Doomsday leader

Including the female evolved zombie in the early morning, he now has a total of 28 crystal cores. It stands to reason that he can be promoted to the second-level Taoist realm with this, but as a direct descendant of the Lingtu Sect, how could he not know that haste makes waste?

Principle, whether doing things or practicing, we should pay attention to the word stability.

As the cold air spread throughout his body, Zhang Xujing found that the speed of absorbing crystal nuclei had slowed down a lot, far less fast than without time. The process of one minute actually took five minutes to absorb one, and the coldness that was originally piercing the heart and soul was

The feeling is also reduced a lot.

So he took out one again, placed it on his Dantian, and began to absorb the Spiritual Chart Concentration Sutra. The outside world was too dangerous, so it was necessary to speed up the pace of promotion. When he felt a breakthrough, he could use breathing to break through in one fell swoop.

Completely dependent on external objects.

On the third, fourth, and finally sixth time, the swelling in the lower abdomen became more obvious, which was a sign that a breakthrough was imminent.

Zhang Xujing was shivering all over. Although the cold feeling was not as good as before, when the coldness continued to attack the body, the chill seemed to be superimposed, making it even more unbearable.

"Xiao Ning, will your brother be okay?" Pei Yan said worriedly.

Zhang Ning shook her head, "I don't know, I haven't seen him like this."

"Something is wrong." Liang Anni said, "Could it be that he went crazy while practicing? Lao Kong, you are his senior brother, you can't tell what's going on."

Kong Linghai looked worried and said: "Junior brother, it is possible that we are at a critical stage."

"Nonsense, we can all tell it's at a critical stage." Liang Anni said unceremoniously, "Hey, what do you think he has in his pocket? Who knows?"

Shen Dongling knew what it was, but she didn't say anything. After all, she didn't know what the crystals in the insect's stomach did.

"Brother Zhang's injury seems to have stopped bleeding." Qian Nan observed carefully, with an expression of relief on his face.

"I'll go take a look." Zhang Ning couldn't help but worry, so she held on to the cave wall and stood up.

"I'm fine, you guys have a good rest." Zhang Xujing's faint voice sounded. After a pause, he said again: "Winter Spirit, keep your spirits up."

"Okay." Shen Dongling responded softly.

He called her Winter Spirit?

Qian Nan and the other girls looked at Shen Dongling in unison, only to see that she was obediently leaning on her backpack and closing her eyes.

She was indeed very tired. Others might just be exhausted physically and limbs, but she was exhausted both mentally and physically. She was also bitten on the head by an insect monster, and now her forehead is still red.

Zhang Xujing took a deep breath, turned the Qi in his Dantian far away to Xiao Zhoutian, and removed most of the cold air from his body. Then he took out another crystal core from his pocket and continued to absorb it... Ten minutes later, the eighth core had not been completely absorbed.

The Dantian suddenly became empty, the Qi shrank into a ball, and the Qi became more dense.

Breakthrough.

Zhang Xujing was delighted to feel the short-lived pleasure, but at the same time she was filled with regret.

I still couldn't help it. I should have stopped in the middle, or stopped when I was about to reach the point, or I shouldn't have started.

Just this once, next time, never again, I swear.

Zhang Xujing secretly made up his mind and tried to absorb the last crystal core.

However, this time, the crystal core that was only the size of a sesame seed did not enter the dantian. Instead, there was no movement.

Could it be that it is too small?

Zhang Xujing thought about taking out another crystal core, but found that it still could not be absorbed. Then he took out two and three cores and tried them at the same time, but the result was the same as above.

It seems that it has nothing to do with size and quantity, it is a factor of quality.

Is it because the density of the Yin Qi contained in the crystal core does not match the density of the Second Qi Granting Machine? The Second Qi Granting Machine has a high density of Yin Qi, while the Insect Demon Crystal Core has a low density of Yin Qi, so the two are incompatible with each other.

That's how it should be.

It's a pity that there are still twenty crystal cores, and under this situation, I can't use them.

Zhang Xujing felt a little sad. He sat up and turned around, only to see everyone in the cave staring at him. Only Shen Dongling fell into a deep sleep.

Crystal nucleus, brain, mental power.

I wonder if a person with superpowers can absorb the Yin Qi in the crystal core. If so, what role can it play?

Time passed little by little, and the sky outside the cave continued to be gray, with faint light coming through the clouds. Apart from the sound of wind, there was nothing else in the mountains. There was no shadow of any living thing, and no insect monsters were seen.

Everyone in the cave was holding their unconscious legs. They were all gray-faced and their clothes had changed color. Liang Anni was still wearing her khaki drape shirt and cropped harem pants, which were washed clean when she left the Taoist temple.

The color has long since changed. Pei Yan's police uniform has also turned khaki, with only the epaulettes still shining.

Zhang Ning leaned her head against the wall of the cave and closed her eyes to rest. Qian Nan was stunned and didn't know what he was thinking. Kong Linghai yawned and tried to sleep. Tang Bo's face was full of dirt and tears, and his eyes were slightly dull as he looked at the cave.

outside.

"It's raining."

Tang Bo suddenly said.

The attention of the people inside the cave was immediately attracted. Sure enough, a drizzle began to fall from nowhere in the gray world outside, like a long veil rippling in the air. A slight cold air blew into the cave, attracting several people.

The thinly dressed girl had a cold war.

"It would be great if there were people with fire powers. They could keep everyone warm." Kong Linghai chuckled, but when no one responded, he put away his smile dryly.

The light rain continued until the evening. As soon as the rain stopped, the fog came out of the hidden valley and covered the entire mountain range. It was so foggy that it was difficult to see the distance.

Zhang Xujing woke up from meditation. The pain in her back was almost unnoticeable due to the nourishment of Qi. However, the dried blood was still a bit scary to look at.

Looking at the cold and shivering people in the cave, he took out the food and ate it together, then put away all the magic tools and talismans and put them away.

Seeing this, everyone knew that it was time to start, and they all stood up. Although their legs were still a little weak, they could walk normally without any problem.

Zhang Xujing didn't say much, and walked out of the cave first, leading everyone along the muddy dirt road to the south.

The fog was still thick, and it slowly dissipated until the sky darkened. The coldness brought by the sudden drop in temperature drove pedestrians to speed up their pace. People whose pants were splashed with mud were covered with mud. Occasionally, someone fell down and was covered in mud.

Tang Bo didn't cry, Qian Nan held Zhang Ning's hand tightly, Pei Yan hurried on silently, Liang Anni looked up from time to time, and there was no end in sight of the mountain road in the darkness.

Shen Dongling was walking at the end. Looking at the desolate and gloomy lonely grave on the roadside, she always felt that there was something following behind her. When she turned around, there was nothing. Kong Linghai sighed, feeling very depressed. He wanted to speak, but then

He didn't know what to say, but he could clearly feel that the incident of running away with his backpack today created a gap between him and everyone in the team, including his junior brothers.

The road out of the mountain is criss-crossed and rugged. When passing through the dead villages, you will encounter wandering zombies. Those were kind-hearted herders and farmers in the past. They could not escape the evil intrusion. Fortunately, they were not many in number, and they brought them with them.

The threat to the team is not very big.

The cold wind was howling, the night was misty, and it was so bumpy and bumpy. After seven or eight hours of stopping and stopping, after passing seven or eight desolate villages, the group finally reached the downhill section, where the loess road turned into a gravel road.

At this moment, everyone saw a glimmer of hope, and their exhausted bodies gained a little more strength. Even though there were still endless outlines of mountains in the dark front, at least their feet were no longer a monotonous earth color.

It's depressingly desolate.

The gravel road was not long. It only took less than a kilometer to reach the end. When everyone stepped onto the hard asphalt road, even Zhang Xujing couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.

"It's a highway!" Liang Anni shouted excitedly.

Tang Bo could no longer suppress the outburst of inner emotions and started to cry.

"Immortal, I almost thought I couldn't get out." Kong Linghai simply lay down on the road.

"Let's find a place to rest." Zhang Xujing said. It was about three or four in the morning. After walking for such a long time, he also felt a little tired, not to mention the others.

Pei Yan looked up and down with blurred vision: "I didn't see any cars on the road either."

Liang Anni said: "This is a mountainous area, there won't be too much traffic."

The tired team cheered up and continued to set off. The vast world was filled with darkness, dead silence, and sinking, as if they were the only living beings in the entire space.

"Brother Zhong An, there seems to be a house ahead." Qian Nan suddenly spoke, breaking the silence that had just appeared.

Zhang Xujing turned to look at Qian Nan, who was walking beside his sister. He was a little surprised because no one had called him by his name for a long time.

In the darkness, Qian Nan's big black eyes and Zhang Xujing looked nervously at each other, pointing towards the dark building not far ahead.

Zhang Xujing turned around and saw that not only Qian Nan, but also others had also seen the building. It looked like a gas station from the outside.

"Director, there may be a car at the gas station," Pei Yan said.

"Well, let's go over there and rest, and we'll leave again at dawn." Zhang Xujing looked at her sister who had been clenching her teeth and rushing on silently. Regardless of whether there was a car or not, the team had to rest.

"Finally I can rest!" Tang Bo wailed, and just as he was about to speed up and walk to the gas station, a pair of blue-gray eyes suddenly appeared in the dark pile of splendens on the roadside, and his dry and strong arms pinched him directly.

Tang Bo was so frightened that he screamed "Oh my God" and turned around and ran away.

Shen Dongling, who was the closest, stepped forward to protect Liang Anni and Pei Yan. Seeing that the zombie was about to pounce on Tang Bo, an iron rod swept over and smashed the zombie's head to pieces.

Kong Linghai grabbed Tang Bo and looked around cautiously.

"roar."

The gas station, immersed in the darkness, was awakened at this moment. A dozen black figures appeared from inside, rushing towards the source of the sound and the smell of human flesh.

Zhang Ning decisively took out her copper coin sword and pointed it at the zombies.

Zhang Xujing pulled out the peach wood sword from his back and took the initiative to greet him. He was now a second-level Taoist priest. Qi was poured into the sword, and his body skills became more agile and powerful. The zombies were pierced through the body by the peach wood sword one after another, and then screamed.

He fell to the ground motionless.

The people behind them also quickly followed, using their weapons to touch up the occasional two zombies that were still alive. Soon the group walked into the gas station.

There were several social vehicles parked crookedly inside the gas station. Some of the doors were open, and the people inside had long disappeared. Some of the doors were tightly closed, with a gray and rotten face printed on the window glass, grinning and roaring at the living people.

Then Kong Linghai broke the window and killed him.

Liang Anni and Pei Yan took the initiative to check the vehicles. Fortunately, all the cars could start normally.

Kong Linghai took the lead and said: "I'll go in first to check the situation." He was about to enter the station door.

Seeing this, Tang Bo hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed the back of Kong Linghai's clothes and said, "Kong Linghai, please stay and protect me."

Kong Linghai was stunned. He didn't know what Tang Bo was up to. He wanted to seize the opportunity to show off and eliminate the gap between him and his junior brother. He immediately shook off Tang Bo's hand and walked in cautiously.

The station building was pitch dark, the containers were overturned, and the merchandise was scattered and messy. The doors to the duty room on the left and the lounge on the right were both open, and there was no movement at all.

The only zombies should be the ones that ran out just now.

After confirming that it was safe, Kong Linghai came to the door and signaled that everyone could come in.

Only then did everyone enter the house one after another and close the door.

"Finally I have a nest." Liang Anni cried weakly, "I'm tired and hungry."

"Liang Anni, please keep your voice down, don't attract zombies here." Tang Bo frowned.

"Hey, I told you... forget it, I'm too lazy to tell you more, eat first, eat first." Liang Anni put down her backpack and unzipped it.

Tang Bo asked again: "There is so much food on the ground, why not leave the ones in the bag?"