Chapter 4433: Attack

A vast, well-connected valley contained a giant cave.

Inside a dry, dark cave, Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan stood before a steep stone wall. Not far away lay a giant blood-red butterfly, its body completely unmarked. Wang Shen stood nearby.

In the lower-left corner lay dozens of translucent, blood-red ganoderma mushrooms, their surfaces adorned with naturally occurring golden patterns.

Wang Changsheng held a miniature blood-red butterfly in his palm. He then placed it into a green jade bottle and stated, "There's a location with very powerful restrictions; it might be the core area of the dojo. However, we'll need to traverse a desert where the spatial stability is poor."

They successfully reached the Blood Phoenix Butterfly's nest. The Blood Phoenix Butterfly, only a Golden Immortal and already in human form, was no match for them.

The Blood Phoenix Butterfly had explored many regions, and in one particular place, the restrictions were so formidable that even it was injured attempting to force entry.

"Let's harvest these Golden Marrow Blood Jade Ganoderma first!" Wang Ruyan said. "They are at least five million years old and will be perfect for refining Level 3 immortal pills for healing."

These Golden Marrow Blood Jade Ganoderma ranged from five to over ten million years old. Wang Changsheng could use the Time Gourd to accelerate their maturity to even higher ages, so they were not particularly precious to the group.

Wang Shen harvested all the Golden Marrow Blood Jade Ganoderma, and then they exited the cave.

As soon as they stepped out of the cave, a golden flash appeared, and a gigantic golden seal, constantly shimmering with light, suddenly materialized above their heads, plummeting down.

Before the golden seal even landed, it emitted a vast golden light that enveloped all three of them, unleashing a powerful gravitational force.

Wang Changsheng's body glowed intensely with blue light, accompanied by the sound of cracking bones. He met the golden seal with his right fist. The golden seal was sent flying backward, now displaying multiple cracks.

Wang Ruyan gently pointed her right index finger at a certain spot in the void, and a blue sound wave swept out, heading directly towards it.

Wherever the blue sound wave passed, mountain peaks turned into dust. A golden light then illuminated a certain part of the void, revealing a corpulent, golden-robed old man. He slapped his right hand into the void, sending out a giant golden palm that collided with the blue sound wave, resulting in the annihilation of both.

The golden-robed old man flicked his right hand, and four streaks of light flew from his spirit beast bracelet, revealing three men and one woman. Their demonic aura surged skyward; all of them were Taiyi Golden Immortals.

"Annihilate them," the golden-robed old man commanded. He chanted an incantation, and the ground erupted with surging flames, transforming an area of a million li into a sea of crimson fire that surged directly towards Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan.

Wang Changsheng's body emitted a brilliant white light. A white halo swept outward, freezing the ground and rapidly spreading ice wherever it passed. The white halo then collided with the crimson flames; the flames, as if encountering their nemesis, completely dissipated.

The white halo continued directly towards the golden-robed old man, who retreated. He chanted an incantation, and the golden seal immediately glowed intensely, smashing towards Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan once more.

Wang Ruyan slapped her right hand towards the void, and a loud immortal melody rang out. A giant blue palm, covered in profound runes, flashed into existence, colliding with the golden seal and further increasing the cracks on its surface.

Wang Changsheng flicked his sleeve, and seven golden-shimmering flying knives shot out — the Jinlang Blades.

He chanted an incantation, and the seven Jinlang Blades merged into a single giant golden blade, which then slashed towards the golden seal.

The golden seal shattered into pieces as if it were tofu, rendering a high-grade immortal artifact useless.

"A complete set of high-grade immortal artifacts!" the golden-robed old man exclaimed, wide-eyed in disbelief.

He flicked his wrist, and a golden light flew out from his spirit beast bracelet, landing in front of him and revealing a tall, slender youth in a golden robe. His demonic aura surged, indicating he was at the early stage of Taiyi Golden Immortal cultivation.

The golden-robed youth's body glowed intensely with golden light as he merged with the golden-robed old man. The old man's aura rapidly ascended to the peak of Taiyi Golden Immortal.

He flicked his right hand, and a golden-shimmering short halberd shot out, heading directly towards Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan.

Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan were about to counter when the golden-robed old man spoke, "Friends, I suggest you stop resisting!"

Upon hearing this voice, Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan immediately felt drowsy. A strong wave of sleepiness overwhelmed them, their eyelids growing heavy.

Law of Dreams! The golden short halberd shot forward, striking Wang Changsheng's body with a dull clang of metal.

"An Immortal Body!" the golden-robed old man exclaimed, his face full of disbelief.

Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan's bodies glowed with spiritual light, returning them to normal.

"The Law of Dreams!" Wang Changsheng's expression turned serious. If they hadn't cultivated an Immortal Body, they would have been in trouble.

He chanted an incantation, and the giant golden blade transformed into a golden rainbow, shooting directly towards the golden-robed old man.

The golden-robed old man was greatly alarmed; he couldn't possibly withstand a complete set of high-grade immortal artifacts head-on.

Just as he was about to dodge, a powerful restraining force emerged, immobilizing him. The golden great blade hurtled straight towards him.

Unable to evade, he flicked his sleeve, and five golden-shimmering small mirrors flew out, floating above his head. He chanted an incantation, and each of the five golden mirrors shot out a golden light to meet the incoming blade.

The golden great blade touched the golden mist, and its speed slowed down.

"A Time Immortal Artifact!" Wang Changsheng was somewhat surprised. This person actually possessed a complete set of time immortal artifacts. Fortunately, they were only mid-grade; if they had been high-grade, it would have been troublesome.

Wang Ruyan took out the Heavenly Sound Flute and began to play it.

A clear and resonant flute sound rang out. The golden-robed old man felt an unbearable piercing pain in his eardrums as various sounds echoed in his ears, and he showed a pained expression.

The flute's melody grew more intense, and a blue sound wave swept out, heading directly towards the golden-robed old man.

The blue sound wave collided with the golden mist, which was torn apart and immediately dispersed.

The Heavenly Sound Flute was a high-grade immortal artifact refined with a Primordial Spirit Treasure. The disparity between them was too vast; this set of time immortal artifacts simply couldn't withstand it.

The blue sound wave swept past the golden-robed old man's body. After letting out an agonizing scream, his body went limp, and he collapsed to the ground.

A miniature Nascent Soul and an exotic beast's spirit flew out from his body. They were caught by a large blue hand and pulled back towards Wang Changsheng.

Wang Changsheng first performed soul-searching on the exotic beast's spirit, and a thoughtful expression appeared on his face.

"True Monarch Tianmeng! A rogue cultivator," Wang Changsheng stated. The golden-robed old man was True Monarch Tianmeng, and he was a rogue cultivator.

He and three friends had entered this place to seek treasures but were separated by a formation. Upon discovering Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan, he relied on his complete set of time immortal artifacts and his late-stage Taiyi Golden Immortal cultivation, intending to kill them and seize their treasures. Instead, he was killed by Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan.

Wang Changsheng placed the spirit into a green jade bottle, then performed soul-searching on True Monarch Tianmeng's Nascent Soul.

True Monarch Tianmeng's travels had covered most of the sea areas of the Barren Immortal Realm. His experiences were highly valuable, making it easier for Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan to navigate the realm.

True Monarch Tianmeng had only opened seven apertures, mastering seven types of Law Power. He possessed a secret method to open the eighth aperture, but it required pure crystal cores from an eight-colored Chaos Beast at the Taiyi Golden Immortal stage to set up a Level 3 immortal formation. He simply couldn't obtain pure eight-colored crystal cores.

"If there were high-grade time materials like Myriad Moon Star Stone or Myriad Luo Divine Crystal, this set of time immortal artifacts should be able to advance to high-grade," Wang Ruyan said with a smile, noting that it was a good treasure.

"Let's head to the core area! I hope we find some good things," Wang Changsheng said. He then took out a silver talisman, affixed it to the Nascent Soul, and placed it into a jade box.

He collected the golden-robed old man's possessions, burned the body, and then left the area with Wang Ruyan.