Chapter 3

Rushing across the wilderness, each step he took covered several yards.

Qin Ning felt his cultivation rapidly ascending.

The Five Animals Play circulated swiftly within his body, and the vast energy from the sky continuously entered his body.

It seemed that the Five Elements Demon Art was not the kind of cultivation method everyone feared. After practicing the Five Animals Play taught by the mysterious person, he did not experience the situation where his divine sense was confused. The only difference was that his physical strength had indeed become much stronger, but he could still control himself, so it was not a major issue.

This was the first time Qin Ning seriously observed the scenery of this world.

Although the land was now barren, from the remains, it could still be seen that this place had once been prosperous.

Ruined walls, red earth, and withered trees, the spiritual energy in the air he inhaled was very scarce.

What caused this place to become like this?

Qin Ning knew that if it were not for the powerful ability of the Five Animals Play to absorb spiritual energy, being in such a place would make it even harder to capture spiritual energy than on Earth.

Is this the cultivation world?

Qin Ning only knew from his memory that something major happened within the Blue Star Clan. Due to an unexpected event, the entire race began to decline.

The Blue Star Clan was a vast race, and within it were numerous families. The Qin family was just a small family among the many families of the Blue Star Clan.

Thinking of this, Qin Ning also remembered that he had a younger sister at home, but she was a cultivation genius and was already at the Seventh Layer of Qi Refinement.

With the decline of the race, more and more external races invaded, and years of warfare left the land in ruins.

He remembered!

A memory surfaced in Qin Ning's mind, showing spiritual veins being forcibly extracted from the earth by powerful individuals.

"Bad, they are in danger!"

Seeing the situation around him, Qin Ning thought of the old man who had teleported him away.

They must not have been harmed!

Thinking of how he had left after killing someone, while those people remained, Qin Ning became increasingly worried about their safety.

Although he had only briefly interacted with them, the things they did to protect him moved him.

No, I have to go check!

Leaving his clan members to suffer while he escaped was something Qin Ning felt he could not do.

Qin Ning was already very familiar with the Five Animals Play. After the changes in his body, he found that his application of the Five Animals Play's movements had greatly improved.

Unfolding the bird-like movement, Qin Ning discovered that he could truly fly through the air.

Being able to fly at the Fifth Layer of Qi Refinement, Qin Ning was now at this level. Of course, his combat power reached the Seventh Layer of Qi Refinement, so flying was not a problem for him.

The wind rushed to his face, and the air currents hit his body!

This was incomparably better than running.

After flying for a while, Qin Ning quickly mastered this method of flight and carefully headed toward where the clan members were.

Although the old man had teleported him away, looking at the surroundings, it did not seem too far. Qin Ning flew toward the direction of a familiar mountain.

Qin Ning knew his situation. He was only at the Seventh Layer of Qi Refinement in combat power. If he encountered a powerful opponent, he would likely be killed instantly.

Even so, he absolutely could not retreat!

Qin Ning was a principled person and would never back down from a decision he had made.

Soon, Qin Ning arrived at a closer location. After probing with his divine sense for a while, there was no reaction at all.

What happened?

Thinking of this, Qin Ning cautiously approached.

The scene before him stunned Qin Ning.

Limbs and arms were scattered on the ground, blood was everywhere.

Seeing the familiar faces, Qin Ning's mind went blank.

It was a scene of carnage!

He had expected the cruelty of the Abyssals, but he never imagined it would be to this extent, a large-scale massacre!

Looking again, he saw a few Abyssals moving corpses into a storage bag.

They were going to eat them!

Clearly, after killing these people, the powerful Abyssals were searching for him. Only a few low-level individuals were left behind to move the corpses.

Although they were not from this world, having traveled with these people for a long time, seeing them fall in a pool of blood filled Qin Ning with grief and anger.

At this moment, Qin Ning no longer thought about his own safety. For these cannibalistic Abyssals, the only thought in his mind was to kill them all.

"Kill!"

Swinging his large knife, Qin Ning leaped out from his hiding place and slashed at a Fifth Layer of Qi Refinement Abyssal.

Without any fancy moves, only the knife techniques he had memorized: drawing the knife, slashing, and killing.

Although there were only three moves, each one was filled with lethal intent, every slash a deadly technique.

Ah!

Crack!

With the opponent's scream, Qin Ning's knife cleanly severed the head of the Fifth Layer of Qi Refinement individual.

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"

The other Abyssals, seeing their comrade die under Qin Ning's knife, shouted and rushed toward him.

The ground was covered in the blood of his clan members. In this environment, Qin Ning's heart was filled with murderous intent.

Drawing the knife!

Slashing!

Killing!

...

Qin Ning repeated these same actions, completely driven by madness.

A more powerful divine sense came from a distance.

Qin Ning knew it was a powerful Abyssal searching for him.

Even so, Qin Ning had no intention of retreating, and his large knife swung even more fiercely.

His Seventh Layer of Qi Refinement combat power faced no resistance against these Sixth Layer of Qi Refinement individuals. In the shortest time, six Abyssals lay dead before Qin Ning.

"Qin Ning, run quickly!"

Suddenly, a voice came from the pile of bodies.

Qin Ning looked and saw it was an elder from his clan, who he did not expect to still be alive.

"I'll carry you away!"

Seeing that the elder was not dead, Qin Ning said nothing, picked up the old man, and carried him on his shoulder, flying away into the distance.

Although he could not save his clan members, seeing the old man alive made Qin Ning happy.

"Stop, I'll set up an array, I have a few words to say to you."

The old man said weakly.

Finding a secluded place, Qin Ning put the old man down.

The old man quickly took out some items from his ring and set up a large array.

As the old man completed the array, the place completely changed. It was still barren land, but no one could see inside.

Calling Qin Ning into the array, the old man began to pant heavily.

"Senior, are you okay?"

Although he was a senior of the clan, Qin Ning could only address him as such.

Looking at Qin Ning for a moment, the old man nodded slightly and said, "I didn't expect you to actually cultivate the Five Elements Demon Art and not lose yourself!"

He was still talking about the Five Elements Demon Art!

Before Qin Ning could speak, the old man sighed and said, "Just listen to me, I don't have much time left. I've forced myself to burn my energy, and I can't go on! At least I didn't become food for the Abyssals, and I'm glad about that!"

It turned out he had used a method to forcibly burn his energy to boost his cultivation!

Qin Ning now understood why the old man still had cultivation.

"The Abyssals and our Blue Star people are mortal enemies. In the past, they were suppressed by us, but now, from top to bottom, we have problems, and our Blue Star people have declined. I don't know what happened, but this is not just a surface issue; it's a higher-level problem!"

Qin Ning nodded slightly, also puzzled by these matters. It was clear that this decline had been going on for a long time.

"You cultivate the Five Elements Demon Art. This cultivation method has too many uncertainties. The biggest problem is that each time you need to advance, you must find a high-cultivation girl to do that kind of thing. If your mind is not stable, your divine sense can easily be lost, and you can easily fall into evil. This is the hidden danger of cultivating this method. Also, this method is incomplete, just an exploratory path. The entire method can only reach the Foundation Establishment stage, and to advance further, you need to deduce it yourself!"

Qin Ning had no idea about this method and was learning about it for the first time from the old man. He never expected that the method required continuous deduction.

As Qin Ning was thinking about this, the old man's eyes brightened and he looked at Qin Ning, saying, "Do you know why we risked our lives to protect you? You should know that our clan's experts are getting fewer and fewer. The highest cultivation now is just a Core Formation expert. The biggest problem is that we have lost our lineage. Our cultivation methods are gone. Since you can cultivate the Five Elements Demon Art, it is a hope. I hope you can adhere to your true self and continue to deduce the Five Elements Demon Art."

"Is the Five Elements Demon Art that terrifying?" Qin Ning couldn't help but ask.

Sighing, the old man said, "Many people have cultivated this method, and without exception, they all fell into evil due to the method. They all died without a proper burial. Because this method can affect one's mind, anyone found cultivating it would have their dantian destroyed and their cultivation ruined. I don't know how you ended up cultivating such a method!"

As he spoke, the old man kept shaking his head.

Due to his excitement, the old man's face turned red.

Qin Ning now recalled his cultivation process. The cultivation method he had obtained did not specify that it was the Five Elements Demon Art. Plus, his progress was very fast, so he fell into this trap.

The image of his beautiful fiancée, who had coaxed him into cultivating, surfaced in his mind.

However, after integrating the Xirang and receiving the modified content from the mysterious person, Qin Ning knew that he was now cultivating the correct method.

Sighing again, the old man said, "I saw your combat power. Killing Seventh Layer of Qi Refinement individuals is no problem for you. Now that our Blue Star Clan has fewer experts, having one more strong person can help our clan gain more development space. I hope you can go further and not lose yourself!"

Saying this, the old man looked at Qin Ning again and said, "Originally, with your cultivation level, you should not know some things, but now there's no choice. I'm about to die. There is a special space that requires an account to enter. I'll guide you into it. I hope you can use the power of that space well."

Without waiting for Qin Ning to speak, the old man took out a device, about the size of a mobile phone, and had Qin Ning register on it. Then he transferred some items to Qin Ning's account and took off a hidden ring, handing it to Qin Ning.

Qin Ning had no idea what was happening. After registering, he felt his divine sense enter a special space.

"That's all I can do!"

Saying this, the old man sat cross-legged, a smile on his face, and passed away.

Looking at the old man who had lost his breath, Qin Ning's mind was filled with many questions. He felt deep respect for the old man, a respectable elder.

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