Immortal Venerable of the Beast Race
Chapter 455 - 363 Corpse King_1

Chapter 455: 363 Corpse King_1

Holy Spirit Garden, Xu Qingshu sat on a green bamboo stool, with a tall man in a green shirt reporting to him.

"We entered the Heavenly Sand Ruins to hunt down a third-order Armored Dragon Beast, which has thick skin and dense flesh. As it fled, we accidentally discovered the Zouhua Cave of Fairy Wu. It was only after inspecting the Echo Crystal that we learned it belonged to the descendent of Senior Wu."

The man in the green shirt spoke slowly.

"Taoist Friend Wu asked me to help find his descendant decades ago, and only now have we found the remains of Taoist Friend Wu’s descendant."

Xu Qingshu’s face showed a contemplative expression.

The man in the green shirt hesitated slightly, then asked curiously, "Master Uncle Xu, is there a problem with this?"

"No problem, just that it feels a bit too coincidental. Wu Yu encountered Taoist Friend Lin from the Heavenly Melody Sect and Madam Xu from the Heaven Rune Sect in the Heavenly Sand Ruins, and both Taoist Friend Lin and Madam Xu disappeared after meeting their demise there."

Xu Qingshu said.

"That shows they all perished in the Heavenly Sand Ruins, which seems reasonable!"

The man in the green shirt didn’t see any issue.

Xu Qingshu nodded, "I hope I’m just overthinking it! You may go now. Send someone to keep an eye on the conflict between the Shen Family and the Thousand Puppet Sect. If the Thousand Puppet Sect cannot hold on, we can send troops to assist, but we must have a share in that turmeric crystal vein."

"Yes, Master Uncle Xu."

The man in the green shirt complied and withdrew.

...

If the Heavenly Sand Ruins were located in the northeastern part of the Western Desert Cultivation Realm, this place was the Zouhua Cave of a Soul Transformation Cultivator, Tian Sha, and was known to be a perilous land renowned for its danger. Despite many cultivators perishing in the Heavenly Sand Ruins, a great many still entered in search of treasure, all to advance further on their path of cultivation.

A yellow Escape Light appeared in the distant sky and stopped with a flicker.

The Escape Light receded, revealing a yellow flying boat over ten zhang long with Shen Long and four others standing on it, expressions varied.

"Is this the Heavenly Sand Ruins?"

The look on Shen Long’s face was grave.

Following his gaze, one could see a yellow light gate over ten zhang tall.

"Let’s quickly break through the restrictions and divide the relics found on the Blood Blade Demon Monarch’s body! It will be troublesome if the Absolute Spirit Qi erupts."

Lu Tong urged.

"Every outbreak of Absolute Spirit Qi happens deep within the Heavenly Sand Ruins. Perhaps the Blood Blade Demon Monarch considered this and left the depths to heal on the outskirts, only to succumb to his severe injuries and perish."

Wu Shan speculated.

"Regardless, we need to be careful."

Shen Long cautioned.

Around his waist was tied a giant gourd filled with a plentiful supply of Fasting Pills, enough to last him decades.

Lu Tong nodded, formed a spell with his hands, and the yellow flying boat flew towards the yellow light gate.

Passing through the yellow light gate, an expansive green mountain range full of abundant Spiritual Energy and lush vegetation appeared before them. This was the outer area of the Heavenly Sand Ruins, while a vast and boundless sea of sand lay deeper within.

Shen Long’s Divine Sense spread out, sensing some fluctuations in restrictions.

With a change in hand signals from Lu Tong, the yellow flying boat landed, and the four people disembarked.

Lu Tong retracted the yellow flying boat, and the group of five headed toward a narrow valley, disappearing into the vast mountains.

Two days later, they emerged into a vast wilderness, with thunder roaring and silver lightning streaking across the sky.

A small umbrella flickering with yellow light floated above their heads, casting down a thick yellow protective Spirit Light, enclosing all five of them. Strikes of silver lightning fell onto the yellow spirit light shield, causing only minor tremors.

Half an hour later, they left the wilderness and a vast expanse of green bamboo forest appeared before their eyes.

"Once we pass through this bamboo forest, we’ll reach our destination."

Wu Shan pointed to the forest and said.

Lu Tong’s Divine Sense expanded fully, closely scanning the bamboo forest without detecting anything unusual, was about to proceed, when Shen Long spoke, "Taoist Friends Wu and Qian, you didn’t invite any other friends, did you?"

"Not at all! What’s wrong? Are there other friends around?"

Wu Shan asked with confusion and a cautious look on his face.

"Taoist Friend Shen, are you being overly cautious? I didn’t notice anything out of the ordinary."

Qian Xin frowned and remarked.

With Divine Sense fully extended, Qian Shuo and Lu Tong didn’t detect the presence of any other cultivators, and they all looked puzzledly at Shen Long.

Shen Long snorted coldly, lifted his head, and let out a long howl, releasing a red sound wave straight toward the bamboo forest.

Wherever the red sound wave passed, bamboo stalks crumbled to pieces, the ground cracked open, and dust filled the air.

Half an hour later, the dust had settled, and the ground was a mess without any abnormalities.

"Taoist Friend Shen, it seems you were too cautious! There’s nothing wrong here!"

Qian Xin frowned as he spoke, looking towards Lu Tong and Qian Shuo, he asked, "Fellow Taoists, have you discovered any problems?"

"Not at all! Taoist Friend Shen, could you be overly anxious?"

Lu Tong spoke.

He had fully expanded his Divine Sense, sweeping over an area of more than two hundred miles, and found nothing unusual.

Shen Long took a step back, releasing the Hundred Eyes Cicada. The eyes of the Hundred Eyes Cicada burst forth with dazzling golden light, and it emitted a piercing cicada cry.

"Do you still wish to continue hiding?"

Shen Long sneered.

The Nine-Headed Ghost Pigeon had warned him, alerting him to the presence of demons lurking nearby, but Shen Long had not noticed anything off.

"A fourth-order Hundred Eyes Cicada! Is it the one that detected my presence?"

An icy male voice rang out.

As soon as the words were spoken, the ground shook violently, and two coffins flashing with Spiritual Light burst from the earth. The previously clear sky was suddenly covered with dark clouds, the weather changed drastically, and a cold wind blew, bringing continuous wails of ghosts and howls of wolves.

Seeing this scene, Lu Tong and Qian Shuo’s faces changed drastically, and they scattered.

"Taoist Friend Qian, Taoist Friend Wu, what’s going on!"

Lu Tong said with a somber face.

Qian Xin and Wu Shan had invited them to hunt for treasures, and there was an ambush set up here. It was impossible that Wu Shan and Qian Xin were unaware.

Qian Xin and Wu Shan’s expressions darkened; they hadn’t anticipated that Shen Long would see through their scheme.

"There’s nothing to explain. Taoist Friend Lu, for the sake of our past relationship, if you help us take down Taoist Friend Shen, Master Uncle Cai will spare your life."

Qian Xin’s tone was full of temptation.

"Do you think I, Lu, am a three-year-old child to believe such nonsense?"

Lu Tong said grimly.

"We must retreat quickly."

Qian Shuo said, transforming into a beam of Escape Light and rushing through the sky, flying towards the wasteland.

The ground shook violently again, turning the earth within a hundred miles into sand. Sand filled the sky, with countless yellow sand grains surging upwards, condensing into a huge yellow sand curtain that trapped Shen Long and the others inside.

Qian Shuo’s right hand shone with a bright red light, and he slapped towards the void. A gigantic red fiery palm flew out and struck the yellow sand curtain.

A tremendous booming sound erupted, and flames swallowed a large area. However, soon after, the yellow sand curtain shone with a blinding yellow light, and the flames dispersed.

Void Fluctuation followed, and a pitch-black ghost claw appeared over Qian Shuo’s head, slamming down directly towards him.

Qian Shuo attempted to dodge, but a miserable ghostly wail sounded, echoing throughout the yellow sand curtain.

Upon hearing this sound, Qian Shuo felt dizzy and disoriented. He reacted quickly, and a red jade pendant on his chest shone with dazzling red light, a thick red light screen formed, protecting his entire body.

The black ghost claw struck the red light screen, emitting a dull thump, and the light of the red screen dimmed.

A blast of wind blew from behind him, and Wu Yu suddenly appeared behind Qian Shuo. She had a pair of black bat wings on her back, her eyes were blood-red, her fingers long and black, and her body exuded a terrifying fluctuation of Yin Qi.

Subjugation Ghost Technique!

Wu Yu opened her mouth wide and sprayed out a black sonic wave that swiftly passed over the red light screen. The light of the screen dimmed, flickering in and out of existence.

Her fingers turned into blades, striking the red light screen, and it shattered instantly.

Qian Shuo reacted swiftly, spitting out five red light-flickering flying knives. The five red flying knives merged in mid-air, transforming into a gigantic red blade several feet long, slashing at Wu Yu.

Wu Yu’s right hand flashed with black light as she met it head-on.

The red giant blade struck Wu Yu’s palm, producing a dull clang like metal striking metal, and the blade was sent flying in reverse.

A long, thick cut appeared on Wu Yu’s palm, which shone with black light; the wound slowly healed.

Empowered by the Subjugation Ghost Technique, her physical body had become significantly stronger.

Wu Yu’s left hand pierced through Qian Shuo’s body, emerging from his chest with a dripping heart clasped in her grip, which she then crushed.

Qian Shuo’s body rapidly withered before the naked eye, and a Nascent Soul that closely resembled Qian Shuo emerged but was immediately enveloped in black light and drawn into Wu Yu’s mouth, swallowed down.

Elsewhere, Lu Tong had also fallen prey, while Shen Long had retracted the Hundred Eyes Cicada and released the Ice Flood Dragon, Fire Qilin Beast, Iron Tail Scorpion, and Gold-Winged Fire Ant to handle two Corpse Kings.

Each coffin contained a Nascent Soul Stage Corpse King, one male and one female. They had formidable physical bodies that Dharma Treasures found hard to harm, and what’s more challenging was that each Corpse King wielded a Spiritual Treasure.

The Protective Spirit Light around Qian Xin was shattered by a strike from the Ice Flood Dragon’s claw. Qian Xin was sent flying and spat out a large mouthful of Essence Blood.