Chapter 350: Soul-Bewitching Incense
To put it bluntly, the function of the lotus seeds is to make up for the lack of rapid improvement in cultivation, while the function of the lotus roots is to increase life span. Lotus seeds are not very useful for casual cultivators. They themselves have been cultivated through many hardships, so there is no need to worry about shortcomings in this area.
But the Immortal Sect monks are different. Many of them rely on pills and resources to improve their cultivation. Qingyang is one of them, if nothing else. Although the cultivation level has improved, there are some deficiencies in the character. You must go out to practice, otherwise you will not be able to break through the bottleneck. Not to mention, if you are in a hurry, you may become obsessed with it, and the lotus seeds of the blood lotus root can just solve this problem, calm your mind and suppress the evil spirits. , allowing him to have no worries when he quickly improves his cultivation in the future.
As for the blood lotus root, it is purely to increase life span. Everyone is still young now. For some monks with short lifespan, this blood lotus root is a treasure that is hard to buy with ten thousand dollars. Some monks who are dying of life and are afraid of death even Dare to exchange all your wealth.
Both of these are rare treasures in the world. Even if you don't use them yourself, you can sell them for a lot of spiritual stones. You will not be short of resources for future cultivation. This trip is really the right one.
Guo Kaifeng couldn't stop the excitement in his heart and said: "No wonder the blood bats and corpses outside kept us from breaking the door. It turns out that there is such an important treasure hidden inside. The blood lotus root is ours. Now we will all be rich."
Qiu Mingxi said: "I guess that the Tao family leader was trapped in the underground palace because he discovered the treasures inside. The next two groups of monks were also murdered one after another."
Tao Zhengyou said: "Yes, maybe their blood was used to water this blood lotus root."
Guo Kaifeng felt itchy for a moment and said: "It's better to come early than to come in time. Now that the blood lotus root is about to mature, it will be easier for us people. Everyone, please protect me and dig out the blood lotus root first. Let's discuss how to distribute it. How about it?" ?”
Guo Kaifeng's words won everyone's approval. The treasure is right in front of you. Get it first to avoid long nights and dreams. There are many blood bats in this underground palace, including dead corpses that can fight, and people behind the scenes. They may come at any time, so we must act as soon as possible.
Everyone dispersed to the side and guarded the entire blood pool so that Guo Kaifeng could get the blood lotus root.
Guo Kaifeng took out a piece of bamboo from his arms and threw it into the blood pool. Then he stopped his feet and rushed forward in the air. When he reached the blood pool, he put one foot on the bamboo piece floating on the blood pool, and his body rose into the air again.
The blood lotus root was about to be obtained, and there was a hint of joy in Guo Kaifeng's eyes. Just as he was about to reach out to pick it, the true energy in his body suddenly stagnated, and his body fell into the blood pool. Guo Kaifeng did not expect that his true energy would be exhausted at this time. He was anxious and wanted to forcefully activate his true energy. However, he suddenly became confused and his whole body completely lost control and continued to fall.
Mi Ling, who was standing next to her, saw that Guo Kaifeng was about to be in danger. With a shake of her hand, a ribbon flew out from her body and wrapped around Guo Kaifeng's shoulder. She pushed back and tried to pull Guo Kaifeng back to the edge of the blood pool. At this time, she also felt dizzy, and she could no longer exert any strength. Not only did she not pull Guo Kaifeng up, but she was dropped by him and fell into the pool.
Such a turn of events immediately frightened the people around him. Chen Biwang suddenly shouted: "No, we have fallen into a trap. There is a mysterious fragrance in the smell of blood. We have all fallen into the trap."
Chen Biwang's words reminded everyone, and Qingyang also quickly felt his body. The circulation in his meridians gradually became stagnant, and it was very difficult to bring up the true energy again. A wave of tiredness swept through his body, and his mind was groggy. It seemed that as long as he closed his eyes, he would fall asleep immediately.
Qingyang quickly bit the tip of his tongue to keep himself awake, sat down cross-legged on the spot, then took out a few detoxifying and exorcizing elixirs from the talisman and drank them. The pill Qingyang took was not symptomatic, but it still had some effect. A lot of the tiredness on his body was eliminated, and his mind was no longer so groggy, but his true energy was still not flowing smoothly.
Qiu Mingxi, who was next to him, also took a few pills, and the effect was similar to Qingyang's. His expression changed and he smiled bitterly: "This is a kind of ecstasy incense commonly used by evil cultivators. After smelling it for a long time, the true energy will be stagnant and astringent. I’m so confused, I’m afraid we’re in trouble this time.”
Chen Biwang also sighed and said: "It's really careless. I didn't expect that the person behind this was so cunning. He mixed the incense with the smell of blood, so we didn't notice it."
The people present are all veteran Qi refiners who have been practicing for many years and have some experience in the martial arts. If someone releases the Ecstasy incense, even if they don't notice it immediately, they will gradually become alert as time goes by. The people behind this underground palace were so cunning that they mixed the ecstasy incense with the strong smell of blood, so that everyone couldn't tell the difference at all, and there was no way to take precautions.
Qingyang was also extremely regretful and said: "It's too late to say anything now. Hurry up and find a way to force the ecstasy incense out of your body. If we wait for the person behind it to come over, we will all be dead."
Qiu Mingxi said: "I have been among casual cultivators for so many years, and I have some understanding of the Ecstasy. There is no other way to get rid of it. I can only wait for its medicinal power to gradually dissipate."
"So, aren't we doomed? Since our true energy cannot circulate, we are almost useless. A few random blood bats can kill us." Lu Dingshan said in shock.
Lu Dingshan's words made everyone fall into silence. The true qi could not be circulated, and the strength of the cultivators was greatly reduced. Not to mention the people behind the underground palace, they could not handle the blood bats and corpses alone. They did not expect that things would come to this point. They did not know whether they could save their lives.
Perhaps seeing that everyone had lost their fighting spirit, Qiu Mingxi said: "Don't be discouraged. The effect of this soul-bewitching incense only lasts for one hour. As long as we can hold on for this one hour, victory will eventually belong to us."
One hour? It's not too hard to endure. It doesn't mean that if the true qi cannot be circulated, the cultivators will have no power to fight back. For example, magic tools need the cooperation of divine thoughts and true qi. Without the support of true qi, divine thoughts alone can control the magic tools to attack, but the power is greatly reduced, not as good as one tenth of the previous one.
For Qi Refining Level 5 cultivators like Chen Biwang and Lu Feng, even if the power of the magic tool is only one tenth of the previous one, it is equivalent to Qi Refining Level 2 cultivators, and still has a certain lethality. The only thing to note is that the spirit of a Qi-refining cultivator is fragile, and the divine consciousness cannot be consumed for a long time. The higher the level of the magic weapon, the more it consumes the divine consciousness, so it cannot be wasted casually.
Qiu Mingxi's encouragement made everyone feel better. Thinking of Mi Ling and Guo Kaifeng who were still in the blood pool, and not knowing whether they were dead or alive, everyone gathered together to discuss how to save them. If it was before, saving people was very simple, but now everyone has been poisoned by the soul-stirring incense, saving people is more difficult.