Trials of the Abyss

Chapter 6: Seven major families

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In front of the scattered rocks, the shrill whistling of the wind like ghosts' cries was chilling to the ears.

Pang Jian in the corner remained silent, staring blankly at the pile of rocks, waiting for the newcomer to figure out the predicament.

"Old Han, can you break the formation?"

Zhou Qingchen shouted and got off the unicorn, came to the front of the pile of stones, and looked around curiously.

Without a crowd blocking the way, he immediately saw Liu Qi's body lying face up in the pile of rocks. He asked in surprise, "Is anyone dead among you?"

Ning Yuanshan, who had not mentioned this before, explained awkwardly: "He coveted the artifacts left behind by the Blood Moon cultivators. We didn't know that the pile of rocks had actually formed a strange array, so..."

Zhou Qingchen smiled brightly, expressing his understanding: "If it were us who came here, and if Old Han wasn't here, the people below would probably be unable to hold back when they saw that the Blood Moon cultivator had died and that there were ownerless artifacts left behind."

After saying this, he looked at the bloated Han Duping again.

Han Duping, who had been observing the pile of rocks, also came over and said with a relaxed look, "It should be no problem to break the formation. It just takes some time. Once the formation is broken and the strong cold aura gathered in it dissipates, the weak beast will naturally dissipate."

"Oh, yes."

After thinking for a while, he went to ask Ning Yuanshan and Ning Yao to find out the specific forms of those "beast evil spirits".

Ning Yuanshan explained seriously that they were some common wild animals in the mountains, and then pointed to Pang Jian who was not far away and said, "He is a native hunter in the Cenji Mountains. He is very familiar with the wild animals that roam here and knows the general power level of the wild animals."

"Little brother, what did the wild beasts you have seen near the canyon before look like? How strong and ferocious were they?" Han Duping seemed very polite and asked Pang Jian with a smile.

Pang Jian briefly described the common wild boars, herds of white wolves, pythons and other wild animals around the canyon.

Han Duping nodded gently while listening, and said with confidence: "They are all ordinary wild beasts, not fierce beasts or spiritual beasts. The evil spirits they turn into after death should be easy to deal with, so there is nothing to be afraid of."

Wild beasts, ferocious beasts, spiritual beasts.

Pang Jian was stunned. He only knew that there were wild beasts in the mountains, but he had never heard of ferocious beasts or spiritual beasts.

As if seeing his confusion, the chubby Han Duping casually explained the difference between the three.

"In the fourth realm we are in, there are many places where the spiritual energy of heaven and earth exists."

"However, in this world beneath our feet, the spiritual energy is mixed with a lot of impurities. Some of these impurities are highly toxic and hallucinogenic, and are actually very dangerous."

"Like us, ordinary human practitioners, we can gather spiritual energy to increase our own strength, and some beasts can also absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth into their bodies, thus causing themselves to transform."

"After we absorb the spiritual energy, we need to remove the impurities that enter our body with the spiritual energy to avoid harm to our body and mind."

"As for wild beasts, if they don't know how to remove the impurities in their spiritual energy, they won't be able to increase their wisdom. Even if they become powerful, they can only be called ferocious beasts. Ferocious beasts are brutal and bloodthirsty, and it is difficult for us to communicate with them."

"A so-called spirit beast is a wild beast that can remove impurities from its body just like us. As spirit beasts become stronger, they often have extraordinary wisdom and can communicate with us normally."

Han Duping explained it in great detail.

After listening to his explanation, Pang Jian understood that the divine bird hovering above his house should be the spiritual beast he was talking about.

"Okay, give me some time, I'll go break the formation now."

Han Duping signaled everyone to wait patiently.

He once again went forward alone, but still did not go directly into the pile of rocks. Instead, he tried to manipulate the smaller rocks nearby to figure out the pattern of the array.

While he was busy, Zhou Qingchen was also talking with Ning Yuanshan and Ning Yao, talking about the great changes in the upper realm.

The new arrival Zhou Qingchen deliberately ignored He Ziren, as if the young master of the He family did not exist in front of him at all.

He Ziren, who had behaved domineeringly and arrogantly before, was very calm in the face of such a person and did not get angry because of his neglect.

"The Zhou family..."

Pang Jian's mind turned, thinking about the seven major Qi-refining families that dominated the fourth realm. He knew that the Zhou family ranked second only to the Dong family, and was the most powerful family in this world.

The Ning family and the He family were ranked after the Dong family, the Zhou family, the Shangguan family and the Ouyang family, and the Ning family was ahead of the He family.

The He family is only slightly stronger than the Su family, which is at the bottom.

The ranking of the seven major families in the fourth realm is not static. Sometimes, when a super powerful person appears in one family, the ranking of the family will move forward.

But this often only happens to the Shangguan family, Ouyang family, Ning family, He family and Su family behind.

It is said that the Dong family and the Zhou family, who are at the front, have never changed their ranking for hundreds of years and have always been ranked first and second.

Since Zhou Qingchen is from the Zhou family, it is not surprising that he does not care about He Ziren from the He family and He Ziren can still hold his anger.

"The remains of the Heavenly Phoenix are shattered. Rumor has it that a mysterious inheritance is contained in one of the bones. Many of the remains are scattered all over the Third and Fourth Realms. Even many sects and forces in the Upper Realm are looking for the divine bone that may contain the inheritance."

"As for the ones that fell in the Silent Mountains... From my point of view, it is unlikely that they will contain the divine bone."

Zhou Qingchen talked about the secrets of the upper realm.

When Pang Jian heard the words "Heavenly Phoenix" and "divine bones", he immediately listened carefully and confirmed that the huge dry bones hanging from the upper realm to the silent mountains were the so-called Heavenly Phoenix remains.

"A divine bone containing inheritance?"

He felt that the bones of the divine bird that was shot and killed, as crystal clear as white jade, might be the bones of the divine Phoenix that contained the inheritance.

Unfortunately, he only saw the scene when the divine bone killed the divine bird and countless runes flew like bright diamonds, and he had no idea where the divine bone went afterwards.

"Those who died in the Ceji Mountains from the Galaxy Alliance, Blood Moon, and Yinling Temple, either died because of the divine bones, or because of the spread of strange fog!" Zhou Qingchen added.

When they heard him mention the "strange fog", the people from the Ning family and the Zhou family, including He Ziren, all looked unhappy.

It seemed that the "strange fog" that was gradually spreading towards the north of the Ceji Mountains was the real source of their fear, which was more terrifying than the deaths of the Galaxy Alliance, Blood Moon, and Yinling Temple.

"Strange fog."

After his father disappeared, he never dared to take any risks because he had to take care of his sister Pang Lin, so he did not get involved.

He also vaguely knew that the vast majority of practitioners in this world seemed to be filled with fear of the "strange fog".

Whether it is the lower bound or the upper bound.

“It’s done!”

While everyone was talking, Han Duping, who was standing in front of a pile of rocks in the distance, shouted loudly. Then there was a loud "boom" and it seemed as if he had pushed down a huge rock.

“Hoo! Hoo! Hoo!”

There was a cold wind trapped in the pile of rocks, whistling out from the gaps in the rocks, making an increasingly sharp and piercing sound.

As the strong wind spread, it also blew on Pang Jian. He suddenly felt a chill and couldn't help shivering.

Also at this time.

The bronze plate under his lapel became warm, and the "Hutian Yangqi Jue" that he had been practicing with great concentration recently was also quietly running.

The "Spirit Pot" in his Dantian that he visualized in his mind seemed to gradually turn into a blue-black color in his conscious perception.

Suddenly, the cold and eerie wind, like fog, passed by him, but was strongly attracted by some magnetic field and turned back suddenly.

A trace of icy power also escaped from the gloomy cold wind and flowed into his Dantian spiritual sea.

Pang Jian's eyes were filled with surprise.

He secretly sensed and felt that there were some extra pieces of ice debris in his spiritual sea, filling the "cotton wool"-like dregs of his spiritual sea.

The "ice residue" has a magical power. When it comes into contact with the "cotton wool", both of them melt away.

Pang Jian closed his eyes gently and felt that there was also a part of spiritual energy in this cold and gloomy power.

That cold and gloomy force was like a kind of sediment in the air flow, which seemed to be what everyone called impurities and dirt.

"Everyone, please be careful. The Four Elegant Spiritual Energy contains the power of Xuanyin, which is not something you can withstand. If you are not a person who has practiced special techniques, rashly absorbing the power of Xuanyin into your body will only cause you unbearable pain." Ning Yuanshan shouted.

There was no need for him to remind them. Everyone present, except Pang Jian, dared not try to absorb the spiritual energy in the cold wind and air. They all knew that the gain would outweigh the loss.

"The power of Xuanyin?"

Pang Jian's mind moved.

The strange power in the "ice residue" is now washing the "cotton wool" in his spiritual sea, making his spiritual sea clear and clean.

But he was not in as much pain as Ning Yuanshan said.

"Hutian Yangqi Jue!"

He secretly praised the magic of this spell, and even felt a little grateful to Sun Bin, who was now in a desperate situation.

In a remote place far away from everyone, he silently guided the eerie cold air into his body.

As the cold and chilly air dissipated with the wind, everyone's attention was focused on the pile of rocks and on Han Duping. No one paid attention to Pang Jian who was in the corner.

"Almost."

Accompanied by the rumbling sound of rocks shifting, the fat Han Duping finally dared to walk from the outside into the pile of rocks.

At this moment, the shrill whistling sound in the pile of stones suddenly stopped.

Soon, Han Duping came to the dead Liu Qi, looked at the bloody hole on his forehead, and then looked at the white paper fan.

The originally green bamboos on the white paper fan have now turned blood red.

Han Duping's gaze fell on the corpse holding the white paper fan, and he said, "The cultivation level of these Blood Moon guys... is about the same as ours, just at the Tongmai Realm. The real big shots are all searching for the remains of the Heavenly Phoenix in the upper realm, because the most likely place for the divine bone is in the upper realm."

"After all, the divine bones carry the magical inheritance of the Heavenly Phoenix, and there are many more people with amazing talents in the upper realm."

As if to cheer himself up, Han Duping stared at the white paper fan for a moment in front of the pile of rocks where the negative energy had dissipated, and was about to reach out to take it.

"I believe in Lao Han's ability and judgment."

The tall and strong Zhou Qingchen also looked quite relaxed. He smiled and said, "The deceased is at the same level as us, and has been dead for a long time. Even the Xuanyin power has dispersed. There is nothing to be afraid of."

After saying this, he mounted the unicorn again and led the way towards the pile of rocks.

As soon as he moved, the Zhou family members who followed him no longer hesitated and immediately chose to follow his pace.

"Ning Yao, there may still be danger inside." He Ziren suddenly reminded.

Ning Yao ignored him, exchanged a glance with Ning Yuanshan, and led the Ning family in.

Suddenly, outside the pile of rocks, only He Ziren and Pang Jian were left.

Pang Jian huddled in a corner, still practicing with the overflowing "Xuan Yin Power", in an effort to remove the dross and impurities in his spiritual sea in a short period of time and become a true Qi Refiner.

"Boy, do you think they will all die in there like Liu Qi?"

(End of this chapter)