nourishing; she believed that her hair would grow an inch longer after eating it!
The fire spirit of the Nine-Turn Golden Lotus Immortal Flame shrieked, "Why won't you feed me! Su Qing, you cut my hair, why won't you give me any nourishment?"
"We'll talk about it when you submit," Su Qing's voice drifted into his mind.
The Nine-Turn Golden Lotus Immortal Flame was so angry that her hair stood on end, but there was nothing she could do.
She's more like Su Qing's prisoner now. What right does a prisoner have to make demands?
After Shui Qingchen's Devouring Blaze swallowed the Little Witch, it opened its mouth and spat out a mouthful of ash, which was clearly proof that the Little Witch had left behind in this world.
The battle ended just like that, leaving Elder Luo Shenmeng and Elder Chu Yuncheng speechless for a long time.
Shui Qingchen, isn't she an alchemist? When did alchemists become so powerful in combat?
Su Qing and Xuan Qingye, both only at the mid-stage of Core Formation, easily defeated two Nascent Soul stage ghosts—this was simply too incredible.
You see, when the little witch summoned the vengeful ghost, they were immediately filled with despair and only thought about stalling for time so that everyone would have a chance to crush the counting spirit stones and leave the Gobi Desert.
After the battle was over, everyone gathered together.
"Thank you for saving us." Elders Luo Shenmeng and Chu Yuncheng, along with their fellow cultivators, all stood up to express their gratitude.
"We're all from the same sect, no need to be so polite."
Just then, a bright light shot into the sky from afar; it was a fellow disciple sending out a distress signal!
Everyone looked in the direction the signal was coming from, their expressions somewhat grave.
"Something serious must have happened. Let's go and see," Elder Luo Shenmeng said.
Shui Qingchen unfolded the map, ran her finger across it, and landed on a spot.
This place is actually an inland lake in the Gobi Desert, Black Sand Lake.
The Gobi Desert is mostly yellow sand, but Black Sand Lake is different. The sand around Black Sand Lake is black because it contains black gold ore.
Black gold ore can be refined into Frost Marrow Black Gold, a highly malleable material. However, Frost Marrow Black Gold is also the main material used by demon cultivators to craft the Yin-Yang Banner.
Black Sand Lake has always been a must-visit place for demonic cultivators.
They deliberately avoided Black Sand Lake along the way, because they didn't want to encounter more demonic cultivators right now.
"It's actually a place like Black Sand Lake?" Qiu Feiyang's expression also became somewhat solemn.
"What's wrong with Black Sand Lake?" Chu Yuncheng and the others knew very little about demonic cultivators, so naturally they didn't know what Black Sand Lake was.
Shui Qingchen looked at Luo Shenmeng and Chu Yuncheng and said, "The situation in the Gobi Desert is not optimistic. The Little Witch is a demonic cultivator who can command Nascent Soul stage ghosts, and she has also abandoned her human form and directly become a demon. We don't know how many other demonic cultivators like the Little Witch are in the Gobi Desert."
Upon hearing this, Luo Shenmeng and Chu Yuncheng's expressions turned serious.
They were only at the peak of the Core Formation stage; if they encountered a demonic cultivator like the Little Witch, they would surely die.
“We have already arranged for our fellow disciples to report to the sect leader, and I believe the sect leader will make the right choice. I hope you will also make the right choice,” Shui Qingchen continued.
Luo Shenmeng and Chu Yuncheng remained silent for a long time. Both of them were elders of the Xuanling Sect, and their cultivation had been stuck at the peak of the Core Formation stage for twenty or thirty years.
The purpose of this trip to the Gobi Desert was to find an opportunity to break through the bottleneck.
Throughout their journey, they have consistently chosen the safest route, and so far, the only danger they've encountered is with the little witch.
I originally thought that I could take it slow in the Gobi Desert and eventually find an opportunity to break through, but who would have thought that the Gobi Desert was not a safe place for cultivation.
But, is this how you quit?
Luo Shenmeng and Chu Yuncheng looked up at Shui Qingchen and Qiu Feiyang.
Previously, they were both Core Formation elders, but now, Shui Qingchen and Qiu Feiyang have both reached the Nascent Soul stage. They haven't even made any progress, let alone broken through.
I'm not reconciled!
Then, Luo Shenmeng and Chu Yuncheng looked at the other disciples in the group and said, "The situation in the Gobi Desert is special now. Even if you give up now, the sect is benevolent and will certainly not punish you."
What?
Withdraw from the sect competition?
“We might encounter a demonic cultivator like a little witch at Black Sand Lake. By then, it will be too late to give up,” Chu Yuncheng explained.
“Elder Chu, it’s one thing for them, as peak Foundation Establishment cultivators, to give up, but we are Core Formation cultivators after all. We are not willing to give up just like that,” said a Core Formation early stage cultivator.
"Yes, Elder Chu. They can bring along early-stage Core Formation cultivators, so why can't you bring us?"
Chu Yuncheng looked at Shui Qingchen and the others with some hesitation.
Qiu Feiyang snorted and said, "You? How can you compare to them? I'm afraid you don't know that although their cultivation is only at the early stage of Core Formation, they have all defeated their inner demons and have their own innate skills."
Defeat your inner demons and unlock your innate skills?
The four Core Formation cultivators stared wide-eyed, their faces filled with disbelief!
Back in the sect, everyone was about the same. How come there's such a big difference now that we've only been in the Gobi Desert for a short time?
Inner demons—those are things you only encounter when you form your nascent soul.
It's not uncommon for cultivators to encounter inner demons during the Core Formation stage, but very few can successfully defeat them.
They don't believe they have that ability right now.
“That’s right. Demonic cultivators can unleash mental attacks, which can easily trigger a cultivator’s inner demons. We all defeated our inner demons.” Ling Yunzhi said, summoning her spirit cat.
Although the spirit cat looks powerless, it's a natural skill that made the cultivators' eyes turn red with envy.
"us……"
“You are not yet capable of overcoming your inner demons,” Su Qing said.
It's clear that Luo Shenmeng and Chu Yuncheng protected these cultivators very well; after entering the Gobi Desert, neither their combat abilities nor their mental fortitude were properly tempered.
Black Sand Lake is likely a gathering place for demonic cultivators; they would surely face certain death if they went in!
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