Everyone ascended, but I didn't get on board

Chapter 135 Don't Block My Way of Showing Off
Not to mention Qu Tengfei, even Qiu Ci was startled by the appearance of the elders behind the bamboo curtain. They could no longer be considered human, but rather wriggling lumps of flesh. It was as if their bodies were being melted by something, and the positions of their facial features were no longer discernible. Their limbs had also disappeared, and they could only wriggle forward. What was even more outrageous was that a pungent stench was emanating from their bodies.

For some reason, a word popped into Qiu Ci's mind—genetic collapse.

[Ding! Incomplete extract of type D587 has been detected inside the target ahead, and it is undergoing mutation.]

really.

Things I couldn't understand before suddenly became clear. These elders of the Refining God Sect, or rather, the major families and sects of the Eastern Continent, all of whom were cultivators at the Integration Stage or above, had probably all consumed the Spirit Energy Flower, which they called the Immortal Elixir of Immortality.

That's why they've become the way they are now.

The D587 type psionic flower was originally a creation of Blue Star Technology and a raw material for gene modification fluid, so it would naturally have an impact on genes. However, Blue Star only extracted the useful components from them, so there must also be harmful components.

The dog system also stated that the psionic flower can only be used on Blue Star genes or Blue Star gene products; it cannot be used on others, let alone on unpurified ones.

The cultivators of Fengdong Continent were completely unaware of its side effects. After accidentally entering the cultivation garden, they directly used it as a life-extending spiritual plant. Their current state is a result of the genetic collapse caused by the side effects of the spiritual energy flower.

Their reason for choosing this path is quite clear: going out in such a rotting, fleshy state would make them look like monsters to everyone. Therefore, they can only act by possessing the bodies of others, such as those who entered the breeding farm earlier.

As for why they didn't directly and permanently possess the body, but instead returned to this lump of rotting flesh, it's likely that the benefits of the spiritual energy flower to them weren't just about prolonging their lives, but also about other effects that they couldn't bear to part with, such as improving their cultivation!

It should be noted that these sects and elders are all at the Nascent Soul stage, and it's only possible that they could have improved their level through spiritual energy flowers.

On one hand, they are reluctant to give up their bodies with the combined cultivation level, and on the other hand, they want normal bodies. That's why they select a group of "walkers" to possess every now and then. No wonder the rumored "walkers" have such great power, but the Foundation Establishment disciples in the sect look down on them so much. It seems that the so-called "walkers" outside are elders who have already been possessed.

vomit……

Qu Tengfei couldn't hold back any longer and vomited, staring in disbelief at the dozen or so chunks of flesh as he did so. "These things are... the elders of the Refining God Sect!" Anyone who saw such a scene would question their existence.

"Damn it!" the chunks of flesh cried out in exasperation. "Quick! Kill them! They've seen what we look like, we can't let them get out alive."

Qiu Ci reacted quickly. While the dozen or so rotten pieces of flesh were still being chopped up by the sword talisman, she turned around, grabbed Qu Tengfei, and flew away on her sword.

She was very experienced in this kind of escape. Even with the still vomiting baby in tow, she was still very fast and flew out of the territory of the Refining God Sect in an instant.

She had thought she could escape the Zhao family's ancestral land as easily as last time, but she didn't expect those lumps of rotting flesh to catch up with her. Moreover, they were extremely fast and didn't care at all whether they would be discovered. In just a few flashes, they were about to get close to her.

Qiu Ci wanted to curse, but seeing a lump of flesh appear in front of her, the stench of decay assaulting her senses, she gritted her teeth, glanced at the sky, and had no choice but to stop. She then pulled out a high-grade defensive magic weapon from her storage bag and unleashed it. The next moment, a clang rang out.

A massive bronze bell instantly enveloped the two of them, and at the same time, the opponent's attacks arrived. Every move was a killing blow, but they all struck the bronze bell, producing dull echoes, without breaking through the bell's defenses.

As expected of a top-grade defensive magic weapon personally crafted by the Pavilion Master of the Weaponry Pavilion, it's reliable! Qiu Ci gave a thumbs up in her heart, quickly forming hand seals to activate the magic weapon with one hand, and drawing talismans in the air inside the bell with the other hand. Instantly, talismans appeared on the bronze bell, using the spiritual power of the opponent's attack to reflect it all back.

The elders, caught off guard, were hit by four or five of their attacks. Unfortunately, Qiu Ci's cultivation level was too low; her attacks had limited effect on Nascent Soul cultivators, insufficient to put them in a difficult battle, and instead further enraged them.

"Hmph, a mere Nascent Soul ant actually possesses such a powerful defensive magic weapon." The old voice from before rang out again, its source unclear from which lump of rotting flesh. "I'll see how long you can hold out. Attack that magic weapon with all your might; I refuse to believe it can withstand everything."

Sure enough, their attacks intensified the next moment, with a barrage of Nascent Soul stage spells raining down on her. Qiu Ci could only do her best to activate her magic weapon. Although the sect leader had said that this magic weapon was unbreakable by anyone below the Celestial Realm, even the strongest magic weapon couldn't withstand the relentless bombardment from so many Nascent Soul stage cultivators.

She no longer had the strength to draw talismans to fight back, so she could only open her storage bag to see if there was anything useful inside, anything at all, to buy time. But she forgot that she had been in class not long ago, and besides some first and second-tier pills and talismans for class, there were only spirit stones left in the bag. As for the ones given to her by the dean and pavilion masters, they had long been used up.

Qiu Ci couldn't help but feel anxious. She looked up at the sky again and silently urged herself, "Hurry, hurry, or it really will be..."

Click!

Suddenly, a crisp sound rang out. Under the combined attack of the chunks of flesh, a crack appeared on the bronze bell. Then, like shattered porcelain, the crack spread throughout the entire bell with several snapping sounds.

At the same time, a "ding" sound echoed in Qiu Ci's mind, instantly calming her chaotic heart.

"Hehehehe... So what if the magic weapon is powerful? Does a mere Nascent Soul stage ant really think it can defy the heavens?" The chunks of flesh laughed excitedly, then their voices turned cold, filled with murderous intent, and they said, "Continue the attack! Don't worry about her appearance! Kill her!"

The elders of the flesh block shone brightly with spiritual light and launched another attack. In an instant, countless flashes of magic flew toward them, as if they were about to be shattered to pieces in one blow.

Qu Tengfei's eyes widened, a wave of desolation washing over him. Was escape still impossible? He instinctively tried to push away the person beside him, determined to fight no matter what. "Fellow Daoist Chu..."

"Get out of the way!" Before he could finish speaking, Qiu Ci suddenly slapped his face and forcibly pulled him aside. "Don't block my way from showing off!"

In the distance, Yu Guangzhong could vaguely see a flash of black light on Fellow Daoist Chu's wrist.

next moment……

With a deafening roar, the bronze bell magical artifact shattered completely, sending plumes of dust billowing into the sky and obscuring the entire area.