Chapter 95

At the moment when the cloud banner revealed his figure, Qin Sang immediately shook the Purple Soul Bell.

*Ring ring ring…*

The clear bell sound echoed through the underground chamber. Qin Sang was about to quickly gather the Yin Thunder to kill Zhao Yan and seize the Four Cloud Divine Prohibition, but a strong sense of unease suddenly rose in his heart.

His brows furrowed, and his gaze swept over Zhao Yan, finally settling on his left hand.

Zhao Yan held the jade box containing the mysterious orchid in his right hand, with a transparent gem floating in front of his chest. His left hand, however, secretly reached into his jiezi bag, and a faint black bead could be seen in his palm.

This unremarkable bead, which Qin Sang had never seen before, gave him an indescribable sense of danger. The moment he saw the bead, his entire body's hair stood on end, and an indescribable fear welled up in his heart!

"Bad!"

Qin Sang was greatly alarmed and dared not risk his life. Without hesitation, he immediately dispelled the癸water Yin Thunder spell, transformed into a fierce wind, and did his utmost to escape towards the Three Calamities Heart Devouring Array.

Immediately, he heard Zhao Yan's angry roar, and something whizzed straight towards him.

Qin Sang's scalp tingled, and he frantically channeled his spiritual energy to control the Wind of Void. Just as he was about to impact the great array, he hastily summoned the green silk canopy artifact he had obtained in the Eight Trigram Forbidden Area, throwing it behind him, while simultaneously activating the Ice Silkworm Armor on his body.

*Boom!*

A thunderous explosion sounded behind him, and Qin Sang's ears went deaf. He felt a terrifying force slam into his back, and the ice armor formed by the Ice Silkworm Armor made a *crack* sound, shattering instantly. The Ice Silkworm Armor itself also broke, and the green silk canopy artifact was completely destroyed.

Qin Sang was directly slammed into the Three Calamities Heart Devouring Array, his back torn and bloody, the wounds deep to the bone.

The underground chamber violently shook, and the dazzling white light took a long time to dissipate.

Zhao Yan tightly held the jade box containing the mysterious orchid in his arms, supporting himself on the ground with one hand, almost being knocked over by the fierce shockwave. He barely managed to stabilize himself.

His face still showed anger as he glared fiercely at the large pit that had suddenly appeared on the ground. The bodies of Ruan Nanfeng and the others were completely turned to dust along with the ground.

Zhao Yan spat and cursed in a hoarse voice, "Wasting my Yin Thunder!"

Then, a deep sense of confusion appeared on Zhao Yan's face. He couldn't understand why the heart-eating worms, which had always been effective, had failed on Qin Sang. He channeled the cloud banner to create a strong wind, blowing away the debris in the large pit, but found nothing underneath.

The jiezi bags of the few people had also been completely destroyed by the Yin Thunder.

Zhao Yan silently noted this in his mind, deciding to ask the sect leader when he returned.

"Phew!"

Zhao Yan took a deep breath, glanced at the jade box in his arms, and laughed maniacally. He carefully put it away in his jiezi bag and immediately sat down in a meditative posture to recover his spiritual energy.

This unexpected turn of events was something Zhao Yan hadn't anticipated. He was most afraid of alerting the Golden Core cultivators of the Yuanzhao Sect. Facing a Golden Core cultivator, even with more Yin Thunders, he couldn't save his life.

Now it seemed that the cultivators of the Yuanzhao Sect had been tightly engaged by the experts of his sect.

But Zhao Yan didn't know the situation outside and decided to leave this place of trouble as soon as possible. The task given to him by his sect leader had been successfully completed, and he would surely receive a generous reward upon his return, with the breakthrough to the Foundation Establishment stage just around the corner!

While Zhao Yan was cultivating and recovering his spiritual energy.

Inside the Three Calamities Heart Devouring Array.

Qin Sang lay motionless on the ground, his back injuries shocking to see. If he were an ordinary person, he would already be dead.

Suddenly, a weak moan sounded. Qin Sang grabbed the ground with both hands, enduring the intense pain in his back, and managed to sit up. The movement of the wound made him involuntarily draw in a breath of cold air.

Qin Sang quickly took some spirit pills from his jiezi bag. He had consulted with Senior Brother Meng in the Cloud Valley and learned that the spirit pills he obtained from the hooded man were all healing pills, though their effects varied. Some were as high-quality as the Water Dew Pills, while others were just ordinary healing pills for mortals. Qin Sang didn't care much and took two of them.

A cool sensation immediately spread through his back, and some of the smaller wounds began to scab over, reducing the pain significantly.

The two defensive artifacts had not been destroyed in vain, and he couldn't help but feel relieved.

Recalling the danger he had just faced, Qin Sang still felt fear and shock.

What exactly was that bead?

The shockwave from the explosion alone had destroyed two of his defensive artifacts and left him severely injured. Fortunately, he had reacted quickly and fled using the Wind of Void. Otherwise, he would have been vaporized like the green silk canopy.

Without waiting for his injuries to stabilize, Qin Sang began to look around to check his surroundings.

The ground was cold, and the surroundings were filled with a grayish-white mist, limiting his vision to a short distance.

He was already inside the Three Calamities Heart Devouring Array, but his consciousness remained clear, and he felt no mental confusion or demonic influence, indicating that the jade Buddha had protected his spirit.

However, Qin Sang was very worried about being trapped and dying in the array.

Without the Four Cloud Divine Prohibition, he had no hope of passing through the three calamities with his current cultivation. To escape from here, he had to obtain the Four Cloud Divine Prohibition, and his only reliance was the Black Wood Sword.

Thinking of this, Qin Sang could no longer focus on healing his injuries. He endured the pain, got up, and cautiously took a step back, testing the surroundings. The grayish-white mist around him did not change, and no danger appeared.

Qin Sang took a few more steps, and the grayish-white mist in front of him suddenly became thinner. He immediately stopped, not wanting to be discovered by Zhao Yan and have another bead thrown at him.

He channeled the Falling Cloud Wings to conceal his figure and quietly walked out, immediately spotting Zhao Yan.

He was sitting in a meditative posture, recovering his spiritual energy, clearly not expecting Qin Sang to still be alive and not setting up any protection around himself.

Qin Sang quietly retreated into the Three Calamities Heart Devouring Array, touched the wounds on his back, and felt that they were not too serious. He sat down on the ground, summoned the Black Wood Sword, and took out a medium-grade spirit stone he had long kept in his jiezi bag. He held it with both hands, took a deep breath, and entered a meditative state.

The Black Wood Sword floated in front of Qin Sang, its surface emitting a dark light, very inconspicuous.

Qin Sang used his divine sense to connect with the spirit sword and frantically absorbed the spiritual energy from the spirit stone. As the spiritual energy flowed into his dantian, the previously stable qi sea immediately became turbulent, and his meridians felt as if they were being torn apart.

Indeed, it was a medium-grade spirit stone, Qin Sang silently marveled.

If he had been at the sixth level of the Qi Condensation stage a year ago, he would have already found it hard to bear. If he continued to absorb the spiritual energy forcefully, he would have exploded and died before killing Zhao Yan.

As time passed, the luster of the spirit stone gradually dimmed. At this moment, a green sword aura appeared on the Black Wood Sword, flickering at the tip and emitting a faint sword cry.

The sword aura was a manifestation of the material of the spirit sword, and the Black Wood Sword was made from a spirit wood.

Gradually, the sword aura almost completely enveloped the Black Wood Sword.