Chapter 590: Chapter 538: Gathering of Heroes
Jiang Yuebai couldn’t directly collect the Taixuan Golden Liquid with a container, so she had to summon a Lotus Platform and place the Taixuan Golden Liquid in the Grotto Heaven.
Before the Grotto Heaven was destroyed, there was a lake beside her small courtyard, which is now a big pit, perfect for storing the Taixuan Golden Liquid.
Jiang Yuebai held the Primordial Magnetic Ruler, collecting Taixuan Golden Liquid along the way, and didn’t overlook the surrounding spirit grasses and minerals, gathering ninety percent and leaving ten percent.
Demon beasts jumped out to stop her; those with lower cultivation she knocked out with the Primordial Magnetic Ruler, and those with cultivation beyond the Golden Core Stage she didn’t encounter.
Ever since spending ten years among the Demon Clan, her attitude towards demon beasts had indeed changed somewhat.
For such unnecessary killings, she would spare a life, and if there were no demon beasts surviving in the surroundings, she would certainly dig up the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures completely.
After collecting from over a dozen ponds, Jiang Yuebai’s expansive Divine Sense suddenly captured some unusual movements.
The main body needed to stay here to control the Lotus Platform, and the White Vine Avatar couldn’t withstand the high temperatures here, so Jiang Yuebai had to release a Puppet Avatar and activate the Divine Concealment Turtle Breath Talisman on the puppet to investigate.
This Puppet Avatar had been thoroughly transformed using the bones of the Nine-Headed Flood Dragon, whole body pure white, smooth like jade, dressed in a simple blue vestment robe, still faceless, with white hair woven from her own White Vine.
The Dragon Bone transformation was very successful, and the Puppet Avatar’s strength had already reached Peak Nascent Soul Level, but other aspects hadn’t significantly improved.
Jiang Yuebai still possessed various Essence Bloods extracted from the Nine-Headed Flood Dragon, originally planning to refine them into Dragon Soul Treasure Talismans to embed in various parts of the Puppet Avatar.
But the idea was great; however, implementation was fraught with difficulties.
To elevate the Puppet Avatar to the Postnatal Spiritual Treasure Level, simply using good materials wasn’t enough; the puppet’s sophisticated nature required relevant expertise for modification.
Especially its core mechanism, still the original Golden Core Stage mechanism; integrating the Dragon Soul Treasure Talisman into this mechanism would inevitably cause it to collapse.
In response, Jiang Yuebai was prepared to visit Wuwei Mountain Man after modifying the White Dragon Spear and to explore realms where the Puppetry Path and Artifact Refining Dao were prevalent.
To further enhance her knowledge in this area and to find methods and materials for other spiritual artifacts’ improvements.
Meanwhile, she could experience the diverse Cultivation Realm, sharpening her mind and contemplating what kind of Dao Fruit to consolidate in the future, although this was a task after Divinity Transformation, she always planned slightly ahead.
The cavern was vast, and the deeper she ventured, the higher the temperature; Jiang Yuebai controlled the Puppet Avatar to walk nearly fifty miles inward, suddenly seeing many Underground Fire Lizards frantically fleeing ahead, prompting her to hide behind a nearby stone pillar without moving.
The heat wave distorted the view, creating a fiery red scene, and a figure staggered out from the fire mist, leaning against the stone pillar while clutching a bleeding waist, breathing heavily, simultaneously alert to the rear.
"Human Cultivator?"
Jiang Yuebai was somewhat surprised, focusing her attention to see better.
Initially observing the figure’s build, this time she concentrated on the man’s face, and Jiang Yuebai was somewhat amazed; he was a very handsome man.
Among the men Jiang Yuebai had seen, Zhuo Qingfeng was the best-looking, and her own master’s temperament was the best, with others being quite ordinary.
But the man before her was not only good-looking but had an exquisite temperament as well, clad in a sky-blue long robe, looking like vapor and rain, upright and candid.
With stunning appearance, hair as dark as ink, even covered in blood and appearing haggard, it couldn’t conceal his orchid-like demeanor.
Suddenly, the words ’Immortal descended to the mortal world’ popped into Jiang Yuebai’s mind.
The man swallowed another Elixir, and wisps of Demonic Qi seeped from his body; he turned out to be a Demon Cultivator, probably with Early to Mid-Stage Nascent Soul Cultivation.
Jiang Yuebai appreciated him as he was, but had no intention of rushing out to rescue him just because he was good-looking; Demon Cultivators might not be bad, but weren’t necessarily good either.
Who knows who’s chasing him or what it is, it’s better to stay put.
At this moment, two more surges emanated from the direction the handsome male cultivator had fled; he glanced backward, pressed the already-stopped bleeding wound, and continued fleeing in another direction.
Jiang Yuebai waited in place, and soon, two black-clad male cultivators rushed over, both Mid-Stage Nascent Soul Demon Cultivators, discovering traces of blood where the handsome male cultivator had paused.
"Still chasing?" asked the scar-faced man, his facial scar seemed somewhat fake, Jiang Yuebai felt it had been disguised.
The other man, a sturdy one with a false goatee, had an inconsistent beard and hair color.
The sturdy man with the goatee glanced back and said, "Forget it, we came down with great difficulty; let’s quickly gather some Taixuan Golden Liquid and see if we can find a Spiritual Vein Pulse. Even if we can’t take the Pulse, the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures and Companion Demon Beast around it are extremely rare; let’s take what we can."
"If it weren’t for the Demon Clan rushing to mine, with lax guards, we wouldn’t have the chance to dig in here. Once Ziwei Star Alliance reclaims this mine, it’ll be harder than reaching the heavens to come down and get stuff again!"
The scar-faced man nodded, "We thought only the two of us found this place; we didn’t expect that guy to be here even earlier. Who knows what he’s already taken."
The bearded man said in a deep voice, "We’re not the only smart and bold ones in this world. Don’t let your guard down. Be careful he might return. Let’s first check the spot he was guarding all the time; there must be some mystery!"
The two turned back quickly. Jiang Yuebai stood behind a stone pillar, pondered for a moment, and decided to follow these two demon cultivators to see.
A typical Nascent Soul Cultivator’s divine sense ranges around a hundred miles. If Jiang Yuebai fully activates his Divine Infant, his divine sense can reach two hundred miles, which means as long as the Puppet Avatar doesn’t exceed two hundred miles from the main body, the connection won’t break.
Jiang Yuebai cautiously followed for over ten miles, where molten, sticky lava flowed from the surrounding mountain walls, converging into winding lava rivers, stretching far away.
The surrounding heat was more oppressive, and even the protective gang qi of a Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator could no longer withstand the heat emanating from the lava.
The two demon cultivators were prepared; the scar-faced man summoned a Cold Ice Bell that floated above their heads, releasing waves of icy air to disperse the surrounding fire energy.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
Suddenly, several flames shot out from the lava river, like sharp arrows tearing through the wind. They were all Fire Scale Winged Snakes, a common underground fire-element demon snake, their bodies fiery red with bat wings growing from their heads.
The scar-faced man maintained the Cold Ice Bell and retreated a step, while the bearded man flung several black daggers, spiraling them towards the Fire Scale Winged Snakes.
The clashing of metal echoed in the cavern amidst the sparks flying around, and unexpectedly, only half of the Foundation Establishment Stage Fire Scale Winged Snakes were slashed by the bearded man’s dagger magic treasure.
The remaining ones, with their flames forced away, revealed a layer of black scales under their red scales, shining with a light akin to Taixuan Gold.
Yet the two seemed to have encountered these Fire Scale Winged Snakes before and did not panic, continuing to manipulate several daggers, constantly clashing with the Fire Scale Winged Snakes flying out from the surrounding lava rivers.
The two drove and slaughtered the Fire Scale Winged Snakes, swiftly moving along the direction of the flowing lava river.
Jiang Yuebai, in her invisible state, wouldn’t disturb those Fire Scale Winged Snakes, needing only to follow behind.
Traveling for a stretch, Jiang Yuebai witnessed the two stopping before a colossal Fire Scale Winged Snake King’s corpse, riddled with scars, but not killed by them—assuredly slain by that handsome male cultivator they encountered earlier.
The two exchanged a glance, knowing they met that guy here earlier and said nothing as they put away the Snake King’s corpse before speeding up through a narrow passage ahead.
Jiang Yuebai followed them through the narrow passage, where a loud sound emerged into her ears. She hid behind a stone pillar, seeing ahead a massive abyss aglow with firelight.
Several lava rivers rushed in from different directions, cascading like waterfalls into the abyss, causing endless waves of fiery red flames, like a fierce beast darting its fiery tongue, majestic in its aura.
The two demon cultivators halted distantly beside a lava river, their eyes fixed intensely ahead.
As Jiang Yuebai followed their gaze, she saw to the north the widest lava river. There stood a black stele in the middle, undamaged by the rushing river, still emitting an enthralling faint light.
Jiang Yuebai dared not extend her divine sense too far from a distance, only vaguely glimpsing many small words and images on the stele, with the largest two characters being...
Taixuan!
The two were about to release a flying magic treasure to get closer for a better look, when suddenly, two sword lights shot over with earth-shattering force, slashing down mercilessly.
The two were aghast, hurriedly deploying all their might to block.
Boom!
A thunderous blast, air currents stirred up magma, scattering firelight everywhere.
Two figures fell out from the explosion’s center, standing firm as they looked toward the direction where the sword light came from.
A male and a female mid-stage Nascent Soul Sword Cultivator leapt several times across a lava river, glanced at the stele. The male Sword Cultivator said to the scar-faced man and the bearded man, "Fellow Daoists, we’re claiming this Taixuan Stele!"
"Haha, you two reckless rascals are far too arrogant!"
An elderly voice echoed, and a dark purple-robed elder appeared in a flash, landing steadily on the stele, releasing a peak Nascent Soul aura, stirring up gusting air currents, pushing people back on both sides.
Both sides looked stunned, subconsciously retreating, as if the elder was someone not to be trifled with.
Jiang Yuebai was even more bewildered, not knowing what was happening with the Demon Clan’s guards like a sieve leaking everywhere?
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