Volume 1: Questioning the Past Chapter 31 Earth Spirit Abyss
The Soul-Devouring Sect's sphere of influence is roughly two thousand miles in radius, with the sect's mountain as its starting point. The Earth Spirit Abyss is beyond the sect's jurisdiction, being three thousand two hundred miles away from the sect's mountain. It does not belong to any force and is an ownerless land, like a natural chasm stretching across the earth. A canyon hundreds of miles long could not cause any waves even if a hundred people were to go in.
Gu Xiaoxing kept falling. The Fifth Elder's kick was extremely powerful and carried a suppressive force, which made him unable to muster any strength and fell straight into the abyss. It was not an exaggeration, the Earth Spirit Abyss was really ten thousand feet deep, no more, no less.
Accompanied by strong gale, Gu Xiaoxing finally stabilized his body after passing through the thick clouds covering the abyss. He saw mountains, rivers, vast dense forests, waterfalls in the distance, and fairy birds flying. It was like a place otherworldly.
He had always thought that the so-called outer sect competition was just a competition between disciples, but the reality was completely different from what he thought. The original words of the fifth elder were: "Those who practice cultivation cultivate the heart of killing and proving the truth. The competition between disciples is just a child's play. The real experience is always a bloody battle of life and death..."
The outer sect competition is to kill monsters in the Earth Spirit Abyss. Because monsters live in the abyss all year round, they absorb the spiritual energy of the abyss during their practice and condense a crystal core called Earth Spirit Essence. The more Earth Spirit Essence they collect, the higher their ranking in the competition!
If it were just that, it would be fine. However, what made Gu Xiaoxing feel the most unreasonable was that once the competition started, it was impossible to give up. One had to either wait until the competition was over in ten days and the elders would step in to clear away the clouds and lead everyone in, or... die here!
There is no such thing as giving up!
The only thing to be thankful for is that there are no foundation-building monsters in the Earth Spirit Abyss. The strongest Earth Spirit Lord has reached the peak of the ninth level of Qi Condensation. Whoever kills it and successfully seizes its Earth Spirit Essence will be the champion of this competition!
“Little brother!”
Gu Xiaoxing looked up and saw Lu Yatou falling from the dark mist, and then she flew towards him on a gourd. He had noticed before that the mist was like a natural spiritual formation that could suppress cultivation and cover the entire abyss, which meant that there was no way to escape...
A moment later, Gu Xiaoxing hid with Lu Linger in a hidden forest. In order to avoid being refined into an elixir, he made up his mind to keep an eye on this little girl.
"Aren't we going to find monsters to kill?" the little girl asked, looking eager to try, and having no idea what the word "dangerous" meant.
Gu Xiaoxing glared at her unhappily, "You are just a little girl, don't think about fighting and killing all day long, you should stay in the cave and plant flowers and plants..."
After a long lecture, the excitement in the little girl's eyes was completely suppressed. Gu Xiaoxing breathed a sigh of relief and said, "You and I have been through a journey in the Earth Spirit Abyss, which can be considered as some training. Stay here with me, and the elders will take us back to the sect in ten days."
Lu Linger was obviously not happy about it, but she couldn't convince him, so she could only pout and agree.
Suddenly, Gu Xiaoxing frowned and felt the ground shaking slightly. Then the shaking became stronger and stronger. He thought about it and suddenly picked up Lu Linger and jumped up, but he saw a bloody mouth where he had just stood closed instantly.
"Want to eat me?"
Gu Xiaoxing became angry instantly and was about to take action to suppress it, but he saw Lu Ling'er in his arms suddenly throw out something, which seemed to be a pill. The moment the pill approached the big-mouthed monster, it exploded with a bang, and blood and flesh flew everywhere.
Gu Xiaoxing widened his eyes and looked at the little girl in disbelief, only to see that she had already broken free and picked up a yellow crystal stone on the ground. She said excitedly, "Look, little brother, it's an earth spirit!"
At this moment, Lu Linger was standing in the middle of a pile of bloody flesh, waving with a sweet smile, which made Gu Xiaoxing speechless for a moment. He felt that this little girl was not just naive, but seemed to be more dangerous, especially when he asked about the pill.
"You mean the Thunderbolt Pill? That's what Master made for me for self-defense... There are probably about a hundred of them left. Master is too stingy and didn't make more for me..."
Gu Xiaoxing: “…”
If he was not mistaken, the big-mouthed monster just now should have the cultivation level of the sixth level of Qi Condensation, but it was instantly blown into pieces by a Thunderbolt Pill. If a hundred of them exploded at the same time, Gu Xiaoxing swallowed his saliva, and subconsciously took a step back when looking at Lu Linger, thinking that this was a mobile explosives depot and was too dangerous.
Lu Ling'er obviously didn't have this awareness, and even took out two more Thunderbolt Pills and held them in her hand, and said excitedly: "Little brother, let's go find the monsters! Ling'er wants to collect a lot of earth spirit essences and get a good ranking in the competition, so that the master will definitely be happy!"
Gu Xiaoxing quickly stopped her from having such dangerous thoughts and forcibly dragged her away from here, worried that the explosion would attract other monsters. However, when passing a meadow, he suddenly stopped and said, "Ling'er, I think what you said is right. Since you have participated in the competition, you should strive for a good ranking. Brother supports you!"
Having said this, Gu Xiaoxing paused for a moment, then waved his hand and said, "Ling'er, go and blow up those demon bulls!"
Lu Linger was originally pouting and sulking, but upon hearing this, she immediately smiled, as if she had been waiting for this moment for a long time , and threw away the two Thunderbolt Pills that she had been holding in her little hands.
Boom, boom!
Two roars sounded almost simultaneously, and several demon bulls at the sixth level of Qi Condensation died instantly. However, a demon bull at the seventh level of Qi Condensation struggled to stand up. The little girl immediately became unhappy, and threw two more Thunderbolt Pills at it. This time, the demon bull at the seventh level of Qi Condensation could not withstand it, and died before it could even , leaving only a complete corpse.
The little girl was satisfied and was about to take credit with excitement, but she saw that Gu Xiaoxing was even more excited than her. She licked her lips, and turned three steps into two, still using the Fangcun Step. In the blink of an eye, she appeared in front of the corpses of the demon bulls and instantly put them into the storage bag, not even sparing those whose bodies were incomplete due to the explosion.
"Baby!" Gu Xiaoxing was excited.
He had seen these demon cows in the recipes of the inner kitchen and had tasted them once. Although they were just a little bit of leftovers, their deliciousness was simply indescribable. He did not expect to encounter several of them in this Earth Spirit Abyss. He could not help but lick his lips again.
Lu Ling'er ran over and looked at him curiously, wondering why he was suddenly so excited.
Gu Xiaoxing glanced at her, as if he saw the doubt in her eyes, and immediately waved his hand, saying solemnly: "Ling'er, today I want to tell you a truth. In this world, only delicious food cannot be wasted!"
An hour later...
A very secret place.
"Little brother, you are so swollen...you even eat bones!"
"You don't understand this, bones are the essence!"
"Is that so? Then I will also..."
Two figures, one big and one small, were eating frantically beside a dying fire and having a strange conversation. Soon, several demon cows were completely wiped out, without even a bone left.
The little girl imitated Gu Xiaoxing and patted her bulging belly, but she looked unsatisfied and licked her lips, indicating that she had been led astray.
But Gu Xiaoxing was not satisfied. He found that as his body became stronger, it became harder to gain weight. After eating a few demon bulls, except for the improvement of his cultivation, there was almost no change in his body. If there was any change, it was very subtle.
But Gu Xiaoxing was not discouraged. This further aroused his fighting spirit. He waved his hand and said, "Ling'er, there is no shortcut to becoming beautiful. It's time to set off!"
At this moment, thousands of miles away, a flying sword that was a hundred feet long crossed the sky and earth and flew towards the direction of Dilingyuan.
