Chapter 3665: Enemies Meet, Eyes Burning With Fury

In a vast, boundless green bamboo forest, a colossal golden sun soared into the sky. A powerful air current uprooted countless green bamboo stalks, pulverizing them into a myriad of wood splinters.

A ten-thousand-foot-long blood-red saber aura descended from the sky, cleaving the golden sun in half. A miniature Nascent Soul flew out from within the golden sun. Before it could get far, the void vibrated and distorted, and a powerful spatial force materialized, imprisoning it.

Chu Feng flew over from a distance, landed in front of the miniature Nascent Soul, grabbed it, descended to the ground, and performed a soul search.

The miniature Nascent Soul grimaced in pain and then fainted.

"Green Sea Realm, True Monarch Green Sea!"

Chu Feng closed her fingers, and the miniature Nascent Soul disintegrated into specks of spiritual light, vanishing completely.

True Monarch Bloodblade flew over, holding a golden storage bracelet and a golden short blade wreathed in lightning. The alarming spiritual energy emanating from the short blade clearly indicated it was a remnant Xuantian Treasure.

"What is this person's origin? Who is True Monarch Green Sea?" True Monarch Bloodblade asked.

Chu Feng, her expression agitated, slowly explained, "He hails from the Green Sea Realm and invited several friends to journey through the Profound Sun Realm, hoping to discover the Daoist field of Celestial Venerable Xuanling. They were exploring the Tianyang Sand Sea when the Celestial Venerable Xuanling's Daoist field manifested. They entered it to seek treasures but encountered human-faced jiao and were forced to scatter for their lives. They acquired the relics of an ancient cultivator, which included a topographic map detailing the location of True Monarch Green Sea's meditation cave. True Monarch Green Sea was the Green Sea Realm's foremost Mahayana cultivator."

"The foremost Mahayana? Where is his meditation cave located?" True Monarch Bloodblade immediately showed interest and pressed for more details.

"It's not far from here. But first, let's examine the contents of his storage bracelet." Chu Feng's gaze fixed on the storage bracelet in True Monarch Bloodblade's hand.

True Monarch Bloodblade flicked his wrist, and after a swathe of red light, a large pile of items appeared on the ground.

"Nine Lang Stone!" Chu Feng exclaimed, her expression thrilled. "This is a high-grade material for surviving heavenly tribulations—an unexpected delight!" In addition to the Nine Lang Stone, there were also crafting materials, spirit wood, spirit herbs, and other various items.

"What is this?" True Monarch Bloodblade picked up a silvery-white crystal. Its surface bore swirling patterns, and it was crystal clear, emitting a faint silver glow and feeling notably heavy.

"I don't recognize it. It's likely not a common material. Given that there are even Xuantian Treasures here, the presence of any rare material wouldn't be surprising." Chu Feng seemed unfazed.

They divided the items on the ground, then left the location and hastened toward True Monarch Green Sea's meditation cave.

Within a sprawling, verdant mountain range, a piercing bird cry echoed, and a massive burst of silver lightning shot skyward.

A colossal seven-colored bird, its body charred black and emitting black smoke, emerged from the lightning. It originally had seven heads, but four had been severed. Before it could fly much farther, a deafening peal of thunder reverberated from high above, and an impossibly thick silver lightning pillar descended, striking the seven-colored bird.

One of the seven-colored bird's heads opened its beak and unleashed a green sound wave, shattering the silver lightning pillar. A gigantic golden hand materialized out of thin air and struck the seven-colored bird, causing its body to plummet rapidly towards the ground, forming a massive crater upon impact.

Ni Tianlong flew out from the cave. He made a hand seal, and a golden halo emanated from his body, swiftly sweeping over the seven-colored bird. The seven-colored bird's eyes glazed over, seemingly trapped in an illusion. This was the Thousand Illusions Divine Light, an innate divine ability of the Thousand Illusions Body, capable of ensnaring enemies in illusions. The deeper Ni Tianlong's magical power, the greater the power of this divine light.

Ni Tianlong raised his right hand, and a gleaming golden flying dagger shot forth, severing all three of the remaining heads of the seven-colored bird. A miniature seven-colored bird then flew out from its body, which he promptly collected into a summoned golden jade bottle.

True Monarch Tianyou and Ni Wuting emerged from the cave, their faces alight with joy.

"Fellow Daoist Ni, your divine abilities are truly vast; even an eighth-tier, high-grade seven-colored bird proved no match for you." True Monarch Tianyou praised him, noting that the seven-colored bird, a descendant of the True Spirit Nine-Headed Bird, possessed considerable divine abilities.

"Fellow Daoist Jiang, you don't actually possess the Heaven-Blessed Body, do you?" Ni Tianlong said curiously, observing that True Monarch Tianyou's luck was extraordinary. Upon entering the Daoist field, they immediately discovered the remains of a Mahayana cultivator, acquiring numerous cultivation resources. The most valuable among these were a remnant Xuantian Treasure, a section of East Yi Divine Wood dating back over two hundred thousand years, and a topographic map. The Daoist field was immense, and they only possessed a partial map, which meant they couldn't locate the true spirit for now. They roamed around, eventually discovering the nest of an eighth-tier seven-colored bird. Within the nest, there was a Jade Sandal Immortal Fruit Tree, protected by an eighth-tier, high-grade seven-colored bird. Before they could even make a move, the seven-colored bird underwent a major heavenly tribulation and was heavily injured. They then easily eliminated it.

"I wish that were the case, but unfortunately, it isn't." True Monarch Tianyou smiled.

"Let's hurry back and harvest the Jade Sandal Immortal Fruits!" Ni Wuting urged.

Ni Tianlong collected the seven-colored bird's corpse, and they departed from the location.

A towering, steeply sloped peak stood majestically. The area above its halfway point was enveloped in thick white mist, obscuring the view of what lay within.

True Monarch Bloodblade and Chu Feng stood at the base of the mountain, their expressions grave.

"This must be it. The foremost Mahayana cultivator… I wonder what treasures await us." Chu Feng gazed at the colossal peak, her expression somber.

"We'll know once we break through the restriction," True Monarch Bloodblade stated. He shook his right hand, and a yellow light shot from his spirit beast bracelet, landing on the ground. It was a colossal golden ape—a seventh-tier, high-grade Mighty Golden-Backed Ape, a spirit beast he had recently subdued for scouting ahead.

True Monarch Bloodblade commanded the Mighty Golden-Backed Ape to proceed up the mountain. As the Mighty Golden-Backed Ape ascended the peak, it had not taken ten steps when a world-shaking peal of thunder erupted from high above. An impossibly thick azure lightning bolt tore through the sky, striking the ape. With a tremendous rumble, the azure lightning enveloped the Mighty Golden-Backed Ape's form. Moments later, the azure lightning dissipated, and the Mighty Golden-Backed Ape was gone, leaving behind a massive crater. "A lightning-attribute restriction!"

True Monarch Bloodblade frowned deeply.

"So many years have passed; the restriction's power is nowhere near what it once was." Chu Feng summoned a golden spherical pearl and, with a hand seal, transformed it into a thick golden light barrier that enveloped them as they ascended the mountain.

As soon as they appeared on the mountain, a thick azure lightning bolt immediately struck down from above. Chu Feng made a hand seal, and a massive void appeared above her head. The azure lightning bolt entered this void, vanishing without a trace. In this manner, they proceeded up the mountain, with Chu Feng employing her spatial divine ability to resist the restriction's attacks.

Less than fifteen minutes later, they passed through the white mist and reached the mountaintop. A turquoise palace appeared before them, its plaque bearing the three golden characters: "Green Sea Palace."

"Haha, our destined opportunity has arrived!" True Monarch Bloodblade was ecstatic.

"That's not necessarily true; it's our Wang family's opportunity that has arrived." An incredibly cold male voice rang out. An azure long rainbow appeared in the distant sky, flickered, and stopped near the peak. As its escape light retracted, the ship 'Qingwan Hao' became visible, with Wang Changsheng and over a dozen other Mahayana cultivators standing on its deck.

Wang Changsheng had not expected to encounter True Monarch Bloodblade in the Daoist field, but it presented an opportune moment to deal with him.

"Grandmaster Taihao!" Upon seeing Wang Changsheng and his companions, True Monarch Bloodblade was scared out of his wits. He knew the immense disparity in power between himself and Wang Changsheng. In a direct confrontation, they certainly wouldn't stand a chance against Wang Changsheng, let alone against the combined might of Wang Ruyan and the others.