txolops Chapter 192 Geng Jing
Chapter 192 Geng Jing
The swarm of insects buzzed back and gathered above Luo Ming's palm. The gold-devouring insects approached each other, their mouthparts facing each other, emitting a faint sound like metal clashing, and then each emitted a tiny, almost invisible golden glimmer.
Several points of light merged and finally condensed in Luo Ming's palm into a metal no bigger than a soybean, yet radiating a pure and restrained dark golden hue.
It lay there quietly, seemingly inconspicuous, but when Luo Ming touched it with his divine sense, he felt an indescribable, extremely sharp aura emanating from it, as if it could cut through the soul, causing the magic power in his dantian to resonate slightly.
The Azure Qi he cultivated was originally formed by condensing the power of metal and water, so it's not surprising that he would react to the even purer metal power at this moment.
"It really is Geng Essence! Its quality is so pure!" Tianjing Sanren exclaimed. "Your insect control technique is indeed profound. If you were to devour all the gold essence stone mines around here, you might be able to extract a lot of Geng Essence. From it, you could extract Geng Essence Qi, which, whether integrated into a magic weapon or directly used to nourish the Azure Qi in your Golden Core, would greatly enhance your attack power."
Luo Ming was also delighted. He was currently cultivating the Core Formation section of the Azure Nether Scripture, which was called the Tai Bai Profound Core Technique.
One of the supernatural powers in this technique is called Taibai Golden Rainbow, which is to cultivate a golden rainbow in the dantian with the essence of Geng. It is extremely strong and sharp. Whether it is used directly against the enemy or attached to a magic weapon, ordinary magic weapons are simply unable to resist it. It will be cut in two with one strike.
This is why Luo Ming is so eager to obtain Geng Essence. As for the stronger Azure Nether Domain divine power, it requires the extremely yin and cold Xuanming True Water, which is beyond his current reach.
After carefully collecting the small piece of Geng essence, Luo Ming then manipulated the swarm of insects to explore deeper into an area where the metal energy seemed to be more concentrated, attempting to collect more Geng essence.
Meanwhile, in a much larger cavern filled with luminous crystals and primordial magnetic forces.
The Ninth Elder and Liu Yuangang held their breath and hid behind a giant rock a hundred feet away.
Ahead of them, a colossal creature lay slumbering beside a "spring" that continuously spewed forth streams of grayish-white light.
The monster resembled a giant tortoise, but its body was not made of flesh and blood. Instead, it was composed of a strange, dark stone with a metallic sheen. Its carapace was rugged and covered with countless sharp stone spikes, and a faint grayish-white halo swirled around it.
Its size was like a mountain, and the pressure it exuded had reached the peak of level seven, only one step away from level eight.
"Now!" the Liu family patriarch transmitted his voice.
The Ninth Elder nodded slightly, muttering incantations, and the Spirit Suppressing Banner, which had grown to ten zhang in size and was hovering above his head, suddenly trembled!
On the flag, countless yellow runes came to life and moved wildly. An exceptionally thick yellow beam of light, carrying a strong spatial confinement force, instantly enveloped the Yuan Magnet Beast in the distance. Where the yellow beam of light covered, space seemed to freeze!
The power of the Spirit Suppressing Banner erupted, and the spatial sealing force descended, startling the Yuan Magnetic Stone Beast that was sleeping in the distance. It let out a deafening roar, and its entire body's Yuan Magnetic Power erupted, causing the yellow light pillar surrounding it to show signs of spiritual instability.
Seeing this, Liu Yuangang's palm emitted a crimson light, and he was about to coordinate with the Ninth Elder's all-out attack to completely imprison the beast.
Just then, a sinister chuckle suddenly rang out in the empty cave. The sound was not loud, but it clearly pierced through the roar of the Yuan Magnetic Stone Beast and the buzzing of spiritual energy.
Liu Yuangang and the Ninth Elder's expressions changed simultaneously, and they turned their heads sharply to look.
In the shadows at the cave entrance, a dark figure had silently appeared, none other than the old man with the clown-like face of the demonic path—Black Wind Monster.
His cloudy eyes gleamed with a sharp light as he greedily scanned the struggling Yuan Magnetic Stone Beast, especially the gray-white light spring beside it that spewed pure Yuan magnetic power. His face revealed undisguised fervor.
"Fellow Daoist Liu, Ninth Elder," the Black Wind Old Monster smirked, "that such a wondrous beast and a Yuan Magnetic Spirit Eye exist here, why didn't you call out to me? Perhaps you fear I'll steal your opportunity?"
Liu Yuangang's face immediately turned extremely awkward, and he inwardly groaned. He had originally intended to use the power of the Ninth Elder's Spirit-Suppressing Flag to quietly capture this beast and offer it to the Star Palace's two saints in exchange for greater support. However, he never expected that this old monster from the demonic path would follow him like a leech. He couldn't afford to offend either the Star Palace or the demonic path, and now he was caught in the middle, not knowing what to say.
"Fellow Daoist Black Wind is joking," Liu Yuangang forced a smile, trying to smooth things over. "This beast is ferocious. Elder Jiu and I only just found it and are trying to subdue it. We didn't mean to hide anything. Since you are also interested in this beast, why don't we join forces first..."
"Join forces?" The Ninth Elder interrupted coldly, his usually gentle face now covered with frost. How could he not know what the Black Wind Old Monster was planning? The demon core of this Yuan Magnetic Stone Beast and this Yuan Magnetic Spirit Spring were of vital importance to the Star Palace; how could the demonic path be allowed to lay a finger on them?
"This beast was discovered by Fellow Daoist Liu and myself first. Fellow Daoist Black Wind's intervention halfway is probably against the rules, isn't it?" he said, his hands continuing to perform hand seals, instead accelerating the activation of the Spirit Suppression Flag. The yellow light pillar shone brightly, attempting to completely imprison the stone beast before the other party could interfere.
The Black Wind Old Monster chuckled, a fierce glint flashing in his eyes. "Rare treasures belong to those with the right fate; what rules are there?"
Before he finished speaking, the Black Wind Old Monster flicked his sleeve, and a beam of dark light shot out at an astonishing speed. However, it did not shoot towards the Yuan Magnetic Stone Beast, but went straight for the Spirit Suppressing Flag above the Ninth Elder's head!
In the dark light, a strangely shaped, pitch-black throwing knife, only three inches long, appeared. The blade was entangled with eerie demonic energy and a biting wind. Wherever it passed, even the active magnetic energy within the cave was slightly repelled.
"Fellow Daoist Black Wind, please hold your hand!" Liu Yuangang exclaimed, but only uttered the words. His face was full of helplessness and anxiety, but he did not move an inch. He had clearly decided to remain neutral and observe the situation.
"How dare you!" The Ninth Elder was both shocked and furious, never expecting that the other party would attack his magic weapon. The Spirit Suppression Flag was being activated at full power to suppress the Yuan Magnetic Stone Beast, and its defense was currently at its weakest. He hurriedly diverted his attention to control it, and with a flick of the flag, a beam of yellow light swept towards the black flying knife.
However, how could the Black Wind Old Monster's well-prepared attack be easily blocked? The black flying knife collided with the yellow glow, producing a piercing "sizzle" sound. The glow was rapidly eroded and dissolved by the extremely condensed demonic energy and yin wind. The flying knife slowed its momentum slightly, but still carried a sharp killing intent, slamming fiercely into the flagpole of the Spirit Suppression Flag!
"clang--!"
With a loud clang of metal against metal, the Spirit Suppressing Flag shook violently. The yellow runes on the flag flashed erratically, and its spiritual light dimmed slightly. The yellow pillar of light enveloping the Yuan Magnetic Stone Beast also fluctuated violently, and its sealing power was greatly reduced.
With a tap of the fingertip, one is instantly transported to the wonderful world of Chapter 192, Geng Jing.