Immortality Cultivation

Chapter 271: Rescued

Following the map and the old Cultivator’s directions, Fang Hao sneaked in the direction of "Wild Wolf Valley".

Under the cover of night, the Black Dragon Mountain Range was fraught with crises, far more active and dangerous than during the day.

Various nocturnal Demon Beast emitted heart-palpitating roars, venomous insects and miasma bred in dark corners, and some strange existences that hibernated during the day began to wander in the darkness.

Fang Hao pushed his Ethereal Art to the limit, his aura restrained like a stubborn stone in the forest.

His figure shuttled quickly under the cover of shadows and trees, his Divine Sense acting like invisible tentacles, detecting danger ahead in advance.

He avoided several Demon Beast dens emitting a thick, fishy stench, and also bypassed a "Rotten Bone Forest" shrouded in faint gray mist, where his Divine Sense felt a slight stinging sensation upon probing.

Even with such caution, in this mountain range known for its Chaos and danger, it was still difficult to completely avoid all trouble.

Just as he was passing through a narrow valley filled with jagged rocks where moonlight could barely penetrate, a sudden change occurred!

On both sides of the valley, the jagged rocks that originally looked ordinary and were covered in vines and moss suddenly seemed to come alive, violently wriggling and aggregating!

Several "tentacles" as thick as water buckets, formed from countless gray-black stones and soil, with viscous black liquid flowing on their surfaces, silently coiled and struck towards Fang Hao from all directions—front, back, left, right, up, and down!

The speed was as fast as lightning, and they carried a heavy, cold, and corrosive aura!

"Stone Spirit Monster?!" Fang Hao was startled, instantly recognizing this type of Demon Beast that was quite troublesome even on the outskirts of the Black Dragon Mountain Range.

The Stone Spirit Monster was not a true living creature of flesh and blood, but a Spirit Monster bred over long years from special subterranean Evil Qi, mixed with the remnant Souls of Demon Beast and the essence of earth and stone.

They usually hibernated, blending in with the mountain rocks, making them extremely difficult to detect.

They were adept at sneak attacks, had hard bodies, infinite strength, and the black mucus on their body surfaces had strong corrosive properties and could defile Spiritual Power, posing a great restraint on a Cultivator’s Magical Artifacts and protective spiritual light.

This Stone Spirit Monster had clearly been eyeing Fang Hao for a long time.

Its attack at this moment was cunning and ruthless in timing and angle, sealing off all his escape routes.

It had clearly reached the Late Stage of the third rank (equivalent to the Late Golden Core Stage)!

In the critical moment, Fang Hao remained calm.

He did not attempt to use his Magical Artifacts (which could easily be defiled), nor did he hastily dodge (having already been surrounded).

Instead, a fierce look flashed in his eyes, and with a low shout, he advanced instead of retreating, slamming violently towards the two thickest stone tentacles attacking from the front!

As he collided, his bones cracked loudly, his muscles bulged, and a layer of precious light, warm as jade yet faintly gleaming with gold, appeared on his skin surface!

The third level of the Hundred Refinements Golden Body Art, combined with his Physical Body that had been further strengthened by the nourishment of Chaos Qi, was pushed to its limit!

At the same time, the mass of Chaos Spiritual Power liquid in his Dantian rotated rapidly, and a pure, refined, pale gray Spiritual Power carrying the aura of Chaos instantly covered his entire body, especially his fists!

"Open for me!"

Fang Hao exhaled and shouted, throwing both fists out, striking the two entangling stone tentacles without any fancy moves!

Bang! Boom—!!

Two muffled, drum-like sounds, mixed with the cracking of rocks, exploded in the narrow valley!

The two stone tentacles, hard as refined iron, emitted a "hissing" corrosive sound on their surfaces the moment they made contact with Fang Hao’s fists, attempting to erode Fang Hao’s protective spiritual light and fists, but they were firmly blocked by that layer of jade-like golden light and Chaos Spiritual Power!

Immediately after, a violent and unparalleled force surged out from Fang Hao’s fists!

That was not simple brute force, but a terrifying power containing the inclusive yet slightly destructive characteristics of Chaos Spiritual Power!

Crack! Crack!

The two water-bucket-thick stone tentacles were actually blasted into pieces by Fang Hao’s fists, sending gravel flying!

The black mucus attached to them was also quickly worn away and purified by the Chaos Spiritual Power!

"Roar—!!"

From the depths of the valley came a painful and angry roar, accompanied by a harsh sound like grinding stones.

Clearly, the main body of the Stone Spirit Monster had also been injured by Fang Hao’s unmatchable, fierce blow.

However, the Stone Spirit Monster’s attacks were not limited to these two tentacles!

Just as Fang Hao shattered the front tentacles and his figure paused slightly, several tentacles from the left, right, and overhead had already arrived!

The heavy sound of wind pressed down from above, and the cold, corrosive aura rushed towards his face!

Fang Hao twisted his body strangely, as if he had no bones, narrowly avoiding the huge tentacle that slammed down from above.

The tentacle hit the ground, blasting out a large pit, with gravel flying everywhere.

But the tentacles attacking from the left and right were already close at hand!

A cold glint flashed in his eyes, his footwork became mysterious, and his figure instantly became blurred, flickering several times in the narrow space like a ghost—this was the Divine Spirit Steps!

Although he could not completely avoid all attacks, it allowed him to avoid vital areas.

Hiss! Hiss!

Two slightly thinner stone tentacles grazed his body.

Although they were blocked by the jade-like golden light and Chaos Spiritual Power on his skin, the viscous black liquid still carried strong corrosiveness, corroding several holes in his black tight-fitting clothes, and a burning, stinging sensation came from his skin, but his defense was not truly breached.

"What a hard shell, what poisonous mucus!" Fang Hao felt a chill in his heart.

This Stone Spirit Monster was indeed troublesome; if not for his strong Physical Body and special Spiritual Power, he would have suffered in those last few exchanges.

He hesitated no longer.

This Stone Spirit Monster was hiding in the dark, its main body was hard to find, and it had many tentacles; continuing to fight would be disadvantageous for him.

He had to finish the fight quickly, or... escape its attack range!

As his thoughts raced, Fang Hao’s figure flickered again, rushing towards the exit of the valley.

At the same time, he flipped his right hand, and a Talisman glowing with pale golden light appeared in his hand—a vajra talisman!

This was one of the low-level defensive Talismans he had replenished earlier.

The Talisman was activated, and a layer of pale golden light shield instantly enveloped him.

Almost at the same time, several more tentacles coiled in from all directions, lashing fiercely against the golden light shield, emitting "bang-bang" muffled sounds.

The light shield shook violently, its light dimming rapidly, but it managed to block this wave of attacks.

Taking advantage of the split second gained by the light shield, Fang Hao’s speed increased explosively.

He pushed the Divine Spirit Steps to the limit, his figure turning into a blurred afterimage, instantly rushing out of the densest attack range of the Stone Spirit Monster’s tentacles, and he was about to rush out of this narrow valley.

However, just as he was about to rush out of the valley entrance, and his mind relaxed slightly—a sudden change occurred again!

On one side of the valley entrance, a seemingly ordinary, moss-covered boulder suddenly split open silently, and a shadow as fast as a ghost, only as thick as a finger, entirely gray-black, and emitting a thick, fishy stench and cold aura, shot straight at Fang Hao’s heart from behind like a venomous snake emerging from its hole, with incredible speed!

This shadow was too fast, too concealed, and chose to launch a sneak attack at the very moment when Fang Hao’s old strength had just faded, his new strength had not yet been generated, and his mind was attracted by the Stone Spirit Monster’s tentacles in front—the timing was grasped perfectly!

What was even more terrifying was that the aura emitted by this shadow was cold, vicious, and carried a chill that penetrated directly into the Divine Soul; it was clearly a sneak attack specifically targeting the Divine Soul!

"There’s an ambush!" Fang Hao’s heart rang with alarm bells, his scalp tingling!

He did not expect that this Stone Spirit Monster actually had an accomplice, or perhaps, this was a trap from the beginning!

This sneak attack, whether in speed, angle, or the vicious aura targeting the Divine Soul, far exceeded the previous stone tentacles, bringing him a feeling of fatal threat!

In the haste, he could not make an effective dodge or defense in time!

The light shield of the vajra talisman had already shattered under the previous attack, his protective spiritual light might not be able to block this strange attack, and resisting it with his Physical Body was seeking death!

And releasing "Old Jin" or using the "battle heaven axe", would take time, even if only for a brief moment, it was too late!

A matter of life and death!

A fierce look flashed in Fang Hao’s eyes.

In this split second, he did not try to block it, nor did he try to avoid it completely.

Instead, he made an extremely bold, even crazy decision!

He forcibly twisted his body to avoid his heart’s vital point.

At the same time, he frantically urged the walnut-sized Chaos-colored vortex in his Sea of Consciousness!

A force of Divine Soul, chaotic, inclusive, yet carrying the Concept of stability and protection, instantly condensed at his back.

He did not seek to block it completely, only to weaken and deflect that fatal blow!

At the same time, he gathered strength in his right fist, and Chaos Spiritual Power surged wildly, preparing to give the attacker a fatal counterattack the moment he was struck!

Even if he had to risk severe injury, he would drag the other party down with him!

However, just as the gray-black shadow was about to pierce Fang Hao’s back, and Fang Hao was ready to resist and counterattack—

"You beast! How dare you hurt someone!"

A clear, cold shout, like the cry of a Phoenix from the Nine Heavens, suddenly rang out over the valley!

Immediately after, a crimson stream of light, like a meteor falling to the ground, carrying a scorching heat that burned everything and an unparalleled, fierce Sword Intent, arrived later but reached first, precisely hitting that gray-black shadow!

Hiss—!!

It was like a hot knife cutting into butter, or a red-hot branding iron pressing onto an ice surface!

The gray-black shadow let out a sharp, shrill screech that pierced the Soul, instantly being cut into two by the crimson stream of light.

Red flames burned at the broken ends, quickly incinerating it into two wisps of green smoke, dissipating in the air.

Only then did Fang Hao see clearly that the crimson stream of light that had saved his life was actually a Flying Sword that was entirely crimson, beautifully shaped, and resembling a Phoenix feather!

On the Flying Sword, red flames flowed, emitting a scorching and pure aura; it was the nemesis of that cold Divine Soul sneak attack!

And as the gray-black shadow was destroyed, the source of the sneak attack—the split "boulder"—also let out a painful muffled groan, quickly "melting" into a pool of black, mud-like substance that seeped into the ground and disappeared.

At the same time, in the depths of the valley, the main body of the Stone Spirit Monster seemed to have been severely injured, letting out an angry, alarmed roar.

All the stone tentacles attacking Fang Hao retracted like a tide, and together with its main body, sank into the ground, its aura quickly fading away—it had actually... escaped!

The crisis was resolved in an instant.