Chapter 728: Chapter 728
Before Shen Long advanced to the Unity Stage, he had no use for the content in the latter half of the volume.
In the Scripture Pavilion of the Qianling Sect, there were also Divine Soul techniques, but they were all of common quality; the highest one could cultivate with them was to the Void Refinement Phase, at most strengthening the Divine Soul somewhat.
According to the jade slip, the "Mysterious Soul Secret Manual" consists of twelve layers and one can cultivate it from the initial stage of Divinity Transformation up to the Late Mahayana Stage. This was indeed a high-level Divine Soul technique, and the affiliated Divine Skills were also strong. It required Elixirs to assist in cultivation.
As an Alchemist, Shen Long could refine the Elixirs required for cultivating the "Mysterious Soul Secret Manual" as long as he found the materials.
He picked up a piece of green Beast Hide; it was a topographical map, noted with some inscriptions. One could see the words "Qingmei Cave Heaven" written boldly in four characters.
It seemed to be a partial map of Qingmei Cave Heaven; if Shen Long entered Qingmei Cave Heaven to hunt for treasures, this map could perhaps be of use.
There were more than thirty sixth-grade Demon Cores, thirty-five strains of Spiritual Medicine over a thousand years old, but no top-grade Elixirs.
Shen Long organized the items on the ground and collected them, including the corpse of Xu Yuying.
If he ever visited the Thunder Continent in the future, he wouldn’t mind returning Xu Yuying’s remains to the Xu Family.
"Master, Ximen Lang is being chased by three Bloodvine Clan Cultivators. Ximen Lang is seriously injured, and Teng Guang is also inside,"
the Hundred Eyes Cicada spoke.
"Send them out of the Secret Realm!"
Shen Long said in a deep voice, going into the first secret chamber.
He took out a circular command token that flickered with Spiritual Light. This was a control token for the Secret Realm, found inside Xu Yuying’s Storage Bracelet, which he could use to operate the Formation to transport those treasure hunters out.
He was no match for Teng Guang; Teng Guang held a high position within the Bloodvine Clan, and Shen Long had collected his portrait, naturally, the Hundred Eyes Cicada had seen it as well.
In the midst of a vast open field, Ximen Lang swiftly moved across the sky, his complexion pale, his right arm having vanished into thin air.
They had encountered the Bloodvine Clan Cultivators and were no match for them, scattering and fleeing.
"Trying to escape! Do you think you can?"
A cold male voice echoed from the sky.
As soon as the words finished, the Void fluctuated, and a blood-colored giant hand appeared, slapping down towards him.
Ximen Lang’s left hand shone with blue light as he slashed at the Void. A massive blue sword light surged forward, meeting the attack head-on.
With a tremendous rumbling noise, the blue sword light and the blood-colored hand both perished together.
A streak of blood light shone in the Void ahead, and Teng Guang appeared with an icy expression.
Seeing Teng Guang, Ximen Lang’s face was filled with shock and fear.
Just then, an ear-splitting thunderous roar resounded, and a thick silver lightning column tore through the sky, striking toward Teng Guang.
Teng Guang frowned, the blood light in his right hand shone brightly, and he struck out with his palm. A blood-colored giant hand flashed forth, meeting the attack.
A colossal booming sound erupted as the blood-colored giant hand shattered the silver lightning column.
Ximen Lang saw this and his face lit up with joy.
"Taoist Friend Ximen, make haste."
A clear male voice sounded.
The Void twisted and deformed, a powerful force of attraction appeared, and Ximen Lang’s body uncontrollably moved towards a certain area of the Void.
After a moment of strong dizziness, Ximen Lang found himself above the boundless expanse of azure sea.
His Divine Sense fully spread out, he found no other Cultivators around, which finally allowed him to breathe a sigh of relief.
"Someone lent a hand! How strange, the voice is unfamiliar; I shouldn’t know him,"
Ximen Lang muttered to himself. Without lingering, he transformed into an Escape Light and left the area.
Over the boundless expanse of the azure sea, a golden Escape Light approached from afar, moving at an astounding speed.
Two streams of Spiritual Light appeared in the Void, and Wang Changlei and Wang Changwei emerged.
"How were we transported out? Someone has taken control of the nexus,"
Wang Changlei said with a frown.
The golden escape light came to a halt, revealing a golden flying boat with incessant streams of light, upon which stood a group of cultivators. An energetic elder in a golden robe stood at the forefront, and Lin Tao was also among them.
"Huh, Taoist Friend Wang, it’s you."
Lin Tao let out a light exclamation of surprise.
"Junior Wang Changlei, greets Senior Xu."
Wang Changlei bowed deeply to the golden-robed elder, his expression reverent.
"Young Friend Wang, have you entered the secret realm in search of treasures?"
The golden-robed elder spoke.
Xu Jing, at the initial integration stage.
Upon receiving word about a secret realm appearing at the edge of the Qinglian Archipelago, Four Seas Sect hastily assembled a team and rushed over.
"Yes, but we didn’t manage to get ahead of the Bloodvine Clan cultivators to find the control nexus; they likely have control over the secret realm."
Xu Jing was about to inquire further about the secret realm when nearby, a spiritual light lit up the void, and Liu Yun appeared, her energy wilted, her dress stained with fresh blood.
Liu Yun looked terrified; had she not been transported out, she would surely have been killed by the Bloodvine Clan cultivators.
"Junior Liu Yun greets Senior Xu. I was being chased by the Bloodvine Clan cultivators, and Teng Guang is also inside the secret realm."
Liu Yun spoke, her voice weak.
"Bloodvine Clan, Teng Guang! Humph, come with me. Tell me about the situation in the secret realm. Master Nephew Lin, immediately notify Junior Sister Li and the others to seal off this sea area; we absolutely cannot let them escape."
Lin Tao acknowledged the command, took out a talisman that flickered with blue light, infused it with a spell, said a few words, and with a flick of his wrist, the talisman left his hand and turned into a streak of blue light soaring into the sky.
Within the secret realm, at a vast glacier, icy winds blew fiercely, and snowflakes danced in the sky.
Shen Long stood at the edge of a boundless expanse of white bamboo forest, the ice layer shattered, revealing numerous holes.
He operated a formation to transport other treasure seekers out, planning to slowly gather the resources within the secret realm.
The Cold Flame Bamboo, an ice attribute spiritual bamboo, could be transplanted to the fifth layer of the Myriad Beasts Tower, and could be used for array setting and artifact refining.
He took out a nine-angle array plate flickering with white light and infused a spell, causing a burst of blue light to shine from the ground.
The ice layer cracked, and a thick stalk of Cold Flame Bamboo slowly emerged from the ground.
Shen Long changed the spell, and the array plate emitted a blinding blue light, making the Cold Flame Bamboo rise faster.
A harsh screech came from Shen Peng’s body, as he took out a law disk that shimmered with golden light, his eyebrows tightly furrowed.
’Master, someone is breaking the prohibitions. From the force of it, it should be the work of a unity cultivator.’
"A unity cultivator! It seems that the unity cultivators from Four Seas Sect have arrived; it is not safe to stay here for long, or it will be difficult to escape."
Shen Long spoke gravely, manipulating the spell, the array plate’s spiritual light surged, and the Cold Flame Bamboo emerged from the ground, several root tendrils snapping.
He prioritized relocating the older Cold Flame Bamboo; he had already transplanted dozens of stalks that were over twenty thousand years old.
"Let’s go! We should leave this place!"
Shen Long stored the Cold Flame Bamboo and, along with Shen Peng, flew towards the Yuangui Hall.
Outside the secret realm, Xu Jing was operating his Dharma Nature to attack a blue light gate, as Lin Tao and others struck out.
With thunderous booms, the blue light gate finally could not withstand the pressure and shattered.
Xu Jing sent two void-refining cultivators to fly into the blue light gate to ensure there were no issues. Afterward, Lin Tao and the others followed closely behind, with him entering the secret realm last.
A vast expanse of azure sea, where a spiritual light shone, a plain-faced youth in red, with a pair of wings covered in golden electric arcs on his back, appeared—Shen Long, who had altered his appearance.
He operated the formation, transporting himself out, and before leaving, took the top-grade spirit stones from the formation.
His golden wings fluttered lightly, and he transformed into a streak of golden lightning, disappearing from sight.