Chapter 1338: True Feather of a Sacred Beast
Chapter 1338: True Feather of a Sacred Beast
After avoiding the red foxes, Qin Sang walked a short distance to the right and saw that the illusion array ahead was damaged. He sensed an extreme sharpness there. The farther he went, the denser the sword qi became.
This place was still some distance from the sword scar.
Sword qi crisscrossed through the void, and malevolent winds howled, forming what was practically a sword domain. It was extremely dangerous, and he could not continue forward. Qin Sang had no doubt that if he accidentally barged into the sword domain, he would lose his life in an instant.
He observed the sword qi and tested it. Seeing that the sword qi would not deliberately target anything outside the illusion array, he formed a plan. His gaze swept over his surroundings, and the Thousand-Jin Ring flashed. He took out a triangular blue flag.
From Xuling Sect’s ancient records, Qin Sang had learned many methods for refining artifacts and astra. Some astra were not of high quality, but they had rather special uses. Qin Sang had picked out those that seemed useful and refined several for himself, and the blue flag was one of them.
The blue flag was only the size of a palm. Qin Sang tossed the blue flag into the air and cast several hand seals in succession. A faint ripple like water appeared, and then the blue flag vanished into thin air.
The next moment, a ripple abruptly appeared in the void, and a water Qilin leaped out from within. It trod over the waves, with majestic horns and an imposing bearing.
The water Qilin was entirely azure blue and formed from water. Its eyes flickered with a fierce light, and low growls came from its mouth. It seemed extremely violent by nature, but in truth, it had no intelligence of its own. It was only an illusory beast transformed from the blue flag.
This beast was not strong, but it had one advantage. As long as the water qi was not destroyed, it could recover at will and could be used to lure insect beasts with low intelligence.
Qin Sang summoned the water Qilin, glanced toward the dense forest, and withdrew.
Roar! The water Qilin looked mighty and awe-inspiring. It paced back and forth on all four hooves, roaring at the sky from time to time.
Qin Sang waited for a while and was surprised to find that there was no movement in the dense forest. With a shift of thought, he understood the reason. The illusion array was damaged, so the range the red foxes could sense had also been limited.
After thinking for a moment, he walked back some distance, summoned the ebony sword, and sent a sword qi slash toward the dense forest.
Rumble! Several towering trees were cut in half and collapsed with a crash.
With such a loud disturbance, it was impossible for the red foxes not to react.
No sooner had this thought flashed through Qin Sang’s mind than several red lines suddenly appeared in his field of vision. In an instant, they shot out of the dense forest like meteors!
So quick! Qin Sang was secretly startled. With his cultivation, he still could not see the red foxes’ figures clearly. They were even faster than his Lightning Evasion technique!
If his true body was discovered by the red foxes, there would be no possibility of escape.
Even more shocking was that after these red foxes were alarmed, they let out sharp cries. Immediately afterward, rustling sounds came from the entire dense forest.
One red shadow after another charged out from deep within the forest. These seemingly adorable red foxes had become extremely vicious at this moment, their murderous aura soaring into the sky.
"Fortunately, I was cautious enough. Otherwise, I would have already been torn to pieces by these little things." Qin Sang felt deeply relieved and hurriedly looked toward the water Qilin’s location.
The red foxes rushed out of the dense forest. Provoked by the water Qilin, their eyes were suffused with crimson, and they fell into madness. Amid shrill cries, they pounced at it.
Just as these red foxes were about to reach the water Qilin, the sword qi floating in the void seemed to be stimulated by something. It suddenly shone brightly and gave off a buzzing sound as an astonishing sword will erupted.
Qin Sang’s mind was shaken by the sword will. Before he could clearly see what had happened, the bodies of those red foxes had been cut in two and rolled to the ground. Then they turned into mist and scattered. The red foxes behind them still surged forward one after another, only to be caught and wiped out all at once.
He clearly sensed that after the red foxes died, a strange power began to gather deep within the dense forest.
As expected, these red foxes also could not be killed off completely. The illusion array could give birth to new ones at any time. The brief gap in between was his opportunity.
The sword qi had been triggered, and the blue flag’s body had also been destroyed there.
Qin Sang emerged from his hiding place and turned into a bolt of lightning, charging into the dense forest and racing between the ancient trees.
Clouds and mist coiled around him. He did not dare look carefully and pushed the Lightning Evasion Technique with all his might, rushing out of the dense forest in one breath. The instant he left the forest, he glimpsed a red shadow just taking shape from the corner of his eye.
Phew! Qin Sang slowly breathed out. His heart had been in his throat just now, but fortunately, he had succeeded.
The red foxes frolicked together again, and the dense forest returned to silence.
Qin Sang landed on the ground and glanced back, then looked toward the stone hall ahead. The Southern Sun Fire was inside the stone hall.
The sword scar pierced straight through the stone hall. Now, the range affected by the sword qi had grown wider. Fortunately, it had not completely destroyed the stone hall, and the previous door was still there.
Qin Sang sensed a thought full of grievance from the Sky-Eyed Butterfly.
"It finally returned to normal." Qin Sang comforted the Sky-Eyed Butterfly, then summoned the Spiritual Infant Talisman Puppet and walked toward the stone hall.
The moment he stepped into the stone hall, a wave of heat rushed toward him.
"This aura..." Qin Sang’s expression changed slightly. It was the Southern Sun Fire!
The Southern Sun Fire had been sealed deep within the hidden passage. Previously, one had to open the hidden passage to sense its aura. Now, it had actually affected the outside of the underground passage.
The celestial realm is reviving, and the Southern Sun Fire has also been affected. I hope nothing unexpected happens. Qin Sang prayed inwardly and quickly walked toward the entrance of the hidden passage, triggering the barrier on the floor tiles.
The hidden passage opened.
Boom! An astonishing demon fire aura had accumulated inside the underground passage. It finally lost its restraint and burst out.
Qin Sang was alert and dodged aside in a flash. He saw a flaming dragon rush out violently, almost brushing past him before charging out of the main hall in one go and bursting apart in mid-air.
After this power dissipated, Qin Sang lowered his head and looked into the hidden passage.
If it is only the demon fire erupting, it shouldn’t affect subduing it. No matter what, I have to go down and take a look... He pondered for a moment, then ordered the Spiritual Infant Talisman Puppet to go ahead and help him withstand the impact. At the same time, he summoned the eighteen devilish banners, and devilish fire armor covered his entire body.
With layer upon layer of protection, along with his powerful physical body, Qin Sang felt a little more secure. He prepared the astra he had refined for subduing the demon fire and stepped into the hidden passage.
The aura of the Southern Sun Fire continuously leaked out. Fortunately, it had not exceeded the limits of his cultivation. Even so, Qin Sang still found the heat unbearable. Sweat poured down like rain, and his true essence was being consumed very quickly.
At last, Qin Sang reached the end of the hidden passage and saw the true body of the Southern Sun Fire. His heart sank.
Originally, it had only been a mass of flame. Now, it had expanded into a huge fireball. It was not an illusion formed from the demon fire’s aura, but an eruption of its true body!
Qin Sang carefully approached and stared at the demon fire’s true body.
When Wandering Man had thrown himself into the Southern Sun Fire and undergone rebirth through fire, he had made a new discovery. The Southern Sun Fire had been stored inside a stone chamber resembling a pill chamber. Ancient barriers remained inside the stone chamber and could restrain it.
Upon closer inspection, one could see that the stone walls were covered with slender golden threads. They emitted strange fluctuations and exerted a certain suppressive effect on the Southern Sun Fire.
The demon fire had erupted and was clashing with the ancient barriers!
However, what drew Qin Sang’s gaze the most was not these things, but a point of intensely concentrated red light deep within the demon fire’s true body.
It was a feather!