Though his skin was torn and flesh exposed!
Though his flesh was mangled and bloody!
Fortunately, it was still there!
Only then did he breathe a sigh of relief.
However, his entire arm had gone numb, hanging limply, unable to be lifted.
The little one bared its teeth, looking around in fear and anger, making whimpering sounds.
Chu Xiangling and Linghu Xiaoxian leaned closer in surprise, asking, "What's wrong?"
They didn't even know what had happened.
Mo Qi also scanned his surroundings vigilantly and said calmly, "Someone ambushed me!"
Several people in front were keeping their hands in the air, charging forward, so it couldn't have been any of them.
But other than that, it was a vast expanse of white, with no one in sight.
Linghu Xiaoxian looked at the bloody arm, her face filled with concern, "How is it? Is it serious?"
Only then did the pain of scraping bones and gouging hearts slowly creep in. Mo Qi broke out in a sweat from the pain, but he simply smiled calmly, "Just a scratch, I'm fine."
Saying that, he took a healing pill and continued to gaze into the distance, but still saw no sign of anyone.
"This person's cultivation is very high. They ambushed me from a great distance, intending to kill me," Mo Qi said through gritted teeth, somewhat indignantly. "If it were someone else, they would probably be crippled by now!"
"Who wants to kill you?" Chu Xiangling asked curiously.
"I don't know," Mo Qi said with a wry smile and shook his head. "I'm too handsome, it makes people jealous!"
Linghu Xiaoxian rolled her eyes at him, "I've never seen anyone so narcissistic."
Then she changed the subject, "The one with the most motive and the greatest ability to kill you, I think, is Liang Sanjin!"
At this moment, the healing pill took effect. Mo Qi moved his right arm and said, "I hope it's him, otherwise there will be a miscarriage of justice soon."
"What do you mean?" Linghu Xiaoxian understood most of it upon hearing this, but still wanted to be completely clear. "You don't want to find out who did it, you're just going to go cause trouble for him directly?"
Mo Qi chuckled, "Miss Linghu is truly intelligent and understands things with just a hint. However, I want to correct you. I'm not going to cause trouble for him, I'm going to kill him."
Linghu Xiaoxian shivered uncontrollably at his forced smile.
The group continued to move forward.
On this level, they encountered no more ambushes, but they also didn't encounter Liang Sanjin's group.
As they descended to the third level, a strong scent of blood suddenly assailed them, churning their stomachs and spreading an extremely cold and murderous atmosphere.
From a distance, they saw a sea of blood below, with waves surging and churning.
The strong scent of blood was drifting from there.
As they got closer, they were even more horrified to discover that many corpses were floating on the sea of blood. They were disciples of the Sun Moon Sect.
The three of them couldn't help but stop and look down.
At this moment, several figures emerged from the sea of blood and flew straight upwards.
Linghu Xiaoxian saw that one of them was Lü Sanniang and immediately called out to her, "Sanniang, where are you going?"
Lü Sanniang stopped her upward movement, looking like she had narrowly escaped death, and said, "I'm going back. It's too terrifying ahead. You have to cross the sea of blood to reach the third level, and there's a devouring force in that sea of blood. Once you enter, it strips your skin and gnaws your bones... With my strength, I can't resist it at all."
After a pause, she added, "However, with your Human Immortal cultivation, it should be fine."
Then she glanced at Mo Qi and Chu Xiangling again, "You two shouldn't go."
After speaking, she spread her wings and sped away.
Linghu Xiaoxian looked at Mo Qi and Chu Xiangling, mimicking Mo Qi's tone, "Aren't you two going back?"
Chu Xiangling let out a cold laugh.
Mo Qi curled his lips, "Oh, not bad, you're playing along!"
The next moment, the three of them leaped into the sea of blood without hesitation.
With his Golden Body protecting him, the corrosive power of the sea of blood could hardly harm Mo Qi, but the bone-piercing pain still made him uncomfortable, let alone the other two.
As soon as Linghu Xiaoxian entered the sea of blood, she realized that she had overestimated her cultivation, or rather, underestimated the sea of blood.
Every moment, she felt as if she was being sliced by a thousand knives, the pain reaching into her bones, making her feel like she was about to faint at any moment.
Chu Xiangling's situation was even worse; her skin was visibly corroding.
She was still gritting her teeth and flying downwards, as if she thought she could escape by passing through quickly.
But the path ahead was endless, and she could never see the end.
Mo Qi made a decisive move, flying forward. To her surprised gaze, he grabbed her arm and fed her a healing pill. Chu Xiangling knew the effectiveness of Mo Qi's pills very well and did not refuse.
However, his actions were a bit too rough and overbearing, which made her somewhat disgusted.
Just as she was about to push him away, Mo Qi suddenly kicked out, kicking her in the lower abdomen.
Then, Chu Xiangling's body shot upwards rapidly, quickly emerging from the sea of blood!
The feeling of coming out was refreshing, like being in heaven compared to hell in the sea of blood.
Although Chu Xiangling was very angry, she still accepted reality and did not dare to venture further down.
Going further down would truly be a dead end.
Forget it, she'd go back first.
Or, should she wait for him here?
Strange, why was she waiting for him?
How bizarre!
Chu Xiangling sped away.
After navigating through the sea of blood for a while, Linghu Xiaoxian was also on the verge of collapse, her body gradually decaying. Mo Qi stepped forward and directly fed her a pill, because in the sea of blood, if he handed it to her, more of the pill would be lost or damaged.
Only by feeding it directly into her mouth could the medicinal effect be maximized.
Linghu Xiaoxian did not pretend to be coy. This was not the time for etiquette and shame. She even slightly opened her mouth, allowing Mo Qi to place the pill inside.
There was a strange look in her eyes!
Mo Qi's heart fluttered at her gaze, then he hastily averted his eyes and swam rapidly towards the depths of the sea.
Fortunately, the sea of blood finally had an end.
The two of them finally passed through the sea of blood.
After descending for about half an hour, they landed on the ground.
Looking up, they saw that the sky was blood-red, like a sky full of sunset glow.
It was somewhat tragically beautiful!
The two had no intention of admiring it and stepped forward.
Another white light fiercely attacked.
This time, there was no snow as a background, and Mo Qi was constantly on guard. Therefore, he had noticed it from a great distance.
With a casual flick of his finger, a stream of arrow energy silently emerged, flying in the opposite direction of the incoming white light. The arrow energy quickly disappeared from sight.
Meanwhile, the white light was fiercely approaching.
Mo Qi took out the Qiankun Ring, which emitted a glow. With a gentle swing, he shattered the white light, turning it into fragments that dissipated.
Linghu Xiaoxian immediately asked after seeing him flick his finger, "Did you hit him?"
Mo Qi shook his head, "I don't know, I was just guessing."
"Your ideas are always unexpected," Linghu Xiaoxian said.
"Heh heh..." Mo Qi felt like she was praising him and grinned uncontrollably.
Linghu Xiaoxian rolled her eyes again.
Continuing forward, they saw several more corpses lying by the roadside.
Those corpses were highly decomposed, their flesh and blood mangled, almost unrecognizable.
It seemed they had gritted their teeth and forced their way through the sea of blood, but their bodies were honest, telling them with their actions that they couldn't hold on any longer.
The path was filled with miasma and poisonous smoke, a scene of death. The trees had lost their leaves, bare and dry.
It gave the impression of hell.
Linghu Xiaoxian couldn't help but feel discouraged, "Let's go back. I feel like it will be even more dangerous ahead."
At this moment, Mo Qi suddenly sensed killing intent swirling around him, wave after wave, pressing down on his heart, making him uneasy.
"I'm afraid we can't leave even if we wanted to," Mo Qi said.
As soon as he finished speaking, several figures emerged from behind the large trees and small hills, encircling Mo Qi and Linghu Xiaoxian.
They were Liang Sanjin, Tan Zai Huan, Ju Ren, Hu Yan Ming, Zhang Sheng He, and Lian Xun.
Liang Sanjin had a wound on his wrist that was still bleeding.
This confirmed Mo Qi and Linghu Xiaoxian's suspicions.
The one who had ambushed Mo Qi earlier was Liang Sanjin.
Liang Sanjin's eyes were filled with murderous intent, "You refuse the path to heaven and insist on entering hell. Today, no matter what, we will not let you leave alive."
Mo Qi was weighing their combat strength.
Linghu Xiaoxian could barely deal with one, and he was completely incapable of dealing with four people at once; even dealing with one was difficult.
Before, he could challenge those above his level purely by relying on the "Chasing the Sun and Plucking Stars" technique, but within this space, that technique likely couldn't be used.
Therefore, he would have difficulty winning against any of them.
Liang Sanjin saw Mo Qi frowning in thought and assumed he was contemplating whether he could win. He couldn't help but laugh heartily, "These few of us are the top six on the Sun Moon Sect's Heavenly Talent Ranking. Using such a luxurious lineup to deal with a mere Tribulation Stage cultivator like you is already showing you great respect. If you're sensible, just end yourself to save everyone trouble."
"Do we really have to kill? I don't think it's necessary, we don't have any deep enmity," Linghu Xiaoxian said with a smile.
Tan Zai Huan and the others had just accepted money from Mo Qi during their previous discussion, and at this moment, they felt a little reluctant. They said with a wry smile, "We didn't want to kill him, but... it's just his bad luck."
"Heh heh," Liang Sanjin raised his injured hand and laughed. "No deep enmity? If I hadn't dodged quickly, I would be a corpse by now."
Mo Qi sighed, "That was a counterattack. You ambushed me, I couldn't just stand there and let you kill me, could I?"
"A cockroach like you should naturally stand and die. Standing to die should be the greatest respect shown to you," Liang Sanjin said coldly.
"Alright then, I'll make you kneel and die later," Mo Qi said unyieldingly.
Linghu Xiaoxian glared at him, not considering their current predicament, and was already talking big!
Then she looked at Liang Sanjin, "Liang Sanjin, Mo Qi is now a disciple of our sect. Aren't you afraid of being dealt with according to sect rules for openly killing someone like this?"
Liang Sanjin glanced dismissively at Linghu Xiaoxian, "If you insist on standing by him, then we'll have to kill you too. If you pretend you didn't see anything, you might live."
Linghu Xiaoxian's eyes widened in anger, "Don't even think I'll collude with you! If you want to kill him, kill me first!"