txolops Chapter 345 Four Symbols Sealing Spirit Pillar
Chapter 345 Four Symbols Sealing Spirit Pillar
"Brother Xiao, do you still remember the Sea King Sect, which appeared briefly in the Inner Star Sea thousands of years ago, only to be completely wiped out in a very short time, with even the island where its mountain gate was located being sunk to the bottom of the sea?" The burly man spoke slowly.
"Neptune Sect?"
Upon hearing this, the hook-nosed man, referred to as "Brother Owl," frowned even more deeply, a thoughtful glint flashing in his pale golden vertical pupils before shaking his head.
"I, Xiao, have only been in human form for a hundred years, and I wasn't even born then. However, I have indeed heard some of the older members of the clan vaguely mention this matter. It is said that this sect acted too arrogantly back then, violating a great taboo of our demon race, and hunted and refined our high-ranking demons on a large scale, including several royal descendants who were expected to take human form."
This finally enraged the "Old Suanni King," who then ruled the outer seas. The Old Suanni King personally summoned the leaders of various tribes, venturing deep into the inner star sea, and even used the inherited spiritual treasure, the "Sea-Covering Banner," to uproot the Sea King Sect with overwhelming force… Afterwards, it seems he even had a battle with the Nascent Soul cultivator stationed at the Star Palace because of this?
However, no sooner had he finished speaking than the burly man beside him let out an undisguised, mocking sneer:
"Hehe... Brother Xiao, you haven't been in human form for long, and you spend most of your time in the high sky, so you probably don't know much about the intricacies of the human race."
He paused and said, "Brother Xiao, you only heard the second half, but you don't know the key points of the first half. Back then, our demon race was able to infiltrate the Inner Star Sea so smoothly and destroy the Sea King Sect with lightning speed. In fact, the Star Palace's 'secret assistance' and tacit approval behind the scenes were indispensable!"
Otherwise, given the Star Palace's strength at its peak and its control over the inner star sea, how could they have been completely unaware of our demon race's large-scale operations? It wasn't until we sank the Sea King Sect's entire mountain gate to the bottom of the sea that their Nascent Soul stage monsters "arrived belatedly" and "had a match" with the old Suanni King? Heh heh, it was nothing more than a show for outsiders!
"What?" Upon hearing this, the hook-nosed man's pale golden vertical pupils suddenly contracted, and an expression of disbelief appeared on his face. "The Star Palace secretly assisted my demon race in destroying our own human sect? This... how is this possible? Aren't they all human cultivators? How could they..."
The burly man chuckled, "Brother Xiao, you're still too honest. The treachery and cunning of human cultivators, and the brutality of their infighting, far exceed your imagination. You'll need to be more careful when dealing with humans in the future."
The man with the hooked nose was stunned, his expression shifting, clearly indicating that these remarks had a significant impact on his preconceived notions.
He remained silent for a moment before processing this information. His gaze returned to the crimson pillar of light, and he said in a deep voice, "Brother Jiao, do you mean... this crimson pillar of light is related to the Sea King Sect, which has long been destroyed?"
"Most likely." The burly man nodded confidently, his eyes fixed intently on the pillar of light. "Although we don't know the specific reason, judging from the aura of this pillar of light, it carries a faint trace of the 'Myriad Spirits Blood Fiend' technique, which is the same as the Sea King Sect's cultivation method from back then... It's probably a secret realm or relic left behind by the Sea King Sect before its destruction, which has opened at this time due to a series of coincidences."
A glint of greed and excitement flashed in his eyes as he licked his dry, scale-covered lips: "Although I don't know why it suddenly opened, since it was such a coincidence that my brother and I stumbled upon it, how can we leave empty-handed after entering a treasure mountain?"
The Sea King Sect was able to provoke the old Suanni King to personally take action back then, so its foundation must be extraordinary! Perhaps inside, there are treasures that would greatly benefit our demon race in tempering our bloodlines and improving our cultivation! Maybe… even the primordial blood essence they plundered and refined from our demon race back then!”
At this point, a fierce glint flashed in the burly man's eyes, and his dark golden demonic power erupted. With a sway, he transformed into a condensed crimson light and plunged headlong into the hundred-foot-thick pillar of blood-red light without hesitation!
The figure was instantly engulfed by the viscous blood light and disappeared.
Upon seeing this, the hook-nosed man's eyes narrowed, and he suppressed the last trace of doubt and apprehension he had about the pillar of light. Without further delay, he let out a long roar, and his figure transformed into a streak of crimson-gold light, rushing into the blood-red pillar of light.
The two powerful auras belonging to transformed demons quickly disappeared into the depths of the pillar of light.
……
Luo Ming was piloting the Wind Shuttle, which had mostly concealed its spiritual light, and flying towards the selected "Corpse Whale Tomb" sea area.
However, just as he was flying over what seemed to be an ordinary sea area, a striking, thick, dark red beam of light connecting the sea and the sky suddenly entered his field of vision at the far end of the horizon!
Even hundreds of miles away, the beam of light was still clearly visible, standing silently between the gloomy sea and sky, exceptionally conspicuous.
"What...is this?" Luo Ming frowned deeply, his face showing surprise and uncertainty.
He was certain that neither the sea map in his possession nor the information he had gathered from Mingyue Tower contained any record of this place! This pillar of light seemed to have appeared out of thin air!
Judging from its scale and aura, it was definitely not a natural phenomenon, nor could it be something a low-level cultivator could create. Was it some kind of ancient restriction accidentally triggered? Or was it a prelude to the emergence of some secret realm or relic?
"With my current strength and the speed of the Wind-Escape Shuttle, as long as I don't intentionally risk my life, I'm quite confident I can escape danger. Even if Nascent Soul stage monsters or transformed demonic beasts are attracted here, I can simply stay far away."
Luo Ming weighed the options silently. In the end, his desire to explore the unknown and his slight expectation of a possible opportunity outweighed his caution of "it's better to do less than more."
"Go and see what's going on. If things don't work out, flee immediately," Luo Ming decided.
He stopped flying towards the "Corpse Whale Tomb" and instead controlled the Wind Shuttle, maximizing its stealth capabilities and concealing his aura to the extreme. He transformed into a faint shadow that almost blended into the dim light of the sky, cautiously and slowly approaching the blood-red pillar of light hundreds of miles away.
"Senior, have you ever seen or know what that blood-red pillar of light ahead is? It looks like some kind of powerful restriction or formation," Luo Ming asked Tianjing Sanren as he flew.
The slightly puzzled voice of Tianjing Sanren slowly echoed in Luo Ming's mind: "The Four Symbols Sealing Spirit Pillar? This shape, this aura... they are indeed somewhat similar. However, this one seems a bit too huge."
Moreover, as far as I know, a complete 'Four Symbols Sealing Spirit Array' requires four spirit pillars to guard the four directions, responding to each other, in order to form a complete restriction that seals the heavens and the earth.
He was naturally unaware that in the distant waters surrounding Silver Shark Island, there were three other identical crimson pillars of light, also piercing through the heavens and earth.
"The Four Symbols Sealing Pillars?" Luo Ming frowned, repeating in a low voice, "A formation specifically used for sealing? Judging from the blood-red light shooting into the sky, could it be... something extraordinary is sealed here?"
Tianjing Sanren chuckled: "The sect that has studied this formation the most deeply and used it the most extensively is the Sea King Sect, which was destroyed by the outer sea demons thousands of years ago with lightning speed."
Therefore, this place... is most likely a secret realm or important stronghold left by the Sea King Sect somewhere in the outer sea. Your spirit beasts' opportunities will probably lie here.”
"The Sea King Sect?!" Upon hearing this, Luo Ming's eyes suddenly flashed with an astonishing light! That sect that once left a strong mark on the history of the Chaotic Star Sea, at its peak possessed four mid-Nascent Soul cultivators and more than ten early-Nascent Soul cultivators, and was known as the number one power second only to the Star Palace!
His original plan was to use the relatively dense Yin energy in the "Corpse Whale Tomb" sea area to help the Ghost King inside the Ten Thousand Soul Banner break through and completely resolve the backlash threat.
While the matter of the Ghost King is of utmost importance, such an ancient secret realm, which is so rare and precious, is one that if you miss it once, you may never encounter it again in your lifetime!
Without further hesitation, Luo Ming transformed into a condensed, dark streak of light and charged headlong into the towering pillar, a hundred feet thick and radiating an ominous blood-red light!
"Buzz—!"
Just as Luo Ming touched the edge of the crimson pillar of light, a powerful and eerie suction force instantly came. At the same time, the viscous crimson light coiled around him like a living thing, and the corrosive and dissolving power contained within it frantically impacted his protective aura, making a "hissing" sound.
Upon entering the central teleportation barrier, Luo Ming felt a blinding flash of blood before his eyes, followed by a dizzying spin, as if he had been thrown into a rapidly rotating crimson vortex, causing his five senses to become instantly disordered.
The discomfort of being teleported didn't last long. After a few breaths, the ground beneath their feet became solid, and the surrounding pressure and chaos vanished abruptly.
Luo Ming steadied himself and immediately looked around warily. He found himself standing on an ancient, circular stone platform made of grayish-white boulders, its surface covered with the marks of time and weathering.
Looking up, one is surrounded by ancient trees that block out the sky. The trunks are so thick that it takes dozens of people to encircle them. The canopies are like canopies, with lush branches and leaves, exuding a primitive atmosphere.
The air is filled with spiritual energy; a deep breath brings a sense of peace and tranquility, making it an ideal place for cultivation.
However, this scene, which resembled a fairyland or a paradise on earth, was completely destroyed by the thick, blood-red mist that lingered high in the sky.
Thick, flowing blood mist obscured the sunlight, casting a somber, dark red hue over the entire secret realm. In addition to the rich spiritual energy, the air was permeated with a faint, almost imperceptible stench of blood and decay, creating an eerie contrast with the vibrant ancient forest below.
"What a strange secret realm..." Luo Ming thought to himself, not daring to be careless in the slightest.
He immediately unleashed his divine sense, which was as powerful as that of a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, like an invisible tide, spreading outwards from himself in all directions, carefully examining the surrounding environment, vegetation, and any potential dangers.
As far as his divine sense could reach, this secret realm was exceptionally vast. Even with his current divine sense's detection range of two hundred miles, he couldn't touch its boundaries! Moreover, the terrain was complex, with mountains, rivers, forests, and swamps all distributed throughout.