Chapter 4176: Wang Qingfeng's Opportunity

The old man in the yellow robe dared not take the blow directly, so he quickly summoned a yellow-glowing shield and held it in front of him. The red long rainbow struck the yellow shield with a muffled thud, causing the shield to vibrate slightly. A clear finger-mark was distinctly visible on its surface.

A towering tree lit up with a green glow, from which emerged a graceful young woman in a green dress, also a late-stage Golden Immortal. She formed a hand seal, and a white halo swept out, freezing the void and ground wherever it passed. The white halo moved towards the incoming crimson flames, and the two collided, erupting in a large cloud of white mist.

The young woman in the green dress took out a green jade flute and began to play it softly. Accompanied by cheerful flute music, waves of green sound swept out. Wherever they passed, the ground tore open, revealing thick, long cracks, and towering trees were torn into pieces, turning into countless wood chips.

"Finish this quickly, don't waste time," the old man in the yellow robe said. He formed a hand seal, and the ground transformed from soil to sand. A fierce wind whistled past, and countless yellow sand particles spun rapidly, forming huge yellow sand blades that slashed towards Wang Qingfeng.

Wang Qingfeng shook his sleeve, and a red-glowing circular shield flew out, blocking in front of him. The dense yellow sand blades struck the circular shield one after another with a muffled thud, but the red shield remained motionless. As a green sound wave swept over, Wang Qingfeng formed a hand seal, and a red battle armor appeared out of thin air, protecting his entire body. Simultaneously, a pair of red-glowing iron wings grew from his back.

With a gentle flap of his red wings, he vanished from his original spot. "Watch out, he might launch a sneak attack!" the old man in the yellow robe warned. A yellow light burst from his body, touching the ground, which instantly turned to stone. At the same time, he activated his own defenses.

Ten li away, a red light shone in the void as Wang Qingfeng appeared, his expression cold. He bent his right wrist, revealing a crossbow on his arm loaded with nine red-glowing arrows. These were not Immortal Extermination Arrows, but rather mid-grade immortal artifacts.

The 'swish-swish' sound of arrows rang out as nine arrows shot forth, flying straight towards the old man in the yellow robe and his companion. They were startled and about to dodge when Wang Qingfeng flipped his left hand, revealing a small black bell which he gently shook. Simultaneously, a yellow light illuminated his right foot and sank into the ground. The old man in the yellow robe and the young woman in the green dress felt as if a large stone had been cast into their Soul Sea – an attack from a soul-type immortal artifact. At the same time, a powerful gravitational force emanated from the ground.

Both of them quickly activated their defenses. The red arrows struck their defenses one after another, emitting muffled thuds. A red orb flew over, and with a startling thunderclap, it burst open, engulfing their figures in a mass of crimson thunderflame.

Wang Qingfeng flicked his finger, and two red long rainbows shot out, entering the crimson thunderflame, from which two miserable screams echoed. Two miniature Nascent Souls, their expressions panicked, flew out from the crimson firelight. They had intended to kill and seize treasures, but had unexpectedly run into a formidable opponent, as Wang Qingfeng actually possessed so many powerful immortal artifacts.

Wang Qingfeng gently shook his left hand, and a "clang, clang, clang" sound of a bell rang out, causing the two miniature Nascent Souls to slow down. He then summoned a red gourd, which sprayed out a stream of red light, enveloping the two miniature Nascent Souls and drawing them inside.

Wang Qingfeng was a walking armory, possessing multiple powerful immortal artifacts. With his puppet beasts combined with immortal artifacts, and the addition of the 'Three Qiankun Fingers,' even late-stage Golden Immortal cultivators were no match for him. As the crimson thunderflame dissipated, a giant pit emitting black smoke appeared on the ground, where two storage bracelets could be seen. As for the physical bodies of the two, they had been incinerated to ashes.

Wang Qingfeng beckoned with one hand, and the two storage bracelets flew towards him, landing in his hand. He swept his divine sense over them and nodded in satisfaction, finding quite a lot of items, including, surprisingly, a Qiankun Token.

Over the years, the Wang family had collected a considerable amount of information about the Qiankun Ruins. The Qiankun Token was the key to entering the core area of the Qiankun Ruins, a heavily restricted zone inaccessible without the token. He did not plan to enter the core area, as that would be courting death. Grand Unity Golden Immortals primarily searched for treasures in the core area; for him, finding cultivation resources in the outer perimeter was sufficient.

Wang Qingfeng formed a hand seal, and his battle armor disappeared. He put away his immortal artifacts and strode forward.

After passing through the dense forest, a narrow, long valley appeared before him. Wang Qingfeng fully extended his divine sense and, finding nothing unusual, released a humanoid puppet beast. He controlled the puppet to walk into the valley; when it reported no anomalies, he followed.

The valley floor was uneven and pitted, and a huge skeleton, resembling a centipede, lay on the ground. Not long after, he reached the end of the valley, where a steep cliff blocked his path. The rock walls on both sides were uneven.

"Hmm!" Wang Qingfeng uttered softly, his gaze falling on the rock wall to his left. His divine sense detected faint spiritual restriction fluctuations on the left wall. If he hadn't cultivated the 'Great Void Soul Forging Art' and taken immortal pills that enhance divine sense, making his divine sense exceptionally powerful, he wouldn't have discovered it.

A dazzling red light emerged from his right index finger and shot directly towards the rock wall on the left. With a muffled thud, a finger-sized hole appeared on the left rock wall.

Wang Qingfeng pondered for a moment. A dazzling red light lit up between his eyebrows, and a huge red light blade shot out, striking the left rock wall. This was a divine sense attack. As the red light blade struck the rock wall, the wall lit up with a faint yellow glow.

"Divine sense restriction! No wonder," Wang Qingfeng suddenly realized. Another red light blade flew from between his eyebrows, striking the yellow light. The yellow light shattered into pieces, revealing an opening about ten feet wide.

The humanoid puppet beast walked in slowly, with Wang Qingfeng following behind. Not long after, he reached the end, where a simple stone chamber, about a hundred feet wide, appeared before him. In the center of the chamber lay a humanoid skeleton. Many of its bones had cracks, its skull was blackened, and its right bony hand was missing, indicating it had suffered severe injuries before death. A golden storage bracelet adorned its left bony hand.

Wang Qingfeng flipped his right hand, and a small, golden-glowing mirror appeared. He injected immortal vital energy into it, and the mirror sprayed out a stream of golden light, enveloping the humanoid skeleton. A ball of black light flew out from the bottom of the skeleton, but before it could fly far, it emitted a puff of black smoke and was incinerated to ashes. This Soul Extinction Mirror specifically targeted souls, making it very difficult for any remnant soul to ambush Wang Qingfeng.

Wang Qingfeng meticulously examined the entire stone chamber, not daring to miss a single spot. He activated the Law of Fire, burning away the skeleton. After finding no anomalies, he then picked up the storage bracelet. With a gentle flick of his wrist, and after a sweep of golden light, a large pile of items appeared on the ground. There were three mid-grade immortal artifacts among them, and two exquisite golden jade boxes caught Wang Qingfeng's attention, each with a silver-glowing talisman attached.

He peeled off the two silver talismans, opened the lids, and saw that each contained a Golden Lotus Immortal Fruit.

"Golden Lotus Immortal Fruit!"