Chapter 537: Chapter 537
Du Yunsheng visited the snow peak where Zhouyang and Jiang Fengxian were, which many cultivators witnessed.
But no one cared about the matter.
Because in the hearts of many cultivators, even if they manage to form alliances with some cultivators before the opening of "Holy Infant Valley", once inside the valley faced with the treasure like the "Holy Infant Fruit", those so-called alliances are just nonsense.
So unless there is already a deep friendship, not many cultivators are willing to trust a stranger they’ve only recently met.
In the days that followed, more cultivators aware of the existence of "Holy Infant Valley" came here from outside. Thɪs chapter is updatᴇd by novęlfire.net
As a result, Zhouyang truly discovered the vile habits of Black Vulture Ascendant, who would mock and sneer at anyone not at the late stage of Golden Core who came outside the valley.
Facing ridicule, of course, some people were unwilling to endure silently like Zhouyang and the others and ignore it.
Then those cultivators who dared to retaliate were indeed taught a lesson by Black Vulture Ascendant.
Zhouyang watched from afar and found that although Black Vulture Ascendant was arrogant, his strength was indeed impressive.
A fifth-layer Golden Core cultivator engaged in a duel with him and within less than three moves, two Tier Five artifacts had been crushed by his pair of eagle claw artifacts, and the cultivator’s collarbone was locked, losing his storage ring.
The sharpness of those eagle claw artifacts left a deep impression on Zhouyang.
From Du Yunsheng’s introduction that day, Zhouyang already knew that Black Vulture Ascendant’s nickname came from those eagle claw artifacts.
According to Du Yunsheng, those eagle claw artifacts are called "Black Wind Dragon-Claw," and although they are only Tier Five High-Grade artifacts, they are refined from the claws of a Tier Six demon bird, making them exceptionally sharp, truly invincible.
In magical combats with others, Black Vulture Ascendant often gains the upper hand and seizes the advantage once he summons this pair of "Black Wind Dragon-Claw".
Generally, cultivators below the late stage of Golden Core, even with Tier Five High-Grade artifacts, struggle to withstand ten moves under his fierce assault.
Du Yunsheng, when speaking of this artifact, had a look of dread on his face.
It should be noted that his cultivation had already reached the eighth layer of Golden Core!
"This person is indeed formidable. I am beginning to believe Du Yunsheng’s words. With this power, even if he commits many evils, as long as he doesn’t provoke people valued by Nascent Soul cultivators or massacre middle-to-low tier cultivators, few cultivators would dare confront him!"
Zhouyang looked gravely at the Black Vulture Ascendant who had just robbed others’ belongings, his tone full of apprehension.
The cultivation realm is inherently a place where the strong prey on the weak; the powerful always possess privileges unattainable by ordinary people.
As long as Black Vulture Ascendant doesn’t cultivate demon techniques, doesn’t provoke formidable enemies, or massacre middle-to-low tier cultivators, he avoids these taboos.
If he only kills for treasures and forcibly takes female cultivators, with his great strength, few can truly challenge him.
Those cultivators who could stop him are restrained by the backing of Lingjiu Immortal Palace and won’t act unless given a sufficient reason.
Relatives or friends of those harmed by him, or those seeking justice, often cannot match his formidable strength and only harm themselves by confronting him.
This is akin to a tyrant among mortals; as long as he doesn’t rebel, doesn’t provoke the unchallengeable nobility, doesn’t slaughter innocents, but only bullies and forcibly takes women, few can stop him.
"Wait; Du Yunsheng might take action again. If he can rally more people, we will assess whether to act against Black Vulture Ascendant!"
After casting a deep gaze at the arrogant Black Vulture Ascendant, Zhouyang turned and walked back to his cave abode, quietly cultivating and waiting.
Over two months passed, and on the day the Kunxu Realm had been open for exactly two years, the perpetual white mist within "Holy Infant Valley" finally began to change.
At that moment, both Zhouyang and Jiang Fengxian, sensing the change, walked out of their cave abode and looked towards "Holy Infant Valley".
The white mist enveloping "Holy Infant Valley" suddenly roiled, revealing a path inches wide.
The path led deep into the white mist, where Zhouyang and the others, even using pupil technique divine techniques, couldn’t discern what lay within.
"Is there only one entrance pathway?"
On the snow peak, Zhouyang looked afar at the fixed pathway, contemplating.
What lies within "Holy Infant Valley," none of the Golden Core stage cultivators here can possibly know it all.
Even if someone has obtained the experiences of predecessors who once ventured in, they likely won’t fully correspond.
In this case, the appearance of this tunnel means that in a short period of time, no one dares to step forward to try entering it.
For several consecutive days, there were more than a dozen Golden Core Stage cultivators outside the tunnel, each showcasing their methods in an attempt to figure out the situation inside.
Some cultivators drove their tamed spirit beasts into the tunnel to explore, but the beasts that entered never returned; some directly perished, while others could not be contacted by any means.
There were also some cultivators proficient in the art of puppets, releasing puppet beasts into the tunnel and using secret techniques to attach part of their divine sense to the puppet beasts for exploration.
But as soon as these puppet beasts entered the tunnel, the part of the divine sense attached to them completely lost contact, wasting a portion of their divine sense.
After ten days of fruitless research , finally, some bold and skilled cultivators, after enhancing themselves with various protective measures, boldly plunged into the tunnel, disappearing directly from everyone’s sight outside.
With the first person leading, it became easier for others to make up their minds.
Soon, nearly twenty Golden Core Stage cultivators gathered outside the "Holy Infant Valley" successively entered the tunnel.
Zhouyang and Jiang Fengxian’s cultivation was among the lowest of these cultivators, so the two of them waited until all the cultivators entered the tunnel before they put away the array on the snow peak and walked into the tunnel together.
To prevent any unforeseen events, Zhouyang took the initiative to walk in front.
But as soon as he entered the tunnel, he cried out in his heart that something was wrong.
Because as soon as he entered the tunnel, his vision darkened, and when his sight was restored, he found himself in a chilling icy cavern.
Looking back, he saw only a thick layer of ice, and there was no sign of Jiang Fengxian.
"This is bad! I didn’t expect that cultivators entering the tunnel would be randomly teleported to other places in the Kunxu Realm. No wonder the spirit beasts and puppet beasts used for probing earlier lost contact!"
Zhouyang looked left and right at the walls composed of blue solid ice, already understanding why he appeared here.
It turns out that from the moment they stepped into the tunnel, the trial to seize the "Holy Infant Fruit" had already begun.
If he can’t break out of this icy cave and find a way out, not to mention the "Holy Infant Fruit" will be beyond his reach, but even leaving the Kunxu Realm will be an unknown matter.
"I wonder how Fengxian is doing now, hopefully, nothing happens to her!"
A worry flashed in Zhouyang’s eyes, but his first concern was not for himself, but for Jiang Fengxian, whose whereabouts were unknown.
Meanwhile, Jiang Fengxian was hovering above a crimson lava river, with seven-colored phoenix wings spread behind her, fiercely battling with a double-headed fire python demon beast alongside her magical artifact.
She was teleported above this lava river immediately after following Zhouyang into the tunnel.
Then, before she could understand what was happening, she was sneak-attacked by the double-headed fire python with an aura rivaling a Tier Five Middle-Grade Demon Beast, forcing her to activate her "Celestial Phoenix Race" bloodline transformation ability to fight fiercely.
At the same time, in a valley where gravity was several times that of an ordinary place, a female cultivator in a white dress was wielding a treasure bottle artifact, releasing several water dragons to fiercely fight with a rock giant whose aura reached Level 5 Top Grade.
In a dense forest, a middle-aged man in yellow robes was sweating profusely as he wielded a yellow stone axe artifact, desperately hacking at vine branches whipping towards him, facing a Tier Five High-Grade Tree Demon controlling all the vegetation in the forest.
On a desolate mountain, thunder roared and crashed down, and the arrogant and ruthless Black Vulture Ascendant with a hooked nose and silver hair was disheveled, struggling to withstand the onslaught of several magical artifacts and a Tier Five High-Grade Demon Beast "Thunder-Devouring Beast".
Meanwhile, in a vast waterway sky, the refined middle-aged cultivator Du Yunsheng was wielding a cyan banner with a solemn face, battling a black giant turtle demon beast that was also a Tier Five High-Grade Demon Beast.
This is how it was for every cultivator entering "Holy Infant Valley"—they were all randomly transported to environments opposite to their cultivation techniques, facing demon beasts or creatures with similar cultivation levels that specialized in opposite strengths.
If someone could kill the demon beast or creature, they would pass the test and enter the next stage; otherwise, if killed by the demon beast, all would naturally end.
As for Zhouyang, after figuring out the situation, he quickly suppressed his worries for the safety of his woman, focusing on handling his own affairs.
Since there was only one path before him, he suppressed the anxiety in his heart, activated the "Profound Turtle Shield" to protect himself, and then stepped forward and began walking along the icy cavern tunnel.
The icy cavern tunnel was not spacious, only about seven feet high and two to three feet wide, suitable for walking but too narrow for magical combat.
Zhouyang tried attacking the icy walls made of blue solid ice, finding that although he could damage them, they would soon be filled back in, making it impossible to break through the unknown thickness of the ice wall to escape here.
Thus, he abandoned the idea of taking an unconventional route, concentrating on walking along the existing tunnel.
After walking a few miles , he finally encountered his opponent.