bestfiction Chapter 125 Beast Tide 27
Chapter 125 Beast Tide 27
As the formation was broken, Cheng Jiu expected a very bloody and terrifying scene to follow, but to his surprise, it turned out to be a study.
Wait a minute, the study?
study!
forest.
How did these two completely unrelated terms end up together?
Why does it seem so out of place?
Cheng Jiu suspected that they were no longer in the Qingli Mountains, and the ghost spirits that had been soothed by Immortal Lord Qingxu were wandering in mid-air.
Empty gazes, aimless wandering—despite the eerie atmosphere, the study exuded an air of righteous indignation.
In Cheng Jiu's opinion, this was a very proper study.
Whether it's the classics, histories, philosophical works, and literary collections displayed on the huge bookshelves, the calligraphy and paintings hanging on the side of the study, or the writing brushes, ink, paper, and inkstones placed on the desk.
The decorations in the study are all exquisite and showcase the owner's good taste.
Cheng Jiu dared not make any rash moves, but instead looked at his master. Was this an illusion or reality?
She felt it was both very real and very unreal.
One moment he was dispelling the ghostly formations amidst the eerie shadows, and the next he appeared in this scholarly study.
This huge difference and sense of disconnect made Cheng Jiu somewhat uncomfortable, and his inner vigilance had reached its peak.
What made her even stranger was that, despite the strangeness of the location, her consciousness did not issue any warnings, meaning that subconsciously she did not perceive any danger.
This is just too abnormal! She felt that there was a lot of danger, but subconsciously she felt that this place was quite safe.
Was she being deceived by her subconscious, or by her own senses?
Immortal Lord Qingxu remained calm and reassured his disciple: "The furnishings here are all items used by literary sages in the mortal world to prove their Dao."
Cheng Jiu's eyes widened in surprise. Although she was born in the world of cultivation, she was not unfamiliar with the mortal world.
Literary sages are extremely rare, emerging from the fierce competition among scholars in the mortal realm; there may not be one in each generation.
Their magical artifacts, which enabled them to attain enlightenment and become literary sages, can be considered treasures condensed from the essence of humanity.
Even in the world of cultivation, it is a highly regarded treasure.
How many literary sages were there?
How many decorations are there here?
At this moment, these seemingly ordinary objects are walking gold mines in Cheng Jiu's eyes.
Each one of these items could fetch an astronomical price in the Xuan Tian Continent!
Immortal Lord Qingxu's gaze darkened; a Sage of Literature would certainly not possess only one magical artifact for proving his Dao.
But so many magical artifacts for proving one's path are placed here, arranged in such an ordinary way, and they are even set together.
This is not something that ordinary forces can do; only the three great dynasties of the mortal realm have the capability.
It seems there's a lot more to this than meets the eye!
"Master, may I take these?" Cheng Jiu had no idea what her master wanted; her gaze was completely drawn to these treasures.
Cheng Jiu didn't consider himself a money-loving person.
But with so many treasures, she felt that she was just a girl who loved money, so what?
These are all gold mines! You have to understand how difficult it is to support a family. If you don't find an opportunity to increase your income, how will you support this family?
At this moment, she completely ignored the eerie ghosts around her. How could this be eerie? It was clearly full of righteous golden light!
Immortal Lord Qingxu was interrupted by his disciple's words. He pondered for a moment and then said, "Alright!"
Although it's unknown why the person behind it all set up such a study.
But the treasure inside isn't fake. Since my apprentice wants it, I'll give it to her! If there's any real danger, her master will be there for her.
It's rare for his disciple to ask him for something! Immortal Lord Qingxu has now become a master who indulges his disciple without any limits.
With his master's permission, Cheng Jiu embarked on a joyful house-destroying adventure!
The alarm in her mind re-emerged. She stretched out one hand, and the alarm went off once. Cheng Jiu did not give up at all and immediately chose another item.
Not all objects trigger the alarm in their minds. With the help of the alarm in their minds, the study, which originally had some taste, was swept away by Cheng Jiu like a typhoon.
Immortal Lord Qingxu had been watching Cheng Jiu's movements the whole time. He was unaware of Cheng Jiu's keen senses, and at first glance, Cheng Jiu's movements seemed chaotic and disorganized.
But gradually, he keenly noticed some patterns in Cheng Jiu's movements.
This is!
Immortal Lord Qingxu deduced the route Cheng Jiu took to retrieve the item.
He suddenly realized that he had to admire the ingenuity and mastery of formations of the person who set up the formation.
The formation was perfectly integrated into every piece of furniture in the study. Since most of the furniture in the study were items used by literary sages to prove their Dao, the literary atmosphere was extremely strong, and it even twisted into a kind of energy.
The fluctuations of spiritual energy were hidden behind this energy.
Furthermore, a Ten Thousand Ghosts Formation had been set up previously, and the yin energy and resentment of ghosts have always been intolerable to the literary and Taoist traditions.
The conflict between the two completely overshadowed the faint fluctuation of spiritual energy.
It makes it difficult to pinpoint what's wrong with the study, even though one knows something is amiss.
This study is a self-destructing formation; if one were to forcefully break it, not only would the things hidden within be destroyed in an instant.
Even the numerous artifacts in this study that demonstrate the Dao and its principles would self-destruct in an instant, generating a massive energy fluctuation that would annihilate everything, including the person who broke the formation.
If one moves objects in the room without knowing the details of the formation, it may cause the formation to self-destruct.
If nothing is moved, the formation will become a trap, trapping people to death in this world.
The meticulousness and mastery of the formation set up by the person who created it are truly astonishing.
Unfortunately, they ran into Cheng Jiu, a cheat code who had complete faith in his own senses.
Although her movements seemed chaotic, they contained the patterns of an array. The precious artifacts he had set up not only failed to work, but were also looted by Cheng Jiu.
Those capable of setting up this formation are extremely rare; there are very few in the entire cultivation world who match its strength.
Immortal Lord Qingxu fell into deep thought, pondering which old fellows were capable of setting up this formation. However, he could not find a suitable candidate.
Meanwhile, Cheng Jiu's actions of dismantling the house became a dilemma.
At this moment, the bookshelves in the study were completely emptied, and even the books along the walls were taken.
Everything within sight—the tables, chairs, writing brushes, ink, paper, and inkstones—was taken away by Cheng Jiu.
The once exquisite house has been transformed from a fully furnished apartment into a bare, unfinished shell.
All that remains are the decorative bottles on both sides and the reception area outside.
A vase filled with plum blossoms, with orchids painted on it.
The other bottle is a pine and cypress bonsai, with bamboo patterns engraved on the base.
The two were perfectly symmetrical. Cheng Jiu initially tried to take the vase with the plum blossoms, but as soon as he touched it, an alarm went off in his mind.
Cheng Jiu then moved on to the pine and cypress bonsai on the other side.
The alarm in my mind was even more intense than before.
It was from these two pots that an alarm kept going off in his mind no matter where he touched them, making Cheng Jiu's movements somewhat awkward.
For a moment, they froze, somewhat at a loss.
Isn't this a joyful raiding trip?
what's up?
If you touch it, you're doomed.
If the person behind the scenes knew about Cheng Jiu's shameless thoughts, they would probably be spitting blood.
These artifacts used to prove one's Dao are not as common as cabbages, okay?
Fortunately, Immortal Lord Qingxu had already deduced this formation, and he certainly had a better way to break it quickly.
However, since his disciple wanted the foundation stone for setting up the formation, Immortal Lord Qingxu followed Cheng Jiu's previous route for solving the formation and continued to solve it.
Cheng Jiu obediently followed behind Qingxu Immortal Lord, picking up whatever she could find; for every item he took apart, she would take it back.
They're all treasures, and she doesn't mind them at all!
Mine, mine, all mine!
Hehehe~
No one expected that the core of the formation was actually a luminous pearl used for external lighting.
This isn't a Dao-proving artifact, but it's still extremely valuable; judging by its quality, it's on par with Dragon Balls!
These luminous pearls from the cultivation world are only produced in the Pearl Sea. Not only are they extremely rare, but they also have only one function: to increase one's age. They are highly sought after by the royal families of the mortal world. Only ten pearls are mined from the Pearl Sea every hundred years, and these ten pearls are auctioned off between cultivators from the cultivation world and the royal families of the mortal world.
Each one could fetch an astronomical price.
Unlike the cultivation world, in the mortal world, in addition to its effects, each luminous pearl is divided into different grades based on its appearance, transparency, and illumination.
These Dragon Ball-level luminous pearls are so highly prized, fueled by the hype from the royal families of the mortal realm, that each one is worth a fortune and is considered an unparalleled treasure.
Influenced by the mortal world, some shrewd merchants and cultivators also began to hype up the quality of the luminous pearls.
Unfortunately, this hype was only popular among the various families, while independent cultivators and sects did not buy it.
Of course, besides selling to wealthy families, this kind of hype is even more popular in the mortal world.
Reselling these luminous pearls not only did not result in losses, but could actually generate a large profit.
This luminous pearl, which is of Dragon Ball quality, is clearly a cherished possession of the person who set up this formation. In the master's words, it has been handled so much that it has developed a spiritual glow.
It's obvious that the person who set up this formation admires it all the time; one wonders how much heartache they felt when they took out this luminous pearl.
But now that it belongs to her, she'll grind the luminous pearl into powder and add a little to it when refining longevity pills. The effect will definitely be better than the ordinary one, and she'll definitely put it up for auction and sell it for a sky-high price.
As for keeping it, forget it. We don't even know if the person who set up this formation is male or female. Keeping it for enjoyment makes Cheng Jiu feel uncomfortable.
If every array master has a style, then the array master who set up this array must belong to the kind of elaborate interior design style.
After the luminous pearl was removed, they did not return to the forest, but instead found themselves in a paradise.
The peach blossoms were falling in profusion, creating a beautiful and moving scene.
Cheng Jiu erected a protective shield around himself, isolating himself from the petals.
She didn't know why, but she just felt disgusted. The scenery here was nice, but compared to the study she had just been in, it made her feel nauseous.
Knowing that his opponent might be a highly skilled formation master, Immortal Lord Qingxu observed the area with every step he took.
The journey was uneventful, with the faint fragrance of peach blossoms lingering around their noses.
Cheng Jiu's eyes were glazed over, and the next moment he couldn't help but squat down and dry heave.
Upon seeing this, Immortal Lord Qingxu dispersed the fragrance from his disciple and used his spatial ability to isolate him.
The fragrance seemed to possess a spirit, and it was evident that neither the two people nor the beast were fooled.
A fierce wind swept around, swirling up petals that flew into the sky.
Countless petals, arranged in an orderly fashion, gathered in mid-air.
The surroundings blurred for a moment.
Cheng Jiu's gaze fell on the large flower bud that appeared out of nowhere in mid-air. It was surrounded by peach blossom petals, and two figures appeared among the petals.
It was extremely beautiful, but also indescribably terrifying.
Immortal Lord Qingxu saw through the trick and shot the Qingxu Sword in one direction.
The illusion was shattered.
There's no peach blossom forest here. This is clearly a huge altar with five blood pools in the middle. Above the blood pools are the heads of unknown beasts, whose mouths are constantly swallowing and spitting out blood.
The air was thick with the stench of blood. Cheng Jiu instinctively turned around and saw what was clearly a peach blossom forest.
Groups of people were planted in the ground like trees!
Their deaths were gruesome, their eyes filled with resentment and hatred, staring intently at the altar on their side.
The vengeful spirits combined and flowed into the complex black patterns beneath his feet.
Their blood became the source of these five beast heads, and their blood continued to drain away!
Those at the very front have even turned into mummies!
"Ugh!" Cheng Jiu had never seen such a cruel scene before, and he couldn't help but gag.
That's too cruel! The person who set up this formation is a beast!
Those peach blossom petals weren't petals at all; they were the blood of these people!
And it's all so...
Immortal Lord Qingxu ignored Cheng Jiu and instead looked warily at the sky above.
It was clearly a naked mother and daughter, with fox ears and tails, and both had clear white hair.
With her beautiful face, the daughter's face was covered with intricate black lines, but it was not frightening at all. Combined with her stunning beauty, it created an eerie aesthetic.
The mother held her daughter and closed her eyes peacefully—what a heartwarming scene! But bloody tears kept flowing from beneath the mother's eyes.
Under the watchful gaze of Immortal Lord Qingxu.
Their eyes opened, revealing empty spaces between them; their eyes had been gouged out.
The white protective shield in the air shattered, and the mother and daughter fell from the sky with screams, but without making a sound.
Their tongues were also pulled out.
His aura continued to rise, and in an instant he reached the highest limit of strength restricted by this world, the peak of the Mahayana stage.
They shrieked at Qingxu Immortal Lord repeatedly, their hands sprouting long fingernails, and their bodies covered in white fur.
They charged toward Immortal Lord Qingxu and Cheng Jiu like wild beasts on the hunt.
Cheng Jiu had no desire to continue retching and fled from her daughter's attack range in a very disheveled manner.
Her long fingernails sank into the altar, which was incredibly hard, yet she lifted it up like tofu, turning the solid stone into powder. Spiderweb-like cracks appeared where her attack landed.
It is conceivable that if this blow were to land on a person, their internal organs would likely be shattered.
A flicker of fear crossed Cheng Jiu's eyes, but the other party persisted, continuing to pounce on Cheng Jiu.
With extremely agile movements, Cheng Jiu used her running technique to decisively escape. If she were hit by that fox woman, she would be going to meet the Ghost Emperor.
On the other side, Immortal Lord Qingxu was fighting with the giant fox woman. She was clearly different from his daughter. She fought Immortal Lord Qingxu to a standstill, and nine tails grew from her back like spiked clubs, constantly chasing after him.
He continuously released shockwaves from his hands.
As she moved, the people behind her turned to ashes one by one.
The ghosts that had been calmed and suspended in mid-air by Immortal Lord Qingxu seemed to have been greatly stimulated and lost their minds, attacking the two of them.
Xuanze originally wanted to go and support Cheng Jiu, but seeing this, he could only go and block the ghost spirit first.
Anyway, that little fox girl was clearly not like her mother, able to use her Mahayana stage cultivation freely; her attacks relied entirely on instinct.
He believed Cheng Jiu should be able to handle it.
But if so many ghosts were to join the battlefield, the situation would likely become even worse.
Cheng Jiu didn't know what Xuan Ze was thinking. She experienced for the first time in a long time what it meant to have 108 escape moves.
Unable to defeat them, they could only flee, while constantly having to dodge the aftershocks of their master's and the great fox woman's attacks.
If she gets caught up in the chaos, she'll probably have to meet the Ghost Emperor sooner!
So they could only flee for their lives in cramped spaces.
Cheng Jiu was starting to have doubts about life. Was this something she, a Nascent Soul cultivator, should be experiencing?
She kept an eye on the battle between her master and the big fox girl, and stealthily dodged the little fox girl's attacks.
He thought to himself, "Master, keep going! Otherwise, your only disciple will perish here!"