Cultivation is just so scientific! - Chapter 786 - 439: Passage_2

Chapter 786: Chapter 439: Passage_2

“Next, we may still need your help!” Elder Jin Kai said, waving his hand.

Sword Elder laughed softly, taking the Fourth-grade Spirit Pill. His advancement time was too short; he hadn’t yet had the chance to obtain Fourth-grade resources, and could not compare with the seasoned Nascent Soul Ancestors.

Even among the seasoned Nascent Souls of the Beishu Continent, like his master, Ancestor Lu, none possessed this kind of Fourth-grade Spirit Pill for recovering Spiritual Power.

Given the scarcity of resources on the Beishu Continent, refining Fourth-grade Spirit Pills for mana recovery was less practical than refining those to aid cultivation. As Nascent Soul Ancestors on the Beishu Continent were already top combat power, why would they deplete their Spiritual Power to such an extent? Nor would they need Fourth-grade Spirit Pills for recovery.

After resting for roughly two hours, Ancestor Ren Xun’s injuries had somewhat healed, enough for him to barely keep up with the actions of the Nascent Soul Ancestors.

He looked at the ground covered with bones, feeling somewhat fearful. The wide-ranged Fourth-grade Fire Magic he had used was extremely powerful, which led to severe backlash for him.

After casting the spell, he felt an icy force enter his body, almost freezing him completely.

This process lasted merely for a moment, but it caused significant injury to his body. It was only after his Nascent Soul returned to his body to suppress the injury that he had the chance to send out a warning.

He nodded at Sword Elder, expressing his goodwill.

After all, Sword Elder had protected his body. Regardless of the reason, this was indeed a favor.

Elder Jin Kai proactively gave Sword Elder a Fourth-grade Spirit Pill to help expedite his recovery, partly because Sword Elder had assisted Ancestor Ren Xun.

“Let’s go!” Elder Jin Kai said with a deep voice.

The group of Nascent Soul Ancestors maintained their Formation, guarding against possible attacks.

But this time, they didn’t encounter any more attacks and made it all the way to the palace entrance.

“Hell Path!” Elder Zuo read the name of the palace.

“Is this one of the Buddhist Six Paths?” He turned and asked Venerable Huike.

“It’s similar but not certain. Yet, if that’s the case, does that mean there are five more trial spaces?” Venerable Huike answered uncertainly.

“I’ll go in first!” Ancestor Lu bit his lip as he looked at the doorway and said.

The palace appeared extremely sinister, and the ones entering first would face certain dangers.

But being the first to enter might also have its advantages.

No cultivator objected. There were no restrictions at the door. It was just a matter of who would enter first.

Ancestor Lu stepped into the palace. Without making any other moves, he simply stood inside the entrance, observing.

After the rest of the Nascent Soul Ancestors entered, they understood why he had not moved. Aside from the special spatial gate in the center, there was nothing else inside the great hall.

“It seems this is only part of the trial,” Elder Jin Kai said, shaking his head.

He was somewhat disappointed; thus far, there had been no gains.

He looked toward the spatial gate, a glint of thought flickering in his eyes; he seemed to have realized something.

“I’ll go through this time!” he said seriously.

Currently, his status in this group was quite high. His combat strength, realm, and the pressure he had voluntarily taken on along the way had all built a certain level of prestige for him.

Thus, the Nascent Soul Ancestors had nothing to say. Since there was nothing else in the hall, the only option was to go through the spatial gate.

Elder Jin Kai walked toward the spatial gate, knowing a bit more than the other Nascent Soul Ancestors.

If this Grotto Heaven was set up by the Great Power Zhai Ge before his demise, then this place must be a test space, and each level should provide corresponding rewards.

However, the owner of a Grotto Heaven typically only rewarded the first victor to pass through, leaving later comers without rewards.

He entered the spatial gate, and, to his surprise, once the space stabilized, he appeared in a yellow space, where the brightness didn’t much aid in visibility, as vision was still impaired.

“Why is there no reward?” he muttered to himself in disbelief as he looked around.

Suddenly, he stretched out his hand and grabbed at the void, then placed his hand in front of him.

“The thunder energy is faint; it seems a cultivator recently battled here and left behind thunder energy. But the cultivator has been gone for quite a while, the energy is almost imperceptible!” he said with a gloomy expression.

However, what was left behind was not thunder energy, but the remnants of Heavenly Thunder Sword Intent.

But Li Shiming had been here for too long, and most of the aura had already dissipated, leaving behind only a faint residue of Heavenly Thunder that felt similar to thunder energy when sensed.

“How could You Xia have the ability to arrive here ahead of time?” Elder Jin Kai thought incredulously.

He didn’t consider the possibility of other cultivators because he knew everyone else was with him except for Elder You Xia.

But even with Elder You Xia’s strength, it would have been impossible for him to get through the Hell Path space previously; even a Third-grade Ghost Soul could consume him.

“No matter who it is, if you took my stuff, I’ll make sure you spit it out!” Elder Jin Kai said fiercely, looking into the distance.

Although he suspected that a cultivator had penetrated deeper before them, he was well aware that passing the space’s challenges would be extremely troublesome without the help of other Nascent Soul Ancestors.

The Hell Path space might seem easy to traverse, but that was actually the result of the cooperative efforts of ten Nascent Soul Ancestors.

Even with his high realm and strong power, the endless Third-grade Ghost Souls would greatly deplete his spiritual power, and if he encountered a Fourth Grade Ghost Soul, whether he could emerge unscathed was a question.

And not to mention the last four Fourth-grade Ghost Souls; even at his peak, he wasn’t confident he could defeat all four Fourth-grade Ghost Souls.

At this point, the other Nascent Soul Ancestors also passed through the spatial gate and appeared beside him.

He didn’t share his discovery with the other Nascent Soul Ancestors.

He didn’t even tell Ancestor Ren Xun; if that cultivator truly got away with the treasure, he’d be able to take it back from him once outside.

He wouldn’t tell the other Nascent Soul Cultivators about such an opportunity. As long as it didn’t violate the contract and was to his benefit, he would keep it to himself.

Th𝚤𝓈 𝘤h@p𝓉ℯr 𝑖𝖘 p𝟬ѕƚ𝘦∂ bƴ 𝖪𝗂ƚ𝑒ṅ𝙤ⱴɛ𝙡

“We can’t fly here, nor can we use Divine Foot Skill!” Venerable Huike immediately began testing the Divine Foot Skill upon arriving in the new space and promptly announced the results.

He was in a very bad mood, as Divine Foot Skill was his forte, and without it, his combat power was greatly reduced.

“If we can’t fly, then everyone be careful where you step. The Great Power wouldn’t have created this place without purpose!” Elder Sword said with a stern look at the ground.

Hearing Elder Sword’s words, Elder Jin Kai reached down and slapped the ground.

“The ground is strange; I can’t sense anything below, and there is some kind of protective power covering it. We can’t enter underground!” Elder Jin Kai shared his findings.

The Nascent Soul Ancestors all suspected something was amiss and turned their attention to their feet.

However, at the entrance, they hadn’t discovered anything yet.

They couldn’t just sit and wait; after the Nascent Soul Ancestors observed with no results, they set off.

Only a few tens of meters out, a silver hand snatched Ancestor Lu’s calf, followed by a Silver Corpse biting into his body.

Ancestor Lu’s Nascent Soul Stage body, the Space Silver Corpse failed to breach his defense, but it still startled him.

He grabbed the Space Silver Corpse, which had pitch-black eyes and was under his control, with its mouth still open, trying to devour something continuously.

“How strong is this Silver Corpse?” asked Elder Zuo.

This place was too eerie, and although Elder Zuo had assessed the combat power of the Space Silver Corpse, he was eager to hear the firsthand account from Ancestor Lu.

“Its speed is extremely fast, so fast that I didn’t have time to react!” Ancestor Lu said with a frown, and then with force in his hands, he crushed the Space Silver Corpse.

“Its defense is poor, and its attack power is weak. However, that bite had a particular suction, it consumed some of my spiritual power, but it barely affected me!” he concluded.