Chapter 642

The sky was dark and gloomy, without a single ray of sunlight. The dark cracks in the void around them were like the mouths of terrifying monsters, quietly waiting for the arrival of their prey. They created different paths one after another, making it impossible for people to move forward freely. Occasionally, there would be lightning flashes in the distance, piercing through the layers and spilling a pitiful amount of light.

Mengqi and the others were walking in such a place. The path was winding, as if there was no end to it. There was only the whistling of the wind in their ears, adding to the eerie silence.

From time to time, a strong gust of wind would blow in, like a steel knife scraping one's bones. The deeper they went, the more painful it was. Mengqi even suspected that the gust would be as strong as the Samadhi Heavenly Wind if they went deeper. Without the Protective Upstanding Qi and the Golden Bell Shield, they would be blown to the bone.

Whoosh!

A gust of wind blew from behind, so strong that it seemed like it could blow people away. Not to mention Penbo Erba, Luo Shengyi, Qi Zhengyan, Mengqi, and the other strong men were still fine, but Jiang Zhiwei and Ruan Yushu, who had lost their right hand and had yet to recover from their severe injuries, looked like falling flowers, swaying in the wind. It was a pitiful sight.

Suddenly, Ruan Yushu, who was holding the zither in her left hand, lost her balance and was blown forward by the wind, falling to the ground.

Seeing this, Mengqi quickly turned around and tried to help her up.

Ruan Yushu let go of the zither and reached out her left hand to grab Mengqi's hand that was not holding the sword. She stood up forcefully.

Meng Qi suddenly froze. He felt a round object in his left hand. Without batting an eyelid, he gripped it tightly and helped Ruan Yushu pick up her zither, stuffing it into her arms.

"Tsk, he's still tender towards women." Penbo Erba had been in the human kingdom and guarded the pagoda, so he was not as ignorant as other monsters.

Mengqi blushed slightly, but Ruan Yushu remained calm, as if it was a natural thing to do.

Penbo Erba did not blame him. Since the brat valued the girls, it would be better to use them as hostages.

"Let's go, let's go." It could not wait to find the treasure.

Mengqi turned around, holding the Whisper Sword in his right hand, and led the way. Qi Zhengyan and Luo Shengyi who were slightly better were on both sides.

He found an opportunity to turn a corner, and opened his hand. It was a Recover Pill in his palm!

"Senior Brother Zhang's pill …" Meng Qi suddenly understood. He was both happy and excited. With it, anyone in his team would be able to recover from their injuries within two hours!

Penbo Erba's injuries are much better, but his Monster Core is broken, and his realm has fallen to the Half-step Exterior Scenery. With his cultivation speed, it will take at least a hundred years for him to return to his previous level … He suppressed his emotions and tried to analyze the situation rationally.

One Recover Pill can only restore one person's strength. In such an environment, it's easy to escape, but it'll be difficult to kill Penbo Erba … Mengqi thought that even if his strength was restored, it would be almost impossible to kill a Half-step Exterior Scenery without the help of the Purple Death. The help that the others could provide was limited. Do I have to find a chance to take back the Purple Death and then attack?

"There's only one Recover Pill, and it can only restore one person's strength. In such an environment, it's easy to escape, but it'll be difficult to kill Murky …" Meng Qi reckoned that even if his strength was restored, it would be almost impossible to kill a Half-step Exterior Scenery master without the Purple Decease Pill. The help that the others could provide was limited. "Do I have to find a chance to take back the Purple Decease Pill before launching an attack?"

No, the plan is too complicated. Just taking back the Purple Death will easily alert Penbo Erba …

If Mengqi had another six months to stabilize his Seven Acupores and improve his bladesmanship and sword art, he might have a chance to kill Penbo Erba, who had not fully recovered. But at this moment, time waited for no man.

Of course, with Meng Qi's strength, it would not be a problem for him to escape in such an environment after taking the Recover Pill. However, he would never abandon his companions.

Yushu is strong in zither music. Without her right hand, her strength is probably less than 10%. If she is in good condition and cooperates with me with the 12 Heavenly Sounds of Lang Huan, we might have a chance to turn the situation around … Since they had gone through thick and thin together, Mengqi had already changed the way he addressed her to Yushu.

He practiced the Eight Nine Mysteries and the Golden Bell Shield. His skin was rough and his flesh was thick. His recovery ability was amazing. In addition, Penbo Erba did not stop taking healing elixirs. Now, his injuries were mostly healed. The main problem was the side effect of the Sacrifice Formula, which could not be cured by the Recover Pill.

However, after getting rid of the mortal body, the Sacrifice Formula's side effect on the body was reduced a lot. Originally, Mengqi would have been seriously ill with a combination of cold and heat. His strength would have regressed to the level of someone who had just entered the Enlightened Apertures. But now, he was only mentally exhausted and physically weak. Except for the broken Golden Bell Shield, he still had 50% of his strength. It was not that he could not fight without the Recover Pill.

Although the side effect caused mental exhaustion, it was difficult for Mengqi to use the Ananda Oath-breaking Bladesmanship, which emphasized the spirit. But don't forget that he still had the Purple Thunder Bladesmanship!

Today was the seventh day. When he was hiding, Mengqi had been accumulating the Purple Thunder Force. Now, he still had the amount of Purple Thunder Force left. With his current condition, he could still muster the courage to use the Violent Thunder Shocking the Sky after recovering for a while. Therefore, he felt that if he had the help of the Twelve Heavenly Sounds of Lang Huan, he would have a good chance.

"Senior Brother Qi is not strong enough. Even if he recovers, the freezing ability of his Azure Blizzard can't compare to the restraint of the Twelve Heavenly Sounds of Lang Huan. Even if the two of us work together, we still have no hope …"

"If Old Luo recovers, he can use two Exterior killing moves together with my Violent Thunder Shocking the Sky. There's a 10% chance of winning …"

Luo Shengyi's punches could not compare to the Purple Thunder Bladesmanship. When Penbo Erba was not restrained, the damage he could do to him was limited. Even if he used two consecutive moves, it would only be a series of attacks close to the level of the Half-step Exterior Scenery. It would be difficult for him to deal with the genuine "Half-step Exterior Scenery" Penbo Erba. After all, this was the power of his every move.

Unless Mengqi could use the Ananda Oath-breaking Bladesmanship to interfere with Penbo Erba first and break his protective waves.

"Among us, only Zhiwei can fight a Half-step Exterior Scenery one-on-one. If she's in good condition, she can kill Penbo Erba on her own since we can't fly high here. But now she's missing her right hand and has never practiced with her left hand. How much of her swordsmanship can she preserve?"

"Phew, 'Anatta Sword' and 'Hitting the Sea' are both moves beyond the enlightenment of the Apertures. They mainly use the heart sutras to adjust the sword will of the Inner World and resonate with the Outer World. Thus, the swordsmanship has great power. The sword moves can improve this effect and make it more difficult for the enemy to dodge, but it's not the core … As long as Zhiwei can use the speed, strength, and momentum of the swordsmanship with her left hand, she can use the heart sutras of 'Anatta Sword' to activate the 'Yama's Invitation'. It should have half the power of the original version …"

Mengqi himself knew the Exterior moves and understood that the Yama's Invitation could win by relying on momentum and speed. As long as his left hand could hold the Long Sword firmly, Jiang Zhiwei would not have to practice hard like he did in the past.

"Let's work together. One of us is half-disabled and the other is half-injured. There's about a 30% chance of success …" Mengqi gritted his teeth and made a decision. 30% was enough. He could not hesitate. When it was time to fight, he had to!

After making up his mind, Mengqi focused his mind. He was relaxed on the outside but tense on the inside. His left hand pretended to draw a circle on the side of his body casually, imitating Zhang Yuanshan's Tai Chi Defense. He could not use the Secret Voice-sending because Penbo Erba had said that if he felt any abnormal changes in the airflow, he would eat someone first.

Ruan Yushu was well aware of his actions and knew what he meant. She stared straight ahead without the slightest ripple, as if she didn't see anything.

Jiang Zhiwei's eyes narrowed. She thought of Zhang Yuanshan from this action.

"But why did the little monk imitate Senior Brother Zhang?"

She thought about the Recover Pill and how Ruan Yushu fell and Mengqi helped him up.

"He wants to give me the Recover Pill?" Jiang Zhiwei quickly understood what Mengqi meant. It was not because they had a telepathic connection, but because she had been thinking about it!

She was a person who did not give up. Even though Penbo Erba had broken one of her arms, she was still thinking about how her team could make a comeback. Undoubtedly, the first thing that came to her mind was the Recover Pill in Ruan Yushu's hand. She was thinking about finding a chance to remind Ruan Yushu.

Another gust of wind blew past. Jiang Zhiwei staggered and fell forward, landing heavily on the ground. In order not to arouse Murky's suspicions, her wound split open and fresh blood flowed out uncontrollably.

Mengqi was waiting for this opportunity. He held the Recover Pill in his left hand and rushed to Jiang Zhiwei with a concerned look. He held her left hand with his left hand and held her shoulder with his right hand to help her up.

Penbo Erba snorted, "So sentimental? If you don't focus on exploring the path, I will eat one of them! "

Mengqi turned around immediately and continued to explore the path. Jiang Zhiwei first sealed her wound with her acupoints, then covered her mouth and coughed. Half of her light yellow dress was also dyed red.

After the small interlude, Mengqi and the others went deeper and deeper. The wind grew stronger but they still did not find any remains or broken temple. It was as if they were going around a maze.

Mengqi did not look back but his spiritual sense was always paying attention to Jiang Zhiwei. He found that she had started to relax her left arm. She used stabilizing her body as a cover and held her sword to familiarize herself with her left hand.

"Half an hour left …" Mengqi silently counted down.

Suddenly, a thick demonic aura came from the front. It was much stronger than Penbo Erba's aura. If it was a human powerhouse, it would probably be at the level of a Peerless Master Pro.

Mengqi and the others stopped in their tracks. They saw a black-faced man standing at the fork in the road in front of them. The demonic aura was so thick that it looked like a black fog. They did not know which demon general and demon marshal had come here with.

Penbo Erba was shocked and was about to go forward to meet him when he suddenly found that the black-faced man's body was rotten. Its eyes were empty and the eyeballs had long melted away. There was a tuft of black hair growing on the surface of its body. The aura of death was also thick. It was a monster that had died and turned into a zombie!

It took a deep breath and carefully looked at the black-faced man. Seeing that it had no weapon and its clothes had long been rotten, it immediately gave up fighting. It pointed at Qi Zhengyan and said, "You, go lure it away!"

Moreover, with its current condition, it would be very difficult to defeat this zombie monster that had no intelligence.

The atmosphere suddenly became oppressive. This zombie monster had amazing strength. Even if it had no intelligence, it could still be defeated by those below the Half-step Exterior Scenery. If Qi Zhengyan went to lure it away, he would die if he was not careful.

"Should I act earlier …" Mengqi began to consider the possibility of fighting with his life.

Qi Zhengyan took a deep breath and said before Mengqi, "Okay."

At this point, he did not have too many scruples. He directly used Secret Voice-sending and said to Mengqi, "Be patient and wait for an opportunity."

He had guessed the Recover Pill from Jiang Zhiwei's behavior just now. With Jiang Zhiwei's character, it was impossible for her to fall so weakly. Anyone who knew her could see the clues. Only Penbo Erba did not know Jiang Zhiwei's character, so he could not see it.

"Senior Brother Qi …" Mengqi was touched and worried.

Qi Zhengyan used Secret Voice-sending again to comfort Mengqi. "This is very dangerous, but it is also an opportunity. After luring the monster away, as long as it doesn't catch up with me, I will be able to escape."

Penbo Erba did not expect him to come back. After all, he might be killed by the monster, and the dead could not come back. This was the danger of luring the monster.