Chapter 205: Severed Profound Light

The beast tide struck again.

Inside Canghai Xiancheng, an atmosphere of extreme tension descended once more.

Batch after batch of the city's cultivators fearlessly threw themselves forward again.

The rogue cultivators within Canghai Xiancheng felt endangered, each fearing for their own safety.

There would inevitably come a time when the city's defending cultivators suffered massive casualties; when that moment arrived, it would be their turn to step up.

When the nest is overturned, how can any egg remain intact?

They understood this principle well.

An unspoken fear permeated the hearts of everyone present.

Qin Ming also met with Gu Qingzhao of the Mirror Snow Pavilion; she and Huangfu Qi were preparing to use the city's teleportation array to lead their subordinates away.

"Fellow Daoist Qin, leave with us!"

Qin Ming did not stand on ceremony; since there was a way out, he decided to leave the immortal city first and foremost.

Boom-rumble! Outside the city, the tremendous noise of a Demon King assaulting the great formation rang out once more.

Qin Ming stood at the windowsill and glanced outward; this casual look nearly startled him out of his wits! He saw several Demon Kings with terrifying auras suddenly appearing outside the immortal city.

Besides the three Demon Kings from a few days prior, a figure of a horned deer clan beast stood hovering in the air behind them.

Although this horned deer's body was only two zhang in size, no different from an ordinary beast, the aura it emitted caused Qin Ming's pupils to contract sharply! "A mid-stage Tier Three Demon King!"

This Demon King seemed to belong to the same clan as the earlier early-stage peak Tier Three deer-shaped Demon King, yet its cultivation base was far superior to the latter's.

The four Jin Dan old ancestors inside Canghai Xiancheng also emerged; gazing at the beast tide outside, their expressions were graver than ever before.

Qin Ming lost no time and caught up with Gu Qingzhao and the others.

'This is damn too dangerous.'

'Running is the only option; I must slip away immediately.'

Gu Qingzhao and the others had already finished packing and preparing, after which the group hurriedly headed toward the teleportation array in the core zone.

Along the way, Qin Ming also saw Xu Zhanglao and Xu Jing of the Pill Cauldron Pavilion, as well as Lei Yuanzong and other major powers within the core zone, all beginning to evacuate one after another.

The evacuation teleportation array was established within a hall near the core zone, beneath Canghai Peak; heavily guarded, only a few large-scale powers qualified to use this formation.

Time was critical.

After filling it with spirit stones and activating the formation,

figures disappeared one by one into the teleportation array.

"Fellow Daoist Qin, this is a Teleportation Token."

"This teleportation array can safely transport cultivators to specific locations according to designated anchor points, with a maximum range reaching tens of thousands of li away."

"You must safeguard the Teleportation Token with your life; it protects against being devoured by spatial turbulence."

"Does Fellow Daoist Qin have a destination in mind?"

Hearing this, Qin Ming had not expected this formation to be so formidable that it could arbitrarily select a destination.

"Then teleport me back toward Wangyue Lake in the spiritual energy Archipelago."

Qin Ming said immediately.

"Very well, Fellow Daoist Qin, let us meet again another day."

"Fellow Daoist Qin, do not forget me; remember to visit Xuanxi Valley."

"Young Friend Qin, from this parting onward, may fate bring us together again!"

Everyone present bid him farewell one after another.

Under the gaze of the crowd, Qin Ming, holding the Teleportation Token, stepped into the center of the formation.

Subsequently, the cultivator responsible for operating the array filled spirit stones into the eight corners of the teleportation formation.

Activating a teleportation was not cheap; Qin Ming had spent over five hundred medium-grade spirit stones.

However, compared to one's life, these external possessions counted for nothing.

After the city guards finished filling the teleportation array with spirit stones, they formed hand seals and struck a spiritual mark onto a luminous map hovering at the formation's center.

Immediately, a region representing the spiritual energy Archipelago lit up; the approximate scope of the teleportation destination lay near the Tianhe Market.

Hum~ The teleportation array activated and began operating; a beam of light descended from the sky, enveloping Qin Ming.

But just then, the Shi Tian Shu Demon King outside the city seemed to sense that someone within was attempting to escape via the teleportation array.

A trace of mockery flashed in its rodent eyes, and it actually spoke in human language, laughing with extreme treachery, "Heh-heh-heh! Still trying to escape using a teleportation array? No chance!"

The Shi Tian Shu Demon King exerted its demonic power; a layer of black light erupted from its entire body, coalescing before it into rows of runes.

It opened its mouth and violently spat out several drops of demon blood, which merged into the black-light runes.

Boom! A huge black curtain of light rose out of thin air, suddenly appearing around the perimeter of Canghai Xiancheng, encompassing the entire immortal city within it.

The black light flickered and actually began attacking the earth veins of Canghai Peak!

"Let you humans also experience the might of this Great Lord's bloodline innate divine ability, 'Severed Profound Light'!"

"Heh-heh-heh!"

Inside the teleportation array of the core zone.

Just as Qin Ming was about to be teleported away,

Boom! Crack! A violent tremor suddenly surged up from beneath the earth.

Several corners of the teleportation array suddenly emitted bursts of black light and began interfering with the teleportation.

The luminous map above Qin Ming's head also began to become chaotic.

Finally, the position of the anchor point shifted from the Tianhe Market to some other location.

Buzz! Just as the black light erupting from underground was about to destroy the transmission array, golden radiance completely engulfed Qin Ming.

Immediately, Qin Ming's entire figure vanished from the spot, transmitted away.

But when Gu Qingzhao, Xu Zhanglao, and the others once again looked at the coordinates on the light-screen map,

they couldn't help but cry out in shock: "It's deep within the Beast Cry Mountain Range!"

"This is bad! Fellow Daoist Qin!"

At the same time, before everyone's eyes, under the influence of the black mysterious light, the eight array hubs of that ancient transmission array shattered one after another; this also meant that none of the people present could leave.

On the other side.

Qin Ming felt dizzy and disoriented; after what felt like half an incense stick's time, his wretched figure suddenly dropped out of thin air into a dark cave.

But when he came to his senses and saw the situation inside the cave, his mindset completely exploded, and he spewed profanities:

"@&#%*￥!!!"

At this very moment, lying before him was a great Earth-Shaking Bear demon covered in purple fur, its aura clearly at the peak of the second stage! The bear demon was equally dumbfounded; it had been dozing off when suddenly, out of nowhere, a human cultivator appeared beside it.

Inside the dim cave, beast and human stared wide-eyed at each other, the atmosphere becoming somewhat awkward.

"Uh, hehe, I took the wrong path; truly my presumption!"

"How about... you just go back to sleep?"

The Earth-Shaking Bear demon finally snapped back to reality upon hearing Qin Ming's words, and within its bell-sized eyes, earth-shattering fury erupted!

How dare a human cultivator intrude into their clan's territory and silently sneak right into its own lair.

Roar! The peak second-stage Earth-Shaking Bear demon let out a sky-shaking roar, instantly causing the entire cavern to tremble as if the earth and mountains were shaking.

Boom-rumble! The crowd of bear demons outside the mountain peak were also thoroughly shocked, unable to understand why their young master had suddenly flown into a rage.

The peak second-stage Earth-Shaking Giant Bear surged up from the ground with its massive body, swinging a huge Xiong Zhang infused with silver Lei Ting demon power, striking toward Qin Ming!

The bear demon had also discerned the cultivation level Qin Ming displayed—only early Foundation Establishment; to it, a human cultivator of such strength was as simple to kill as swatting an ant.

A bitter smile arose in Qin Ming's heart; it seemed next time he went out, he would need to check the almanac first.

Boom! Just as the Earth-Shaking Bear demon's giant palm was about to land on Qin Ming,

the blood and true qi of Qin Ming's body suddenly erupted!

True Qi Taking Form, Demon Ape Transformation!

A blood-colored illusory figure of a four-armed demon ape instantly appeared behind him.

A pressure no less than that of a peak second-stage great demon descended abruptly! Crack-crackle-pop!

The Demon Ape's twisted eyes narrowed sharply; one of its blood-colored arms fused its five fingers into a fist and likewise smashed toward the opposing Earth-Shaking Giant Bear!

(End of Chapter)