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Chapter 679 The Heavenly Mirror Scheme [Please Subscribe]

Fengguo, Youquan Lake.

When Zhou Chun revisited this place, this infamous Yin Sha land within the territory of Feng Kingdom, he looked at the lake shrouded in gloom and felt quite emotional.

During the war between immortals and demons, he also fought here and defeated the Yuan Demon army, killing powerful enemies in battle.

Now, hundreds of years later, this battlefield, where countless cultivators were buried, has become a forbidden area within the Feng Kingdom, off-limits to the living.

Because the Yin Sha earth veins beneath Youquan Lake are extremely powerful, forcibly destroying them could turn the surrounding area of ​​a thousand miles into a dead zone. Even knowing that leaving this place intact could become fertile ground for the growth of demonic cultivators, the Tianling Alliance did not forcibly destroy this place after the war ended.

However, the Jingyang Sect, the most powerful force in Feng Kingdom, sends a Golden Core elder to inspect the area every few years to eliminate any demonic cultivators who attempt to hide and cultivate here.

At the same time, the Jingyang Sect and other forces in Feng Kingdom will issue targeted missions to patrol Youquan Lake, sending their disciples to clear out naturally bred ghosts and demonic cultivators who are trying to cultivate there.

Standing above Youquan Lake, Zhou Chun looked down and could see some cultivators fighting with ghosts and spirits.

However, because he deliberately concealed his figure, those juniors who didn't even have the cultivation level of the Purple Mansion stage naturally couldn't see his presence.

He had no interest in watching the tricks of these juniors, and soon quietly descended into Youquan Lake, diving all the way to the bottom.

At the bottom of Youquan Lake lies a Yin Sha Spring, where the Yin Sha energy is extremely dense. Even a Golden Core cultivator who stays nearby for too long risks falling into demonic possession.

But at this moment, a tall figure was sitting cross-legged beside the spring.

When Zhou Chun arrived near the spring, the figure immediately looked up at him.

"Fellow Daoist Zhou is indeed a trustworthy person. It seems I did not misjudge him."

Beside the Yin Sha Spring, Heavenly Mirror Master looked at Zhou Chun, who had arrived as promised, his eyes flashing with golden light, and his words were full of satisfaction.

Zhou Chun replied calmly, "I always keep my word. Since I promised Fellow Daoist Tianjing, I will certainly not go back on my word now."

After saying that, he looked at him and asked, "But Fellow Daoist Tianjing, are you sure you really want to do that? Perhaps even if you risk your life, you won't be able to harm him in the slightest!"

Upon hearing this, Master Tianjing remained silent for a moment before looking at him with a firm tone and saying, "When Fellow Daoist Zhou faced the three Flood Dragon Kings alone before, were you also confident of victory?"

Seemingly surprised by his question, Zhou Chun paused for a moment before nodding gently and saying, "I understand. In that case, I will fulfill my promise and do my best to create a suitable opportunity for you!"

"That's enough!"

Master Tianjing nodded in satisfaction, and then explained his plan to Zhou Chun in detail.

After the two conspired and discussed the matter, Zhou Chun temporarily withdrew from Youquan Lake and found a place outside to hide.

Meanwhile, the Heavenly Mirror True Man at the bottom of Youquan Lake took out the Ghost Face Token that he had exchanged with Zhou Chun and directly activated the treasure to begin converting the Ghost Cultivation Method.

He was a Nascent Soul cultivator who had obtained the Ghost Cultivation Method from Zhou Chun for many years. He had already thoroughly understood the cultivation method and had even practiced some of the Ghost Cultivation Secret Techniques in advance.

With the Ghost Face Token and the Yin-attribute spiritual herbs and minerals that Zhou Chun had exchanged with him, his transformation into a ghost cultivator was naturally very smooth and easy.

The moment Tianjing Zhenren completely transformed into a ghost cultivator, a fierce wind suddenly howled above Youquan Lake, and countless ghosts wailed, displaying an extremely unusual phenomenon.

This strange phenomenon instantly caught the attention of the Feng Kingdom cultivators who were training there.

Unfortunately, before they could discover the anomaly and escape the scene in time, the Heavenly Mirror Master, in order to keep it a secret, had already captured them all in an instant.

At the same time, just as True Person Tianjing completely transformed into a ghost cultivator, True Person Ziyang in the Yanyang Sect suddenly seemed to sense something and hurriedly took out a purplish-black token from his storage bag.

This divine-suppressing tablet, powerful enough to enslave a Nascent Soul cultivator, was now rapidly dissipating the sealed primordial spirit within it.

Then, to Master Ziyang's utter astonishment, it vanished completely, leaving not a trace of its former aura!

"What happened? How could the Heavenly Mirror have suddenly fallen?! Who did this?!"

He was so shocked that he couldn't help but gasp in surprise, his heart filled with turmoil.

At any time, the fall of a Nascent Soul cultivator is no small matter; it is a major event that can shake a nation!

For Master Ziyang, although Master Tianjing was not considered a member of the Yanyang Sect, he was at least a top-tier henchman under his command.

Now that this henchman has suddenly fallen, he is also heartbroken.

"Could it be that brat from the Zhou family who did this?"

He composed himself and immediately listed Zhou Chun as a suspect.

Then, with a grim expression, he said, "No, this matter must be investigated immediately!"

After saying that, he hurriedly sent a message to Xiao Sheng, the sect leader of Yan Yang Sect, asking him to arrange for the disciples in the sect to quickly collect intelligence and find out where a battle between Nascent Soul stage cultivators had taken place.

Since Master Tianjing did not die in a battle, he naturally could not gather any useful information by doing so.

After waiting for two days without any results, Master Ziyang realized that things might not be as he had imagined.

He dared not conceal it any longer and hurriedly sent a message to the Silver Moon True Person of the Moon Wheel Sect, informing him of the matter and inviting him to come and discuss how to handle it.

"Fellow Daoist Ziyang, you have greatly disappointed me this time. Such a momentous matter, and you still haven't made a single clue. This is truly unacceptable!"

Inside the Yan Yang Sect, after receiving the news, True Person Yin Yue rushed over and immediately berated True Person Zi Yang with an unhappy expression.

He certainly had the right to criticize Master Ziyang, because Master Tianjing was not the "private property" of Master Ziyang or the Yanyang Sect, but rather the "public property" shared by both factions.

Now that Master Ziyang is in charge of Master Tianjing, the incident of Master Tianjing's death has occurred, so it's normal for Master Yinyue to criticize him.

Master Ziyang, aware of his own negligence, didn't dare express his dissatisfaction. He simply said with an embarrassed expression, "Fellow Daoist Yinyue, please calm down. This matter was indeed my fault, and I won't deny my responsibility. But let's first discuss how to investigate this matter thoroughly!"

Seeing that he was willing to admit his mistake, Master Yinyue's expression softened considerably. She then looked at him and asked, "Fellow Daoist Ziyang, are you certain that the Heavenly Mirror has truly perished?"

"What is the meaning of this, Fellow Daoist Silver Moon?"

Master Ziyang was slightly taken aback, then frowned and said, "At the time, I had a premonition, so I took out the Divine Forbidden Token to check, and I indeed witnessed the Heavenly Mirror's primordial spirit completely dissipate!"

"It's just a matter of being cautious. There are countless extraordinary techniques and secret methods in the cultivation world. We can't let our guard down until we see the Heavenly Mirror's body with our own eyes!"

Master Yinyue shook his head slightly and whispered his opinion.

Upon hearing this, Master Ziyang nodded and said with a hint of flattery, "Fellow Daoist Yinyue is indeed meticulous; I had not thought of this aspect."

After saying that, he asked in a low voice, "Then, in Fellow Daoist Silver Moon's opinion, what should we do now?"

Upon hearing this, Master Yinyue immediately said, "Let's assume that Tianjing really did fall by accident. The most urgent task is naturally to find the place where he fell."

He then looked at Master Ziyang and said, "Fellow Daoist Ziyang, please give me the Divine Suppression Token. I will cast a spell to see if I can pinpoint the approximate location."

Upon hearing this, Master Ziyang immediately patted his storage bag at his waist, took out the purplish-black divine prohibition tablet, and handed it to him.

But then they saw Master Yinyue holding a magic tablet and making hand seals to cast a spell, quickly unleashing a mysterious tracking technique.

If the Heavenly Mirror True Man's primordial spirit power still exists within the Forbidden God Magic Plate at this moment, he can easily find its precise location using this technique.

However, the truth is that the primordial spirit power of the Heavenly Mirror Immortal has been dissipated for more than two days.

Therefore, even though his tracking technique was profound, the feedback he received at this time was very vague.

He frowned as he carefully studied the feedback from the tracking technique before slowly saying, "A considerable amount of time has passed. We can only roughly confirm that the Heavenly Mirror fell in the west. We may need to approach the site of its fall and cast the spell several more times to locate it!"

"West? Could it be in Feng Kingdom?"

Master Ziyang's expression shifted, and he blurted out his guess.

The Yan Yang Sect is already west of Jing Kingdom; further west lies Feng Kingdom.

His guess is reasonable.

Master Yinyue did not refute, but simply nodded slightly and said, "Whether it is true or not, we'll find out when we go together."

"Then let's not delay, let's set off now."

As Master Ziyang spoke, his gaze turned to Master Yinyue.

Yin Yue Zhenren nodded slightly in response.

The two did not linger. After informing Baiyang Zhenren, Ziyang Zhenren left the Yanyang Sect's mountain gate together with Yinyue Zhenren.

The two of them set off westward and soon entered the territory of Feng Kingdom. Then, Master Yinyue used his tracking technique several more times throughout Feng Kingdom.

After wandering around for half a day, the two finally found their way to the vicinity of Youquan Lake.

"That sinister place ahead is called Nether Spring Lake, isn't it? I remember it used to be an important branch of the Corpse Demon Cult. How did our tracking technique lead us here?"

In the sky, Master Ziyang gazed at Youquan Lake, which was still a hundred miles away, and frowned as he recognized the origin of this place.

Upon hearing his words, Master Yinyue gazed intently at the distant Youquan Lake and said, "My tracking technique should be accurate. If Tianjing truly perished there, then this matter is not so simple!"

"Fellow Daoist Silver Moon, what do you mean by that? Do you suspect that there is a Nascent Soul stage demon hiding there?"

Master Ziyang's expression changed slightly, somewhat incredulous.

"It's hard to say, but it's always better to be safe than sorry."

Master Yinyue shook his head slightly, without revealing his inner thoughts.

However, reminded of this, Master Ziyang nodded cautiously and said, "Fellow Daoist Yinyue is absolutely right. Let's send a puppet clone down to investigate first!"

As he spoke, he patted the storage bag at his waist and instantly took out a dark red metal puppet wolf with wings.

"This puppet of mine was specially crafted to facilitate the use of the clone possession technique. Under the command of us Nascent Soul cultivators, even an ordinary late-stage Golden Core cultivator could be destroyed in a few moves!"

After introducing the giant puppet wolf with a hint of pride, Master Ziyang quickly made hand seals and cast a spell, unleashing the secret technique of soul-splitting possession, which only Nascent Soul stage cultivators could perform.

These secret techniques can separate a wisp of a Nascent Soul cultivator's primordial spirit and attach it to a puppet or another cultivator, possessing various wondrous uses.

However, since the destruction of the clone would cause damage to the main body, Nascent Soul stage cultivators generally do not use this secret technique lightly.

At this moment, Master Ziyang used the possession technique to control the puppet. The giant puppet wolf immediately transformed into a streak of fire and flew towards Youquan Lake under his control.

Just as he himself said, the puppet giant wolf was extremely powerful. Protected by a layer of fiery red spiritual light, the evil energy could not touch it at all.

It quickly fell into the lake and sank straight to the bottom.

However, just a few dozen breaths after the puppet giant wolf entered the water, Master Ziyang suddenly let out a muffled groan, his eyes widening as blood spilled from the corner of his mouth.

Upon seeing this, True Person Silver Moon's eyes narrowed, and he couldn't help but ask, "How is it? Fellow Daoist Ziyang, have you discovered anything?"

"My puppet clone's defenses were pierced by a black demonic light, and then the possessing soul was instantly destroyed. I didn't even get a clear look at the true identity of the attacker!"

Master Ziyang recounted his experience with his clone with a gloomy expression.

Then, with anger in his eyes, he said, "The person who could so easily destroy my clone must be one of us, most likely an old demon from the Yuanmo Realm!"

He was also feeling somewhat ashamed and annoyed. After all, he had just boasted about the extraordinary strength of his clone in front of True Person Silver Moon, but now he had been wiped out without even seeing the true face of his opponent. Where could he put his face?

Of course, what they felt most was anger at the destruction of their clones.

"Is that so?"

Yin Yue Zhenren frowned slightly, a hint of doubt appearing in his eyes.

Could it be that he's overthinking things?

Master Ziyang then coldly snorted, "Hmph, since he's hiding at the bottom of the lake and won't come out, I'll force him to!"

As he spoke, he flew directly to the sky above Youquan Lake, then raised his hand and summoned the [Blazing Sun Treasure Mirror], a spiritual treasure, and used its power to send a pillar of crimson fire down to the Yin Sha Spring at the bottom of the lake.

As soon as the crimson pillar of fire entered the lake, a large amount of grayish-white water vapor immediately rose from the lake water, and countless ghosts were directly refined by the intense heat.

But just as the crimson pillar of fire was about to touch the Yin Sha Spring at the bottom of the lake, a dark blue-black demonic dragon suddenly appeared and forcibly shattered the crimson pillar of fire.

"Damn it, it's the fifth-tier puppet body of the Heavenly Mirror! This thing has also fallen into that demon's hands!"

Master Ziyang immediately recognized the origin of the dark blue-black demonic dragon, and his expression darkened considerably.

He had some understanding of the power of this fifth-tier puppet body.

This item was originally a rare treasure obtained by True Person Qingxiao from an ancient cultivation site. However, it could not be activated by spirit crystals, rendering it unusable.

However, if the Nascent Soul of a Nascent Soul cultivator or a fifth-order demon core is used as the energy source, the power of this thing can be fully unleashed, and its actual combat strength is in no way inferior to that of an early Nascent Soul cultivator.

In order to save his life, Master Tianjing deliberately abandoned his physical body. Without a support, his nascent soul could not unleash its true power.

In order to allow this top-tier fighter to continue to be used, Master Yinyue obtained this item from Qingweizi as a place to live, and promised to return it after Master Tianjing died of old age.

Subsequent events proved that Master Yinyue's move was indeed a brilliant one, causing Master Tianjing's strength to increase rather than decrease.

Thinking of the flaws in this fifth-tier puppet, Master Ziyang blurted out with some doubt, "That's strange. Logically speaking, since the Heavenly Mirror has already perished, this puppet's body shouldn't be able to be activated anymore. How can it still unleash its full power now?"

After speaking, he couldn't help but turn his gaze to True Person Silver Moon and ask, "Fellow Daoist Silver Moon, what is your opinion on this matter?"

"This matter is indeed suspicious; the truth will likely only be revealed when we go down there ourselves!"

Yin Yue Zhenren's eyes flickered slightly, and he replied in a low voice.

Then he raised his hand and summoned the Moon Wheel Sect's inherited spiritual treasure, the Holy Moon Wheel, which transformed into a full moon in mid-air, casting down a beam of silver moonlight that protected him within it.

Upon seeing this, Master Ziyang immediately said in a deep voice, "Very well, then let's go down together and see what secrets are hidden down there!"

After saying that, he activated the [Blazing Sun Treasure Mirror] to release a burst of fire to protect himself.

Then, under the protection of the magical treasure, the two transformed into a purple sun and a full moon and fell into the Youquan Lake.

Fever, headache, cold sweats, numbness!!!

(End of this chapter)