The next morning, it was hard to tell if it was clear or cloudy.
All the Immortal Sect Disciples entered the mountain one after another, traversing the ancient, sunless forest, heading towards the place where the light bloomed.
The Qiling Mountains are vast, and the ruins are located in the north-central part of the entire mountain range. The further one goes, the stronger the suppression of Spirit Origin by Evil Qi becomes.
At first, some Tong Xuan Realm Disciples were still flying in the air, appearing like Immortals, but they quickly landed in a panic shortly after entering the mountain.
They had already sensed the obstruction in the circulation of Spirit Origin, and the efficiency of absorbing Spiritual Qi had decreased by nearly half.
Wen Zhengxin and Ban Yangshu's faces became unusually solemn, beginning to understand why the ruins had existed for thousands of years yet remained unexplored.
At the rear of Tianshu Academy's team, Bai Rulong, who had followed along, felt a bit flustered.
Brother Ji was left to stand guard in Beisha Town, and he no longer knew who to protect in front of him...
In truth, Ji You was merely a Junior Third Realm Completion, while Ban Yangshu was a Tongxuan Upper Realm, and the leading Wen Zhengxin was an Integration Dao Middle Realm.
Logically speaking, following them, Bai Rulong should feel more secure.
But the reality was not so.
Ban Yangshu seemed to have the same feeling.
He stood beside Wen Zhengxin, yet he never felt as at ease as he did with Ji You by his side during that street battle the other night.
Especially after delving deep into the mountain range, where the circulation of Spiritual Qi was obstructed, this feeling became even stronger.
After a long while, a white mist mixed with black Evil Qi suddenly began to drift through the forest.
Aside from fellow Sect members, the figures of other Immortal Sect Disciples or Worldly Family scions, who had deliberately maintained their distance, became increasingly blurred in the thick fog.
However, at this moment, they were still two mountain peaks away from the entrance to the ruins.
Meanwhile, directly above the Qiling Mountains, Flying Swords from the Seven Great Immortal Sects continuously circled. The Disciples on the Flying Swords did not enter the Evil Qi but quietly observed, preparing to act when the opportunity arose.
"I remember the Celestial Book Institute Head Teacher once said that the Qingyun World does not entirely belong to the Human Race."
"What does that mean?"
"He was referring to the Primordial Ruins."
"Although in the Primordial Era, the Human Race, united with the Heavenly Dao, caused the complete annihilation of the Lasting Peace Race that enslaved all beings, all unknown ruins are still their territory."
On a Flying Sword, a Mountain and Sea Pavilion cultivator holding a heavy sword conversed animatedly with an old acquaintance from Lingjian Mountain.
Though dressed differently, their commonality was that they were all dignified and ethereal, proud and confident compared to their solemn-faced vanguard peers in the mountains.
They held esteemed positions within the Immortal Sect, so they didn't need to take risks, only to reap the final rewards.
Just then, an Inner Sect Disciple from Lingjian Mountain, bored, gradually looked in another direction, and his gaze was suddenly fixed.
Subsequently, observing the direction of his gaze, several Disciples standing beside him also looked over, and their gazes were likewise fixed.
One, two, three... ultimately, dozens of Lingjian Mountain Disciples' gazes were drawn.
And at the convergence point of their gazes, two white specks were continuously moving forward amidst a dense blackness.
Those two white specks were clearly two people, and the dense blackness was a multitude of Evil Seeds.
The person walking at the very front held a three-foot-long sword, and each strike was like the first light of dawn, forcefully cleaving a bloody path through them.
After clearing an open space, that person conjured a strong bow, and after confirming the direction, drew the bow, nocked an arrow, and shot it forward.
Then the bow and arrow were put away, that person switched back to the sword, and continued to hack and kill forward.
The one following behind him, while he was clearing the path with his sword, kept pulling back the shot arrows from the Evil Seeds.
However, very soon, the two people's hacking and slashing attracted a large number of Evil Seeds, and as they became denser, the two gradually became surrounded in the wilderness at the entrance of Hongshan Mine.
That long sword was still constantly dancing, but it was clearly becoming more frantic.
But more Evil Seeds began to swarm, already blocking the path ahead.
On the Flying Sword, the Lingjian Mountain Disciple couldn't help but feel a little regretful, thinking that this person's swordsmanship was indeed excellent, but at most, he could only reach this point.
All weapons in the world are like this; when the space for maneuver is taken away, even divine sword techniques have no power to be unleashed.
However, at this moment, a dazzling Spiritual Light suddenly bloomed before the black wave. Five long swords flew low to the ground, enveloped by surging Spiritual Light, directly cleaving ten zhang ahead.
And the swordsman holding the sword gripped it with both hands, spinning like a top, directly clearing a circle around him.
The Lingjian Mountain Disciple on the Flying Sword was astonished to see this scene, as if he had never seen such a way of using a sword.
"The Evil Seeds seem to be fewer than yesterday."
"With so many cultivators entering the mountain, a group must have been drawn away."
Ji You seized the opportunity presented by the cleared space in front of him, summoned a large number of Spirit Stones from his green jade gourd, and after shattering them with Sword Qi, quickly recovered his Spiritual Qi.
Last night, he had been continuously training his Divine Thought, and the generated sword skill shortcuts were becoming more and more proficient.
Wielding two swords while simultaneously controlling five was no longer difficult for him.
However, the consumption of Spiritual Qi remained a fatal problem when facing a group attack.
He did not have Spirit Origin; ever since the backlash from achieving two realms in one night, his Spiritual Qi circulation went through his body's Qi orifices, and his Spiritual Qi recovery speed was super fast.
Even so, at this moment, it was still somewhat insufficient, and he could only supplement it with Spirit Stones.
After a long while, all the Spirit Stones in front of Ji You gradually lost their luster, and he felt a refreshing sensation.
Yuan Chen looked at the Evil Seeds surging up again, his heart filled with anxiety. As he looked around, he suddenly noticed a precious hairpin containing refined Spiritual Qi among the Spirit Stones floating in front of Ji You, and immediately shrieked in surprise.
"My goodness, is that hairpin carved from a Spirit Core? Use that! That would be enough for us to kill for three days and three nights, until the middle of the night!"
Ji You looked in the direction of the voice and was slightly stunned when he saw the hairpin: "No wonder she only had two left when I asked, she insisted she lost them..."
"What?"
Yuan Chen looked at him suddenly showing an auntie's smile at the brink of life and death, utterly perplexed.
Ji You put the Spirit Hairpin into his green jade gourd: "This cannot be used."
"Why not?"
"A young lady gave it to me."
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Ji You waved his sleeve, summoning his sword into his hand, and propelled it with Spiritual Qi, sweeping across. The arrogant Sword Intent surged like a tsunami.
Yuan Chen hadn't even reacted yet when he was pulled forward by the tightened rope around his waist.
He widened his eyes in astonishment, thinking, how could this person be even more courageous than before, as if he had eaten the Joyful Union Pill that his father had never taught him to refine!
At this moment, the people inside Hongshan Mine had clearly heard the commotion. Standing on the high wall, they looked on with some surprise.
They had been trapped for seven days, and during these seven days, Immortal Sect Disciples had constantly flown and roared above the mine, sometimes passing over Hongshan Mine, but they had always ignored them.
They had never imagined that someone would directly fight their way up.
There was nothing valuable in the mine, and the miners did not understand what the Immortal lords were doing here.