The corpse-eating beast pounced on him, but Gu Pinglin was frightened and remained calm. He jumped off a huge rock to avoid it.
"You are indeed very familiar with everything about the Lingxin Sect." In a blink of an eye, Duan Qingming had already jumped onto the boulder, sheathed the Guying Sword easily, and said with a smile, "This is really a good place to watch the battle."
The situation reversed and Gu Pinglin pursed his lips tightly.
He probably understood it from the moment he encountered the corpse-eating beast. It expected that I would choose this best viewing position, so he spread corpse pollen and took advantage of my carelessness in my eagerness to watch the battle. No wonder he had led the corpse-eating beast so far away before.
The corpse-eating beast was chasing him relentlessly. Gu Pinglin's cultivation was not as good as in his previous life, and he knew that Duan Qingming also wanted to take the opportunity to see his progress, so he did not try his best, and his sharp claws brushed past him several times. The situation was very dangerous.
"It feels really good to change, what do you think, Gu Xiaojiu?" Duan Qingming smiled like a spring breeze and sat down on the spot to regulate his breathing.
Gu Pinglin hummed, trying hard to dodge the attack of the corpse-eating beast, but he did not show any nervousness at all: "What, do you want to see a joke?"
"I believe in your ability, too."
"It's more of a probe."
Duan Qingming held the sword and said, "It's the same with you. If you don't try your best, you will die."
"Do you think you can trick me like this?" Gu Pinglin suddenly laughed, "Don't forget, you said yourself that I am very familiar with everything about the Lingxin Sect."
"Hmm?" Duan Qingming raised his eyebrows, "It seems you have a trick up your sleeve."
"certainly."
As he was speaking, Gu Pinglin had been forced into a corner with no escape. Seeing the corpse-eating beast roaring and waving its claws to grab him, suddenly, a dazzling white light appeared on the ground!
A white light flashed and the scene suddenly became quiet.
Gu Pinglin was still standing there, but the corpse-eating beast seemed to have lost its target. It looked around blankly and sniffed around.
"Isolation array?" Duan Qingming stood up, a little surprised.
In the corner of the cave, the young man stood leisurely in the formation, slightly raising his eyebrows at him. How could he look embarrassed at all
Knowing how powerful Duan Qingming was, how could Gu Pinglin come to watch the battle without any preparation? This isolation formation was discovered by chance in his previous life. The situation was extremely dangerous at that time. He was trapped inside for more than ten days before someone came to rescue him. Now his cultivation is not as good as in his previous life, so avoiding battle is the best strategy.
The corpse-eating beast lost its target and turned to Duan Qingming.
Gu Pinglin smiled when he saw this.
As long as the corpse-eating beast is held back by Duan Qingming, he can take the opportunity to leave.
As expected, the corpse-eating beast roared and turned around to pounce on Duan Qingming.
Gu Pinglin immediately flew out of the battle formation and fled along the way he came. Even if two people worked together, they were not sure they could defeat a monster of the level of the corpse-eating beast. Gu Pinglin knew the terrain of the dark cave very well, and there was a teleportation formation about five miles away.
Unexpectedly, before he flew more than three meters, he ran into a strong air current and was bounced back several steps before he could stop.
Gu Pinglin reacted: "Duan Qingming!"
"I'm sorry. I set up a small barrier to save my life." Duan Qingming's laughter was heard.
Due to his insufficient cultivation, he was unable to break his barrier, so Gu Pinglin had no choice but to retreat back into the isolation formation.
Soon after, Duan Qingming also came in.
The two men were squeezed in a small space, looking at each other, one was burning with anger, the other was calm.
"Why are you so angry?" Duan Qingming sighed, "You were the one who plotted against me first. I am not like you. I didn't throw you out because we are fellow disciples."
Her demeanor was calm and her tone was gentle, but her enchanting eyes were shining with a playful light.
Gu Pinglin was no longer angry, and he was not worried that he would really throw him out.
If he wanted to win by relying on the advantage of starting two years earlier, he would not be Duan Qingming.
Gu Pinglin squinted his eyes: "Drag people into the water, you are good at it."
"I'm afraid you'll abandon me. I can't handle it alone," Duan Qingming said. "We are brothers. Do you really want to kill me?"
Gu Pinglin smiled and said, "With the isolation array, you won't die. Just wait for them to come in and rescue you."
"Hey, instead of waiting for someone to rescue you, why not solve it yourself?" Duan Qingming turned to look outside the formation, "If we join forces, we can definitely win."
The corpse-eating beast was still unwilling to give up and was circling outside the formation, occasionally looking up and roaring, spitting out a few breaths of corpse gas. After being provoked many times, it hated the two enemies very much, and it seemed that it had no intention of leaving in the short term.
Gu Pinglin frowned slightly: "Even if we combine our strength, our chances of winning are still only 50%."
"Difficulty is exciting," Duan Qingming looked at the corpse-eating beast, his eyes bright, "Don't you want to challenge?"
Gu Pinglin said: "I always only do things that I am sure of."
Duan Qingming looked at him from the side: "Are you scared?"
"Provocation," Gu Pinglin laughed, "Tell me your plan."
Duan Qingming said: "My plan is to have no plan, it depends on the situation."
Gu Pinglin really didn't want to be trapped here and wait for someone to rescue him, so he said straightforwardly, "It's not good to have no plan. The weakness of the corpse-eating beast is in its abdomen. I remember there is a killer move in the Duan family swordsmanship, called 'Spring Mud Shadow', which is a sword-killing move that can attack its vital points. You should have practiced it well. I am good at the art of control. I will find an opportunity to hold it back with the binding technique for a moment, and you can take the opportunity to use the sword-killing move. This way, your chances of winning are not small."
"It's really thorough," Duan Qingming stroked his sword, "It seems that besides the Lingxin Sect, you also know me very well."
Gu Pinglin was too lazy to talk nonsense: "On the count of three, you and I will act at the same time."
"Okay," Duan Qingming said simply, "One."
Gu Pinglin took a step forward: "Two."
"three!"
Neither of them moved. They just looked at each other knowingly, without changing their expressions or showing any signs of shame or embarrassment.
"Gu Xiaojiu, you are too dishonest."
"each other."
"We don't trust each other, so it's hard for us to cooperate," Duan Qingming said, "I have a solution."
"oh?"
“It’s very simple.”
Seeing that disgusting smile, Gu Pinglin's heart skipped a beat. Sure enough, the next moment he saw a white light flashing violently twice underground, and then completely extinguished.
The isolation array was destroyed!
"Duan Qingming!" Gu Pinglin was furious.
"This is the most effective way. We can now absolutely trust each other."
"You're looking for death!"
Almost at the same time, the two rushed out from the left and right. Gu Pinglin ran towards the teleportation array without thinking, and the roar of the corpse-eating beast came from behind him.
Duan Qingming slowed down and walked side by side with him: "Are you going to the teleportation array?"
"What?" Gu Pinglin had another bad premonition.
"I think I accidentally destroyed the teleportation array before."
"Duan Qingming!" Gu Pinglin stopped suddenly.
"So you like my name so much," Duan Qingming stopped, turned around, drew his sword, and threw away the scabbard, "Let's solve the problem first."
The corpse-eating beast pounced on him, and Gu Pinglin rationally suppressed his anger: "According to the plan!"
The destruction of the isolation array means that the two have cut off their last retreat. From this point on, the only way for them to survive is to trust and cooperate with each other.
In terms of cultivation, the two are indeed far from enough to fight against the corpse-eating beast, but Gu Pinglin is no longer the Gu Pinglin of his previous life, and Duan Qingming is a genius who is both intelligent and martial. He can manage to deal with it for two days alone and consume the physical strength of the corpse-eating beast. If the two of them join forces, their chances of winning are actually very high.
Gu Pinglin cautiously dragged out the fight while observing calmly, and indeed found an opportunity to use the binding technique. However, the level of the corpse-eating beast was too high, and the binding technique only caused a stiffening effect for a blink of an eye.
Before he could give any hint, Duan Qingming had already flown over, clasped his hands together, and the Gu Ying sword drew a misty purple light in the air.
Gu Pinglin was also shocked by the precise grasp of the opportunity, and couldn't help but praise: "Good!"
Duan's ultimate move, Duan Qingming held the Gu Ying sword with both hands and stabbed it vertically from mid-air!
Unexpectedly, the corpse-eating beast was extremely cunning. As if it knew that the attack on its head was a feint, it suddenly turned over, with all four legs facing the sky, and blocked the long sword with its sharp claws. At the same time, it used its hard carapace to withstand the five strong sword energies that stabbed out from the ground!
Screams were heard.
After all, the Duan family's swordsmanship was extraordinary, but it still suffered considerable damage.
However, this attack did not achieve the effect the two wanted.
This was the first time the corpse-eating beast had suffered such severe damage. It was furious and its roar shook the entire cave. It grasped the sword with its other front paw and threw it upwards with force.
Duan Qingming had been fighting fiercely for two days before. He was now using all his strength to attack, which consumed a lot of his physical strength. He was immediately thrown backwards!
The man flew out and Gu Ying's sword slipped out of his hand.
At this moment, Gu Pinglin suddenly moved. He rushed out like lightning, accurately caught the flying Gu Ying sword, and while the corpse-eating beast turned over, he pushed it forward with force -
The sword was inserted into the belly of the corpse-eating beast!
The two did not follow the plan, with the stronger Duan Qingming taking the lead. Instead, it was Gu Pinglin who actually took the lead, with Duan Qingming responsible for holding him back. This was entirely a tacit understanding between smart people. Without any prior discussion, the moment the opportunity came, the two had already understood each other and made the decision to change the plan at the same time, and finally succeeded.
Gu Pinglin succeeded in his attack and immediately dropped his sword and retreated.
Unexpectedly, the corpse-eating beast was so seriously injured and in so much pain that it became extremely ferocious. Instead of retreating, it rushed forward and wanted to die together with the enemy.
Gu Pinglin couldn't retreat as fast as it did. He frowned when he saw it and was about to avoid the vital points when suddenly a palm wind swept over and threw him two meters away.
A white shadow passed by, like a swimming dragon.
With a clear shout, Gu Ying's sword was pulled out, and emerald green poisonous blood splattered!
The corpse-eating beast covered its abdomen and howled wildly.
Gu Pinglin fell to the ground and rolled several times before stopping. He supported himself with one hand and stood up swiftly, breathing a sigh of relief when he saw this.
On the other side, Duan Qingming was panting while holding his sword.
Gu Pinglin asked: "How?"
"You can have a fight if you want." Duan Qingming answered. A few wisps of messy long hair fluttered, his handsome face was slightly flushed, his expression was excited, and there was a hint of madness.
The sword flashed and the man rushed out.
Gu Pinglin followed closely. The corpse-eating beast was seriously injured, and after a period of rage, it gradually weakened. Finally, under the tacit attack of the two, it fell heavily to the ground, raising a cloud of dust.
Neither of them stepped forward immediately. Duan Qingming threw his sword and hit the corpse-eating beast's right eye.
The ghoul was motionless, clearly dead.
Gu Pinglin then let out a long breath, fell to the ground as if exhausted, and lay on his back, his body covered in cold sweat.
On the contrary, Duan Qingming's tiredness was swept away, as if he had endless energy again. He strode over, drew out the sword, looked at it, carefully wiped the blade, and then put it back into the sheath. He turned around and looked at Gu Pinglin: "The sixth level of Qi Condensation, the first level of Yuan Collection, not bad."
The dark smiling eyes could not reveal the real thoughts.
"You are not much behind at the seventh level of Na Yuan." Gu Pinglin sneered back. He was holding back, so the strength he showed must not be real. He might have reached the eighth level of Na Yuan, or even the Xiao Zhou Tian realm.
"Perfect cooperation," Duan Qingming walked up to him with his sword in hand, looked down at him, and said with a smile, "Hey, this exciting feeling, Gu Xiaojiu, are you still not satisfied?"
"Satisfied, of course satisfied!" Gu Pinglin gritted his teeth. He didn't expect this guy to be so crazy that he dared to cut off all his escape routes and risk his life. Gu Pinglin finally understood how he became a great swordsman in his previous life.
Duan Qingming touched his face with his scabbard: "Only you can keep up with me. We are a perfect pair of brothers. What do you think?"
Gu Pinglin waved away the scabbard unceremoniously: "Get lost."
Facing the big eyes burning with anger, Duan Qingming didn't mind at all. He laughed loudly with an arrogant attitude, which was quite similar to the style of the man who dominated the world with swords in his previous life.