Peerless Divine Eyes
Chapter 698: The Xuanming Ice Snake Repels Core Formation!

Chapter 698: Chapter 698: The Xuanming Ice Snake Repels Core Formation!

"This place... has someone actually set up a forbidden spell?"

The mine tunnels were complex and winding, one wrong turn could lead you a hundred miles astray.

By the time the Core Formation mid-stage practitioner arrived here, it was already two days later.

He felt vibrations that were erratic, now strong, now weak.

But what he could ascertain was that he was not too far from the center of the vibrations, yet he was barred from entry by the forbidden spell.

He was capable of breaking through.

But he did not dare to do so rashly.

"A Core Formation stage forbidden spell, moreover, the method of laying down this spell is fundamentally different from our Xuanyun Sect’s. Could it be... someone else has infiltrated here?"

The Spirit Vein was the foundation of a sect.

Xuanyun Sect stood at the summit of the Central Region, and the key reason was that they possessed two Spirit Veins!

This Spirit Vein was extremely secretive, to the extent that even they did not know the specific location, as it was the Nascent Soul patriarch who sealed their six senses before bringing them here and then unsealing them.

Moreover, he explicitly forbade them from leaving the range of the Spirit Vein.

Therefore, the possibility that a cultivator from another sect at the Core Formation stage could infiltrate was extremely slight.

Yet, the forbidden spell before him was so tangible that he had no choice but to deal with it cautiously.

"Boom..."

Just then, another vibration came from beneath, and the steward’s mind clicked with a strategy.

"I’ve got it now. While the vibrations are happening, I shall use the Shadowless Sword to carefully drill a small hole in this forbidden spell... and then extend my Spiritual Sense into it!"

Eight or nine out of ten disciples in the Xuanyun Sect practiced the Shadowless Sword Technique.

Its main feature was its ability to strike without shadow or trace.

In the same realm, this Core Formation steward was confident in his skill to silently breach the barrier.

As long as he created a tiny hole, he would be able to see the situation inside the forbidden spell and ascertain who was making such a commotion in the mine!

With the sect at stake, the matter was of great importance, and he needed to proceed with extreme caution!

Seizing the moment before the second wave of vibrations arrived, he took out a talisman, which was a Sound Transmission Talisman for notifying his fellow sect members.

The talisman was activated and transformed into a streak of light, and with its activation, the vibrations resumed!

He quickly summoned the Shadowless Sword and aimed it at the base of the mine tunnel close to the barrier, conjuring Xuan Yun Sword Qi and swiftly piercing through!

"Boom!"

The mine trembled, masking the movement of the Shadowless Sword.

Lu Chen did not notice.

This time, with his Spear Strikes Like a Dragon, he once again secured a Medium Grade Spirit Stone.

He looked up.

"It’s a bit far now. Just like before, I should use Sweeping Thousands of Armies to sweep it back!"

Lu Chen turned around and returned the way he came.

His attention had been on the forbidden spell where Chu Zhongtian was in seclusion; he never glanced toward the barrier outside the mine, so he was completely unaware that someone was breaching his spell.

Soon.

The Core Formation steward finally made a small hole in the barrier using the Shadowless Sword.

After a moment of concentration, he took advantage of the noise made by Lu Chen and poured his Spiritual Sense through the pinhole-sized gap!

A moment later, his body shook.

"A demon beast?"

At this time, the Xuanming Ice Snake had just finished refining the last of the ancient demon beasts and was swallowing Demon Qi as it rested.

With no demon pills left, its cultivation could only progress up to this point.

Sensing someone’s gaze upon it, the snake’s keen intuition inherent to demon beasts made it suddenly open its eyes!

Looking in the direction from which the Spiritual Sense came, its gaze landed startlingly on the tiny opening in the barrier!

"Hiss—"

The upper part of the Xuanming Ice Snake’s body rose up, and with a hiss aimed in that direction, it launched an ice arrow as thin as a needle through the gap!

"This is bad, I’ve been discovered!"

The Core Formation steward staggered back a few steps, his mind reeling with astonishment.

By the time the ice arrow passed through the gap and shot towards his face, it was no longer a threat.

Nevertheless, he had now confirmed that the disturbance was caused by a demon beast!

Although still puzzled, he completely dismissed the idea of forcing his way in.

As long as it wasn’t a fellow cultivator from a different sect... he was relieved.

After a sigh of relief, he sat down cross-legged on the spot and produced another Sound Transmission Talisman.

Activating it, he sent the message out.

He had to wait for a few more sect members to arrive so they could safely capture the demon beast without harm!

Witnessing the retreat of the Spiritual Sense, the Xuanming Ice Snake dared not be negligent. It turned and let out a low growl toward the deeper parts of the mine, where Lu Chen had been blasting through.

"Hiss—"

The hissing, imbued with demonic power, swiftly traveled and reached Lu Chen’s ears!

Feeling a touch of urgency within, Lu Chen’s body shook and he rushed back at breakneck speed!