bookbashuk Chapter 171 Quite a Few Cultivators Died
Chapter 171 Quite a Few Cultivators Died
The Void Heaven Palace is a secret realm.
Elder Jia of the Star Palace stared into deep thought as he looked at the disappearing red dot on the map on the wall.
"Old Wu, have you activated the restrictions on your lava tunnel?"
Elder Jia asked.
"Not yet, what's wrong?"
Elder Wu asked in confusion.
"It's nothing, it's just that quite a few Core Formation cultivators died in your Lava Path."
"The righteous Bu Xu, the demonic Chi Huo... they're all dead."
Elder Jia said.
"Should I activate the restrictions on my end?"
Elder Wu asked.
"Let's begin. The Grand Elder has been gone for so long; he should be back soon."
We will proceed according to plan.
Elder Jia reached out and tapped the wall, activating the restriction on the Xuanjing Dao.
Elder Wu also activated the restrictions on the Lava Path.
As the two activated the restriction, the environment within the Ice and Fire Path began to change.
The Xuanjing Path is overgrown with vast stretches of blood-red ice thorns along every path leading to its end.
Hidden among these icy thorn bushes are a large number of extremely dangerous demonic beasts called Silverlight Rats, which will attack any cultivator who passes by.
Once the besieged cultivators have exhausted their magical power, they will be devoured by the Silver Light Rats.
"As expected, Xinggong did tamper with things."
In the midst of a thicket of icy thorns in the Xuanjing Dao area, Qingyi stroked his beard with one hand and made a hand seal with the other.
Around him, countless inch-long blue needles spun, forming a protective barrier around him.
"Hey, the Star Palace's actions further confirm that their strength has weakened and the two Saints are unable to come out and operate."
Although both the righteous and demonic paths lost many Core Formation experts this time, they also achieved the results they wanted.
Once they leave the Void Heaven Palace, they'll probably start a war.
The bearded man swaggered up to Qing Yi and said.
"Yes, but we still need to put on a good show and buy Qingfeng some time. Once the Void Heaven Cauldron is taken away, we'll probably become the target of everyone's criticism."
Qing Yi narrowed his eyes. Around them, a large number of silver rats appeared, at least several hundred.
"That kid Qingfeng is good at planning; he must have already thought of an escape route. Let's deal with these little things first and get through this Xuanjing Path as soon as possible."
The bearded man reached out and crushed a silver rat that was trying to ambush him.
"Leave it to me."
With a wave of his sleeve, Qingfeng enveloped an area of several dozen feet in radius with flying needles.
Moments later, the ground was littered with the corpses of silver rats.
……
Meanwhile, in the lava tunnel.
A terrifying, scorching firestorm swept across the land.
Compared to before, the temperature of the lava path rose again, and the Core Formation cultivators still walking in this path all looked troubled.
In order to withstand the high temperature, their spiritual energy consumption increased again.
Inside a lava cave, a female cultivator at the Core Formation stage hesitated as she gazed at the lava river before her.
Gazing at the scorching lava in the river, the female cultivator gritted her teeth and stepped onto the only iron chain leading to the other side.
With each step taken on the iron chain, one could feel the scorching heat penetrating the soles of the boots and stinging the soles of the feet.
A blue, icy handkerchief hung above her head; it was the "Frost Handkerchief," an ice-attribute magical artifact she had acquired at the cost of most of her fortune.
At this moment, the Frost Handkerchief was radiating coolness, protecting her from the scorching heat.
Ten zhang... fifteen zhang...
The iron chains swayed slightly beneath my feet, and the surging river of lava occasionally bubbled up with a huge bubble.
She dared not look down, her gaze fixed on the rocky platform on the opposite bank.
However, when she reached the middle of the iron chain, the chain beneath her feet suddenly trembled.
Then, the surface of the lava river bulged into a huge arc, and a colossal object was rising from the depths.
"not good!"
The lava river suddenly exploded, and crimson lava splashed everywhere.
A gigantic dragon head rose proudly from the river, its body covered in dark red lava scales, its eyes like two fireballs, radiating a dazzling golden-red light.
It opened its huge mouth and lunged at the female cultivator on the iron chain.
Its speed was unbelievably fast, completely unlike the agility one would expect from someone of that size.
The female cultivator only had time to let out a short cry of surprise before she was swallowed up by the giant mouth along with the several-foot-long iron chain beneath her feet.
"Snap—!"
The iron chains snapped between the dragon's teeth, and the broken iron rings fell into the river.
The female cultivator's figure disappeared into the giant, flame-filled maw.
The frosty handkerchief that fell from the sky landed in the lava river and with a "hiss" turned into a cloud of white mist.
The fire spirit dragon swung its massive body and plunged back into the lava river. The river churned for a moment before gradually returning to calm.
About the time it takes to drink a cup of tea has passed.
The lava dragon suddenly emerged from the river again, its enormous head slowly turning toward a cave entrance near the passage.
Its eyes were slightly narrowed as it slowly swam its body, climbing upwards along the edge of the lava river, like a predator that had spotted its prey.
The fire dragon reached the entrance of the passage and stuck its head inside.
The passageway was empty; there was nothing there.
After observing for a dozen or so breaths and confirming that there were no new signs of life, the fire dragon retracted its head and swam back into the river along the rock wall.
The enormous body rolled on the surface of the lava river, then wrapped itself around a thick stone pillar in the middle of the river and closed its eyes.
"This path is blocked. This fire spirit dragon is probably already at the late stage of Core Formation."
In such an environment rich in fire spiritual energy, even a late-stage Core Formation cultivator would likely be no match for them.
Sigh, looks like I'll have to take a detour.
Han Li emerged from a gap at the entrance of the passage. He used the "Concealing Qi Technique" and activated the Concealing Spirit Veil to hide his figure.
She wore a fire-repelling robe, with heat-repelling magical artifacts—the White Rhinoceros Pendant—suspended on both sides of her body, along with the "silk thong" of the Lan Clan female demon.
Since the Star Palace secretly activated the restriction, the high temperature of the Lava Path has made even his White Rhinoceros Pendant unable to withstand it, so he had no choice but to use the "Thong" again.
"Never mind, my life is more important. Anyway, there's no one else here."
Han Li was about to turn and leave when he suddenly stopped.
Upstream of the lava river, a figure could be seen swimming rapidly.
Han Li rubbed his eyes to make sure he wasn't seeing things.
Someone's swimming in a lava river?!
Just as Han Li was stunned by the scene before him, the fire spirit dragon coiled on the stone pillar opened its eyes.
It naturally discovered the living person who had swum into the cave through the lava river.
"Awooo—!"
With a roar, the fire dragon lunged forward with its mouth wide open.
Those who swam across the lava river were not alarmed when they saw the fire dragon rushing towards them.
With a wave of his hand, he summoned a scroll, from which a giant firebird emerged.
He leaped out of the lava river, using the firebird as leverage to jump onto the cave wall, thus avoiding the fire dragon's attack.
The fire dragon missed its target, and its massive head suddenly spun around, its two golden-red vertical pupils locking onto the uninvited guest on the stone platform.
"As expected, it is a fire spirit that has just awakened its consciousness, the best material for upgrading and fusing the Fat Sun Bird Scroll."
The figure on the stone platform smiled with joy, but then turned his head to look into the cave passage.
"Fellow Daoist, stop hiding, I've seen you."