Chapter 126

"Cough, cough …."

Zhong Yue woke up and coughed out mouthfuls of blood and phlegm from his lungs. Behind him, he visualized a bright moon and a sun orbiting around him. The 【Sun Moon Prodigious Emanation Art】 was purifying his wounds, cleansing them of the tainted blood and cleansing his wounds.

There were more than a hundred wounds on his body and most of his muscles were torn apart. He was lucky to be able to survive. At this moment, he had applied almost all of the Yuling Paste he brought from Swords Gate on his body and used the 【Sun Moon Prodigious Emanation Art】 to refine his wounds.

My bones are also cracked ….

He looked into his internal organs and examined his bones. He found himself fighting a bloody battle with the insect race in this small cave. The insect race's overwhelming strength had ruptured his internal organs and his bones were filled with cracks. It would take at least three to four days for him to fully recover.

Xin Huo even asked me to do it again. This time, I almost lost my life.

After a long time, Zhong Yue slowly stood up. His limbs and bones were in great pain. He looked into the cave and saw the corpses of the poisonous bees and Tian Silkworms, numbering in the tens of thousands.

I did all of this?

Zhong Yue also sucked in a breath of cold air. He could feel the lingering fear in his heart. If it weren't for the battle where he risked his life, he would have already been devoured by the insect race!

With my current condition, I would be dead for sure if I were to bump into one or two more of them. It's better for me to stay here and wait for my wounds to recover. Besides ….

He looked at the corpses of the Tian Silkworms, poisonous bees and the adult Jin Nu in the cave and thought, There must be a lot of spiritual pearls in these insects' bodies. I can't carry so many spiritual pearls with me, I need time to absorb them and cultivate the five elemental Sword Qi!

With a thought, the Xiang Dragon Sword Qi flew out and slashed at the entrance of the cave. A huge rock fell down from the top of the cave and sealed the cave.

So many spiritual pearls, when will I be able to absorb them all and cultivate them into Sword Qi?

Zhong Yue's psyche surged out and the insect corpses in the cave moved. One after another, the spiritual pearls flew out from the insect corpses. The spiritual pearls in the poisonous bees' bodies were mostly the Water Spiritual Pearls, Wood Spiritual Pearls, and Fire Spiritual Pearls; the spiritual pearls in the Tian Silkworms' bodies were mostly the Gold Spiritual Pearls, Wood Spiritual Pearls, and Earth Spiritual Pearls. The spiritual pearls were of different sizes, the bigger ones were like goose eggs and the smaller ones were like sesame seeds.

There were more than ten thousand Spiritual Pearls of various sizes. Most of them were small, and there were only a few hundred large ones.

Zhong Yue circulated the 【Great Boundless Sword Qi】, absorbing the different kinds of spiritual Qi from the spiritual pearls to strengthen his Sword Qi. A few days later, his injuries were fully healed, but he still didn't stand up and continued to cultivate.

In the cave, the number of Spiritual Pearls continued to decrease, and beside him, seven streams of Sword Qi appeared. Other than the Drake Sword Qi and the Coral Sword Qi, there was also the Five Elements Sword Qi. The Five Elements Sword Qi had already taken shape, and their power was growing stronger and stronger!

As time passed, the five elemental Sword Qi was getting closer to the Xiang Dragon Sword Qi, but Zhong Yue still showed no signs of coming out. The spiritual pearls in the cave had all been absorbed by him.

"He's still not here, seems like Long Yue has died on the way."

In front of the Monster God Ming King's palace, Yu Xuanji looked back and found no trace of Zhong Yue. He shook his head and said, "Those who are alive are all here, and those who didn't are all dead in the forest. Who would've thought that just a forest could kill so many of our monster experts …. "

On the hundred and eight stone steps in front of the Monster God Ming King's palace, King Teng, Yu Xuanji, and the others had already reached the eightieth step, and they were not far away from the palace.

Behind them, there was another group of Qi Practitioners that arrived later, Kong Ban was one of them. They formed an alliance and worked together to break the seals on the stone steps.

King Teng and the others worked hard to break the seals, and after they passed through, they removed the totem carvings that were used to break the seals. Of course, they wouldn't be so kind as to leave the totem carvings for Kong Ban and the others. Kong Ban and the others didn't have any complaints, after all, they were all competitors. If King Teng and the others left the totem carvings behind, they would have to worry that King Teng might have done something to them.

The two groups only added up to fourteen people, and there were over sixty Rebirth Qi Practitioners that entered the secret realm. Who would've thought that they would lose over fifty experts in just the underground black forest!

Days passed, and after ten days, King Teng, Yu Xuanji, Hu Qimei, and the others had broken through another ten stone steps, and there were only eight steps left before they reached the palace gate. Everyone was excited, and they calmed themselves down.

"Luckily, we worked together. If we were to climb the stone steps alone, we would have to spend a few years to reach here, and our lives would be in danger!" A monster Qi Practitioner laughed and said.

"Saint city lord is really strong, he was able to reach here alone, and he even managed to enter the Monster God Ming King's palace and obtain the heritage of the Monster God Ming King.

King Teng shook his head and said, "Saint city lord didn't reach here alone. There were quite a few Rebirth Qi Practitioners that entered the Black Mountain's secret realm with the saint city lord, but he was the only one that survived until the end. With the saint city lord's strength, he still couldn't enter the Monster God Ming King's palace, and he had to work together with the other Qi Practitioners. "

"Everyone, continue to work hard, and try to enter the palace as soon as possible!"

The monsters were filled with enthusiasm, and they continued to study hard. After a few more days, the seals on the one hundred and seven stone steps had been broken by King Teng, Yu Xuanji, and the others, leaving only the last stone step!

Hu Qimei looked back again, and when she saw that Zhong Yue was still nowhere to be seen, she shook her head and said, "It seems like Long Yue is really dead, what a pity."

"Even if he is still alive, there is no use for him anymore."

Yu Xuanji said, "He is only one person, it will be extremely difficult for him to break through the stone steps, there is no chance at all. And now that we've come this far, it is naturally impossible for us to go back and help him, not to mention that we don't have such a deep relationship with each other. "

Hu Qimei nodded.

The seals on the last stone step were very complicated, much harder than the previous one hundred and seven seals, and the time spent was also much longer. King Teng, Yu Xuanji, and the others were all talented and intelligent, they spent three to four days to understand the changes of the totem carvings in the seals. However, they still needed a little more time to figure out how to use the totem carvings to suppress the circulation of the seals.

In order to break through the seals, they had been racking their brains, and now that success was right in front of them, they couldn't help but be overjoyed.

"Huh, there is still a Qi Practitioner that walked out of the Black Forest alive?" Suddenly, a Qi Practitioner exclaimed in surprise.

Hu Qimei looked back, and her heart thumped as she saw a familiar figure with a huge saber on his back walking towards her. Not long after, he arrived at the bottom of the stone steps, and she said softly, "Long Yue, he is still alive!"

Yu Xuanji quickly looked over, and sure enough, he saw Zhong Yue, he shook his head and said, "He is too late, he is the only one left, without the help of other Qi Practitioners, he will not be able to break through the seals on the stone steps. The fate in the Monster God Ming King Palace has nothing to do with him anymore. "

The other monster Qi Practitioners nodded, it was impossible for one person to ascend the one hundred and eight stone steps, the knowledge and totem carvings required were incredibly complicated, and it was impossible for a Rebirth Qi Practitioner to possess such a profound knowledge.

"If one person can walk up these one hundred and eight stone steps, what's the use of having us?"

A monster Qi Practitioner said conceitedly, "His name is Long Yue? Coming so late, it can be seen that his cultivation base is only so-so. If he doesn't ascend the stone steps, he will die without a doubt. He might not even be able to tell that there are seals on the stone steps! "

All of a sudden, Yu Xuanji saw Zhong Yue striding towards the first stone step, he shouted in shock, "Brother Long Yue, be careful, there are seals on the stone steps!"

The monster Qi Practitioner sneered coldly and said, "Just as I expected, he really can't tell that there are seals on the stone steps!"

Before he could finish his words, Zhong Yue's right foot had already stepped onto the first stone step, Yu Xuanji's scalp tingled, he could almost see the scene of Zhong Yue being turned into a puddle of pus by the seals. At the same time, Wood Qi flowed beneath Zhong Yue's feet, turning into all kinds of abstruse and peculiar totem carvings, perfectly suppressing the seals on the first stone step, preventing them from activating, allowing Zhong Yue to stand safely on the first stone step.

Yu Xuanji and Hu Qimei heaved a breath of relief, they were still in shock, but when they saw Zhong Yue walking towards the second stone step, the two Qi Practitioners felt their scalps tingling.

The monster Qi Practitioner's face flushed red as he saw Zhong Yue walking on the first stone step, he shouted, "It is his luck to be able to walk on the first stone step, the second stone step will not be so easy, he will die for sure … Urgh!"

Zhong Yue's feet had already landed on the second stone step, the Earth Qi beneath his left foot turned into all kinds of yellow totem carvings, he lifted his foot and walked towards the third stone step.

The monster Qi Practitioner was dumbfounded, he saw Zhong Yue walking towards him step by step, with each step he took, there would be totem carvings flying out from his feet, covering the stone steps, sealing off the seals on the stone steps, preventing them from activating.

He strode forward as if he was taking a stroll in the park, ascending step by step, it did not take long for him to reach the side of Kong Ban and the others. Kong Ban and the other monster Qi Practitioners looked at Zhong Yue as he walked past them, he did not even stop for a second.

Not long later, Zhong Yue reached the 107th stone step, he turned his head and looked at the monster Qi Practitioner, he asked curiously, "Brother, what did you say just now? I didn't hear you clearly. "

The monster Qi Practitioner's face flushed red, he could not say a word, after a few moments, he sneered coldly and said, "Dragon, what are you being so arrogant for? You're just hiding in the forest, secretly observing how we break the seals, what's the use of jumping out to show off? If you're really that good, then try to walk past the last stone step! "

"What's so hard about it?"

Zhong Yue strode forward, he reached the last stone step and walked into the Monster God Ming King Palace. In his psyche ocean, Xin Huo said curiously, "What's so surprising about such a simple seal? Brat Yue, why don't we go back and change the seals, increase the difficulty and let them see what a despairing seal really is? "