Immortal Cultivation and Life-Saving Guide

Chapter 231 Greed
Wei Xi also wanted to know what he had done.

Damn, it started shaking for no reason.

You know, several people are in the tunnel and they might be buried alive.

"Hurry up!" Wang Xin called the three younger ones to run out quickly, and he carried the useful corpse on his back and followed behind.

There was a constant flow of falling debris, and occasionally some small animals that didn't have time to dodge would fall down. Many of them couldn't turn over, and their soft bellies were smashed to pieces by the rocks.

Wei Xi was surprised to find that he could sense the red line at this moment: although it did not withdraw, it was constantly extending and refused to break off the connection with him.

Cursing his bad luck in his heart, Wei Xi also had to keep an eye on the broken thread at all times.

She is already mute and doesn't want to become one-armed.

Because they were escaping, the four people quickly left the tunnel and entered the dark lake.

Wei Xi knew something was wrong as soon as he entered the water - the water was much colder than before, almost cold enough to freeze a person to death.

Qin Feng finally had enough at this time. He took out the medicine bottle from his Qiankun bag and poured it into his mouth.

When the Qi Palace was unsealed, Qin Feng's eyes sank, and the surging spiritual power, centered on Qin Feng, wrapped the four people tightly.

Although the chilly feeling was still there, it had returned to a level that the few people could tolerate.

The lake was no longer as calm as it was at the beginning. Stones half a person's height fell into the lake, leaving traces along the way.

There was no pattern to these stones, so the few people could only listen carefully and watch in all directions to avoid being crushed to death in the dark lake water.

Good fortune never comes alone, and misfortune never comes alone. The falling stones awakened the sleeping creatures in the lake.

They rushed out from the darkness, and the panicked monsters destroyed everything in their path.

The power of the crossbow arrows was halved in the water. Wei Xi changed his mind and mobilized his spiritual power to perform the Freezing Technique, freezing the monsters that were rushing towards him one by one... He couldn't hold them, but he also achieved his goal of escaping.

There is no way, Wei Xi's strength is lagging behind his brain.

With this standard answer, everyone copied it quickly. Especially Qin Feng, who was originally the strongest one, and had an ice-attribute bone. Now he was in good shape, and he could freeze a whole area.

Several people had to avoid falling boulders and make large portions of frozen dumplings at the same time. They were in a panic and looked very embarrassed.

After about two quarters of an hour, the Taoist's corpse's pale face appeared on the surface of the lake against the water plants, followed by the lively faces of Wei Xi and others.

Wei Xi wiped the water off her face, opened her eyes, and the lake water slid down her thick and long eyelashes.

"The sky is falling!"

Hearing this, Wei Xi looked up and saw a blood-red sky with fragments of the trial field constantly falling from it.

"Get rid of the Qing-Swallowing Beast as soon as possible," Wei Xi spat out the lake water in his mouth. "Once the trial field collapses, our plan won't work."

Struggling to get ashore, Wei Xi didn't care about his wet clothes, grabbed the corpse and started making bait.

The corpse was wrapped in a black robe and was obviously a disciple of the Wanjian Sect. No wonder Shen Fu reacted so strongly before.

Wei Xi thanked the fellow Taoist for his "generosity" in his heart, took out a machete and dug open the relatively soft abdomen.

Although Wei Xi has an unreasonable love for corpses, if the center of the formation was not too large, she would not choose to destroy her fellow Taoist's corpse.

After all, the two of them didn't have any conflicts during their lifetime, so it would be best if their bodies were left intact.

Fortunately, this harpoon wasn't actually a fishing tool. At least its handle wasn't very long, so the tall Wanjian Sect Daoist could still fit it at an angle.

Wei Xi's hyena-like efficiency truly shocked Yu Jin: How could this guy not be afraid of corpses at all? He hollowed out a dead man's chest without showing any fear.

The next scene made his stomach churn even more.

After Wei Xi placed the harpoon, he filled the hole with the meat and entrails he had dug out to ensure there was no weight discrepancy. He then took out a roll of coarse cloth and wrapped the "open-hearted" Taoist friend in three layers.

Details determine success or failure, and Wei Xi won again and again.

The embers were finally spit out.

"Brother, I'll leave it to you and Qin Feng to attract the Qing-Swallowing Beast's attention."

Wang Xin and Qin Feng both took the medicine in the bag. Once they appeared, they would be locked onto by the Swallowing Beast. They were the best candidates to divert the monster's attention.

Wei Xi stuffed the corpse into the hands of Yu Jin, who had just straightened up. "You and I will take the corpse and find a way to stuff this thing into the mouth of the Qing-Swallowing Beast!"

"I don't think I can," Ember cried miserably, "That thing is too scary. One claw and I'm gone!"

"If you don't want to do it, go find Shen Fu!" Wei Xi said sternly. If the corpse wasn't so big, she wouldn't have used the embers. "No one is forcing you!"

"No! I'll do it! I'll do it!" Why would Yu Jin leave Wei Xi? Besides, leaving the front line means losing the initiative. God knows what will become of the trial field after Wei Xicheng's incident.

Fearing that Wei Xi would drive him away, Yu Jin immediately hugged the corpse that served as bait tightly.

Several people believed that since the trial field had begun to collapse, the Qing-Swallowing Beast would definitely drag its injured body (it was Shen Fu and the others who did it) to try to break through the trial field.

What they have to do is to wait until both the trial field and the monster are at the end of their strength, with one team attracting the monster's attention while the other team stuffs the corpse into the throat of the Qing-Swallowing Beast.

After confirming the plan, the four of them immediately took action and rushed to the battle site filled with "meteors".

After a series of battles, both his spiritual and physical strength were exhausted. Now Wei Xi was only holding on by his tenacious desire to survive and fierce will.

Wei Xi was really a little excited now, and he quickly got close to the monster with Yu Jin.

The Sun-Swallowing Beast was indeed in poor condition—compared to its peak. While it could easily deal with small fry like Wei Xi, it didn't stand much chance of winning against the trial field that had held it captive for thousands of years.

But now the trial field can no longer hold on, and the opportunity cannot be missed, so the Swallowing Beast decided to take a gamble.

It even felt that it had done something wrong before: if it had known that the little shrimps could poke a hole in the trial field, it would not have to play with them with all kinds of illusions. There was no point in forcing them to fight in groups every day.

This is indeed a bit self-conceited. Not every team has a cultivator as bold as Wei Xi. How could the cultivators who came to the trial field before dare to provoke the ancient monster?
The Qing-Swallowing Beast stood at the collapsed site, holding its head high majestically, slapping the trial field one slap after another, and its three heads howled one after another.

Just then, it felt a sharp pain in its abdomen, as if something had bitten it.

The thick-skinned Swallowing Beast didn't take it seriously at first, until the stinging pain continued, bringing back some unpleasant memories. The Swallowing Beast lowered its head and saw two small shrimps casting spells on its muscular body.

The enraged Qing-Swallowing Beast slapped its tail and slapped down with its claws, but the two little shrimps dodged it.

Wei Xi and Yu Jin dragged the corpse and climbed onto the tail of the Qing-Swallowing Beast.

Wei Xi grasped the bumps on the Swallowing Sky Beast's rough skin. Perhaps due to the sea beast's condition, the monster's skin, trapped here for a thousand years, was dry and cracked, making it difficult for the two to climb.

Qin Feng and Senior Brother Wang created an opportunity, and Wei Xi crawled on the body of the monster that was constantly moving with the corpse at the fastest speed.

Fearing that their spiritual power fluctuations would be captured by monsters, the two men didn't even dare to use the moving technique.

To be honest, it's not a pleasant feeling: the monster is not only huge, comparable to a mountain, but also comes with earth-shaking special effects.

Wei Xi had to use all his strength to prevent himself from being thrown off, and he had to hold the corpse's neck with one hand and pull it up.

Yu Jin was in even greater pain: his shoulders were supporting the corpse's hips, and in order to see the road clearly, he had to bend his back and stretch his neck, which was a very uncomfortable posture.

The Qing-Swallowing Beast's movements became more and more vigorous, and Wei Xi almost fell down several times.

As he passed the beast's spine, Wei Xi saw a metal coffin embedded in its flesh, preventing the wound from healing. Occasionally, fishy blue blood flowed out. This coffin was clearly a relic of the mysterious underwater civilization depicted in the mural!

Wei Xi's heart was filled with shock: The coffin's attack power was too strong! But such a powerful civilization had left its homeland, and the reason behind it was terrifying.

Although Wei Xi has not yet established a timeline of the Swallowing Beast's injury, arrest, and suppression after escaping from prison, the Swallowing Beast's decline in strength is not only due to the magic circle, but is also closely related to the fact that the wound here has not healed for a long time.

It’s a pity that the coffin is empty, otherwise Wei Xi could have stolen something.

Keeping his composure, Wei Xi continued to carry out his original plan.

After finally dragging the bait to a certain position, the Qing-Swallowing Beast's movements became more and more vigorous. Wei Xi and Yu Jin held the bait and waited for the opportunity.

Fortunately, Wei Xi still had the improved talisman on hand, and he notified Qin Feng according to the agreed signal to create an opportunity for the Swallowing Beast to turn back.

Qin Feng was indeed reliable. The moment he received the news, he brushed past the huge toes of the Swallowing Beast, and with his backhand, he shot out two sword energies, which rushed towards the side of the beast's head.

These two swords stored up 100% of the spiritual power, and the water vapor along the way directly froze out a shimmering ice path.

The Qing-Swallowing Beast subconsciously turned its head to hide. Wei Xi saw four nostrils the size of caves, with several rows of sharp teeth below. There was a head between the two rows of teeth, with half of the flesh still hanging on it, and its resentful and empty eyes were still open.

Wei Xi controlled his instinct to dodge, and urged his spiritual power to throw the corpse wrapped in the eye of the formation into the bloody mouth of the Swallowing Beast. In order to reach the stomach in one step, he immediately used the Water Dragon Technique to rush the corpse into the throat without any defense.

This completely exposed Wei Xi's position. The greedy swallowing beast refused to let go of the food at its mouth, and its forked tongue was about to roll the small shrimp into its mouth.

Wei Xi raised her hand and unleashed a crossbow bolt, piercing the beast's tongue. Feeling the pain, she slid towards the corner of the monster's mouth, thrusting the anesthetic-soaked blade against the soft flesh, infusing it with spiritual power and strength, slashing fiercely.

"Roar~Awoo~"

Not only could the Qing-Swallowing Beast not close its mouth at this moment, but its smile would no longer be symmetrical from now on, and it would always maintain a devilish and charming state.

Wei Xi turned over and moved away from the mouth of the Swallowing Beast. He stabbed several times while falling and finally succeeded in braking at the raised part of the monster's dorsal fin.

Wei Xi stuffed the spider-web-like material he had torn off the Qing-Swallowing Beast's chin into the Qiankun bag, and then stuffed a recovery pill into his mouth.

Wei Xi grabbed the embers that were rolling down, cursing the man in his heart for being so fragile, and urged his spiritual power to hold up a shield to support him downwards.

Qin Feng and Wang Xin saw that their plan was mostly accomplished, so they stopped fighting and left behind a few restrictive spells, picked up their teammates and were about to leave.

The Sky-Swallowing Beast was toyed with like this, and the arrogance of this ancient monster ignited a raging rage. It didn't even care about the domain fragments in the sky, and was focused on chasing the ignorant little bastard.

Wei·Little Bastard·Xi rolled and crawled, completely lacking the heroic look he had just shown in his ambush on the monster, for fear that if he ran a step slower he would become a meal.

After all, it was not in its home turf, so the waterless fish, the Swallowing Beast, was unable to use its own skills and could only use its violent body to deal with the enemy.

Even with its weakened form, Wei Xi and her companions were still in a state of disarray. The forest behind them was ruthlessly shattered, crumbling rocks scattering everywhere, and panicked beasts mistook the fleeing people for enemies.

Wei Xi felt like the crossbow was about to smoke. Her Qi Palace was also working at its limit, and her bones were dry and painful. She could even feel the red thread pulling at her internal organs.

The other three also faced their own challenges: Wang Xin had fought all the way here, exhausted, with wounds of varying sizes hampering his performance; Yu Jin's career path wasn't suited to combat, and now, with a gloomy face, he held a fortune stick holder, activating the Soul-Chasing Fortune Stick inside; while Qin Feng hadn't sustained any serious damage from the previous battle with the Qing-Swallowing Beast, his Qi Palace was half empty, and he'd devoted all his energy to protecting his teammates, consuming the most spiritual energy...

But this is a desperate moment, life and death are hanging by a thread, and no one dares to rest and take a breath.

The Sky-Swallowing Beast chased them all the way, and the few people did not dare to go too far away from the collapsed area, so they had to circle around the dangerous broken area.

Wei Xi heard the monster howling behind him and felt indignant. He took advantage of the opportunity and turned around to shoot with a crossbow arrow.

At the same time, a water-blue spiritual power stretched out into a water ripple shield, separating humans and beasts.

"Shen Fu!?" Even Wei Xi was greatly shocked: after all, the two of them had a big unpleasantness before, so why would she appear here?

Shen Fu pursed his lips, his demeanor businesslike, vaguely reminiscent of Xiao Pinting. More accurately, it resembled the sense of conviction of a Wanjian Sect disciple, shouldering the responsibility of the world's people.

The more helpers the better. Shen Fu did not hesitate to transform the water ripple shield into a large net bag and cover the head of the furious Qing-Swallowing Beast.

"The core of the formation is in its belly! Stabilize the trial field!"

After hearing Wei Xi’s quick overview of the progress, Shen Fu’s eyes went dark: How come this girl’s hands are so fast!
Nothing can be done. The only solution now is to trap the Qing-Swallowing Beast and use it as the center of the formation.

The demonic power of the Qing-Swallowing Beast served as another safeguard, strengthening the formation's power. Thus, the formation suppressing the intersection of Yin and Yang was effectively upgraded, averting the greatest crisis for the Zhenhai Sect and even the entire mortal world.

The lives of these five people are in danger.

The Qing-Swallowing Beast, which could only go out but not in, had never suffered such injustice before. It chased the little shrimps for more than ten rounds. The originally solid rocks were smashed into rubble by it, and they would trip if they were not careful.

Just as the chase was unfolding in the trial field, the three-headed monster suddenly stopped chasing and puffs of black smoke began to emerge from its thick skin.

"Oh no!" Shen Fu's face showed fear, "The formation has failed!"

Oh no! Wei Xi’s heart was pounding. Why did the red line come back in such a dejected state?

　The mystery of the Swallowing Sky Beast's state lies in the following: first, it's not yet in its complete form; second, it's trapped in a place devoid of seawater, restricting its movements; and finally, it's injured, having broken free from the constraints of the trial field, the magic circle, and the metal coffin, so its condition isn't peak. However, it's certainly much stronger than the Zhenhai Sect initially believed, as it absorbed a significant amount of leaked Yin and Yang Qi (unbeknownst to them), causing hallucinations that affected the trial field, catching the Foundation Establishment cultivators off guard...

　　Strength and weakness are determined by comparison, and contradictions are universal.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)