Chapter 260: Cultivating Under Pressure, Chaos in the Eastern District

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When Qin Xiao had seen bare skeletons earlier, he had assumed their clothing had weathered away with time and given it little thought. Now it seemed the pressure had crushed it instead.

No wonder many skeletons were incomplete and crumbled at a touch. The cultivators’ bones were not particularly strong. They had reached a delicate balance with the pressure, but Qin Xiao’s touch broke it and caused them to crumble.

Yet Qin Xiao’s clothes were no ordinary garments: the Heavenly Clothes Pavilion had made them at the grade of Spirit Weapons. He had not expected the pressure to tear them apart so easily.

Now, Qin Xiao was left with only the Black Tortoise Armor and the middle-grade Dharma treasure boots on his feet. His trousers and outer robe had both been destroyed.

Other cultivators protected their bodies with Spiritual Qi, and once they comprehended sword intent, the ambient pressure eased considerably, sparing them from worrying about their attire. Qin Xiao, however, was relying entirely on his physical body to endure it.

His body had undergone Body Refinement, but his clothes had not. Even Spirit Weapon-grade clothes finally tore apart under pressure more than sixteen thousand times that of the outside world.

“Forget it. My spare clothes are the same grade; they would tear apart too. Sorry, Black Tortoise inner armor—you’ll have to serve as shorts for a while.”

Qin Xiao took off the Black Tortoise inner armor and wore it as makeshift shorts. Although they were split at the crotch, they covered enough to spare his embarrassment. No one was here now, but what if some sword genius came along and saw him naked? They would think he was a pervert, and his reputation would be ruined.

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