Chapter 258: Breaking the Tian Qiong

Violent blood light flickered on Cai Xing Deer's body; Cai Xing Deer let out a soft cry, its cultivation base fluctuations rapidly rose, and its cultivation base, already at the critical point, broke through without the slightest surprise, continuing to rise.

【Consumed one portion of Mist Beast Origin, successfully fed Cai Xing Deer, gained 50000 Essence Points!】

【Cai Xing Deer promoted to Second Rank Fourth Layer, gained 10000 Essence Points!】

Two consecutive prompt notifications made Yu Zhangsheng's face light up with joy, while the aura on Cai Xing Deer's body rose again until it reached a point, seemingly hitting its limit, and the Mist Beast Origin was completely consumed.

"Second Rank Fourth Layer Peak..." Yu Zhangsheng was stunned, "As expected of the Golden Core Pierce Heaven Ape's origin; with this, it almost directly promoted to Second Rank Fifth Layer."

Yu Zhangsheng pondered, secretly shocked.

"It seems, if we capture two more ordinary spirit beasts, Cai Xing Deer can break through again."

Yu Zhangsheng smiled brightly, rubbed Cai Xing Deer's head, and at the same time comforted the other spirit beasts.

"Don't rush, you will all have your turn."

With the demise of the Golden Core Pierce Heaven Ape, this vast white mist began to gradually thin out, showing a trend of disappearing. After Yu Zhangsheng probed this white mist again and confirmed there were no Mist Beasts present, he left this place with a hint of regret.

The Wanling Jue was activated again, but this time, even at its limit range, not a single wisp of white mist was found, though a few other people were sporadically discovered; however, Yu Zhangsheng did not know them, so he did not go to greet them.

Helpless, Yu Zhangsheng casually picked a direction, flew at full speed, and when he reached the edge of the Wanling Jue's limit range again, he used the Wanling Jue to probe once more.

Repeating this back and forth, the speed was indeed quite fast; in half a day, the explored territory had become extremely vast.

Not long after, night fell...

Inside the Secret Realm, whether day or night, there would never be a situation of being overly bright or completely pitch black; even when night fell, it was just that the dark red sky became more gloomy, red light like blood, a faint blood moon phantom hanging in the Void.

Inside a temporarily opened cave, Yu Zhangsheng sat cross-legged in meditation, his breath long and steady.

"Almost a day has passed; at night inside this Secret Realm, all things seem to be even more active."

Yu Zhangsheng pondered; the Wanling Jue operated, and the vast Divine Sense spread out along with the spirit—small grass, great trees, flying birds, ladybugs...

All of this became Yu Zhangsheng's eyes; vast amounts of information surged into his mind one by one, and he examined them one by one.

"Above the sky of this Secret Realm, what exactly is..."

Yu Zhangsheng pondered; a thought suddenly arose, he looked up at the dark red Tian Qiong, his eyes showing curiosity.

He had tried before; once reaching a certain height, there was a Kong Kong Fa Ze above this Secret Realm, and cultivators could not ascend.

"But... it seems the local living beings of this Secret Realm are not affected by this Secret Realm's restrictions."

Yu Zhangsheng's mind stirred.

"Control Spirit!"

Thus, he attached more spirit focus onto a passing Sharp-Beaked Crane; the Sharp-Beaked Crane's wings trembled, and a lively color suddenly surged in its cloudy eyes; Yu Zhangsheng's spirit attached to it, controlling the Sharp-Beaked Crane's wings to suddenly flap, its body taking on a streamlined shape, rushing toward the Tian Qiong above.

"The Wanling Jue is indeed tyrannical; its enhancement and auxiliary effects are unquestionable, but it's a pity that this Control Spirit trick can only work on beasts with unopened intelligence, and there are quite a few restrictions..."

"Even with my current cultivation base to use it, it still feels somewhat strenuous; if my cultivation base reached a profound level, would a single thought unfold to Control Spirit all things..."

While Yu Zhangsheng was lost in random thoughts, the Sharp-Beaked Crane flew high; gradually, the mountain peaks became insignificant, the earth became vast, fierce winds howled, the surrounding scenery retreated bit by bit, leaving only the gloomy dark red Tian Qiong, a few wisps of clouds and mist, and the increasingly large blood moon in the sky, replacing everything in his sight.

"Om..."

Until reaching a certain limit, the Sharp-Beaked Crane's whole body shook, pain instinctively showed in its eyes, and a tearing sensation was simultaneously transmitted into Yu Zhangsheng's perception.

"Hmm? Reached the top?"

Yu Zhangsheng's brows furrowed, a hint of pain appeared on his face; the attached Sharp-Beaked Crane suddenly flapped its wings, the sound of breaking space came, and its body suddenly lunged upward again! "Crack crack..."

Faintly, the sound of shattering lenses came; the space's blockade paused for a moment; in an instant, the Sharp-Beaked Crane turned into a shocking Long Rainbow, breaking through everything, continuing to fly high!

A moment of spinning dizziness! The surrounding light suddenly dimmed; the blood moon disappeared, and the gloomy Tian Qiong was also gone; Yu Zhangsheng's spirit controlling the Sharp-Beaked Crane suddenly became weakly connected, seemingly because the distance was too far, extremely unstable, "This is..."

Yu Zhangsheng took a deep breath; the Sharp-Beaked Crane looked up; countless stars like cow hairs, brilliant stars came into view; all around was pitch black, only starlight like water, quietly flowing; beneath his feet, clouds and mist swirled; the mountains and terrain inside the Secret Realm appeared one by one.

Not far away, white mist surged; a huge and vast mountain peak, straightly piercing the sky full of stars, appeared and disappeared among the clouds and mist! "No, not a mountain, this is a Spirit Beast!??"

Yu Zhangsheng's gaze was shocked; the fierce wind swept across, tearing the Void, and also blew open a corner of the white mist covering everything, revealing a... beast limb comparable to Shan Luan.

This limb was entirely dark green and dark yellow, wrinkles everywhere, emitting faint black qi; mysterious and ancient patterns engraved upon it, and even more, a vast might burst forth from within.

Terrifying pressure leaked out; white mist drifted down, hanging beneath the Tian Qiong; strips of Great Dao laws turned into chains, surrounding the only exposed limb layer by layer; these chains pierced into the Void, leading to unknown depths; the sighs of ages and ancient breath surged forth together.

Thick death qi circulated; this giant beast was covered by white mist, so Yu Zhangsheng could not see it clearly, and this existence seemed to have discovered Yu Zhangsheng's existence; in an instant, a Beast Roar exploded, containing anger; although somewhat lacking in lingering force, it also possessed the might to move heaven and earth.

"Hiss..."

This Beast Roar, like a turtle like a snake, also gave a feeling of natural harmony and flowing clouds and water, as if containing the Dao; thus, lotuses were born in the Void; Yu Zhangsheng instantly fell into a daze, his mind Empty Clarity, his cultivation base showing a tendency to riot.

And the attached Sharp-Beaked Crane, under this cry, without warning, its body shattered with a boom, just as if erased by a rubber from a painting, disappearing without a trace.

The scene Yu Zhangsheng felt also stopped abruptly.

"Pfft..."

Inside the cave, Yu Zhangsheng's mind returned; he suddenly spat out a mouthful of bright red blood; his chest rose and fell violently; he panted incessantly.

A trace of True Spirit attached to the Sharp-Beaked Crane shattered, causing him to suffer backlash; his aura was withered and chaotic.

"What kind of Spirit Beast was that..."

After a while, having calmed his mood somewhat, Yu Zhangsheng swallowed two Pills; after his complexion turned slightly rosy, he fell into thought.

"That Beast Roar..."

Yu Zhangsheng frowned, fell into thought.

"That Beast Roar, it seems I've heard it somewhere before, but..."

Although he could not clearly see the giant beast's appearance, that Beast Roar also gave him a hint of familiar feeling.

But he was certain that he absolutely had never seen this giant beast before.

"Moreover, why did that giant beast contain such great malice, seeming to be angry; if not for the Last Moment..."

Yu Zhangsheng was slightly confused, puzzled in his heart, and had more speculations. At the Last Moment, he seemed to vaguely hear someone lightly exclaim, and then a Giant Force blocked the impact from the giant beast for him, sending him back...

Otherwise, he feared that now he would not be just spitting blood so simply.

"Forget it; this Secret Realm really has many strange things; since I can't figure it out, then I won't think about it; anyway, it has nothing to do with me for now."

After a while, Yu Zhangsheng gently exhaled a breath, shook his head, no longer thinking about these problems; after meditating for a while, the Wanling Jue continued to spread toward Wai Jie.

The clear breeze swayed, the mountain ranges departed from the lotus, thoughts spread through this secret realm's heaven and earth, drifting away with the wind……

"Huh……"

Yu Zhangsheng let out a light "huh", a trace of surprise and doubt flashing across his face, his gaze flickering uncertainly.

"Such a large expanse of white mist, just how many mist beasts must there be within it."

Yu Zhangsheng took a deep breath, and in his perception, at the place of utmost movement, a vast, sky-covering, earth-overshadowing white mist was rolling over, its momentum imposing, like a great tide, renowned and formidable.

This great mist was extremely vast, its end could not be seen; wherever the gaze reached, it seemed to have replaced the sky dome, the earth, all was boundless white mist, everything else was hidden within it, impossible to observe.

Yu Zhangsheng could only roughly estimate; this white mist likely spread for three thousand li, quite astonishing, within it muffled thunder rolled continuously.

Even more remarkable was that, unlike the white mist Yu Zhangsheng had encountered before, this expanse of white mist was moving! Carrying a tyrannical and annihilating intent, it swept across the eight directions.

Without hesitation, after sensing the direction, Yu Zhangsheng immediately set off, transforming into a long rainbow and rushing swiftly toward that side.

"That expanse of white mist is probably the core of this secret realm, and also where my opportunity lies in this secret realm journey!"

While rushing, Yu Zhangsheng pondered; after an incense stick's time, at the end of his vision, he could already see the edge of the white mist, within its surging, it seemed like a giant beast opening its fanged maw, coming to devour.

Without much hesitation, Yu Zhangsheng remained vigilant, his eyes carrying a trace of fervor, and plunged headfirst into it.

"Hum hum hum……"

A droning sound rang out beside his ears; as Yu Zhangsheng plunged in, this white mist was completely unaffected, after completely enveloping him, it continued surging eastward imposingly.

"Here, it should be able to let my tamed beasts completely advance!"

Inside the white mist, one could barely see one's hand before one's face; Yu Zhangsheng advanced slowly with vigilance, his divine sense also suppressed nearly ninety percent, only able to investigate the situation within a small range.

With a wave of his sleeve, three streams of light transformed into the Red Tempered Snake, Cai Xing Deer, and Golden-Winged Great Eagle, appearing beside him; one person and three beasts each occupied the four directions of east, west, south, and north, slowly investigating.

"Golden-Winged Great Eagle, wild wind!"

Yu Zhangsheng frowned; his divine sense comparable to Golden Core usually let him perceive almost everything, but this feeling of being blind was not pleasant.

So he tried calling the Golden-Winged Great Peng; the Golden-Winged Great Eagle nodded, its great wings flapping, a violent wild wind sweeping up, blowing this dense white mist, but the mist had just been blown away when it immediately replenished from the four directions and eight sides, still dense.

"It seems this white mist possesses some characteristics."

Yu Zhangsheng was helpless, and did not pay it too much mind; while maintaining vigilance, he slowly walked toward the center of this expanse of white mist.

The white mist rolled continuously; from time to time cries echoed in all directions, plaintive and mournful; moreover, vague afterimages ran within it, stirring the great mist; pairs of ferocious eyes flashed from time to time, greedily watching this outside intruder.

"Roar roar roar!!"

Crash!

The next moment, the mist surged, and three Red-Flame Male Lions with white flames flickering all over their bodies flew out from the side, opening their blood-filled maws and pouncing toward Yu Zhangsheng.

Yu Zhangsheng's body flashed, dodging the first Red-Flame Male Lion that attacked; at the same time his footsteps tapped lightly, he leaped up, a soaring momentum erupting, qi and blood gathering in his fist, smashing down fiercely toward the second Red-Flame Male Lion's head!

The Cai Xing Deer was excited, its front hooves stepping forward lightly, Treading Soul activating, instantly launching a soul shock at the three Red-Flame Male Lions, restricting their movements.

"Crack crack……!"

Yu Zhangsheng's fist smashed down; without any accident, this Red-Flame Male Lion's head instantly emitted cracking sounds, drooping down.

Yu Zhangsheng's complexion was calm; he changed fist to palm, suddenly gripping this drooping beast head, his fingers' giant force activating.

"Boom!"

This Red-Flame Male Lion didn't even manage to let out a miserable cry before its head exploded, turning into mist and dissipating. Its body followed suit and was wiped away, leaving only a ball of blood red behind.

Storing away this ball of Mist Beast Origin, Yu Zhangsheng turned, looking at the other two Red-Flame Male Lions charging over, his gaze still calm; he flipped and leaped, landing squarely and steadily on the broad back of one Red-Flame Male Lion, then punched out at this Red-Flame Male Lion!

"Roar!!"

This Red-Flame Male Lion roared, thrashing its body struggling to throw Yu Zhangsheng off, but at some unknown time, circles of vines extended from the void, wrapping around its body and limbs in layers, restricting its movement.

This Red-Flame Male Lion instantly could not move.

"Boom!!"

"Thousand Mountain Fist!"

Yu Zhangsheng's lips lightly spat out a few words; his fist covered in the light of earth and stone, a fist smashed down……

Without any accident, this Red-Flame Male Lion only had time for a tragic howl before its head instantly burst open, its body also collapsing into white mist, leaving only Mist Beast Origin behind.

The Red Tempered Snake's side likewise had results; its massive body leaped, coiling tightly around the last Red-Flame Male Lion, utterly unafraid of the white flames covering the opponent's body, unable to scorch it in the slightest.

The snake body tightened; the sound of bones shattering crackled like stir-fried beans; the Red-Flame Male Lion struggled, but before absolute strength there was not the slightest room for resistance; in the end, without accident, its body collapsed and perished.

In merely a moment, all three attacking Red-Flame Male Lion mist beasts were exterminated.

Storing away the three portions of Mist Beast Origin, Yu Zhangsheng thought for a moment, glanced at the longing Cai Xing Deer, and gave them all to it.

"Ang!"

The Cai Xing Deer cried out, swallowing the three drops of Mist Beast Origin in one gulp; in an instant, blood light flourished greatly, its cultivation base which had already reached a bottleneck broke through as naturally as water finding its channel, booming with breakthrough.

【Consumed three portions of Mist Beast Origin, successfully fed Cai Xing Deer! Gained 25000 Essence Points!】

【Cai Xing Deer broke through to Second Rank Fifth Layer, gained 20000 Essence Points!】

(Chapter End)