20demayo Chapter 1877 Luring the Tiger Away from the Mountain (4K)
Chapter 1877 Luring the Tiger Away from the Mountain (4K)
Chapter 1877 Luring the Tiger Away from the Mountain (4K)
Deep within the void of the Guixu Realm, Chen Fei sat cross-legged, his body enveloped by a dense aura of heaven and earth spiritual energy and the Time Pavilion.
Chen Fei sank his mind into his sea of consciousness and began to operate the Heavenly Dao False Form. In an instant, countless insights about "body turning into nothingness" and "mind becoming like dust" flowed into Chen Fei's sea of consciousness like trickling streams, and were rapidly absorbed and understood by him.
As time passed, Chen Fei's figure sometimes became ethereal and transparent, as if about to merge into the background of the void, and at other times it exuded an ancient, silent, lifeless aura, like an ancient, stubborn rock.
The surrounding天地元气 (heaven and earth energy) no longer surged, but instead presented a strange "dead silence" state, as if this area had been forgotten by the river of time, or its existence had been forcibly "erased" by some higher-level rules.
Space was slightly distorted, and the light around him seemed to be imperceptibly deflected, as if he himself had become a "black hole" that absorbed all probing.
Chen Fei's comprehension of the Nirvana Return to Dust Method improved rapidly. After an unknown amount of time, Chen Fei slowly opened his eyes.
A deep sense of desolation flashed in his eyes, then disappeared. Chen Fei's figure flashed, leaving the Realm of Return to Nothingness and reappearing in this spatial rift.
As soon as he appeared, Chen Fei began to fully activate the Nirvana Return to Dust Technique.
In an instant, an indescribable and profound fluctuation emanated from Chen Fei's body.
Chen Fei looked up and clearly felt that the malevolent influence of the Heavenly Dao, which was rooted in his body like a malignant tumor and exuded an aura of decay and curse, was being gently peeled away and smoothed out by an invisible hand.
The viscous feeling of being locked in by the Heavenly Dao of the Secret Realm quickly dissipated, as if it had never existed. In its place was an unprecedented tranquility and peace that blended into the background of heaven and earth.
He hadn't felt much of a difference before, but now that the malice of Heaven had dissipated, Chen Fei felt his mind and body suddenly become more active, clear and bright, and the sense of "separation" from this secret realm space was greatly reduced.
"However, this method of returning to dust is not a one-time solution."
Chen Fei stood still, sensing his situation for a moment, and found that the "deception" of the Nirvana Return to Dust Technique was more like a clever disguise, temporarily obscuring the perception of the Heavenly Dao of the Secret Realm, making it regard Chen Fei as a "reasonable" part of the operation of the Secret Realm's rules, like a stubborn stone or dust.
However, if Chen Fei were to use methods such as the Nine Hells Severing Heaven Vein to forcibly seize the immortal matter of the secret realm's origin, this act of "fleecing" would undoubtedly expose his true nature as an "outsider" once again, and his previous "deceptive" behavior would trigger an even more severe backlash and malicious locking from the secret realm's Heavenly Dao.
At that time, the newly formed Heavenly Dao Imprint will likely be far stronger and more stubborn than before.
Various thoughts flashed through Chen Fei's mind.
The malice of Heaven has been temporarily eliminated, but it is no longer possible to intercept immortal matter.
However, before leaving this Fire Spirit Secret Realm, which is fraught with danger yet full of opportunities, it seems that we could find another suitable target to "harvest" once more.
As long as the target is chosen properly and the action is swift and decisive enough, Chen Fei can make a clean getaway with a rich reward once the Heavenly Dao of the Secret Realm has reacted.
However, that's a matter for later. Now that there's no threat from the Heavenly Dao for the time being, Chen Fei naturally wants to find that fourteenth-grade high-quality spiritual material.
Previously, Chen Fei's perception of this high-ranking spiritual material was extremely vague, but after slaying another late-stage Immortal Realm Heavenly Demon, his perception became quite clear.
Guided by the immense fortune he now possessed, Chen Fei followed his senses and sped toward the location of the fourteenth-grade high-level spiritual material.
His figure weaved through layers of spatial fragments, avoiding the powerful auras he sensed. Like a fish, Chen Fei traversed countless spaces, some scorching, some deathly silent, and some chaotically governed.
Finally, Chen Fei stopped in his tracks in a vast space filled with a rich fire elemental aura.
With just one glance, the scene ahead made Chen Fei's gaze narrow slightly.
The fire spirits in this space were completely different from those Chen Fei had encountered before. They were no longer violent energy beings that attacked based solely on instinct, but possessed extremely high intelligence.
As Chen Fei's divine sense swept over them, he could see that they were gathered in an orderly manner in the city built of lava crystals, where there was trade and communication, and he could even clearly sense the fluctuations of cultivation.
It is clearly a well-structured cultivation civilization society built upon the laws of fire.
The source of the fluctuations from the fourteenth-grade high-level spiritual material that had stirred Chen Fei's soul was located in the very center of this Fire Spirit World, within a towering, crimson tower that pierced the sky.
The tower was covered with lava-like runes, exuding an ancient and powerful aura.
What chilled Chen Fei even more was that his divine sense clearly detected nearly six powerful auras, each of which had reached the late stage of the Immortal Realm.
Although no peak Immortal Realm being was sensed, the gathering of these nearly six late-stage Immortal Realm fire spirits was enough to withstand any being below the peak Immortal Realm.
Even if someone at the peak of the Immortal Realm were to force their way in, they might find themselves locked in a stalemate for a while.
Chen Fei's gaze flickered. This tower was not only a hiding place for high-ranking spiritual materials, but also the core holy land of this fire spirit civilization, personally guarded by the strongest members of their race.
These late-stage immortal fire spirits guarding the tower are far superior to their counterparts outside the Heavenly Pillar, who possess only power and fight based solely on instinct.
If they saw the cultivation techniques passed down in those spaces before they began cultivating, then they must have mastered exquisite combat skills and the extended characteristics of the Void Treasure.
Treating these fire spirits as Immortal Realm experts like those in the Xuan Yu Realm is perfectly reasonable. Stealing Rank-level spiritual materials right under their noses would be extremely difficult.
Chen Fei's eyes flickered as he quickly weighed the pros and cons.
Could he really take on six late-stage Immortal Realm experts head-on? Chen Fei simply couldn't do that now, given his lower cultivation level.
But to give up on a fourteenth-grade high-level spiritual material? That's even more impossible.
Chen Fei took a deep breath and pushed the "Nirvana Return to Dust Method" to its limit. At the same time, he activated the Void Shadow of the Void Secret Treasury. His figure blended into the background of space like a shadow, and he silently moved toward the central tower.
Just as Chen Fei was about ten thousand miles away from the tower, a strong sense of alarm rose in his heart.
Chen Fei looked up and saw that the space around the tower in front of him was set up with some kind of extremely sophisticated warning array or rule sensing, the sophistication of which was no less than that of the fourteenth-order superior array in the Xuan Yu Realm.
If Chen Fei takes another step forward, his stealth will inevitably be detected by the late-stage Immortal Realm fire spirit inside the tower. Forcibly breaking through the warning line will only result in him being immediately surrounded and attacked.
After a moment's thought, Chen Fei changed his strategy.
With a slight thought, Chen Fei's past self silently separated from him, maintaining an extremely concealed state, and stealthily moved to another edge of this fire spirit space in the opposite direction from the tower.
Chen Fei's past body traveled through the Heavenly Cycle Record and the Time Gap Walk, and the entire space seemed to freeze for a moment.
Having lived in such a stagnant world, Chen Fei carefully observed the entire space. The next moment, the Dao sword in his hand condensed, without unleashing any earth-shattering aura. He simply contained his power to the extreme and then slashed down at that spatial node with precision and swiftness.
"Buzz!"
A deep yet penetrating spatial shockwave suddenly spread out, causing the entire vast Fire Spirit Space to tremble violently, like a lake surface tossed with a boulder.
The earth trembled, lava rivers surged, and countless fire spirits looked around in panic.
Inside the central tower, dozens of powerful divine thoughts erupted instantly, sweeping towards the source of the spatial tremors.
Although no aura was unleashed when the previous attack was made, this sudden anomaly, which was enough to shake the very foundation of the entire space, immediately aroused the high vigilance of the powerful figures inside the tower.
Without the slightest hesitation, two crimson figures exuding the aura of the late-stage Immortal Realm transformed into streaks of light and shot out from the tower, heading straight for the location where they had been!
Following closely behind were more than a dozen early and mid-stage Immortal Realm Fire Spirit experts who reacted swiftly. Although they were still unclear about what had happened, the spatial anomaly was definitely unusual and they had to find out immediately.
Seeing two late-stage Immortal Realm cultivators and a dozen or so helpers rush out of the tower in an instant, Chen Fei was overjoyed. His plan to lure the tiger away from the mountain had initially worked.
Without hesitation, Chen Fei immediately activated the Night Demon Warrior.
The figure of the Night Demon Warrior quietly emerged on the other side of the space, forming a triangle with the past self and the central tower.
Concealing all aura, and drawing upon the shared experience from his previous incarnation, the Night Demon Warrior selected another spatial node, gathering destructive power in his sword and slashing fiercely at the node.
"boom!"
Another muffled thud resounded, and the space trembled violently once more, even more violently than before.
Because the spatial fluctuations caused by the previous body had not completely dissipated, the addition of new force caused the spatial structure to groan under the strain, and tiny spatial cracks flashed by near the point of impact.
The four remaining late-stage Immortal Realm fire spirits inside the tower exchanged thoughts, conveying a sense of surprise and uncertainty.
They are not stupid. The two spatial anomalies occurred in different locations, and the attackers were well hidden. This is clearly someone deliberately creating chaos.
It is highly likely that they were deliberately lured out, while their target was the central tower.
However, the continuous and violent tremors in space are no small matter. The attackers have an extremely profound understanding of the universe. If the attackers are allowed to continue destroying the spatial nodes, it is very likely that this core space, which their Fire Spirit civilization has managed for countless years, will collapse.
This is something they absolutely cannot tolerate; even knowing there might be a trap, they must stop the saboteurs!
"Split up! Make sure to find the saboteurs!" A majestic divine thought emanated from the top of the tower.
Since the strength of the newcomer is unknown, the fact that they could so precisely shake the spatial node already speaks volumes.
In an instant, two more crimson figures at the late stage of the Immortal Realm, accompanied by several early and mid-stage Immortal Realm fire spirits, burst out of the tower, transforming into streaks of light and rushing towards the location of the second tremor in the space.
Outside the tower, Chen Fei himself kept a close eye on the movements of the powerful figures inside. He sensed that two more late-stage Immortal Realm Fire Spirits had led their subordinates out, and the remaining forces inside the tower had been greatly reduced.
Chen Fei raised his foot, ready to tear through space and rush straight to the core of the tower.
However, just as Chen Fei was about to take action, an extremely faint spatial ripple emanated from not far south of the tower.
Chen Fei's perception was incredibly sharp, and he was also guided by the immense fortune and the extra perception brought about by the Nirvana Returning to Dust Technique, which allowed him to get closer to the Heavenly Dao of the Secret Realm.
More importantly, that ripple was also a shadow in the void, which is why Chen Fei noticed it immediately.
Chen Fei looked up, his gaze shooting like lightning towards a patch of empty space on the south side of the tower. There, a figure was also lurking.
The figure exuded a deep and mysterious aura, carrying the unique aura fluctuations of the Yuan Demon, and its cultivation had clearly reached the late stage of the Immortal Realm.
This Yuan Demon expert must have been lurking here for a long time. Upon discovering the commotion, this Yuan Demon expert had the same idea as Chen Fei: to sneak in during the chaos. That's why Chen Fei was able to detect the fluctuations.
The unexpected situation made Chen Fei's mind race, and then he immediately realized that this was not entirely a bad thing.
Although most of the powerful figures inside the tower have been lured away, they are all still within this space. If anything goes wrong, those immortal fire spirits can still quickly return.
With the presence of such a late-stage Immortal Realm Yuan Demon, even if they are besieged by an Immortal Realm Fire Spirit, they won't have to pour all their power onto Chen Fei.
As for this late-stage Immortal Realm Yuan Demon, whether his goal was a fourteenth-grade high-level spiritual material or some other supreme treasure, it didn't have a significant impact on Chen Fei.
If their goal is truly a fourteenth-grade high-level spiritual material, then let's see who's the best.
Without the slightest hesitation, Chen Fei took a step forward, and the spatial steps beneath his feet instantly collapsed and folded. His figure tore through the spatial barrier surrounding the tower as if by teleportation, and he forcefully rushed towards the crimson tower that reached the sky, his target being the source of the spiritual material fluctuations that had stirred his soul.
On the south side of the tower, Lu Zijing, a late-stage Immortal Realm Yuan Demon, also caught the fleeting aura that Chen Fei unleashed the moment he entered the tower.
"Early stage of the Immortal Realm? That prodigy from the Illusionary Transformation Sect? He truly doesn't know what's good for him!"
A hint of surprise flashed in Lu Zijing's scarlet demonic eyes, followed by a mocking expression.
A mere early-stage Immortal Realm cultivator, even with some concealment techniques, dared to venture here; he'll die without even knowing how.
However, Lu Zijing then thought of the two attacks that suddenly erupted at the edge of the space. They must have been Chen Fei's companions. But Lu Zijing couldn't understand why, even with external help, it would be someone like Chen Fei, who was at the early stage of the Immortal Realm, who would be the one to break through the tower.
Do you really think those remaining Immortal Realm Fire Spirits inside the tower are just for show?
A question flashed through Lu Zijing's mind, but he didn't delve into it. Instead, his figure transformed into a streak of light, and he too flew towards the tower. This was a rare opportunity, and he couldn't afford to miss it.
Lu Zijing's target was crystal clear: the "Immortal Mystic Crystal Pillar" at the core of the tower, formed from pure immortal matter and radiating immense energy.
Previously, Lu Zijing had been lurking here, intending to wait for a suitable opportunity. He had already laid down Dao traces outside this space, which could easily attract other Immortal Realm Yuan Demons.
Instead of attracting other elemental demons, the younger generation of the Illusion Sect appeared first.
(End of this chapter)