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Pop. As soon as the small ghost flew into the passage, it ruptured into a ball of Yin Qi. Wang Tiangu, whose spiritual sense was connected to the ghost, paled when this happened, it seemed as if its destruction had caused him quite a bit of damage.

Wang Tiangu looked at the Confucian scholar with a furious gaze and asked, Whats going on? Could it be that there is some trick behind the passage?

Did you believe that the passage to the Spirit Ether Garden would be ordinary? Let alone some minor ghost with a hollow form, even ghost king grade souls would scatter as soon as they entered. Even if I were to enter the garden, I would need to draw support from the body of the scroll. In any case, the passage has been opened. It will be up to you on whether or not you can pass through it. The Confucian scholar spoke with a tone of indifference and then transformed back into a ball of green light and flew directly into the floating portrait scroll.

Wang Tiangus expression turned sullen. From the scholars words, it seemed that formless entities like ghosts had no method of entering the passage. He and Wang Tiansheng exchanged looks of surprise.

Wei Wuya mulled all of this over and said, Ive already used my spiritual sense to look across the passageway. Although I am only able to see a vague image, there is no doubt that there is a space beyond the passageway. I do not have the patience to further deliberate over the matter, and will be heading through first, as to avoid any mishaps that may appear due to hesitation. He then took off into the passage in a streak of green light.

Wang Tianshengs expression stirred at the sight of this. He turned to his disciples and commanded, You three will stay here and stand guard. Junior Martial Brother Wang, lets not be overly cautious and go together. A bit of danger is simply the cost of going to the Spirit Ether Garden. He then turned to look at the portrait in front of him and saw that there was no further change.

Wang Tiansheng extended his hand and summoned the scroll before putting it away in his sleeve. Then with Wang Tiangu beside him, he flew into the passageway. Since it was said that the Spirit Ether Garden contains all heavenly medicines, if they were too far behind Wei Wuya, they could suffer quite a loss.

As a result, the three quickly entered the passageway and disappeared without a trace while directly passing through the border between worlds.

This isnt the Spirit Ether Garden! At the very front, Wei Wuya arrived through the passage. He surveyed this unfamiliar land with a gloomy expression.

There were no other colors at their destination apart from grey, and piles of black stone were spread out as far as the eye could see. All Wei Wuya could see for five kilometers around them was grey mist that reached a hundred meters into the sky.

Before any of them had arrived, they wouldnt have believed the Spirit Ether Gardens legends, where all kinds of spiritual herbs grew and possessed several times more spiritual Qi than the mortal realm. However, when Wang Tiansheng and Wang Tiangu arrived, their expressions appeared odd as if containing both anger and surprise.

Wei Wuya turned his head and looked at them with slight surprise before raising his guard. He originally believed that they wouldve called upon Master Cang Kuns remnant soul from the portrait scroll in anger once they arrived at the so-called Spirit Ether Garden.

Eventually, the Ghost Spirit Sect Master broke the silence and said, Junior Martial Brother, do you feel it? The devilish Qi here is at least two times greater than that of the mortal realm. If we were to fight here, the might of our devilish arts should be substantially increased.

Wang Tiangus eyes flickered and he replied with a complex expression, Senior Martial Brother, we cultivate the same devilish arts. How could I not feel it? If we were to cultivate here, we would have a very large chance of breaking through our bottlenecks.

When Wei Wuya heard this, the stone he was standing on shattered and he gloomily said, Fellow Daoists, are you not going to call upon the soul remnant and interrogate him? Dont tell me that Ive exerted such a great effort only to arrive here.

When Wang Tiansheng heard this, he was reminded of the anger he had towards the soul remnant and replied with a malevolent expression, Of course. If he doesnt give us an explanation, I will show him the pain of soul refinement. He then tossed the scroll on the ground, wishing to summon Master Cang Kuns soul remnant.

But before Wang Tiansheng could execute the technique to summon him, light flashed from the scroll and a ball of green light shot out. Standing at the side, Wang Tiangu acted swiftly, releasing a foot-large black hand of light to grab it. However, the ball of green light seemed to have already predicted this and was able to quickly avoid it before streaking across the air.

Knowing his place, Wei Wuya simply watched from the side. As for Wang Tiansheng, he was furious from the soul remnants imprudence.

He summoned a crimson command medallion with a flip of his hand and a harsh expression appeared on his face. He fiercely shook the medallion in the direction that the green light flew off and the medallion began to glow in crimson light, slowing down the ball of green light in the distance and causing it to sway.

Wang Tiansheng rejoiced at the sight of this, but the ball of green light began to stabilize and flew off with even greater speed. In the blink of an eye, it turned into a small speck of light in the distance. Not only was the Ghost Spirit Sect Master stunned by this, the other two were also dumbstruck.

If I am not mistaken, the Ghost Spirit Sects Soulfright curse no longer has an effect on the soul remnant. Interesting. I will go and capture it in your place and see what the ghost intends. Wearing a cold smile on his face, Wei Wuya streaked through the air in a blur of green.

Wang Tiangu recovered from his shock and said, Senior Martial Brother, what…

When I used the Soulfright Curse on him earlier, it was working as intended, as you personally witnessed. Now, I am also quite interested in why it has no effect on it. Lets follow after him. I also wish to know what he is scheming to have brought us here. With a malevolent expression on his face and an ominous glint shining from his eyes, Wang Tiansheng shot after them. Given that this pocket dimension was only so large, he didnt need to fear that they would escape from sight.

Wang Tiangu bitterly laughed and could only follow after him.

Not long after, the two arrived near the center of the pocket dimension and found Wei Wuya facing the materialized form of the Confucian scholar in confrontation. The scholar didnt display the slightest trace of fear, somewhat to the twos surprise. But when the two raised their head to look behind him, they felt a wave of alarm.

Thirty meters behind the Confucian scholar, there was a hundred meter tall demonic statue carved out of fiery crystal that was shrouded in faint mist. It had two arms, four legs, a single corn, and pitch-black scales that shimmered with light. It had an evil and fierce appearance with bared fangs. frewbnovel.com

Wang Tiangus heart thumped and he cried out in alarm, What is this? It has such dense devilish Qi.

He wasnt shocked by the huge demonic statues appearance, but the dense devilish Qi that it emitted nearby despite being sealed. It was several times denser than what they had felt where they arrived, arousing a faint feeling of trepidation.

Well talk about that later. First, well hear what he has to say. Wang Tiansheng looked at the demonic statue with fear, but after some hesitation, he floated down to Wei Wuyas side with Wang Tiangu. After all, he didnt have much to fear with the backing of a late Nascent Soul cultivator.

When the scholar saw the other two arrive, he smiled without the slightest fear. Fellow Daoists, come. This is good. Now I wont have to explain myself more than once.

For what reason did you bring us here? Wang Tiansheng spoke calmly, but after examining the scholar, his heart was shaken.

This was because the crimson talisman characters were continuously flickering across the scholars body. The Soulfright Curse was clearly under full effect, but despite the pulsing talisman characters roaming his skin, the scholar was wearing a beaming smile that didnt contain even a trace of pain. Not to mention that his materialized form was completely stable and didnt show any signs of distortion.

With complete calm, the scholar said, Given that Fellow Daoists Wang cultivated a devilish art passed down from antiquity, Im sure theyve felt a devilish Qi that isnt present in the mortal world.

So what? Do you mean to say that this is the Spirit Ether Garden? Wang Tiangu asked.

The scholar chuckled and said, The Spirit Ether Garden? It could be, or not.

An icy expression appeared on Wang Tiangus face. What do you mean by that? Do you still wish to play with us even after we arrived here?

The Confucian scholar wore an odd expression and said, Did you truly believe that the cultivators of antiquity would leave behind a secret area filled with medicine and spiritual Qi for you later generations? Countless years in the past, there truly was such a thing as the Spirit Ether Garden and several of them in fact. But now, they are all plucked clean and were destroyed in battles for possession. It might be true that this was an abandoned Spirit Ether Garden, but now, it is simply a pocket dimension that borders our Holy Realm and the mortal realm.

Holy Realm? Youre an Elder Devil! When Wei Wuya heard him, he shouted out in alarm with a harsh voice. At that same time, he hastily formed an incantation gesture and submerged his body in green roiling mist.

Three hundred meters above the altar, a crescent arc of light appeared in the sky.

The arc of light was white, a hundred meters wide, and over fifteen hundred meters long. It appeared to be a huge spatial tear. However, it was concealed by some kind of unknown restriction. Despite the three powerful Nascent Soul cultivators present, none of them were able to sense its existence.

Could it be that this was the entrance to the Spirit Ether Garden?

Despite the vast abilities these Nascent Soul cultivators possessed, even Wei Wuya couldnt gather the courage to enter the spatial tear that laid before them. As the incisiveness of a spatial tear wasnt something that a cultivator could block, Wei Wuya was enraged.

The Confucian scholar glanced at those before him and said, The Spirit Ether Garden was a pocket that laid between the Spirit Realm and our mortal realm. If we wish to go there, we will naturally need the assistance of this spatial tear. With a bit of warping, the spatial tear becomes the entrance of the Spirit Ether Garden. Be at ease, I wont have you all rush through it. There is another method we can try for the time being. However, there is a bit of danger involved. Even I only have a seventy percent likelihood of making it through. As for the Core formation cultivators, their strength is lacking. If they go, it will only be sending them to their deaths.

Wang Tiangsheng, the Ghost Spirit Sect Master, wore an unsightly expression, A seventy percent chance of succeeding? You never mentioned this before.

The scholar coldly smiled and said, Would it have made a difference? Let alone seventy percent, you wouldve made an attempt even if there was only a twenty percent chance of success.

A cold glint shined in Wang Tiangshengs eyes. He then raised his hand and produced a crimson command medallion.

What are you doing? The Confucian scholar loudly yelled as he flew back in panic.

Silently, Wang Tiangsheng waved the command medallion and it brightly glowed with crimson light. The Confucian scholar suddenly screamed and fell onto the ground. At the same moment, crimson talisman characters appeared on his limbs and wandered across his body without end.

A Soulfright Curse? Wang Tiangu couldnt help but tremble in shock at the sight of this.

Even Wei Wuya wore a strange expression at the sight of this.

Wei Wuya stared at the Confucian scholar rolling on the ground and indifferently said, This is the Soulfright Curse, one of the Ghost Spirit Sects secret curses? Ive heard that this secret technique is more ruthless than other soul restriction techniques. Cultivators placed under this curse could have their soul scattered at a mere thought from their caster.

Wang Tiangsheng turned to him with a beaming smile and chuckled, Fellow Daoist Wei is truly experienced. That is indeed the curse. The soul remnant of Master Cang Kuns doppelganger seems to believe that he is the genuine, rivalless Master Cang Kun. How dare he not recognize the mercy of others. It is only natural for me to discipline him.

Wei Wuya nodded and said nothing further. Regardless of the memories the soul may possess, it couldnt be allowed to run rampant.

The Confucian scholar was currently subjected to immense torment. Each time the crimson talisman characters flickered across his body, he trembled and rolled on the ground with his head held in his arms, his expression contorted in agony.

After the time it took to finish a meal, the Confucian scholars materialized form began to grow indistinct. It was only then that Wang Tiangsheng waved the command medallion once more and put the torture to an end.

With unquestionable authority, Wang Tiangsheng said, You shouldve learned your lesson by now. Even if you have Master Cang Kuns memories, you are nothing but a remnant soul now. Do anything foolish again, and I wont let you off so easily. I do wish to enter the Spirit Ether Garden but I will not be led by the nose. Dont worry, so long as you sincerely lead the way, I will do as we agreed.

I understand. I will now open the passage. Green light flickered from the Confucian scholar and his form stabilized once more, his face wearing a calm expression.

Wang Tiangsheng was greatly surprised to see the Confucian scholar recovering so quickly his composure. Just as he narrowed his eyes and thought to say something else, the Confucian scholar began to glow with green light and slowly flew towards the spatial tear above.

Wang Tiangsheng interrupted himself before the words left his mouth. After all, opening the path to the Spirit Ether Garden was more important than disciplining the soul remnant.

Wei Wuya and the others kept silent as they coldly watched the Confucian scholars movements. It was unknown how he could open a passage for them through this fearsome spatial tear.

The scholar came to a stop sixty meters away from the spatial tear and raised his head towards it. With an odd expression on his face, he spat out a ball of green light that contained a pitch-black thumb-sized pearl that continuously swirled as it floated in the air.

With the pearl released, the Confucian scholars complexion turned deathly pale and his figure became dim. It appeared that the pearl carried a majority of his soul power.

In spite of his weakness, the Confucian scholar forced himself to point at the pearl and shout, Go! The pitch-black pearl immediately shined with light and shot into the air.

When Wang Tiangsheng saw this, he wore an expression of amazement. Just what will this achieve?

As the other cultivators watched this with shock, the pearl arrived ten meters away from the tear and was being dragged inside. In a flash of white light, the spatial tears surroundings distorted and the pearl disappeared without a trace.

For a time, the spatial tear appeared completely ordinary and without change, but suddenly, the Confucian scholars figure blurred downward as he wore a sullen expression, increasing the distance between himself and the spatial tear.

Wei Wuya and the others were stunned. Before they realized what he was doing, the spatial tear suddenly released a muffled rumble. Then the center of the tear began to flicker with green light, quickly expanding into a three-meter-wide ball of blinding dark green radiance. A sharp hiss then sounded out from within the ball of light.

With an emotionless face, the Confucian scholar dropped down to the altar and said, Prepare your abilities. You will need to focus the entirety of your spiritual power into the green light in order to open the passage to the Spirit Ether Garden.

When Wei Wuya and Wang Tiangu saw this strange scene, they couldnt help but glance at each other with a trace of bewilderment.

Wang Tiansheng pondered for a moment before coming to a staunch decision, Lets just try it first and see if there is any effect.

Wei Wuya frowned. He took another glance at the dark green light but didnt say a word. Wang Tiangu also raised no objections.

The three Nascent Soul cultivators stood apart and formed hand incantations. They then raised their hands to the sky and shot several various colored beams of light from their hands into the dark green ball of light at the center of the spatial tear, this makes their profound cultivation obvious at a glance. The green beam of light Wei Wuya released from his hands was bowl-thick while the other two Nascent Soul cultivators were somewhat smaller.

The three beams of light poured an immense amount of spiritual power into the ball of dark green light and the sharp hiss it released grew louder. A moment later, the dark green light gradually turned jet-black and began to form a pitch-black hole that was only a foot in diameter. It was a complete mystery as to where it led.

When Wang Tiangsheng and the others saw this, they rejoiced. This strange scene clearly displayed that the Confucian scholar hadnt deceived them. The three promptly circulated the spiritual power in their body and the beams of light they released grew thicker, causing the dark green light in the spatial tear to grow thicker.

In the time it took to finish a cup of tea, the hole reached to a meter in length and seemed barely enough for one person to go through. When the scholar saw this, he calmly said, You should now be able to enter. However, the entrance is still unstable and I do not have a second Realm Tear Pearl to open the passage. If you do not wish to be trapped on the other side, you had best continue to pour spiritual power into it so that the passage stabilizes.

With that said, Wei Wuya and the others felt a bit of shock. When they saw the black hole wavering, they didnt dare to stop and continued to pour in their spiritual power.

It was clear to see that this stabilized the black passage, but it had consumed a great deal of spiritual power. But a moment later, the black passage has lost stability once more.

This bewildered Wang Tiangsheng. As a result, he commanded his three Core Formation disciples, You three, come and help. Although your cultivation is inferior, you will do enough together!

Yes, Sect Master! When the three disciples heard this, they didnt dare to delay. They hastily gathered their spiritual power and shot beams of light towards the black light.

The Confucian scholar simply stood in place as he watched this all occurred.

As time slowly passed, Wei Wuya and the others had poured nearly half of their spiritual power into the spatial tear and finally stabilized it so that it will no longer flickered. When the cultivators saw this, they released a long sigh of relief and ceased channelling their spiritual power into it.

Wang Tiangsheng narrowed his eyes when he saw this and asked, This is truly the passage into the Spirit Ether Garden?

The Confucian scholar didnt reply. Instead, Wei Wuya answered, It should be genuine. Ive already sensed the other side of the passage and there is a vast area. His expression stirred as he spoke and licked his lips.

The others lacked the spiritual sense to see inside of it, but when they heard this, they rejoiced.

Since Brother Wei has said this, it seems to be true. However, it is best to be careful. Lets test it first. Wang Tiangu forcefully suppressed his giddy excitement and waved his sleeve. A black mist with the silhouette of a small ghost was sent forward into the passage.

The Nascent flame twinkled within the small azure cauldron and released scorching waves of heat, quickly raising the temperature of the room.

A cold glint twinkled in Han Lis eyes and he raised his hand, striking the small cauldron with a spell seal. Then with a slight ringing sound, azure light rose from the cauldron and flew around it, causing the cauldron to float in the air.

With this, Han Li pointed to a square jade box and it silently opened to reveal a somewhat flat and round pitch-black stalk several inches long.

Han Li stared at the stalk for a moment and waved his hand at it, summoning it out of the box and holding it in the air three meters from him. He then pointed at it and cut off a fifth of the stem in a flicker of blue light.

As soon as he swept his sleeve, an azure cloud of light flew out and tossed the severed stem piece into the small cauldron. Following this, he struck the remaining piece with a spell seal and sealed it back up in the box.

Han Li paid no further attention to it and pointed to a long wooden box, opening it to reveal the stalk of a glistening green spirit herb. He used swordlight to chop off a small chunk for the cauldron, same as he did for the previous ingredient.

Han Li then continued to sever off the appropriate quantity of various materials and dropped them into the cauldron in accordance with the formula of the Nature Origin Pill. Eventually, it was time to use the Spirit Kindle Fruit and Han Li cut off a fourth of the fruit before placing it into the cauldron.

Han Li then pointed to the floating cauldron and firmly closed the lid on it, shutting it tight.

Han Li took a breath before beginning the next part of the refinement process. He opened his mouth and spat out a stream of azure Nascent Flame, enveloping the cauldron in roaring flames and further increasing the temperature in the room.

Staring at the small cauldron, Han Li continuously flicked his fingers, launching spell seals towards it one after another. Not long after, peals of thunder began to ring out from the cauldron, growing ever louder.

Han Li frowned when he heard this and he began to intermittently form different hand gestures. As a result, the rings of thunder also began to change in volume, soft one moment and deafening the next.

Han Lis expression stiffened as blue light flickered in his eyes, examining what was happening inside the cauldron.

Han Li remained completely still and emotionless as time slowly passed by.

As Han Li was focused on pill refinement, the Ghost Spirit Sect Masters party had finally climbed to the top of the giant altar in the basin.

It was unknown why the ancient cultivators had placed such strange restrictions on the altar steps, where they would experience an increasingly greater burden on their body as they grew closer to the top.

As a result, the party had slowed to a crawl when they reached the middle section, taking them an entire day before they were able to reach the top compared to the four hours it took them to reach the middle section. They even had to rest for half a day along the way in order to recover their magic power.

The Nascent Soul cultivators fared well enough, but the three Core Formation disciples were barely able to make it to the top. On the last tens of steps, they felt as if half a thousand tons were weighing down on their every step, they were only able to slowly move after mustering every ounce of their strength.

Of course, the trek was easiest to Wei Wuya. From the very start, the restriction didnt appear to have any effect on him and he appeared completely indifferent. As for the other two Nascent Soul cultivators, even they struggled to walk up those last steps and had grimaced.

Of course, Wei Wuyas effortless appearance throughout the restrictions left a deep impression on Wang Tiansheng, the Ghost Spirit Sect Master, and he couldnt help but think even more highly of him.

Although the party of cultivators had differing cultivations, Wang Tiansheng made an effort to also walk to the peak of the altar without stopping. As soon as he arrived at the top, he suddenly felt the immense pressure completely disappear.

As for the Ghost Spirit Sect disciples, they sighed with relief when they finally arrived at the top. Although they had protected their bodies with light, they still felt their entire bodies ache under the pressure as if they had the bodies of mortals. It had been an experience they hadnt felt in ages. Rarely would a cultivator ache from the stress of walking.

Wang Tiangu and the other Nascent Soul cultivators didnt pay any notice to this and were instead glancing around.

The top of the altar was over three hundred meters wide and constructed of sparkling white jade bricks. At the center, there was an offerings table over twenty meters long that was elegantly constructed from dark-green jade.

In addition to the offerings table, there were four thirty-meter-tall stone pillars at each corner of the altar. The stone pillars were densely engraved with talisman characters and spells that appeared ancient and profound. There were stone Qilin statues at the top of the pillars that were uniquely carved with lifelike detail and glowed.

These few items were all seen in the blink of an eye.

Wei Wuya didnt notice anything noteworthy about these items and frowned before taking a glance at Wang Tiangsheng. The sect master was staring at the sky with his hands behind his back as if he were looking at something interesting.

Wei Wuya grew curious and followed his gaze towards a crimson expanse in the sky. There was an area of low altitude that was glowing with various lights. Apart from the strands of light that stemmed off of it, there was nothing out of the ordinary about it.

Clown Master Wang, weve arrived. Where is the entrance to the Spirit Ether Garden? Wei Wuya bluntly asked.

Wang Tiansheng calmly replied, Dont be impatient, Fellow Daoist Wei. The entrance to the Spirit Ether Garden is hidden by a restriction. The method to dissolve it is only known by the soul in the scroll. We will have to call out to him.

Wei Wuyas expression stirred, So it was like that. Youve made an agreement with Master Cang Kuns doppelganger.

Wang Tiansheng chuckled and said, Fellow Daoist Wei is quite smart. I did come to an agreement with him. Please be patient, Ill call on him. He reached his hand into his sleeve and took out a silver-white scroll.

Wang Tiangus expression stirred and he silently walked over.

In that moment, Wang Tiansheng unfolded the scroll and a ball of silver light flew out, materializing the image of a Confucian scholar.

Not bad. This is the place. I didnt think thered truly be a day that I returned. The materialized soul of Master Cang Kuns doppelganger looked around with excitement, paying no heed to any of the others nearby.

Wang Tiansheng coldly stared at the Confucian scholar and said with an emotionless tone, As agreed, I have brought you to the altar. It is time for you to fulfill your end of the deal and open the passage to the Spirit Ether Garden.

Youve already placed me under your restrictions. Could it be that youre afraid Ill cheat you? The entrance to the Spirit Ether Garden is above the altar, true, but the restriction is quite odd. Ill be needing to personally open the way. With that said, the Confucian scholar raised his head to the sky and placed his hands together, summoning a grey fireball into his hands. He flung it to the sky with a wave of his hand, striking the rainbow light only for the fireball to strangely vanish.

The scholar nodded when he saw this and turned to look at the stone pillars around him. Not wanting to waste time, he promptly said, Fellow Daoists, if you pour a bit of spiritual power into the four stone pillars, it will allow me to continue with dissolving the restriction.

Once that was said, the Nascent Soul cultivators exchanged glances with one another. Wang Tiansheng hesitated for a moment before he sullenly said, Fine. Lets do as he says. You three disciples, head for the stone pillars. Junior Martial Brother Wang, Ill have to trouble you to take over the last one.

As you bid, Sect Master! The three disciples promptly obeyed. As for Wang Tiangu, he walked towards a stone pillar without hesitation.

Under the command of Wang Tiansheng, the four reached out to their respective stone pillar and slowly poured spiritual power into them, passing the spiritual power into the stone statue at its peak.

Not long after, the four stone pillars released strange cries and slightly trembled for a moment. The Qilin statues on top began to glow with light and their eyes began to shine crimson as if they were alive.

When Wei Wuya saw this, he wore an apprehensive expression. He seemed to remember something similar to what he was seeing in front of him, but he couldnt remember it.

As for the Ghost Spirit Sect, he simply watched this scene without a sound.

Suddenly, the Qilin statues slowly raised their heads and opened their mouths to reveal glowing rainbow light within them as if something were about to shoot out. At that moment, the Confucian scholar began to move.

He raised his hands and flicked his fingers, striking at each of the four Qilin statues with a single grey spell seal. Suddenly, the light in the statues mouths pulsed and they fired beams of rainbow light into the sky. They met to form a three-meter-wide ball of rainbow light.

The space surrounding the ball of light began to distort and ruptured with a world-shaking explosion. Blinding rainbow radiance covered the altar for a time and astonishing spiritual Qi fluctuations shook the world around them. A perilous situation emerged before them.

Even Wei Wuyas expression grew unsightly once he felt the strength of the Spiritual Qi fluctuations. The others unconsciously took several steps back and began to circulate the spiritual power within their bodies in preparation to defend themselves.

Fortunately, this explosion was rather short. In the blink of an eye, the rainbow light disappeared and the spiritual Qi scattered. The cultivators saw this and resolved themselves to look at the sky.

Wei Wuyas complexion paled. He turned his head to the Confucian scholar and icily said, This is the so-called entrance to the Spirit Ether Garden? fгeewbnoel.cm

With a more pressing matter at hand, Han Li knew it wasnt the time to research the demon core and put it away with a flip of his hand.

Then he tossed out three of his empty spirit pouches into the air and pointed to the Gold Devouring Beetles. They screeched and immediately split into three different clouds as they returned to the spirit beast pouches.

With the beetles returned, Han Li mentally commanded the thirty-six Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords back into his sleeve, dissolving the Aureate Sword Formation surrounding the lake.

Lets go pick the fruit and be quick about it. I dont know how long the illusion formation will delay the Ghost Spirit Sect cultivators. Han Li then flew across the lake in an azure streak.

When Violet Spirit saw this, she closely followed after him and the two arrived six meters above the plant.

After sweeping his gaze across the plant, Han Li turned his head to Violet Spirit and said, You go ahead and pick them first but be careful! These spirit fruits are rather peculiar. You will need to contain them in wood-attribute materials, or their medicinal power wont last over the next few days.

Many thanks for your warning, Brother Han. I will be careful. Violet Spirit forcefully suppressed her excitement and smiled to Han Li. Then without a trace of hesitation, she waved her sleeve and summoned a dark-green box into her hand. Then with a flick of her hand, a white streak flashed by and a fruit disappeared without a trace.

With the wooden box already prepared and in the womans hand, the white streak flew into the box, carrying a Spirit Kindle Fruit inside of it. She closed the lid of the box and let out a long sigh, then placed it in her storage pouch.

What? Will Violet Spirit not take another? When Han Li saw that she only took one, he was stunned.

Violet Spirit answered with a sweet smile, Many thanks for Brother Hans kindness, but one will be enough. Apart from the information I acquired, I did little else to find this place. It was all due to Brother Hans abilities that I was able to acquire this fruit. Although I do have something of a friendship with you, I still cant have an equal share of the fruit with you. Brother Han should take the remaining ones. After all, in addition to being refined into Nature Origin Pills, these fruits can be used to increase your cultivation.

Han Li was quite surprised to hear her say such deferential words.

To tell the truth, although she was famed for her beauty in the Scattered Star Seas and was the most beautiful woman he had seen, she was also quite shrewd. But after the Exquisite Sound Sect was seized from her, her temperament had taken a turn for the worse and Han Li had kept his distance as a result.

Now that she spoke with reason, regardless of whether her words were a result of sincerity or deliberate calculation, Han Lis impression of her vastly improved. Restraining ones greed when facing a worldly Spirit Fruit wasnt an easy task.

Since Violet Spirit has said this, I wont be polite. Han Li nodded and slapped his storage pouch. In a flash of white light, a wooden box he had prepared beforehand appeared in his hand. He flicked the box open with his free hand and an azure light glowed from it. The three Spirit Kindle Fruits trembled and fell off before being bound by the azure light and were drawn into the box.

With the box safely put away, Han Li said, Lets go! We cant stay here for long. We dont know how long until the Ghost Spirit Sect finds us. Although I have no fear of fighting them, the pills must be refined quickly.

Violet Spirit pursed her lips and said, Of course. The fruits wont hold for long. However, we cannot return the way we came or we will encounter them. Wouldnt it be better to pick a direction and find a secret area a few thousand kilometers away to refine the pills? As for where, it will be up to Brother Han of course.

Where to go… Han Li frowned and took a look around him.

Something suddenly came to mind and he slapped his storage pouch. A piece of worn and rough silk appeared in his hand, the map of Devilfall Valley that Han Li acquired from the azure silkworm robes.

He carefully looked at the map and took measure of his surroundings and position, revealing an expression of surprise. The position of this desert wasnt too far away from an area that the map marked. They should be able to arrive in two days time.

After taking a look at the crude mark on the map, Han Li grew pensive.

Seeing that Han Li didnt immediately reply to her and was instead looking at a tough piece of fabric, Violet Spirit couldnt help but grow curious. But since she was clever, she decided to silently wait in place until Han Li came to a decision.

Follow me. We will first refine the medicine pills before deciding anything else. With that said, Han Li put the map away. He then glanced at the plant behind him and frowned. With a chop of his hand, a streak of azure light flashed out and severed one of its twigs, but as soon as the twig touched the ground, it instantly withered and turned to ash.

A trace of sadness appeared in Han Lis eyes. It appeared that the records were true. The tree of the Spirit Kindle Fruit was different from other trees. It was one of the few spirit roots that were incapable of being moved. Any attempt would result in the trees immediate death.

Without any further hesitation, he raised his hand and released the Wind Riding Chariot in a streak of light. The two boarded the chariot and took off in a flash of light, streaking through the sky until it appeared only to be a white speck.

Before he took off, Han Li already made plans to first find somewhere to refine the Nature Origin Pill and quickly consume the pills medicine power. With that done, he would then take a look at the map and look for the secret treasures.

Any treasures that the map revealed must be extraordinary given how mysterious the map was. So long as it wasnt too dangerous, Han Li would definitely pay a visit to the areas that the map marked.

About two hours later, the party of Ghost Spirit Sect cultivators arrived at the oasis. However, the lake had turned to ice and the plant that laid at the center of the lake was lacking any fruit. The Ghost Spirit Sect disciples glanced at each other in dismay when they saw this. Elder Zhong appeared particularly pale.

At that moment, Han Li had already traveled over five hundred kilometers towards the area marked on the map. Not long after, they left the desert and appeared in an area consisting of green-yellow plateaus of varying heights.

Han Li couldnt help but sigh in amazement when he saw the new scenery.

Devilfall Valley seemed to include different terrain for every corner of it. It appeared almost as if every terrain that existed was present in the valley.

After half a day, Han Li pressed the Wind Riding Chariot forward before eventually arriving at a mountainous area.

Seeing that these mountains werent very tall, Han Li traveled a hundred kilometers deep into the mountain range and eventually stopped above a small ordinary mountain.

Han Li floated at low altitude beside the mountain and said, Fellow Daoist Violet Spirit, weve arrived. We will refine our pills separately. Ive already swept my spiritual sense around here and there shouldnt be any ancient restrictions or spatial tears here.

Violet Spirit glanced around and immediately replied with a smile, Many thanks, Brother Han. Then I will set off first. Then, she flew off to a nearby mountain and began to create her own hidden cave residence in preparation to refine her medicine pills.

When Han Li saw her disappear into her mountain, he blurred towards the Wind Riding Chariot. Standing ten meters away, he clasped his hands in an incantation gesture and waved it towards the chariot. Once it shrank and returned to his sleeve, he flew off to a small mountain in front of him.

Soon, Han Li had carved out a simple cave residence with tens of his flying swords. He arranged a small-scale spell formation outside of its entrance before walking into the cave residence. He even put eight Core Formation grade puppets to stand guard at the caves entrance to ward against surprises.

Finished, Han Li finally felt at ease and entered a secluded room. He tossed his storage pouch in the air and pulled out the many materials he had prepared for the Nature Origin Pill with his spiritual sense, spilling them onto the floor in a white mist.

Soon after, Han Li summoned the wooden box that contained the Spirit Kindle Fruits along with a unique azure cauldron, both floating in front of him.

Han Li squinted as he stared at them and deeply sighed before sitting on the ground.

Although this would be the first time he would refine the Nature Origin Pill, he had received masterful attainments in pill refinement techniques and he was already prepared for the task at hand. Additionally, Han Li had made particular preparations for his journey to Devilfall Valley. Not to mention his multiple Spirit Kindle Fruits, he also had plenty of extra supplementary materials for the Nature Origin Pill, allowing him to fail a couple of times without consequence.

As for whether or not Violet Spirit would be able to refine the Spirit Kindle Fruit into the Nature Origin Pill, Han Li wasnt entirely sure. She had never revealed her pill refinement techniques in front of him. However, since she only took one spirit fruit, she seemed confident in her success.

With that thought, Han Li focused his gaze on the small cauldron twirling in front of him.

He opened his mouth and blew out a stream of Nascent Flame. It coiled once around the cauldron before entering its center and igniting it with roiling flames.

There is no need to be so impatient. Since the plant has existed here for so many years, it is possible that there is something guarding it, or it wouldve already been consumed. Even with the illusion formation protecting it. Despite his excitement, Han Li maintained a calm exterior as he spoke.

Brother Han means to say that there could be an ancient beast guarding it? Alarmed, Violet Spirit regained clarity of mind. Han Li had previously mentioned a bit about the ancient beasts found in the valley.

Thats right. Do you see the two snapped branches at the top of the tree? Two of the fruits shouldve already been consumed by the ancient beast guarding it. Although it will not raise ones cultivation realm when unrefined, it will still have some effect on breaking through a bottleneck. That should be why the fruits still havent been entirely consumed.

There was no doubt that if the creature was nearby, it would be hidden in the lake.

Ever since Han Li had entered the valley depths with Violet Spirit, he had taken the cloak off of his head. He figured she wouldve already guessed that he possessed the ability to avoid spatial tears after he drove the Wind Riding Chariot, so he hadnt bothered to hide it.

Having discovered nothing after sweeping his spiritual sense across the lake, he looked at it with glowing blue eyes, his gaze penetrated a hundred meters into the depths of the pond and his expression stirred.

Staring at Han Lis face, Violet Spirit noticed his change of expression and frowned, asking, What? Has Brother Han discovered something?

With a calm expression, he turned his head to Violet Spirit and said, Step back. The ancient beast guarding the fruit seems to be troublesome. It will take a bit of effort before I can dispose of it. The fact that the beast was able to evade the notice of his spiritual sense left a deep impression on Han Li.

Then I must thank Brother Han for his trouble! Knowing that her own abilities were lacking, she could only rely on Han Li and tactfully obeyed. She then flew back a hundred meters and motionlessly floated in the air.

Once Han Li saw Violet Spirit step aside, he reached to his waist and tossed three spirit beast pouches in the air. Then with an incantation gesture, he summoned tens of thousands of Gold Devouring Beetles to fill the sky around him and blot out the sun. Golden light flashed across a hundred meters in the sky.

Ah! When Violet Spirit saw this, she couldnt help but yelp in shock.

She knew of Han Lis insects and even witnessed him using them in Heavenvoid Hall and in his battle against the disciple of Archsaint Six Paths. However, the Gold Devouring Beetles as of current had undergone a massive change in color, viciousness, and numbers.

The sudden appearance of these tens of thousands of immensely intimidating insects released an unordinary pressure that left her in awe.

Han Li paid no attention to Violet Spirits shock and arranged the Gold Devouring Beetles in formation. Then with a wave of his sleeve, thirty-six of his Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords successively flew out and began to flutter around the cloud of beetles in foot-long streaks of light.

He struck all of the golden swordlights with successive spell seals and they immediately split into over a hundred identical images, each radiating with brilliant light. He pointed at the swordlights in the sky and softly shouted, Go!

The swordlights trembled once and each began to mysteriously disappear one by one. In the blink of an eye, the Aureate Sword Formation had been placed down below the cloud of beetles.

Han Li pursed his lips. With the formation down, he felt much more at ease. He looked into the lake down below as a harsh expression appeared on his face. With a flick of his hands, golden light brightly shined and thunder roared around them, summoning a fist-sized ball of lightning between his hands.

In the blink of an eye, the ball of lightning grew to the size of a bowl and Han Li pushed his hands forward, launching the golden ball towards the lake with a clap of thunder.

When the ball of lightning touched the lakes surface, thunder roared as the ball ruptured, filling the lake with arcs of lightning.

Violet Spirit bit her lips as she saw this, her heart heavy and her gaze focused on the scene.

The golden lightning didnt disappear, instead, it violently surged through the water, causing a ten-meter-wide whirlpool to appear at the center of the lake. A muffled roar sounded out and a black-white mist of demonic Qi emerged from the whirlpool, faintly concealing a strange ancient beast.

The beast appeared peculiar. It had a soft, jet-black body that was over twenty meters long and filled with bumps and holes of varying size. At the center of the mass of flesh, there was a huge protrusion that appeared to be its head. And apart from its single jet-black eye, Han Li saw no other sensory organs, not even a mouth or nose. The beast was truly disgusting to behold, causing even Han Li to feel apprehensive. When Violet Spirit saw this beast from a distance, her complexion paled and she felt a chill run down her spine.

However, Han Li had never heard or read of an ancient beast like this one. He couldnt help but glance at Violet Spirit, but she simply responded with a bitter smile, it was clear she didnt know either.

Facing something that he didnt recognize, Han Li decided it would be best to deal with it as quickly as possible rather than to slowly probe it and allow it to unleash its attacks. He promptly waved his hand and struck the insect swarm above with a spell seal.

Suddenly, the buzzing of the insect swarm filled the air and they quickly condensed at their center, forming a huge golden cloud that moved to cover the ancient beast.

When the ancient beast saw this, it knew that things were far from good. Its body expanded and deflated, releasing a strange green liquid from the holes on its body towards the golden cloud and filling the air with a fishy scent.

Han Li frowned, but his brow soon relaxed. The green liquid didnt have any effect on the Gold Devouring Beetles and didnt harm them in the slightest. The cloud of beetles moved down to envelop the beast, but the black-white Qi that surrounded its body obstructed the beetles from moving any closer to it. However, it wouldnt last long.

The beasts mind trembled with fear. The countless beetles were doing their utmost to devour the black-white Qi that took it countless years to cultivate. It tried to flee by submerging itself in the water but Han Li was already prepared for this. He pointed to the water and summoned a walnut-sized blue fireball at his fingertip, then launched it with a flick.

Crackle. The fireball ruptured in a display of blinding blue light. A cloud of icy blue Qi quickly spread from the explosion, covering the lake in a thick layer of ice as it spread. In the blink of an eye, the blue lake turned into a huge block of ice.

The ancient beasts plan to escape into the water came to a halt. Instead, it bounced off of the ice and became filled with even greater terror. It then attempted to fly away with the golden beetles surrounding the black-white Qi that covered it.

Just as it traveled to the lakeside in a blur, a flicker of golden light suddenly appeared in an empty space. A fine golden thread had flashed towards the ancient beast.

A small chunk of jet-black flesh was then ripped off, sprinkling the beetle cloud with blood.

The golden thread had instantly cut through the black-white mist that protected the beast and cut off a small portion of its body. With the gap in its defenses, countless golden beetles swarmed through the opening and covered the ancient beasts body.

The beast suddenly released a miserable shriek and its body flickered with light. A layer of demonic green flame covered it to try and burn the Gold Devouring Beetles that surrounded it.

Although the green flames were a formidable ability that the beast had bitterly cultivated for years, it didnt hinder the Gold Devouring Beetles in the slightest. In fact, it provoked them and they began to devour the beast with even greater speed. The beast experienced indescribable pain all over its body and it changed direction in a desperate attempt to flee from the other side of the lake.

Han Li stood at the lakeside with both of his hands behind his back. He coldly stared at the beetle-shrouded beast as it floundered about like a headless fly. Unfortunately for it, he had already placed down the Aureate Sword Formation. Although he didnt activate the formation to close in on the beast, a golden sword thread would cleave off a portion of its body whenever it tried to run.

Soon, over half of the beasts body had disappeared and its screams began to lose strength. It eventually released one last pained scream before dropping onto the ice and remaining completely motionless. fгeewebnovl.com

This nameless beasts true ability was its amazing aura concealment, even late Nascent Soul cultivators wouldnt be able to discover a trace of it, but its abilities in battle were pathetically mediocre.

It was a pity that its disguise had been seen through by Han Lis Brightsight Spirit Eyes. With the beast trapped by the Aureate Sword Formation and swarmed by the Gold Devouring Beetles, it wasnt able to employ its innate escaping abilities and was easily slain.

A short moment later, the Gold Devouring Beetles buzzed as they flew into the air, leaving behind only a strange black-white sphere, the beasts demon core.

At that moment, Violet Spirit flew over and glanced at Han Li with admiration. Brother Han, your current abilities are truly profound. You were able to kill this ancient beast with complete ease. It seems the rumors of Brother Han being on par with the Three Great Heavenly South Cultivators are true.

It isnt that my abilities are outstanding, but the beast was weak. It couldnt compare to the ancient beasts that I previously fought. Han Li shook his head and then reached out, summoning the demon core into his hand.

Han Li looked down at it and saw the sparkling black-white demon core. This was the first time he had seen a demon core with such colors and couldnt help but appear excited.

Not bad, not bad! Despite the fact that this devilfied body is inferior to my original body, you must be quite the cultivator to withstand that blow. I will accept you as a blood sacrifice! A sinister voice left the mouth of Marquis Nanlongs body.

The black Qi surrounding his face grew even more concentrated and his pair of silver-white eyes icily stared at Lu Weiying as if he were already dead. Lu Weiying felt an icy tremble fill his heart.

Once those words were said, Marquis Nanlongs body blurred and pounced towards Lu Weiying, leaving a trail of afterimages in its wake.

Lu Weiying felt himself overcome with fear. He thought to emerge from the wall, but he didnt have nearly enough time as Marquis Nanlong was far too quick. In a display of monstrous strength, black Qi-clad claws were stabbing towards Lu Weiyings skull.

In his panic, Lu Weiying resolved himself and white light flashed from his body, pouring the entirety of his magic power into his fire-red scarf. In that instant, the barrier of fire-red light sharply expanded to six inches thick, right before Marquis Nanlong fiercely stabbed his claws into him with emotionless eyes.

A bizarre crackle sounded out and blinding light flashed before Lu Weiying. He watched in fear as the monstrous claw pierced through the barrier before eventually coming to a stop. Lu Weiying was greatly relieved to see this and regained a bit of his composure. Then, light began to flash once more around his body as he attempted to break free of the metal-like walls.

When Marquis Nanlong saw this, a smirk appeared on his face. With another loud bang, he smashed his other hand into the red light barrier.

In that moment, most of the spirit light that Lu Weiying had emitted from his body suddenly dispersed for some unknown reason. Before Lu Weiying even realized what had happened, Marquis Nanlong pulled on his arm stuck in the barrier and smashed his free hand into the light barrier.

The light barrier trembled and blew away the remaining spirit light that Lu Weiying had summoned, scattering it away entirely. At that moment, his body sank several inches deeper into the wall.

Not good! Lu Weiying suddenly realized what was happening and his expression vastly changed. He hastily shook the white spell flag in his hand in an attempt to activate it.

However, Marquis Nanlong began to methodically pound down his fist, refusing to give Lu Weiying the opportunity to activate the flag. Each punch struck down just as he began to pour spiritual Qi into the flag and forcefully interrupted him, with each continuous strike coming down faster and with increasing force. Trembles resonated throughout the wall.

Lu Weiying thought to execute a secret technique, but half of his magic power faded away when he attempted to activate it.

As a result, Lu Weiying was denied the use of his abilities as he was helplessly trapped inside the stone wall. He could only blankly watch in despair as the red light barrier around him gradually became dimmer.

Lu Weiying met eyes with Marquis Nanlong and he felt his heart violently tremble. It was only a matter of time before his treasure was broken through and his body smashed to a pulp.

With that thought, Lu Weiying gritted his teeth and loudly shouted. White light shined from his head as a Nascent Soul with his face emerged from it. Its face was panicked and it was tightly holding onto a small blue sword.

At the same time, the Vast Yang Scarf suddenly ruptured. The last trace of hesitation faded from the Nascent Souls mind and it suddenly disappeared with a stamp of its foot, blurring towards the halls entrance.

However, things didnt go as planned.

With his back still facing the entrance as if oblivious to what was happening, Marquis Nanlongs back suddenly exploded and a ghost face with its eyes shut sprouted out from it, identical to the one on the Blood Curse Gate.

At that moment, the ghost face opened its silver eyes and released a purple streak from its mouth.

At that same moment, Lu Weiyings Nascent Soul had already tossed out his flying sword and was riding away on it as quickly as he could. But when it heard a howl across its ear, the Nascent Soul felt its mind burn as something spurted forth from its head.

The Nascent Soul blankly stared at the long strip that emerged from its brow and sharply screamed. Then an instant later, it lost all the strength in its body and it fell onto the ground, motionless.

Were there anyone present to see this, they wouldve seen a long purple strip shot out from the ghost faces mouth and pierce through the Nascent Souls head, the purple strip being the ghost faces tongue.

When the ghost face saw the Nascent Soul fell, it sneered and withdrew its tongue, drawing Lu Weiyings Nascent Soul into its mouth and chewing it several times before swallowing. It then slowly closed its eyes with a satisfied expression.

At that moment, Marquis Nanlong finally turned around and expressionlessly looked at the masterless small blue sword. A harsh expression appeared on its face and it swiped its hand, tearing out the heart from Lu Weiyings body and crushing it, scattering it into the air as a bloody mist. The body was now completely lifeless.

With this done, Marquis Nanlong expressionlessly swept his gaze around and then effortlessly turned into a black mist before heading outside. A moment later, he found himself facing several masterless spell formations. He scoffed and passed through them before directly rushing out of the pool.

In the time it took to finish a cup of tea, Marquis Nanlong appeared several hundred meters above a mountain and glanced around. Flying at such a height naturally stirred a few of the restrictions in Devilfall Valley. Countless bolts of lightning rained down upon him from the sky. But whenever they arrived three meters away from him, they were redirected and turned away, leaving him entirely safe and peaceful.

Marquis Nanlong look around him for half a day and eventually got his bearings. Suddenly, he narrowed his eyes, silver light flickering from within them, and he streaked through the sky in a streak of black light.

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At that moment, the Ghost Spirit Sect Masters party was standing at the side of the giant altar and were looking at the endless stairs that rose above them with expressions of awe.

Earlier, they had been caught in a large scale restriction over five kilometers away from the altar and were delayed for nearly a day as a result.

Now that they had finally arrived next to the altar, they were able to see that although it was grand and imposing, there were clear signs of the vast passage of time. Not only were the stairs overgrown with weeds, but there were also a few areas that were completely worn down.

Wang Tiansheng examined the altar for a long while. He eventually said, Go! When we arrive at the top portion of the altar, well be able to find traces of the Spirit Ether Garden. According to the soul remnant, the entrance should be there. He then stepped forward and took the lead climbing up the altar.

But much to the shock of the others, Wang Tiansheng loudly cursed as soon as he set off. Yellow light then appeared all around him. Looking up at the seemingly endless flight of stairs, he resentfully gritted his teeth and said, Everyone be careful! Restrictions exist on these steps. Climbing to the top of the altar wont be an easy task.

Wei Wuya frowned when he heard this. Although he didnt care about a few restrictions, it would definitely slow down the rest of the party. He was helpless to do anything about this.

The others also shared his thoughts. Knowing that the Spirit Ether Garden lay in front of them, the existence of these restrictions aroused irritation and impatience in them.

Lets go! Wang Tiangu sighed and set foot on the stairs. Yellow light then lit up around him and he felt his body become half a ton heavier.

At that moment, the others were affected by the formation as well. While Wei Wuya was able to move unimpeded, the three Core Formation cultivators paled as they struggled to climb.

The party of cultivators slowly climbed to the top of the altar.

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Next to an oasis concealed by restrictions, Han Li looked at the water in front of him and muttered, This is the Spirit Kindle Fruit? Outside of the restrictions, there was boundless yellow sand surrounding them.

Thats right. This is definitely the fruit. Regardless of its exterior appearance, all the signs point to it being genuine! Violet Spirit stood three meters away from Han Li and spoke with an expression of excitement. Her luminous eyes were unerringly focused on the oasis.

At the center of the water in front of them, there was some sludge emerging from the water along with the stalk of a glistening emerald-green plant. It was a meter tall and covered in thumb-sized oval leaves. Growing at the very top of the plant were four odd fruits. They were fire-red, slender at the top and wide at the bottom, and glowed with a faint red light at the top. Along with the faint scent that it emitted, it bore a striking resemblance to a lit candle on a stand.

Han Li was also certain that this was the Spirit Kindle Fruit and smiled when he heard that Violet Spirit thought so as well.

Violet Spirit deeply sighed and turned to Han Li, saying with a decisive tone, Im going to pick the fruits right now. Its best not to let matters drag on.

Marquis Nanlong and Lu Weiying stared at the table and their gazes unconsciously met. They both watched each other with vigilance. Although the two had been friends for years, in the face of such precious treasures their friendship evaporated in an instant.

Silence filled the hall, only to be interrupted by Lu Weiyings chuckle. He said, Brother Nanlong, we both are well aware of what the other is thinking. Although my cultivation was lower than yours in the past, you had suffered quite a bit of damage to your cultivation during your excursion in the Moulan Plains and now our strengths can be said to be equal. With so many spiritual medicines, we dont need to fight over them. It would be best to split them evenly rather than to have this end in mutual destruction.

Marquis Nanlong glanced at the most eye-catching treasure on the table and said, I also agree with what Brother Lu is saying. Although we will divide the spiritual medicines evenly, I only want the alms bowl. You can have the other treasures. How about it?

Lu Weiyings expression stirred, but after a moment of thought, he said, The alms bowl? Thats fine. Lets divide it like that then. As of current, I only wish to increase my lifespan and cultivation. I dont particularly value treasures.

Marquis Nanlong rejoiced. He originally thought he would have to sacrifice more to persuade Lu Weiying, but he had easily agreed to his conditions. Regardless, he erred on the side of caution and took a careful glance at Lu Weiying. Even after seeing that his expression was entirely calm, Marquis Nanlong still hesitated.

Upon seeing this, Lu Weiying smiled and said, What? Did Brother Nanlong change his mind? Will I be taking the alms bowl instead?

Marquis Nanlongs gaze flickered and he remained silent for a spell.

Eventually, Marquis Nanlong chuckled with a calm smile and replied, Brother Lu must be joking. Since youve agreed, I will take you up on your offer. Let us take them at the same time. You take the three treasures and the jade talismans while I take the alms bowl. Then we will distribute the spirit medicines. Will that do?

Yes. Lets do as you say! Lu Weiying agreed without any hesitation.

Satisfied, Marquis Nanlong nodded and the two took action at the same time.

Lu Weiying swept his sleeve towards the table and shot out a white mist to sweep up the three magic tools and the many jade talismans. Simultaneously, Marquis Nanlong carefully opened his mouth to sweep up the alms bowl in a ball of golden light.

This all happened smoothly without a problem. The treasures were swept up by the lights without any resistance and flew back to their respective owners.

When Marquis Nanlong took the alms bowl into his hand, he couldnt help but reveal an expression of joy. As for Lu Weiying, he didnt express the slight emotion upon acquiring his treasures.

As Marquis Nanlong looked at the flawless alms bowl in his hand, his smile faded away. With a quick flip of his hand, he slapped the alms bowl in a blur, placing a yellow talisman on top of it.

Lu Weiyings expression vastly changed at the sight of this. In his alarm, he asked, Marquis Nanlong, what are you doing?

What am I doing? You think I didnt see that the treasures and jade talismans were being used to suppress this alms bowl? Although I dont know what it is, I know that it is a supreme ancient treasure. Whatever it is that lies within should also be quite fearsome. However, if you think that Ill be opening this alms bowl in front of you, I fear you will be disappointed. Unless I am completely certain of suppressing it, I will not be opening it. As Marquis Nanlong spoke, his hand continued to slap down on the alms bowl, placing five various-colored talismans down in a single breath.

Lu Weiying soon regained his composure and said, Hehe! I didnt think that youd misunderstand my concession to your terms. I dont know why, but I feel we should immediately depart as soon as the medicines are divided. I dont want to stay here any longer than necessary.

Marquis Nanlong snorted in derision and said, Then lets do as you says. Well evenly split the medicines which will extend our lifespans. As for the remaining medicines, well pick them one by one. With one hand holding the alms bowl, he reached out towards the table with his other. In that instant, a foot-large hand of golden light appeared on the table and grabbed at the Heaven Essence Fruit.

Lu Weiyings expression turned sullen. Without giving a reply, a hand of white light appeared above the table and grabbed at the purple Heavenmend Mushroom on the side.

With a muffled sound, both the Heaven Essence Fruits and the Heavenmend Mushroom disappeared from the table and the two hands of light grabbed nothing. Then the table brilliantly shined with light and all the spirit medicines bubbled away without a trace.

Interrupted by this, Marquis Nanlong and Lu Weiying were dumbstruck.

At that moment, the alms bowl that Marquis Nanlong held in his hand began to wildly flash with light and the talismans sealing it began to combust. The talismans were instantly turned to ashes by pitch-black demonic flames.

The flames spread across the spirit medicines like wildfire. In Marquis Nanlongs furious alarm, he looked down at the alms bowl in his hand and his face turned deathly pale. Without another thought, golden light shined from his hand and a worn golden talisman appeared on his finger as he fiercely slapped it onto the alms bowl.

But it was clear to see that it was too late. The lid of the alms bowl shot up into the air with an explosive bang and an indistinct black light was quickly released from it, shooting towards the holder of the alms bowl Marquis Nanlong.

At such a close distance, he wasnt able to avoid it. With his other hand still several inches away from placing the golden talisman on the alms bowl, the black light sunk into his face and disappeared without a trace.

AH! A miserable and pained scream left Marquis Nanlongs mouth and he fiercely smashed the alms bowl into the wall beside him before kneeling onto the floor with his hands covering his head. As for the golden talisman, it had already dropped to the floor. Soon, his face began to warp.

Possession? When Lu Weiying saw this, his face turned pale from fright. Without another thought, he pointed to Marquis Nanlong and two blue halberds shot out from his body to fiercely strike at Marquis Nanlong without mercy.

But in the following moment, Marquis Nanlong roared and raised his head to reveal a face covered in a dense layer of black Qi. His eyes had become silver-white and they glared at the incoming blue halberds without emotion.

Just as the blue halberds arrived before him, Marquis Nanlong suddenly raised his arm. Clang. Clang. The two halberds were quickly blocked by his arm, the sound of metal striking metal resonating from the impact. The blow had scattered the robes to reveal his bare skin underneath.

When Lu Weiying saw this, his eyes were wide with shock.

The arm was glowing with black light and covered in purple-red tendons and his hand became entirely hard and was tangled with black Qi. This grotesque, monstrous arm was currently blocking the two blue halberds without the slightest injury.

Inconceivable. Lu Weiyings heart dropped. Despite Marquis Nanlongs mid Nascent Soul-stage spiritual sense, he had been possessed in an instant, causing his body to undergo a complete transformation. That black light was no ordinary evil soul.

With that thought, Lu Weiying suddenly flung his sleeve and summoned a white spell flag into his hand and a fire-red scarf into the other. He tossed out the scarf as soon as it appeared, forming a red barrier of light in front of him, alleviating some of the panic that filled his mind.

To the best of his understanding, his Vast Yang Scarf should be enough to block any devilish or demonic attacks, given that he was facing an evil soul.

Marquis Nanlongs body stood up with a stagger but didnt immediately attack Lu Weiying. Instead, it held out its arms in front of it and carefully examined its body once through. Then with its head facing the sky, it monstrously howled in laughter, Haha! Keke… After so many years, Ive finally been freed. Lets see who will block the rise of this Sacred Ancestor now? This world now belongs to our Holy Realm.

Sacred Ancestor? Holy Realm? Despite not know what this meant, Lu Weiying felt a chill overwhelm his heart when he heard it. He silently turned to look at the halls entrance and recalled the spell formation he had placed outside the hall.

Suddenly, his body brilliantly shined with white light and shot towards the halls entrance. In that short time, he arrived at the halls entrance. But as soon as he rejoiced, a silhouette blurred in front of him, a huge bang appearing in its wake.

Lu Weiying felt a blow of huge strength resonate through his Vast Yang Scarf and blow him back deep into the hall. Like a rag, he crashed flat against the wall and sank a meter deep into it.

Although a barrier of light protected him, he felt a thunderous tremble shake through his back and his body became completely numb. For the time being, he had lost control of his body.

At that moment, Lu Weiying clearly saw Marquis Nanlongs body standing at the halls entrance. It coldly lowered its fist and smirked at him, causing his complexion to blanch.

I am only doing this because I am certain it will work, Han Li mysteriously smiled and continued, Could it be that Lady Violet Spirit doesnt want to take any risks for the Spirit Kindle Fruit?

Violet Spirits clear eyes flickered for a moment before she sweetly smiled and said,

According to what I know of you, Brother Han definitely wouldnt take any risks unless he were absolutely certain. It seems you have a secret technique that allows you to see through the invisible spatial tears. As such, I will respectfully follow your suggestion. Then with a blur, she boarded the Wind Riding Chariot.

Han Li glanced at the woman with a trace of surprise but wordlessly commanded the chariot forward regardless. In the blink of an eye, the chariot tore through the air in a streak of white light and flew through the passage.

According to Han Lis predictions, it would take less than half a day of travelling across this wasteland before they caught up to the party of Ghost Spirit Sect disciples. When Han Li and Violet Spirit finally caught up to them, they saw that Elder Zhongs party was encountering some mishaps. Due to a mistake of a Ghost Spirit Sect disciple, a nearby ancient restriction had been activated and they were currently occupied with trying to save themselves.

With Han Lis spiritual sense and caution, Elder Zhong wasnt able to discover any trace of them. Rather, Han Li was able to use his powerful spiritual sense to observe them from a distance without detection.

Han Li clearly felt that the spiritual Qi fluctuations of the ancient restriction werent very strong. With their mid Nascent Soul-stage Elder Zhong, the Ghost Spirit Sect cultivators wouldnt be trapped for long.

However, this small period of delay was a golden opportunity for Han Li to gain distance on them.

Han Li urged the Wind Riding Chariot forward and steeled his heart, veering off the original route. Not long after, he avoided several spatial tears on the way and left the Ghost Spirit Sect cultivators far behind. With Violet Spirit by his side, the two arrived at a sparkling emerald green mountain range. Han Lis mind stirred when he saw it and he ordered the Wind Riding Chariot to slowly come to a stop.

It should be here. Do you see the mountain that resembles a flying bird? Thats the sign. Violet Spirit spoke with a tone of excitement upon seeing the mountains. At that same moment, she couldnt help but look in Han Lis direction.

In truth, although Violet Spirit said she held complete confidence in Han Li, she still felt a lump in her throat when the Wind Riding Chariot traveled at lightning speed. It came as a surprise to her that Han Lis route was completely safe. They had avoided any spatial tears or ancient restrictions that may have laid along the way.

Completely unbeknownst to her, Han Li also felt quite lucky. While he was able to see through spatial tears with his Brightsight Spirit Eyes, it was quite lucky that they hadnt activated any ancient restrictions on their way.

With that thought, Han Li narrowed his eyes as he stared at a peculiar mountain in the distance.

The direction that the bird beak pointed should be the location of the final mark leading to the Spirit Kindle Fruit.

While Violet Spirit waited, she saw that Han Li was mulling over his thoughts. She hesitantly proposed, Brother Han, will we not set out now? How about we destroy the mountain before we go?

According to the jade slip, the location of the final mark should be in a desert around five hundred kilometers away from the mountain. Is that right?

Thats right. What does Brother Han mean?

Han Li calmly said, Its quite simple. Even if we destroy the mountain, they will still able to see the damage was recent and know it was where the sign was located. And since the last location is the neighboring desert, it will only be a matter of time before they find it. The only method to buy us more time would be to place down an illusion formation covering the mountain to make it appear completely ordinary. In this way, they will miss the sign.

Brother Hans words are quite reasonable. But it will be a problem setting up an illusion formation large enough to cover the entire mountain and powerful enough to escape the spiritual sense of a Nascent Soul cultivator. Could it be that Brother Han is an expert in illusion techniques as well? Violet Spirit asked him with a tone of bewilderment.

Han Li chuckled and said, Im not skilled in illusion techniques, but I have someone that is.

Then with a casual wave, a streak of white light shot out from his sleeve. In a brilliant flash, a gorgeous white-clothed woman appeared.

Greetings Master! Silvermoon curtsied to Han Li as soon as she appeared.

Who is she? Violet Spirit couldnt help but cry out in alarm upon seeing Silvermoon appear.

This is Silvermoon. Consider her a subordinate of me, Han Li gave a vague answer before pointing to the mountain. Silvermoon, do you have a method of placing an illusion formation around the mountain in a short amount of time?

Silvermoon respectfully replied, With Masters illusion formation tools and my illusion techniques, it should be possible. However, my illusions arent powerful enough to reliably escape the notice of a Nascent Soul cultivators spiritual sense. Also, my illusion techniques wont last as long as a spell formation. It will only last two days before fading away.

After some consideration, Han Li slapped his storage pouch and took out two glowing sets of spell formation tools. He handed them over to Silvermoon and said, Thats fine. Start setting it up. It will be fine however strong it may be. Two days will also be enough.

Yes, Master! Silvermoon took the spell formations tools and began her work.

At that moment, Han Li was looking at the bird-shaped mountain and a cold glint appeared in his eyes. He rolled his hands and then raised one, releasing an azure swordstreak that was over thirty meters long. It assumed the shape of a flood dragon and coiled once around the mountain before shooting back to his body with a roar.

The bird-shaped mountain suddenly became to crumble. The bird head and the wings instantly collapsed to rubble, carving out an ordinary shape from the mountain.

Violet Spirit stared at the mountain, dumbfounded. Although she knew that her abilities couldnt hope to compare to Han Lis, it was quite alarming that he was able to exert such amazing might without even summoning a magic treasure.

Although she had already heard that Han Li was a force only inferior to the Three Great Heavenly South cultivators, Violet Spirit had always felt somewhat skeptical of the rumors. After all, only until recently Han Li was a Core Formation cultivator such as herself. To garner such widespread fame shortly after entering the Nascent Soul stage was outlandish to Violet Spirit. She had originally believed that his reputation was a result of luck and his opportunistic methods.

As Violet Spirit was awed by his display of might, Silvermoon had already flown to the cut mountain and began to place down the spell formation tools.

Silvermoon acted quickly and in the time it took to finish a meal, she was already done. Layers of white mist began to slowly rise from the mountain, covering a majority of it. Only the peak of the mountain was left uncovered.

With this done, Silvermoon streaked towards the mountaintop in a ball of silver light and opened her mouth, spitting out a pink mist to cover the mountain below.

As Silvermoon continued to envelop the mountain in mist, the mist quickly faded away as soon as it left her mouth. Not long after, an astonishing scene occurred.

The mountains surroundings distorted, causing it to completely disappear with a verdant forest in its place.

Han Li nodded with satisfaction.

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In an underground hall thousands of kilometers away, Marquis Nanlong and Lu Weiying were sitting cross-legged at separate corners of the hall. They were commanding their magic treasures to continuously strike at the brilliantly shining magic treasure despite the treasures dimming light.

The Buddhist characters floating on the barrier were originally the size of a grain, but now they had grown to the size of a fist. They wandered across the barriers surface in a solemn display.

Outside the golden barrier, a white wind dragon, a golden streak, two blue water pythons, and a dark green ring were continuously striking at the surface of the light barrier. Each strike caused the light barrier to faintly tremble in flashes of light.

By this time, Marquis Nanlongs and Lu Weiyings faces appeared completely pale.

This was to be expected. They were unceasingly consuming their magic power without interruption and had overdrafted their vitality to continue attacking with their magic treasures. They were already cursing at the formidable durability of the Sanctuary Guardian Formation. It wouldnt be an exaggeration to say that they would have to risk their lives in order to break through this Buddhist spell formation.

Although the two had suffered great damage to their vitality, the barrier was also about to reach its limit. As such, the two gritted their teeth and continued to persevere as they cursed in their hearts.

After an unknown amount of time, a huge explosion sounded out. Immediately after, Lu Weiying stood up and shouted with delight, Its broken! Broken! Finally, our effort has borne fruit!

The golden barrier covering the table along with the talisman characters that floated around it instantly disappeared.

When Marquis Nanlong saw this, he rejoiced with excitement as well. Soon after, the two took a thorough look at the treasures and medicines that had laid behind the barrier.

As the two were particularly cunning individuals, neither of them immediately took action as their heartbeats suddenly sped up.

The scholarly mans silhouette disappeared in the blink of an eye, much to the astonishment of everyone nearby.

Wei Wuya paused and said, Sect Master Wang, is that person truly Master Cang Kun? Since this person only has a little bit of essence remaining, he cant pose much of a threat, regardless of how fearful he may have been in the past. Was he the one who told you about the Spirit Ether Garden?

Wang Tianshengs face had relaxed when he heard that the spatial tear was something that had newly appeared. He then turned to Wei Wuya and said, To start with, we can say that he both is Master Cang Kun and is not Master Cang Kun. And yes, everything we know about the Spirit Ether Garden came from him.

What do you mean? There is no need to keep it a mystery. Wei Wuya said with an annoyed tone.

Wang Tiansheng indifferently explained, Brother Wei misunderstands. The portrait soul you witnessed was the scattered soul of one of Master Cang Kuns incarnations. When this incarnation probed into Devilfall Valley, it was destroyed by a restriction. As a result, Master Cang Kun used a soul nurturing technique to refine the soul fragment into a scroll magic tool for recovery. But now that the genuine Master Cang Kun died countless years ago, this soul incarnation has become independent. It isnt strange to say that this soul incarnation has become a different person entirely.

Wei Wuya expressed surprise when he heard this while Wang Tiangu pursed his lips and wryly chuckled. It wasnt clear whether or not he was bitter about not having discovered the secret of the scroll or because of his previously excitement.

Wei Wuya nodded and coldly said, It seems youve reached an agreement with that soul remnant and hes told you about the Spirit Ether Garden. However, this has nothing to do with me. I only care about entering the garden. Now that Ive reached this age, I only care about entering the Deity Transformation stage and ascending to the Spirit Realm.

Brother Wei is quite a sensible individual. This way is for the best. Alright, since the spatial tear was only an anomaly, lets continue! The Ghost Spirit Sect Master smiled and pointed to one of the disciples to continue leading the way.

The disciple paled when he saw this, but he continued onward nevertheless, avoiding the spatial tear in the way. Wei Wuya gradually quickened his steps and the other Ghost Spirit Sect disciples followed suit, making their way toward the huge altar in the distance.

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Standing inside of a glacial area deeply layered in frost, Han Li raised his head toward the crimson light above him. He then faced Violet Spirit and said, Whats going on? Your flying squirrel has gone mad. Not far behind them, there was a two-hundred-meter wide ravine of ice. Han Li and Violet Spirit had passed through it to enter the valley depths.

Surrounding them now was a land of ice, snow, and the howls of bone-chilling winds. However, Han Lis azure robes remained completely still as if unaffected by the frost.

I dont know. My flying squirrel was doing fine on the outside, but when it passed through the ravine, it suddenly went mad. Fortunately, I withdrew it quickly before something could happen. Even after it entered the Spirit Beast Pouch, its still completely frantic. Violet Spirit frowned in complete confusion.

Han Li muttered to himself before suddenly slapping his storage pouch. A small group of Gold Devouring Beetles were released and they buzzed as they gathered in a small cloud above his head before remaining completely still. Then with a mental command, the small group of beetles immediately returned to his storage pouch with complete obedience.

Han Li stroked his chin and his gaze flickered as he slapped another storage pouch to summon a black streak of light. It revolved once above his head and then dropped down a meter in front of Han Li. The light faded away to reveal a small black monkey that was several inches tall, the Weeping Soul Beast.

It yawned and blinked, blankly staring at Han Li as if it had just woken up.

Han Li watched the beast for a long while before summoning a wave of azure light with a sweep of his sleeve. And in another flash of light, the Weeping Soul Beast disappeared from sight.

Han Li pondered to himself for a moment and turned to Violet Spirit. Having come to a decision, he said, Since youve lost control of your flying squirrel, I have no choice but to rely on myself to track down the Ghost Spirit Sect. Fortunately, we arent too far away from them now that weve entered the valley depths. I will spread out my spiritual sense and look for any tracks they left behind. Guard me for the time being.

Han Li was relieved that the Gold Devouring Beetles and the Weeping Soul Beast were unaffected by the valley depths. But this mightve been expected as they were far from ordinary, being top ranked exotic insects and a fearsome beast variant, respectively.

Of course, Han Li couldnt have known that Marquis Nanlongs Eternal Flight Orioles were also unaffected by the valley, unlike the Moulans spirit birds and Violet Spirits flying squirrel. The cause behind this had something to do with a secret that lay hidden in the valley depths.

Violet Spirit bit her lips and helplessly said, Then all we can do is rely on Brother Hans abilities.

Han Li nodded and promptly sat down cross-legged. With his eyes closed, his body began to brilliantly shine with light as strands of Qi occasionally floated in the air. Violet Spirit waited at the side, her clear eyes staring at Han Lis expressionless face.

To tell the truth, she felt some unclear and unknown emotions towards Han Li. It wasnt entirely accurate to say that they were only good friends and she had felt some delight when Han Li became dumbfounded upon seeing her true appearance.

She definitely couldnt be considered his confidante either. Although she had gone through many trials and tribulations with Han Li until now, he had never truly laid his heart bare to her as if intentionally increasing the distance between them. It seemed he had no intention of taking things any further.

As a matter of fact, with Han Lis current status and cultivation, if he had proposed to marry her she was still unsure whether or not she would accept. She had unintentionally found out from the Drifting Cloud Sects Cultivator Song that Han Li already had a Dao Companion by the name of Nangong Wan, much to her disappointment. It felt as if something of hers had been snatched away.

Violet Spirits mind remained in a daze as she stared at Han Lis face, her imagination running rampant.

Of course, Han Li was completely ignorant of all of this. He had already released his spiritual sense to sweep through a fifty kilometer radius and see if there were any Ghost Spirit Sect cultivators around. But as a result, his search ended in vain.

Han Li frowned but he wasnt discouraged. He then spread out his spiritual sense to scan over a hundred kilometers away, but was still unable to discover the aura of any other cultivators. гeewenvel.com

After some consideration, Han Li tossed a spirit beast pouch into the air and he formed an incantation gesture with his hands, releasing over a thousand Gold Devouring Beetles into the air.

Go! Han Li widely opened his eyes and waved his hand, striking at the beetles with an azure spell seal. The beetle swarm loudly buzzed before scattering and flying off in every direction.

Han Li then closed his eyes once more and the light surrounding his body became even more brilliant. When Violet Spirit saw this, she wore an expression of alarm. She didnt know what Han Li had just done.

At that moment, Han Li had already reached the pinnacle of the Great Development Technique. He had forcefully divided his spiritual sense into over a thousand different strands and sent almost all of them to attach themselves to each Gold Devouring Beetle, leaving behind only a few strands on his body to protect himself.

His strands of spiritual sense were able to see through the eyes of the Gold Devouring Beetle that they possessed, but they werent able to sense a cultivators aura. The beetles had begun to spread out and look for traces of cultivators that might appear.

Of course, there were beetles that came across a spatial tear or became trapped in a restriction, but this didnt pose much of a threat to something that lacked physical form such as a strand of spiritual sense. Whenever a Gold Devouring Beetle met a mishap, the attached spiritual sense strand would abandon its host and return to Han Lis body, but there still were times where these strands were either destroyed or trapped.

When this occurred, Han Li decisively severed his connection to those strands and turned his attention elsewhere. But for each strand of spiritual sense he lost, he couldnt help but grow pale. Fortunately, his spiritual sense was beyond powerful and he was able to withstand these losses without much harm and recover quickly.

With these thousand Gold Devouring Beetles swarming the sky, Han Li eventually found a clue leading to the route that the Ghost Spirit Sect took moving forward. He immediately commanded all of his Gold Devouring Beetles to return. Once the last Gold Devouring Beetles returned to their pouch, Han Li opened his eyes with a cold smile.

Were going! I found their trail. With that said, Han Li stood up and flew through the sky in an azure streak of light. When Violet Spirit saw this, she rejoiced and closely followed after him.

Shortly after, Han Li and Violet Spirit appeared above an expanse of scattered stone. Han Li stared at the newly appeared hold with a strange expression.

Han Li calmly said, It seems this is one of the places with a sign placed here. If I remember correctly, there should be two marked locations that lead to the Spirit Kindle Fruit. This is a prime opportunity to track them down. Then with a fling of his sleeve, a ball of white light flew from his sleeve and landed ten meters away from them to reveal the Wind Riding Chariot.

With a firm tone, Han Li ordered, Well quickly chase after them! You fly far too slowly so climb into the chariot. Well only be able to catch up to them if we fly several times faster than we do now.

Several times faster? There are too many spatial tears in the valley. Isnt it too dangerous? Violet Spirits expression changed in alarm.

As Han Li followed after the flying squirrel tracking the Ghost Spirit Sect Elder Zhong, the Ghost Spirit Sect Masters party had passed through a huge mountain and arrived at a basin.

The basin was dim and damp with various sized puddles on the ground that made it miserable for the party of cultivators to walk through. Although they were able to use a few minor spell techniques to ward off the mud and dirty water, their speed was massively reduced.

Regardless of their currently discomfort, none of them complained. When they had climbed over the huge mountain, they managed to survey everything that laid in the distance and caught sight of the huge altar located at the center of the basin. This was the first time that they had seen an intact building since they had entered Devilfall Valley. Based solely on that fact, it was needless to say that the place was unordinary, it was also likely that it had something to do with the Spirit Ether Garden. As a result, Wei Wuya and the Ghost Spirit Sect cultivators trudged on with burning anticipation despite their slowed steps.

It wasnt that they hadnt thought of floating above the ground, but that they had nearly been struck by a bolt of crimson lightning when they tried. It seemed that the closer they were to the center of the basin, the more ferocious the restrictions became, eliminating any inclination of theirs to further test the restrictions.

After walking through the mire for half a day, the party of cultivators eventually arrived near the altar with only shrubbery in their way. The alter appeared giant even at a distance.

The altar was carved out of white mountain stone and stacked with huge steppes. It was absolutely towering, reaching over a kilometer into the sky. It was a truly grand and imposing structure. But given its vast height and the distance from them, they were still unable to clearly see its base.

Although Wei Wuya was treading through the murky water, his entire body emitted a faint green light that allowed him to slip through it in a smooth manner. He calmly said, It should only take four hours at most before we arrive. Sect Master Wang, I am quite curious about the Spirit Ether Graden now that we are so close to it.

Wang Tiansheng faintly smiled and casually said, Brother Wei, be at ease. When the time comes, I will be certain to tell you everything.

Wei Wuya nodded and was about to ask something further when a green light suddenly flashed from the Ghost Spirit Sect disciple walking at the very front. The disciple tumbled back before his head rolled off his body, followed by his chest, landing in the murky waters with a splash.

Spatial tear! When Wang Tiansheng heard this, his expression vastly changed. Wei Wuya and Wang Tiangu also wore solemn expressions at the.

Although Wei Wuya and Wang Tiangu didnt know what Wang Tiansheng was plotting, their path had gone smoothly before this and they had grown relaxed and careless. Now that a spatial tear had appeared before them, they couldnt help but feel their hearts tremble.

When the other three Ghost Spirit Sect disciples saw this, their faces paled, and the entire party came to a stop.

Wang Tiansheng looked at the corpse of the disciple killed by the spatial tear and his expression wavered.

During that moment, Wei Wuya closed his eyes and swept his spiritual sense around him before opening them once more. He expressionlessly shook his head and said, This wont do. The spatial tears arent large enough to be sensed with spiritual sense.

When Wang Tiangu heard this, he flicked his fingers several times, launching five fireballs in succession. Three of the fireballs disappeared without a trace while the other two exploded upon contacting the ground, leaving two large holes behind.

Wang Tiangu said with a relaxed tone, The spatial tear is very small and is only somewhat slanted. Well be able to walk around it.

With a gloomy tone, Wang Tiansheng muttered, Although this spatial tear is small, who knows how many we will encounter the rest of the way? We dont have many lives to spare. According to what I know, there shouldnt even be any spatial tears blocking our way. Could it be that that person has hidden something? frewbnovel.com

Wei Wuyas expression stirred when he heard this, but he said nothing. As for Wang Tiangu, he glanced at the altar in the distance before looking back at the corpse lying on the ground, appearing somewhat confused.

Then what should we do, Sect Master?

Wang Tiansheng tensely frowned and he glanced at the sky without immediately replying. After a moment of silence, he let out a long sigh and said, Originally, I planned on waiting until we arrived at the altar before saying anything, but I no longer have a choice. I will tell you everything.

When Wei Wuya and the others heard this, they glanced at each other with dismay.

Wang Tiansheng waved his sleeve in a flourish of silver light, summoning a plain scroll into his hand. The scroll was a meter long and shined with silver light.

That is… Wang Tiangu couldnt help but cry out at the sight of the scroll.

Wang Tiansheng looked at Wang Tiangu and chuckled, Of course you know what this is. You personally gave it to me, after all. Everything I know about the Spirit Ether Garden is from this scroll.

When Wang Tiangu heard this, he was stunned. The scroll was the portrait of Master Cang Kun that had been inside his hidden lair in the Moulan Plains.

Wang Tiansheng tossed the scroll out and suspended it in the air in a ball of light. He then formed an incantation gesture and pointed at the scroll. With a crackle, the scroll quickly unfolded, revealing the portrait of a scholarly man wearing Confucian robes with a sword on his back as he looked to the sky at the rear of the portrait.

Wang Tiangu and the others widely opened their eyes as they stared at the portrait. But after a while, none of them were able to sense anything from it. But when Wei Wuya swept his spiritual sense past the portrait, his expression stirred and a trace of astonishment appeared on his face.

Wang Tiansheng stirred upon seeing Wei Wuyas change in expression and he said, As expected of a late Nascent Soul cultivator. Fellow Daoist Wei was able to discover the mystery quite quickly. I was only able to find the peculiarity of the scroll because I had cultivated a certain secret technique.

Its nothing special. Its like a spatial pocket magic tool that I had seen a long time ago. If Fellow Daoist Wang hadnt mentioned it to me, I wouldnt have been able to easily discover it. Wei Wuya responded with an odd expression.

Wang Tiansheng smiled and asked no further. He then raised his hand and released a black spell seal from his sleeve, striking at the scroll. He then coldly snorted and said, Are you not going to come out? Do you want me to use devilfire to force you out?

The others were alarmed to hear this and felt somewhat baffled. Wei Wuya also raised his brow in surprise and his face betrayed a trace of bewilderment.

Afterwards, an inconceivable event occurred. A mans voice clearly left the scroll, Isnt this earlier than we had agreed? Why would you summon me before you arrived? Now that youve called out to me in front of so many people, do you want to call off our deal?

Silver light shined from the scroll, and the scholarly man in the portrait suddenly turned around to reveal the face of a middle-aged man with long facial hair. However, he appeared quite displeased.

Not only were the remaining Ghost Spirit Sect disciples astonished by the scene, but Wang Tiangus jaw dropped as well with an expression of astonishment. As for Wei Wuya, he only revealed his shock for a short moment before calming down. He then stared at the portrait with a pensive expression.

Wang Tiansheng snorted, Didnt I repeatedly ask you if the route you gave me was completely safe? There was an invisible spatial tear here that slew my sect disciple.

When I walked this path, it was completely safe. How could there be a problem now? The portraits lips moved to rebuke him.

Then explain this. The Ghost Spirit Sect Master sullenly glanced at the disciples corpse that laid near the invisible spatial tear.

The portrait paused for a moment and muttered to himself before fading away from sight. Then in a flicker of light, an azure screen of light appeared in front of them.

Soon after, a sphere of green light shot out from the curtain of light and transformed into a silhouette of the scholarly man from the portrait. His body appeared incorporeal as if he were made entirely of light. The light was so faint that it was almost as if the image could be blown away with a single breath.

Wang Tiangus mouth dried and he uttered with shock, How should I address you? Could it be you are truly Master Cang Kun? How were you able to maintain your soul past your lifespan and exist until now?

The time I can emerge from the scroll is limited. If you have any questions, ask your sect master. I will be taking a look at the spatial tear. The scholarly man didnt pay any attention to Wang Tiangus shock and looked in the direction of the spatial tear. He faintly frowned and spat out a ball of grey light from his mouth.

With a bang, the ball of grey light was consumed by the spatial tear. The scholarly man appeared baffled at the sight of this.

How strange! The scholarly mans surprise soon disappeared and he calmly said, In the past, there were no spatial tears here. It seems to be a rare newly formed tear. You dont need to be too worried about it as it is merely a matter of coincidence. I will be returning now.

Woosh. His figure disappeared and the ball of green light flew back into the scroll as if unwilling to spend any more time outside than absolutely necessary.