Chapter 56: In danger, everything turned upside down
With a few "swish" sounds, Qi Qing pulled the rope back violently, only to see that the broken end was jagged, and it was obvious that something had happened.
He clenched the rope tightly, and suddenly became anxious, and sent a voice message to the cave: "Yue Ji! Yue Ji!"
The sound seemed to disappear into the void, without even a trace of echo.
The little girl opened her eyes wide and imitated him, shouting to the people below: "Yue Ji——!"
There was no blood on the rope, and it did not shake violently when it was retracted, which at least showed that Yue Ji was not ambushed.
Qi Qing managed to calm himself down, put away the rope, and said in a deep voice: "I have to go down."
The burly man was startled. He should have ignored Qi Qing's life or death, but he couldn't help but persuade her: "Who knows what the situation is like down there? Why don't we wait a little longer?"
"Wait?" Qi Qing's eyes were as cold as stars: "If my apprentice is on the verge of death right now, waiting for me to save him, wouldn't I be sending him to waste?"
Even though he knew the original storyline, he was not sure that Yue Ji could handle the Heavenly Lion Beast alone if the storyline deviated from it. Moreover, the secret realm was full of unexpected events, and he could not just sit there and wait for death.
"Okay, whatever you want. I have no right to stop you." The burly man scratched his head and sighed, "I wanted to give it to him originally..."
He felt around in his arms, but couldn't find anything.
Before jumping down, Qi Qing turned around and said, "You guys go first, there's no need to stay here."
"But I want to wait for you to come out." The little girl tilted her head and looked at him expectantly: "If I lend you Xiao Hei, can I exchange it for the star you gave to Yue Ji?"
Qi Qing was startled, not expecting her to make such a request: "If you lend me the snake, how are you going to get on with your journey?"
The burly man quickly pulled the junior sister over and said with an apologetic smile: "That's right, we need it to travel, right, junior sister?"
The little girl curled her lips and said regretfully: "Then... you'd better come back alive."
Qi Qing inexplicably felt like a flag was stuck on his head and was about to shake it off when he suddenly felt a chill in his back!
He instinctively dodged to the side, and seeing that the Spirit Transformation Stage cultivator was standing where he had originally been, he slowly withdrew his hand.
He gave a sinister smile: "Today, none of you will be able to leave."
As the chanting began, the ground beneath Qi Qing's feet suddenly became hot.
These people set up a formation at some point, and the captives who had been as quiet as chickens untied their bonds and rushed towards them.
——“They” naturally also includes the little girl and the burly man who were crossed over.
Faced with the unexpected attack, the three men immediately stood back to back to defend against the enemy. The burly man shouted angrily, his arms swelled up, and he forcibly shook off the first few weapons that attacked.
The little girl called out urgently: "Xiaoxue! Stop them!"
In response, the fat bird transformed into a giant white falcon, and its wings stirred up a fierce wind that cut the face like a knife.
Several monks who were approaching were blown away by the wings, their skin torn and blood dripping.
Qi Qing put his fingers together and made a gesture. In an instant, several ice spikes pierced out from the ground. They were numerous and thin, and pierced the approaching monks like a sieve. The ice sword then appeared, and easily parried the only monk who broke through the defense line.
Seeing that the surprise attack failed, the God Transformation Stage's face darkened. Fearing that Yue Ji would suddenly come to the rescue, he said in a cold voice: "A quick fight and a quick decision!"
The pressure on the three of them increased immediately.
No one knew which force this group of people came from, but they cooperated in a very organized way. Under the command of the Spirit Transformation Stage cultivator, they quickly gathered the remnants and their offensive immediately became several times more fierce.
Fortunately, there were ponds of water everywhere and streams passing by, so Qi Qing's ice spirit roots thrived here.
When the enemy slashed down from the air, he erected an ice wall. When the enemy held a short knife, he used a long sword to occupy the distance. If the enemy used a halberd and a whisk, he would condense a long spear, relying on the principle that an inch longer is an inch stronger, and he managed to control the situation.
But two fists are no match for four hands. Although Qi Qing could protect himself, he couldn't free his hands to attack, not to mention that the little girl next to him was not very strong. Once the giant falcon and the black snake were restrained, she would become the biggest breakthrough point.
"--careful!"
Qi Qing caught a glimpse of a figure suddenly appearing in his peripheral vision. Without thinking, he picked up the little girl and quickly retreated.
But this left the burly man's back exposed. Seeing that he had no time to dodge, he simply bent his waist and sat on the horse, shouted loudly, and actually took the attack.
How could a sneak attack from a Spiritual Transformation Stage be taken lightly? Even though the burly man had practiced physical training for many years, he was still caught off guard by this attack. He flew backwards like a kite with its string cut, and fell heavily on the rock wall at the entrance of the cave.
The little girl cried out in surprise: "Brother!"
She suddenly broke away from Qi Qing and rushed towards the burly man regardless of anything: "Brother, brother, how are you!"
A cold light flashed in the eyes of the Spirit Transformation Stage cultivator, and he instantly attacked the little girl.
"boom!"
In an instant, the earth shook and the violent wind waves raised dust all over the sky, and the stream was also shaken into ripples.
When the smoke and dust dispersed a little, the ice wall blocking the cave entrance had already begun to show layers of cracks, and with a "crack", it collapsed.
"Cough, cough, cough." Qi Qing felt a sweetness in his throat, and scarlet blood appeared at the corners of his lips.
He raised his slightly trembling hand and wiped away the blood, feeling as if all his internal organs were dislocated by the shock.
There is only one realm between the incarnation and the Nascent Soul, but there is a world of difference between them. He tried to take it head-on, but ended up suffering a great loss.
The little girl was stunned, grabbing her brother's clothes, at a loss as to what to do.
"Let's go." Qi Qing said in a hoarse voice.
The burly man's expression changed several times, and finally he gritted his teeth and said, "Well, let's take a gamble!"
He picked up the little girl and immediately jumped into the hole beside him.
Left alone, Qi Qing pressed his chest and coughed twice.
The Spiritualization Stage descended in front of him, looked down at him, and said sneerfully: "I thought you were some powerful figure, but you're nothing more than this."
"I am not worthy of your attention." Qi Qing sneered and said bluntly, "It's a pity that the one who is worthy of your attention beat you up so badly."
"...You!" The Spirit Transformation Stage was furious, the spiritual power in his palm surged, and he slapped Qi Qingtian's head hard!
“Zheng!”
The moment the ice sword shattered, Qi Qing leaned backwards and fell into the darkness like a bird with a broken wing.
…
The wind in the cave is very cool and the water is also cool.
Countless water plants were like soft hands, supporting Qi Qing as he continued to sink. The feeling of weightlessness was long and hazy, like a never-ending dream.
He closed his eyes, his exhausted fingers still trembling. Although his internal injuries were not serious, he did not gain any benefits from crossing the boundary and taking the attack from the God Transformation Stage head-on.
The water current carried him down and he continued to fall. Not long after, Qi Qing suddenly sensed the fluctuation of spiritual power below.
He quickly used his spiritual power to protect himself, but he was choked and his vision went black before he landed, and he quickly fell into a soft and fluffy arm.
"Guji!"
The snow-white wings caught him tightly like a net, and the little girl immediately rushed over: "Are you still alive?"
Qi Qing took a deep breath, the cold air stinging his lungs and causing pain: "Thanks to you, I am not dead."
He propped himself up and sat up, and found that the bottom of the cave was darker than he had imagined. There was the sound of gurgling water all around, and the smell of decay and mold mixed with damp water vapor. Even the spiritual power was thinner than above.
The burly man pulled him up: "Thank you for what you did."
Qi Qing said: "It's a small matter."
The burly man smiled bitterly and said, "If you hadn't tried your best to protect me, if anything happened to Junior Sister, I would not be able to face Master."
As he spoke, he took out a jade bottle from his arms and said, "This is the best rejuvenation pill. Take it and heal your wounds."
Qi Qing refused: "No need."
Yue Ji had refined many pills and gave them all to him. He took one and put it in his mouth. The pill turned into a warm current, flowing into his lungs, making him feel a little better.
Qi Qing took a breath and said, "I'm going to look for my apprentice. You two can do whatever you want."
The burly man already felt he owed something, and seeing that he didn't want to take the pills, he hurriedly said, "Then we'll go with you. Xiao Hei is the best at finding people, right, Junior Sister?"
The little girl nodded repeatedly: "Xiao Hei can swim and can carry you across the river."
“Woo——”
At this moment, a low roar like thunder suddenly shook the cave.
The underground river water rushed onto the shore, the stone walls trembled, and an indescribable fear crawled up their backs like a poisonous snake, and the three people's hair stood on end in an instant.
The burly man clenched his fist in suspicion and was about to say something when Qi Qing suddenly formed an ice sword with the tip of the sword in front of him: "Who is it!"
After a few breaths, the sound of footsteps reached the ears of the other two.
The burly man also tensed his muscles: "Who's there!"
The footsteps not only did not stop, but suddenly accelerated, and were approaching in the blink of an eye.
“Master!”
A thin black figure rushed out from the darkness. Yue Ji hadn't put away his sword yet, but he strode in front of Qi Qing and said, "Why are you here too?"
Qi Qing was delighted at first, then he hurriedly wiped the blood from his lips with his sleeve and explained: "The rope suddenly broke, and I was worried about you..."
Yue Ji suddenly interrupted him, grabbed his wrist, and asked sternly: "Are you hurt?"
"It's just a minor injury, nothing serious." Qi Qing laughed and tried to pull his hand back, but the hand of the person opposite him was like an iron clamp, tightly gripping him.
"I wanted to let them go, but now it seems..." Yue Ji's tone darkened, and a hint of gold flashed in his eyes: "Some people are bent on the Death Gate."
Qi Qing had never heard him speak in such a cold tone before, and felt something was wrong, so he asked, "What did you do earlier..."
“Woo——”
The low, muffled roar that was heard just now sounded again.
In the darkness, nothing could be seen except the faint reflection of the underground river.
The little girl spoke in a trembling voice: "Brother, brother...there seems to be a big insect over there."
Big insect?
No...no, it must be Tianshimon!
Qi Qing raised his eyes into the darkness and could barely make out the outline of some living creature standing a few steps away.
"That's it." Yue Ji said in a leisurely tone. Before he finished speaking, he was no longer in front of Qi Qing: "You kept stopping me from going up."
The sword light burst out, accurately blocking the attacking monster in front of several people, and if it took another step forward, the sword would pierce its heart.
The monster had a strand of hair shaved off and let out two angry cries. It rolled over like a young animal and disappeared into the darkness.
Qi Qing subconsciously compared and found that the monster was not even as tall as a person.
He wondered, how could the mighty and domineering Tianshimon in the original book be so small?
The next second, a muffled roar exploded clearly above the heads of several people.
"roar!"
Oh no, this is a celestial lion beast with cubs!
A fishy wind blew over, carrying with it the breath of death, locking onto several people.
At the critical moment, Qi Qing pushed Yue Ji towards the little girl, but he lost the opportunity.
A moment of surprise flashed across Yue Ji's face, and then his eyes were bloodshot, and he reached out to grab him: "Master——!"
Qi Qing's internal injuries were aroused, and he covered his lips and coughed lightly a few times without dodging.
With the beast-controlling skills of the Tian Wan Shou Sect and Yue Ji's strength, it should not be a hopeless situation. The next opportunity depends on...
The lion's roar was clearer, and this time it seemed to be right next to my ear.
"roar!"
Watching Yue Ji's eyes turn red, Qi Qing suddenly understood something and his expression froze instantly.
Wait, that doesn't seem right.
——He pushed back!!
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