Chapter 55: Buried Alive Crisis (Part 1)

  "What's going on?" Xuan Qi asked in the darkness, his voice trembling slightly. He knew that what had just happened was not a coincidence.

  There must be some ulterior motives behind this.

  At this moment, the soul bell placed in the safe by Xuan Qi suddenly rang out loudly. In the quiet mine, it was particularly eye-catching.

  "Whoosh! Whoosh!"

  As they watched, the soul bell suddenly rang out, and both Gao Ding Tian and Shi Xiang Jie were frightened to the point of trembling. At this moment, the two people cried out in unison: "Disaster has arrived!"

  "Lao San, I know you're here, stop pretending to be a ghost and come out quickly! Master will return the Soul Bell to you, just don't treat me like an ordinary person."

  At this time, Gaoding Tian's voice was trembling as he spoke. It could be seen that this so-called Lao San had put immense pressure on his mind.

  It's not just him, Shi Xiangjie is also tense: "Third brother, hurry up and save your master from this dead end. From now on, the position of the sect leader will be yours, Master only looks to you!"

  "You still have a junior brother, what does he do?" Xuan Qi asked while being on guard against the opponent's sudden attack, inquiring about Gao Ding Tian and Shi Xiang Jie.

  Upon hearing Xuan Qi's words, Gao Ding Tian replied: "Yes, we do have a junior brother who is more talented than us. Our Corpse Gate has always been divided into three types: corpse refining, poison refining, and soul refining. Compared to the first two, this soul refining technique is the essence of our Corpse Gate. And my junior brother is a genius among them!"

  "Why isn't the master of your sect him, but rather Shi Xiangjie?" Xuan Qi hit the nail on the head with one sentence.

  Upon hearing Xuan Qi's words, Shi Xiangjie said: "In the past, I joined forces with Gao Ding Tian to deal with our junior brother, causing him not only to lose his qualification for inheritance but also forcing him to leave the Corpse Gate. Afterwards, in my competition with my senior brother, I obtained the position of gate master and became the current gate master of the Corpse Gate."

  Xuan Qi heard the intermittent conversation between these two people and roughly understood what had happened. It turned out that Gao Ding Tian and Shi Xiang Jie were both disciples of the Corpse Gate, but compared to their younger brother Jing Dong Peng, their talents were far inferior. For this reason, they signed a mutual defense alliance, secretly harming Jing Dong Peng and forcing him to leave the Corpse Gate.

  Anyway, there are many reasons for this, which are not enough for outsiders to say. The only thing that can be known is that the struggle among the door masters is extremely intense.

  In this struggle, Gao Ding Tian was poisoned and became a dwarf with an ugly appearance. Shi Xiang Jie lost both legs, making it inconvenient for him to move around.

  As for their younger brother Jing Dongpeng, he was blind in both eyes and became a blind man.

  Having heard their words, Xuan Qi finally understood why this guy would make the mine so dark. The main reason was that Jing Dongpeng was blind and didn't need to see the light at all.

  In the dark, he can play his advantages even better.

  At this time, a strange voice echoed back and forth above the mine: "Two masters, you're safe and sound! Today, I, your junior brother, can finally see you again. Not bad, not bad!"

  Upon closer inspection, a greenish ghost fire suddenly appeared above the mine shaft, drifting back and forth, making the atmosphere on site even more terrifying and eerie.

  Facing this situation, Shi Xiangjie's psychological defense collapsed: "Shi Di, the things that happened back then had nothing to do with me, everything was done by Eldest Master Brother. Shi Di, you're back now, that's all that matters. I don't want this position of Sect Leader anymore, let you take it!"

  "You fool, did you think that Master didn't know what you and your senior brother were up to back then? The reason he didn't pursue the matter was because it's a tradition of our Sect. Survival of the fittest, and the winner takes all - that's just how it is. Among us, he had already handed over the succession of the Sect to me long ago. And I am the true Master of the Sect! As for you two, you're just my Soul Clones!"

  Accompanied by such a sound, a mournful and eerie cry came, under this sound, whether it was Xuán Qí or the other two guys, they all felt their bodies trembling with fear.

  At the same time, the soul-calling bell that Xuan Qi was holding in his hand was also shaking constantly, as if it was about to break free from Xuan Qi's control and fly outwards.

  The old man's voice rang out and said: "Not bad, compared to these two, this one is still somewhat like a decent one, with a bit of the style of a Mo Men master."

  "Alright, old turtle, stop speaking nonsense here. If you have any methods to deal with this guy, hurry up and say it! If we continue like this, the Soul Beckoning Bell will be gone."

  Xuan Qi tightly grasped the Summoning Bell, his face twisted in pain. His hand felt extremely cold, as if he was holding an ice cube.

  "Don't worry, I've already made preparations. Do you think I don't know the tricks of this demonic sect? The traditions of this Corpse Gate, I'm quite familiar with them. So, before coming here, I've already made my preparations."

  "What's prepared?" Xuan Qi didn't expect that Lao Ding had long known about the existence of a third person in this matter. Only, he had been holding it back in his heart and hadn't spoken out.

  Only to see Lao Ding's hands waving, a green light burst out, and the entire mine tunnel was once again restored to brightness. At this time, a figure appeared in front of Xuan Qi.

  This man was dressed in black, holding a bamboo stick, with a clear and gaunt face, but his eyes were lifeless, and his eyeballs wouldn't move. Compared to normal people, he always tilted his head, as if listening intently.

  Upon seeing this person, both Gao Ding Tian and Shi Xiang Jie couldn't help but shudder.

  "Hmm, I didn't expect you to actually get some help, and it seems like they're not bad either?" Although he couldn't see what was going on inside the mine, Jing Dongpeng had other ways of knowing everything that was happening here.

  He said with a stern face: "Do you think that by doing this, you can keep your lives? Hmph, I tell you, this is absolutely impossible!"

  When he spoke, his face was filled with intense hatred and resentment, that aura of hostility made Xuan Qi feel a chill run down his spine.

  "This demonic gate has always been like this, always turning a living person into something that is neither human nor ghost, making them resent the world. This method has not changed for so many years."

  Lao Ding is no stranger to all this.

  To outsiders, Demon Gate has always been a strange and mysterious sect. However, to Lao Ding, Demon Gate is not that terrifying.

  Their way of doing things may seem strange and unpredictable, but in reality, there are still signs that can be followed.

  They chose to pass on the tradition, but they were all people with extreme personalities and strange tempers. These people had a firm mind and were very persistent, but their thinking was easy to get stuck in a dead end and couldn't turn around.

  Then they will use a series of means to awaken the demonic nature within humans. In the process, there will be no lack of conspiracies, plots and various forms of persecution.

  For them, this is a normal test.

  Under such circumstances, a normal person would be tormented to the point of being neither human nor ghost. Meanwhile, the demonic nature within their bodies would be completely unleashed.

  This demonic nature will have a huge auxiliary effect on their cultivation of magic and various evil sects.

  It's like the evil energy inside Xuan Qi, although it's some negative emotions, not positive energy. But in a battle situation, these emotions can trigger his fighting power.

  At present, Jing Dongpeng has gradually formed his demonic nature under this test. If he can kill Gao Dingtian and Shizheng Jie today, he will become the new Demon Head.

  Once he becomes a demon king, his strength will greatly increase, and his combat power and destructive power will also increase exponentially.

  Xuan Qi looked at the guy in front of him and tensely said, "Old Turtle, what does he want to do? Looking at his appearance, it seems like he's waiting for something to arrive?"

  Xuan Qi saw that Jing Dong Peng had only blocked the exit here, but did not launch an attack. Looking at his expression, he seemed to be waiting for something to arrive.

  Lao Ding wasn't very clear what he wanted to do either, and said: "Maybe it's something he's refining. Next, you have to take good care of these two guys and not let them get killed. If they die, Jing Dongpeng might be able to break through his current realm and become a demon lord."

  "Protect these two pieces of trash?" Xuan Qi hadn't expected that Lao Ding would give him such a task. It turned out, he was also planning to kill the two people.

  Lao Ding said: "The bodies of these two people have been implanted with Gu poison, which is a soul-eating Gu. Once it erupts, it will directly devour the host's soul. After that, the power of this soul will be transferred to Jing Dongpeng's body. Moreover, he will have two additional fierce and resentful spirits to help him fight!"

  "How can I help?"

  Xuan Qi heard Lao Ding's words and understood that he had to protect the safety of these two people in front of him. Otherwise, he would have another powerful enemy.

  Lao Ding said: "Set up the formation of 'Qimen Dunjia'! You follow my requirements, arrange these stones to the position I require, and that's it!"

  As they spoke, a crystal-like object appeared in Xuan Qi's hand. Upon closer inspection, these were the ones he had obtained from Gao Ding Tian and Shi Xiang Jie.

  He needs these things to set up the legendary formation.

  "Alright, just tell me what to do." Just as Xuan Qi was about to set up the formation, a loud rumbling sound suddenly came from the mine.

  Accompanied by a loud noise, there was also a continuous feeling of vibration. Upon closer inspection, the horizontal beam above this mine shaft was shaking continuously.

  At this time, Jing Dongpeng had already run to who-knows-where. In his location, several black creatures appeared, constantly pounding the inner wall of the mine.

  These black guys are tall and strong, each one is robust. It can be seen that they plan to collapse the mine and bury Xuanyi alive.

  "It's really degenerated! The Demon Gate has fallen to such a state!" Lao Ding originally thought that Jing Dongpeng would have a head-on confrontation with Xuan Qi, to determine the winner.

  He didn't expect him to be so reckless and take the most extreme measures to deal with Xuán Qí. This approach left Lǎo Kuī somewhat unprepared.

  "Hurry up and think of a way!" Xuan Qi was sweating all over, anxious to the point of desperation. Above him, rocks and soil continued to fall towards his body.

  If he couldn't think of a new way out, he would have to be buried alive in this mine.

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