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Chapter 636: Nine Caves Peak
Chapter 636: Nine Caves Peak
Following Huo Junrui, the group arrived at a secluded spot outside the Demon Mountain.
Huo Junrui casually took out a Restriction Jade Tablet, which floated in front of him.
Simultaneously, he swiftly formed hand seals, casting one seal after another onto the jade tablet.
Numerous mystical talismans soon appeared on the tablet, floating in the air.
These talismans seemed to have a life of their own, gathering together in the air.
Before long, they formed a complete seal.
Without pausing, Huo Junrui continued to form more hand seals, and more talismans appeared on the jade tablet, slightly different from the previous ones.
"Hmm?"
Watching Huo Junrui's actions, Chu Ning couldn't help but be surprised.
He suddenly realized that the hand seals Huo Junrui was using bore some resemblance to the Mystic Banishing Nine Intents he had learned at the Nine Transformation Spiritual Mountain.
"It's not just similar; it's practically from the same origin.
It's just that with the help of the Restriction Jade Tablet, the technique seems simpler."
Chu Ning's heart stirred as he thought about this.
The Mystic Banishing Nine Intents were created by the Heavenly Transformation Elder, so it wouldn't be surprising if it had spread to the Western Alliance Continent.
If this seal-breaking technique was indeed based on the Mystic Banishing Nine Intents,
it might also mean that if he used the Mystic Banishing Nine Intents and found the restriction's key points, he could freely enter and exit.
With this thought in mind, Chu Ning carefully sensed Huo Junrui's restriction technique.
He even used his Divine Perception to sense it directly.
In fact, many others were doing the same as Chu Ning.
Especially among the Late-stage Nascent Soul Cultivators present, none of them wanted to entrust their fate entirely to others.
Furthermore, they didn't feel much apprehension towards Huo Junrui, so they didn't hide their Divine Perception.
Huo Junrui naturally noticed this but didn't mind.
His seal-breaking technique was extremely mystical, passed down from ancient times. If one didn't know the method, relying solely on Divine Perception would be futile in understanding it.
Of course, what he didn't know was that by the time he finished demonstrating the entire seal-breaking technique, Chu Ning had already grasped the entire process.
"The third, fifth, sixth, and eighth intents of the Mystic Banishing Nine Intents are combined.
This is clearly to reduce the difficulty of breaking the restriction with the help of the Restriction Jade Tablet.
If the seventh, eighth, and ninth intents were combined directly, it would be even more effective."
Chu Ning muttered to himself as he saw a not-too-large passage appear within the restriction.
The moment Huo Junrui opened the restricted passage, another Late-stage Nascent Soul Cultivator from the True Martial Alliance, Yan Xinghuai, immediately took over with the Restriction Jade Tablet.
Huo Junrui then turned to the crowd and said, "Fellow Cultivators, this passage can be maintained for the duration of a cup of tea. Please enter quickly."
With that, Huo Junrui took the lead and entered the restricted passage.
Chu Ning and the others followed without hesitation, entering through the passage.
After a cup of tea's time, the group gathered at the foot of a mountain.
The entire mountain was barren, devoid of any vegetation.
The sky above was hazy and lifeless, devoid of any vitality.
"Fellow Cultivators, we are currently in the Outer Domain of the Demon Mountain, at the Green Light Ridge.
To save time, let's stick to our plan and divide into three groups.
Those heading to the Inner Domain, please follow me."
Huo Junrui led the way, flying towards the distance, and Chu Ning and the others followed closely.
At the same time, they all checked their positions on the map.
Flying deeper into the mountain range, Chu Ning and the others encountered numerous spatial tears.
However, as Late-stage Nascent Soul Cultivators, their Divine Perception was incredibly powerful, allowing them to sense and avoid these tears in advance.
After flying for seventy to eighty thousand miles, Chu Ning could clearly feel that the spatial tears were becoming more and more numerous.
In the sky ahead, about five hundred miles away, the spatial tears were densely packed.
Even Late-stage Nascent Soul Cultivators wouldn't dare to enter that area.
At this point, Huo Junrui began to fly downwards, landing on a slope halfway up the mountain.
He scanned the area, then turned to Chu Ning and the others, saying, "Fellow Cultivators, this should be the Nine Caves Peak. To enter the Inner Domain, you must pass through here."
As Chu Ning listened, he looked ahead.
On the slope of the mountain before them were nine dark and eerie caves.
At first glance, the arrangement of the nine caves seemed chaotic and without any discernible pattern.
However, upon closer inspection, Chu Ning could see that these caves seemed to follow a certain array formation.
"These caves seem to have been dug later to complement the array formation of the Inner Domain."
Chu Ning muttered to himself as Huo Junrui spoke again.
"Fellow cultivators, these nine caves can all lead to the Inner Domain.
There are many restrictions within the caves, but they are mainly effective against Beyond World Demons from the Outer Domain, and they won't hinder our passage.
However, each cave can only accommodate a maximum of three people at a time.
Now, we twelve can divide into four groups to enter, which will be more convenient for mutual support. What do you all think?"
Everyone agreed, and at this moment, Yin Chuan Guizu spoke up:
"Fellow Daoist Huo, you are the only Late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator from the True Martial Alliance. How about the two of us accompany you?"
Yin Chuan Guizu's words clearly showed his wariness towards Huo Junrui.
Huo Junrui's expression remained unchanged, and he nodded, saying:
"I have no objections. As for the rest of you, you can decide on your own groupings."
"Qin will be in a group with Chu Daoist. Brother Situ, would you like to join us?"
As soon as Huo Junrui finished speaking, Qin Changkong took the initiative.
Situ Yuanlian was surprised to hear that Qin Changkong didn't want to team up with the Yu brothers, who were renowned for their exceptional teamwork, but instead invited him to join Chu Ning.
He was slightly taken aback.
However, he thought that Qin Changkong might have had some recent disagreements with the Yu brothers, so he didn't think too much of it and agreed right away.
Yu Zhifang and Yu Zhiguang couldn't help but curse Qin Changkong under their breath.
When Huo Junrui mentioned forming groups of three, their first thought was to team up with Chu Ning.
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This was no longer a secret within the Cloudsoaring Alliance.
But they hadn't expected Qin Changkong to take the initiative.
At this moment, they naturally couldn't argue further, so they teamed up with another Late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator from the Tahe Alliance.
The remaining three Late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators, who were all leading figures in their respective alliances, also formed a group.
The four groups then chose a cave each and entered.
After advancing a few dozen zhang into the cave, Chu Ning and the others encountered a restriction.
However, this restriction wasn't as powerful as the ones outside Demon Mountain. After a quick glance, Qin Changkong took the lead and said:
"Qin will give it a try. If I can't break it, I'll ask the two of you for help."
As one of the veteran Late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators in the Cloudsoaring Alliance, Qin Changkong had been somewhat overshadowed by the rise of the Yu brothers in recent years.
However, in terms of strength, he was still among the top Late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators in the Western Alliance Continent.
It took him only a quarter of an hour to dismantle the restriction ahead.
The three of them continued forward, and as they passed through the restriction and truly entered the cave, they couldn't help but pause.
At that moment, they could clearly feel a powerful oppressive force.
"Essence Energy!"
Chu Ning was startled, thinking that if this was the case, then the restrictions here must have been set up by Divine Transformation cultivators at least twenty thousand years ago.
Instinctively, he looked up and saw that the cave ceiling was densely covered with various talismans.
Many of the talismans had array formation tools of various shapes embedded in them.
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As his Divine Perception swept over the array formation tools, Chu Ning couldn't help but whisper.
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As Chu Ning spoke, Qin Changkong and Situ Yuanlian also noticed the talismans and array formations above.
A hint of surprise flashed in their eyes.
Qin Changkong exclaimed in admiration:
I imagine that much of it must have been used within this Demon Mountain."
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Situ Yuanlian nodded in agreement, and the two began discussing the matter.
As Chu Ning listened to their conversation, his mind started pondering other possibilities.
"I haven't found any Primordial Stones here, but the array can stimulate Essence Energy.
It seems that this Demon Mountain must have a seal on the heaven and earth's energy, but I didn't sense it outside the cave just now. Could it be in the Inner Domain? Or perhaps in the core area?"
Hearing Chu Ning, Qin Changkong couldn't help but ask curiously:
"Chu Daoist, have you discovered something?"
Chu Ning shook his head.
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But the suppression against us humans isn't that strong."
As Chu Ning spoke, he took a step forward.
"Fellow Daoists, let's go."
Chu Ning stepped forward calmly, followed by Qin Changkong and Situ Yuanlian.
However, just as they took their first steps, their faces suddenly changed.
At that moment, they felt an immense oppressive force bearing down on them.
If not for their strong cultivation, they would have been directly forced to kneel on the ground.
Chu Ning naturally noticed their abnormality, pausing briefly, but he wasn't surprised.
There was a suppression of Essence Energy here, which wasn't a big deal for him.
After all, he had experienced this before at the Nine Transformation Spiritual Mountain, and after advancing to the late Nascent Soul stage, the Essence Energy within his body was much stronger than the intermediate Nascent Soul stage.
Although this suppression affected him to some extent, it wasn't significant.
If Chu Ning wanted, he could even use teleportation techniques here.
As for Qin Changkong and Situ Yuanlian, although they were quite powerful, they couldn't easily resist the Essence Energy of a higher cultivation level.
Naturally, they couldn't defend against it effortlessly.
Their eyes flashed with a hint of horror, and they couldn't help but look at Chu Ning, who seemed incredibly relaxed at this moment.
Situ Yuanlian, puzzled, asked:
"Fellow Daoist Chu, don't you feel the immense pressure?"
"This should be the legendary Essence Energy!" Qin Changkong, as the leader of the Cloudsoaring Alliance, was well-informed.
The Cloudsoaring Alliance was once the top alliance in the Western Alliance Continent, and they had detailed records of various information.
"It is said that before the great change in the Heaven's Energy tens of thousands of years ago, many cultivators cultivated this kind of Heavenly Energy!"
As he spoke, Qin Changkong looked at Chu Ning:
"Fellow Daoist Chu, is what I said correct?"
Chu Ning nodded and said:
"Fellow Daoist Qin is right. This is Essence Energy. When I was in the Sky Curtain Continent, I encountered it once."
Situ Yuanlian immediately asked:
"Fellow Daoist, if you know this is Essence Energy and are unaffected by it, does that mean you have a treasure that can resist this kind of oppression?"
Chu Ning shook his head, "No, I don't."
Beside them, Qin Changkong smiled and said:
"Brother Situ, there's no need to think too much. Why do you think I called you over just now? Fellow Daoist Chu's cultivation and abilities far surpass ours, and even among late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators in this realm, none can match him.
If I didn't speak up quickly, the Yu brothers would have rushed to leave with Fellow Daoist Chu."
After hearing this, Situ Yuanlian's face was filled with astonishment.
He and Qin Changkong were old friends, but at this moment, he couldn't help but look at Qin Changkong with a mix of belief and doubt.
"Brother Qin, is this true?"
Qin Changkong smiled and nodded, not hiding anything:
"Brother Situ, a few days ago, Fellow Daoist Chu sparred with the Yu brothers at the Jiuhua Sect.
They attacked together, but Fellow Daoist Chu easily defeated them. By 'easily,' I mean it was very effortless.
Fellow Daoist Chu didn't use his full strength or any magical treasures."
After listening to this, Situ Yuanlian was surprised.
"So that's the case! Haha, good, with Fellow Daoist Chu here, we can finally rest assured."
As they spoke, they gradually adapted to the suppression of the Essence Energy and began to walk forward at a leisurely pace.
Fortunately, although there was Essence Energy suppression in this passage, its intensity wasn't as strong as the Nine Transformation Spiritual Mountain, with each level stronger than the last.
After adapting to this intensity, Qin Changkong and Situ Yuanlian could also walk at a speed similar to ordinary people.
At this time, Chu Ning didn't deliberately walk fast, keeping a distance of a few steps ahead of them.
Simultaneously, his Divine Perception also probed forward, but due to the suppression of Essence Energy, the range it could cover was extremely limited.
After walking a thousand zhang distance, the cave passage turned a corner.
Chu Ning subconsciously extended his Divine Perception beyond the corner, and the next moment, he suddenly stopped in his tracks.
"Fellow Daoist Chu, what's wrong?"
Behind Chu Ning, Qin Changkong and Situ Yuanlian also halted.
"Retreat!"
The next moment, they heard Chu Ning's sudden light shout.
At the same time, a protective golden light burst forth from Chu Ning's body, and in his hand, a transparent crystal-like giant sword appeared.
Just as Chu Ning finished his actions, a dark shadow suddenly pounced from the corner ahead.
Before the shadow arrived, a shocking demonic aura had already swept towards the three of them.
"Beyond World Demon!"
Qin Changkong and Situ Yuanlian couldn't help but exclaim.
They immediately retreated a step backward and summoned their magical treasures to prepare for battle.
At this moment, Chu Ning's Chaos Spirit Sword had already slashed towards the incoming dark shadow!
(End of Chapter)
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