“I am a janitor.” said the old barker, coughing several times before stretching himself out slightly.
A doorkeeper? Ning Cheng backed up some distance before he cautiously stared at this huddled old man, he could tell that this old man’s cultivation was very strong and would never be weaker than Liu Fang Zhen. It should have been imprisoned by a ban, even so, it would be easy for the other party to finish him off.
Seeing Ning Cheng backing away very cautiously, the barking old man said heatedly, “I am responsible for guarding these eighty-one blood pillars, once someone makes a move against these eighty-one blood pillars, I can immediately finish him off. Don’t look at me here, I can get under the blood pillar that nailed Mako at any time.”
When Ning Cheng heard this, cold sweat broke out on his body, and he even tightened his grip on the Transporting Talisman. The blood pillar that nailed Mu Ge was the first one, and for this old man to say that, it meant that he could get around any of the blood pillars at any time.
He had never sensed anyone here from the beginning, so what would happen if this person made a move on him while he was rescuing the young girls on those blood pillars?
But then again, he hadn’t felt the threat of death, so that meant the old man hadn’t thought about making a move on him.
“Put away your recluse talisman, if I were to strike at you, I wouldn’t have waited until now. There is no need to be surprised, for being confined here to guard the eighty-one blood pillars for one hundred thousand years is something I asked for myself. They gave me the condition of thirty top-grade divine spirit veins, plus ten extremely dark dao fruits.” The barking old man said in a self-deprecating manner.
Ning Cheng even stared at this Bark Old Man in some disbelief, thirty top grade divine Spirit Veins and ten Extreme Darkness Dao Fruits would allow a Hybrid powerhouse to guard it for one hundred thousand years. He didn’t believe it when it came to anywhere.
These things were precious. Especially the Very Dark Dao Fruits. That was even a mixed element Dao fruit, a top-tier Dao fruit for sensing the darkness divine ability. But this bit of stuff could not be exchanged for a mixed Yuan powerhouse guarding this place for a hundred thousand years. Not to mention being imprisoned and guarded, unless this old man was stupid at the time.
“Do you think I’m stupid?” The barking old man said in a faint voice.
“I dare not.” Ning Cheng said with a clasp of his fist, “Elder must have his own thoughts, which is why he is staying here.”
The old man nodded his head, “That’s right, I do have my own thoughts. And all of them know what I think. Because all of them know that I cultivate the Taiyi Saint Demon Skill, and the Taiyi Saint Demon Skill is naturally best cultivated in the Underground Abyss by devouring demons. That’s why I asked to come to the Underground Abyss to watch over the eighty-three blood pillars, and they all thought that I was taking a big advantage, which is why they offered to imprison me.”
So that was it, Ning Cheng understood. He was not sure what the Taiyi Saint Demon Skill was, but he knew that there was always nothing wrong with a demonic skill being cultivated in a place with demonic creatures.
“My Taiyi Saint Demon Skill was snatched from a forbidden place in the Taiyi Realm, and most people knew about it, so no one was surprised that I asked to come here to guard the blood pillar.”
Ning Cheng was silent. He did not know what this old man wanted. No matter what this old man wanted, he would not relax. Once the other party made their move, he would roll up Xixi and flee.
“My name is Xiang Dingtian, although I have obtained the Taiyi Saint Demon Skill, what I actually cultivate is not a demonic skill, in fact I have never cultivated a demonic skill. I am here for one purpose only, for my heavy granddaughter, Xiang Dai’e.” As the barking old man spoke, his tone was tinged with indignation and anger.
Ning Cheng’s heart twitched and he hurriedly asked, “Could it be that your granddaughter Xiang Dai’e was also nailed here and used to suppress her pure body? But among the eighty-one people I’ve saved, there isn’t one named Xiang Dai’e.”
Previously, Ning Cheng had saved eighty-one people, and all of these eighty-one people had chosen to reincarnate without exception. Before these people reincarnated they would all thank Ning Cheng and say their names, Ning Cheng had never heard of Xiang Deye.
“There are two more blood pillars here that you have not found ……”
As the old man spoke, two lines of muddy tears flowed down from a face that was drier than dry bark, “I only came here to save my heavy granddaughter Dai’e, but after I was imprisoned, I could only wander around the blood pillars, I couldn’t even get close to them, nor could I move the blood pillars’ prohibitions, let alone talk about saving Dai’e. I have been a monk for millions of years, and my name is Dingtian, and I vow to be a Dingtian man. And now I can’t even save my own granddaughter, how can I talk about being a man of the heavens?”
Ning Cheng bowed and cupped his fist, “Please also ask Senior Xiang to point out where those last two blood pillars are located.”
Since there were still two blood pillars, one of them was Xiang Dai’e, and the other must be Xi’er.
“Please guide senior.” Xi’er even fell to her knees.
The old man directly threw out a formation flag to Ning Cheng, “This is a formation flag to break the concealment around you, you can drop it at a distance of three feet on the back side of the eighty-first blood pillar.”
Ning Cheng put away the formation flag and after arching his hand in thanks, he immediately went to the place three feet behind the eighty-first blood pillar and dropped it.
After the formation flags were dropped, the dense black fog around them instantly dispersed and two blood pillars once again appeared in the distance of the black fog. But the black fog around the pillars and the black swirls attached to the pillars were even denser.
The young girl on the left was skinny and bony, and there was even black hovering above her head. A thick black nail was nailed down from her brow, and only a small section of black could be seen outside the nail. Around her waist, there was also a thick iron cable, which all penetrated into the bones, and only half of it could be seen still on the outside. At a glance, Ning Cheng knew that this was because she had been nailed to the blood pillar for a longer period of time than the eighty-one young girls outside.
The maiden on the right was just as skinny and bony, and the blackness on the top of her head was even denser than the blackness on the maiden’s head on the left. The black blood dripping from her body, mixed with the whimpering of the surrounding demons, was just as miserable.
“Sister Xi’er ……” cried Xi Xi, about to rush towards the maiden on the left.
Ning Cheng hurriedly pulled this Xixi, “You don’t want to live?”
The reason why he could safely appear here was not how high his cultivation level was, but his divine ability happened to restrain these demonic creatures.
Xixi reacted and looked at Ning Cheng pleadingly.
Without Xixi speaking, Ning Cheng had already arrived at Xiyi’s side and tens of formation flags were thrown down. The demonic creatures surrounding Xi’er were instantly startled, and these demonic creatures frantically surged towards Ning Cheng, only to all be swept away by Ning Cheng’s Naihe Bridge and Wangxiang Bridge.
An incense stick later, the black nail on Xue’er’s brow spilled right out, bringing up a blood mist that fell to the ground. The iron cable around her waist was also removed by Ning Cheng by unbinding it and slipped off the blood pillar. Xi was also paralyzed, unlike the eighty-one young girls Ning Cheng had rescued earlier, Xi fell to the ground, her life was slim, only a thread of breath still fluctuated.
Ning Cheng took out two jade bottles and handed them to Xixi, you take the healing pills for Xi’er, I will go and save Xiang Dai’e.
Another incense stick later, Xiang Deye was also saved by Ning Cheng. Like Xi’er, she was also incapable of speaking, and even more so, she was incapable of Soldier Dissolution Reincarnation.
Ning Cheng took out several pills and sent them into Xiang Dai’e’s mouth, gave her several dust removal techniques, took out a robe and wrapped it around Xiang Dai’e, before bringing Xiang Dai’e to Xixi’s side, “Xixi, take care of the two of them, wait until they wake up.”
Both Xi’er and Xiang Dai’e had been pinned here to suppress the underground filthy demons with their pure bodies, it wasn’t that someone was intentionally trying to kill them. Coupled with the fact that Ning Cheng’s pills were all top grade Dao pills, the two of them woke up very quickly.
“You’re Xi’er, why are you here?” Xi’er was shocked when she opened her eyes and saw XiXi.
Instead of answering Xi’er’s words, Xi’er cried out, “Sister Xi’er, why were you made to come here and suppress with your pure body? Why?”
“This sister, it was you who saved me?” Xiang Dai’e also woke up, she didn’t notice Ning Cheng in the distance and looked at Xi’er and asked weakly.
XiXi shook her head, “It wasn’t me, it was me who brought big brother Ning Cheng to save you all.”
“Who is big brother Ning Cheng?” Xi’er and Xiang Dai’e asked almost simultaneously.
“Big Brother Ning is Big Brother Pan Qian’s friend, he is over there ……” Xi Xi held back the tears in her eyes and pointed to Ning Cheng who was still harvesting demons in the distance.
Ning Cheng nodded to Xi’er and Xiang Dai’e and didn’t come over, Xi’er had Xi Xi around, so I’m sure she wouldn’t continue to choose to reincarnate by soldiering. When Xiang Dai’e’s grandfather came, Xie Xie would have told her that she would see her grandfather even if she wanted to reincarnate.
At this moment, Ning Cheng has not only sacrificed the First Naihe Bridge, the Second Wangxiang Bridge, the Third Forgetfulness Bridge, but also the Fourth Yellow Springs Bridge.
“Pan Qian? Didn’t he leave the Taiyi Realm?” Xi’er asked in a shocked voice.
Xixi cried, “Big Brother Pan Qian also had his eyes and heart gouged out and his arms cut off and nailed in the void. If it wasn’t for big brother Ning, I’m afraid big brother Pan Qian would never be able to return.”
When Xi’er heard this, she shuddered, why was this world so gloomy? Even an honest person like Pan Qian was not spared? Why is this?
“He is a very strong person.” Xiang Dai’e murmured as she looked at the Nahe Bridge that protected this area, and the rolling Yellow River that rolled above Ning Cheng’s head.
Xi Xi hurriedly said, “Yes, if it wasn’t for Brother Ning’s Seven Bridges, Brother Ning and I wouldn’t have been able to walk away from here at all. By the way, sister Di’e, your great grandfather Xiang Dingtian is here, he has been trying to save you, but he is imprisoned himself and cannot get close to the blood pillar.”
“Grandfather?” Xiang Dai’e froze for a moment, then she remembered something and trembled with excitement.
……
Another half an hour passed and Xi’er and Xiang Dai’e, who could already move on their own, had long since finished cleaning and changed their clothes, and were helped by Xi Xi towards Xiang Dingtian.
But the black qi that had been infiltrated by the filthy demons above their heads was still encircling and could not be cleared away.
“Great Grandpa ……” Xiang Deye whimpered and knelt tremblingly in front of Xiang Dingtian.
Xiang Dingtian’s body huddled in the middle of the stones trembled even more, the Xiang family was almost extinct, if not for the young man with the Seven Bridges divine ability coming here, he and Xiang Deye would also have fallen in this endless underground abyss.