After Xia Ruofei took the crimson fruit, he felt that the True Qi in his body had become more vigorous, and his injuries were healing faster, but it was still like pouring a cup of water on a burning cart of firewood.
After all, he was different from Puyol. Puyol was just an ordinary person at the time, so the effect of eating the crimson spirit fruit was naturally much better. As for Xia Ruofei, as a cultivator at the 6th layer of the Qi Refining Realm, his body was much stronger than Puyol's.
The stronger one's body was, the faster one's recovery would be. On the contrary, it would be more difficult to recover. After all, the amount of energy needed to recover to Puyol's physical state was completely different from that of Xia Ruofei's.
Xia Ruofei felt a deep threat of death.
This was the second time in his more than 20 years of life that he had felt this way.
The first time was when he was serving in the Lone Wolf Commando Team. Once, when he and the team were breaking out of an encirclement, they got separated and fell into a heavy encirclement. They almost ran out of ammunition and food, and the enemy was several times stronger than him.
At that time, he finally managed to escape from the enemy's pursuit with many injuries.
This time, the situation was countless times worse than that time.
Xia Ruofei almost stimulated all his potential, and his speed was even faster than his usual fastest speed.
The giant python was also chasing after Xia Ruofei, and it was unwilling to give up.
In the process of flying forward, Xia Ruofei suddenly felt a sense of crisis. He almost subconsciously jumped up, grabbed a branch in front of him, and swung forward.
Almost at the same time, the giant python's tail swung fiercely with a whistling sound.
Xia Ruofei narrowly avoided this powerful blow.
After the snake's tail broke a few trees, it hit a rock heavily, and the rock was smashed into pieces.
Xia Ruofei saw this scene from the corner of his eye, and he couldn't help but feel frightened.
The giant python's angry attack was obviously much more powerful than the one in the array formation.
If it wasn't for Xia Ruofei's almost instinctive sense of danger and completely subconsciously chose to jump to avoid it, perhaps Xia Ruofei's tendons and bones would have been broken and he would have died on the spot.
The giant serpent stopped and launched this sure-kill attack. Its speed was also affected a little, and the distance between Xia Ruofei and it increased a little.
However, Xia Ruofei also knew that he couldn't go on like this. Sooner or later, he would run out of stamina. As for the giant python, no matter how he looked at it, it had more stamina than him.
Xia Ruofei judged that this giant python was at least at the Golden Core Stage. Otherwise, it would not have such terrifying strength.
I can't keep running like this. I have to think of a solution as soon as possible …
As Xia Ruofei fled forward, his mind raced as he tried to think of a countermeasure.
At this moment, Xia Ruofei suddenly found a cliff in front of him. The cliff wasn't very high, about ten meters high. He even saw a bonfire at the bottom of the cliff.
Xia Ruofei suddenly realized that he had unknowingly fled to the survivors' camp in a panic.
If the survivors encountered the giant python, it would definitely be a one-sided massacre. There was no chance of survival.
However, Xia Ruofei now had no way to change direction. The cliff was a little protruding, and his escape route had been completely blocked by the giant python.
In a flash, Xia Ruofei could only shout in English, "Puyol! Quickly take everyone and escape! The python has run out! Quick, quick, quick! Run to the sea! "
These survivors could only escape to the sea to have a chance of survival. After all, the survivors' camp and the sea were only separated by a small forest. After passing through the forest, they came to the beach.
The island was very quiet at night. Xia Ruofei shouted loudly with zhenqi, so the people in the camp quickly heard him.
When Puyol heard this, his legs went soft. His survival instinct made him jump out of bed and shout for everyone to escape. He didn't care about the three women. He picked up his child and ran in the direction of the beach.
While Xia Ruofei was warning the survivors, he didn't dare to stop at all. If he slowed down a little, the giant python would catch up.
He didn't hesitate in front of the cliff and jumped down.
When he encountered the cliff, Xia Ruofei's first thought was to warn the survivors. At the same time, he had a flash of inspiration and found a way to escape.
When his body flipped over the cliff, Xia Ruofei had already summoned the Spiritual Map Scroll from his body and held it in his hand.
His body fell rapidly under the influence of gravity. Although it was dark, Xia Ruofei's eyesight immediately found a gap in the mountain wall.
He used one hand to grab the mountain wall to slow down the speed of his fall. At the same time, his right hand accurately stuffed the Spiritual Map Scroll into the gap.
Then Xia Ruofei's mind moved. His whole body disappeared into the outside world and hid in the Ring-Tu space.
The survivors below were all running for their lives. No one noticed the scene happening on the mountain wall above their heads. Even if someone looked here, in the dark environment, they might not be able to see clearly what happened on the mountain wall that was more than ten meters high.
After Xia Ruofei entered the space, he put his hands on his hips and kept panting.
Just now, he really used all his strength without holding back. Now that he stopped, he felt as if his lungs were burning. The muscles of his whole body, especially the muscles of his legs, were sore and weak. His calves and stomach were trembling.
While he was panting, he did not forget to use his spiritual power to check the outside world.
That giant python directly chased Xia Ruofei over the cliff and heavily smashed into the simple wooden houses of the survivor camp.
Those wooden houses fell apart without any suspense, but the giant python with thick skin and thick flesh was not injured at all.
However, it immediately discovered that the aura of the ant that ran very fast just now had completely disappeared.
The Giant Python hissed, and its tail was like a huge whip, sweeping around the survivors' camp. Suddenly, the camp was in a mess.
But Xia Ruofei was hiding in the Ring-Tu space. How could there be any aura in the outside world?
And the Spiritual Map Scroll, in the eyes of the giant python, was no different from the mountain rocks. It was a dead object.
If the Spiritual Map Scroll suddenly appeared on the ground and Xia Ruofei disappeared at the same time, it might arouse the python's suspicions.
But Xia Ruofei had hidden the Spiritual Map Scroll in the crack of the mountain wall when he was falling down the cliff. The giant python did not notice at all. In addition, the Spiritual Map Scroll was very hidden in the crack. It would never have thought that Xia Ruofei would be hiding there.
The giant python could not find Xia Ruofei, but it found the survivors running out of the forest in front of it.
In the eyes of the giant python, these survivors were the same as the ant from before.
After losing Xia Ruofei, it naturally vented its anger on these survivors.
The giant python hissed, and its huge body suddenly jumped forward, chasing the survivors.
The slower survivors had already seen the giant python's terrifying body and could not help but scream in despair.
Xia Ruofei could clearly see everything from inside the space with his spiritual power, but he could not help at all. He could only watch.
Because he knew that if he went out, he would only be sending himself to death.
Xia Ruofei could only helplessly help the survivors with their misfortune.
In fact, he really did consider a way to bring the survivors out when he left the island.
When he landed on the island and found people, he had already carefully changed his appearance. He did not have to worry that these people would expose his identity after they returned to society.
Of course, he naturally could not directly take out the yacht from the space and send the survivors out. But with his strength as a practitioner, he could cut enough wood on this deserted island to make a sturdy raft. He would first take them out of the island, then try to use the GPS to locate them and use the maritime satellite phone to call for help. There would always be a way to save these people.
At that time, he only needed to secretly leave the sea when the rescue boat arrived, and then take out the yacht when there was no one around. Absolutely no one would know that he was the one who did this.
Xia Ruofei actually had this plan, but it was meaningless to talk about it now. He even saw the giant python directly swallowing the last survivor in one bite. The survivors who were running in all directions were estimated to be very few who could escape from the snake's mouth.
Xia Ruofei sighed and withdrew his spiritual power perception. He could not bear to watch anymore.
At this time, Xia Ruofei's body suddenly trembled. He suddenly realized that this was an opportunity.
The giant python went to chase the survivors. He could not help by hiding here. If he ran out now and quickly returned to the pool, wouldn't he be able to directly go in to pick the spirit fruit and look for the boundary stone?
Most importantly, there was the protection of the boundary formation. Even if the giant python returned, it would not be able to enter.
Thinking of this, Xia Ruofei no longer hesitated because he knew that the opportunity was fleeting. Now was not the time to be sad for the survivors.
He made a prompt decision. With a thought, he flashed back to the outside world.
Xia Ruofei agilely grabbed a crack in the mountain wall. After storing the Spirit Map Scroll into his body, he was like an agile monkey. He quickly climbed up and then flew in the direction of the pool without stopping for a moment.
Xia Ruofei was racing against time. The survivors were also racing against time to escape.
Although on this island surrounded by the sea, there was no other way for them to escape except to jump into the sea. However, their survival instincts still urged them to run wildly in the direction of the sea.
Even if they drowned in the sea, it was better than being eaten alive by the giant python!
The giant python was extremely fast. In a short while, it had swallowed seven or eight survivors. It did not even have the time to chew. It just swallowed them in one bite.
In the end, only a few people, including Puyol, managed to escape to the beach.
They all ran towards the sea as if they had gone mad, and then swam out desperately.
In the past few years, Puyol and the others had thought of building their own rafts to escape. They had tried before, but the simple rafts could not withstand the wind and waves of the sea. They also found that there were no ships passing by, and there were no other islands nearby. Escaping by raft was tantamount to a fool's dream. The final result would only be being eaten by the fish.
Now that there was a terrifying giant python behind them, Puyol and the others did not care so much. Even if there was no raft, they had to swim out first.
The giant serpent chased them to the beach and stopped. Perhaps it was already full, or perhaps it was afraid of the sea, or for some other reason, but it didn't go into the sea to continue the chase. Instead, it looked at Puyol and the others who were desperately swimming away, stuck out its tongue, and turned its head back.
Puyol and the others swam for a long time before they mustered up the courage to look back. They found that the giant python did not chase after them. Instead, it turned its head back. They could also see the giant snake's tail flashing in the forest and then disappearing.
Puyol and the others stayed in the sea for a long time. In the end, it was too cold to do anything. They would freeze to death if they continued like this, so they mustered up the courage to swim to the island. At least for the time being, it seemed that there was no danger on the beach.
After Puyol and the others returned to the island, they did not dare to go back to the camp. They stayed on the beach, shivering, hugging each other for warmth.
If the giant python appeared here, they could still escape into the sea. If they returned to the camp, they might just be caught by the giant python!
Xia Ruofei did not know how long the giant python would stay outside, nor did he know if it would return to the pool. He could only do his best to seize every second.
He channeled True Qi into his legs and ran through the forest.
Practitioners had a very good memory. Although Puyol had only taken him once, and it was still night time, he could still accurately find the route they took during the day.
After a while, the pool appeared in Xia Ruofei's sight again. The barrier had already returned to normal.
Xia Ruofei could not help but secretly sigh. If the barrier had recovered a second earlier, the giant python would not have been able to escape, and the survivors would not have suffered.
But there was no "if" in this world. Now that the consequences had already been caused, Xia Ruofei did not have time to feel guilty. He quickly arrived in front of the barrier, found the point of the barrier, and channeled True Qi into it.
The protective barrier immediately melted. Xia Ruofei did not hesitate to fly into the barrier.
He immediately used his mental strength to wrap around the dozen spirit fruits on the tree and put them all into the space.
At this time, the barrier had already begun to recover.
When Xia Ruofei saw the sturdy barrier, his heart calmed down a little. At least his safety could be guaranteed here.
Of course, he did not procrastinate because of this. After all, if the giant python returned, even if it could not enter, he would not be able to get out if it guarded outside the barrier.
It would be best to find the Boundary Stone before the giant python returned, and then leave in another direction as quickly as possible.
Xia Ruofei used his mind to ask the white realm fox.
The little fellow pointed out with certainty that there must be a Boundary Stone inside the pool.
Xia Ruofei also had the Sensing Jade Leaf on him, but the range of the Boundary Stone was relatively small. However, the Sensing Jade Leaf did not have the slightest reaction. He was standing right beside the pool! At such a close distance, if there really was a Boundary Stone, it was impossible for the Sensing Jade Leaf to not have any reaction.
Xia Ruofei still had some doubts about the white realm fox's words. However, the range of the barrier was not large, and everything could be seen at a glance. Other than the bottom of the pool, there was no other place that could hide the Boundary Stone.
Xia Ruofei only muttered to himself for a moment, then immediately decided to go into the water to take a look.
He put away his mobile phone and other electronic products into the Ring-Tu space. Then, with the dagger still in his hand, he jumped into the pool.
The pool water was bone-chillingly cold. Xia Ruofei could not help but shiver.
With Xia Ruofei's body, even if he was bare-chested in the middle of winter, he would not feel cold. However, this pool water was able to make Xia Ruofei feel bone-chillingly cold. It was obvious how low the temperature was.
However, the miraculous thing was that the pool water should have been completely frozen at such a low temperature. In fact, other than a small layer of ice floating on the surface of the water, the pool water was still in a liquid state.
Xia Ruofei was certain that the temperature of the pool water was definitely below zero degrees Celsius.
However, he did not have time to investigate this. After becoming like water, he immediately dived down.
He held the dagger in his mouth, held the waterproof flashlight in one hand, and used the other hand to paddle with all his might. His legs also kicked quickly, and his body quickly dived into the depths of the pool.
Not only was the pool extremely cold, but after diving two to three meters deep, he could not even see his fingers in front of him. He could only see the pillar of light from the flashlight. However, all he could see was the pool water. It was so deep that he could not see the bottom.
The white realm fox in the space was extremely excited. It kept squeaking and gesturing, telling Xia Ruofei that the Boundary Stone was below and telling him to speed up.
Xia Ruofei did not expect that the small pool he saw on the shore would be so deep.
In a short while, he had already dived nearly a hundred meters.
One had to know that Xia Ruofei did not carry any breathing equipment. He did not even wear flippers. This depth was even close to the world record for free diving.
Of course, as a cultivator, Xia Ruofei was much better than those free divers in terms of his ability to withstand water pressure and the time he could hold his breath. Moreover, he could even rely on the Dao Formula to form internal breathing and stay underwater for a longer time.
Therefore, even though he had dived so deep, Xia Ruofei still felt relatively comfortable.
In fact, what made it even more unbearable for him was not the water pressure or holding his breath, but the temperature.
As he went deeper, the temperature of the pool water became lower and lower. He did not wear a professional diving suit to maintain his body temperature. The places where his skin came into direct contact with the water felt like needles. This was a reaction to the extreme low temperature.
Xia Ruofei had to quickly circulate his True Qi at all times to resist the low temperature in the pool water. Otherwise, even he would very likely be frozen.
In this way, the consumption of True Qi would greatly increase.
The most important thing was that he did not know when he would reach the bottom of the pool. This pool looked like a dark bottomless pit.
And the giant python could return at any time.
This made Xia Ruofei a little anxious in his heart.
However, since he had already come this far, Xia Ruofei could not back down. He could only grit his teeth and continue to dive.
110 meters, 120 meters …
As the depth increased, Xia Ruofei felt that his hands and feet began to feel a little numb. Even if he circulated his True Qi, the effect was not obvious.
And the sense of suffocation was getting stronger and stronger.
Xia Ruofei still had to reserve time to surface. He decided to dive a little more. If he still did not reach the bottom, he would surface to warm up first.
At this moment, Xia Ruofei suddenly felt that the sensing jade leaf on his chest began to emit a burst of warmth …
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