Chapter 627: Thousand-Ren Mountains, Nine Yang Golden Eagle

"Come out!"

Luo Chen patted the gray bag at his waist lightly.

Instantly, two streams of light flashed out, both kneeling before him.

It was Black King and Tianxuan!

"Master!"

"Master!"

Luo Chen nodded, pointed to the outside world, and said: "With this hall as the center, explore the area within a thousand miles; if you encounter special circumstances, use this talisman to report to me at any time."

Two talismans, under the cover of magic power, fell into the hands of the two demons.

It was the Ten-Thousand-Mile Sound Transmission Talisman that Luo Chen had purchased from Lord Lushan back then.

In the Mountain Sea Realm, after the ancient war between humans and demons, some battlefields went deep into the wilderness.

When the war ended, many ancient cultivators fell in various places, unable to recover their corpses. Because their abilities were different, some powerhouses left behind inheritances before they died, evolving into secret realm cave dwellings.

Even after the human cultivators established the five continents later, they hadn't necessarily recovered all these secret realm cave dwellings.

This led to the phenomenon of major sects today discovering some ancient cultivator secret realms one after another.

And in these secret realms, due to the means of the ancient cultivators before they sat in meditation, as well as the changes of time, the secret realms produced various mutations.

Either spiritual energy mutated, or the creatures within evolved to extremes; seriously, some even had different time flows, which even high-realm cultivators didn't dare to easily step into, and could only send low-tier disciples in to explore.

Regarding this Land of Fallen Demons, Luo Chen had had some speculations before.

The Sinking Sea that guarded the secret realm would suppress the cultivator's spiritual sense, and the internal secret realm would only be more so.

Observing it now, it was indeed so!

Luo Chen tried to release his spiritual sense before; originally, it could have a range of seven or eight hundred miles, but in this illusion, the limit was only less than dozens of miles.

Dozens of miles sounds like a long distance, but for cultivators with clear eyes and sharp ears, it's not as far as what the eyes can see.

But often, what the eyes see can be deceptive.

Under such circumstances, the danger brought by the unknown became the greatest.

The Ten-Thousand-Mile Sound Transmission Talisman would be of great use at this moment!

Taking the talismans, Black King and Tianxuan looked at each other, and then each chose a direction to fly.

Luo Chen stood at the gate of the stone hall, watching their departure, his gaze falling more on those mountain peaks that looked like sharp swords.

But looking too much, his eyes felt stinging.

Just at this time, the wooden plaque on his chest trembled slightly.

"Luo Chen, have you noticed that the heaven and earth spiritual energy here seems a bit different?"

Han Zhan's spiritual sense transmission entered his ears.

Luo Chen was stunned when he heard this.

He tried to operate the "Heavenly Phoenix Nirvana Scripture" and began to capture the wandering heaven and earth spiritual energy outside, but as soon as the technique started, he was stunned.

"So little!"

"Right, I also felt just now that the wood-attribute spiritual energy here is very little."

Han Zhan's main cultivation was wood-attribute techniques, absorbing heaven and earth spiritual energy mainly as wood-attribute spiritual energy.

Luo Chen's was fire-attribute.

Being able to make both of them say it was little, one could see how little the wood and fire attribute spiritual energy outside was, and clearly, it wasn't just these two types that were little.

In Luo Chen's perception, apart from wood and fire, water and earth attributes were also very little.

The most was metal-attribute spiritual energy!

When he noticed this, Luo Chen's expression changed slightly.

This secret realm seemed to have appeared as the most common phenomenon recorded in the secret realm exploration guide classics, spiritual energy mutation.

Why this mutation occurred, later generations didn't know; it was just speculated that it was probably related to the Dao that the owner comprehended while alive.

Whichever system it favored, after sitting in meditation, the spiritual energy of the place left behind would gather in large quantities in that system.

In this way, the secret realm environment could be preserved very well.

But for later explorers, it was extremely dangerous.

Because this meant that if the cultivator was not of the same system as the secret realm owner, the magic power would be less for every point used.

Conversely, those who cultivated the same system would be like a fish in water and would become braver the more they fought when encountering battles.

Not only that, Luo Chen had greater hidden worries in his heart.

He looked at the boundless space ahead and quietly asked Han Zhan a question.

"Are we really still in the Sinking Sea, still in the Mountain Sea Realm?"

Han Zhan was silent for a long time, and finally answered: "Perhaps still in the Mountain Sea Realm, but I fear we are no longer in the Sinking Sea."

Getting the answer he had guessed in his heart, Luo Chen couldn't help but gasp.

"What kind of supernatural power did the owner of this place possess to be able to create such a spiritual land before sitting in meditation?"

"Have you forgotten the evaluation of the owner of these ruins by the Yuanmo Sect that Ding Yi mentioned?"

"The strongest Void Refinement True Monarch in history? But can an existence in the Void Refinement realm reach this step?"

"Whether an existence in that realm can do it, I don't know either. But I know that the basic principles of all things are roughly the same; if you treat this Land of Fallen Demons as a large storage bag, you can explain it a little."

A little, and only a little.

What kind of storage bag could accommodate a boundless world and be full of vitality?

Luo Chen thought of a lot, such as space restrictions, mustard seeds in Sumeru, and even space cracks, but he felt they were far from enough.

Because these things were more than enough for small objects, but in such a vast environment, they absolutely couldn't be so stable.

Suddenly.

Luo Chen remembered a rumor about the owner of this place.

Array attainment, reaching perfection!

The only human Soul Transformation powerhouse in the North Sea today, Li Canghai, obtained his opportunity in this Land of Fallen Demons, thereby advancing to a Soul Transformation array powerhouse.

That was only a little blessing, which could create a generation of Soul Transformation powerhouses.

It could be seen how strong the original owner's array was.

And arrays were also one of the few avenues that could take care of various means and turn many attributes to one's own use.

Perhaps, the construction of this space, the array was the core.

Thinking of this, Luo Chen looked at the stone hall behind him.

Spiritual light bloomed in his eyes, observing the flow of array patterns inside and outside carefully, becoming increasingly certain of his guess.

This seemingly ordinary stone hall gathered four major arrays: spirit-absorbing, spirit-gathering, spirit-dispersing, and spirit-transforming, fused together without conflicting with each other.

At least with his current array attainment, Luo Chen couldn't reach this step.

And this was just the most basic array construction.

If hundreds of stone halls similar to this one came in this space, perhaps it could ensure that the internal space spiritual energy would not be exhausted, just like the outside world.

While Luo Chen was thinking and observing, the sound transmission talisman on his body had an abnormality.

It came from Tianxuan.

After listening, a look of surprise appeared on Luo Chen's face.

But in an instant, he buried this surprise deep, because Ding Yi and the others had come out of the hall.

"Finished adjusting your breath?"

The Master of Moyun Cave nodded. "Almost, fortunately I had expected it and prepared many external objects."

Luo Chen observed that the other party's magic power was steady and had already recovered to its peak state, so it could be seen that what he said was not false.

But the other person, it wasn't quite working.

"Fellow Daoist Ding, you..."

Ding Yi waved his hand. "No matter, just a little magic power consumption, it won't affect the subsequent actions."

The Master of Moyun Cave asked curiously: "Then how should we go next?"

This was also what Luo Chen wanted to ask.

Regarding the location of the medicinal herb garden, he also had no clue.

Ding Yi took a deep breath, extended his finger, and pointed far into the distance.

"It's in that direction!"

Luo Chen and the Master of Moyun Cave looked at each other, and then spoke in unison.

"Then next, please lead the way, Fellow Daoist Ding."

Ding Yi's expression didn't change; he opened his mouth and spat, and a gourd appeared.

His figure moved, and he jumped onto the yellow-skinned gourd.

The Master of Moyun Cave didn't see any action, but the cloud boots under his feet had already produced wind, carrying him to fly slowly.

This was the posture of going all out on the road.

Luo Chen moved his shoulders and waist, and a pair of fire-red wings appeared behind him.

The Master of Moyun Cave took a look. "A good magic treasure, especially well-nurtured; I fear it's already approaching the middle-grade level!"

Luo Chen smiled slightly and didn't say anything, just fell slightly behind after the three set off.

His gaze toward Ding Yi also carried a bit of gloom.

Magic power hadn't recovered, yet he was so anxious to set off; if you didn't have a ghost, it would be strange!

In the sky, three streams of light flew at extreme speed.

Soon, they approached the first high mountain.

As the distance got closer and closer, Luo Chen's expression became increasingly solemn.

"It should be here."

Just as he muttered in his heart, there seemed to be an abnormality on the mountain.

The next moment, a piece of golden light flew out from the mountain, and the buzzing sound made people feel annoyed.

The three stopped instantly.

Watching that piece of golden light getting closer and closer, and the hostility was exposed without doubt, the three were like facing a great enemy.

As the distance got closer and closer, Luo Chen and the others also saw the specific appearance of the attacking creatures.

The size of a watermelon.

Like a cicada, and like a mosquito.

The wings were as thin as golden gauze, and there were long, sharp mouthparts on the face.

"What is this thing?" The Master of Moyun Cave's expression changed slightly.

"First-tier level, it shouldn't be a threat, but the quantity is a bit too much." Luo Chen said.

Ding Yi didn't even turn his head; he patted the gourd under his crotch, and a large amount of golden sand flew out.

"It's just some Golden Melon Mosquitoes, don't be nervous; this time I can handle it."

As he spoke, the sky full of golden sand had already flown out, covering the dense Golden Melon Mosquitoes.

Golden sand and golden mosquitoes collided; before the sharp mouthparts could show their power, they were submerged in the endless sea of sand.

Luo Chen and the Master of Moyun Cave watched this scene and didn't move.

After about a few breaths, only a crack sound was heard.

Ding Yi covered the gourd bottle stopper and revealed a look of satisfaction.

"Continue forward!"

A look of hesitation appeared on the Master of Moyun Cave's face; he held a tiny mosquito in his hand, seemingly somewhat puzzled.

He looked at Ding Yi's gourd again; it seemed the spiritual light was even more prosperous.

Perhaps sensing the Master of Moyun Cave's gaze, Ding Yi explained: "This kind of Golden Melon Mosquito is condensed from the five-element metal Qi; if refined in large quantities, it can help increase the power of metal-attribute magic treasures."

Is this the reason you took action first?

The Master of Moyun Cave was half-believing.

When they flew to the foot of the second high mountain and a large piece of ants surged over, the Master of Moyun Cave spoke first: "This time, I'll handle it!"

Luo Chen and Ding Yi didn't refuse.

Then, under their gaze, they saw the Master of Moyun Cave shake his hand and raise a large net, covering all the ants, which numbered at least ten thousand.

Clearly, the mesh on the large net was very large, but after these ants entered it, they couldn't break free.

The Master of Moyun Cave's magic power was activated, and the ants died silently.

In the end, a large handful of black ash remained in the large net.

The Master of Moyun Cave reached out and summoned, and the black ash came to his side; with a sweep of his spiritual sense, a look of surprise appeared on the old man's face.

"It's actually Grinding Iron Ash!"

Hearing this, Luo Chen couldn't help but reveal a look of surprise.

Grinding Iron Ash is a type of first-tier mineral material in the cultivation world; although the grade is low, the price is expensive, mainly because the output is scarce.

If this thing is added to magic tools and magic treasures, it can greatly improve the toughness of the weapon, in other words, improve the durability of the weapon.

If his Profound Fire Sword back then could have had a large amount of Grinding Iron Ash added, it wouldn't have shattered into pieces in the battle in the end.

Unexpectedly, so much Grinding Iron Ash would be born on these ants after death.

The Master of Moyun Cave stopped his footsteps, looking at the high mountain where the ants crawled out, somewhat moved.

Seeing this, Ding Yi couldn't help but snort coldly.

"Cave Master, every mountain in the Thousand-Ren Mountains contains a type of rare mineral; now just a first-tier mineral makes you greedy and stop moving forward, then do you still want the subsequent casting inheritance?"

The Master of Moyun Cave's motivation for being willing to explore the ruins together was the rumor that the owner of this place, apart from array ability, also had an extraordinary casting skill.

Hearing this now, he couldn't help but struggle.

Luo Chen was somewhat surprised.

"Every high mountain here contains corresponding mineral deposits?"

Ding Yi nodded, and seeing the Master of Moyun Cave even more eager to move, he couldn't help but frown.

"Although there are many mineral deposits, every mountain has corresponding strange beasts guarding them. The higher the grade, the stronger the strange beast. Later on, there are even fourth-tier strange beasts; are you really prepared to face fourth-tier strange beasts?"

Once these words were spoken, the two were speechless.

Ding Yi sneered, no longer persuading, but activated the magic treasure again and flew forward.

Luo Chen and the Master of Moyun Cave looked at each other and had to suppress the urge to go up the mountain to explore, following behind him.

However, the frequency of them taking action when encountering strange beast attacks gradually became higher.

Every time they killed a type of strange beast, they could harvest more or less extraordinary mineral deposits from them.

From first-tier, to second-tier, to third-tier!

Ding Yi didn't fight them for monsters, but was happy to see it, saving magic power.

Time passed slowly.

Five days later.

Three figures fled frantically, their breathing slightly rapid.

And under their feet, hundreds of huge black-gold vipers were chasing like a tide.

Ding Yi's expression was ugly. "Damn it, I already said don't let you provoke these vipers; now it's good, they can't be killed, but they hold grudges, forcing us to deviate from the closest route to the medicinal herb garden."

The Master of Moyun Cave had a look of shame on his face.

He couldn't help it, because these vipers had extremely rare Kui Steel on them.

He thought he would only kill one, but didn't expect it would trigger the main force to move.

The Master of Moyun Cave found that Luo Chen's figure had fallen far behind.

Seeing that he was about to fall into the viper encirclement, the Master of Moyun Cave shouted loudly.

"Demon Lord, be careful!"

Luo Chen's face was pale, and he subconsciously looked back.

A huge bloody mouth opened instantly, swallowing him whole.

Such a scene instantly stunned the Master of Moyun Cave.

Even Ding Yi didn't expect this to happen.

Qingyang Demon Lord is actually this incompetent?

Just as he was suspicious, the black viper that had swallowed Luo Chen had already disappeared into the snake group.

In the high sky, a sharp bird cry sounded.

Ding Yi looked back and saw a cyan, spirited big bird pouncing on them, and behind the big bird, another golden divine eagle that seemed to be bathing in the sun was rolling the wind and clouds.

Two birds, one after the other, went straight for Ding Yi and the Master of Moyun Cave.

Seeing this scene, Ding Yi's face was pale, and his eyes revealed despair.

Although it was despair, he didn't show panic; he opened his mouth and spat, and a small sword broke through the air, slashing toward the cyan big bird flying in front.

The cyan big bird's body swayed repeatedly, its speed extremely fast, using a quite familiar movement technique to avoid this slash by a hair's breadth.

Although it avoided it, it had already fallen into the viper group below.

Then, it disappeared instantly.

"Eh?" Ding Yi was stunned for a moment.

At this moment, the viper group slowly retreated like a tide.

The golden divine eagle, having lost its target, cast its angry gaze on Ding Yi and the Master of Moyun Cave.

Gulp!

The sound of swallowing saliva came from the throats of the two Golden Core cultivators.

The Master of Moyun Cave said hoarsely: "Fourth-tier strange beast?"

Ding Yi vaguely sensed something was wrong at this time, but with a great enemy in front, he couldn't afford to think about where it was wrong.

"This is the Nine Yang Golden Eagle, living by absorbing the sun's fire Qi and swallowing Geng metal mineral deposits. It ranks fourth-tier, its offensive is fierce and domineering, its attack is sharp and unparalleled, especially its speed is extremely fast!"

"Cave Master, don't hold back; in this battle, you and I must weather the storm together!"

The Master of Moyun Cave nodded firmly.

And behind them.

In the third-tier viper group that was slowly retreating, a huge black python left the group, coiled around an iron tree, and stared at them from afar with ruthless, indifferent eyes.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 628 =====