Chapter 1003: Poison Saint Sect

VIP Volume 6: Heavenly Spiritual Treasures – A Mortal’s Journey to Immortality

"Puff! Puff!" After two soft sounds, a flash of light appeared about thirty yards away from the stone pavilion, and then the purple mist reappeared.

But this time, the monster within the mist seemed thoroughly enraged.

Amidst two furious roars, the mist suddenly dispersed, revealing a four-winged demonic beast with a gryphon-like body.

This creature, with its four wings spread, was five or six *zhang* (approx. 16-20 meters) in size, enveloped in purple light, and appeared extremely ferocious and terrifying.

"A Gryphon-Beast!"

Upon clearly seeing the demonic beast's appearance, the eccentric man involuntarily cried out.

The scholar's face also changed. With a flick of his sleeve, a black-red flying dagger shot out, fiercely striking towards the demonic beast.

Strangely, the originally aggressive demonic beast, upon seeing the flying dagger, immediately showed fear. It suddenly opened its gaping maw and sprayed out rings of purple light, which met the flying dagger head-on.

After a series of rumbling explosions amidst black light and purple glow, the flying dagger, with irresistible force, broke through more than a dozen light rings. However, with each strike, the dagger's black glow diminished, and eventually, a few yards before reaching the demonic beast, it became dull and powerless, halted by several purple rings.

Seeing this, the demonic beast was delighted and was about to unleash its divine ability again to truly trap and destroy the dagger.

The scholar in the distance also opened his mouth, spitting out a glob of essence blood. He then formed a hand seal with both hands, swiftly tapping the essence blood several times.

Immediately, the essence blood rapidly transformed into bloody runes, vanishing into thin air.

The flying dagger once again burst forth with dazzling bloody light, instantly shattering all nearby purple rings. With a flash, it appeared before the demonic beast and fiercely struck downwards.

The demonic beast was startled. It flapped all four wings simultaneously and shot backward. In its haste, it could only raise a massive claw to block the dagger.

Green blood splattered. Although the flying dagger was momentarily halted and blocked, the sharp claw was severed by more than half with a sweep of the dagger's light.

At this, the demonic beast suddenly raised its massive head and let out an earth-shattering roar from its mouth. This roar was like a bolt of thunder from a clear sky, causing both the scholar and the eccentric man's ears to ring and their bodies to sway involuntarily.

But an even more incredible scene immediately unfolded.

As the roar escaped its mouth, a semi-transparent golden ripple sprayed forth from the gryphon, directly meeting the flying dagger.

The black flying dagger, upon contact with the ripple, immediately tumbled backward as if struck by an immense, violent force.

As for "Uncle Seven," the several yellow sword lights he commanded to assist in the attack fared even worse. They disintegrated inch by inch almost upon contact with the ripple, vanishing into nothingness in an instant.

After emitting the golden ripple, the demonic beast's expression also faltered.

It glared fiercely at the scholar, then suddenly flapped its four wings. A thunderous sound resonated from its wings simultaneously, and then, after its figure blurred, it abruptly vanished amidst electric arcs. The next moment, it reappeared over thirty yards away, apparently skilled in the lightning evasion technique.

However, the demonic beast dared not linger in the slightest now. It transformed into a streak of purple light and shot off into the distance. In an instant, it vanished over the horizon without looking back.

Seeing this, the eccentric man finally let out a long breath. But as his gaze shifted and he saw the scholar's somewhat pale face, he asked in surprise:

"Youngster San, are you alright? Wielding the Black Blood Dagger originally consumes a great deal of spiritual power; why did you even use essence blood to forcefully enhance its might?" The eccentric man's words showed great concern.

"I'm fine, just lost a bit of vital energy. The Gryphon-Beast was a renowned fierce beast in ancient times; its divine abilities are even stronger than ours, Nascent Soul cultivators in the late stage. If we hadn't driven it away promptly, getting entangled would have been very troublesome. Now that it has suffered a bit, it shouldn't easily harass us again." The scholar took a breath and shook his head.

"That's true. These ancient fierce beasts generally have bodies harder than refined iron. If not for our Ye family's Black Blood Dagger, it would truly not be easy for ordinary magical artifacts to harm a Gryphon-Beast." Upon hearing this, the eccentric man's face showed relief.

The scholar smiled slightly and glanced down at the green mist below, seeing that the Ye family cultivators, who had been startled by the Gryphon-Beast's arrival, had returned to peace.

He immediately nodded, said a few more words to the eccentric man, then leaped down into the stone pavilion and sat cross-legged in meditation.

Wielding the inherited treasure, the Black Blood Dagger, had consumed a lot of spiritual power, so the scholar naturally took the opportunity to recover some.

While the Ye family and Han Li, among others, were deep within the giant mountain, in an inconspicuous valley near the Myriad Poison Valley, five white-robed figures stood side by side at the valley entrance. Opposite them, two black-robed cultivators were respectfully reporting something.

"An astonishing celestial phenomenon has appeared?" A somewhat surprised voice, magnetic but indiscernible as male or female, drifted leisurely from an unknown source.

"Yes, Grand Elder. It's near an unnamed lake in Puyun Prefecture. There are seven astonishing beams of light reaching straight into the sky," one black-robed cultivator replied.

"When did this happen? Have you discovered anything else?" The owner of the voice seemed quite interested.

"It was four days ago. As soon as our sect's disciples received this news, they immediately reported it using a sound transmission talisman. It's said that beneath several of the light beams, an enormously large seal has been discovered. Because the seal is so massive, its specific arrangement hasn't been fully understood yet. However, it's rumored that many sects in the Southern Border have been alarmed, and some Nascent Soul stage cultivators are rushing there."

The other cultivator respectfully interjected.

"Seven beams of light! It sounds like spiritual energy leakage caused by a broken restriction. But something so astonishing is indeed worth a trip for me. However, you mentioned a few days ago that Old Man Fu from the Nine Nether Sect appeared near Myriad Poison Valley, but there's been no news since. Did you make a mistake somewhere? If you can't even find this person, let alone that guy surnamed Han." The voice suddenly turned cold.

"Grand Elder, please calm your anger. We did receive news that cultivators saw Old Man Fu heading this way and then disappearing near Myriad Poison Valley." Both black-robed cultivators showed panic, and one of them immediately apologized.

"There are indeed traces of cultivators' activity in Myriad Poison Valley, but apart from the Yin-Yang Cave which I haven't descended into, all other areas in the valley have been searched. No one was found in the valley. You're not going to tell me that Old Man Fu went down into the Yin-Yang Cave, are you? If that were the case, I've been guarding this place for some time, and there should have been some news. Unless Old Man Fu truly intends to live out his old age under the Yin-Yang Cave."

Upon hearing this, the two black-robed cultivators muttered a few words, unsure how to reply, and cold sweat poured down their faces.

"Forget it. For the time you've had, it's not easy that you've investigated this far. I'll give you some more time. Send people to monitor this valley, and I'll make a trip to Puyun Prefecture first.

You should also notify Elders Wu and Xiao to meet me there. It's always better to have more people for tasks."

"Yes, Grand Elder!" The two black-robed cultivators finally felt relieved and bowed in unison.

The voice said nothing more. Instead, the five white-robed figures suddenly blurred, then simultaneously shot up into the sky. Their escape lights instantly merged into one streak, piercing through the air and departing.

At the same time, above a certain barren plain near the border of Puyun Prefecture, a team of cultivators was flying towards the small lake.

There were over twenty cultivators in this team, each wearing blue robes and red headscarves. The four leading figures were at the Nascent Soul stage, especially a middle-aged cultivator with a face full of green patterns, who appeared to be at the peak Mid-Nascent Soul stage. His aura was unusually cold, giving off an extremely dangerous feeling.

"Senior Brother Hua, is it really necessary to mobilize such a large force this time? You've brought out most of our Poison Saint Sect's disciples. If anything goes wrong, it could greatly deplete our sect's vitality," another old man at the early Nascent Soul stage said anxiously to the middle-aged cultivator with green patterns on his face, as they flew.

"If it were the emergence of an ordinary extraordinary treasure, I naturally wouldn't take such a risk. But this time, it's very likely the rumored Kunwu Mountain. For the secret treasures within this mountain, this risk is certainly worth taking," the middle-aged cultivator said astonishingly.

"Kunwu Mountain? The spiritual mountain our sect has been searching for since its establishment?" Another gray-haired old man also exclaimed in surprise.

"Indeed. I've mentioned this matter once to you all after you advanced to the Nascent Soul stage. This mountain was one of the few renowned spiritual mountains in the human realm during ancient times. Although for unknown reasons, it was sealed by ancient cultivators using great divine abilities. However, there is no doubt about the abundance of secret treasures within the mountain. And our sect's founder, the patriarch of the Poison Saint Sect, was actually a descendant of an ancient cultivator who sealed this mountain. But even he didn't know much about the exact location of the seal, only that it was sealed somewhere in the Southern Border. That's why he established our sect in the Southern Border and continuously searched for the mountain's whereabouts. Unfortunately, the patriarch never found any news back then. This matter has been treated as a secret known only to successive generations of elders and passed down through them." The middle-aged cultivator said coldly after a green pattern flashed on his face.

"But Senior Brother Hua, how do you know that this celestial phenomenon is an omen of Kunwu Mountain's appearance? It could be another secret treasure, couldn't it?" The rough-browed old man who had asked the first question inquired, somewhat surprised.

"Heh heh! Besides informing us that Kunwu Mountain was somewhere in the Southern Border, the patriarch also had a Spirit-Sensing Bead, personally refined by his ancestors back then. This bead was specifically created for Kunwu Mountain and can sense the renowned Flying Immortal Stone on the mountain. As soon as the mountain appears, the Spirit-Sensing Bead can immediately detect it. And just a few days ago, this bead, which is enshrined in the Ancestral Hall, suddenly emitted bursts of clear chirping. I knew then that Kunwu Mountain had appeared. Even if no disciples had come to report the celestial phenomenon, I would have immediately dispatched people to search various locations in the Southern Border."

"So that's how it is!" The other three Nascent Soul cultivators finally understood, and then their faces all showed excitement.

"It's a pity Senior Brother Yuan isn't in the sect. Otherwise, if our Poison Saint Sect's five Great Elders combined forces, this trip would be even more secure," the gray-haired old man sighed.

"Senior Brother Yuan has been acting mysteriously since he went out some time ago. Now, he's nowhere to be found and cannot be contacted. However, I have already given orders. As soon as any disciple sees Senior Brother Yuan, they are to immediately instruct him to meet us. What we need to do now is to enter the mountain ahead of other sects, before they realize it's Kunwu Mountain, and quickly retrieve most of the secret treasures. I just don't know whether this mountain's emergence is due to the seal failing on its own or if it was caused by other cultivators. If it's the latter, I will need to be extra careful on this trip." As the middle-aged cultivator spoke, his expression grew solemn.