Actually, this scene wasn't too bad for the mid and low-level cultivators, but for the cultivators above the Heaven Monarch Realm, it was a fatal temptation. If they stayed where they were, they couldn't find a way forward. Now, they understood that they were too far behind.
Wu Yang sighed and said, "Don't think too much. We don't know what's waiting for us on the other side."
Gao Ye sighed even more and said, "Don't talk about the other side. We don't know how long this road is. I'm worried about whether there's enough food."
Lei Xingfeng said, "How far are you looking? If it's only a hundred days, it's still doable. If it's longer, it'll be troublesome."
Gao Ye said, "If you don't care about these people, there's still enough food."
Similar worries spread among the cultivators. Everyone felt that they had prepared too hastily. They didn't know what to do now that they had reached this step.
Lei Xingfeng shook his head. There was still enough food. He had been controlling it well. Everyone didn't eat much. Moreover, cultivators were able to endure hunger. If they were pushed too hard, they could go without food for ten days or half a month. They wouldn't starve to death.
Therefore, they didn't have to worry too much for now. It was a pity that they couldn't enter the Mirror World. The restrictions here were too strong. Even the Hidden Lun Space would be compressed. As for the secret door, it was impossible to open. Other than walking down, there was no way to escape.
From giving out food three times a day to only giving out food once a day, and the amount was getting lesser and lesser. Everyone could feel the severity of the situation. However, at this time, no one complained, nor could they complain. Even if XinFeng gave out less food, everyone knew that a Monarch Realm old ancestor didn't need to take care of them. Furthermore, he wasn't a member of their secret sect. For him to be able to do this was already very hard to come by.
After crossing the ribbon, there was another steep slope. According to Lei Xingfeng's estimation, it was about a 60-degree slope. It was much easier to go down. As long as they controlled their speed, it wouldn't be a problem. Unlike going up, going down took less time. In less than a day, they all reached the bottom.
Everyone laughed and laughed. It was rare for them to be so happy.
After more than a hundred days, the Secret Sect's team had encountered several dangers and suffered heavy casualties. Ordinary people would not be able to survive without the protection of Heaven Monarch Realm experts. However, there were only a few Heaven Monarchs. Moreover, Heaven Monarchs were extremely old. Even if they had relatives, they would be separated by many generations. Therefore, most of the ordinary people were basically dead.
As for the low-level cultivators, they had also suffered heavy casualties. Only the direct disciples of the secret sects and the extremely talented cultivators would have the help of the Patriarchs of the secret sects. The rest of the cultivators were naturally eliminated and died batch after batch.
Lei Xingfeng's team was no exception. Originally, there were four to five hundred people in the team. After more than a hundred days, there were less than three hundred people left. There were Lords of Heaven and Perfected Immortals, and some of them were Perfected Persons with Seven Rings and above. As for the people led by La Zi, most of them were dead. There was no way to save them.
Along the way, the entire team was sparse. Each cultivator was struggling to move forward.
More and more teams were running out of food. Lei Xingfeng did not have much food in his hands. If not for the deaths of so many people in the team, his food reserves would probably be empty. It was because nearly half of the people had died that he, Wu Yang, Thunderstorm, and Gao Ye still had some food reserves left.
The food distribution extended from once a day to once every two days. Now, it was only once every three days. The standard was that they would not starve to death. Even he himself was the same. He ate once every three days. It was not enough. The four Heaven Monarchs did not eat ordinary food. They ate the meat of Golden Star Beasts. Although it was not much, the energy contained in the meat was different.
This road still had no end in sight. Now, even the most optimistic person was filled with doubts.
The communication between the front and back was basically cut off. There was no news from the front, and there was no news from the back. Every naturally formed team was getting smaller and smaller. Originally, there were a few thousand people, but after a few dangers, they split into dozens of teams. Then, they split into dozens of teams. At this point, there were very few teams with a hundred people. Typically, the slightly larger teams had a few dozen people, while the smaller teams had seven or eight people.
Lei Xingfeng's team was more conspicuous and eye-catching. It had nearly three hundred people. Although they looked weak, they still had the strength to continue walking.
Without the ordinary people and low-level disciples, these cultivators' speed increased. The distance they could cover in a day was greatly increased. Lei Xingfeng's team had already surpassed most of the teams from the secret sects. They were at the front of the team. Further ahead was the elite team led by the Dao Lord Patriarch.
Even the Dao Lord Patriarchs had started to give up on the majority of the people. They only brought the elites from their secret sects. Apart from the True Monarchs and above, they only brought the most talented disciples. Moreover, they had people in charge of their safety. They didn't have the time to care about the other cultivators.
If possible, these Dao Lord Patriarchs didn't want to give up on the team. However, at this point, even the Dao Lord Patriarchs couldn't see any hope. They could only protect the elites of their secret sects and try to make a comeback after escaping.
Lei Xingfeng, Wu Yang, Thunderstorm, and Gao Ye walked in front. Behind them were the True Monarchs, and behind them were the other True Monarchs. Even though they hadn't completely run out of food and still had a certain degree of cohesion, many of the True Monarchs were already exhausted. They struggled to follow. As long as they were in the team, there was hope for them to escape alive.
Lei Xingfeng had tried countless times to communicate with the Mirror World, but not once had he succeeded. As for the Hidden Lun space, it was no longer shrinking. However, the food and water stored inside had decreased by a lot. The entire Hidden Lun space was empty.
Many cultivators suddenly fell down while walking and couldn't get up again. They died on the road. Once the wind blew, their corpses would be blown away.
No one saved them because they didn't even know when they fell down.
Lei Xingfeng's team was the same. If they fell down, they fell down. No one complained and no one went to save them. Unless you had a very good friend or family member. For example, if Hammer fell, Little Hammer would definitely not give up. However, there weren't many of these relationships.
This was an extremely cruel natural elimination. As they walked, they were eliminated. By the time Lei Xingfeng gave the order to rest, the team had already lost seven or eight people. Especially in the past few days, it was even more so.
After walking for a day, the team had lost another seventeen people. Lei Xingfeng quickly activated the pillars' defense. He was already very familiar with this. Even if the others were stronger than him, they wouldn't be able to activate the pillars' defense. This thing had saved most of the people in the team before.
After activating the three pillars' defense, this group of people just laid on the ground and slept. There was also no one on guard. Who would have the strength to fight at this time?
When they woke up, they got up and continued walking. There were three more people lying on the ground. They quietly passed away in their sleep.
Everyone was numb. They got up to drink some water and continued walking.
Lei Xingfeng walked a few steps and suddenly stopped. He said, "Everyone wait!"
Everyone's eyes showed a trace of expectation. They hoped that Lei Xingfeng's reason for stopping was to give out some food. Even if it was a small piece of meat or a piece of bread. They then heard Lei Xingfeng ask, "Who among you … feels that the Hidden Lun space has become a bit bigger?"
Everyone immediately checked. After a while, everyone said what they felt. The Hidden Lun space had indeed become a bit bigger.
Their brains weren't working well. Many people just stared blankly at Lei Xingfeng, not understanding what he meant.
Lei Xingfeng said faintly, "This means that we've reached the end of the bridge. If the Hidden Lun space recovers, then we'll be out!"
Wu Yang and Thunderstorm nodded at the same time. Gao Ye lightly patted his head and said, "Oh right, that seems to be the case."
No one cheered, but many people were silently shedding tears. This path was truly too difficult, torturous, and thrilling. Those who were able to reach this point were all people with extremely strong willpower. Seeing that there was hope of getting out of this predicament, everyone's heart was filled with mixed feelings, and a myriad of emotions.
Lei Xingfeng said, "Don't be happy yet. This road isn't short. Without dozens of days, we won't be able to get out! So, don't fall at the end of the road! "
Everyone understood that at this point, everyone was extremely weak. Due to the lack of food and water, everyone was squeezing out their potential. Once their potential was squeezed out and there was no replenishment, even if they were practitioners, they could very well die silently.
Lei Xingfeng calculated the food they had stored. It should be enough. Due to the decrease in people, there was more food.
"Today, I'll give everyone some extra food. Not much. Everyone will get a rice ball, a piece of bread and a piece of meat."
Immediately, everyone cheered weakly. It wasn't that they didn't want to cheer, but that they didn't have the strength.
Some people hurriedly put the food into their mouths, while others solemnly put it into their Hidden Lun space. Although this amount of food wasn't much, it could really save their lives at a critical moment.
After distributing the food, Lei Xingfeng said, "Let's continue. The more we walk, the more likely we will be able to get out of this danger."
Everyone silently followed Lei Xingfeng's footsteps. The group continued to walk forward.
Half a day later, Lei Xingfeng and the others found that many people were standing on the road, staring in front of them in despair.
Lei Xingfeng said, "Who's going to find out what happened up ahead?"
Bai Yurun said, "I'll go with Sister Qing." She didn't have any of her delicate appearance. Her voice was hoarse. Due to the lack of water, she was like everyone else. She never washed her face. Her clothes were also extremely dirty. She only had two sets of clothes left. Everything else was cleaned up.
Lei Xingfeng nodded and said, "Be careful, don't get into a fight."
Bai Yurun forced a smile and said, "Okay, I know …"
After a while, Bai Yurun and An Ruqing came back and reported the news.
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