Chapter 144: Cloud Beast

is, some say it was a struggle between major immortal sects for the Taoist lineage, others claim that an extraordinary treasure appeared, causing chaos. There are also those who say that demons invade...Yu Da Yue was also forthright, telling them without any hesitation when and where he and Qing Ting's sister had bought the ancient repair site clues at Tianhen Tower.

“If Junior Brother Qin agrees to join forces with us to break through the formation and enter the ancient cultivator site, according to the customs of the cultivation world, any treasures you find alone will belong to you. As for the spoils we discover together, no matter what is inside, they will be divided according to their value. Senior Sister Qingting and I have the right of first choice for one item, but regardless, Junior Brother Qin will still receive his share. Since we are all fellow disciples, it's best to settle the rules beforehand to avoid any misunderstandings.”

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Qin Sang listened silently after that, deep in thought.

Qing Ting and Yu Daiyue were recruiting helpers at their sect. The ancient ruins should not be fake, and the conditions offered were quite sincere. The two spent spirit stones to buy clues, and they also spent time finding the location and inviting helpers. It's only natural that they would prioritize selecting treasures.

As I said before, if your abilities are inferior to others, you might even struggle to protect yourself in danger.

The Ten Directions Yama Formation is indeed powerful. After he broke through to the Qi Refining period, its power reached a new level. Before learning divine abilities, it could be said to be his strongest means of defense.

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But this formation requires a certain amount of preparation time. Judging from the strange barrier and array restrictions around the ancient ruins, we know that this site is not simple. There are many unknown dangers inside, and if we act rashly, we may not have time to set up the formation.

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Before your strength is improved, it's best not to easily enter dangerous situations. The treasures in the ancient ruins are very tempting, but you also need the luck of life.

Anyway, Qin Sang wasn't close with Yu Da Yue, so she decided not to go. She put on a little show of pretense, just about to politely decline.

Yu Da Yue seemed to have seen through his thoughts and hurriedly said, "Junior Brother Qin, don't rush into a decision. My senior sister Qing Ting and I just gathered the spiritual materials recently. Senior Sister Qing Ting is currently in seclusion refining a formation-breaking artifact. It will be difficult to achieve it in a short period of time. After that formation-breaking artifact is refined, at least seven cultivators at the Foundation Establishment stage are needed to exert its maximum power. I haven't gathered enough manpower yet, Junior Brother Qin can go back and consider it, and give me an answer later."

After leaving Da Yue's cave dwelling, Qin Sang pondered for a moment and murmured, "Anyway, it will be some time before... I can then see if I can break through to the second layer of my technique. Let's see what that divine ability is all about before deciding anything further."

There are quite a few ancient ruins of cultivators in the Yuncang Great Marsh, and the harvest depends entirely on luck.

> Inside, there could be nothing at all, or it could hold the relics of ancient cultivators, secret techniques, magical artifacts, or rare spiritual materials – it’s incredibly tempting.

Cultivating to a higher level inevitably involves venturing into dangerous realms, searching for the spiritual wood needed to forge the ebony sword.

If one's true strength is insufficient, naturally one would decline outright. But if one's divine powers are sufficiently strong, it might be worth a try, depending on the circumstances.

With a flash of light, they arrived at the Headmaster's Peak in an instant.

Qin Sang quietly landed in front of the Headmaster's Hall, glanced at it, raised his foot and walked in. Immediately, a young Taoist boy greeted him.

"Greetings, Master Uncle. The Headmaster is currently out of town due to an urgent matter and will return tomorrow. If you have any important matters, please leave a message on a transmission slip, and I shall deliver it to him upon his return."

Qin Sang wasn't here for the position of headmaster. With Headmaster Yu absent, he avoided unnecessary trouble and said, "Go get me the accumulated matters from the Headmaster's Peak. I want news about any demonic beasts at the Yao Ling stage, as well as information on the ancient battlefield of immortals. Bring me a copy of everything."

"The disciple obeys!"

The boy took his orders and returned shortly with a few jade slips in his arms.

Qin Sang went over to check one by one, and only after reaching the end did he find news of two demon beasts in the early stage of the Demon Spirit Period. Moreover, it didn't look easy to handle, they were all lurking deep within Yuncang Marsh. It would take him half a month of sword flight to reach there.

Furthermore, it's uncertain whether the demonic beast is still in the Yuncang Great Marsh. It's also not possible to say for sure that one could fly freely there without consequence.

Before the Nascent Soul Stage, demon beasts are good materials for refining weapons. After killing them, there are rewards from the sect. While Foundation Establishment cultivators wouldn't be overly eager, they would still kill any easy targets.

Qin Sang recorded the information from the jade slips, then took out the last one. It contained data about ancient immortal battlefields.

In the Quyin sect, he had already heard of the famous ancient immortal battlefield. After coming to Shaohua Mountain, out of curiosity, he had also learned about it, but not in detail.

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It is said that this place was once filled with abundant spiritual energy, with heaven and earth treasures visible everywhere. Cultivating the Dao was much easier than it is now, with cultivators above the Nascent Soul stage being common, and even legends of tribulation transcending powerhouses ascending to the Immortal Realm. Unlike today, where the Nascent Soul stage is the limit, with no further path ahead.

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Later, for some unknown reason, ancient immortals suddenly began to fight.

There are many legends surrounding this, some say it was a struggle between major immortal sects for the Taoist lineage, others claim that an extraordinary treasure appeared, causing chaos. There are also those who say that demons invaded, and ancient immortals guarded the living beings of this world, sacrificing themselves to resist the external evils.

But without exception, they all used similar words such as "mountains and rivers shattered," "heaven and earth collapsing," and "all living beings extinct," which clearly shows the brutality of that great war.

It is said that after that great battle, the world, which was once vast and boundless, was shattered beyond repair. Over time, although life gradually recovered, countless lineages were broken, scriptures were lost, and spiritual energy became incredibly scarce. This is what makes cultivation so difficult today.

The cultivators of the Xiao Han domain suspect that the Ancient Immortal Battlefield is one of the sites of that ancient battle.

Deep within the ancient battlefield of Xian, countless spatial rifts still remain. Only a war between ancient immortals could have caused such terrifying destruction. Even after an unknown number of tens of thousands of years, it remains unrecovered.

These spatial rifts are extremely dangerous. Even a careless cultivator at the Dan Formation stage could be swallowed by them, leaving only a desperate path to survive. What's even more terrifying is that some spatial rifts are visible to the naked eye, while others are incredibly hidden, invisible and intangible, making it difficult even for divine consciousness to detect them. Even cultivators at the Nascent Soul stage must be extremely careful.

The ancient battlefield was full of countless relics from the past, yet no one dared to explore them.

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With Qin Sang's strength, of course, he wouldn't dare to go deep into the ancient fairy battlefield, but the outskirts of the battlefield were not peaceful either.

It is said that too many ancient immortals fell in battle, and the depths of the ancient immortal battlefield are filled with countless corpses of powerful beings. To this day, they remain uncorrupted. After death, these powerful beings still had remnants of their fighting will. After years of evolution, they transformed into a kind of evil energy, called "煞氣" (Sha Qi). The Sha Qi took form and in the ancient immortal battlefield created a unique type of creature. Cultivators in the Xiao Han domain call them cloud beasts.

These cloud beasts are mindless and take on strange shapes. They harbor an intense hatred for all living beings and only know how to kill. Some possess great strength, with abilities rivaling those of high-level cultivators in the Golden Core stage. Others are even weaker than Qi Refinement stage cultivators, but their numbers are vast, seemingly inexhaustible, like a tide that can never be stemmed or extinguished.

Once they breach the Xiaohan Domain, all living beings will be utterly destroyed. Not only will mortals perish, but cultivators too will have no place to stand.

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