txolops Chapter 73 The Magic Weapon Green Blaze Sword! The Great Array Annihilates the Demon Mantis!
Chapter 73 The Magic Weapon Green Blaze Sword! The Great Array Annihilates the Demon Mantis!
"Useless! So easily defeated..."
Lin Chuan looked at the stiff, motionless body on the ground, deliberately raising his voice, his tone filled with undisguised contempt and anger.
This was both an outlet for the frustration of being thwarted by its dying struggle and a test—that a former Core Formation cultivator's primordial spirit was so fragile.
He suspected that the other party was faking death, intending to launch a final attack when he relaxed his guard, or to take the opportunity to escape.
Before he finished speaking, a fist-sized, blazing red fireball had already condensed at his fingertips, and with a "whoosh," it shot towards the "Qu Hun" body on the ground.
The fireball struck the body precisely in the chest, exploding instantly and igniting the clothes and hair on the body. The flames rose up and began to engulf the "puppet body".
Just as the flames began to spread—
A sudden change has occurred!
A ball of light, no bigger than an egg, but with extremely concentrated light and a bright green color, shot out suddenly from the top of the burning body, like a ghost disturbed by the flames!
It was incredibly fast, carrying a faint yet venomous and panicked spiritual energy fluctuation, and without hesitation, it fled desperately into the depths of the dense forest on the side away from Lin Chuan!
"He wasn't completely dead after all!"
Lin Chuan's face turned cold, and his eyes revealed a murderous intent. He had long been prepared for these old monsters' tricks of escaping with their primordial spirits.
The "Blood Fiend Blade" talisman, which had been hovering to the side with its spiritual light still lingering, transformed once again into a dark red bloodline under Lin Chuan's mental command. It arrived at a speed far exceeding that of the green light cluster, instantly catching up to it.
There was no earth-shattering collision.
The bloodline merely grazed the surface.
"Pop..."
A soft sound, like a bubble bursting.
The emerald green primordial spirit light was as if it had been sliced by the sharpest blade. Its light dimmed and dissipated instantly, turning into tiny, barely perceptible green glows that completely dissolved into the night wind without leaving a trace.
Thus, the primordial spirit of this Core Formation cultivator from the Spirit Control Sect was truly and completely annihilated from the world.
Upon seeing this, Lin Chuan immediately made a hand seal, unleashing a chilling frost spell that swiftly extinguished the flames on the puppet "Qu Hun's" body.
This puppet body still has some use to him, so he can't just destroy it like this.
Upon examination, it was found that apart from the skin on exposed areas such as the face and arms being burned black and curled up, making it look somewhat ferocious and terrifying, the main bones and joints of the body were basically intact.
With the skills of a cultivator, repairing these superficial wounds was not difficult. As for the damage to his appearance, Lin Chuan didn't care at all—he never intended for this puppet to show its true face.
He took out a large, hooded black cloak from his storage bag and put it on the charred "Qu Hun," covering most of its body and face.
Then, he shook the "Soul-Guiding Bell" again and gave a simple command to the black-robed figure: "Follow me."
The body of "Qu Hun" under the black robe trembled slightly, then its movements were a little stiff, but it obediently stood up and silently walked a few steps behind Lin Chuan, like a loyal and silent shadow.
After dealing with the puppet, Lin Chuan turned his gaze to the dull, emerald-green sword on the ground.
He cautiously used his telekinesis to bring it close to his face and examined it carefully.
The sword is only about an inch long, and its entire body is emerald green and crystal clear. Its material is neither gold nor jade, and it is warm to the touch. Even though it has lost its spiritual light at this moment, one can still feel its restrained spiritual charm, which belongs to the level of a magic weapon.
He tried to spare a wisp of his divine sense and cautiously probe the sword's blade, attempting to examine its interior or leave a mark.
However, the moment the divine sense touched the surface of the sword, it was gently repelled by a weak yet exceptionally tough and repulsive force, unable to penetrate even a fraction of an inch.
"Indeed, magical treasures have their own spirituality and barriers, and it is difficult for those who are not at the Core Formation stage to truly drive and refine them."
Lin Chuan was not disappointed; this was within his expectations.
He carefully put away the flying sword magic weapon named "Green Radiance Sword" for the future.
Next, we need to find the true location where the Core Formation cultivator from the Spirit Control Sect hid his storage bag.
The original text is vague about this, only stating that it is located in a nearby cave and guarded by a golden-backed mantis.
Searching blindly in these vast mountains and forests is like looking for a needle in a haystack.
But Lin Chuan had a better way—to wait.
He took the black-robed Qu Hun with him and found a secluded spot nearby to rest, waiting for dawn to arrive so that the divination for the new day would be refreshed.
As the first rays of dawn were about to pierce the darkness, golden light appeared before my eyes as expected:
Today's divination result: Very inauspicious.
[The divination reads: Eighty miles southeast of the site of your battle with the Spirit Control Sect cultivator last night, you found a cave that appears to be where the Spirit Control Sect cultivator hid his storage bag. You entered the cave to investigate, but were attacked by a level four demonic beast, the Golden-backed Demon Mantis.]
"A terrible omen!" Lin Chuan's heart skipped a beat.
The divination directly points to the danger—the level four demonic beast, the Golden-backed Demon Mantis!
This is indeed an existence that he currently finds difficult to confront head-on.
But unlike usual when he would immediately retreat upon seeing something "inauspicious," this time Lin Chuan felt certain.
"The danger is known, the location is clear, and I am prepared."
A glint of wisdom flashed in his eyes. Knowing the nature and source of the danger in advance allows for targeted measures.
This ominous divination was more like a precise "risk warning" for him.
He immediately set off, first hiding the black-robed Qu Hun in a dense thicket near the site of last night's battle, and then riding his magical artifact, flying precisely eighty miles to the southeast.
Landing in a more secluded and primitive mountain forest, Lin Chuan scanned the area with his divine sense and quickly discovered a deep cave on the steep mountain wall, half-hidden by vines, with an entrance only wide enough for two people to pass side by side.
There was a faint but exceptionally pure aura of a demonic beast remaining at the cave entrance, which matched that of the golden-backed demonic mantis.
Lin Chuan did not rush in.
He first found a relatively open and sparsely wooded area about a hundred feet outside the cave entrance, and quickly took out the array plate and array flags of the "Star Shadow Illusion Array" and set them up one by one according to the specific directions.
The formation was activated, and a faint, almost invisible layer of star mist quietly spread out, enveloping the area. From the outside, nothing seemed amiss, but within, a deadly aura was lurking.
Having set up this crucial illusion array as a backup plan, Lin Chuan finally arrived at the cave entrance.
He took a deep breath and summoned two high-quality top-tier defensive shields, which hovered in front of him, one in front of the other.
At the same time, several moonstones were taken out, activated with magic, and embedded in the stone wall of the passage to illuminate the way ahead.
The cave slopes inward, the passage is winding, the air is cold and damp, and there is a faint fishy smell.
Lin Chuan held his breath and focused his mind, his steps were light and slow, and his divine sense extended forward like the most sensitive detector.
After walking about thirty feet, the passage gradually widened.
suddenly!
From the depths of darkness ahead, a blurry black shadow suddenly shot out at incredible speed! Its movement created a sharp whooshing sound, so fast that it almost left a blur in the light of the moonstone, heading straight for Lin Chuan!
Lin Chuan was prepared and unhesitatingly scattered a large stack of low-level talismans he had been holding in his hand—fireball talismans, ice cone talismans, and wind blade talismans—forward like a celestial maiden scattering flowers!
"Boom boom boom!" "Sizzle sizzle sizzle!"
Dozens of low-level spells erupted instantly, fireballs, ice spikes, and wind blades intertwining into a chaotic and dense storm of spiritual energy. Although their power was insufficient to harm the enemy, they successfully obscured the view ahead and slightly hindered the momentum of the dark figure.
However, at the very moment the magical light shone—
"Snap! Snap!"
Two sharp, teeth-grinding cracking sounds rang out almost simultaneously!
The two top-tier defensive shields floating in front of Lin Chuan were as fragile as paper. They were sliced in half by two jet-black, shiny blades that moved with lightning speed. The spiritual light was extinguished instantly, and the cut surfaces were as smooth as mirrors!
A terrifyingly sharp aura pierced through the shield, making Lin Chuan's hair stand on end!
Without lingering in the fight, and without even having a chance to get a clear look at the attacker, he suddenly retreated, transforming into a streak of green, and sped out of the cave along the path he had come from!
An angry, piercing screech came from behind, followed by the sound of something rapidly approaching and tearing through the air!