[ Suspended Sword Hall ].
Chen Shuangbai was reviewing official documents with a vermilion brush when a young Daoist priest who had been standing outside entered, bowing respectfully and saying, "My lord, please come to the hall."
The "upper hall" he referred to was naturally the [ Evil Severing Hall ].
The message was likely sent by Luo Tao.
After Chen Shuangbai arrived, Luo Tao went straight to the point. "We've found that Golden Core Sha Beast; it's on the Sha Province."
" Sha Province?"
Chen Shuangbai was somewhat surprised and asked, " The Great Buddha Temple's territory... what did those monks say?"
Luo Tao didn't look up, continuing to review official documents, and said, "Who cares what they say? That Golden Core Sha Beast seems to be suffering from an old injury, and it's currently trapped in the Great Desolation Valley of Sha Province by a Law Treasure used by the Great Buddha Temple."
"What does Zongnei mean?"
Chen Shuangbai asked again.
Luo Tao then raised his head, looked at Chen Shuangbai, and said, word by word, " The True Person's decree states that Golden Core Sha Beast is not to be underestimated, especially its inner core, formed from the essence of its cultivation, which must not be left outside!"
After saying that, he added, "Especially, it must not fall into the hands of the Spirit-Seeking Sect!"
Chen Shuangbai immediately understood.
Although the Sha Beast are special creatures born from the condensation of the earth's veins, they are like demons cultivating, condensing their essence of cultivation into an inner core, which possesses immense power.
In this era of flourishing humanity, cultivators have discovered many wonderful uses for the inner cores of demons.
One of them is to use the inner core of Demon Beast to refine a " Golden Core ". If the conditions are right, it can turn a Foundation Establishment Late Stage Cultivator originally did not qualify to break through to the Golden Core stage into an External Golden Core cultivator, that is, False Core cultivator.
False Core do not possess the extraordinary Divine Ability of a true Golden Core True Person, nor do they live to be five hundred years old. They are only at half, or even three or four, the level of a true Golden Core True Person Elixir cultivator.
But even False Core... is still on the very edge of Golden Core elixir.
Throughout history, many people have flocked to it.
Even a Golden Core level Demon Beast wouldn't dare to roam freely throughout the entire sea.
Now that one has suddenly appeared, and it's injured, it's truly making people's hearts itch with anticipation.
The Spirit-Seeking Sect specializes in earth magic, which is most compatible with the attributes of that Golden Core Sha Beast.
The Jade Spring Sect and the Spirit-Seeking Sect were at odds, and with old and new grudges combined, even if they weren't particularly interested in the inner core of the Golden Core Sha Beast, they couldn't just sit idly by and watch the Spirit-Seeking Sect obtain it.
"Understood. Do I need to make a trip?"
"Good."
Luo Tao put down his vermilion brush, his gaze sharp as a hawk's, and stared directly at Chen Shuangbai. "That Sha Beast is temporarily trapped in the Great Desolation Valley by the Great Buddha Temple's Law Treasure, but the Great Buddha Temple's [ Demon-Subduing Golden Alms Bowl ] is not a weapon of slaughter, so it won't hold it for long. Moreover, the news has probably already leaked out, and our sect, the Spirit-Seeking Sect, and even some other forces with ulterior motives may all take action upon hearing the news."
" True Person Bo has already gone ahead. You should put aside your official duties in the hall and go with Junior Brother Li and Junior Brother Huo to bring back the inner core of that Golden Core Sha Beast."
"Good!"
Chen Shuangbai responded, then frowned slightly. "Since the Great Buddha Temple has taken action to trap the Sha Beast, they must also be interested in its inner core. Are they willing to let outsiders interfere?"
Luo Tao said, "Their foundation isn't in the Jing Kingdom. They only have one Golden Core cultivator in their temple. They can't defeat True Person Bo above, nor True Person Mei below. We are all at the Sky Realm, so what objections could they possibly have?"
Too.
The Great Buddha Temple was an outsider and was not well received by the local immortal and demonic forces in the Jing Kingdom.
Therefore, their opinions are actually unimportant.
Sha Province.
Yellow sand filled the sky, and the scorching heat baked the earth, distorting the air itself.
On the scorching desert, there wasn't a soul in sight, except for a few caravans driving camels, braving the blazing sun as they headed deeper into the desert.
Chen Shuangbai, Li Changfeng, and Huo Min, all Foundation Establishment, moved with dazzling light, trailing long, azure tails of flame, heading towards the Great Desolation Valley of Sha Province at an extremely fast speed.
Li Changfeng led the way.
He was a sword cultivator who had also cultivated Sword Essence, which was azure in color, and his escape speed was very fast.
Huo Min and Chen Shuangbai followed closely behind.
Huo Min, also known as Huo Exalted Cultivator Huo, whom Chen Shuangbai had met several times, was a Foundation Establishment Late Stage cultivator, just like Li Changfeng, and a pillar of the Jade Spring Sect.
Having just returned from the Empty Sword Sect, he was appointed here by the sect, which shows that the sect has entrusted him with an important task.
Exalted Cultivator Huo amplified his escape light on the White Jade Crane beneath him. The White Jade Crane was already adept at flying, and now, with the amplification of its master's escape light, it became even faster.
However, compared to his two senior uncles and senior brothers, Chen Shuangbai's method of escape was even more conspicuous.
Because the matter was urgent, there was no time to waste on the road.
Chen Shuangbai simply landed on Feiguang's back, and with the enhancement of her own escape light, Feiguang still displayed extremely fast speed even without using her bloodline talent.
If Chen Shuangbai hadn't wanted to avoid embarrassing the two sect elders, she would have already turned into a white shadow on the horizon.
Looking at the magnificent Snow-Plumed Eagle beneath Chen Shuangbai, Huo Min glanced at his own old companion and chuckled, "It really comes down to you, Junior Nephew Shuangbai, having such a magnificent Snow-Plumed Eagle!"
Chen Shuangbai chuckled and responded a few times, then began chatting with this Martial Uncle Huo.
They didn't talk in depth; most of the time, Huo Min did the talking, sharing his insights and experiences over the years.
Not long after.
The azure sword light slowly descended from below, and the two stopped talking, following closely behind as they fell into the huge, sunken Sha Province valley below.
As soon as the three landed, they felt a surge of earth energy mixed with heat rising up, making the water-based cultivators feel extremely uncomfortable.
Both Li Changfeng and Huo Min had their bodies shimmering with Treasure Light, indicating that they had made preparations to resist this uncomfortable environment.
As for Chen Shuangbai...
He was unprepared, but the several water-elemental pearls he carried emitted a continuous stream of water vapor, keeping the surroundings cool and refreshing from beginning to end.
The three of them looked around and saw a huge valley sunken in the vast sea of sand. The valley was full of strange rocks, and there was a high hill rising from the sand.
Above the hills, an inverted "golden bowl" phantom shone brightly, from which flowed large swaths of faint, flowing golden Sanskrit Buddhist light, enveloping and sealing off the entire desolate valley.
On the golden alms bowl were several monks dressed in yellow robes, some holding prayer beads, others holding staffs...
The leader was an old monk with a pale gold complexion and a solemn appearance. He wore a brocade robe, held a nine-ringed staff, and had a faint Buddhist aura flowing around him. He was probably the person in charge of the Great Buddha Temple in this area.
A glint seemed to flash in Chen Shuangbai's eyes as she looked at the old monk.
A faint Buddhist light shimmered around him, and his aura was perfectly harmonious. His cultivation had clearly reached the Foundation Establishment Late Stage, just one step away from the Golden Core stage.
"That's Huiming, the senior monk in charge of discipline at Great Buddha Temple."