Cultivating for a hundred lifetimes to ascension

Chapter 1029: Chapter 573: What a Fresh Bone!

Bo Hua Wanderer stood up with a dark expression after hearing the comment, then stepped forward and crushed the bone beneath his foot. Without saying a word, he leaped up and raced forward down the corridor at high speed.

"Let’s go!"

Sha Jiutong shouted, and his massive body instantly transformed into a shadow skimming along the ground, moving as fast as a phantom.

Black Monk nodded slightly to Zhao Sheng, then took a step and instantly appeared ten yards away, as if shrinking the land into inches.

Zhao Sheng’s eyes flashed, and with a light tap on the ground, he shot forward like an arrow from a bowstring, crossing a hundred yards in an instant.

As the first piece of human bone appeared, then the second, the third, and even more, bones began to appear before them one after another.

Pieces of broken, shattered white bones were casually discarded on the ground, but without exception, their surfaces were covered in dense bite marks.

Time flows like water, ceaselessly day and night.

Two days later, Zhao Sheng and the others ran several thousand miles along the corridor, and they saw more and more human bones along the way, some clearly not belonging to the same person.

At the same time, Bo Hua Wanderer’s glance at Zhao Sheng became increasingly strange, occasionally showing signs of malice in his eyes.

Zhao Sheng seemed completely unaware of this!

...

As the amount of bones on the ground grew, Zhao Sheng and the others realized the corridor was gradually "expanding."

When they first entered, the corridor was three yards wide and high, nearly ten yards.

But by now, its width and height had increased by more than threefold, reaching over twelve yards in height.

Crunch!

After Zhao Sheng carelessly stepped on a severely decayed bone, he suddenly gasped in surprise.

He stopped, kicked aside the scattered white bones, and immediately saw a black dagger as long as a hand.

This was the first weapon he discovered.

Unfortunately, the dagger had completely lost its spiritual nature, with cracks and gaps all over its blade, clearly unusable.

Zhao Sheng showed a look of regret, then activated his Thunderclap Body Technique again, springing forward to catch up with the other three.

Three days later, the corridor was filled with decayed white bones, seemingly indicating that countless ancients had ventured here throughout the ages, only to meet their downfall.

"Brother Bai Mei, could you spare me a few more Fasting Pills? I assure you of a grand reward once we’re outside!"

At one rest stop, Bo Hua Wanderer approached Zhao Sheng again with a solicitous face, requesting a few Fasting Pills.

Including this time, it was already his third time asking.

Zhao Sheng’s brows furrowed and he replied coldly, "Ask the other two. I have barely any Fasting Pills left."

Bo Hua Wanderer’s face changed, secretly harboring fierce thoughts, but he still maintained a smile on the surface and turned to Sha Jiutong.

"Brother Sha, help me..."

A moment later, it was unclear what promise he made, but Sha Jiutong unexpectedly pulled out a chunk of black meat from his sleeve and handed it to Bo Hua Wanderer.

Zhao Sheng observed this scene and suddenly rose to sit beside Black Monk, secretly conveying, "Master, I still have a few bottles of Fasting Pills. If you want, I can give you one."

"Infinite Immortals and Buddhas! The old monk appreciates Tan Yue’s good intentions. In that case, I’ll shamelessly accept."

Even though Black Monk had mastered a secret technique like Concentrating Qi and Shrinking Essence, which can substantially reduce the flesh body’s consumption of Primordial Qi, he still needed to consume some food to replenish his Qi.

In fact, as early as two days ago, Zhao Sheng and the other three had completely confirmed that the corridor possesses some unknown mechanism, continuously extracting any life’s Primordial Qi.

Moreover, the longer they stayed in the corridor, the stronger it extracted, causing the Primordial Qi within their bodies to deplete faster and faster.

Tap, tap, tap!

While the four made a brief rest, a series of urgent footsteps suddenly came from the corridor behind.

Zhao Sheng turned sharply, and just caught sight of a familiar figure rushing toward them.

"Eh, it’s Taoist Gong!"

With Sha Jiutong’s surprised exclamation, Gong Sanzhang’s complexion became even grimmer as he slowly approached, cautiously observing them.

"Brother Gong, when did you get in front of us?"

Bo Hua Wanderer, seemingly starved out of his mind, suddenly asked a foolish question.

As soon as he spoke, he snapped out of it, feeling the goosebumps rise and secretly wishing to slap himself to check if he was hallucinating.

Gong Sanzhang’s expression was hard to watch, and with a bitter tone, he spoke, "I...I’ve been running back without ever turning around!"

"Ugh, damn it! We’re in trouble now!" Sha Jiutong gasped, jumping up and slapped his thigh, shouting aloud.

"Damn it! This wretched place seems determined to keep us running forward!" Bo Hua Wanderer’s face turned pale as he cursed.

"Infinite Immortals and Buddhas!" Black Monk bowed his head and recited a holy name.

Conversely, Zhao Sheng remained the calmest among the five.

The reason was simple!

With the Sumeru Space, he wouldn’t die of starvation even if he stayed here for thousands of years.

"Damn it! What should I do now? After a thousand years of free and easy life, is this where I’m doomed?"

"No way, I have painstakingly reached the Nascent Soul Realm, and I still have eight hundred years of carefree life ahead. I absolutely cannot die clumsily!"

"Hehe! I, a dignified God Transformation Demon Venerable, haven’t said much. Yet you, a mere Little Nascent Soul, start clamoring. Shame on you!"

With a loud slap, Bo Hua Wanderer was sent flying, crashing into the corridor wall, and then slid limply to the ground.

Zhao Sheng squinted slightly, failing to see how Sha Jiutong made a move.

Sha Jiutong’s sudden attack stunned everyone.

"Enough! Don’t let me hear such nonsense wasting energy again." Sha Jiutong casually dusted his hands and coldly said, "Since there’s only forward, let’s see if this place can trap me."

With that, Sha Jiutong instantly appeared before Bo Hua Wanderer, grabbed him, and turned into a shadow, shooting forward.

"Master, Brother Gong, let’s go!" Zhao Sheng called out to the two before his figure moved like an arrow off the string.

Black Monk and Gong Sanzhang sighed silently before both chasing after.

...

Crunch, crunch, crunch~~~

The corridor was covered in white bones, and then weapons and magical treasures, reduced to scrap, gradually appeared before them.

They continued silently along the path of bones, but the number of breaks increased, and the intervals between rests became increasingly shorter.

At the same time, the depletion of Primordial Qi within their bodies accelerated.

Eventually, even while sitting and resting, they could clearly feel their Qi being continuously extracted from their bodies and disappearing into nothingness.

By now, it was clear who among them had the strongest flesh.

Among the five, Sha Jiutong’s condition was the best, benefiting from a Corpse Demon constitution; his body’s strength was apparent!

Next were Black Monk and Zhao Sheng.

Then it was Gong Sanzhang.

The worst was undoubtedly Bo Hua Wanderer!

He was imprisoned by Sha Jiutong, unable to move, reduced to skin and bones, barely breathing.

Zhao Sheng and the others had long seen through it.

Sha Jiutong’s action of treating Bo Hua Wanderer as a backup food source was clear.

Not just Bo Hua Wanderer; when necessary, even Zhao Sheng and the others could meet a similar end.

On several occasions, Gong Sanzhang secretly communicated with Zhao Sheng and Black Monk, urging them to fight Sha Jiutong while they still had the strength.

Even if they perished, it was better than being devoured alive.

Gong Sanzhang’s plan was cleverly devised, but Zhao Sheng, unfortunately, did not fall for it.

Zhao Sheng was confident in his Life-saving Secret Skills, and dragging the time was advantageous to him, obviously unwilling to confront Sha Jiutong prematurely.

As for Black Monk, he surely had his own plans.

Gong Sanzhang, seeing the situation, gritted his teeth with resentment. But his body couldn’t help but quickly catch up with Bo Hua Wanderer.

Two days later, Sha Jiutong, who was running at the front, suddenly stopped, and with a strange laugh, shouted:

"...Look, what do I see? Fresh bones!"