Chapter 1867: Traces and Double-Pupil Rat's Meritorious Service

Wang Changsheng flicked his wrist, and the Twin-Pupil Rat flew out from his spirit beast bracelet, landing on the ground. Its body curled into a plump, spherical ball of flesh, rapidly rolling towards the Seven-Colored Lizard.

Wang Changsheng formed a hand seal, and the blue water screen covering the Nine-Yang Golden Glass Fruit Tree vanished, transforming into seven Sea-Overturning Banners that flew back into his sleeve. Wang Ruyan's figure flickered, and she suddenly appeared before the Nine-Yang Golden Glass Fruit Tree. She carefully picked nine Nine-Yang Golden Glass Fruits and placed them into nine golden jade boxes, each sealed with a special talisman to prevent the medicinal power from dissipating.

Countless green thorns emerged from the ground near the Nine-Yang Golden Glass Fruit Tree. The ground shook slightly, and soon after, it tore open, allowing the Nine-Yang Golden Glass Fruit Tree to slowly ascend, its roots completely intact. With a Wood Spirit present, transplanting spirit herbs and fruit trees was very convenient.

"That demonic beast is approaching; come over!" Wang Changsheng's voice, though not loud, carried for hundreds of miles. True Lord Xuanling and the others flew over, their faces filled with shock. They had never imagined Wang Changsheng would defeat the fifth-tier Seven-Colored Lizard so quickly, and their expressions grew increasingly respectful.

The Twin-Pupil Rat chirped, transforming into a large yellow sphere that rolled into the distance. "Let's go, we'll follow it and see where the Seven-Colored Lizard has been." Wang Changsheng collected the Seven-Colored Lizard's corpse and gave chase, with True Lord Xuanling following closely behind.

Half a day later, the yellow sphere stopped before a vast, boundless yellow desert where sand filled the sky and fierce winds raged. The yellow sphere rapidly shrank, transforming back into the Twin-Pupil Rat, which quickly climbed onto Wang Changsheng's shoulder, its tail swinging back and forth.

"It seems Qingshan has entered this place." Wang Ruyan's expression was solemn; the Twin-Pupil Rat's keen sense of smell would not be mistaken.

Wang Changsheng summoned the Flying Dragon in the Sky Scroll and jumped onto it, with Wang Ruyan and the others following closely. He formed a hand seal, and a loud dragon roar echoed as the Flying Dragon in the Sky Scroll erupted with dazzling green light, transforming into a green rainbow that streaked through the sky. Strong gusts of wind blew, lifting countless yellow sand grains. However, as soon as the sand approached within a hundred feet of them, it vanished.

In less than fifteen minutes, the Flying Dragon in the Sky Scroll came to a halt above a landscape of undulating sand dunes. Ahead, several white whirlpools shimmered indistinctly in the void, emitting strong spatial fluctuations.

"Spatial nodes!" Wang Changsheng's face sank. Generally, spatial nodes are well-hidden and difficult to find, and no one knows where they lead. These particular spatial nodes were unstable, seemingly on the verge of collapse at any moment. True Lord Xuanling and the others exchanged glances, their resolve to proceed faltering. Who knew where these spatial nodes led? If it was a space of death, they would be trapped there to perish.

Wang Changsheng flipped his palm, and with a flash of spiritual light, the Sky-Breaking Spirit Slaying Blade appeared in his hand. Wang Changsheng channeled his vast, ocean-like magic power into the Sky-Breaking Spirit Slaying Blade, then slashed at the spatial nodes in the void. A dazzling blade of light shot out with incredible speed, heading straight for the spatial nodes, while the Flying Dragon in the Sky Scroll rapidly retreated. The blade of light struck the spatial node, causing the void to emit a deafening roar as it violently twisted and deformed. It suddenly ripped open, revealing a crack over a hundred zhang wide, from which a powerful air current burst forth, drawing countless yellow sand grains into the fissure.

A red light glowed between Wang Ruyan's eyebrows—it was the Black Phoenix Demonic Eye. She saw a vast wasteland and several white skeletons. Before long, the fissure healed as if it had never existed.

Wang Changsheng frowned deeply. It seemed Wang Qingshan might be trapped in an unknown space, and the unknown was the most terrifying. If it was a spiritual wasteland, they would be in serious trouble, with virtually no chance of escape. Even if he and Wang Ruyan ventured into such a place, they would merely be waiting for death. In this situation, sending True Lord Xuanling and the others into this place would be nothing short of suicide; it would be easy to enter but difficult to leave. True Lord Xuanling and the others looked tense, fearing Wang Changsheng would order them to enter, which would be no different from suicide. The restrictions within this space were unknown, as was its location, making it impossible for anyone inside to contact cultivators outside.

"This is True Monarch Gale's cultivation cave," Wang Ruyan analyzed calmly. "If we obtain True Monarch Gale's legacy, perhaps there will be a way to rescue Qingshan." Wang Changsheng had also considered this, but the current problem was that he didn't know the exact location of True Monarch Gale's cultivation cave, nor did he know where Immortal Fairy Ziyue was. Without an item belonging to Immortal Fairy Ziyue, the Twin-Pupil Rat would be unable to track her whereabouts.

"Senior Wang, these are Junior Brother Li's belongings," True Lord Xuanling said respectfully, producing an exquisite green jade box. "His soul lamp extinguished after we separated to escape. If we can find his trail, perhaps we can locate True Monarch Gale's legacy." Wang Changsheng took the jade box, opened it, and saw some clothes and tokens inside.

He formed a hand seal, and the Flying Dragon in the Sky Scroll flew back along their previous path. In less than ten breaths, they appeared on a vast, boundless wasteland. The sky ahead was gray, occasionally streaked with red lightning. This was where they had separated that day. The Twin-Pupil Rat sniffed the air a few times and immediately let out excited chirps. Following the Twin-Pupil Rat's guidance, Wang Changsheng flew in a specific direction. Along the way, they encountered some restrictions, but these were not powerful enough to impede their progress.

Half a day later, the Flying Dragon in the Sky Scroll stopped above a sea of colorful flowers. A giant seven-colored flower, over ten zhang tall, stood out prominently. Its thick, long stem was covered in sharp golden thorns, and its enormous bud bore a ferocious female face.

"A flower demon, how interesting," Wang Changsheng commented. His face showed an expression of interest. This flower demon was a high-grade fourth-tier, while his Wood Spirit was only mid-grade. Judging by the Twin-Pupil Rat's reaction, a Nascent Soul cultivator from the Xuanling Sect had gone missing here, their aura vanishing at this location.

The flower demon also detected Wang Changsheng and his group. The flower sea suddenly churned violently, and the flower demon's body rapidly shrank. Just then, ripples spread in the void above the flower sea. Countless points of blue light emerged, suddenly transforming into a hazy blue giant hand that reached out towards the flower demon, as if scooping the moon from the sea. Numerous spirit flowers instantly grew larger, striking at the blue giant hand. With a thunderous roar, the dense spirit flowers were crushed to powder by the blue giant hand. The flower demon's bud bloomed open, spraying out a sheet of green light that held up the blue giant hand. As the flower demon attempted to flee, a muffled groan escaped it, and its body twisted violently, as if enduring immense pain.

A piercing whoosh sounded as a hazy blue fist shadow shot forth, emitting a bone-chilling coldness—it was the Azurefrost Cold Qi. With a muffled thud, the blue fist shadow struck the flower demon, instantly bursting into a surge of blue cold qi that enveloped the creature, causing it to freeze at a visible rate. A misty, water-attribute saber qi descended from the sky, slicing the frozen flower demon into two halves. A fist-sized green crystal rolled out, its surface dotted with purplish-red spots.

Wang Changsheng released his Wood Spirit. The Wood Spirit approached the flower demon's corpse and branched out countless green thorns to envelop the green crystal. This crystal was the flower demon's crystal core, equivalent to a demonic beast's inner core, and would be greatly beneficial for the Wood Spirit's advancement.

The Twin-Pupil Rat jumped from Wang Changsheng's shoulder, circled the flower demon's corpse once, then abruptly darted off in a specific direction. Wang Ruyan collected the flower demon's corpse, while the Wood Spirit and Twin-Pupil Rat moved along the ground. A moment later, the Twin-Pupil Rat stopped before a vast volcanic region.