Chapter 222 Onlookers and the Underground City (1/2)

On the cliff, a huge group of Shennongjia wild men were standing in a line, watching Ning Tao as he fell into the pitch black pit. That image was like a group of confused and oblivious onlookers watching on with rocks and wooden clubs held in their hands.

“Roar, roar, roar…” That Shennongjia wild man which had sent Ning Tao flying with a kick, was waving its arms around, and seemed to be muttering some word. However, probably no one else in the whole world would understand what it was saying, except for themselves.

“Hahaha!”

“Hohoho!”

“Yoho… yoyo!”

There was a surge of laughter and a song-like style of yelling. It seemed like they were amused by that hero of theirs. Meanwhile, Ning Tao was disappearing into the pitch black darkness.

Everybody had probably dreamed of flying, but once you were actually flying, it definitely did not feel good.

Wind was howling by his ears. Gravity was like a huge rock tied to Ning Tao’s legs, pulling him deeper into the dark abyss. At the beginning, Ning Tao was overwhelmed with fear; his mind was blank, at a loss as to what to do.

Yet, just at the peak of his fear, bordering a break down, the huge core in Ning Tao’s Niwan acupoint shook. A spiritual power force field immediately expanded from within his body. In that instant, he immediately calmed down.

Any ordinary person would have died in that situation, but he was the inborn go-between of good and evil, and the owner of the Sky Clinic. How could he die that easily! Even a usual cultivation doctor would be stronger than an ordinary practitioner, especially so for a special cultivation doctor like him, who only appeared once in every 2000 years!

He charged both of his legs with spiritual power. Ning Tao’s legs curled upwards, then stepped on air with all his might; then, his body instantly made an upward jerk. Even though he was still under the control of gravity, his falling speed had been reduced slightly. He stepped again, and he slowed down, then again…

Once he had reached the seventh step of the Ladder under Feet, his body was suspended in the air. Even though it was just about a second’s time, it was already enough for him to open his small medicine chest.

Right after, his body continued falling at full force.

Ning Tao reached into his small medicine chest, and charged the herb-collecting rope with spiritual power. He then threw the rope out in a swift motion towards his right.

The herb-collecting rope was a magic tool of the Sky Clinic. It would be a mere ordinary rope in the hands of others, but with Ning Tao, it was a magic tool.

Whoosh!

With spiritual power activated, the herb-collecting rope was like a javelin, shooting outwards and extending continuously. Ning Tao twirled his arm quickly, and the rope was wrapped around his arm. Just when he was done, a vibration came from the other end of the rope. Even though he could not see it, he knew that the hardened end of the rope had pierced into the rocks!

A second later, his body was suddenly diverted off the falling course, and was slammed into a side of the cliff. His right arm which was tied to one end of the rope was almost dislocated due to the pulling force; the fabric of his clothes was nearly torn and the skin of his arm was abraded. A stinging sensation spread throughout his body. He endured the pain, and raised his legs. Just in that moment, both his legs landed on a side of the cliff, then his body slammed into it.

The herb-collecting rope fell off. His spiritual power was not enough for him to harden the end of the rope for a prolonged period. Anyway, it was not necessary anymore. Once the herb-collecting rope had fallen off and his body started falling again, his left hand was already holding onto the edge of a rock; he had finally stayed still on the cliff.

A piece of rock near his feet broke off and fell down. A few seconds later, he heard a dull noise.

It was near the bottom.

Ning Tao heaved a sigh of relief. He was not in a rush to go downwards when hanging off the cliff, but instead, he took a break and healed his right arm with his special spiritual power. The pain in his right arm had dissipated quickly, and he had recovered a degree of his mobility. After that, he used his right arm and mouth to make a knot with the herb-collecting rope, then tied it to the edge of the rock where his left hand was hanging onto. After that, he glided down along the herb-collecting rope.

Once his feet touched the ground, Ning Tao was completely relaxed. It was as if his body and soul had instantly left him. He immediately sat on the floor then lied down.

“If those wild men try to attack me again, I won’t spare them any longer!” Ning Tao raised his head and looked up to the oval-shaped sky. Upon recalling the experience, Ning Tao was still traumatized. When he was standing on ground, he would have still been able to escape by opening the blood lock, but when he was falling, even if he were able to activate the blood lock, he would not be able to enter it. The moment he opened the blood lock, he would have already fallen further the next moment. If it weren’t because he had been prepared in advance, bringing the herb-collecting rope with him, he would really have been died in that dark cave.