Ao Qin, the Crown Prince of the South Sea Dragon Palace and the future Dragon King of the South Sea.
Although Cihang had left the South Sea after transforming into human form, he had crossed paths with Ao Qin before. They had even joined forces against enemies.
However, Cihang did not lower his guard because of that. He still watched Ao Qin warily.
Although Ao Qin's cultivation was inferior to his, he was still from the Dragon Clan.
Even though they had declined, who knew how much hidden foundation and how many contingencies the Dragon Clan had left behind?
Though the Dragon Clan had always appeared weak, they had continuously occupied the Four Seas. Their inheritance had never been severed.
No one would believe they had no tricks up their sleeves.
"Why are you here, hiding in the shadows?"
There was a trace of chill in Cihang's voice.
"I was already searching Buzhou Mountain for opportunities. This time, I was drawn here by the treasure's radiance.
When I saw Silver Wing ambush you, Fellow Daoist, I had intended to find a chance to help.
I never expected your strength to have improved so greatly. You did not need me to intervene at all!"
Ao Qin did not dare ramble and hurriedly explained.
The strength and methods Cihang had displayed in killing Silver Wing secretly shocked him. If he faced Cihang, he feared he would be even worse than Silver Wing.
"Silver Wing? So you know him?"
Cihang pointed at the corpse some distance away.
"Silver Wing is also a cultivator of the South Sea, a collateral branch of the Tengsnake lineage.
They are considered a fairly powerful force in the South Sea, so much so that they do not even regard our Dragon Palace highly.
Silver Wing holds no lowly status within his clan. Fellow Daoist, you should be wary of their retaliation!"
Ao Qin once again made clear his hostile relationship with Silver Wing while warning Cihang to be cautious.
After witnessing Cihang's strength, Ao Qin only wished to befriend him.
Moreover, they were both from the South Sea. They were natural allies.
"A Tengsnake branch? Understood. Thank you for the warning."
Cihang committed the matter to memory and turned to leave.
Even if the Tengsnake lineage was not weak, that was a matter for later.
For now, the urgent matter was to claim that spiritual treasure.
If he delayed any longer, the treasure might truly fall into someone else's hands.
"Fellow Daoist, you are here for that spiritual treasure as well, aren't you? The road ahead is destined to be anything but peaceful.
Why not travel together? That way, we can look after one another."
Seeing Cihang about to depart, Ao Qin hurriedly invited him.
The earlier battle had made him wary. Although he had a spiritual treasure to protect himself, there were too many uncertainties ahead.
If he could travel with Cihang, he would have greater security.
"Alright."
After considering it for a moment, Cihang agreed to Ao Qin's proposal.
He had also realized that this region had already descended into chaos.
There were certainly more people like Silver Wing, secretly ambushing and killing cultivators.
Traveling with Ao Qin was the best choice for now.
The two immediately stopped lingering and headed straight toward the source of the treasure's radiance.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
As the two neared the valley, they encountered increasingly frequent battles along the way. They also saw several cultivators perish with their own eyes.
Those cultivators had not even caught sight of the spiritual treasure before dying on the road to seek it.
Since the two traveled together, they avoided much trouble.
Even when they encountered foolish cultivators, those people all died at their hands.
Whether it was Cihang or Ao Qin, both possessed the power to fight above their realm.
By the time the two reached the valley, the treasure's radiance had enveloped the entire valley, drawing cultivators from hundreds of millions of miles around.
At the same time, the Nine Heavens Breathing Soil emitted intense fluctuations and resonated with the spiritual treasure within the formation.
Surprisingly, once they truly reached the valley, there were fewer cultivators around instead.
Only a scattered few cultivators were still attacking the formation, trying to force their way inside.
"Someone has already entered the formation!"
Ao Qin spoke as he studied the traces surrounding the formation.
"Yes. The spiritual treasure clearly has not reached the time to emerge yet. They will not break the formation so easily."
Cihang had clearly noticed as well that these cultivators had not breached the formation.
However, they had found another path and entered the formation themselves. If they could pass the formation's trial, they could still cross through it.
"Then let us enter as well. We cannot let them get ahead of us!"
As he spoke, Ao Qin brought out the Law-Breaking Cone. The surrounding Innate Restrictions immediately rippled.
The Dragon Clan truly had quite a bit of foundation, but Cihang had no intention of continuing alongside Ao Qin.
"There is only one spiritual treasure. Our cooperation should end here.
As for who obtains it in the end, let fate decide!"
Without waiting for Ao Qin's reply, yellow light rose around Cihang. In the next instant, he had entered the innate great formation.
Cihang had already discovered that this was an Innate Earth Spirit Great Formation. He directly circulated the power of the Nine Heavens Breathing Soil and merged into the formation with the Earth Evasion Technique.
"Fellow Daoist Cihang, you truly have fine methods!
However, obtaining an Innate Spiritual Treasure does not depend on strength alone."
As he spoke, the Law-Breaking Cone also shone, carrying Ao Qin into the formation.
Compared with the other cultivators, Cihang and Ao Qin seemed to have encountered no obstruction at all.
As for Cihang, he came under attack the moment he entered the formation.
Elemental Earth Spirits condensed one after another and swarmed him.
Not only were these earth spirits terrifyingly numerous, they were all at the Golden Immortal realm.
Cihang reacted quickly, swinging his palm at the earth spirits.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Under the tyrannical, razor-sharp palm force, the earth spirits shattered one after another.
But before Cihang could rejoice, the shattered earth spirits gathered again.
They could not harm Cihang, but beneath the formation's power, they were nearly indestructible.
Azure Dragon Battle Skill: Azure Dragon!
Cihang circulated both his physical power and mana, blending Wood Element Power into his palm strike. In an instant, Azure Dragons manifested one after another.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The Azure Dragons smashed apart earth spirit after earth spirit with unmatched force.
At the same time, the Wood Element Power restrained the earth spirits, preventing their rebirth and turning them into primordial energy that scattered through the formation.
Just as Cihang finished killing the earth spirits, several cultivators rushed toward him and unleashed their spiritual treasures against him.
The Wood Azure Dragons changed direction and attacked the incoming cultivators.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Streams of light transformed from Cihang's palms as the Metal White Tiger, Water Black Tortoise, Fire Vermilion Bird, and Earth Qilin manifested in turn.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The Five Spirit Sacred Beasts roared at the heavens, surrounding the cultivators in an instant. Their powerful attacks erupted with deafening explosions.
In only a few moments, they slaughtered the cultivators beneath Cihang's palms.
As Cihang's cultivation rose, his battle skills were constantly being refined.
They were no longer limited to physical combat techniques and were evolving toward law-based divine abilities.
They could be Azure Dragon Battle Skills, or they could be Five Elements Divine Abilities.
As Cihang's realm continued to rise, they could develop without limit.
Cihang also discovered that the formation had not separated the cultivators who entered it.
All the cultivators were within the same space. Not only did they have to withstand the formation's lethal dangers, they also had to remain vigilant against the cultivators around them.
Cihang was equally merciless. Divine abilities and battle skills struck alongside the Jade Divine Seal as he ruthlessly killed cultivator after cultivator.
The Primordial World had always been this cruel and realistic.
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