Starting with a daily divination to build an immortal clan

Chapter 280 Powerful Treasure Hunt
For decades, Shen Li had never left Yunshui City, and naturally did not know Wu Shi Kui.

A cultivator dressed in a purple-gold embroidered robe, wearing an imperial crown, and radiating precious light, blocked her way. Shen Li frowned slightly.

The golden toad at his feet naturally recognized Wu Shi Kui, but before he could speak, Wu Shi Kui politely cupped his hands in greeting.

"I've met Taoist friends."

Shen Li didn't speak, she just quietly looked at him.

Seeing this, Wu Shikui spoke again, "May I ask where you cultivate in seclusion, fellow Daoist?"

Meeting his gaze, Shen Li calmly asked, "Is there something you need?"

Wu Shi Kui was taken aback, seemingly not expecting the other party to be so indifferent.

After some thought, he cupped his hands and said, "Fellow Daoist, have you come here for the spiritual essence of the Yunmeng Great Swamp?"

"I noticed you are alone, fellow Daoist, I wonder..."

"Xiao Jin, go around it."

Before Wu Shi Kui could finish speaking, Shen Li tapped the golden toad's head with her smooth jade foot.

The golden toad immediately changed direction, intending to bypass the Wu clan puppet and head in another direction.

"Master, that guy is the ruler of Fushan Kingdom. That old bastard is incredibly cunning..."

After bypassing the Wu clan puppet, the golden toad spoke in a deep voice.

His voice traveled on the breeze to Wu Shikui's ears, causing his expression to suddenly turn cold.

Just as he was wondering about Shen Li's identity, the golden toad in the distance transformed into a golden light and carried Shen Li back to him.

Wu Shi Kui was slightly taken aback upon seeing this, but then suppressed his coldness and cupped his hands in a smile.

"road……"

"I've heard that the King of Fushan possesses a national seal that can gather the fortune of all people; its power is truly formidable?"

On the back of the golden toad, Shen Li spoke softly.

Upon hearing this, Wu Shikui frowned.

He didn't quite understand what Shen Li meant by suddenly saying that.

Seeing that he remained silent, Shen Li spoke again: "I want to see the Imperial Seal."

"But I imagine Your Excellency wouldn't grant that request so easily, so..."

Before she could finish speaking, Shen Li slowly raised her hand.

Upon seeing this, Wu Shi Kui's eyes flashed with a hint of surprise, followed by secret delight.

"You intend to attack me?"

He had long coveted Shen Li's virginity, but after repeatedly inquiring, he had not been able to find out which faction Shen Li came from, so he dared not make a move rashly.

Unexpectedly, Shen Li, who had already left, suddenly returned and, without warning, took the initiative to attack him.

"In that case, you can't blame me..."

While pondering this in his heart, Wu Shi Kui's true essence and spiritual power surged instantly, forming a golden spiritual power shield on his body. At the same time, he took out four chain magic weapons that shimmered with rich golden light.

"Where is your national seal and imperial seal?"

Holding the Heavenly Capital Grass Sword Insect in her palm, Shen Li spoke softly.

This nonchalant expression made Wu Shi Kui sneer, "If you want to see my Imperial Seal, you'll have to show your strength first."

Upon hearing this, Shen Li shook her head slightly and then did not send out the Heavenly Capital Grass Sword Insects.

He put away the Heavenly Capital Grass Sword Insect, then made strange hand gestures with both hands, and began to mutter incantations.

A deep, melodious voice rang out, echoing endlessly in the surrounding void.

Upon seeing this, Wu Shi Kui tensed up. For a moment, he couldn't figure out what secret technique the other party had used, but he could vaguely sense that Shen Li had already made a move.

As Shen Li's strange tone grew more and more intense, Wu Shi Kui suddenly discovered that a terrifying giant python had appeared on his right at some unknown time!

The giant python was over a thousand feet long, covered in silver scales, with its enormous head held high and its cold, vertical pupils staring intently at him!

The moment he spotted the giant silver python, it launched a fierce attack!

The enormous head hurtled towards them with lightning speed!
Wu Shi Kui instinctively tried to dodge, but on the snake's head that was crashing into it, a pair of cold, vertical pupils suddenly shot out two scarlet beams of light!
The light was like two red ribbons of silk, freezing the space around him in the blink of an eye!

Seeing no hope of dodging, Wu Shi Kui's mind raced, and he immediately unleashed his golden chain, striking back at the head of the silver giant snake!
boom!
The chains collided violently with the giant snake's head!
After a tremendous roar, Wu Shi Kui was shocked to find that although the head of the silver giant snake had been shattered, it instantly returned to its original shape and continued to attack him!

"What the hell is this!?"

A flicker of panic crossed Wu Shi Kui's mind.

When he first saw the giant silver snake, he thought it was a demonic beast at the Golden Core stage.

But the head of that giant silver snake had been smashed to pieces by him, yet not only did no blood flow out, it recovered completely in the blink of an eye.

Such a bizarre sight made him instinctively unleash his strongest magic weapon.

A square treasure seal, shimmering with purple-gold light, suddenly emerged from above its head, and then burst forth with ten thousand rays of golden light!

Under the golden light, both the red light that locked the space and the silver serpent that continued to attack vanished without a trace.

Bathed in the golden light of the Imperial Seal, Wu Shi Kui surveyed his surroundings with a gloomy expression.

"phantom……"

The moment he unleashed the Imperial Seal, he realized that the giant serpent from before had never existed; it was all just some kind of illusion.

At this moment, he no longer dared to underestimate Shen Li opposite him.

The fact that the other party could freely create illusions that unknowingly ensnared him was enough to prove that their spiritual cultivation had surpassed his own.

"Why didn't we just take out the Imperial Seal earlier? It would have saved us all this trouble."

Across from him, Shen Li stared at the square seal above his head that emitted a purple-gold light, and spoke softly.

Upon hearing this, a sinister look flashed across Wu Shi Kui's face.

At that moment, a sense of shame at being mocked welled up in his heart!

Before he could react to this humiliation, Shen Li spoke softly again: "Just as I expected, this seal must be a good thing used by a powerful ancient immortal dynasty to suppress its fortune."

As soon as he finished speaking, he raised his palm again, and then a green light flashed.

A tiny Heavenly Capital Grass Sword Insect, barely an inch long, instantly emerged from her palm, transforming into a streak of green light that hurtled towards the Wu Clan Puppet, which was enveloped by the Imperial Seal.

Seeing her make another move, Wu Shi Kui quickly suppressed his anger and focused his attention.

The speed of the Heavenly Capital Grass Sword Insect was already demonstrated when it annihilated those Yin Generals of the Underworld.

It flew from Shen Li's hand to attack Wu's puppet almost as if it were teleporting.

Wu Shi Kui felt that he had just mobilized the true essence and spiritual power in his body to activate the national seal above his head when the green light had already attacked him.

As a cultivator in the late stage of the Golden Core realm, he did not let his guard down because of this seemingly insignificant inch-long green light.

The moment the green light struck his face, the Imperial Seal above his head suddenly changed position and blocked his face.

Bang!
The protective spiritual energy shield surrounding the Imperial Seal was instantly pierced by the green light. The green light continued its momentum and slammed into the Imperial Seal, producing a terrifying explosion!

"Little Green, be careful not to damage that precious seal."

Shen Li's voice rang out, and the Heavenly Capital Grass Sword Insect, which was preparing to launch another attack, paused slightly, then quickly began to spin around the body of the Wu Clan Puppet.

At this moment, Wu Shi Kui's expression had become extremely ugly, and he even seemed somewhat apprehensive.

Just now, his protective spiritual power was instantly pierced by that strange green light!
If he hadn't been cautious enough to shield his face with the Imperial Seal beforehand, that attack would have likely left him severely injured!
At this moment, a trace of annoyance rose in Wu Shi Kui's heart!
He regretted that he had no choice but to provoke this strange woman!

Seeing the green light rapidly swirling around him, ready to launch another attack at any moment, Wu Shi Kui knew that if this dragged on any longer, he would definitely be hit.

"General Qin, come quickly and help me repel the enemy!"

Left with no other option, Wu Shi Kui could only send out a distress call.

Its loud voice echoed in the void.

The next moment, a streak of light filled with a bloodthirsty aura suddenly flew towards the camp of the Fushan Kingdom below!
After the stream of light arrived beside Wu Shi Kui, it instantly split into two scarlet flames, which chased and intercepted the green light that the Heavenly Capital Grass Sword Insect had transformed into.

The Heavenly Capital Grass Sword Insect seemed quite wary of this fiery aura; after a series of chases and dodges, the green light suddenly paused—

squeak!
The Heavenly Capital Grass Sword Insect manifested its form and let out a strange cry.

Just like when facing the Yin Generals of the Underworld, the two blood flames that had caught up also froze slightly when faced with the strange cry of the Heavenly Capital Grass Sword Insect. They then merged into one, transforming into a black-faced old man with gray hair and wearing dark red armor.

The old man exuded a strong aura of killing intent, his eyes fixed on the Heavenly Capital Grass Sword Insect not far away, like those of a hawk.

In the distance, Shen Li saw the old man who had suddenly appeared and murmured in a deep voice, "Loyal and devoted..."

"Little Green, come back."

Upon receiving the order, the Heavenly Capital Grass Sword Insect, which had been hovering quietly in front of the two, let out a strange cry of resentment, and then transformed into a streak of green light, flying back into Shen Li's palm.

"Your Majesty, who is this woman?"

With the crisis temporarily averted, the dark-faced old man finally lowered his guard and respectfully bowed to Wu Shi Kui.

Wu Shi Kui's face was grim. He still hadn't figured out Shen Li's identity, and yet he had inexplicably gotten into a fight with her.

"Who exactly are you?"

"Don't you even dare to say your name?"

Meeting Wu Shi Kui's gaze, Shen Li looked down at the Tian Du Grass Sword Insect in her hand, which was holding its head high, and gently comforted it.

"It's alright, you're still in the larval stage. When you transform into an adult, those forces that you fear will be much less."

"I'll come back and ask them for advice then."

Shen Li gently tapped the head of the Heavenly Capital Grass Sword Insect with her finger and then retracted it into her body. She then looked at the Golden Toad hiding in the distance.

"Xiao Jin, let's go."

Their figures gracefully landed on the golden toad's back, and the human and the demon transformed into a streak of golden light and flew away into the distance.

Seeing this, the old general surnamed Qin was about to chase after Wu Shi Kui when he was stopped by Wu Shi Kui.

"Old General, let it go."

"This woman is very similar to the legendary witch cultivator. Although she only has the cultivation level of the early stage of Golden Core, her methods are extremely strange and difficult to guard against."

"I almost fell for his trick just now."

"Now that the manifestation of the spirit is imminent, we must still prioritize the spirit."

The dark-faced old general surnamed Qin stopped in his tracks, cupped his hands slightly, and said, "It's a pity that this old minister has been hiding for over a hundred years, but now he has been exposed prematurely because of this woman."

"Now, all the forces surrounding the Yunmeng Great Swamp are probably aware of my existence..."

Upon hearing this, a barely perceptible hint of embarrassment flashed in Wu Shi Kui's eyes.

"This is my fault, so be it."

"Now we need to see if the Fire Calamity Sect's plan will be effective."

"If the Calamity Fire Sect can deal with the Shen family and those sword cultivators, with the strength of myself and the old general, plus the sons of my Fushan Kingdom, we still have a chance to obtain this spiritual essence."

"Let's go."

The two figures landed on the camp below.

……

After the golden toad carried Shen Li away from the battlefield, it flew forward for a short while before a strange celestial phenomenon suddenly appeared in the Yunmeng Marsh in front of them!

For some unknown reason, the black snow that had accumulated for a year in the swamp, which stretched for nearly a thousand miles, suddenly melted rapidly!
The water vapor from the melting black snow floated up and formed a huge water droplet with a diameter of over a hundred feet in the sky above the Yunmeng Marsh!
As the surrounding black vapor continued to rise and converge on the huge water droplet in the void, a terrifying chill suddenly emanated from the droplet!

In an instant, the vast Yunmeng Marshland stretching for thousands of miles below was completely covered in frost!

The vegetation in the swamp was frozen into ice sculptures and shattered into dust in an instant.

This terrifying chill was not confined to the Yunmeng Marsh; the frost on the ground, along with the increasingly dense chill emanating from the void, was rapidly spreading in all directions.

The forces stationed around the Yunmeng Great Swamp were suddenly attacked by this cold air, and their camps were turned into ice castles.

Some low-level cultivators who didn't have time to escape were instantly frozen into ice sculptures, and then shattered into ice shards as the icy aura intensified!

"Master, is this strange phenomenon a sign that your spirit is about to manifest?"

In the void, the golden toad, which had hastily dodged the chilling aura, exclaimed in astonishment.

Shen Li stood on its back, gazing at the giant water droplet in the void that was shrinking continuously. After a moment of contemplation, she released her divine sense.

Soon, she found the place where the Qingluo Sword Pavilion members and Jiang Xiuqi were stationed.

"Let's go find some of the seniors from the Azure Sword Pavilion."

With the spirit of the Yunmeng Great Swamp suddenly manifesting, she couldn't just rush in to find something helpful to the Heavenly Capital Grass Sword Insect. She could only go to the people of the Qingluo Sword Lodge first and then deal with the matter after obtaining the spirit.

The golden toad changed direction and flew towards the location where Huang Lingshan and the others were.

Due west of the Yunmeng Great Swamp, Huang Lingshan and the others stood in the void.

Their makeshift campsite was now covered in frost.

"Ok?"

"It seems like a divine sense swept over here just now."

As everyone closely watched the changes in the giant water droplet in the void, Liu Qixuan suddenly frowned and looked in the direction from which Shen Li was coming.

Beside him, Qiu Wufeng, carrying a heavy sword, followed his gaze and narrowed his eyes slightly.

"She is a female cultivator at the Golden Core stage."

Upon hearing this, everyone turned to look.

Qi Sanjue and Liu Qixuan had both secretly activated their sword energy, ready to make a move at any moment.

"Please don't be impulsive, everyone. It's a junior member of the Shen family who has come."

Huang Lingshan witnessed Shen Li's tribulation.

This time, they immediately recognized the person as Shen Li, who had just achieved the Golden Core stage.

"A junior member of the Shen family?"

"Is it the one who broke through to the Golden Core stage a few days ago?"

Liu Qixuan asked curiously.

As Huang Lingshan nodded, the golden toad had already brought Shen Li to her side.

"Li'er greets all seniors."

Everyone returned the greeting with clasped hands. Huang Lingshan stepped into the air and approached, saying softly, "Girl, what brings you here?"

"Did Chongming send you?"

Shen Li shook her head slightly and said, "Li'er came out to gain experience and happened to encounter this manifestation of spirit, so she thought she would come and see if she could help you seniors."

Huang Lingshan nodded.

She had personally witnessed Shen Li's methods of killing the Twelve Yin Generals of the Underworld, and she did not think that Shen Li, who was only at the early stage of the Golden Core realm, would be weak.

"I saw you coming from the southwest. Did you see the battle over there just now?"

"Who is the Kingdom of Fushan fighting against?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Li smiled slightly and said, "It is Li'er and the king of Fushan Kingdom."

"Li'er had her eye on the national seal in his hand and was about to get it, but unexpectedly, the Fushan Kingdom was hiding a dark-faced old man in the late stage of the Golden Core realm."

Upon hearing this, the members of Qingluo Sword Pavilion all wore somewhat strange expressions.

The king of Nafu Mountain, Wu Shi Kui, had already reached the late stage of the Golden Core realm, and with his numerous magical artifacts and robes, his strength was not weak.

Shen Li actually dared to covet his imperial seal and almost succeeded.

In the end, he escaped unscathed from the hands of two late-stage Golden Core experts.

Is this the strength a cultivator in the early stage of the Golden Core realm should possess?
Huang Lingshan didn't find anything surprising about it.

After all, the twelve Yin generals of the Underworld were no weaker than Wu Shi Kui.

Didn't she still kill them all?
"Let's go, let's go over there first, that spirit should be fully manifesting soon."

After Shen Li was led to the group, everyone's attention once again focused on the constantly changing water droplets in the void.

Time passed slowly, and after about an hour, the black snow in the Yunmeng Marsh below had completely melted.

The rising black vapor slowly disappeared, and the water droplets in the void continued to shrink, releasing a large amount of cold air into the surroundings.

"It should be about time..."

Gazing at the water droplet that had shrunk to only a few feet in size, the Moonlit Sword Immortal spoke in a deep voice.

The others standing in the void also noticed that the other Golden Core cultivators around them were already getting restless.

"Shall we join in?"

Liu Qixuan took out a wine gourd from his waist and then spoke.

The group exchanged glances, then transformed into sword lights and flew towards the water droplet in the void.

Seeing that the people from Qingluo Sword Pavilion had already made their move, the Golden Core cultivators from the surrounding forces immediately became restless.

"What about the assistance that the Fire Calamity Cult cultivators mentioned?"

"If help doesn't come soon, my soul will be taken away by these sword cultivators again!"

From the void opposite, the Heavenly Fox Demon King from Mount Wu spoke anxiously.

Meanwhile, Qu Yunhe and others from other directions, such as the Huangsheng Sect, were also constantly looking around, trying to see where the aid promised by the Jiehuo Sect was.

After the Battle of Tianyuan Mountain, the major Golden Core forces in the Southern Frontier were terrified by the Shen family and the Qingluo Sword Pavilion.

The group understood that if they couldn't find a way to deal with the sword cultivators from the Azure Vine Sword Pavilion, the spirits of this Yangnao Land would truly be lost to them.

At that very moment, the mysterious cultivator who had approached them before reappeared.

The man claimed to be from the Zhongzhou Jiehuo Sect, saying that before the next spiritual manifestation, the Jiehuo Sect would help them deal with the sword cultivators of the Qingluo Sword Pavilion.

In return, they will lend a hand when the Fire Sect tries to seize the Dao Source in the future.

All the major powers agreed.

But now, the spirit is about to fully manifest, and the people of Qingluo Sword Pavilion are all ready to make a move. The help promised by the Calamity Fire Sect has not yet appeared, so they are naturally very anxious.

"Why haven't those idiots in the underworld made a move yet?!"

In the mountains and forests not far from Yunmeng Marsh, several figures wearing dark red cloaks with flame patterns embroidered on their backs stood.

Wei Chengyu, who was in the lead, had a livid face as he looked at Huang Lingshan and the others in the sky above the Yunmeng Great Swamp in the distance.

"Senior Brother Wei, what should we do now?"

A young disciple of the Calamity Fire Sect behind him asked in a deep voice.

Wei Chengyu glanced at him and asked, "What should we do?"

"How would I know what to do?" "Not many of my Fire Calamity Sect members sneaked in this time. Apart from us, the rest went to Dragon Slaying Valley with Senior Brother Wu."

"The group of madmen from Qingluo Sword Pavilion are very strong. If we make a move rashly, it will be no different from suicide."

After clenching his fist inwardly, Wei Chengyu said angrily, "Let's retreat. Let them handle this matter of spirituality themselves."

"They're all a bunch of useless people anyway, and we can't count on them for anything in the future."

Upon hearing this, the disciples of the Calamity Fire Sect behind him immediately cupped their hands and quietly disappeared into the forest.

Above the Yunmeng Marsh.

The water droplet suspended in the void has shrunk continuously, and now it is only about a foot in size, radiating a bluish-green fluorescent aura.

"It should be fully formed by now."

“Ling Shan, we will protect you. You shall collect this spirit.”

After Liu Qixuan spoke, the members of Qingluo Sword Pavilion immediately moved to block the Xuan Shuang True Water from all sides, and even Jiang Xiuqi and Shen Li made their moves.

While everyone remained on high alert, Huang Lingshan stepped through the air to the spirit, took out a jade bottle from her storage bag, and then used the Spirit Gathering Technique to directly collect the Xuan Shuang True Water in front of her into the jade bottle.

The Golden Core cultivators from various factions around them still did not make any move to stop her, and simply watched as Huang Lingshan put the jade bottle containing the Xuan Shuang True Water into her storage bag.

Looking at their anxious faces, yet hesitant and looking around, Liu Qixuan grinned and said, "A bunch of cowardly idiots..."

"How boring."

After collecting the Xuan Shuang True Water, Huang Lingshan looked at everyone and said softly, "Let's go, let's go to Yunshui City."

Just as everyone was about to set off, Shen Li's gaze turned to the Wu Clan Puppet in the southwest direction.

"Li'er would like to ask for your help, seniors."

Upon hearing this, Huang Lingshan and the others stopped in their tracks and then followed her gaze to Wu Shi Kui.

"not good!"

Noticing that the people from Qingluo Sword Pavilion beside Shen Li were looking at him, Wu Shi Kui immediately realized that something was wrong and his expression changed drastically as he said, "General Qin, we must run!"

Before his spirit manifested, he had a brief encounter with Shen Li.

At the time, Shen Li made it clear that she was interested in the national seal in his possession.

He never expected that Shen Li would have a connection with the Qingluo Sword Pavilion.

Now, because everyone is wary and dares not make a move, the Qingluo Sword Pavilion has taken away the spirit with extraordinary ease.

Now that they've freed their hands, they're probably already plotting to kill me!
Wu Shi Kui and the dark-faced old general surnamed Qin beside him immediately transformed into streaks of light and fled into the distance!

"Want to run?"

But Wu Shi Kui was very alert and chose to run away. A golden sword light flew out from beside Shen Li in an instant!
This sword light belonged to Qi Sanjue, one of the six members of the Qingluo Sword Pavilion.

He was the fastest of the six.

A golden sword light pierced the sky, quickly catching up with the escape light that Wu Shi Kui and the black-faced old man surnamed Qin had transformed into, and intercepting the two.

Meanwhile, Shen Li, Huang Lingshan, and the others arrived one after another, and the group of eight surrounded Wu Shi Kui and his companion.

To be on the safe side, Jiang Xiuqi took out an array plate from his storage bag and set up a sealing array in the surrounding void.

Upon seeing this, Wu Shi Kui's expression turned extremely ugly.

His gaze fell on Shen Li, then swept around, only to find everyone staring at him menacingly.

Wu Shi Kui gritted his teeth, his heart bleeding, and bowed, saying, "I am willing to offer up the imperial seal and treasure, and I beg you all to release me and General Qin!"

"His Majesty!"

Upon hearing this, the dark-faced old man holding the heavy black mace changed his expression slightly and immediately tried to dissuade him.

With a bitter expression, Wu Shi Kui shook his head and transmitted his voice, "General, please don't say any more. The most urgent thing is to save your life."

Looking at Shen Li and seeing her hesitation, Wu Shi Kui added, "I admit that you are all very strong. If we were to fight, neither the old general nor I would have any chance of escaping."

"However, if I am determined to self-destruct my golden core and the national seal, even if you kill me, you will not gain any benefit!"

Upon hearing this, Huang Lingshan and the others' expressions changed slightly.

If it were just Wu Shi Kui alone this time, they were absolutely certain that they could prevent him from even self-destructing.

However, there was an old man in the late stage of the Golden Core realm beside Wu Shi Kui.

If the two were truly determined to fight to the death, one only needed to hold them off for a moment, while the other would have ample time to self-destruct.

"Li'er, what do you say?"

Huang Lingshan looked at Shen Li beside her.

After a moment's thought, Shen Li smiled faintly and said, "Li'er is not interested in his life either."

As she spoke, she looked at Wu Shi Kui and said, "Hand over the Imperial Seal and we'll spare your life."

Upon hearing this, Wu Shikui looked at Huang Lingshan and the others.

"Words are meaningless. If you obtain the Imperial Seal and then go back on your word, I will..."

"What, does Your Excellency want us to swear an oath?"

Before Wu Shikui could finish speaking, Shen Li suddenly interrupted, "Do you think you can use that national seal to control us?"

"Let alone whether you have the ability to self-destruct the Imperial Seal, even if you did, what would it matter?"

Her words startled Wu Shi Kui.

Looking at Shen Li's indifferent appearance, he couldn't figure out for a moment whether the other party really didn't care about the national seal, or whether he had already planned to attack and kill him after handing over the seal.

"Handing over the seal is your last chance to live. Otherwise, neither of you will be able to leave alive today."

When Shen Li spoke again, the old man surnamed Qin beside Wu Shi Kui immediately exuded a large amount of murderous aura, and he glared at Shen Li like a furious lion.

"Then try it!"

"I have fought countless battles in my life, and I have never been afraid!"

His words made Liu Qixuan scoff.

"Heh... the old guy's pretty arrogant."

"If a fight breaks out later, I'll take care of this old man!"

"I'd like to see what he's capable of."

The atmosphere instantly became tense. After several changes in expression, Wu Shikui immediately said, "I am willing to hand over the Imperial Seal!"

As Shen Li just said, Wu Shi Kui understood that if they handed over the national seal today, the two of them would still have a chance to survive.

After all, he had some understanding of sword cultivators and knew that in most cases, in order to maintain a clear sword mind, sword cultivators would not do things that contradict themselves.

But if they don't hand over the sword, once a fight breaks out, the two of them will definitely die.

"His Majesty……"

Upon seeing this, the elderly man surnamed Qin spoke with a sorrowful expression.

Wu Shi Kui shook his head slightly, then took out the square seal that emitted a purple-gold halo.

With a reluctant expression, Wu Shi Kui stroked the seal in his hand, a resolute look flashing across his face. He then forcibly severed the connection between himself and the national seal!

puff!
He has possessed this imperial seal for hundreds of years.

It was precisely because of this national seal that he founded the Fushan Kingdom.

Having refined the treasure for hundreds of years, having it suddenly taken away was undoubtedly a devastating blow to him.

After spitting out a mouthful of blood, Wu Shi Kui's aura weakened. He took one last deep look at the national seal in his hand, then gritted his teeth and threw it at Shen Li.

Beside Shen Li, the golden toad suddenly opened its mouth, its scarlet tongue directly rolling the square seal into its mouth.

"I have already handed over the Imperial Seal, gentlemen..."

Wu Shi Kui staggered as he looked at Huang Lingshan and the others.

Huang Lingshan looked at Jiang Xiuqi beside her and said, "Fellow Daoist Jiang, let them go."

Jiang Xiuqi nodded slightly and waved his hand to dispel the great array that sealed off the surrounding space.

Upon seeing this, Wu Shi Kui and the old man surnamed Qin immediately flew away into the distance on their escape light.

"Let's go to Yunshui City."

When Huang Lingshan spoke, Shen Li bowed slightly and said, "Seniors, please go ahead. I still need to find something in the Yunmeng Great Swamp."

Upon hearing this, Huang Lingshan looked around and saw that all the Golden Core cultivators from other parties had already left.

Given Shen Li's current strength, there shouldn't be much danger, so I didn't try to persuade her any further.

After they parted ways, Shen Li and Jin Chan headed together towards the depths of the Yunmeng Great Marsh.

……

Yunshui City.

Inside the old house's side room, after hearing Huang Lingshan briefly recount the events of Yunmeng Daze, Shen Chongming's expression became somewhat strange.

He hadn't expected that he would obtain the Xuan Shuang True Water so easily this time.

Especially when he heard that Shen Li had actually gone to Yunmeng Great Swamp and even snatched away the treasure from the Fushan Kingdom's ruler that gathered the fortune of all the people, Shen Chongming shook his head with a wry smile.

"This girl is really a handful."

Huang Lingshan smiled and nodded, then said, "There's nothing else to do right now. Tell us about your third uncle."

Shen Chongming lowered his head and recounted in detail everything about his third uncle Shen Wen'an and Xu Zhan, as well as the intelligence He Chongyi had sent back during this period.

After he finished speaking, everyone's expression turned serious.

After Shen Wen'an and Xu Zhan lost contact, He Chongyi and Shen Xiuyun did not dare to search too far into the far west, but they did find the edge of the endless desert and saw with their own eyes that in the depths of the endless desert, there were phantoms of divine dragons rushing into the void.

The Qingluo Sword Pavilion also has a profound history in Danzhou, so they naturally know the difference between a true dragon and a dragon species.

When Shen Chongming mentioned that He Chongyi and the others had personally witnessed a dragon-shaped phantom with deer antlers and two feet appearing deep in the desert, they instantly understood that those phantoms were dragons about to transform into real dragons.

"A dragon that has molted into a true dragon with horns and claws growing from its belly must be at least at the Purple Mansion Realm..."

What exactly is hidden in the deserts of that far west?

The Moonlit Sword Immortal murmured in a deep voice.

After a moment's thought, Huang Lingshan said, "We'll have to go and see for ourselves to find out."

"According to Chongming's words, it will probably be several decades before the next manifestation of his spirit occurs."

"I'm waiting in Yangnao Land, and since I have nothing else to do, I might as well go and take a look."

The collapse of the Dao in Yangnao Land is imminent. Regardless of whether Danzhou will be affected, once the collapse begins, the predators attracted there will certainly not let Danzhou go.

The members of Qingluo Sword Pavilion also wanted to take advantage of the remaining time to improve their strength as much as possible.

The fact that such an unusual phenomenon exists in the far west of Flame Lake City suggests that there is a high probability of some kind of opportunity.

Whether it was to find Shen Wen'an and Xu Zhan or for some other opportunity, Huang Lingshan planned to go and take a look.

"Aunt and all the seniors should be extra careful on their journey."

After thinking for a moment, Shen Chongming told the story of how his third uncle, Shen Wen'an, had his memories erased when he went to explore that area.

After Huang Lingshan nodded, she and several other sword immortals from the Qingluo Sword Pavilion left Yunshui City and headed towards Yanhu City.

Jiang Xiuqi did not accompany them this time.

Today, Luoxia Mountain is entirely supported by him alone.

Furthermore, since Huang Lingshan and the others have all gone to the far west, he must stay behind to help the Shen family and prevent the forces in the southern border from having any ideas.

……

Dragon Slayer Valley.

Since killing three Golden Core cultivators from the Calamity Fire Sect last time, Shen Wen'an and Xu Zhan have been searching in the valley for nearly two months, but they still haven't been able to find any other Calamity Fire Sect cultivators.

The two wandered through the intricate valley, not daring to fly into the sky to search.

"Third Uncle, here..."

Xu Zhan took out a bottle of pills that could replenish a cultivator's spiritual power from his storage bag and handed it to Shen Wen'an behind him.

Within the Dragon Slaying Valley, the Ten Thousand Dragons Formation exerts a suppressive effect, and there is absolutely no spiritual energy present in the surrounding air.

As a physical cultivator, it didn't bother him much, but Shen Wen'an was clearly affected quite a bit.

Fortunately, the two had previously killed three Golden Core cultivators from the Calamity Fire Sect and seized a considerable amount of pills and spirit crystals from them.

Otherwise, with only the pills and spirit crystals they carried, they probably wouldn't have been able to hold on by now.

Shen Wen'an took the jade bottle, poured out two pills and swallowed them. While refining them, he looked around and said, "We need to think of something."

"If we continue searching aimlessly like this, who knows when we will find other cultivators of the Calamity Fire Cult."

Xu Zhan nodded slightly and asked, "Does Third Uncle have any good ideas?"

Shen Wen'an stopped in his tracks, his gaze sweeping around him, then looking at the crimson mist swirling above his head.

Those blood-red mists contained extremely terrifying and complex resentful dragon spirits.

Once inhaled, the powerful resentment will cause them great trouble.

Shen Wen'an had inadvertently inhaled a trace of it earlier and suffered considerable torment.

He shifted his gaze from the void and suddenly looked at the ground beneath his feet.

"Xu Zhan, protect me!"

After saying a few words, Shen Wen'an sat cross-legged on the ground.

He came up with a solution!
The purpose of the members of the Calamity Fire Sect infiltrating Dragon Slaying Valley was to destroy the Ten Thousand Dragons Formation and release the Heavenly Dragon Temple that was suppressed beneath Dragon Slaying Valley.

Although he wasn't interested in formations, he was, after all, a disciple of Pei Zhao, a renowned master of formations.

He was influenced by what he saw and heard, and some of his fellow disciples from Yinyun Academy often asked him to help test the power of the formations when he was in Qiyun Valley.

Shen Wen'an was not completely ignorant about formations.

His purpose this time was to see if he could use his knowledge of formations to find the most crucial nodes of the Ten Thousand Dragons Formation.

The entire Dragon Slayer Valley is vast, and the Ten Thousand Dragons Formation covers an extremely large area.

Shen Wen'an felt that the people from the Calamity Fire Sect who infiltrated the area could not possibly have been aimlessly causing destruction.

If you want to destroy an array quickly, you can destroy the key nodes of the array if you can't find the array base.

Although this method is not as fast as directly destroying the array base, the people of the Calamity Fire Sect obviously haven't found the twelve True Dragon Array Bases yet.

They are most likely using the clumsy method of destroying the array nodes.

After sitting cross-legged on the ground, he released a sliver of his divine sense, which began to invade the earth beneath him.

With the suppression of the Ten Thousand Dragons Formation, his divine sense could not be released very far, but he could still vaguely sense the energy flow path of the Ten Thousand Dragons Formation under the earth.

After sensing the direction of the energy flow of the great formation, Shen Wen'an withdrew his divine sense and slowly opened his eyes.

"Walk."

Following the general direction of the energy flow, he immediately led Xu Zhan to hurry behind.

After traveling several hundred feet, Shen Wen'an sat down cross-legged again, carefully sensing the direction of the energy flow of the great array.

The two walked and stopped frequently, and soon arrived at an unfamiliar place.

When Shen Wen'an sat cross-legged on the ground again and released his divine sense to sense the energy of the array, he was surprised to find that there was a node of the array not far below him!

Furthermore, this large array node has already been destroyed!
"Xu Zhan, search carefully; there should be some clues nearby!"

Having confirmed that the node of the large array was damaged, Shen Wen'an immediately got up and, together with Xu Zhan, began to search the surrounding area carefully.

They could not fly, and similarly, the members of the Calamity Fire Sect dared not fly either.

Since everyone walks on their own two feet, it's inevitable that some clues will be left behind.

"Uncle Three!"

After a brief search, Xu Zhan suddenly discovered a half-faded footprint on the branch of an ancient tree!
Shen Wen'an came up to it, gently touched the footprint, and then looked up at the lush canopy of trees above.

At this moment, he vaguely understood that since killing those three Calamity Fire Cult cultivators last time, the two of them had been wandering around for so long, but had failed to find any other Calamity Fire Cult cultivators.

"I never expected those bastards to choose to hide in the trees!"

Xu Zhan also realized the crux of the problem and angrily punched the ancient tree in front of him.

Shen Wen'an returned to the location of the array node and carefully sensed the direction of the energy of the other arrays. Combining this with the footprints on the big tree earlier, he had already made a general judgment.

"Let's go over and have a look."

The two of them sprinted quickly to the left front.

Not far from the two, in the dense forest, a figure dressed in a black cloak sat cross-legged on the ground, his hands constantly forming hand seals, manipulating the strange liquid in the pottery jar in front of him to burrow into the ground.

The scarlet liquid, like a nimble little snake, twisted and burrowed into the soil under the control of the black-robed figure.

A moment later, the scarlet liquid, carrying a piece of white bone about a foot long, emerged from the soil again!

A hint of joy appeared on the black-robed figure's face. He then put the white jade-like bones into his storage bag. Just as he was about to get up and leave, he seemed to hear some noise!
He suddenly turned around and waved his hand, scattering the scarlet liquid from the pottery jar behind him!

Roar!
The crimson liquid swelled in the wind and strangely roared, transforming into a four-legged monster engulfed in golden flames!

The four-legged monster charged straight at the boulder not far away the moment it landed!

"Heh... your intuition is quite sharp."

"I've been looking for you guys for so long, and today I've finally caught another one..."

Xu Zhan's voice rang out, and his figure suddenly darted out from behind the boulder, delivering a punch to the onrushing fire monster!
boom!
After suppressing his anger for more than two months, the force of his punch was immense!

The fist, imbued with a massive amount of vital energy, squeezed out ripples in the surrounding air!
The fire monster that pounced on him was instantly blasted apart by a single punch!
The crimson liquid, wreathed in golden flames, exploded and splattered everywhere.

Having defeated the fire monster with a single punch, Xu Zhan took a sudden step and charged directly towards the black-robed figure.

He had always believed that the reason the two of them had been trapped in Dragon Slayer Valley for so long was because of these annoying rats!

After searching for who knows how long in this dark and sunless place, we have finally caught one.

He doesn't even plan to use any magical artifacts now; he just wants to rush over and smash this guy to death with his fists!

The figure in the black cloak seemed to have not expected Xu Zhan to be so fierce, blasting the fire monster he had summoned into pieces with a single punch.

Xu Zhan, his body wreathed in crimson flames, charged forward with unstoppable momentum. The black-robed figure's hand gestures changed slightly, and in an instant, the crimson liquid that Xu Zhan had just shattered shot out from all directions!

Xu Zhan, who was rushing forward, didn't have time to react and was instantly possessed by that strange thing!

Just as the thing was wriggling rapidly and was about to completely envelop Xu Zhan's body, a sword beam struck from behind Xu Zhan!
The sword light precisely grazed Xu Zhan's body, slicing away a large patch of crimson liquid while also slashing towards the head of the black-robed figure!

puff!
The figure in black robes couldn't dodge in time, and his head was grazed by the sword's edge!
The black cloak covering his head was torn to shreds, and a line of blood spurted out on his cheek!
Xu Zhan took the opportunity to break free from the strange slime on his body, but when his eyes fell on the figure in black robes, he was suddenly stunned!
"Bald monk!?"

(End of this chapter)