bioinnovel Chapter 114 Xiliang Kingdom
Chapter 114 Xiliang Kingdom
"Animating inanimate objects..."
Qin Xiao scanned the area with his divine sense: "This is some kind of magic, using these inanimate objects to probe."
The words had barely left his mouth!
Li Changle's surveillance camera captured an image high in the sky: "Husband, a group of about ten people, dressed in Western Liang Kingdom attire, emerged from the forest to the north and are rapidly moving deeper into the mountains! They are protected by spiritual energy! They are probably at the early stage of Qi Refining!"
In the scene, more than ten figures dressed in the gray-brown outfits of the Western Liang Kingdom, with their mouths and noses covered by special headscarves, are taking advantage of the cover of the mountains and forests to quickly move towards the direction where the fog is thickest.
"As expected, there are cultivators here."
Qin Xiao's gaze turned cold. "Follow them, keep your distance, and see who they really are and what their purpose is."
The group immediately concealed all their presence.
Qin Xiao then cast several concealment and silence spells, enveloping everyone.
Then, the light rose into the sky, hovering far behind the group of mysterious cultivators, and stealthily moved into the depths of the Myriad Valleys Mountains.
The mountains and forests were deathly silent.
The group of cultivators clearly sensed the danger and moved more cautiously, shrinking their formation.
The leader held a uniquely shaped bone compass to indicate the direction.
Finally, after passing through a narrow rift valley completely shrouded in a light gray fog, the scenery ahead suddenly changed.
A basin resembling one formed by a meteorite impact appeared before our eyes.
In the center of the basin, a terrifying ravine, unfathomably deep and tens of meters wide, runs north to south.
"stop."
Qin Xiao's voice pierced through a hundred feet, resounding in the ears of every cultivator from Xiliang.
The gray-clad figures, who were carefully setting up some kind of ritual at the edge of the basin, trembled violently and turned around abruptly!
The leader, a middle-aged man with a sharp, wiry face, was holding a bone compass.
At that moment, their pupils contracted sharply as they stared intently at the figure in black robes that had suddenly appeared not far behind them.
And behind him were six graceful yet imposing women.
"Who goes there?!"
The middle-aged cultivator shouted sternly, instinctively protecting the compass in his hand.
The other cultivators quickly gathered together, forming a defensive formation, with a faint surge of spiritual energy emanating from their bodies.
Qin Xiao calmly swept his gaze over these people, his divine sense having already thoroughly investigated them inside and out.
The highest level he could reach was only the fourth level of Qi Refining, and that was the middle-aged cultivator.
The rest are mostly in the second or third level of the Qi Refining stage.
"I'm asking you."
Qin Xiao took a step forward. His spiritual pressure as a Nascent Soul cultivator was not fully released; only a trace of it was leaked out.
"thump!"
The dozen or so Xiliang cultivators were all struck as if by a heavy blow. Their knees buckled and they knelt on the ground, their faces pale and their eyes filled with undisguised horror.
"Who...who are you?! This place is under the control of the 'Holy Witch' of Xiliang. You shall leave immediately to avoid jeopardizing your own safety!"
The middle-aged cultivator forced himself to shout, trying to bring up his backer.
"Xiliang? Holy Witch?"
A knowing glint flashed in Qin Xiao's eyes.
Sure enough, except for Dayong and Yu.
The cultivation of immortality also began to emerge in Xiliang.
"Did you put those 'open-eyed' stones and dead trees there?"
Qin Xiao asked directly.
The middle-aged cultivator's expression changed, and he gritted his teeth, saying, "This is my Xiliang's 'Spirit Communication Technique,' which uses the form of inanimate objects to set up a 'Thousand-Eyed Array' to monitor any unusual activity in this area. Just who are you, sir? Could it be that you've also come for this 'Earth Vein Treasure'?"
A rare treasure from the earth's veins?
Qin Xiao's heart stirred.
It seems that these Western Liang cultivators took the dissipation of the Heavenly Craft Valley's restrictions and the resulting disturbance in spiritual energy as a harbinger of the birth of some kind of treasure.
"I am very interested in your 'holy witchcraft'."
Qin Xiao said calmly, "Tell me, how many cultivators like you are there in the Western Liang Kingdom? And what is the cultivation level of that 'Holy Witch'?"
Upon hearing this, the middle-aged cultivator's eyes became even more wary, but he dared not remain silent.
The opponent's strength was unfathomable; even a mere trace of their aura was enough to make them breathless.
Perhaps only the arrival of a "holy sorcerer" could counter it.
"Cultivators? You mean the 'magicians' of my Western Liang? We are all selected and taught by the 'Holy Witch Temple.' There are over a hundred junior masters in the country, and fewer than ten senior masters."
He paused, and when he mentioned the "Holy Wizard," a look of reverence appeared on his face. "The 'Holy Wizard' is a messenger of the gods, whose cultivation is boundless, having reached the 'Perfect Master' realm, beyond our comprehension!"
Guru perfection?
Qin Xiao frowned.
What level of attainment is that?
The way the Western Liang Kingdom referred to cultivators was different from what I knew.
Ten masters.
More than a hundred men were assigned to the lower ranks.
Could it be that the master has already formed the Golden Core, or even reached the Nascent Soul stage?
Have to prevent!
However, the few Qi Refining cultivators in front of them are not worth mentioning.
Let's see how much more we can get out!
"What do you seek here?"
Qin Xiao asked again.
"Several months ago, a precious light shot into the sky from this place at night, and the earth shook frequently. The 'Holy Shaman' observed from afar with his 'spiritual communication' and asserted that an ancient treasure was about to appear deep in the earth's veins, possibly related to the ancient 'Celestial Craftsmen's Remnants'."
The middle-aged cultivator said, "The 'Holy Witch' ordered us to scout ahead, set up the 'Thousand-Eye Array' to monitor the movements, and try to obtain the token or clues. If you are willing to cooperate with my Xiliang to explore this treasure, the reward will be..."
"cooperate?"
Qin Xiao chuckled and interrupted, saying, "No need!"
Before he finished speaking, he raised his hand as if to grab something.
"Buzz!"
The bone compass in the middle-aged cultivator's hand flew out and landed in Qin Xiao's palm.
The compass was made from the skull of some kind of demonic beast, with a small, dull spirit stone embedded in its center. It was surrounded by simple runes and was emitting a faint spiritual energy fluctuation, faintly connected to the "animated" dead things in the basin.
"Give it back to me!"
The middle-aged cultivator was extremely anxious, "This 'Spirit-Seeking Compass' was personally bestowed by the Holy Witch; it is incomparably precious."
Qin Xiao didn't even look at him, his divine sense surging into the compass.
Instantly, the structure and runes within it were revealed.
And its connection with the "Thousand Eyes Formation" is fully analyzed.
"Crude".
He commented briefly, then casually wiped it off.
The light from the runes on the compass suddenly went out, and the connection with the "Thousand Eyes Array" in the basin was forcibly severed.
At the same time, the faint light in the eyes of the "open-eyed" stones, dead trees, and animal bones throughout the basin went out, and they turned back into inanimate objects.
"you!"
The middle-aged cultivator was both shocked and furious, but dared not make a move.
Qin Xiao moved swiftly and appeared in front of the middle-aged cultivator.
He raised his hand and pressed it against the other person's forehead, directly performing a soul search!
Now, his control over spiritual power has reached a state of perfection.
If you don't want to, you won't harm the other person's life at all.
A moment later, Qin Xiao chuckled.
What kind of guru or guru?
The so-called master's performance was only at the mid-stage of Qi cultivation.
The junior master is only at the initial stage of Qi cultivation.
The entire Western Liang Kingdom has over a hundred cultivators, which sounds impressive.
But these are just minor repairs to refine qi.
What I learned was full of flaws and was not as good as Yu Qingyi's original techniques.
"Go back and tell your 'Holy Wizard'."
Qin Xiao released his grip, his tone calm, "The matter of the Wanhe Mountains has been taken over by Dayong. If you want to live, stay in your Xiliang and never set foot here again!"
Having said that, he ignored the dumbfounded Xiliang cultivators and turned to Luo Qingluan and the others, saying, "Let's go, let's go see other places!"
After saying that, the five-colored light rose again, enveloping everyone, and left directly.
More than ten Xiliang cultivators were left standing there, looking at each other, a chill running down their spines.
"He...he can fly?"
A young monk said in a trembling voice.
"And that self-reference of '朕' (Zhen, meaning 'I' or 'the Emperor'), could it be the Emperor of the Great Yong Dynasty?!"
The other person exclaimed.
The middle-aged cultivator picked up the malfunctioning spirit-finding disc, his expression shifting uncertainly. Finally, he gritted his teeth and said, "Return to Xiliang immediately! Report this matter to the Holy Witch without omitting a single word!"