Chapter 4231: Encounter with Fang Mu

An immense, white mountain range stretched endlessly, with heavy white snowflakes drifting down from the sky. The temperature was frightfully low.

A massive green light soared skyward, incredibly conspicuous.

A moment later, a golden light flew out from deep within the mountain range, heading towards the periphery.

Before the golden light had flown far, a green tornado emerged out of thin air, sweeping towards it from the front and blocking its escape path.

The escape light faded, revealing a short, stout old man in a golden robe. His left leg was missing, and a horrifying bloody gash on his right shoulder was bleeding profusely. His expression was frantic.

Golden flames surged from his right hand. With a clap towards the void, a golden light flashed, and a gigantic palm composed of countless golden flames flew out, colliding with the green tornado.

With a thunderous roar, the golden giant palm instantly disintegrated, and the green tornado reached the golden-robed old man.

“A combined attack technique!” the golden-robed old man exclaimed. Too late to dodge, the powerful airflow pushed him into the green tornado.

A Nascent Soul resembling the golden-robed old man flew out from the tornado. Before it had flown far, a green glow descended from the sky, enveloping the Nascent Soul.

The green light flashed, and Xiahou Yao appeared. She seized the mini Nascent Soul and performed soul-searching on it.

Wang Qingbai flew over and asked, “How was it? Any findings?”

They had gone to the Seven Splendors Workshop to search for treasure but found nothing; its main altar had long been plundered by other treasure hunters. So, they had to explore the secret realms or dangerous places of the Myriad Immortal Continent. Upon arriving here, they had fought fiercely with three Golden Immortal cultivators over a celestial medicine.

Wang Qingbai eliminated two of them; the third escaped and was pursued by Xiahou Yao.

Xiahou Yao possessed the Azure Luan Physique, allowing for very fast escape. Wang Qingbai, employing the Sky-Treading Steps, had an even faster escape speed than her.

“Myriad Spirit Grotto-Heaven, Nine-Star Ganoderma!” Xiahou Yao announced.

“Myriad Spirit Grotto-Heaven? What kind of place is that?” Wang Qingbai asked, puzzled.

“It’s a secret realm in the Myriad Immortal Continent, used by the Myriad Immortal Sect to train Golden Immortal cultivators,” Xiahou Yao explained. “The formations have stopped functioning, so anyone can enter to search for celestial medicines. Somewhere in the Myriad Spirit Grotto-Heaven, there’s Nine-Star Ganoderma over thirty million years old, which can be used to brew Nine-Star Jade Liquid. Nine-Star Jade Liquid has a similar effect to the Nine-Yang Marrow Pill,” she added.

“Let’s go to the Myriad Spirit Grotto-Heaven,” Wang Qingbai said. “Hopefully, we can get the Nine-Star Ganoderma.” With a single-handed gesture, a golden storage bracelet flew up from the ground and landed in his hand. The two then departed from the location.

A vast expanse of rolling black mountains stretched out, chilling winds gusting through them, and the incessant howls of ghosts echoed. The sky was gray, creating an oppressive atmosphere.

From deep within the mountains, a deafening roar emanated. Golden, red, and black lights intertwined, and airwaves surged like tides.

Deep within the mountains, Ye Haitang and Wang Yidao were attacking a gigantic skeleton. The skeleton resembled an ape, with a pair of white bone wings on its back and a mass of green ghostly fire in its eye sockets, emitting terrifying Yin energy fluctuations.

This was the Heavenly Ghost Mountain Range, the main altar of the Heavenly Ghost Valley. Ye Haitang and Wang Yidao had found this place based on clues, but unfortunately, it had already been plundered by treasure hunters. However, the Yin energy here was very strong, making it easy for ghost creatures to appear, and a Ghost King at the peak Golden Immortal stage resided here.

The gigantic skeleton held a white bone blade in its hand and chopped it towards Ye Haitang and Wang Yidao.

Wang Yidao swung his blade in a slash, and this part of the world seemed to turn golden. A golden blade light swept out, tearing the ground apart, splitting it in two. The golden blade light struck the gigantic skeleton. With a loud bang, the gigantic skeleton split in two, and a mass of green light shot out, fleeing into the distance.

Just then, a mass of black mist emerged out of thin air, blocking the green light's path.

The black mist swirled and surged, transforming into Ye Haitang's figure. The green light rushed directly towards Ye Haitang, as if to seize control of her body.

Black light radiated from Ye Haitang's body as she struck out with her right hand towards the green light.

A mournful wail of a ghost sounded as the green light was sent flying by Ye Haitang's strike, transforming into a hideous green ghost shadow.

A golden blade light swept over, passing through the green ghost shadow and cleaving it in two.

The green ghost shadow emitted a puff of green smoke and disintegrated on the spot.

Ye Haitang made a single-handed gesture, and a verdant green spherical bead flew towards her, landing in her hand.

“No celestial medicine,” Ye Haitang said, “but slaying a Ghost King at the peak Golden Immortal stage isn’t bad either.”

Her expression suddenly turned cold. Her right index finger glowed with dazzling black light, and she gently pointed at a certain spot in the void. A black long rainbow shot out.

Just as Wang Yidao was about to act, the ground exploded, and Fang Mu flew out from underground, evading the black light.

“It’s me, Fairy Ye,” Fang Mu said.

“Fellow Daoist Fang, why did you emerge from underground?” Ye Haitang asked, puzzled.

“I was attracted by the fluctuations from the fight,” Fang Mu explained. “I didn’t expect it to be you.”

“Why have you also come to the Myriad Immortal Continent?” Ye Haitang asked casually.

“The Myriad Immortal Continent is the most dangerous place in the Northern Sea Immortal Region,” Fang Mu said excitedly. “And the Underworld Corpse Sect, a subordinate force of the Myriad Immortal Sect, is famous for refining corpses. How could I not come?”

Ye Haitang knew Fang Mu was obsessed with corpse refining, so she wasn't surprised.

“I found a forbidden area of the Underworld Corpse Sect,” Fang Mu continued. “It’s said to be used for cultivating corpse puppets, and deceased cultivators easily turn into corpse puppets there. There are also many ghost creatures and Yin-attributed celestial medicines. Are you interested in taking a trip?”

“A forbidden area of the Underworld Corpse Sect?” Ye Haitang asked. “Are there powerful restrictions?”

“None discovered so far,” Fang Mu replied. “There are many Golden Immortal stage corpse puppets and quite a few ghost creatures as well.”

Ye Haitang pondered for a moment, then nodded. “We’ll go with you! Hopefully, there’s something good.”

Wang Yidao remained silent, following Ye Haitang and Fang Mu as they left the place.

A stretch of rolling, verdant green mountains lay ahead, with towering peaks and dense forests.

Two escape lights flew from afar. After a flash, they landed on a low hillside. The lights receded, revealing Wang Qingfeng and Dong Xueli.

Following the clues, they had arrived here. The entrance to the Myriad Spirit Grotto-Heaven was located precisely here.

Wang Qingfeng unleashed his divine sense, his right hand holding a golden, shimmering spherical bead.

“This is it. Let’s go in!” Wang Qingfeng said. After he spoke, he flew forward, and Dong Xueli followed.

Before long, they landed in a giant valley with pathways extending in all directions. The valley floor was overgrown with weeds. Not far away, a circular light gate hovered in the void, from which an extremely pure essence of heaven and earth surged forth.

Wang Qingfeng and Dong Xueli cast a defensive spell on themselves and flew towards the circular light gate.

Passing through the circular light gate, their vision blurred, and they appeared above a lush green mountain range. The essence of heaven and earth here was much denser than outside. So many years had passed, and they wondered if the relics of True Immortal Miaofa had already been taken.

Wang Qingfeng and Dong Xueli unleashed their divine senses, their faces filled with vigilance, and landed in a patch of green bamboo forest.