After a Bitter Battle, I Cut Him Down

It was Sword Light! Finally, Daoist Feiming realized what was happening.

But by then it was too late; even for a zombie, being beheaded is a fatal wound.

However, before he died, there was at least one thing he wanted to do.

After Chen Mobai killed Daoist Feiming using all his might, he was about to use the Azure Sun Fire Seed to burn the Silver Armored Corpse to ashes when he saw a Golden Bead fly out from the wound on the headless corpse's neck. It was like a dark golden sun, bursting out with dazzling brilliance.

"Not good!"

Chen Mobai, sensing the incredibly intense fluctuations in spiritual energy, changed his expression, knowing that this was his opponent's last struggle before death.

He dared not take any risks and immediately used all his defensive measures to retreat quickly.

Crimson Cloud Mist Silk enveloped his entire body, as if a pale red cloud was enveloping him as he rapidly ascended.

Then, one after another, dark blue scales flew out from his right sleeve, transforming into a scale shield that blocked the smoke and mist.

Even with two layers of defense, he was still a little uneasy.

He bit his left fingertip, using his blood as ink, and drew a talisman in the air, setting up a "Spirit Leaf Technique".

Although its power was limited due to the inability to activate the Heavenly Wood Divine Light Array in time, it was still the strongest defensive spell he had mastered at this stage.

Finally, he took out a Defensive Talisman from his storage bag. If the three layers of defense in front of him could not withstand the terrifying power of the Golden Bead bead, at least he could buy some time to retreat further.

Of course, before leaving, Chen Mobai did not forget to retrieve his "Flying Sparrow Hairpin".

This was the most valuable thing he owned.

Second Grade high-grade attack magic Magic Artifact is worth over a thousand Spirit Stone in terms of value alone.

Moreover, it is the Fire Attribute flying sword most suitable for Chen Mobai to use the Crimson Flame Sword Art.

I used this Magic Artifact twice after acquiring it.

With the Azure Sun Fire Seed enhanced by the Sun Ascension Technique, he unleashed a single sword strike, instantly killing two Foundation Establishment True Cultivator cultivators—one at the third level of Foundation Establishment, and the other a mid- Foundation Establishment cultivator in life, now a Silver Armored Corpse —making him virtually invincible.

He had long since mastered the Flying Sparrow Hairpin to the point of Spiritual Sense. The moment he saw the Golden Bead emerge from the headless corpse, it burst forth with pure Purple Azure flames, like a spirited swallow turning its direction.

However, at this moment, Chen Mobai's Void Glimpse Spiritual Eye saw the Five-Colored Lotus Lamp held in the hands of the headless corpse.

With Spiritual Sense, the Flying Sparrow Hairpin, like a nimble swallow flicking its tail, once again unleashed a streak of Purple Fire Sword Light, severing the right hand of Daoist Feiming.

Then, under the control of Spiritual Sense, the flame at the end of the hairpin lengthened, turning into a chain of flames that pulled the Five-Colored Lotus Lamp and the severed hand together as they flew towards Chen Mobai, who had already retreated into the cave entrance, amidst the explosion.

However, Chen Mobai, who had already turned and fled, did not notice that when he took the Five-Colored Lotus Lamp from Daoist Feiming, a bit of pure spiritual essence had already flown out from the Lamp Wick.

Rumble! In the blink of an eye, the terrifying spiritual power unleashed by the Golden Bead swept through the entire underground cavern like a raging torrent.

Although Chen Mobai had retreated as quickly as possible, he still felt the terrifying fluctuation of spiritual energy, mixed with the cold and evil corpse energy, which impacted his triple defenses like a storm.

The outermost blue-scaled shield was the first to break apart, disintegrating into pieces.

His spiritual power was completely dissipated amidst the swirling clouds, and then absorbed back by the Cold Iron wrist guard he wore on his right hand.

At that moment, a deep purple light flew over from not far away, and Chen Mobai immediately picked up his storage bag and caught the Flying Sparrow Hairpin and the Five-Colored Lotus Lamp.

Amidst a series of earth-shaking, muffled thuds, the cloud light formed from the Crimson Cloud Mist Silk began to twist and deform, gradually thinning.

However, Chen Mobai, wielding the Divine Wood Sword, had already risen high enough by sparing no effort to use his spiritual power to split open mountains and break through caves.

Before his death, Daoist Feiming could easily block Fei Ming Dao Ren's attack after he had withstood the initial fierce impact and created enough distance.

So he stopped what he was doing, smashing the falling rocks as he waited for the aftershocks to subside.

After about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, the terrifying surge of spiritual energy finally began to dissipate.

The earthquake has stopped.

After waiting for a while and confirming that nothing was wrong, Chen Mobai took out the Flying Sparrow Hairpin and the Five-Colored Lotus Lamp from his storage bag.

After inserting the jade-green hairpin back into his hair, he looked at his haul.

A very beautiful multicolored lamp!

It's just that the severed hand is a bit of an eyesore.

Without any hesitation, Chen Mobai used the Azure Sun Fire Seed to burn it to ashes, then reached out and took the lotus lamp, which was clearly not Magic Artifact.

Chen Mobai dared not rashly inject spiritual power, but from his own perspective, he felt that this Magic Artifact might be above the Second Grade.

However, it seems incomplete, and the Lamp Wick doesn't seem to be lit.

It seems I need to go back to the Immortal Sect and ask my good brothers for help in appraising it.

With this in mind, Chen Mobai put the Five-Colored Lotus Lamp back into his storage bag, and then used his flying sword to carve it open.

He also has nearly a hundred Mid-grade Spirit Stone, enough to support him in carving through the entire Lone Soul Ridge.

However, two days later, when Chen Mobai had broken through a Mountain Wall and thought he had dug a tunnel that had not yet collapsed, he found that the scene in front of him was very familiar.

Isn't this the cave where he slew the Daoist Feiming?

However, the original underground lake had long been filled with stalactites and other debris that fell after the explosion, and the White Jade Altar had turned to dust along with the headless corpse in the explosion of the Golden Bead.

After flying around and confirming several signs of battle, Chen Mobai's expression turned serious.

What's going on?

Could it be that even though Daoist Feiming, the Underworld Great Formation hasn't been broken yet? Is he still within the formation's range?

Or perhaps... Daoist Feiming isn't dead yet!? Or perhaps, the Silver Armored Corpse that chased after Shan Hongyi and the others can also manipulate the Underworld Great Formation? Chen Mobai considered all the possibilities, sat cross-legged on the Crimson Cloud Mist Silk, and then took out a Mid-grade Spirit Stone to begin recovering his depleted spiritual power.

In the event that another battle may occur, it is necessary to maintain one's peak condition.

Half a day later, he opened his eyes and activated his Void Glimpse Spiritual Eye.

This Spiritual Eye Art is known as the most comprehensive among the Immortal Sect. Chen Mobai has been practicing it day and night for half a year using the Clear Eye Bamboo Spirit Dew, and has already mastered the basics.

Now, by exerting their full power, they immediately saw strands of spiritual energy of different colors remaining in the air.

He compared his impressions and first located the brightest red light of spiritual energy.

This belongs to Shan Hongyi!

Of the five members of the Divine Wood Sect, only he was in the mid -Foundation Establishment stage. Without concealment, the traces of spiritual energy he left behind were naturally the most obvious.

Chen Mobai immediately chased after the direction in which he disappeared.

However, after chasing for half the distance, he discovered that the trace of spiritual energy had suddenly disappeared.

He immediately recalled the scene where Madam Guo, who had already escaped, was teleported to his side by the Daoist Feiming. It must have been the Underworld Great Formation that teleported Shan Hongyi to another place in Lone Soul Ridge.

However, the activation conditions for such Grand Array that can teleport at any time must be extremely demanding.

Chen Mobai recalled the Array Formation knowledge he had learned and quickly figured out the key point.

The Teleportation Array requires powerful spiritual energy to activate.

He once traveled to Cloud Dream Marsh by taking the Teleportation Array of South Stream Market. When it was activated, in addition to drawing spiritual energy from the market's ley lines, it also required Spirit Stone as a power source.

The Formation Disk of this Underworld Great Formation must be located in a place where spiritual energy is most abundant.

It's either the core of the earth's veins or a place where many Spirit Stone have accumulated.

Chen Mobai withdrew his Void Glimpse Spiritual Eye and put on his Gold-Rimmed Glasses with the lenses replaced.

Although this Magic Artifact is fragile, its functionality is reliable.

After expanding the range to its maximum, Chen Mobai flew towards the place where the Spirit Energy Value fluctuations were the most intense.

With a loud bang, he smashed through a Mountain Wall and entered a cave. He was slightly taken aback by what he saw.

Bi Yiyuan, his eyes wide open, had a large hole in his chest, his heart had been ripped out, and he was already dead.

However, there was no blood on the ground beneath his body.

Chen Mobai knew at a glance that this was because all the blood in his body had been drained.

Was it that Silver Armored Corpse that did it?!

With his mind racing, Chen Mobai closed Bi Yiyuan's eyes. In this dangerous place, he dared not take a corpse with him.

Moreover, his storage bag has limited space, so that's all he can do.

After surveying the surrounding traces of the battle, Chen Mobai found the Wolf Tooth Club with only its iron handle remaining, as well as the cleaved armor.

He touched the cut of the armor plate; it was as smooth as jade. He immediately thought of the Gold Jade Axe.

This Magic Artifact should be no less valuable than his Flying Sparrow Hairpin. It's just a pity that Madam Guo was unlucky. No one knows what her origins were, but she inexplicably perished in this Lone Soul Ridge.

Chen Mobai searched around but couldn't find any storage bags or similar items, so he stopped wasting time.

He once again chased after the place where the Spirit Energy Value fluctuations were most intense.

It's getting closer and closer.

He could even faintly hear the roar of explosions.

The Divine Wood Sword out, cleaving through a Mountain Wall before Chen Mobai rushed into another huge underground cavern.

What came into view was Shan Hongyi, who had unleashed the Heavenly Wood Divine Light Array.

The Foundation Establishment Elder of the Divine Wood Sect had a face that was half blue and half red. The two spiritual energies of Wood-Fire circulated continuously within his body, and under their mutual stimulation, they transformed into the vast and boundless "Heavenly Wood Spiritual Light" and "Crimson Flame Sword Qi".

On either side of him, two more Crimson Sun Spirit Tree rose from the ground, belonging to Yan Jinye and Mei Jingjun.

The three of them spread their arms wide, activated their Spiritual Sense power, and guided the three beams of Heavenly Wood Spiritual Light to merge into a huge ball of light, trapping the Silver Armored Corpse inside.

Three Foundation Establishment Cultivator from the Divine Wood Sect joined forces to cast the Heavenly Wood Divine Light Array, forcibly setting up a formation within a formation within the Underworld Great Formation. This suppressed the flow of Earth Vein Spiritual Energy in Lone Soul Ridge, temporarily shielding the power of the Underworld Great Formation in this way.

"Junior Brother Chen has arrived just in time. Let's join forces and refine him."

At the center of the three was the Silver Armored Corpse of the Daoist Feiming.

He gripped the Gold Jade Axe and relentlessly attacked the cage formed by the three beams of Heavenly Wood Spiritual Light, but Shan Hongyi held the line head-on with his Fire Attribute Crimson Flame Sword Qi, maintaining a stalemate.

Chen Mobai's appearance undoubtedly brought a look of surprise and delight to the three members of the Divine Wood Sect.

The Silver Armored Corpse changed drastically the moment it saw Chen Mobai burst in.

Then, as if having made up his mind, without any hesitation, he opened his mouth and spat out a silver bead.

He even followed the example of the Daoist Feiming and self-destructed his own Corpse Pearl.

Caught off guard, the three members of the Divine Wood Sect suffered a severe blow. Shan Hongyi, who was at the forefront, cracked the blue shield in his hand, his face was pale, and he seemed to have exhausted too much spiritual energy. His originally black hair began to turn half gray and half white.

However, the most tragic one was Yan Jinye. Her cultivation was the weakest, and the Heavenly Wood Spiritual Light connected to her mind was blasted apart the moment the Silver Armored Corpse spat out the pearl. Her face turned Gold Paper, blood spilled from the corner of her mouth, and she collapsed to the ground.

Chen Mobai paid no attention to Mei Jingjun, because after the Silver Armored Corpse self-destructed its Corpse Pearl, it was actually unharmed. Instead, it used this powerful force to break through the cage of the Heavenly Wood Spiritual Light.

He wielded the Gold Jade Axe and slashed directly into the Green Iron Shield in Shan Hongyi's hand, then extended his sharp five claws to pluck at the latter's heart.

Shan Hongyi released the shield in his hand and swung it into the air along with the Gold Jade Axe on it. His face suddenly turned red. Just as he was about to use a secret technique that would cause mutual destruction, a cyan flying sword flew past his cheek from behind and pierced straight into the Silver Armored Corpse's brow.

With a "ding," the Silver Armored Corpse that had rushed in front of Shan Hongyi was instantly sent flying back, its forehead pierced by the Divine Wood Sword, and pinned to the opposite Mountain Wall.

"Senior Shan, are you alright?"

Chen Mobai's voice came from behind. Shan Hongyi, who was already barely holding on, couldn't hold on any longer and plopped down on a rock above the cave. He took out a Spirit Stone and started to recover while panting.

"Junior Brother Chen, I'm fine, but it's a pity that Junior Brother Bi didn't cultivate the Heavenly Wood Divine Light Array. He couldn't shield the teleportation power of the Underworld Great Formation like we could, and he was killed by the Demon Corpse corpse not long ago."

As Shan Hongyi spoke, his face darkened.

He led the team out this time, thinking it would be a simple mission, but unexpectedly, one of his fellow disciples was lost.

"Alas, it's all my fault for not discovering the operating rules of this Underworld Great Formation sooner. If I had come earlier, I might have been able to save Senior Brother Bi."

Chen Mobai sighed, and Mei Jingjun, who was not far away, also helped the extremely weak Yan Jinye over.

"How did Junior Brother Chen escape the pursuit of the Silver Armored Corpse?"

Mei Jingjun asked curiously, knowing that she herself had been in a life-or-death situation when she had a sudden inspiration and came up with the idea of using the Heavenly Wood Divine Light Array to shield the Underworld Great Formation.

This was also thanks to the Silver Armored Corpse, who wanted to slowly kill them one by one and enjoy their blood. It first teleported Bi Yiyuan away from them, and when it killed this body cultivator from the Divine Wood Sect, it gave Mei Jingjun time to think and find this Thread of Life.

Chen Mobai hesitated for a moment, then noticed Yan Jinye's gaze and knew that she was aware of his swordsmanship level.

When I returned to my sect afterward, I figured I couldn't hide it anymore, so I just told the truth.

"I fought a fierce battle with that Daoist Feiming and killed him."