Chapter 521: Peeping

Seven years later, in a certain sea area of the Outer Star Sea, a team of over a dozen cultivators with varying cultivation bases was flying slowly at a low altitude, looking around from time to time, seemingly searching for something.

Among these cultivators, the majority were at the Foundation Establishment stage, with only the three leaders being at the Core Formation stage.

One was at the mid-stage of Core Formation, and two were at the early-stage of Core Formation.

"Brother Qiu, is that Level 6 demon beast really nearby? We have already been searching this sea area for several days. The search range has been expanded repeatedly; could the intelligence be wrong?" a middle-aged cultivator with a pale golden complexion asked, his face showing signs of impatience.

The person he was questioning was a pigeon-faced old man with a grim expression beside him.

This old man was the cultivator with the highest cultivation base among the group, at the mid-stage of Core Formation.

"Why is Fellow Daoist Min so impatient? The information we received only gave a general location. It is normal even if there is a discrepancy of a few days. This is still better than us wandering aimlessly in other sea areas. I believe the person who gave me the intelligence wouldn't dare to deceive me," the old man said indifferently, his expression unchanged.

"Could that demon beast have already left this sea area, or is this place not its lair at all?" another fierce-looking big man suddenly spoke up.

"That won't happen. This is a rare Glazed Beast. We just scanned the nearby seabed with our spiritual sense; the bottom is full of the three-colored algae that this beast loves to eat most. Its lair definitely won't be too far from here," the pigeon-faced old man said calmly and affirmatively.

It seemed the pigeon-faced old man held high prestige among the three, as the other two stopped saying anything after hearing this and continued to release their spiritual sense to search the surroundings incessantly.

As for the Foundation Establishment cultivators behind them, most were their nephews and disciples, so naturally, no one dared to rashly interrupt.

Led by the three, this team of cultivators searched this sea area for another half a day, but unfortunately, they still found nothing.

This time, even the pigeon-faced old man frowned slightly.

"Cough! We were doing just fine in the Abyss. Even if we couldn't say we had a harvest every month, it was still possible to obtain three or four high-tier demon cores a year. But now, ever since we left that place, we have only hunted two high-tier demon beasts in these two years. We can't even manage one demon core per person," the Min-surnamed cultivator with the pale golden complexion complained again, as if full of pent-up frustration.

"Enough. Brother Min, you know what the situation in the Abyss is like now. Going to the Abyss now isn't hunting demon beasts; it's seeking one's own death."

"Speaking of which, it really is strange! The original Abyss couldn't be called safe, but as long as one was clever and didn't wander into the central area, one could live quite comfortably. But now, ever since that demon beast riot two years ago, the entire Abyss has completely become a forbidden zone. Almost every high-tier cultivator who broke in never returned. Even last year, several Nascent Soul stage old monsters joined forces and charged into the central area in one go, wanting to find out the truth. In the end, they encountered a demon beast of unknown level and finally fled in terror. Even the Four Dharma Venerable among them only managed to survive by having his Nascent Soul escape. It seems this Qiyuan Island really cannot be stayed in for long," the fierce-looking man said, his face turning slightly pale with lingering fear.

"Fellow Daoist Xuan's words make some sense. Although the demon beasts in the Abyss are still behaving, and haven't taken a single step out of the Abyss to this day, who knows when these demon beasts might suddenly go mad and swarm out. This is not an impossibility. We indeed have to be on guard!" After hearing this, the pigeon-faced old man was silent for a moment, then said with twitching facial muscles.

It seemed the old man also turned pale at the mention of the Abyss demon beasts.

"But right now, the Star Palace and the Anti-Star Alliance are still fighting fiercely over there. The teleportation array can still only be exited, not entered. Even if we want to leave, we can't," the Min-surnamed cultivator said with a bitter smile, his face full of helplessness.

"Hmph! That's not necessarily true." The fierce-looking man showed an expression of disapproval.

"Oh? Could it be that Brother Xuan has another way?" The Min-surnamed cultivator first showed surprise, but then his spirits lifted.

"Hehe! It can't be called another way, I just heard that someone on Qiyuan Island is selling teleportation talismans at a high price. Although the quantity is small, some people have indeed used them to return to the Inner Star Sea!" The man's voice lowered, and he said somewhat mysteriously.

"There's such a thing? Then we..." The Min-surnamed cultivator's face lit up with joy, and just as he was about to ask in detail, he was interrupted by a cold snort from the pigeon-faced old man.

"Don't dream, you two! Even if you got a teleportation talisman, do you really dare to return to Heaven Star City? The current Inner Star Sea is even more dangerous than our Qiyuan Island! Returning would surely mean being caught by both sides as scapegoats. And although the Abyss demon beasts here don't seem quite normal, at least everything is fine outside the Abyss. If something really happens, we can just find any deserted island to hide on. That's much better than going back to get involved in some great war." The old man's eyes flashed with strange light; it seemed he had already made up his mind about this matter.

The other two looked at each other for a while after hearing this, feeling that although the old man's method was a clumsy one, it seemed truly feasible.

Just as the two wanted to discuss this matter in detail with the old man, a rough, strange roar suddenly came from a certain direction, followed by bursts of explosive rumbling sounds from the same direction.

"Glazed Beast!"

The Min-surnamed cultivator and the fierce-looking man looked at each other and shouted almost simultaneously, their faces full of surprise and joy.

"It is indeed the roar of a Glazed Beast. It seems someone found it before us. Let's go. Don't expose our tracks, and act according to the situation." A flash of ruthlessness crossed the pigeon-faced old man's face as he said coldly to the two.

The other two nodded in mutual understanding, and the three immediately turned into long rainbows and flew away, but after a flash of light halfway, they disappeared without a trace.

As for that group of Foundation Establishment cultivators, they also immediately started chasing after them in a nervous state.

After a while, the three Core Formation cultivators, including the pigeon-faced old man, flew silently to the vicinity of a coral island several miles in size.

The heaven-shaking roar of the demon beast came from this place.

The situation before their eyes did not exceed their expectations.

A sea beast, entirely pale white and crystal clear, was trapped within a red light barrier on the island.

Its body, over ten zhang in size, emitted countless milky white long threads, desperately cutting through the red light swarming around it, appearing extremely fierce.

But this was not what the three were most concerned about; their gazes all fell elsewhere.

Above the small island, a young man in a light blue robe stood in mid-air, motionless, with his hands behind his back, looking relaxed and content.

"Brother Qiu, this person is only at the early-stage of Core Formation. Shall we make a move?" The fierce-looking Xuan-surnamed cultivator asked via voice transmission, his voice full of excitement and surprise.

"Don't be impatient, let's see if there are others hiding nearby. Don't fall into some trap!" After hearing this, a ferocious look flashed across the pigeon-faced old man's face, but he still suppressed his desire to strike and said cautiously.

"Fellow Daoist Min! Brother Qiu's words make sense. For an early-stage Core Formation cultivator to dare to lure and capture a Glazed Beast alone, it really is a bit suspicious. Don't let there be some trickery involved." The Min-surnamed cultivator also seemed extremely cautious and warned.

The fierce-looking man felt a chill in his heart after hearing this and hurriedly released his spiritual sense to search the vicinity, but he found nothing at all.

At this moment, the blue-robed youth in the air also made his move.

He simply raised one hand, and seven streaks of green light shot out from his hand. After circling in the air, they merged into a giant green light sword about ten zhang long, which descended from the sky with a deep sound.

The Glazed Beast below seemed to know the danger and opened its mouth, spitting out a white crystal ball.

After the crystal ball grew in the wind to the size of a zhang, it unceremoniously met the giant sword in the air.

The speed of the descending giant sword did not change, but there was a faint, astonishing sound of thunder.

After a loud boom, it collided with the crystal ball.

But at that very instant, the giant sword seemed to blur.

With a "swish" sound, an identical giant sword shot out from the green light, then disappeared from its original spot in a flash, and the next moment, it suddenly appeared above the Glazed Beast's head, slashing down silently.

The demon beast let out a desperate roar, and the white threads on its body suddenly shot upwards, attempting to block this strike and escape the disaster.

As a result, with a "puchi" sound, the giant sword slashed off the Glazed Beast's huge head without any obstruction.

Emerald green blood splattered everywhere!

Seeing the youth's scene of instantly killing the demon, the three, including the pigeon-faced old man, were somewhat stunned.

Was that really a Glazed Beast?

This beast was also famously difficult to deal with among Level 6 demon beasts.

Yet it was slashed to death by this youth in an instant.

This was too unbelievable! Could the opponent not be an early-stage Core Formation cultivator, but a late-stage Core Formation cultivator?

The three, including the pigeon-faced old man, confirmed again and again with their spiritual sense, but the blue-robed youth who was descending beside the demon beast's corpse was indeed at the early-stage of Core Formation.

But for a Level 6 Glazed Beast, even if the three of them joined forces, it wouldn't be difficult to win, but to kill it so easily was simply impossible.

Could the young cultivator be playing the pig to eat the tiger, possessing some secret technique to hide his true cultivation base?

The three, including the pigeon-faced old man, became suspicious!

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