Published: November 30, -0001
In fact, anyone could see that Qin Chen and the others were clearly intentional before, but now they all had to rely on Qin Chen and his group, so naturally, no one would speak up for Wei Xingguang.
Even Wei Xingguang himself, after his face shifted between green and white, could only swallow his anger and hold it in.
However, it was inevitable that he felt a bit unhappy inside.
The others also felt some dissatisfaction in their hearts. Since they had agreed to share one-tenth of the spoils with Ji Ruyue’s group, it was indeed a bit much for the other party to play tricks like this. But at such a time, wise people wouldn’t open their mouths.
The length of the Heishi Path was beyond everyone’s imagination. After flying for a while, they still hadn't seen the end. At this moment, everyone’s previous discontent dissipated. Compared to sharing an extra tenth of the spoils, they hadn’t lost anything at all; on the contrary, they had gained. With such a length, basically none of the forces among them could pass through safely; they would have to pay some price, at least a few would fall, and moreover, they still hadn’t seen the end, who knew how long it was.
The tragic death of that talented Martial Emperor could only be said to be self-inflicted.
Shang Wuji also had this thought, casting a strange glance at Ji Ruyue, and then smiled at her group, saying, “Thank you, everyone.”
Ji Ruyue nodded, saying nothing more.
After another while, everyone finally reached the end. One by one, they let out a breath, relieving their previous frustrations.
Clap!
At the end of the path, everyone landed.
Looking back, the many Soul-Eating Insects were flying around like headless flies, seemingly unable to sense the presence of blood energy. After a while, all the Soul-Eating Insects scattered and flew into the stone forest, disappearing from sight.
“Finally passed through.”
Shang Wuji laughed heartily.
“This sword energy barrier is quite special. Could it be a unique application after the Sword Intent? Or perhaps a certain sword path mystery?!” Among the crowd, a skilled swordsman looked at Ji Ruyue and You Qianxue with great interest.
“Just a trivial skill, nothing worth mentioning.”
The two smiled slightly.
Seeing that Ji Ruyue did not want to say more, the crowd did not press further.
This journey had been made possible thanks to Qin Chen and the others; otherwise, it would have been much simpler than just losing a few people. Even so, the major forces had sustained some injuries and began to sit cross-legged, healing their wounds.
Qin Chen did not waste time either; he sat down cross-legged and recalled his previous insights. The soul fluctuations caused by the self-explosion of the Soul-Eating Insects had given him numerous insights and inspirations.
After a moment, everyone finished their healing.
At this moment, the originally twenty to thirty-person team had dwindled to just about twenty, among which were Qin Chen’s group of five, six from the Mist Hidden Sect, five from the Return to Origin Sect, and only four left from the Ancient Square Sect, suffering the largest losses.
“Let’s go!”
The group continued onward, with the extremely dangerous Heishi Path behind them. What lay ahead was a magnificent palace; its grand door was tightly closed, majestic in appearance.
“Open!”
Shang Wuji noticed that the palace door was not covered by any restrictions and raised his hand to slap at the imposing door.
Boom!
The palace door, closed for countless ages, responded and opened, as if revealing a door to the past. Each person held their breath, eyes wide open, staring at the gradually opening palace. Finally, the palace door opened completely, and suddenly, a beam of true energy shot out from the entrance. Everyone was caught off guard by this sudden change and had no time to dodge, rushing straight into the beam of true energy. However, no one was harmed; instead, they felt refreshed. This beam of true energy was not aggressive, and upon crashing into them, it was absorbed by quite a bit.