Chapter 3401: Map

The stone wall glowed with a faint yellow light. Upon closer inspection, the humanoid skeleton had a fractured left breastbone and was missing its right leg. Most of the remains were blackened. On its right skeletal hand was a cyan storage bracelet.

Wang Yong'an and Wang Yi'er entered. They were somewhat surprised to see the storage bracelet. Most Integration stage cultivators used storage rings; storage bracelets were more advanced items, possessed by only a select few.

Wang Yong'an frowned, analyzing, "A demonic butterfly is approaching. That's a bit strange; demonic butterflies are communal insects, so it's unlikely for just one to appear. It must have been sent to scout the situation."

"Our breaking the restriction likely caused too much commotion, attracting other cultivators," Wang Yi'er said, frowning. "We don't know how many of them there are. Let's go out and take a look first." Wang Yi'er flicked his sleeve, sending out a massive crimson fireball that struck the humanoid skeleton, engulfing it in roaring flames.

With a single motion, he retrieved the storage bracelet, which flew out of the flames and landed in his hand. His divine sense swept over it, and a look of disappointment crossed his face. There were only three mid-grade Heavenly Spiritual Treasures, indicating the person wasn't wealthy. There were also many miscellaneous items, but they didn't have time to examine them now.

As a cyan spiritual butterfly approached within ten miles of the valley, the void rippled, and a massive crimson hand appeared out of thin air, swatting the butterfly. With a loud bang, rolling flames engulfed the cyan spiritual butterfly. Countless blue mists surged forth, quickly forming a blue water mountain hundreds of feet tall, which then crashed into the flames. A series of rumbling explosions followed, scattering the flames. The cyan spiritual butterfly was reduced to a fine blood mist and vanished.

A hundred miles away, Mu Qing and her two companions frowned deeply. "It's not an eighth-tier demonic beast; they are human cultivators," Mu Qing said. "Their number and cultivation levels are unknown." Her spiritual butterfly had been destroyed too quickly for her to gather specific information about the enemy.

"Human cultivators! Let's confront them. Go!" the large man in green robes said in a deep voice. "All three of us are mid-Integration stage cultivators. Even if we encounter late-Integration stage cultivators, we can still put up a fight."

They transformed into three streaks of light and flew towards the valley. As they drew within a few dozen miles of the valley, the void vibrated and warped. Countless blue mists and crimson firelight emerged, rapidly forming a blue water mountain hundreds of feet tall and a crimson fire dragon over a thousand feet long, which both surged directly towards them.

Mu Qing chanted an incantation, and her body radiated intense blue light. A gigantic whale phantom appeared above her head, its jaw opening to unleash a bluish sound wave. The crimson fire dragon collided with the blue sound wave, instantly dissipating into a sky full of flames. However, the blue water mountain broke through the sound wave and continued its charge towards them.

The large man in green robes slapped his right palm towards the void, and countless blue seawater surged out, forming a massive, bluish sky-piercing palm. It met the incoming attack but was instantly shattered by the blue water mountain. Both sides were Integration stage cultivators, but the unique divine ability of the Myriad Seas Immortal Scripture was clearly extraordinary in its power.

Mu Qing hastily summoned a small mirror flickering with blue light. She infused an incantation into it, and the mirror shot out a thick blue beam that pierced through the blue water mountain. The mountain instantly froze and shattered into countless blue ice shards that rained down from above.

A thick golden light descended from the sky, enveloping Mu Qing. Just as she was about to dodge, an extremely strange screeching sound rang out, making her feel as though her soul was tearing apart, causing unbearable pain. By the time she recovered, the golden light had already enveloped her. She felt everything spin before she found herself above an endless ocean.

"Oh no, an illusion!" Mu Qing's expression changed dramatically.

Wang Rumeng summoned a Heavenly Gang Divine Thunder Talisman. After soaring high into the sky, it instantly burst apart, forming a massive thundercloud. Lightning flashed and thunder roared as thick bolts of lightning struck down. Wang Yi'er, Wang Zongque, Wang Rumeng, and Wang Hui all launched attacks on Mu Qing and her two companions. Mu Qing, being trapped in an illusion, became their primary target.

Following a series of loud explosions, Mu Qing was engulfed by various spiritual lights and let out a miserable shriek. As a mini whale emerged from her body, it was instantly struck by a golden light and let out a miserable shriek.

Wang Rumeng was shattered into countless blue mists by two cyan axes and vanished. The large man in green robes frowned. Just as he was about to unleash another divine ability, Wang Hui spat out a golden halo that instantly appeared before him. As the large man was about to dodge, a strange screeching sound rang out, causing him unbearable soul-piercing pain. By the time he recovered, the golden halo had already swept past his body. Golden spots began to appear on his skin, rapidly increasing in number until his entire body turned golden, resembling a massive block of gold.

Transmute Stone to Gold! This was Wang Hui's innate divine ability, which he had mastered upon advancing to the Integration stage.

A bluish curved blade shot over, slicing the massive golden figure into two halves. As a mini whale spirit emerged, it was instantly enveloped by a blue light and swept into a blue jade bottle.

Witnessing this, the sole remaining young man in blue robes turned pale with fright. His body glowed intensely with blue light as he prepared to use an escape spell, realizing they had truly met their match. A man's booming laugh echoed through the heavens and earth. The young man's head dropped, and the blue light on his body dimmed as a golden sound wave swept over him, quickly passing through his body. The young man in blue robes spat out a large mouthful of blood, his face turning pale. Thick bolts of lightning ripped through the sky, striking him, while a massive crimson fire cloud rushed towards him simultaneously. A series of massive explosions ensued, followed by a miserable shriek. Outnumbered, the young man in blue robes was also slain.

"Fortunately, we brought the Illusion Moon Treasure Mirror and the Soul Devouring Blade, otherwise it would have been truly difficult to deal with them," Wang Yi'er said, exhaling in relief.

Wang Zongque and Wang Rumeng found three storage rings on the enemies' corpses. Inside were many valuable items, including over ten mid-grade Heavenly Spiritual Treasures and more than 200 million spirit stones.

Wang Yi'er took out the cyan storage bracelet. With a gentle shake, a cyan glow swept forth, and a large pile of items appeared on the ground. They meticulously inspected the items and confirmed the previous owner's identity.

The cave master was True Lord Tianmiao, an Integration stage cultivator. Heavenly Venerate Xuanling's dao field had appeared in the Qingli Domain, and he was fortunate enough to enter it for treasure hunting, gaining some rewards before leaving alive. Later, he entered the Myriad Spirit Ruins for more treasure hunting, where he encountered a seventh-tier high-grade Six-Eyed Sand Spider. Severely wounded by the spider, he sought a place to heal but succumbed to his injuries. True Lord Tianmiao had drawn a map of his route within Heavenly Venerate Xuanling's dao field. This was the most valuable item in the storage bracelet, and if any Wang family cultivators were fortunate enough to enter Heavenly Venerate Xuanling's dao field, this map might prove useful.

"Let's go! We should rendezvous with Patriarch Qingfeng," Wang Zongque urged. They gathered the items from the ground and left.