The Wandering Immortal

Chapter 100 The Heavenly Tribulation of Nascent Soul
Jiang Yuan looked behind him again, but there was no one there. He still dared not linger and fled for his life at full speed.

Only now, standing on the lotus flying boat, did he have time to send a talisman to Shen Wangzhi, urging him to flee north as quickly as possible.

Shen Wangzhi had no doubts and instructed Lao Lu to set up the talisman boat and fly north, while he, Liu Caiwei, and Li Shouzhong provided support from behind.

Jiang Yuan and Cui Qinghe returned to the sky above the Spirit Gathering Array. At this time, the dark clouds began to dissipate, and a larger celestial phenomenon appeared in the direction of the demonic dragon behind them, which could be seen from thousands of miles away.

High in the dark clouds there was a ring of colorful clouds that stretched for hundreds of miles. Jiang Yuan felt a sense of familiarity with it; it must be the Heavenly Tribulation of the Nascent Soul stage!

For some unknown reason, this black dragon broke free of its cage, but once it emerges, it will inevitably be blasted to ashes by heavenly lightning. Before it dies, it will desperately try to escape, and the heavenly tribulation will pursue it. Anyone caught in the heavenly tribulation will surely die.

Let alone the Golden Core and Nascent Soul cultivators, even the old ghosts who have transformed into Nascent Soul cultivators hidden in those cave heavens are probably trembling with fear.

Jiang Yuan glanced back and saw that the colorful clouds in the sky were jumping towards the spirit gathering array. Why would the demonic dragon flee to the north?

Without time to think, Jiang Yuan quickly summoned a wooden flying boat and, together with Cui Qinghe, plunged into the sea and swiftly submerged.

Unexpectedly, this thing, which I had impulsively refined with a large amount of ancient ebony wood while living in seclusion in the Tianshan Mountains, has now become my lifeline.

We had only dived for about a mile when we reached the bottom. The water was too shallow there. Suddenly, the surface of the sea behind us flashed, followed by a boiling and surging sea.

Jiang Yuan knew that it was lightning striking down, so he called Qing He to use their magic to propel the flying boat as far north as possible into the deep waters.

Flashes of light and thunderous roars echoed across the sea behind them, audible even a mile underwater.

Judging from my intuition, the place where the demonic dragon was struck by the heavenly lightning must be near the island of the Spirit Gathering Array. Could it be that the demonic dragon has some connection with that Nascent Soul senior?
Jiang Yuan's small flying boat was crafted in the style of a star shuttle, with two pointed shuttle-shaped ends. It was very fast at escaping underwater. If it had been in the sky, it would have been hit by the heavenly lightning.

They still dared not linger, for the demonic dragon would not die anytime soon; it would take at least a dozen rounds of heavenly lightning.

If it resists the heavenly tribulation above the spirit-gathering array, that island is probably doomed; there's nothing left but medicinal herbs that are not yet old.

After swimming for over a thousand miles underwater, Jiang Yuan sensed that the Heavenly Tribulation remained in one place, so he gradually surfaced and could see it more clearly from the sky.

Absolutely right, the place struck by the heavenly lightning was the Spirit Gathering Array. The area covered by the heavenly lightning was several hundred miles. Even if it wasn't completely destroyed, major sects would come to examine the demonic dragon's remains, inevitably revealing the location of the cave.

Jiang Yuan and Shen Wangzhi sent out talismans, so they didn't need to run so fast anymore; the demonic dragon was probably already finished.

The two flew four thousand miles north before catching up with Shen Wangzhi and his party.

Hearing that the demonic dragon had fled to the island of the Spirit Gathering Array and was killed by the Heavenly Tribulation, Shen Wangzhi could only smile bitterly. He had finally found a place to stay, but what should he do next?

It would be difficult to find a mountain with spiritual veins in the Central Plains. These people have reached a critical moment where they need to accumulate a lot of resources, and there is no way they would hide in some small sect to survive.

To the east lies a vast ocean stretching for tens of thousands of miles. Whether or not a spiritual vein can be found is unknown, so it's best not to take the risk for now.

Jiang Yuan pondered for a long time before suggesting that they settle on Tamna Island, which was a very large island that stretched as far as the eye could see.

More importantly, regarding the collapsed spirit stone mine in Silla, Jiang Yuan only needed to say the word "Silla" in a telepathic message for Shen Wangzhi to understand.

That place was extremely secluded. Even though they used a recording talisman to capture some scenes of ordinary people being arrested and forced to work in Laoshan, those scenes were all inside the mine, and no one knew where the entrance was.

Laoshan has been destroyed. If Cui Qinghe had released those menial disciples, who knows how many would have survived, but they certainly wouldn't have been able to reopen the spirit stone mines. Since there are spirit stone mines, there must be spirit veins; digging a cave dwelling wouldn't be a bad idea, at least they could obtain some spirit stones.

After several years of depletion, Wanghailou only has one million spirit stones left. With six Golden Core cultivators, it will be completely depleted in less than a year.

There was no rush to travel at this moment, so they let the talisman slowly fly north, and it was not until a day later that they arrived at Tamna Island.

Jiang Yuan found an inconspicuous island in the northern waters of Tamna Island and settled down temporarily.

As an elder of the Wanghailou Hall, Li Shouzhong naturally had to return to the Central Plains to gather information. He needed to know what had happened in the South China Sea, how it would be handled, and how the remaining territory and profits of Laoshan would be distributed.

The spirit stone mine is, in essence, an industry of Laoshan. If it were discovered by the major sects, there would be no need to risk mining it. Furthermore, there were spies within Laoshan from various sects, so the situation is truly uncertain.

Jiang Yuan and Cui Qinghe went to explore the collapsed spirit stone mine again. Their previous brutal actions were mainly to strike at Laoshan, but they never expected to come full circle.

The two approached stealthily and confirmed that the ground had not been rebuilt, indicating that Laoshan had completely abandoned this place that day.

Judging from the mountain and river formations, the spirit stone mine is located at the end of the dragon vein, and the original excavation was not deep. It was mainly located by the sea. If it were dug too deep, it would be prone to water seepage and collapse, so it needs to be maintained with formations.

Jiang Yuan judged that there were still many spirit stones stored up, and it was even possible to excavate a cave. He dived underwater to take a look and guessed that it would be more convenient to open the door from the bottom of the water, or to start from the middle of the dragon vein.

Three days later, Li Shouzhong sent news that the major sects of the Central Plains who went to explore the South China Sea suffered heavy casualties, and the talisman ships of the five major sects were all damaged to varying degrees.

Some were killed by the violent demonic energy when the demonic dragon burst forth, while most were swept away by the heavenly tribulation and reduced to ashes.

Those people were flying from the north to the South China Sea. When they encountered danger, they instinctively fled north. However, the demonic dragon also fled in that direction, bringing heavenly tribulations with it. Not many small sects and rogue cultivators managed to escape.

The major sects had their talisman boat formations to block the attack, but those with lower cultivation levels were not spared either. Only a few Nascent Soul and Golden Core cultivators survived by fleeing to the east and west.

A Nascent Soul cultivator went to the sea to investigate. Originally, only a powerful array was used to imprison the demonic dragon. Over time, the spiritual energy weakened, and the demonic dragon broke through the restriction and rushed out. There were no opportunities around it.

Of course, they also discovered the Spirit Gathering Island and guessed that someone had once occupied it, since there was a medicinal garden on the main island.

The cave's protective barriers were also destroyed by the heavenly lightning, rendering the small island worthless.

The allocation of Laoshan's assets is still under discussion.

Li Shouzhong has already contacted Lao Ma of the Divine Sword Sect. Lao Ma was one of the vanguards in the attack on Laoshan and has made outstanding contributions. He will surely give him an explanation.

Shen Wangzhi and the others could only wait on the small island for the time being.

Jiang Yuan and Cui Qinghe explored the surrounding sea area to see if they could find a better spiritual vein. Having a flying boat that could travel underwater would be much more convenient than before.

The underwater world is bizarre and wonderful, with many sights that can't be seen on land. Before, she was too busy escaping to pay attention to it, but this time it truly amazed Cui Qinghe.

The small flying boat had bright windows on both sides, and Qinghe kept looking left and right. Some small fish and shrimp swam past her eyes, and she wished she could reach out and catch them.

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