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Chapter 182 Exposure [Requesting Double Monthly Tickets!]

Imprisoned Dragon Abyss.

Ming Xuzi led Qi Sheng and the others out of the Xuanbing Cave, and after traveling more than a hundred miles, they arrived at a canyon. From there, the path twisted and turned, spiraling down until they reached a deep valley. All the mist and poisonous miasma in the valley path sank to the ground, seeped into the rock walls, and disappeared, revealing a quiet and winding path.

Mingxuzi exclaimed with delight, "This is the place!"

Everyone was delighted upon seeing this, knowing that the passage would not last long, so they did not hesitate and immediately hurried inside.

The name "Qiulongyuan" is "Yuan" rather than "Shan" or "Ling" because the terrain here is more complex, with many deep abysses crisscrossing between the mountains or even sinking beneath them, some deep and secluded, others bottomless.

Ming Xuzi's secret passage was an extremely narrow abyss. Looking up, the two cliffs closed off, blocking out the sun; looking down, the vast abyss was utterly dark.

There is only a natural-looking plank road in the middle of the cliff. In some places, it is so narrow that only one person can pass sideways. If you lose your footing and fall, you will fall into a bottomless abyss. It is really dangerous.

Fortunately, Qi Sheng and the others were all highly skilled cultivators. Even though most of them were immortal cultivators, they were still somewhat proficient in martial arts and were quite agile. They also possessed magical abilities, so they managed to avoid any major dangers along the way.

So winding and twisting, it's impossible to tell which way is which.

The group traveled at a brisk pace for seven or eight days.

This day.

Counting the days, it should be May 15th. Finally, we emerged from this dark and hopeless abyss.

Go around a bend.

Suddenly, the view ahead opened up into a bright and open space.

Actually, it wasn't exactly a bright and cheerful place. What lay ahead was clearly a swampy and filthy area filled with miasma and poison. In the blink of an eye, the miasma and green clouds surged in from all directions.

Changsun Bing only accidentally caught a whiff of it and immediately felt dizzy and lightheaded. He quickly mobilized the divine light of his divine sword to protect himself and said with lingering fear, "I have always heard that the Dragon Prison Abyss is a forbidden zone for cultivators. I didn't realize it when I was on the outskirts or walking through the secret passages. Now that I am truly facing these miasma and poison, I know that every step is fraught with danger."

Ming Xuzi replied, "The miasma is merely the most common danger in the Dragon Prison Abyss. As long as one is prepared beforehand, it will not necessarily kill one. It will only constantly erode one's magical power and energy, requiring one to be on guard at all times. Once one encounters other dangers and suffers severe injuries, these miasmas will take advantage of one's weakness and make one's injuries even more serious, requiring more effort and time to recover properly."

He led the group to the left and said, “The ‘Cold Wind Cave’ that I mentioned is about a hundred miles ahead. I stumbled into it by chance when I returned thirty years ago and saw a large medicinal herb that had been growing for nearly a thousand years, but it was still a few years away from being fully grown.”

"That Cold Wind Cave is dangerous. I only entered it by chance. With that natural barrier protecting it, there is no need for anyone to watch over it. This time, the Great Medicine may have undergone a transformation, and the Elixir of Immortality may have been made."

Mingxuzi was somewhat agitated.

He didn't come in aimlessly this time; he came prepared and had a specific goal.

He said, “There is a strange beast guarding the great medicine in the Cold Wind Cave. I was no match for it back then, and even after thirty years of hard cultivation, I may not be able to defeat that beast. At that time, I will have to rely on your help to deal with it together.”

This was Ming Xuzi's true intention in summoning Qi Sheng and the others to enter the Dragon Prison Abyss together.

Qi Sheng and the others were all thugs.

of course.

They were able to easily enter the heart of the Prison Dragon Abyss by following Ming Xuzi, and even learned of the existence of a secret passage. It was definitely not a loss; they definitely made a huge profit.

Mingxuzi was ultimately a kind person.

Lai Wen hurriedly replied, "That is only natural."

Granny Xian, Changsun Bing, and Qi Sheng all expressed their determination to do their best.

The five of them walked for about ten miles through this swampy and filthy area. Qi Sheng finally understood the hardships involved. It was truly difficult to move an inch, and they had to be on guard against getting stuck at all times.

Later, Changsun Bing simply used his divine sword to cut down an ancient tree and carve it into a small boat, which carried Qi Sheng and the others across the swamp, thus slightly increasing their speed.

When Qi Sheng and the others first came out, the mist and haze did not seem particularly fierce. However, after traveling more than ten miles by boat, suddenly a sound like a tsunami arose, and the green clouds immediately intensified. Gradually, the green clouds turned into blue light, and their power increased even more.

Everyone resorted to various methods—

Changsun Bing wields the 'Ice Soul Divine Light Sword' by mobilizing divine light to protect his body.

Lai Wenyun used magic to summon a gentle breeze to envelop his body, resisting the encroachment of the green clouds.

Granny Xian held a cane, its five-colored rays capable of both offense and defense, blocking the green clouds.

Mingxuzi held a whisk in his hand, and with a few light sweeps, he drew a talisman that landed on his body, which could also ward off the green clouds.

Qi Sheng rummaged through the leopard-skin pouch at his waist for a while, found a bright pearl, and held it above his head with righteous indignation, resisting the green clouds.

Changsun Bing glanced at him and immediately recognized him: "This is the 'Righteous Qi Bead' of True Person Feihu of the Netherworld Sect!"

She exclaimed in surprise, "When did you fight with Master Fei Hu?"

Why haven't I heard of it?

Qi Sheng laughed and said, "Fourth Sister-in-law has a good eye."

He explained to everyone, “That Flying Tiger True Man was on good terms with the Qi family of the Dragon Head in the Netherworld Sect. That day, I happened to run into him in a remote and desolate place. He came to take me away, but I had urgent business to attend to, so I didn’t get entangled with him. I took the ‘poison-avoiding’ righteous qi bead from his head and left. I don’t know whether he died or kept quiet about it for the sake of his reputation.”

Qi Sheng laughed: "If Master Fei Hu doesn't tell me, I can't very well brag about it."

Everyone burst into laughter upon hearing this.

Looking further down at the seven or eight leopard-skin pouches around Qi Sheng's waist, the four of them exchanged curious glances, all wondering just how many stolen treasures were stored in those pouches.

He's really fierce!

……

Qi Shengmeng is fierce, but not as fierce as Qiu Longyuan.

In this swampy wasteland, the further they went, the more dangerous and difficult it became. Enveloped by the green clouds, they already felt an immense pressure from the outside, making it impossible to move even an inch. The tsunami-like change and intensification added even more pressure.

Despite their combined efforts to cope with the situation, the five men still sensed the urgency of the situation and dared not relax their vigilance in the slightest, as there was a clear possibility of either advancing or retreating.

Granny Xian hurriedly asked Ming Xuzi, "What is this all about?!"

Ming Xuzi was also puzzled: "When I came here thirty years ago, it was just an ordinary visit, but I don't know when things changed."

However, he knew some basic facts and speculated at this moment: "Although the 'Prisoner of Dragons' is full of poisonous miasma, the spiritual energy contained within it is also the best in the world. Not only does it nurture many immortal medicines, but its unique environment has also given rise to many natural restrictions, some of which are mysterious and some of which are dangerous."

Lai Wen frowned: "Does the Ancestor mean that we have stepped into the natural restriction of the Dragon Imprisonment Abyss?"

Mingxuzi sighed, "Nine times out of ten."

How can this be good?

Changsun Bing asked, "If we retreat now and take a detour, will we have enough time?"

Ming Xuzi smiled bitterly: "Let alone whether the green clouds can recede like a tsunami, let's talk about the Cold Wind Cave. To get there, we have to cross this swamp, and the detour will take us many miles and add many dangers."

There's no way around it.

You can't go around it.

Lai Wen said in a deep voice, "In that case, we can only continue forward. Fortunately, we are in good condition since we just arrived. As long as we are careful, there should be no major problems. If there is any danger that is really hard to withstand, we can help each other and then retreat."

Mingxuzi naturally wanted to continue on his way.

Grandma Xian is old but not afraid.

Changsun Bing listened to Lai Wen's words.

Qi Sheng was both highly skilled and daring. Immediately...

After exchanging opinions and reaching a consensus, everyone decided to continue.

After walking several miles, they saw that in the swamp, amidst flashes of lightning, hundreds and thousands of countless green pillars of varying sizes suddenly appeared, striking from above, below, and all around.

"This is 'Yi Wood Divine Thunder'!"

Mingxuzi, being knowledgeable and experienced, finally recognized him.

When the Wood element changes, divine thunder is born.

Unexpectedly, in just thirty years since I last visited, not only have restrictions been created here, but these restrictions have also undergone such changes.

The cyan beam of light crashed into them, but did not explode or shatter.

First came a raging torrent, with the next wave pushing up the previous one, launching a pincer attack.

Yi Wood Divine Thunder?

Qi Sheng became cautious and immediately replaced the 'Righteous Qi Bead' on his head with a 'Yellow Spirit Cauldron', illuminating his entire body with it.

Mingxuzi and Granny Xian vaguely recognized the origin of Qi Sheng's cauldron, but they had no time to pay attention to it at the moment.

Qi Sheng had no intention of explaining and was carefully dealing with the situation.

But as soon as the Yi Wood Divine Thunder exploded, the first layer arrived in front of it. It was blocked by the yellow light emitted by the Yellow Spirit Cauldron. It stood outside the light and continued to press forward with great force, without retreating.

Countless green pillars followed one after another, growing denser and denser in the blink of an eye, forming a ring of light.

To be fair, these Wood-based divine lightning bolts did broaden Qi Sheng and the others' horizons, far better than the previous situation where the smoke and mist obscured everything.

However, outside the divine light, everywhere was filled with these blue pillars of light, dense and bottomless. Except for the area a few feet inside the divine light, the entire area, both above and below, was filled with these blue pillars.

Then the roar, like a tsunami, suddenly stopped. These millions of green pillars of varying sizes and heights rotated and jostled each other, vying to be the first to advance.

Changsun Bingjiao shouted, "Break!"

As the 'Ice Soul Divine Light Sword' was about to be activated, a beam of extremely cold divine light surged forth. The layers of Yi Wood Divine Lightning absorbed the divine light, their anger unleashed. They spun and rubbed against each other faster, emitting an extremely dense, sharp, and chilling grinding sound that was terrifying to the soul.

"Wood-based restriction!"

"Otuki Divine Thunder!"

Changsun Bing broke through many of the changes with a single strike, took a breath, and was greatly shocked: "I never expected it to be so fierce!"

After a new round of refinement, her 'Ice Soul Divine Light Sword' incorporated the 'Snow Soul Pearl,' another supreme treasure of the cold element, greatly increasing its power and enough to put her one foot in the ranks of peak experts.

Even so, it was still difficult, and they were unable to completely break the Wood restriction.

No one dared to be careless. They used all their strength to resist and fight back, and dared not relax even slightly.

Ming Xuzi said urgently, "Everyone, please be careful. If you can't withstand it, call out immediately and don't be reckless. This Yi Wood restriction is powerful. Once your protective measures are broken, you will be crushed and forced by it, and there is no chance of survival."

The power of the Yi Wood restriction continues to grow.

Jin Kemu.

Although Changsun Bing's 'Ice Soul Divine Light Sword' is a cold-type flying sword, it is also made of metal. Although it was difficult to use it to clear a path, it was effective.

The group traveled for ten miles, thinking that the Yi Wood restriction should have reached its end.

Unexpectedly, the millions of green pillars formed by the Yi Wood restriction, due to prolonged friction and squeezing, experienced increasing pressure. At the same time, wisps of smoke rose from each pillar, gradually shooting out one or two wisps of green sparks.

Qi Sheng opened his eyes. Although he still couldn't see the key to the natural wood restriction, he was quite skilled in array formations. When the green light and pillar appeared, he had a slight doubt. When the smoke on the pillar rose, he suddenly realized: "Wood generates fire. With all five elements present, it is naturally in harmony."

He knew in his heart: "I cannot wait for the fire to transform and generate; I must act quickly to use wood to control wood."

When it is.

He then summoned one of the 'Sorrowful Cloud Swords' and unleashed the ultimate technique of 'Sword Light Splitting'—

The secret technique has been initially perfected.

His swordsmanship has reached a high level.

It is another mid-level Earthly Fiend Magic Artifact that has been fully refined and matched.

At this moment, Qi Sheng's strength was in no way inferior to that of Changsun Bing, who wielded the 'Ice Soul Divine Light Sword'.

Those millions of green pillars were like sharp knives cutting through stone, sparks flying in all directions.

Fortunately, it was the transition between the wood and fire elements, and the fire and sparks were still blue. Qi Sheng also had keen insight and a solid foundation in formations, so he was well prepared and launched the attack with lightning speed.

Otherwise, the difference would be only a moment. If the action were delayed by half a second, the sparks shooting out from the green pillar would immediately turn from green to red, and the Bing fire would inevitably be ignited, turning into a sea of ​​fire.

Then, the Earth element (戊土), Metal element (庚金), and Water element (癸水) will emerge from their hidden state, along with Wood element (乙木) and Fire element (丙火). The five elements will combine and unleash incredible power.

At that time, even with their immense supernatural powers, the five individuals could not sustain this for long. Moreover, their magical treasures and flying swords would lose their effectiveness, and they would fall into the traps of the five elements' magical objects one after another, depending on the depth of their individual cultivation and power. If they did not die, they would certainly be injured.

This is why Qi Sheng didn't bother to reveal his swordsmanship skills, thus preventing people from associating him with his father-in-law, Han Fu.

In a critical moment, there's no time to think about anything else; saving your life is the most important thing.

Qi Sheng explained the gravity of the situation to everyone and revealed the secret, leaving them all feeling terrified.

Ming Xuzi looked guilty: "I was greedy and almost harmed you all. I shouldn't have done that."

Granny Xian said, "Continuing to go deeper was a decision we all made together, so how can we blame anyone?"

Changsun Bing, however, had a moment to look at Qi Sheng: "I never knew that you, my little brother, possessed this skill of 'sword light splitting'."

A strange light flickered in her beautiful eyes: "That move just now seemed to be the 'Fourth Form of Sorrowful Clouds: Turning Clouds and Overturning Rain'?"

Qi Sheng said, "My father-in-law once taught me the 'Sorrowful Cloud Sword Technique.' Knowing that I was coming to Imprison Dragon Abyss, he bestowed the 'Sorrowful Cloud Sword' upon me. I have not used it yet, not because I deliberately concealed it, but because I was worried that my grudges with the Netherworld Sect and the Qi family of Dragon Head would involve the Han family and the Four Phases Sword Sect. I ask for your understanding and help me keep it a secret from the outside world."

Mingxuzi said, "That's for sure!"

Granny Xian and the other two understood Qi Sheng's current situation. The more clearly he severed ties with the Four Symbols Sword Sect, the better. Just now, he used both the Sorrowful Cloud Sword Technique and the Sorrowful Cloud Sword, clearly indicating that he was closely associated with Han Fu. It was hard to guarantee that the Qi family of the Dragon Head Sect and the Netherworld Sect would not take their anger out on him.

This is a wise move.

However, Changsun Bing was shocked by something else: "I've also heard that my brother and the daughter of the Han family only became acquainted two or three years ago. In such a short time, you have actually mastered the sword technique to such a high level. This is truly amazing!"

Changsun Bing was speechless with shock.

How many years has she practiced swordsmanship?
At what age does one reach the highest level?
But what about Qi Sheng?

He had only practiced swordsmanship for two or three years.

He was only in his early twenties.

Lai Wen, standing nearby, couldn't help but sigh, "As expected of a universally recognized hero of the barbarian frontier, if his swordsmanship were to reach such a high level, his reputation would surely grow even stronger."

A swordsmanship master in his twenties!
Invincible!
……

(End of this chapter)