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Chapter 505: A Casual Gesture, Annihilated to Ashes
Chapter 505: A Casual Gesture, Annihilated to Ashes
Unlike decades ago when they had to take a detour, this time, the two rode on the Golden Thunder Eagle towards Yaochi Mountain without any detours.
As they passed by the territories of various sects, cultivators would occasionally sense the presence of the Golden Thunder Eagle and come to investigate.
But each time Chu Ning released his aura, and the others sensed that he was a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, they would quickly scatter and give way.
The Eastern Sacred Continent was smaller than the Western Alliance Continent, and many regions were inhabited by mortals.
There weren't many large spiritual mountains and veins suitable for cultivation, and the cultivation resources were not as abundant as in the Western Alliance.
As a result, the number of cultivators was significantly lower than in the Western Alliance.
Previously, there were more than ten late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators in the Western Alliance Continent.
In contrast, there were only four late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators in the Eastern Sacred Continent.
Under such circumstances, a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator like Chu Ning was extremely rare.
The cultivators avoided him like the plague, let alone dare to cause any trouble.
The two traveled without hindrance and soon arrived at Wangshan City near Xiaoyaoshan Mountain.
They stayed in the city for two days before beginning their flight towards Xiaoyaoshan Peak.
Sitting on the Golden Thunder Eagle, Cen Zikin sighed softly.
"Several decades have passed, and I never expected that the four sects surrounding Wangshan City would have undergone such changes.
"After Yaochi Palace, the Star Sea Sect was also annihilated by the Yin Demon Sect, and the Dawn Light Sect and Huangyan Valley have also submitted to the Yin Demon Sect."
Chu Ning smiled and said, "The old freak of the Yin Demon Sect has advanced to the mid-stage Nascent Soul, and the influence of the Yin Demon Sect has further increased.
If the four sects had united and resisted the Yin Demon Sect in the first place, it would have been fine.
Since they stood by and watched as your Yaochi Palace was destroyed, their fate is unavoidable."
Cen Zikin nodded slightly after hearing this.
As they continued on their way, they soon arrived above Xiaoyaoshan Mountain.
But what made them both fall silent was that this mountain, which used to be filled with spiritual energy, was now shrouded in a sinister aura.
There was not the slightest trace of the feeling of an immortal's dwelling.
Seeing this, Cen Zikin's fists clenched tightly, and her delicate face turned ashen.
She suddenly turned her head and looked at Chu Ning, who was sitting behind her.
"You asked me to return to the Eastern Sacred Continent to help me unravel my heart knot, didn't you?"
At this moment, Chu Ning did not evade the question.
"Zikin, you should have realized it too.
Your heart knot is not just because your master failed to form a Nascent Soul, but because her failure led to the subsequent changes in Yaochi Palace.
In the end, it's still because of the Yin Demon Sect. Since that's the case, let's destroy that old freak of the Yin Demon Sect."
Cen Zikin turned her head and looked at the Xiaoyaoshan Mountain below, a place that used to be so familiar to her but now exuded only a sinister aura.
A hint of determination flashed in her clear eyes.
"No, I don't need your help to deal with the old freak of the Yin Demon Sect.
After I condense my Nascent Soul, I will kill him with my own hands!"
"Good!" Chu Ning agreed without hesitation.
Seeing the look in Cen Zikin's eyes at this moment, he knew that he had achieved his goal for this trip.
Cen Zikin seemed to have made up her mind about condensing her Nascent Soul and entering the Nascent Soul stage, without any hesitation or worry.
His gaze followed Cen Zikin's to Xiaoyaoshan Mountain, and he said softly, "But before that, let's collect some interest first.
At the same time, let that old freak of the Yin Demon Sect know that his life is now in our hands!"
Cen Zikin guessed what Chu Ning was about to do, and she opened her mouth, but in the end, she didn't say anything.
She had been worried that Chu Ning would make a move on Xiaoyaoshan Mountain, and if there were any fellow sect members left, they might be harmed.
However, as she thought about it, decades had passed, and it was unlikely that there were any cultivators from Yaochi Palace left.
Just as this thought flashed through Cen Zikin's mind, she saw Chu Ning extend his hand, with a ball of flame in each palm.
The flame in his left hand was cyan, and the one in his right palm was red with a hint of purple.
The next moment, Chu Ning clenched his fists, bringing the two flames together.
When Chu Ning opened his hands again, a lotus flower with a cyan main color and hints of white appeared.
The lotus flower alternated between cyan and white, beautiful and captivating, and extremely eye-catching.
"This is the Mixed Elemental Fire Lotus?"
Cen Zikin spoke softly, her voice laced with disbelief. She found it hard to imagine that the gorgeous lotus in front of her possessed the power that Chu Ning had described.
The Yin Demon Sect had also set up an array on Xiaoyaoshan Mountain, and it seemed to be a rather powerful one.
Cen Zikin was curious as to how a single flame could break through it.
Chu Ning nodded slightly and waved his hand. The lotus of cyan and white shot out and fell towards Xiaoyaoshan Mountain below.
As soon as the Mixed Elemental Fire Lotus touched the array, Chu Ning shouted, "Explode!"
The next moment, accompanied by a faint "boom," the Mixed Elemental Fire Lotus rapidly blossomed before violently exploding.
A powerful shockwave swept towards the array below, causing it to dissipate instantly.
Countless specks of cyan flame then rained down!
"What's going on?"
"The array is broken!"
"Enemy attack!!"
...
Shouts and roars echoed from within Xiaoyaoshan Mountain.
But soon, half of those voices abruptly disappeared.
Within a hundred meters of where the explosion occurred, countless specks of cyan light descended.
Then, whether it was people or objects, they all vanished without a trace under the cyan light.
In the blink of an eye, a hundred-meter radius at the center of Xiaoyaoshan Mountain was reduced to flat ground.
The cultivators in the surrounding areas did not fare much better.
While the Yin Demon Sect's array was not weak, it could not be considered extremely powerful either.
After the Mixed Elemental Fire Lotus self-destructed, the might of its aftermath was only countered by eighty to ninety percent.
Even though only a tenth of the remaining shockwave landed, it was still lethal to many low-level cultivators.
Immediately, over ten Zhijing and Lianqi cultivators realized the danger and activated their defensive shields.
However, under such a powerful shockwave, their shields shattered one after the other.
One by one, their faces contorted in horror as they fell to the ground, unable to get up.
The remaining buildings also crumbled under the force of the shockwave.
In just a few breaths, a nearly 500-foot radius in the center of Xiaoyaoshan Mountain turned into a field of rubble.
Outside the ruins, several figures appeared, most of them wearing looks of shock and bewilderment.
"Who dares to cause trouble in the Yin Demon Sect's territory?"
A loud roar resounded as several figures soared into the sky.
At the forefront was an ugly-looking woman with the cultivation of an early Nascent Soul.
Following closely behind her were four Golden Core cultivators.
The ugly woman's gaze swept across Chu Ning and Cen Zikin, and in the next moment, her expression changed drastically.
"Mid-stage Nascent Soul!"
With just a glance, she had discerned Chu Ning's cultivation level.
The next instant, her previous rage vanished without a trace.
Staring at Chu Ning, she asked cautiously, "May I ask for your esteemed name, Fellow Daoist? Has my Yin Demon Sect offended you in any way?"
"Offended me? Your Yin Demon Sect has offended me in countless ways."
Chu Ning glanced at the ugly woman indifferently.
"I only know that the Yin Demon Old Freak in your sect is a Nascent Soul cultivator. I didn't realize there was another one like you.
But today, you've run into me, so you can only blame your bad luck."
Hearing Chu Ning's words, the ugly woman's heart sank, and she immediately summoned her life-bound magic treasure.
A white protective light shield appeared around her.
At the same time, she saw countless silver arcs falling from the sky, enveloping her and the four Golden Core cultivators behind her.
"Quick, defend yourselves!"
The ugly woman shouted in alarm.
In fact, the few Golden Core cultivators had also reacted and summoned their life-bound magic treasures.
The countless silver arcs converged into five lightning balls and struck down, hitting the five cultivators.
As a Nascent Soul cultivator, the ugly woman could withstand the power of the silver arcs to some extent.
However, the few Golden Core cultivators, despite using their life-bound magic treasures, were unable to withstand the might of the spell.
One by one, their figures tumbled toward the ground.
"Bang! Bang!"
Accompanying the dull sounds of their bodies hitting the ground, the numerous Yin Demon Sect cultivators below were left stunned.
They witnessed their usually high and mighty Golden Core protectors fall, their vital energies extinguished.
The four Golden Core cultivators didn't even have time to utilize their Golden Cores before perishing.
Everyone stared in horror at Chu Ning, who seemed like a celestial deity in the air. But the next moment, their gazes flickered, and Chu Ning's figure had vanished from their sight.
"Not good!"
The ugly woman in the air also couldn't detect Chu Ning's presence in her spiritual sense, and her heart sank.
In fact, she was in a dire situation herself. Moments ago, she had managed to block one lightning ball with her life-bound magic treasure.
Perhaps due to the others diverting some of the power, she hadn't been injured.
But now, a golden lightning bolt struck down, and she was unable to withstand it.
Her life-bound magic treasure's defense was broken, and her internal qi and spiritual power surged chaotically, indicating severe injuries.
At this moment, seeing Chu Ning's figure disappear, she knew he was about to launch another attack.
She immediately tried to flee.
However, her speed couldn't compare to Chu Ning's.
Using the newly learned Thunder Escape Technique, Chu Ning swiftly appeared before the ugly woman and threw a punch!
"Ah!"
Along with a cry of surprise, the ugly woman was sent flying.
Simultaneously, a tiny figure escaped from her body.
The ugly woman had first been struck by the golden lightning talisman, and now, Chu Ning's secret technique from the Nine Transformations Tempering Body Art had landed a critical blow.
Her physical body lost all signs of life, and her Nascent Soul was forced to flee.
Void Escape!
At this moment, Chu Ning used the Instant Movement Technique, appearing beside the ugly woman's Nascent Soul in the blink of an eye.
Before the ugly woman's Nascent Soul could react, Chu Ning's large hand grabbed it.
"Spare my life, Fellow Daoist!"
Feeling the restraining force on her Nascent Soul, the ugly woman cried out in alarm, her voice filled with pleading.
It was no wonder she was so panicked. Chu Ning's displayed strength was truly terrifying.
With a raise of his hand, she was completely powerless to resist.
The ugly woman had no doubt that Chu Ning could destroy her Nascent Soul with just a thought.
"Rest assured, I won't kill you."
Just then, Chu Ning's indifferent voice sounded, causing the ugly woman to feel relieved.
"Ah!"
But the next moment, she let out another painful cry.
Chu Ning's hand was filled with surging spiritual power, and in an instant, her Nascent Soul was severely injured, left hanging by a thread.
"I'll let you live, so go back and tell the Yin Demon Old Freak to watch his step.
His dog life is mine to take whenever I please!"
Without waiting for a response, Chu Ning left with Cen Zikin, leaving behind the shocked members of the Yin Demon Sect.
(End of Chapter)
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