Xu Qing looked at the mural, his mind trembling. Suddenly, the black umbrella lamp in the mural shone brightly as if it was real. The light penetrated the mural and spread to the outside world.
At the same time, the Lamp of Spiritual Breath in Xu Qing's hand flashed even brighter, forming a sea of light with the light of the mural.
Xu Qing's expression changed. He wanted to retreat, but it was too late. His figure was instantly enveloped by the sea of light.
In the blink of an eye, as the sea of light disappeared, Xu Qing's figure also disappeared!
It seemed like a long time had passed, but also like a moment.
When Xu Qing's perception became clear, the first thing he felt was an extremely terrifying pressure, like the roar of a peerless ferocious beast, rushing at him from the front.
There was no sound, and it was only pressure, but Xu Qing's ears still buzzed, as if his eardrums could not bear it and were about to collapse. Blood flowed from his ears.
Not only that, but his nose was the same. His eyes were also stinging, and it was difficult for him to open them.
His insides were also violently tumbling, as if his internal organs were trembling.
All of this turned into intense pain, and Xu Qing did not dare to touch anything around him while he could not open his eyes.
He could only quickly crouch down and instinctively assume an offensive posture. At the same time, poison powder spread out in all directions, and the black metal skewer was also taken out. Without any hesitation, he directly unsealed the seal of the King Kong Sect's ancestor.
As the seal was undone, a wail of anguish came from the metal skewer.
The King Kong Sect's ancestor woke up, but in the next moment, he howled miserably.
"Master, I was wrong, I was really wrong. Where is this place? Heavens, here, here …"
"Master, did you want to throw me here and let me suffer here for eternity? I've read many ancient books, and many characters in them were dealt with like this."
"Master, I sincerely surrender, I sincerely want to be your artifact spirit. Don't kill me, I'm very obedient. I know I was wrong, and I'll confess. Actually, I buried a lot of spirit stones in another place. In fact, I also greeted some friends and promised them a lot of money, saying that if I lost contact, they would try to find you."
"Master, I'll tell you who they are, and I'll help you kill them!"
"Shut up!"
Unable to open his eyes, Xu Qing gritted his teeth.
"Tell me, what is this?!"
The Vajra Sect's Old Ancestor trembled even more, but he dared not disobey Xu Qing's words, much less hide anything. His Life Spirit was in the other party's hands, and his life was in the other party's hands.
Therefore, he hurriedly spoke with a trembling voice.
"Master, this seems to be an altar. There are bones all around, forming a sea of bones. We are at a high place. There is a flight of stairs in front of us. After that, there is a path on both sides of the cliff. At the end of the path is a circular altar.
In front of the altar is a boundless sea of bones. Heavens, this place is too big, and there are three heaven-shaking divine statues in front of it! "
"Three Venerables standing side by side, huh?" Xu Qing said in a low voice.
"No, it's one stand and two bows." The Vajra Sect's Patriarch had no idea that he had just walked a circle between life and death.
"Continue.
Xu Qing said slowly.
"The one standing there is a giant with a nine-headed snake coiled around him like a god. Damn!
What is this thing? I feel like I'm going to go blind just by looking at it. If it weren't for the fact that I don't have a mortal body as an artifact spirit, I'd probably be blind. There are two masters in front of him. My bad, where is this? "As the Vajra Sect's Old Ancestor dawdled, Xu Qing's heart trembled. He could tell that he was in the world of the murals.
Thus, after pondering for a moment, he didn't say anything. Instead, he casually sealed the Vajra Sect's Old Ancestor and made him go back to sleep. After shutting his mouth, he silently waited for his body to adapt and recover.
After an entire incense stick's worth of time, as the recovery power of the Purple Crystal in his body continued to spread, Xu Qing finally began to adapt to the pressure around him to a certain extent.
Although he was still in excruciating pain and the feeling of his body collapsing hadn't dissipated, he still forced his eyes open and took in everything around him.
This place was indeed as the Vajra Sect's Old Ancestor had described. The place Xu Qing was in was like a huge cave, but also like another world.
The stairs in front of him were huge and didn't seem like a place for humans to walk. In the sea of bones at the very front, there were three divine statues with towering majesty.
The pressure that Xu Qing couldn't withstand came from them.
Xu Qing's eyes were stinging and bleeding. He gritted his teeth and persevered. Suddenly, his eyes narrowed. He saw that on the towering giant in the sea of bones, there was a snake head coiled around it. It held a black umbrella lamp in its mouth.
This black umbrella lamp shone brilliantly, thousands of auspicious colors. When it shone on the two worlds on the giant's shoulders, it made these two worlds seem vivid and lifelike.
Xu Qing's breathing suddenly quickened. His heartbeat was incomparably violent, and his mind was buzzing. His eyes were straight as they stared at the black umbrella lamp.
"Life Lamp?"
Xu Qing's heart trembled violently. In his mind, the captain's description of the Life Lamp surfaced. An indescribable desire rose in his heart.
Although he had guessed before he came, he was still shocked by this scene.
There was actually a Life Lamp in this place!
If this matter was spread out, the competition outside would immediately end. All eyes would be gathered here. The seven sect alliance of the Ancient Gazing Continent would also be the first to rush here.
In fact, this was indeed the case. Once this matter was exposed, the outside world would definitely go crazy. Compared to this Life Lamp, the Mermaid Clan was completely unimportant.
And the Mermaid Clan obviously didn't know about this matter. Otherwise, they would have given it to any of the major forces in exchange for protection!
As for Xu Qing, if it wasn't for the shadow, it would have been very difficult to find and enter.
At this moment, Xu Qing was looking at the Life Lamp. His heart was very agitated, but he didn't act rashly. Instead, he took a deep breath and suppressed the waves in his heart.
Then, he raised his hand to wipe away the blood that was flowing out of his eyes. As the purple crystal in his body continued to recover, his current state was a bit better than before.
After a while, Xu Qing's breathing calmed down. He raised his head and looked at the lamp again. His eyes slowly revealed a touch of decisiveness.
He tried to walk forward until he reached the end. He looked at the giant step below and suddenly jumped down.
However, as soon as he jumped down and landed on the second stair, the pressure from the second stair grew even stronger than before.
Xu Qing's body trembled once more. He felt something sweet in his throat and coughed out blood. His face was extremely pale as he immediately sat down to adjust his breathing.
It took him a long time to recover. He clenched his teeth and continued to walk forward. Every step was difficult as his body rumbled and blood flowed out of his orifices. His bones felt like they were about to shatter.
When he barely reached the edge of the second step, his body had reached its limit and his vision became blurry.
Xu Qing knew that he couldn't continue. He had a strong feeling that if he reached the third step, something terrifying would appear.
However, he raised his head and stared at the Life Lamp. He was unwilling to leave, so he lowered his head and looked at the ground under his feet.
The light here came from the front, so his shadow was vaguely visible behind him.
Xu Qing turned around to look at his shadow. He narrowed his eyes and suddenly spoke.
"Wake up. Don't tell me you like to extinguish the lamp? Go get it for me."
As he spoke, Xu Qing immediately began to control the shadow. His shadow suddenly twisted and unwillingly shrank back to the ground under his feet before spreading forward.
Under the illumination of the light, the shadow spreading forward couldn't be seen clearly. Only Xu Qing's perception could sense the shadow's existence. Under his control, the shadow landed on the third step.
He didn't feel any discomfort.
Xu Qing's eyes flashed and he continued to control the shadow to spread until it reached the fourth step and then the fifth step. Finally, under his control, the shadow spread all the steps until it reached the altar below. It continued to move forward toward the three god statues in the sea of bones.
Xu Qing didn't know how long the shadow could be.
However, he could feel that the more he controlled it, the more control he needed. At the same time, the more unstable the shadow became and the more difficult it was to control it.
This was especially so when he was about to reach the three god statues in the sea of bones. The instability of the shadow became even stronger in Xu Qing's heart and it couldn't continue spreading.
Xu Qing's eyes were bloodshot. He looked at the life lamp and sensed the shadow. Since he had no other choice, the purple crystal on his chest flashed and released a suppressive force. He wanted to try suppressing the shadow to see if he could make it last a little longer.
This was a method he had no other choice. However, when the suppressive force formed, before it could land, the originally unstable shadow suddenly trembled. As if it had overdrawn its energy, it suddenly grew a large chunk.
It spread directly to the giant's body and was only one step away from the life lamp in the snake's mouth.
However, this time, it really reached its limit. It clearly trembled and showed signs of tearing.
Even if Xu Qing truly suppressed it, he still couldn't continue. He even wanted to retreat, as if he couldn't take it anymore.
This made Xu Qing's breathing quicken. However, he didn't trust the shadow. He didn't know if it was deliberately not going over or if it really couldn't do it. Hence, he stared at the shadow and spoke in a low voice.
"If I don't get it this time, then when I get out, even if I die, I'll suppress you 1,000 times until you're dead!" Xu Qing said these words very calmly.
However, the destructive power contained in them seemed to have reached its limit. The shadow trembled even more and tried to spread forward in a frenzy. However, it was clear that it really couldn't do it. The tearing intent became even stronger.
When Xu Qing felt this, he finally believed it. Thus, his eyes filled with determination. He took out a talisman treasure and a magic boat and activated all its defenses.
He climbed onto the magic boat and placed a large amount of spirit stones in the grooves of the formation to make its defenses even stronger.
Then, he took a deep breath. Without any hesitation, he controlled the magic boat to take one step forward and appear on top of the third step.
The moment he moved forward with the magic boat, the shadow also took one more step forward. It directly touched the life lamp in the snake's mouth and fiercely pulled it.
However, before Xu Qing could check whether he had succeeded or not, as his magic boat approached, a monstrous roar that was far more powerful than before exploded in front of him. This roar was louder than thunder and formed a force that could topple mountains and overturn seas. It rushed toward Xu Qing.
His magic boat was the first to be unable to withstand it. The front part of his magic boat collapsed with a loud bang. The first layer of defense formed by the sails was directly torn apart, and the entire magic boat suddenly tumbled backward.
Then came the second layer of defense, which also collapsed. Even with a large amount of spirit stones supporting it, it was useless. It collapsed directly, and the magic boat tumbled backward even faster.
Next was the bow. As the divinity on the Sea Iguana's skin spread out, it still couldn't be dissolved, causing it to instantly shatter into pieces. Then, it was the same for the front half of the ship.
While the entire magic boat was in an incomparably miserable state, this force also landed on several of Xu Qing's talisman treasures.
The protective talisman treasures frantically tried to block it, but the words on them instantly dimmed and disappeared. The remaining force came crashing down and landed directly on Xu Qing's body.
Xu Qing's entire body trembled violently, as if he had been smashed by a mountain. His body roared, and he coughed up large mouthfuls of blood.
Many of the bones in his body shattered, and his flesh was mangled. At that moment, his magic boat finally tumbled backward to its limit. As the light around him shone brightly, Xu Qing and his broken magic boat suddenly flew out of the mural next to the mural in the underwater world of the Merfolk Clan's Captive Tassel Island.
The force of the explosion was so great that it caused Xu Qing's magic boat to crash into the wall on the other side. The wall collapsed, and the magic boat was thrown into the ground, creating a mark that was one thousand feet long.
Xu Qing coughed up large mouthfuls of blood. He was also thrown along with the magic boat. Many parts of his body were shattered, revealing his bones. Some of them were even broken.
There was also a huge wound on his stomach that went straight through his body. As for his robe, only a small part of it was left. It was an extremely tragic sight.
Large amounts of blood gushed out and filled the area. Xu Qing's vision rapidly blurred. He had never been so injured before, but his right hand was holding tightly onto an object.
It was the life lamp that the shadow had taken from him in the world of the mural just now!
"I can't pass out!"
As his vision blurred, Xu Qing fiercely bit his tongue and opened his eyes. He struggled to take out a large number of medicinal pills from his storage bag. He didn't have time to eat them, so he directly pressed them on his wound. He also spread out poisonous powder around him to guard against any possible danger.
At the same time, he didn't have time to check the life lamp. He quickly put it away and put it into the storage bead he got from the King Kong Sect's Patriarch.
Then, he was still worried and put the storage bead into another storage bag. He still felt that it wasn't safe, so he put the storage bag into another storage bag. With so many layers, its aura couldn't spread out at all under the superposition of space.
Also, there was still some divinity left in the broken magic boat. Xu Qing didn't have time to feel sorry for it. He immediately controlled the magic boat to spread out the divinity, turning it into a protective shield around him.
After doing all that, Xu Qing coughed up another mouthful of blood. The strong sense of weakness made him feel as if he could feel the call of death. The purple crystal in his body emitted a clear purple light that flowed continuously throughout his body.
However, the intense pain that followed caused Xu Qing to groan. Then, he gritted his teeth and forced himself not to pass out as he waited in torment for the purple crystal to recover.