?Chapter 996: Volume 6 Spirit Treasures Chapter 992 Poison Holy Gate Chapter 996: Volume 6 Spirit Treasures Chapter 992 Poison Holy Gate “Pfft,” “Pfft,” two sounds rang out, and thirty yards from the stone kiosk, the light flashed.
Two streaks of Sword Qi swept through, and the purple mist materialized again.
But this time, it seemed the monster within the mist was thoroughly enraged.
After roaring twice in fury, the fog suddenly dispersed, revealing a four-winged demonic bird with the head of a lion and the body of an eagle.
With its wings spread, the creature spanned fifty to sixty feet, its entire body enveloped in purple light, looking extremely fierce and ferocious.
“Lion Bird beast!”
Upon recognizing the creature, the eccentric exclaimed out loud.
The scholar’s face changed, and with a flick of his sleeve, a black and red flying dagger shot out fiercely, aiming straight for the demonic bird.
Strangely, the once ferocious bird showed a hint of fear at the sight of the dagger.
It opened its bloody maw wide, expelling ring after ring of purple light, meeting the flying dagger head-on.
After a series of rumbling explosions, the dagger cut through more than a dozen rings of light as if tearing through bamboo.
However, with each slash, the black luminescence of the dagger diminished a bit, and eventually, just a few yards from the demonic bird, it dimmed completely, halted by several purple rings.
Overjoyed at this development, the demonic bird was about to use its Divine Skills to trap the dagger for good when,
From a distance, the scholar too spat out a mouthful of blood essence.
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He quickly formed hand signs and tapped on the blood essence several times in rapid succession.
Instantly, the blood essence morphed into blood-red runes and disappeared into thin air.
The dagger burst forth with a blinding blood light, shattering all of the purple rings nearby in an instant, arriving in front of the demonic bird and striking it fiercely.
Caught off guard, the demonic bird flapped its wings frantically to shoot backward.
In haste, it could only raise a giant claw to ward off the dagger’s blow.
Green blood splattered as the blade, though deflected for a moment, chopped off a good portion of the claw with a flash of light.
With that blow, the demonic bird abruptly raised its enormous head and let out an earth-shattering roar.
The sound was like a peal of thunder on a clear day, rattling the scholar and the eccentric to such an extent that they both swayed involuntarily.
But a more inconceivable scene followed immediately.
As the roar left its mouth, a transparent wave of golden ripples erupted from the lion’s head, colliding precisely with the dagger.
The Black Flying Dagger, upon touching the ripples, was sent tumbling back as if struck by immense strength.
However, “Seventh Uncle,” who had been commanding several yellow Sword Qi to support the Black Flying Dagger, fared even worse.
The moment they were touched by the wave, they disintegrated inch by inch, dispersing into the ether in no time.
As the golden waves subsided, the demeanor of the demonic bird also weakened.
After giving the scholar a venomous stare, the bird abruptly flapped its wings.
To everyone’s surprise, the flapping caused rumblings of thunder, and then its figure blurred as it vanished amidst arcs of electricity.
The next moment, it reappeared thirty yards away, evidently also adept in using the Lightning movement technique.
But now, the demonic bird did not dare to linger, turning into a streak of purple light and shooting off into the distance.
In a blink, it vanished over the horizon without a backward glance.
Seeing this, the eccentric finally exhaled a deep breath.
But when his gaze turned and he saw the pale-faced scholar, he asked anxiously,
“Third lad, are you alright?
It’s already a considerable exertion of Mana to wield the Black Blood Saber, why did you force it with your blood essence to enhance its power?” Concern was evident in the eccentric’s voice.
“It’s nothing, just a bit of depleted Qi.
The Lion Bird beast was also a notorious creature in ancient times, with Divine Skills stronger by a third than late Nascent Soul cultivators like ourselves.
If we hadn’t quickly driven it away, getting entangled with it would have been very disadvantageous.
Now that it’s taken some hits, it should not dare to trouble us easily,” the scholar said with a deep breath, shaking his head.
“That’s true.
Such ancient demonic birds generally have bodies harder than fine steel, and if we didn’t use our Ye Clan’s Black Blood Saber, it would indeed not be an easy feat to harm the Lion Bird Beast with ordinary spirit treasures.” Upon hearing this, the eccentric showed a relieved expression on his face.
The scholar smiled faintly and glanced down into the green mist below, observing that the Ye Clan monks who were initially startled by the arrival of the Lion Bird Beast had once again regained their calm.
He nodded and exchanged a few more words with the eccentric before leaping down into the stone kiosks to sit cross-legged and meditate.
Having just commanded the inherited Black Blood Saber and expended a significant amount of mana, it was naturally wise for the scholar to take the opportunity to restore some of it.
While the Ye Clan and Han Li, among others, were all within the vast mountain, near the Valley of a Thousand Poisons at the base of a towering mountain, at a nondescript valley entrance, stood five white silhouettes side by side.
Opposite them, two black-robed Nascent Soul cultivators, reported something respectfully with faces of reverence.
“An astonishing phenomenon in the sky appeared?” From somewhere came a voice, somewhat surprised and magnetic, yet indistinguishable in gender.
“Yes, Great Elder, near an unnamed lake in Puyun Prefecture.
There, seven astonishing pillars of light reached straight into the sky,” one of the black-robed Nascent Soul cultivators replied.
“When did this happen?
Have you discovered anything else?” The owner of the voice seemed quite interested.
“It happened four days ago.
As soon as the disciples of our sect received this news, they immediately reported it using Sound Transmission Talismans.
It’s said that beneath several of the pillars of light, gigantic seals were discovered.
The seals are so large that even now, their exact purpose has not been fully ascertained.
But it’s said that many sects from the Southern Border have been alerted, and some Nascent Soul cultivators are rushing over,” another cultivator responded respectfully.
“Seven pillars of light!
It sounds like a leakage of spiritual power caused by breaking a ban.
Yet so astonishing indeed, it’s worth taking a trip to see for myself.
However, days ago, you mentioned that Fat Luo of the Nine Nether Sect was seen around the Valley of a Thousand Poisons, and now there’s no news of him.
Are you telling me that there was a mistake?
If you can’t even find him, much less that Han fellow,” the voice suddenly turned icy cold.
“We ask for the Great Elder’s pardon for our wrongdoing.
We did receive information that cultivators saw Fat Luo coming this way, and then he disappeared near the Valley of a Thousand Poisons,” both black-robed Nascent Soul cultivators showed panic, and one of them hurriedly pleaded guilty.
“There indeed are traces of cultivator activity within the Valley of a Thousand Poisons.
However, except for the Yin Yang Cave which I have not explored, the rest of the valley has been searched, and no one was found there.
You wouldn’t want to tell me that Fat Luo went into the Yin Yang Cave, would you?
If that were the case, since I’ve been waiting here for quite some time now, there should be some news.
Unless Fat Luo really intends to grow old and live out his life under the Yin Yang Cave,” the voice continued.
Hearing this, the two black-robed Nascent Soul cultivators mumbled a few words and didn’t know how to respond, their faces breaking out into a cold sweat.
“Enough.
Considering the time it took for you to report this, you’ve done well.
I will give you some more time.
Station someone to monitor this valley.
I will take a trip to Puyun Prefecture first.
Inform Wu and Xiao, the two elders, to meet me there.
It’s better to handle affairs with more people.”
“Yes, Great Elder!” The two black-robed Nascent Soul cultivators finally relaxed and bowed in unison.
But the voice said nothing more.
Instead, the five white silhouettes suddenly faded into translucency and shot into the sky together, becoming a streak of light as they broke through the air and disappeared.
Simultaneously, in the sky above a desolate plain near the edge of Puyun Prefecture, a team of Nascent Soul cultivators were flying towards a small lake.
There were more than twenty of these Nascent Soul cultivators, each dressed in dark blue robes, and with red headbands.
The four leading the flight were of the Nascent Soul stage, particularly one middle-aged Nascent Soul cultivator with his face full of blue patterns, who was at the peak of the stage.
His whole aura was exceptionally cold, giving off an extremely dangerous vibe.
“Elder Hua, do we really need to make such a grand gesture this time?
Taking almost half of the Poison Holy Gate’s disciples out…
should anything go awry, it could significantly weaken our sect,” worriedly said another early Nascent Soul old man, as they flew swiftly through the air.
“If it were just an ordinary rare and valuable treasure being born, I naturally wouldn’t take such a risk.
But this time, it might very well be Kunwu Mountain.
For the treasures within this mountain, the risk is certainly worth taking,” the middle-aged Nascent Soul cultivator said shockingly.
“Kunwu Mountain?
Is that the spirit mountain that our sect has been searching for since its foundation?” another grey-haired elder asked in surprise.
“Indeed.
This matter has been mentioned once after a few fellow disciples advanced to the Nascent Soul stage.
The mountain was one of the renowned spirit mountains in the human world during Ancient Times.
Although it’s unclear for what reason, it was sealed by ancient experts using great divine powers.
The amount of treasures hidden within it is undoubtedly vast.
Our Poison Holy Gate’s founding ancestor was actually a descendant of one of the ancient experts who sealed the mountain, but knew little about the precise location of the seal.
Hence, he founded our sect in the Southern Border and has been searching for it ever since, without any luck.
This has remained a secret passed down only among the Great Elders from generation to generation,” the middle-aged Nascent Soul cultivator explained with the patterns on his face flashing as he spoke coldly.
“But Elder Hua, how do you know that this heavenly phenomenon is a sign of Kunwu Mountain surfacing?
It could also be some other treasure,” the thick-browed elder asked with a hint of doubt.
“Hehe, in addition to informing us that Kunwu Mountain was located somewhere in the Southern Border, our ancestor also left behind a Spirit Sensitive Pearl handcrafted by his predecessors.
This pearl was made specifically for Kunwu Mountain and could detect the well-known Flying Celestial Stone on the mountain.
As soon as the mountain appeared, the pearl would immediately sense it.
Just a few days ago, that very pearl we enshrine in the ancestral hall began to emit a clear chime, and I knew Kunwu Mountain had surfaced.
Even without the report from our disciples about the heavenly phenomenon, I would have immediately sent people to search throughout the Southern Border,” Elder Hua explained.
“I see!” The other three Nascent Soul cultivators looked enlightened and then showed excited expressions.
“It’s a shame that Elder Yuan isn’t here; otherwise, the combined effort of the five Great Elders of our Poison Holy Gate would make this expedition much more secure,” the grey-haired elder sighed.
“Elder Yuan went out for a trip a while ago and returned very secretive.
Now, we have no clue where he is and can’t get in touch with him.
However, I’ve already issued an order.
As soon as any disciple sees Elder Yuan, they must notify him to join us immediately.
What we need to do now is take advantage of the other sects’ ignorance about Kunwu Mountain, enter the mountain first, and quickly take away as many treasures as we can.
I just wonder if the mountain has surfaced due to its seal weakening naturally or because of other cultivators.
If it’s the latter, we must be extra cautious on this expedition,” the middle-aged Nascent Soul cultivator spoke, his expression growing solemn.
(To be continued.
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