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Chapter 521 The Mysterious Black Fox
Chapter 521 The Mysterious Black Fox
Half a month passed in the blink of an eye, and the black tide that had enveloped the world began to slowly dissipate.
Chen Beiwu remained expressionless and continued his cultivation with his eyes closed.
The reason is simple: the existence capable of triggering such a massive black tide is not something a Nascent Soul True Monarch can provoke.
Moreover, Chen Beiwu's target was the Other Shore Island, not the mysterious, unknown, and terrifying existence within the Black Tide.
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
Suddenly, there was a knock on the door. Chen Beiwu's senses stirred and he saw Li Wanquan waiting respectfully outside the door.
"Come in."
As soon as Chen Beiwu finished speaking, the door opened, and Li Wanquan walked in.
"Master Chen, the Black Tide has receded, and we are now about a thousand miles away from Youyun Island."
Li Wanquan took out the nautical chart and reported, "The southeast route from Youyun Island leads to Bi'an Island, but it is guarded by Po Jun Wu Zu Bai Qi and the Da Qian Zhen Hai Jin Jun, which prohibits any non-Da Qian official ships from coming and going. I can only escort the Immortal Master to Youyun Island."
"That's enough," Chen Beiwu said without pressuring him further.
Upon hearing this, Li Wanquan breathed a sigh of relief and prepared to take his leave.
Just then, Chen Beiwu had a thought, and the three dragon eyes of the golden egg shone brightly.
Li Wanquan stood there, feeling dizzy and disoriented, as if his head was filled with mush. He subconsciously walked out of the room.
After a long while, Li Wanquan suddenly woke up, looked at the full warehouse behind him, and realized that he had actually dozed off while counting the goods.
I almost forgot something important!
Li Wanquan's heart tightened, and he picked up the ledger to begin recording and counting.
Behind what he couldn't see, the figure of a three-headed black dragon loomed in and out of sight.
"Huh?" (How is it?)
Jin Dan looked at Chen Beiwu with a smug expression.
With its intervention, the Great Evolution True Profound Power was activated to alter memories. Li Wanquan had already forgotten Chen Beiwu's existence and the secrets of the Qilin, only remembering that the Blood Cleansing Pill in his hand was obtained through a fortuitous encounter.
"Well done." Chen Beiwu patted Jin Dan's head.
Better safe than sorry.
To prevent Li Wanquan from going all out and selling more copies of the Qilin intelligence, some necessary precautions should indeed be taken.
With this thought in mind, Chen Beiwu activated his teleportation technique, instantly traversing a thousand miles.
Youyun Island.
"boom!"
With a loud explosion, a Golden Core cultivator's chest shattered, and his body collapsed powerlessly onto the crumbling ground. His Golden Core was ripped out of his dantian by a ferocious dragon claw.
"Weak, too weak!"
"He calls himself a cultivator, but this is all the strength he has?"
A white-haired man with a angular face and high cheekbones frowned slightly, stomped his foot hard, and left no survivors.
"Brother Zhao, don't underestimate those cultivators. There are strong and weak cultivators as well."
Opposite the white-haired man, a burly man with a resolute gaze shook his head.
"Even the strongest cultivator is no match for Big Brother!" Bai Zhao said fervently.
There are many Martial Ancestors at the Ancestral Return Realm on Youyun Island, but in terms of strength, his elder brother is undoubtedly the strongest one!
The reason is simple: his elder brother is Bai Qi, a Martial Ancestor at the peak of the Martial Ancestor realm, who is only one step away from becoming a Martial Saint.
"Fool, those sorcerers aren't as simple as you think!"
Bai Qi frowned slightly and gave Bai Zhao a cold look, which made the latter shiver involuntarily.
He didn't really care about ordinary cultivators.
But Zhu Wu, the chief of Chunyang Cave Heaven, was only a mid-stage Nascent Soul True Monarch, three minor realms lower than him, yet he still managed to escape from his clutches.
It should be noted that even a peak Martial Ancestor expert could not withstand a single move from him.
This shows just how powerful the path to immortality in that world is!
"So, brother, you deliberately didn't kill him and let him go?"
Bai Zhao took a deep breath and seized the opportunity to ask the question that had been bothering him.
"No, you overestimate me. I can't kill him; at most, I can severely injure him," Bai Qi said frankly.
He disdains lying!
The more Nascent Soul True Monarchs Bai Qi fought, the clearer he became about the limitations of the Great Qian martial arts.
It is precisely because the Celestial Realm has demonstrated such formidable strength over the years that many martial arts experts within the imperial court have sought to surrender in order to attain immortality.
Otherwise, a single True Monarch prodigy wouldn't be able to sweep away the nineteen continents with a single sword strike, his sword energy traversing thirty thousand miles, and forcibly seize the territory of the nineteen continents of the Great Qian Dynasty.
"If you kill an ordinary Golden Core cultivator, so be it, I won't stop you."
Bai Qi hinted, "But you'd better not touch any cultivators from the Five Great Grotto-Heavens or the Thirteen Immortal Sects, otherwise I won't be able to save you."
"Brother, is the situation in Daqian really that bad?" Bai Zhao's heart sank, and his face turned grim.
He was no fool. The number of demonic cultivators on Youyun Island was increasing, yet the imperial court had not sent any martial arts experts to reinforce them, which showed how the situation had changed.
"Even if the sky falls, there are tall people to hold it up; you don't need to know too much."
Sensing a powerful aura, Bai Qi stood up, looked towards the source of the aura, and then his figure suddenly disappeared, leaving only one sentence behind.
"As long as my Great Qian Martial Saint remains alive, this world cannot be turned upside down for the time being!"
"Is this Youyun Island?"
Chen Beiwu was dressed simply and blended into the crowd at the market, inconspicuous at all.
Youyun Island has good spiritual energy and contains a fourth-grade high-quality spiritual vein, but it is not enough for a fifth-grade creation beast to live and cultivate. Otherwise, he could have directly cleared Aji's name here.
Hey!
Schiller's divine sense stirred, reminding Chen Beiwu that there were loopholes to be found.
Following the direction Schiller indicated, a handsome young man came into Chen Beiwu's view.
He casually spread animal hides on the ground, with four jade boxes in front of him. He kept his head down reading a book, looking more like a scholar than a street vendor martial artist.
"Hey!" (Good stuff!)
Schiller looked at the second jade box on the stall.
The jade box was half-open, revealing a black Ganoderma lucidum inside, its color as reddish gold, with a plump cap covered in golden patterns, about the size of a palm.
Wujinzhi is a highly toxic, fourth-grade low-level Xuan medicine. It cannot be taken alone and must be prepared using special alchemical techniques.
Otherwise, if taken directly, even a Nascent Soul True Monarch would be poisoned, his physical body would be severely damaged, and he would turn into heavy black gold.
But Chen Beiwu's gaze did not linger on the black fungus; instead, he looked at the stall owner.
"Long time no see, Chief Zhu." Chen Beiwu greeted him using his divine sense.
The young man looked up, glanced at him, and said absurdly, "What Chief Zhu? Who are you?"
"Brother Zhu, are you being so cautious? Could it be that, as the rumors say, you have been defeated by the Martial Ancestor Po Jun?"
Upon hearing Chen Beiwu's words, Zhu Wu's expression changed slightly: "How did you figure that out?"
"It cannot be said, it cannot be said." Chen Beiwu smiled, feigning mystery.
Zhu Wu's ability to conceal his true nature was indeed formidable; even with his Heavenly Eye activated, he couldn't detect anything amiss.
But under the Nine Breaths Breath Control Divine Power, no fortune can escape his eyes.
"Since you've already figured it out, I won't hide it from you anymore. Let's talk somewhere else." Zhu Wu quickly packed up her stall, got up, and walked ahead.
Chen Beiwu started walking and followed behind.
boom!
Just then, a figure suddenly appeared.
As he walked through the air, an extremely chilling aura swept across the surroundings, causing nearby weak martial artists to tremble and feel cold all over, unable to help but prostrate themselves on the ground in submission.
"Should we continue hiding?"
Bai Qi stood with his hands behind his back, the light sweeping across the area where Chen Beiwu was located.
Chen Beiwu kept walking, his expression calm.
With Schiller's ever-changing profound abilities, plus the Golden Egg's Great Evolution True Profound Abilities, even a Nascent Soul Perfected True Monarch would find it difficult to detect his hidden aura.
"As expected of the renowned Po Jun Martial Ancestor of the Great Qian Dynasty, he was able to discover my whereabouts."
Not far behind Chen Beiwu, the void trembled, revealing a figure wearing a Taiyin Cave Heaven Taoist robe.
"Why is this guy here too?" Zhu Wu thought to herself.
The newcomer's aura was familiar; it was none other than his mortal enemy, Gu Yong, the chief of Taiyin Cave Heaven.
On Gu Yong's shoulder, a beast with eyes like silver lamps, a three-pronged tail, and a shape resembling a raccoon dog sniffed lightly, sensing an extremely disgusting aura, and whispered in the contracted cultivator's ear.
【Name】：Netherworld Mystic Fox 【Attribute】：Yin 【Bloodline】：Tier 4 Supreme 【Mystic Abilities】：Taiyin Condensation, Netherworld Mystic Light, Treading the Netherworld and Locking the Soul ————
Taiyin Condensation: A fourth-tier supreme profound skill that can draw upon the power of the Taiyin star to condense around the body, receiving the blessing of the Moon Palace, making one immune to all evils, and causing one's cultivation to increase dramatically.
Dark Mystic Light: A fourth-tier supreme profound ability. The Dark Mystic Fox's eyes contain profound power, capable of silently shooting out profound light that can engulf and annihilate the nascent souls of Nascent Soul True Monarchs. It is extremely effective against the Yin and Yang spirits of cultivators.
Stepping into the Netherworld and Locking the Soul: A fourth-tier supreme profound ability. The four feet of the Netherworld Mystic Fox are yin, and stepping on them allows one to enter the netherworld. Under the moonlight, it can freely move and shift, locking the soul. This causes the nascent soul and yang spirit of the victim to fall into an icy abyss, unable to move or control the Heavenly Gang True, which is truly bizarre.
[Introduction]: The Youming Xuanli is a unique Xuan beast of the Taiyin Cave Heaven. It is shaped like a leopard with pale silver eyes. It prefers quiet and dislikes fighting. It can absorb moonlight on the night of the full moon to transform and manifest its true spirit, which greatly increases its combat power. It can also transform into Taiyin to nourish the souls of fellow cultivators and heal hidden injuries. It ranks eighth on the Tiangang Xuan Beast Ranking.
Chen Beiwu's eyes narrowed, and he instantly recognized the information about the beast.
Gu Yong's gaze remained fixed on Bai Qi as he challenged him, "How about a duel?"
"You are no match for me."
Bai Qi stood with his hands behind his back, speaking calmly.
Hearing this, Gu Yong laughed: "You demon cultivator are quite arrogant. I wonder if your strength can match your verbal skills."
"Since that's the case, I, the general, will grant you a defeat."
Bai Qi glanced at Gu Yong, then stepped into the void and walked towards the outside of Youyun Island.
Gu Yong did not reveal Zhu Wu's identity, and quickly escaped using his escape light.
"Why don't you go take a look and join in the fun?" Chen Beiwu said with great interest.
The Grandmaster of Core Formation is too weak; it's not worth him spending too much time studying him.
However, the Martial Ancestor at the Ancestral Return Realm is different; the battle between such a powerful figure and the chief of the Cave Heaven is worth watching.
"What's so interesting? Gu Yong is definitely not going to die, but because the difference in their cultivation levels is too great, he can't beat Bai Qi," Zhu Wu said dismissively.
Bai Qi was able to severely injure him not because he was strong enough to crush him.
During the fight, Zhu Wu noticed that the Extreme Cold True Essence within Bai Qi's body was quite peculiar, as it could help her Six Yang Body advance further. Only then did she release part of the defense of the Tongtian Xuanbao and directly take the blow from the Martial Ancestor Perfection expert, intercepting the Extreme Cold True Essence.
Otherwise, with numerous powerful treasures and high-level talismans protecting her, Zhu Wu could have retreated safely even if she was no match for Bai Qi.
"But what about you? Would you be interested in sparring with me?" Zhu Wu looked intently at Chen Beiwu and challenged him.
Chen Beiwu resolutely refused.
Before Aji's identity is cleared, he will avoid taking action if possible, so as not to inadvertently expose Aji's aura.
Zhu Wu didn't press the matter, but tentatively asked, "Did you come here for the other shore flower?"
The benefits of red spider lilies outweigh the benefits of others.
Ordinary Nascent Soul True Monarchs might fight tooth and nail for this, but it wouldn't be enough to tempt the chiefs of the Five Great Grotto Heavens and the Three Upper Immortal Sects.
Zhu Wu's participation in the competition for the Other Shore Flower was simply to have a good fight with the powerful Yao Qian martial arts masters and see the upper limit of martial arts in this world. I don't think Chen Beiwu came for that reason.
Chen Beiwu shook his head: "I'm just a little curious about the other side of the island."
Zhu Wu's heart skipped a beat, and she looked directly at Chen Beiwu: "You found out too?"
"Know what?" Chen Beiwu feigned ignorance.
The more you say, the more mistakes you make. The matter Zhu Wu mentioned may not be related to the Earth Qilin.
"Keep pretending."
Zhu Wu glanced at Chen Beiwu and said confidently, "That malevolent fox is extremely dangerous. Whether we can gain its loyalty depends on our respective strengths."
"Isn't the treacherous fox in the Azure Sea?"
"That's news from so many years ago!"
Seeing that Chen Beiwu knew nothing, Zhu Wu lost interest in chatting and probing, and turned away gracefully.
Meanwhile, a great battle was taking place in the skies above Youyun Island.
Chen Beiwu diverted some of his attention to observe the battle from the shadows.
boom!
boom!
boom!
"Is that all the strength you have?"
Bai Qi raised his right hand, his five fingers slightly spread, his ferocious dragon claw aimed at Gu Yong.
Gu Yong remained calm, his hands forming a mudra, with the radiance of the moon flowing around him.
Those who can do what others cannot are truly exceptional talents.
The Holy Maiden of Taiyin, Gu Qinghan, was able to crush a Martial Ancestor Perfection expert with a single finger while possessing only a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivation, and then kill two Martial Ancestor Perfection experts who had fled in disarray with a single sword strike, demonstrating her terrifying dominance that transcended realms.
With such a precedent of geniuses, why can't he defeat a Martial Ancestor at the peak of his Nascent Soul stage with his mid-Nascent Soul cultivation?
"Buzz!"
A silver light shimmered deep within the pupils of the Dark Fox.
In an instant, Bai Qi's heart skipped a beat. His powerful physique, comparable to that of a Nascent Soul cultivator at the peak of his cultivation, allowed him to rapidly teleport and evade Youming Xuanli's gaze.
"Clang!"
As the moonlight condensed into a sword, Gu Yong took a step forward, instantly traversing spatial distance and appearing in front of Bai Qi.
The sword in his hand may seem ordinary, but the sword intent it holds within has already surpassed the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm, enough to kill a peak Nascent Soul True Monarch.
Bai Qi's pupils contracted, and he opened his five claws, attempting to use them to forcefully clash with the Moonlight Sword.
At the critical moment, Youming Xuanli stepped into the Tongyou, causing Bai Qi's body to stiffen for less than a second.
Gu Yong followed the momentum of the sword light falling and swept horizontally, unleashing his full power, and with one sword he severed Bai Qi's head.
Seeing this, Gu Yong showed no joy whatsoever.
The reason is simple: despite the separation of the corpse and the body, the aura emanating from Bai Qi's body not only did not weaken, but became stronger. His left claw even grabbed the sword blade, while his right claw shot out like a dragon.
"Snap!"
"Snap!"
"Snap!"
As dozens of defensive barriers collapsed, the sound of shattering, enough to cause excruciating pain to the soul of a Golden Core cultivator, rang out continuously.
"So what if I have a Heavenly Treasure to protect me? My Dragon Claw is no less powerful than any so-called Heavenly Treasure."
Furthermore, your skill level is still too weak!
Bai Qi's head spewed out a chilling breath to suppress Youming Xuanli, his right claw gripping Gu Yong tightly. Behind him, the phantom of an ice crystal dragon slowly emerged, unleashing a pressure far exceeding that of Leiming Zhenjun.
"The martial arts of this world do indeed have their merits." Chen Beiwu's eyes were burning.
He disliked demonization, but he could see the strengths of the Demon Qian martial arts system and combine it with landscape magic to try to integrate and develop more myriad spirit transformation forms.