Hu!
The black gas suddenly flew up and entered the body of a Martial Grand Master of the Jiang Family. The Martial Grand Master was caught off guard and the black gas entered his body!
Ah!
The Martial Grand Master cried out miserably. His skin instantly turned black and his body trembled on the ground. His eyes bulged out like he was possessed.
Bang! Jiang Mingxun decisively drew his saber and chopped this Martial Grand Master in half. The corpse that was chopped in half struggled on the ground, trying to merge back together. Duanmuqing sent out a strand of ice to freeze it completely before it stopped moving.
"This is demonic energy. The black surface is filled with demonic energy. This is a genuine demonic river." Jiang Mingxun looked at the river beside him and said with slight fear, "I've lived for so long, but I've never seen so much demonic Qi."
Devil Qi? The cultivators from the great families all sucked in a breath of cold air, their hearts filled with shock. Many of them had once gone to the Monster Beast Land to temper themselves, so they had some understanding of Demon Qi. However, they had never ventured deep into the core area, so they had never seen the so-called Demon Qi with their own eyes.
For example, if this long river that led to nowhere was filled with black Qi that was all demonic Qi, then when the amount accumulated, it would be terrifying. Perhaps even the Seven Great Forbidden Lands of the continent would not be able to compare to it.
After the Guiyi Marquis muttered to himself for a while, he said, "The situation here is more complicated than I imagined. With so much Demonic Qi, there must be a spatial crack that leads to the Deep Abyss Demonic World that is not sealed. We should quickly report this to the three Holy Lands. Otherwise, there will be unimaginable consequences."
Hua Yunfei shook his head and said, "I don't think so. This is the place where the ancient Great Sage passed away. How could there be such a large spatial rift? This river also appeared in ancient times. I think the spatial rift is definitely not big. It's just that too much time has passed and it has accumulated to such a terrifying realm."
Ji Changkong said very strangely, "I agree with Hua Yunfei's opinion. If there was a large spatial crack, the three Holy Lands would definitely have discovered it. I heard that every Holy Land has a treasure mirror for monitoring spatial cracks. There is no way they would not have discovered this place."
Immediately, everyone started arguing about the origin of the Demonic River and whether there was a large spatial crack. The older cultivators were more inclined towards the Guiyi Marquis's opinion. The younger cultivators were more willing to take the risk and did not want to leave so easily.
Chi! Chi! Chi! Chi!
Just as everyone was arguing endlessly, splashes suddenly appeared on the surface of the black water. Bats with black Qi on their bodies leaped out of the water and flew toward the crowd.
"All Martial Grand Masters, move back. The Demonic Qi on this Demonic Beast is too heavy," Ji Changkong shouted with a frown.
"Chi!"
A Martial Grand Master retreated too late and was bitten by this bat-type Demonic Beast. He was instantly demonized, and his entire body emitted a black aura as he charged at the people beside him.
"All of you focus on, Demonic Grand Master, Demonic Demonic Master, Demonic Martial Master, Demonic Master, he was was.
"Dao Family Family Formation., Master of Qi," he said. "Dragon Master of Demonic Dao." Dao Master Family, "
"First move of of the Star." Star. A boundless river of stars appeared behind Ji Changkong. His sword flickered with starlight. When the bats in the air touched the light, they were immediately blasted into pieces.
The Guiyi Marquis and his subordinates immediately killed the people of the noble clans. Everyone attacked without holding anything back. After a while, countless Demonic Beast corpses appeared on the ground.
This sudden battle did not last long before it ended. However, everyone felt fear in their hearts; it was like a huge battle had just taken place.
Suddenly, Duanmuqing said, "Although the Demonic Qi on this Demonic Beast is very dense, it is not that strong. I believe there are no large spatial tears here."
Indeed, if there were large spatial tears, the Demonic Beasts that jumped out would be at least Rank 6 Demonic Beasts based on the Demonic Qi. They would not be as weak as they were now.
Everyone agreed with Duanmuqing's point of view. After they counted the dead, they set off again. Surprisingly, no Demonic Beasts suddenly jumped out.
After walking for four hours, the crowd followed the black river downstream. They were blocked by a mountain wall. The river flowed through a cave at the bottom of the mountain wall, flowing to an unknown place.
Just as everyone was feeling dispirited and could not find their way, a cultivator pointed to the opposite side and shouted, "Quick, look! There seems to be a stone platform!"
Ji Changkong looked in the direction he pointed and indeed, he saw a stone platform. The stone platform did not look very tall. There were steps on all four sides. There seemed to be something emitting a faint light at the top of the stone platform.
"The Sage Coffin might be there. It must be there. I can feel the Sage's Righteous Qi," Hua Yunfei exclaimed in pleasant surprise.
Everyone started to discuss how to cross the river. The river was only a few meters wide; not everyone could fly across it. Even Martial Saints did not dare to casually touch the Demonic Qi on the river.
Finally, the six Hua Clan Martial Saints worked together and sent out a surging holy river. It rushed into the river and cleansed the water. Then, the Duanmu Clan Martial Saints made their move and quickly froze it.
The group of cultivators stepped on the ice and quickly rushed to the other side, heading towards the stone platform. The stone platform did not look very far, but it took them an hour to reach it.
Originally, the stone platform did not seem very tall to them. Now that they stood in front of it, they realized how wrong they were. This stone platform was actually a thousand meters tall. There were steps in front of them; they could not see the end. It was like a path to the heavens.
"That's right, it must be here. This is a small world materialized by the Sage," an old man said excitedly as he looked at the towering stone platform.
When everyone heard this, they were startled. When they saw the thousand-meter tall stone platform, they suddenly came to their senses. If this place did not materialize a small world, this stone platform would have pierced through the mountain slope above the underground palace.
Hua Yunfei's face lit up with joy. He said, "What are we waiting for? Let's go!" After he spoke, he took the lead and headed for the stone steps that seemed to lead to the heavens.
"Pu!
Pu! Pu! "The disciples of the noble clans did not want to fall behind. After climbing the ten-odd steps, everyone felt that something was wrong. They felt the force on their legs getting heavier. Every step they took was extremely strenuous.
Ji Changkong stopped and closed his eyes to carefully feel his body. When he raised his leg into the air, there was no resistance. However, when he landed on the stone steps, he immediately felt some of his strength being drained away.
After a while, Ji Changkong opened his eyes and said, "Something is wrong with this place. Every time we climb a step, we have to absorb some Essence. At first, I did not think it was a big deal. However, the more we climb, the more obvious it becomes."
When everyone heard this, they stopped as well. After they carefully felt their bodies, they were all astonished. They looked up at the seemingly endless stone steps. Who could reach the top of such a long path?
Hua Yunfei said, "We are already at the final step. We cannot just give up. At most, we can just leave when our Essence is about to run out."
Ji Changkong revealed a bitter smile and said, "That is the problem. Try walking back now. Just one step will do."
When a Martial Grand Master heard his words, he tried walking down. The moment he took a step, he felt a large amount of Essence being drained away. He started to feel panic in his heart. He wanted to escape this place. He took a deep breath and prepared to jump down.
Under the horrified gazes of the crowd, they saw this person's body slowly withering in the air. When he finally landed on the ground, he had turned into a white skeleton. All the flesh on his body had disappeared.
"What is going on? Why is his lifeforce being drained so much? Is this stone platform a demon?" a Martial Grand Master of the Jiang Clan said in fear as his entire body trembled.
The disciples of the noble clans all turned pale. They did not expect the stone platform to be so horrifying. Is this really the legendary path to heaven? As the saying goes, ascending to heaven is difficult. Is it even more difficult to descend?
Ji Changkong frowned and said, "Martial Grand Masters, if you do not have an inherited Martial Spirit, you can leave now. Do not jump down from the sky. There is no chance of survival."
Soon, all the Martial Grand Masters started to slowly walk down. There were only about ten steps, but it felt like they were thousands of meters long.
"Bang!" When a Martial Grand Master reached the third step from the bottom, he could no longer hold on. He turned into a pile of white bones with a 'bang' and fell to the ground.
The people at the side were terrified. Some of them could not help but jump down when they saw that there were only two steps left. In the end, they exploded into pieces.
When all the Martial Grand Masters reached the bottom of the stone platform, they all heaved a sigh of relief. They quickly sat on the ground and sat down cross-legged to recover their Essence.
Aside from the noble clans' heirs, the rest of the people standing on the stone steps were all Martial Saints. The Guiyi Marquis looked at the top of the stone platform and muttered, "There are at least ten thousand steps. Even if we can go up, how will we be able to walk down?"
These words were like a barrier in everyone's heart. No matter what, they could not get over it. Up until now, they had not exhausted much Essence. However, when they thought of the higher they went, the more Essence they would exhaust when they came down. The shadow of death lingered over everyone's heads.
Ji Changkong said indifferently, "A thousand years ago, after the Thunder King disappeared, the Great Qin Nation never had an Emperor Wu again. We do not even know if there was a Martial Sage."
"Now, a great opportunity is placed in front of us. Although there is a slim chance of survival, it does not mean that there will be no chance of survival. Since ancient times, there has never been a Martial Emperor who succeeded without a hitch."
After Ji Changkong spoke, he took the lead and walked up. The people here were all geniuses. No one was willing to be someone else's stepping stone; they did not hesitate to follow.
Along the way, the crowd saw many white bones on the stone steps. The higher they went, the more bones there were. The stone steps were filled with white bones. The crowd had no way of avoiding them; they could only step on the white bones and continue forward.
As they continued forward, purple skeletons started to appear on the bones on the stone steps. The crowd said in astonishment, "These are Martial Monarch experts. How many experts are buried on these stone steps? Even Martial Monarchs cannot escape the fate of death?"
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