To not let Xu Anzhen kill him, Rui Baishan took the initiative to show himself to stop Xu Anzhen. Because Rui Baishan revealed himself, it caused his plan of acting as an angler to fall apart.
[TL Note: Here ‘acting as an angler’ is similar to the phrase ‘to fish in troubled waters.’]
“You and I have no enmity between us, so why do you want me to follow you out?” Ning Cheng calmed down even more. He ended up owing Rui Baishan favour once again. However, he was not too much worried about Rui Baishan. Although Xu Anzhen was sinister and deceitful, if she wants to kill Rui Baishan, it was all but impossible.
The grey-robed man stood up, “I thought about it afterwards. For someone like Xu Anzhen to chase you, a puny Sea Opening Cultivator, presumably it must because of some interesting secrets on you. Therefore, I purposefully came back and asked around about you. Turns out you were actually that Ning Cheng. You possess the 9-Colored Mirage Tree as well as the Mirage Stones, plus a pile of Spiritual Enhancement True Nectar, maybe even some Geocentric 9 Yin Essence.”
“Originally, I could have let you go once you gave me something. Unfortunately, I need something from that Xu Anzhen, so I must take you to her.”
“Where is Sect Master Rui?” Ning Cheng knew that since the matter has come to this point, then turning anxious would not have any usefulness to his situation.
“I’m sorry; I do not know where Rui Baishan is. If you do make any unnecessary movements, then please do not blame me for being impolite.” The grey-robed man spoke while lifting his hand to grab Ning Cheng.
Ning Cheng did not move, just spoke, “Answer one last question, only then will I leave with you.”
“Go ahead.” The grey-robed man on hearing Ning Cheng’s words took his hand back.
“Is my Rainbow Fall Sword Sect’s Yonder Immortal Rainbow Fall Sword on you? Who else was with you when you attacked my Rainbow Fall Sword Sect?” Ning Cheng stared into the grey-robed man’s eyes and asked one word at a time. The Yonder Immortal Rainbow Fall Sword was the totem symbol of the Rainbow Fall Sword Sect, the importance of this sword to the Rainbow Fall Sword Sect was something that remained unmatched.
Without this sword, even if the Rainbow Fall Sword Sect’s strength were to end up restored to its original, it still would not be able to recover its reputation to what it was initially.
Ning Cheng had already thought it through, if the opposite party did not have the Yonder Immortal Rainbow Fall Sword, he would immediately try to make it out of this place. Once he escaped this building, he was sure that the Heavenly Dao Public Square’s Dao Masters would definitely show up to help. If the opposite party indeed possessed the Yonder Immortal Rainbow Fall Sword, only then would Ning Cheng be willing to go out with this grey robed man.
If they did not go out together, and ended up in a fight, even if he received help from the Heavenly Dao Public Square’s Dao Masters, and ended up killing this grey robed man, the Yonder Immortal Rainbow Fall Sword would still not be returning to the Rainbow Fall Sword Sect.
“Yes, the Yonder Immortal Rainbow Fall Sword is indeed on me. As for who else attacked the Rainbow Fall Sword Sect, I do not know.” While the grey-robed man spoke, he was already starting to lose his patience.
Ning Cheng calmly spoke up, “Then lead the way, the two of us will walk together.”
“Good, no wonder that Rui Baishan settled on you as his successor. You actually possess a backbone.” The grey-robed man shot an oblique glance at Ning Cheng, as he spoke out with genuine admiration.
Ning Cheng felt extreme discomfort in his heart on hearing those words, it felt as if he was talking to a poisonous viper.
……
“That man’s cultivation is not below your or me, even I cannot see through his strength.” A black-robed old man spoke up with a gloomy voice as he stared at Ning Cheng and the grey-robed man as they disappeared from the Heavenly Dao Public Square.
The blue-robed man by his side spoke up with an affirmative expression, “Ning Cheng seems to have been forced to follow him. Although Ning Cheng might be good, he still misses the mark when compared to this person. Ning Cheng is also a School Master at least, should we interfere? Moreover, I feel that this person is somewhat familiar.”
“That’s what I was also thinking.” As the black-robed old man spoke, he had already shot into the air.
The blue-robed man also did not delay for more than half a moment, before following the black-robed old man as they left the Heavenly Dao Public Square.
……
When the blue-robed man and the black-robed old man followed them out, Ning Cheng could also sense it. Moreover, he knew both of them. The blue-robed man was Dao Master Xiao Bisheng of the Heavenly Dao Academy. As for the black-robed old man, the one he was most familiar with was none other than Dao Master Mu Ziming from the Heaven Alliance who had bestowed a bottle of Essence Birthing Bamboo Pith upon him.
The grey-robed man did not seem to be aware of them in the slightest and was still travelling at a brisk pace. However, Ning Cheng suspected that once this grey robed man pushed forward at full speed, his flight type Low-Grade True Artefact might not even be able to catch up to him.
The four people remained silent as they travelled for about half a day. Just as Ning Cheng guessed that they were already out of the Tian Continent’s range, the grey robe man’s flight type magical weapon suddenly started plunging downwards at full speed. Ning Cheng then discovered that the surrounding area had suddenly turned icy-cold. This place had turned into something akin to a deep and dark abyss on earth; he just could not fathom its depth, as the surroundings were utterly empty to make out any references.
Ning Cheng’s Spiritual Consciousness swept out and could only feel nothingness all around him. Ning Cheng gave out a deep sigh in his heart, at the same time felt a bit bewildered as to why this fellow had brought him to this place. Ning Cheng immediately wanted to make a move to defend his Airship-type True Artefact; however, to his disappointment, his Airship-type True Artefact was not under his control at all. It was as if a mighty suction force was acting on it forcing it to dive down.
Ning Cheng, through his Spiritual Consciousness, found that Xiao Bisheng and Mu Ziming were also just like him and were not able to control their flight-type Magical Weapons. However, the grey-robed man was able to slow down his descent, which meant that the other party had the capability to at least control the speed.
“Haha… Xiao Bisheng, Mu Ziming, you two ignorant fools, wanting to follow me in.……” The grey-robed man suddenly came to a stop and stood on a block of stone that Ning Cheng was not able to distinguish its colour before he laughed aloud.
Ning Cheng threw out one after another Array Flags before finally managing to slow down his Airship-type Magical Weapon just above him. His speed had only started to slow down when Mu Ziming and Xiao Bisheng rushed past Ning Cheng and entered the Blue Hole that even he could not sweep with his Spiritual Consciousness.
The grey-robed man stood near to the entrance of this Blue Hole. He waved his hands towards Ning Cheng who was still continuously shooting out Array Flags. Then with a calm voice, he spoke up once again, “The reason why you weren’t sucked in yet is not that of your Array Formations are formidable, but because you haven’t advanced to the Crucible Transformation Realm yet, causing the strengths of the Law’s here to not be able to bind you. Don’t do anything worthless. Just go in.”
Even if the grey-robed man had not said it, Ning Cheng did not plan to continue doing this kind of work. That was because; he found that his True Essence and Spiritual Consciousness were gradually going out of his control. If it continued like this, he would soon turn into a fish over a chopping block.
Ning Cheng calmed down and quickly forced himself to come up with some ideas. The grey-robed man was still standing at the entrance to the Blue Hole and remained motionless. It was possible that he also dreaded this Blue Hole very much. If he ended up sucked into the Blue Hole, while the grey-robed person did not g
o in, then it would definitely not be a good thing for him.
Even if he must go inside, he must forcibly drag this person inside with him.
Ning Cheng suddenly puts away his flight-type Magical Weapon, while simultaneously went all out wielding the Twin Wings of the Heavenly Clouds.
Sure enough, wielding the Twin Wings of the Heavenly Clouds, the descending speed of Ning Cheng abruptly came to a stop. Ning Cheng did not hesitate; bringing out his Nirvana Spear, he immediately stuck out with the full force that he could muster.
An incomparably mysterious Spear Intent shot out, cutting through this incomparably ice-cold space. Suddenly, there was only a single Black Spear Shadow in the surrounding hole, at the same time, this Spear Shadow directly shot towards the glabella of the grey-robed man. The grey-robed man’s countenance immediately changed as he quickly shot back in retreat.
The grey-robed man’s body had just instinctively retreated when his body ended up immediately sucked in by the Blue Hole’s powerful suction.
“Bastard….” Ning Cheng could hear the angry roar of the grey-robed man. At that same moment, Ning Cheng also ended up caught by formidable suction force, causing him to end up sucked through the blue hole.
The blue hole was full of a green expanse, while Ning Cheng’s Spiritual Consciousness was not able to make out any of it openly. However, just as he arrived, many wind-breaking sounds emerged. Ning Cheng did not dare to neglect anything, immediately shooting out with his Nirvana Spear.
“Bang-Bang-Bang….” Intermittent dreary impacts sounded out, while Ning Cheng discovered that the things that sneak attacked him were long and slender rattan vines. However, each of these rattan vines was quite sturdy; it was as if they were Magical Weapons forged with the most durable materials available. Although Ning Cheng used his Nirvana Spear to defend against them, he, however, was not able to damage them at all.
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Ning Cheng did not have the time to check out the status of Xiao Bisheng duo when even more rattan vines swept towards him. Seeing this, Ning Cheng felt considerably startled in his heart; immediately bringing out his 36 Cosmic True Devil Axes, he went completely all out in forming a Defensive Axe Array around him.
“Bang-Bang-Bang….” As the dense clusters of cyan coloured rattan vines struck Ning Cheng’s Axe Shadows, they immediately gave out banging like noises one after another. Every time these rattan vines whipped at them, Ning Cheng felt the True Essence circulating in his body tremble uncontrollably before disintegrating little by little.
There was no need to think about it at all, Ning Cheng knew that once he exhausted his True Essence and Spiritual Consciousness, these rattan vines would completely bind him.
Ning Cheng caught an Array Flag that he previously dropped; he wanted to use the Cosmic True Devil Axe to block off these rattan vines before arranging a Defensive Array Formation.
At this time, Ning Cheng simply did not have the time to observe the situation, as he threw out one Array Flag after another. Only when a few Defensive Walls manifested around Ning Cheng, the embryonic form of the Defensive Array Formation, did he finally find the free time to observe the surrounding situation.
If he had not looked at the situation, then Ning Cheng felt that he could find the opportunity to escape from this place; however, this time, as his gaze swept out, his heart sank to the very bottom.
In this cyan cavern, there were many white skeletons wrapped up in seemingly endless rattan vines. There was no need to guess at all, Ning Cheng knew that these skeletons were the remains of those who tried to struggle against these rattan vines, before finally perishing.
Xiao Bisheng, Mu Ziming and that grey robed man, were all like him, trying to struggle against those horrifying rattan vines.
“Senior Mu, what are these things? Why is it so difficult to deal with these things?” When Ning Cheng discovered that Mu Ziming and Xiao Bisheng could not escape from these rattan vines, he felt a considerable amount of shock in his heart.
Mu Ziming and Xiao Bisheng both possessed strength above Crucible Transformation Realm. Moreover, he was positively sure of this fact. If even experts above the Crucible Transformation Realm were unable to escape, then the Array Formation that he arranged, how long would it last?
Mu Ziming currently was panting from breath, before he finally managed to speak up, “Ning Cheng, if you have any means to leave this place then hurry up and leave. This is the Underworld Crow Ghost Rattan, something extremely terrifying. A human’s Spiritual Soul along with their flesh and blood is its most favourite attraction. Once bound by these rattan vines, even if one had access to the highest of heavenly abilities. All of their Essence Blood would end up absorbed by these rattan vines before they finally die. You already have seen the bones of the dead inside. Those dead bones are self-explanatory…..”
“I did not expect that the Tian Continent would have such terrifying and evil creatures. If this thing grew out of this place and took root outside, then the entire Tian Continent and even the entire Yi Xing Mainland would ultimately end up becoming a nutritional foundation for this Underworld Crow Ghost Rattan…..” Xiao Bisheng spoke out with a pale white face. The rattan vines were mainly concentrated around him, raining down endless attacks.
Ning Cheng then turned his gaze towards the grey-robed man. This grey robed man fared slightly better than Xiao Bisheng and Mu Ziming. It was as if he had a way to resist those Ghost Rattan Vines.
However, whether there was a way out or not, the opposite party’s Array Formation level was not as strong as Ning Cheng’s was, nor did they possess 36 Best Quality True Artefact-grade Small Axes. They can only use the power provided by their own cultivation to resist it.
“Senior Mu, do you know this grey robed scumbag? He not only snatched my Rainbow Fall Sword Sect’s Yonder Immortal Rainbow Fall Sword, he even plotted against my Rainbow Fall Sword Sect.” Ning Cheng then turned towards Mu Ziming and asked.
Mu Ziming had not yet replied when Xiao Bisheng responded by his own initiative, “I had initially thought him to be somewhat familiar, now that I finally put my mind to it; I think I might know who he is. He should be that Jia Shisan, who also has the moniker of Radiant Crow Monarch. In addition to that, he is also a Rank 9 Heavenly Pill Grand Master. I heard that he had already gone to Heaven’s Way several hundred years ago, I did not think that someone as poisonous as him would actually stay back in the Tian Continent…..”
“Radiant Crow?” Ning Cheng repeated the two words in doubt. Regarding someone being a Tier 9 Heavenly Pill Grandmaster, the others might regard them as untouchable legends; he, however, did not care much about it. As long as he was willing, he could advance to the Tier 8 Earth Pill Grand Master. With enough Spiritual Grasses, it would not be impossible for him to become a Tier 9 Heavenly Pill Grand Master.
Mu Ziming quietly spoke up, “In the Yi Xing Mainland, the most poisonous snake available is the Radiant Shade. However, the reason why Jia Shisan earned the moniker of Radiant Crow was that compared to the most poisonous snake ‘Radiant Shade’, his poisons are three times more poisonous. Even Crucible Transformation Cultivators, in the face of such kind of poison, would have no way out other than death.”
“Several hundred years ago, this person had single-handedly extinguished 27 factions in the Tian Continent one after another, not even the chickens were left alive. The reason he did such a thing was all but to seek out a particular Spiritual Grass. Because he suspected that these 27 factions might have this Spiritual Grass in their possession, he decided to completely extinguish all those 27 factions. I don’t know how he found the location of the Underworld Crow Ghost Rattan, but even we ended up lured in here by him.”
“This scum came looking for me knowing that I have the 9-Col
ored Mirage Tree and the Mirage Stone; however, I did not think that it would even end up implicating the two seniors.” Regardless of what Mu Ziming and Xiao Bisheng meant by their words, Ning Cheng’s impression of Mu Ziming and Xiao Bisheng was still quite good.
“So that’s why; this person wants the Underworld Crow Ghost Rattan King. The Underworld Crow Ghost Rattan King is tough to refine; however, one can actually use the 9-Coloured Mirage Tree to confuse the Ghost Rattan King, eventually allowing him to refine it…..” Mu Ziming spoke out in horror.
The grey-robed man suddenly burst into laughter, “Since you already know that I am Jia Shisan; therefore, after this monarch leaves this place, he will definitely throw all the disciples of the Tian Continent’s top ten factions in here as a sacrifice to refine my Underworld Crow Ghost Rattan King.”
Ning Cheng suddenly thought of the Yonder Immortal Rainbow Fall Sword on Jia Shisan. If Jia Shisan remembered that the Yonder Immortal Rainbow Fall Sword might be of some help in dealing with these Underworld Crow Ghost Rattan vines, the result would turn out to be unknown.
Thinking of this, Ning Cheng no longer considered any more nonsense. 12 Cosmic True Devil Axes immediately shot towards Jia Shisan.
Jia Shisan was having a much easier time in coping with this Underworld Crow Ghost Rattan compared to Mu Ziming and Xiao Bisheng. However, now that Ning Cheng joined in with the Underworld Crow Ghost Rattan Vines to attack Jia Shisan, Jia Shisan immediately found the situation turning a lot more difficult for him.
“Little animal, you’re crazy…..” Seeing Ning Cheng surrounded by so many Underworld Crow Ghost Rattan yet stilled daring to attack him, Jia Shisan became extremely angry.
He couldn’t stop Ning Cheng’s attacks, which caused him to grow even angrier. If there were no Underworld Crow Ghost Rattan, then Ning Cheng’s attacks would just be equivalent to an itch at most for someone like Jia Shisan. However, combined with the attacks from the Underworld Crow Ghost Rattan, Ning Cheng’s attacks were now equivalent to frost added to a snowy mountain.
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