Chapter 3301: Blue Mountain Seclusion

Wang Changsheng's body radiated a brilliant blue light. A red elephant trunk struck Wang Changsheng, who then dissipated into motes of water vapor.

With a loud bang, the red elephant trunk hit the ground, tearing it open and creating long fissures. Dust billowed everywhere.

A golden light flashed, and a miniature golden mountain peak appeared out of thin air, instantly expanding and crashing down.

Even before the giant golden peak struck, a powerful gravitational force enveloped the area, directly tearing the ground and creating numerous cracks.

The red giant elephant spewed a hazy red sound wave, blocking the golden giant peak.

A series of piercing whooshing sounds filled the air as dense blue fist shadows shot forth.

Given the red giant elephant's powerful physique, these ordinary attacks couldn't harm it. Nevertheless, it didn't choose to endure them, instead sweeping its trunk sharply, shattering more than half of the blue fist shadows.

Some blue fist shadows hit the red giant elephant's body, producing muffled thuds, as if merely tickling it.

A blue flying sword several zhang long shot forward, striking the red giant elephant's body. The human-like face on the red giant elephant's head let out a painful cry, and its body trembled slightly.

A golden mist descended from the sky, enveloping the red giant elephant. The human-like face shrieked in agony; this was the Soul Annihilation Beam.

This was only possible because the red giant elephant was of a higher rank. Had it been a low-grade seventh-rank monster, its spirit would have already been extinguished.

The golden giant peak returned, crashing down once more.

With a thunderous roar, the ground shook violently, and more than half of the golden giant peak sank into the earth.

A hundred li away, a red streak of light appeared in the void, revealing a short, stout old man in a red robe. His eyes were filled with terror, his face pale. He had a relatively large nose, small ears, and wrinkled skin, making him appear quite ugly. He was a cultivator from the Xiang Clan.

The Xiang Clan's appearance was similar to that of humans, but with some distinctions.

Judging by the red-robed elder's aura, he was clearly a late-stage Integration cultivator. His left arm was gone, and his right shoulder had a gruesome bloody hole.

"Soul-Devouring Golden Cicada! You actually cultivated a seventh-rank Soul-Devouring Golden Cicada!" the red-robed elder exclaimed, his face filled with disbelief.

The moment the red-robed elder appeared, the void above him rippled, and a hazy blue Sky-Reaching Giant Hand materialized. The hand's surface bore a lifelike Qilin pattern; it was precisely the Qilin Immortal-Slaying Hand.

Even before the Qilin Immortal-Slaying Hand descended, a powerful oppressive force surged forth.

Countless red spiritual patterns emerged on the red-robed elder's body, and a thick crimson pillar of fire shot skyward. Simultaneously, a dense red light barrier appeared around him.

With a loud crash, the Qilin Immortal-Slaying Hand effortlessly shattered the crimson fire pillar and then struck the red light barrier. The red light barrier trembled, its spiritual glow dimmed, and then it splintered into pieces.

A pained shriek escaped the red-robed elder as he was struck by the Qilin Immortal-Slaying Hand. His body exploded, transforming into countless specks of blood mist.

A miniature Nascent Soul flew out of his body. He had already been killed once by Wang Changsheng previously, using up his substitute-calamity treasure, so this time he had no way to escape death.

The moment the miniature Nascent Soul left his body, a green jade bottle descended from the sky, emitting a green mist that collected the miniature Nascent Soul.

Wang Changsheng breathed a sigh of relief. The Xiang Clan cultivators' spiritual insects and beasts were formidable and difficult to deal with, and Wang Chan had been a great help.

As a miniature red elephant left its body, a golden mist descended from the sky, enveloped the miniature red elephant, and then drew it into Wang Chan's mouth, where it vanished.

Wang Changsheng clearly sensed a slight increase in his spiritual sense, though this "slight" was relative to his already immense spiritual sense.

"Let's go, to support the others!"

Wang Changsheng collected the enemy's possessions and the red giant elephant's corpse, then went to assist the other cultivators.

A yellow streak of light flew towards them. Wang Changsheng snorted coldly, and a dazzling blue light erupted from his right fist as he punched towards the void.

A hazy blue giant fist flashed out, accompanied by a piercing whooshing sound, heading straight for the yellow streak of light.

The yellow streak of light stopped, revealing a graceful young woman in a yellow dress. Her face was pale, her lips stained with blood, and her aura was weak, indicating she was injured.

Seeing the blue fist shadow shooting towards her, the young woman in the yellow dress flicked her sleeve. Tens of thousands of yellow beetles flew out of her spirit beast bracelet, forming a yellow shield that blocked in front of her.

With a muffled "thud," the blue fist shadow was blocked by the yellow shield, which vibrated slightly.

A resonant celestial melody rang out, and a blue giant palm, enveloped in countless mysterious musical notes, shot forward, poised to strike the young woman in the yellow dress.

The young woman in the yellow dress quickly formed a hand seal, and the yellow shield flew forward to collide with the blue giant palm.

With a muffled thud, the yellow shield vibrated slightly before instantly shattering into tens of thousands of yellow beetles. They fell from high above, showing no visible damage on their surfaces, but their internal organs had long been pulverized.

A rapid zither sound rang out, and a hazy blue sound wave swept forth, passing through the young woman in the yellow dress. After letting out a scream, her body rapidly plummeted towards the ground. A miniature Nascent Soul, just as it left her body, rapidly expanded in size.

With a thunderous roar, a massive blue light burst skyward, accompanied by billowing smoke and dust.

Wang Ruyan flew over, and with a single hand reaching into the void, a blue-glowing storage bracelet flew towards her.

True Monarch Taiyang and the other four flew over from a distance. Liu Ruyue was nowhere to be seen. Song Yihai's right arm was missing, and his face was pale. True Monarch Taiyang was panting and covered in dust.

Xiang Clan cultivators were extremely troublesome; they had only managed to eliminate their opponents with great difficulty.

"Where is Lady Liu?" Wang Changsheng asked.

"She was killed by the enemy's spiritual insects. The Xiang Clan cultivator actually raised a seventh-rank Six-Eyed Sand Spider," Song Yihai replied, his voice somewhat weak. "If I hadn't been more skilled, I would have died too."

"We've killed the Xiang Clan cultivators. Let's leave this place quickly! If we get entangled with the main Xiang Clan forces, it'll be difficult to escape," True Monarch Taiyang suggested.

Wang Changsheng nodded, conjured the Azure Luan Boat, and carried everyone away from the area.

...

Thousand Spirit Continent, Azure Qilin Valley.

In a small courtyard, Wang Qingshan was speaking with Wang Lei.

Wang Qingshan and Wang Qingxiao had eliminated two Integration-stage evil cultivators, acquiring many items, including a seventh-rank Golden-Eyed Thunder Qilin Beast. After slaying this monster, Wang Qingshan gave its demon core to Wang Lei.

With just one seventh-rank demon core, Wang Lei naturally couldn't advance to the seventh rank yet, but it could strengthen his bloodline. Both he and the Golden-Eyed Thunder Qilin Beast possessed Qilin bloodline, albeit a very faint one.

After consuming the Golden-Eyed Thunder Qilin Beast's inner core, Wang Lei advanced to the late-stage Void Refinement realm. He had followed Wang Qingshan since the Deity Transformation stage and had made significant contributions, so Wang Qingshan valued him highly.

"If we can acquire another inner core from a seventh-rank monster with Qilin bloodline, you might be able to advance to the Integration stage. I've already instructed Xiukun and the others to keep an eye out," Wang Qingshan said with a smile.

The cultivation system for monsters differed from that of human cultivators. For monsters, the demon cores and essence blood of high-rank kin were powerful tonics, greatly assisting their advancement, followed by natural treasures.

"Thank you, Master," Wang Lei said gratefully.

"You may leave now! I plan to go into secluded cultivation for a while," Wang Qingshan instructed.

After returning from eliminating the evil cultivators, Wang Qingshan traveled through the human territory, befriending several Integration cultivators and acquiring two pieces of Silver Adamantine Crystal. He planned to condense his Dharma Idol and also enter secluded cultivation for a period.

They had been away from the Profound Spirit Continent for almost two thousand years. Wang Qingshan intended to consume a Flash Essence Fruit to increase his strength as much as possible, as there were many masters in the Thousand Spirit Continent, and his mid-stage Integration cultivation was still insufficient.

Wang Lei acknowledged and bowed before withdrawing.

Wang Qingshan entered a secret chamber, took out a piece of Silver Adamantine Crystal, and began to condense his Dharma Idol.