Chapter 116 Unexpected Encounter

ridor vanished into thin air, replaced by a smooth, mirror-like stone wall.Qin Sang touched the stone wall and found it to be unusually hard. He didn't find any mechanism or prohibition to open the pa...The fire jade centipede is born from desire and is unafraid of fire. It is extremely sensitive to the power of fire, and the more abundant the fire element force, the more excited the fire jade centipede becomes.

The booklet states that this strange insect is extremely rare in the current cultivation world, and some even suspect it has gone extinct. It is unknown where Yin Xingge obtained it from. Perhaps it was a gift from that Golden Core cultivator.

After learning about the characteristics of the Huo Yu Centipede, Qin Sang realized that Yin Xingge had originally wanted to use it to find the Gan Yang Crystal. Unexpectedly, he dug out a demon king and lost his life.

Cultivating Fire Jade Centipedes isn't difficult, but it's expensive. It requires things like Fire Spirit Quartz with a strong concentration of yang energy, and each type costs a pretty penny.

Fortunately, the fire jade centipede doesn't have a large appetite. Qin Sang put down some dry yang quartz, which would be enough for it to eat for a long time.

Qin Sang bound the fire jade centipede in his palm, cutting off a small piece of dry yang quartz and throwing it to it. The fire jade centipede immediately coiled around it and gnawed at it with crunching sounds.

The huoyù wūgōng's abilities are peculiar, and it might be useful later. Qin Sang decided to keep it.

After the fire jade centipede had eaten its fill, Qin Sang put it back into his spirit beast bag, pushed open the cave dwelling, greeted the guards of the secret realm, and left the Tianjing Secret Realm to take a personal stroll.

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The ancient battlefield of immortals knew no spring, summer, autumn, or winter; sometimes even day and night were indistinguishable.

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Time flows like water.

In the blink of an eye, twenty years have passed.

A nameless mountain, with countless cloud beasts perched upon its slopes.

The cultivator, upon seeing this scene, instinctively wanted to turn and flee. However, a figure lurked amongst the rocks, its gaze fixed on a deep cavern at the foot of the mountain, completely still.

Above the cave entrance, nearly a thousand Cloud Beasts swirled, their roars filling the air incessantly, causing irritation. Time trickled by, an incense stick's worth had passed, but the dark shadow remained motionless.

Finally, a dozen or so cloud beasts seemed to tire of flying and retracted their wings, landing on the ground.

Just then, the shadow suddenly stood up and silently stepped back. When it stood up, it was clear to see that its form resembled a human, but its appearance was terrifyingly grotesque, with a blue face and fangs.

It turned out to be a zombie. Under the cover of rocks, the cloud beasts circling above couldn't see the zombie's movements. However, the cloud beasts that had already landed noticed this living creature.

But this creature did not have the aura of the beings they hated most. The cloud beast did not go mad, but looked at it curiously, perhaps thinking it was just a moving stone.

Seeing that the cloud beast wasn't biting, the zombie stepped down hard, and a slight cracking sound came from the stone slab beneath its foot.

At once, the cloud beasts became alert. Two of them couldn't contain themselves and flew over to investigate, followed closely by another dozen or so.

Having achieved its goal, the zombie immediately quickened its pace. It seemed very familiar with this place, retreating swiftly but still hidden under the cover of rubble. The cloud beasts above were completely unable to see its figure.

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At last, after leaving the foothills far behind, the zombie no longer concealed itself. It turned and ran with reckless abandon, enraging the dozen or so cloud beasts who immediately took to the air in pursuit.

The barren wasteland stretched endlessly, with no place to hide. The zombies ran for their lives, but the cloud beast was faster, closing the distance between them rapidly.

The cloud beasts caught up with the zombies in no time. With angry shrieks, they swooped down from the sky, eager to tear apart this pesky little bug that dared disturb them with their claws and beaks.

Unexpectedly, just as they were about to pounce on the zombie from low altitude, a sudden surge of demonic energy erupted from the barren wasteland that had been empty moments before. Six massive ghost banners, as tall as men, sprouted from the ground, encasing these cloud beasts within their ominous array.

Upon closer inspection, one can see that these ghost flags are not all the same. Among them, four particularly thick ghost flags stand out. Their flagpoles are covered in intricate and menacing runes that emanate an eerie glow. The flags themselves depict countless demonic figures, packed tightly together in a grotesque tableau. They appear frighteningly realistic, with their sinister expressions and unnatural movements.

As if from the Netherworld, ready to break free from the banner at any moment.

Compared to these four ghostly banners, the other two appear weak and meager.

A pitch-black demonic aura instantly enveloped this area, obscuring everything within reach. Countless evil spirits roared amidst the demonic aura, surging toward the cloud beast inside.

Beside the battle banner, a figure emerged from illusion to reality, it was Qin Sang.

He waved his hand, drawing the zombies intended as bait close to him. His eyes remained calm as he watched the battle within the Ten Directions Yama Array.

For twenty years, besides three Shadow Guard missions, he had mostly stayed in the Crystal Palace Secret Realm and its surroundings. He hunted Cloud Beasts to hone his killing talismans while cultivating at the same time.

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He had done this kind of killing cloud beast hundreds of times, and he was very skilled at it.

Twenty years seemed to have left little trace on him. The most significant change was that his bearing had become more composed and profound than before.

Although he hadn't broken through to the middle stage of Qi Refining, Qin Sang was already close to comprehending the second killing talisman. After comprehending the killing talisman, all that remained was to accumulate enough spiritual energy, and breaking through to the middle stage of Qi Refining would only be a matter of time.

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Observing the process of the Ten Directions Yama Banner annihilating the cloud beasts, Qin Sang secretly nodded in approval.

He has always commissioned the black market to procure soul-refining magical artifacts. For twenty years, he has been hunting cloud beasts and obtaining spirit-infused evil objects, which have mostly been used to trade for magical artifacts.

Life is hard but manageable, and I successfully achieved great mastery in the Four Poles Ten Directions King Yama Banner.

Even if only four rods were enhanced, the power of the Ten Directions Yama Array surged to a new level. Among these dozen or so cloud beasts, two had strength comparable to that of a cultivator in the early stage of foundation building. Facing the encirclement of the large array, they could only struggle in their death throes.

With the Ten Directions Yama Array set up and combined with other techniques, Qin Sang was confident that even a mid-Foundation Establishment opponent would be helpless against him.

Seeing that the Cloud Beasts were almost wiped out, Qin Sang retracted his thoughts. With a thought, the Ebony Sword plunged into the formation, slaughtering the Cloud Beasts, while Qin Sang silently pondered the true meaning of the Killing Talisman.

Soon, dozens of cloud beasts were exterminated. Qin Sang repeated his old trick and ordered the zombies to lure more cloud beasts.

Not until late at night, when the cloud beasts circling the cave entrance were finally exterminated, did Qin Sang take the opportunity to stealthily enter the mountain cave.

There was a small fire-jade ore vein in the cave, discovered with the help of the Fire Jade Centipede.

Fire Essence Stone, refined from the essence of fire, can be used to assist in alchemy. Its value is not as high as that of Dry Yang Quartz, but it is still quite rare. Fortunately, the existence of this ore vein allows Qin Sang to support the consumption of his cultivation.

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A pouch of mustard seed was filled with fire spirit stones and cursed objects. Qin Sang set off under the cover of night, heading straight for Changyang Market.

Stepping out of the courtyard, Qin Sang let out a low sigh. The magic artifacts available on the black market were becoming increasingly scarce. This time, there was only one item. To upgrade all six sections of the Ten Directions Yama Banner, it would probably take a very long time.

Qin Sang shook his head, walked to the branch of Taiyi Dan Pavilion, just about to go in and sell the Fire Yuan Stone, when an old man with white hair came out from the shop.

Upon seeing the elder's appearance, Qin Sang inexplicably felt a sense of familiarity.

Then, a long-forgotten memory suddenly surfaced.

Qin Sang's heart jolted suddenly. Please browse and read for a better reading experience, synchronized with the bookshelf and computer version.ces either.Since then, for fear of being discovered by the Kuiyin Sect, I have hardly left my cave. All matters are now handled by Tan Jie.If only I had known this beforehand, I would have rather swi...