The acid river at the bottom of the stone chamber was slowly rising. Yi Tian estimated that with their current speed, the river below would reach the bridge before they could reach the other side.
After receiving Yi Tian's message, He Weiming's face immediately turned ugly. He stretched out his hand to stop the Treasure-hunting Mouse and ordered it to quickly lead the way. The three of them immediately increased their speed by more than two times. On the other hand, the little thing was very busy. Every time they reached a fork in the road, it would sweat profusely.
Less than a quarter of an hour later, the three of them gradually saw the key point. However, the water below them had risen to less than a foot.
Just as Yi Tian felt that they were about to reach the end, He Weiming, who was leading the way, suddenly stopped at the fork in the road. Yi Tian hastily walked up and asked in confusion, "Fellow He, what's wrong?"
After he said that, he saw the Treasure-hunting Mouse in his palm suddenly curl up into a ball and tremble. No matter how He Weiming comforted it, he couldn't calm its frightened expression.
After a while, He Weiming said helplessly, "I don't know what's going on either. The Treasure-hunting Mouse seems to be a huge threat all of a sudden, but it seems like there's nothing else other than the acid water below.
Just as they were talking, a shadow swam under the stone pillar where the three of them were. With their sharp Divine Senses, they immediately noticed that something was wrong. They hastily took out their totems and formed a defensive circle.
With a "pu" sound, the shadow poked its head out of the green acid river. It was a poisonous dragon that was more than a hundred feet long.
When it saw the three of them, it immediately roared and opened its mouth to spit out a green water arrow toward the three of them.
"It's poisonous, quickly scatter." Yi Tian didn't dare to take it head on. After reminding He Weiming, he moved to the narrow stone pillar platform and dodged the attack.
He Weiming pointed at his doppelganger, and the two figures instantly overlapped. He then jumped into the air to avoid the Venom.
After leaping up, He Weiming seemed to have triggered the restriction formation in the air. The stalactites hanging from the ceiling of the stone room began to fall down irregularly. If they were still flying in the air, they would definitely be smashed by the stalactites that suddenly fell from above.
"Fellow Daoist He, let's make a bet." After saying that, Yi Tian didn't care whether he had the guidance of the Treasure-seeking Mouse or not. He rushed toward the right passage that was closest to him based on his intuition.
After walking up, Yi Tian separated a part of his Divine Sense to keep an eye on the poison dragon to prevent it from attacking again. His feet, however, continued to rush forward without stopping.
He Weiming was also a shrewd person. He knew that it was not the right time to fight the enemy. Escaping was the right thing to do. With both hands behind his back, he immediately shot out two sword lights towards the poison dragon. After that, he turned around and started running after Yi Tian.
The actions of the two seemed to have completely enraged the poison dragon. A muffled dragon roar came from its mouth and echoed throughout the stone room.
At the same time, the stalactites above started to fall under the influence of the dragon's roar. For a moment, the falling stones fell into the acid river, stirring up waves of more than thirty feet high. Some of the chain passages were directly covered by the green acid river water. After the river water fell, the chain passages were left with stone slabs riddled with corroded holes.
Yi Tian's Divine Sense scanned and found that almost everything was corroded. On the other hand, the chains didn't change at all after being drenched by the acid river water.
After running for more than ten breaths, Yi Tian saw that the passage in front of him had just been washed by the river water. He hurriedly reminded, "Fellow Daoist He, follow the chains." After saying that, he activated a protective shield and pulled the chains on both sides with both hands. Both his feet stepped on the chains below and moved forward quickly.
After walking for a while, a hole suddenly appeared in the passage that was washed by the river water. Then, the stone slabs started to fall down.
Yi Tian couldn't care less about this as he ran forward with all his might. Just as he was about a hundred feet away from the final passage, he suddenly heard He Weiming's shout from behind, "Fellow Daoist Yi, be careful above."
When he looked up, his face suddenly showed a trace of horror. It turned out that a large amount of stalactites had fallen from the ceiling of the stone room. They sank into the river water below and stirred up a forty feet high wave that directly covered Yi Tian's head.
In such a narrow space, Yi Tian couldn't escape unscathed. After looking carefully, he could only clench his teeth and activate the protective shield to the maximum. Then, he took out the ice crystal shield and placed it on his head.
After doing all this, he activated the Golden Sun Movement Technique. Suddenly, his skin seemed to be covered in a layer of faint golden light. Just as he finished his preparations, the huge wave came crashing down and swallowed Yi Tian's figure.
He Weiming only felt a shock in his heart. It was really unbearable to be drenched from head to toe by this acid river water. After a breath, there was a trace of golden light shining slightly in the green huge wave. It didn't seem to be extinguished from the beginning to the end.
After the huge wave passed, a golden figure appeared. At this time, Yi Tian only felt a burning sensation all over his body. The ice crystal shield in his hand was corroded into a bumpy appearance. It couldn't be used anymore.
His protective shield lasted for about three breaths before it was corroded. Fortunately, he still had the body technique to protect his body. He could withstand the acid water even if it was wet.
However, the burning sensation all over his body was real. Yi Tian immediately used his technique to remove the remaining acid water on his body. Then, he ran straight toward the direction of the main point.
He Weiming, who was not far behind, finally breathed a sigh of relief. However, he wasn't relaxed at this time. Although he wasn't covered by the acid water, the poison dragon's attack was real.
Seeing Yi Tian reach the end first, He Weiming didn't think about anything else. No matter how the poison dragon attacked from behind, he didn't fight back at all. He raised his speed to the fastest and ran on the chains.
After a while, he followed closely behind Yi Tian and reached the end. When the two directly went into the passage in front of them, they heard the poison dragon roaring furiously in the river water.
However, it seemed to be restricted and couldn't enter the passage.
Yi Tian and He Weiming didn't care so much. After walking for a while in the passage, they came to the next stone room and stopped to take a breath. Then, they took out some pills to replenish their spirit power and prepared to continue.
Suddenly, He Weiming's face revealed a shocked expression. He pointed at the black shadow on the wall not far away and said, "Brother Yi, what kind of person do you think this is?"
Yi Tian was only focused on recovering his spirit power and didn't pay too much attention. In addition, he had just escaped from the previous dangerous situation, so he didn't notice anything wrong with this stone room.
Looking in the direction He Weiming was pointing at, his expression changed several times. There was a shriveled corpse on the wall in front of them, and there was a heart drill that was more than a foot long in the heart.
This corpse clearly had six arms and three heads. Yi Tian blurted out, "It's Luo Que. How did he die here?"
"If Brother Yi can confirm his identity, then Qian Lingzi won back then and we might have to face him directly," He Weiming said angrily.
Yi Tian stood in front of Luo Que's corpse and looked at it for a long time. He frowned and muttered, "This doesn't make sense. Luo Que's cultivation is one stage higher than Qian Lingzi's. This isn't the difference between Jin Dan and Yuanying, but the difference between Soul Severing and Soul Severing. Even after being suppressed by the power of this world, Luo Que still has an overwhelming advantage."
He walked up and carefully examined the corpse. He saw that it was emitting a deathly aura. Its skin had completely stiffened, and there were traces of dried blood in its seven orifices. He couldn't help but praise it in his heart. He didn't expect Luo Que's corpse to be so well preserved after three thousand years.
The Heart Drilling Nail in his chest was also not an ordinary item. The front half of it was soaked in Luo Que's blood, but there was no trace of rust on it. Furthermore, the pattern on the Heart Drilling Nail was something that Yi Tian had never seen before. After looking through the Spirit Realm language in his mind, he was surprised to find that the pattern did not belong to any of them.
The Spirit Tool emitted an ancient and cold aura. It was obvious that it was not the work of a Righteous Path master.
He Weiming looked at it carefully and revealed a serious expression. He then focused his gaze on the Heart Drilling Nail, but his hand involuntarily reached forward to pull it out.
"Fellow Daoist He, please wait." Yi Tian suddenly shouted.
He Weiming was stunned and stopped. He said apologetically, "Brother Yi, please forgive me. I was attracted by this Demonic Tool and lost my composure."
"You're saying that this Heart Drilling Nail is a Demonic Tool?" Yi Tian asked with a puzzled expression.
He Weiming nodded and said seriously, "The pattern on it is from the Demonic Spirit Realm. I was lucky enough to find some records in the Tianlan Continent and studied it for a period of time."
Yi Tian turned to look at He Weiming and his doppelgänger, and immediately understood what He Weiming meant. He then smiled and said, "Fellow He, please enlighten me. Why is this Heart Drilling Nail so powerful that it can even kill Luo Que?"
He Weiming pointed at the Heart Drilling Nail and said, "This thing is indeed a Demonic Tool, and it can be considered a mid-level Demonic Tool. It requires a lot of Spirit Qi to activate it. I guess that Qian Lingzi most likely used blood refining to activate it."
Yi Tian nodded and replied, "That is indeed the case. For those spirit tools that can't be completely refined, using the blood refinement method is the most direct, but the price is not cheap. If this Demonic Tool can't absorb enough spirit blood, it will be useless. In order to drive this Heart Drill, Qian Lingzi must have consumed a lot of blood."
"That's right, I'm afraid he's not feeling well either." He Weiming pointed at Luo Que's corpse and said: "Fellow Daoist Yi, did you notice anything different about this corpse?
After asking this question, Yi Tian once again sent out his Spiritual Sense and carefully scanned the corpse. Then, he gradually frowned. After a while, he turned to He Weiming and said, "Other than this one, there are no other injuries on the corpse. It seems like he was hit with one blow and did not have the strength to fight back."
He Weiming showed an expression of agreement and said, "That's true. Then, Brother Yi, did you think of something?"
"There must be something hidden here." Yi Tian said decisively, "Even cultivators like us can defend against a Demonic Tool's sneak attack. Moreover, there must be traces of resistance in the surroundings. Otherwise, there should be other defensive injuries on the body. It is impossible for the heart to be hit with one blow, unless."
"Unless it was intentional." He Weiming continued.
"Impossible." Yi Tian exclaimed, "Could it be that Luo Que is seeking his own death?"
"I think that not only is he not seeking his own death, but it is the opposite of seeking his own life."
Yi Tian showed a surprised expression and said, "Then what does Fellow He think Luo Que is planning?"
He Weiming's face also revealed a look of confusion as he walked forward to examine Luo Que's corpse. After that, the wrinkles on his forehead deepened. After a while, he turned his head and said, "I can't guess, but I feel that there is a reason for this. It is definitely not so simple."
Yi Tian knew that He Weiming did not have much information, so he could only continue to investigate. In any case, Qian Lingzi's victory was in the depths of the next tunnel.
He walked forward and was about to keep Luo Que's corpse when He Weiming suddenly said, "Brother Yi, what do you think about that Demonic Tool?"
Yi Tian's mouth twitched, then he stretched out his hand and signaled He Weiming to take it out. He Weiming's doppelganger walked forward and his hands kept forming seals. A black Demonic Qi wrapped around his hands, then he slowly pinched the back half of the Heart Drilling Nail and pulled it out.
When the Magic Tool was pulled out, a "ka ka" sound was heard. Then, a foot-long Heart Drilling Nail appeared in front of Yi Tian. From the Demonic Tool's spirit force fluctuations, it seemed to be on the same level as the Purifying Spirit Bottle and was not an ordinary item.
After He Weiming's doppelganger put away the Demonic Tool, Yi Tian turned his head to inspect Luo Que's corpse. At this moment, his entire body seemed to have shrunk. The spirit force in the corpse's flesh had been absorbed by the Heart Drilling Nail, leaving behind only a skeleton.
However, Luo Que's three heads were still well preserved, and his face could still be seen clearly. His three heads were unkempt and had a ferocious appearance. With a glance, he could clearly distinguish the difference between the three heads: Massacre, Bloodthirst, and Berserk.
After comparing them with his own doppelganger, Yi Tian felt that something was wrong and blurted out, "Luo Que's corpse does not have a Niwan Palace."
When He Weiming heard this, a drop of cold sweat appeared on his forehead and he hastily walked forward to inspect the condition of the three heads. After a moment, he also revealed an expression of disbelief, "That is indeed the case. Could it be that he escaped from the Yuanying to possess Qian Lingzi?"
"There is a possibility, but the secret of the Spirit Severing and Spirit Severing stages is not something that can be deduced by guessing. However, I feel that this matter is becoming more and more interesting. It's just that there seems to be some kind of medium missing, so we can't connect them all together, "Yi Tian slowly said.
"Let's get ready and continue forward. Perhaps the answer will be in front of us." He Weiming was more open-minded. Since he had doubts, it was better to investigate clearly.
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