"Let's go. It'll be too late soon."
The girl in pink took out a spirit vessel from her storage bag and injected spirit qi, causing it to shine with two beams of light.
It was a middle-grade spirit weapon!
One had to know that although flying swords and spirit boats were both spirit artifacts, refining flying swords was the easiest. Refining spirit boats, on the other hand, was much more complicated and difficult.
The girl in pink's first move was a middle-grade spirit weapon – her cultivation was definitely not low as well.
With the support of spirit qi, the spirit vessel expanded rapidly and floated in front of them.
The girl in pink was the first to hop on, followed by the four Foundation Establishment Cultivators of Southern Mountains Sect and the itinerant cultivator named Yan Fei.
Su Zimo hesitated for a moment and was the last to board.
The spirit vessel vanished from the spot and disappeared into the night.
Before long, the spirit vessel left Chiyu City and sped towards the North without any intention of slowing down.
The moon was bright and the stars were sparse. The night was peaceful but Su Zimo's heart was not calm.
Su Zimo had a feeling that this trip was not simple and they might even encounter unprecedented danger!
"May I know which sect you're from, miss?" On the spirit vessel, Su Zimo asked in a seemingly casual manner.
"What?"
The girl in pink chuckled and teased, "Why are you suddenly so concerned about me?"
"It's nothing. I'm just curious and wanted to see if I've heard of it before."
"Yes … my sect is definitely not weaker than Misty Peak. Make a guess?" The girl in pink avoided the question and it was as good as not answering at all.
Naturally, Su Zimo was not foolish enough to make a guess.
Putting aside the fact that he couldn't guess it correctly, even if he could, the girl in pink might not admit it given her mischievous personality.
They were silent the entire way.
It was close to midnight and the night was getting darker. Suddenly, the girl in pink said, "Let's get off here and walk there."
The other five did not question her. Su Zimo did not say anything either and followed behind the group, surveying their surroundings constantly to check for any movements.
After walking a few kilometers, a barren land appeared before them. It was barren and dilapidated.
As soon as Su Zimo stepped into this place, he immediately felt that something was amiss.
In this area, the spiritual power in his dantian seemed to be confined by a mysterious force, making it impossible for him to use it.
"What happened?"
Su Zimo was secretly alarmed as he instinctively looked at the girl in pink.
Right then, as though she sensed something, the girl in pink suddenly turned around with a strange glint in her eyes. "There's an ancient spirit lock formation beneath this inheritance ground. Any spirit energy will be restricted here."
"In other words, all spirit arts cannot be used here. Talismans and spirit weapons can only be rendered useless."
Su Zimo came to a realization. No wonder Gu Xi had asked him about his close combat prowess.
Under the coverage of the ancient spirit restriction array, it was useless even if one opened all eight meridians. The strength of the fleshly body was the foundation!
Rumble!
Suddenly, a loud noise came from the depths of the ground, and the ground shook. Everyone's expression changed, and they quickly stabilized themselves.
Crack! Crack!
Crack! Immediately after, a series of gigantic cracks appeared on the ground. It was dark and deep within, emitting a faint black mist. In the hazy night, it looked extremely sinister.
There was even a faint stench of blood mixed within the black mist.
If someone were to stand in the air and look down, they would be able to see an inexplicably shocking sight!
The outline of the inheritance ground resembled a gigantic body with all four limbs and a head. In fact, there were even two strange lights that shone from the face region, as though they were the eyes of a person!
In the outline, gigantic cracks crisscrossed like scarlet blood vessels and eventually converged at the chest of the body where the heart was!
It was as though a powerful lifeform was awakening in the depths of the ground, emitting a terrifying aura that caused one's heart to shudder!
"Yan 'er, t-this doesn't seem like a good place. Is your sect's inheritance really here?" The Southern Mountains Sect cultivator named Wu Xiangming asked with a trembling voice.
"That's right, it's here," The girl in pink replied with a smile, as though she was not afraid at all.
Wu Xiangming forced a chuckle and said, "W-Why don't we leave for now? I-I think there's something wrong with this place. Something's not right."
At that moment, his deep fear of death finally allowed him to break free from the charm of the girl in pink and regain a brief moment of clarity.
The girl in pink's eyes dimmed as she lowered her head and said in a sad tone, "Brother Wu, aren't you going to help me anymore?"
Wu Xiangming sank once more.
"Why would I?"
Puffing his chest, Wu Xiangming declared righteously.
Everyone at the side added hurriedly, "Don't worry, Yan 'er. We're still here."
Su Zimo witnessed the entire process without saying anything.
Among the seven of them, he was the calmest apart from the girl in pink.
It wasn't because Su Zimo was bold and fearless towards the various phenomenons in the inheritance ground.
It was just that Su Zimo was watching from the sidelines and had a clearer understanding of the situation.
He was particular about where he stood.
Even though he seemed like he was walking casually, he was never more than five steps away from the girl in pink!
If anything were to happen, Su Zimo was confident that he could capture the girl in pink immediately.
As though she sensed something, the girl in pink suddenly turned to Su Zimo and said with a fake smile, "Brother Zimo, you're so close to me."
Su Zimo smiled and did not reply.
The girl in pink said gently, "Let's head down from here. We might encounter danger at any moment down there. Everyone, be careful."
With that said, she was the first to jump into a pitch-black crack!
Su Zimo narrowed his gaze and followed closely behind in a flash, being the second to jump in.
With their spirit energies sealed, none of them could fly.
Because they did not know how deep the crack was, Su Zimo placed his palm on the stone wall beside him after jumping in and tried his best to control the speed of his descent using friction.
At the same time, Su Zimo looked towards the girl in pink.
The girl in pink's movement technique was extremely agile as she tapped her toes gently on the steep stone wall like a fairy dancing on the edge of a cliff.
In the blink of an eye, the girl in pink and Su Zimo landed one after another on solid ground.
Immediately after, it was the four Foundation Establishment Cultivators of Southern Mountains Sect and the itinerant cultivator named Yan Fei.
All five of them were body tempered cultivators with extraordinary physiques and were unscathed after falling from above.
There were only two paths in the crack. After hesitating for a moment, the girl in pink pointed in a direction and walked forward in the crowd.
Before long, a fork appeared in the path ahead.
This was where two cracks intersected.
In the middle of the fork lay a corpse with widened eyes. There was a scarlet sword scar on his glabella that was still dripping with warm blood – it was clear that he had just died not long ago!
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