86: Ancient gods also get scared? And struggle?
The ancient god awakened, beginning to drain the Spiritual Qi from the entire Immortal Cultivation World.
And as time passed, the ancient god's rate of consuming Spiritual Qi began to double!
At first, the flow of Spiritual Qi created air currents.
Gradually, the dense Spiritual Qi condensed into a mist.
Later, the Spiritual Qi formed a stream, flowing deeper into the cave.
By the time Li Yan and the others had walked some distance, the spirit liquid they were stepping on had already reached above their knees.
An immense amount of Spiritual Qi condensed into a river, surging into the divine tomb.
Onyx Moon Fairy looked at the flowing river of spirit liquid beneath her, her willowy brows tightly furrowed.
"The river formed by spirit liquid is rising; I can't imagine how much Spiritual Qi that ancient god has absorbed in the time it takes for one stick of incense to burn!"
One must know, this cave was extremely wide, with carvings and runes on its stone walls.
This place was the ruins of the Blood Imperial Dynasty; this underground plaza alone was enough to accommodate hundreds of thousands of people.
And within this enormous underground space, Spiritual Qi formed a river dozens of miles wide!
Every moment, countless spirit liquids, like the waters of the Yellow River, poured into the divine tomb.
This terrifying volume was unstoppable!
Some Cultivators tried to build earthen dams or set up barriers.
But all their efforts were futile; the ice-blue river of Spiritual Qi would breach everything in minutes!
Seeing this, Dragon Tiger Immortal, the white-haired old man, said, sweating profusely.
"Immortal, if we let so much spirit liquid flow in, how terrifying will that ancient god be after he awakens?"
Indeed, they had to find a way to reduce the Spiritual Qi flowing into the cave.
After a moment of contemplation, Li Yan mobilized 64 subordinate shadows to form a human wall, using the Golden Body Avatar as a dam, attempting to block it.
The 64 erected Golden Body Avatars formed a fifty-zhang-high golden wall.
Although some spirit liquid continuously flowed through the gaps, it significantly slowed down the speed of the spirit liquid's flow.
The dam built with the Golden Body Avatar was not a long-term solution.
As the fifty-zhang-high Golden Body blocked it, the water level in the cave began to rise.
These ice-blue spirit liquids formed a massive barrier lake, and the water level was visibly rising at an alarming rate.
Li Yan looked at this dam, deep in thought: "Cultivators below the Body Integration Stage, remain here; Cultivators of the Great Ascension Stage and Body Integration Peak, follow me into the divine tomb!"
To leave subordinate shadows to block the spirit liquid, Li Yan could only use one main shadow.
A single main shadow Golden Body Avatar could only protect a limited number of people.
He could only take the strongest group of Cultivators deeper into the divine tomb.
Zenmatsu Fairy also expressed agreement: "Revered Master is right. You all stay here and block the Spiritual Qi; do not let that ancient god absorb too much."
"The rest of the strong ones, follow Revered Master into the divine tomb."
"As you command!"
Cultivators who could Cultivate to this Realm were not fools.
They understood that the divine tomb ahead was not a place they should go.
And those confident in their strength gathered around Li Yan, enveloped by his Golden Body Avatar.
"Let's go! While Revered Master's Golden Body Avatar can block the Spiritual Qi, let's finish this quickly!"
"If we drag this out any longer, it will truly be a flood!"
Everyone felt the urgency of time, needing to seize every second.
And Li Yan also had confidence in his heart; the dam he had built blocked most of the Spiritual Qi.
That meant the ancient god had just awakened and had not yet recovered his strength.
As long as he was still in his weak period, they should strike while he was down!
As everyone went deeper and the inflow of spirit liquid decreased, the ancient god seemed to sense something.
In the darkness, countless crimson tentacles surged from all directions.
Within the vast cave, it was pitch black.
Only Li Yan, holding the treasure lotus lamp, with a Golden Body Avatar, illuminated the surrounding area.
The crimson tentacles were like venomous snakes lurking in the darkness, coming from above and all around, watching menacingly!
Sensing danger, the ancient god actively attacked Li Yan's Golden Body Avatar.
Tens of thousands of dense tentacles continuously struck the Golden Body Avatar.
However, the fifty-zhang-high Nirvana Golden Body Avatar was like a bronze statue.
Under the striking of countless crimson tentacles, it emitted a dull clang of metal collision.
Thump, thump, thump!
The tentacles struck as if beating a bronze drum.
The massive Golden Body Avatar remained as still as a bronze statue.
The protected group, initially, was somewhat terrified.
After all, they had just witnessed with their own eyes how many powerful Cultivators had almost no resistance against the ancient god's tentacles.
But upon seeing the Golden Body Avatar block the tentacles, they immediately gained confidence.
Dragon Tiger Immortal, the old man, laughed heartily, stroking his white beard and sighing.
"The Immortal's Golden Body Avatar is truly used with divine mastery."
"Even a Great Ascension Stage Cultivator cannot withstand a single blow from the ancient god, yet the Immortal can protect us Juniors."
Fairy Fuling looked up, a feeling of awe surging in her heart.
"If not for the Immortal's Golden Body Avatar, how could we resist?"
Listening to everyone's praise, Zenmatsu Fairy's thin lips curved into a sneer.
"If Revered Master wasn't confident, why would he bring us into the divine tomb?"
"Everyone, you can rest assured and entrust your lives to my Revered Master."
The purple-clad Fairy's smug expression was almost undisguised.
Such a formidable person was her Revered Master!
Zenmatsu Fairy, with only an Incomplete Manual of Asura, had an Epiphany and entered the Dao, never having acknowledged anyone as her Master.
She had once believed that no one in this world was worthy of being her Master.
It was only after witnessing Li Yan's abilities that she realized there was always someone better.
It must have been Opportunity that led her to meet her first Master in this life, and surely her only one.
Once she committed to something, Zenmatsu Fairy would wholeheartedly follow her Master!
Seeing Zenmatsu Fairy's self-satisfied expression, everyone felt some regret.
They regretted why they hadn't latched onto the Immortal's thigh earlier!
If they could Ascend to White Jade Capital in the future, the Immortal would also lead them through the door.
But everyone understood that now was a critical time to deal with the ancient god; if they asked to become disciples now, they might incur the Immortal's disdain.
No one dared to disturb Li Yan, fearing to displease him.
However, throughout this journey, Li Yan's face was taut, and he remained silent.
Why?
Because he felt that the deeper they went, the more violent the Soul tremors became!
He had to maintain his mental clarity and focus all his attention on the lampwick.
This Yang Shi Fire absolutely could not be extinguished; once it went out, although he was invulnerable, the Immortals around him would die.
In the endless darkness, Li Yan, with the faint Yang Shi Fire, resisted the powerful Soul turbulence.
And the Spirit Stones floating in front of him were rapidly depleting.
Several Spirit Stones floated before Li Yan, dissipating like snowflakes.
The deeper they went, the more Spirit Stones were consumed to maintain the Golden Body Avatar and the Yang Shi Fire!
And amidst this frantic consumption, Li Yan's Dantian was also being tempered.
His Dantian Qi Sea's capacity for Spiritual Qi grew increasingly vast.
And his Divine Soul was also strengthening little by little.
But the stronger the airflow blowing from the cave, the more it indicated the ancient god's struggle.
Li Yan gritted his teeth and sneered: "Even an ancient god feels fear? Even struggles?"
This ancient god, who could drain the Spiritual Qi of the entire Immortal Cultivation World, probably never imagined he would encounter a monstrous anomaly like Li Yan, who was indestructible.
Entering the dream Realm with his true body, reversing history!