Chapter 331

This scene made Xu Qing and the three gasp one after another; although they had a good understanding of this place before coming, and had seen too much on the way here.

Yet, here, after seeing the peerless fierceness of these three great black mountains with their own eyes, waves were stirred up in their hearts.

It was just that Yan Yan's waves were replaced by trembling.

And Xu Qing's waves were replaced by him immediately taking out more concealment items he had harvested since he began cultivating, placing them all on his body and opening them.

As for the Captain... he was different from them; the waves in his heart were replaced by a light of desire that could not be suppressed in his eyes; he stared straight at the three thrones, his breathing rapid.

"Treasure, this is also treasure!

"

Yan Yan looked at the Captain as if she had seen a ghost upon hearing this, her eyes wide open.

Xu Qing was long used to it and didn't pay attention, but after thinking about it, he gave Yan Yan some more concealment items.

His action immediately shifted Yan Yan's attention; holding the items Xu Qing gave her, strange light appeared in Yan Yan's eyes, and she couldn't help but want to raise her finger to bite it again.

"It's not easy to pass through here; the Sword-Holding Court you mentioned, when will they come?" Xu Qing suddenly spoke, moving his gaze away from the black mountains and landing at the foot of the mountains.

The position they were in at the moment was also a mountain; the three were lying behind a large rock on the mountain top, gazing into the distance.

And the mountain they were on was one of the surrounding mountains, unremarkable, and its height was much shorter compared to those three great black mountains, but it was enough to observe everything.

Looking around at this moment, thin mist permeated the surroundings of those three great black mountains in the distance; these mists twisted and flowed between heaven and earth, manifesting giant ghost heads that circled the mountains, and there were even whimpering sounds echoing from their mouths.

And on the ground, one could see black cities one after another.

These cities were bustling, filled with all kinds of strange cries, ferocious roars, and bloodthirsty, savage laughter, echoing in all directions.

Inside were all disciples of the Three Spirits Dao-Suppressing Mountain, and there were even a large number of mortals treated as servants, slaves, and rations, living a life worse than death within.

As for those disciples of the Three Spirits Dao-Suppressing Mountain, they were extremely mixed, with all ten thousand clans present; they were often extremely fierce and evil people who gathered here and, under the protection of the Three Spirits, became disciples here.

There were also small cultivators, mostly captured or promoted from the mortals, as a need for replenishment.

Every single one of them had lost their humanity, possessing only thoughts of extreme evil.

Only then could they survive here.

All of this reflected into the eyes of Xu Qing and the three; those countless demons and ghosts were clearly going to be the first heavy obstacle for them to head to the Three Spirits Dao-Suppressing Mountain.

Especially since there were many strong ones inside; just by a simple glance, Xu Qing felt many powerful Qi fluctuations.

Fortunately, they were thoroughly concealed, and their cultivation was relatively not so conspicuous, so as long as they didn't make any movements themselves, they wouldn't be probed for a short time.

But this was also because they hadn't approached thoroughly; otherwise, once they got closer and touched the formation of the Three Spirits Dao-Suppressing Mountain, they would still be detected immediately.

Therefore, the current situation was not quite the same as the forbidden land of the Sea Corpse Clan back then; they couldn't walk in openly, which required an opportunity.

"It should be soon; don't worry, we're not in a hurry; let's hide here first and just wait." The Captain licked his lips, suppressed the desire in his heart, and spoke in a low voice.

Xu Qing nodded and lay there without moving; Yan Yan held the concealment items Xu Qing gave her, her small face slightly red, and she moved toward Xu Qing; until her left hand touched Xu Qing's body, her delicate body trembled, as if struck by electricity, her eyes dazed.

Xu Qing was just about to avoid it, but at this moment, a fluctuation came from afar, sweeping across the surroundings; Xu Qing didn't dare to move and maintained his posture.

Until a moment later, the fluctuation swept past and disappeared again.

"This is the outer probe of the Three Spirits Dao-Suppressing Mountain; don't worry, as long as we don't jump out ourselves, this simple probe will ignore us; it only probes those above the Nascent Soul."

"After all, in the cognition of the Three Spirits Dao-Suppressing Mountain, cultivators below the Nascent Soul are just ants." The Captain spoke in a low voice, looking like he knew it very well.

Xu Qing didn't speak and took out a few more concealment items to open, and signaled Yan Yan; the two went to another direction.

Years of experience made him know that the Captain was sometimes unreliable.

Seeing this, the Captain raised his eyebrows and put on a resentful expression.

"Little A-Qing, you've changed; why are you so far away from me?"

"Big Brother, did Master give you any new treasures?" Xu Qing looked at the Captain from afar.

"How is that possible? The old man is stingy. By the way, Little A-Qing, do you have any apples there? I'm a bit hungry." The Captain's expression was as usual, with no flaws revealed.

Xu Qing didn't speak and threw a few apples over, but strictly didn't approach, instead setting up poison powder in the surroundings.

The Captain blinked and sighed.

Yan Yan on the side didn't understand the behavior of Xu Qing and the two, feeling very puzzled, but didn't ask.

Just like that, three days passed.

"Captain, if the Sword-Holding Court doesn't come, waiting like this isn't a way; do you have a backup plan?" Xu Qing asked while lying on the other side.

"The Sword-Holding Court will definitely come!" The Captain's words were certain.

"So sure?" Xu Qing was surprised.

"That's right, I spent a lot of money to buy the intelligence!" The Captain's eyes revealed depth, looking like he was in control of everything.

Xu Qing thought about it and didn't say much.

Several days passed.

Xu Qing looked at the Captain silently; the Captain took a deep breath there and nodded again.

"Don't worry!"

Thus, another seven or eight days passed.

During these seven or eight days, several crises occurred.

Either cultivators of the Three Spirits Dao-Suppressing Mountain flew past or patrolled, nearly detecting them; the most dangerous time was when a group of Three Spirits Dao-Suppressing Mountain disciples roared past, and someone inside seemed to feel something was wrong and looked carefully at the mountain they were on.

Xu Qing continued to conceal himself and even used his shadow to shroud them; Yan Yan clearly also had her own treasures, so both avoided the probing gaze.

The Captain opened his concealment in an instant, his body becoming transparent in a flash; at the same time, Xu Qing lowered his head and looked at his own shadow.

In the dark night, the little shadow that others couldn't see quickly pointed toward the direction of a large rock in the distance.

Xu Qing looked at that direction with an expressionless face.

At the same time, at the place pointed out by the little shadow, the large rock that hadn't moved, near the ground, suddenly appeared a slit; this slit was formed by eyes squinting.

"Something's wrong; did Little A-Qing detect me? Could it be that the old man even told Little A-Qing about giving me a treasure that can manifest clones and change myself?"

"This kid is too sharp; it's not fun anymore." This large rock was exactly the Captain's concealment.

In reality, this was his true body; the one in the distance... was his clone, and his original plan was to wait for the Sword-Holding Court to attack, and then, amidst the chaos, let the clone go ahead to scout the path with Xu Qing and the others, while he followed behind.

This was safer, and perhaps he could secretly obtain better gains.

He had done this back at the Mermaid Clan island and the Sea Corpse Clan forbidden land, but he failed every time.

Under the water of the Mermaid Island cave, he followed stealthily, only to be poisoned by Xu Qing; in the Sea Corpse Clan forbidden land, he successfully took the blame.

This made him very unconvinced; this time, with the treasure given by Master, he felt he could succeed once.

But Xu Qing's gaze just now made him feel somewhat guilty.

So after thinking about it, when that group of Three Spirits Dao-Suppressing Mountain cultivators left, he changed direction.

Just like that, three days later, on this dusk of the day when Xu Qing and the three had been waiting for nearly a month, suddenly, a heaven-shaking lightning bolt appeared in the black clouds of the sky.

This lightning was extremely huge, nearly ten thousand zhang long, as if a slit had been torn in the firmament, exploding with a boom.

The sound was so loud, echoing like countless heavenly thunders, directly making the world tremble.

And after this huge lightning appeared, smaller thunderbolts descended one after another from the sky, striking the earth.

Shrouding this large area within, it seemed to form a thunder domain.

Lightning permeated within, and the place was in chaos instantly.

At the same time, the black clouds of the firmament shattered suddenly; the sound of war drums echoed from the sky, and a sword light flew from outside the black clouds.

This sword light was incomparably huge, surrounded by thousands of Dao marks, making this sword contain the power to slash the heavens, emitting endless might, like a heavenly tribulation, heading straight for... the first mountain of the Three Spirits Dao-Suppressing Mountain!

With one sword strike, the first mountain roared violently.

A mass of thick black mist rose to the sky, and the sword light was also within it; amidst their entanglement and collision, the world shook, and low roars that shocked the heart and spirit echoed in all directions.

"Sword-Holding Elder!"

"Sword-Holding Court, under the order of the Upper Province, suppresses the Three Spirits Mountain!" In the sword light, a clear voice responded.

This sudden scene made the Three Spirits' hearts tremble, while the earth was even more chaotic and horrified.

Then, a pair of giant hands stretched out from the firmament, brushing fiercely toward the surroundings; the storm exploded, sweeping in all directions, and the black clouds in the sky were brushed away completely.

Following this were figures of Sword-Holders wearing the Sword-Holding Court attire; after appearing, they transformed into sword lights, heading straight for the earth.

And amidst this descent, the giant that brushed away the clouds also landed between heaven and earth, roaring to the sky, rushing toward the second mountain; under one punch, with full power erupting, the second mountain shook and swayed, and cracks appeared on the mountain body, as if it were about to collapse.

There were even three figures standing on top of the giant's head at this moment; each of them had heaven-shaking momentum, each had light permeating their eyes; at this moment, as they stepped forward, the three walked out simultaneously, heading straight for the third mountain on the side.

Before they even arrived, the sword Qi arrived first, crashing into the third mountain!

The next instant, the third mountain emitted a heaven-collapsing and earth-shattering loud noise; all the protection and restrictions on it collapsed, and the mountain body collapsed by more than half directly; as the mountain peak tilted, the pressure originally existing on it also dissipated.

Even in the middle of the mountain body, one could see a huge hole exposed following the collapse; inside was exactly where the Youjing Jueyang Lingzun's cave dwelling was located.

In the sky, the tall Youjing Jueyang Lingzun's expression changed greatly at this moment, and then fierce intent erupted.

The skeleton giant of the second mountain also stood up violently, roaring.

"Sword-Holding Court, do you know the consequences of attacking us? We have kept our duty, not overstepping, nor responding to the Ghost Emperor's summons; if you do this, you are forcing us to merge into the Ghost Emperor and make the Ghost Emperor awaken!"

"Mere ghosts, in the ancient Imperial era, you would be like mountain bandits; now that the human race is weak, you dare to open your mouths to threaten?"

In the firmament, following the transmission of the words, a middle-aged man walked over.

A majestic official uniform, a hat containing Dao patterns, a composed temperament, and an ancient sword carried on his back.

As he walked, his sleeves rustled in the wind, sword Qi swirled, and behind him were countless shadows of himself, each larger than the last, as if connected to the firmament.

It was exactly the second stage of the Return to Void.

And behind him, following the tearing of the clouds and mist, the light of dusk, on this day after countless years, spilled onto this miserable human land that had long not seen light.

Although it was the afterglow, it was still dazzling!

Just like the human race.