Cangmin Mountain is of paramount importance.
At the foot of Cangmin Mountain, a crowd gathered in front of a seemingly ordinary mountain hollow.
As Yue Sheng stood before the crowd, a vast, pale golden power, unlike any other spiritual energy, began to emanate from his body.
That is the divine power belonging to the gods.
He raised his hand and forcefully blasted the power into the open space in front of him!
A strange scene unfolded. The Cangmin Mountain protective spirit array, which was originally formless and intangible and could not be perceived by ordinary cultivators, rippled out like water the moment the divine power struck, revealing a corner of an intricate array pattern that covered the entire sky. Although it was only a fleeting moment, it was enough to make all the cultivators present gasp in astonishment.
"It's true!" An incredulous exclamation erupted from the crowd. For thousands of years, no one had been able to find its trace in Cangmin Mountain, which had actually been completely hidden by such a magnificent spirit array.
Yue Sheng's brows furrowed tightly. The stability of this mountain-protecting spiritual array far exceeded his expectations. "Everyone, gather your spiritual power with me and forcefully tear this array apart!" he shouted in a deep voice, his voice echoing in all directions.
He alone might not be able to shake this ancient formation, but with the combined strength of the hundreds of cultivators present, it's not impossible.
At the summit of Cangmin Mountain, Yun Qian's figure had just solidified.
Just then, a sharp and unparalleled sword light pierced the air; it was Qin Wu practicing his sword. Yun Qian subconsciously raised her hand, her fingertips flowing with spiritual energy, and deftly caught the sword strike.
Qin Wu's sword is faster and sharper than before, and he is also growing rapidly.
"Senior Sister?" Qin Wu sheathed his sword, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes. However, what surprised him even more was that when Yun Qian received his sword strike, her spiritual energy suddenly fluctuated.
The bottleneck that had been holding him between the Nascent Soul stage and the Mahayana stage suddenly loosened at this moment.
Yun Qian herself felt it too. She clutched her chest and looked up at the sky. She saw that the once clear sky was gathering thick, inky clouds at a visible speed, with lightning flashing faintly among the clouds.
She was speechless! Was the heavens deliberately working against her? Why not break through earlier, why not later, but at this most critical juncture?
There was no time to think! "Qin Wu, listen!" Yun Qian said urgently, "Go find Bai Chuan immediately and go down the mountain to guard the protective spirit array! Yue Sheng is at the foot of the mountain with a large number of people from the immortal sects. Remember, the protective spirit array must not be broken!"
Qin Wu glanced at the terrifying tribulation clouds above his head, hesitated for only a moment, then nodded heavily, his figure transforming into a sword light and disappearing from the mountaintop in an instant.
Right now, protecting Cangmin Mountain is of paramount importance.
Yun Qian took a deep breath and looked at the heavy, pressing down tribulation clouds. The spiritual energy in her inner palace was churning like boiling water.
"Boom—!"
The first bolt of heavenly lightning tore through the sky, carrying an aura of destruction, and crashed down fiercely!
Forbidden area in the back mountain.
After being infused with a special divine power, the heavy stone door emitted a muffled rumble and slowly opened a crack, releasing a wave of scorching heat. Lin Huaiyu's figure flashed and disappeared inside.
The stone gate closed tightly behind him once again.
Inside the door was a boundless sea of crimson lava, where the heat distorted the air.
In the middle of the sea of lava, a figure wielding a long sword is fiercely battling a colossal beast formed from molten lava.
That figure's swordsmanship was exquisite, and one could still vaguely see the extraordinary talent that had captivated the three realms in his prime.
This person was none other than Qi Mo, the former head of Cangmin Mountain.
However, his sword, powerful enough to split mountains and cleave seas, could now only leave a shallow mark on the giant beast.
Lin Huaiyu moved like lightning across the lava, a long sword already in his hand, the "Shaohua" sword that had been sealed in his inner palace for a hundred years and belonged to Bai Yan.
Upon seeing Lin Huaiyu, Qi Mo felt a sense of relief and even had time to force a smile: "If you hadn't come, I, your senior brother, would have really died in this godforsaken place, junior brother."
Lin Huaiyu wielded the sword, a clear and sharp light precisely blocking the giant beast's lava claw as it slammed down. "I never said I would definitely come."
"But with your black hair, you look much younger and more pleasing to the eye." Qi Mo complained while wielding his sword to repel the fireballs spewed by the giant beast. "If I had known that inheriting the position of sect leader would mean endlessly battling this unkillable guy in this sea of lava, I should have given the position to you in the first place."
Lin Huaiyu gave a slight smirk: "You think things are peaceful outside?"
"What's going on outside?" Qi Mo, who had been trapped in this sea of lava for hundreds of years, perked up immediately upon hearing this.
Lin Huaiyu continued working, but his tone grew heavier: "It's widely rumored that you've ascended to immortality. Now, the Three Realms believe that my Cangmin Mountain possesses the secret method for ascension, and they are gathering forces to forcibly dismantle our protective mountain array."
"Are they crazy?!" Qi Mo exclaimed with disgust. "These guys must have lost their minds from all that cultivation! I think it'll be good for them to come in and spar with this indestructible thing!"
"boom--!!!"
The fourth bolt of lightning struck down fiercely, its power far surpassing that of the previous ones.
Yun Qian gripped Xiao Hei, the Chaos Sword humming as it withstood the attack once more.
As the fifth bolt of heavenly lightning brewed in the clouds, a clear and firm thought came from within the inner palace: "Yun Qian, give me a... more imposing name."
It paused, a hint of sadness and resolve in its thoughts: "Since you have decided to die, I don't want anyone to still call me 'Little Black' a hundred years from now. That would be too embarrassing."
Yun Qian swung her sword to meet the sixth bolt of heavenly lightning. Amidst the deafening roar, she responded with her mind: "What do you want to shout?"
"You are my master, you decide."
The seventh bolt of lightning tore through the sky, illuminating her pale face. She smiled slightly amidst the lightning, her thoughts sending out: "Ink Soul, how is it?"
The black sword suddenly emitted a clear and resonant resonance, its spiritual light shining brightly! "Good!" its response was brief and powerful.
From then on, the sword of chaos was known as "Ink Soul".
At the foot of Cangmin Mountain.
The spiritual power gathered by hundreds of cultivators transformed into a dazzling pillar of light with a diameter of over ten feet, continuously bombarding the light barrier manifested by the mountain-protecting spiritual array, causing the entire array to tremble violently and its light to flicker uncertainly.
Just as the light barrier was about to collapse, a powerful sword intent that seemed capable of splitting the heavens and the earth suddenly slashed out from within the Cangmin Mountain!
"laugh--!"
As the sword light passed, the pillar of spiritual energy, which had gathered the strength of a hundred people, was split in two and collapsed with a bang! Some cultivators who did not have time to withdraw their strength were blown away by the backlash of spiritual energy, and screams of pain rose and fell.
A cold glint flashed in Yue Sheng's eyes as he looked at Qin Wu, who stood before the formation with his sword: "Trying to die?"
“It’s not that bad.” Bai Chuan’s figure also appeared quietly. His face was still sickly pale, and he gently waved his folding fan. His tone was unusually calm. “We are resisting.”
"Heh." Yue Sheng scoffed, "Overestimating yourself."
Before he finished speaking, his figure vanished like a ghost, and in the next instant, he appeared directly in front of Bai Chuan, striking him squarely on the top of the head with a palm imbued with divine power! "Today, I'll use you as a sacrifice for the flag!"
"Your opponent is me!" Qin Wu's voice was as cold as iron, and his sword was already upon him, forcing Yue Sheng to turn around and block.
To Ling Yuesheng's astonishment, Qin Wuming, despite being only at the Nascent Soul stage, had somehow increased his sword speed and power to an unbelievable level, even making him feel somewhat troubled. His gaze sharpened, and he finally noticed the strange red light that flashed briefly between Qin Wu's brows.
“Little friend,” Yue Sheng dodged a tricky sword intent, his tone mocking, “forcibly improving your cultivation with forbidden drugs will lead to qi deviation and eternal damnation.”
"I could kill you." A near-mad smile appeared on Qin Wu's face, and his swordplay grew even more ferocious. "Even if you die, it wouldn't be a loss!"
It turned out that after leaving the mountaintop, Qin Wu found Bai Chuan, who was refining pills. After relaying Yun Qian's instructions, he asked directly, "Second Senior Brother, do you have any medicine that can greatly increase cultivation in a short period of time?"
The enemies below the mountain are too strong; neither Yue Sheng nor Si Li are a match for him with his current cultivation level. If no solution is found, the protective mountain array will be broken, and Cangmin Mountain will be in grave danger.
Bai Chuan frowned deeply. Normally, he would have sternly reprimanded Qin Wu, emphasizing that survival was paramount. But at this moment, he knew better than anyone that the survival of Cangmin Mountain was more important than their own lives.
After a moment of silence, Bai Chuan took out a jade bottle from the depths of his Qiankun bag, poured out a blood-red pill, and said in a hoarse voice, "This medicine... can give you several times your own strength within the time it takes for an incense stick to burn. But after the effects wear off... there will be a tenfold backlash. Qin Wu, if you take it, you may die."
Qin Wu took the pill and swallowed it without hesitation. He looked at Bai Chuan with a resolute expression: "Second Senior Brother, if we don't take this pill, we might die too. I, Qin Wu, will never be a fish to be slaughtered!"
"boom--!!!"
The ninth bolt of heavenly lightning was so powerful that it seemed capable of leveling the entire Cangmin Mountain!
Just as the lightning was about to engulf Yun Qian, a huge white figure suddenly shot out and blocked her path!
It is Zhihua.
It once again revealed the true form of the guardian beast!
"roar--!"
The lightning collided violently with the giant beast's body, creating a deafening roar. As the light dissipated, Zhihua's enormous body shrank rapidly as if all its strength had been drained, eventually turning back into a tiny cat, collapsing limply to the ground, its breath weak and feeble.
Manifesting its giant beast form already consumes a great deal of spiritual energy, not to mention having withstood a heavenly lightning bolt that was its nemesis; it was no longer able to sustain itself.
"Zhihua!" Yun Qian cried out, her heart pounding. "Don't come any closer! Get out of here!"
The guardian beast of the Nine-Tailed God Clan possesses heaven-reaching power, but its weakness lies in heavenly lightning.
Zhihua raised her head, glanced weakly at Yun Qian, and with her last bit of strength, moved her small body, struggling to crawl away from the center of the heavenly lightning. "This is all I can do for you... Yun Qian..."
Its sound was as faint as a whisper.
Looking at that small, battered creature, so wounded because of her, Yun Qian felt her eyes sting with tears.
This place is never just a world within a book.
Every person and every sentiment here is so real and passionate.
She gripped the Ink Soul Sword tightly in her hand, gazing at the seemingly endless tribulation clouds above her head.
She can definitely save them.
No matter what, you absolutely must!
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