Chapter 423 Abyssal Prison
There is no doubt that because of the existence of Yu Changsheng, during this trip to the abyss, the forces of the Wanxiang Sect were extremely united and twisted into a rope, so the overall strength should be quite good.
But there are advantages and disadvantages. When a whole team fights in the vast ancient forest, if the risk index is still acceptable, then it has outstanding advantages. But under the vast ancient forest, the dangers are unpredictable, so the shortcomings of the team are also will be highlighted.
At this time, these people will slow down the team and become a burden, and Yu Changsheng will need to spend more time taking care of them, which is not a small burden.
Therefore, Qiu Xing rationally felt that if he were Yu Changsheng, he should suggest that those with insufficient strength should be kept here instead of continuing, and reducing the team would be more conducive to future actions.
When Yu Changsheng heard this, he was stunned for a moment. After thinking for a while, he looked at the disciples behind him and asked:
"What do you think, should you continue going down, or should you stay here? Of course, if you want to continue going down, don't worry too much about safety. I will try my best to ensure it, and there must be something safe on this trip. Isn’t it a harvest?”
"This..." The disciples hesitated. Some of the weaker ones hesitated, but more people had the same idea and said:
"Let's continue down. Having been protected by the young master for so long will have some effect. Don't worry, if we are really in danger, the young master doesn't have to worry about us."
Everyone said in a deep voice, with a tone and demeanor that seemed sincere and grateful.
"Okay then, let's keep going down. We'll have someone to take care of us as we go together."
Yu Changsheng was slightly surprised, but he still nodded, turned to look at Qiu Xing, and said calmly:
"It's okay. If the soldiers come, we will block it. When the water comes, the soil will cover us. One more person will give us more strength. Let's go."
"All right."
Qiu Xing was helpless, but on the surface he didn't say much. Instead, he looked deeply at Yu Changsheng, took a deep breath, looked for direction, and continued to move forward.
Along the way, as we left the edge of the vast ancient forest, the land became flat again. Scarlet grassland replaced everything in the world, exuding a different kind of dim light. Above the grassland, scarlet black wind often blew, and the dark wind howled. With the smell of blood, wisps of mist lingering, it is very strange and unpredictable.
In the mist, the white bones of his lower body were exposed, looking towering and terrifying, telling the unrest of this place. One by one, 708 were scattered across the plain, adding a bit of coldness.
The bones are not complete. Some of them have obvious marks of beast bites and mottled with time. Some of them look relatively new, with some flesh and blood still present.
In the mist, pairs of scarlet and malicious eyes occasionally appeared, looking at the group of people from a distance and maliciously. In the end, they seemed to be afraid of the large number of people, so they just waited and watched without actually stepping forward.
From this, the group of people continued to move forward slowly without making any further stops.
"These bones don't seem to look like our Wuzhou monks..."
Li Minghan's eyes fell on the corpses, and he asked with a hint of doubt.
Qiu Xing responded to Li Minghan's gaze, looked at a slightly fresh corpse on the ground, shook his head slightly, and said in a sad tone as if he thought of something:
"These are indeed not monks who have entered our Wuzhou sect in the past dynasties, but some criminals who have been expelled and exiled. They do not deserve sympathy."
"Criminal?" Li Minghan was stunned, then looked at Qiu Xing curiously, waiting for his explanation.
Qiu Xing nodded, and after a slight hesitation he said:
"Generally speaking, within the abyss, there should be no other life except for the creatures that were naturally born after adapting to the environment over the long years."
"However, due to the special nature of this place, the suppression of formations, and some other special reasons, in the past wars between the two states, some people who committed heinous crimes but did not die were always exiled here.
For them, once they are expelled and exiled into the abyss, without the authority to guide them, and coupled with the suppression of the formations on weekdays, the abyss is the most natural prison. Once you are exiled, you will never be able to come out again for the rest of your life, and you will be trapped there forever, waiting for your lifespan to run out in endless loneliness and danger. "
"Six hundred years have passed since the last batch of prisoners were exiled, and they are almost dead."
Qiu Xing said calmly, with no other emotions except emotion in his words.
"So..." Li Minghan was silent for a while, his Adam's apple moved slightly, he pursed his lips, and asked in a low voice with a trace of doubt in his eyes:
"But I feel that the spiritual energy here is much higher than that in the outside world. If we practice here, after so many years, will there be someone among them who has a breakthrough in cultivation and can extend their lifespan and survive until now?"
There was a hint of worry in Li Minghan's words.
"This is not impossible, but the probability is extremely low."
Qiu Xing smiled, shook his head and explained:
"The criminals who are exiled here have a cultivation level higher than that of Zifu. Those whose cultivation level exceeds that of Zifu will not be exiled here, but will be killed on the spot."
"And in the abyss, because it is the intersection of the spiritual veins of the two states, the spiritual energy is much richer than the outside world, and it will indeed have some blessings for the speed of cultivation. However, in this place, due to the suppression of formations and other reason."
"The law is not revealed and the Dao rhyme is difficult to come out. This makes it impossible for the golden elixir to break through to the Zifu here. Not to mention the criminals who were exiled here are all after the Dao foundation was damaged. For those who have just been living in exile, it is even more difficult to achieve a breakthrough in cultivation than to reach the sky.
Without breaking through the Zi Mansion, even with the help of some secret techniques, it is impossible to exceed a thousand years of life. Therefore, it is almost impossible for criminals to survive today. "
Although the lifespan of a Golden elixir cultivator varies depending on each person's physical fitness, the average lifespan is only about seven hundred years. Only when he broke through to the Zi Mansion could Shou Yuan achieve more than a thousand defeats.
However, when the golden elixir breaks through to the Zi Mansion, it is not enough to rely solely on spiritual energy. In order to condense the Zi Mansion gate, not only spiritual energy is needed, but also the cultivator needs to understand the laws in the process, absorb the charm of heaven and earth, and rely on the external force of heaven and earth. , thus using a body of soul, cultivation, and physical body as a guide, to shape his own Zifu gate, communicate with heaven and earth, circulate on its own, and thus achieve a breakthrough in longevity.
And in this abyss, if the formation had not been suppressed in the past few days, the extinct Gangfeng could be restrained. Otherwise, in such an environment, although the spiritual energy is abundant, the laws are disordered. Under such circumstances, it is almost impossible for a cultivator to feel the laws. It's impossible, let alone attracting the heaven and earth to condense the gate of Zifu.
"I see……"
Li Minghan suddenly understood, and after nodding his head, he felt relieved.
"But..." Qiu Xing swallowed, thought for a while and said, "But there are exceptions to everything. To be on the safe side, everyone just needs to keep an eye on it."
"It should be impossible for the Zi Mansion to appear, but there is no guarantee that there is some kind of golden elixir, and it is still possible to survive until now with a special method."
Qiu Xing frowned and said, but there was not much concern in his tone. For them, as long as they are not Zifu, ordinary golden elixir, even the peak golden elixir, does not pose any threat.
And Zifu...
That is a completely different concept from the golden elixir. They are so different that even the weakest existence among them can crush almost all the golden elixirs.
Yu Changsheng understood this very well. The original True Lord Hailong was first consumed and then seriously injured by his own sword. His strength was very low. But even so, he was still no match for him and almost escaped death. If he hadn't used the power of the Black Turtle, he wouldn't have been able to kill him until he fell.
It is conceivable that once in this abyss, among the monks who are all golden elixirs, a Zifu criminal with a twisted mind and heinous crimes...
Then it would be an immeasurable catastrophe for the monks and geniuses of each sect in the two states.
"It is impossible that the higher-ups within the sect have not considered these matters, so I don't need to worry too much. The biggest threat is still the so-called Prince of Qingzhou..."
Yu Changsheng thought to himself, exhaled deeply, felt a little calmer, and after taking a look at the bones on the roadside, he didn't pay much attention.
As for some malicious glances in the dark, as long as they didn't jump out and actively provoke them, Yu Changsheng didn't bother to pay attention.
In this way, the group of people continued to move forward without stopping, and the day passed quietly...
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"Huhuhu..."
On the scarlet grassland, in addition to the drifting mist, there is also the whistling of the wind, carrying the vicissitudes of history, like an old man with a white head whispering softly, endlessly, sometimes intermittently.
As the group of people moved forward, the roaring sound became louder and louder. The scarlet plain was no longer endless as far as the eye could see, and darkness gradually replaced everything.
"Ahead is the Falling Abyss..."
Feeling the increasingly strong wind, Qiu Xing sniffed, slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air, with memories in his eyes, and spoke softly:
"The abyss of three thousand meters is the limit that ordinary monks can reach, and between three thousand meters and five thousand meters, the altitude does not drop slowly, but shows a sudden drop. This span is two thousand meters , that is to say, there is a vacuum transition period between three thousand meters and five thousand meters in the abyss.”
"This transitional section is called - Falling Platform. And this is also the only way for us to go down, and we cannot bypass it."
"Luoyatai..." Yu Changsheng's eyes flickered slightly, and he gently stretched out his palm, feeling the wind whistling from a distance, and a subtle tearing feeling came from his fingers.
Everyone was silent, but Qiu Xing breathed out a breath, pondered for a while and then continued:
"Due to the special reasons of the field and formation on the Falling Platform, the gravity is abnormal. There are some boulders that are led five thousand meters below the abyss. They can be used as a base and medium to help us go down."
"However, this is a two-thousand-meter journey after all. It may not be long or short, but there are still considerable risks in the journey.
Not to mention anything else, it is the exterminating Gangfeng on both sides of the bank. Although it is suppressed by the formation, its power is quite amazing. If a monk under the golden elixir is accidentally involved, it will only end in a narrow escape. . Even if it is a golden elixir, it cannot guarantee 100% safety, so you need to be cautious. "
As soon as Qiu Xing said these words, the expressions of many people in the group changed slightly. These people were all among the Wanxiang Sect who felt that their cultivation was relatively weak.
However, it was just a change. No one panicked, and no one quit. In an instant, calm appeared.
The expressions of these people were also noticed by Yu Changsheng. While nodding secretly in his heart, he also sent a message to Shen Xingchen, Li Minghan and the others to keep an eye on these people.
"Okay, let's continue walking. After crossing the Falling Platform, we will almost reach the bottom of the abyss this time."
Yu Changsheng said concisely and concisely. Qiu Xing nodded. After sweeping his eyes over everyone, he concealed the surprise in his eyes and continued to move forward without saying a word.
It didn't take long, about half an hour later, the plain reached the end, and the howling wind in the sky and the earth also reached its extreme here.
In front of everyone, there is a huge cliff! It's like a natural chasm falling horizontally.
It stretches across the sky, with a smooth cross-section that is hundreds of miles open. Looking from top to bottom, people stand on the edge, almost like ants, looking down into the distance. At the end of the eye, everything is dark, and it is impossible to see the details.
It's like a giant beast with a big mouth, waiting for its prey to invest itself and devour people's hearts and souls. Only the howling wind, like a knife, roars from the bottom of both sides of the bank, like the stormy waves in the sea. , with a strong coercion and a strong bloody aura, it is moving.
"Xiaoyatai, here we are."
Qiu Xing's eyes became slightly more solemn, he lowered his head and glanced at Ya Di, then closed his eyes and counted lightly for a while, then opened his eyes again and said:
"According to the rules, it is estimated that in about an hour, the suspended rocks under the abyss will almost come up again, and then go down. By then, we will step on it. Just follow it and fall together. There is still some time now, Everyone, adjust your posture, this Falling Stage is not a peaceful place."
"On weekdays, if there is a formation to block the strong wind, it is not a big deal. However, as it goes deeper, the power of this strong wind will only become stronger and stronger. By then, the formation may not be able to completely protect it. It depends on the individual. ”
"Okay." Everyone had no objection. They each found a place to meditate quietly and recover, waiting for the next wave of suspended stones to arrive.
Yu Changsheng took a deep look at Qiu Xing, nodded and thanked him, and slowly walked to the edge of the Falling Stage, feeling it carefully.
"Huhuhu..."
The strong wind blew violently. Only when you get closer can you feel the unrest of this place more clearly. The howling wind becomes more violent, and sometimes there are thunderous roars echoing in the abyss. It is not real, but it makes people feel My mind froze.
Beyond that, it was pitch black and everything was blurry. Only the extinct Gangfeng blew past like an endless wave, and when it crossed the Falling Platform, it was isolated by a layer of faint light curtain, and the power of the blowing was greatly reduced. (End of chapter)