Chapter 709

"Qi Qi Shixiong, is the quantity enough?"

"Counting this harvest, there are fifteen illusion cores in total."

"Only fifteen?"

In a quiet mountain cave, a man and a woman were talking in low voices.

Upon hearing the number fifteen, a look of entanglement clearly appeared on the woman's face.

"Qi Qi Shixiong, why don't you use this batch of illusion cores first to try roaming the ocean of vitality and comprehending the power of the origin!"

"How can that be? It was decided before we came in: first collect twenty illusion cores together, and then you and I will conduct cultivation separately. Now we are still five short; how can I adapt in advance? Besides, if it's to be used, it should be you, Mingyan, who uses it first!" True Person Long Yuan said this.

Seeing that the woman was still entangled, he shook his head and comforted her: "Inside the Mirage Dragon Cave Heaven, the time flow rate is very different from the outside world, and we still have plenty of time. Moreover, because of the siege by those juniors on the periphery, a large number of second-order and third-order illusion beasts will be forced to enter the interior, devouring and merging with each other, giving birth to more fourth-order illusion beasts; we have many opportunities."

Speaking of this, True Person Long Yuan couldn't help but reveal a smile.

"If it weren't for you telling me the secret of needing to concentrate the absorption of illusion cores for your master-disciple lineage, I'm afraid that even if I worked hard in this Cave Heaven for a hundred years, I wouldn't necessarily have any harvest."

Mingyan gave a hmm; this secret was summarized by several elders of their master-disciple lineage after training in the Mirage Dragon Cave Heaven.

Unlike the family lineage, the master-disciple lineage of the Heavenly Origin Dao Sect is isolated and helpless, and those who participate in the five-hundred-year Grand Competition are often single individuals entering the Cave Heaven.

Without the protection of Dao protectors, they dare not easily absorb illusion cores and enter deep-level cultivation.

A certain elder, in order to prevent being disturbed, simply hunted illusion beasts all the way, hoarded a large number of illusion cores with secret techniques, and then after making heavy protective preparations, absorbed them for cultivation in one go, finally successfully comprehending the power of the origin!

Whether other families know this secret, Mingyan is not clear, but this time the master-disciple lineage told this secret to True Person Long Yuan, who had an excellent relationship with her and was highly regarded by the elders of the master-disciple lineage.

It's just that, although there is a secret, illusion beasts are hard to find!

These illusion beasts are generated by the power of the Mirage Dragon and are naturally compatible with this piece of heaven and earth, with extremely strong concealment.

For a full twenty years, the two of them joined forces and only successfully harvested fifteen illusion cores.

They are still five short of the goal of ten per person!

"I have calculated it; the remaining five will take at most ten more years, and you and I will each set a ten-year deadline for cultivation. In this way, it's only fifty years in total. If we still haven't succeeded by then, we still have fifty years to collect enough illusion cores for a final attempt!"

True Person Long Yuan said confidently.

True Person Mingyan nodded, "Then let's follow Qi Qi Shixiong's words!"

Just as the two were discussing, True Person Long Yuan's eyes suddenly lit up, and he walked straight out of the cave.

"Qi Qi Shixiong, what's wrong?"

Mingyan hurriedly followed, but what she saw instantly made her open her small mouth.

Only to see a white ram as large as a small mountain crushing through layers of forest and heading toward the east.

"A fourth-order illusion beast!" she exclaimed subconsciously.

"Go, follow it, find an opportunity to take its core!"

True Person Long Yuan was extremely decisive, and he was already holding a long sword in his hand, looking ready to take action at any time.

Mingyan didn't hesitate and followed behind.

On a mountain peak.

Two figures slowly emerged.

A young man wearing a luxurious long gown and holding a white jade fan lowered his head to look at the abyss beneath the peak.

The mist was heavy, and the poisonous miasma was dense.

"Old Ghost Qi, are you sure there is a fourth-order illusion beast below?"

Beside him, Qi Xiongcheng, with a hunched figure, was carrying a purple jade gourd that was almost larger than his own body.

He replied in a deep voice: "This old slave definitely didn't see wrong. Three years ago, a bird-type illusion beast caught a large number of third-order illusion beasts outside, and after a full meal, it flew into this abyss alone. As far as this old slave can see, that illusion beast's body is extremely majestic, and it counts as a powerhouse even among fourth-order illusion beasts. Its illusion core must contain abundant spiritual energy!"

For this answer, Shi Ju not only didn't praise him but instead showed dissatisfaction.

"Since you discovered it, why didn't you hunt and kill it, instead of waiting for me to come out of seclusion? Don't you know that I didn't just come in to comprehend the power of the origin this time, but also to cultivate the 'Upper Profound Cave Bright Flame True Scripture' using the abundant time in the Cave Heaven, so that after the Grand Competition ends, I can directly learn the seven great divine abilities of this sect?"

In his words, he looked like he was determined to get those seven great divine abilities of the Heavenly Origin Dao Sect.

But the powerhouses of all the great families know that the Heavenly Origin divine abilities are never easily passed on; no matter how good your aptitude is, there is a threshold to learn them.

Only Soul Transformation ancestors and Nascent Soul True Persons who have comprehended the true meaning of the laws in advance can learn them.

In other words, Shi Ju didn't worry at all about whether he could comprehend the true meaning of the laws; he had already regarded it as a done deal.

Qi Xiongcheng lowered his head even further, and he said in a low voice: "If it were an ordinary fourth-order illusion beast, this old slave would have the confidence to take it down, but this one is too strong, so I need the Young Master's help. If you and I join forces, we will be able to capture it easily."

"Forget it!"

Shi Ju waved his hand, and the fan in his hand closed.

"Since I'm already here, don't mention joining forces. Later, I will scatter its form, and you can use the Li Li Ziyang Gourd to collect the illusion core!"

The Young Master is taking action personally?

Qi Xiongcheng didn't hesitate and accepted this plan, not doubting Shi Ju's strength at all.

Among the thirteen true transmissions who entered the Cave Heaven this time, the Young Master was definitely one of the best; not only was his aptitude outstanding, but he also had powerful combat strength.

Even Liu Yuan, who had been training in the North Sea for many years, was only a defeated opponent of the Young Master back then!

The only thing that needed to be considered was probably the activation of the Li Li Ziyang Gourd later!

This True Treasure was a True Treasure specifically refined by the Shi family for this Cave Heaven trip; besides its powerful defensive effect, it also had the power of suppression and absorption specifically aimed at illusion beasts.

However, Qi Xiongcheng himself hadn't refined it for long, so he needed to be extra careful when activating it.

Hu...

Beside his ear came Shi Ju's slight exhaling sound.

That airflow carried a sense of scorching heat.

Qi Xiongcheng looked at Shi Ju's back, whose sleeves were bulging and whose white fan was slowly unfolding, and he was already prepared.

Just as Shi Ju was about to take action, he suddenly asked:

"Have you found the trace of that Wild Rogue Cultivator I asked you to inquire about?"

Qi Xiongcheng showed a look of hesitation.

Because of this hesitation, Shi Ju became displeased.

"Speak!"

Qi Xiongcheng didn't dare to be slow and hurriedly said: "I did indeed learn news of this person from Yu Xu, and he is still in the Cave Heaven."

"It's good that he's still here!" Shi Ju licked his lips, greed appearing in his eyes.

Qi Xiongcheng kindly reminded him: "Young Master, this person is extremely tricky. Not only is he quite accomplished in the spirit path, but according to Yu Xu, he is also extremely powerful in magic spells and body techniques. I think we shouldn't go and provoke..."

"Hmm?"

Qi Xiongcheng instantly became as silent as a cicada, not daring to say more.

Shi Ju sneered, "I am determined to provoke him! That Heavenly Machine Pill refined by the Alchemy Saint himself before he left—I don't know how many illusion cores it took to gather such a vast amount of spiritual energy. If I obtain it, it will inevitably help me like a tiger with wings in comprehending the fire origin. Perhaps, I might even have a chance to comprehend other more powerful true meanings of the laws!"

The power of the origin is only the most basic kind among the true meanings of the laws, and it is also the kind that cultivators find easiest to comprehend.

On top of this foundation, there are other more powerful true meanings of the laws.

After all, the law Dao, while seemingly singular, actually has various different changes under the same law.

Either Shi Ju doesn't comprehend the true meaning of the laws in the Nascent Soul stage, or if he does, he must comprehend better ones!

"You move aside and watch how I force out that evil beast in the abyss!"

I don't know when, but the white jade fan had become bright red; the fan bones were like burning red glaze, and wisps of ethereal flames were flickering on it.

Shi Ju held the fire fan and was about to fan it down.

Just at this moment!

"Li!"

A sharp bird cry pierced the eardrums.

The next moment, a divine and incomparable large eagle, like an arrow off the string, rushed out proudly from bottom to top.

Thousands of clouds and mist dragged a long tail wing behind it.

As soon as it flew out, it didn't even look at the two people on the mountain peak and flew toward the west without hesitation.

Shua!

The fire fan closed instantly; Shi Ju looked at the back figure with suspicion and uncertainty, feeling quite a bit of lingering fear. This illusion beast's momentum was so strong! If he had rashly taken action just now, and if something went wrong...

"Young Master's cultivation technique seems to have improved again; the killing move is retracted and released freely..."

Before the flattering words were finished, Shi Ju said angrily:

"What's the use of such nonsense? Chase!"

Qi Xiongcheng smiled awkwardly and followed behind to chase, but there was quite a bit of helplessness in his eyes.

For such a powerful illusion beast to suddenly leave its nest, there must be something quite dangerous.

With his cautious nature of running around outside for many years, he didn't want to join in the fun at all.

But who made him a slave of the Shi family?

Even if he was famous in the eyes of outsiders and had the dignity of a True Person, he still couldn't raise his head in front of the Shi family.

"Forget it, try my best to guard him well!"

If someone had a complete map of the Cave Heaven, they would find that the very center of the Mirage Dragon Cave Heaven was precisely that Three Rainbow Waterfall!

I don't know how the Gu family discovered that core area.

But in short, the Three Rainbow Waterfall is located in the center, covering all directions.

And right now, in the east, south, west, and north, several directions, within a radius of tens of thousands of miles, or even hundreds of thousands of miles, there was rolling dust and surging white clouds.

Illusion beasts, strong or weak, set off from their nests and rushed toward the Three Rainbow Waterfall.

Wherever they passed, a large number of trees collapsed, and there were even towering mountains that were smashed head-on and pierced through by those unreasonable giant beasts that only had instinct.

And all of this, Gu Daosu, who was the person involved, was completely unaware.

His Dao protector, Madam Xu, finally discovered something wrong.

Boom!

Ten miles away from the waterfall.

The cold and beautiful woman in a black long dress struck back a scorpion that was a hundred feet tall with one sleeve.

The other party rolled on the ground like a ball, which shows how powerful Madam Xu's sleeve was.

Madam Xu's expression was normal; she only thought it was because of the illusion beasts attracted by her nephew Gu Daosu's state of sudden enlightenment.

This kind of situation happened from time to time in the past two or three years, which is not strange.

Killing might take some effort, but driving them back is not difficult.

These illusion beasts are all very timid and will run away if they see that the situation is not right.

But after the scorpion stabilized its figure, it didn't retreat, but still stared at Madam Xu covetously.

"So stubborn?"

Madam Xu frowned.

The next moment, her expression changed slightly.

In her spiritual sense perception, another illusion beast rushed over from the southeast, and its target was precisely the Three Rainbow Waterfall.

She took a deep breath, released monstrous killing intent, and gave a low drink to the scorpion illusion beast in front.

"Get lost!"

After releasing the deterrent words, she didn't hesitate and hurriedly returned to defend the Three Rainbow Waterfall.

After she left, the scorpion illusion beast hesitated a bit.

That monstrous killing intent made it vaguely understand that it was not this person's opponent at all.

But the instinctive impulse couldn't suppress the longing for some kind of "delicious food" ahead.

Leave or move forward?

The scorpion illusion beast moved forward cautiously in its ignorance.

One day!

Two days!

Madam Xu appeared frequently within a hundred miles of the Three Rainbow Waterfall.

Every time she appeared, she inevitably unleashed a thunderous blow, either driving them back or scattering them, actually using her own strength to prevent many illusion beasts from approaching the Three Rainbow Waterfall.

But she also gradually realized something wrong.

"I clearly arranged the formation bestowed by the clan leader, which can isolate most of the spiritual energy leakage, but why are there still so many illusion beasts coming to attack Su'er?"

"One or two is fine, just treat it as entering unintentionally, but this time the quantity is really too many."

"Could it be that someone is making trouble?"

After another ruthless strike, she shattered a fourth-order illusion beast, and the cold and beautiful woman flew onto a towering mountain top.

Pinching a magic formula, her aura began to soar.

From the second layer of Nascent Soul, she began to advance toward the third layer of Nascent Soul, but at the critical moment, she suppressed it.

However, her vast spiritual sense had already spread out.

When the perceived scene was transmitted back, Madam Xu's expression changed greatly.

In her spiritual sense, she actually discovered that with the Three Rainbow Waterfall as the center, within a radius of several thousand miles, there were already no fewer than ten fourth-order illusion beasts lurking unknowingly!

Moreover, in the distant place, there were even more dangerous auras rushing toward this side.

Besides...

"You little thieves, get out!"

She shouted loudly, and the sound of her delicate scolding spread for thousands of miles.

Two figures walked out slowly from a mountain stream.

The leader had a young face, and a middle-aged man in a gold robe followed closely behind.

"I was wondering what kind of commotion was causing the illusion beasts to riot. So it's Junior Brother Gu! That's right, he is naturally gifted, and he has an elder brother like Qi Qi Shixiong Dao Yin who begged for a Lanke Black Chess for him. Now that he has walked ahead of us, it is truly gratifying!"

The young man praised while stepping into the air.

Seeing the person coming, especially the middle-aged man in the gold robe behind him, Madam Xu's pupils shrank.

Gu Yuan!

Dao protector Gu Chen!

Madam Xu took a deep breath, "Did you cause these?"

Gu Yuan was startled, "Could it be that it wasn't attracted by Junior Brother Gu's state of sudden enlightenment?"

Madam Xu sneered, "Su'er has been in sudden enlightenment for three years; it has never been like this before. Still saying it wasn't caused by you?"

Gu Yuan frowned.

Gu Chen, who was beside him, also shook his head.

Madam Xu didn't want to say more, because in her spiritual sense, there were illusion beasts rushing over from afar again.

Madam Xu felt it was becoming more and more tricky; biting her silver teeth, the magic formula that hadn't been finished earlier suddenly continued.

Her realm began to soar!

She crossed the third layer of Nascent Soul in one go, and even advanced toward the middle stage of Nascent Soul.

A hairpin was taken off her head and thrown out casually; the jade hairpin hung high above the Three Rainbow Waterfall, like a sharp sword, deterring all directions!

Those illusion beasts that were eager to move had to suppress their instinctive desires because of this.

The middle-aged man in the gold robe looked at this scene and nodded slightly.

"Madam Xu used a secret technique to forcibly raise her realm to deter the enemy. But this secret technique definitely won't last long, and the sequelae are quite large. In order to protect her nephew, she is going to fight for her life!"

Gu Yuan listened to this introduction and couldn't help but nod.

Suddenly, he looked toward a certain direction.

"Another fellow sect member has come!"

Sou! Sou!

Two escape lights stopped abruptly.

True Person Long Yuan stopped a thousand miles away with a solemn expression.

"There is someone ahead!"

Mingyan's face was pale, "There are beasts on the ground! And, many, many of them!"

Perhaps because more and more Nascent Soul powerhouses appeared, those illusion beasts with larger numbers didn't dare to launch an attack.

But because of the large number, coupled with the instinctive longing, they were unwilling to retreat just like that.

For a time, they actually reached a stalemate.

And during this stalemate process...

Rumble!

Rumble!

More and more illusion beasts rushed from afar.

The Nascent Soul True Persons attracted also became more and more numerous.

Every arrival's attention was attracted by Gu Daosu, who was in a state of sudden enlightenment, and everyone's mind was placed on the large number of illusion beasts nearby.

If these illusion beasts could be caught in one net, it would be enough to save decades of work!

If Gu Daosu's state of sudden enlightenment could be broken, it would be even more possible to eliminate a strongest opponent in this Grand Competition!

Madam Xu knew clearly what they were thinking.

It was precisely because she understood these things that her face became even uglier.

"Cannot continue to stalemate like this; I need to use thunderous means to kill the chicken to warn the monkey!"

Just as she was about to take action, her already ugly face suddenly became pale.

Li!

Between heaven and earth, a sharp bird cry sounded.

A huge white eagle flapped its wings and broke through the air.

Its powerful momentum was no less than that of a middle-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.

It didn't stop at all; as soon as it came, it flew toward the Three Rainbow Waterfall, regarding the high-hanging jade hairpin as nothing.

If it were just this, that would be fine.

It just so happened that the arrival of the white eagle was like a spark falling into a pile of firewood.

Those high-level illusion beasts that were staring covetously could no longer hold back and launched a charge along with the white eagle!

Madam Xu stood on the mountain top, overlooking the dozen giant beasts charging simultaneously on the ground, her eyes desperate, her face pale.

It wasn't just her; all the Nascent Soul True Persons present changed color simultaneously.

At this moment, the situation of offense and defense had changed!

It was no longer cultivators hunting illusion beasts, but illusion beasts charging at cultivators in groups!