No wonder the veterans couldn't believe it, the Elite Team's power, level, and equipment were beyond compare to Chen Guan and his group. Even they couldn't kill the World-Defying Secret Spirit. Saying that a few rookies like Chen Guan could do it seemed unrealistic.
Without the Spirit of the Cheerleaders, even with the Rouge Rabbit, Chen Guan and his group wouldn't be able to kill it.
In the battle of slaying the Water Burial Buddha, the Rouge Rabbit wasn't the key player; the most crucial was Qin Ziyu.
According to Qin Ziyu, he entered a mysterious state at that time, his whole spirit seemed to have been opened, and the world in his eyes became different.
In that state, the Purple and Cyan Qi Profound Skill within him achieved Unity of Yin and Yang, with hardness and softness integrated into one, unleashing unimaginable power, similar to the Chaos Energy effect produced after reaching the highest realm of the Purple and Cyan Qi Profound Skill.
In that state, Qin Ziyu felt omnipotent, able to keenly sense any subtle changes, and the Primordial Energy he unleashed was indestructible.
At that moment, Qin Ziyu felt like a god-like being.
But that state didn't last long, and later on, Qin Ziyu couldn't enter that state again no matter how hard he tried. He studied his attributes and cultivation technique and found no difference from before, regarding that state as a temporary great burst of life's potential.
It was like a woman who couldn't even lift a bucket of water suddenly flipping a car to save her child, bursting out with unimaginable power.
Qin Ziyu was determined to figure out what that state was about, but Chen Guan understood it better than he did.
Because in the Spirit of the Cheerleaders' talent information, an absolute secret file had been added.
In that absolute secret file, only one piece of information was recorded.
Absolute Secret State — Ultimate of the Infinite: No limits, no boundaries, no form, Yin and Yang undivided, all-embracing, formless and shapeless, soundless and colorless, without beginning or end, this is the Ultimate of the Infinite.
The Ultimate of the Infinite was the state that Qin Ziyu understood and entered, but this state had already transcended the limits of life, making it difficult to control at will. Even Qin Ziyu himself couldn't enter that state without the encouragement of the Spirit of the Cheerleaders.
However, Chen Guan could use the absolute secret file of the Spirit of the Cheerleaders to directly experience the Ultimate of the Infinite state.
After activating the Ultimate of the Infinite state, Chen Guan's attributes did not change, yet he felt as if he had become one with all things in the universe, as if he was the universe and the universe was him. The Primordial Energy within him also became extremely pure, seemingly able to encompass everything, integrating any chaotic energy into an indestructible whole.
Additionally, his reaction and sensory abilities reached a miraculous realm, difficult to describe but definitely much stronger than usual.
The Ultimate of the Infinite was not a secret state comprehended by Chen Guan himself, so when using it, he couldn't fully understand its meaning, struggling to utilize it to its full potential, and could only explore it slowly.
Fortunately, he could use it at any time, already making him stronger than Qin Ziyu, the one who understood the Ultimate of the Infinite state.
Chen Guan himself felt that the greatest advantage of the Ultimate of the Infinite was its inclusivity. The Purple and Cyan Qi of the Purple and Cyan Qi Profound Skill must be trained to the ultimate to achieve Unity of Yin and Yang.
After acquiring the Ultimate of the Infinite, the Purple and Cyan Qi could directly achieve Unity of Yin and Yang, equivalent to preemptively using the ultimate effect of the Purple and Cyan Qi Profound Skill, allowing Qin Ziyu to instantly kill the Water Burial Buddha.
Unfortunately, Chen Guan himself didn't have the Purple and Cyan Qi Profound Skill, so after entering the Ultimate of the Infinite state, he couldn't unleash a Chaos Sword Aura like Qin Ziyu.
There are advantages and disadvantages. Generally, even if one possesses multiple cultivation techniques, one can only use one.
In the Ultimate of the Infinite state, multiple cultivation techniques can be integrated. If one could find two cultivation techniques, one Yin and one Yang, it might not perform worse than the Purple and Cyan Qi Profound Skill.
But cultivation techniques are hard to find. The "Apang Sutra" copied from the Seven Treasure Glaze Tree is only a portion, and it cannot be cultivated yet. Chen Guan and his group didn't pick the seven Seven Treasure Glaze Fruits.
It's not that they didn't want to pick them; it's because, according to a note on the Seven Treasure Glaze Tree, the Seven Treasure Glaze Fruits haven't matured yet, and picking them now would greatly diminish their effect. Even if one person ate seven of them, they still wouldn't level up.
According to the tree's note, judging by the condition of the fruits, they should mature in a few months. After discussing, they decided to come back to pick them then.
The old bird had gone mad, so Chen Guan gave him a quick end and buried the body in a pit.
Several of them left to continue their journey. They prepared to head to the next World-Defying Secret Spirit's location.
The "Apang Sutra" is divided into six parts. According to Wang Lian, after killing the Water Burial Buddha, they next needed to kill the Tomb Lord.
The Tomb Lord resided in the Corpse Rot Forest where Chen Guan had previously visited. Essentially, the Tomb Lord was also a Corpse, or the lord of the Corpse Rot Forest, but he was not an ordinary lord — he should be called the King of Corpse.
But when they arrived at the Corpse Rot Forest, they found that the path to the forest was guarded by human cultivators.
"The Elite Team is working here. You should leave," a guarding cultivator shouted as soon as he saw Chen Guan and his group approaching, not waiting for them to get close.
Chen Guan and the others exchanged glances. The Elite Team had many members, and with their current strength, they might not be able to outshine the Elite Team.
However, they had no choice but to kill the Tomb Lord.
"Let's level up first, then come back. Maybe they'll be gone by then," Qin Ziyu pondered aloud.
"That sounds good," Chen Guan agreed; there was no need to rush into conflict with the Elite Team now.
Just as they prepared to leave, they suddenly heard hoofbeats coming from the Corpse Rot Forest. Turning to look, they saw a young woman in red armor, leading seven or eight people, speeding out of the forest.
Chen Guan recognized the young woman as Ji Nanhong, the leader of the Elite Team.
However, Ji Nanhong didn't look well, and the cultivators following her all appeared unsettled.
"Retreat… everyone withdraw immediately…" Ji Nanhong yelled as she led the group in a frantic retreat.
Out of the forest behind them, hordes of Corpse swarmed out like a savage pack, countless in number.
"This is not good… run…" Chen Guan and the others turned pale.
In a one-on-one fight, Chen Guan dared to challenge a World-Defying Secret Spirit with the Rouge Rabbit, but against thousands of Spirits, the Rouge Rabbit couldn't save his life.
Qin Ziyu and the others knew the threat, and turned to flee.
But before they could escape, they saw their way back blocked by a great number of Corpses emerging from the woods on either side, swarming in from all directions like a tidal wave, impossible to count.
Among them were not only ordinary Corpses but also numerous Mutated Corpses.