The Pastoral Life of a Cultivation Master

Chapter 3088 The Giant Wave Strikes
"Rumble..."

A series of thunderous sounds emanated from the lake beneath our feet, and the once still, mirror-like surface of the lake gradually began to ripple as the sound traveled across it.

Finally, as the sound grew louder, the ripples in the lake intensified.

"What happened?"

"I do not know!"

"Could something be emerging from beneath the lake?"

"I do not know!"

The other four martial artists were completely dumbfounded, exclaiming "I don't know!"

However, Qian Ying and Zhou Zixing, being experienced, shouted loudly, "Quickly, speed up and move forward!"

Upon hearing this, the four people immediately realized what was happening and started running forward.

But at that very moment, a thunderous sound resounded through the heavens and earth, directly dispersing much of the thick fog surrounding the bridge. The view in front of the people on the bridge suddenly became much clearer, and the six of them immediately started to walk with some joy.

Unexpectedly, following a thunderous roar, the lake below suddenly surged with terrifying waves.

"what is that?"

"Elder, there are huge waves!"

"How could there be such huge waves!"

"Don't run, hold on tight!"

Huge waves, seemingly reaching the sky and covering the earth, crashed straight towards the iron chain bridge. Parting the thick fog, the giant waves resembled an extremely high wall of water, sweeping across as if to destroy all obstacles.

With a "whoosh," the six people on the bridge had little time to react as a massive wave crashed against the suspension bridge. The water, carrying immense force, relentlessly washed over them, even tearing apart some of their genitals with its force.

Fortunately, although the force of the massive waves was immense, the six people on the suspension bridge were all martial artists with considerable skill, including two elders who were even innate masters. Therefore, by holding onto the chains, they were not swept into the lake by the huge waves.

However, the huge waves did not come in one wave, but in waves, with very short intervals, relentlessly crashing against the iron chain bridge.

The suspension bridge swayed violently under the impact. In fact, due to the immense force of the impact, the bridge emitted a loud metallic scraping sound and swayed by more than 100 degrees.

Such a huge impact, wave after wave, and large swings made the six people on the bridge feel like a small boat tossed about in the waves, about to be swept into the water at any moment. This feeling was continuous, mixed with back and forth swaying, making them feel helpless. They could only hold on to the iron chains tightly, not daring to let go even a little.

The two elders with innate cultivation remained relatively calm, gripping the iron chain bridge tightly, and were not swept away by the continuous waves. However, the other four martial artists fared much worse; the immense force was almost too much for them, even as acquired martial artists.

"Bang! Bang!..." The giant waves crashed against the iron chain bridge, making a series of impact sounds.

"what is that?"

There's something in the water!

Several martial artists shouted loudly as the waves crashing against the iron chain bridge began to contain stones of all sizes. At the beginning, the waves were empty, but now they were being mixed with huge waves that were recklessly crashing against the iron chain bridge.

The stones, large and small, were swept up by the waves, which had immense force. If the iron chains of the bridge hadn't been made of non-ordinary metal, they would have been broken apart by such tremendous force and destroyed into a broken bridge.

Although the suspension bridge has large gaps, each step and cable is connected to the main iron chain. So when the waves come, people on the suspension bridge have no shelter at all and can only face the huge waves and get soaked from head to toe.

Fortunately, the two old men were very alert. After the first few waves crashed, they activated their domains and blocked all the subsequent waves from entering, so they didn't suffer any major damage from the impact.

Waves of massive waves crashed against the bridge, interspersed with large and small rocks, posing a significant danger to the four martial artists. Although they clung tightly to the suspension cables of the iron chain bridge, even these advanced martial artists were finding it difficult to hold on under the immense impact.

Just as another giant wave crashed in, the martial artist's finger bone was broken by the impact of a large rock. The pain caused him to instinctively loosen his grip, and he was instantly thrown into the air by the following wave. Had he not been holding tightly to the rope with his other hand, he would have been thrown directly into the lake.

"Ah! Help! I can't hold on anymore!" Amidst the booming sound and the crashing waves, he couldn't help but shout loudly.

The others, witnessing this situation, were powerless to offer any assistance. They were in dire straits themselves; the slightest relaxation would send them swept away by the monstrous waves. Rocks within the waves relentlessly pelted them. The two elders, possessing innate domains, were able to deflect the waves and rocks when deployed. However, the other four, being acquired martial artists, could only cling tightly to the iron chain bridge using their physical strength.

The martial artist, whose body had already been sent flying, cried for help while trying to reach out his injured hand to grab the iron chain. However, with the giant waves crashing against him again and again, it was extremely difficult for him to grasp the iron chain with both hands.

Finally, the martial artist managed to grab the suspension cable of the iron chain bridge by exerting all his strength.

"Ha! Haha, I caught it!" he shouted, seemingly celebrating the moment. But unexpectedly, in the instant of his joy, a huge wave crashed down, carrying a rock the size of a human head that struck him directly on the head.

The impact of such a huge force rendered his previous efforts futile; he couldn't even hold on with his hands and disappeared directly onto the iron chain bridge.

The other three martial artists looked at the spot where the man had disappeared, their faces showing expressions of horror.

They were all extraordinary beings, yet they still had no way to resist the natural forces of heaven and earth.

What to do? This thought arose in the minds of all three. They even turned back to try and see Qian Ying and the other two innate masters, hoping that they could lend a helping hand.

"Damn it!" Qian Ying cursed inwardly. He really didn't expect that the previous teams had already safely crossed the iron chain bridge, but their team had encountered such a situation just because they had one more person.

Had she known this would be the outcome, Qian Ying would have stayed with Zhou Zixing, becoming the last group to cross the suspension bridge. Perhaps things would have turned out differently.

Unfortunately, there's no going back. Things are as they are now; all we can do is try to save ourselves. As for the remaining three martial artists, they are probably powerless to help.

"No, we must cross this suspension bridge quickly, otherwise we may face endless waves." Qian Ying acted on his thought immediately, but in order to allow everyone to cross, he and Zhou Zixing had been responsible for covering the rear.

Even Zhou Zixing was still behind him, while in front of Qian Ying were four—no, now only three. One of the martial artists had just been swept away by the waves and hadn't been able to come to his rescue.

With such a huge wave crashing down, and with a lot of rocks mixed in, if he and Zhou Zixing had stayed on the bridge, even though they were both innate masters, they would have been unable to fly and would have had little leverage. The iron chain bridge would have swayed violently under the impact, and they would have ended up like the martial artist who fell into the lake.

However, to cross the lake, one must get past several people ahead. In this situation, how can one get past three people? What if these three people offer to help them?
However, before Qian Ying could come up with a good solution, the remaining three martial artists were swept off the iron chain bridge by the huge waves and the falling rocks, disappearing into the waves.

All that remained were faint cries for help mingling with the enormous waves.

Damn it, damn it!
Qian Ying continued to curse angrily, but the huge waves kept crashing against the iron chain bridge without stopping. Moreover, the stones mixed in with the waves were getting bigger and bigger, making the iron chain bridge crash incessantly.

"Elder Zhou, we must cross the iron chain bridge quickly, otherwise we might both be swept away today," Qian Ying said to Zhou Zixing behind her using telepathy.

“Alright!” Zhou Zixing naturally understood what to do at this moment. He couldn’t just hold onto the iron chain bridge and wait for the waves to subside. Instead, he had to speed up and cross the iron chain bridge.

"Follow me!" Qian Ying mustered her innate power, using her domain to envelop herself, but instead of moving forward, she released one hand and took out a pill from her inner pocket.

This is to restore the innate power in the dantian. The main reason is that he and Zhou Zixing had consumed a lot of their innate power in their dantian because they had to operate the iron chain bridge mechanism. They only had less than a third of it left.

After the iron chain bridge mechanism was activated, neither he nor Zhou Zixing went to restore their innate energy in their dantian. Instead, they joined the others in forming groups and using the iron chain bridge to cross the lake. Their priority was to hurry and cross the lake as soon as possible.

And that's how it is. Just because one team had one more person, they faced such a massive wave. It's really damn bad!

So now, if one wants to expand one's domain while crossing a lake, and is still being battered by huge waves mixed with many rocks, the little innate power in one's dantian really can't last long.

Therefore, Qian Yingcai took out a pill and swallowed it. Then, he expanded his innate domain and wrapped it around himself for about half a meter. He then gripped the suspension rope tightly with both hands and stumbled along the iron chain bridge.

The reason was that the suspenders hanging from the main iron chain were flying wildly back and forth due to the impact of the waves. So, to move forward, you had to first grab the wildly flying suspenders and hold on tightly before you could step onto them.

Therefore, every step was somewhat stumbling. Fortunately, his innate strength allowed him to block the impact outside his domain, enabling him to move forward slowly, albeit at a limited speed.

Zhou Zixing's actions were the same as Qian Ying's. He took out a pill, swallowed it, and then followed closely behind Qian Ying, striving to move forward towards the opposite bridgehead.

The crashing waves and the stones striking their innate domains, sending flashes of light through them, startled the two men. The power carried by the waves was rapidly consuming their innate strength.

Especially as the body moves, the impact force is greater, and it is hit by more stones, so its energy consumption is also greater.

Fortunately, the entire suspension bridge wasn't very long, only 500 meters. And when they were hit by the giant wave, they had already reached the center of the bridge, so the remaining distance wasn't far.