A comet shines brightly.
True Lord Xiaoyun, this extraordinary Nascent Soul Middle Stage cultivator who had attained enlightenment, was thus forcibly pinned to the spot, unable to use even the slightest bit of his Divine Ability or Law Power.
Or rather, ever since Chen Shuangbai appeared here, apart from Nascent Soul Late Stage cultivators, this large island has been...
Almost no one could cause trouble under the nose of this Far-Reaching Luminous Sword Immortal.
Chen Shuangbai stood in front of Xiaoyun, her jade-like eyes darting around, carefully examining Xiaoyun's background.
Under his perception.
Xiaoyun, this jade spirit, seemed to be in harmony with the Spirit Vein of the large island beneath her, their energies merging together, and she even seemed poised to transform herself into the island's spirit.
"Wrong."
Chen Shuangbai spoke softly and calmly, "You've finally cultivated to this level, achieving the status of Nascent Soul Cultivator with a lifespan of a thousand years... or even several thousand years. How can you give up your freedom and be bound here?"
Upon closer inspection, Chen Shuangbai saw a cluster of brilliant Treasure Light floating at the confluence of the Spirit Vein in this place.
It seems that something heavy is hidden inside, but it is locked away by a mysterious and Secret Method, preventing outsiders from seeing it.
"I see."
The sword immortal's eyes flickered slightly, his gaze returning to True Lord Xiaoyun. He chuckled, "That Xuanchengzi left a treasure in the core of the Spirit Vein converging on this great island. This item is quite important for your path to enlightenment... is that so?"
Xiaoyun let out a muffled groan. The jade-like patterns on her beautiful face, sculpted from jade, shimmered with golden light. She gritted her teeth and said, "Since you've already seen through it, why ask again?"
Chen Shuangbai chuckled softly, and then vanished from the spot.
At the confluence of Spirit Vein, his figure slowly materialized.
Looking at the dazzling Treasure Light before him, he sensed with his Divine Sense sense that it was locked by a Secret Method, obviously set up by Xuanchengzi before his death. Moreover, the source of the light was the Spirit Vein of this place, so it could still operate stably after his death.
He sensed it carefully again and sighed softly, "No wonder Xiaoyun didn't dare to break it open violently. It turns out it's too intricate. Only by combining her body with her Spirit Vein could she try to cleverly bypass the lock of this Secret Method and get closer to the treasure inside."
This explains why Xiaoyun remained so attached to this place even after Xuanchengzi's death.
Since ancient times, wealth has been a powerful motivator.
Moreover, this treasure is likely related to her attainment of enlightenment, so she is unlikely to give it up unless she is facing certain death.
"Unfortunately..."
Chen Shuangbai's eyes reflected this dazzling Treasure Light as she chuckled softly, "Unless it's Secret Method from the Nascent Soul Peak, it's nothing to me."
With a thought, the golden-white circle of light between his brows slightly rotated, transforming into a dark color, with only a tiny bit of shimmering white light remaining at the edges.
Coo coo!
The buzzing sound of toads filled the air!
In an instant.
A flurry of meteors burst forth from within, like a torrential downpour, washing over the Secret Method like a cascading waterfall, attempting to cleanse the place of all its filth.
[ The Fallen Toad Light ].
This light is extremely insidious, possessing a wondrous power of both gain and loss, and is most effective against restrictive formations and arrays.
Furthermore, this Divine Ability had already refined a Toad King Pearl at the Nascent Soul Early Stage stage, and was later influenced by the [ Flowing Scarlet Pearl Pierces Hidden Darkness Sword ], thus greatly increasing its power!
As the mysterious light poured down like Heavenly River, numerous talismanic images immediately appeared on the surface of the radiant Treasure Light floating outside, but they quickly began to disintegrate, eventually revealing something inside.
The dazzling light illuminated the entire area where the Spirit Vein converged as bright as day.
Chen Shuangbai squinted and stared intently.
It was a miniature treasure platform.
On this precious platform, there were many mystical scenes of immortals, and in the very center, a huge stone tablet could be vaguely seen standing there, covered with dense ancient seal script characters.
The brilliant light of Divine Ability spread out from this treasure platform in all directions.
"This is..."
Chen Shuangbai raced, and she quickly remembered something—
"When Xuanchengzi established the Renewed Net Sect here, he displayed a treasure platform with many celestial landscapes on it... Could this be it?"
He reached out and the treasure platform landed in his hand.
Chen Shuangbai examined it carefully for a long time, then used his Divine Ability Law Power to enter it.
Buzz!
A burst of colorful light erupted, and when she came to her senses, Chen Shuangbai found herself already inside the treasure platform.
"Call!"
He looked around and saw that the many celestial landscapes that were originally miniature had now become lifelike and magnified many times over. Then he looked towards the center and saw the mysterious stele standing tall in the center.
He strolled down to the foot of the Xuan Stele, looked up, and saw that the Xuan Stele was about nine zhang and nine chi tall, with an ancient gray color all over. When stimulated by his Divine Ability, many talismanic lights and shadows emerged on its surface.
With Chen Shuangbai's current level of Dao wisdom, upon closer inspection, although he couldn't see the entire text clearly, he could discern that it was a series of profound and mysterious Divine Ability and Secret Method.
He had suspected it before, and now it's confirmed.
"It seems... Xuanchengzi wasn't just focused on escaping when he came out of [ Pengyu Heaven ]."
"If I'm not mistaken, this should be a legacy stele of the True Net Cult."
This explains why Xuanchengzi brought out this item in the first place. It turns out that this item truly recorded part of the direct lineage of the True Net Cult, and it was indeed able to move the hearts of Rogue Cultivator Nascent Soul like Tingqiao and Xiaoyun, making them willing to risk their lives for Xuanchengzi.
"It's just a pity that I'm not a disciple of the True Net Cult, so I can't use this Xuan Stele."
Chen Shuangbai didn't have many thoughts on this.
However, if this item were taken back to the sect and deciphered, it might enrich the sect's Daoist scriptures and strengthen its foundation.
"Indeed, this trip has been very fruitful."
Chen Shuangbai nodded in satisfaction, then with a thought, she exited the treasure platform space and reappeared at the confluence of Spirit Vein.
He put the treasure platform into his sleeve and was about to cast a spell to return to the island.
Suddenly.
As if sensing something, he flashed and reappeared in front of True Lord Xiaoyun.
True Lord Xiaoyun was still immobilized by Chen Shuangbai's Moon Comet Sword Intent, only his mouth could still move... The cultivators on the entire island were also in a state of immobility.
Only... that Tingqiao.
This fellow was also frozen in place, and he's still there.
only...
Chen Shuangbai walked up to Tingqiao, looked at the somewhat ferocious-looking face, raised his hand and gently touched the brow of the unorthodox Nascent Soul. The body collapsed with a whoosh and vanished into the wind.
It was astonishing that some Secret Method had been used to leave the physical body here while transferring the soul away.
"That's interesting."
Chen Shuangbai didn't get angry; instead, she actually became somewhat interested.
After he mastered this Sword Intent, very few people could escape from under his nose, not even those in the Nascent Soul Late Stage... but Tingqiao, a Nascent Soul Middle Stage Nascent Soul from a side sect, was able to do so.
Is it Secret Method or Divine Ability power?
Chen Shuangbai took a step forward, and with a thought, summoned down the Feiguang and Shenyang from the sky.
The crimson light of the comet had already shone over the Tingqiao. Even though he had abandoned his physical body, his soul still retained the influence of the Sword Intent... This could not escape the lock of the sword master, Chen Shuangbai.
at the same time.
Shenyang and Feiguang slowly descended from the sky and landed in front of Chen Shuangbai, looking at the cultivators who were frozen on the island.
"My true self?"
Shenyang cast his gaze upon them.
Chen Shuangbai raised his hand, and a comet landed in Feiguang's hand. Feiguang instructed, "This fellow's Nascent Soul has escaped, but he shouldn't be gone for long. Take this comet and go retrieve it!"
"Yes!"
Feiguang seemed very excited, and then soared into the sky.
A cry as sharp as a hawk's cry, capable of piercing gold and splitting rocks, rang out. A magnificent and fierce bird spread its wings and soared into the sky, carrying a crimson comet on its head, before tearing through the void and disappearing.