I Grind to Martial Saint

There were three Demon Exterminators, plus the twin Abnormal People from the Celestial Phenomena Tribe.

In addition, there were two from the Government Office, three from the Noble Families, and three from the Sects.

All in all, thirteen people.

’Including myself, that makes fourteen.’

Six people were still missing.

’Of course... Wang Nanshu and Kang Song certainly can’t make it now.’

’That leaves four people.’

’And who knows how many of those four are still alive.’

’That guy Ding Zihu didn’t show up either...’

’Don’t tell me he got himself killed.’

Han Yuan scanned the area, but surprisingly, he couldn’t find any trace of Ding Zihu.

’Even though his combat skills are lacking, the guy seems to know a bit about everything and has plenty of tricks. He shouldn’t have run into trouble so easily.’

Time trickled by.

But ever since Han Yuan arrived, no one else had appeared.

It seemed that they were the only ones left in the Spiritual Land.

At that moment, a figure came rushing over.

"Damn, I finally made it."

Ding Zihu was covered in sweat and panting for breath.

"You again. Why must you always arrive at the last possible second?"

Han Yuan couldn’t help but shake his head.

"It’s a long story. I had some rotten luck. Ran into a massive tiger that chased me for more than an hour."

Ding Zihu waved his hand and sat down right where he was.

The others glanced at Ding Zihu, their eyes flickering, but no one said anything more.

After that, no one else arrived.

Clearly, the other five people had died in the Spiritual Land.

The group waited quietly for Yu Chengze to activate the Teleportation Array and lead them out.

Soon.

Three hours were up.

And just then, Yu Chengze’s voice rang out.

"Get ready. I’m opening the Teleportation Space Gate."

"I can only guarantee ten breaths’ time."

"You all must get through within those ten breaths."

Hearing this voice, the group wasn’t overly nervous.

After all, ten breaths was more than enough time for them.

Soon, as Yu Chengze began to cast the spell...

The gray pillar of light gradually transformed into a gray Light Gate.

The instant it was about to fully form...

The Spiritual Land suddenly underwent an unseen transformation.

The mountains and forests appeared tranquil, but in truth, the expression on every person’s face changed drastically.

They suddenly felt the Spiritual Qi within the Spiritual Land begin to boil, churning with a wild frenzy.

The rampaging Spiritual Qi caused the Gang Essence and Magical Power within their bodies to spin out of control, surging wildly within them.

PTHOO!!!

Many were rocked by the force, suffering internal injuries and spitting up mouthfuls of blood.

Even Han Yuan let out a muffled grunt.

But his physique was truly monstrous; he forcibly suppressed the Great Demon Gang Essence within him.

But the nearly-formed space gate suffered a massive impact and simply vanished into the void.

"The Spiritual Qi Storm is interfering with space..."

"One month from now... I will..."

Yu Chengze’s voice echoed intermittently throughout the Spiritual Land.

PTHOO~

「Back in the mortal world.」

Yu Chengze’s face turned pale. As if struck by a heavy blow, he spat out a mouthful of blood.

’How can this be... This is supposed to be a period of calm... Why would a Spiritual Qi Storm erupt now?’

Yu Chengze wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, utterly baffled.

’Could it be that the great cataclysm is approaching, and even the Spiritual Lands are being affected?’

’If those people can’t get out... we’re truly finished.’

Yu Chengze frowned deeply.

Every single person trapped in the Spiritual Land held considerable influence in Jianghe Province City.

If they all ended up trapped, unable to return, it would cause an uproar on the scale of a major earthquake.

But with the Spiritual Qi Storm raging, Yu Chengze had no way to bring them out.

According to some records...

A Spiritual Qi Storm in a Lower-class Spiritual Land usually lasts for a month.

Therefore, Han Yuan and the others would have to survive the storm for a month to have any chance of making it out alive.

In Yu Chengze’s eyes, that hope was incredibly slim—nonexistent, even.

But an incident of this magnitude couldn’t possibly be kept under wraps.

Besides, Yu Chengze felt he couldn’t bear the weight of this disaster alone. He had to report it as quickly as possible.

....

「Jianghe Province Celestial Observation Bureau.」

Jiang Henian was in the main hall, handling affairs.

However, he didn’t seem to be in good spirits today and was noticeably agitated.

’What’s wrong with me today... My Heart Spirit is uneasy... Why do I have this feeling that something terrible is about to happen?’

Jiang Henian muttered to himself.

At that moment, a beam of green light suddenly shot into the hall, transforming into a slender man in a long robe.

"Greetings, Vice Director Jiang!"

The long-robed man cupped his fist in salute.

"Song Tong, you’re the last person I wanted to see..."

"Go on. Something’s happened at the Spiritual Land, hasn’t it?"

Jiang Henian sighed.

The long-robed man before him was an Abnormal Person from the Celestial Phenomena Tribe.

Most people from the Celestial Phenomena Tribe were reclusive and rarely made appearances.

For Song Tong to come in person, something must have gone wrong.

Jiang Henian immediately recalled that today was the day the Spiritual Land was to reopen.

As it turned out, his premonition was accurate.

Song Tong said gravely, "A message just came from Supervisor Yu. As he was extracting the people from the Spiritual Land, a Spiritual Qi Storm erupted, disrupting the Array and causing the extraction to fail."

"Now, everyone is trapped inside the Spiritual Land."

Jiang Henian pressed a hand to his forehead.

He had already imagined some very bad scenarios.

For example, that many of the Demon Exterminators who went in might be dead or injured.

But he never expected something even worse!

Song Tong did not disturb Jiang Henian.

He knew the other man needed some time to digest this news.

After a while...

Jiang Henian took a deep breath. "Lead the way. I’m going to the Spiritual Land myself."

He could no longer concern himself with guarding Jianghe Province City.

"Yes!"

Song Tong nodded.

The two quickly left the Celestial Observation Bureau, speeding toward the Spiritual Land.

....

「Meanwhile, in the Spiritual Land.」

The group had yet to recover from the shocking turn of events.

The Spiritual Qi Storm seemed to grow even more violent.

Even Han Yuan was having some trouble suppressing the Great Demon Gang Essence in his body, and blood trickled from the corner of his mouth.

That guy Ding Zihu had slapped more than ten Spirit Talismans onto himself.

But he still ended up spitting blood all the same.

At that moment, a bloodcurdling scream rang out.

An expert from the Government Office collapsed to the ground, his body convulsing.

His stomach began to swell grotesquely.

It grew larger and larger...

The expert’s screams became increasingly shrill and tragic.

He cried out to the others for help, "Save... save me..."

"Run!"

"He’s lost control of his internal energy! He’s going to self-destruct!"

Ding Zihu shouted and turned to run.

Han Yuan didn’t hesitate for a moment, his figure disappearing from the spot.

The others’ faces paled as they scrambled away from the Government Office expert.

Two or three breaths later.

BOOM!!!

It was like the roar of thunder.

The nearby mountain range began to shake.

A visible shockwave surged outward, felling all the nearby trees.

Han Yuan looked back.

He saw that where the Government Office expert had once stood, there was now a massive crater.

’The power of self-destruction is this terrifying?’

Han Yuan frowned.

He felt that the rampaging Spiritual Qi might also be a contributing factor.

"Everyone, this is no way to go on," Cao Ru said grimly, appearing in a clearing. "We must find a solution."

"Sect Leader Cao is right."

"We can’t just wait here to die," a powerfully built figure added.

His name was Hong Kui, the senior disciple of the Jiujiang Sect. He himself was at Peak True Qi Cultivation.

This time, after a month of hard cultivation in the Spiritual Land, he had also successfully broken through to the Gang Essence Realm.

Hearing Hong Kui’s words, the group gathered together again.

However, learning from their recent experience, they didn’t dare get too close, each maintaining a safe distance from the others.

"Once a Spiritual Qi Storm starts, it won’t stop for at least a month."

"We have to hold on here for a month to get out of here alive."

As Cao Ru spoke, she let out a muffled grunt and spat out a mouthful of blood.

Evidently, she had once again been struck by a backlash from the Gang Essence within her.

"In this situation, forget about a month, I’m afraid we can’t even last five or six days," an old man dressed in simple blue-gray robes sighed.

He was called Sun Jianbai, the old Patriarch of the Sun Family of Jianghe Province.

"I’m already feeling like I can’t hold on much longer," a Demon Exterminator said with a bitter smile.

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