Chapter 3350: Closed-door Cultivation

"The Wind Falcon Clan!"

Wang Mengbin's expression hardened. He had never expected to encounter cultivators from the Wind Falcon Clan here.

The Wind Falcon Clan is a relatively powerful race in the Azure Glaze Sea, with a Mahayana cultivator presiding over them. However, the Myriad Vortex Sea is very far from the Wind Falcon Clan's territory, making the chances of encountering them here very low. Yet, they did.

"The Lightning Absorption Pearl! Hmph! Our opportunity has arrived. Kill them!" the old man in green robes commanded, his face full of murderous intent.

He formed a hand seal, and a sharp, piercing bird cry echoed. A gigantic, hazy green bird phantom appeared above his head. The phantom bird gently flapped its wings, stirring up a fierce gale. Hundreds of hazy green tornadoes appeared on the sea surface.

A slender young woman in a green dress, whose back was adorned with bird wings, gently flapped them. The void vibrated and distorted, and countless green lights emerged, transforming into tens of thousands of sharp green wind blades that shot straight towards Wang Mengbin and his two companions.

At the same time, Wang Mengbin and his two companions felt an invisible force bind them, and the air around them seemed to stop flowing. It was the Wind Binding Force!

Lightning surged around Wang Mengbin's body, and countless silver electric arcs burst forth, causing the Wind Binding Force to disappear.

"Split up and retreat!" Duan Tongtian sent a telepathic message to Wang Mengbin.

The enemy had one late-Integration cultivator, one mid-Integration, and three early-Integration cultivators. Staying together would put too much pressure on them; splitting up could draw away some of the enemies.

Wang Mengbin placed the Lightning Absorption Pearl into a golden jade box and put it away. He then took out an identical golden jade box and handed it to Duan Tongtian.

Duan Tongtian put away the golden jade box and swung the green long saber in his hand, performing a horizontal slash. A flash of green light, accompanied by a piercing saber hum, unleashed a towering, hazy green saber beam that swept forward, meeting the incoming green tornadoes.

With a thunderous roar, hundreds of green tornadoes were shattered by the colossal saber beam. A deafening thunderclap echoed from high above, and a massive thundercloud appeared in the sky. The thundercloud churned violently, and tens of thousands of thick silver lightning bolts tore through the sky, shattering the incoming green tornadoes and wind blades. Any stragglers were also blocked by Bai Yuqi's spells.

The old man in green robes frowned slightly. Just as he was about to unleash another divine ability, ripples appeared in the void above his head, and a giant, white-glowing seal materialized out of thin air, crashing down. Before the massive white seal even descended, a vast surge of white frigid air gushed forth, causing large amounts of white ice chips to appear in the void, which began to freeze.

The old man in green robes formed a hand seal, and the phantom bird opened its mouth, spraying a beam of green light that momentarily slowed the descent of the white seal. A black light shot out from within the white seal, heading straight for the old man in green robes—it was a strand of soul essence. Not knowing what the black light was, the old man in green robes dared not take it head-on. He gently flapped the bird wings on his back and vanished from his spot.

A rumbling thunder echoed, and tens of thousands of thick silver lightning bolts tore through the sky, striking towards them.

The young woman in the green dress flicked her right hand, and a green-glowing banner shot out. After she infused it with a spell, the green banner instantly expanded, revolved around them once, and transformed into a colossal, hazy green tornado that blotted out the sky, sweeping vast amounts of seawater into itself. The dense silver lightning bolts plunged into the green tornado, disappearing without a trace, like mud sinking into the sea.

Seizing this opportunity, Duan Tongtian transformed into a green rainbow and flew towards the southeast, while Wang Mengbin and Bai Yuqi flew towards the northwest, moving exceptionally fast.

As the green tornado dissipated, the figures of the old man in green robes and his four companions were revealed.

"I'll pursue those two; you handle the other one. Don't let any of them escape!" The old man in green robes, his face filled with murderous intent, emanated a strong green light from his body. He fiercely flapped the green bird wings on his back, vanishing from his spot—it was the Wind Escape Art.

The young woman in the green dress and her three companions all employed the Wind Escape Art, chasing after Duan Tongtian.

***

Profound Spirit Continent, Green Lotus Island.

On Green Lotus Peak, Wang Changsheng sat in a stone pavilion, holding a thick blue book with a deep frown. He had taken Wang Chuanlin to Floating Cloud Island to consult the scriptures in the archives. They had indeed found ancient texts recording immortal script, though the descriptions were sparse.

Wang Chuanlin had learned ten more characters, bringing the total to twenty-five, which were not contiguous. From these twenty-five characters, Wang Changsheng could deduce that the secret art inscribed on the cauldron wall of the Green Lotus Creation Cauldron was likely the secret method for Nascent Soul Aperture Opening.

Divine Monarch Stone Cocoon, Immortaless Flowing Cloud, Immortaless Thousand Spirits, and Heavenly Venerate Profound Spirit had all obtained the secret method for Nascent Soul Aperture Opening, and their divine abilities were far superior to those of ordinary Mahayana cultivators. If Wang Changsheng had the secret method for Nascent Soul Aperture Opening and collected rare materials to open the apertures of his Nascent Soul, his strength would increase significantly. Unfortunately, they had only recognized a portion of the characters and needed to send people to look for texts concerning immortal script. As Wang Changsheng had just advanced to the Mahayana stage, he was not in a hurry.

He put away the blue book and entered a secret chamber. The stone walls were carved with numerous profound blue runes, and the water spiritual energy was abundant. A blue meditation cushion was placed on the floor, and Wang Changsheng sat cross-legged on it, preparing to cultivate a secret art.

After advancing to the Mahayana stage, Wang Changsheng could cultivate a new divine ability: Myriad Seas Returning to Rivers, which gathered the power of myriad seas to attack enemies. Of course, Mahayana cultivators couldn't yet truly gather the power of myriad seas, but just by its name, one could tell this divine ability was extraordinary.

Wang Changsheng took a deep breath and began to cultivate. A dazzling blue light emanated from his body, and the void vibrated and distorted as countless blue water vapor emerged in the room. Mahayana cultivators could control the spiritual energy of heaven and earth with greater ease, making their attacks against enemies more potent. The blue water vapor seemed to be guided by something, surging towards Wang Changsheng.

***

In a certain boundless expanse of the Azure Glaze Sea, the sky was a hazy gray, with visible cracks.

A silver streak of light flew rapidly from the distant horizon. "Trying to run? Hand over the Lightning Absorption Pearl!" A cold male voice echoed from the sky, reverberating through the clouds.

No sooner had the voice faded than the void rippled, and a gigantic green bird claw materialized out of thin air, striking at the silver light. A thick silver lightning bolt shot skyward, shattering the green bird claw. With a flash of green light, a short, stout old man in green robes appeared in the void, his expression indifferent.

The silver lightning dissipated, revealing a silver-glowing flying boat. Wang Mengbin and Bai Yuqi stood upon it; Bai Yuqi's face was pale, and a horrifying bloody hole was in her left shoulder, bleeding profusely. If Wang Mengbin were alone, it would be quite easy for him to escape, but with Bai Yuqi, it became inconvenient. Wang Mengbin frowned deeply. Given the old man in green robes' escape art, shaking him off wouldn't be easy. It seemed they would need to find a way to trap him before they could escape.

"Husband, there are so many spatial nodes here, and many spatial cracks. It would be unwise to fight here; a spatial storm might form," Bai Yuqi transmitted her words, a hint of worry in her eyes.