Chapter 1638
A Small Gain, The Real Purpose
The remaining top-tier fifth-order superior-grade ghost array here, although powerful.
However, with the other five Nascent Soul Shadow Leopards dying tragically, even though they contained array spirits and could attack or defend on their own, they were ultimately isolated and helpless.
Not long after, it followed in the footsteps of the five Nascent Soul Shadow Leopards and was directly blasted to pieces.
Its source has suffered heavy losses as a result, and it is no longer a threat in the short term.
'This battle ended quickly.'
'Upon careful calculation, the war has only lasted a mere few hundred breaths since it began.'
'This kind of crushing battle is easy to win.'
'Besides, it's also time to reap the rewards.'
Seeing that the ghost leopards and ghost arrays guarding this spatial rift had been eliminated, Ling Pengyun was immediately overjoyed.
He then began dividing the spoils with Xinghai Laozu and others.
The most valuable of them all is that top-tier, fifth-order superior-grade ghost array.
With enough ghostly energy, such a treasure could be as powerful as one or two late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators.
If it weren't for the fact that Ling Pengyun and the other Cangxuan lineage had a large number of Nascent Soul cultivators, it would have been very difficult to forcefully break through this formation.
Moreover, this treasure is extremely rare, both among the Cangxuan lineage and the Shadow Leopard clan, which is skilled in array formations.
You could count them on two hands.
Most importantly, the Cangxuan lineage currently has many powerful array masters, such as Elder Xingqing, a fifth-tier high-grade array master from the Xinghai Pavilion.
Moreover, they owe a debt to the merit of previously rebuilding the fifth-tier top-grade clan protection formation of the Rock Demon Clan.
They have some special experience in reforging these kinds of ghost formations.
Therefore, even if they are righteous and cannot perfectly utilize that ghost array, they can still use some high-level righteous array materials and recast it into a righteous array using special array techniques.
The remaining five Nascent Soul Ghost Leopards also offer considerable benefits. Their primordial spirits contain powerful ghostly essence, which, with some refinement, can be used to craft some excellent spiritual items.
Moreover, because they came from powerful clans, they each possessed one or two ghost treasures of the same rank.
One of the late-stage Nascent Soul stage ghost leopards even possessed a fifth-grade high-quality throwing knife.
Ling Pengyun was, after all, a high-level weapon refiner with experience in reforging spiritual treasures to the fifth-grade superior level.
As long as he has enough orthodox refining materials, he is confident that he can reforge all those ghost treasures into orthodox spiritual treasures.
Therefore, the value of those ghost treasures is not bad.
Upon closer examination, Ling Pengyun and his group's gains this time were quite remarkable.
In this ambush, the Ling family, to which Ling Pengyun belonged, made an outstanding contribution.
In fact, the reason everyone was able to get here was because of the Netherworld Blade that Ling Pengyun possessed.
He then used his family's merits to exchange for the ghost array, which he used to enhance the foundation of his family's array formations.
At the same time, he also privately made arrangements with Elder Xingqing and other array masters, saying that once the family had gathered some righteous array materials, they would ask them to help recast the array.
As for the flying knife, Ghost Treasure, it was exchanged for by the Star Sea Ancestor.
The other Nascent Soul stage experts of the Cangxuan lineage also gained some benefits to varying degrees.
After everything was settled, they all looked at the incredibly mysterious spatial rift.
The previous battle was just an appetizer for them.
Their true target was the Shadow Realm on the other side of the spatial rift.
"It's time to go in."
Ling Pengyun's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and he immediately entered the room with the others.
Then everyone felt dizzy.
Soon, they arrived at the Shadow Realm.
The scene before their eyes also changed.
They appeared in a dense forest.
Moreover, it may be because the Shadow Realm was affected by ancient restrictions.
The energy of heaven and earth here is slightly different from that of the ancient ghost realm.
It contains a somewhat sinister meaning.
If one were to cultivate by absorbing the ghostly energy of this place for many years, even the most determined evil spirit would be affected and become extremely dark.
As for the ghost energy of the ancient ghost realm, it contains a special kind of turbid energy, which can easily become extremely violent after being absorbed.
'I fear that the Shadow Leopard King, a cultivator at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage, is so treacherous, and his existence is closely related to the unique ghostly aura of this place.'
Seeing the extraordinary ghostly energy here, Ling Pengyun couldn't help but recall the time when the Shadow Leopard King repeatedly used underhanded tactics during the battle between the three major evil ghost forces, including the Shadow Leopard Clan, and the Rock Evil Ghost.
'However, it seems that the Myriad Souls Ghost Realm that created this ghostly domain was truly extraordinary.'
'Ordinary powerful individuals cannot alter the vast territory of the Ghost Realm, nor the laws governing the mystical realms like the Shadow Realm that accompany it.'
'...'
The powerful figures of the Cangxuan lineage, including the Star Sea Ancestor, also subtly detected the special power of the laws of heaven and earth in the Shadow Realm, and they were secretly amazed.
In addition, the Shadow Forest where they were located was guarded by a large number of Shadow Leopards.
Furthermore, since this secret realm belongs exclusively to the Shadow Leopard clan, there is no need to worry about it being explored by other forces.
The number of evil spirits that the Shadow Leopard clan sent to guard this place was far greater than the number of evil spirits they sent to guard the spatial rift outside.
The number even reached hundreds of millions.
Although there were only three or four Nascent Soul stage experts among them, the rest were mostly ordinary evil spirits.
However, upon closer inspection, one can discover that several powerful fifth-tier battle formations have risen from among those ordinary groups of evil spirits.
Given the sheer number of those evil spirits and the unique nature of the Ghost Path Battle Formation, they could easily combine their strength to unleash terrifying power.
Therefore, the overall strength of that group of evil spirits was particularly good.
Moreover, the Shadow Leopard clan had also set up an array around this spatial rift, but it was not a defensive array, but a trapping array.
Indirectly, the only way to get to other parts of the Shadow Realm from here is through battle.
'The Shadow Panther clan's preparations are truly thorough.'
Upon closer examination, it turns out that powerful individuals are stationed at both ends of that spatial rift.
Ling Pengyun was somewhat troubled by this.
Moreover, as the powerful members of the Shadow Leopard clan guarding the spatial rift in the Ghost Domain were successively killed, and the spatial domain technique covering that area was also removed by Ling Pengyun.
Therefore, even though Ling Pengyun and the others temporarily hid in the void using the Netherworld Blade, they did not reveal their figures.
The Shadow Panther clan also used some special methods to detect that something was wrong.
Even the Shadow Leopard King, which had previously fled back to the secret realm to heal its wounds, bristled with goosebumps.
Immediately, it led a small number of evil spirits who remained to guard various treasure lands in the Shadow Realm and quickly arrived near the spatial rift in the Shadow Realm. It looked at the spatial rift with trepidation, ready to make its move at any moment.
In an instant, the garrison here became even stronger.
This matter is becoming increasingly difficult.
But the arrow was already on the string and had to be released.
Ling Pengyun's expression hardened, and he secretly communicated with Old Ancestor Xinghai and the others.
With everyone in agreement, they immediately took action.
They launched a full-scale attack on the high-level trapping formation that enveloped the spatial rift here.
Furthermore, considering the perilous nature of this battle, they even brought out a large number of pre-prepared methods to break through the formation.
Those methods of breaking the formation are at least of the fifth rank or higher, and there are hundreds of them. They were gathered by the major forces of the Cangxuan lineage over the past few hundred years at the cost of a great deal of their resources.
As for the evil spirits like the Shadow Leopard King, they are all outside the trapping formation. To attack them, the trapping formation must first be destroyed.
The appearance of Ling Pengyun and the others was, after all, sudden.
The evil spirits, such as the Shadow King and the Leopard King, were unable to react at all.
'not good! '
They could only watch helplessly as a barrage of attacks and formation-breaking techniques landed on the trapped formation.
A series of booming sounds immediately rang out, stirring up an immense surge of spiritual energy.
Even because of their powerful attacks and numerous methods of breaking formations.
Even the powerful trapping formation couldn't withstand it, and a hole was blasted open in it.
"Breaking the formation using formation-breaking methods is fast, but it consumes a lot of resources."
"By the way, everyone, after we get out of the trap, follow me and we'll be the first to bombard that Shadow Leopard King."
"The Shadow Leopard is currently severely injured and its strength has been greatly reduced, so now is the best time to eliminate it."
"Moreover, if we can eliminate it, this battle will likely go much more smoothly."
"Furthermore, the Ghost Leopard King is our main target this time. If we let it get away, we will suffer a great loss."
Upon seeing this, Ling Pengyun's fighting spirit surged, and he immediately greeted the Star Sea Ancestor and the others.
He then used his physical cultivation techniques to pounce on the Shadow Leopard King outside the trapping formation through the gap in the formation.
"Pengyun is right."
"..."
After hearing about Ling Pengyun's arrangements, the Star Sea Ancestor and the others expressed their strong approval.
Although the Shadow Leopard King is quite powerful, its primordial spirit is also strong.
And that's a treasure.
Whether it's Ling Pengyun or Xinghai Laozu and others, they have long desired this.
They planned to acquire it and use it to refine some high-level array-breaking spiritual items.
If this matter can be accomplished.
The future paths of powerful cultivators like Ling Pengyun and Xinghai Ancestor, who are at the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm, will be smoother.
In addition, cultivators in the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm, such as the Supreme Buddha and the Old Daoist Zhengyuan, are unlikely to get a share of this pie.
However, Ling Pengyun and the Star Sea Ancestor had already promised them that as long as they killed the Shadow Leopard King.
The top-tier, fifth-grade, full-body armor worn by the Shadow Leopard King can be theirs.
They can get more of the remaining benefits from the Shadow Panther clan.
These benefits are considerable, especially the extraordinary power of that top-tier fifth-grade full-body armor.
Previously, powerful figures such as the Supreme Buddha had witnessed its effects.
Moreover, even Ling Pengyun and the Star Sea Ancestor do not possess such a treasure; it is truly a priceless treasure.
It was precisely for this reason that the Cangxuan lineage united as one.
Ancestor Xinghai and the others also followed the gap in the trapping formation and came out of the trapping formation, and launched various powerful attacks at the Shadow Leopard King.
The Star Sea Ancestor not only unleashed the Nebula Sea Dragon Banner, but also his natal Star Sea Flying Sword, among other techniques.
The powerful figures, including the Supreme Buddha, fought with extraordinary determination.
The Supreme Buddha Lord and his disciple, the Buddha Spirit Dao Lord, both mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivators, raised their hands and formed a hand seal, unleashing two Supreme Buddha Palms imbued with boundless Buddhist and Daoist intent.
While this method is not a pure and unyielding Yang method, it is still a method that counters demons and is extremely effective against demonic cultivators.
As soon as they appeared, the surrounding ghostly energy was instantly reduced to ashes as if it had been burned by a raging fire.
Their power will also increase when facing the demonic path.
Furthermore, because the Supreme Buddha and his companion were both highly skilled, their two techniques posed a significant threat even to late-stage Nascent Soul demons.
"The True Origin Sword Formation!"
"Congeal!"
The veteran swordsman of the Righteous Path Alliance, Daoist Zhengyuan, raised his hand and took out the "Zhengyuan Flying Sword," a top-grade fifth-rank flying sword of the Righteous Path Alliance.
The hilt of the flying sword was pure white, and the blade gleamed with a cold light, making it extremely sharp.
Moreover, immediately afterward, the old Taoist Zhengyuan's sword intent soared to the sky, just like a living sword immortal.
Even upon closer inspection, one can discover that the sword intent has reached the peak of the fifth-order superior grade.
It should be noted that swordsmanship is extremely difficult to master. Even within the entire Cangxuan lineage, it is estimated that only the Nascent Soul Ghost Cultivator Ling Pengxing can rival him.
As for the Heavenly River Realm, although there are some such figures, they are extremely rare.
As the old Taoist priest Zhengyuan continuously performed hand seals, he instilled a magic seal into the Zhengyuan Flying Sword, which immediately burst forth with boundless sword light.
Tens of thousands of incredibly sharp sword beams suddenly emerged from it.
Moreover, those sword beams were orderly and formed an enormous sword array, incredibly sharp, with a power approaching that of the late-stage Nascent Soul realm.
With this move, he has a real chance to defeat opponents of higher ranks.
The other strong fighters also displayed particularly impressive techniques.
"I'm afraid things won't end well today."
"I never imagined that the mastermind behind the chaos in the ancient ghost realm was actually the righteous path."
"..."
When the Shadow Leopard King saw that Ling Pengyun and the other Cangxuan lineage experts used killing moves as soon as they made their moves, his brows furrowed deeply and a bitter feeling welled up in his heart.
Immediately, he summoned his top-tier fifth-grade Shadow Armor and donned it, creating a thick defensive light barrier. He also activated a powerful array and had countless ordinary evil spirits around him activate various battle formations to assist him.
He then managed to stabilize the situation.
By this time, he had also made a subtle guess as to the identities of Ling Pengyun and the others.
He couldn't help but feel somewhat helpless.
He first suffered a defeat in the ancient ghost realm, and now he has been targeted by Ling Pengyun and other schemers.
This is really bad luck.
'If our clan had not been defeated during the chaos in the Upper Ghost Realm, but instead had repelled the Rock Demon Clan and the five superior demon factions.'
'And if I occupy that small, rocky mountain range and set up a powerful array, I estimate I won't need to go through this calamity.'
The Shadow Leopard King was filled with emotion.
In addition, given the current unfavorable situation for it, it decided to take a gamble.
'Shadow Devouring Demon Technique!'
It then directly used the strongest power-enhancing method of the Shadow Panther clan.
That technique was a superior-level divine power, extremely potent.
In the blink of an eye, the Shadow Leopard King's cultivation level, which was at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage, was raised to the highest level of the Nascent Soul stage.
It at least reduced its thousands of years of asceticism.
However, this method comes at a great cost, as its lifespan decreases at a rate visible to the naked eye.
Even a trace of deathly aura gradually appeared on it.
It was as if he would soon meet a tragic end.
This is why, even during the chaos of the ancient ghost realm, when it was utterly defeated by both sides of the Rock Demon Clan, it did not unleash this move. (End of Chapter)