Chapter 127: Chapter 84 Where the Eyes Fall, Liver and Gall Break, Blood Eating Secret Technique_2
Upon hearing this, Lin Xuankong couldn’t help but remark, "Yufei, your knowledge is truly extensive. Things like the Profound Heart Stone, Treasure Nourishing Spirit Pill, and the Central State Celestial Dynasty—I’ve never even heard of them!"
A hint of pride flashed in Zhao Yufei’s eyes. She then looked at him with a fiery gaze and said, "When my husband cultivates to the seventh or eighth layer and traverses the world, his knowledge will certainly surpass even mine. You must remember to take me with you then. I have read many records about Boundaryless Mountain and the Central State Dynasty in the family library. I really want to witness the vastness of Boundaryless Mountain and the Central State Dynasty!"
Lin Xuankong smiled and said, "That day will surely come!"
After speaking, a heroic glint lit up his eyes.
I, Lin Xuankong, since I have come to this world, must thoroughly experience this vast world. The Yin Talisman Sect Leader once dominated an era with the Nine-Seal Talent, being on par with the Profound Phoenix Celestial Sect of that time. I, Lin Xuankong, with the Twenty-four Divine Thunder Roots and the various Talents from the Vigorous in Old Age Life Plate, will one day reach the pinnacle of this world and see the scenery at the top!
A moment later, the wooden sledge drew closer to the gathering place.
Zhao Yufei looked southward, thinking to herself: I wonder if my Third-grade Heart Thought can put Liy Ruofeng and others into an illusion?
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Zhen Character Gathering Place, at the mouth of Cold Fragrance Valley.
The corpses of Martial Cultivators impaled on the twelve Profound Iron Pillars emitted a nauseating stench.
Within the valley, more than fifty surviving Martial Cultivators, gathered in various corners, turned their heads towards the valley’s entrance with looks of fear. They feared not only the Profound Iron Pillars with the impaled corpses... the seven eerily lifelike stone statues not far from the pillars also filled them with a chilling dread.
Those seven stone figures were initially seven living Martial Cultivators, all with third-layer Cultivation and considerable strength. But under the fatal Snake Venom of Black Tiger Vice Hall Master Liy Ruofeng, they were fully petrified and became those eerie statues!
Six of them tried to flee separately while gathering their spoils, but none escaped Liy Ruofeng’s poisonous hand.
The most despairing thing for these Martial Cultivators was that within this valley, their Qi Blood was gradually declining.
Previously, Guo Chui and Feng Zhulong, fearing that sufficient Qi Blood would lead to chaos, only gave them some Ghost Frog Flesh before each Demon hunt. At other times, let alone Ghost Frog Flesh, they were given no food at all! Now, Liy Ruofeng still wouldn’t provide food. If they weren’t Martial Cultivators with strong Life Force, they would have starved to death long ago!
But with their Qi Blood continuously depleting, their foundations would inevitably be harmed. This made it harder to resist Liy Ruofeng and easier to be killed in combat against Demons. Facing such dire straits, most of them had become numb with despair!
These people were mostly entering Demon-Suppressing Valley for the first time, and it was their first time witnessing the valley’s true cruelty. The fearsome Demons were not the only terrifying danger. The greatest peril actually came from their own kind!
Of course, not everyone despaired and gave up all hope.
In a concealed part of the valley brimming with vegetation, a man with several knife scars on his face glanced at the wooden house where Liy Ruofeng resided.
He then turned to the few people beside him and spoke in a low voice, "We brothers have fought for over ten years, standing proud in Yanggu City. Even the City Lord of Yanggu called us brothers. When have we ever suffered such humiliation!
These days, Liy Ruofeng doesn’t even treat us as humans. Many Martial Cultivators have died from the venom while sorting out the spoils. If this continues, we will all be dead before we leave this valley!"
The four people beside him had fierce expressions, but after looking at the corpses and stone figures at the valley’s entrance, they all shook their heads repeatedly.
One of them whispered, "Sect Leader, Liy Ruofeng’s Cultivation far surpasses ours, and he has the Miracle Jade, Battle Armor, and Snake Venom. Even if we strike in secret, it would only be certain death. What can we do?"
A fierce determination flashed in Lv Sandao’s eyes. "Now that Guo Chui and Feng Zhulong have left, we can find a way to secretly contact other Martial Cultivators in the valley. If we can get twenty or thirty people to escape in different directions, no matter how strong Liy Ruofeng is, he can only catch some of them. This would leave us with a sliver of hope!"
The four people listened, their faces revealing bitter smiles.
Contact others? If they weren’t careful and the information leaked, they’d be the next to become stone statues!
Besides, everyone in the valley was suffering from depleted Qi Blood and had been frightened to the point of numbness. Could they really rely on those people?
Seeing their silence, Lv Sandao’s knife scars twitched on his face. "Cowards? Afraid?"
All four looked ashamed, lowering their heads without speaking.
Lv Sandao, frustrated, grabbed a nearby fetid, thick tree branch, stuffed it into his mouth, and chewed it vigorously. Moments later, Lv Sandao had completely consumed the thick branch.
The four people beside him looked on with envy.
Sect Leader Lv Sandao and the others all cultivated various Secret Techniques of the Blood Eating Sect. Using a special Heart Method, they could refine their viscera to be as powerful as those of Demons, greatly enhancing their ability to convert Qi Blood!
However, Lv Sandao’s Blood Eating Secret Technique Realm was quite advanced. He could rapidly digest the mildly toxic plants of Demon-Suppressing Valley to replenish his Qi Blood! The four of them had yet to reach even the third layer of Blood Eating, so they dared not casually consume these toxic plants from Demon Valley!
A few cups of tea later, Lv Sandao had already chewed through over twenty branches as if they were sugar cane, and his Qi Blood began to gradually fill.
He looked at his companions with eyes full of bitter disappointment, then pressed his hands sequentially on each of the four Martial Cultivators beside him, transmitting the Qi Blood he had gradually converted into their bodies.