Amidst the continuous mountain range, a cloud of white mist suddenly rose, revealing the Grand Array below.
Yang Jing emerged in a flash of Tunneling Light. He then formed a Spell with his hands and reactivated the Illusion Array within the Grand Array. As clouds surged, all traces of the formation vanished.
He flew straight up into the high heavens, preparing to use his Grotto Dark Dharma Eye in conjunction with his Bright Qi Talent to find where the Demon Qi was thickest.
After observing for a while, Yang Jing descended with a grave expression.
Unexpectedly, he saw a dense concentration of Evil Qi. In the eyes of his Bright Qi Talent, this Evil Qi was like a smoke signal, forming a black line that shot straight into the sky.
This was clearly a phenomenon that only appeared when multiple High Tier Cultivators died in succession.
High Tier Cultivators have powerful Primordial Spirits, so the Evil Qi released upon a violent death is far denser than that of an ordinary Cultivator. It could be easily seen even from hundreds of miles away.
"What’s going on?"
His brow furrowed. ’The Demons in the Nine Marvels Small Realm are strong, but there’s no way they could kill so many Golden Core Cultivators in just a few days. These are all elite Cultivators, handpicked by major powers. Besides, it’s been less than two weeks since the contest for the Nine Marvels began; it’s far too early for Cultivators to be fighting each other to the death over the Nine Marvelous Creation Qi.’
The Evil Qi was now so thick that at least twenty High Tier Cultivators must have died.
Yang Jing raised his guard. He formed a Sword Mantra and summoned the Celestial Waterfall Sword, but concealed its form using a Water Escape technique.
Of course, he had no intention of giving up on the Nine Marvelous Creation Qi. Instead, he flew toward a direction where the Evil Qi was particularly dense. He was curious what could have possibly killed so many Golden Core Cultivators.
He had to stay in the Nine Marvels Small Realm for another year. Hiding was not an option; he had to get to the bottom of this as soon as possible.
He didn’t even bother to conceal his Tunneling Light, hoping to draw out the culprit responsible for all this.
After flying for less than the time it takes an incense stick to burn, Yang Jing raised an eyebrow and came to a halt in mid-air. His Grotto Dark Dharma Eye had spotted six streaks of Tunneling Light rapidly approaching.
A few dozen breaths later, five streaks of Tunneling Light, each a different color, appeared on the horizon. In the blink of an eye, they were right in front of him.
They instantly halted their flight and revealed themselves.
Yang Jing took a closer look and saw that the group of five was led by a young man and a young woman.
Although their Cultivation had reached Perfect Golden Core, they looked no older than fifteen or sixteen, their faces still holding a touch of youthful innocence. They must have been very young when they reached Foundation Establishment and Core Formation to have maintained such an appearance.
Both were dressed in red robes with bare hands and feet. Each wore a pair of golden rings on their wrists, and they carried themselves with an extraordinary, dazzling aura.
Looking at the five of them, Yang Jing immediately recognized the two leaders as Feng Sun and Feng Yue, whom Shi Qingfeng had mentioned before. He wanted to ask them what had happened in the Nine Marvels Small Realm to cause the deaths of so many of their fellow cultivators.
But before he could, Feng Sun spoke first:
"You’ve got some nerve, coming to the Central District of the Nine Marvels Small Realm all by yourself. Let me ask you, do you know which team is active here in the Central District?"
Feng Sun was extremely arrogant and his tone was quite rude. As someone from the Direct Lineage of the Top Tier Feng Family, and with supreme Talent, he had naturally never suffered any setbacks in his life.
Yang Jing raised an eyebrow.
"I’ve been here ever since I entered the Nine Marvels Small Realm. As for other teams, I haven’t seen any."
Feng Sun was startled at first, then his expression turned to one of disbelief.
"I thought you were an honest fellow, but it turns out you’re just a braggart. Don’t you know? The Divinity Transformation elder from the Nine Marvels Creation Sect assigned our starting locations based on Power. My sister and I believe our Power is unmatched, yet we were placed in the Extreme North District. Unconvinced, we traveled all the way to the Central District to see just who the elder considers the strongest."
As he finished speaking, he thrust out a palm, and a jet of True Fire erupted from it.
"A nobody like you shouldn’t pretend to be some big shot. Spit out the truth now, and you might save yourself some pain."
Yang Jing looked at Feng Sun. ’I hadn’t expected this aspect of the Nine Marvels contest. It seems the past generations of elders from the Five Elements True Spirit Sect never ranked very high in terms of Power here, so they never discovered this pattern.’
He recalled the Divinity Transformation elder who had seemed so perfunctory. ’It seems he saw through me from the very beginning. That must be why he sent me, a solo participant, to the Central District.’
"I have no interest in fighting you. Do you know if something strange has happened in the Nine Marvels Small Realm? I fear many of our fellow cultivators have recently met a violent end."
With some unknown entity lurking nearby, Yang Jing was unwilling to fight Feng Sun and give an opening to anyone else.
Feng Sun flew into a rage. Yang Jing’s tone implied that beating him would be easy, but he simply couldn’t be bothered to act. Since the day he was born, he had never been looked down upon like this.
Yang Jing’s brow furrowed. ’If Feng Sun doesn’t learn his place, I’ll have to use decisive measures and eliminate this ignorant Noble Son who doesn’t know the immensity of heaven and earth.’
As Yang Jing’s killing intent flared, Feng Sun felt a sudden chill, as if he’d been plunged into an ice cellar. Only then did he realize with a start that the Power of this unknown Golden Core Cultivator before him might truly be extraordinary.
In the next instant, the chill surrounding him suddenly dissipated.
Yang Jing crossed his arms and said,
"More people are coming. Two of them. Their auras are unstable; they must be the ones who encountered the strange phenomenon I mentioned."
Although Feng Sun knew Yang Jing’s Power was likely considerable, he was still unconvinced. His sister specialized in a Refining God Technique, and her Spiritual Sense was far keener than that of an ordinary Cultivator.
They had only been able to discover Yang Jing thanks to his sister’s Spiritual Sense.
’His sister hadn’t sensed anything at all, so how could this Cultivator possibly have detected two people approaching?’
A moment later, Feng Yue suddenly cried out in alarm,
"Brother, there really are two people approaching rapidly! Something seems to be chasing them from behind, and their auras are extremely unstable!"
Feng Sun’s eyes widened as he stared intently at Yang Jing. In that short interval, a Golden Core Cultivator could have flown for hundreds of miles. This person’s detection range was that much farther than Feng Yue’s.
Yang Jing paid no mind to Feng Sun’s theatrics. He simply closed his eyes and calmed his breathing, preparing for what might be a major battle.
He had sensed a very familiar aura.
After a long while, a streak of Tunneling Light indeed flew in from the distance. It was Shi Qingfeng and Zhou Aoshuang.
Both were in a miserable state. Shi Qingfeng was missing the entire lower half of his body, while Zhou Aoshuang had lost her left arm and had a massive wound gouged out of her side.
The despair on Shi Qingfeng’s face, which had been all that was visible, was suddenly replaced by a glimmer of hope when he saw Yang Jing and the Feng siblings all present.
"An evil creature is chasing us! It possesses a Divine Technique that lets it turn its body intangible, its strength is immense, and its Escape Technique is bizarre." He struggled for a moment before adding, "This creature can also silently invade a Cultivator’s mind and take over their body, with almost no discernible flaw!"
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