Chapter 509 Attacking the Red Poisonous Mountain Ridge 16
With Xuan Bing's incredible speed, they soon arrived at the edge of the Red Mist Mountain Range, and it seemed they could escape this place and reach the territory of the Right Path.
However, Xuan Bing always seems to catch some of Wu Dongxiao's bad luck.
The extent of the infection depends on the distance between Xuan Bing and Wu Dongxiao.
If it's something far away, like when Xuan Bing sees Wu Dongxiao step into a pit, then it basically won't have any impact. At most, it might just mean that when you're ambushed, the attack will go from two hits to three.
But if it's very close...
Just like now, Xuan Bing is carrying the "protagonist" to escape, so he is the "protagonist's" benefactor.
Even if this benefactor doesn't perform a ritual to activate the "protagonist's" full potential, he'll definitely suffer some injury.
However, if the benefactor and the "protagonist" have a close relationship, the specific kind of "bad luck" they encounter depends on the type of closeness.
Xuan Bing had just stepped most of his body out of the mountain range—that is, the range of the blood rain—when suddenly, the level eight defense he was wearing reached its limit and shattered!
As a result, some of the blood rain fell on Xuan Bing's left foot.
In an instant, the flesh and half of the leg bone melted away. Fortunately, Xuan Bing came out in time and quickly cut off the lower leg at the knee, which helped him recover.
Fortunately, the speed was fast enough, and luckily, the blood rain only reached the ankles.
Because the blood rain melts the body at an alarming rate, if Xuan Bing hadn't acted decisively, the poison from the blood rain would have spread throughout his body, and he would have turned into blood!
Xuanbing's decisiveness finally ensured the safety of the two brothers.
Upon discovering his senior brother's miserable state, Wu Dongxiao could no longer stay on his back and immediately wanted to get off.
Xuan Bing, however, held him tightly with great strength, refusing to let go at all.
Sensing his senior brother's stubbornness, and seeing Xuan Bing's broken leg still bleeding, Wu Dongxiao truly dared not move...
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Speaking of the past—
Zhong Cai watched helplessly as so many cultivators melted away like candles in the rain of blood, unable to escape in time. It was truly horrifying.
Is this the skill of a cultivator who has reached the highest level?
What exactly is this secret technique?
Soon, Zhong Cai narrowed her eyes.
In the field of alchemy and medicine making, Zhong Cai was incredibly knowledgeable and versed in many areas.
He initially thought it was a secret technique, but after seeing the reaction of the blood rain on the plants, he deduced from the interaction between them that it also contained a strange poison.
In addition, the blood rain quickly seeped into the ground after it fell on the ground, and the ground surface was surprisingly smooth, with no blood remaining or flowing.
This might not just be a secret technique; there might be some other trick involved.
Subconsciously, Zhong Cai looked at Wu Shaogan.
Wu Shaogan, who was always able to see through Zhong Cai's thoughts and had been observing her all along, replied, "It is a secret technique, and it also involves an array."
Zhong Cai suddenly realized what was happening.
Yes, it is indeed possible that it is a formation, which is why it has such a strange reaction.
Wu Shaogan added, "It should be that the formation incorporates a secret technique."
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The things that Tongtian has mastered are very profound, and it is impossible for Wu Shaogan to fully understand them at his current level. However, like Zhong Cai, he has a very solid foundation, only with different focuses.
In addition, his keen sense of combat skills allowed him to discern some things.
He vaguely felt that the Poison Toad Ancestor was waiting for this opportunity when the corpses piled up like a mountain.
Moreover, the chilling atmosphere amidst the blood rain suggests that these piles of corpses must have been created through bloodshed and mutual slaughter to provide the array's secret techniques with sufficient power...
At the same time, the secret technique does indeed incorporate a large amount of poison, which should also be the poison of the Poison Toad Ancestor, and is also integrated into the formation.
Those cultivators who die in the blood rain become part of the blood rain, as if it never runs dry.
All these factors combined contribute to the terrifying power of the blood rain.
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After Wu Shaogan's explanation, Zhong Cai got a general idea.
The two are still not very clear about each other, but dealing with the Poison Toad Ancestor was never their business in the first place.
The appearance of the blood rain was too sudden, but it seems that Chief Palace Master Pei should take action.
The couple exchanged a glance.
The next instant, as expected, a fierce blade of light burst forth, transforming into tens of thousands of enormous blade beams that could reach the sky and stand upright, slicing across the entire Red Mist Mountain Range!
What a terrifying knife!
The blade didn't strike the moment the blood rain formed, probably because there were still quite a few cultivators in the Red Mist Mountain Range. As long as they weren't injured, they had some chance to escape even with the defenses intact.
But if he had immediately slashed out with his sword... even if the sword's edge had avoided those cultivators, the pressure it emitted would probably have made their legs go weak, preventing them from escaping.
Of course, this refers to practitioners who have not yet attained Nirvana.
All the cultivators, whether righteous or evil, who had undergone Nirvana or were engaged in aerial combat, sensed the danger the moment the blood rain appeared and left the Red Mist Mountain Range.
Their battlefield shifted beyond the mountains, yet the fighting remained incredibly intense.
The outer warships were all at least level eight, so even if Nirvana changed the battlefield, the residual energy from the battle wouldn't have much impact on the warships—at most, they would just shake a few times.
Now, Nirvana has long since fled, and those in other realms who could escape have also mostly done so, and the flash of swords naturally erupted.
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These flashes of light left deep ravines on the mountainside, each ravine resembling a deep valley.
Many mountain peaks in the ridge were cleaved in the flash of the blade, turning into countless rubble that rolled down and were bathed in blood rain.
Strangely, countless tiny blades of light also lingered on the numerous rubble. The moment the blood rain fell, the blades of light and the blood rain intertwined, shredding the blood rain into nothingness... leaving not a trace.
The blade flashed, cleaving through the mountain peaks and the rain of blood.
Wherever it passed, blood rained down, clearing vast swathes of the sky.
However, it was only for a moment. After the flash of the blade, the rain of blood would fall densely, making the surrounding area awash in blood.
The sword flashed in all directions, unable to cut away all the blood rain, but it destroyed the entire Red Mist Mountain Range.
However, the blood rain became even more intense.
So dense that it seemed there wasn't a single gap between them.
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Wu Shaogan frowned slightly.
Zhong Cai also discovered it.
At this moment, the Red Mist Mountain Range seemed to have become a closed space.
All the remaining glints of sword light were trapped in the rain, and then melted away by the downpour.
Even more terrifying is that the tiny blades on the gravel and soil can no longer withstand the blood rain; instead, they melt away just as quickly.
A few breaths later, the blood rain took on a sharp edge.
It looks sharp, like... a blade?
The blood rain seemed to have dissolved and devoured all the sword beams that had previously pierced the heavens and earth, and absorbed some energy, making the blood rain itself even more terrifying!
If any cultivator were to be drenched in blood now, the defensive items on their bodies would likely last for a much shorter time.
After Zhong Cai figured it out, she also frowned.
The methods used to reach the heavens are indeed unfathomable.
If this blood rain has such a function, then...
Zhong Cai looked at Wu Shaogan again.
His eyes met Wu Shaogan's.
Wu Shaogan nodded slightly.
The two had already exchanged a conversation in their minds.
[Old Wu, I was originally thinking we could fire over there.]
【Me too. 】
[The artillery fire was so explosive; I originally thought it would definitely blast away and evaporate the blood rain. But in terms of sheer power, Lord Pei's sword aura surpasses the artillery fire by several points. The artillery fire is only strong in heat, and its effectiveness against the blood rain should be greater. However, the blood rain absorbed the sword aura's power, actually strengthening it. If the artillery fire were like that, wouldn't it be useless?]
【Ah Cai, we mustn't act rashly.】
[How about we send a telepathic message to the Grand Hall Master and the Sect Master? It's already a battle to the heavens; perhaps the Sect Master could try firing again?]
Let's wait and see how those two react before making a decision.
As the two were talking, they suddenly noticed someone knocking on the door at the edge of the ancient city.
Zhong Cai looked over.
Suddenly, a cloud appeared on the right side of the ancient city and quietly lingered at its edge.
It is the floating clouds themselves that are "knocking on the door".
On the surface of the floating clouds, many figures were lying... Few were intact; some were still alive with only a little flesh and blood clinging to their bodies, others were missing limbs, and still others had been half melted away—probably because they had been doused with blood rain.
But that cultivator was ruthless; he must have cut off half of his own body, even removing some of his internal organs. If he hadn't achieved such a high level of cultivation, he would have died long ago with his body so severely damaged.
Zhong Cai opened an entrance.
The floating clouds just rushed in, moving at an incredible speed.
The ancient city was closed again in time.
Once inside the ancient city, the floating clouds disappeared.
Large numbers of bodies were densely packed on the ground.
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Zhong Cai sensed the aura above the floating clouds and turned her head to look again.
Sure enough, on the level nine warship, the elegant and charming young man lightly tapped his finger in the air.
Every few times, a cloud would appear in front of the warship, descending to lift up the severely wounded righteous cultivators who had escaped the rain of blood.
That was clearly a heretical practice...
The floating clouds naturally wouldn't welcome them. Some heretical cultivators attempted to ascend to the clouds themselves, while others seemed to be preparing to flee to even more distant places...
However, the floating clouds quickly transformed into a ribbon, enveloping all the evil paths.
When the ribbon was reopened, only a layer of extremely fine scarlet dust remained inside.
It turned directly into dust!
Zhong Cai's eyelids twitched when she discovered the tragic state of the evil path.
As expected, their Lingxian Sect Master lived up to his title of "Lifeless Pill Master," and his actions were indeed quite terrifying.
The methods don't matter, as long as the result is good.
As Zhong Cai was thinking this, she suddenly felt a burning gaze and looked over.
Then……
Then he saw Xuan Bing hopping over on one leg.
There was also a very tall "stick-thin" person who was literally pressed down on Xuan Bing's back.
That "stick" looks so familiar.
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