Chapter 26 United Hands

  That is...

  One person!

  Nie Kong and Bai Yuqing exchanged a swift glance, almost simultaneously forcing their exhausted bodies to stand up. The two of them, although one was an Eighth Grade Spirit Master and the other a First Grade Spirit Master, at this moment, even a cultivator in the Congregating Spirits Realm could easily take them down.

  "Hmm... "

  A strange hissing sound rose again, and a colorful shadow suddenly burst out from behind the boy's back, which was a butterfly-like spirit beast.

  Its body is much larger than that of an ordinary butterfly, with wings several meters long, mottled with seven colors: red, blue, yellow, green, purple, black and white. The abdomen is a shiny white, crystal clear, and from a distance, it looks like a long, cylindrical white jade, beautiful and extraordinary.

  Two spiritual beasts, seven-colored jade butterfly.

  "That guy was actually being chased by a spirit beast."

  Nie Kong and Bai Yuqings tightly clenched faces slightly relaxed. Immediately, they saw the young man stumble and fall to the ground, both of their hearts tightening, this is bad, it seems that guy is going to be unlucky, if the Seven-Colored Jade Butterfly kills him and then rushes into the mountain valley following the scent...

  The seven-colored jade butterfly fluttered towards the young man with a shrill cry, and both Nie Kong and Bai Yuqing's faces looked somewhat unsightly.

  "Hey!"

  Just then, a loud shout came from Taniguchi, and a long iron sword suddenly protruded from the boy's armpit, swiftly stabbing into the brain of the Seven-Colored Jade Butterfly.

  The seven-coloured butterfly let out a miserable cry and fell to the ground, its wings flapping weakly a few times before it lay still. Because of the uneven terrain in the valley, Nie Kong and Bai Yuqing did not see the process of the youth killing the seven-coloured butterfly. Seeing this, their hearts couldn't help but skip a beat.

  After a while, the young man used his sword as a crutch and stood up shakily, seemingly having exhausted all his strength from that one blow. With a tense expression, he looked around cautiously, then took slow steps towards the valley, his figure staggering unsteadily.

  They are birds of a feather.

  After several fluctuations in mood, Nie Kong and Bai Yuqing made such a judgment, and they finally breathed a sigh of relief. They hastily sat cross-legged on the ground, trying to recover their spiritual power.

  Before long, the youth arrived at the depths of the valley, gazing at the numerous spiritual beast corpses on the ground with a serious expression. When he spotted the two figures under the cliff, his countenance changed drastically. After clearly seeing their postures, the youth let out a barely perceptible sigh and suddenly shouted loudly: "You two, how about we join forces? Tomorrow noon is the deadline; during this period, the spiritual beasts will become even more frenzied. With three people working together, we can hold on for an even longer time."

  Nie Kong and Bai Yuqing stopped their cultivation, without a word, they just exchanged a glance, the several days of being together had already allowed them to have some tacit understanding.

  "Whatever."

  Bai Yuqing reopened his eyes, and Nie Kong shouted loudly, "Who are you?" Dozens of meters away, the young man's body was also stained with blood, covering almost half of his face.

  Nie Qing'an!

  "The young man shouted, 'And you?'"

  "Is it Tongling's eighth-rank Nie Qing'an?"

  Nie Kong's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately reported the identities of the two, "I am Nie Kong, Tong Ling First Grade, she is Bai Yuqing, Tong Ling Eighth Grade."

  Nie Kong? Bai Yuqing?

  Upon hearing this, a hint of unusual color flashed in Nie Qingyan's eyes, but she didn't say anything else. She nodded and walked to the front of the cliff, sitting down with her back against it, maintaining a distance of about 15-16 meters from Nie Kong. This was also exactly what Nie Kong had in mind - although they could join forces to resist the spiritual beast's attack, he couldn't completely trust her either.

  Three people exerted their strength to restore, and a brief tranquility appeared in the valley...

  ……

  Hall of Life and Death

  That Phantom Realm vessel still radiated a brilliant, shimmering light, but the surrounding meditation mats had largely emptied out. In the vast and empty hall, only a few scattered, colorful cocoons could be seen, sparsely dispersed. However, the seven-colored flowing lights on those cocoons had become even more dazzlingly resplendent.

  A purple shadow flashed at the side door, and Nie Qing suddenly appeared beside the Ninth Elder, his face as gloomy as water: "Ninth Uncle, what's the situation now?"

  "Not bad."

  The old man chuckled and said, "It's the last half day, and there are still eleven people left. Except for that little girl from the White family, Bai Yuke, all the others are my Nie family children. Nie Qing'an, Nie Fengle, Nie Ruxue, Nie Kong... Hehe, and then there's Nie Lingyan, a fourteen-year-old with a Gathering Spirit of Seventh Rank. This kid is really lucky, even Nie Qingyan was killed on the first day, but he managed to hold on until the last half day."

  Nie Qing Song stroked his long beard and shook his head, a few smiles appearing on his rather unsightly face.

  Bang!

  With a loud bang, a cocoon burst open, revealing a 14 or 15-year-old boy with a tender face, who fainted to the ground with his five senses all scrunched up together, looking extremely comical.

  "Good luck has finally run out!"

  The nine elders burst out laughing and personally ran over to lift him up...

  ……

  In the Phantom Valley, the wisteria hanging at the entrance of the stone cave was already broken and scattered, with threads of dazzling white light emanating from it. Outside the cave, the bodies of the spiritual beasts were piled up like mountains, and the fresh blood had dyed the ground a deep red. The wounds on Nie Kong, Bai Yuqing, and Nie Qingan's bodies had increased without number.

  Since the first spiritual beast sneaked into the valley at midnight, the three of them had been fighting desperately until morning, during which they could only take turns to recover their spiritual power and physical strength. At this time, it was roughly half an hour since no spiritual beasts appeared, and Nie Kong and his companions finally got a chance to catch their breath.

  "I didn't expect that there was such a beautiful place hidden behind! Nie Kong, you guys are really lucky. Unlike me, since I entered the Phantom Realm, every day is like being a bird, sleeping in trees and having to keep half an eye open at all times, afraid that some spiritual beast will come and eat me at any moment! You guys have it easy, in the past few days when the spiritual beasts weren't so crazy, you two could sleep comfortably in this cave, tsk tsk, it's really depressing."

  When the barrier at Shidongkou was destroyed by the Ling Beast, Nie Qingyan didn't have time to be amazed. Now that he had recovered some of his spiritual power, he couldn't help but feel a sense of relief and amusement. As he spoke, Nie Qingyan still playfully raised an eyebrow and exchanged a sly glance with Nie Kong, a hint of a meaningful smile playing on the corner of his mouth.

  In his view, there must be something fishy between Nie Kong and Bai Yuqing, otherwise, why didn't they show any guard against each other.

  Nie Kong couldn't be bothered to explain, and instead burst out laughing loudly: "What can you do? When luck is on your side, even blocking won't work. Sometimes people just can't compare with each other. Like me, I've never compared my cultivation with yours. Otherwise, I would have been beaten to death by you guys a long time ago."

  "You little scamp."

  Nie Qing'an smiled wryly and shook his head, changing the subject with a sigh. "It's really exhausting, I just want to close my eyes and take a nap. Who knows what other spiritual beasts will come here later? Nie Kong, why don't we leave early instead of struggling to hold on until the very last moment?"

  "If you want to go out, I can help for free." Nie Kong replied readily.

  "Uh."

  Nie Qingyan was taken aback. The words about leaving early were just a formality, in fact, everyone who entered the Illusory Realm knew that the longer they lasted inside, the more turbulent their spiritual energy would be when their soul returned to their physical body, and the greater the benefit to their cultivation would be.

  There was once a senior member of the Nie family who, at the moment of his return, had his cultivation suddenly increase by two ranks. As for those who increased by one rank, every five years, among the young people who enter the Illusory Realm, there would be some like that. Nie Qingyan also hoped to be one of them and raise his cultivation to the ninth rank of Tongling.

  "Roar!"

  Kokoro's roar echoed again. Nie Kong and Nie Qing stood up, and Bai Yuqing, who was sitting with his eyes closed, suddenly opened them...

  ……

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