A Record of a Mortal s Journey to Immortality - Chapter 1096

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Chapter 1096: Volume 6 Spirit Treasures Chapter 1992: The Three Great Cultivators Chapter 1096: Volume 6 Spirit Treasures Chapter 1992: The Three Great Cultivators Several demon beasts, whose bodies were as translucent as jellyfish, trudged forward in a snow-covered area, almost invisible against the blinding white snowstorm.

These demon beasts, known as “Cold Charmers,” are born from the cold essence of heaven and earth.

Thus, despite being only fifth or sixth-grade creatures, they fear not the swirling snowflakes or bone-chilling cold that turns breath to ice.

Instead, they appear invigorated, moving about as freely as fish in water.

Suddenly, a lead sixth-grade Cold Charmer halted, its multitude of fire-red eyes on either side of its body casting a puzzled gaze towards a certain area where the snowstorm was exceptionally dense.

The other fifth-grade Cold Charmers also paused and looked in the same direction.

A sudden whooshing sound pierced the air, and a flurry of red threads shot out from within the snowstorm, striking with incredible speed.

They pierced several Cold Charmers straight through, cleaving their Demon Cores in two.

There was a series of “plop” sounds as the Cold Charmers shattered like ice, scattering debris all over the ground.

At this moment, amidst the flurries of snow, a figure in a white cloak, a female cultivator from Minor Extreme Palace, emerged slowly.

Although her face was not clear, her eyes coldly swept over the broken ice before she vanished into the snowstorm without a word.

Hundreds of li away, a demon beast with the body of a human and the head of a bull, standing two zhang tall, lumbered alone across an exceptionally crystalline ice lake.

Two pitch-black horns adorned its head, its body shimmered with a blue glow, yet it hauled an enormous blade half the size of a cartwheel over its shoulder, awkwardly waddling forward, a comical and clumsy sight.

However, if a human cultivator were to see this demon beast, laughter would surely be the last response.

For this was a seventh-grade demon beast on the verge of undergoing its transformation.

Due to the sky restriction fully enacted by Beiming Island, only demon beasts above the eighth grade could ignore it and continue to fly toward Minor Extreme Palace.

Others had no choice but to proceed by foot.

Thus, this demon beast, apparently not adept in escape techniques, had to progress one step at a time honestly.

Suddenly, the huge blade on the shoulder of the demon beast moved slightly, as if something had vanished in a flash.

Following this, a loud “boom” echoed from the lake’s side, and a wretched scream rose from beneath the lake.

The surface of the Ice Sea mysteriously revealed a cut several feet wide and two zhang long, looking unfathomably deep.

Only then did the bullheaded demon beast look over at the cut indifferently.

In the blink of an eye, a large quantity of blood gushed out, and the upper half of a corpse floated up.

Judging by the attire, it was a male Disciple from Minor Extreme Palace.

It seemed this person had been using the Water Escape Technique to hide under the ice, planning an ambush on any demon beast that passed by.

Instead, he had been detected and beheaded by this seemingly foolish seventh-grade demon beast.

A wicked light flashed in the eyes of the demon beast.

With a single gesture, it drew the half-corpse towards itself.

Then, with its mouth agape, it began devouring the corpse.

After the time it took to drink a cup of tea, the beast had consumed the entire half-corpse, contentedly rubbed its belly, and continued its journey with the giant blade in tow.

Similar scenes of slaughter were unfolding throughout Beiming Island; low-grade demon beasts were being ambushed and killed, while on the flip side, Minor Extreme Palace cultivators were being slain and devoured by demon beasts.

However, only low-grade demon beasts and cultivators below the Golden Core Stage partook in these skirmishes.

Nascent Soul and grade eight demon beasts appeared indifferent to these fights.

One faction remained firmly within Ice City, while the other flew rapidly overhead through the snowstorm, paying no mind to whatever was happening below.

It wasn’t that these high-grade demon beasts had no desire to eradicate the low-level cultivators of Minor Extreme Palace; rather, searching for these cultivators, who were well-versed in various escape techniques amidst the snowstorm under the sky restriction, was not an easy task.

Some Minor Extreme Palace cultivators possessed unique Magic Artifacts that could conceal their presence, making discovery even more challenging.

Moreover, even if they did occasionally kill a few cultivators, it had no substantial impact on the overall situation.

It was better to conserve their Mana for the real battle looming ahead.

After all, when it came to a fight for life and death, every bit of Mana was extremely precious.

As the demon beasts gradually neared Ice City, in a palace within the secret realm of Han Li, a beautiful woman surnamed Liu sat on a jade chair, with two rows of Nascent Soul elders of Minor Extreme Palace sitting before her, quietly listening to a disciple dressed in white reporting on the situation of the dispatched Disciples resisting the demon beasts.

“…

Out of the one hundred high-level Disciples dispatched this time, thirty-seven Life Origin Tokens have been extinguished.

We have confirmed that one hundred and twenty-eight demon beasts of various grades have been killed, most of which are Ice Sea demon beasts.

The second team of Disciples has also been sent out, and they are expected to meet up with the first group within a shichen, and then make contact with those demon beasts,” said the Disciple respectfully.

“Thirty-seven Disciples have fallen in battle; it seems about time.

They should all be within ten thousand miles of the Ice City by now.

Inform Elder Ye to start using the Sea-Suppressing Bell in an hour.

This time, we must inflict heavy damage on the low-level demon beasts of the Ice Sea.

Otherwise, when they attack Minor Extreme Palace, even these cannon fodder will pose a significant problem,” the beautiful woman ordered without blinking an eye.

“Yes, Palace Master!” Upon hearing this, an elder with white hair but a youthful face immediately raised one hand, and a Sound Transmission Talisman flew out from his grasp, spiraling out of the hall.

“Junior Brother Ding, activate all the large restrictive formations.

I estimate that once this treasure is used, the high-grade demon beasts of the Ice Sea, saddened like rabbits and foxes facing death, will likely go mad,” the beautiful woman calmly instructed again.

“Yes!” Another elder stood up, agreed with a word, and turned into a streak of light as he left.

“Additionally, inform the Disciples who are out of the city to be cautious.

The effect of the Sea-Suppressing Bell can at most last for the time of one incense stick, and once used, it will need to sleep for over a hundred years.

All Disciples must immediately return to the city after this time has passed and close all secret transportation formations straightaway.

We can’t let the demons exploit them and invade our palace…” “Understood!” Following the beautiful woman’s cascade of orders, shadows flickered continually as a succession of Nascent Soul experts received their commands and departed.

Almost simultaneously, hundreds of miles away from Ice City, a large group of high-grade demon beasts arrived at the same location, landing their respective streaks of light on a small ice mountain.

Straight ahead lay the expanse shrouded by the Minor Extreme Palace’s sect-wide formation, and upon seeing the vast expanse of pale fog, all the demon-transformed beasts wore a grave expression on their faces.

These demon beasts clearly split into two groups: one with just over ten members, huddled around a tall and a short elder and a child, while the other group, numbering more than twenty, was clustered around a slender woman in silver attire.

Strangely enough, the smaller group of demon beasts were all neatly dressed.

Aside from some odd appearances, their behaviors were indistinguishable from human Cultivators, and their glances towards the other group even carried a trace of disdain.

The other group, more numerous, each bore fierce and malevolent expressions, wearing simple attire of hide and fur; some were even bare-chested.

They also carried weapons that resembled blades and polearms, either strapped to their backs or held directly in their hands, and although they had hide-made storage pouches at their waists, it was unclear why they did not store their weapons inside.

This group emanated a brutal aura, and the way they looked at the other group was far from friendly.

These two groups of demon beasts stood on either side of the ice mountain’s peak, the boundaries between them stark, almost as if they were natural enemies.

However, should an unknowing Cultivator inadvertently pass by here, seeing these two groups of demon beasts would probably scare them into a panicked retreat.

For this group of beasts were all eighth grade or above transformed demon beasts, and the elder, the child, and the silver-clad woman were formidable tenth-grade demon beasts.

With such powerful forces at hand, they could easily overpower most of the righteous and demonic sects’ top ten factions, not to mention that high-grade demon beasts were inherently stronger than their human equivalents.

The elder robed in black had a square face exuding authority, his bright eyes radiant, and his grey hair faintly shimmered with a green light, giving off an imposing air of subdued wrath.

In contrast, the boy who appeared to be six or seven years old had a clean and handsome face, resembling a celestial child.

However, his eyes faintly glowed with fire-red, as if coated by a layer of blood over the pupils, yet his mouth always carried a faint, light smile.

As for the woman in silver, her beauty was understated, her skin like snow, indeed a ravishing beauty to behold.

But remarkable was that such a delicate and lovely woman, with just a slight shift of her gaze, caused the surrounding fierce-looking high-grade demon beasts to bow their heads and avoid eye contact, each one appearing sincerely fearful.

“Fairy of White Phoenix, I never anticipated that Minor Extreme Palace’s human Cultivators would be willing to take such action, releasing nearly a thousand years’ worth of accumulated cold energy in one go.

If they later face a formidable enemy, I wonder how they would cope,” suddenly, the elder chuckled and said.

“Fellow Daoist Qing, why feign ignorance?

We did not come here for the Cold Marrow this time, and Minor Extreme Palace’s human Cultivators are not aware of this.

Naturally, they will fight desperately, with all their Daoist paper talismans out.

Otherwise, once we break in, no matter how much cold energy they have saved, what use would it be?” the silver-robed woman replied with a subtle shift in her expression, coldly answering.

“However, for Fairy of White Phoenix to personally take action this time, I must admit that I am rather surprised.

I heard that two thousand years ago, the Celestial had secluded herself and had not left Ice Abyss Island since then,” the child spoke too, with a voice bizarrely aged, akin to a septuagenarian and vastly incompatible with his appearance, which was quite peculiar.

“If it were any other matter, it surely wouldn’t move me to act, but this concerns ascending to the next world, how could I, the Island Master, rest easy without attending to it personally?

Did Fellow Daoist not also send your fiend demon transformation personally?” the woman in silver shifted her gaze onto the child and spoke evenly.

“Ha ha, I did not expect that the moment I mentioned this, the Fairy would agree so readily.

That truly surprised me!

It seems Lady Feng has long been dissatisfied with Minor Extreme Palace and has wanted to take the opportunity to eliminate the lineage that Bing Po left in the human world.

It looks like Lady Feng has quite relied on the power of Ten Thousand Demon Valley this time!” the child’s eyes narrowed as he said with a grin.

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