“This kind of divine object, even if seen, no one would dare to take it.” Ye Jingyun looked at Ji Die, gazing at the Seven-Coloured Demon Spring and sighing.
Ji Die let out a light breath and spoke slowly. “Such a divine object is indeed not something we can obtain, but being able to gaze upon it brings some satisfaction. The demeanour of the Female Saint seems to be partially revealed in this secluded spring.”
As Ji Die spoke, she was exceptionally emotional. Reminiscing about the demeanour of the Red Dust Female Saint, thinking of all her deeds back then.
Ji Die’s words made everyone present who heard them fall silent. That was a legend of an era, impossible to replicate. The female supreme who could cause supreme beings to be jealous, there was only this one.
The female supreme who could make supreme beings feel inferior, there was also only this one. This was truly a goddess, surpassing the understanding of heaven and earth.
A cultivator could not resist, shooting towards the centre of the cliff, wanting to seize the Seven-Coloured Demon Liquid.
But the closer he got, the thinner his blood qi became, and his yuan spirit began to dissipate, like a lamp flame slowly extinguishing.
After merely descending ten metres down the cliff, this cultivator’s entire body’s blood qi had thinned to an extremely terrifying degree. Especially his yuan spirit, weakened to only a thread, just enough to keep him alive.
This result made everyone lose their composure, staring blankly at the cultivator who was pulled up. At this moment his face was sallow, his dried-up eyes deeply sunken into their sockets.
This cultivator was originally a genius on Ye Chu’s level, but at this moment his yuan spirit had dissipated like a candle flame, ready to extinguish at any moment.
“This place can obliterate yuan spirits and wither qi seas!”
This made everyone’s hearts race with fear, no one could remain calm. Obliterating yuan spirits and withering qi seas, for cultivators this was simply more painful than killing them.
“The erosion here is too severe. Such a figure, descending less than ten metres, was eroded to this state.”
“Seven-Coloured Demon Spring! This is a peerless object. If one can receive its baptism, becoming a strong expert in the future is within easy reach. Moreover, this is the supreme treasure of the Red Dust Supreme. We do not believe it only has this little effect.”
“…”
Everyone discussed fervently, yet not a single person dared to act rashly.
And just as everyone waited, finally a cultivator stepped forward. This cultivator roared, his entire body’s spirit marks vibrating, and a Three-Legged Golden Crow emerged.
This was a holy beast, terrifying and extraordinary, with vast momentum, proving its master’s extraordinariness.
“It is Crow King!”
“Crow King actually made a move too. His talent is extraordinary, having recently broken through to the King realm. He also possesses a holy beast spirit mark, overwhelmingly powerful, with hope of entering the ranks of absolute experts.”
“Yes, I heard that on the day he entered the King realm, he fought three veteran kings without defeat. He is definitely a famous cultivator on the path of prodigies.”
“Is he going to risk taking the Seven-Coloured Demon Spring? Yes! As long as he can seize it, he has hope of entering the ranks of outstanding talents. At that time his talent and cultivation speed will surge, and his strength will likewise surge.”
“…”
Everyone discussed fervently. Clearly this expert who possessed the Three-Legged Golden Crow holy beast was quite renowned. From everyone’s exclamations, Ye Chu knew of the other’s might. Of course, from the vibrating Three-Legged Golden Crow the other displayed, his talent was truly excellent. Judging solely by qi sea talent, Ye Chu was weaker than him.
“Heavens! He really went down!”
Everyone saw Crow King leap down, shooting towards the void below. The Three-Legged Golden Crow’s spirit marks protected his entire body. As he continuously descended, the spirit marks began to be constantly eroded. With each erosion, the Three-Legged Golden Crow dimmed slightly.
Crow King was indeed far stronger than the previous cultivator. When he reached the position where that one had been, Crow King’s spirit marks were still full. Although being eroded, it was not too obvious.
This let Crow King breathe a sigh of relief. He increased his speed and leaped further down.
But just as he accelerated his leap downward, the speed of spirit mark erosion suddenly increased. In a short twenty-metre distance, half the spirit marks were eroded.
Crow King descended another ten metres, and his spirit marks became terrifyingly thin. When he descended to the halfway point, Crow King’s spirit marks could no longer endure and directly shattered. The cliff’s aura penetrated into Crow King’s body, beginning to obliterate his blood qi. His qi sea began to wither, and his entire person, like the previous cultivator, began to dry up.
“Argh…” Crow King screamed in pain, wanting to shoot upward and escape to the cliff. But his blood qi dissipated too terrifyingly fast, and he had no strength left to leap up. His entire body’s blood qi was quickly dissipated completely. His qi sea withered because of this, and finally ruptured. His qi sea exploded, his spirit marks obliterated, and his person crashed straight onto the ground. In a short time, he turned into a pile of white bones.
The white bones did not last long before being blown clean away by the howling wind. Below the cliff, the green grass remained lush, completely unchanged despite someone dying.
“Chi…”
Many people drew in a cold breath, staring blankly at this scene. Even Crow King could only endure to the halfway distance, so how could others descend? Even outstanding talents probably would not dare.
“This…” Ye Jingyun also shivered. She had wanted to make a move earlier, but this scene told her that if she had acted, she would certainly die.
“The Seven-Coloured Demon Spring is indeed miraculous, but around it exists fatal killing intent. It can obliterate people’s vitality, qi seas and yuan spirits, just like malicious qi. The closer one gets to it, the greater its power. Unless you have a sufficiently strong yuan spirit or blood qi to endure until you can drink from the Seven-Coloured Demon Spring, otherwise it will only end in tragedy. This is actually a power of laws, which even absolute experts cannot face.”
“Since even absolute experts have no way, then who can take it? Whose yuan spirit can still compare to an absolute expert?” Ye Jingyun asked with a frown.
“You are wrong!” Ji Die shook her head. “The strength of a yuan spirit lies in its origin. What is strong is talent. Although absolute experts have terrifying cultivation, their origin and talent are also fixed. Most importantly, the erosion of yuan spirits here follows the cultivator’s strength. For absolute experts, the erosion is even more terrifying, while for the weak who come here, the erosion is slower. It is not according to quantity, but according to proportion. To compare properly, it should be based on the amount eroded once a weak person has become an absolute expert and reached the same realm. Only then can a comparison be made.”
“That Crow King just now could only endure to the halfway distance. Do you think I can endure to there?” Ye Jingyun asked Ji Die.
“Probably between sixty and seventy.” Ji Die said. “The further down, the greater the power!”
“What about you? Is there any possibility of retrieving it?” Ye Jingyun asked Ji Die.
“No! I can probably endure to between seventy and eighty metres. My limit would only reach about ninety metres, but by that point I would likely already be dead. You must know that throughout ancient and modern times, those who could take the Seven-Coloured Demon Spring from here number only two or three. And those were all astonishingly brilliant individuals of the world. I cannot compare with them.”