Chapter 1324: The Power of the Barrier

A quarter of an hour later, in a dark, damp, dense black forest.

Wang Changsheng and Wang Qingling stood beneath a towering tree, gazing into the distance, seemingly waiting for someone.

The Bi-pupiled Mouse was perched on Wang Changsheng's left shoulder, its two paws holding a fist-sized green fruit, constantly munching.

Mo Yunzi had not yet joined them. They didn't know his background and dared not break their promise; offending a Nascent Soul cultivator for a single Blood Glaze Ganoderma was not a wise move.

A short while later, a black light flew from the distance, landing before them. It was Mo Yunzi.

Mo Yunzi's face was pale, and he looked as if his spiritual energy was severely depleted.

His luck wasn't good; on the way, he encountered a fourth-tier demonic bird and nearly died at its hands.

"Fellow Daoist Mo, this is your Blood Glaze Ganoderma."

Wang Changsheng flicked his wrist, and a green jade box flew out, landing before Mo Yunzi. Mo Yunzi caught the box and opened it. Inside was a palm-sized blood-red spiritual ganoderma, crystal clear as if crafted from fine jade, emitting an unusual fragrance.

A hint of satisfaction appeared in Mo Yunzi's eyes. With a flick of his palm, the green jade box vanished.

"Young Friend Wang, if I may ask, how did you lure out the Blood Toad Beast? I've tried many methods, but none worked."

Mo Yunzi asked cordially, with a hint of curiosity in his eyes.

If he knew how to lure out the Blood Toad Beast, he might also be able to lure out other fourth-tier demonic beasts, which would make dealing with them much easier in the future.

Wang Qingling hesitated, as if about to speak but stopping herself, appearing to have something difficult to express.

"Qingling, since Fellow Daoist Mo is asking, just tell him the truth! If it's useful, Fellow Daoist Mo won't treat you unfairly."

Wang Changsheng said with a faint smile. He was also very curious about how Wang Qingling had lured out the Blood Toad Beast, though she had already told him.

"Beast Harmony Incense," Wang Qingling explained, "a sandalwood incense mixed with Aphrodisiac Powder. Spirit beast masters often use this method when cultivating new spirit beast breeds if the beasts are unwilling to mate. However, it's not necessarily effective on fourth-tier demonic beasts. The Blood Toad Beast had just consumed a Blood Glaze Ganoderma, which is why it worked. It might not be effective on other demonic beasts."

As Wang Qingling spoke, she took out two sticks of Beast Harmony Incense and handed them to Mo Yunzi.

"Beast Harmony Incense?"

Mo Yunzi nodded thoughtfully, accepting the two sticks of Beast Harmony Incense. He then flipped his hand and took out a green wooden box, handing it to Wang Qingling. "This is the demonic core of a third-tier high-grade Fiery Pigeon," he said. "Give it to your Black Sparrow; it will be beneficial for its advancement."

"Thank you for the gift, Senior Mo."

Wang Qingling's face lit up with joy. She thanked him and put away the demonic core.

"Fellow Daoist Wang, mountains remain green, and waters flow eternal. We shall meet again if fate allows. Farewell."

Mo Yunzi cupped his fists towards Wang Changsheng, transformed into a black mist, and flew skyward, disappearing from sight shortly after.

"Let's go! We should continue our journey!"

Wang Changsheng shrugged his left shoulder. The Bi-pupiled Mouse jumped to the ground, its body glowing with a bright yellow light, and burrowed into the ground, disappearing.

Soon, a small mound rose from the ground, moving swiftly towards the northeast. Wang Changsheng and Wang Qingling quickly followed.

An hour later, the Bi-pupiled Mouse stopped. The dense forest ahead was filled with a purple mist, making it impossible to see clearly inside. They didn't know what lay within, but some large trees bore obvious burn marks, as if they had been struck by lightning and fire.

The Bi-pupiled Mouse scurried back to Wang Changsheng's shoulder, its eyes darting around, as if something frightening had appeared ahead.

Wang Qingling released a monkey puppet beast, which walked forward. At first, there was nothing unusual. However, the puppet beast hadn't gone far when a clap of thunder echoed from high above. A thick bolt of purple lightning streaked across the sky, striking the puppet beast directly. The puppet beast shattered into pieces, turning into a pile of scrap metal.

Boom!

A deafening thunderclap sounded again, and several thick bolts of purple lightning descended from the sky, striking towards Wang Changsheng and Wang Qingling.

Their reaction was swift. They flickered and flew back dozens of feet as the bolts of purple lightning struck the ground, creating several giant craters that emitted a scorched smell, with faint smoke curling from within the pits.

Before they could understand what was happening, a large number of purple lightning bolts descended from the sky, falling from high above like a meteor shower.

A brilliant blue light erupted from Wang Changsheng's body. A hazy blue water curtain appeared out of thin air, enveloping him and Wang Qingling, and they retreated along their path at an extremely fast speed.

Their speed was fast, but the purple lightning was even faster. Bolts of purple lightning streaked across the sky and descended, striking the towering trees, which instantly burst into roaring flames, quickly reducing one towering tree to ashes.

The purple lightning struck the blue water curtain, and the water curtain shattered. However, very quickly, a brilliant blue light erupted from Wang Changsheng's body again, and countless water vapors appeared out of thin air, forming an even thicker blue water curtain to protect them. With Wang Changsheng's protection, Wang Qingling was naturally in no danger.

A few minutes later, they appeared on a low mound, their expressions solemn.

A five-hundred-zhang area was ablaze with soaring flames, and thick smoke billowed. The fire quickly consumed a large number of towering trees, and a large swarm of demonic insects and beasts scattered frantically.

The restriction here was extremely peculiar. There was no abnormality beforehand, but once triggered, it furiously attacked them. Strictly speaking, the restriction only targeted a specific area, and they were safe once they left that area.

If it were Core Formation cultivators, they would have already perished under the restriction. No wonder the Grand Elder of Zhenhai Sect had suffered a setback in the Heavenly Void Cavern back then. At that time, the Grand Elder had led most of their elites into the Heavenly Void Cavern, and most of Zhenhai Sect's elites had died or been injured, laying the groundwork for its eventual decline.

"Squeak!"

The Bi-pupiled Mouse let out a strange cry, its tail wagging from side to side, as if showing off its cleverness for having detected the danger in advance.

"I know you're amazing," Wang Changsheng chuckled. "This path is blocked, so let's try another one. Lead the way! The Heavenly Void Cavern doesn't stay open for very long each time it appears. Hopefully, we can find something useful."

Wang Changsheng said with a laugh. The Bi-pupiled Mouse jumped to the ground and burrowed beneath it. A small mound then began to move towards the northwest, and Wang Changsheng and Wang Qingling quickly followed.

In a narrow red mountain valley, a roaring sound occasionally echoed, and the ground shook as if an earthquake were occurring.

A loud whooshing sound filled the air. A five-colored escape light flew out from the valley, landing on a large yellow boulder. It was the Five-Spirit Cultivator. His face was pale, and his eyes held a hint of fear.

A small five-colored umbrella floated above his head, glowing with shimmering light and radiating compelling spiritual energy.

He had directly teleported into the restriction. If it weren't for his Natal Artifact, the Five Elements Umbrella, having strong defenses, he would have already died.

"How unlucky! To directly teleport into a restriction. I wonder how Hao'er and the others are doing."

The Five-Spirit Cultivator muttered to himself. Two dull thuds came from his chest, and his expression turned very grim. He quickly pulled out two shattered white jade plaques. Names were written on the plaques, which seemed to represent something.

"Their life-bound jade plaques are shattered! Hao'er and the others are dead!"

The Five-Spirit Cultivator's face became extremely grim. On this trip to the Heavenly Void Cavern, besides a friend, he had also brought three Core Formation disciples. Who would have thought that two disciples would die as soon as they entered the Heavenly Void Cavern? This was truly too unlucky.

"If only I could meet Fellow Daoist Wang. His divine abilities should be able to restrain that wicked beast."

The Five-Spirit Cultivator muttered to himself. He clenched his palm, and the shattered jade plaques turned to dust.

He transformed into a five-colored escape light and flew towards the sky.