Chapter 4815: Crisis (Gone Today)

Teng Sen and Jiao arrived at the entrance of a five-story, azure pavilion. A plaque above the entrance bore three large golden characters: "Qingtang Pavilion." A blue light barrier enveloped the entire pavilion.

Jiao swung a gigantic yellow axe, cleaving towards the blue light barrier. The barrier shattered immediately, and Qingtang Pavilion split in two. They found three stone chambers.

Inside the first stone chamber was a formation spanning over a hundred zhang. Teng Sen was utterly bewildered.

“Blood Pearl Fruit! It's actually this immortal fruit, haha,” Jiao exclaimed. Teng Sen curiously asked, “Lord Jiao, what are the effects of the Blood Pearl Fruit? I haven't seen any records of this immortal fruit in ancient texts.”

The ten-colored Chaos Beast, Jiao, laughed heartily and explained, “This fruit takes 1.2 billion years to grow. It has the effect of strengthening the physical body. Consuming a large amount of Blood Pearl Fruit can increase the chance of cultivating a Saint Body. To put it plainly, this fruit is not for Dao Ancestors to enjoy at all; it's for Grand Dao stage experts to consume for body cultivation.”

“Used by Grand Dao stage experts to cultivate their physical bodies? A Saint Body?” Teng Sen reacted. Jiao continued, “Let me put it this way! Once you cultivate a Saint Body, even top-tier Dao artifacts can barely harm you. However, Dao Ancestors cannot cultivate a Saint Body; only mighty experts of the Grand Dao stage can achieve it, also known as Dao Venerables. Forget it, what I'm telling you is too far-fetched. Just harvest these Blood Pearl Fruits. We'll find a place to consume them later. The energy contained in a Blood Pearl Fruit is astonishing, and even a Dao Body won't easily digest a single one.”

Teng Sen acknowledged, plucked all the Blood Pearl Fruits, placed them into jade boxes, and then stored them all in his storage bracelet.

The second stone chamber contained a batch of fifth-tier immortal materials for alchemy, artifact refining, formation arrangement, talisman crafting, and even brewing. Opening the third stone chamber, they found more than a dozen Dao artifacts, including one high-grade Dao artifact: a silver pipa.

Teng Sen collected these items and left the area with Jiao.

Meanwhile, Ye Haitang channeled a spell into a formation plate, causing countless yin energies to surge forth, engulfing an area of one hundred thousand li. She sat cross-legged, concentrating on refining a high-grade Dao artifact.

Her divine sense was fully extended, and her face lit up with joy. She quickly entered a mountain cave, arriving at a grotto about an mu in size, where she saw a three-tiered azure shelf. On it were more than a dozen Dao artifacts and an azure storage bracelet. "High-grade Dao artifacts!" she exclaimed. Ye Haitang's gaze then fell upon a silver shuttle, and her expression became excited. This was a very precious, high-grade flying Dao artifact. With this flying Dao artifact in hand, pursuing enemies or escaping was incredibly convenient.

At the foot of a towering, steep peak, a cave several zhang wide had its entrance covered by a thick five-colored light barrier. Ye Haitang stood in an open area, holding a formation plate flickering with black light, into which she channeled various spells.

Wailing cries intensified as countless yin energies surged from underground, submerging an area of one hundred thousand li. Innumerable ghostly figures could be seen, and the ground shook violently, like an earthquake. After a moment, accompanied by a loud bang, the ground stopped shaking, the yin energy dissipated, and the five-colored light barrier crumbled, revealing the cave entrance.

In a long, narrow valley, a deafening roar echoed. Lightning flashed and thunder rolled in the sky as a colossal azure lightning bolt tore through the heavens and plunged into the valley.

A gigantic, humanoid, ten-colored Chaos Beast flew out of the valley. Its body was charred and emitting black smoke, and its Chaos battle armor was covered in cracks. It hadn't flown far when an enormous silver immortal lightning bolt, imbued with the power of six fundamental laws, flew out of the valley and struck the ten-colored Chaos Beast precisely. The ten-colored Chaos Beast writhed in pain, its body trembling, before collapsing to the ground. A golden spear, shimmering with light, shot out of the valley, striking the ten-colored Chaos Beast accurately. Its Chaos battle armor shattered, and the golden spear pierced through its head.

Cang Leizi flew out of the valley, his expression indifferent. “Only having cultivated five fundamental laws, yet you dare to prance before me,” he sneered, retrieving the golden spear. His expression suddenly turned cold as he gazed towards a certain void and said, “Who's hiding there?”

A gentle male voice rang out, “Friend, don't misunderstand, it's us.” Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan appeared. They had sensed the fluctuations of a battle and came to investigate, not expecting it to be Cang Leizi.

“So it's you, the Azure Lotus Immortal Couple. Haven't you encountered anyone else?” Cang Leizi's expression softened as he asked, putting away the corpse of the ten-colored Chaos Beast.

“Not yet. Let's travel together! If we encounter strong enemies, we can support each other,” Wang Changsheng said earnestly. Cang Leizi rejected Wang Changsheng's proposal.

The Cang Lei Clan was not as strong as before and required a large amount of cultivation resources, especially defensive treasures. Sharing treasures with the Azure Lotus Immortal Couple would mean giving away a significant portion of any good finds. He had recently obtained several powerful fifth-tier immortal talismans, giving him confidence to escape even if he encountered a formidable enemy.

“Alright! In that case, we won't bother you,” Wang Changsheng said. Wang Changsheng didn't press the matter and left with Wang Ruyan.

Two days later, they appeared in a vast, endless azure bamboo forest, with an ape-monkey puppet beast leading the way. Their pace was unhurried, and their divine senses were fully extended, probing everything.

An hour later, they emerged from the bamboo forest, and a long, narrow canyon appeared before them. Wang Changsheng's divine sense thoroughly investigated the canyon, detecting no anomalies. Wang Ruyan activated her Li Fire True Eyes but also found nothing unusual. Wang Changsheng formed a hand seal, and the ape-monkey puppet beast strode towards the canyon. Seeing no anomalies, Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan followed.

After they had walked thirty steps, the ground began to shake violently. Two golden giants, their features indistinct, emerged from beneath the earth. “A formation! So bizarre, even the Li Fire True Eyes couldn't detect it,” Wang Ruyan said with a frown.

“If it were that easy to find, the treasures would have been taken long ago,” Wang Changsheng replied, conjuring his Ice Soul Spear. With a flick of his wrist, a vast wave of white spear shadows swept forth, striking the two golden giants one after another, eliciting two dull thuds. The bodies of the two golden giants visibly froze, turning into ice sculptures.

Wang Ruyan conjured her Golden Glaze Saber, which transformed into a golden rainbow and struck the ground. The ground tore open, revealing a massive chasm. The golden rainbow circled once and then struck the stone walls on both sides. With two loud bangs, the stone walls shattered into pieces, and dust permeated the air.

Wang Changsheng also attacked the surroundings. Before long, an area of one million li was reduced to ruins, with dust swirling everywhere. As the dust settled, the golden giants vanished, indicating that the formation had been broken.

Azure vines, covered in sharp thorns, emerged from the ground and shot straight towards them. “Beware of enemy attack,” Wang Changsheng said with a frown, waving his Ice Soul Spear to easily destroy the attacking azure vines.

Azure vines and saplings burst from the ground, instantly growing into a vast, boundless forest spanning ten million li, with them at the center. Teng Sen appeared, his expression icy, while Jiao stood beside him. “How fitting, to find what we sought without effort! We've actually encountered you two. This time, let's see who can save you,” Jiao's tone was icy.