Chapter 61 The Fallen Underground Palace (Please read on, please vote!)
"I've turned twenty without even realizing it..."
I have been away from home for four years.
Standing on a rugged rocky outcrop, Wang Yu gazed at the Three Mountains of Xuan Gu. Even now, Liu Jinxian and the others have not been able to return from the underground palace.
Thinking of the Foundation Establishment Corpse Demon that rushed towards the [Gathering Moon Palace], he hesitated for a moment, wondering if he would die down there.
It's hard to say about others, but Liu Jinxian must have something like a life tablet or soul lamp in her father's hands, and maybe even a trump card given to her by a Core Formation cultivator.
If he had truly died in the underground palace, the "Azure Serpent Immortal" would surely have come to Xuan Gu Mountain in person, but there has been no movement for half a year.
Perhaps they are trapped; that's more likely.
When the three failed to appear, Wang Yu went to Xuan Gu Mountain and discovered that in the past six months, a group of cultivators who had already reached the peak of the sixth level of Qi Refining had broken through to the seventh level using the power of Xuan Jing Flower.
The Five Yin Peak and the Gu Poison Peak had a total of eight newly promoted late-stage Qi Refining cultivators. When Wang Yu arrived using the Night Concealment Spell, they were gathered in the abandoned camp in the middle of the three mountains, discussing something.
"Senior Brother Situ and Senior Sister Liu have been missing for more than half a year. We can't wait any longer."
"This fellow disciple, there's no point in rushing things."
"Yes, the pit that Senior Sister Liu went down into underground was blocked by a lot of falling rocks for some reason. I have sent people to dig and clear it."
"It will definitely be cleared in six months at most."
"Dig, dig, dig your mother's head!" A newly promoted Qi Refining Level 7 disciple from the Gu Poison Peak slammed his fist on the table and stood up, glaring angrily at the Five Yin Peak disciple.
"After Senior Sister Liu went down into the cave, Situ Hong went to find Gu Zhengshun and hasn't come out yet. They must have gone down to seek their own opportunities as well."
"I think you're just stalling for time for Situ, the sex slave!"
This person's words were startling, immediately provoking angry glares from the disciples of Five Yin Peak. One of them said in a sinister tone:
"I think you're not worried about Liu Jinxian's safety, but about yourself."
What do you mean by that?
The disciples of Wuyin Peak narrowed their eyes.
"What you think is what you mean. I heard that Liu Jinxian likes to use Gu worms to control the male servants she has chosen. Could it be... that you do too?"
Hahaha~
"Pretty boy, how dare you slander Senior Brother Situ?"
"you---"
In just a few words, a serious conflict broke out between the two sides, escalating directly to the point of personal attacks.
Not far away, Wang Yu was leaning against a wall, listening intently. He couldn't help but chuckle, but quickly composed himself.
After the disciples of Tianshi Peak brought by Gu Zhengshun hid in the formation, they never came out. Now, the disciples of the other two peaks are in conflict, and the meeting ended unhappily.
They almost came to blows.
However, both sides still organized their own teams. On the Five Yin Peak side, Situ Hong's long-term disappearance led to the power being seized by the newly promoted Qi Refining Level 7 cultivators.
They claimed to be rescuing people, but in reality, they coveted the underground secrets.
Gu Du Peak was genuinely eager to save lives, because what that inner disciple said was true: Liu Jinxian had not only used Gu worms to control all the late-stage Qi Refining cultivators.
Even those at the mid-stage of Qi Refining were controlled by her. Now, after half a year without the soothing power of Liu Jinxian's spiritual energy, the Gu worms in their bodies are becoming increasingly irritable.
Once they awaken from their slumber, some of them will die without a burial place; they are truly in a panic!
And so it was.
They immediately dispatched a large number of people to search for naturally formed caves in order to find a new path.
The disciples of Wuyin Peak were honestly quarrying stones in the mountain.
As a result, a large number of people from the Three Mountains of Xuangu were sent out, and the number of people who continued to manage the Three Mountains of Xuangu was less than a hundred.
Wang Yu immediately had an idea.
Knowing that the underground palace ruins concealed secrets, coupled with the Nascent Soul level inheritance jade slip, [Taiyin You Tong], he reasonably suspected that the underground ruins might not be the site of an ancient sect at the Core Formation level.
What if it's just a branch clan?
Just like the Reverse Spirit Blood Sect, which occupies four states in the Crimson Kite Demon Realm, the capital city of each state is the address of the sect's branch, and the standing force is only at the Core Formation level.
If it truly is the site of a branch of the Nascent Soul Ancient Sect, there are many clues that can be found in ancient history.
Furthermore, this occurred before the establishment of the Three Mountains of Xuangu.
This place is inhabited by a family of cultivators, who have now become "bound spirits" of Xuan Gu Mountain. They might know something about the underground palace ruins, which could be a clue.
Liu Jinxian and others were trapped in the underground palace, and the remaining troops were in disarray. If no progress was made, a chaotic battle was inevitable.
The more Wang Yu thought about it, the more he wanted to go down and find out.
But reason stopped him.
"Wait a little longer, there may be new changes, don't rush to judge based on short-term gains or losses."
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And so, time flew by.
As the seasons turn, winter goes and spring comes, and the summer breeze gently descends. In the northern part of Fengzhou, which is close to the endless ice plains, it is difficult to feel the breath of summer.
The season when the bone tree blooms has arrived again.
June of the following year.
The Xuanjing flowers that bloomed last year were only a portion of the total. This year, another batch of Gumu trees have sprouted flower buds, but the number has decreased significantly, only one-third of last year's quantity.
Furthermore, due to Liu Jinxian and others taking away all the late-stage Qi Refining experts, the number of people this year is clearly insufficient.
Both the Bone Lion and the Corrupting Poison Bee Swarm are troublesome peak-level first-tier opponents.
For the eight newly promoted late-stage Qi Refining cultivators, even one-on-one combat is difficult, because while their cultivation level has risen, their techniques and magical artifacts have remained stagnant.
Being able to use only mid-grade magic weapons to fight enemies naturally reduces efficiency significantly, making it difficult to even clear out the Three Mountains. Those monsters that crawl out from underground are truly difficult to deal with!
With the flowering season fast approaching, everyone is getting anxious.
The second meeting was convened quickly.
"How have you considered the cooperation?" A cultivator from Wuyin Peak spoke first.
There's nothing we can do about it. The Mysterious Essence Flower can help people complete Spirit Refinement, break through from the third level of Qi Refining to the fourth level, and break through from the sixth level of Qi Refining to the seventh level.
For disciples in the late stage of Qi Refining, it can help them transform their spiritual energy into semi-true essence in advance, which is of great help for breaking through to Foundation Establishment in the future.
Therefore, no matter how you calculate it, the amount of Xuanjing Flower is never enough.
There were too many of them.
Now that the top-level people are gone, the middle-level people are rising, and even the lower-level cultivators can enjoy the effects of the first-tier Xuanjing Flower. After harvesting it in the second year, the people of Xuangu Mountain will break through to the middle stage of Qi Refining at the very least.
The disciples of Gu Du Peak frowned deeply, and one of them said:
"Cooperation is certainly desirable, but the problem is that there's been no movement from Senior Sister Liu. If this continues, someone will die in vain within half a month."
These were real problems, and the disciples of Gu Du Peak were as anxious as ants on a hot pan, unable to delay any longer.
Faced with life and death, even the Xuanjing Flower is nothing special.
Upon hearing this, the disciples of Wuyin Peak smiled as if they had expected it and said, "In that case, since you have not been able to find a new route, then take the route that we have dug out."
"You've dug it open!"
The disciple from Gu Du Peak suddenly stood up, his tone quite surprised.
"nature.
"It took us almost a year to reopen this road, but something went wrong underneath."
(End of this chapter)
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