Yi Tian and the other two scooped up Shi Jinming from the thistles and thorns in the fog of the Red Millet. Then, they hastily retreated from the air. After all, it was not a good idea to stay in the Bewitching Fog for a long time. The three of them had to use a large amount of magic power to maintain their shields to prevent the Bewitching Fog from corroding their minds.
Moreover, although Shi Jinming seemed to be in good condition, they did not know if his spirit had been corroded. Even if they saved him, it would take some time for him to recover his previous battle prowess.
As for the treant, Huang Jing, he watched the four of them leave calmly and did not do anything else. However, Yi Tian noticed that Huang Jing's divine sense lingered on him for a long time as if he wanted to say something, but in the end, he did not know where to start.
However, it made sense. Among the six people who came in, only he could be considered a direct disciple of the Allheaven Immortal Palace. Unfortunately, the difference in cultivation was too great. So much so that even Huang Jing, who was an expert in the sect's spirit herb garden, the Hundred Fruit Garden, didn't care about the Xiantian spirit herbs and spirits at all.
The three of them did not return the way they came with the unconscious Shi Jinming. Instead, they continued to fly forward. After flying for about a thousand miles, they finally left the area of the Bewitching Fog. Then, they found an open space below and slowly landed to rest.
After landing on the ground, Wan Gang gently put Shi Jinming's body down. Yi Tian walked up to him to check his condition. Shi Jinming seemed to be in a deep sleep. From time to time, there would be some yellow liquid at the corner of his mouth. It should be his saliva.
Yi Tian shook his head helplessly. He did not expect a Stone Clan cultivator to be so weak when sleeping. Then, his divine sense swept over Shi Jinming's body again. He found that Shi Jinming seemed to have instinctively used the Divine Ability of Petrifying Skin to the extreme. Even when he was asleep, he could still use it unintentionally. The thorny vines that surrounded his body only left green streaks on his' Petrified Skin '. They did not hurt him at all.
Speaking of which, it didn't even break Shi Jinming's skin. Yi Tian raised his eyebrows slightly and immediately praised Shi Jinming's body technique divine ability. Even if he used the Golden Yang Body Art, he might not be able to escape unscathed after falling into the Red Millet Flowers like Ji Yunshu.
In addition, he had intentionally evaluated the strength of the vines before. If it wasn't for the Hundred Herb Pestle, it would have been very difficult to pull Shi Jinming out of the flowers.
Seeing Shi Jinming like this, Yi Tian reached out and took out a small jade bottle. He opened the lid and gently turned it upside down. A quarter of a drop of blue 'True Water of First Origin' flowed out of it. Yi Tian extended his hand and conjured a beam of spirit light to envelop the drop, then controlled it and sent it into Shi Jinming's mouth.
After the quarter of a drop of True Water of First Origin entered Shi Jinming's mouth, a large amount of water spirit force gathered around him and began to nourish his body from the inside out. The petrified skin on Shi Jinming's body seemed to have sensed something and slowly withdrew. As a result, his originally 30 feet tall body also began to shrink slowly until it returned to its normal state.
At the same time, Shi Jinming's face revealed a bit of redness. After absorbing a large amount of spirit force, his body finally relaxed.
Thus, Yi Tian turned around and said to the two behind him, "Let's rest for now. We'll leave after Fellow Daoist Shi wakes up and recovers."
Yan Qiu and Wan Gang naturally nodded in agreement. The three of them sat down in a triangular formation next to Shi Jinming and took out pills to recover their spirit force.
After waiting for about half an hour, a groan was heard from Shi Jinming's mouth. He saw Shi Jinming open his eyes, rubbed them, and turned around to get up. Seeing the three of them sitting cross-legged, he blurted out, "Why are you all here?"
"Fellow Daoist Shi is finally awake." Wan Gang spoke first, "Why don't you check your body first?"
Hearing this, Shi Jinming hurriedly used his Divine Sense to inspect his body. After ten breaths, a strange expression appeared on his face as he said, "That's strange. Why is there an additional Water Source Energy in my body for no reason? Furthermore, this energy is extremely pure. If I can properly refine it, I should be able to raise my cultivation level by one."
"That's the 'True Water of First Origin' that Brother Yi gave you. We all have a portion." Yan Qiu explained faintly, "But don't be happy. There's no time for you to concentrate on cultivation. Quickly sit down and recover the spirit force in your body. We'll be leaving soon."
Shi Jinming curled his lips and turned around to look at Yan Qiu and Wan Gang, who were sitting cross-legged behind him. After three breaths, he said, "I didn't expect your cultivation to have improved so much. It seems that you have also benefited from this' True Water of First Origin '."
Wan Gang and Yan Qiu opened their eyes and looked at each other with a faint smile on their faces. The two of them stopped talking and sat cross-legged on the ground, circulating their energy to recover.
Yi Tian, who was sitting on the other side, opened his eyes at this time. After glancing at Shi Jinming, he was surprised to find the changes in his body. To Shi Jinming's surprise, the True Water of First Origin really did have the effect of cleansing the soul, and it also contained a considerable amount of immortal essence. Given Shi Jinming's current state, he would only need three to five days to refine this immortal essence, and he would be able to reach the late-Body Integration Stage.
Unfortunately, what the four of them lacked the most right now was time. After thinking about it, Yi Tian sighed helplessly and said, "Fellow Daoist Shi, please sit down and meditate for a while. I will explain everything to you."
Shi Jinming trembled. He also knew about Yi Tian's situation, so he naturally didn't dare to be presumptuous here. After slowly sitting down, Shi Jinming hurriedly began to digest the spirit force accumulated in his body. At the same time, the corner of his mouth moved slightly and he said, "Brother Yi, thank you for taking care of me this time."
"Fellow Daoist Shi, you're too polite. However, your Innate Divine Ability, 'Petrified Skin', is quite interesting. Its toughness is indeed second to none. No wonder it could protect you from being injured when you were surrounded," Yi Tian teased.
Speaking of this, Shi Jinming's face was filled with pride. He then replied, "This is the Shi Clan's innate ability. I spent a lot of effort on it, so naturally, I refined it to the large success stage. Speaking of which, even if I meet the Netherworld Child, I can suppress him with just the strength of my body."
Although he said this, Yi Tian snorted disdainfully. It was one thing for Shi Jinming to feel good about himself, but he wouldn't be led astray by Shi Jinming. Although the body technique was strong, it also needed to be combined with other spells to show its power. Shi Jinming wanting to compare himself with the Netherworld Child was just a fool's dream.
After thinking about it, Yi Tian didn't want to waste any more time. He then changed the topic and asked, "How did you fall into the 'Bewitching Fog'?"
Speaking of this, Shi Jinming said with shame, "We broke through the formation together, but I lost track of it not long after entering."
Knowing that he was referring to being trapped in the fog after entering the 'Stone Soldier Eight Formations', Yi Tian seemed to comfort him, "The fog at the entrance separated our Divine Thoughts, so we couldn't detect each other's whereabouts. I was almost trapped, but then I came to this forest. Was it the same for you? "
Nodding, Shi Jinming replied, "I went straight in the previous direction. After coming out of the fog area, I came to the edge of this forest lake. Then I wanted to look back, but I couldn't find the way back. I could only continue to explore forward. "
"What happened after that? Did you meet any living creatures there?" Yi Tian asked.
"Yes, I rested by the lake and looked around. After returning to the forest again, I felt like I was being spied on in the dark," Shi Jinming sighed, "When I found out the problem, I immediately escaped. Along the way, I found that there was a 50 feet long giant python following behind me. If I didn't walk fast, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to get out of that place."
Speaking of this, Yi Tian also recalled the feeling he had when he passed through a large forest. At that time, he also cast the escape technique to rush forward. At that time, he realized that the creature that was following him had left silently. It turned out that it had found the unlucky Shi Jinming.
He was full of joy in his heart, but he didn't dare to show it on his face. Then, he just comforted him, "Then how did you get here after you got rid of the giant python?"
"I ran all the way until I came to a place of scorching heat. In front of me was an endless field of red fire. When I looked back again, I found that the giant python behind me had already disappeared without a trace," Shi Jinming said with a sigh.
"It seems that you're lucky. That giant python is originally a cold-blooded creature. It's most afraid of hot places. You went to the 'Li' 9 Palace in the south," Yi Tian explained after listening.
"I encountered a lot of 'red blood scorpions' in that red fire domain. If I didn't run fast, I'm afraid I would really be left there," Speaking of this, Shi Jinming's face clearly showed a look of horror. It was even more horrifying than when he described encountering the giant python.
"Looking at your appearance, could it be that the 'red blood scorpions' you encountered were very powerful?" Yi Tian asked.
"They're all about level-eight." Shi Jinming shook his head and said, "But there are too many of them. There are up to a million of them. Wherever they go, all the living beings on the ground will be destroyed."
"Then how did you avoid them?" Yi Tian asked curiously. Since the number of 'red blood scorpions' was so shocking, he really didn't know what kind of magical method Shi Jinming had to avoid their siege.
"Brother Yi, do you know that our stone tribe cultivators have a magical power called 'Original Form Magical Power'?" Shi Jinming said proudly.
"I wonder if this' Origin Manifestation Ability 'has any miraculous uses?" Yi Tian was also interested as he asked.
"Our stone tribe cultivators are a foreign tribe born from the elves of heaven and earth. Our original form is naturally related to stones," Shi Jinming said with a smile on his face, "Restrain the six senses and only release the power of the soul. Then, we curl our body into a ball and become no different from an ordinary stone. Our body is completely lifeless and can disguise as an ordinary stone in the barren mountains."
So that's how it is. Yi Tian didn't have any thoughts about this' Original Form Magical Power '. How could this be considered a magical power? Wasn't it just a coward? However, he couldn't embarrass Shi Jinming in front of him. Yi Tian could only suppress his temper and listen to him continue.
"After that group of 'Crimson Blood Scorpions' stayed for more than an hour, they finally left without a trace. Then, I returned to my original appearance and continued to explore in another direction. Then, I found a magma pool there and took a bath there." When Shi Jinming said this, his face was filled with pride.
"I guess you should have gained a lot of benefits in that magma pool," Yi Tian teased.
"You're right. Compared to the magma pool in my stone tribe's residence, this one is more than twice as strong. If I have enough time, I really want to sleep there," Shi Jinming said with a smile, "But my good luck ends here. When I was soaking in the hot spring, I suddenly sensed someone visiting. After a while, I confirmed the identity of the person was the True Immortal from the lower realm, Wu Jue."
"It's him? I didn't expect your luck to be so bad." Yi Tian said with a wry smile, "Then what did you do next?"
"What else can I do? Run away." Shi Jinming curled his lips and said, "In terms of strength, I'm more than a level lower than him. In terms of magical power, I'm even more incomparable. I'm well aware of this, so I can't fight a stone with an egg. I ran all the way, but I didn't expect him to lock my whereabouts and chase after me in an orderly manner. "
"If that's the case, in terms of speed, you absolutely can't escape from Wu Jue's pursuit, but how did you escape?" Yi Tian asked puzzledly.
Speaking of this, Shi Jinming said helplessly with a drooping face, "Fellow Daoist Yi, you're right. At first, I was just desperately trying to escape using the escape light, but I didn't expect that the other party didn't chase after me. Instead, they blocked all directions and chased me in one direction."
"Needless to say, he was chasing you to help him explore the way. In the end, you should have been chased to the eye of the formation of the 'Li' palace and fought with the creature guarding the palace first. Then, Wu Jue took the opportunity to break through the formation and sneak over, right?" Yi Tian said with a sympathetic expression. He thought that if he was used like this, he wouldn't feel good either. But he was very curious about how Shi Jinming managed to get through this.
Shi Jinming replied calmly, "Speaking of which, my luck wasn't bad. Even when I was in a desperate situation, I didn't retreat at all. The creature guarding the palace was a level 10 giant red blood scorpion, and there was a large group of its descendants behind it. However, my stone people's natural talent, 'Original Appearance Ability', can perfectly disguise myself. Originally, Wu Jue wanted to trick me, but he didn't expect that I would be the first one to sneak in through the palace tunnel. As for Wu Jue, he could only watch angrily from behind. "
So it was like this. This could also explain why Wu Jue entered the middle five palaces later. But Wu Jue wasn't easy to deal with. He just needed to spend some effort to break through the middle five palaces.
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