She relaxed and immediately took a gulp of the Spirit Spring's water, filling her meridians with spirit energy in the blink of an eye. She immediately picked another target and carefully approached it.
She purposely took down a single target and was not worried about exposing the Spirit Spring's water. As a result, her efficiency was very high, and even Yun Tian, who was attracting the bugs' attention in the middle, felt the pressure instantly lessen. Only now did he discover a large number of corpses of the bugs in the surrounding area.
His eyes flashed slightly as he looked at Gu Qing who had killed a bug and was quickly leaving not too far away.
He knew that Gu Qing's cultivation was not much weaker than his, in just a few short years, he had reached the level of Later Period of Foundation Stage, but in the desert, every single sand worm had a cultivation level comparable to Golden Core Stage, and even if it was him, it would be difficult to deal with them.
Her eyes slightly narrowed. Gu Qing, other than the spiritual liquid, how many other secrets do you have?
This thought only lasted for a moment, then he focused on dealing with the bugs, if the bugs noticed Gu Qing, she would not be able to hold on for more than a few breaths.
The two of them had a tacit understanding between each other, but as Gu Qing killed more and more bugs, finally, there were many bugs that noticed her existence. Several bugs surrounded her.
Just as Gu Qing finished killing one of them, she sensed that something was wrong, she raised her head and saw a few large bugs surrounding him, her expression changed and she quickly retreated.
Puff …
As soon as she moved away, a black stain appeared on the sand beneath her feet, still emitting waves of green smoke. Gu Qing was shocked, her footsteps kept on flickering, but black liquid would always pass by her body. Even if she was lucky enough to not get hurt by the black liquid, her clothes had also been corroded a little, and there was a corrosive wound on her arm.
However, she was too busy trying to escape the attack of the black liquid, so her speed was greatly reduced. In the blink of an eye, she was caught by a few big bugs and was almost surrounded by them. Her heart sank as she subconsciously searched for Yun Tian. The moment she lifted her eyes, her waist tightened and she was lifted up.
Puchi … Puchi …
The sand below them was instantly corroded by the black liquid as green smoke drifted into the air.
The tip of his nose had a familiar smell, the expression on Gu Qing's face relaxed as he revealed a smile, "Martial Uncle, look, I'll leave the last few to you."
With her cooperation, Yun Tian killed the bugs at a much faster speed. Including the few bugs surrounding her, there were less than ten of them. The desert below was filled with corpses of the bugs. There were no more than a hundred of them.
"Alright!" Yun Tian responded and put her far away. With a flash of white, the remaining bugs were all cleared out by Yun Tian.
Gu Qing sat on the sandy ground and rolled up her sleeves. On her fair and tender arm, there was a black wound that was extremely shocking. She took a light breath and then used the Spirit Spring's water to lightly wash herself. Just as she was about to apply the muscle-growing medicine, she was received by Yun Tian, "I'll do it!"
Yun Tian's icy cold fingers had lightly smeared the white ointment on the wound. Gu Qing had already forgotten about the pain at this moment.
"Didn't I tell you not to come over?" He frowned at her wound.
After applying the ointment, it no longer hurt as much as before. Gu Qing smiled lightly, "I don't like to hide behind your back. I want to help you."
Yun Tian's gaze turned from her to her face. Just as she was about to speak, the ground suddenly shook. Yun Tian immediately turned her head back to look. Gu Qing turned his gaze to the front and saw a strong wind blowing in front of him. Sand and dust swirled in the air, causing the sky to turn gray.
Yun Tian only took a glance before turning his head around and pulling her up from the ground, "We need to quickly leave this place."
Gu Qing stood up with the power, but before she could stand steadily, the ground beneath her feet suddenly sank, she was startled, and in the next moment, she grabbed onto Yun Tian's sleeves and fell into the collapsed desert.
The moment they fell, the two of them accidentally separated. She subconsciously grabbed wildly, but was pulled to her side by Yun Tian. Hearing the powerful heartbeat coming from his chest, even if what awaited them was unknown danger, her heart calmed down.
At the beginning, there was still a lot of sand and dust falling down to the top of their heads. But gradually, there were nothing else that fell from above, as if they had fallen into another space.
"Martial Uncle, you have fallen for so long, why have we not reached the bottom yet?" Gu Qing looked down, but it was pitch black. Even the consciousness she released could not see anything clearly.
Yun Tian had always been calm and collected. Even in this kind of environment, he did not reveal a single trace of worry.
"Don't worry. Since we're here, we might as well settle things here. There's always a way to deal with this." Yun Tian's calm voice had a calming power. Under his influence, Gu Qing quickly calmed down.
After falling for a while, there was a "dong" sound and a sharp pain came from her feet. Although Yun Tian had used her spirit energy to shield against a lot of power, Gu Qing still felt some pain.
After Yun Tian regained his balance, he retracted the hand that he was holding onto Gu Qing's waist, "Wait for me here, I'll go take a look."
This place was completely dark, and even with his consciousness, he was unable to see anything. Gu Qing said: "Martial Uncle, I'll still go with you."
Yun Tian thought about it, the situation here was unclear, Gu Qing could only stay by her side to respond in time, so she did not stop her, and silently agreed to let her follow.
In the quiet space, there were only the sounds of their footsteps. Not long after, Gu Qing slipped and fell into the water with a loud splash.
At almost the same time she fell into the water, there was the sound of falling into the water beside her. Then, Yun Tian's voice came from not too far away, "Don't be afraid, I'm here."
Gu Qing wasn't really afraid, but with Yun Tian by her side, she was no longer afraid of anything.
"En, Martial Uncle, you are by my side, I am not afraid." Gu Qing laughed, even if the two of them could not see each other, Yun Tian could still hear her laughing voice, as though he could see her smiling face staring at him with a pair of bright eyes.
Yun Tian quickly turned his head away. He deliberately ignored the emotions in his heart and released his divine sense. Even though it wasn't effective, he still paid attention to his surroundings.
The two of them swam in the darkness, one behind the other. The cold, bone-piercing water was not deep, and they could walk even by tiptoe.
After swimming for a few days, they were still in the darkness, with no end in sight.
However, Gu Qing realized that her four limbs were powerless, and her head was spinning. "Martial Uncle, can you stop and rest for a while?
Yun Tian heard her voice and stopped. He turned his head to face her, "What's wrong?"
Gu Qing rubbed her head, "I don't know why, but from two hours ago, my four limbs had turned weak, maybe I swam for too long."
After she finished speaking, Yun Tian, who was in the dark, frowned. Cultivators wouldn't feel too tired even if they were to swim for a few months, let alone a few days in the water. But he did not say anything to make Gu Qing worry. Instead, he said, "Give me your hand, I'll support you as you move forward."
Gu Qing did not expect Yun Tian to say this, so she happily reached out and held Qi Hao's hand. Their hands made contact, and an electric shock swept through his entire body. Yun Tian suppressed the indescribable trembling in his heart, and carefully probed Gu Qing's meridians with her spirit energy.
However, after observing for a while, he didn't find anything.
At this moment, the sound of water splashing could be heard, causing the two of them to simultaneously turn towards the direction of the sound.
Gu Qing gently pulled Yun Tian's hand. Yun Tian turned his head slightly, and shook her hand.
The two of them floated silently in the water, not moving at all. However, the sound was getting louder and louder, and it was getting closer and closer to them.
Gu Qing's heart rose to her throat as she clearly felt something close to them.
Suddenly, a dragon's roar rang out in the quiet space. Yun Tian let go of her hand and pushed her away, "Hurry and retreat!"
Gu Qing's body weakened, her movements was clearly not as nimble as before. After being pushed by Yun Tian, she finally stabilized her body after a long while. She couldn't help but wonder, just what had happened to her? If it was because she had been swimming for too long and was tired, she should have been able to recover after resting for a while. Could it be that the black liquid from the worm was poisonous?
Before she could come to a conclusion, someone grabbed her hand. "Let's go!"
Gu Qing felt her body quickly floating in the water, her speed was at least 10 times faster than before. But not long after, the dragon's roar that was silent for a moment rose again. A fishy wind blew across the water surface, Gu Qing felt that some huge being was quickly approaching from behind.
After a short while, a light suddenly lit up in front of them. Yun Tian pulled her quickly out of the cave, and under the light of the long missed entrance, Gu Qing turned her head and saw a dragon-like thing rushing out of the cave, following closely behind them.
Yun Tian clearly felt it as well. He pulled Gu Qing behind him, and threw him aside as he faced the Flood Dragon.
Gu Qing hurriedly used her spirit energy to prevent herself from falling to her death. Although her hands and feet were weak, fortunately her spirit energy could still be used freely. She quickly followed the flow of the water spewed from the cave entrance and slowly fell, standing on the shore of the waterfall.
Thunder and lightning flashed in the sky. Yun Tian's figure also appeared and disappeared, making it difficult to see him clearly.
"Insolent human, you dare to trespass into my Demon Domain Secret Realm, you truly are audacious!" That flood dragon spoke in the human tongue. Its gaze was fierce as it locked onto Yun Tian. It wanted nothing more than to swallow him whole.
Yun Tian gave a light snort, "Come threaten me when you succeed in becoming a dragon!"
The man and dragon's figures were rapidly entangled together, the speed of the spell casting was so fast that Gu Qing was dazzled.
Suddenly, the silhouette of a man and a dragon separated as Yun Tian floated in midair.
"The little cultivator from Golden Core Stage is also laughing at this Demon. This Demon has locked you down, let's see how you can still resist then?"
Hearing the Flood Dragon's words, Gu Qing was shocked. Looking up at the sky, she saw that Yun Tian had indeed become motionless, as if he was actually frozen in place.