Chapter 3525: The Might of the Spiritual Domain

A chilling wind swept through the Myriad Spirits Abyss, accompanied by the ceaseless wailing of ghosts.

A streak of blue light rapidly darted across the sky, covering tens of thousands of miles in an instant.

After a moment, the blue light stopped, revealing a shimmering blue flying shuttle adorned with a lotus pattern. Wang Changsheng, Wang Chan, and Wang Chan stood upon it.

A loud beast roar emanated from Wang Changsheng. He took out his Demon-Scenting Mirror. Countless profound runes appeared on its surface, spinning and coalescing into a pointer that directed towards the northeast.

Wang Changsheng wondered if it was a demonic beast, or perhaps an Underworld Beast. He mused to himself that the Myriad Spirits Abyss had a peculiar environment where ordinary demonic beasts couldn't survive. The appearance of an eighth-tier demonic beast was truly strange. If it were an Underworld Beast, he wondered if it had drifted over from the Underworld.

Wang Changsheng activated a spell, and the Azure Lotus Shuttle's spiritual light intensified as it flew with renewed vigor towards the northeast. The Azure Lotus Shuttle, being a high-grade Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasure, possessed considerable speed.

Before long, the Azure Lotus Shuttle halted above a low hillside, and the Demon-Scenting Mirror emitted a piercing beast roar.

In the distance lay an endless black mountain range, where chilling winds constantly blew. A black light shot out from a massive cave. It was a colossal, entirely black rhinoceros with blood-red eyes. Judging by its aura, it was clearly an eighth-tier demonic beast.

The black rhinoceros had no visible injuries on its body, making it seem as though it hadn't undergone a Great Heavenly Tribulation. However, according to Murong Yushuang's description, the beast undergoing tribulation was indeed a rhinoceros.

Unless there were two eighth-tier demonic beasts! The presence of even one eighth-tier demonic beast in the Myriad Spirits Abyss was strange enough; two would be even more bizarre.

Wang Changsheng lightly pointed his finger at the void below. A blue streak of light shot out, emitting a piercing sound as it tore through the air. The blue streak flew directly towards a certain section of the void, where a black light illuminated, revealing a heavily wounded black rhinoceros.

The black rhinoceros spewed a murky black sound wave, which shattered the blue streak of light.

Wang Changsheng sneered, remarking that the two eighth-tier demonic beasts were perfect for him to test his new divine ability. With a cold laugh, Wang Changsheng activated a spell. A sound like crashing waves echoed through the void. Within a hundred thousand li radius, numerous profound blue runes emerged. These runes spun and transformed into individual blue water droplets, which appeared unremarkable.

Wang Changsheng flicked two fingers, sending a torrent of blue water droplets directly towards the two black rhinoceroses. Wherever they passed, the void tore open, creating numerous cracks, as if the entire space was on the verge of collapse. Once trapped within a Spirit Domain, opponents are unable to control the external spiritual energy of heaven and earth. They can only rely on their own magic power, divine abilities, and treasures to resist, which effectively weakens their strength.

As the dense blue water droplets surged forward, each of the two black rhinoceroses spewed black flames. Simultaneously, they summoned their Dharma Idols: two colossal rhinoceros phantoms appeared in the sky, each projecting a murky black sound wave.

The black flames collided with the blue water droplets, generating a burst of white mist. However, the black flames quickly dissipated entirely. The dense blue water droplets effortlessly shattered the two sound waves and successively struck the rhinoceros phantoms. The rhinoceros phantoms let out agonizing roars, their bodies exploding and disintegrating into specks of spiritual light.

From each of their two pointed horns, the black rhinoceroses shot out a murky black halo. When the blue water droplets touched these black halos, they instantly froze. However, due to the sheer number of blue water droplets, the halos were quickly overwhelmed and shattered. A large quantity of blue water droplets successively struck the two black rhinoceroses, eliciting agonizing roars. Each blue water droplet seemed to possess immense force; while a single droplet's attack power was not strong, their combined force changed everything.

Their bodies became like paper, riddled with holes, blood flowing everywhere. They collapsed, and the surrounding ten thousand li radius of ground turned into ruins. Two miniature rhinoceroses flew out from their bodies, enveloped by a green glow, and were drawn into a green jade bottle, disappearing from sight.

Wang Chan and Wang Chan were dumbfounded. They knew Wang Changsheng's divine abilities had greatly improved, but they never imagined his power had increased so dramatically that he could annihilate two eighth-tier demonic beasts with a single move, leaving them no chance to retaliate.

Wang Changsheng murmured, deeply impressed by the Spirit Domain. He mused to himself that while it wouldn't be difficult to kill two eighth-tier demonic beasts with his current divine abilities, it usually wouldn't be this effortless. Trapped within the Spirit Domain, the two eighth-tier demonic beasts were completely unable to harness the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and their own divine abilities couldn't withstand Wang Changsheng's attacks.

He had previously heard how powerful Xuan Qingzi was, but it had only been a vague concept. Now, with Wang Changsheng effortlessly annihilating two eighth-tier demonic beasts using the Spirit Domain, he truly understood its immense power. This was merely the introductory stage of the Spirit Domain; if he were to fully master it, wouldn't it be even more terrifying? Of course, if he were to fight a Mahayana cultivator, they wouldn't be so easily trapped by his Spirit Domain.

Wang Changsheng put away the green jade bottle, activated a spell, and the Azure Lotus Shuttle flew forward, entering a massive underground cave. Inside the cave were five black spirit ganoderma plants. In the bottom left corner was a pond several hundred feet wide, filled with black water.

Wang Chan shook her sleeve, and a slender golden thread shot out, plunging into the pond. The golden thread instantly froze, forming a black, flickering ice layer.

Wang Changsheng's face lit up with joy, exclaiming that it was Water of the Underworld River. The Water of the Underworld River couldn't destroy high-grade Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasures, but it could suppress fire-elemental Taoist techniques, making it suitable for refining a powerful treasure.

He conjured a black jade bottle and collected all the Water of the Underworld River. Beneath the pond, he found some heavy black crystals. Wang Changsheng was surprised; these were Underworld Crystals, a material he hadn't expected. When he had inquired about the Water of the Underworld River from Ye Xuanji, she had mentioned this material. Underworld Crystals were unique to the Underworld and could be used to refine yin-attribute treasures. With these Underworld Crystals and the Water of the Underworld River, he now had the perfect materials to refine a powerful yin-attribute treasure.

Wang Changsheng collected all the Underworld Crystals and five Dark Profound Ganoderma plants over thirty thousand years old. He speculated that the black rhinoceroses had consumed even older Dark Profound Ganoderma to reach the eighth-tier.

Wang Changsheng meticulously checked the area. After confirming nothing was left behind, he activated a spell, and the Azure Lotus Shuttle flew out. Upon exiting the Myriad Spirits Abyss, the Azure Lotus Shuttle ascended into the sky.

Wang Changsheng still had many tasks ahead: comprehending the Spirit Domain, refining treasures, and forging spirit puppets.

***

Xuanqing Mountain Range, Xuanqing Sect.

In a secluded manor, Xuan Qingzi and Jade Talisman Fairy sat in a green stone pavilion. He was guiding Jade Talisman Fairy in cultivating the Domain.

Jade Talisman Fairy curiously asked, wondering if Senior Martial Brother Lin, despite comprehending the Domain for many years, had not yet achieved minor success.

Xuan Qingzi chuckled, explaining that achieving initial comprehension wasn't easy. Even for Mahayana cultivators from great clans, reaching the introductory stage of the Spirit Domain was commendable. Only a few achieved minor success, and a very select few reached major success. He speculated that if one reached Grand Perfection in the Spirit Domain, possessed a Profound Sky Treasure, and achieved enlightenment, they could probably sweep across the lower realms. As Xuan Qingzi finished speaking, his eyes gleamed with fervor.

Jade Talisman Fairy was about to speak when she took out a shimmering communication disk. She cast a spell into it, and a respectful male voice informed her that the Ye family had activated their large-scale communication array to contact them, wishing to negotiate with her or Martial Uncle Lin.

The Ye family had set up a large-scale communication array within the Xuanqing Sect, but the Xuanqing Sect would not easily activate it. Only if the human race on the Xuanling Continent faced a calamity of extinction would the Xuanqing Sect activate the array to notify the Ye family. Since the large-scale communication array was established, the Xuanqing Sect had only activated it once. The Ye family had never actively contacted the Xuanqing Sect before. This time, the Ye family's proactive contact surely indicated a matter of great importance.