Volume 1: Questioning the Past Chapter 13 The Only Chance
"I finally survived, and you still dare to curse me?"
Looking at the other's corpse, Gu Xiaoxing curled his lips. In order to survive, he could even go crazy and be cruel to himself, let alone the enemy. He had no guilt at all. He even waved the incense in his hand, thinking that the burning incense was indeed more useful than an axe. It was light in the hand, but it had a great force when hitting people. It was extremely hard and did not bleed.
Wonderful!
"It seems I have to find time to go back and ask the old village chief what this burning incense is."
Gu Xiaoxing thought so, but soon shook his head again and again, "No, no, it's better to stay in the sect. It's too dangerous outside. Foundation building! Wait until I reach the foundation building stage... No! Foundation building is not safe either. Wait until I reach the Jindan stage. Any foundation building monster can be destroyed with a flip of the hand! By then, I will have restored my former glory, and I will be even more handsome and powerful. I will be the male champion at my fingertips!"
"Yes! Let's go back after we have achieved Dan!"
"All the beautiful girls in the village, wait for me..."
"Village Chief, wait for me..."
"Wangcai, wait for me..."
Then, Gu Xiaoxing picked up the storage bags of these people one by one, and found the storage bag he had thrown away before. He did not lie, there were really four hundred spirit stones in it.
These are all the profits shared by the kitchen in the past half month!
In fact, Gu Xiaoxing has always felt that money is something outside of one's body and is not important. However, he recently learned a truth in the inner kitchen: only with money can one buy a lot of spiritual food, and only by eating more can one gain weight.
So money is very important!
Even the weapons dropped by the enemy were picked up by Gu Xiaoxing and put into his storage bag. These were not ordinary weapons, but some low-level magic weapons. However, in the spirit transformation array, their cultivation was suppressed and they could not exert their power. Unfortunately, only a broadsword and a long sword were left intact, and the other two swords were broken by the burning incense.
Gu Xiaoxing has some cultivation experience, so he can naturally activate the storage bag. This is exactly what he thought. The green smoke in his body is similar to spiritual power, but its essence is different and is not suppressed by the Spirit Transformation Array.
As for the storage bags of those people, Gu Xiaoxing just put them away and did not spend time refining and checking them one by one. It was not safe at the moment, and he was also hesitating whether to go to Du Siyu to check. That middle-aged man had stronger cultivation and seemed to be a physical cultivator. After all, he was only at the third level of Qi Condensation and might not be his opponent.
Gu Xiaoxing also tried to continue absorbing the green smoke from the burning incense to improve his cultivation, but to no avail. The green smoke would quickly dissipate after entering his body, except for some healing effects, and could not merge with the ethereal palace in his body.
He guessed that the level of cultivation improved by burning incense could not exceed his original level of cultivation. If he wanted to continue to expand the smoke palace in his body, he had to improve his own level of cultivation, that is, the level of cultivation of the soul-eating insect!
"going or not?"
There was doubt in Gu Xiaoxing's eyes. Although he was a little worried about Du Siyu, he was also afraid. However, soon, this fear was replaced by ruthlessness.
"go!"
I have no way to ask for help from the sect. Even if I escape from the Spiritual Transformation Array now, how far can I escape? If Du Siyu is defeated and the other party removes the Spiritual Transformation Array, then my only support will be gone. With the other party's cultivation level, it will be easy for them to catch up with me. By then, I will definitely die!
Moreover, the words that man said before he died seemed to imply that there were elders behind him.
Elder, he must be in the foundation-building stage! Although a foundation-building cultivator from an outer sect would be detected if he entered the Soul-Devouring Sect, nothing is absolute.
"Not only must we go, but we must go as soon as possible! Save Senior Brother Du and help him escape the Spiritual Transformation Array and seek help from the sect. This is the only chance of survival!"
Thinking of this, Gu Xiaoxing immediately strode back in the direction he came from. In fact, not much time had passed since he escaped from the encirclement of four people. The middle-aged man did not chase him, and the Spirit Transformation Formation had not been withdrawn. The two sides should still be fighting.
Still in time!
With his cultivation and the incense smoke he had absorbed before, Gu Xiaoxing's injuries have improved a lot, and some parts have even begun to scab over. Although his whole body is still in pain and too much movement will cause the wounds to tear again, he can't wait to heal.
Try your best, it’s not over yet!
the other side……
The Blackwood Forest was in a mess. Many of the iron-hard trees were broken, branches were leaning here and there, and there were big holes on the ground as if they had been hit by huge rocks.
Du Siyu struggled to climb out of a big pit. Her condition was very bad at the moment. She was half-kneeling there, with one hand holding the sword against the ground, barely supporting herself from falling. The other arm hung naturally, as if it was broken. Blood kept flowing out of her mouth with every breath she took. Her back was also hit hard, leaving a blur of flesh and blood.
"You can't escape."
A figure walked out from the big pit. It was the middle-aged man from before. He stood there as strong as a mountain, looking down at Du Siyu from above.
"I'm very curious. You are only at the seventh level of Qi Condensation, and you are not a physical cultivator. How can you withstand such a serious injury?"
Du Siyu did not answer, but just looked at him coldly. Her eyes were cold, full of unwillingness and despair. She knew that she really could not escape.
It's a pity that Junior Brother Gu was killed...
"Forget it. There is really nothing much to say to a dying person. It's a pity to waste such a charming figure. If it weren't for the sect's order to leave no one alive on this trip, I would have brought you back to the sect and enjoyed you well."
Disgust flashed across Du Siyu's eyes. As expected, everything in the world is for profit and all men in the world are lustful. What's the point of having a solid mind in Taoism? It's just a lie to deceive little girls!
The middle-aged man had a look of regret on his face, but he showed no mercy when he attacked. He raised the sledgehammer high in the air, and with one blow he was about to smash the victim beyond recognition.
Du Siyu no longer had the strength to dodge the sledgehammer as it fell. She just watched coldly, with reluctance and despair.
As the sledgehammer was approaching, the breath of death was rushing towards him, but at this moment, the sledgehammer suddenly turned around, and there was a "clang" sound , and a flying sword was shot down.
When the middle-aged man turned around, his brows immediately frowned, and he saw a young man covered in blood rushing towards him quickly with a big axe in his hand.
Du Siyu was also startled and looked carefully. Fortunately, although the pit was big, it was not deep. She soon saw the figure and was immediately refreshed. Who else could this figure rushing towards her be but Gu Xiaoxing?
But...how could he?
Wasn’t he surrounded and attacked by those four men?
How did he get away?
Even if he managed to escape by chance, with his cowardly nature, shouldn't he find a place to hide?
How dare you come here?
This is, come to save me?
For a moment, Du Siyu was filled with so many confusions, but everything was reduced to two words.
“Quick… run away!”
Du Siyu was already exhausted, and even though she tried her best to speak, her voice was still very small.
However, Gu Xiaoxing was furious when he heard it. If she hadn't dragged him out of the sect by force, how could he have encountered such a dangerous situation? She said that there would be no accidents as long as she was there, but now he had to risk his life to save her!
Gu Xiaoxing became angrier the more he thought about it. If his strength allowed, he would even want to hang Du Siyu up and give her a good spanking. However, with a formidable enemy at his doorstep, he could not afford to give in. He used all his physical strength to chop down the enemy with the axe.
"Physical training?"
The middle-aged man's eyes narrowed slightly, and he saw the clue, but then he was deeply disdainful. He raised his hand and held the giant hammer horizontally in front of him. Immediately, there was a loud sound of violent collision, and the axe fell with a tremendous force. However, the giant hammer in the middle-aged man's hand did not move at all.
"A useless person who is only at the third level of Qi Condensation, even if he has trained his body, he is still useless!"
"Yeah?"
Gu Xiaoxing's expression turned ferocious, and green smoke burst out like a torrent in the ethereal palace within his body. His cultivation instantly poured into his body, and the axe in his hand suddenly glowed with light, and his divine power descended from the sky.
The middle-aged man widened his eyes. Everything happened too suddenly. Before he could react, he felt a huge force coming from the front, with a kind of power that came from the suppression of his cultivation!
If it were an ordinary cultivator, relying solely on the strength of his physical body, he would surely be severely injured by this attack if he was caught off guard. However, the middle-aged man was different. He was at the eighth level of Qi Condensation and was also a physical cultivator. The skin all over his body suddenly turned red, and blue veins bulged. His body burst out with terrifying strange power, and he actually blocked the attack of Gu Xiaoxing that contained his cultivation. He even had some strength left, and smashed forward with the giant hammer against the axe.
Gu Xiaoxing was not panicked at all, as he had expected that it would not be that simple. He dodged to the side and avoided the sledgehammer. Then he waved his hand and a burning incense stick appeared out of thin air, whizzing towards the middle-aged man's waist with a tremendous force.
The middle-aged man was shocked. The repeated changes made him lose the initiative. He was able to block the previous attack entirely by relying on the strength of his body, but now he could only resist. A force several times stronger than the previous one suddenly came, and his throat felt sweet. He had lost his balance and was blown away.
If the middle-aged man was shocked and incredulous, then Du Siyu at this moment felt that it was a fairy tale, even a little confused. Her peach blossom eyes were wide open, and she even doubted whether she was dreaming.
