Chapter 4248 – No Turning Back
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Just like when they set foot on the first ind, three round tforms that were covered by a light barrier immediately appeared in front of the two of them out of nowhere. Three Monster Coresy quietly on the round tforms. After their previous experience, how could they not know that this was their reward for reaching the second ind?
Qu Hua Shang was stillparing the three Monster Cores, feeling hesitant and uncertain about which Monster Core to pick. On the other hand, Yang Kai had already stretched out his hand to the round tform in the middle. There was nothing topare. He could not tell which Monster Core was better, so he simply decided to leave it up to luck.
He easily passed through the light barrier sealing the Monster Core, took out the Monster Core in the round tform, and nced at the Monster Core. It was a Fifth-Order Wood Element!
Turning to look at Qu Hua Shang, he saw that she had made her decision and took out a Monster Core. The power fluctuationing from the Monster Core indicated that it was also in the Fifth-Order, but it was a Fire Element Monster Core.
The reward from the first ind were Monster Cores ranging from the Third-Order to the Fifth-Order. Third-Order and Fourth-Order Monster Cores weremon, while Fifth-Order Monster Cores were very rare. Upon arriving on the second ind, both of them had obtained a Fifth-Order Monster Core each. The reward had clearly increased by a whole Order.
[Based on this conjecture, won’t the reward for the next ind be in the Sixth-Order? In that case, there will definitely be Seventh-Order Monster Cores in the pce in the middle of theke!] Yang Kai’s heart zed with mes of excitement. He was bing more and more determined to check out the pce in the middle of theke. Although he could ignore Blood Monster Divine Monarch’s Dao of Blood inheritance, he could not let the opportunity slip him by when there was a high possibility that the resources he needed were in that ce.
Closely following behind them, a steady stream of people was beginning to arrive on the second ind. When they received their rewards, Yang Kai secretly paid attention to them. He discovered that only those with terrible luck would receive Fourth-Order Monster Cores. Most of them received Fifth-Order Monster Cores, but nobody received any Sixth-Order Monster Cores.
After getting a taste of sweet rewards, the cultivators that arrived on the ind became more and more motivated. They quickly found a ce to sit down and began toprehend the Blood Light Scripture on the stele. The stele by the shore had contained the Blood Light Scripture’s first chapter and the one on the first ind had contained the second chapter. Hence, the second ind probably contained the third chapter.
Yang Kai and Qu Hua Shang each found a spot to sit down. They immersed their minds in the stele and discovered that it really contained the third chapter; thus, they concentrated on their cultivation.
Compared to the first two chapters, the third chapter was much more profound and mysterious. Be that as it may, the aptitudes of the cultivators who could reach the second ind would not be poor. It should not be a problem for them toprehend the mysteries of this Secret Art. The hard part was circting and maintaining the Blood Light Scripture.
Yang Kai had failed to notice anything when he was learning this Secret Art earlier, and it was not until he reached the second ind that he suddenly realised something. Those with more robust vitality had a greater advantage among those who cultivated the Blood Light Scripture. It was not hard to understand why. The Blood Light Scripture was a Secret Art rted to the Dao of Blood, so it would naturally require a strong and robust vitality, and thus a strong Blood Qi.
After noticing this point, Yang Kai failed to stifle hisughter. He previously assumed that the Great Thousand Blood Land disciple would have arger advantage whenprehending the Blood Light Scripture due to his foundation in the Dao of Blood; however, it would now seem that he had the greatest blessing of them all!
Due to the Dragon Source in his body, nearly pure Dragon Blood flowed through his veins. He could transform into a 3,000-metre-tall Half-Dragon Form when he used his Dragon Transformation Secret Art. In a contest of the most robust Blood Qi, there was nobody among his peers who couldpare with him. Even the Great Thousand Blood Land disciple who took the lead could only look up at him from behind.
All of a sudden, realisation struck Yang Kai. Back on the first ind, he and Qu Hua Shang had startedprehending the Blood Light Scripture at the same time; however, he finishedprehending the Secret Art much earlier than her.
As one of Yin-Yang Cave Heaven’s Core Disciples, it was a given that Qu Hua Shang’s aptitude andprehension abilities were among the best of the best in the entire 3,000 Worlds; otherwise, she would not have the sess she enjoyed right now. Even so, the reality was that he was much faster than her when it came toprehending the Blood Light Scripture.
He had not given much thought to this matter before, but it would now seem that it was not because his aptitude andprehension abilities were much better than hers. Rather, it was the abundant vitality in his body that gave him a natural advantage inprehending the Blood Light Scripture.
It was not just Qu Hua Shang. The same went for Pei Wen Xuan from Myriad Demons Heaven. His speed of progress was simr to hers. Although he was slightly slower than her, it was by no more than a cup of tea worth of time. He also departed not long after they departed from the first ind. Simrly, he also arrived on the second ind not long after they arrived.
Just as Yang Kai’s thoughts were wandering, he suddenly felt an unusual power fluctuationing from the side. He hurriedly jerked his eyes open and looked in the direction. Not far away, steam wasing out of a cultivator’s head as though he was a cooked bun that just came out of the oven. His exposed skin was blood-red and the veins in his neck throbbed wildly. It was a truly horrifying sight. That in itself was bad enough; unfortunately, the main point was that a dense blood mist was oozing out of the pores on his skin. He waspletely enveloped in a blood-red mist in the blink of an eye.
“He’s experiencing cultivation dissonance!” Somebody eximed in horror, quickly standing up and distancing himself from that person.
Yang Kai’s expression stiffened. He knew that the person who spoke was correct. This cultivator was experiencing dissonance in his cultivation while cultivating the Blood Light Scripture. Things would end disastrously for that cultivator if he did not figure out a way to resolve this crisis. But, who could afford to take care of others at this time?
It happened right in front of everybody, and in less than three breaths, a cry of agony rang out from within the dense blood mist. The blood mist exploded to reveal that cultivator’s miserable figure.
“Save… Save me!” That cultivator reached out a hand and begged for help. Hisplexion was haggard and his body had be incredibly thin. Those words had only just left his mouth when blood lines spurted out of his body like tens of thousands of fine red strands. The blood shot out in all directions. Immediately after that, his head drooped and all the aura in his body disappeared.
Everybody on the ind stared at the sight in horror. After this person suffered from cultivation dissonance, all the essence in his body swiftly dissipated and he became a corpse that was nothing more than a skeleton wrapped in dry skin. It went to show how horrifying the Grand Evolution Immortal Blood Light Scripture was. This was the first time somebody experienced cultivation dissonance while cultivating the Blood Light Scripture; moreover, most had never seen such a miserable and tragic way of dying before. Thus, they couldn’t help feeling worried.
“Ah!” Another miserable cry rang out.
Everybody turned to look in the direction of the sound. There was another person experiencing dissonance in his cultivation. All the Blood Qi in his body gushed out. His plump body quickly dried out and withered away. The essence of his body turned into a blood mist that covered himpletely. A momentter, the blood mist exploded. Countless blood spouts shot out of his pores and turned him into a mummified corpse.
In just a short span of time, two people had suffered from cultivation dissonance and lost their lives as a result. It deeply drove home the realization that the Blood Light Scripture was not something that could be cultivated by just anybody, and the slightest negligence would result in death.
Nobody had suffered from cultivation dissonance back at thekeshore or on the first ind. That was because they had not cultivated critical parts of the Secret Art yet. It was not until the second ind that the power of the Blood Light Scripture began to show.
Some of the cultivators scowled fiercely and the thought of withdrawing came to mind. The two who died might not be well-known, but since they could reach this point, it went to show that they were undoubtedly elite disciples of some powerful great force out there. Even a person like that had suffered such a terrible fate. If the others continued toprehend the Secret Art, there was no saying who would follow in their footsteps.
“I’m not doing this anymore.” Somebody decided that he could not withstand the pressure. He knew the extent of his own aptitude andprehension abilities. Things would not end well for him if he continued toprehend this Secret Art so he shouted, “Screw the Dao of Blood inheritance! I don’t need it!”
Up to this point, he had received two rewards for managing to arrive on the second ind. It was not as if he was leaving empty-handed if he turned back at this point. Besides, staying here would only take up more time. He might as well use this time to explore other ces. Who could say whether he might obtain even better gains than staying here? Thus, he moved decisively. He went back along the way he came while speaking. Activating the Blood Light Scripture, he used the blood mist to protect his body as he headed towards the first ind.
Contrary to expectations though, he had only just stepped onto the bloodke when the blood mist enveloping his body suddenly seemed to be drawn by something else and was immediately absorbed by the bloodke. There was no way for him to defend against the pulling force of the bloodke without the blood mist protecting him, so he sank into theke before he even realised what was going on and without the slightest ssh.
Everybody was dumbfounded! That person had arrived on the second ind safely, which went to show that he was a rather capable individual. He had alreadyprehended the mysteries of the Blood Light Scripture’s second chapter. Nevertheless, he met his death on the way back; it came out of nowhere and seemingly for no reason.
More importantly, everybody clearly noticed that the blood mist did not disappear on its own. It had been absorbed by the bloodke. They did not encounter this phenomenon when they wereing here. It was almost as if the bloodke did not allow him to turn back.
“Blood Monster Divine Monarch was not a benevolent man. How could he allow you toe and go as you please at the ce where he prepared his inheritance?” A cold sneer rang out. It came from Pei Wen Xuan of Myriad Demons Heaven.
Somebody politely cupped his fists, “Senior Brother, are you saying that… those who turn back will die?”
Pei Wen Xuan coldly snorted, “I didn’t say that, but anybody who wishes to return can go ahead and try. Even I would like to know for sure whether only death awaits us if we try to turn back. Who can satisfy my curiosity? I can thank him for his efforts.”
[Thanks!? What good will that do!? We may even lose our lives in the process!] With the previous example right in front of them, who would dare to make an attempt lightly? Although there was no way to confirm the truth, what Pei Wen Xuan mentioned was not without reason. This ce was where Blood Monster Divine Monarch’s Dao of Blood inheritance was located. It was impossible for people toe and go as they pleased.
A woman turned pale as she asked, “Does that mean we can only keep moving forward?”
If she had known that the path would be so dangerous, she would not have waded into these muddy waters. She initially nned to leave after obtaining enough benefits from this ce, but it would seem that she no longer had the option of leaving even if she wanted to.
Looking at the current situation, it would seem that the rewards on the ind were simply bait. The rewards were used to incite countless cultivators to prate deeper into the bloodke and force them to proceed forward in order to check out the pce in the middle of theke.
Yang Kai’s expression was gloomy. He had also been lured into this ce by the rewards; however, what attracted him was not the Dao of Blood inheritance but the Monster Cores provided as rewards.
“You can also choose to remain here!” Pei Wen Xuan grinned meaningfully. Without saying anything else, he continued toprehend the Blood Light Scripture.
Everybody knew that what he said was unreasonable. Choosing to remain here was a dead-end option; they would be trapped here until they died. They couldn’t just stay here for the rest of their lives, right? At the very least, they might have a chance of survival if they continued to press forward. It could be said that their retreat was cut off the moment they set foot on the first ind. The crisis of life and death gave them no choice but to continue.
What was obvious now was that Blood Monster Divine Monarch was an extremely insidious man. It was not difficult to reach the first ind, so 80% of the cultivators present could seed, which allowed them to obtain a reward with little effort. For that reason, everybody racked their brains to arrive on the ind and fell into this trap as a result.