Jade Asura glanced at Yu Mi and Bao Gu, raised her hand, and tossed the Big Gold Sword to Yu Mi.
Yu Mi caught the Big Gold Sword and looked at Jade Asura in surprise, asking, “Why are you giving me the sword?”
Jade Asura pursed her lips and said, “We’re trapped here with no way out, only waiting for death. Besides, I had an agreement with Bao Gu to help you kill Nan Yi and seize the Da Luo Chijin Sword! The people of Soul Chasing Pavilion always keep their word and never go back on a deal.”
Yu Mi turned to look at Bao Gu, her eyes filled with confusion and astonishment.
When did Bao Gu make a deal with Jade Asura?
Why didn’t Jade Asura just kill Bao Gu and take everything?
Bao Gu said, “It’s not necessarily hopeless!”
She pointed at the Big Gold Sword in Yu Mi’s hand and said, “This sword is sharp enough! Using it to dig a tunnel should be quick.”
Yu Mi gritted her teeth and exclaimed, “Can you be any more wasteful?”
Bao Gu replied, “Didn’t you see Nan Yi pour all his essence blood into the sword before he died? He must have wanted to leave a trace of his soul in the sword! Using this sword to dig, we might have a chance to escape. If we die, no treasure is worth anything. Besides, the Big Gold Sword is made of good materials. Even if it gets contaminated, it will only lose its spiritual properties and formation effects, reverting to its original Gold essence. We can reforge it into a good sword again, without worrying about Nan Yi’s soul causing trouble.”
Yu Mi said, “If Nan Yi really left a trace of his soul in the sword…”
She paused, then cast a Corpse Burning Talisman into a small pit, which emitted a foul-smelling green smoke.
When corpse fluid appeared, Yu Mi unhesitatingly plunged the Big Gold Sword into the fluid and stirred it around.
Jade Asura had just taken an antidote pill and almost choked when she saw Yu Mi’s actions.
Fortunately, the pill dissolved quickly, clearing the toxins from her body.
Her face changed colors several times before she couldn’t help but exclaim, “You’re wasting a God Transformation Stage treasure sword—if you don’t want it, sell it to me!”
Yu Mi said, “We were once fellow disciples. If he seeks death, I can help him by burning him clean, so he doesn’t become a ghost puppet suffering eternal torment. But if he wants to leave his soul in the sword for future plans, I have to send him off properly!”
She had the best relationship with Nan Yi in Xuantian Sect.
For five years, they practiced swordsmanship together on the first and fifteenth of each month, sharing their insights and techniques.
He was the only person she trusted outside of the Lingyun Peak lineage.
But in the end, he was a spy from the Taiyin Sect, betraying Xuantian Sect and her.
Bao Gu noticed Yu Mi’s cold expression and could guess some of her thoughts.
She remembered Yu Mi telling her about cultivators turning against each other for profit and the stories of fellow disciples killing each other.
Nan Yi’s betrayal might add another scar to her senior sister’s heart.
She wanted to say, “Senior sister, we don’t need to worry about others. We just need to do our best. On the path of cultivation, we can only rely on ourselves…”
But she realized that her senior sister had always believed in relying on herself, which was why she didn’t open her heart to others.
She decided it was better not to say anything, to avoid making her senior sister’s heart even more guarded.
Jade Asura looked at Yu Mi and Bao Gu again.
She had heard a bit about their conflicts with the Taiyin Sect before entering the ancient ruins.
After entering, these two had amazed her!
They were far beyond what the outside world said about their wealth.
She couldn’t find words to describe them!
In this desperate situation, one was destroying a God Transformation Stage treasure sword out of spite, while the other was staring blankly, completely unaware of the danger they were in.
Jade Asura thought, “Do they have a way out?”
She called out, “Bao Gu,” waking her up, and asked, “Do you have a way out?”
Bao Gu came back to her senses, steadied herself, and said, “I might have an idea. Jade Asura, tell me about this Corpse City.”
Jade Asura nodded and said, “A city built with corpses as walls is called Corpse City.”
Bao Gu noticed that what Jade Asura said differed from what her senior sister had told her.
She said, “Go on, I’m listening.”
Jade Asura looked at the calm Bao Gu, who was only at the first stage of Foundation Establishment, with amazement.
She couldn’t understand where Bao Gu’s confidence and composure came from.
She said, “Alright, since we can’t get out, I’ll tell you in detail.”
“The Corpse City has always been a legend of the ancient ruins. It’s been so long since anyone heard about it. Even if someone found it, they probably died inside. The earliest legend dates back to when the ancient ruins first opened, and various sects entered to search for treasures and discovered it. They thought it was a great burial ground. I don’t know if you’ve heard of great burial grounds, but they usually have great dangers and might also contain treasures, especially those formed into corpse mountains, which are sure to have treasures…”
Bao Gu nodded and said, “I’ve heard my senior sister talk about it. Tell me more about the Corpse City.”
Jade Asura said, “The Corpse City is indeed a great burial ground, but it’s not an ordinary one. According to the sects that entered the ancient ruins when it first opened, the Corpse City was likely created by the owner of the ancient ruins.”
Bao Gu asked, “How do they know?”
Jade Asura said, “Who else but the owner of the ancient ruins could create such a thing in this small world rich in spiritual energy? The purpose of creating it could only be to reverse the natural order and bring the dead back to life.”
Bao Gu asked, “Didn’t the powerful figures of the various forces destroy this place? There must be treasures inside, right?”
Jade Asura said, “The various forces fought to enter, but none of them came out alive. Those who stayed outside only saw…”
Bao Gu saw Jade Asura pause and her face turn pale.
She asked, “Saw what? Something terrifying?”
Jade Asura nodded and said, “According to the survivors outside, the corpse mountain collapsed, or rather, the outer layer of the mountain disguise crumbled, revealing its true form—a city cast from corpses… A square city made of corpses… The bodies were neatly stacked into walls… From a distance, you could see the corpses reaching out, grabbing nearby cultivators and pulling them into the walls… It was like a purgatory… Later, the Corpse City sank into the earth and disappeared…”
Bao Gu felt a chill run through her body.
She asked, “And then?”
Jade Asura said, “That’s it. It disappeared, and there were no more reports about it until I came here… Bao Gu, doesn’t it seem different from the legend? Do you feel that?”
Bao Gu said, “Legends aren’t always true. They might be exaggerated or even fabricated. Or maybe we’re too weak to see its full form and cause such a commotion.”
Jade Asura noticed the thick corpse fog obscuring her vision.
The antidote pill she had taken not long ago was already showing signs of wearing off.
She quickly said to Yu Mi, who was digging, “Fire Dragon, can you stop? If you keep going, we’ll die from poisoning before we starve.”
Bao Gu pinched her nose and looked into the pit, seeing that despite Yu Mi’s efforts, the pit hadn’t expanded at all.
She turned to look at the pile of waste, which was as high as a small mountain, almost blocking the cave entrance.
It was enough to fill ten more pits like this!
Jade Asura looked at Bao Gu in surprise and asked, “You don’t feel poisoned?”
Bao Gu said, “I just took an antidote pill.”
Jade Asura exclaimed, “I took one too!”
She popped another pill into her mouth.
She was sure Bao Gu hadn’t taken another pill after she did, and her cultivation was higher than Bao Gu’s.
How could Bao Gu last longer?
Was it a different pill?
Bao Gu pinched her nose and squatted by the pit, saying, “Senior sister, stop for now.”
Yu Mi saw that the pit hadn’t grown at all despite her efforts, indicating something must be buried below.
She was about to dig deeper with the Big Gold Sword when both Jade Asura and Bao Gu started shouting.
Annoyed, she glared at Bao Gu and asked, “What’s wrong?”
She was working hard while the other two chatted and criticized, which was infuriating.
When did Jade Asura and Bao Gu become so close?
She felt like burying Jade Asura in the corpse pit!
Bao Gu noticed her senior sister’s mood and quickly said, “There’s a treasure below! But we need to dig differently.”
“Oh?”
Yu Mi looked at Bao Gu and said, “You do it?”
She handed over the Big Gold Sword.
Bao Gu didn’t take the sword.
She smiled brightly and said, “I’ll do it! I want to see how big this corpse mountain or city really is!”
She rolled up her sleeves, revealing her white arms, and said, “Senior sister, you just keep burning it into corpse fluid. Leave the rest to me. Jade Asura, you help too.”
Yu Mi glanced at Bao Gu’s arms and said in a deep voice, “Step back!”
She took a swig of monkey wine to restore her spiritual energy, then activated the Lihuo Sword!
Instantly, the entire cave, except for the ground they stood on, turned into a sea of fire, and the ground bubbled into boiling corpse fluid.
Jade Asura, seeing the situation, quickly took a few more antidote pills and activated a protective artifact to shield herself.
Bao Gu used her mountain-moving technique to collect the molten corpse fluid into her large storage bag.
The ground in the cave was reduced by three inches!
She said to Yu Mi, “Senior sister, keep going!”
Yu Mi swung her sword again, releasing more fire.
Bao Gu collected the corpse fluid again, filling her large storage bag.
She was exhausted, panting, and drinking monkey wine to restore her energy.
She grinned and said, “Senior sister, I’ll keep this corpse fluid. If anyone dares to chase me, I’ll pour it on their heads.”
Jade Asura, stunned, broke into a cold sweat.
She stared at Bao Gu, then at Yu Mi, suspecting that Bao Gu had a treasure like a miniature world!
But even a miniature world needed a container.
She only saw Bao Gu raise her hand, and the corpse fluid disappeared without any spiritual fluctuation, quieter than using a storage bag!
What shocked Jade Asura the most was that in less than half an hour, they had dug a pit nearly ten feet deep.
The “soil” below was rising visibly, but not as fast as Bao Gu and Yu Mi’s digging.
Bao Gu wiped her sweat, drank monkey wine, and muttered, “Where’s the dragon’s spine? Did it grow crooked?”
