Chapter 318 - 274-275: Netherworld Mountain Range, Tier 6 Demon Dragon

Chapter 318: Chapter 274-275: Netherworld Mountain Range, Tier 6 Demon Dragon

Xu Chang’an gasped in amazement.

He hadn’t released his Primordial Spirit Power, but with his current Demon Sense, a deliberate scan should have revealed at least a trace of a common Quasi-Fifth Tier Concealment Array. ’And yet, I found nothing at all.’

"Let’s go in!"

Chu Xianyi said, stepping into the ball of light.

In an instant, her figure vanished before Xu Chang’an’s eyes.

Xu Chang’an probed with his Demon Sense, but he couldn’t detect anything out of the ordinary.

Without hesitation, Xu Chang’an entered the ball of light as well.

A short while after they both entered the ball of light, the tree reverted to its original form.

...

"The Spiritual Qi is so dense!"

The moment Xu Chang’an entered, he realized the Spiritual Qi here was at least ten times denser than in the outside world!

With Spiritual Qi this dense, an ordinary cultivator’s chances of successfully reaching Core Formation would increase dramatically if they could train here.

Xu Chang’an surveyed his surroundings, discovering the space was immense.

He stood upon a lifeless Vast Land.

’Strange. If the Spiritual Qi is so dense, why are there no signs of life?’

Xu Chang’an was secretly puzzled.

"The place we’re going isn’t here. Let’s go!"

Chu Xianyi said, then began walking forward instead of flying on an Escape Light.

Her pace wasn’t fast, but it couldn’t be called slow.

Xu Chang’an naturally followed her.

The land seemed extremely vast; Xu Chang’an and Chu Xianyi walked for several days without reaching their destination.

The farther they walked, the more Xu Chang’an felt that something was wrong.

"You’ve noticed, haven’t you?"

Chu Xianyi’s voice sounded from beside him.

"Mm."

Xu Chang’an had discovered it. There seemed to be something in this space that could muddle his Demon Sense.

It made it impossible for them to determine their direction or find a way out.

This method was somewhat similar to a typical Illusion Barrier Array.

However, its methods and power were far superior, enough to deceive even a genuine Great Cultivator of Divinity Transformation like himself.

’Though, I haven’t activated my Primordial Spirit Power to investigate yet!’

"This place is enveloped by an exceptionally sophisticated array. Judging by its power, it must be a Tier Five Array!"

"A Tier Five Array? Then how do we get in?"

Neither Xu Chang’an nor Chu Xianyi were skilled in arrays. Logically, they should have been helpless against a Tier Five Array.

However, Chu Xianyi remained perfectly calm.

"Just follow me."

"Alright."

Chu Xianyi had been here before, and considering her gains from the Core Secret Realm, she must have a way.

Sure enough, after following Chu Xianyi across this land for over ten days, they came upon the skeleton of an immense dragon.

The dragon’s skeleton was massive. Its bones were as white and smooth as jade, and they stretched on and on, seemingly without end.

With his Demon Sense restricted, Xu Chang’an had no way of judging just how large the dragon’s skeleton truly was.

He had now entered the Divinity Transformation Realm; in his true form, he stood a full 1,560 zhang tall, which was over three miles high.

Normally, every dragon was massive. A dragon at the Divinity Transformation Realm would be at least nine to twelve miles long.

But it was obvious that the skeleton of the dragon before them was far, far longer than that!

"What a massive dragon skeleton."

Xu Chang’an said with feeling.

"This was a Late-stage Tier Six Demon Dragon!"

Chu Xianyi’s cool voice rang out.

’A Late-stage Tier Six Demon Dragon!?’

Xu Chang’an’s heart stirred.

’Tier Five is Divinity Transformation, which means Tier Six is the Void Refining Realm!’

’Late-stage Void Refining!’

Xu Chang’an glanced again at the seemingly endless dragon skeleton.

’That would explain it!’

’But isn’t the highest attainable cultivation level in the Cangyu World only Early-stage Divinity Transformation?’

’Where did a Late-stage Void Refining Demon Dragon come from!?’

Suppressing his doubts, Xu Chang’an followed Chu Xianyi inside the dragon’s skeleton.

"This is..."

From the outside, the dragon skeleton had appeared to be nothing but bare, hollow bones.

But upon entering, Xu Chang’an felt as if he had arrived in another dimension entirely.

Above, below, left, and right were all smooth, white walls, leaving only a path forward and backward.

Far in the distance, the corridor seemed to turn a corner.

This place was like a winding passage in an Earth Palace.

"At Late-stage Tier Six, they can form a separate space within their bodies! We’re inside the Demon Dragon!"

Chu Xianyi explained.

Xu Chang’an had his suspicions, and Chu Xianyi’s words confirmed them.

"Let’s go."

Chu Xianyi was extremely familiar with this place.

She led Xu Chang’an through the winding, maze-like passages of the Earth Palace.

The walls all around were stark white, without a single trace of another color, making the scene extremely monotonous.

Every so often along the winding passages, a doorway would appear.

Chu Xianyi didn’t bother to investigate them.

Xu Chang’an, on the other hand, checked a few. The spaces inside weren’t large, and they seemed to hold the residual aura of some Restrictions.

Chu Xianyi said nothing about this.

Xu Chang’an understood, of course.

’Obviously, Chu Xianyi has been here before.’

’She’s already taken anything worth taking!’

After walking for more than an hour, a massive doorway appeared before them.

"A Demon has been here!"

Chu Xianyi’s expression flickered as she stared at the beast-head knocker on the massive door.

When she had explored this Secret Realm with her Mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivation, she had made it as far as this very door.

A Quasi-Fifth Tier Restriction had been placed on the door, preventing her from entering.

And now...

The beast-head knocker, the core of the Restriction, had been broken. Only a partially restored fragment of the Restriction remained.

Clearly, a Demon had already gone inside!

The only question was whether they had entered and already left, or if they were still inside!

At this, both Xu Chang’an and Chu Xianyi raised their guard.

The remaining Restriction on the massive door was only at the level of an ordinary Tier Four, so it was no obstacle for them.

However, the moment they broke the Restriction and stepped through the doorway, they felt a Demon Sense probing them.

The Demon Sense was furtive, like a venomous snake lurking in the shadows.

An ordinary Late-stage Nascent Soul Cultivator would have had difficulty detecting it.

However, it could not escape the notice of Xu Chang’an and Chu Xianyi.

A giant white net woven from what looked like silk threads shot toward Xu Chang’an and Chu Xianyi.

The net was enormous and radiated waves of frigid air. A bone-chilling cold washed over them before it even drew near.

The chill alone was enough to freeze an ordinary Foundation Establishment Cultivator to death on the spot!

A Top-Grade Magical Treasure, the Celestial Net of Extreme Ice!

The one controlling the Celestial Net of Extreme Ice was a round-faced, white-haired old man. The moment he unleashed the Magical Treasure, he shot backward in retreat.

Clearly, he didn’t expect to defeat his enemies with a single Top-Grade Magical Treasure.

Before Xu Chang’an could make a move, Chu Xianyi beside him waved her hand, sending over a dozen cold glints shooting forward.

The glints were unbelievably sharp. They combined and, in a flash, tore through the Celestial Net of Extreme Ice.

But it wasn’t over. The dozen glints accelerated, catching up to the retreating round-faced, white-haired old man.

The old man’s face fell. He clearly hadn’t expected the Top-Grade Magical Treasure he had spent so many years refining and Nurturing to be broken so easily.

He slapped a Defense Demon Talisman, which instantly transformed into a thick Fire Ring.

Not stopping there, he summoned a shield that glowed with a treasured light. The shield expanded, forming a giant wall that shielded him completely.

ZING! ZING! ZING!

The cold glints arrived in an instant, piercing through the Fire Ring before striking the shield one after another.

"I blocked it!"

The round-faced, white-haired old man relaxed.

’The sharpness and Attack of those glints were beyond imagination, but thankfully, my Protective Magical Treasure managed to block them.’

But he celebrated too soon.

ZING! ZING! ZING!

Another dozen cold glints arrived in an instant.

’There’s more!’

The old man’s expression tensed.

He had already experienced the sharpness of these glints. The first dozen had torn through his Tier Four High Grade protective Demon Talisman, and only after their momentum was slowed could he block them with his Protective Magical Treasure.

’And now...’

The old man steeled himself. His Demon Power surged, and he raised his hand, revealing a black lotus flower.

The lotus seemed both alive and as if forged from metal.

"Bloom!"

The round-faced, white-haired old man roared, and the Black Lotus expanded rapidly.

The closed petals unfurled in an instant.

The moment the lotus bloomed, the old man slipped inside.

"Close!"

The lotus petals instantly sealed shut.

The waves of black qi emanating from the Black Lotus seemed almost solid.

Sitting cross-legged within the lotus, the old man finally relaxed a little.

This Black Lotus was a Heavy Treasure he had obtained from a Secret Realm—a Quasi-Fifth-Rank Marvel!

Flame insignias were carved onto its petals, and when fueled by Demon Power, it could unleash a sky-rending torrent of fire.

Its Attacking Power was considerable!

However, the lotus’s greatest strength was its use as a supreme defensive treasure!

He had once relied on this Black Lotus to successfully escape the combined siege of three Late-stage Nascent Soul Great Cultivators.

Hidden inside, even when those three Late-stage Nascent Soul Great Cultivators had unleashed all their techniques, they had only managed to damage the Black Lotus, failing to break through its petal defenses.

The Black Lotus’s regenerative abilities were extremely potent. As long as it wasn’t shattered in a single blow, it was of little concern.

He had already sent a message out via a Demon Talisman; he just needed to stall for time within the Black Lotus.

’Once my reinforcements arrive, I won’t be the one running for my life!’