Chapter 1156: Three-tiered Demon Beast (No Update Today)

He immediately abandoned his companions and used a third-tier escape talisman to flee. This was a life-saving spiritual talisman bestowed upon him by Immortal Qingyue. Wang Youwei possessed two proto-magical treasures, one for attack and one for defense. The purple-robed Taoist priest, sensing no chance of victory, quickly made his escape.

As for the others, it was every man for himself.

Boom!

The crimson fire blades were not physical objects, but rather manifestations of a spell. However, the white flying daggers were real. Several white flying daggers, like a rainbow, shattered hundreds of crimson fire blades before striking the yellow light barrier.

The yellow light barrier, like paper, was torn to shreds by the white flying daggers.

A series of screams erupted as the heads of six Foundation Establishment cultivators were severed, blood gushing out.

They had many attack methods, but they had used them all in previous skirmishes. They could only blame their bad luck for encountering Wang Youwei, a Wang family cultivator who was armed to the teeth.

A single proto-magical treasure cost at least 200,000 spirit stones, so two would be 400,000. Not every Foundation Establishment cultivator had such abundant wealth. It wasn't that the Golden Blade Sect or the Rogue Cultivator Alliance couldn't afford them, but they hadn't sent their most core disciples. The Wang family was no different; Wang Huaxuan had also not entered the secret realm to search for treasures.

"Quickly clean up the battlefield and head to our destination," Wang Youwei ordered, putting away his two proto-magical treasures.

While his clansmen dealt with the bodies, Wang Youwei retrieved the Profound Water Lotus. This lotus, nearly a thousand years old, was perfectly suitable for refining fourth-tier water-attribute elixirs.

After the cleanup, they continued on their way. Half a quarter of an hour later, they vanished into the depths of the mountains.

In a dense black forest, Wang Rongfei, Wang Rongting, and Wang Rongxiang stood together, enveloped by a thick, tri-colored light barrier. Tens of thousands of black scorpions swarmed them from all directions. Not far away, on the ground, lay several skeletons adorned with glimmering spiritual robes.

The black scorpions spat poisonous mist and venom, striking the tri-colored light barrier.

Whenever a black demonic scorpion approached within five zhang of them, it was repelled by a powerful sonic wave, its internal organs completely shattered. However, the sheer number of black scorpions was overwhelming; there were dozens of second-tier demonic scorpions alone.

Not far away, three broken second-tier puppet beasts lay on the ground. These were ordinary second-tier puppet beasts, not part of a set.

"Rongting, let's finish this quickly! Dragging it out for too long will be disadvantageous to us," Wang Rongfei urged.

Wang Rongting nodded, flipped her hand, and with a flash of green light, a palm-sized green bell appeared in her hand. The surface of the green bell bore a green lotus flower, its vibrant light constantly shifting and radiating an impressive spiritual aura.

This was the proto-magical treasure, the Green Lotus Bell.

As the green bell left her hand, its runes flared, and its size rapidly expanded, rising to hover above their heads.

"Clang! Clang! Clang!"

Three heavy bell tolls resonated, and visible rings of green sonic waves flew out, spreading in all directions.

Wherever the green sonic waves passed, the black demonic scorpions all ceased movement, their internal organs shattered by the vibrations. A large swathe of towering ancient trees snapped in half, falling one after another and raising vast clouds of dust.

Wang Rongting withdrew her magical hand seal, and the spiritual light of the Green Lotus Bell dimmed, returning to its original size before flying back into her sleeve and disappearing.

Tens of thousands of black demonic scorpions had been annihilated. If they hadn't possessed the proto-magical treasure, their fate would likely have been grim.

They brought out two strings of storage beads and collected all the black demonic scorpions into them.

They approached the skeletons, picked up the scattered storage beads on the ground, and after a spiritual scan, their faces lit up with joy.

"These disciples from the Lu family collected quite a lot of spiritual herbs! We never expected to benefit from their misfortune," Wang Rongxiang said, her face beaming. There were over a hundred century-old spiritual herbs alone, along with numerous monster beast materials.

"It's just bad luck for them, encountering so many demonic insects. If the Lu family's leader had been present, they wouldn't have died at the hands of these insects. We should still be more careful; caution is the parent of safety," Wang Rongting said, her expression grave. The Wang family had sent twenty Foundation Establishment cultivators into the secret realm to search for treasures, but only a few possessed proto-magical treasures. The others were fortunate to even have a third-tier talisman.

The Lu family's main base was in the rear, and most of their elite forces were concentrated there. The Five Dragon Sea Region didn't have an abundance of elites, and the Lu family wasn't extravagant enough to provide every Foundation Establishment cultivator with a proto-magical treasure.

"Let's hurry to our destination! I'm very curious about what good things might be there."

Wang Rongting and the two others continued their journey on small puppet horses.

Seven days later, they appeared in a narrow valley. Steep cliffs flanked both sides, and the valley was somewhat desolate, with sparse vegetation.

"Strange, we've been in the secret realm for over half a month, yet we haven't encountered any other clansmen? Or cultivators from other forces? Have they all encountered danger?" Wang Rongting muttered to herself, a green jade plate in her hand, her brows furrowed in thought.

It was understandable not to encounter cultivators from other forces, but not encountering any Wang family cultivators was truly peculiar.

Before entering the secret realm, Wang Qingling had instructed them to first reach the marked location on the map, and then slowly search for treasures.

They had been in the secret realm for over half a month, yet had encountered neither other clansmen nor other cultivators, which was truly odd. One person might have bad luck, but it was impossible for everyone's luck to be bad!

Suddenly, three light spots appeared on the green jade plate.

"Some clansmen are coming. That's more like it."

Just then, a series of rumbling sounds came from ahead, interrupting the thoughts of Wang Rongting and her companions.

Their expressions changed, their faces filled with vigilance.

Two streaks of light flew high into the sky, but before they flew far, two thick blue lightning bolts shot up from the ground, accurately striking the two streaks of light. After two screams, the two streaks of light vanished.

"Roar!"

An angry roar sounded, and a massive black exotic beast charged out from around the corner ahead. The beast's head resembled a Qilin, its body was like a calf, and it had a pair of black fleshy wings.

"Oh no, a third-tier monster beast!"

Wang Rongting was terrified. The Qilin-like beast swiftly charged towards them, instantly reaching their proximity, less than five zhang away.

Wang Rongting quickly unleashed a silver-white talisman, which transformed into a brilliant white light, enveloping the Qilin-like beast.

This was a third-tier Monster Quelling Talisman, capable of immobilizing a third-tier monster beast for a duration dependent on the beast's divine abilities.

The Qilin-like beast immediately stopped, as if frozen in place, but soon, large blue electric arcs appeared on its body.

"No good, run! The Monster Quelling Talisman won't hold this fellow for long."

Wang Rongting's beautiful face changed dramatically. She pulled out a short yellow ruler, gave it a gentle shake, and released a sheet of yellow light that covered the three of them, allowing them to escape underground and disappear.

Less than half a quarter of an hour later, the white light burst, and the Qilin-like beast regained its freedom. After a moment of hesitation, it returned the way it came.

In a dense forest a dozen li away, Wang Rongting and her companions gathered, their faces showing expressions of terror, still looking shaken.

"I didn't expect there to truly be a third-tier monster beast here. What we're looking for is most likely a rare spiritual herb guarded by a third-tier monster beast."