Chapter 494: Initial Entry into the Heavenly Wolf Secret Realm

A short while later, Wang Changsheng and Guangdong Ren appeared on Mount Tianquan. The wide streets were teeming with people.

With the opening of the Heavenly Wolf Secret Realm, Mount Tianquan had gathered a large number of high-level cultivators. Merchants from various places flocked there upon hearing the news, making Mount Tianquan exceptionally lively. Golden Core cultivators, previously quite rare, were now seen everywhere on the streets.

They found an inn, rented two guest rooms, and then split up.

Wang Changsheng strolled along the street. The shops on both sides of the street mostly bought and sold demonic beast materials. As the State of Wu was the front line against the demon race, demonic beast resources were naturally abundant.

Heyuan Tower was one of the largest and most prominent shops on Mount Tianquan, specializing in purchasing demonic beast materials.

Wang Changsheng intended to buy some second-tier demonic beast souls for the Soul-Devouring Golden Cicada to consume.

The main hall was bright and tidy, with dozens of cultivators browsing goods.

Wang Changsheng quickly scanned the hall but did not linger there, heading straight upstairs.

As soon as he arrived on the fifth floor, he encountered a young man in black walking down from the sixth floor.

The young man in black was tall and slender, with piercing eyes. His clothes bore a skull pattern. He carried a black coffin, about a zhang long, on his back, its lid carved with a ferocious specter pattern.

The young man in black glanced at Wang Changsheng and continued walking downstairs.

Wang Changsheng watched the young man in black walk away, a thoughtful expression on his face.

The young man in black was Fang Mu, who had almost killed Wang Changsheng years ago. Fang Mu was now at the third layer of the Golden Core stage, two minor realms higher than Wang Changsheng.

He wondered what realm Fang Mu's little zombie had cultivated to. If it had reached the Black Zombie stage, that would be terrifying.

Wang Changsheng bought some second-tier demonic beast souls and returned to his dwelling.

He struck a spell formation in the corner of the room with a spiritual art, and a faint white light barrier appeared on the walls.

He flicked his wrist, and the Soul-Devouring Golden Cicada flew out from the spirit beast pearl. It let out a strange cry, flapping its wings incessantly in great excitement.

Wang Changsheng took out a soul-gathering bottle, pulled open the stopper, and dozens of green light clusters successively flew out from it, swirling continuously inside the room.

The Soul-Devouring Golden Cicada let out several excited chirps and flapped its wings, chasing the green light clusters.

The dozens of green light clusters could not escape the room and were successively devoured by the Soul-Devouring Golden Cicada.

By his estimation, the Soul-Devouring Golden Cicada had by now consumed over a hundred second-tier demonic beast souls, including more than a dozen second-tier mid-grade ones.

After devouring the dozens of second-tier demonic beast souls, the Soul-Devouring Golden Cicada flew back to Wang Changsheng's side, appearing somewhat lethargic, as if it had eaten too much.

Wang Changsheng put the Soul-Devouring Golden Cicada back into the spirit beast pearl. The Twin-Eyed Rat was still in a deep sleep and had not yet awakened.

Wang Changsheng sat cross-legged on the wooden bed, closed his eyes, and began to regulate his breath.

Two days passed quickly.

The communication plate on Wang Changsheng's person suddenly vibrated loudly, the sound somewhat harsh.

Wang Changsheng took out the communication plate and struck it with a spiritual art. Guangdong Ren's voice suddenly rang out: "Fellow Daoist Wang, the Heavenly Wolf Secret Realm has opened! Some people have already entered; let's depart as well!"

"Alright, I'll be right out."

Wang Changsheng put away the communication plate and stepped out.

Guangdong Ren was standing at the entrance, his expression somewhat excited.

Stepping out of the inn, Wang Changsheng saw a gigantic phantom wolf head in the sky, with dozens of figures floating high above.

A large number of cultivators stood on the street, pointing and gesturing at the phantom wolf head.

Most of these people were Foundation Establishment cultivators. The Heavenly Wolf Secret Realm opened once every three hundred years, and most of them knew little about it.

After leaving Mount Tianquan, Guangdong Ren handed Wang Changsheng a round token. Its front was carved with a lifelike wolf head pattern, while its back bore the characters 'Heavenly Wolf'.

"Inject spiritual power into the token, and you will be automatically transported into the Heavenly Wolf Secret Realm. Be careful; each time it opens, many high-level cultivators die within it."

Guangdong Ren warned with a solemn expression.

Wang Changsheng took the token and found it slightly warm. The wolf pattern on it seemed alive, its eyes continuously shifting.

The two transformed into streaks of escape light and flew towards the phantom wolf head high in the sky.

Before long, they stopped near the phantom wolf head.

Wang Changsheng was surprised to find two groups of Nascent Soul cultivators in a standoff. There were as many as eight Nascent Soul cultivators on the human side, the strongest among them being an immortal-like Daoist in white robes, holding a white horsetail whisk. He was a Nascent Soul cultivator from the Taiyi Immortal Sect.

There were five shapeshifting demon cultivators. The most powerful among them was a dark-skinned middle-aged man with a black horn on his head, a long nose, and broad ears.

Guangdong Ren bowed respectfully to the white-robed elder and the others, then injected spiritual power into his token. A large swath of white light flared up, enveloping him.

Witnessing this, Wang Changsheng also bowed respectfully to the white-robed elder and the others. Spiritual power surged from his body into the token, and a beam of white light flew out from it, enveloping him.

Wrapped in white light, the two transformed into two beams of white light and merged into the phantom wolf head.

When Wang Changsheng regained his senses, he found himself above an endless grassland.

He could clearly feel that the spiritual energy here was three times as abundant as outside. If one could cultivate here, their cultivation speed would definitely increase.

He released his divine sense and scanned the surroundings. He detected no other presences, and the Profound Moon Mother-Child Pearl also showed no reaction.

Wang Changsheng flicked his wrist, and a streak of green light flew out from it, revealing the Azure-Scaled Horse.

The Azure-Scaled Horse was already a second-tier mid-grade spirit beast, and its running speed was exceptionally fast.

There were numerous demonic beasts in the Heavenly Wolf Secret Realm, including many third-tier demon birds. Guangdong Ren had specifically reminded Wang Changsheng to avoid flying in the air as much as possible, otherwise, it would be easy to encounter third-tier demon birds.

He mounted the horse and slapped the Azure-Scaled Horse's rear with his right palm.

Feeling the pain, the Azure-Scaled Horse moved its four limbs and galloped rapidly forward with exceptional speed.

The grassland was vast. The Azure-Scaled Horse ran for half a day but still couldn't run out of it.

Suddenly, a series of beast roars echoed from high above.

Wang Changsheng's heart jolted, and he knew something was wrong.

He looked up to see two golden figures pouncing down from high above.

Before the golden figures reached him, thousands of golden wind blades shot towards him. Each golden wind blade was the size of a door panel, and a series of 'chi-chi' sounds of tearing air echoed through the void.

Wang Changsheng quickly raised his hand, and the Cold Cloud Bottle instantly flew out. It spun around and sprayed out a large expanse of white mist. The white mist surged and rolled, forming a massive ice shield, over ten zhang tall and about a zhang thick, in front of him, shielding Wang Changsheng behind it.

A dull 'pitter-patter' sound, like popping beans, echoed. The white giant shield swayed up and down, and a large area of dents appeared on its surface.

A muffled 'rumble' came from underground, as if something was burrowing up from beneath.

Wang Changsheng's expression changed slightly. Without a word, he slapped the horse's back with his right hand and leapt into the air.

A huge roar erupted. A massive, blood-red maw suddenly burst from the ground and instantly swallowed the Azure-Scaled Horse.

The demonic beast that swallowed the Azure-Scaled Horse was a gigantic yellow earthworm. Its body was covered in yellow spiritual patterns, and its girth was as thick as a water vat. This beast had a blood-red maw filled with bloody fangs. After a few chews, the Azure-Scaled Horse was devoured.

The Azure-Scaled Horse had accompanied Wang Changsheng for many years. Its death in the mouth of a demonic beast filled Wang Changsheng with great sorrow.

The two golden figures were two enormous golden strange birds. These creatures had lion-like bodies and eagle-like features.

Without time for grief, he quickly formed a hand seal. The Cold Cloud Bottle sprayed out a vast expanse of white cold air. It surged and rolled, transforming into three massive white pythons, as thick as a human's waist, and lunged respectively at the two golden figures and the yellow earthworm.

A loud rumble!

As soon as the three white pythons approached their targets, their bodies violently burst apart, dissipating into a vast cloud of white cold air. The two golden strange birds flapped their wings fiercely and quickly ascended. The white cold air only touched their talons, causing them to rapidly freeze.

A small portion of the yellow earthworm's head was frozen solid, turning into an ice sculpture.

Seizing this opportunity, Wang Changsheng put away the Cold Cloud Bottle, transformed into a streak of blue escape light, and shot away with incredible speed.