Mortals: Take Mo Juren at the start

Thousands of miles away, in a small valley, a middle-aged man sat cross-legged with his eyes closed, his body surging with crimson spiritual energy, clearly in a meditative state.

However, at this moment, a dragon's roar suddenly rang out, and although it was extremely far away, it was instantly sensed.

In an instant, the middle-aged man suddenly opened his eyes and looked directly in the direction from which the dragon's roar came, his brows furrowing involuntarily.

"Dragon's roar? What's going on?" The middle-aged man was full of doubts. He had looked around the secret realm before entering, including the extremely dangerous Thunder Lake in the very center, but there were no dragon-like monsters there.

Or was the other party so good at hiding their true intentions that they even managed to deceive him?

He immediately spread his divine sense and sensed what was happening. Hundreds of miles away, a powerful aura was rapidly approaching his location.

"Interesting!" The middle-aged man narrowed his eyes slightly, but he wasn't too worried. Judging from the aura, his strength should be at the peak of the late Nascent Soul stage.

Such strength could not possibly threaten him, and as expected, the other party must be a life that already existed in this secret realm, or perhaps it was an opportunity.

Thinking about this, he suddenly became expectant.

Just a moment later, he looked at the horizon again and saw a purple fire dragon, over a hundred feet long, enveloped in flames and lightning.

“The Spirit of Thunder and Fire!” The middle-aged man’s lips curled up slightly. At this moment, he was completely certain that his guess was correct. The other party must be a life form born in this secret realm.

Such a spiritual flame containing the attribute of lightning is indeed a rare and precious opportunity!

Seeing that the other party was about to fly close, he couldn't help but smile slightly. He immediately raised his hand, and in an instant, the sky turned blood red. A giant blood red hand, more than a hundred feet long, appeared out of thin air and grabbed at the purple fire dragon.

Although he didn't use his full strength, he was confident that his opponent would not be able to stop him.

However, what happened next was completely unexpected. The moment the blood-red giant hand touched the purple fire dragon, it not only failed to capture the dragon, but was instead burned through.

"Not bad!" The middle-aged man was truly surprised by the power of the purple flames. He immediately activated his mind, and streaks of blood-red light blades instantly appeared, sweeping towards the purple fire dragon.

The light blade then multiplied into two, then four, and finally into hundreds of blades, each incredibly sharp, causing cracks to appear in the void wherever it passed.

This was a top-tier treasure in his possession, its power self-evident. Not to mention a fire dragon at the late Nascent Soul stage, even a Void Refinement stage cultivator would find it difficult to withstand.

What happened next completely changed his perception.

Faced with the endless blades of light rushing towards it at lightning speed, the purple fire dragon did not dodge at all, but instead let them slash across its body and be instantly cut into countless pieces.

However, in the next instant, its massive body seemed to have never happened, quickly re-merging into one and continuing its attack.

"Excellent technique!" The middle-aged man finally realized that the opponent was essentially a ball of flame, and therefore had no physical form. Although his flying sword was powerful, it could not harm it in the slightest.

However, he was not angry at this moment. On the contrary, he was even more delighted. The more methods the other party had, the higher their potential and the more worthy they were of being cultivated.

We must subdue it today, no matter what. At this moment, the purple fire dragon launched its attack. It opened its mouth wide, and in an instant, endless purple flames surged out, sweeping towards its location.

While attacking, the purple fire dragon continued to close the distance between the two sides.

The middle-aged man could naturally sense the extraordinary power of the purple flames, but it was still not enough for him. With a thought, a blood-red light suddenly appeared and then transformed into a blood-red light shield that enveloped the area within a few feet.

The purple flames, though seemingly coming on strong, were completely blocked by the blood-red light shield and could not penetrate even a little.

The middle-aged man chuckled, and with a gentle wave of his arm, a blood-red cauldron about ten feet tall instantly appeared.

"Not good, it's the Evil Dragon Cauldron!" About a thousand feet away, beneath the ground, Mo Juren's expression changed drastically. He had already recognized the other party just now; it was none other than the Blood Soul Child who had attacked Immortal Spirit Island.

After that battle, the other party completely disappeared. Even with the mobilization of many powerful figures from the Heavenly Fox Clan and the lineage of the Carefree Ancestor, and the issuance of a bounty, they were still unable to find them.

Unexpectedly, it had hidden here! Come to think of it, this is deep within the Heavenly Fiend Valley. Hiding in a place like this, probably no one would even notice.

Of course, none of that matters. The key point is that during the battle on Immortal Spirit Island, Mo Juren heard about the great name of this cauldron from Fairy Linghua and even saw it from afar.

Although he did not witness the subsequent battle, he already knew the origin of the cauldron, which turned out to be a replica of the legendary treasure of the evil dragon clan.

Being able to associate with the evil dragon clan is enough to prove how terrifying they are!
Therefore, the moment the cauldron appeared, he immediately began preparations, ready to act at the slightest sign of trouble.

As the name suggests, the Evil Dragon Clan is fundamentally evil and is inherently restrained by the Evil-Repelling Divine Thunder. It is precisely because of this that during the clan's heyday, they carried out a large-scale cleanup campaign in the Spirit Realm, which nearly wiped out the Heavenly Thunder Bamboo, one of the three great divine trees.

Mo Juren didn't possess the Golden Thunder Bamboo, preventing him from unleashing the Evil-Repelling Divine Thunder, but he did have far more powerful methods, enough to suppress the Evil Dragon Cauldron. What he could think of, how could the Chi Yun Ancestor, hiding inside the purple fire dragon scales, not have thought of it? Therefore, the moment Xue Hunzi swung his arm, throwing the Evil Dragon Cauldron into the air, he immediately made his move.

A blinding white light shot out like lightning, heading straight for Blood Soul Child. The blood-red light shield surrounding him seemed to be made of paper and could not block it at all.

Blood Soul Child finally reacted, his expression changed drastically, and he instinctively transformed into a ball of blood light and disappeared from the spot. When he reappeared, he was already ten feet away.

However, the white light possessed sentience and immediately changed direction to attack again.

At this moment, he understood perfectly well that the purple fire dragon in front of him was just a decoy, and there was a third person present, a terrifying being that he could not even perceive.

Especially that white light, he couldn't even see what kind of treasure it was. When he scanned it with his divine sense, he only felt a void, as if it didn't exist.

That's a bit scary!

Thinking of this, he disregarded the purple fire dragon and immediately formed hand seals, trying to recall the Evil Dragon Cauldron.

After all, he is still recovering from his injuries and dares not be too overconfident. With this cauldron, he can attack or defend, and should be in an invincible position.

However, a scene that terrified him appeared. A golden light suddenly shot out from nowhere and landed directly on the Evil Dragon Cauldron.

He then discovered that the spiritual energy within the Evil Dragon Cauldron had been severely damaged in an instant, showing signs of becoming out of control.

Although it was only for a moment, the Evil Dragon Cauldron quickly re-established contact with him, but it was too late, and the white light had already shot out again.

Left with no other choice, he could only continue to evade. Unfortunately, this time the situation was completely different. The white light suddenly multiplied into countless forms, like a white rain of light that instantly engulfed him.

Blood Soul Child knew how terrifying the white light was, but he still underestimated it. He had a protective aura around him and wore two layers of armor, but they were of no use. He could only watch helplessly as the endless white light passed through his entire body.

"How is this possible!" Blood Soul Child, now only a primordial spirit, shot out. He truly hadn't expected to be so vulnerable in the face of that white light.

However, none of that mattered anymore; the key was to escape. Unfortunately, how could he possibly escape when he was left with only his primordial spirit? In an instant, he was once again engulfed by the white light.

"Who are you? Why!" Filled with endless resentment and disbelief, Blood Soul roared in anguish, but ultimately received no answer and vanished completely.

Only then did the figure of Patriarch Chi Yun appear, looking at the place where Blood Soul Child had disappeared and letting out a cold laugh.

Too lazy to pay attention, he simply waved his hand forward, and the endless white light quickly merged into one, then flew back at lightning speed.

Only now could one see clearly that it was a silver-white flying sword only three inches long, with intricate spiritual patterns engraved on its surface, seemingly in silver tadpole script.

The silver-white flying sword, brimming with spirituality, spun continuously around him, as if showing off something. Ancestor Chi Yun chuckled and generously praised it, and sure enough, the sword spun even more merrily.

Only after a short while did it transform into a beam of white light and enter the depths of Chi Yun's soul.

At this moment, Mo Juren also flew over at lightning speed. Looking at the scene before him, his expression revealed a hint of disbelief.

That Blood Soul Child was a genuine late-stage Void Refinement expert. Although he was injured, judging from the aura he displayed during the battle, he still retained at least 70% of his strength. Yet, he couldn't even withstand a single move from Ancestor Chi Yun.

The gap between cultivators' realms is indeed as vast as an insurmountable chasm. The latter, who was once just one step away from transcending the tribulation and ascending to immortality, even now with only a remnant soul left, still possesses some trump cards that are far beyond what the former can compare to.

Think back to the battle in the Forbidden Land of No Life. Eight experts at the Integration Realm joined forces, but they still ended up losing. Of course, the opponent at that time was not a remnant soul, but had a physical body and was almost at his peak strength. He also used an array. But it was enough to prove how terrifying such a level of existence was.
Unless it's a special case like mine, and only when the opponent has a remnant soul left, it's almost unimaginable to take them down.

Gathering his thoughts, he immediately raised his hand and grabbed the storage bracelet left behind by Blood Soul Child in the distance. As he probed it with his divine sense, he immediately sensed a large number of items.

All kinds of magical treasures, materials, and so on are available.

His attention was focused on the dozen or so jade slips among them. He took them all out and examined them one by one, and sure enough, he found what he wanted.

It was a jade slip with a slightly yellowed surface, containing information about this secret realm and a detailed map showing how to get there.

This must be something left behind by that Immortal True Monarch back then. I wonder how it ended up in the hands of Blood Soul Child?

Of course, none of that matters right now. But with this item, it will be much easier to get in and out of here in the future.

After putting away the jade slip and storage bracelet, his attention finally fell on another spot: the Evil Dragon Cauldron that had fallen to the ground. (End of Chapter)