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Chapter 569: Triple Kill
Chapter 569: Triple Kill
On one side, Tong Zhanghong's Primordial Soul was directly caught by Chu Ning.
On the other side, Dan Tianqi was also in a dire situation.
The Primordial Fire Lotus shattered his Starry Sky Secret Art, and before he could react, the Shadow Demon Spear had already pierced through the void, striking with overwhelming might.
The powerful force transmitted from the spear caused Dan Tianqi to fly backward instantly.
However, the speed was so fast that he couldn't dodge it at all.
At this moment, Dan Tianqi could only hold the Star Radiance Sword in his hand, attempting to withstand the attack of the Shadow Demon Spear.
But this spear, infused with boundless demonic energy, possessed a power far beyond that of ordinary artifacts.
Its might was comparable to that of a replica Spirit Treasure.
Although the Star Radiance Sword in Dan Tianqi's hand was indeed a rare treasure, how could it withstand the attack of the Shadow Demon Spear?
The Shadow Demon Spear directly broke through the defense of the Star Radiance Sword and penetrated Dan Tianqi's chest!
The robe Dan Tianqi wore had some defensive capabilities, but under the attack of the Shadow Demon Spear, it was as fragile as paper.
Demonic energy flooded into his body, and Dan Tianqi felt his life force being rapidly devoured by the spear.
"Escape!"
At this moment, Dan Tianqi was well aware that even in a two-against-one situation, he couldn't handle Chu Ning.
Now, with his body severely injured, he had no chance against Chu Ning.
Therefore, despite the fact that his physical body's life force had not completely disappeared, Dan Tianqi's Primordial Soul decisively fled.
Holding the Star Radiance Sword, he used the Teleportation Technique and flew away into the distance.
But just as he was about to escape, Chu Ning's speed was even faster!
With a flash of his Primordial Soul, he appeared forty zhang away, quickly closing the distance with Dan Tianqi.
At the same time, the Seven Spirit Drills, which had been ready for action, flew out.
They transformed into seven black lights, rushing towards Dan Tianqi's Primordial Soul to attack.
Dan Tianqi also knew that this was his only chance to escape.
The power of his Primordial Soul quickly surged, and the Star Radiance Sword in his hand emitted a dazzling starlight.
With a single strike, he managed to knock away the Seven Spirit Drills that Yang Liuning had launched at him.
But in the blink of an eye, Chu Ning's Primordial Soul had already teleported over!
Holding the Dark Yin Blue Flame in his hand, he struck down directly at Dan Tianqi's Primordial Soul!
Having fought against Chu Ning's Primordial Soul for so many rounds, Dan Tianqi was well aware of the power of the Dark Yin Blue Flame.
He knew that without the support of his physical body, his Primordial Soul couldn't withstand the attack of the Dark Yin Blue Flame.
A flash of ruthlessness crossed his cold and arrogant face.
The next moment, his Primordial Soul suddenly exploded without any warning!
A powerful shockwave, mixed with Stellar Power, rushed towards Chu Ning.
The speed was so fast that even Chu Ning, who had just teleported over, couldn't dodge it.
However, he didn't need to dodge at all.
The Mystic Turtle Shield, which he had been controlling with his left hand, instantly split into nine parts, forming a shield array that protected Chu Ning's Primordial Soul from the deadly attack.
The explosive power of Dan Tianqi's Primordial Soul was indeed formidable, but under the defense of the Mystic Turtle Shield, it was all blocked.
Only the Star Radiance Sword and a Spirit Bag remained floating in the air.
Two Late-stage Primordial Soul Cultivators from the Starfeather Sect were killed one after another in just a few breaths by Chu Ning.
Chu Ning split his forces into two, capturing the Starfeather Fan and Tong Zhanghong's Spirit Bag.
His Primordial Soul grabbed the Star Radiance Sword and Dan Tianqi's Spirit Bag.
The next moment, the Primordial Soul returned to his body, and Chu Ning's figure flashed several times before flying away towards the outskirts.
At the same time, on a mountain peak several hundred li away from this place, a figure was flying towards it.
It was none other than Meng Shiyuan, the Sect Master of the Water Mystic Sect, who had also entered the Nine Transformations Spirit Mountain this time.
"Terrifying! That overseas loose cultivator killed two Late-stage Primordial Soul Cultivators from the Starfeather Sect with his own strength.
If he knew I was here, I'd be dead for sure!"
Meng Shiyuan was surprised to see Chu Ning fighting against two Late-stage Primordial Soul Cultivators from the Starfeather Sect.
He had entered the Nine Transformations Spirit Mountain using the Teleportation Painting and was lucky to be transmitted to a position closer to the core area.
As he was flying forward, he sensed a violent fluctuation in the Cosmic Essence Energy two hundred li away.
His first reaction was that there were cultivators fighting.
After curiously sensing with his Divine Sense, the scene he witnessed shocked him.
Chu Ning, the loose cultivator they had been searching for, was fighting against two Late-stage Primordial Soul Cultivators from the Starfeather Sect.
Before he could get any closer, he sensed the two Starfeather Sect cultivators using secret techniques.
Meng Shiyuan was just thinking of going over to join the fight when, in the blink of an eye, the two Late-stage Primordial Soul Cultivators died one after the other.
This startled Meng Shiyuan so much that his soul almost left his body.
All thoughts of joining the fight vanished, and he immediately decided to flee.
Just then, a burst of laughter suddenly rang out.
"Where are you rushing off to, fellow cultivator?"
As the voice sounded, Meng Shiyuan found a graceful figure suddenly appearing in front of him.
"Who are you? Get lost!" Meng Shiyuan, a Mid-stage Nascent Soul Cultivator, showed no courtesy towards the yellow-robed woman before him, whose aura indicated she was only at the early stage of Nascent Soul.
However, as soon as he spoke, Meng Shiyuan vaguely sensed something amiss.
"Earlier, while waiting outside the Nine Transformations Spirit Mountain, the weakest cultivators were all at the mid-stage of Nascent Soul.
How could a cultivator at the early stage of Nascent Soul suddenly appear?"
Before Meng Shiyuan could react, he noticed that the young woman in front of him now held an ice-blue treasure mirror.
This woman was none other than White Spirit, the holder of the Ice Soul Cold Mirror.
Chu Ning and White Spirit had already spotted Meng Shiyuan, and with Xuanchenzi's hint from outside the Nine Transformations Spirit Mountain earlier, they recognized his identity.
White Spirit, upon receiving Chu Ning's instructions, immediately followed him.
After White Spirit used her transformation technique to conceal her wings and tail, even Meng Shiyuan, a Mid-stage Nascent Soul Cultivator, did not detect her true identity as a spirit beast.
With the cold mirror in hand, White Spirit unleashed a series of ice-blue rays towards Meng Shiyuan.
The power of this attack startled even Meng Shiyuan, a Mid-stage Nascent Soul Cultivator.
Despite his urgency, Meng Shiyuan dared not directly confront White Spirit's cold mirror without understanding the full extent of its power.
So, he continuously dodged using his escape technique.
Seeing this, White Spirit drove the cold mirror with one hand while the other formed intricate hand seals.
Occasionally, her robe would slide down, revealing a glimpse of an ancient bracelet on her wrist.
This was the very same soul-linking artifact she had obtained from the Void Abyss.
As White Spirit manipulated the hand seals with her right hand, a layer of ice mist appeared around Meng Shiyuan.
Then, the ice mist slowly descended, forming a layer of blue ice within a hundred zhang radius beneath Meng Shiyuan's feet.
As the blue ice appeared, Meng Shiyuan felt his escape technique slowing down.
Alarmed, he realized the situation was dire, and a whip appeared in his hand.
Whipping it, waves of water emerged and struck the blue ice below.
Then, with a swift motion, he lashed the whip towards White Spirit.
A massive column of water erupted from the whip, transforming into a giant water python that rushed towards White Spirit.
In response, White Spirit opened her mouth and sprayed out a stream of blue ice.
It collided with the airborne python.
Upon contact with the ice, the python instantly froze into a giant ice sculpture before shattering completely.
At the same time, several blue rays shot out from the Ice Soul Cold Mirror, aiming directly at Meng Shiyuan.
At this moment, Meng Shiyuan had not yet fully broken free from the constraints of the blue ice beneath his feet.
He wanted to use his escape technique to leave, but the blue ice restricted him.
All he could do now was to wield the whip in his hand to counter the blue rays.
However, the Ice Soul Cold Mirror was an ancient artifact once wielded by the top cultivator of the Western Alliance's Heaven's Extreme Alliance.
Its power was not something that Meng Shiyuan, a Mid-stage Nascent Soul Cultivator, could match with his own treasure.
As the whip touched the blue rays, its tip instantly froze, and the ice quickly spread along its length.
In the blink of an eye, nearly a third of the whip was covered in blue ice.
Simultaneously, a chilling force traveled up the whip into Meng Shiyuan's hand.
"Not good!"
Meng Shiyuan, sensing the danger, immediately tried to retract the whip.
But it was already too late.
The blue ice continued to spread, now enveloping half of the whip.
His infusion of magical power became less effective.
Meng Shiyuan opened his mouth and sprayed out a stream of infant fire, which landed on the whip in front of him.
The infant fire did manage to momentarily halt the spread of the blue ice, but in the next instant, it was completely covered again.
The blue ice even spread faster.
If he didn't let go, not only would the entire whip be icebound, but his body would also be encased in the blue ice.
Meng Shiyuan was extremely reluctant, but at this moment, he had no choice but to endure the pain and release the whip, abandoning his signature treasure.
The waves of water he had unleashed earlier not only failed to break through the ice beneath his feet but seemed to be absorbed by it.
The blue ice beneath Meng Shiyuan's feet glowed brighter with blue rays.
As he released the whip, the blue ice beneath his feet suddenly enveloped his legs.
Meng Shiyuan immediately channeled his magical power into his legs, attempting to break free from the ice's constraints.
White Spirit, meanwhile, chanted a series of obscure and profound incantations.
Simultaneously, she pointed a finger.
The blue ice beneath Meng Shiyuan's feet suddenly contracted and converged, and his icebound legs remained trapped.
Instead, the blue ice visibly spread upwards, covering his body.
In just two breaths, Meng Shiyuan was completely encased in ice.
Despite being frozen into an ice sculpture, Meng Shiyuan seemed to have suffered no harm.
At this moment, a voice suddenly emerged from the ice sculpture:
"Who are you, friend? I, Meng, do not recall offending you in any way.
Why did you suddenly attack? Is there some misunderstanding?"
Before Meng could finish his plea, a gentle laugh interrupted him.
"Whether I spare you or not is not up to me; it's my master's decision."
White Spirit's laughter echoed, but she didn't rush to take action.
Meng Shiyuan's heart raced with urgency and confusion upon hearing these words.
"Master?"
Just then, a faint voice reached his ears.
"White Spirit, this person is merely an ordinary Mid-stage Nascent Soul Cultivator. There's no need to keep him alive; just kill him."
Hearing this voice, Meng Shiyuan finally realized who it was.
"It's him! The young overseas cultivator!"
In a panic, Meng Shiyuan shouted, "Friend, wait! I am Meng Shiyuan of the Water Mystic Sect. If you spare me, I will offer you a valuable treasure in gratitude."
But before he could finish his plea, a chilling sensation pierced through his body, and his life force rapidly diminished with the encroaching ice.
Meng Shiyuan's heart sank, and he began cursing vehemently.
"You heartless and ruthless person! Our sect only had a minor disagreement with you, and you've already killed many of our cultivators.
Now, you're even targeting me, the leader of the sect. Your methods are too cruel! Don't you fear retaliation from the major sects?"
Chu Ning's expression remained unmoved by Meng Shiyuan's curses. He calmly replied, "Blame yourself for getting too close to the Starfeather Sect and for appearing here."
Upon hearing Chu Ning's words, White Spirit no longer held back.
She raised her hand and slapped the Ice Soul Cold Mirror, releasing a blue light that struck Meng Shiyuan, who had been transformed into an ice sculpture.
"Ah!"
In the next moment, Meng Shiyuan let out a painful scream.
Faintly, one could see a Nascent Soul struggling to break free from the ice.
However, under the power of the Ice Soul Cold Mirror's blue glow, it was once again suppressed and trapped within the ice sculpture.
After a few breaths, Meng Shiyuan's body became lifeless, and his Nascent Soul fell silent.
White Spirit pointed her finger, and the entire ice sculpture shattered, turning into nothingness as it fell to the ground.
From start to finish, Chu Ning observed the scene with a calm demeanor.
If one were to consider the conflict between the Water Mystic Sect and Chu Ning, Meng Shiyuan's actions didn't warrant death.
But Meng Shiyuan had made a grave mistake—he had witnessed Chu Ning killing two Starfeather Sect cultivators.
Chu Ning had no intention of spreading this news, as it could bring him future trouble.
When he first arrived on the Skylid Continent, he had thought it best to avoid unnecessary complications and refrained from killing the Sky Vault Palace and Starfeather Sect cultivators in the Yellow Wind Banner.
Now, he regretted not eliminating them outright.
Had he done so, he wouldn't have attracted the pursuit of two Late-stage Nascent Soul Cultivators from the Starfeather Sect.
Having entered the Nine Transformations Spirit Mountain, Chu Ning saw an opportunity to resolve these troubles.
He didn't want to invite further complications.
After all, these sects had existed for tens of thousands of years, and they might have hidden trump cards.
"Let's go!"
Chu Ning casually collected the items from Meng Shiyuan's body and stored them in his spirit bag.
He sensed the concentration of Spirit Energy and flew forward once more.
During this time, Chu Ning also took a quick look through the three cultivators' spirit bags. To his delight, he found something useful.
In Tong Zhanghong's spirit bag, he discovered a hand-drawn map of the interior of the Transformation Spirit Mountain.
It was likely created by a Lingyu Sect cultivator who had entered the mountain when it appeared in the mortal world.
Although the map wasn't detailed and only marked some major locations, it was still immensely helpful to Chu Ning.
"Grand Harmony Hall, Nine Transformation Palace, Divine Transformation Peak, and Spirit Mountain Cliff—based on their names and scale, these four places should be the primary cultivation sites on the Nine Transformations Spirit Mountain.
The chances of finding the third volume of the Nine Transformations Body Refining Art or records of the cultivation path are highest in these locations.
However..."
Chu Ning's gaze fell on a very inconspicuous spot on the map.
"Spiritless Mountain!"
Perhaps because the name resembled Spiritless Island, Chu Ning felt that this place might be as important as the other locations.
After a moment's thought, Chu Ning decided to change course and fly towards Spiritless Mountain.
"Few cultivators should venture here, so let's test our luck. If my guess is wrong, we can always try the other places later."
(End of Chapter)
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