Chapter 1714: Thousand-Calabash Realm and Spiritual Beast Advancement

South Sea, Heavenly Void Cave-Heaven.

A steep peak reached straight into the clouds. The peak was desolate with sparse vegetation.

In the high altitude, several faint cracks shimmered, emitting a weak spatial fluctuation.

Situ Mei, Liu Feng'er, and Jin Yun stood at the summit, their expressions varied.

They had been trapped by restrictions for decades. To reach this point, two more Nascent Soul cultivators had died, leaving only the three of them.

"Haha, we finally made it! Senior Jin, Senior Liu, I wasn't wrong; there really is a spatial node here. It's very likely the Myriad Gourd Realm. Tens of thousands of years ago, a Soul Transformation cultivator from the Myriad Gourd Realm escaped from this very Heavenly Void Cave-Heaven." Situ Mei laughed maniacally. If they couldn't find a spatial node soon, the two Soul Transformation cultivators might kill her.

"I hope you're right, Junior Sister Liu. Let's act; we have no other options. Let's open the spatial passage. We'll cooperate with the Myriad Gourd Realm to take down the Eastern Glazed Realm together," Jin Yun said in a deep voice. With their retreat cut off, the Sky-Luo Sect had no choice but to seek external help. Since the Eastern Glazed Realm wouldn't cooperate, the Sky-Luo Sect could work with other realms.

Liu Feng'er took out a golden, shimmering talisman. It radiated an astonishing spiritual energy fluctuation. This was a fifth-tier Boundary-Breaking Talisman. They could only temporarily open a passage. If the cultivators from the Myriad Gourd Realm weren't willing to cooperate, they wouldn't be able to return. However, they had no other choice at this moment.

Jin Yun produced a pair of golden, shimmering scissors. The golden scissors emitted a terrifying spiritual energy fluctuation—it was the Heaven-Splitting Scissors, a Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasure.

Liu Feng'er flicked her wrist, and the Boundary-Breaking Talisman shot out, transforming into a golden beam that struck the void.

As the golden beam hit the void, ripples instantly spread, and the space twisted and deformed.

Jin Yun chanted an incantation into the golden scissors. The scissors erupted with dazzling golden light, their size surging, and they sliced towards the void.

The golden scissors opened and closed, forcibly tearing a gap more than ten zhang long. A gust of fierce wind blew out.

Jin Yun flicked his sleeve, and a flying eagle puppet beast flew out, disappearing into the gap.

After a while, Jin Yun breathed a sigh of relief and said, "The divine sense attached to the puppet beast wasn't destroyed, so there shouldn't be any issues. Let's go! We have no other options."

They cast defensive spells upon themselves and flew towards the gap.

As they approached within a hundred zhang of the temporary spatial passage, they felt a powerful suction, and their bodies were uncontrollably pulled into the gap.

After a period of dizziness and disorientation, the three, Situ Mei, quickly plummeted towards the ground.

They quickly stabilized themselves and slowly landed on the ground.

They were now in a boundless green grassland, with no other cultivators nearby.

"I've found a Foundation Establishment cultivator. I'll be right back." Jin Yun transformed into a golden streak of light and flew towards the northwest.

After a short while, Jin Yun returned, his brows deeply furrowed.

"How was it? Senior Brother Jin, is this the Myriad Gourd Realm?" Liu Feng'er asked nervously.

"This is indeed the Myriad Gourd Realm, but more than eight hundred years ago, it was conquered by the demon race. All cultivators here have switched to cultivating demonic techniques and planting demonic trees. The demonic trees continuously release demonic qi, transforming the environment. If they ascend, they will ascend to the Demon Realm," Jin Yun said slowly, his expression growing increasingly grim.

The demon race requires demonic qi for cultivation, and demonic cultivators can also use it. However, they were neither demons nor demonic cultivators; they needed spiritual qi. They had come to the Myriad Gourd Realm full of hope, only to find that it had been taken over by the demon race.

"Then let's go back quickly! This place is not suitable for us to stay long," Situ Mei said, her face full of tension.

"We only had one Boundary-Breaking Talisman. Without it, the Heaven-Splitting Scissors alone cannot break through the realm. Let's find a place to settle down first," Jin Yun said in a deep voice. They had no other choice now. Who would have thought that the Myriad Gourd Realm would be conquered by the demon race, which was also transforming it?

The three transformed into three streaks of light, piercing through the air and vanishing into the horizon.

Sky-Luo Realm, Buried Demon Ice Plain.

A steep snowy peak, a hidden grotto.

Wang Ruyan sat cross-legged on a blue futon, her eyes tightly closed. Countless blue musical notes floated around her, forming a pleasant melody.

After a while, the blue musical notes around Wang Ruyan dispersed. She suddenly opened her eyes, gently exhaled a breath of turbid air, and her face was as radiant as a peach blossom.

"Grand Completion of Nascent Soul. This trip was well worth it." Wang Ruyan murmured to herself, overwhelmed with joy.

She got up and walked out. Just as she exited her dwelling, a colossal roar of thunder suddenly reached her ears.

In the distance, dark clouds gathered, thunderclouds rolled, and lightning flashed with thunder.

"A spirit beast is advancing!" Wang Ruyan was a little disappointed; she had thought Wang Changsheng was attempting to break through to the Soul Transformation stage.

Dozens of miles away, a palace constructed from countless white ice blocks. Boom! A huge roar sounded as the ice blocks of the ice palace shattered, and a large number of green thorns emerged, enveloping the entire white ice palace. It was the Wood Demon.

Over a dozen miles away, another ice palace suddenly exploded. The Qilin Turtle crawled out from the shattered ice. Its size had more than doubled, and its aura was significantly stronger.

Boom! A massive thundercloud suddenly appeared above the Qilin Turtle, intensely rolling. Dense silver electric arcs surged out, like rivers flowing endlessly.

The Qilin Turtle let out a low roar, seemingly ready to face the lightning tribulation.

It possessed the bloodline of a Water Qilin, and its true form was a turtle. The probability of turtle-type spirit beasts advancing was relatively high.

A huge roar sounded as two thick silver lightning bolts tore through the sky, striking an ice palace and the Qilin Turtle.

A deafening roar echoed as the ice palace shattered into pieces. Dense green thorns appeared on the snowy ground, gathering into a mass, resembling a towering giant tree.

A silver lightning bolt struck the Qilin Turtle's shell, as if it were merely a tickle.

Wang Yingjie and the others were immediately alarmed. They rushed out of their dwellings and exchanged glances at the sight before them.

"Don't interfere with their tribulation. Come here; I have some questions for you," Wang Ruyan's voice suddenly rang out.

Wang Qiuming and the others flew towards the snowy mountain. Before long, they appeared before Wang Ruyan.

"How is it? Are there any unusual movements from the Sky-Luo Sect cultivators?" Wang Ruyan inquired about the situation.

"No, everything is fine. We overcame many obstacles to get here, and the Sky-Luo Sect cultivators haven't come in to investigate," Wang Qiuming replied truthfully. They had traveled millions of miles before stopping. The Buried Demon Ice Plain was so vast that without a guide, the Sky-Luo Sect cultivators would have no way of knowing their location.

Wang Ruyan breathed a sigh of relief. She suddenly remembered something and asked, "Oh, by the way, where is Fellow Daoist Huang?"

"Fellow Daoist Huang went treasure hunting deep within the Buried Demon Ice Plain half a month ago. He invited me to go with him, but I declined, so he went by himself," Wang Qiuming said. He found Huang Fugui a bit perplexing; couldn't he just stay safely hidden here? Why insist on treasure hunting? If he triggered powerful restrictions, it would be troublesome. Perhaps Huang Fugui had some reliance that emboldened him to seek treasure. As for Wang Qiuming, he was tasked with protecting Wang Changsheng, so he naturally wouldn't leave.