Chapter 3677: Encounter with the True Spirit Clan

"Oh, an eighth-order Devouring Dragon Ant is undergoing a Grand Heavenly Tribulation," Wang Tunian exclaimed excitedly.

"An eighth-order Devouring Dragon Ant!" Wang Yingjie's eyes lit up. Wang Long was currently in the late Integration stage; if it could devour a creature of its own kind, it had a chance to advance to the Mahayana stage.

"Thirty thousand li away from its tribulation site, there's a cave containing a Qiankun Fruit tree, but its fruits are not yet ripe," Wang Tunian excitedly transmitted to Wang Changsheng.

The Qiankun Fruit has a growth cycle of 120,000 years and can delay the Grand Heavenly Tribulation. Consuming one Qiankun Fruit can delay the tribulation by a thousand years, and two by two thousand years. If refined into a Qiankun Pill, one pill can delay the tribulation by three thousand years, and this effect can be stacked indefinitely. However, since the fruits were not yet ripe, consuming them would not delay the Grand Heavenly Tribulation.

"Qiankun Fruit!" Wang Changsheng formed a hand seal, and the Spirit-Crossing Flying Chariot vanished from its spot, leaving only an afterimage.

In a vast, interconnected valley, a massive Devouring Dragon Ant was undergoing a Grand Heavenly Tribulation. A huge seven-colored thundercloud hovered high above, crackling with lightning and rumbling with thunder. Thick bolts of seven-colored lightning tore through the sky, striking the ant.

The Devouring Dragon Ant spewed out waves of crimson sound waves to meet the attack. The sound waves were instantly shattered by the seven-colored lightning, which then struck the ant, engulfing its body in a seven-colored glow.

Soon after, a second, even thicker bolt of seven-colored lightning struck, causing the thunderous glow to intensify.

The seven-colored thundercloud churned violently, transforming into a thick-bodied, seven-colored lightning flood dragon that lunged downwards.

Following a series of tremendous rumbles, a huge burst of seven-colored lightning shot skyward. The powerful shockwave leveled the giant valley, and dust filled the air.

After a moment, the seven-colored lightning dispersed, revealing the Devouring Dragon Ant.

The Devouring Dragon Ant's body was covered in blood, with two horrifying bloody holes in its abdomen.

A loud thunderclap echoed, and a five-colored hammer wreathed in lightning appeared out of thin air. The hammer spun, and a thick bolt of five-colored lightning struck towards the Devouring Dragon Ant, while the hammer itself smashed down head-on.

The Devouring Dragon Ant attempted to evade, but a dozen translucent chains instantly materialized, coiling around its body. The five-colored lightning struck the ant, engulfing it in a five-colored glow, and as the five-colored hammer smashed down, the ground shook violently.

The Spirit-Crossing Flying Chariot flew closer. Wang Mengbin waved a hand, and the Five Thunder Hammer flew up. A massive crater appeared on the ground, where the Devouring Dragon Ant had been reduced to a pile of flesh. As a mini Devouring Dragon Ant attempted to flee, Bai Yuqi instantly produced a white jade bottle and collected it.

They had eliminated many eighth-order demonic beasts, collecting their souls to use for array formations.

Wang Yingjie released Wang Long, who spewed a beam of blood light that enveloped the eighth-order Devouring Dragon Ant's corpse. The corpse was then consumed, vanishing into Wang Long's mouth before Wang Long itself transformed into a streak of blood light and returned to the spirit beast bracelet on Wang Yingjie's wrist.

The Spirit-Crossing Flying Chariot flew above a steep, towering peak. At the base of the mountain was a huge cave, into which Wang Kui, Bai Yuqi, and Liu Hongxue flew.

In the lower right corner of the cave stood a silver fruit tree over ten zhang tall, bearing more than fifty oval-shaped golden fruits.

"Qiankun Fruits!" Liu Hongxue exclaimed, her face alight with excitement.

Wang Kui and Bai Yuqi took out formation flags and plates to set up an array and transplant the Qiankun Fruit tree.

Outside the cave, Wang Changsheng and his companions waited quietly on the Spirit-Crossing Flying Chariot.

A loud beast's roar emanated from the Demon Seeker Mirror in Wang Changsheng's hand, its spiritual light flickering incessantly.

Wang Changsheng was somewhat surprised. He cast a magic art into it, and a pointer appeared on the mirror surface, spinning rapidly before settling on the southwest direction.

Wang Tunian's eyes glowed with dazzling yellow light as he gazed southwest.

"Oh, a True Spirit Seven-Headed Owl is pursuing a Stone Cocoon clan cultivator!" Wang Tunian exclaimed softly.

"A Seven-Headed Owl!" Wang Xiao's breathing grew heavy upon hearing this.

If he could devour the Seven-Headed Owl's corpse, he would not only enhance his magical power but also strengthen his bloodline and increase its purity.

"Seven-Headed Owl! Stone Cocoon clan!" Wang Changsheng frowned. How did a Stone Cocoon clan cultivator appear in the Immortal Realm Fragment? Did they enter by chance, or had an entrance to the Immortal Realm Fragment appeared on the Thousand Spirits Continent? If it was the latter, that would be truly strange, as previously, there had only been one known entrance to the Immortal Realm Fragment.

"Since we've encountered it, let's kill it and collect another True Spirit soul," Wang Ruyan said, her face filled with killing intent.

"It's not just the Seven-Headed Owl," Wang Changsheng was about to say something when Wang Tunian's voice turned shaky, "There's also a Golden Crow, Ghost Dove, Bi Fang, Nine-Headed Bird, and Golden Bright True Toad! Run, Master, we've encountered multiple True Spirits!"

While they could contend with one True Spirit, encountering multiple meant they had no choice but to flee.

"What? So many True Spirits!" Wang Changsheng exclaimed in surprise. How could different types of True Spirits be gathered together?

At that moment, Wang Kui and the other two had not yet finished transplanting the Qiankun Fruit tree.

"Tunian, how far away are they from us?" Wang Changsheng asked.

"Over twenty thousand li, I'd say!" Wang Tunian replied truthfully.

Over twenty thousand li away, a massive yellow light glowed conspicuously high in the sky.

Shi Yan plummeted from high in the sky, crashing heavily onto the ground and leaving a large crater.

Before he could stand up, a massive Seven-Headed Owl descended from the sky. Its sharp claws pierced through Shi Yan's protective spiritual light and then through his head.

The moment a miniature Nascent Soul escaped his body, the Seven-Headed Owl devoured it.

A flash of black light later, the Seven-Headed Owl transformed into a black-clad youth. He collected Shi Yan's belongings and then devoured his corpse.

Several streaks of light flew over, landing before the Seven-Headed Owl. It was the red-dressed maiden and her five companions.

"Sister Bi, he self-destructed his Profound Heaven Treasure!" the black-clad youth said with a tone of regret.

"If it self-destructed, then it self-destructed. It's good that you're unharmed," the red-dressed maiden said nonchalantly.

"More than a dozen Mahayana cultivators, over ten thousand li away," a tall, slender youth in golden robes stated, his eyes gleaming with golden light.

"Let's go, follow me and eliminate them," the red-dressed maiden commanded. A brilliant red light burst from her body, and she transformed into a huge crimson fireball, vanishing instantly.

Wang Changsheng and his companions stood on the Spirit-Crossing Flying Chariot, their expressions tense.

Bai Yuqi and her two companions flew out of the cave. Before they had gone far, a gigantic, red-glowing bird claw materialized out of thin air and swiped at them.

The incident was so sudden that they had no time to prepare, but spiritual light flared brightly around their bodies.

The red claw easily pierced through their protective spiritual light and then through their bodies. Their corpses glowed with a dazzling spiritual light, and three Calamity Substitute Jade Talismans instantly appeared.

With a few muffled thuds, the three Calamity Substitute Jade Talismans shattered.

Three streaks of spiritual light flared near the Spirit-Crossing Flying Chariot, revealing Bai Yuqi and her two companions. They quickly boarded the chariot.

Countless crimson flames surged towards them, the ground began to melt, and the void itself ripped open.

Wang Changsheng formed a hand seal, and countless blue seawater surged from the void to meet the flames. Simultaneously, the Spirit-Crossing Flying Chariot emitted a dazzling blue light and vanished from its position.

No sooner had they departed than the void vibrated and warped, and a several-zhang-wide void appeared, from which Die Wei emerged.

With a tremendous roar, the crimson flames collided with the blue seawater, generating a vast expanse of white mist.

"Sister Bi, should we pursue them?" Die Wei inquired.

"Forget it. They have a flying Profound Heaven Treasure; we can't catch up. While your spatial divine ability is indeed formidable, you can't instantly teleport hundreds of thousands of li," the red-dressed maiden mused briefly before replying.

It wasn't that she didn't want to pursue them; it was simply impossible to catch up.