128: Chapter 128 The People Most Adapted to Poison Gas

Elder Luo Xi paused, then chuckled, "Silly boy, with the strength I have now, I no longer have the ability to seal your meridians for long."

"What do you mean? Were you bluffing me?"

"I wouldn't say that. I did indeed seal one of your Acupoints to prevent you from performing Qi Intake, but it will unblock itself in two to three days at the shortest, or one to two months at the longest."

When Elder Luo Xi said this, his face was full of sorrow, as if he were very dissatisfied with himself.

Xia Shaoxin didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but immediately felt relieved.

A high-level Cultivator possesses overwhelming power, with feints and deceptions that are dazzling, making it very difficult for a low-level Cultivator to judge.

He had to find a quiet place, take the high-imitation Medicinal Pill as soon as possible, and Cultivate to the Ninth Level of Qi Refining.

By then, except for those few Foundation Establishment Cultivators from the Tang Kingdom, he wouldn't need to be polite to anyone.

But for now, his primary task was to leave.

After taking the Medicinal Pill, Elder Luo Xi was revitalized and quickened his pace.

After walking through a section of the secret passage and turning a corner, the view suddenly opened up to reveal a large space, at least a hundred zhang wide.

What was shocking was that there were even more skeletal remains on the ground, densely packed, with almost nowhere to step.

A hundred zhang away, where the skeletons were thickest, stood a three-tiered platform.

Elder Luo Xi stood there blankly, not daring to take another step.

"You two, I suddenly feel very panicked. Is this not the exit of the Teleportation Array? Why did so many people die here?"

Xia Shaoxin was also shocked by this sight and hurriedly asked Liu Tingting, "Are there traps here?"

Liu Tingting stared ahead, and all the knowledge of Formations she had learned in her life instantly flooded her mind.

"I understand now. The maze we are in is a Qi-dispersing Formation, and the high platform ahead is the entrance for Qi Gathering, as well as the location of the Teleportation Array."

In other words, stepping out of the maze would mean being eroded by even stronger poisonous Qi.

"Why would the Teleportation Array be chosen in the place where the poisonous Qi is strongest?" Xia Shaoxin asked Elder Luo Xi.

"This..."

Elder Luo Xi could not answer and instead asked Liu Tingting, "Is it possible that the Teleportation Array is elsewhere and this map is a deception?"

Liu Tingting rolled her eyes; after all, you were the one who obtained the map, old man.

Elder Luo Xi was speechless, feeling utterly ashamed.

Xia Shaoxin said, "If the map were fake, wouldn't it have deceived too many people?"

He pointed ahead; those were all predecessors from a thousand years ago.

This place was controlled by the Yue Kingdom, and these Cultivators must have come in organized groups.

It was impossible for it to have been a deception for so many years.

"The Teleportation Array requires power. Perhaps there is a powerful force at that location, making it the most suitable place to set up a Teleportation Array," Liu Tingting said, frowning.

Xia Shaoxin asked decisively, "We cannot delay; we have no choice but to go and see."

The two nodded firmly.

Xia Shaoxin took the first step, finding a foothold among the bones without touching any of them.

Liu Tingting followed closely behind.

Firm and cautious, the three moved forward quickly.

Xia Shaoxin was walking in front when he suddenly heard someone fall behind him, accompanied by a loud clatter.

He turned back to see Liu Tingting had fallen into the bones, struggling with difficulty.

He hurried back to help her up.

"I can't catch my breath; it feels like I'm being pressed down by a heavy weight." The color had drained from Elder Luo Xi's face.

They had only walked a dozen zhang, and the high platform was still far away.

Liu Tingting couldn't stand up, so Xia Shaoxin hoisted her onto his back and started walking.

Now, he couldn't care about the disgust of stepping on bones, and there was a constant crunching sound under his feet.

Elder Luo Xi, on the other hand, was like a drunkard, swaying and stumbling, sending bones flying everywhere under his feet.

"My apologies, Seniors, I don't wish to sleep with you all."

After leaving the maze, it became extremely uncomfortable, and the effect of the Medicinal Pill was almost gone.

Liu Tingting had Xia Shaoxin to carry her, but Elder Luo Xi couldn't even dream of it; he could only try his best to persist and follow behind.

Seeing Xia Shaoxin carrying Liu Tingting and moving with brisk, flying steps, Elder Luo Xi was extremely shocked.

People fear comparison; the difference was immediately clear.

They were only eighty or ninety zhang away from the high platform; if they were outside, a short dash would be enough to reach it.

But now, it was incredibly difficult, as if they were separated by thousands of miles.

Xia Shaoxin hadn't felt much discomfort when walking alone, but after carrying someone, he felt as if Liu Tingting weighed three hundred jin, and he realized that his own resistance to the poisonous Qi had reached its limit.

He stared straight ahead at the high platform, walking in a straight line, fearing that if he also collapsed, there would be no one to save him.

Elder Luo Xi, panting behind him, inexplicably spoke up, "The bodies of Bug Catchers are filled with filthy Qi, which is why they are considered a group absolutely incapable of Cultivating."

Xia Shaoxin didn't know why he was suddenly talking about this.

He was almost too exhausted to walk.

"You are very well-suited to living in various poisonous miasma regions."

Xia Shaoxin couldn't help but reply, "We have no choice. If we had a choice, who would want to live in such a place?"

Elder Luo Xi said, "You are also better suited to the otherworldly poisonous Qi within the Forbidden Ground than we are. I suspect that the origin of the poisonous miasma and the poisonous Qi here are of the same type."

Xia Shaoxin turned his head and asked, "Do you mean that the poisonous miasma regions also connect to another world?"

"I dare not say that, but perhaps there really is some connection to another world."

Xia Shaoxin grunted an acknowledgement and continued walking while carrying Liu Tingting.

These trivial matters were not what he should be thinking about right now; he would think about them after getting out.

"Such a Forbidden Ground, in the past, was a treasure trove for all Sects."

Xia Shaoxin said coldly, "With dead bodies everywhere, it's more like a graveyard."

"These corpses have accumulated for who knows how many thousands of years, and they didn't die in the same era. Even if one died a year, it would be enough to fill this place."

Xia Shaoxin didn't want to talk and reminded him, "Senior Luo, you'd better save some energy for walking; I don't want to become a new corpse."

But Elder Luo Xi didn't stop.

"It is difficult for Bug Catchers to Cultivate. Even if one occasionally succeeds in reaching Qi Refining, just like you, it is very difficult for their cultivation base to rise, so they generally don't get a turn to come here to search for poisonous herbs."

"Therefore, no one has ever known that Bug Catchers are extremely well-suited to this environment."

Xia Shaoxin frowned and snorted coldly in his heart.

If the Immortal Sects knew that Bug Catchers were suitable for coming here, how could they bear to drive them away to the poisonous miasma regions?

They would definitely spare no cost to train them. To obtain a Bug Catcher Cultivator, surely they would be highly valued!"

The group of Bug Catchers would only suffer more.

"This is a major discovery; I must report it to the Shanyuan Sect," Elder Luo Xi muttered to himself.

Xia Shaoxin was greatly alarmed. If this "knowledge" were to spread throughout the world, he would definitely not have a good ending.

He turned his head and glanced at Elder Luo Xi, only to see that Elder Luo Xi was also looking at him.

Old man, you are courting death!

Xia Shaoxin turned around silently, having made up his mind that he absolutely could not let Elder Luo Xi get out.

As long as he had Liu Tingting, he could open the Teleportation Array; he didn't need Elder Luo Xi.

Unexpectedly, Elder Luo Xi laughed sinisterly, "Boy, I know what you are thinking; you are afraid that I will tell others about this."

Xia Shaoxin said angrily, "Senior, your days are numbered, why not do some good deeds?"

"Heh, you and I are not related; if I did a good deed for you, would you appreciate it?"

Xia Shaoxin sneered inwardly; you are in this state, you might not even make it to the Teleportation Array, so I won't waste my breath on you.

He immediately quickened his pace.

Elder Luo Xi's eyes were full of anger; gritting his teeth, he swayed and stumbled, continuing to follow.

After not walking far, he fell down with a thud and collapsed there, unable to get up.

Xia Shaoxin glanced back and felt relieved.