: Everywhere

2024-09-28 Author: Gu Zhenren

: Everywhere

The next moment, Zhu Xuanji witnessed a past scene of the third golden furnace.

The furnace door was wide open. A mysterious cultivator stood before it, holding a sickle, and was tossing the corpses of demon beasts and other cultivators into the furnace.

There were so many corpses that Zhu Xuanji narrowed his eyes slightly.

A headless cultivator's corpse was pulled out from a corpse storage bag.

A jade thumb ring slid off the corpse's finger and fell onto the floor tiles.

The mysterious cultivator flicked his wrist, used the sickle's handle to skewer the jade thumb ring—a magical artifact—then raised his arm and inserted the handle into the golden furnace.

The furnace was already nearly packed with corpses. After the sickle handle pressed in, it squeezed out a little more space.

When the mysterious cultivator retrieved the handle, the jade thumb ring artifact at its end was gone, left inside the furnace.

It wasn't just this one artifact; Zhu Xuanji had already seen that many magical artifacts and robes on the cultivators' bodies hadn't been removed and were stuffed into the furnace along with the corpses.

Finally, the mysterious cultivator also placed the sickle in his hand into the golden furnace.

Fire ignited.

The golden furnace burned fiercely, undergoing an exhaustive smelting process that consumed its foundation.

The smelting ended quickly. The flames died down, and the furnace was covered in dark cracks.

The next moment, the furnace shattered.

A large mechanical snake raised its huge head amidst the fragments and dust.

It swam affectionately toward the mysterious cultivator, who lifted his head and stroked the mechanical snake's head.

"That's Zheng Danlian's Night Rain Demon Weapon!" Zhu Xuanji's heart shook violently.

"Then who is this mysterious cultivator?"

Golden light erupted from his eyes, reaching its peak intensity.

The mysterious cultivator's blurry appearance gradually faded, leaving only a vague human轮廓. Within this轮廓, a massive purple light scar was revealed.

The purple scar was shaped like a sea cucumber, emitting an eerie purple light. It was plump, its surface covered with countless bumps, resembling either the fat body of an insect or newly grown tentacles.

An intense purple radiance shot forth, actually eroding back into Zhu Xuanji's eyes.

Zhu Xuanji hurriedly closed his eyes, golden light overflowing from beneath his eyelids.

He exerted effort for a while before completely dissolving the traces of purple in his eyes.

Reopening his eyes, Zhu Xuanji's expression had changed slightly.

"Who is this mysterious cultivator? Could it be Zheng Danlian?"

Zhu Xuanji immediately recalled Zheng Shuanggou's past conversation with him—

Zheng Shuanggou: "About eight years ago, my clan brother, while entering the Immortal Palace, killed a Foundation Establishment cultivator."

"That Foundation Establishment cultivator was holding a mechanical sickle, acting like a mad demon, randomly killing innocent cultivators."

"My clan brother couldn't stand it. Upholding justice, he immediately took action and killed him on the spot, thus obtaining the damaged mechanical demon weapon and a complete set of mechanical blueprints."

Zhu Xuanji had already seen those blueprints and couldn't understand the structure of the Night Rain Demon Weapon.

But by following the blueprints step-by-step, one could indeed forge this Night Rain Demon Weapon!

"The mechanical sickle forged in the golden furnace should be the one in Zheng Danlian's hands."

"It was once complete. Why did it become damaged later?"

"What happened in between?"

"Is it really as Zheng Shuanggou said?"

"Or is this just an elaborate play arranged by the Zheng Family? In reality, they had already forged this mechanical sickle long ago?"

Zhu Xuanji didn't proceed with further deduction.

He lacked more information.

He had discovered an important clue, but it brought with it more mysteries.

Zhu Xuanji started moving, running and穿梭ing through the secret chambers.

Having now recovered to the Golden Core level, the arrangements in the secret chambers were even less of an obstacle, easily swept aside by him.

Before, Zhu Xuanji might have warned Zheng Danlian, but now, he wouldn't do so.

"Judging from the results before and after the golden furnace forging, this Night Rain Demon Weapon is quite sinister, capable of devouring other corpses to enhance itself."

"Perhaps Zheng Danlian's later perfected Night Rain Demon Weapon also increased in power because it killed many enemies!"

"Under my Golden Eye, the mysterious cultivator still hid his true appearance, only revealing a purple light scar."

"That purple light scar is extremely unusual. What exactly is its origin, that it could erode my Golden Pupils! Fortunately, it was just a few wisps of purple intent..."

Just then, Song Fuli suddenly appeared within the range of Zhu Xuanji's spiritual sense.

Song Fuli quickly approached Zhu Xuanji.

They were separated by several secret chambers. Zhu Xuanji communicated via spiritual sense: "Song Fuli, stop there."

"If you advance further, I will treat you as an enemy to be dealt with."

Song Fuli hurriedly said: "Lord Zhu, I am a friend, not a foe! The Night Rain Demon Weapon is too fierce; I've brought you first-hand intelligence."

"I just want to figure out, where is Sun Lingtong?"

"He's the one who stole my treasure goods! I need to retrieve what was stolen from me!"

Zhu Xuanji received Song Fuli's intelligence, pointing out that the Milk Butterfly Mother had appeared and deployed the Curved Light Weaving Shadow Array. But a minor shift had already occurred once, and Zhu Xuanji didn't know exactly which secret chamber the previous battle took place in anymore.

His spiritual sense expanded, covering many cubic secret chambers, but he could only detect the cultivator auras within the chambers, not penetrate inside.

For those like Song Fuli who concealed their aura, Zhu Xuanji hadn't detected them earlier. It was only when Song Fuli actively revealed himself that Zhu Xuanji immediately noticed.

The perspective of the Longyuan Fire Spirit, however, was different from that of the cultivators.

It had a clear and comprehensive view of the scenes inside the shifting secret chambers.

"Ning Zhuo has moved out!"

"He's heading straight for Meng Chong."

"Damn it, damn it!"

The Longyuan Fire Spirit was very nervous.

Its speech sped up, urging Meng Chong to charge faster.

If it were divine thought, it couldn't expand outward. Qi Refining cultivators needed to press jade slips against their brows to read them. But now, Ning Zhuo had advanced to Foundation Establishment and possessed spiritual sense, so he could naturally observe the outside situation.

The Meng Family Golden Core body cultivator and Zheng Danlian formally joined up.

Song Fuli distanced himself from Zhu Xuanji, indicating his stance.

Zhu Xuanji headed towards the Meng Family Golden Core body cultivator and Zheng Danlian!

At the same time, under the cover of Yun Yin Han Bao (Cloud Hidden Bud), Ning Zhuo pursued Meng Chong with all his might.

Electric light coiled around him, emitting a sizzling hum.

This time, there was no sound of mechanical triggers.

After the shifting secret chambers were activated, creating spatial barriers for the main hall, it also affected the minor shifts.

The second minor shift arrived faster than the first!

Thirty-six steps were not enough.

Song Fuli, Ning Zhuo, and Meng Chong's frantic dashes consumed most of the quota.

Zhu Xuanji, the Meng Family Golden Core body cultivator, and Zheng Danlian were only one room away from encountering each other.

The second minor shift pulled everyone apart again.

"Just three secret chambers short!" The Longyuan Fire Spirit angrily punched its throne.

*Thump, thump, thump!*

The fiery long whip behind it lashed so fast it created afterimages.

The Longyuan Fire Spirit was provoked into a fierce temper, gritting its teeth hard, flames shooting from its eyes, but it stubbornly remained silent.

Outside the Persimmon Fire Mountain.

The Taiqing Palace Nascent Soul cultivator cursed angrily: "Meng Hu, don't push people too far!"

As he spoke, he took out a shield.

The shield was thin, yet it strangely blocked Meng Hu's powerful strike.

Seeing the familiar patterns, Meng Hu exclaimed in surprise: "Night Rain Demon Weapon?!"

The Taiqing Palace Nascent Soul cultivator sneered: "This is the Thin Fate Shield. If you can break this shield, I'll withdraw willingly."

Meng Hu, provoked, attacked with full force.

However, no matter how he attacked, he simply couldn't break the thin shield.

Instead, his entire body was covered everywhere with purple wounds. These were injuries reflected back by the Thin Fate Shield.

"What do you say?" The Taiqing Palace Nascent Soul cultivator raised his head with a smile.

"Nothing!" Meng Hu spat out a mouthful of blood and charged forward again.

The Taiqing Palace Nascent Soul cultivator's face darkened. He had no choice but to send a message: "The Meng Family is determined to get the Molten Rock Immortal Palace, even secretly dispatching Meng Hu for support."

"They have no regard for face, turning a deaf ear to my explanations. They truly want to exclude our Taiqing Palace."

"Such anxious action further indicates the competition for the Molten Rock Immortal Palace has reached its final stage."

"All of you, enter the Immortal Palace and strive with all your might for the position of Palace Lord!"

The Taiqing Palace group consisted of five people. Besides the Nascent Soul cultivator, there were two Golden Core cultivators and their two Foundation Establishment attendants.

Hearing their leader's command, the two Taiqing Palace Golden Core cultivators immediately took action.

They simultaneously took out black clothing, put it on, and disguised themselves as two shadowy demonic cultivators.

The two concealed their forms and charged towards the Molten Rock Immortal Palace.

Inner Circle of the Molten Rock Immortal Palace.

Flame beasts moved in packs, like floodwaters冲击ing a dyke, breaking through multiple gaps.

Cultivator casualties were heavy, but they still resisted with all their might.

Sun Lingtong paid no attention to this. He had gathered the latest news, learning that the restrictions on the shifting secret chambers had weakened significantly, allowing Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment cultivators to enter.

"I must go back!" Sun Lingtong gritted his teeth, his gaze firm.

Yang Chanyu looked at him in surprise: "Are you crazy? The battle lines have收缩ed now; there are many Golden Core cultivators active in the inner circle. If we show ourselves, we'll definitely be surrounded and attacked."

"You've already been eliminated. Why go back?"

Sun Lingtong shook his head: "I'm going back. Yang Chanyu... take care of yourself. If the situation looks bad, you should retreat first!"

After speaking, Sun Lingtong concealed his traces and stealthily made his way towards the Immortal Palace's main hall.

"Wait." Yang Chanyu stopped him, "Since we've fought to this point anyway, I'll go back with you!"

"Ah?" Sun Lingtong was surprised.

Yang Chanyu snorted coldly: "Don't use invisibility techniques. Once seen through, it's very easy to be trapped in a hopeless situation."

"Use this instead."

Seeing the clothing Yang Chanyu took out, Sun Lingtong immediately gave a thumbs-up: "Great idea!"

The two disguised themselves using the clothing, becoming two... shadowy demonic cultivators.

Elsewhere.

"Clan Brother, I'm taking action. I leave the Zhou Family cultivators to you." Zhou Nongying sent a mental message.

Another Zhou Family Golden Core ancestor nodded slightly: "Go with peace of mind."

Thus, Zhou Nongying took out a set of black clothing, put it on herself, and became a shadowy demonic cultivator.

Sometimes, disguising as evil demons and heretics was simply the most convenient.

A righteous identity, in many critical moments, could反而 be a hindrance.

"Finally, my turn to appear!" Luo Shang openly killed his way into the Molten Rock Immortal Palace.

Before his Golden Core level ghost generals, the beast tide was split open, creating a clear gap.

Luo Shang seized the opportunity to enter the inner circle of the Immortal Palace.

Then, he saw nearly ten shadowy demonic cultivators appearing one after another!

"What's going on?!" Luo Shang was shocked, "Has disguising as a shadowy demonic cultivator become a trend now?"

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