Chapter 3452: Wang Changsheng's Speculation

Wang Yuanjiang frowned and accelerated his flight. A stout old man in a yellow robe flew out from the cave.

Wang Yuanjiang's face was filled with murderous intent. His right index finger glowed with a dazzling blue light. With a whooshing sound, a beam of blue light shot out, heading straight for the old man in the yellow robe.

The old man in the yellow robe reacted quickly. The golden horn on his head flared brightly, shooting out a golden beam to meet the attack.

With a loud bang, the golden and blue lights collided, cancelling each other out.

A large area of blue staff shadows descended from the sky, accompanied by a piercing whooshing sound, striking down towards the old man in the yellow robe.

The old man in the yellow robe felt the surrounding space tighten. He quickly conjured a shimmering yellow shield, positioning it in front of him.

A series of dull thuds echoed as the dense staff shadows continuously struck the yellow shield. The shield was sent flying backwards, slamming into the old man in the yellow robe and sending him sprawling as well.

A thunderous roar sounded as a thick silver lightning bolt descended from the sky, striking the old man in the yellow robe. A scream followed.

Wang Yuanjiang infused his spiritual power into the blue staff in his hand. The staff's spiritual light greatly increased, and with a whooshing sound, he swung it towards the old man in the yellow robe.

Another scream was heard. The yellow shield flew backwards, its surface deeply dented. The old man in the yellow robe was sent flying backwards, crashing heavily onto the ground and creating a large crater.

He felt his body was about to fall apart. Before he could even stand up, a giant blue glowing staff descended from the sky, heading straight for him.

Before the blue giant staff even landed, a powerful pressure surged towards him, causing the surrounding ground to crack open.

"No…"

The old man in the yellow robe let out a desperate cry as the blue giant staff landed, smashing him into a bloody pulp. As soon as a miniature nascent soul emerged from his body, a silver-glowing talisman descended from the sky, attaching itself to it and causing its gaze to become dull.

Wang Yuanjiang collected the miniature nascent soul and the old man's storage ring, then rushed to the scene. Murong Yushuang and Wang Zongyun were standing in an open area, but the Nine-Bend Exquisite Fruit Tree was nowhere to be found.

"Were all the fruits harvested?" Wang Yuanjiang asked with a frown.

"Three were taken," Wang Zongyun explained. "We got eight. The fruit tree was destroyed by the fluctuations from the battle, and one person escaped. She was quick to flee."

"What's the origin of these cultivators?" Murong Yushuang asked, puzzled. "There's no such race on Xuanling Continent, is there?"

Wang Yuanjiang took out the old man's nascent soul and performed a soul search on it.

"Guangyun Realm, Golden Chi Race!" Wang Yuanjiang said with a frown. "They discovered us long ago and have been following us."

"The Golden Chi Race, are there many of them?" Wang Zongyun asked with a frown.

"There are over ten of them," Wang Yuanjiang explained. "There's one Mahayana cultivator, but they got separated from him."

"Let's go!" Wang Zongyun said in a deep voice. "We'll go meet Yong'an. If Yong'an hadn't set up the warning array, our losses would have been even greater."

After rendezvousing with Wang Yong'an, they took out the storage items obtained from their enemies and retrieved the contents: over fifty thousand-year-old spirit herbs, fifteen thirty-thousand-year-old spirit herbs, four Jade Soul Crystals, over three hundred million spirit stones, eight mid-grade Spirit-Connecting Treasures, one Nine-Bend Exquisite Fruit, and their route map.

They divided the enemies' spoils. Each person received one Jade Soul Crystal. Of the nine Nine-Bend Exquisite Fruits, Wang Yuanjiang took two as compensation for his slain dao companion, while Wang Zongyun and the other two each took one. The remaining four were handed over to the family. They then left the area.

A golden light swiftly streaked across the sky. As it passed a small valley, a powerful gravitational force suddenly appeared.

The golden light flashed, revealing Jin Yue's figure. She was disheveled and appeared somewhat battered. Jin Yue opened her mouth, and seven golden glowing flying daggers shot out, slashing towards the ground.

The clanging sound of metal striking metal echoed as the seven golden flying daggers fell to the ground. No matter how she tried to activate them, it was useless.

Cilei appeared. Jin Yue's horn shot out a golden beam, heading straight for Cilei.

Cilei released a grey glow. The golden light touched the grey glow and, as if encountering its nemesis, dissolved completely.

With a scream, Jin Yue felt a powerful pressure surge from all directions, ripping her body apart and turning her into a bloody mist.

"Primordial Magnetic Divine Light!"

A miniature nascent soul emerged, exclaiming. Cilei grabbed the miniature nascent soul and performed a soul search. "Nine-Bend Exquisite Fruit! My destiny has arrived!" he exclaimed.

Cilei exclaimed; Jin Yue had obtained two Nine-Bend Exquisite Fruits.

He and three clansmen had entered the cultivation ground to search for treasures. Their luck was terrible; they stumbled into a nest of swarm-dwelling demonic insects, and two of them died on the spot. Cilei and his companion fought their way out, but during their treasure hunt, another companion died under a restriction, leaving only him. He no longer dared to wander around recklessly.

Cilei closed his fingers, and the miniature nascent soul let out a scream, dissolving into golden specks of light and vanishing.

He collected Jin Yue's storage ring and stepped into a cave. Having obtained two Nine-Bend Exquisite Fruits, he was already content. Once the cultivation ground closed, he would be able to leave.

The surface of a swift river burst open as Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan flew out from the riverbed, their faces pale and looking as if their spiritual power was severely depleted.

They were being pursued by an eighth-tier Sky-Swallowing Rat, an even more powerful creature than the Dragon Spider, capable of devouring treasures, spells, and even other eighth-tier demonic beasts. When Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan used water escape to flee, the rat simply swallowed the river. Fortunately, they were fast enough to escape.

"We should have shaken it off, right?" Wang Ruyan said, somewhat uncertainly.

"I don't know, let's keep running!" Wang Changsheng said. "It'll be troublesome if it catches us. Dammit, there's actually an eighth-tier Sky-Swallowing Rat here. Even if this is a minor world, are there really Sky-Swallowing Rats, Human-Faced Owls, Human-Faced Flood Dragons, and Dragon Spiders?" Wang Changsheng wondered. Logically, with the Sky-Swallowing Rat's power and ability to speak human language, controlling this place should be easy for it. Yet it hasn't taken control here; the surviving eighth-tier demonic beasts are proof of that.

There must be demonic beasts more powerful than the Sky-Swallowing Rat here, or perhaps powerful restrictions. That's why the Sky-Swallowing Rat hasn't been able to control this place.

Where did Exalted Xuanling find so many demonic beasts with powerful bloodlines? Isn't he afraid they'd overturn his cultivation ground? It doesn't seem like a minor world either; how could a minor world randomly appear in the Xuanyang Realm and then send treasure hunters out once the time limit is up?

He even suspected that the cultivation ground came from the Immortal Realm, just like the Immortal Flying Ruins in the Dongli Realm. The Immortal Flying Ruins have spirit races, and the Xuanyang Realm also has spirit races; there must be a connection between the two.

If it involves the Immortal Realm, everything makes sense. Even if immortal artifacts appeared, Wang Changsheng wouldn't find it strange. However, the three major clans all claimed it was Exalted Xuanling's cultivation ground, and Wang Changsheng had no evidence to prove the cultivation ground was connected to the Immortal Realm.

Wang Changsheng conjured the Azure Luan Boat, stepped onto it, and Wang Ruyan followed closely.

He formed a hand seal, and the Azure Luan Boat glowed with dazzling blue light, flying into the distance. Before long, they disappeared into the horizon.