Chapter 87 [087] No Going Back

"Why does it feel like the demonic energy gets scarcer the further west we go?" Chen Xiang wondered, "And there isn't even a single high-level demon here, which is really strange."

Logically speaking, with such a dark sky, the demonic energy raging should be extremely dense.

Who would have thought that along the way, apart from encountering some low-level and mid-level monsters, he still hadn't encountered a single high-level one.

Chang Zhu said, "Fellow Daoist Chen Xiang, isn't this a good thing? It proves that we are safe along the way!"

Chen Xiang glanced at him coldly and sneered, "We are participating in the disciple competition, not here to see the scenery. Since Fellow Daoist Chang Zhu is so afraid of death, why did he participate in the first place?"

Chang Zhu coughed lightly, his face slightly red, and explained with some embarrassment: "I, I was forced to come here."

"Force?" Shen Xiang raised an eyebrow.

"My master always thought that I was too timid, so he wanted to take advantage of this competition to let me come in and train myself." Chang Zhu sighed, "As soon as I came in, I was almost killed by a demon dog. Fortunately, I met Daoist Fellow Shi Qing and was saved."

Shen Xiang said: "Then your master is really generous."

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Along the way, I really haven't seen any large high-level monsters. Although the environment in the northern snow mountains is harsh, it's not so bad that no high-level monsters appear.

But even so, they did not let down their guard.

Shen Xiang was dressed in white, plain and elegant, lacking the enchantment of red, and more like the younger junior sister. Shi Qing glanced at her, and the girl caught her gaze and teased, "What are you looking at me for, Senior Sister? Do you think I'm beautiful?"

Shi Qing nodded, his expression indifferent, without the slightest shyness of being caught, and said openly: "Yeah, very beautiful."

Chen Xiang was overjoyed by the compliment, she reached out to hold Shi Qing's arm, leaned against her shoulder and said, "Does Senior Sister like it?"

Shi Qing said, “I like it.”

From the day her junior sister came to Sanqing Mountain, she liked her not only as a senior sister but also as a family member.

Chen Xiang seemed even more satisfied, and was about to kiss her face with narrowed eyes. At least now, in Shi Qing's view, the relationship between them was a pure relationship between sisters and family members, so all of Chen Xiang's intimate actions were reasonable.

The girl also knew this, so she took advantage of these opportunities to stick with Shi Qing as much as possible, preferably for a lifetime.

The red lips were pressed against something cold, but it was not Shi Qing's cheek
Shen Xiang was startled and opened his eyes.

Then she saw a bony hand holding a cold and hard array plate, blocking her lips and Shi Qing's cheek.

"..."

Chen Xiang turned her head, smiling but not smiling, her beautiful eyes stared coldly at Zhongli Jin, and said, "What do you mean, Junior Brother Zhongli?"

The young man in white narrowed his eyes and smiled harmlessly: "I know that Senior Sister Xiao and Senior Sister Shiqing have a deep friendship, but during the competition, it is better not to be too close. There are potential dangers along the way in the snowy mountains. If you are not careful, it is easy to get into trouble. I hope that Senior Sister Xiao can pay more attention to the surroundings instead of Senior Sister Shiqing alone."

Chen Xiang gritted her teeth. Why didn't she realize that the male protagonist was so annoying before? ! !

She really wanted to yell, "What's it got to do with you?" But when she met Zhongli Jin's eyes that seemed to see through everything, Shen Xiang suddenly felt a little uneasy.

The young man said, "It's better to hide some thoughts. Junior brother won't say anything. But if Junior Sister shows too much and someone sees something, how can we be calm and composed when we get along with each other in the future?"

Shen Xiang heard some reminders... or warnings in these seemingly ambiguous words.

At this moment, she was absolutely certain that Zhong Lijin already knew her thoughts and actions. That night, Leng Quan - he really saw it! !

“Yes, Junior Brother Zhongli is right.” Shen Xiang gritted her teeth while laughing, suppressed her anger, and let go of Shi Qing’s hand.

His arms free, Shi Qing's gaze shifted between his junior sister and Zhong Li Jin.

The young man looked calm and warm, with a faint smile on his red lips, as gentle as the rising sun in winter, and it seemed that he had not said anything irritating just now, but the junior sister suddenly got angry.

Junior sister has always had a changeable temper, but she wouldn't act out in front of her now, so it's unclear what the boy's words had done to irritate her.

Just as I was about to ask, I suddenly felt a tremor under my feet!
Shi Qing's eyes suddenly focused, his expression became serious, and his spiritual awareness spread out in an instant, sensing the movements around him!

The other people were also startled by the sudden tremor, and they became extremely alert and looked around.

"There was an earthquake just now?!" Shen Xiang said in a deep voice.

Chang Zhu was shaken so much that his body became unstable. He swayed left and right twice, and then fell into the snow with a somersault, "Ah——!"

He cried out in pain and quickly stood up and covered his nose.

Maybe he hit some hard object under the snow, but his nose started bleeding, but the blood froze in the next second.

Mu Nianxi helped him up, and with a gentle and caring look, she asked softly, "Is Daoist Chang Zhu okay?"

"No, nothing." Chang Zhu looked at Mu Nianxi's beautiful face, waved his hand, wiped the blood from his nose, stood up straight and said, "Thank you for your concern, Brother Mu."

"It's okay, take a blood-recovering pill." Mu Nianxi said with a smile.

After Chang Zhu took the pill, the burning pain in his nose disappeared a little.

He took a long breath, lowered his eyes to look at the small pit where his nosebleed was still left, frowned and said, "There seems to be something underneath..."

Otherwise, he wouldn't have fallen so badly.

After hearing what he said, Shi Qing drew his sword and stepped forward, digging away the loose snow in a few strokes. Unexpectedly, there was a piece of ice underneath that was emitting a faint blue light.

"What is this?" Shen Xiang looked solemn.

Shi Qing dug it out completely and found that there was something similar to an array plate frozen in this irregular ice block.

Even though it looked a little blurry from the outside, the vaguely visible lines made Zhongli Jin think of a name the moment he saw it - Red Blood Sealing Array.

The young man was stunned for a moment, then he immediately shouted: "Shi Qing, put it down!"

As soon as the words fell, the soles of the feet of several people began to vibrate again!
Shi Qing threw the ice back to its original place, twisted his fingertips, and a light shield instantly covered the five people. This time the vibration was even stronger than before, as if there was a giant monster under his feet that was about to turn over!
The earthquake caused an avalanche, and suddenly there were bursts of loud roars between heaven and earth!
The cold wind tore through the earth, the sky shook and the earth trembled. Along with the loud noise, the thick snow on the top of the mountain suddenly rushed down like a flood!

--avalanche!!

"Jin'er!" Mu Nianxi immediately turned around and hugged Zhongli Jin. The powerful force made it impossible for the young man to break free for a while!

His feet suddenly left the ground, and Mu Nianxi grabbed his wrist tightly, saying anxiously: "There's an avalanche, follow me!"

"Wait--" Before the boy could finish his words, his eyes suddenly went dark! His head hurt a little, and he fainted in Mu Nianxi's dark eyes.

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Shi Qing wanted to hold on to the young man in white, but she saw that Mu Nianxi seemed to have taken the lead and pulled Zhongli Jin into the sky on a sword.

The young man had already been rescued, so she flew into the air on her own sword, with Shen Xiang following closely behind.

The wind and snow suddenly grew stronger, making people's cheeks feel as if they were being scraped by a piercing knife.

"Wait! Don't leave me!" Chang Zhu found that he was the only one left on the ground, so he shouted towards the sky anxiously and ran after Shi Qing's back.

The girl in green turned her head to look at him, and the bandage on her arm shot down immediately, wrapped around Chang Zhu's waist and pulled him up. After finally standing on the long sword and avoiding the torrent of snow and water below, Chang Zhu patted his chest in fear, looking like he was about to cry, and said, "I was scared to death, I almost thought I would die here today."

Shen Xiang gritted her teeth slightly, unable to bear the sight of a man relying on Shi Qing, and said coldly: “Can’t you be a little more useful?!”

Chang Zhu retorted: "I want to, but my strength doesn't allow it!"

Shen Xiang stamped his feet in anger and reached out to pull Chang Zhu from behind Shi Qing onto his sword.

Chang Zhu was really frightened by the displacement in the air, and he quickly moved closer to Shi Qing, "What are you doing?!"

He screamed.

Chen Xiang angrily said, "Come here and die! You are not allowed to hold my senior sister's waist! You pervert! Bitch!"

Chang Zhu cried out that she was wronged, and wanted to cry but had no tears: "No, Miss! You should be reasonable! There is only so much space for this long sword to stand. Is there a railing? What else can I hold on to except Daoist Fellow Shi Qing?!"

Shi Qing turned to Shen Xiang and said calmly: “In times of crisis and juncture, don’t act rashly.”

Shen Xiang's eyes were red with anger. She knew of course that the situation was urgent, but even so, she couldn't just watch Chang Zhu, the last one who was holding back, take advantage of the situation so openly!
Hearing Shi Qing also speaking up for him, Chang Zhu seemed to smile triumphantly. When he was about to continue supporting the girl's waist, he found that the two bandages on her wrists were suddenly lying straight in front of him.

Chang Zhu: “…Huh?”

Shi Qing said, "Help this."

Chang Zhu: “…”

Shi Qing looked back at Chen Xiang, his brown eyes showing a faint expression, "Is it feasible?"

Seeing this, Shen Xiang finally seemed to be comforted a little, nodded, and snorted: "Just barely."

"Speaking of which, where did Fellow Daoist Zhongli and his senior sister go?" Chang Zhu looked around.

The three of them were currently flying in the sky, surrounded by demonic energy, but it had not yet condensed into monsters. Monsters encountered in this area were rare, and they seemed to be afraid to approach.

After the man finished speaking, Shi Qing looked around and indeed did not see Zhong Lijin and Mu Nianxi.

"That bitch..." Shen Xiang narrowed her eyes coldly, "She really likes to take advantage of every opportunity and take action whenever she gets the chance."

It was obvious that he was deliberately taking Zhongli Jin away from them.

The avalanche below had not stopped, and some red light was emitted from the flood-like flowing snow. Shi Qing frowned slightly, looking at the flash of red light, and suddenly had a bad premonition.

"That array..." she said, "Zhongli Jin, I recognize it."

The young man recognized it and reacted so strongly that people couldn't help but think of what happened in the Magic and Martial Arts Secret Realm and Bald Stone Ridge before.

The earthquake just now was like a monster knocking upwards under my feet.

In this case, perhaps there was some ferocious beast sealed under the snow-capped mountains in the northern border!
Realizing this, Shi Qing's sword-riding speed suddenly slowed down, and he immediately found a hilltop to stop.

After she landed, she turned to look at Shen Xiang and said, "You protect him, I'll go back."

Chen Xiang was stunned: "Wait! What do you mean, Senior Sister?! Where are we going back to?!"

Shi Qing said, "There is a ferocious beast, where the avalanche is."

Shen Xiang's face was grim, "There are ferocious beasts?! Then what are you going to do back there?!"

"Stop it." Shi Qing said.

The evil beast that was sealed ten thousand years ago will cause chaos if it comes out.

The appearance of the forbidden magic circle is damaged, and it seems that the power inside is also running out. The forbidden beast is making a final attack, trying to break through the snow mountain, so the earth is shaking so much.

It’s just that Zhou Wu was responsible for the previous two times, and she hasn’t seen that guy this time so far. However, since there is a ferocious beast here, Zhou Wu must be nearby.

"No!" Chen Xiang said with red eyes, "Even if there is a ferocious beast, it is not your turn to stop it! Even if Fei Yi was sealed at Tushiling, it was only because the elders, along with the Jindan Yuanying and the brothers and sisters in the Severing Spirit Stage, arrived in time to completely suppress it! But what about now?!"

"There are only a few of us here. The other disciples are from other sects. You can't expect them to be willing to help! We'd better leave here now. Even if a ferocious beast appears, the noise will definitely alert the elders outside. They will find a way to come in and deal with it. There's no need for you to risk your life!"

What is the content of the fierce beast? !

That is an existence that even dozens of high-level monsters cannot shake! !

It would take at least thirty Spirit Severing Stage masters to barely defeat this guy! It might not even be possible to kill him, so the only option was to seal him!

She was not denying Shi Qing's previous efforts, she was just too afraid that the girl would rush back and disregard all consequences.

Shi Qing is not afraid of getting hurt, but she is afraid that Shi Qing will get hurt.

Shi Qing is not afraid of death, but she is afraid of Shi Qing's death.

So even if it was selfish, this time, Shen Xiang would never let Shi Qing rush to the front again!
“Don’t worry, I’ll pay attention.” Shi Qing comforted Shen Xiang: “I’ll delay, and you’ll notify, just like before.”

She cooperated like she did before and went to delay time while the junior sister notified the elders.

"Delay?! Zhongli Jin is not here, and there is no sealing formation. How can you delay with your current cultivation and strength?!" Chen Xiang grabbed her bandage tightly, not letting her go. She stared coldly at Chang Zhu beside her with her scarlet eyes, threatening: "I won't protect this guy! Either we go together and you protect him, or you leave now and I'll kill him right after you leave!!"

Shen Xiang was extremely angry, and his breath was unstable.

The spiritual energy in her body began to collide chaotically, and a fishy and sweet taste surged in her throat, which she swallowed hard.

The snow-white clothes turned back to their original color due to the disappearance of spiritual power, and the red dress became eye-catching and dazzling again in this snowy world.

"Calm down, Fellow Daoist Shi Xiang!" Chang Zhu turned pale with fright when he heard that he was going to be killed. He turned his gaze to Shi Qing and said, "Fellow Daoist Shi Qing, you too! Even if you want to stop the beast, don't try to stop it with a mantis arm!! Since the beast is sealed, it must have been sealed with the Red Blood Sealing Array. Although the array is weak and at a disadvantage now, if no one destroys its array from the outside, it will definitely be able to hold out for a while. During this time, we only need to notify the elders and the heads of the various sects, and they will definitely send people! You really don't need to be so impulsive!!"

It has to be said that people’s brains do become more flexible when faced with life and death situations.

Shi Qing looked at Chang Zhu, "Really?"

"Guaranteed!" Chang Zhu raised his hand.

Shi Qing: “…”

It seemed that what the man said was correct. The previous two times that the ferocious beasts broke through the seal were because someone used spiritual power to destroy the formation from the outside.

Today, Zhongli Jin asked her to throw away the formation disk the first time she saw it, so naturally she was not affected by the spiritual power.

"Okay." Shi Qing said.

Cangying also asked her - since there is room for turning back, she must not ignore it.

Chang Zhu breathed a sigh of relief, and Chen Xiang slowly calmed down. He hugged Shi Qing and said hoarsely, "I'm sorry, Senior Sister... I didn't mean to threaten you. I was just... too scared."

Come on, good night.