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Chapter 566: Bustling, Immortal Seed?
Chapter 566: Bustling, Immortal Seed?
As Chu Ning and the others began their exploration within the Spirit Mountain, something else was happening outside the passage of the Nine Transformations Spirit Mountain.
After all the Late-stage Nascent Soul Cultivators from various minor sects had departed, they started entering one after another.
In the blink of an eye, only one person remained.
It was Shi Fengbo, who had also come alone.
Unlike Chu Ning, he didn't accompany anyone else upon his arrival.
As the other cultivators gradually left the area, this person seemed to have no intention of entering immediately.
He stood silently in mid-air.
After a stick of incense's time, several figures flew in from various directions.
In just the time it takes to brew a cup of tea, eleven figures had joined Shi Fengbo.
He turned to glance at the new arrivals.
"Are you all here? Let's go in then!"
His voice was cold, yet carried an unquestionable authority.
He seemed like someone accustomed to high positions.
"Yes!"
The other eleven figures respectfully acknowledged his command.
One by one, they flew towards the mountain path leading into the Spirit Mountain.
After everyone had entered, Shi Fengbo finally flew in and landed outside the mountain.
At this moment, something surprising happened.
The Spirit Mountain, which all the previous cultivators had effortlessly flown into, now seemed to present a formidable resistance to Shi Fengbo.
His flight was extremely slow, and there was a noticeable struggle at the entrance.
"Hmph!"
A cold snort escaped from his nose.
Suddenly, the spirit energy around him violently fluctuated.
If Chu Ning were there, he would have felt the immense disturbance in spatial energy.
The next moment, Shi Fengbo seemed to break through some kind of restriction and forcibly flew into the Spirit Mountain.
Outside the Nine Transformations Spirit Mountain, peace finally returned.
"This Spirit Mountain's appearance has certainly caused a stir!"
After another half a cup of tea's time, an aged voice echoed through the heavens and earth.
It was as if someone was muttering to themselves.
Accompanying the voice, a tall but slightly stooped elder appeared.
The elder wore a grayish-brown robe adorned with intricate lines that seemed chaotic yet held a profound mystery upon closer inspection.
At this moment, the elder looked up at the Spirit Mountain in the distance, his eyes filled with a lifetime of experiences, evident to anyone who glanced his way.
"Immortal Seed, could it be hidden within this Nine Transformations Spirit Mountain? Even if there's only a sliver of hope, I should probably take a look.
Those old fellows from the Skylid Continent might not be able to resist the temptation either. If I don't go in now, I might run into them!"
The aged voice echoed once more, and the elder took a step forward.
In a single stride, he covered a distance of nearly a hundred zhang and appeared outside the mountain path of the Spirit Mountain.
Like Shi Fengbo before him, the elder faced a formidable resistance as he moved forward.
"If this restriction hadn't weakened over the years, it might have kept me out. But now..."
As the aged voice trailed off, the spirit energy and spatial power around him surged violently.
Immediately after, the elder's figure disappeared into the mountain path.
But this wasn't the end.
Soon after, more figures entered one after another.
After a day, the Nine Transformations Spirit Mountain suddenly became blurry and then vanished into thin air.
...
"Yuanlang Elder and Xuanchenzi don't seem to have any grasp on the situation inside the Nine Transformations Spirit Mountain, which puts us at a disadvantage."
In a vast valley, Chu Ning concealed his aura and sighed inwardly.
After using one medium-grade spirit stone and one origin stone, the teleportation array transported him not to another array but to this uninhabited valley.
Chu Ning had also taken out the map of the Nine Transformations Spirit Stone.
Unfortunately, it contained no records, and the map seemed to serve only as a guide to the Spirit Mountain's location, with no other use.
After a brief scan and finding no other cultivators nearby, Chu Ning summoned White Spirit.
"Can you sense any nearby spirit herbs or treasures, or any obvious restrictions?"
Since there was no clear direction, Chu Ning decided to utilize White Spirit's innate secret art to see if there were any discoveries.
White Spirit, who had not yet taken form, perched on Chu Ning's shoulder and tilted her head to sense the surroundings.
She spoke up, "Master, I sense a region with a higher concentration of spirit herbs about a hundred li ahead, but nothing else out of the ordinary."
"Then let's go take a look," Chu Ning said, flying straight ahead.
The distance of a hundred li was quickly covered by Chu Ning.
"Jade Silver Flower, Azure Mist Grass..."
Chu Ning unhesitatingly picked these spirit herbs.
During the trading assembly in Unity City, he had memorized numerous pill formulas at the Pavilion of Treasures.
However, most of the spirit herbs required for those formulas had already been lost in the outside world.
Chu Ning hadn't had time to research and improve these formulas yet.
Unexpectedly, the Nine Transformations Spirit Mountain had preserved many of these herbs, and a thousand years was more than sufficient for their medicinal purposes.
If he could find a few more, he might be able to gather all the necessary herbs for a pill formula.
After collecting all the spirit herbs, Chu Ning looked up into the distance.
"White Spirit, we don't currently know the specifics about the Nine Transformations Spirit Mountain.
However, the secret realm that everyone is searching for is most likely the cultivation ground of the Ninth Derivative Ascendant.
It should also be the place with the most abundant spirit energy in the entire mountain."
As Chu Ning spoke, he paused slightly.
"Let's sense the changes in the cosmic essence energy and head towards the place with the richest spirit energy."
For the past two years, Chu Ning had been sensing spirit energy.
Although the entire mountain was filled with abundant spirit energy, with almost no noticeable differences, Chu Ning, after sensing it, still managed to find a direction.
This direction was consistent with the spirit energy sensed by White Spirit.
He then flew towards one side.
Before long, Chu Ning flew out of the valley.
As he looked ahead, he saw an endless stretch of mountains.
"Even if the Nine Transformations Spirit Mountain is vast, it can't possibly be this big. It must be the effect of some kind of array restriction."
Chu Ning's eyebrows twitched slightly, and he even suspected that it might be an array utilizing some kind of primordial power.
However, the array here was extremely profound, and he had entered through a teleportation array. Even with Chu Ning's expertise in arrays, he couldn't find a way to break through it for a while.
He used the God-Sealing Technique and flew forward, and no cultivator discovered him.
Unexpectedly, he sensed the presence of other cultivators.
"The four cultivators I sensed consecutively are all from the nine major sects. They must have teleported to this area as well.
Could it be that I teleported a greater distance and reached the core area?
Do the major sects also know about this method?"
Chu Ning had a vague guess at this moment.
Otherwise, it wouldn't be such a coincidence.
After this guess, Chu Ning became more vigilant.
If the nine major sects could find this area, it's not impossible for members of the same sect to gather together.
These sects have a large number of people, so it's better to be cautious.
Just as Chu Ning was being cautious, he suddenly felt a stir in his heart and paused his flight.
At the same time, his gaze shifted to the right.
"Since we're here, why bother hiding anymore?"
As Chu Ning's voice fell, a thin and proud figure appeared.
It was Dan Tianqi from the Starfeather Sect.
At this moment, the two looked at each other with peculiar expressions.
Dan Tianqi's gaze was fixed on Chu Ning.
"You can actually block divine sense probing. It was you last time outside Unity City, right?
Otherwise, how could you have escaped the tracking of the outer plane demonic beast?"
Chu Ning wasn't particularly surprised that Dan Tianqi had guessed that he was outside Unity City.
After all, that Ma Shaojiu had contacted him before, so he was probably on the list of suspects.
Adding to that the use of the God-Sealing Technique, it wasn't surprising that Dan Tianqi had guessed it.
Since the other party had already guessed it, and now they had met again, it was impossible to pretend nothing had happened.
Chu Ning prepared to use his treasures to attack.
At this moment, his divine sense sensed another person.
"I didn't expect that a late-stage Nascent Soul Cultivator from the Starfeather Sect, when facing a mid-stage Nascent Soul like me, would also start to hide his tracks.
Could it be that he's still thinking of launching a sneak attack?"
As Chu Ning spoke, his gaze shifted to a spot not far from Dan Tianqi.
As Chu Ning's voice fell, a person holding a jade pendant that was completely crystal clear appeared.
It was Tong Zhanghong.
This made Chu Ning feel a bit surprised. He had discovered Dan Tianqi first at such a close distance, and only then did he notice Tong Zhanghong.
Previously, it was usually Dan Tianqi who could hide his aura.
Thinking of this, Chu Ning's gaze fell on the jade pendant in the other's hand, and he assumed it was the work of this object.
"Sneak attack? You're not even worthy at the mid-stage Nascent Soul level."
Tong Zhanghong saw Chu Ning, and his face, which usually had a smile, now wore a cold smile.
"But you're quite cunning. I was originally prepared for you to escape.
I didn't expect you to even be able to see through the concealment of the Illusionary Jade Pendant. It seems you do have some skills.
However, you seem too confident. Do you really think that after escaping twice, you can escape a third time?
Dare to hurt me and even dare to steal our sect's ultimate treasure. If I don't take your life today, I won't be named Tong!"
Chu Ning listened to the other's cold laughter with a calm expression and spoke calmly.
"Escape? Why would I escape? I've killed late-stage Nascent Soul Cultivators before, so what's the harm in killing a few more?"
Upon hearing these words, Tong Zhanghong's cold smile grew stronger, and his gaze swept over the white spirit on Chu Ning's shoulder.
"Just you and this little fox?"
"You're not even worthy for my spirit beast to take action." Chu Ning spoke calmly again.
Then he patted White Spirit.
"Stay back and help me with the array. Keep an eye on them and don't let these two Nascent Soul Cultivators escape."
As Chu Ning's voice fell, White Spirit instantly transformed into a white light and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
The two late-stage Nascent Soul Cultivators from the Starfeather Sect were stunned by Chu Ning's words, their eyes wide with shock.
They even suspected that their hearing was faulty.
It wasn't until they saw that Chu Ning still had no intention of escaping, and had even summoned a giant spirit sword, that Tong Zhanghong finally laughed in anger.
"You're asking for death!!"
(End of Chapter)
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