139: Field

The scene that appeared in Xiao Shi's eyes at this moment was an open area.

In the very center of this area, a triangular crystal was suspended.

Even from a great distance,

everyone could clearly feel that the unique aura emanating from this triangular crystal was extraordinary.

It was vastly different from ordinary resources.

This allowed them to discern at a glance... that this triangular crystal was clearly a high-grade resource!

Just seeing it made them incredibly excited.

The Blood Beasts beside them were even more frenzied.

It seemed that the triangular crystal held an indescribable attraction for them.

Even their breathing became heavy.

They wished they could rush forward immediately and seize this triangular crystal.

Furthermore,

near this triangular crystal, there were also two giant stones.

These two giant stones were also quite extraordinary.

It seemed they were also high-grade resources!

This made everyone even more excited.

However, they all knew very well,

that this triangular crystal, and the two giant stones beside it, would certainly not be so easy to obtain.

This seemingly ordinary area must contain danger.

And indeed, it did.

Lin Xiaocheng looked at the triangular crystal and giant stones in the area ahead with burning eyes.

He said solemnly,

“The reason I call these two high-grade resources 'field-type high-grade resources' is because this area is a region similar to a field.”

“This seemingly ordinary path actually holds great peril, almost a killing step at every turn!”

“To successfully reach the location of these two high-grade resources, one must first decipher this field.”

Everyone nodded.

They also knew that

fields are usually not simple.

Once trapped within a field, one often faces great danger.

And deciphering a field is an even more extremely difficult task.

Now, if they wanted to acquire the two high-grade resources within the field, they had to decipher this field.

“Based on my understanding of fields...”

“Usually, a field will have at least one entrance and one exit.”

“But this field has no fixed entrance; one can enter from any position.”

“And in terms of deciphering the field, I only know one method, which may not necessarily work, but I think it’s worth a try. If you have other better field deciphering methods, you can follow your own.”

Lin Xiaocheng said earnestly.

Typically, different fields have different deciphering methods.

However, fields were somewhat too advanced for everyone.

After all, under normal circumstances,

fields are far from something that can be set up by those in the Qi Martial Realm.

Most of them had very limited understanding of fields.

Lin Xiaocheng, however, had a certain status and background within Sky Trace Pavilion, which allowed him to come into contact with fields earlier.

He had mastered one method of field deciphering.

But as for whether this deciphering method would work,

he was also somewhat unsure.

He could only try it first.

He immediately told everyone the deciphering method he knew.

This deciphering method mainly involved the route of travel after entering the field.

Once they entered the field,

they couldn't wander aimlessly.

Instead, they needed to proceed along a specific route.

If they wandered as they pleased,

they would certainly not be able to reach the location of those two high-grade resources.

“Based on my understanding of fields, besides these two high-grade resources that we can see, it’s highly probable that there are some hidden resources within this field that haven’t been revealed!”

“Whether you can find these hidden resources depends on your luck.”

Lin Xiaocheng said.

After his detailed explanation,

everyone had a certain understanding of the entire field.

To decipher this field,

besides needing to complete a suitable route of travel within the field, they also needed to overcome the many dangers within the field.

This was also a considerable test for everyone.

However, to obtain high-grade resources,

they were all willing to give it a try.

They immediately set off one after another, following the route provided by Lin Xiaocheng.

They entered the field from various different positions.

The moment Xiao Shi stepped into the field with the Crimson Tiger, his Blood Beast,

a thick bolt of heavenly lightning suddenly appeared out of thin air, whistling down directly.

This bolt of heavenly lightning was as thick as a water bucket, raising a tremendous roar and explosion, causing even the void to tremble.

Even with Xiao Shi’s strength, he felt a huge threat from this heavenly lightning.

His eyes immediately narrowed.

His internal Taiyin Qi Strength surged out, gathering on his right hand.

As he clenched his fist,

he threw a punch,

directly striking the descending heavenly lightning.

Boom!!

Amidst a huge explosion,

the entire descending heavenly lightning was directly shattered and dissipated by Xiao Shi’s punch.

When this terrifying scene fell into everyone’s eyes,

it caused an incredibly huge impact on their minds.

Especially those Qi Warrior Realm Great Perfection cultivators from Rapid Shadow Palace.

They had originally thought that Xiao Shi was able to raise Blood Beasts to such a degree here purely due to good luck.

However, Xiao Shi’s punch now... made them clearly feel that his strength was extremely formidable!

The reason he could raise Blood Beasts to such a degree was definitely not just good luck.

At the same time,

the other Qi Warrior Realm Great Perfection cultivators who entered the field also encountered different crises.

Xiao Shi saw a Qi Warrior Realm Great Perfection cultivator from Extreme Sect directly take out a puppet and let it enter the field first.

However, the moment this puppet entered the field,

it was directly crushed by a huge earth spike that suddenly emerged from the ground.

Fortunately, none of these ten people died; they all resolved the crises with their respective methods and abilities.

At the same time, after they successfully entered the field,

their respective positions connected, initially forming a short route.

Next, they only needed to extend this route.

This would form the route to decipher this field.

Regarding this,

everyone proceeded forward according to the route Lin Xiaocheng had planned earlier.

After Xiao Shi had advanced a few steps,

Whoosh!

A gust of wind suddenly rose around him.

This was no ordinary wind, but a violent gale with extremely strong destructive power.

It directly enveloped Xiao Shi’s entire body.

Xiao Shi’s body then emitted a series of dense sounds.

It was like countless nails flying onto a steel plate, producing a series of clinking sounds.

With the destructive power of these gales, it would undoubtedly pose a great threat to ordinary people.

However, given Xiao Shi’s physical strength,

such destructive power alone was not enough to break his defense.

At this moment, everyone was already quite far apart, traveling on different routes, so no one else noticed Xiao Shi’s situation.

As Xiao Shi moved forward, he also constantly observed his surroundings, hoping to find the hidden resources Lin Xiaocheng had mentioned.

Unfortunately, he found nothing.

Due to the almost entirely different encounters everyone had on their paths, their travel speeds were not consistent.

Xiao Shi’s travel speed was relatively fast among everyone.

And the dangers he currently encountered were basically attacks like heavenly lightning and strong winds.

They posed no great threat to him.

However, the situation for the others was somewhat unfavorable.

Although their team consisted entirely of Qi Warrior Realm Great Perfection cultivators, there were significant differences in how each person handled crises.

While things were going smoothly for Xiao Shi,

deaths began to occur among them.

The first to die was a Qi Warrior Realm Great Perfection cultivator from Extreme Sect.

As he advanced,

when he encountered a surging tide within the field, this tide seemed to possess extremely strong lethality against him.

He was directly engulfed and perished within this tide, completely helpless.

Everyone’s expressions became somewhat solemn after noticing the death of this Qi Warrior Realm Great Perfection cultivator from Extreme Sect.

According to the route they had planned earlier,

each of them needed to advance a certain distance to keep their entire deciphering route complete.

Once someone died... then someone else would need to complete the route that the deceased person was originally supposed to travel.

In other words,

a person who originally only needed to take five steps would now need to take six steps, or even more, because of the death of others in the team.

This would increase the dangers they faced.

It could be said that for every person who died, the burden on the others would increase accordingly.

Xiao Shi also noticed that someone in the team had died.

The others’ travel speeds were also relatively slow.

He had to take on the route that the deceased person couldn’t complete.

Xiao Shi didn’t mind this.

As long as he could get those two high-grade resources, taking a few more steps was no big deal.

Just like that,

when he had advanced another distance,

Whoosh!

A Stone Monkey suddenly appeared in front of him.

The entire Stone Monkey was not large.

Its body was only one meter tall.

But it held a stick that was three to four meters long.

The moment Xiao Shi arrived,

the Stone Monkey’s previously closed eyes suddenly opened.

A brilliant golden light emanated from its eyes.

It immediately fixed its gaze on Xiao Shi.

Swish!

Its figure flickered in place.

In an instant,

it rushed to Xiao Shi’s front.

However, it did not immediately use the stick, but arrived before Xiao Shi with bare hands.

It raised its right hand,

clenched it into a fist.

A powerful punch, tearing through the air, came crashing directly towards Xiao Shi.

Xiao Shi’s eyes narrowed slightly.

He also raised his hand.

With the convergence of Taiyin Qi Strength, coupled with his physical strength, he also threw a punch.

Boom!!

In an instant,

Xiao Shi’s fist collided fiercely with the Stone Monkey’s fist.

The Stone Monkey’s power was very strange.

Or rather, its body possessed some strangeness, seemingly capable of absorbing the power of others.

During the collision,

a portion of the power in Xiao Shi’s punch was directly absorbed by the Stone Monkey.

Xiao Shi’s eyes showed a strange look.

Before this, he had never encountered such a situation.

However, what the Stone Monkey absorbed was his Taiyin Qi Strength; it couldn’t absorb his physical strength.

In the clash of their fists,

both Xiao Shi and the Stone Monkey were forced to retreat by the other’s power.

Xiao Shi retreated three steps.

The Stone Monkey, on the other hand, retreated six steps.

At the same time, a crack also appeared on the Stone Monkey’s rock-built arm during the collision.

This made the Stone Monkey somewhat agitated.

Its figure flickered,

and it retreated directly to the stick behind it.

After grasping the entire stick, it directly raised the entire three to four-meter-long stick high up.

With a strange cry from its mouth,

it swung the stick in its hand fiercely towards Xiao Shi from a great distance.

This stick was not only massive,

but it also clearly possessed some special power.

The moment the Stone Monkey slammed it down, a sense of dread couldn't help but rise in Xiao Shi's mind.

A strong intuition emerged in his heart... do not meet it head-on!

Xiao Shi’s eyes immediately narrowed.

He let out a low shout in his heart.

“Explode!”

Boom!!

The Stone Monkey’s entire arm immediately emitted a huge explosion.

The Taiyin Qi Strength it had absorbed earlier was now directly detonated by Xiao Shi.

Normally, if an ordinary person’s Qi Strength were absorbed... the ownership of their entire Qi Strength would undoubtedly be stripped away.

But Xiao Shi’s Taiyin Qi Strength was different from an ordinary person’s Qi Strength!

Even if his Taiyin Qi Strength was absorbed, its ownership would still remain in Xiao Shi’s hands and could not be stripped away.

This meant that even if these Taiyin Qi Strength were absorbed by the Stone Monkey, it would have little impact on Xiao Shi.

With the detonation of the Taiyin Qi Strength,

the Stone Monkey’s arm was immediately severely injured, causing the entire descending stick to deviate significantly from its position.

It landed beside Xiao Shi.

Buzz!

The entire stick slammed onto the ground.

But there was no scene of the ground shattering.

The entire ground presented a strange, irregular distortion.

This was clearly a strange power that Xiao Shi had never encountered before.

This strange power also made him even more vigilant.

Whoosh!

Xiao Shi’s figure flickered.

Knowing that he couldn’t give the Stone Monkey another chance to wield its long stick, taking advantage of the moment the Stone Monkey’s strike missed, Xiao Shi rapidly approached the Stone Monkey at an extremely fast speed, giving it no time to react.

The Qi Severing Blade instantly appeared in his hand.

With the convergence of Taiyin Qi Strength, the entire Qi Severing Blade unleashed a continuous wave of blades, impacting the Stone Monkey’s body one after another.

Amidst the impact of this blade wave,

the Stone Monkey’s body developed a series of wrinkles.

Taiyin Qi Strength continuously infiltrated its body, destroying and damaging its physique.

The Stone Monkey let out a shrill howl in response.

Just as the blade waves unleashed by the Qi Severing Blade were about to annihilate the Stone Monkey here,

suddenly,

a strange power surged from underground.

This strange power instantly enveloped and rushed into the Stone Monkey’s body, causing the wrinkles on the entire Stone Monkey’s surface to rapidly recover.

At the same time, its body directly turned golden.

Its entire size rapidly expanded.

From its original one-meter size, it directly expanded to three meters.

Under the dazzling golden light, the entire Stone Monkey became extremely fierce and tall.

Bursts of violent aura continuously erupted from its body.

Its strength greatly increased!

Xiao Shi frowned slightly.

The Stone Monkey’s sudden enhancement made him feel very unusual!

However, now was not the time to ponder.

After the entire Stone Monkey expanded and enhanced, it raised its giant fist and slammed it down directly towards Xiao Shi with a roar.