Chapter 505: Falling Out (Please Subscribe)
Chapter 505: Falling Out (Please Subscribe)
Valley God Mystic Realm.
“Croak! ”
The Five Fire Gu, with each of its four legs treading a ball of demonic fire—Bone-melting Blood Blaze, Red Lotus Demonic Flame, Profound Corpse Flame, and Myriad Poison Demonic Flame—glowing brilliantly, carrying an aura of destruction.
Though it yearned to go somewhere, under Fang Xi's strict orders, it still had no choice but to search for the aura of the underground blood river.
Finally. . .
The white jade toad's crimson eyes suddenly gleamed, letting out a high-pitched cry, and opened its massive maw.
Poof!
A ball of “Three Yangs Demonic Flame” spewed forth from its wide mouth. Flames hot enough to melt gold and calcify stone landed on a patch of dark earth and immediately began scorching, turning the rock into lava, which continuously seeping downwards.
Finally. . . a large hole with crimson edges appeared, innumerable broken stones mixed with lava, crashing down into a blood river.
“Croak! ”
The Five Fire Gu croaked a few times, then plunged headfirst into it.
With a splash, the enormous white jade toad landed in the blood river, splashing up countless waves.
Hiss!
The splashing blood water fell onto the cave rocks all around, producing dense corrosive hisses, and creating numerous tiny holes.
Such terrifyingly corrosive blood water, however, seemed to have no effect whatsoever on the white jade toad's bumpy skin.
The white jade toad floated on the blood river, leisurely frog-paddling, and even opened its maw, drinking deeply of the “Blood River True Water. ”
“This Blood River True Water. . . seems to also be a favorite food of some Gu worms? ”
A thought stirred in Fang Xi's mind, and a jade-skinned gourd flew out. After he conjured a spell and injected it, its stopper immediately popped open, and it frantically began sucking in the Blood River True Water.
He had forgotten which cultivator's storage bag this gourd had come from; it was a third-order magical artifact, whose sole purpose was to hold various spiritual waters, and its capacity was quite large.
Gurgle!
A vortex appeared in the blood river, and large amounts of river water, like blood-colored flood dragons, were continuously sucked into the jade-skinned gourd's maw.
Splash!
Suddenly, a section of the blood river suddenly burst open, revealing a dark serpent silhouette within.
This serpent was entirely crimson, with a pair of wings on its back, and it charged towards Fang Xi, intending to kill him!
“As expected. . . this blood river is home to some Gu worms. ”
Fang Xi could tell at a glance that the aura of this winged serpent was unusual; it wasn't a demon beast, but a special type of Gu worm!
“Croak! ”
Before this serpent Gu could even act, the Five Fire Gu's tongue lashed out, and then the serpent was gone. . .
Compared to these wild Yellow, Profound, or even Earth-grade Gu worms, the white jade toad, already a Heaven-grade Gu worm, clearly held all the advantages.
“Taiyi, perform a comparative analysis. . . ”
Fang Xi took out the 'Taiyi Scripture', and a light screen appeared. On it, a segment of the external mirage's footage began to replay.
It was the moment the blood river appeared, and a strange shadow flashed past within it!
After 'Taiyi' continuously paused, analyzed, and completed the data. . . it even managed to largely reconstruct the shadow's form.
It was a giant bat seemingly composed of fresh blood, with a strange crimson stone in its abdominal cavity, from which innumerable vein-like patterns extended, merging with the bat.
“A Blood River Stone. . . It already possesses a certain level of sentience, and can transform into a Blood Bat. . . ”
Needless to say, this Blood River Stone was definitely a top-grade item!
As the 'Taiyi Scripture' continued to operate, it even roughly mapped out the entire blood river, marking Fang Xi's current location and several places where the Blood Bat had appeared.
“It doesn't seem too far, let's go! ”
Fang Xi stepped onto the Five Fire Gu, and the white jade toad immediately croaked, beginning to frog-paddle forward in the blood river. . .
...
In front of the Nine-Heart Pure Bamboo Forest.
Bamboo shadows swayed, and layers of emerald-green restrictions were gradually worn away by the two Nascent Soul True Monarchs using their magic power, leaving only a thin layer.
“Hmph! ”
Accompanying Hei Xuan Shangren's furious shout, magic power surged around his body, transforming into a dark black long dragon, and injected into a dark black iron ring.
Runes on the iron ring continuously flickered, clearly indicating it was an incredibly powerful spiritual treasure.
At this moment, streaks of dark black flames continuously emerged, landing on the restrictions.
Crack!
Time swiftly flowed by, and the thin layer of restrictions finally couldn't hold on any longer. After letting out a strained wail of distress, it exploded with a bang, scattering into spiritual energy.
“Haha. . . it's finally done! ”
Hei Xuan Shangren's face filled with delight, and he was about to step forward to harvest the Nine-Heart Pure Bamboo.
His cheeks were slightly pale, evidently a sign of excessive use of magic power.
Even so, two black flood dragons continuously circled his body, his 'Black Dragon Bodyguard Art' never ceasing its operation for a moment.
This wasn't because Hei Xuan Shangren was wary of Jade Green True Monarch, but rather because being in a mystic realm, one had to be cautious everywhere!
This was also the prudence of a Nascent Soul cultivator!
If he hadn't possessed this level of caution in his youth, he wouldn't have been able to advance to the Nascent Soul realm.
This 'Black Dragon Bodyguard Secret Art' had refined the souls of two third-order top-grade flood dragons, and had been consecrated by a secret technique.
Even if attacked by a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, it could at least resist for a moment!
Just as Hei Xuan Shangren's mind slightly relaxed, having finally broken through the restriction, a jade ruler roared, striking heavily on his back!
Roar!
A black flood dragon let out a mournful wail, and was actually destroyed by a single blow from the emerald-green jade ruler!
Hei Xuan Shangren was also knocked back several steps, stumbling. With a wave of his hand, the iron ring spiritual treasure completely enveloped him, and only then did he turn around in disbelief.
He saw Jade Green True Monarch retracting his jade ruler, his face full of regret.
“Jade Green True Monarch, are you betraying the Black Dragon Sect? ”
Hei Xuan Shangren was both shocked and enraged, and he loudly questioned.
“No, the one betraying the Black Dragon Sect is clearly you, Fellow Daoist. ”
A cold smile appeared at the corner of Jade Green True Monarch's mouth, and he sent out a stream of magic power.
The emerald-green jade ruler suddenly split into two, each emanating intense emerald-green radiance, striking heavily onto the iron ring spiritual treasure.
The emerald-green radiance and black flames continuously intertwined, and Hei Xuan Shangren immediately showed signs of being overwhelmed.
His face pale, he quickly pulled out a bottle of pills from his bosom, took out a crimson, blood-like pill from it, and swiftly swallowed it.
Just as he swallowed the pill.
Boom!
The iron ring spiritual treasure trembled, and was actually sent flying by the emerald-green jade ruler!
“What? ! ”
Hei Xuan Shangren was startled, and immediately noticed cracks appearing on Jade Green True Monarch's jade ruler artifact. His expression couldn't help but change: “You actually directly unleashed a secret technique, not hesitating to destroy your spiritual treasure just to kill this old man. . . This old man has no grudges against you. . . ”
“Too much nonsense! ”
Jade Green True Monarch's expression turned ferocious, completely shedding his previous gentlemanly facade.
With a flash of emerald light, he had already arrived before Hei Xuan Shangren, his right hand's five fingers spread wide.
Light flashed, and his right hand instantly transformed into a Qilin's claw, with scales of emerald green emitting cold light.
Roar!
The last remaining black flood dragon around Hei Xuan Shangren was instantly torn to shreds by the Qilin's claw.
The momentum of this claw did not diminish, and it directly landed on Hei Xuan Shangren's body, tearing his physical body into pieces.
Not far away, a black light flashed, and Hei Xuan Shangren's Nascent Soul appeared, clutching an iron ring in its arms, staring at Jade Green True Monarch with a face full of shock and fury: “You are actually a demon race spy! ”
This Jade Green True Monarch usually appeared to be at the early Nascent Soul stage, but when he truly acted, Hei Xuan Shangren suffered a great loss.
At this moment, a sweep of his Divine Consciousness revealed, to his horror, a mid-stage Soul Transformation demon aura, which made him feel a great sense of awe and dread.
“Black Dragon Sect's Black Heaven True Monarch has already submitted to our demon race, how dare a mere early-stage Nascent Soul cultivator defy the general trend, isn't that just seeking death? ! ”
Jade Green True Monarch smiled faintly, and instantly revealed his true form: a jasper Qilin.
The jasper Guilin opened its mouth, and a streak of light flew out, transforming into an ancient small pagoda with a peculiar shape.
The pagoda was entirely grayish-white, seemingly cast from some kind of stone, but its base carried a layer of dark crimson.
Ripple!
The surrounding void rippled strangely, and Hei Xuan Shangren's Nascent Soul was horrified to discover that it was actually unable to teleport!
“To die beneath this 'Soul Suppressing Pagoda', is also your honor. ”
Jade Green True Monarch let out a cold snort, and the Soul Suppressing Pagoda flashed, appearing above Hei Xuan Shangren's Nascent Soul, and a grayish-white light descended.
Hei Xuan Shangren's face was filled with terror; his Nascent Soul actually had no power to resist whatsoever, and was absorbed into the 'Soul Suppressing Pagoda'.
“What a pity, this Soul Suppressing Pagoda was merely hastily refined, its foundation ordinary, with no hope of advancing to the fifth-order. . . ”
Jade Green True Monarch retracted the Soul Suppressing Pagoda, and once again reverted to the appearance of a graceful human cultivator, even his aura returning to the early Nascent Soul stage.
As a hidden agent of the Five Elements Lin Clan, he naturally understood the 'Two Forms Primal Circulation Art', and not only that, the previous 'Soul Suppressing Pagoda' was precisely the void treasure he used to forge his virtual Dantian!
The refining method for the 'Soul Suppressing Pagoda' was recorded in the 'Celestial Demon Extermination Manual', and even had fifth-order potential.
However, to achieve this, it would require the blood sacrifice of ten thousand demons, something even Jade Green True Monarch couldn't accomplish.
Fortunately, after consecrating the 'Soul Suppressing Pagoda' to the spiritual treasure rank, its ability to contain his entire demon aura was already sufficient.
The corner of Jade Green True Monarch's mouth curled slightly upwards, and he was about to step forward to destroy this Nine-Heart Pure Bamboo Forest.
“Amitābha! ”
Just then, a Buddhist chant suddenly rang out, causing his expression to drastically change. Without hesitation, he activated a certain secret technique, causing a ring of emerald-green qi to swirl around his body.
But it was already too late.
A dazzling golden Buddha hand, its surface inscribed with countless Sanskrit characters, clutching a certain hand seal, pierced through the emerald-green qi with a single strike, and landed on Jade Green True Monarch's body.
“Ah! ”
Jade Green True Monarch was struck so hard that he reverted to his Qilin form, and one of his front claws was actually gone.
Amidst his pained screams, streaks of crimson runes suddenly appeared around his body, enveloping his entire form, and turning him into a streak of crimson light, fleeing.
“To actually let this demon escape? ”
With a flash of golden light, the figure of Jin Guang Chanshi appeared, but he wasn't particularly disheartened.
That Jade Green True Monarch was, after all, a peak fourth-order mid-grade jasper Qilin, and possessed an incredibly powerful void treasure. If it hadn't been for the sudden sneak attack, he wouldn't even have been able to severely wound the opponent.
Fortunately, at this moment, he had already, through his previous Buddha hand strike, implanted a tracking secret technique into the opponent's body.
Once he harvested this Nine-Heart Pure Bamboo, he could then use the secret technique to track him.
Jin Guang Chanshi was quite confident in his Buddhist Dharma. Even if the opponent was a demon race member with a powerful physique, after being severely wounded by his strike, their condition would only continue to worsen, making it difficult to recover. At that time, he could proceed much more calmly.
“To be able to see so many spiritual roots here, must be fated with my Buddha. ”
Jin Guang Chanshi put away his golden Sanskrit hand spiritual treasure, came before the bamboo forest, pressed his palms together, and bowed with a face full of piety.
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