I ascended to godhood through the 100-ton King Martial Arts.

Chapter 83 Experiment, Burial Soil

"Are you still staying here hoping I'll treat you to a big spear?"

Li Qingshan glanced at the seven elders who had just been called out.

"Elder Li, please don't misunderstand. I just remembered that I borrowed your treasure before. Now that I've used it, I'm returning it to you."

The female elder who had spoken earlier trembled slightly as she took a jade bottle from her spatial ring and handed it to Li Qingshan.

She took the opportunity to transmit her voice into Li Qingshan's ear, introducing the treasure while begging for mercy.

This is a bit of life essence that she has accumulated over decades, which can cleanse and strengthen the soul and help to comprehend the meaning of endless life.

If it weren't for the need to survive.

She would never produce such a treasure!

Seeing this, Li Qingshan took the jade bottle and said, "Oh dear, I'm getting old, look at my memory. Don't overthink it. We're all from the same sect, and in front of outsiders, I will naturally protect my own people."

He spoke of being an outsider with particular emphasis.

Upon hearing this, the female elder felt her whole body go weak.

survived.

She now misses Shen Linyuan and the sect leader very much.

The sect leader is greedy for money but capable of handling things.

Although Shen Linyuan is not sentimental, he is willing to make some concessions for the sake of the bigger picture.

This kid in front of me is completely black-hearted.

Upon seeing this, the other six people took out the treasures they had and offered them over.

Seeing that his refusal to accept the gift would only make the atmosphere inside the room more unstable.

For the sake of harmony within the sect, Li Qingshan had no choice but to sacrifice his reputation for integrity and was forced to accept all the items.

No cost was incurred before.

They came with red faces and white faces.

Now that they have suffered huge losses, they are all fawning over Li Qingshan, which has eased the previously tense atmosphere.

So, being ruthless has its advantages.

At least communicating with a jerk isn't so troublesome.

Three days later.

An open space somewhere in the Etheric Realm.

Dozens of cultivators at the Meridian Opening Realm, over three hundred at the Qi Sea Realm and Body Refinement Realm, and thousands of extraordinary professionals from various countries gathered together, creating a lively and bustling atmosphere, much like a martial arts tournament.

Li Qingshan originally thought that this meeting would result in bloodshed.

Unexpectedly, both factions cooperated very well at this meeting.

Think about it too.

All are not fools.

Even though they didn't know as much about the changes deep within the Ether Domain as Li Qingshan, they still sensed something was wrong through their respective information channels.

Facing danger.

Regardless of their past actions, the three factions will definitely need to join forces now.

The leader of the Lingxu Sword Sect at this time was Wang Feng, the master of the sect leader.

Wang Feng was older than Master Li Qingshan. He had the appearance of a middle-aged man, with a restrained aura and an ethereal temperament, making it difficult to discern his true nature.

The way Lingxu Sword Sect interacts is very similar to the model Li Qingshan saw in his previous life, which is similar to that of Shushan Sword Sect, with orderly inheritance and unity between superiors and subordinates.

The leader of the Blood Fiend Sect is named Li Tianyi, a pure powerhouse.

The other party exuded an unrestrained filth, intentionally or unintentionally enveloping Li Qingshan and Wang Feng. Seeing that the two were unaffected, the evil and rampant look on his face subsided somewhat.

The two sides finished sizing each other up.

Li Tianyi looked at Li Qingshan and chuckled, "I originally thought you were acting on behalf of your master, but it seems you do have some ability."

Li Qingshan glanced at the other party and said directly, "There's no point in saying all this. You already know the intelligence our Iron Leg Sect has gathered. Do you have anything to add?"

Wang Feng said calmly, "The atmosphere in our sword sect is alright. After a reincarnated disciple left, he secretly sent a message back, telling us to leave the Bitter Realm as soon as possible."

I conducted a private investigation and discovered that those barbarians sacrificed over ten million people. Furthermore, deep within the Ether Domain, there is a distorted force field that can spread continuously along those areas polluted by the aura, transforming people into abyssal beings.

Before coming here, I had already reported this matter to the celestial officials above the Altar of Heaven.

Upon hearing this, Li Tianyi's expression turned somewhat unpleasant.

If that's the case, then of the three sects, the Blood Fiend Sect, with its group of reincarnated barbarians, is the most ruthless, not revealing a single word.

Li Qingshan was also very surprised.

He hadn't expected that the Lingxu Sword Sect not only knew about the situation deep within the Ether Domain, but had also completed their reconnaissance.

Li Qingshan asked疑惑地问道, "Since the Lingxu Sword Sect already knows about the situation in that area, why did they bring so many people here today?"

to be honest.

The reason we brought so many people here is to serve as test subjects, to experiment with the extent and upper limit of pollution in the depths of the Ether Domain.

Now that the Lingxu Sword Sect has already investigated, there's no need for such trouble.

To everyone's surprise, Wang Feng's face showed bitterness: "The celestial officials are heartless, making us take photos as proof, and attracting the culprit behind the scenes in the depths of the Ether Domain."

The polluting force field was very strange; the weaker one was, the faster the conversion occurred.

Only those at the Meridian Opening Realm can barely resist the pollution, but even then, they cannot stay there for long.

The reason I came here is not only to leave a true image for the immortals, but also to join forces with you to attack the seal in the sky above and rescue the sect leader.

Otherwise, even if we withdraw from the Bitter Realm, without a Spirit Transformation Realm expert to oversee it, the Martial Alliance will simply send someone to take over our sect!

Upon hearing this, Li Tianyi's expression turned even uglier.

He took a deep breath: "If you want to save them, go ahead and do it. I've already seized the sect leader's treasure and am preparing to advance to the Spirit Transformation stage. Once the sect leader comes out, I'll be the first to die. If things don't work out here in the Bitter Realm, I'll just retreat."

Legs are your own body.

No, he'll run away.

Li Qingshan also said indifferently, "My master has already advanced to the Spirit Transformation stage and has no interest in saving the Iron Legs Sect, this outsider sect leader."

"You don't even obey the orders of you immortals?"

Wang Feng's voice became more forceful.

Li Tianyi sneered, "Wang Feng, stop playing dumb. You know perfectly well that our Blood Fiend Sect raises Gu poison, and the Iron Leg Sect is all about profit, with no loyalty whatsoever. As for immortals..."

He paused, then subconsciously lowered his voice: "I'm not afraid you'll know, but the immortals from the Blood Fiend Sect haven't sent any messages back for over fifty years. There was no response to the sacrifice; the sect leader simply suppressed the matter before."

Upon hearing this, Wang Feng's expression changed slightly.

He has lived for over two hundred years, and he has never heard of such a thing.

Could something have happened to the immortals as well?

Li Qingshan stood aside, listening silently to their conversation.

He was somewhat confused about the way immortals and people from Guixu interacted.

After all, when he traveled through the passage before, he had also encountered so-called immortal scrutiny and communication, and had even replied with his own words, but had not given any orders.

Judging from Li Tianyi's appearance, it seems that something has gone wrong on the immortals' side.

Wang Feng, on the other hand, received a message immediately after reporting the matter, along with orders.

This made Li Qingshan realize that the immortal forces coordinating each entrance to the Bitter Realm were probably different, each with their own factions and interests.

After some discussion.

A disagreement arose among the three.

But we agree on one thing.

Come here.

Take photos when you should, and test the waters when you should.

The three returned to their respective camps and distributed the orders.

Under layers of orders.

The group boarded the airship and began their journey into the depths of the Ether Domain.

Because the Lingxu Sword Sect had previously probed the situation deep within the Ether Domain and knew the boundaries of the pollution field, they became the leaders of this operation.

Li Qingshan stood at the forefront, opening his dimensional eye to constantly observe the situation below.

Seven or eight hours later.

In Li Qingshan's view, the ground beneath his feet began to show messy, fragmented patches, just like tiny pixel spots appearing on a television screen.

The area is small, but very obvious.

Seeing that Wang Feng of the Lingxu Sword Sect had not given the order to stop, he kept quiet.

Before Wang Feng could react, the main force of airships had even approached a large, dark area. Li Qingshan could only fly to the front and shout, "Halt!"

The true energy circulated.

Hundreds of airships gradually slowed down.

Li Tianyi and Wang Feng flew to Li Qingshan and asked him to explain.

Li Qingshan then looked at Wang Feng: "Elder Wang, how far are we from the boundary you mentioned?"

Wang Feng glanced at what was in front of him, then took out a gold compass, examined it, and said, "According to the positioning nodes we left behind, there are still more than thirty miles to go..."

Li Qingshan sighed inwardly.

The worst has happened.

This pollutant odor can spread.

He shook his head: "I have a keen sense of danger; there is danger ahead."

Upon hearing this, the two realized what was going on.

The three gave orders.

The airship began its descent.

The three barbarian squads split up in three different directions and began to advance forward.

The weakest of these three barbarian squads was a knight who had condensed the Seed of Life, and each of them also brought a wizard apprentice.

Li Qingshan and his two companions followed behind the three teams, preparing to observe the transformation process up close.

Wang Feng didn't want to come.

After all, he had already witnessed the transformation of pollution.

But if the area could be expanded, the intensity of pollution might also increase.

In addition, to put Li Qingshan and Li Tianyi at ease, they came along.

The team ahead entered the area contaminated by the abyss's aura.

Li Qingshan stopped in his tracks: "If we go any further, something won't feel right."

Li Tianyi looked puzzled.

He didn't sense anything was wrong.

I thought about it.

With a flick of his wrist, a drop of blood shot out from his body, transforming into a tiny, blood-red figure the size of a thumb, which continued to fly behind the squad.

Wang Feng also took out a small sword and threw it out.

This is a relatively basic method of detection. True Qi contains their essence, energy, and spirit, which is similar in quality to their physical body, only in much smaller quantities.

Once corroded, it can be cut quickly.

Li Qingshan made no unnecessary movements.

If these two can hold on, he can hold on too.

in turn.

They can't handle it, and I probably can't either.

It's better to play it safe.

The three barbarian squads weren't fools either.

They had a vague sense that they were going to become cannon fodder, so they moved very cautiously.

The time it takes to drink a cup of tea.

They had only walked a few hundred meters.

But—it doesn't seem dangerous at all.

The leader of one of the squads, after reactivating his Eagle Eye spell, took a few greedy deep breaths.

The etheric energy here is extremely concentrated, at least two or three times that of his cultivation grounds.

This is truly a wonderful place for spiritual practice.

While pondering.

He suddenly felt an itch on his arm.

The wizard instinctively looked down, his expression changed drastically, and he abruptly pulled a vial of reagent from his pocket and gulped it down: "It's cursed, retreat!"

After saying that.

He tore open a roll of animal hide, turned and fled.

Although the male wizard's companion was puzzled, he dared not delay and quickly retreated.

The other two teams were quite far apart, and they noticed that the wizard's team had inexplicably fallen behind. Just as they were wondering about this, their own team also began to experience strange changes...

"what!"

"What is this?!"

"Get out of here!"

Three small teams, totaling seventeen or eighteen people, began to mutate one after another.

Mutants can be fast or slow.

It almost immediately lost its sense of self and attacked its companions, tearing at their flesh.

The slower ones, while undergoing physical transformation, maintained their consciousness and continued to flee back.

This is a reaction that tends to be instinctive.

Behind them were their companions.

And then there are those even more powerful Guixu people.

Through long-term domestication.

They have already forgotten the cruel methods of suppression used when Guixu Ya first arrived.

"This kind of pollution is related to strength. Those with strong physical bodies undergo mutation more slowly, but they lose control very quickly. Those with strong mental strength undergo mutation very quickly, but their consciousness is corroded more slowly."

Li Qingshan coldly watched the changes in those cannon fodder, making notes in his mind.

Li Tianyi and Wang Feng, the two runners-up, kept a close eye on the incarnations they had thrown out.

Currently, it appears that the invisible pollution is affecting their "embodiment of spirit and vitality."

A distance of a few meters is not far from being cannon fodder for those weakest of the knights.

In a short while.

Several wizard apprentices who also practiced the way of chivalry escaped the area shrouded in pollution.

As for the others, they were either bitten to death by their companions or completely lost consciousness, turning into scaly beasts that devoured the corpses of their companions.

As for Guinea, who escaped.

Li Qingshan and the local officials of Sanya blocked their way, but he simply watched silently as they returned to the barbarian front.

They didn't stop them.

Those barbarian tribes became anxious.

Anyone would be scared if they saw their companion suddenly turn into a scaled monster.

A barrage of zero-level sorcery spells rained down on the unfortunate few who had escaped back: "Stop! Don't come any closer!"

Upon seeing this.

The few barbarian sorcerer apprentices who had been completely transformed but still retained their consciousness had no choice but to make way, and then stood helplessly scattered in place.

One by one, purification reagents were tossed over.

Under the extraordinary reassurance of several barbarians of some status and position.

They drank the reagent, stood there in fear, and waited for further developments.

The result was the next moment.

Almost simultaneously, their eyes turned completely black, they lost all self-awareness, and roared as they charged toward their former companions.

Upon seeing this.

Several first-ring wizards who had taken shortcuts to break through no longer held back and directly unleashed offensive zero-ring spells.

The knights also drew their bows and arrows, and fired in unison.

However, the protective and anti-magic properties of those scales are extremely exaggerated.

He actually withstood the attacks of the many Asians and managed to join the barbarian camp of Qianlan.

Finally, several great knights intervened, unleashing their life energy to cut the mutated, unlucky fellows into pieces, ending the chaos.

The barbarian who had been injured by Rhodo was pulled out and put on guard.

A sense of unease and panic began to spread among these barbarians.

They weren't stupid; they had already realized that Lord Guixu had brought them out this time to use them as experimental cannon fodder.

But they were facing the Guixu Supervisory Team that stood in their way.

Even the great knights and shortcut wizards among the barbarians tacitly refrained from being the first to stick their necks out.

There are thousands of their kind standing before them on the left and right.

If anyone is to die first, it will be the weak and vulnerable.

The soil will surely fall to them.

"Such strong pollution... Fortunately, it has no effect on us."

Li Tianyi was somewhat tempted.

His filthiness perfectly matches this polluted atmosphere.

If we can merge them.

You might reap a considerable reward.

While comprehending the Meridian Opening Realm of Intent may offer the opportunity to achieve Spirit Transformation, it merely grants the key to Spirit Transformation. Truly reaching that realm is several times more difficult than breaking through from the Qi Sea Realm to the Meridian Opening Realm.

Take Wang Feng, for example.

The other party was clearly also a powerful cultivator at the Meridian Opening Realm who had comprehended the essence of the art. He had previously been the master and disciple of the sect leader of the Lingxu Sword Sect, so he was not interested in resources.

Why is it that the disciple has become a Spirit Transformation cultivator, but the other party is not?

It's just that lifespan is insufficient to support the other party in slowly nurturing the strength of their soul.

He is not young either.

Even if one steals the sect leader's treasure, it will be difficult to reach the Spirit Transformation Realm in a short period of time.

The snow may be a chance for snow.

Wang Feng didn't think that much about it.

His gaze was cold and sharp as he focused on the areas where the mutants had fallen, as well as the wounded barbarians.

Under Wang Feng's message.

Several disciples of the Lingxu Sword Sect selected a few unlucky individuals and ordered them to wait near the mutated individuals and along the escape route.

Previous experiment.

Wang Feng led a limited number of people and Tu Guju realized the problem of pollution spreading.

Now is the chance for the snow to prove itself.

As for Li Qingshan...

Through his dimensional vision, he discovered another law of pollution: willpower is a crucial element in resisting this pollution.

Those barbarians who were originally still conscious immediately lost themselves once their emotions fluctuated greatly, and the abyssal aura within their bodies increased dramatically.

But he still didn't understand.

Although Jiu San did not comprehend the meaning, he was a genuine cultivator at the Meridian Opening Realm, possessing his own life force field and strong resistance.

Why is the other party so easily contaminated?

Furthermore, Li Qingshan did not understand the principle of this aura diffusion.

Because under his dimensional gaze, although those mutants had a strong abyssal aura within them, the abyssal aura they left behind quickly dissipated wherever they went, leaving behind only that dark, polluted aura.

This is similar to the situation with Jiu San.

Just then.

Mutation and regeneration.

Perhaps it was out of panic.

Those barbarians who were driven to the experiment by the Lingxu Sword Sect disciples stayed for a while before they too underwent mutation.

Not only that.

Those barbarians who were injured, whose wounds only retained the corrosive aura of the abyss, were also transformed.

Li Qingshan was completely bewildered.

How did these sub-types become mutated when there was no visible pollution emanating from them?

mood?

A longing suddenly arose in Li Qingshan's heart.

He was very familiar with this kind of longing.

He had this desire when the Abyss Sacrifice Realm appeared before.

But this time it's a little different.

Li Qingshan could clearly sense that this yearning originated from his own soul.

Or rather...

Li Qingshan's consciousness sank into the consciousness space.

To his astonishment, he discovered that the sand in the carriage he owed Wang Faxiang was trembling, like children who had been starving for a long time, smelling the aroma of food and eagerly rushing out to feast.

at the same time.

The sand, which had been unreadable for a long time, has finally shown new information.

Burial fraud!

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