Chapter 350: 260: Fortunately, the Ancestor Came in Time_2

Chapter 350: Chapter 260: Fortunately, the Ancestor Came in Time_2

The double-headed Dragon Vulture abruptly broke through the vast snow, flying fiercely toward the trio.

And standing on the back of the Dragon Vulture was an arrogant old man with a hawk nose and eagle eyes, dressed in a dark feather robe.

Upon seeing the comer, Zhao Sheng immediately felt his head grow three sizes larger.

Being from the Southern Border, he was all too familiar with the Vulture Old Monster from the Beast Taming Sect.

It was precisely because he knew the Vulture Old Monster’s cold-blooded and ruthless character, that often led to killing, that Zhao Sheng felt an intense headache coming on.

Hum!

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A silvery white Sword Light soared into the sky, turning into a hefty sword rainbow over twenty zhang long, lightning-fast as it struck the double-headed Dragon Vulture.

“Screech!”

The double-headed Dragon Vulture was unable to dodge in time; seeing someone daring to strike it, it instantly flew into an extreme rage. Its massive body suddenly swelled by a third, dragon scales standing on end all over its body, and its two huge bat wings powerfully flapped once.

Two black whirlwinds appeared out of thin air, and in an instant, they formed two enormous Dragon Tornadoes, intercepting the sword rainbow from left and right.

Boom!

The sword rainbow and the Dragon Tornadoes collided with a thunderous clash, exploding immediately, causing the wind and snow in a thousand zhang radius to swirl turbulently, the fierce gales scraping a thick layer of ice and rocks directly from the surrounding cliffs.

“You vile beast!”

At that moment, a sharp and grating voice, akin to a knife scraping a metal plate, suddenly overpowered the great whirlwind, echoing amidst the icy clouds between the mountains.

“Screech!”

The double-headed Dragon Vulture suddenly closed its wings and swiftly dove down in a glide.

In the blink of an eye, this unruly Seventh Rank Demon came to a halt in front of Zhao Sheng and the others, its four colossal eagle-like eyes intensely focusing on Shen Mo in white, as if it was about to explode into a murderous fury at any moment.

The Vulture Old Monster first glanced at the white fog that hadn’t dissipated, then turned his head toward the three, his question posed with a facade of a smile, “Hehe, lucky that I chased down here. Otherwise, this venerable one would have missed a great opportunity.

Just as the rumors say, where Fellow Daoist Shen is, trouble is never far behind, but neither are opportunities!”

Upon hearing this, Shen Mo in white remained silent. The chubby old man dejectedly greeted him, “Tianzhen, on behalf of my Ancestor, pays respects to Eagle Ancestor.”

“Hehe, Sword Child, you seem rather unhappy about this venerable one’s arrival, eh?”

“Hehe, the venerable one is perceptive. I am a tiny bit indeed, but just a tiny bit.” The chubby old man seriously raised his right hand, pinching his thumb and index finger together, purposely leaving a small gap.

Arguing with a “madman” was beneath the dignity of the Vulture Old Monster, who didn’t take to heart Shen Tianzhen’s disrespectful action.

He was only curious why this master and disciple pair did not enter the relic.

“There must be some deceit!” The Vulture Old Monster thought, his gaze suddenly turning sharp as he looked at the badly injured Zhao Sheng.

“Boy, what’s going on here?”

Zhao Sheng felt his heart sink upon hearing this.

At that moment, two other inexplicable gazes also suddenly landed on him.

“Reporting to the elder, this is an ancient relic from ten thousand years ago. It is extremely dangerous inside; I’ve just narrowly escaped from it.” Zhao Sheng answered evasively, avoiding the main issue.

The Vulture Old Monster’s face turned cold upon hearing this. Zhao Sheng’s little tricks could hardly deceive a millennium-old monster.

Before he could speak again, the Vulture Old Monster suddenly said harshly, “I’ll ask you once more, what is peculiar about this relic? If you dare lie, I’ll make you wish for death!”

“Humph!”

No sooner had the voice fallen than Shen Mo in white suddenly let out a cold snort, spitting out a “Bright Pearl.”

The Bright Pearl hung before his chest, radiating myriad Sword Lights.

In an instant, within a hundred zhang, the wind and clouds abruptly changed, ice and snow storms, hundred zhang of icy cold… everything transformed into the Sword Domain!

It was then that the chubby old man, Shen Tianzhen, spoke on behalf of his Ancestor, “Elder Jiu, you don’t always have to threaten and kill! If there’s an issue, take it up with us. There’s no need to be so harsh with the younger generation! They haven’t offended you.”

“Haha! Fellow Daoist Shen, no need for hostility, I am not one to kill indiscriminately,” Eagle Ancestor said, not fearing the Holy and Evil Sword, but also had no intention of clashing over a minor affair with a Nascent Soul of the same rank as the Sword Madman.

After he finished speaking, the Bright Pearl’s radiance suddenly retracted, and the Sword Domain instantly vanished like smoke.

The face of Vulture Old Monster softened slightly, then he asked Zhao Sheng in a cold tone, “Boy, tell this venerable one everything you know.”

Zhao Sheng had no choice but to recount the details about the relic once more.

After listening, the Vulture Old Monster became excited, and his tremendous pressure began to uncontrollably surge forth, causing Zhao Sheng’s heart to shake violently,

The gap between Foundation Establishment and Nascent Soul was unimaginably vast; just a wisp of leaking pressure nearly suffocated him.

“Wrong, you lie!”

Suddenly, at this moment, Vulture Old Monster’s eyes flashed fiercely, and with a bellow, his fingers suddenly reached out to grab Zhao Sheng.

The next instant, a huge hand, entirely purple-black and nearly condensed, appeared out of thin air and abruptly clasped Zhao Sheng, yanking him into the air and pulling him towards Vulture Old Monster.

“How dare you!”

A cold shout arose, and a dazzling, water-like sword light suddenly enveloped the area.

The purple-black hand was instantly shattered by the Nascent Soul Sword Domain.

Vulture Old Monster let out a strange cackle. He had merely been bluffing out of habit.

Who could have predicted that Shen Mo would react by striking out directly?

Shen Mo’s protection of the kid like this indicated that the person had definitely concealed many secrets.

With that in mind, he was even less inclined to let the kid go.

In fact, Vulture Old Monster had entirely misread Shen Mo’s thoughts, yet ironically hit upon some truth.

Zhao Sheng had indeed lied!

Hum!

A sudden hum resounded between heaven and earth as Vulture Old Monster’s palm abruptly released a purple-black light ball.

No sooner had the light ball left his palm than it expanded rapidly in all directions.

Ten feet,

Twenty feet,

…

In the blink of an eye, a black light steaming, a massive spherical domain with a diameter of thirty to forty feet appeared in the world, enveloping Vulture Old Monster and the Double-headed Dragon Vulture within.

At this time, the silver-white Sword Domain and the black domain, both Nascent Soul Domains, collided with each other.

Boom!

Heavenly Pillar Mountain seemed to have a giant black-and-white “Bright Sun” appear on it, with billions of rays wrapped around Nascent Soul-level mana, instantly sweeping away the snowstorm within a dozen miles and creating large “Empty Domains.”

Zhao Sheng, ignoring the wounds on his chest and abdomen that had reopened, lunged to the ground with a thrust, his Immortal Golden Body erupting in full force, and five golden rings emerged on his skin, struggling to withstand the remaining force of the battle.

Surrounding him, the wind, sharp as knives and as lashing as whips, etched long and deep ravines in the mountains and cliffs in an instant, while large protrusions were leveled by the residual mana.

Just as he was about to deploy the Defensive Talismans, a plump figure suddenly appeared in front of him,

Shen Tianzhen looked solemn, with sword pills shimmering like stars around him. He stretched out both hands, and a True Essence Shield suddenly emerged, protecting Zhao Sheng.

“Thank you, senior, for your protection!”

Zhao Sheng flipped over to sit on the ground, channeling energy to stop the bleeding at his wound while bowing his thanks to Shen Tianzhen.

“Heh heh! I told you, kid, that you have bad luck,” Shen Tianzhen said with a mischievous grin and chuckle, advising, “You just stay put and don’t move. Once the Ancestor feels better, naturally, the battle will cease.”

Upon hearing this, Zhao Sheng felt a wave of relief and braced his right hand on the ground to get up, but the ground where he touched was soft as sludge.

His right hand sank deeply into the ground, and a sudden strong force came from below.

At the same time, a large yellow light appeared across the ground within a radius of three feet, and the earth and rocks instantly turned into “water ripples.”

Zhao Sheng’s heart stirred, and his entire body suddenly sank into the layers of rock and soil beneath him.

“Who’s there?”

As a muffled and anxious shout reached his ears, darkness enveloped Zhao Sheng’s vision, and he was wrapped in extremely pure Earth Element True Essence and dragged swiftly into the deep layers of soil.

“Qingyang, do not fear! It’s me.”

At that moment, the familiar, deep voice of Zhao Xuanjing reached his ears, and Zhao Sheng finally completely relaxed.

A short while later, a hundred miles deep within Heavenly Pillar Mountain, inside a natural stone cave, Zhao Sheng and Zhao Xuanjing sat facing each other.

Occasionally, huge beasts the size of mountains swam past on the surrounding stone walls, their bodies circled by wide, thick golden rings emanating waves of smooth jade-like golden light.

Inside the cave, the two slightly calmed their emotions.

But Zhao Xuanjing still said with lingering fear, “It’s good that I arrived in time.”

Zhao Sheng took out a bottle of Healing Pills and swallowed them, then cast two Second-order Rejuvenation Talismans.

After somewhat treating his injuries, he laughed and said, “I knew you would come, Ancestor. As expected, you did not disappoint me.”