Chapter 2467: Purple Night Glowing Grass

A month later, at a turbulent river.

Suddenly, the river surface exploded, sending water splashing everywhere, as Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan flew out from the riverbed. Their faces were pale, indicating severe depletion of their spiritual power.

The five of them had been pursued by millions of human-faced scorpions, forcing them to scatter and flee to avoid being wiped out.

During their escape, Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan encountered a seventh-tier demonic beast. Fortunately, Wang Changsheng detected it in advance and immediately used water evasion techniques to flee. They then encountered several powerful sixth-tier demonic beasts along the way, barely managing to escape.

Wang Changsheng extended his divine sense to scan a radius of ten thousand miles. Finding no trace of a seventh-tier demonic beast, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Before them lay a dense golden forest, filled with numerous golden trees, their branches lush with leaves but bearing no fruit.

Wang Changsheng released the Mirage Dragon, which exhaled a hazy golden mist that enveloped him and Wang Ruyan, then spread outwards.

A moment later, the golden mist gradually dissipated, and Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan vanished.

If a Nascent Soul cultivator were to pass by, they would only see green weeds growing along the riverbank and notice nothing unusual. Even a Void Refinement cultivator might be deceived if they weren't paying close attention.

Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan sat down cross-legged to meditate and recover.

They had Golden Jade Restoration Pills on hand but did not consume them. Since they hadn't encountered any formidable enemies, they wouldn't easily take the pills unless absolutely necessary.

From time to time, demonic birds flew overhead, including two sixth-tier ones. However, they failed to see through the illusion created by the Mirage Dragon, thus not discovering Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan.

After more than two hours, the illusion dissipated, revealing Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan. Their faces were now rosy, and their spiritual power had almost fully recovered.

Considering the presence of seventh-tier demonic birds, they dared not fly. Instead, they used wind control techniques to move forward and soon disappeared into the dense forest.

Three days later, Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan emerged in a range of undulating mountains, where lush trees provided shade and the peaks were densely forested.

The Twin-Pupil Rat perched on Wang Changsheng's left shoulder, emitting excited chirps. It had sniffed out the scent of high-grade spiritual herbs; otherwise, Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan would not have come here.

About the time it takes to brew a cup of tea, Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan stopped, gazing at a long, narrow valley not far away. The valley was overgrown with weeds taller than a person.

Wang Changsheng attached a wisp of his divine sense to the Twin-Pupil Rat. Through the rat's eyes, he could clearly see the situation inside the valley.

Inside the valley was a huge cave, at the end of which lay a cavern spanning over a hundred acres. A faint golden glow emanated from one of its stone walls.

A giant, entirely golden beast was lying in the lower-left corner of the cavern. In that corner grew over a dozen small, entirely purple plants, their surfaces constantly shimmering with violet light.

The giant beast had the head of a lion and the body of a tiger, covered in golden mane. It bared its fangs, appearing incredibly ferocious.

“Violet Night Lumina Grass!”

Wang Changsheng was filled with both surprise and delight. Ten-thousand-year-old Violet Night Lumina Grass was the primary ingredient for concocting Soul Condensing Pills, which could repair damaged divine souls. This type of pill was quite precious, rarely seen on the market, and usually obtained through bartering.

If a cultivator's divine soul was injured and could not be fully repaired, breaking through to higher realms would be exceedingly difficult.

The Wang family possessed the formula for Soul Condensing Pills and had gathered all the auxiliary ingredients, but they had never been able to find the primary ingredient.

There were over a dozen Violet Night Lumina Grass plants in the cavern, with three of them being ten thousand years old.

The lion-tiger beast guarding the Violet Night Lumina Grass was a mid-grade sixth-tier creature, posing no significant threat.

Wang Ruyan took out her Celestial Sound Flute and began to play.

A piercing flute sound rang out, making listeners feel irritable.

Wang Changsheng formed a hand seal, and a large quantity of blue water vapor appeared in the void, rapidly transforming into a vast azure ocean that protected them.

Soon after, the lion-tiger beast charged out of its lair. A surge of blue seawater rushed towards it, but before it could get close, the water violently churned, forming a colossal tidal wave hundreds of feet high that crashed down.

The lion-tiger beast let out an enraged roar and spewed a hazy golden flame, which easily shattered the colossal wave, releasing a large amount of white mist.

Nine blue chains, shimmering with fluctuating light, suddenly descended from the sky, heading straight for the lion-tiger beast.

Just as the lion-tiger beast was about to dodge, a man's thunderous roar echoed through the heavens.

The lion-tiger beast's body twitched, and it let out a pained shriek.

Seizing this opportune moment, the nine blue chains descended, binding its limbs and body. The other ends of the chains plunged into the ground, trapping the lion-tiger beast.

The lion-tiger beast struggled fiercely, opening its maw to unleash a golden flame that engulfed the blue chains.

Before long, a blue light emanated from within the golden sea of fire, and the flames abruptly extinguished.

The Four Seas Demonic Lock Chains! A complete set of Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasures.

The flute's sound grew even more piercing, and waves of azure sound swept out, directly targeting the lion-tiger beast.

The lion-tiger beast shrieked repeatedly, collapsing to the ground.

A golden light shot up into the sky, transforming into the spectral image of a giant lion.

No sooner had the giant lion's spectral image appeared than hazy azure sound waves swept towards it. Wherever they passed, the ground splintered, and the void vibrated and warped.

The giant lion's spectral image retaliated by spewing a golden sound wave and a golden flame, shattering the incoming azure sound waves.

Wang Ruyan also summoned her Dharma Idol. A female spectral image appeared high in the sky, holding a jade flute in her hand and beginning to play.

As the female spectral image played, cheerful melodies filled the air, followed by a surge of hazy azure sound waves that swept forth, tearing the void and creating thick, long fissures, as if the very heavens and earth were about to collapse.

The giant lion's spectral image quickly cast spells to resist, but after just a few exchanges, it was shattered by the continuous azure sound waves.

Waves of azure sound continued to strike the lion-tiger beast. It shrieked incessantly, spitting blood, its internal organs severely damaged, and its body covered in numerous lacerations.

The Twin-Pupil Rat leaped from Wang Changsheng's shoulder, its body emitting a brilliant yellow light as its size rapidly expanded, growing as large as a small mountain.

Ripples spread in the air above the lion-tiger beast, and a hazy blue hand appeared, instantly slapping down.

Boom!

The ground trembled and mountains swayed. The lion-tiger beast shrieked repeatedly, with multiple bones broken and its body stained with blood.

Wang Changsheng formed a hand seal, and the Four Seas Demonic Lock Chains flew back, freeing the lion-tiger beast.

The Twin-Pupil Rat then spewed a hazy yellow mist that enveloped the lion-tiger beast.

The lion-tiger beast retaliated with a golden flame, meeting the mist.

An astonishing scene unfolded: the golden flame touched the yellow mist and was instantly swallowed. The yellow mist then covered the lion-tiger beast, which visibly shrunk at a rapid rate, before being swept by the yellow mist into the Twin-Pupil Rat's mouth and disappearing.

This was the Devouring Heaven Divine Light, the unique innate ability of the Heaven-Devouring Rat.

The Twin-Pupil Rat was still relatively weak; in a one-on-one fight, it wouldn't have been able to kill a demonic beast of the same tier so easily. It was only because Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan had severely wounded the lion-tiger beast that the rat could devour it with such ease.

At its peak, the Devouring Heaven Divine Light could devour heavens and earth.

Wang Ruyan put away her Celestial Sound Flute and dismissed her Dharma Idol. Her strength had improved significantly, but her abilities required some casting time. Given enough time, she too could have slain this beast.

Wang Changsheng entered the cave and carefully dug out all the Violet Night Lumina Grass.