In the pitch-black first floor.
Murong Qingcheng and Qi Shaofeng were surrounded by countless cyan-red vines, and couldn't move even an inch. The ground around them was covered in broken pieces of vines.
"I've taken hundreds of Zhen Qi-replenishing pills in the past three days. Now my Zhen Qi has become extremely turbid, and I only have less than thirty percent of my power left." Qi Shaofeng smiled bitterly. Medicinal pills were indeed good, but they couldn't be taken too often, especially Zhen Qi-replenishing pills. Taking ten pills a day was already the limit. If one took more than ten pills, his Zhen Qi would become turbid and unstable, and his fighting power would be greatly reduced. In the future, he would have to temper his Zhen Qi more often, otherwise, there might be some side effects. This was why most of the martial artists wouldn't take medicinal pills to replenish their Zhen Qi unless they were in a critical situation.
Murong Qingcheng frowned. She had been practicing the Great Sky Devil Art, which was a top-rank Earth Realm martial art, and her Zhen Qi was twice as much as Qi Shaofeng's. However, during the past three days, she had taken almost forty Zhen Qi-replenishing pills, and now she only had sixty to seventy percent of her power left. If not for the Great Sky Devil Art and the Sky Devil Power Field, she would have been sucked dry by those vines long ago.
"Break!"
The Sky Devil Power Field was activated, and a large number of cyan-red vines were twisted and shattered, clearing up an empty space, but soon, more vines filled up the space.
"Great Sky Devil Palm Print!"
For three days in a row, Murong Qingcheng hadn't slept a wink, and had been fighting non-stop. No matter how strong her mental state was, she was starting to get annoyed. She launched the Great Sky Devil Martial Art, the Great Sky Devil Palm Print.
As soon as she launched her palm print, all the vines within hundreds of meters in front of her were lifted into the air, and couldn't move anymore. Then, with a loud bang, they all disappeared.
"Go! Let's go! "
The air twisted, and Murong Qingcheng was the first one to shoot towards the stairs leading to the second floor.
"What a powerful palm print!" Qi Shaofeng didn't dare to hesitate, and followed closely behind Murong Qingcheng.
Ka ca, ka ca, ka ca …
The ground in front of the stairs cracked, and suddenly, hundreds of dark-red vines broke out from the ground, blocking their way. These dark-red vines were as thick as calves, and lined up like a dark-red wall, giving off a great pressure.
"I'm afraid I'm going to die here!" The previous Sky Devil's Great Palm Print had drained most of Murong Qingcheng's True Qi, and the pill she had swallowed earlier was too slow in recovering her True Qi. It was impossible to replenish her True Qi in an instant. Wanting to break through the blockade of hundreds of dark red vines was as difficult as ascending to the heavens.
The dark-red vine's speed was far faster than the cyan and red vine's, and it was about to hit the two's protective Zhen Qi in an instant. With their current strength, they would definitely die.
Chi chi chi chi chi chi …
Suddenly, a tornado swept past, blasting the dark red vines to the side, then wrapped around the two of them and rushed out.
"It's you?"
Murong Qingcheng didn't break free from Ye Chen's grasp and let him hug her. She looked a little surprised.
Ye Chen looked at the green and red vines that were torn apart by the tornado, and said lightly, "How did you get here?" He suspected that the two of them had followed him.
Qi Shaofeng explained, "Murong and I were looking for a magic herb, but we were forced into this jungle by the Lunar Wind Wolf."
"I see!" Ye Chen was still a little suspicious, but he kept a calm expression on his face.
"Are you suspecting us?" asked Murong Qingcheng.
"That's not important, what's important is to get out of here." If the two of them were in their best condition, Ye Chen wouldn't have saved them. After all, both of them were more powerful than him, and their movement skills were also better than his. If they joined hands, they could kill him ten times over.
"No matter what, I'll remember this favor."
Murong Qingcheng didn't say another word.
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!
The dark-red vines had caught up with them. With the intensity of their attacks, they were more than powerful enough to penetrate the tornado and tear apart the protective Zhen Qi of the three of them.
"Put your arms around my waist," said Ye Chen.
Murong Qingcheng hesitated for a second, but when she saw the dark-red vines chasing after them, she did as she was told and put her arms around Ye Chen's waist. Seeing this, Qi Shaofeng's facial expression slightly froze.
With his right hand free, Ye Chen pulled out the Dragon Spring Sword, and without even turning his head around, he launched another large-scale attack of the Shocking Cloud Sword Art - Lightning Flashing and Thunder Rumbling.
Along with a series of thunderous booms, tens of sword lights darted out.
Along with a series of puffing sounds, the dark-red vines that were chasing after them were all cut into pieces, but soon, they grew out again and continued chasing after the tornado, which was still far away.
In the jungle, this was the fifth time that Ye Chen had launched the Swirling Winds and Clouds, and had consumed a lot of his Zhen Qi.
Without any intention to avoid arousing suspicion, Ye Chen put a pill into his mouth, which could instantly replenish his Zhen Qi.
Murong Qingcheng and Qi Shaofeng didn't care too much about it. In their eyes, the pill Ye Chen had just swallowed was just an ordinary pill, and if he used too much of it, his Zhen Qi would still be weak. However, they were still a bit confused as to why Ye Chen's power was still at its peak. Could it be that he hadn't been attacked by the vines before, and thus had only taken a few pills?
That was the only possible explanation.
And it was precisely because of this that Ye Chen took the pellet without any hesitation.
Rumble!
The tornado rolled the three of them up and flew at an incredible speed. Under Ye Chen's control, the tornado was also incredibly agile, easily avoiding all kinds of obstacles.
"Brother Ye, this sword art of yours is really amazing, it can even wrap people up in it." Qi Shaofeng couldn't help but praise.
Ye Chen smiled, but didn't explain that he had adapted the Swirling Winds and Clouds.
The jungle was the base of the Man-eating Vines, and many dark-red vines and cyan-red vines had surrounded them.
"Star Shattering Cut!"
"Sky Devil Force Field!"
Although Murong Qingcheng and Qi Shaofeng weren't as powerful as Ye Chen, they still had some of their powers left. They both launched their special skills and started killing those vines.
Ye Chen was quite happy, but the remaining power of the two still surprised him a bit, especially Murong Qingcheng, who was still more powerful than Lin Yue. Fortunately, Ye Chen clearly understood the consequences of swallowing too many pills. Without a couple of months of hard work, he wouldn't be able to recover to his peak state.
Soon, the three of them were not far away from the edge of the jungle.
Hm?
Suddenly, Ye Chen frowned.
"What's wrong?" asked Murong Qingcheng.
"A powerful living being is chasing us from under the ground, it's moving at an amazing speed." Soul power couldn't penetrate too deep into the ground, therefore, Ye Chen didn't know what that powerful living being was, but he didn't doubt its power.
"What should we do now?"
Just when they were about to leave this dangerous place, another wave of danger came. Both Murong Qingcheng and Qi Shaofeng were instantly thrown into confusion.
Ye Chen took a deep breath and said, "I have a way to get out, but it'll cost me a lot."
"What kind of cost? I'll compensate you." Qi Shaofeng said without hesitation.
"A Yuan Light Ball!"
"Yuan Light Ball?"
Qi Shaofeng was surprised. He had heard about this kind of extremely rare life-saving treasure. It was said that it could block any attack launched by any martial artist under the Astral Reaching Realm. To Clasping Yuan Realm martial artists, a Yuan Light Ball was even more precious than a mid-rank great weapon, or even a high-rank great weapon. After all, the latter couldn't guarantee their lives, but the Yuan Light Ball could.
"I'll compensate you with a hundred thousand low-rank and three thousand mid-rank stones."
Murong Qingcheng also said, "I'll compensate you with two hundred thousand low-rank and three thousand mid-rank stones."
Originally, both of them didn't have so many spirit stones, but they had earned quite a lot from the ancient inherited land that only happened once every ten years. Just like Ye Chen, he had gained so many treasures and exchanged them for the institution.
Seeing Ye Chen's indifference, Qi Shaofeng said, "Brother Ye, do you think it's not enough?" All these soul stones were equivalent to the savings of ten or even dozens of inner elders. Normal Clasping Yuan Realm warriors would not even dare to think about it. Not everyone could be like them, who could enter the ancient inheritance place and gain so many treasures from it.
Ye Chen said, "Yuan Light Ball is a life-saving treasure for me. If I use it this time, I won't have it next time. Nothing is more important than my life."
Qi Shaofeng was speechless. What Murong Qingcheng said made sense. If he were in Murong Qingcheng's shoes, he wouldn't be satisfied either.
Murong Qingcheng said, "What about a mid-rank storage ring?"
"Murong!"
Qi Shaofeng was surprised.
Murong Qingcheng shook her head and said, "Worldly possessions are worldly possessions after all. Brother Ye, you're right, worldly possessions are nothing compared to life."
Ye Chen was shocked. Murong Qingcheng actually had a mid-rank storage ring, which was priceless! After all, a low-rank storage ring was only as big as a room, while a mid-rank storage ring was as big as a grand hall. The difference between the two was ten times, and the value of a mid-rank storage ring was a hundred times higher.
Right now, he was in need of a mid-rank storage ring. Those six hundred chests of gold, jewelry, and spirit stones had taken up all of his low-rank storage rings, and his mid-rank storage ring was only left with two-thirds of its space, which might not be enough in the future.
"Alright, deal."
Ye Chen understood that this was their limit, not to mention that even if he left them behind, that terrifying creature might not let him go, and might even use the Yuan Light Ball in the end.
Soon, the two of them gave the promised compensation to Ye Chen. The method was very simple. When the storage ring was fully activated, a light screen would appear, and the things that were thrown into the light screen would be put into the storage ring, without having to go through the ring's hand.
Boom!
Right at this moment, a large area of the ground behind them collapsed, and a gigantic human-shaped monster crawled out of the ground. It was over a hundred meters tall, and its body was connected to numerous vines. Some were cyan-red, some were dark-red, and some were purple-red, which they had never seen before.
The Man-Eating Vine Mother had appeared.
Seeing this, the three of them gasped. They suspected that even the Yuan Light Ball might not be able to block this attack.
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!
Countless vines flew towards the three of them. Among them, the purple-red vines were the rarest, but they were indeed the fastest. They had already broken the speed of sound, flashed across the air, and pierced through the tornado, reaching less than three feet away from the three of them.
"Pop!"
The purple-red vines were blocked, and a layer of blue light screen appeared around the three of them. The light screen was a foot thick, with blue streams of air constantly rotating within it. The defense of the light screen was amazing.
What was even more frightening was that the purple-red vines had penetrated one-third of the light screen, and were even more powerful than the Wind Wolf.
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