Gao Wu: Others practice martial arts, but you cultivate immortality?

"What? You mean it?" Hearing that their supposed 'reliance' was dead, Xiang Ning finally couldn't hold back and turned around abruptly;

"No! If what you're saying really exists in the Blood Abyss... how could you possibly have found out about this!?"

Chu Yuan thought to himself, "Because I can fly, and I also have divine consciousness..."

"I have my own methods, believe it or not is up to you." He paused, then continued, "Although the resources that Tian Tian and the others collected were numerous, their total value was indeed not high."

It's not even as valuable as a Spirit Nourishing Pill!

"Why would I bother with this if it weren't necessary for the formation?"

"Although you are a little stronger than me, you are still just a student... You can even set up formations?" Xiang Ning remained skeptical;

Chu Yuan didn't explain further, but instead asked, "I suppose your classmates who are at the Qi and Blood Realm also can't understand this."

How can you do this? How can you do that?

Xiang Ning's face darkened. What did that mean? Was it implying that his level was too low?

"Why are you telling me all this?"

Chu Yuan laughed and said, "Since you're free anyway, why don't we go gather some resources together?"

"..." Xiang Ning looked at the ring on Chu Yuan's hand and said incredulously, "Dude, do you remember what just happened?"

"Of course I remember." Chu Yuan rubbed the ring. "I took your storage ring, but you were the one who started it."

"Then why did you ask me to help you gather resources?"

"One thing at a time... Besides, what do you mean by helping me?"

"Once the formation is set up, it's not just me using it. Don't you need to live too?"

"That makes sense...but it doesn't need to be that complicated."

Give me the storage ring.

Chu Yuan shook his head: "Look, why are you talking nonsense?"

"...No, then give me the jade pendant inside that has the character 'Xiang' engraved on it. You don't need that."

Chu Yuan looked around and found that the storage ring was not large, only about one cubic meter.

There weren't as many items as I'd imagined; most of them were cultivation pills.

He quickly found the jade tablet that Xiang Ning had mentioned, took it out, and handed it to him.

Without hesitation, Xiang Ning immediately picked up the broken knife, cut his palm, and then pressed it onto the jade tablet!

The jade pendant emitted a hazy glow, and a thin line of blood extended from it, shooting straight into the sky! It slowly dissipated after several tens of seconds...

"Is this... a cry for help?"

"The SOS token given to him by his grandfather can only be opened with his blood."

"It can penetrate spatial barriers and travel thousands of miles in an instant!" Mao Rui explained, "Even if the protectors die, as long as the outside world receives the message... someone will come to rescue us very soon!"

"Knows what... "

"Um?"

Xiang Ning's face was grim as he stared at the jade tablet in his hand, where the strange phenomenon had disappeared: "Bloodline plea for help... can't be sent out!"

The secret realm has been sealed off by a powerful being using spatial techniques!

"Holy crap? Spatial manipulation?! That's at least the seventh realm, right? Or even the eighth realm?" Mao Rui's eyes widened. "What do we do now?"

"Just wait to die..." Xiang Ning shook his head: "Fatty, haven't you disliked Qi Ying for a long time? She was glaring at you just now;

Want to have some fun before you die? I'll hold Li Ji down for you...

"I still want to live..."

The banter was just a habit of the two of them, but Xiang Ning had already realized the danger.

Although it still doesn't make sense, a top seeded team, including many scions of martial arts families... such as him and Mao Rui;

Why is the protective work being done so poorly?

But since it has already happened, I can only find a way to survive on my own!

Chu Yuan has a mysterious background and uses sophisticated methods;

Since he's so confident about the formation he mentioned... we should be able to trust him, right?

......

After cultivating for a long time, Chu Yuan finally reached the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage after successfully refining a Blood Pill and a Spirit Nourishing Pill!

A feeling of swelling came from inside my body, and even my head felt a little dizzy;

He knew this was because of his eagerness for quick success and instant benefits, which led him to absorb too much energy in a short period of time.

After all, that's equivalent to swallowing a complete Divine Power Realm martial artist!

This behavior is actually bad, and it may even affect his future cultivation!

But... I can't worry about that now;

If I really die in this trial, there will be no future...

Although Chu Yuan was confident in the power of the Blood Sea Soul Locking Array, a sense of crisis always lingered in his heart!

During this time, Tian Tian came to deliver materials again, while Xiang Ning and Mao Rui returned twice.

The materials that the two sides were responsible for searching were of different grades;

Tian Tian is in charge of the lower-end ones, which can be found nearby as shown on the map.

Xiang Ning and Mao Rui were responsible for the more advanced materials, which might be guarded by other exotic beasts and were harder to obtain.

Although they couldn't command the trial participants from other prefectures, most of the trial participants from the capital were still willing to listen to Xiang Ning.

The materials for the formation are now basically complete, and we are just waiting for Tian Tian's final delivery.

There were no unusual signs of anything amiss near the stone platform, which relieved Chu Yuan somewhat...

His divine sense swept across the area, and the scene within a radius of several thousand meters appeared in his mind;

But when Chu Yuan saw the scene at the foot of the mountain, his expression turned cold and stern...

......

"Give me the item." Qi Ying casually tossed the dagger aside and looked at Tian Tian;

With the help of high-grade elixirs, her injuries had almost fully recovered overnight.

Tian Tian gripped the straps of several backpacks tightly with her fingers, and said with a forced smile, "With your status and strength, wouldn't these trash materials lower your status?"

Sister, please don't make things difficult for me, otherwise that bastard Chu Yuan will beat me to death...

A hint of sarcasm appeared on Qi Ying's face. This little bitch was clearly collecting these things willingly for Chu Yuan, thinking she hadn't seen it?

Although I don't know what use Chu Yuan has for this trash;

But as long as I can ruin his plans, I feel a little better!

She stopped talking and moved;

Tian Tian only saw a blur flash by, and the next moment, a cold glint appeared before her eyes! Almost simultaneously, excruciating pain shot through her arm and face!

She was merely a Qi and Blood Realm martial artist; if Qi Ying wanted to attack her, she naturally had no ability to resist...

A backpack full of materials fell to the ground, with a severed hand still clenched on the strap!

Tian Tian collapsed to the ground, swallowed by a tidal wave of fear;

"I've seen plenty of scum like you, and I've killed plenty of them." Qi Ying flipped through the materials in her backpack and said casually, "Do you think it's a good thing to curry favor with Chu Yuan?"

Normally, nobody would bother with someone as insignificant as you;

But because of Chu Yuan, you've become someone who deserves to die...

"Is that so?" Chu Yuan's icy voice suddenly rang out;

Even before the sound arrived, a streak of cyan-gold light appeared!

It came flying through the air, suddenly piercing Qi Ying's abdomen, lifting her body up and pinning her to the tree behind her!

"Chu...Yuan..."