Immortal Cultivation and Life-Saving Guide

Chapter 459 Escape
Perhaps because he was multitasking, Qin Feng briefly put those redundant words out of his mind and quickly explained what had happened after the communication was cut off:

Qin Feng suggested that since the wall had swallowed their Qiankun bags, perhaps Lian Gou could still find the belongings of other victims.

Therefore, Lian Gouyan pushed himself to the limit and forced himself to use [Enter the Painting] once.

But this time, the two were not so lucky. Lian Gouhan encountered a monster that was very similar to a human in appearance, but with an extremely long neck. Underneath a thin layer of skin, several mouthfuls of seawater rolled irregularly, much like some kind of deformed gourd.

The beast was weak, but it was more than capable of dealing with Lian Gou Lang, pushing him off the wall. Before Lian Gou Lang even landed, the colorful snakes changed their behavior and swarmed forward, driving the two into a mud cage that appeared out of nowhere.

Upon hearing this, the identity of the demonic beast became obvious—the Tail.

Wei Xi was not surprised at all. Yu Xianzhou had not regained his freedom until the illusion collapsed, so how could Taillu be born?
As for the fifth flame on the totem, it was probably because Zuo Fei discovered the tailbone during the Dead Water City period, which led to the modification of the totem of the Dongyi monster as a warning.

“Various monsters will appear in the cage,” Qin Feng said, snapping the neck of a monster that was barely breathing. “If you lose in hand-to-hand combat, another one will appear, look!”

The body was separated by a fence of mud, then fell to the ground, torn to pieces and mangled beyond recognition.

Qin Feng knew exactly what Wei Xi would do, so she immediately raised her hand to defend herself, saying, "It wasn't me. This is what happens when you lose."

Unable to speak, Wei Xi could only offer the other person a comforting look.

Just as Qin Feng said, the monster appeared in the cage.

A monster appeared in each of their cages.

Not very smart, Wei Xi thought to himself, and he'd have to update both cages at the same time.

Considering Zuo Fei's fluctuating IQ, Wei Xi refrained from criticizing his colleagues.

Qin Feng is exceptionally strong in martial arts, so there's no need to worry about him. However, Wei Xi, residing in a deformed body and partially paralyzed, will inevitably be at a disadvantage against a robust demonic beast.

However, Wei Xi's cunning made up for this disadvantage. She arched her upper body, clenched her movable hand, and stared intently at the monster's movements.

The enormous monster had no fighting instincts and charged straight at the intruder, trying to tear it to shreds.

Calculating the distance in his mind, Wei Xi seized the opportunity to release his grip, and the rope, poised to strike, precisely looped around the monster's neck. The victim was unable to move, its left leg tripping over its right, and it crashed to the ground.

"Trapping it won't work," Qin Feng warned. "We tried using the Lian Gou Lang, and that's how it ended up looking like that!"

According to Qin Feng, Lian Gouhan once confronted a demon beast for a long time and was gradually assimilated by the beast, causing the snake body he inhabited to slowly become deformed.

In contrast, although Qin Feng suffered some minor injuries during the hand-to-hand combat, his snake body did not become deformed because he promptly killed the monsters that spawned in the mud cage.

Unfortunately, Lian Gouhuang, who was not good at fighting to begin with, gradually fell into a disadvantageous position until he was paralyzed from the waist down. In desperation, he could only try to summon Wei Xi using the [Fish Intestine Mirror].

After the 【fish gut endoscope】 took effect, the hooked fish lost consciousness and fell out of the mud trap.

But Wei Xi did not return. Helpless, Qin Feng could only use the "Call of Cold" technique to smash the mutated snake's body into the wall to prevent Wei Xi from being caught off guard and dying when he returned.

That makes perfect sense, Wei Xi thought to himself after listening.

“This body is beyond saving,” Wei Xi calmly assessed. “If I could use [Thread of Connection], there might still be hope, but unfortunately it’s entangled in the bones.”

Recalling the countless red threads that filled the sky during the Green Moon Tide a thousand years ago, Wei Xi felt a mix of emotions—she couldn't help but understand that the "thread" was one of the warp and weft threads of heaven and earth.

I just don't know which thread of heaven and earth led it to end up in a small secret realm outside Baoxiang City, where it can only rely on me, a mediocre cultivator, a thousand years later.

However, the [Pulling Silk] had indeed saved her many times, and it could be discovered through the method of observing fate that it had grown together with Wei Xi's bone structure.

Even if Wei Xi were to sever her connection with the mysterious universe at any cost, she would still be unable to abandon her physical body.

Wei Xi only had a concept of death and decay, but she knew perfectly well that being weak meant being beaten. Wei Xi tightened the ropes with worry, feeling increasingly desolate as she looked at the scene, her body paralyzed.

"Also, it seems that after Lian Gou Mang was switched back, I didn't immediately regain consciousness. Was this part of the memory forgotten or erased?"

Wei Xi felt a headache coming on, and his attacks became increasingly reckless. The monster with its neck being strangled did not struggle, but only chased after Wei Xi, eager for a fight, which looked somewhat ridiculous.

"Tidal moss."

The thought of who was behind this cruel and perverse hobby only intensified Wei Xi's disgust.

Having witnessed the scene from a thousand years ago, Wei Xi had no liking for the moss that was keen on merging various species to create deformed creatures.

But life is truly wondrous; the ugly merfolk of thousands of years ago are now all exceptionally handsome. Even after the decline of Deadwater City, they have become the dominant force in the seas, completely unlike their obsequious demeanor towards the moss beach of yesteryear.

When Qin Feng mentioned the mutation, and Wei Xi thought of the corpses scattered everywhere, he could easily conclude that it was the ability of the beach moss.

"The reason why Bone Reef Sea is like this now is probably due to the overflow and mixing of the powers of these suppressed demonic beasts."

"This mutation should be the ability of the beach moth, and the ability to swap us into snake bodies is the ability of the silt drought. So, we now have two snakes inside our bodies?"

Thinking about this, Wei Xi became quite interested—this was really interesting; he wondered what a person would do inside a snake's body.
Moreover, this matter is not entirely bad; at least Wei Xi will not be a half-human, half-snake with gills and kidneys on his tail for the rest of his life.

As for how to exchange them back, Wei Xi doesn't know yet—Yu Han must have died thousands of years ago, so her "gentle" methods are completely useless.

With some regret, Wei Xi turned to thinking about how to extricate himself from the current predicament.

Hand-to-hand combat is out of the question. In her opinion, if they keep fighting like this, she'll eventually be exhausted to death: even someone as strong as Qin Feng is covered in sweat, let alone herself who is paralyzed on one side.

A stalemate is not a solution, and Lian Gouhan has already ruled that out for her.

Wei Xi's limited mobility didn't stop her from being mischievous; she quickly came up with an idea.

"Whether the lichen on the beach is alive or dead, call out all the living ones first!"

After confirming that Qin Feng had received his gesture, Wei Xi used both his hands and mouth to approach the demon beast he had controlled.

The danger involved goes without saying. While he was still in good physical condition, Wei Xi grabbed the monster's head and used a clever trick to shove the big guy against the wall.

The heavy monster slammed the mud cage against the wall. Wei Xi struggled to sidestep the monster's attack. With his movable hand, he held a dagger and engraved the words "tailbone" on the bone-colored coral.

Wei Xi heard a shrill scream, followed by incoherent curses.

Wei Xi, who was nearly crushed to death by the monster, moved aside in a sorry state, and sneered inwardly at the long-lived Tail White.

Qin Feng followed suit, using the weight of the demonic beast to accurately strike nearby targets.

However, Qin Feng's dagger was wrapped with the "threads" from Wei Xigen's bones.

After many twists and turns, the tailbone followed the same path as its beloved elder brother, and died beneath a single thread of heaven and earth.

Accompanied by a piercing, horrifying scream, surging yin and yang energy instantly filled the passage, which then shattered into pieces like a bursting cow's stomach.

The mud cage groaned under its own weight and gradually disappeared. Wei Xi, whose seven orifices were bleeding from the pressure of the yin and yang energies, was about to fall to the ground.

Through blood-blurred vision, a pinkish-blue snake darted beneath Wei Xi.

Wei Xi's eyes were fixed on the monster that had fallen from the coral; its resentful and unwilling face became nourishment for someone's nightmare.

I'm so sorry, friends, it's not that I'm quitting, it's just that this month is finals! I'm busy writing various papers and taking exams! I'm truly sorry!
Nobody told me that graduate students have two final exams per semester! Fellow book lovers, think carefully before taking the graduate school entrance exam!