Seeing this palm wind, which could split a small mountain in half, about to strike him, Xiao Chen's expression did not change. All his Vital Qi surged like a surging river.
Xiao Chen's Qi and blood surged and burned. Now that the Firmament Body Tempering Art had reached the seventh layer, Xiao Chen's physical body was already comparable to a Sage Body, giving off a strong lifeforce.
The acupoints on Xiao Chen's arms burst open. His left hand turned into a dragon and his right hand into a tiger. As he crossed his arms, the roars of a dragon and a tiger rang out endlessly, forming the stance of a Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon.
"Bang!"
A surging energy came from Xiao Chen's arms, causing his internal organs to churn. His Qi and blood surged, and he vomited a mouthful of blood.
However, Xiao Chen's feet remained firmly planted on the ground, not moving at all, blocking Gu Mu's attack.
When Gu Mu discovered that not only did his palm strike fail to kill Xiao Chen, but it also failed to push him back, he could not help but feel astonished.
Xiao Chen was a Medial Grade Martial Monarch. How could he be qualified to resist him?
"Damn it!"
After his first attack failed, Gu Mu immediately sent out another palm strike. This time, he used a hundred and twenty percent of his Quintessence. If Xiao Chen did not retreat, even if he did not die, he would be severely injured.
"Xiu!"
However, Gu Mu no longer had a chance to send out this palm strike. For the first time, Shui Lingling, who was in the depths of the cave, drew the purple bow in her hand into the shape of a full moon.
A green Profound Sun True Flame burned on the arrow. She gently released it, and the flaming arrow streaked across the dark cave like a meteor, disappearing in a flash.
It was so fast that no one could catch it. They could only vaguely see a beam of light flash by before disappearing.
"Bang!"
Gu Mu's skinny head suddenly exploded into a clump of fire. Then, he turned into a headless corpse and fell heavily to the ground.
Jun Si and the others rushed over. When they saw Xiao Chen bleeding from his lips, they asked out of concern, "Junior Brother Xiao Chen, are you alright?"
Xiao Chen's Sage Body was almost complete. As long as he was not severely injured, he would recover very quickly. At this moment, he was already more than halfway healed.
He smiled faintly, indicating that it was nothing serious.
When the others saw this, they were all extremely shocked. They couldn't figure out why Xiao Chen only suffered such a minor injury after receiving Gu Mu's palm strike.
Shui Lingling carried her purple bow on her back and leisurely walked over. She was not surprised that Xiao Chen was able to block Gu Mu.
On the other side, the Amorous Young Master waved his folding fan and beheaded the middle-aged man.
Now that the two of them were dead, the Blood Crystal mine would be split in half.
After Murong Lingfeng and Shui Lingling killed two experts ranked in the top fifty of the Evil Cultivator Ranking, their expressions were calm. There was not the slightest hint of complacency. It was as if they had done something extremely ordinary.
"Shui Lingling, I haven't seen you for a year, and your skills have become even better."
Gently fanning himself, Murong Lingfeng, dressed in blue, fully displayed his scholarly aura. Then, he sized up Shui Lingling.
Murong Lingfeng did not hide the desire in his heart, adding a sinister air to his scholarly aura, an aura that could bewitch young girls.
Unfortunately, Shui Lingling was not interested in this. She did not purposely show any dislike or any intention of getting close to him. She said calmly, "Now that the problem is dealt with, Murong Lingfeng, how do you think we should split the Medial Grade Blood Crystal mine?"
Murong Lingfeng was rather open-minded about this. In the Tianwu Domain, there were only two women that could make him fail. Shui Lingling was one of them.
Murong Lingfeng could not take down this girl, so he had long since lost interest in her. He only felt admiration for her.
"Let's split it according to the number of people. You and I do not need Medial Grade Blood Crystals. You have five people on your side, and I have four. How about a ninth each?"
Shui Lingling nodded and said, "That's exactly what I was thinking!"
After the Medial Grade Blood Crystal mine was mined, the group obtained close to five hundred Medial Grade Blood Crystals. Xiao Chen received more than fifty.
The people who obtained the Medial Grade Blood Crystals all revealed smiles. Each Medial Grade Blood Crystal was worth more than a hundred thousand Superior Grade Spirit Stones.
That was equivalent to obtaining six or seven million Superior Grade Spirit Stones in just a short while. However, no one was foolish enough to exchange Medial Grade Blood Crystals for Spirit Stones.
Using Medial Grade Blood Crystals to strengthen and stabilize one's Mental Energy was the right way to go. As for Spirit Stones, there were many other ways to obtain them.
Before leaving, Murong Lingfeng invited Shui Lingling, "I received news from my sect that another True Dragon Cave was exposed in the Dragon Burial Mound. How about we work together to explore it?"
Ancient True Dragons were buried in True Dragon Caves. Aside from the True Dragon skeletons and other precious Spirit Treasures, there would normally be many rare Spirit Herbs and ores around the True Dragon Cave.
These ores and Spirit Herbs were worth cities and held a fatal attraction to half-Sages.
Shui Lingling knew about this as well. The herbs that the inner sect's First Elder wanted her to pick were all around the True Dragon Cave.
Shui Lingling muttered to herself for a while before saying, "We'll talk about it when the time comes. I still have to help my Junior Brothers search for their fortuitous encounters."
Murong Lingfeng performed a cupped-fist salute and said, "Very well, then. I'll take my leave first."
As one of the seven giants, Murong Lingfeng did not put on any airs. Before he left, aside from saying goodbye to Shui Lingling, he also nodded to Xiao Chen and the others. He could be considered a truly carefree person.
After leaving this place, Shui Lingling intended to go to the Superior Grade Blood Crystal mine to try her luck. However, she found nothing.
Superior Grade Blood Crystals took too long to form. After they were all mined, it would take decades or even centuries to recover.
As Xiao Chen followed behind the others, he was still pondering the palm strike he received from Gu Mu.
Xiao Chen had taken the risk to receive that palm strike because he wanted to test how strong his physical body was. He wanted to know the consequences of receiving a full-powered strike from a half-Sage expert.
The answer he obtained did not satisfy Xiao Chen. Compared to a Sage Body, his physical body was still somewhat lacking.
Xiao Chen needed to strengthen his defense, and his Qi and blood were insufficient. He could not recover from his injuries quickly.
Barely receiving a palm strike was not much of a problem. However, if the other party did not give him time to react and sent another palm strike, he would not have a good time.
No, I have to be able to receive at least three moves from a half-Sage's full-powered strike. Otherwise, with such a huge difference in cultivation, I can only run against a half-Sage. I would not even have a ten percent chance of victory.
Xiao Chen thought to himself, setting a clear goal for himself.
When Bai Wuxue saw Murong Lingfeng and Shui Lingling's true strength, the sense of danger he felt became even more intense. The strength of the seven giants was not that far apart. Bai Wuxue's strength was definitely not weaker than these two.
They could even kill a famous half-Sage loose cultivator without hesitation. It was easy to imagine how lowly Xiao Chen was in their eyes.
The demonic barrier around the Savage Battlefield's periphery had already weakened. Several groups of sect cultivators could already be seen in the vast Bloody Ground Wasteland.
These people were filled with anticipation as they searched for Blood Crystal raw ores. Some people accidentally found some scattered Inferior Grade Blood Crystals and were wild with joy.
When Xiao Chen and the others thought about the fifty-odd Medial Grade Blood Crystals in their hands, they sighed. With someone like Shui Lingling leading them, they were much luckier than others.
In the Bloody Ground Wasteland, only Blood Crystals were valuable. The other natural treasures were inferior. Shui Lingling could not find any Superior Grade Blood Crystals, so she did not waste any more time here.
After passing through the long Bloody Ground Wasteland, the scene in front of the group finally changed. A pitch-black swamp appeared before them.
Many cultivators gathered at the entrance of the swamp, hesitating to advance. They all cursed, not knowing what was going on.
Shui Lingling said, "In front is the Death Swamp. The swamp is divided into the periphery and the inner area. Many Demonic Pythons reside in the periphery. The inner area is the true Death Swamp. When Martial Emperors died, their Mental Energy turned into departed spirits."
Hu Hai thought for a while and said, "I heard that there are many strange fruits in Python Swamp. There is an Earth Essence Fruit that can directly increase a cultivator's cultivation."
An Earth Essence Fruit that can directly increase a cultivator's cultivation … Xiao Chen's eyes lit up. When he looked at the Death Swamp, which was filled with poisonous gas and dirty water, he could not help but feel excited.
Although the group had not been to the Savage Battlefield before, they clearly had some understanding of some of the forbidden lands there.
Chen Xiao continued, "After we pass Python Swamp and enter the true Death Swamp, we can exchange moves with the departed spirits of Martial Emperors. If we are lucky and do not die, our Martial Techniques will improve greatly."
Shui Lingling revealed a faint smile on her elegant and refined face. Her red lips parted as she said, "You are right. However, the strange fruits all have strong venomous pythons guarding them.
"The Death Swamp is even more dangerous. If you meet the departed spirits of Martial Emperors above 3-Star, you will not have any chance of surviving."
Xiao Chen looked at the crowd and frowned. "It seems like something is blocking the entrance. These people are not in a rush to enter."
Any cultivator would be tempted by a strange fruit that could increase a cultivator's cultivation. They would not wait outside for no reason.
"Let's go over and take a look."
When the group got close, they finally understood what was going on.
Surging black miasma spread outside Python Swamp. Not only did it contain a strong poison, but it also blocked the vision of cultivators, preventing them from seeing the dirty water under their feet.
There was only a path in the middle that someone had opened. The miasma was thin, and it provided a wide field of vision. This was the only entrance.
However, at this moment, for some reason, a six-hundred-meter-long venomous black snake as thick as a bathtub coiled around this only entrance. Its body was covered in black scales.
A seven-centimeter-long black horn protruded from the middle of its head. Its body coiled up like a small hill, completely blocking the group's path.
"That bastard! Ximen Bao is too much of a bastard. He lured over such a huge python and blocked us all here."
"That bastard snatched a two-hundred-year-old Earth Essence Fruit for himself and dumped all the trouble on us."
The cultivators blocking the entrance all showed rage on their faces. However, no one dared to take the lead against this huge creature. They could only curse in their hearts.
The Ximen Clan was one of the Rank 9 Clans of the Tianwu Domain. They had Emperor Wu as their protector. They had deep accumulations and strong strength, comparable to Murong Lingfeng's clan.
However, Ximen Bao was slightly weaker than Murong Lingfeng. He was not ranked among the seven giants, but he was an expert second only to them, on the same level as Feng Xingsheng.
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