Chapter 724: Chapter 724
Outside the blue portal, a blood-colored flying shuttle appeared in the distant sky, flashed briefly, and then came to a halt with three men and two women standing on it.
The one in the lead was a broad-shouldered, bear-waisted man in a gold shirt, with blood patterns on his skin.
"This is the place Teng Kui mentioned."
A full-figured woman in a purple gown pointed at the blue portal and said.
"It looks like the entrance to an ancient Cultivator’s dwelling, or maybe to a secret realm. Let’s go in! Be careful."
The gold-shirted man’s expression was grave.
Teng Guang, at the late stage of Void Refinement.
With a flick of his spell, the blood-colored flying shuttle entered the blue portal.
Their vision blurred for a moment, and then they found themselves hovering over the peak of a mountain with steep terrain. In the distance, they could see undulating mountains and a great expanse of vegetation.
"The spiritual energy here is so abundant, it’s like a secret realm. See if we can get in touch with Teng Kui."
The woman in the purple gown took out an array plate with purple light that was constantly shifting, and she input a spell. After half a quarter of an hour, there was no reaction from the purple plate.
"It seems there are special restrictions in place here that prevent us from using communication treasures to contact them."
The woman in the purple gown frowned and said.
"If we can’t get in touch, so be it. Let’s hurry and find the control core. We can’t let the Human Cultivators get ahead of us."
Teng Guang spoke in a deep voice, leading his companions away from the place, disappearing into the vast mountains.
In an endless expanse of green bamboo forest, a deafening dragon’s roar sounded, and the ground shook violently as a powerful shockwave spread out.
Countless green bamboos were uprooted by the force of the shockwave and reduced to tiny splinters.
Deep within the bamboo forest, Wang Changlei and Wang Changwei were panting and pale. A blue Flood Dragon, thousands of feet long, lay on the ground, bleeding profusely, with bones visible in some places.
Eighteen flickering yellow flying swords surrounded the blue Flood Dragon, their humming incessant.
"Submit to me, or die."
Wang Changlei’s tone was icy.
They had encountered an early sixth-rank Flood Dragon, which was capable of human speech.
"Do you really plan to spare me?"
The tone of the blue Flood Dragon was filled with doubt.
"If I wanted to kill you, do you think I’d waste my time talking? Stop stalling."
Wang Changlei said with a cold face.
"I am willing to submit to your excellency,"
the blue Flood Dragon spoke and lowered its head.
It stood no chance against an opponent who possessed so many treasures and could set up a sword formation.
Wang Changlei’s expression eased, and he spat out a great mouthful of essence blood. The spell changed, and the essence blood churned and turned into a chain of mysterious characters flying towards the blue Flood Dragon.
The blue Flood Dragon did not resist as the characters flew into its head.
Wang Changlei nodded with satisfaction. With another spell incantation, the eighteen yellow flying swords turned into streaks of light and flew into his sleeves.
"Go back to the Spirit Beast Bracelet and heal your wounds,"
he said, flicking his sleeve, sending a blood-colored medicine pill flying towards the blue Flood Dragon.
The blue Flood Dragon opened its huge maw and swallowed the medicine pill, transforming into a blue light that flew into the Spirit Beast Bracelet.
"This trip has been worthwhile; we’ve subdued a sixth-rank Flood Dragon. This must be the great fortune Fairy He mentioned. There are less than ten of us in the Wang Family who own a sixth-rank Flood Dragon,"
Wang Changwei said excitedly.
"Not necessarily so, let’s find the control core first. There’s bound to be good things there,"
Wang Changlei said in a deep tone, as he and Wang Changwei left the area.
A towering peak with steep mountainsides, shrouded with yellow fog from the midpoint up.
Teng Kui and two others stood at the base of the mountain, gazing towards the summit with the yellow-robed man holding a round bead flashing with yellow light in his hand.
"There is a prohibition array here. I have discovered two massive Monster Beast skeletons. They must have been killed by the prohibition array,"
said the yellow-robed man.
"Let’s set up a warning formation first, then we can slowly break the array!"
The woman in the golden dress said while waving her hand, causing thirty-six yellow flags emitting yellow light to fly out from her Storage Bracelet in all directions.
With a change in her spell, the thirty-six yellow Formation Flags suddenly emitted a bright yellow light and disappeared into the ground.
She took out an Array Plate shining with yellow light and cast a spell into it, causing a yellow light to light up on the ground.
"Even though this Six Harmonies Warning Origin System can’t stop a Void Refining Cultivator, should they approach within a thousand li of us, this formation will alert us,"
the woman in the golden dress declared.
"Let’s start breaking the prohibition. Break the formation as quickly as possible."
Teng Kui ordered, summoning his Dharma Nature and setting out to break the prohibition.
The yellow-robed man and the woman in the golden dress did not sit idle either and both took action to break the prohibition.
Over a thousand li away, a hidden underground cave.
Shen Long and Shen Peng sat on the back of a Golden Flame Lion, while the Hundred Eyes Cicada’s eyes blinked with bursts of golden light.
"Master, they are being cautious. They have set up an array. The moment we approach within a thousand li of them, we will trigger the array,"
said the Hundred Eyes Cicada.
"Triggering the array isn’t an issue, since the control hub can’t fall into their hands anyway. Let them break the array first; it will save us the trouble,"
Shen Long said indifferently.
He entered the Qinglian Map and brought out another Golden Flame Lion, whose wounds had not yet fully healed.
"You will just need to hold up a Void Refining Cultivator when the time comes. Remember, don’t be rash. Even if you have an opportunity to kill them, there’s no need to take action. Just keep them occupied and attack using Divine Abilities and Dharma Nature. The Bloodvine Clan’s Innate Divine Ability is the Bloodvine Divine Light, which can cause the target’s Essence Blood to ignite automatically,"
Shen Long instructed slowly.
Shen Peng introduced the Bloodvine Divine Light in detail, describing its casting characteristics and effects. This wasn’t a secret for them, but it was invaluable information for the Golden Flame Lions, who had just awakened their spiritual intelligence.
"Understood, we can hold one person without a problem,"
the Golden Flame Lions readily agreed.
"I will draw their attention from the front, while you are responsible for a sneak attack. Kill that female cultivator first; the Law Disk is with her and it is uncertain what changes there might be with this formation,"
Shen Long instructed.
Shen Peng agreed. After taking human form, he could also possess the Tribulation-Substituting Treasure.
Half an hour later, the Hundred Eyes Cicada spoke, "Master, they have broken the formation and have gone up."
"Split up and take action. Don’t be careless,"
Shen Long said with a grave tone, his body emitting a bright yellow light as he transformed into a Yellow Giant Ape and burrowed underground.
The two Golden Flame Lions flew out of the cave, and Shen Peng’s body surged with an abundance of golden arcs before he disappeared from his spot.
Atop a towering peak with steep slopes, the summit was an Azure Stone Plaza that spanned ten thousand acres, within which stood a magnificent palace inscribed with the golden characters "Yuangui Hall."
In front of Yuangui Hall lay two massive Monster Beast skeletons, which, upon observation, resembled spiders.
Teng Kui and his two companions stood at the entrance of Yuangui Hall, each with different expressions on their faces.
"Yuangui Hall! What is its relationship with Xuangui True Monarch?"
the woman in the golden dress wondered.
"I don’t know, we’ll find out once we break the prohibition..."
Before Teng Kui could finish speaking, a sharp piercing screech emanated from the woman in the golden dress.
"Not good. Someone has triggered the formation,"
the woman in the golden dress frowned and said.