Chapter 3398: Harvest Full (No More Today)

The azure leopard's body glowed brilliantly with azure light, transforming into an azure streak that shot towards the distance, dissipating all gray flames in its path.

It moved incredibly fast. After traveling several hundred zhang, a deafening thunderclap echoed from high above, as thousands of massive gray lightning bolts struck down, heading directly for the azure streak.

The azure streak moved swiftly, vanishing from its original spot and reappearing a hundred li away. A faint, shimmering rift flashed past, directly sweeping over the azure streak. A piercing shriek rang out as the azure leopard was split in two. Immediately after its essence departed its form, it was struck by a gray lightning bolt and instantly annihilated.

"What's going on? Spatial rifts too?" the brawny man in green frowned and spoke.

"I'm not sure about this! When I discovered this place, there were no spatial rifts!" True Lord Jinhong was utterly bewildered.

"A long time has elapsed, so some changes are normal," Zhe Lei urged. "Hurry and go forward; I'll cover you here. That way, I can intervene if you face danger."

The brawny man in green and True Lord Jinhong nodded. As they walked forward, two massive gray lightning bolts immediately struck down from above, while a surge of black flames erupted from the ground.

The brawny man in green summoned an azure orb, which transformed into a thick azure light barrier, protecting them. The gray lightning bolts struck the azure light barrier, emitting two dull thuds. The gray flames were blocked by the azure light barrier. After they had advanced over ten li, both realized something was wrong.

"Oh no, my spiritual energy is rapidly draining! What's going on?" The brawny man in green paled in shock.

"Immortal Transformation Paste! There's also a third party hiding in the shadows!" True Lord Jinhong exclaimed.

They hadn't encountered any other venomous insects, so there was no opportunity to be poisoned. Furthermore, for a Body Integration cultivator to slowly lose spiritual energy, this was Immortal Transformation Paste, one of the ten great poisons. Clearly, a third party was involved.

Zhe Lei also discovered his spiritual energy was rapidly draining. He was filled with shock and anger, realizing he didn't even know when he had been poisoned. From the void, countless blue seawater surged forth, accompanied by a loud tsunami roar. The water converged into a blue mountain, blotting out the sky as it crashed towards Zhe Lei.

Before the blue water mountain even struck, numerous cracks appeared in the void, as if it were about to collapse. Zhe Lei had no way to avoid it. He either had to directly confront the blue water mountain or break into the restricted area.

Suddenly, a powerful gravitational force emerged from the ground. Zhe Lei felt as if a mountain weighing hundreds of millions of jin had appeared on his shoulders, making his legs tremble and his face turn beet red. He formed a hand seal, and a gigantic human-shaped phantom appeared above his head. As its arms moved, a series of piercing whooshes echoed, and dense yellow fist shadows flew out to meet the incoming attack. The dense yellow fist shadows collided with the blue water mountain, shattering completely like eggs hitting a rock.

Zhe Lei summoned a long spear shimmering with yellow light. He met the attack, and with a sweeping motion, he shattered the blue water mountain. However, he himself was sent flying backward, spitting out a mouthful of blood. A loud clap of thunder echoed from high above as a massive gray lightning bolt struck down, heading directly for Zhe Lei. Gray flames also surged from the ground, rushing towards him. Zhe Lei paled in shock and hastily cast spells to defend himself.

A yellow centipede emerged from underground, and from its abdomen, Wang Yi'er, Wang Rumeng, Wang Zongque, Wang Yong'an, and Wang Shenfeng appeared. Each of them was enveloped in several layers of defensive spiritual light.

While Zhe Lei and the other two were observing from a distance, they had thrown two pieces of Immortal Transformation Paste into the sea of fire. Immortal Transformation Paste is a solid that vaporizes under high temperatures. After Zhe Lei and the other two found no Tiger-Phoenix Butterfly, they relaxed their vigilance and inhaled some of the vaporized Immortal Transformation Paste. The paste was colorless and odorless, making it impossible to detect. By the time they realized it, they were already poisoned.

Wang Yong'an quickly took out formation flags and a formation disk and began setting up a formation. The Tiger-Phoenix Butterfly could return at any moment, so they had to set up the formation properly; otherwise, they would all be in trouble.

"Seventh-tier puppet beasts! Human cultivators!" Zhe Lei's face darkened as he looked at True Lord Jinhong, his first thought being that True Lord Jinhong had set a trap.

True Lord Jinhong was completely confused, as he had never seen Wang Yi'er and the other new generation Body Integration cultivators from the Wang family, and therefore didn't recognize them at all.

Wang Zongque, Wang Yi'er, and Wang Rumeng simultaneously cast spells to attack Zhe Lei and the other two. Coupled with the interference from the restrictions, Zhe Lei and his companions were thrown into disarray. But that was not the worst of it; their spiritual energy was rapidly draining.

Two horrific screams rang out as True Lord Jinhong and the brawny man in green were struck by dense gray lightning. The lightning enveloped their figures, and a large surge of black flames then swept over them. A moment later, the flames and lightning dissipated, revealing a large, smoking pit on the ground. Inside lay two indistinct corpses.

Zhe Lei's spiritual energy rapidly drained. Just as he avoided a massive gray lightning bolt, a sky-blotting blue water mountain crashed into him. With a scream, Zhe Lei was sent flying backward, spitting out a large mouthful of blood, his face turning pale. A massive gray lightning bolt then struck down, engulfing his figure.

A yellow light flared in the void a hundred li away, revealing Zhe Lei's figure, his eyes wide with terror. He had escaped death using a substitution treasure. As soon as he appeared, the void above his head rippled, and a gigantic red hand materialized out of thin air, striking towards Zhe Lei.

Zhe Lei tried to evade, but an extremely bizarre shriek rang out. He felt an unbearable sharp pain in his soul, and his body trembled slightly. By the time he recovered his senses, the red hand had already struck him, and rolling flames engulfed his figure. A golden light flashed, and a large golden bell materialized out of thin air, descending over him.

The gigantic golden bell slammed onto the ground, emitting a resounding "clang, clang, clang." A moment later, Wang Yi'er formed a hand seal, and the gigantic golden bell flew up. Zhe Lei had already disintegrated into a bloody mist, his Nascent Soul also dispersed.

Wang Shenfeng flew into the Tiger-Phoenix Butterfly's nest to search for cultivation resources. Wang Yong'an and the others quickly began setting up a formation, while Wang Zongque held an azure orb in one hand, his expression solemn.

Not long after, Wang Shenfeng flew out of the nest, his expression excited. "I found some Tiger-Phoenix Butterfly eggs that haven't hatched yet," he announced. Given the Tiger-Phoenix Butterfly's powerful divine abilities, bringing them back to the family would greatly enhance the family's foundation. For spirit masters, the Tiger-Phoenix Butterfly could significantly boost their strength.

"The Heavenly Illusion Great Formation is set up. Let's retreat now," Wang Yong'an said in a deep voice, taking out a silver-glowing formation disk and infusing it with a hand seal. A dazzling silver light flared, engulfing the latter half of the canyon. When the silver light dissipated, they had also vanished.

A short while later, the Tiger-Phoenix Butterfly returned. Its body had some injuries, though it was unknown if it had triggered a restriction. The Tiger-Phoenix Butterfly did not notice any abnormalities and flew back into its nest. The vaporized Immortal Transformation Paste had long since dispersed, making it difficult for the Tiger-Phoenix Butterfly to be poisoned. Wang Yi'er and the others had no intention of dealing with the Tiger-Phoenix Butterfly; they simply crossed the desolate plain. A small umbrella shimmering with red light was held above their heads, and they maintained a wary expression.

Along the way, booming sounds were continuous as gray lightning bolts struck down repeatedly. The Tiger-Phoenix Butterfly was disturbed by the thunder and flew out of its nest. Seeing no changes on the plain—it naturally couldn't discern that it was an illusion formation—it returned to its nest.

Half a day later, they had crossed the desolate plain, and a towering peak appeared before them. At its foot was a cave entrance about a zhang wide. "The Nine Nether Moon Lotus is inside," Wang Zongque said excitedly, pointing at the cave. Due to the unique environment, there were no other demonic beasts here.

They did not dare to be careless. Entering the cave, they reached a cavern about an mu in size. In its bottom right corner was a pool over ten zhang wide, its water a pale silver. A pitch-black lotus flower floated on its surface; it was indeed the Nine Nether Moon Lotus.