She gazed at the vast throng of Yin Soldiers, their faces deathly pale and utterly lifeless, pouring endlessly out of the mine tunnels.
A strange gleam flashed through her intelligent eyes, and she asked softly, unable to hide her concern, "Isn't this too dangerous? Should we report this to the elders first?"
Boom...
A thunderous crash rang out.
The earth trembled without cease.
A massive, pitch-black treasure seal slammed down, crushing more than a dozen attacking Yin Soldiers to death.
"Junior Sister Weiwei, you're worrying too much." An exceptionally handsome young man turned to look at the beautiful girl, a flash of admiration crossing his eyes.
He smiled and assured her, "They're just a bunch of Yin Soldiers who haven't even reached the Divine Bridge Realm. Nothing will happen!"
"Besides, even if we run into danger, Senior Brother Chen Feng and the others are here. We'll be able to withdraw safely!"
As the saying went, wealth and honor were won amid danger.
These Yin Soldiers hardly seemed impressive, and they were not particularly powerful.
Even if stronger Yin Soldier Ghost Generals lurked inside, they probably would not be too formidable.
Besides, if the Holy Land's elders came, what would be left for disciples like them?
A mine capable of nurturing so many Yin Soldiers might well hide some heaven-defying fortune in its depths.
If things took a bad turn, they could simply retreat.
"Hmm?"
The girl named Weiwei was just about to speak.
She caught sight of an incredibly swift figure in the distance, cutting through the Yin Soldiers like a blade through bamboo and charging into a mine tunnel.
Her small mouth fell open, and she exclaimed in bewildered shock, "That's..."
At the mine entrance, black fiendish mist swirled so thickly that one could not see one's own hand. The others could see nothing.
But she, born with the Immortal Spirit Eye, witnessed everything clearly.
She even saw the stranger's true face.
"Ah... ah..."
Although he had already noticed the members of the Yaoguang Holy Land,
Taiyi did not approach these Yaoguang disciples. Instead, he concealed his identity and kept his distance from their group.
He drove straight ahead and charged into the mine tunnel.
Boom, boom...
Terrifying holy light erupted.
Dazzling and brilliant, it swept outward.
Great masses of fiendish energy surged skyward. The chilling black mist evaporated continuously, and the endless, pitch-dark tunnel lit up as he advanced.
The Yin Soldiers swarming toward him could not impede his steps at all.
Sizzle... sizzle...
The sacred radiance blazed fiercely.
As though it could purify all things, it evaporated every trace of the yin fiendish energy.
Even the spear-wielding Yin Fiend Cavalry riding skeletal horses let out piercing screams one after another and turned to ash.
They could not stop him at all.
He possessed the Sun Sacred Body, supreme in strength, yang, and fiery intensity.
Even without deliberately circulating the Sun True Scripture,
merely unleashing the Primordial Origin Holy Light Technique produced unimaginable power.
He was the very bane of these Yin Soldiers, driving back all evil and remaining impervious to every art.
Boom... Wreathed in one hundred and eight streams of holy light, Taiyi stood majestic and heroic, like a Sun Deity. He banished the endless darkness and forcibly carved a bloody path forward.
More than a dozen li into the mine tunnel, the yin fiendish energy grew increasingly dense.
The Yin Soldiers also grew stronger. Some Yin Generals and Yin Marshals were terrifying, fully matching cultivators of the Dao Palace Secret Realm.
Had the Holy Light Technique not countered these yin evils, dealing with them would have taken considerable effort.
"Heh heh..." Hideous Ghost Fiends flickered in and out of sight within the black mist.
As though they had spotted their prey, they bared ghastly teeth at Taiyi and cackled eerily.
The sound made one's skin crawl.
"Mere Ghost Fiends dare act so brazenly before me?"
Taiyi's expression did not change as he gave a cold snort.
Endless holy light wreathed him, making him resemble a true god, sacred and inviolable.
Amid waves of shrieks, blazing holy light engulfed every direction.
It annihilated all the Yin Soldiers and Ghost Fiends charging at him.
Even the surrounding black mist evaporated completely.
"Hmm? Dao patterns?"
Before long,
he fought his way through the mine tunnel to its end and noticed something amiss.
Dense, intricate dao patterns covered the rock, sealing off everything beyond it.
But long ages had passed, and time had worn away at them, leaving gaps in the formation patterns.
That was why the miners had managed to dig through.
Boom!
Taiyi's gaze blazed.
He unleashed holy light, unstoppable in its advance.
He blasted straight through the rock. The space suddenly opened up, and he entered a mysterious underground palace.
"Heh... heh..." Sinister killing intent surged toward him like a tide.
Great numbers of Ghost Fiends and Yin Soldiers charged at him, far stronger than those outside.
Some of the powerful Yin Generals possessed strength equal to cultivators of the fifth Dao Palace heaven.
Sizzle... sizzle...
Holy light illuminated the heavens, surging in mighty waves.
Like roaring flames of light, supreme in strength and yang, it was unstoppable.
It flooded every inch of space, evaporating all the attacking Ghost Fiends and Yin Soldiers.
The vast underground palace was magnificent and extravagantly luxurious, adorned with carved balustrades and jade steps.
Countless luminous pearls studded the surrounding walls, casting soft light that illuminated the chamber.
A huge Bronze Coffin stood at its center, bound by thick iron chains.
It hung suspended in midair.
Everything about it was strange.
Boom! An icy aura suddenly struck, carrying endless killing intent.
But holy light wreathed Taiyi's entire body, rendering him impervious to every art.
He forcibly blocked the inexplicable attack.
Roar... A chilling bellow rang out.
A blue-faced, fanged humanoid Ghost Fiend with a terrifying aura was hurled backward.
Black mist swirled around him. His claws were hideous, his razor-sharp nails glinting with cold light.
His venomous eyes fixed sinisterly on Taiyi.
"A Ghost Fiend comparable to a cultivator of the Four Extremes Secret Realm?"
Taiyi raised an eyebrow.
Standing with his hands behind his back, he stared straight at the sinister, vicious Ghost Fiend, whose hideous appearance sent chills down one's spine.
Boom... The Ghost Fiend gave a strange cry and charged.
It opened its mouth and spat an intensely concentrated stream of Yellow Springs Black Fiend at Taiyi.
This was the legendary Yellow Springs Evil Fiend from the Netherworld Underworld, capable of contaminating any magical treasure and utterly destroying it.
If an ordinary cultivator came into contact with it, they would instantly begin to corrode, with no way to stop it.
In moments, they would dissolve into foul liquid.
"A paltry trick!"
Taiyi's expression remained unchanged as he circulated the Primordial Origin Scripture.
His eyes blazed, and his entire body shone brilliantly, like a sun in human form.
One hundred and eight streams of holy light became divine rings surrounding him, completely blocking the incoming Yellow Springs Evil Fiend.
Divine power surged, and he abruptly struck.
Boom, boom...
Chapter 28: A Fierce Clash, the Fat Daoist Arrives Late
Crackle, crackle...
Holy light blazed with incomparable intensity.
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