novelapdf Chapter 208 Joint Extermination, Secret Realm Closed
Chapter 208 Joint Extermination, Secret Realm Closed
After taking the third Blood Darkness Replenishing Pill, Huang Yunshan, who was already very thin, became skin and bones. His terrifying appearance made him look like a demon incarnate.
This Blood Nether Palm strike was even more powerful than the previous one; there was no way to dodge it.
The chances of them escaping aren't very high, so it's better to focus on blocking them.
Zhang Lingyu glanced at Li Yanhui and the other man, who were still some distance away. If she could hold out a little longer, she could leave once the two men arrived.
As for the mana within his body that is about to be depleted...
Without hesitation, he immediately used the Blood Burning Secret Technique!
The depletion of qi and blood from the previous few days has been largely healed with the help of elixirs. There are still a few days left before the secret realm closes. As long as I can hold on through this wave, I can escape again and find a place to hide and heal.
Before he could finish thinking, the second Blood Nether Palm had already arrived.
Zhang Lingyu immediately poured all her magical power into the magic weapon, summoning the spirit-devouring bees to interfere.
I actually intended to use the Soul-Destroying Thorn to interfere with Huang Yunshan, but unfortunately, the other party was already close to madness. If I were to influence him further, he might do something incomprehensible.
The shield, imbued with magical power, shone with a dazzling spiritual light. Under the pressure of the Blood Dark Palm, although it was forced to retreat step by step, it was still able to provide some resistance.
"Kid, I'll see how long you can hold out!"
Huang Yunshan was somewhat surprised, not expecting that the other party could actually block it. His face turned fierce, and he struck out with two more palms.
The intense blood-red light was amplified like never before, instantly sending the shield flying. Just as it was about to hit the man, thousands upon thousands of Soul-Devouring Bees suddenly swarmed up.
The spirit insects rushed forward like moths to a flame, resolutely carrying out their master's orders even as they were swallowed up by the blood-red light in the next second.
Every breath, hundreds or even thousands of bees died in the swarm blocking Zhang Lingyu's way. Because they used their bodies to block and devour the blood light at any cost, the power of the Blood Dark Palm was finally weakened again and again.
However, it was Huang Yunshan's full-force attack. The Blood Dark Palm broke through several lines of defense and struck Zhang Lingyu hard.
"Wow!"
Zhang Lingyu's face was flushed, and he was spitting out mouthfuls of blood. Even though he had used all his strength to activate the Blood Demon Mighty Body, he was still seriously injured. Fortunately, his physical body was strong enough that only a few of his ribs were broken.
That's still relatively mild... the worst is yet to come.
Not only did the Blood Dark Palm severely injure the physical body, but the blood-red light also seeped into the body, wreaking havoc on everything within. And that wasn't enough; it wanted to continue to invade the internal organs, meridians, and dantian.
If left unchecked, it will turn into a pool of blood in no time.
Therefore, he had to use the Burning Yuan Heart Flame in his heart and lungs to suppress it.
This action was exactly what Huang Yunshan wanted. Zhang Lingyu would be distracted from suppressing the blood poison in his body, and would inevitably be unable to pay attention to the outside world, so he struck out with the Blood Nether Palm again.
"Don't hurt Fellow Daoist Zhang!" Fortunately, Li Yanhui and the other two finally arrived at this moment.
We were able to arrive in time thanks to Zhang Lingyu for holding on for so long.
Li Yan slammed his hand into his storage bag, summoning a small bronze bell which he tossed into the air. The magical artifact rapidly enlarged, instantly protecting the man before the Blood Nether Palm could strike.
"Bang!"
The bronze bell was subjected to a violent impact, and the spiritual light on its surface flickered. However, with the support of a Foundation Establishment Peak cultivator, it was ultimately able to withstand the impact, but Zhang Lingyu inside was not in a good state.
The already severely injured body was only aggravated by this shaking.
"Thankfully, I survived."
Taking advantage of this brief respite, he quickly swallowed several pills to suppress his injuries. Just then, Li Yanhui's urgent telepathic message echoed in his mind:
"Fellow Daoist Zhang, please leave quickly. The battle that follows is not for you to participate in. Please be sure to protect Shui Mu Tian Hua. My family will reward you handsomely afterward."
"I left a few talismans inside the ritual implement; please use it to leave!"
"Okay, I'm leaving now!"
Zhang Lingyu immediately spotted the talismans pasted inside the bell, and without hesitation, removed them, activated them, and then transformed into a stream of light, fleeing out of the Cold Marrow Abyss.
"Oh no, we have to run!"
Du Yongyi's expression changed drastically as he observed the situation. Zhang Lingyu should have used up all his talismans long ago; Li Yanhui must have given them to him during the brief moment.
However, since the other party was seriously injured, it would be easy to catch up.
Just as he was about to use his magical artifact to give chase, two Ice Soul Jade Cicadas suddenly appeared before him, along with a fierce tiger whose entire body was covered in flames.
Judging from his aura, he is equivalent to a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator.
It was Li Yanhui's spirit pet—the Blazing Cloud Tiger.
Du Yongyi's face darkened. Forced to stop by the overwhelming icy chill, he angrily demanded, "Brother Li, what do you mean by this?!"
"What do you mean?"
Li Yanhui sneered:
"Do you think I don't understand what you're thinking, Du Yongyi? Even at this point, you're still trying to put on an act?"
Du Yongyi is fickle; having already suffered a loss once, how can he afford to suffer a third time?
As long as Zhang Lingyu manages to escape and hides himself properly, the Water Curtain Heavenly Flower will certainly not fall into the hands of others.
"Brother Du, Huang Yunshan is already at his last gasp. If we don't kill him now, the consequences will be dire. I think you should join forces with me to fight him!"
"you!"
Du Yongyi's expression darkened further. Unlike the Huang family, he was not able to resist the cold air. Now that two Ice Soul Jade Cicadas were blocking his way, he had no way to get rid of them.
So he had no choice but to take a step back and unleash his magical artifact, pointing it at Huangyun Mountain.
Of course, they wouldn't let Zhang Lingyu escape so easily, so they had to order the rest of the clansmen to go after him as soon as possible.
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"Phew, it seems Li Yan has successfully stalled those two."
After flying out of the rift valley, Zhang Lingyu looked back and realized that no one was chasing after her, finally letting out a brief sigh of relief.
He's not in good condition right now. The dizziness caused by the Blood Burning Secret Technique almost made him fall from mid-air several times, and there's also the blood poison in his body.
They're all troublesome things.
"I need to find a place to heal my wounds."
As the Misty Jade Pendant emitted specks of spiritual light, Zhang Lingyu's entire figure gradually became ethereal, and after a few breaths, it completely merged with its surroundings.
He looked around, but instead of heading out of the Cold Marrow Abyss, he flew towards the highest snow mountain.
Logically speaking, only a fool would go there, since the snow mountain is teeming with monsters. Although they are not as powerful as the snow giant bear, there are quite a few that are comparable to the mid-Foundation Establishment stage.
In the eyes of others, given Zhang Lingyu's current state, going to the past would definitely be a dead end.
But this is precisely the safest place, since no one would have expected him to do the opposite.
With the help of the Misty Shadow Jade Pendant, he easily evaded the detection of many demonic beasts and fled directly to the top of the snow mountain. Unexpectedly, he found a ready-made cave as soon as he arrived.
There wasn't much in the cave, just some straw mats made of spiritual herbs.
"Snow Shadow Grass, Jade Frost Flower... using them as straw mats to sleep on, what a waste of nature!"
Zhang Lingyu glanced at it and immediately looked disappointed. These spiritual herbs were all third and fourth grade, which were hard to find even in the outside world. They were actually used as straw mats?
In a corner some distance away, there were still some leftover spiritual herbs.
Judging from the terrain and the current state of the cave, it must be the lair of some monster.
It's not hard to guess that only the Frost Demon Bird would live on the summit of this snow mountain. Unfortunately, this demon was killed when it fought with Huang Yunshan for the Water Curtain Heavenly Splendor.
"Since the owner is gone, I'll borrow it for now."
Instead of immediately healing his injuries, Zhang Lingyu used an earth-遁术 (earth-遁术 is a type of magic in Chinese fantasy novels) to descend, hoping that if anyone were to explore the snow mountain, they would discover the cave.
Setting up a formation inside a cave is easy to be discovered.
It would be better to retreat to the mountains, build a decent cave dwelling, and set up an array to ensure its safety.
After the cave was opened, he placed the Misty Shadow Jade Pendant aside to cover his own traces and those of the formation before taking pills to expel the blood poison from his body.
Fortunately, Huang Yunshan did not practice any demonic cultivation techniques, and his body was not tainted by the corrosive spring, otherwise it would have been difficult to force it out in a short time.
Even so, it took almost a day to completely expel the blood poison, thanks to the effects of the Burning Yuan Heart Flame.
He focused entirely on healing his wounds that day, completely unaware of what was happening around him.
I wonder what's happening outside?
He was currently extremely depleted of qi and blood. If he were to forcefully use his magic power, it would inevitably damage his foundation. However, there was a way to find out, so he simply took out the bronze bell.
This item was used by Li Yan to protect him. If the other party were to perish, the divine soul imprint left on this item would surely dissipate; otherwise, it would remain alive in the world.
Zhang Lingyu tentatively tried to see if he could refine it, but unexpectedly, the thing immediately showed a strong resistance.
It seems everything is still peaceful.
He nodded in satisfaction, then summoned the intelligence system to check the latest intelligence. After finding nothing noteworthy, he resumed healing.
......
Six days passed in the blink of an eye. Zhang Lingyu suddenly opened his eyes. He could clearly feel a powerful suction force in this secret realm, trying to push him out.
Clearly, the Water Moon Secret Realm is about to close and will once again disappear into the void turbulence.
Now, if he simply obeys, he can leave the secret realm directly. Of course, when the time comes, the secret realm will forcibly throw him out.
"Don't rush off, let's go out and take a look first."
Because of the excessive amount of blood and energy burned this time, he has only recovered a small portion of his injuries in the past six days, and is now only able to fight against cultivators of the same level.
After finishing tidying up the formation, he carefully ascended, clutching the Mist Shadow Jade Pendant.
Upon reaching the cave above, they found that the items inside were still in the same place. The reason they hadn't taken these spiritual herbs was to use them to investigate other cultivators.
If anyone were to actually come here, they would surely ransack the place.
Now... he's gotten off easy.
After collecting the spiritual herbs on the ground, he slowly ascended into the air by performing a magic incantation, and noticed one or two beams of spiritual light shooting into the sky in the distance.
Clearly, some cultivators had left beforehand.
"I wonder which cultivator it is..."
Zhang Lingyu wasn't in a hurry to leave. Since there was still some time, he thought he might as well plunder the place one last time.
......
At the bottom of Jade Lake.
The three family patriarchs of Li, Du, and Huang, along with the cultivators, had been waiting here for a long time; in fact, it would be more accurate to say that they had never left this place.
As the scenery of the secret realm before them became increasingly illusory, the breathing of the three cultivators grew heavier and heavier.
When the secret realm opened, the three families had already fought once because of the Huang family patriarch's rude remarks, which was unprecedented. But one can imagine that there might be another fight after everyone leaves the secret realm.
However, it might not be their turn to act this time.
Li Yanyun, the patriarch of the Li family, stood nervously to the side, watching the secret realm that was about to disappear, while the old man in front of him remained calm.
This person is none other than Master Xuanhao.
Although I was still in the Dry Bone Forest of Yingchuan County when the secret realm opened, I suddenly came here yesterday, not for any other reason than for the Water Curtain Sky Flower.
Although the three parties have an agreement that they should not fight for the secret realm after it closes, the situation is different now, and who knows what they might do.
Besides, he wasn't the first one to arrive.
Before he arrived, the Du family's Golden Core cultivator was already waiting here, followed by the Huang family's Golden Core cultivator.
『Du Yizhao, Huang Xingyan...』
Master Xuanhao appeared to remain silent, but in reality, he was secretly on guard against the two Golden Core cultivators.
Although these two are nominally disciples of the sect, their status is similar to his in the Jade Light Pavilion, and they usually focus their energy on the sect.
His cultivation level was similar to Xuan Hao's, both being in the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm. However, Xuan Hao had formed his core earlier, so his cultivation level was still a notch below Xuan Hao's. But both families were ancient immortal clans with a long history, and their foundations were no less than Xuan Hao's.
They have returned from the sect for the same reason: the Water Curtain Heavenly Splendor.
Although the three families are all Golden Core cultivators from the Six Sects, they still have to give each other some face on the surface, despite their secret rivalry.
Huang Xingyan spoke first:
"Fellow Daoist Li, I heard that your Jade Light Pavilion has recently produced a remarkable disciple named... Song Siyu. She is truly extraordinary. Just a few days ago, she managed to kill a peak Foundation Establishment cultivator with only a mid-Foundation Establishment cultivation level."
"Fellow Daoist is well-informed. Siyu is a disciple of True Person Baiyan. It is true that she killed a peak Foundation Establishment cultivator, but he was just an injured one."
"He's actually a disciple of Master Bai Yan. I've never heard of him before."
"It's not surprising. We didn't know either. If it weren't for Master Bai Yan's belief that her cultivation was sufficient for her to go out and gain experience, we probably wouldn't have known until now."
"I see."
Upon hearing this, Huang Xingyan pondered for a moment before continuing to ask, "Then... in a few years, the ruins of the Spirit Puppet Sect will be opened, and I suppose Bai Yan Zhenren's disciple will also go there, right?"
"I don't know, you might as well ask Master Bai Yan yourself."
Xuan Hao sneered, "What, does your Green Serpent Fortress have some kind of plan?"
"Brother Xuanhao, what are you saying? I was just asking out of curiosity."
"Ask, is this on behalf of that prodigy from the sect...?"
Upon hearing this, Huang Xingyan's expression changed, and he suddenly stopped talking, clearly having been hit the nail on the head.
As one of the six sects, the Jade Serpent Fortress has many outstanding talents. When Song Siyu killed the peak Foundation Establishment demonic cultivator with her sword, there were disciples of the Jade Serpent Fortress who were present and even recorded it with a recording stone.
Jade Light Pavilion also has an inside agent in Green Serpent Fortress. It is said that the record in the recording stone has caused a great stir in its sect. The cultivators not only marvel at its high level of skill, but also marvel at that... celestial-like face.
It is said that a prodigy from Bishe Fortress, upon seeing this, began to relentlessly search for all kinds of information about Song Siyu.
It seems like they're thinking of something.
Intermarriage between the six sects is not uncommon, after all, it is always of great benefit to the cultivation and sects when talented individuals form a Daoist couple.
Unfortunately... this plan is going to fail, as Master Bai Yan is not someone who can be easily persuaded.
Moreover, in a few years, Song Siyu might become a Nascent Soul disciple.
Their status and position have been greatly improved, so it's not like they can just get married casually.
Master Xuanhao is making this clear so that some people in the Jade Serpent Fortress will give up this idea as soon as possible.
After the matter was discussed, the entire area beneath Jade Lake began to shake violently. The Water Moon Secret Realm had completely disappeared into the spatial turbulence, but it could be seen that several cultivators had already fallen out of it.
The three people stopped dwelling on the topic and began to deal with the matters at hand.
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