Chapter 655

Qi Zhengyan's green robe was tattered and his body was covered with wounds. Black blood flowed out from his wounds, but his eyes were clear and his complexion was good. It seemed that his injuries were not serious.

As soon as he stepped into the hall, he seemed to be a little uncomfortable with the light outside. He raised his left hand without a sword to block his eyes and asked with concern, "Are you okay?"

"Look at the fish lying outside, you should know that we are okay." Seeing that Senior Brother Qi had returned safe and sound, Mengqi was even happier. He joked, "Senior Brother Qi, how about you?"

He hung the Purple Death on his waist instead of holding it in his hand. On the one hand, his left palm was seriously injured, so he could only hold the sword with his right hand. On the other hand, he could not wield the Purple Death in his current condition.

Qi Zhengyan coughed and put down his left hand to adjust to the light in the hall. His face was still that of a dead man, and he did not have the vigor that a person of his age should have. He said, "I was injured. The Corpse Poison entered my body, but it's not serious."

Mengqi looked for the healing medicine left by Fu Zhenzhen. With the help of Jiang Zhiwei and Ruan Yushu, he found the bottle that could remove the Corpse Poison and Yin Poison and threw it to Qi Zhengyan.

After Qi Zhengyan took the medicine, he sat cross-legged and adjusted his Qi-circulation. Mengqi also helped Jiang Zhiwei and Ruan Yushu to sit down and let them continue to heal. He sprinkled medicine on his left hand, tore off his clothes, and swallowed a few pills to restore his spirit and physical strength.

After doing all this, he held the "Meridian" and relied on his abundant genuine Qi to forcibly support himself to check the situation in the Great Buddha's Hall. There used to be many Buddhist treasures here, but they had decayed under the strong force and the corrosion of time. For example, a green lotus that had turned into a lotus seat turned into powder when Mengqi touched it lightly.

"Eh, the Corpse Arhat was sitting here before?" Mengqi found a place where the Death Qi drilled into the golden brick, which was the shadow in front of the green lamp. It seemed that he was guarding the green lamp!

"This green lamp should not be completely broken …" Mengqi operated the Golden Bell Shield, and his left hand glowed with a dark gold light. The meaning of Buddhism manifested, and he carefully reached out to the green lamp.

It was cool but not cold. The lamp was made of some unknown material, but it did not collapse. The flame was dim and weak, but never went out. It was clear and bright, illuminating people's hearts and making them feel warm.

"It should be a treasure." Meng Qi thought to himself. Although his left palm was seriously injured and couldn't use a sword or a knife, he could still hold the bluish white lamp.

The light shone on the "bandage" covered with blood. Meng Qi felt the pain in his wound lessen a bit and the Golden Bell Shield was running more smoothly. This confirmed his speculation. He picked up the bluish green lamp and walked back to Jiang Zhiwei and the others.

After some healing, the black blood on Qi Zhengyan's body faded and gradually turned dark red. He opened his eyes, wrapped his wound, and turned to look outside the hall. "Penbo Erba's body is still there. I'll go clean it up. I can't waste my Karma points."

"Don't worry. It will take a while to return." Mengqi was afraid that the green lamp would burn other things in the Space Ring, so he held it in his hand and asked with a smile, "Senior Brother Qi, I thought you hid yourself after getting rid of the monster. I didn't expect you to catch up."

Qi Zhengyan slowly turned around and looked at Mengqi, who was leaning against the pillar, and then said calmly, "I thought you could at least hurt Penbo Erba if you joined hands. Its remaining strength was estimated to be no more than Eight Acupores. I had the Book of the Chaos, so I had a good chance to kill it. So I caught up and looked for an opportunity. But when I caught up, I saw Penbo Erba lying in the ruins outside."

This friendship touched Mengqi and the others. Qi Zhengyan had finally gotten rid of the monster, but he still wanted to come back to help them. They were true friends of life and death!

"Senior Brother Qi, how did you get rid of the monster?" Mengqi asked out of pure curiosity.

Qi Zhengyan's expression suddenly changed, as if he couldn't bear to think about it. He paused and said, "It was dangerous. I escaped to a cliff. There was no way forward, and there were pursuers behind me. It was hopeless. Fortunately, although the monster was strong, it had no intelligence. I risked falling off the cliff together and led it down the cliff."

Perhaps it was because he was injured, but he was a little naggy and described everything in detail.

"It's not easy for everyone. The Death Task is really not easy!" Mengqi sighed from the bottom of his heart. Jiang Zhiwei, who was healing beside him, showed a similar expression.

Ruan Yushu's injury had stabilized, but he was mentally and physically exhausted. He closed his eyes and did not want to move. When he heard Meng Qi's words, he forced himself to take out the dried dragon fish and stuffed it into his mouth. He squinted his eyes and curled the corners of his mouth, as if he was rewarding himself.

After they chatted for a while, Mengqi placed the green lamp in front of Jiang Zhiwei and went out with Qi Zhengyan. With great effort, they peeled off Penbo Erba's black scales, fish skin, chain mail, purple gold crown, cloud-walking boots, and other items. They left the charred internal organs and muscles on the ground.

"Phew …" After putting them into the Space Ring, Mengqi exhaled. He leaned against the pillar and waited for the task to end.

He did not let his guard down. After all, he had not returned. Although there used to be a Golden-bodied Luohan here and the green lamp never went out, accidents always happened.

Qi Zhengyan walked to Mengqi and leaned against the other side of the pillar. He looked at Jiang Zhiwei and Ruan Yushu who were healing. He sighed and said, "We were still in the mortal world, but now we have to face monsters that are close to gods and demons. The Death Task deserves its reputation. I wonder what will happen to the tasks in the future?"

Mengqi looked at the darkness outside the hall, and the back of his head gently hit the pillar. "Maybe I will learn the Exterior martial arts. I can find a chance to learn them in the task world."

In the previous Samsara tasks, there was no trace of the Exterior martial arts. They could not learn them even if they wanted to, so they could only exchange for them. But after the Death Task, the rewards and opportunities would definitely increase, and there would be a chance to learn the relics of gods and demons.

"After this, I plan to resign from my position and go out to explore the world. I can't be trapped in Yedu anymore. The Book of the Chaos can only be hidden, and it will be difficult to sharpen my skills." Qi Zhengyan looked up at the beam and suddenly said his plan.

Mengqi did not look back. He was still looking outside the hall. "Me too. I plan to accept the invitation of the Six Fan School and become a Secret-searching Nark. I will go to Luoyang first, and then use the information network of the Six Fan School to find opportunities to sharpen and improve my skills. I can't wait passively anymore."

"I also need to investigate my background, so as to avoid accidents in Luoyang."

"I wonder how Gu Changqing is doing in Luoyang …"

"Secret-searching Nark is good. We have too many secrets. If we guard a place and suddenly improve our martial arts, it will be easy to arouse suspicion and investigation." Qi Zhengyan was more talkative, maybe because of his injury. "I plan to go to River East. It has been guarded by the Wang family since ancient times. It has never suffered serious disasters. It is the most prosperous place. Masters on the Ranking List of Young Masters gather there, and heroes are everywhere. It is the first choice for young masters to gain experience …"

Next were Luoyang, Changle, Juyuan, and other places.

"If there is a chance, I also want to go to River East. 'Master Lotus', 'The Astounding', 'The Unstoppable', 'The Unstoppable', 'Ledgerkeeper of Lives', 'Shapeless Sword' … These names are really attractive …" Mengqi said with longing. These were the top ten of the Ranking List of Young Masters who were active in River East, or had been in the top ten.

In addition to them, there were many other masters on the Ranking List of Young Masters. River East could be said to be a gathering of heroes.

The two chatted. Jiang Zhiwei and Ruan Yushu closed their eyes and adjusted their Qi-circulation. The whole Grand Hall was filled with an indescribable sense of tranquility and warmth.

After an unknown amount of time, Mengqi suddenly heard the cold and emotionless voice of the Dominator of Samsara in Six Realms.

"On the eighth sunrise, the main task has ended. Return."

"Each survivor will be rewarded with a thousand Karma points and a Samsara talisman."

"It's finally over … The Death Task is finally over …" Mengqi heaved a sigh of relief. Only now did he feel physically and mentally exhausted and full of vicissitudes.

Although it had only been seven days, it felt like seventy years to him. He had experienced life and death. Looking back, he was filled with sorrow and desolation.

His vision darkened, and the light disappeared and reappeared. Mist rose around him, cooling his heart and spreading warmth. The injury on his left hand healed quickly. His broken ribs were restored one by one. His body shone with a dark golden light, rising from dim to bright again. The sound of crackling continued.

At the same time, a green and glossy Samsara talisman appeared in Mengqi's palm.

"Later, I'll invite Zhiwei and the others to explore Zhenwu's Decoy Grave." Mengqi made up his mind. Of course, this was after he went back and digested the harvest. At present, everyone was physically and mentally exhausted. It was not something that could be cured by treatment. If they went to Zhenwu's Decoy Grave again, it would be easy for them to have a nervous breakdown.

He looked around and only found three light pillars. His heart suddenly sank. It seemed that Old Luo did not escape this disaster.

The light pillar of treatment dissipated. Mengqi stepped out and found that Qi Zhengyan had already recovered. His injury was indeed lighter than his.

After a while, Jiang Zhiwei and Ruan Yushu had also finished treatment. Their right arms were as good as new.

"Not rusty at all." Jiang Zhiwei moved her right hand, affirming the healing ability of the Dominator of Samsara in Six Realms.

Ruan Yushu held the zither in her left hand and stroked it with her right hand. The sound was clear, like flowing water, pleasant to the ear.

Then she rewarded herself with a piece of dried arowana …

"Let's first appraise the items and exchange them for Karma points. Then we'll divide them equally." After a moment of silence, feeling sad for Luo Shengyi's failure to return, Mengqi said frankly. Even though he had obtained the Buddha's relic by chanting the incantation, the horizontal board of the Big Leiyin Temple was obtained by his companions who had risked their lives with him. How could he keep it all to himself?

He first put the bluish white lamp in his hand into the central light pillar and requested for public appraisal.

"The Buddha's Lamp (nearly destroyed), an item from before Gautama Buddha's throne, was a Divine Weapon level artifact when it was in good condition. It could emit infinite light, illuminating all directions and the infinite world, purifying evil spirits, evil ghosts and vengeful spirits, and igniting karma to protect oneself from all evils. Now, it is almost completely destroyed. It can only expel evil spirits, restrain evil spirits, and burn impurities. At the same time, it can become as small as a bean, and the flame will not burn anything if it is not ignited. It is equivalent to an ordinary Precious Weapon level artifact. It is worth 1,600 Karma points.

"In addition, the forcible decryption of the suspected Cold Jade Buddha statue will cost 30,000 Karma points."

Mengqi and the others listened and looked at each other. It turned out that the bluish white lamp was so powerful when it was in good condition. It turned out that the Little Jade Buddha had a follow-up.

"The pure land of Spirited Mountain relied on your Little Jade Buddha to enter. One is worth one. The bluish white lamp won't be exchanged for Karma points. You can keep it." Jiang Zhiwei said with a smile without any struggle.

Qi Zhengyan and Ruan Yushu nodded.