Chapter 2122: Zheng Qiuyue's Threat

A verdant mountain range, a million miles long, was characterized by unusual rock formations and dense trees.

Deep within the mountain range lay a massive valley with numerous branching paths. At its end was a cave entrance over a hundred zhang wide. The valley itself was barren, appearing desolate.

A sudden, deafening explosion ripped through the air, and the ground shook violently.

A moment later, Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan flew out of the cave.

As soon as they emerged from the cave, an irresistible gravitational pull suddenly emanated from the ground, causing their bodies to plummet rapidly.

A mound of earth swelled up from the ground, as if something was about to burrow out.

Wang Changsheng's face turned crimson, and blue light intensified around his body. With a loud shout, the gravitational pull suddenly lessened significantly, and his descent slowed.

Wang Ruyan flipped her right hand, and a golden, shimmering talisman appeared in her grasp. The talisman bore a flame pattern and exuded a terrifying energy fluctuation; it was clearly a sixth-tier talisman.

With a gentle flick of her wrist, the golden talisman flew out of her hand, instantly detonating and transforming into a golden fire cloud tens of thousands of zhang in size. The void twisted and distorted, and the ground's rocks showed signs of melting.

The golden fire cloud slammed towards the ground. With a deafening roar, the entire massive valley was engulfed in golden flames, and fire shot into the sky.

A whooshing sound filled the air as dense blue fist shadows flew out, sinking into the sea of flames one after another and producing dull thuds.

Seizing this opportune moment, Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan's escape lights flared, and they vanished into the horizon.

The ground shook violently as hundreds of golden rays burst forth from the earth, forming a thick golden light screen that enveloped the entire valley.

Within the golden sea of fire, a dazzling blue light flared. The flames quickly extinguished, and the ground showed signs of melting. A colossal creature burrowed out from beneath the ground.

It was a strange beast with a mouse's head, a cow's body, and a snake's tail. It had a pair of azure dragon horns on its head, and azure light radiated from its entire body.

This was a sixth-tier demon beast, so it was no wonder Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan had fled in disarray.

The strange beast let out an angry roar; its azure dragon horns glowed with a dazzling azure light. An azure beam shot out, striking the golden light screen. The golden light screen instantly shattered into pieces, vanishing like foam.

One hundred thousand miles away, lay a dense azure forest.

Wang Changsheng, Wang Ruyan, and Ning Lan stood beneath a towering tree, discussing their next move.

Their objective for this trip was to find Primordial Magnetic Divine Crystals in a primordal magnetic ore vein. The vein severely restricted spiritual sense; even with her Dark Phoenix Eye, Wang Ruyan couldn't perceive the situation inside the mine, and the Dual-pupiled Rat was equally ineffective.

This was a natural restriction. With no other choice, Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan ventured into the mine together, only to encounter a formidable sixth-tier demon beast. They were only able to escape by relying on the Soul-Suppressing Roar, two sixth-tier attack talismans, and Ning Lan's support.

"How about we meet up with Junior Martial Brother Zhao first?" Ning Lan suggested. "They have a sixth-tier formation. With multiple people working together, we should be able to trap this beast. We were lucky to escape this time. Next time might not be so fortunate."

"The Profound Spirit Grotto-Heaven is so vast," Wang Ruyan frowned, "finding Senior Martial Brother Zhao won't be easy."

Just as Wang Changsheng was about to speak, his eyebrows twitched, and he suddenly slammed his right fist towards a certain spot.

The void twisted and distorted, and a blue fist shadow, over a hundred zhang in size, flew out. Wherever it passed, dozens of towering trees snapped in half, sending up a large amount of smoke and dust.

A red light flared in the void, and a massive crimson fireball flew out, colliding with the blue fist shadow and perishing together. A powerful air current erupted, shredding numerous trees into splinters and kicking up dust.

Wang Ruyan reacted quickly. She conjured a shimmering blue orb, which floated above their heads, emitting a vast blue water curtain that enveloped the three of them.

"Fellow Daoist Wang, please don't misunderstand, we mean no harm," a clear female voice suddenly announced.

As the smoke and dust dispersed, a graceful woman in a red dress and a portly old man in a green robe were revealed. Judging by their attire, they were clearly disciples of the Divine Weapon Sect.

"Junior Martial Brother Wang," Ning Lan transmitted, "this woman is a descendant of Zheng Tianhong, the Deputy Sect Master of the Divine Weapon Sect. She is skilled in artifact refining and possesses several powerful Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasures. Her strength should not be underestimated." His face was filled with vigilance.

"Fairy Zheng," Wang Changsheng scoffed, "you hide in the shadows and then tell us not to misunderstand? If not for his exceptionally strong spiritual sense, he wouldn't have even detected their presence."

"If I didn't want you to find us, could you have?" Zheng Qiuyue sneered. "Do you really think your spiritual sense is enough to detect me and Senior Martial Brother Zhou?" In her right hand, she held a shimmering azure banner. With a gentle wave, a surge of azure mist erupted, enveloping the green-robed old man. An azure light flashed, and the azure mist and the green-robed old man vanished.

"Fairy Zheng, what do you want?" Wang Changsheng asked in a deep voice. "There's a sixth-tier demon beast in the ore vein."

"Your goal is the Primordial Magnetic Divine Crystals, isn't it?" Zheng Qiuyue suggested sincerely. "Coincidentally, my goal is also the Primordial Magnetic Divine Crystals. Let's cooperate. I have a sixth-tier formation. You can control the formation to trap this beast, and I'll go retrieve the Primordial Magnetic Divine Crystals."

They couldn't obtain the Primordial Magnetic Divine Crystals alone, so cooperation was the wisest choice.

"What a joke," Wang Changsheng sneered. "We control the formation while you go take the Primordial Magnetic Divine Crystals? Do you take us for three-year-olds?" He wouldn't pave the way for others' success.

"Can you even extract the Primordial Magnetic Divine Crystals?" Zheng Qiuyue said. "Even a mid-grade Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasure would struggle to cleave them off. I have a treasure that can easily extract the Primordial Magnetic Divine Crystals." As she spoke, she took out a tri-colored jade bottle, shimmering with azure, red, and gold light. Its spiritual light flickered incessantly; it was clearly a mid-grade Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasure.

"How do I know you'll keep your promise?" Wang Changsheng scoffed, questioning her. "What if you go back on your word? Furthermore, that strange beast possesses considerable divine abilities; a fifth-tier formation would be instantly shattered."

"I have a Five Elements Spirit-Sealing Array," Zheng Qiuyue said coldly, her face filled with murderous intent. "It counters Five Element attribute divine abilities. Trapping this beast for a moment won't be an issue. I, Zheng Qiuyue, always keep my word. You can choose not to believe me, but if you don't, I'll kill you."

No sooner had she spoken than she flicked her sleeve, and a tremendous thunderclap echoed.

A spiritual light flashed, and ripples suddenly spread above the heads of Wang Changsheng and the two others. A small pagoda, enveloped in five-colored electrical arcs, suddenly appeared.

It was the Five-Thunder Demon Refining Pagoda, a mid-grade Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasure. Even a Divinity Transformation stage Yaksha could not withstand this treasure, let alone Wang Changsheng and his two companions.

As soon as the Five-Thunder Demon Refining Pagoda appeared, it instantly released countless five-colored lightning bolts, striking Wang Changsheng and the two others.

Wang Changsheng was already prepared. With a hand seal, countless blue water vapors surged from the void, forming a thick blue water curtain that shielded them within.

The dense lightning bolts struck down, and the blue water curtain, like thin paper, was torn to shreds.

Wang Ruyan conjured a small black and white umbrella. Half of its canopy was black, the other half white, and its ribs were covered in profound spiritual patterns.

It was the Two-Element Umbrella, a Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasure capable of weakening the power of lightning-attribute Dao techniques.