799: Chapter 234_1 799: Chapter 234_1 The colossal dragon tornado burst open, the terrifying force flinging the group of five—including Cao Zhen—all over the place, crashing heavily onto the sandy ground.
All five were injured, but not all to the same degree.
Thanks to his robust physique and more protective divine powers, Cao Zhen, despite appearing to be drenched in blood and constantly oozing scarlet streams, suffered mostly from external wounds.
Protected by the Heaven and Earth Bagua Talisman, Ling Xi’s injuries even seemed lighter than Cao Zhen’s.
If it had been the previous Yan Yourong, without any means to save her life, she wouldn’t stand a chance, but she had already mastered the supreme technique of the Five Elements Peak, which allowed her to utilize the Five Elements Power to protect herself.
Naturally, her style was still more offensive, her blade being particularly formidable, yet even so, her injuries were only slightly worse than Cao Zhen’s, mostly external, with just a bit of internal trauma.
As for Linghu Gudu, this guy, was definitely quite the survivor.
While others might have a shield for defense, he had two!
Cao Zhen could tell that Linghu Gudu was not a simple Ten Different Phenomena of Golden Elixir Great Perfection; he even felt that Linghu Gudu had the strength to enter the top ten of the Guardian Immortal Imperial Dynasty’s fighting competition.
It also made sense—if Linghu Gudu didn’t have some special tricks up his sleeve, would he really dare to foolishly team up with so many others without fearing they might turn on him after seeing the treasure?
Yet despite his strength not matching Yan Yourong’s, Linghu Gudu suffered even lighter injuries than she did from the explosion of the tornado.
Among the five, only Li Ke was seriously hurt!
Her cultivation base was the weakest among them, along with Linghu Gudu, and she wasn’t as survival-focused as he was.
Under the relentless assault of the endless gales, she instantly turned into a bloody figure, spitting out mouthfuls of blood and being struck unconscious before crashing heavily onto the ground.
Like the others who fell to the ground, Cao Zhen and his companions controlled their bodies using their mana to mitigate the terrifying impact upon landing, but with Li Ke seriously injured and unconscious, how could she manipulate her mana or control her body?
She truly fell from high in the sky, hitting the earth hard.
With that fall, her blood gushed out like a fountain.
Endless sands and stones flew skyward; the desert floor was smashed into a giant crater by her impact, and she lay at the bottom of the crater.
Cao Zhen, ignoring the blood oozing from his body, immediately flew to Li Ke’s side.
He could hardly feel her life force anymore.
Her injuries looked as severe as Yu Tuoyu’s had after his Golden Core had self-destructed.
He looked at Li Ke, unconscious, quickly picked her up while reaching into her Qiankun Bag with his other hand.
He accessed Li Ke’s Qiankun Bag and took out a Nirvana Pill.
He remembered Li Ke mentioning she had never taken a Nirvana Pill before!
Therefore, Li Ke could still use the Nirvana Pill!
Cao Zhen quickly stuffed the Nirvana Pill into Li Ke’s mouth, and only then did he pull a piece of clothing out of her Qiankun Bag to cover her.
He then turned to the others and said, “How are everyone’s injuries?
If you can still fly, let’s leave immediately and find a cave.”
If they were all in peak condition, they could possibly escape from the skeletons and resentful spirits in the night, which would be troublesome but manageable.
However, in their current state, each with injuries, if they encountered skeletons and resentful spirits in the night again, he truly did not have confidence they could get away.
He had anticipated trouble during this trip to the ruins, but all the difficulties he had envisioned came from other people.
Say, many Ten Different Phenomena of Golden Elixir Great Perfection cultivators besieging them.
Therefore, initially, he did not want to draw attention or reveal his presence before entering the ruins.
He could never have imagined that with their current combat power, during the Reversal Mini Epoch Period, they would actually face danger!
That all of them would be injured!
So, this was the danger of the ruins!
This was the path of immortal cultivation!
On the path of immortal cultivation, never assume you’re invincible.
This time, he had learned his lesson.
Also, his defense was still not strong enough!
If he could have layered on even more armor, he could have remained unharmed, he could have protected Li Ke from the attack.
This time, it was Li Ke who was injured, and she had a Nirvana Pill to help her recover.
But once a Nirvana Pill has been used, it can’t be used again—the next time it would have to be a Cycle of Nirvana Pill that he provided.
Li Ke had one less chance to save her own life.
And what if it hadn’t been Li Ke who was injured but Ling Xi or Yan Yourong?
Taking a Nirvana Pill would be useless for them.
What then?
He had been too careless!
“Master, our injuries are not serious,” Yan Yourong said.
She too had some internal injuries, but still insisted, shaking her head, “Disciple can leave any time.”
Ling Xi quickly nodded, “Master, I can help junior sister.”
Cao Zhen nodded slightly, and as he was about to inquire about Linghu Gudu, Linghu Gudu pointed to the center of the storm they had just escaped from and yelled, “Over there, there’s a skeleton!
Before, there was no trace of skeletons around here, but after the tornado exploded, suddenly, a skeleton appeared…
I’ll go check out what’s going on.”