Immortal Reincarnation Tribulation

Chapter 85 Top-Grade Magic Treasure

Seeing this, Jin Guang snorted coldly, his body swayed, and he appeared in front of the magic array. He suddenly clasped his hands together and shouted, and a small, pale green phantom mountain about a foot in size suddenly appeared in front of him.

As he continued chanting incantations, the mountain gradually expanded and solidified, eventually transforming into a small, dark green mountain about three zhang in size.

A moment later, the giant skull image collided with the dark mountain.

A loud "boom" suddenly rang out.

The skull-shaped image disintegrated and disappeared amidst a violent tremor, and the dark green hills also shattered and vanished after the impact.

"Pfft..." A crimson blush suddenly appeared on Jin Guang's face, which, against his original bronze skin, gave off a purplish-gold hue, making him look somewhat strange.

He then spat out a mouthful of blood. In just one attack, he had already been seriously injured, clearly demonstrating the difference in their strength.

Xu Muchun ignored the sharp shadow of the stick behind him. His eyes flashed with a fierce light, and he punched his chest with one hand. After a muffled groan, he opened his mouth and spat out a green light. The green light disappeared, revealing a mini brick about an inch in size.

This seemingly insignificant miniature object caused the pupils of the three Golden Core cultivators behind them to shrink abruptly.

"This is...this is a top-grade magic weapon!" The black-robed man exclaimed, his expression changing drastically as soon as he sensed the aura emanating from the dark green brick.

"It's one of the three treasures of the Kongsang Sect. As expected, they managed to take it out." A cold glint flashed in Gui Li's eyes.

"This treasure belongs to my Illusion Cloud Sect!" The gray-robed middle-aged man's indifference vanished, replaced by greed, and he spoke coldly.

Gui Li and another elder of the Burial Ghost Sect frowned upon hearing this, their expressions not looking too good, but they did not say anything.

The miniature brick, entirely dark green, trembled slightly in mid-air, emitting a green halo. Then, it expanded in the wind, instantly transforming into a light screen several meters in size, blocking Xu Muchun's path.

The overwhelming swarm of cyan staff shadows arrived with a thunderous roar. The moment they collided with the green light curtain, they crumbled into nothingness with a series of crisp sounds, like eggs hitting rocks.

The green light curtain only rippled slightly before remaining completely intact.

But at this moment, Xu Muchun suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, his face turned pale, and he looked listless.

The injury he suffered was not caused by the staff shadow behind him, but by a top-grade magic weapon that he could not control. Due to insufficient magic power, he suffered a backlash from the weapon.

"It is indeed a top-grade magic weapon, but with your mere mid-stage Golden Core cultivation, you are not capable of controlling it!" Upon seeing this, the gray-robed middle-aged man was not angry but delighted, his eyes burning with greed. With a flick of his sleeve, his escape speed instantly increased by three points.

Gui Li and another elder of the Burial Ghost Gate exchanged a glance, ignoring the fleeing people below and the teleportation array in the distance. With a burst of light, they also flew towards Xu Muchun.

Xu Muchun was now less than a hundred feet away from the teleportation array. Although the three people behind him were chasing closely, if he was determined to escape, he could still manage to get away safely by using some of his trump cards.

However, when he swept his divine sense downwards, he found that more than a hundred disciples had not yet entered the formation. He couldn't help but smile sadly, as if he had made a decision, and his expression showed sorrow.

A moment later, a resolute look appeared in his eyes. He immediately paused, stretched out his fingers, and frantically pressed several acupoints on his body. The speed was so fast that only a few finger shadows remained.

Before long, Xu Muchun's face turned deathly pale, almost transparent, until he spat out seven mouthfuls of blood.

At that moment, Xu Muchun's eyes suddenly shone brightly, and his face, no longer pale, became radiant, as if he were experiencing a final burst of energy before death.

His aura suddenly erupted, and his cultivation level soared from the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm to the late-stage. His spiritual power spread out, and a powerful fluctuation of magical energy instantly permeated all directions.

"Brother Xu, what's wrong with you...?" The golden light within the magic array was shocked upon seeing this, and at the same time, sadness appeared in its eyes as it clenched its fists.

"Fellow Daoist Xu, the fate of the Kongsang Sect is sealed. As long as you hand over the top-grade magic treasure and submit to the Huanyun Sect, you will still be able to hold your position as an elder. Why do you have to do this?" Gui Li's expression changed, and he spoke loudly.

"Fellow Daoist Xu, stop immediately! You're courting death!" Upon seeing this, the black-robed man beside him showed reluctance in his eyes, which eventually turned into a complex expression.

"Hmph! So what if you temporarily possess the cultivation of the late Golden Core stage? You can't even unleash twenty percent of this treasure's power. If you surrender now, I can spare your life!"

Although the middle-aged man in gray robes said this, he was anxious. Although his late-stage Golden Core cultivation could barely unleash 20% of the power of a top-grade magic weapon, it was not something he could conquer in a short time. Therefore, he used threats and inducements to disturb the other party's mind.

Xu Muchun remained unmoved by their words, raised his head and let out a sharp roar, his aura exploding once again. Suddenly, he raised his arm and slammed it hard against his forehead. His body swayed, and he spat out another mouthful of blood.

This blood was different from the previous one; it had a spiritual light flowing over it, as if it were real, and it appeared crystal clear. It was the most important essence blood in the human body.

The essence of blood spun rapidly in the air, instantly transforming into a cloud of blood mist. After a slight tremor, it shot towards the miniature brick, instantly enveloping the dark green brick within it.

The next instant, blinding green light suddenly burst forth from the blood mist, like a blazing green sun. In the blink of an eye, the green light absorbed the blood mist completely.

Next, the dark green bricks began to expand and contract erratically, as if a terrifying power was brewing within them, about to erupt.

A moment later, the brick finally emitted a deafening roar, and at the same time, a large expanse of green light burst forth, spreading in all directions, enveloping the entire area within a hundred feet, and continuing to expand.

The miniature brick, surrounded by a hundred-foot-long green glow, rapidly expanded amidst a roar, eventually transforming into a dark green city wall a thousand feet long and a hundred feet high.

The massive city wall suddenly curved at both ends, and in an instant, the two ends connected to form a ring, encircling Xu Muchun and the teleportation array not far away.

The open section at the top of the circular city wall is a dark green light curtain about ten feet thick. Within the light curtain, runes flow, spiritual light flashes, and they intertwine, creating an extremely sturdy appearance.

If one were to investigate with divine sense, one would discover that ten feet underground, there is also a layer of dark green light curtain, making the interior of the city wall as solid as a rock and impregnable.

From the appearance of the four Golden Core cultivators to their actions, and finally Xu Muchun activating his potential secret technique and forcibly activating the top-grade magic weapon, everything seemed slow, but in reality, only ten breaths had passed. All the actions were as swift as lightning.

Upon seeing this, the disciples of the Kongsang Sect who were still outside the city wall were all shocked, and their faces turned ugly.

"Hurry up and go inside. This treasure won't stop you." Xu Muchun was anxious, his face darkened, and he spoke loudly. He couldn't maintain his late-stage Golden Core state for long.

Outside the ring city wall, there were more than a hundred disciples of the Kongsang Sect, including Ye Feng, Du Fan, and Guan Jing.

Upon hearing this, the disciples of the Kongsang Sect outside the city walls breathed a sigh of relief and quickened their pace once again.

Several people had already approached the towering city wall, and with a sudden surge of determination, they rushed forward.

A bizarre scene unfolded: these people crashed into the massive city wall as if they had encountered a phantom, passing through it in an instant, and soon found themselves inside the magic array.

The outside cultivators who crashed into the city wall were violently bounced away. Some of them even had their bodies shattered by the force of the wall's recoil and died instantly.

"Brother Xu, there are only ten breaths left..." Jin Guang trembled uncontrollably, his eyes turning red.

Many powerful cultivators know that the secret techniques for stimulating potential are extremely harmful to themselves. At best, they can cause internal injuries that last for several years; at worst, their cultivation level can drop, and they may even be unable to make any progress in their cultivation.

However, given the relationship between Jin Guang and Xu Muchun, he knew that the only price for Xu Muchun's secret technique was death.

Come to think of it, a secret technique that can raise one's cultivation level by a small realm is not so easy to perform; the price must be extremely high.

"This top-grade magic treasure is actually the Epang Wall!" The middle-aged man in the gray robe was surprised at first, then his eyes flashed and the fervor in his eyes reached its peak.

"This treasure was actually forced to unleash thirty percent of its power by Fellow Daoist Xu. I'm afraid he..." Gui Li shook his head. With his hundreds of years of experience and knowledge, he could immediately judge how much power was contained within the city wall transformed by this magic treasure.

Generally, cultivators in the late Golden Core stage can only unleash 20% of the power of a top-grade magic weapon, and only those whose cultivation far surpasses that of others at the same level can barely unleash 30%.

It is evident that the domineering nature of Xu Muchun's potential-enhancing secret technique is extraordinary, and one can also guess the price the opponent will pay for using this technique.

"Fellow Daoist Xu, why did you do this..." The middle-aged man in black robes had complex emotions in his eyes, with a hint of sadness in them.

The Ghost Burial Gate and the Empty Mulberry Gate have been locked in a fierce struggle for over a hundred years. The Golden Core experts in both gates know each other exceptionally well. In a sense, they are close friends, and their relationship is already half enemy and half friend. They also admire each other.

If it were a matter of completely destroying the other sect, neither side would hesitate to do so. However, deep down, neither side was willing to actually kill a Golden Core cultivator from the other side.

Although the Burial Ghost Sect had its own objectives in this great battle, ultimately, it was not something they could control.

With both Nascent Soul stage experts of the Kongsang Sect crippled, it was entirely predictable that the Huanyun Sect would seize the opportunity to devour both the Kongsang Sect and the Huoyu Kingdom. The Zanggui Sect was merely following the trend and reaping the benefits.

The Illusion Cloud Sect is a truly large sect, and the only large sect in Qingzhou. Its profound foundation is beyond imagination.

In the eyes of the Illusion Cloud Sect, the other forces in Qingzhou, if not ants, are not much stronger.

In the eyes of the Illusion Cloud Sect, medium-sized sects like the Kongsang Sect and the Burial Ghost Sect, which dominate their respective regions, are mostly fat sheep that are kept in captivity. Given the opportunity, they will not hesitate to raise their knives to slaughter them.

Thinking of Xu Muchun's impending fate, the two elders of the Burial Ghost Gate couldn't help but feel a sense of shared sorrow.