Chapter 3459: Soul-Nurturing Wood, Inheritance Stone

A rumbling thunderclap sounded, and a purple cloud mass sped straight towards them.

Wang Yulan and the other three were about to flee when Jin Tong's expression turned cold. He declared, "Trying to run? All of you, stay here."

He punched towards the void, sending ripples through the air.

After a whooshing sound, a barrage of dense golden fist shadows shot directly at Wang Yulan and her companions.

The void trembled and warped as countless blue seawater surged out, forming a towering blue water wall that blocked the golden fist shadows.

The seawater violently churned and rushed towards Jin Tong.

Jin Tong's single horn emitted a dazzling golden light, and a shimmering golden halo swept out to meet it. All the blue seawater turned golden and came to a halt.

Jin Tong swung the twin axes in his hands, striking at Wang Yuanjiang.

Given the Purple Lightning Mayfly's escape speed, he couldn't run even if he wanted to now. If he was going to die, he'd take someone with him.

Wang Yuanjiang was enveloped by blue seawater, which churned violently. Gigantic water dragons flew out from it, pouncing on Jin Tong.

Jin Tong swung his twin axes, unleashing a vast expanse of shimmering golden axe blades to meet the attack.

With a thunderous roar, the golden axe blades shattered the blue water dragons.

Jin Tong's boots glowed with dazzling golden light, transforming him into a golden streak that shot directly towards Wang Yulan and her three companions.

A loud tsunami-like roar echoed, and a turbulent blue river surged forward like a blue spear, heading straight for Jin Tong.

Jin Tong swung his twin axes, and two shimmering golden axe blades flashed out, shattering the blue river.

Countless blue seawater emerged, and Wang Yuanjiang reappeared. He formed a hand seal, and the human-shaped phantom above his head moved its arms, smashing them towards Jin Tong.

Jin Tong's single horn once again spewed a shimmering golden halo. His face turned pale, clearly indicating that frequently using this divine ability consumed a significant amount of spiritual power.

The golden halo collided with the phantom's fists. With a loud bang, the golden halo instantly disintegrated, and the phantom's hands quickly turned golden, followed by its body slowly turning golden.

With a thunderous roar, the Purple Lightning Mayfly caught up. Over a hundred thousand thick purple lightning bolts tore through the sky, striking at them.

A deafening thunderclap erupted, and blinding purple lightning shot up, engulfing Jin Tong and Wang Yuanjiang.

A golden light illuminated the void a hundred miles away, revealing Jin Tong's figure. His face was pale, and his eyes were filled with terror.

He had used a substitute treasure, which allowed him to escape the catastrophe.

A blue light streaked over; it was a nascent soul with features strikingly similar to Wang Yuanjiang.

Jin Tong's expression turned cold, and he swung his twin axes, chopping towards the miniature nascent soul.

The miniature nascent soul's body rapidly expanded and then self-destructed, transforming into a dazzling blue light that shot skyward, engulfing Jin Tong.

As the blue light dispersed, Jin Tong's figure reappeared, covered by a faint golden glow, his face still pale.

It was the first time he had encountered such a desperate enemy, one who would self-detonate just to delay him.

Delayed by Wang Yuanjiang, the Purple Lightning Mayfly caught up, and hundreds of thousands of thick purple lightning bolts tore through the sky, striking at Jin Tong.

A man's miserable shriek rang out as the purple lightning engulfed Jin Tong's figure.

When the lightning dispersed, Jin Tong was gone; not even his nascent soul escaped. Wang Yulan and her three companions had also fled the area.

A towering peak, steep and colossal, stood entirely black with sparse vegetation. At its foot was a massive cave, emanating a chilling aura.

A series of rumbling explosions echoed from within the cave, faintly mixed with the eerie wails of ghosts. The entire peak subtly shook.

With a tremendous bang, the cave exploded, sending rubble flying. A gray light shot out, but before it could go far, a shimmering blue giant fist flashed forth, catching up to it.

A shrill ghostly wail pierced the air as the gray light fell to the ground, revealing a beautiful young woman in a black dress, emanating intense yin energy—a ghost being.

The young woman's aura was weak, and her body flickered, appearing severely weakened.

A shimmering blue glow descended from the sky, heading straight for the young woman in black.

Terror filled the young woman's eyes; she seemed to have suffered greatly before and was about to evade, but a powerful gravitational force surged from the ground, pinning her there.

Unable to avoid it, the young woman had no choice but to take the attack head-on. Just as she was about to retaliate, a woman's powerful shout, echoing through the heavens, rang out, making her head feel heavy.

By the time she recovered, the blue glow had already landed on her.

The young woman in black let out a series of miserable ghostly wails. Wisps of green smoke rose from her body, which became semi-transparent, appearing as if she could vanish into thin air at any moment.

A clear phoenix cry resonated as a gigantic crimson fire phoenix swooped in and collided with the young woman in black.

With a thunderous roar, surging flames engulfed the young woman's body, and the ground itself showed signs of melting.

The young woman in black screamed repeatedly, emitting green smoke, and transformed into a black spherical bead. A black storage bracelet also fell beside the black bead.

Wang Chan flew out from the cave, landed on the ground, collected the black bead and the black storage bracelet, and then returned to the cave.

Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan stood before a large, verdant black tree, their faces beaming with joy.

The ground was littered with a large number of beast carcasses, exuding astonishing yin energy.

Not only were there eighth-tier demonic beasts here, but also Mahayana-stage ghost cultivators.

"A Soul Nurturing Wood over 200,000 years old," Wang Ruyan said with a smile. "No wonder she chose to cultivate here."

"As long as we find Jade Soul Crystals, we can continue cultivating the Grand Void Forging Spirit Art," Wang Changsheng nodded.

"Master, her storage bracelet," Wang Chan said.

Wang Chan handed the storage bracelet and a Yin Bead to Wang Changsheng.

Wang Changsheng accepted the Yin Bead, planning to give it to Wang Chan when he was about to attempt breaking through to the Mahayana stage.

Holding the black storage ring, he gave his wrist a slight flick. A black glow swept across, and a large pile of items appeared on the ground: five mid-grade Heaven-reaching Spirit Treasures, no high-grade ones, over seven thousand high-grade spirit stones, and numerous artifact refining materials.

"Oh, an inheritance stone!"

Wang Changsheng uttered a soft exclamation, his gaze landing on a stone radiating a faint spiritual light. Runes flickered on the stone, clearly indicating it was no ordinary object.

He picked up the inheritance stone, observed it carefully, and sent his divine sense into it, which was instantly absorbed.

After some testing, Wang Changsheng discovered that the inheritance stone had a powerful restriction placed upon it, requiring potent divine sense to unlock.

Blue light burst forth from Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan's bodies. Their combined divine senses merged, and a giant blue blade flew out from his glabella, striking the inheritance stone.

With a muffled thud, the inheritance stone emitted a dazzling green light and trembled slightly. A green light shot out, and a giant human-shaped phantom materialized.

The human-shaped phantom was clearly a spirited old man in green robes, his eyes commanding authority without anger.