Starting from the imperial palace guards, his clones spread all over the world.

Chapter 494: Meeting Zhao Bao Again
Just as Liang Jin's fingers were exerting force, his cold nails were about to completely dig out Wen Hengrong's eyeballs and drag her world into the dark abyss.

His expression suddenly became stern, as if he had realized something.

The next second, Liang Jin decisively left Wen Hengrong behind and rushed to the edge of the abyss.

He leaned forward, his ears twitching slightly, listening intently to the sounds coming from the depths of the abyss.

The cold wind howled and the poisonous miasma surged.

But he was like a rock, completely oblivious to everything around him, only listening attentively, as if he wanted to take in every tiny sound from the abyss.

Finally, he returned to Wen Hengrong thoughtfully, his face calm, but his tone revealed an unquestionable determination:
"Something happened down there. I have to go down and take a look."

"As for your secret recipe, I don't absolutely need it."

"After all, I can't take care of you now, so I can only send you on your way."

After saying that, Liang Jin slowly raised his hand.

In the dim light, that hand looked like the scythe of the god of death, emitting a cold and deadly aura, ready to put an end to Wen Hengrong.

At this moment, Wen Hengrong felt a chill running from the soles of her feet to the top of her head, and the intense fear was like a surging tide, instantly drowning her.

She finally realized that Liang Jin was not bluffing and he would really kill her without hesitation!
Looking back on what had happened before, she became more and more convinced that Liang Jin was not determined to obtain the secret recipe.

Otherwise, how could there be such extreme means of forcing a confession?

They only give the person one chance to speak. If he refuses to cooperate, his mute point will be sealed and he will be tortured to death.

With the loss of the secret recipe, Wen Hengrong fell into complete despair. The shadow of death was like a towering mountain, weighing heavily on her, making her limbs weak and her whole body trembling uncontrollably.

As the saying goes, when people are in extreme difficulties, they can often unleash their hidden potential.

At this moment, this sentence came true on Wen Hengrong.

She was originally just a fifth-grade peak warrior. To have reached such a level at the age of thirty showed that she was gifted and could be called a martial arts genius.

However, if one wants to break through to the fourth level, at the normal speed of cultivation, there is almost no hope within ten years.

But at this critical moment, life and death, extreme fear was like a violent force, driving her to struggle desperately, trying to break free from the restraints imposed by Liang Jin.

As death approached, Wen Hengrong's inner fear and desire to survive were aroused to the extreme.

This powerful spiritual force unexpectedly made the internal energy in her body surge wildly like a wild horse.

Not only did they try to break through the confinement of the acupuncture points, but in this chaotic impact, they also inadvertently broke through the bottleneck that hindered the improvement of their realm!
In an instant, Wen Hengrong felt a warm current surge up from her dantian and quickly spread to the meridians throughout her body.

Her aura suddenly surged, as if a raging wave was rising from a calm lake, and she actually successfully broke through to the fourth level!

At the same time, the powerful impact brought by the improvement of her realm instantly opened up her originally sealed mute acupoint.

At the moment when the mute point was opened, Wen Hengrong no longer cared about being immersed in the joy of the realm improvement, but shouted to Liang Jin anxiously:
"Don't kill me! Stop it!"

"I do! I'm willing to do anything!"

"If you want the secret recipe, I'll give it to you! I can tell you right away!"

In fear, she spoke very quickly, spitting out all the words in one breath like a machine gun, her voice was crying, full of despair and pleading.

Tears flowed uncontrollably. In these tears, there was the pain of physical torture, but more importantly, the grievance of being forced to this point by Liang Jin.

She had clearly surrendered long ago, but Liang Jin never untied her mute point, not giving her the opportunity to express her willingness to surrender.

If it weren't for this chance to break through the mute point, I probably wouldn't have the chance to beg for mercy until I die.

Liang Jin was also slightly startled, with a hint of surprise in his eyes.

He really didn't expect that Wen Hengrong could break through the realm and even open the mute point at the critical moment of life and death because of fear and desire to survive.

"Interesting. It seems you are not destined to die."

"But I don't have time to listen to your secret recipe right now. Please come with me first."

"If you can come back alive, I'll give you a chance to listen to you."

The secret recipe for making poison cannot be explained in a few words.

In addition to knowing the precise combination of medicines, the refining techniques and processes are even more critical.

Since Wen Hengrong has such a strong desire to survive and is so afraid of death, she will definitely be useful in the future.

At this moment, Liang Jin realized that the situation in the abyss had changed. There was no time to lose, and he needed to go down immediately to find out what was going on.

Liang Jin then raised his hand to untie the acupuncture points on Wen Hengrong's body and urged:
"Come on, don't waste my time."

Wen Hengrong didn't dare to delay even a little. She endured the severe pain and hurriedly bent her broken fingers back into place one by one. Every movement made her groan in pain.

Then she tore off a strip of cloth from her underwear and quickly bandaged the stabbed eye.

Fortunately, her eyeball was only pierced and bleeding, and she would not become blind. With her medical skills as a disciple of Yaowang Valley, she would be able to recover as long as she was treated properly.

She quickly took out the medicine bottle from her arms, poured out some medicine and swallowed it, then forced herself to follow Liang Jin to the edge of the abyss.

At this moment, Wen Hengrong no longer had the charm and allure she had before.

She knew very well that Liang Jin in front of her was definitely not someone who would be moved by women.

On the contrary, he is a martial arts expert, ruthless and unfathomable.

Even though he has now been promoted to the fourth level, when facing Liang Jin, he still feels as small as an ant and dares not act rashly at all.

"You don't need me to carry you down, right?"

Liang Jin asked.

Wen Hengrong hurriedly shook her head, her eyes full of awe and obedience.

So Liang Jin said no more and jumped into the abyss like a meteor.

In the blink of an eye, his figure was quickly swallowed up by the thick and heavy poisonous miasma and disappeared.

Even though Wen Hengrong watched Liang Jin disappear into the abyss, she did not dare to even think of escaping.

She knew very well that with Liang Jin's strength, it would be easy for him to hunt her down at this moment.

Therefore, Wen Hengrong could only carefully stick to the cliff, use his lightness skills, and slowly slide down into the abyss.

Her lightness skills were far inferior to Liang Jin's. Every time she slid down a certain distance, she needed to use the protruding rocks or depressions on the cliff to cushion the impact.

As Wen Hengrong entered the abyss, the cold air around her became increasingly intense, like countless ice needles pricking her skin.

Up and down, left and right, front and back, there was a boundless poisonous miasma, completely obstructing her vision. She felt as if she was in a chaotic fog, unable to tell east, south, west and north. She only felt as if she had come to a world isolated from the outside world and full of unknown dangers.

Only the cold stone wall not far away from her that was within her reach could make her feel a sense of reality, proving that she was indeed falling.

Wen Hengrong originally thought that the abyss would be bottomless, but the actual depth of the fall was shallower than she expected.

After about ten feet, she landed on her feet and fell to the bottom of the abyss.

The touch from the soles of her feet was moist and soft soil. The space here seemed extremely vast. The sound of her landing made a faint echo, reverberating at the bottom of the empty abyss.

Liang Jin had already landed steadily at the bottom and was standing next to Wen Hengrong.

"Follow."

He spoke briefly and walked towards the depths of the poisonous miasma.

Seeing this, Wen Hengrong could only grit her teeth and hurriedly follow.

The two walked in the dark and deep valley for a while, and heard the sound of gurgling water nearby, as if water was falling from a great height.

The air was filled with water vapor, and the thick water vapor actually diluted the originally thick poisonous miasma a lot.

The sound of rushing water became clearer and clearer. Just when Wen Hengrong was surprised, Liang Jin suddenly raised his hand and made a gesture of silence, signaling her not to make a sound.

This action made Wen Hengrong's heart hang in the air for a moment. She held her breath and carefully followed Liang Jin forward slowly.

The poisonous miasma ahead is becoming thinner.

Soon, the two of them saw the situation ahead clearly.

In front of me was a rock wall on the other side of the abyss. There was a huge cave entrance on the rock wall, and at the entrance there was a curtain of water flowing down from above the abyss.

The water curtain is like a crystal clear curtain, shimmering in the dim light.

Looking inside through the water curtain, you can see a very strange plant growing in the cave.

These plants are shaped like vines, but are blood red all over. Their skin is covered with sticky mucus, and they emit a strange luster in the dim light.

Countless blood vines crisscrossed in the cave. Whether it was the ground, the stone walls or the top of the cave, they were all densely packed with these blood vines. There were so many of them that they covered the inner walls of the cave tightly, as if the cave was covered with a layer of blood-colored flesh.

Seeing this, Liang Jin slowly walked towards the cave.

Wen Hengrong hurriedly tried to dissuade him:

"Be careful! Look carefully before you go over there!"

She had already seen that there were several dead bodies among those red blood vines!

And those dead bodies were exactly the companions who were going to help her deal with Liang Jin!

These companions were deceived by Liang Jin and fell into the abyss, but they did not expect that they would all die tragically under the red blood vine.

It doesn't take much thought to know that this place covered with blood vines must be full of dangers!
But Liang Jin seemed not to hear it, and walked straight towards the blood vine without stopping.

As he walked, he explained calmly:
"Although these people are dead, Shen Cangming's body is not among them."

"This means that the dangers here are not difficult for a third-grade warrior."

When Wen Hengrong heard this, she secretly complained in her heart.

It is not difficult for a third-grade warrior.

But are you really a third-rank warrior?

So many fourth-grade warriors have died here, do you really think you can handle it?

Thinking of this, Wen Hengrong's heart suddenly moved, and she couldn't help but ask:
"You...you are a third-rank?"

Liang Jin turned his head, looked at her calmly, and answered briefly and forcefully:

"Yes."

After saying that, he turned around and continued walking towards the cave covered with blood vines.

When Wen Hengrong heard Liang Jin admit it so straightforwardly, she found it extremely absurd.

She chuckled, a laugh that contained both mockery of Liang Jin's "joke" and self-mockery for asking such a foolish question. Liang Jin looked at least ten years younger than her. Even if he had been practicing martial arts since his mother's womb, there was no way he could have reached the third level at his age!
Liang Jin naturally didn't care about Wen Hengrong's thoughts and soon came to the blood vine.

When observed closely, it was discovered that these blood vines could move at a slow and strange speed.

Many blood vines were still wrapped around the corpses, like twisting tentacles, trying to drag the corpses into the depths of the blood vines and turn them into nutrients for themselves.

This scene made these blood vines look more like countless long red snakes that were so long that it was difficult to see their heads or tails. They slowly wriggled in the dim light, emitting a chilling aura.

Wen Hengrong looked at this strange and terrifying scene, and felt her hair stand on end and goose bumps appeared on her skin.

Liang Jin showed no fear at all. He stretched out his hand and was about to touch the red blood vines.

Wen Hengrong was extremely anxious when she saw this, and she quickly shouted:

"Don't touch it!"

"Be careful, there's danger!"

Liang Jin said calmly,

“If we don’t understand their dangers, how can we deal with them?”

Before he finished speaking, he had already grabbed a red blood vine.

In an instant, something unexpected happened!

The red blood vine suddenly bounced like an enraged poisonous snake.

Immediately afterwards, a crack appeared on the blood vine, revealing a row of sharp "fangs", like a ferocious bloody mouth.

"puff!"

A cloud of blood-red spores suddenly spurted out from the crack. The spore cloud was dark red and emitted a pungent smell.

Afterwards, the blood vines near this blood vine seemed to have received some kind of mysterious signal, and they opened their cracks one after another, continuously spewing out blood-colored spore clouds.

Accompanied by continuous "puff" sounds, these blood-colored spore clouds spread rapidly, instantly enveloping Liang Jin and Wen Hengrong.

The next moment, a string of information popped up on Liang Jin's [Immune to All Poisons] attribute panel:
[Having detected that the host was being attacked by the poison of the Mirage Vine, the Immunity to All Poisons feature automatically activated, successfully neutralizing all poison for the host!]

[Mirage Vine Poison: Originated from the Mirage Vine found in the underground caverns of Buried Dragon Ridge, inhaling it creates the illusion of being entangled in heavy chains, while in reality, they are being repeatedly slashed at the throat with any available object. If the victim survives the hallucination, the poison can damage their brain within an hour, turning them into a vegetative state, from which they will never regain consciousness.]

Liang Jin took a look at the message and roughly understood it.

It turns out that the most powerful method of this blood vine is poisoning.

Although this poison is not directly fatal, it can turn a person into a vegetable and is indeed very toxic.

And these warriors who died here were probably all poisoned by the blood vine.

Since even so many fourth-grade warriors couldn't resist it, Wen Hengrong would surely not be spared.

really.

A muffled "thump" sound came from behind Liang Jin.

He turned around and saw Wen Hengrong collapsed on the ground.

Her originally beautiful face was now filled with pain and discomfort, and her limbs seemed to be tightly bound by invisible ropes, unable to move.

But she just groped with one hand and picked up a stone from the ground, trying desperately to cut her throat with it, as if only by cutting her throat could she escape from the endless pain and bondage.

"Pitiful."

Liang Jin sighed, then he reached out and gently stopped Wen Hengrong from committing suicide.

Then he waved his hand, and his powerful internal energy surged out like a surging wave, sweeping away all the blood-colored spore clouds surrounding him and dragging them into the pool of water beside him.

Then he flipped his palm and a toad appeared in his palm.

This is a snow-white toad with eyes as red as rubies. It is the [Red-eyed Ice Toad].

This was the first time Liang Jin used the [Red-Eyed Ice Toad] that he had obtained from the [Toad Gift Pack].

Liang Jin had already discovered that he could also help people detoxify by relying on the properties of [Talisman Water to Cure Diseases].

But other clones do not have this characteristic.

Although the talisman water made by Liang Jin can also be stored in the [Props Bar], sometimes it is not convenient to display and use the talisman water directly.

If Liang Jin's other clones need to help others detoxify and don't want to be noticed, they can use this [Red Eyed Ice Toad].

Taking advantage of this opportunity today, Liang Jin planned to test whether this [Red-Eyed Ice Toad] is as useful as the legend says.

Immediately, Liang Jin approached Wen Hengrong with the [Red-Eyed Ice Toad].

The [Red-eyed Ice Toad] opened its mouth, bit Wen Hengrong's finger, and began to suck it hard.

After a few breaths, the originally snow-white body of the [Red-Eyed Ice Toad] gradually turned black, and Wen Hengrong slowly opened her eyes.

"What's wrong with me?"

Wen Hengrong looked around in confusion and sat up from the ground.

It was obvious that she had just come out of the hallucination, her mind was still confused, and she had not yet figured out the situation.

Liang Jin placed the [Red-eyed Ice Toad] into a wine bag and soaked it. After a while, it spit out the absorbed toxins and its entire body returned to its snow-white color.

Liang Jin was very satisfied with the effect of the [Red-Eyed Ice Toad]. With this thing, it would be much easier for other clones to help people detoxify in the future.

Liang Jin glanced at Wen Hengrong, then lifted up the back of her collar and said in a deep voice:
"Don't move."

After saying that, Liang Jin picked up Wen Hengrong, who still looked confused, and flew into the cave.

He didn't have time to slowly explain all this to Wen Hengrong.

Especially since Wen Hengrong had just broken through to the fourth level and was not yet able to skillfully use the power of the fourth level. Currently, he could only exert the strength of the fifth level.

In this situation, it would be difficult for her to maintain her balance in the air, and she would have to seek support from everywhere. In this way, she would most likely touch those dangerous blood vines.

Only if Liang Jin takes her flying can he ensure her safety along the way.

Sure enough, as Liang Jin flew into the cave, as long as he did not touch the blood vines, the blood vines would not spray out toxins.

This safe and effective method of passage can only be achieved by those who have reached the third level or are true masters with superb lightness skills.

At first, Liang Jin thought that this blood vine only grew by the water at the entrance of the cave.

But as he continued to go deeper into the cave, he found that the cave was still covered with wriggling blood vines on all sides.

This made Liang Jin realize that these blood vines seemed to be growing from deep in the cave.

As one continues to go deeper into the cave whose stone walls are covered with blood vines, it feels as if one is not entering an ordinary cave, but the esophagus and abdominal cavity of some giant creature. The blood vines are winding around like blood vessels, emitting a strange and dangerous aura.

Wen Hengrong looked at the densely packed and wriggling blood vines around her, and felt her scalp tingling. A strong sense of unease surged in her heart, and she couldn't help but want to persuade Liang Jin to turn back.

However, before she could speak.

Suddenly, Liang Jin's flying figure suddenly stopped.

Wen Hengrong was caught off guard and rushed forward under the influence of inertia.

Fortunately, the back of her collar was strong enough and Liang Jin held on firmly, preventing her from falling.

She was still in shock and looked ahead.

Only then did they realize that they had reached the end of the cave.

There is a cliff in front, and behind the cliff is a huge and vast cave!

The entire cave is as big as a huge square, and the stalactites on the top of the cave are like hanging swords.

And the bottom of the cave... is so deep that you can't see the bottom!

What appeared below the cliff was an endless deep hole.

Countless blood vines climbed out from the deep cave. There was no poisonous miasma blocking the view here, but even so, Wen Hengrong tried his best and still could not see the bottom of the dark deep cave.

I saw many blood vines entangled with each other above the black hole, forming a bridge that runs through this huge deep hole.

What is amazing is that these blood vines not only entangled into a bridge, but even in the middle of the bridge, they were entangled into a large ball, like a huge ball of blood-red wool.

This huge ball of blood vine was not wrapped tightly. Its upper part was exposed, revealing a piece of something that looked like blood-red amber.

And in that amber, there is a person faintly visible!
Seeing this, Liang Jin moved and slowly flew towards the bottom of the cliff with Wen Hengrong.

As we left the cliff, there was a bottomless cave below.

This huge hole was like an extremely huge mouth of hell, emitting a terrifying aura that swallowed everything, as if it was going to swallow the two of them in an instant.

Gusts of wind whistled out from the giant cave. The wind was so strong that Wen Hengrong had to hold down her skirt with both hands to prevent her private parts from leaking out.

Liang Jin slowly descended and gradually approached the blood vine bridge that ran through the giant hole, and came to the position in the middle where the blood vines were entangled into a huge ball.

When they got closer, they could see more clearly.

These blood vines were like countless greedy pythons, tightly entwining a large piece of strange object that looked like blood-red amber.

This creature is oval in shape and is surprisingly large, about the size of a 30-square-meter house. In this dim and gloomy environment, it looks like a giant egg from ancient times, exuding a mysterious and dangerous aura.

Countless blood vines intertwined and coiled around it underneath, tightly woven together to form a huge and solid supporting structure, like an invisible and powerful giant hand, holding it up steadily.

The sticky liquid on the surface of the blood vine shimmered with a strange luster in the dim light, as if it was the blood flowing from this "giant hand", revealing an indescribable eerie horror.

Inside this huge, amber-like object... there is actually someone!
And there isn't just one!
"This……"

Wen Hengrong couldn't help but gasp, and the blood instantly drained from her face.

What surprised her was not the person in the amber-like object.

But it’s the person outside the huge amber object!
An old man was holding a long sword, floating in the air, and was carefully observing the amber-like object.

This old man is none other than the infamous "Cangming Sword" Shen Cangming!

He had entered the abyss before, but he didn't expect to stay here in the end.

Shen Cangming seemed to have noticed the arrival of the two people, but he didn't care at all. Instead, he continued to look intently inside the amber object.

Liang Jin's brows were also tightly furrowed, and a trace of solemnity and doubt flashed in his eyes.

The reason why he showed up directly and came to the amber-like object was because he saw the familiar figure in the amber—

Zhao Bao!!!

(End of this chapter)