Chapter 1994: Chapter 1991: Injured
At the moment the energy wave hit, Lin Tian swiftly reached out, pulling Zhang Lingyu in front of him, using his own body to block the energy wave, shielding the two women.
With a dull thud, Lin Tian felt as if his back had been hit by a train, his whole body flew up, shooting out of the passage.
He lightly pushed the two women, sending them far away, but he himself crashed into the stone wall with another thud, bouncing back and falling to the ground.
Lin Tian felt a tumult inside, with a bitterness in his mouth, a bit of blood trickled from the corner of his mouth. His zombie physique actually got injured by the energy wave! If he had directly crashed into Xiao Manxuan, the consequences would have been unimaginable. Fortunately, the energy wave dissipated as soon as it reached the passage entrance.
Similarly injured like Lin Tian was Xu Feibai on the other side. He quickly got up, also with a trace of blood at the corner of his mouth, a look of shock in his eyes.
"Lin Tian..." After landing, the two women saw Lin Tian crash into the stone wall and screamed out in fright, their expressions tense and worried.
The two women hurried back, nearly tripping in their haste, their hair disheveled, but at this moment, their eyes held only Lin Tian, completely disregarding their goddess image.
As the two women ran closer, they discovered the blood at the corner of Lin Tian’s mouth, shocking them immensely. Xiao Manxuan was shocked because she seldom saw Lin Tian injured; the only time had been Tang Xuan Su’s sneak attack.
Zhang Lingyu was even more shocked; she knew Lin Tian had a zombie body, yet he got hurt. It should be known that even the Great Elder’s Heavenly Thunder Talisman didn’t harm him!
"Lin Tian, what happened to you?"
"Lin Tian, are you okay?"
Xiao Manxuan held onto Lin Tian’s arm, her face tense with worry, while Zhang Lingyu also held onto his other arm, saying almost the same words.
Being supported by the two women, with their small hands soft and warm, Lin Tian felt a ripple in his heart. He originally intended to tease them, but seeing their worried and anxious expressions, he changed his words at the tip of his tongue,
He broke free from the two women’s hands, wiped away the blood at the corner of his mouth, and said with a relaxed smile, "It’s nothing, it won’t be easy to take my life."
Lin Tian really was alright; his zombie physique had an astonishing recovery ability, it was just a waste of a little blood.
"But you were coughing up blood..." Xiao Manxuan thought Lin Tian was deliberately comforting them, so she was still worried.
"You forgot, I possess the school’s Divine Skill, with astonishing recovery ability. Last time, even when Tang Xuan Su’s Sword Qi pierced my body, I was fine. This injury is nothing." Lin Tian patted her head lightly, speaking seriously.
With Lin Tian’s reassuring response, Xiao Manxuan slightly eased her worry, and Zhang Lingyu also quietly let out a sigh of relief.
Lin Tian turned to Xu Feibai with concern, "Are you dead yet?"
"Not dead." Xu Feibai replied coldly, showing no gratitude, as he walked a few steps back, frowning at the altar in the cave, "What happened just now? Such intense murderous intent!"
"Could it be Bai Qi’s heroic spirit?" Lin Tian speculated, but even as he said it, he shook his head, feeling that this explanation was very unreliable.
Bai Qi was a military general; no matter how powerful he was in life, all his martial arts would vanish after death. Even someone as strong as Tang Xuan Su, if he died now, all his True Qi would dissipate, his soul returning to the Netherworld.
A lifetime of cultivation gone down the drain, though very cruel, yet such is the cycle of life and death. Ancient Martial Artists, no matter how much they cultivate, are still mortals, and will die.
"Let me take a look." Zhang Lingyu solemnly said, and she formed a sword finger with her right hand, pointing to her heart, chanting, "Heavenly Heart, Eye of the Tao, see through the illusion..."
The sword finger swept across her eyes, and a flash of purple lightning seemed to flicker in the eyes of the beautiful Heavenly Master, as she scanned the cave and altar. After a while, she closed her eyes, and when she reopened them, they were back to normal.
"It’s really strange, although this place is the Yin Sha Land, the energy field is very stable. Such a thing shouldn’t have happened just now, right?" Zhang Lingyu showed a look of doubt.
"Could it be something causing trouble?" Xiao Manxuan pointed around at the darkness, her meaning clear; the little girl was referring to something dirty she had seen with the Impermanence Ghost Messenger.
Zhang Lingyu shook her head in denial, "No, if there were those things, I would have seen them just now."
"Then what is really happening?" Xiao Manxuan was completely confused.
"Let’s put this aside for now. What we need to confirm is whether the altar can still be used. If not, where can we find an ancient altar?" Lin Tian thought of the more important issue.
He broke a piece of stone from the wall and tossed it towards the altar, as they all watched the altar’s reaction nervously.
With a few thuds, the stone dropped onto the altar, rolled a bit, and after ten seconds, the altar showed no reaction.
"Nothing? I’m going to take a look." Lin Tian, not quite believing it, was about to walk forward, Xiao Manxuan quickly pulled him back, shaking her head to stop him.
Lin Tian gave her a confident look, and only then did the little girl reluctantly let go. He strode up onto the altar, the two women outside following with their gaze, more nervous than Lin Tian himself.
As he stepped onto the altar, he activated the super vision, his gaze penetrating the altar, reaching into the ground. But Lin Tian was disappointed; beneath the ground, apart from the mechanisms to drive the totem poles, there was nothing unusual. It was nothing but rock.
Lately, the super vision often fails; it couldn’t see through the ancient barrier beneath Jinghua University, nor the great barrier of the Zhang Family, so now he wasn’t sure whether there was anything underground.
"Little Ya, did you discover anything?" Lin Tian asked the Sword Spirit in his mind.
"No, the energy surge just now seemed to come out of nowhere, completely undetectable at the source. My intuition tells me there’s definitely a problem here, but we just don’t know where it is." The Sword Spirit replied irresponsibly.
"I obviously know there’s a problem, such intense energy surges wouldn’t happen without reason." Lin Tian retorted.
"Then there’s only one possibility..." The Sword Spirit said mysteriously.
"Do you want a beating? Spit it out all at once!" Lin Tian snapped impatiently. This guy often spoke half of what he should say and kept rambling when he shouldn’t.
"The things here are beyond both my and the master’s knowledge, meaning the level is too high. If it doesn’t want us to see, no matter what we do, we won’t see anything. For instance, with Ksitigarbha, if it weren’t for the Ksitigarbha Order, with the master’s current ability, it would be impossible to discover Ksitigarbha’s existence." The Sword Spirit explained seriously.
"It’s getting more and more mysterious." Lin Tian shook his head in confusion. After thinking for a moment, he stepped down from the altar. Throughout, the energy surge did not appear again.
"Did you find anything?" Zhang Lingyu asked.
"No, but I can confirm that the altar won’t cause any issues for now." Lin Tian replied.
"That’s good, this altar is very compatible with the nature of the Yin Jade. If it can’t be used, it would be such a pity." Zhang Lingyu slightly rejoiced.
"Let’s go, the remaining matter is to wait. Once the time comes, we can start the ritual. It’s a shame Xuanxuan’s guqin is left in the car, otherwise we could test the effect first." Lin Tian looked around again and decided to leave.
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