"This..." Xin Ji asked hurriedly, "Master Duan, did you notice?"
To the demon cultivators, the four words "strength comes first" are already deeply rooted in their hearts. He has the highest cultivation among everyone, but his first reaction is to ask about Duan Qing's name, without caring about the joke just now. It can be seen that he is still very convinced of this young master.
Gu Pinglin could understand.
All sword practitioners would be shocked by the "Gu Ying Sword Technique", not to mention that this person has a mind that is almost like a demon. Those who were thrown out as pawns by him in his previous life are all loyal to him and have complete faith in him. This is not just because he is good at disguise, but a true respect for the strong from the bottom of his heart.
Duan Qingming stood up after glancing at the stone door beside him, but did not answer Xin Ji's words.
The Penglai monks became nervous, and someone asked, "Did you find anything unusual?"
As he spoke, the ground shook again.
Exclamations were heard everywhere.
"Calm down." Before Nanzhu finished shouting, the entire Yinhuang Cave slowly began to rotate. That's right, it was "rotating", it was rotating around the small platform in the center, and everyone seemed to be in a rotating ball, feeling dizzy, the surrounding scenery was shaking, and dust was falling from the top of their heads.
Among the three women, Ming Gongnu was the calmest. She followed Nanzhu closely and was surrounded by guards. Bu Shuihan protected Qu Lin first. Ji Qinnan suppressed her fear and held on to Qi Wan'er's cloak tightly, almost falling down. Qi Wan'er hurriedly supported her with one hand and held on to a stone spike to stand firm.
"what happened?"
“It’s going to collapse!”
…
The people of Lingxin Sect gathered around Gu Pinglin. Gu Pinglin held onto the stone wall and said in a deep voice, "Everyone calm down! This cave is made of the essence of Diying stone. It won't collapse. Someone must have triggered the mechanism."
After thinking about it carefully, everyone felt that it made sense and gradually calmed down.
"The Yinhuang Cave is sinking." Yao Feng said suddenly.
"That's right," Xin Ji said angrily, "Who moved the mechanism?"
Everyone was shocked and puzzled.
Nanzhu glanced at everyone in Penglai and said, "It's not Penglai Island."
A Qi clan monk said: "We didn't move either."
"It's not us," Gu Pinglin stopped everyone from pursuing the matter, "It's someone inside the sect."
"Jun Lingshi?" The Penglai guards were overjoyed.
"He is indeed alive!" Nanzhu immediately turned around, slammed the stone door heavily, and called out loudly, "Muzhi! Muzhi, is that you?"
The stone door suddenly opened, and he took a few steps back in shock. A figure jumped out of the door, with disheveled hair, tattered clothes covered in blood, and looked extremely miserable.
"Muzhi, how are you?" Nanzhu hurriedly tried to hug him, but unexpectedly a sword flashed like lightning, forcing him to retract his hand.
Looking again, Zhou Yi had already got Jun Muzhi in his hand.
Nanzhu raised her hand to stop her subordinates from speaking and stared at Zhou Yi: "I will never go back on my promise. What do you mean, Brother Zhou?"
Zhou Yi snorted.
Without waiting for Nanzhu to say anything else, Jun Muzhi stood up and waved his hand: "I'm fine, thank you for your worry."
Although he was covered in blood, he looked quite healthy, and Nanzhu felt relieved.
Zhou Yi's attitude towards Jun Muzhi, whose Dao meridian was incomplete, was quite good, and the coldness in his tone was reduced by two points: "Hand over the inheritance, and I won't hurt you."
Jun Muzhi took out an ancient black-leather book.
Zhou Yi let him go, took the book and touched it twice, his expression relaxed, and he didn't even look doubtful at all, and put the book directly into his arms.
"The most urgent thing is to leave here," Jun Muzhi hurriedly said business, "The Yin Emperor Cave was originally left for the inheritance of the remnant ancestors. The inheritance has been taken out, and the way back has been closed. Within half an hour, the Yin Emperor Cave will sink to the bottom of the sea forever and will never be seen again."
"What!" Everyone was shocked.
Before he finished speaking, several figures disappeared in a flash, probably to check the exit. Everyone was then shocked to realize that the true energy in their bodies was flowing, and the influence of the floating wind had disappeared without them noticing.
"The exit is gone!" Xin Ji's voice came from the platform above, followed by another muffled sound.
Just as Gu Pinglin said, the entire cave was made of the essence of the Earth Ying stone. It was simply unrealistic for these external alchemy cultivators to force their way through. Not long after, the people who were investigating returned empty-handed.
Xin Ji was annoyed. "That's great! The Creation Secret may be inside those doors. If we leave like this... Alas! I told you not to waste time here and miss out on good things!"
The Qi family members also regretted and cursed Penglai Island secretly. Gu Pinglin suddenly realized that no one had obtained the remaining ancestor inheritance in the previous life. It was only heard that the Yinhuang Cave was closed, but there was no saying that it was "sunk to the bottom of the sea forever". It can be seen that there is still a chance. Now that Jun Muzhi has brought out the remaining ancestor inheritance, the Yinhuang Cave has no need to exist.
"The Creation Art is not here." Yao Feng said suddenly.
Nanzhu said: "Yes, since the Yinhuang Cave was built for the inheritance of the remnant ancestors, the Creation Art cannot be here. How could the ancestor have the heart to let his hard work sink to the bottom of the sea forever?"
After everyone thought about it carefully, they felt that it made sense and their faces brightened.
Ming Gongnu said: "The descendants of the remnant ancestors will not die, so there must be a way to leave inside, Jun Lingshi?"
When she said this, everyone remembered that saving their lives was the most important thing, and they all looked at Jun Muzhi.
Jun Muzhi was silent for a moment, gritted his teeth, and pointed to the top of the cave: "Use the sword energy of Dique to open the exit."
"No," Zhou Yi coldly refused in the face of many expectant gazes, "No one can watch without the order of the master."
A Qi clan monk said anxiously: "You still care so much at this time, you are simply..."
"The rules of Tiancan Sect are strict, you can't blame him," Xin Ji waved his hand to stop him, and advised Zhou Yi kindly, "If you can't get out, your sect's inheritance will be buried here. We have to make an emergency decision, and the real person won't blame you."
Zhou Yili ignored him.
The other cultivators wanted to say more, but Gu Pinglin spoke up, "This land lacks sword energy. Canzu has only cultivated four strands. Even if Brother Zhou reads the secret book, it will not be effective in a short time."
After hearing this, everyone calmed down.
Duan Qingming smiled: "Since Envoy Jun Ling knows how to get out, he must also know where the sword energy is missing."
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Jun Muzhi said calmly: "The sword energy of Dique is on me."
Just as Gu Pinglin expected, everyone was shocked by the news. Before Nanzhu could react, Zhou Yi grabbed Jun Muzhi's neck again and dragged him to the side.
"Brother Zhou, rest assured. I dare not take your things." Jun Muzhi smiled bitterly. "The most urgent thing is to leave here. After I leave, I will definitely return the sword energy."
Everyone said, "No matter what, let Jun Lingshi open the mechanism first."
Jun Muzhi was right. Zhou Yi's attitude softened, but he didn't let go. Instead, he held his wrist and said, "Open the mechanism."
Jun Muzhi had no choice but to take him and jump onto the central platform.
Everyone followed to watch.
Jun Muzhi walked around on the platform, found a secret mark, and placed his hand on it: "This wisp of sword energy is already very weak, and I don't know if it can open the mechanism. Everyone, be careful." After saying that, he concentrated his energy.
Everyone waited with bated breath.
Zhou Yi suddenly said "Huh", his face suddenly turned cold: "Aren't you incomplete in your Dao meridians?"
He felt Jun Muzhi's pulse and knew the flow of the true Qi in Jun Muzhi's body very well. He had previously determined that Jun Muzhi's Dao meridians were incomplete, so he treated Jun Muzhi as a fellow human being and was naturally friendly to him. Now that he realized that Jun Muzhi's Dao meridians were intact, he thought he was being deceived and was inevitably angry.
Nanzhu was surprised: "Isn't it?"
Jun Muzhi had no choice but to stop and explain: "This is a long story, anyway, it is also due to the kindness of the disabled ancestor and the benefit of the sword energy."
Everyone was amazed at the power of the Earth Sword Qi when they heard this, and Zhou Yi finally stopped. Everyone in Penglai was in high spirits, except for Lady Ming, whose eyes flickered. After a while, she seemed to have figured something out and smiled.
Jun Muzhi has been practicing Penglai internal skills since he was young, but he is not a sword practitioner. He lacks sword intent and it is very difficult for him to activate sword energy. Just when everyone was waiting anxiously, it suddenly got dark above their heads, and a round boulder embedded with three luminous pearls fell, and the sea water poured down like a waterfall.
Without the influence of floating wind, this amount of sea water could not cause any impact on the monks. It just caught everyone off guard and caused a little chaos. But everyone was not stupid. After they reacted, they immediately rushed towards the gap.
Several people from the Lingxin Sect did not rush to go first, but gathered around Gu Pinglin. Gu Pinglin turned his head and did not see Duan Qingming, and could not help but frowned.
Although Duan Qingming is not trustworthy, he is not someone who would go back on his word.
Gu Pinglin said decisively: "Everyone retreat, Senior Brother Bu will take care of Miss Qu, and Gan Li will follow me."
Originally Xin Ji was responsible for protecting Gan Li. Xin Ji was upset about losing the inheritance. Upon hearing this, he happily let go and left with Jiang Ruoxu, Leng Xu, Bu Shuihan and others.
The sea water instantly filled the entire cave. In the chaos, Gu Pinglin and Gan Li did not rush to escape, but fell behind. Gan Li had been instructed to find three night pearls. A drop of sticky blood oozed from the surface of one of the pearls. Gan Li swallowed it without thinking, and then a look of pain appeared on his face.
"This is your own choice." Gu Pinglin slapped him on the back, temporarily sealing the blood dew.
Gan Li said solemnly: "Thanks to my uncle for his kindness in giving me this rare opportunity. If I fail, Gan Li will have no regrets."
"Remember your words and do your best." After Gu Pinglin said this, he took him away by water.
The blood of the spirit pearl can cleanse the dantian and ascend to the realm of Tao, but it also comes with the risk of the dantian being shattered and the path to Tao being hopeless. Gan Li originally had good aptitude, but he had been buried in the temple for many years and had no good skills. He had long missed the best time to open up the dantian and was destined to stop at the fifth level. Now that he has the blood of the spirit pearl, if he can get through this hurdle, his future will be very different.
Gu Pinglin had already made clear the interests involved. Fortunately, Gan Li also had the courage and determination. In fact, even if he failed, Gu Pinglin could use the Creation Art to save him. However, the effect of the Creation Art in saving people was limited, and it might be difficult to restore his qualifications. But on the road, which improvement is not accompanied by risks
The two returned to the sea and found that the Black Reef Beach and Yan Sen and others were gone, and there was only endless black water all around. Gu Pinglin thought to himself that the mechanism had been activated and the exit was probably thousands of miles away.
There was a lot of chaos on the sea. The people of Penglai were confronting Zhou Yi, and the people of Qi were watching the fun.
Jiang Ruoxu and Leng Xu were relieved to see Gu Pinglin, but Gu Pinglin's expression changed: "Where are Senior Brother Bu and Miss Qu?"