From the moment the cultivator jumped into the river of spiritual energy, Yan Lingyi stared at him without blinking, watching his performance.
For the first few breaths, the cultivator showed a very enjoyable expression, which prompted another cultivator to jump in impatiently as well.
But the moment the second cultivator jumped in, the expression of the first cultivator who went in changed from one of enjoyment to one of strangeness.
However, the first cultivator seemed to be in great pain. His face turned red, veins bulged on his forehead, and blood flowed from his seven orifices, making him look extremely horrifying.
He knew something was wrong with him and struggled to climb out of the spiritual river, but after a couple of movements, before he could even get out, he suddenly exploded and died in what he thought was an opportunity in the spiritual river.
Looking at the entire process of him jumping into the river, from the moment he entered until he exploded and died, it took only a dozen or so breaths, so fast that it caught everyone off guard.
The second cultivator who jumped in was terrified by the scene. He reacted almost the instant the other cultivator encountered trouble, trying to jump out of the river and return to the shore.
However, he suddenly realized that the river of spiritual energy seemed to have a suction force, holding him tightly in the river and preventing him from jumping out. He could only desperately swim towards the shore, and fortunately, he was very close to the shore. Just as blood was flowing from his seven orifices, he finally touched the shore.
But the story didn't end there. Even though he managed to reach the shore at the last moment, he still couldn't escape the fate of exploding and dying.
What domineering spiritual power!
In an instant, everyone tensed up. Even the cultivators who were cultivating on the shore couldn't help but stand up and start inspecting themselves to see if there were any problems with the spiritual energy they had absorbed for cultivation.
Fortunately, those on the shore didn't react at all; they were both relieved and frightened. All of them wanted to go in, but hadn't yet acted on it.
Yan Lingyi breathed a sigh of relief. Luckily, she hadn't acted rashly, or she would have been in mortal danger today.
The monks in the area fell silent upon witnessing this scene. No one acted impulsively anymore; everyone became cautious.
The cultivators with fire elemental roots meditated and cultivated on the riverbank, while the cultivators with other elemental roots searched everywhere to see if there were any other opportunities besides this river.
Meanwhile, in the HarmonyOS team, Qian Zheng stood there with a thoughtful expression on his face.
Since Qian Zheng was released from the Ma Volcano last night, his position in the team has been very awkward. Yan Lingyi's indifference towards him is obvious, and even his originally friendly teammates have all isolated him. Whether they are chatting or doing tasks together, they treat him like he is invisible. They are just short of kicking him out of the team.
Qian Zheng felt that this was entirely possible. That day, he had seen Yan Lingyi discussing something with the elders, and they had even mentioned his name. When he approached, the two suddenly stopped, which meant they were definitely not discussing anything beneficial to him.
Now that he has lost the Void-Piercing Formation, his combat power has already been greatly reduced. If he is also kicked out of the team, his year-long trip to the outer realms will probably have been a complete waste, and he will have gained nothing.
So how to regain the trust of the captain and team members became Qian Zheng's most pressing matter. He thought about it day and night, trying to find a way to solve the current predicament. At the same time, he hated Shi Xuan more and more. It was she who used the divisive tactic to bring him and the team to this point!
This time, on the floating island of Yema, where he had lost trust, the explosion of two cultivators suddenly gave him a different idea.
If only Shi Xuan had fallen in! If only he had pushed Shi Xuan in! That way, he could prove his stance to the captain and teammates, and also get rid of Shi Xuan, whom he hated. It would be a win-win situation, wouldn't it?
Thinking of this, he could no longer sit still. He walked over to Yan Lingyi and whispered to her, "Captain, to prove my innocence, I've decided to deal with Shi Xuan!"
Yan Lingyi glanced at him but didn't say anything, seemingly assessing whether what he said was true or false.
Qian Zheng's expression was very serious. He looked into Yan Lingyi's eyes and said, "Captain, believe me, this time, I will make sure Shi Xuan doesn't leave alive!"
Clearly, he found inspiration in the two cultivators who died from their bodies exploding. He knew that Yan Lingyi also desperately wanted to get rid of Shi Xuan, especially now that she had made it into the top ten.
She is only a cultivator at the ninth level of the Golden Core stage. If she advances to the next level one day, she will be even more difficult to deal with.
The fact that I bought a Nascent Soul Pill from her last time means that she has at least one left for herself. If she forms a Nascent Soul again one day, it's hard to say who will be number one on the Pride Ranking.
Yan Lingyi recalled the words of the Great Prophet: that in the early stages of the Nascent Soul realm, he would encounter an opponent with even greater talent than himself. He suddenly began to believe it; could this person be Shi Xuan? It was very possible.
The great prophet warned him not to antagonize this man, but it was absolutely impossible for him to be on good terms with Shi Xuan.
Two tigers cannot share one mountain. Shi Xuan has already threatened his position. If he can kill her before she grows up, it would be the best solution.
The rules of the Outer Arena do not allow killing, but at this moment, everyone saw that anyone who entered the river would explode and die. It is not impossible that Shi Xuan, being greedy, jumped in on his own.
Even if it were discovered that Shi Xuan didn't jump into the river voluntarily, Qian Zheng would take the blame, so what does it have to do with Yan Lingyi?
Yan Lingyi looked back into Qian Zheng's eyes, still without speaking, but nodded almost imperceptibly.
Qian Zheng received a response from the captain, nodded emphatically at Yan Lingyi, and then ran downstream.
He had already seen Shi Xuan and her best squad land not far downstream, and he should be able to see them soon.
As Qian Zheng ran, he affixed several invisibility talismans and concealment talismans to himself, using every means to hide his aura. Sure enough, wherever he went, the cultivators seemed not to notice him and did not react at all.
Shi Xuan was not far downstream, and at this time most of the best team members were scattered around exploring.
Shi Xuan called several people with fire spiritual roots to the shore and asked them to meditate and cultivate there. It was a rare opportunity, and a unique chance for fire spiritual root cultivators.
Lu Wenxing grinned, showing his bright white teeth, and asked casually, "Junior Sister, do you think this place is like our sect's Spirit Tempering Pool, where we can go in and soak?"
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