A Mortal's Start in the Spirit Beast Mountain

Chapter 129 Tianwuzi

Liu Kun was still wearing his signature robes. After seeing Luo Ming's appearance, a clear look of surprise flashed across his face.

When Luo Ming first arrived at Qiyuan Island, he invited the other party to join Mingyue Pavilion. He never expected that after several years, the other party would dare to venture into the abyss alone.

However, after seeing the enormous Xuan Turtle beneath Luo Ming, he finally understood. After all, turtle-type demon beasts are known for their strong defense. With such a spirit beast assisting him, even a late-stage Core Formation cultivator would probably not be a threat to him. In the Sea Abyss, he would be like a fish in water.

In front of Liu Kun and the others, subtly guarded, was an old man in a green robe.

The old man had a face like jade, three strands of white beard hanging down to his chest, and his long hair was casually tied up with an ordinary wooden hairpin. His aura was natural and harmonious, seemingly blending with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, as if he himself was a part of heaven and earth.

He merely glanced at Luo Ming calmly, yet Luo Ming felt an invisible pressure as if a mountain were pressing down on him, making it increasingly difficult for Luo Ming to circulate his magical power, which almost stagnated.

A Nascent Soul cultivator! The opponent is definitely a Nascent Soul cultivator.

Luo Ming's heart was filled with shock, but he dared not show the slightest change in expression. At this moment, Liu Kun stepped forward, cupped his hands and smiled at Luo Ming, "It is Fellow Daoist Wang. What a coincidence to meet you today. This is Senior Tian Wuzi, who has been guarding Black Stone City for nearly ten years, protecting our human cultivators."

Luo Ming immediately bowed deeply, his posture extremely respectful: "Junior Wang Chan greets Senior Tian Wuzi. May Senior enjoy eternal bliss and good health."

Tian Wuzi's gaze swept lightly over the black tortoise beneath Luo Ming's feet. The tortoise seemed to sense the pressure of the Nascent Soul cultivator, shrinking its neck slightly, but still steadily supporting Luo Ming.

The old man nodded slightly and spoke in a gentle, mellow voice, like a spring breeze, instantly inspiring a sense of closeness and trust: "Young friend Wang has just returned from the Abyss, so you must know something about what's happening there? Did you encounter a mutated whale-kun on your journey?"

Luo Ming immediately cupped his hands and said frankly, "Reporting to senior, I just saw a mutated whale-kun fighting a giant turtle in the depths of the abyss. The two were locked in a fierce battle, and the battlefield had shifted to the western trench."

Upon hearing this, the people opposite all showed joy on their faces and began to talk in hushed tones.

Tian Wuzi stroked his beard and smiled, his gaze returning to the Xuan Turtle. His tone remained calm, yet carried an air of unyielding authority: "Young friend, your Xuan Turtle spirit beast possesses extraordinary bloodline, abundant spirituality, and is quite wondrous. I have a request for your assistance; I wonder if you would be willing to help?"

Luo Ming's heart tightened, and he knew something was wrong. A thought flashed through his mind: "Could it be that he's taken a fancy to my Xuan Turtle? If a Nascent Soul cultivator tries to take it by force, I'm powerless to resist!"

His expression grew even more respectful as he bowed his head and said, "Since you have given your orders, senior, I will certainly obey. I will do everything within my power without daring to refuse in the slightest."

Tian Wuzi's smile remained gentle, but a deep glint flashed in his eyes. He slowly spoke, "Later, we will head to the trench to capture that mutated whale-kun. This demon is skilled in sonic magic and is quite troublesome. Your Xuan Turtle spirit beast has actually awakened a lightning attribute magic, which is precisely the innate magic that counters the whale-kun. I intend to use its power to restrain it from the sidelines and help us capture this demon. After we succeed, I will not let you work in vain."

Luo Ming was startled. The other party had actually seen through the Xuan Turtle's supernatural power. He wondered how the other party had figured it out. He was very wary of these ancient monsters who had lived for countless years.

Moreover, the other party's display of high regard for the Xuan Turtle gave him a bad feeling.

Won't they just abandon me after I've finished working on this?

But now he had no choice but to bow and reply, "It is my honor to serve you, senior. I will do my best."

Tian Wuzi nodded slightly, said no more, and with a wave of his long sleeves, everyone was enveloped in a layer of white spiritual light.

"This layer of mystic ice energy can help you withstand the terrifying pressure below for a period of time. This will save a lot of magic power. When we find that whale-kun, I will temporarily trap it with the Spirit-Binding Pouch magic treasure. You will use your magic power to maintain this treasure to prevent the monster from escaping. After I capture that giant turtle, I will subdue this monster."

Before he finished speaking, a white protective shield appeared around him, and he transformed into a beam of white light and plunged into the sea.

Liu Kun and the others followed closely behind, their six streaks of light arranged to protect Tian Wuzi in the middle, while Luo Ming urged the Xuan Turtle to conceal its aura and follow at the back of the group.

Although he felt the trip was somewhat dangerous, given the current situation, he could only take it one step at a time.

The pressure in the deep sea increases dramatically with depth, but everyone has protective magic items or magical barriers, so they can move forward without any hindrance.

The seawater gradually turned from light blue to inky black, and the surrounding light grew dimmer. Only the muffled collision sounds from afar became clearer, the aftershocks of the battle between the whale and the giant turtle, and even the seawater trembled slightly.

Before long, the view ahead suddenly opened up, and two enormous shadows were entangled and fighting, which were the two behemoths.

Before long, the view ahead suddenly opened up, and two enormous shadows were entangled and fighting, which were the two behemoths.

At this moment, the two beasts were already bloodthirsty. Several deep claw marks, revealing the bone, appeared on the dark golden body of the whale-kun, and the giant turtle's shell was covered with fine cracks. The surrounding seawater was dyed light red, and pebbles and fragments of flesh and blood rolled with the waves.

The whale-kun's sonic waves of shattering the sea grew increasingly violent, but it was restrained by the giant turtle's magnetic gravitational field, making it difficult to unleash its full power; the giant turtle, on the other hand, retracted its neck and swung its tail, each impact carrying the force of a mountain collapsing, yet it could not seriously injure the agile whale-kun. The two were locked in a stalemate, unable to gain the upper hand.

"receive!"

Tian Wuzi let out a low shout, his figure suddenly stopped, and with a flick of his right hand, a palm-sized, silver-white net-like magic weapon flew out from his palm.

Nine cyan jade beads adorned the edge of the net, and dense golden runes flowed along the net's threads. It was the Spirit-Binding Pouch he had recently crafted, specifically designed to counter the sonic power and massive size of the whale-kun.

Tian Wuzi quickly formed hand seals with his fingertips and chanted incantations. The Soul-Binding Pouch suddenly swelled in the air, radiating silver light, and instantly transformed into a size of hundreds of feet, like a canopy descending upon the whale-kun.

Before the net even got close, a layer of pale blue spiritual light appeared around it, forcefully suppressing the demonic energy fluctuations around the whale-kun.

"roar--!"

Sensing the deadly danger, the whale abandoned the giant turtle, abruptly turned its head, opened its huge mouth, and unleashed a deep blue sonic wave, condensed to its maximum, slamming into the Spirit-Trapping Pouch.

But the golden runes on the Spirit-Binding Pouch lit up instantly, and with a flash of light, they shattered the sonic pillar. The giant net did not stop and steadily covered the massive body of the whale-kun.

The net tightened instantly, firmly binding the whale-kun's limbs, tail fin, and giant mouth. Rune light seeped into its body, continuously suppressing its demonic power.

The whale struggled frantically, its hundreds-of-foots-long body twisting and turning, stirring up towering dark currents, but it could not break free from the confinement of the Spirit-Binding Pouch, and could only let out a muffled roar.

Tian Wuzi flicked his finger and cast several spells. Suddenly, the nine round beads on the edge of the giant net shone brightly and transformed into nine giant pillars, each tens of feet long, which plunged deep into the surrounding ground.

"Next, you all continue to channel your magic power into those spirit orbs. Just make sure that the whale won't escape for a while," Tian Wuzi said to Luo Ming and the others in a deep voice.

It then transformed into a streak of white light and chased after the giant turtle that had just fled.