Divine Transcendence

Chapter 205: Original reason

"Hmm, even the Soul Ignition Blood Technique has been used. I arrived a step too late, but these three Foundation Establishment cultivators will have to stay here." Everyone was shocked and fearful, but Xiying, with a slight smile on her lips, transmitted a message to Yuan Ming.

At this moment, the Grand Elder Chen Cangqiong also noticed the anomaly and immediately saw the black small pot suspended in mid-air, his expression suddenly changing.

"Who is it!"

He immediately shouted, intending to abandon the old man with the bow on his back and seize the black small pot.

Seeing this, Xiying raised her hand and a black light flew out into the air.

Yuan Ming’s gaze narrowed, and he finally saw clearly that within the black light was a round black pot cover with a delicate appearance.

As the pot cover flew out, the Soul Suppressing Pot seemed to respond and flew towards the pot cover.

The two merged and became one again.

"How is this possible? Who is it? Who has come?" Chen Cangqiong, seeing this situation, widened his eyes in disbelief and horror.

"Receive." She had already formed the hand seal, and with a low drink, the carved figure on the pot cover, resembling a lion, suddenly lit up, as if it had come to life, and opened its mouth.

A black light shone from its mouth, and a swirling black vortex like a nebula emerged, emitting a strong attractive force.

"No! Don’t, don’t..." Chen Cangqiong, seeing this, was completely panicked.

He hurriedly tried to retrieve the two blood-colored bats perched on the foreheads of the woman in the green shirt and the man in the red robe. They were his soul manifestations, just like Yuan Ming’s Soul Raven, but even more important to him than the Soul Raven was to Yuan Ming.

All the supernatural powers of a soul cultivator were rooted in their soul, and the higher their cultivation, the more so.

The Soul Suppressing Pot was originally aimed at Chen Cangqiong’s soul manifestations, and the two blood-colored bats had no resistance as they were directly sucked into it.

Chen Cangqiong tried to stop it, but he was also affected by the Soul Suppressing Pot, and there were signs that his own soul was being dragged out.

Xiying wasted no time and immediately raised her hand, and the Soul Suppressing Pot turned into a stream of light and flew back to her.

At this moment, Chen Cangqiong finally followed the direction of the light and saw the "Female Formation Master" Xiying, who was surrounded by a group of people, with an expression of incredulity in his eyes.

He wanted to pounce down, but the old man with the bow on his back took the opportunity to break the blood-colored banner and rescue the conscious woman in the green shirt and the man in the red robe. The three Foundation Establishment cultivators once again joined forces and surrounded Chen Cangqiong.

Xiying had already withdrawn her gaze and silently recited a cryptic and difficult-to-understand secret spell, channeling her mana into the Soul Suppressing Pot, activating its refining and assimilation abilities.

The landscape and bird-and-flower patterns on the Soul Suppressing Pot lit up, as if infused with a soul, becoming lifelike, while Chen Cangqiong in the high sky clutched his head, engulfed in immense pain.

The man in the red robe summoned a small red hammer, and with a slight shake, dense hammer shadows appeared and attacked Chen Cangqiong along with the flying sword unleashed by the woman in the green shirt, landing on his body-protecting blood mist.

Clusters of blood radiance burst open on the blood mist, and the sound of rain hitting banana leaves suddenly rang out. The blood mist first rippled, then turned into a fierce churn, but due to Chen Cangqiong’s inability to support it, it eventually dissipated.

Seeing this, the old man with the bow on his back stepped forward, and a silver light appeared in the palm of his hand, slapping the head of the Grand Elder with a "bang."

Chen Cangqiong’s head exploded like a ripe watermelon.

His corpse floated down, and Ouji flew forward, grabbing his body.

With Chen Cangqiong’s death, on the front mountain, those controlled by the blood bats also returned to normal one after another.

"Chen Cangqiong has been executed, the disciples of the Biluo Cave must surrender immediately, and the Dawn Alliance will not hold them accountable for the past!" Ouji flew into the air with the Grand Elder’s body, his voice rolling out.

The disciples of the Biluo Cave who were still resisting, upon seeing the Grand Elder’s corpse, lost all will to fight and threw down their magical instruments. The Dawn Alliance quickly gained control of the situation.

On a mountaintop more than a hundred miles away from the Biluo Cave, a figure stood, a black-robed old man with three small braids on his head, while on another mountaintop about a hundred feet away, a tall, slender woman with a colorful hairpin and heavy makeup sat in meditation with her eyes closed.

"It seems to be over." The tall, slender woman opened her eyes and spoke.

"Dawn has indeed taken down the Biluo Cave single-handedly. We made the right choice to approach Dawn this time. We didn’t take any risks by not showing up ourselves, and in case Chen Cangqiong escaped, we wouldn’t have any risk." The black-robed old man smiled, but a hint of fear flashed in his eyes.

"Chen Cangqiong is indeed formidable. Dawn mobilized so many experts for this battle, and even lost a Foundation Establishment cultivator." A light laugh came from another mountaintop, where a burly bald giant was standing.

"Haha, Brother Mandong is right. Approaching Dawn is the least risky way for us. Once Dawn retreats, our four families will divide the power as agreed." On another giant peak not far from the three mountaintops, a middle-aged man in Chinese attire stood against the wind, with the appearance of a person from the Southern Region but dressed in Central Plains clothing.If there were people familiar with the situation in the southern and northern regions, they would be shocked to see these four individuals. They were important figures from the Black Fire Gate, Hundred Poison Cave, Beast King Sect, and Blue Rock Association.

The Black Fire Gate’s elder, Black Flame, the Hundred Poison Cave’s Poison Mistress Miaoxi, the Beast King Sect’s elder Mandong, and the Blue Rock Association’s vice president Saihan.

"Good, good, good. It’s a pity that the accumulation of the Biluo Cave over the years has all gone to waste. We also paid a huge price," Black Flame nodded slowly.

"In recent years, the situation in the northern region has been precarious. The Biluo Cave dared to attack the Great Jin Merchant Group and the border residents. If the Changchun Sect uses these incidents as a reason to intervene in the affairs of the southern region, our sects will have to get involved in the struggle between the major sects in the southern and northern regions and the Great Jin sect. By then, we will have no choice but to get involved, and we might all end up being sacrificed. This sacrifice is worth it," Miaoxi breathed a sigh of relief.

"Yes, fortunately, we joined forces at the beginning and persuaded Li Zhui to find out the flaws in the Biluo Cave’s grand formation. This allowed the Dawn Sect to immediately arrange for people to infiltrate and destroy it. He just needed to pretend to fish every day, and even Ling Songhua didn’t have to take action. This time, he completely reaped the benefits," Saihan said.

Everyone agreed.

"Last time, when the Great Jin came to negotiate the disappearance of the border residents, the envoy unexpectedly disappeared as well. The Great Jin Emperor was furious. According to the domineering style of the Changchun Sect, they will definitely seize on this point. Three years ago, they could have immediately intervened in the affairs of the southern region, but they didn’t. Instead, the deputy envoy of the Great Jin gave us three years to solve the Biluo Cave through the Dawn Sect. It’s a bit strange," Miaoxi said.

"It is indeed strange. The Great Jin envoy kept this matter secret and did not hold us responsible. I think this matter should not involve us," Black Flame said.

"That’s good. Let’s pretend we don’t know, just in case the Changchun Sect brings up the old matter in the future. The missing person is the only son of General Yuan, who is favored by the Jin Emperor and was the Emperor’s childhood companion," Saihan said.

At this moment, a streak of light flew from the direction of the Biluo Cave and stopped in the air in the middle of the four people, revealing the figure of Ougi.

"Chen Cangqiong has been killed, the mission is complete," Ougi said.

"Friend Ougi, you have worked hard. This is the reward we agreed upon earlier," Black Flame chuckled and handed over a storage bracelet.

Ougi used his divine sense to check and found no problems, then turned to leave.

"Friend Ougi, how do you plan to deal with the disciples of the Biluo Cave?" Saihan suddenly asked.

The other three also looked over, their eyes sharp.

"Why do you ask, friend Saihan? Our agreement was that as long as Chen Cangqiong was removed, all the disciples of the Biluo Cave, except for the disciples of the Fire Refining Hall, would belong to us," Ougi said expressionlessly.

"The population in the southern region is sparse, and there are not many people with spiritual roots. In fact, the disciples of the Biluo Cave, especially the inner disciples, are all good spiritual root holders. If Friend Ougi is willing to give up, we can offer additional rewards," Black Flame took out another storage bracelet.

"You are all worthy of being the leaders of the sects, rich and powerful. Unfortunately, this matter is not up for discussion," Ougi looked at the four people and shook his head.

Black Flame and the others looked disappointed.

"I won’t give up the disciples of the Biluo Cave, but there are still quite a few beast slave servants in the Biluo Cave within the ten thousand mountains. If you want them, you can take them and pay the reward," Ougi spoke again.

Black Flame and the others were pleased to hear this.

Although the beast slave servants of the Biluo Cave were all four spiritual roots, four spiritual roots were still spiritual roots, and if there were enough of them, it would be quite a force.

It was a pity that so many foundation and qi refining cultivators who had experienced life and death battles in the Biluo Cave had been given to others, making the Dawn Sect even stronger.

...

On the other side of the Biluo Cave, in a secluded mountain valley, a group of people stood here, with the leader being Li Zhui and the third cave master, Lingsonghua.

Behind the two of them stood a dozen or so disciples of the Fire Refining Hall, including Fang Ge, Chen Wan, Amuhe, and others.

A transparent sphere floated above their heads, emitting an invisible fluctuation that enveloped everyone, forming a transparent shield.

The nearby birds, insects, and ants were all moving naturally, as if the group of people did not exist.

The group looked towards the direction of the Biluo Cave, their expressions complex.

"Chen Cangqiong led the Biluo Cave into a glorious era, but it’s a pity that this person is too eager for quick success and instant benefits. I knew he would not have a good ending. In the end, he met this fate," Li Zhui sighed.

"The sun rises in the east and sets in the west, the moon waxes and wanes. This is the way of the world, and the rise and fall of sects is even more reasonable. We have also been liberated and become free individuals," the third cave master comforted with a calm expression, seemingly indifferent to the destruction of the Biluo Cave.

Li Zhui let out a long sigh, his expression complex, showing annoyance, resentment, and a hint of relief.

"Third Cave Master, will the people from the Dawn Sect kill our disciples? Should we save some more people?" Fang Ge glanced at the sphere above his head and asked.

They were all saved by the third cave master using this treasure. This sphere had the effect of invisibility and was not afraid of divine sense detection, which was quite mysterious."The words of the Dawnbreak Alliance still hold weight, and their attack on the Biluo Cave today is aimed at the Great Elder. The ordinary disciples are not in danger; at most, they will be recruited into the Dawnbreak Alliance," the Third Cave Master said.

Fang Ge and the others, upon hearing this, fell silent.

"Let’s go," said Elder Yu.

The group departed from the place, quickly vanishing into the distance.