Thunderous roars!

Bang! Bang! Bang!

For reasons unknown, the entire Dikun City was shaking wildly.

Stones from the dome above kept falling.

Huge rocks and various metal parts were continuously tumbling down.

The mechanism trapping Zhou Zhi was released, and the defensive formation of the Great Xia Sword Sect disciples behind him shattered with a loud crash.

Only above the Thousand Mechanism Disk did the formation still exist, but it undulated with the falling boulders.

In an instant, all disciples rushed into the formation, guarding Li Guanqi’s side.

At this moment, Jiang Su’s face was somewhat pale, but her other injuries had mostly healed.

She flashed beside Zhou Zhi, holding him in her arms, allowing him to lean on her.

Zhou Zhi’s weak voice murmured, “Send a few people to find an exit, quickly see if the jade slip can be used.”

“If it works, immediately contact the disciples in the city to meet up.”

“The rest, protect Li Junior Brother as he breaks through!”

As his words fell, everyone responded in unison and began to act in an orderly manner.

Li Guanqi was oblivious to everything happening outside.

The suppressed Sword Spirit was also awakening.

A shocked voice echoed in Li Guanqi’s mind: “You… you actually swallowed a piece of Star Pivot Thunder Vine!!”

Li Guanqi’s anxious voice suddenly rose.

“Stop being surprised, if you keep it up, I’m going to be blown apart by this thing!”

In just a few breaths, the primordial energy within Li Guanqi’s pubic region’s platform had reached a terrifyingly dense state.

The speed of refining the energy with his technique couldn’t keep up with the release of spiritual energy from the Star Pivot Thunder Vine!

The Sword Spirit licked her red lips and whispered, “You can’t absorb all this spiritual energy from heaven and earth, give it to me.”

At this moment, Li Guanqi had no time to think of anything else and shouted, “Take it, take it!! Just help me!!”

The Sword Spirit’s lips curled into a satisfied smile.

With a single hand gesture, Li Guanqi’s swollen belly visibly shrank.

The overwhelming spiritual energy that was about to burst his platform was gradually absorbed by the Sword Spirit.

The feeling of bloating slowly disappeared, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

The Sword Spirit whispered, “To encounter such a heavenly treasure, you really have stepped in dog’s luck.”

“What dog’s luck, it’s all nonsense, I was nearly blown to pieces.”

Li Guanqi muttered with lingering fear.

The Sword Spirit couldn’t deny it and shook her head, then with a beckoning hand.

The Star Pivot Thunder Vine below the pubic region slowly moved towards the spiritual platform.

Gradually, Li Guanqi’s state of mind returned to tranquility, and the vibrations and noises around him didn’t affect him.

His breathing became long and powerful, and his entire temperament underwent a drastic change.

His already fixed Saint-Grade Spirit Root, after merging with the Star Pivot Thunder Vine, had its quality improved yet again!

Moreover, he felt the Primordial Energy within his pubic region tinged with a trace of thunderous power.

Li Guanqi was frantically circulating his technique to refine the spiritual energy.

His aura began to fluctuate violently.

Suddenly!

He felt as if he was immersed in a pool of thunder, the painful and numbing sensation was excruciating.

The Sword Spirit murmured, “There’s still some power left in the Star Pivot Thunder Vine, it could be used for the Thunder Dragon Egg, enough to last about a year and a half.”

“But… this little guy’s Spirit Root needs a lot more to advance…”

Boom!!!

Li Guanqi’s aura instantly broke through to the late Foundation Establishment stage.

His pubic region’s platform expanded significantly, and his body’s meridians became more resilient and thicker with the breakthrough.

This would allow faster circulation of Primordial Energy in his body in the future.

When he opened his eyes, the noise around him was incessant.

Li Guanqi, upon standing up, realized the world was shaking, and several figures beside him were continuously striking with their swords.

Above the firmament, countless rocks were falling. Li Guanqi quickly grasped the situation and said, “Fellow brothers, let’s go first!”

Behind the crowd, ten meters away, space twisted slowly, and a distorted spatial rift appeared.

Zhou Zhi, with an anxious look, said in a deep voice, “Everyone, return quickly!!”

“Yes, Senior Brother!”

“Move fast!! This place is about to collapse!”

Thunderous roars!

At this moment, all the surviving disciples of the Great Xia Sword Sect had gathered here.

Including himself, there were thirty people, all entering one after another.

Suddenly!

Li Guanqi’s expression changed dramatically!

“Ye Feng!”

Zhou Zhi also seemed to remember something, his tone anxious, “Damn! Duan Xiong and Ye Feng are still above!”

Looking at the rapidly moving light spots on the jade slip, Li Guanqi forcefully leaped onto the platform.

His voice carried far, “I’ll go get them, you go first!”

However, halfway there, Li Guanqi turned around to see Duan Xiong supporting Ye Feng as they approached.

Thunderous roars!

With violent shaking, a rock the size of three meters fiercely smashed towards the two!

Just as the boulder was three meters away from them, Li Guanqi soared into the air.

The Cang Lang Sword in his hand unsheathed instantly, its blade flashing with purple light and occasional arcs of lightning leaping about.

The terrifying force split the boulder cleanly in two!

This scene stunned them both, mouths agape, unsure of what to say.

Li Guanqi landed and with two kicks sent them flying.

“Fly already!! What the hell are you waiting for!”

“If you’re any slower, we’ll all be buried here!”

Duan Xiong grimaced, “Junior Brother Li, I… I can’t fly with someone.”

Suddenly, a pair of hands lifted Duan Xiong and Ye Feng.

Ye Feng, though weak, still managed to say, “Old Li, badass…”

As Li Guanqi reached the last level, he saw Zhou Zhi still standing at the gate of light.

Upon seeing him, Zhou Zhi waved vigorously, “Guanqi! Quick!! The secret realm is collapsing!”

Bang!!

As Zhou Zhi’s words fell, the crimson formation abruptly shattered!

The countless rocks that had been pressing on the formation fell down!

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Zhou Zhi, holding his sword, wanted to wait longer, but then a pale figure was tossed over.

Followed by a second figure!

Zhou Zhi pushed the two out and shouted, “Quick!!!”

Boom!!

The stone exploded, and Li Guanqi arrived in an instant, pulling Zhou Zhi over.

In the nick of time, the two finally entered the spatial rift.

Thunderous roars!

As the sounds of rumbling echoed in their ears.

When the two escaped the secret realm, the grand hall on Heavenly Sword Mountain also collapsed with a crash!

The twisted spatial rift also dissipated into nothingness, vanishing between heaven and earth.

As Li Guanqi stood up, he found that almost all the high-ranking elders and the Sect Master of the Great Xia Sword Sect were here.

Li Guanqi looked around, his eyes inevitably filled with sorrow.

Fifty had entered, yet only thirty-two returned.