C8 The Suction of the Abyss

From the bottom of the Heart Refining Cliff came a rumbling sound.

Just like three years ago, Shibao refined his heart at the bottom of the cliff. Relying on the various dangers at the bottom of the cliff, he used them to refine his mind. Unlike before, Shibao did not tie a Green Vine Cable around his waist to protect himself.

At this point, Shibao had already cultivated the Seven Stars Technique to the fourth level, which was far beyond what he could compare with when he was at the first level. This kind of increase in strength was on the one hand, extremely powerful, but on the other hand, it was not something that could be compared to when he was at the first level.

At the first level of the Guiding Spirit, Shibao used the Green Vine Cable to tie himself to his waist and throw himself down the cliff. He used the deep abyss scenery and the cold air to temper his weak mind.

After advancing to the second level of the Guiding Spirit, Shibao could feel that his state of mind had obviously improved, and he could no longer satisfy Shibao by looking at the abyss. Thus, he placed his limbs in various forms while cultivating his heart at the bottom of the cliff in order to stimulate his mind more effectively.

When he reached the third level of the Guiding Spirit Stage, Shibao began to climb the cliff. From time to time, he would slip and fall down the cliff. Fortunately, the Green Vine Cable was tied around his waist, preventing him from falling into the abyss.

This brought about tempering of the mind and the tempering of the will over and over again, causing Shibao to gradually become round and steady.

Now, however, Shibao had already broken through to the fourth level of the Guiding Spirit Stage. He removed the Green Vine Cable and climbed up and down the cliff empty-handedly. From time to time, he would jump from one place to the other. It was extremely dangerous and terrifying.

At the same time, under the cliff, Shibao used the Green Vine Cable to step on a half-meter thick rock twenty meters away from the top of the cliff. After that, he untied the Green Vine Cable and revealed a resolute expression.

Raising his head, Shibao squinted his eyes and looked up the precipitous stone wall to the top of the cliff. His expression also became serious.

"If I succeed this time, my state of mind will be improved to a certain extent, and will be stable for a period of time. The control and eruption of spiritual energy will also improve, and the chances of breaking that stone door will increase."

After some time, Shibao's tightly shut eyes suddenly opened, and his entire body was surrounded by a faint blue light, and the spiritual energy in his body was as if it was possessed by fire, burning on top of each other. An invisible air current blew his long hair and made him look handsome, giving people a feeling of elegance and exquisiteness.

Shibao bent his legs slightly and slowly separated his left and right legs. His left leg suddenly tapped on the rock, and his right leg also exerted force at the same time. His entire body bounced up like a cheetah, and he leapt up towards the left side of the rock he was standing on.

In two breaths of time, Shibao had already jumped to a height of three meters. Then, he stepped on a rock and used it as a foothold to continue his ascent.

As he rose higher, Shibao's legs were weakened by the momentum of the rock. Just as he was about to exhaust all his strength, Shibao's body spun in the air, stepping on the left side of the rock, and suddenly exerted force.

After that, his legs moved as if he was on flat ground, and he ran up the cliff. In less than two breaths, Shibao switched his legs and jumped, stepping on the rocks and continuing to rise.

Fifteen meters...

Ten meters...

Five meters...

As Shibao's figure rose, the top of the cliff also gradually grew closer to him.

Finally, two meters...

Suddenly, Shibao's expression changed. He became quite nervous and scared. It was as if something was stimulating him, causing him to panic.

At this moment, the surrounding spiritual energy began to become chaotic. Not only that, the thin spiritual energy seemed to be rushing towards Shibao's rising body, instantly forming a resistance that stopped Shibao's rising figure.

At this moment, Shibao's heart suddenly skipped a beat. He didn't even have time to think about anything else, and in a flash, he stomped his feet hard on the cliff, causing a few pieces of rubble to fly out.

Changing his direction, his body shot towards the Green Vine Cable that was hanging on the right side of the cliff. He used both of his hands to grab onto it tightly.

Following that, Shibao's body heavily crashed into the cliff, and an intense pain swept through his entire body, causing him to cough.

Shibao endured the pain and calmed his mind. Just as he came back to his senses from the impact, he felt a gust of wind rushing towards the abyss, turning into a suction force. It was as if a pair of invisible hands were dragging his legs, trying to pull him into the endless abyss.

Shibao held onto the Green Vine Cable with his left hand and pulled the Green Vine Cable up with his right hand. He bit one end of the Green Vine Cable and tied it around his waist with his right hand to resist the increasingly strong suction force.

"'How could this be? Didn't the wind blow yesterday, how could it...'"

Shibao could not help but look into the abyss, looking at the stones that had been swept into the abyss, and a look of understanding appeared on his face. He suddenly thought of a strange book he had read when he was twelve years old.

The book recorded all kinds of strange things, including questions about the flow of the wind.

"The source of the wind is caused by a strange suction force from the abyss. Through these cliffs and the flow of water between the mountains nearby, a huge whirlpool is formed. The stronger the suction force, the stronger the wind becomes.

The wind also became stronger and more violent. It was like the end of the world had brought up dust, covering the sky and the sun. It was like the end of the world."

The suction force of the abyss caused Shibao to have no time to think. In the span of a few breaths, the wind became much stronger.

Shibao's mind raced. At this moment, even if he tried his best to circulate his spirit energy, he would not be able to climb to the top of the cliff, which was two meters tall. He could only rely on climbing.

Shibao gritted his teeth, stretched out his hands with difficulty, and used his hands and feet to climb up.

In the span of three breaths of time, Shibao had already climbed up half a meter high, but under the continuous strong winds and the suction force, he had already stopped. He could only use all his strength to grab onto the Green Vine Cable in order to barely resist the pull of the suction force.

"No. The suction is getting stronger and stronger. I am reaching my limit. If this continues, I am afraid I will fall into the abyss and die before the wind comes."

Thinking about this, Shibao's expression suddenly became serious, and his eyes revealed a look of determination.

Immediately, Shibao extracted the spiritual energy in his dantian in an endless stream and circulated the Seven Stars Technique as much as he could, channeling the spiritual energy to his four limbs.

Instantly, a powerful force filled Shibao's entire body. Then, with a sudden burst of strength from his legs, the rock he was standing on immediately shattered, and Shibao shot up into the sky like an arrow that had left the bow.

At the same time, Shibao pulled with both hands and pulled the Green Vine Cable up the cliff.

However, after walking up for less than a breath of time, he was reduced by the suction force.

At this moment, Shibao was less than half a meter away from the cliff.

"Ah!"

Seeing that his body was about to be exhausted, Shibao suddenly let out a furious roar, and a light green mist suddenly rose up from his body, turning into a stream of air that rushed into the sky.

Shibao's body was like a sharp blade as he streaked across the sky, breaking through all the invisible obstructions in the void. Along with the Green Vine Cable, he flew more than three meters high and fell onto the cliff.

His body fell to the ground, and in an instant, a sharp pain spread out from his chest, causing Shibao, who was lying on the ground, to squirm.

Shibao's consciousness slowly woke up. He wanted to get up, but found that there was a sense of weakness in every part of his body.

In that final leap, Shibao made up his mind. He threw all of the spiritual energy in his body into the air, forming a gust of air around his body that threw him into the sky and onto the cliff.

However, this also caused Shibao's body to be empty and powerless. Adding on the fact that he had overexerted himself earlier, he didn't even have the strength to stand up now.

Time passed bit by bit, and the wind grew stronger and stronger. The sky darkened, and at the same time, the light in Shibao's eyes dimmed. He knew that the most violent moment of the wind was coming.

In the past, he would only hide in the cave and watch the wind. The wind that wreaked havoc in the cave was not something that a human could withstand. At the very least, Shibao's level four of the Guiding Spirit was not enough.

Sand and stones flew everywhere, and a strong wind blew. It was as if a beast had descended from the heavens and destroyed everything around the cliff. It was like the end of the world.

At this moment, Shibao had already been blown so hard that he could not open his eyes. He could only rely on his "thoughts" to sense everything that was happening around him.

The rocks rained down on his body like a storm, torturing him bit by bit.

Under the tearing of the strong wind, Shibao's tattered clothes were torn into pieces, revealing a piece of bronze skin. The muscles on his upper body were exposed, making people feel very strong at a glance, but Shibao didn't care about that at all.

Shibao was lying on the ground with his hands and feet tightly clasped behind his back, but it was clear that he couldn't exert much strength. It was no different from lying flat on the ground.

Under the destruction of the gale, Shibao felt a strong wind approaching him. He felt like his body was floating.

Whoosh!

A gust of wind suddenly blew, instantly lifting Shibao's body up and blowing him around in the air. He was like a piece of rootless duckweed, unable to wait in the wind for his fate to be decided.

If it wasn't for the Green Vine Cable tied around his waist, Shibao would have been blown to god knows where by the strong wind, but at this moment, he was not any better.

Shibao, who had been swaying in the air the entire time, had no energy to care about anything else. He kept his eyes closed and secretly recovered the spiritual energy in his body, swaying left and right along with the heavenly wind.

Although he didn't suffer any serious injuries, in the air where everything was flying, he would occasionally be hit by the objects that were being blown by the wind, causing Shibao's face to become more and more pale and powerless. It seemed like he wouldn't be able to hold on much longer.

As a result, he was lifted up into the sky by the strong wind, and under the pull of the Green Vine Cable, Shibao was like a kite floating in the raging wind.

All of a sudden, Shibao felt that something was amiss. His body was slowly leaning backwards. Enduring the intense pain, Shibao struggled to open his eyes. His eyes followed the Green Vine Cable, but he noticed that a few of the Green Vine Cable in front of him had already been torn apart.

Just as it was about to break, Shibao slowly reached out his right hand to the front of his hand. Just as he touched it, a fierce gust of wind assaulted him again.

Pow!

The Green Vine Cable broke...

With extreme unwillingness and grief, Shibao's body was blown around by the wind. He kept spinning in the air, and along with some broken stones, he fell into the abyss.

Not long after, the wind stopped, and everything returned to normal.