At the end of the chain bridge is a cave that is not very spacious.
It is a veritable cave, just like the cave they walked through when they first entered this underground palace. It is dark inside and can only accommodate two people walking side by side. Fortunately, the further they go, the more they can see into the rock crevices ahead. The white light seeping out meant that they were about to return to the ground.
"Is it all over?"
At this time, after being silent for a while, Xue Zhongjing, who had been following Ji Ning, suddenly asked.
"what you mean?"
Ji Ning asked calmly.
"Opportunity." Xue Zhongjing's eyes were serious, "Tell me the truth, after walking out of here, there will be no other opportunities, right?"
"There may be opportunities. The world is so big, who knows what will happen tomorrow, but the ones in this underground palace are gone."
Ji Ning said with some emotion.
He could feel that the ground under his feet was shaking in waves at unknown depths, as if the earth dragon was about to turn over.
This is a sign that the great formation is collapsing.
It won't be long before this underground palace will completely collapse, and everything about Futian Sect will be buried underground, including the people inside.
"That's it."
When Xue Zhongjing heard this, he sighed with some regret.
He originally had a glimmer of hope, but he didn't expect that it was really over.
Ji Ning got a bunch of Sui Yin beads, Qi Lan got the map of mountains and rivers, and even Zhen Xixi got a lot of magic weapons.
Only he got a knife of neither high nor low quality, and other miscellaneous things. Although it was enough for him to enjoy the glory and wealth for half his life, compared to everyone else, these things were still too few.
We have been preparing for this for many years, how can we be willing to let others take away most of it?
"What do you want so many Sui Yin beads for?"
Suddenly, Xue Zhongjing raised his head and asked Ji Ning, his expression calm.
"It has some uses, but it's not easy to talk about."
Ji Ning also responded calmly.
"I know your name is Ji Ning."
The words are astonishing.
Everyone in the field stopped at the same time.
Qi Lan's eyes were sharp and he stared at Xue Zhongjing's back, appearing a little nervous. Ji Ning in front also fell into silence. Only Zhen Xixi at the back scratched her head and asked inexplicably:
"Who is Ji Ning?"
"The fugitive, the Taoist boy who was rewarded with sky-high spiritual stones by the governor of Xantian Mansion."
Xue Zhongjing said it with an indifferent expression, so Zhen Xixi's expression completely stiffened and she stared at Ji Ning's back in disbelief:
"You...you...you are Ji Ning!?"
"Um."
Ji Ning nodded calmly. He had no intention of keeping this secret secret for long, and even thought of telling Xue Zhongjing on his own initiative, because he once felt that the latter was very trustworthy, but he did not expect that the other party would guess it himself now.
Xue Zhongjing looked at Ji Ning and asked calmly:
"Do you still remember why Xantian Mansion wants you?"
Ji Ning was silent for a moment and said:
"Because I killed someone."
Xue Zhongjing shook his head:
"wrong."
"As far as I know, after you killed someone, you also took something away, so the governor of Xantian Mansion would dig deep to block Xiushan at all costs to find your body. "
Ji Ning heard this and smiled lightly:
"But I'm still alive now."
"Yes, no one could have thought that you could still be alive, probably not even the Governor of Xantian Mansion in Beijun."
Xue Zhongjing looked at Ji Ning and said with a half-smile:
"A handyman disciple who was originally an extremely ordinary person, only one of his acupoints was opened, and he escaped to the beautiful mountains with serious injuries. No matter who thought it was, he would definitely die, but who would have thought that you could still be alive? Woolen cloth."
"Not only are you alive, but you are also living very well. You even opened up the remaining eight acupoints in just a few days. Although your realm is only the lowest level of willow bones, your combat power is unbelievably powerful. .”
"Any fool can think that you have some secret hidden in you, so what is this secret?"
Hearing this, Ji Ning did not answer, but looked at Xue Zhongjing with a calm and disappointed expression.
Unknowingly, he and Qi Lan had accumulated spiritual energy and formed a double-teaming situation. In fact, he and Qi Lan had a tacit agreement to maintain this formation as early as when they entered the cave. They were afraid that Xue Zhongjing would suddenly rebel, so they could still gain some advantage.
"When Qi Lan and I were chased by Ji Changkui that day, you were the one who saved us."
Ji Ning looked at Xue Zhongjing seriously:
"In the past, I really regarded you as the leader of the group from the bottom of my heart, so along the way, I didn't hide any opportunities from you. I knew there was danger in other places and brought you here specially."
When Xue Zhongjing heard this, he also smiled dumbly:
"Yes, I really want to thank you for this. Without you, I might have followed Jiang Hailiu and the others and stayed under this underground palace forever."
"It's just that, like you said, you already owed me, so saving me is nothing."
"As for what you said about the opportunity in the underground palace, it is true that you didn't hide it from me, but compared to what I got, you and Qi Lan are the biggest winners, aren't you?"
As Xue Zhongjing spoke, his whole body exuded the coercive aura of Qi Condensation Realm, and his voice became extremely cold:
"Once upon a time, whenever I encountered something good, I would think of you in advance. When you were injured, I would immediately take out the treasured elixirs to treat you, and lead you to explore the ruins. I was always the most miserable and tiring person in the team. that person!"
"So as the group leader, shouldn't I have the right to allocate opportunities? Why did I get the least from this trip?"
"That's not fair."
"You three, you should leave the bulk to me!"
The more Xue Zhongjing talked, the more excited he became. In the end, he couldn't bear it anymore. He tore away the veil of hypocrisy, raised the knife and struck at Ji Ning with a ferocious look on his face.
If you can’t figure out why, don’t think about it.
He couldn't accept the chance to fall into the hands of others, so he wanted to kill Ji Ning, Zhen Xixi and Qi Lan, and take all the opportunities from them, especially Ji Ning, as his own!
"careful!"
Qi Lan looked fierce and slashed with one knife, aiming at Xue Zhongjing's back.
Ji Ning, who was in the front, did not panic at all. He had already prepared for Xue Zhongjing's attack. When he took out a bone of the puppet's body, the spiritual energy in his body was released, and he directly used the latter's hardness to kill the puppet. This knife was blocked.
Boom!
Xue Zhongjing slashed with his sword. Although the space was narrow, his sword still exerted a huge force.
Ji Ning's face turned pale. Even though he had great strength, he was still shaken to pieces by the sword. He half-knelt down and the tiger's mouth was shattered.
And when Qi Lan from behind was about to cut off Xue Zhongjing's head with his sword, a dark soul flag suddenly appeared between the latter's left hand. It was the same magic weapon he had used when fighting against the Bone Puppet. Used against the soul.
But at this moment, Xue Zhongjing used this object as a self-defense weapon. When he drank softly, the soul flag immediately blew up a fierce wind, and the soul flag attached itself to Xue Zhongjing's back.
When Qi Lan's sword fell, it was automatically blocked by the soul flag, and the two struck each other, making a sonorous sound.
Xue Zhongjing's back trembled suddenly, his face turned slightly pale, and then it didn't have any impact. He directly gritted his teeth and increased the strength in his hands. All the spiritual energy surged out from his body, completely ignoring Qi Lan. He just wanted to kill him first. It’s Ji Ning.
Because along the way, too many miracles had happened to Ji Ning. Compared to Qi Lan, he was more afraid of the unknown opportunities in Ji Ning, so he wanted to kill Ji Ning first.
"The pressure is too strong!"
On the other side, Ji Ning was surrounded by stars, gritting his teeth and struggling to support himself.
Xue Zhongjing's strength is really close to the third stage. This is him. If it were any other ordinary first-stage monk, he might have been hacked to death long ago.
And it won't be easy for him to resist.
Fortunately, he had just made a breakthrough and was at his peak.
Therefore, facing Xue Zhongjing's fierce offensive, Ji Ning actually gritted his teeth and stood up a little distance. Although he was quickly suppressed by Xue Zhongjing again, this was enough to prove his strength.
In such a small space, there is no other space for tossing and pulling. What the two sides are competing for is absolute strength, both physical and spiritual cultivation.
When facing him, Xue Zhongjing had already used all his strength, and all the spiritual energy in the body's acupoints spurted out. Logically speaking, even an ordinary monk at the beginning of the second stage could not withstand such terrifying pressure. of.
But Ji Ning was actually able to launch a small counterattack!
There was a hint of horror in Xue Zhongjing's eyes, but soon the horror turned into greed. He couldn't imagine what kind of opportunity Ji Ning had to become like today, and this opportunity, He'll get it soon!
Boom!
Thinking of this, Xue Zhongjing's body suddenly erupted with another powerful wave, causing all the surrounding rock formations to shake.
A large amount of white light from the outside shines in through the increasingly loose gaps, reflecting on everyone's face.
Qi Lan tried his best to slash at the soul flag one after another from behind. He was shocked to the point of vomiting blood many times. Sparks flew everywhere, but the soul flag seemed not to be damaged at all.
But during the battle, Xue Zhongjing let out a few inadvertent grunts that made him understand that his attacks were effective. Xue Zhongjing was indeed powerful, but not powerful enough to ignore his attacks. The reason why he didn't look back was all because of himself. Ji Ning, he will do everything he can to kill Ji Ning!
"What are you doing!"
Zhen Xixi, who was at the end, was completely dumbfounded. She had no idea why she was fine just now, but suddenly started to fight without saying a word, and it seemed that she was fighting to the death.
Whether it was Qi Lan's sword or Xue Zhongjing's sword, it seemed that there was no reserve at all. The swords were deadly, but they were blocked intact.
"Silly bitches!"
Qi Lan couldn't help but curse while chopping the soul flag. He said that Zhen Xixi was really right. She has big breasts and no brains. After hearing what Xue Zhongjing just said, you still don't understand what is going on.
"Do you have to wait until he kills both of us before he kills you?"
Qi Lan turned around and yelled at Zhen Xixi, who was also startled suddenly, and there was a bang in his head, as if he understood something.
at the same time.
In front of him, Ji Ning stepped back continuously. Cracks were appearing on the broken bones of the puppet in his hand. Under Xue Zhongjing's series of violent attacks regardless of the cost, the puppet sword ghost's hand bones were finally broken. .
But before that, the bones of his hand were broken first.
Suddenly, Ji Ning was forced into a blind corner by Xue Zhongjing, and all the spiritual energy around him escaped.
He wanted to gather the starlight, but he couldn't, because at this moment, the saint's body was consuming all the starlight, devouring those Sui Yin beads, and even sucked some spiritual energy from his body.
Seeing Xue Zhongjing slashing at him again, Ji Ning could no longer hold back and shouted loudly:
"I can't stand it anymore, why don't you come out and help me!"
…
"Boom!"
