Chapter 1350: Please Think Twice, Daoist
Chapter 1350: Please Think Twice, Daoist
"You dare!" When the jade skeleton returned to the blood-colored altar, the sight before him sent him into a towering rage.
Above the blood-colored altar, the sky was dim and gloomy. The void seemed to have been torn apart by tremendous force, filled with spatial turbulence visible to the naked eye.
A mysterious array diagram formed from gathered azure light slowly rotated. The blood-colored altar was also affected. Chaotic power formed a storm, and the array diagram sat at the center of the storm.
Old Devil Ye hovered beneath the array diagram.
Even with cultivation as powerful as his, he looked unsteady under the storm’s impact. Strange light flickered around him, and he had to activate a protective secret technique just to stand firm within the storm.
At this moment, another figure had actually appeared opposite Old Devil Ye, precisely where the jade skeleton had been earlier.
It was Bai! This time, he was no longer peering from the sidelines. He had openly revealed himself!
Bai floated in mid-air. It was as if Old Devil Ye did not exist in his eyes at all as he focused on his own task.
The fingers of his hands moved like butterflies fluttering among flowers. One complex and unprecedented seal after another flew from his hands, flowing like water into the blood-colored altar.
As he moved, strange phenomena repeatedly appeared on the altar. The most conspicuous was the array diagram.
The azure light of the array diagram grew increasingly dazzling, illuminating the surroundings so clearly that every detail could be seen. The ghostly mist and souls were all dyed with a layer of azure. The array diagram spun rapidly, and the runes on it became clearer and more complete.
It was vast and mysterious! A boundless, ancient aura emanated from the array diagram and surged straight into the heavens!
Bai tilted his head slightly upward and gazed at the array diagram, the surprise in his eyes growing stronger.
Old Devil Ye stood still where he was and showed no intention of attacking. He quietly watched Bai’s movements.
Seeing the changes in the array diagram, a strange look flashed through Old Devil Ye’s eyes, filled with deep astonishment. He sized up this mysterious person who had suddenly appeared.
No matter what, he had never expected that in the present age, aside from that barely surviving devilish monster, there would actually be someone else who knew how to activate the barrier on the altar.
Bai did not conceal his aura. Old Devil Ye easily saw that Bai possessed the body of a corpse king.
Bai’s cultivation should have been inferior to his, but for some unknown reason, Old Devil Ye faintly sensed a trace of threat from him, causing some wariness to rise in his heart.
He thought hard, but he could not figure out when such a person had appeared in Beichen Realm.
There were quite a few devilish cultivators who practiced the Corpse Dao in Beichen Realm, but those who had broken through to the Spiritual Infant Realm were exceedingly few. After all, the righteous path had previously held the upper hand in several major regions.
Old Devil Ye had dealings with almost all of them, but none could be connected to the person before him.
Where did this corpse king come from? Could he be another old monster from ancient times? Just how many similar beings are hidden in the immortal cultivation world, living in seclusion and waiting for the right moment? For the first time, Old Devil Ye felt that Beichen Realm still hid many secrets, even ones he knew nothing about.
The jade skeleton had used this to force him into submission. If Bai could activate the altar, it might not be a bad thing. Old Devil Ye thought for a moment and did nothing, allowing Bai to act as he quietly observed the situation.
However, the corner of Old Devil Ye’s eye remained locked on the direction in which the jade skeleton had left.
Sure enough. As soon as Bai made his move, the jade skeleton sensed it.
"Die!" The jade skeleton flew into a rage and pounced toward the altar with incomparable ferocity.
Bai calmly withdrew his gaze from the array diagram and glanced at the jade skeleton. In the end, however, he looked at Old Devil Ye and said meaningfully, "Please think twice, Daoist!"
These words were clearly meant to remind Old Devil Ye to understand the situation.
Old Devil Ye sneered. However, Old Devil Ye really did not make a move. He clasped his fists with both hands, taking an attitude of helping neither side.
After warning Old Devil Ye, Bai shifted his gaze and looked coldly at the jade skeleton.
Whoosh! The jade skeleton was wrapped entirely in purple light, like a cocoon of radiance. His true body could not be seen inside the purple light, but his aura could be felt growing stronger and more domineering. An astonishing pressure erupted from within the light cocoon.
In an instant, the jade skeleton closed in, and a gigantic purple palm smashed fiercely toward Bai.
Bai seemed to have been frightened senseless. He stood motionless where he was and made no move to defend himself.
Old Devil Ye frowned slightly, wondering if his judgment had been wrong. Even if Bai had hidden his strength, he should not have been so arrogant when facing the jade skeleton. Otherwise, why would Old Devil Ye have feared the jade skeleton so much?
In the blink of an eye, the jade skeleton was already close at hand. Suddenly, a cluster of ethereal starlight appeared beneath the altar.
At first, the starlight was extremely faint, but in the next instant, it erupted into a massive pillar of light that shot into the sky. The jade skeleton happened to fly right into it, and his figure was swallowed by the pillar of light.
Within the pillar, specks of starlight glittered. It was like a miniature starry sky. Those specks of starlight were none other than pieces of Elemental Star Stones.
At the bottom of the pillar of light, amid the Elemental Star Stones, a slender figure shifted from illusory to solid, finally revealing her true appearance. It was Qingjun, who had disappeared for a long time!
Qingjun’s eyes were lowered. Her fingers linked one thread of light after another, arranging the stars!
The Elemental Star Stones became chess pieces in her hands. Like true stars, they moved back and forth. They seemed chaotic, but in truth, they contained a unique pattern.
These Elemental Star Stones were precisely the ones Qin Sang had taken from Zhitian Peak back then.
Yuanshen Sect had collected many ancient arrays, some of which had to be arranged using Elemental Star Stones. This spiritual array was one of them.
It could be said that Qingzhu’s tragedy had also begun because of the Elemental Star Stones.
After Qingjun occupied Yuanshen Sect and examined all its ancient texts, she comprehended this spiritual array.
When Bai flew onto the altar and activated the array diagram, she had hidden here and secretly set up the spiritual array, waiting for the jade skeleton’s return. The jade skeleton had been enraged by Bai and, in a moment of carelessness, had indeed fallen into the trap!
Boom! The starlight shook.
Inside the pillar of light, strands of starlight crisscrossed to form a cage, firmly trapping the jade skeleton within it.
This array had the effect of confinement and restraint! Unfortunately, Qingjun’s opponent was far too powerful.
After being trapped by the spiritual array, the jade skeleton counterattacked wildly. The dense purple light even showed signs of drowning out the starlight. The starlight collapsed one after another, and the cage looked as if it would soon be unable to hold.
Bang! Bang! Bang! The Elemental Star Stones shattered one after another under the impact.
The jade skeleton’s devilish flames towered into the sky.
A trace of surprise flashed through Qingjun’s calm eyes. She had not expected the jade skeleton’s strength to be so formidable. And he was very experienced. Each time, he found the weak points of the spiritual array, and she had no time to repair them.
At this rate, it would probably only take a few breaths before the jade skeleton broke through the cage.
Boom! A stretch of starlight went out.
The purple qi became even more ferocious.
Qingjun had to personally preside over the spiritual array from within it, and she likely would not have time to escape.
At this critical moment, a chain tore through the air and arrived. In a flash, it entered the spiritual array, piercing through the purple qi like a spiritual snake.
Whoosh! Qin Sang followed close behind, barely arriving in time, his breathing extremely hurried.
He had done his utmost, yet he had still almost missed the opportunity. Fortunately, he arrived in time at the last moment. He did not dare hesitate. He formed a hand seal, and the array diagram that worked together with the Devil-Binding Chain appeared above his head. With a guide of his finger, it drifted through the air to hover above the jade skeleton.
Whoosh! The purple light scattered. The jade skeleton’s true body was exposed.
Around him, chains were already wrapped, and they were none other than the Devil-Binding Chain!
The Devil-Binding Chain contracted inward. Countless tiny black bolts of lightning shot out from the iron chains, piercing toward the jade skeleton like fine needles.