Chapter 996: Illusory Heavenly Phenomenon

"Impossible! Under the suppression of two Heaven-Connecting Spirit Treasures, it is fundamentally impossible for anyone in this realm to break free from the Nine-Truth Demon-Subduing Array. Moreover, the seal has already cracked; if Senior had truly broken free, you could have left this mountain long ago. Why would you continue to linger in this place? Most likely, Senior has only broken free a wisp of spiritual sense and wants to scare this junior away," Xiang Xiang Zhili said after his panic, immediately recalling something, and his expression returned to calm in the blink of an eye. (Web)

"You know about the Nine-Truth Demon-Subduing Array and the Heaven-Connecting Spirit Treasures! Could it be that you are a descendant of the three sons of Mount Kunwu?" Although the woman's voice remained melodious and pleasant, her tone suddenly turned several degrees colder.

"This junior is not a descendant of the three seniors of Mount Kunwu, but there are indeed a few people in this realm who know about Senior's affairs. This junior happens to be one of them," Xiang Xiang Zhili said while looking around incessantly, appearing extremely cautious.

"Hmph! Stop looking for anything. My true body has indeed not broken free yet, but I will not let you destroy this once-in-ten-thousand-years opportunity to break free. You just stay here honestly for a few months."

Just as the woman finished speaking coldly, a distortion occurred in the space above the stone pavilion, and a white, hazy vortex appeared out of thin air, with a large expanse of five-colored light suddenly covering the little old man from the vortex.

"Illusory Heavenly Phenomenon!" Upon seeing this scene, Xiang Xiang Zhili's face changed drastically, and without thinking, silver light erupted from his entire body, transforming into an escape light and shooting out.

However, the five-colored light swirled slightly, and a huge suction force was generated out of thin air, actually forcibly causing the old man's escape light to stall slightly.

Following that, the light swept over, and Xiang Xiang Zhili disappeared without a trace, as if he had never been there.

"It looks like I need to sleep for another period of time. The more cultivators who come here, the better! I hope the day I wake up will be the day I truly break free! Three sons of Mount Kunwu, I will make you pay the price for sealing me! When that day comes, hehe..." The woman muttered weakly for a few sentences, then let out a burst of crazy, coquettish laughter, and then the voice stopped abruptly.

Seven days later, just as the Ye family broke through the Gate of Ten Thousand Cultivators but fell into another highly brilliant illusion array, Han Li and the others were also blocked by a strange barrier somewhere on the stone staircase, forced to rack their brains for a way to break it. Above the surface where the seal was located, the vicinity of the nameless small lake was bustling with activity.

The number of cultivators gathered here had reached over a thousand, scattered everywhere within a radius of several tens of miles, and even over ten Nascent Soul stage cultivators had appeared.

Among them, the most eye-catching were the four Elders of the Poison Saint Sect standing side by side on the shore of the lake. Most of the other Nascent Soul cultivators were acting alone, clearly having rushed over temporarily upon hearing the news.

At this moment, a disciple of the sect was reporting something to the four elders of the Poison Saint Sect.

"Great Elder, we have searched most of the seal underground and have already found some clues. Twenty miles away from here, underground, someone deliberately used an illusion array to hide something. The disciples proficient in arrays are currently trying their best to break it there. It's just that although it is a temporary magic array, because the person who set it up was truly brilliant, it will take some time to break," the disciple with a red scarf wrapped around his head said respectfully.

"It's good that there are clues. We have been here for several days; if we still can't find the entrance to the seal, that would be troublesome. However, you must be careful not to let others discover your actions. Go back first. Report to us as soon as the illusion array is broken," the middle-aged cultivator with green patterns on his face let out a long breath and instructed.

"Yes!" The disciple bowed and responded, then reached out and took out an Earth Escape Talisman, slapped it on his body, and his figure sank into the ground and disappeared.

At this moment, another elder of the Poison Saint Sect suddenly spoke:

"Brother Hua, there is no need to be overly worried. We don't have any Nascent Soul late-stage cultivators in Southern Border, so even if other sect cultivators arrive, the four of us working together don't need to fear anyone."

"That is true, but for every day delayed, more high-stage cultivators will arrive here. And Southern Border is not dominated by our sect alone; there are several sects not inferior to our Poison Saint Sect. If they arrive before we enter, it will be very unfavorable. Moreover, if we drag it out for a few more days, I am afraid the ten great righteous and demonic sects will also intervene in this matter," the middle-aged man surnamed Hua said gloomily.

Hearing this, the other elders of the Poison Saint Sect were either indifferent or revealed a trace of unease.

And just at this moment, Brother Hua suddenly let out an 'eh', and looked toward the sky on one side.

The others were stunned and looked over as well.

They saw spiritual light flickering in the distant sky, and a large gray mist appeared out of thin air on the horizon, then flew toward here at an incredibly fast speed.

The spiritual pressure of the terrifying existence in the mist was sensed by the four Poison Saint Sect members, and their expressions couldn't help but change.

In the blink of an eye, the mist reached the sky above the small lake, then with a 'puchi' sound, the mist burst and disappeared without a trace, but five faint white shadows appeared in the air, each with blurred faces, motionless.

"Five-Child Concentric Demon!" Brother Hua's expression froze.

"Five-Child Demon? Could it be the incarnation of Old Demon Qian of the Yin Luo Sect?" Another elder of the Poison Saint Sect also whispered with a pale face.

"Hmph! Besides that old demon, who else in the world would cultivate this kind of demonic art? Old Demon Qian's true body can possess any of the five child demons; unless one has the ability to kill all five child demons at the same time, he is almost immortal," the middle-aged cultivator surnamed Hua snorted and said softly, appearing extremely wary.

"I was wondering who knew so much about Qian's five-child incarnation; so it was Brother Hua of the Poison Saint Sect. I didn't expect you to bring all the sect's manpower here. Could it be that you know something about what is sealed here?" A calm and relaxed voice drifted from the air, but it was somewhat erratic, making it impossible to determine the source.

"Hehe, Brother Qian is joking. How could Hua know anything? It's just that this place is closer to our Poison Saint Sect, so I brought a few fellow sect members to take a look. Instead, Brother Qian, as a Great Elder of the Yin Luo Sect, how do you have the leisure to come here?" Brother Hua took a deep breath and replied with a forced smile.

"Oh, is that so? I remember that the sect closest to here seems to be the Transformation Immortal Sect! I don't know when your sect moved? As for Qian, I just came to Southern Border to handle some matters and happened to encounter this excitement," the Great Elder of the Yin Luo Sect said with a smile that wasn't a smile, not believing a word of the middle-aged cultivator's words.

"I originally thought that a person of Brother Qian's prominent status would not easily go out. I don't know what matter could actually alarm you to take action personally," Brother Hua gave a dry laugh and asked tentatively.

"Nothing urgent. Just dealing with a rebel who fled to Southern Border. Qian was just bored and wanted to move around."

"Is that so? Then Hua was overthinking it."

Brother Hua and Old Demon Qian asked and answered, then both fell silent. For a time, the atmosphere between the two sides became somewhat strange.

"Found it! There is a crack not far north of the seal. We can enter inside. The Poison Saint Sect people are breaking the barrier at the entrance!"

On one side of the small lake, a figure suddenly emerged from the ground, and while flying toward the distance, shouted loudly.

This sound instantly startled all the cultivators nearby.

At this moment, several Poison Saint Sect disciples in blue robes and red scarves flew out from where the person emerged, looking shocked and angry as they chased after the fleeing cultivator. But that fleeing cultivator seemed to have cultivated some special escape technique, his escape light incredibly fast, and he escaped without a trace in the blink of an eye.

Brother Hua and the others' expressions instantly became extremely ugly.

"Haha, so that's how it is. Qian has also studied array techniques somewhat, so I can help your sect's disciples. I will take my leave first," Old Demon Qian let out a burst of loud laughter, and the five white shadows shot toward the ground below, disappearing into the lake water in the blink of an eye without a trace.

"Go! This Old Demon Qian is ruthless; don't let him hurt our sect's disciples."

Brother Hua's face turned iron-blue as he stomped his foot, then flipped his hand, and a yellow flag that had been prepared long ago appeared in his hand.

With a shake, a yellow cloud enveloped the Poison Saint Sect members, and they sank into the ground and disappeared.

Not only Old Demon Qian and the Poison Saint Sect people, but the remaining cultivators also naturally drilled into the ground one after another, and in the blink of an eye, nearly half of the nearby cultivators were gone. Those who remained on the ground were naturally low-stage cultivators who did not know Earth Escape Techniques or did not have Earth Escape treasures, and could only watch helplessly.

Twenty miles north of the small lake, a thousand zhang deep underground, there was an incomparably pitch-black giant space. A group of dazzling light flickered at the edge of this space, and below them was an endless white, hazy light curtain. This light curtain was not only incomparably thick, but also covered with layers of astonishing lightning. As soon as anyone approached, a thick arc of electricity would immediately strike out without ceremony.

Those who were lucky dodged it, while those who weren't could only resist it, and as a result, their protective spiritual light flickered incessantly, and for a time, naturally, no one dared to approach rashly.

But among these cultivators staring at a certain spot on the light curtain, there was no lightning, but seven or eight Poison Saint Sect disciples in blue robes and red scarves were guarding there, each with a gloomy expression, standing in a stalemate with the other cultivators, not letting others approach easily.

As a result, these few were naturally cursed by the other cultivators, but no one took action casually.

After all, the Poison Saint Sect's reputation in Southern Border was not small, and nearly ninety percent of the cultivators here were local Southern Border cultivators, so naturally, they did not dare to easily invite disaster.

But while some were wary of the Poison Saint Sect's reputation, there were naturally those who didn't care, and a red light flew out from the crowd, followed by a cold voice.

"Get lost, this old man wants to go in." Although the voice was old, it seemed to have quite a temper, and the words were extremely impolite.

"This Senior, this place was discovered by our sect first. Our sect's several uncles are nearby, Senior had better..." Seeing a Nascent Soul cultivator step forward, a Poison Saint Sect disciple at the Core Formation stage could only use the name of his sect's elders, biting the bullet and trying to say something.

"Haha, even if Hua Hua Tianqi himself were here, this old man would still go in," the figure in the red light sneered, then raised a hand, and a dazzling light instantly lit up in his palm.

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