On the Supreme Nine Heavens Golden Light Earth-Piercing Mysterious Shuttle.
Zhong Shenxiu looked around and found that several superpower disciples who had been sent out by Sima Shu to search for the traces of the Black Lotus Sect had unexpectedly regathered.
Yu Xiaozi, Fu Qinzi, Nong Jianzi, Han Meizi, and the others were all present, their expressions extremely grave.
"This time on my travels, I was fortunate to have the protection of the borrowed golden-haired hound..."
Zhong Shenxiu gave a slight smile, passing over the Beast Taming Ring.
Sima Shu took it and with a light stroke of his hand—as the original master of the ring—effortlessly erased Zhong Shenxiu’s scent and released a large yellow dog.
The golden-haired hound appeared to forget to revert to its original form, continuously licking and wagging its tail affectionately at Sima Shu, "This time as I followed the young master, I was diligent all the way and ended up starving off several hundred pounds..."
’Who knows who was clamoring to eat people as soon as they came out...’
Zhong Shenxiu heard this and rolled his eyes secretly, but said nothing.
"You little beast, you’re the most playful... Don’t think I’m unaware of your nature; you’ve done a good job on this assignment..."
Sima Shu nodded his head, then took back the golden-haired hound, activating the Supreme Nine Heavens Golden Light Earth-Piercing Mysterious Shuttle, and headed towards Colorful Cloud Mountain.
"I also know a thing or two about the task at the Mystic Sky Bureau on Colorful Cloud Mountain..." Zhong Shenxiu’s face revealed a worried expression, "If the Black Lotus God Master really possesses the power of the Primordial Pill, won’t we be going to our deaths?"
"Nephew, rest assured, the Black Lotus God Master only descended as a shade, and it has already left... Even if it hasn’t left, with the defense of this mysterious shuttle, we could hold out for a while, and Uncle Master Ming Xue will arrive by then."
Lan Ying’er softly comforted him.
Master Ming Xue, Primordial Pill Old Monster, intimidated Yan Beiling, forced Fufeng cultivators to a desperate plight...
A flood of impressions suddenly surfaced in Zhong Shenxiu’s heart.
To say he wasn’t nervous would be a lie.
But if he didn’t overcome this hurdle, wouldn’t it be even more difficult to go to the mountain gate of the Supreme Dragon and Tiger Sect in the future?
Moreover, he had already prepared a backup plan, which was somewhat comforting.
The Supreme Nine Heavens Golden Light Earth-Piercing Mysterious Shuttle flew at an extremely fast pace, and it wasn’t long before they arrived at Colorful Cloud Mountain.
By now, the place was a complete wreck.
A bizarre aura lingered within dozens of miles, causing a spine-chilling sensation.
Zhong Shenxiu looked at the terrain and carefully sensed the energy of the land, feeling as if he was seeing the grand canyon of Heisting Earl Country.
’This Black Lotus Venerable, the Black Lotus God Master... truly an Evil God... Maybe not as strong as the "Myriad Sect Portal"... but already terrifying in its strangeness.’
On the ground, several humanoid demons looked up at the giant ship in the sky and let out a piercing roar.
"Evil Demon fiends, hmph!"
Sima Shu snorted coldly, hardly doing anything before letting the Supreme Nine Heavens Golden Light Earth-Piercing Mysterious Shuttle dip slightly.
Like a comet striking the earth, the massive base of the ship, akin to Mount Taishan bearing down, instantly crushed any remaining demons in the area into a bloody mash.
Not only that, but golden lights twinkled and the dragon and tiger Dharma Images on either side spat out Heavenly Fire, sweeping away all demonic miasmas thoroughly.
’Such a war treasure is indeed frightening... An ordinary Divine Power Practitioner would probably be killed on the spot with a single encounter... In the sky, forget about seventy meters, seven hundred meters is a breeze to clear...’
"The Black Lotus Sect’s sacrificial altar is right here... Everyone be careful."
Sima Shu maneuvered the Supreme Nine Heavens Golden Light Earth-Piercing Mysterious Shuttle to the center of the battlefield and saw a black sacrificial altar.
But the black altar was already cracked in every inch, and the divine statue atop it had long since vanished.
"According to the message from our sect, it’s confirmed that Zhang Taiyi perished here in body and spirit..."
Yu Xiaozi, holding a jade flute, was somewhat puzzled, "Could this person be involved with the Black Lotus Sect?"
"Alas... This place has already been contaminated with the aura of the Evil God, causing disarray in causality. My Innate Eight Trigrams Divine Power is completely ineffective..."
Sima Shu took out the turtle shell copper coins and silently channeled his divine power for a long time, but inevitably shook his head with resignation.
"Ha ha, Senior Brother, take heart, behold my divine power..."
Yu Xiaozi, holding a jade flute, gracefully descended from the mysterious shuttle, "I have a divine power called ’Backtracking Light and Shadow Divine Power’, which can trace back the events that occurred in the river of time of a piece of land..."
He spread his hands, and a stream of light flew out from the jade flute, disrupting the scenery around them.
Shadows fluctuated, like a silent black-and-white movie.
The images jerkily spun and rewound...
Zhong Shenxiu saw the figure of the transformed cultivator, witnessed Lin Xunyi gouging out his own eyes, and the scenes of his desperate escape.
’Continue watching... It should be...’
He thought for a moment and then turned his head.
At that moment in the images, a black demonic shadow emerged.
Yu Xiaozi screamed, blood and tears flowing from his eyes.
"Divine power backlash?!"
Sima Shu was shocked and hurriedly stepped forward, suppressing the mana in Yu Xiaozi’s body that began to act violently.
"The Black Lotus God Master... Just a phantom has such power?"
Lan Ying’er’s small face turned pale as she muttered to herself.
"Senior Brother... I saw it... Zhang Taiyi indeed perished here, killed by the Black Lotus Venerable, his divine soul annihilated..."
Yu Xiaozi’s eyes were streaked with blood, but he remained eerily calm, "This matter... is beyond our capabilities to resolve."
"In that case, let’s stay here and wait for Master Ming Xue’s arrival."
After giving it some thought, Sima Shu made his decision.
Three days flew by in the blink of an eye.
Zhong Shenxiu enjoyed fine food and drink atop the mysterious shuttle, and even had leisurely chats with several Senior Uncles, leading a truly carefree life.
He had just skirted around some cultivation questions regarding divine powers with Lan Ying’er when suddenly he felt an intense premonition of dread deep within.
A pleasant voice, like the tinkling of silver bells, came from one side.
He turned around and saw a woman dressed in white, pure as driven snow.
She appeared to be only in her late twenties, with gracefully cut shoulders, fine eyebrows, pearly teeth, and a willowy waist wrapped with a single jade belt – she even looked slightly younger than Lan Ying’er.
But as Zhong Shenxiu stiffly turned around, he felt an extremely unsettling ’non-human’ aura emanating from this woman.
Divine Power Practitioners, as they advance in their cultivation, slowly become non-human.
And a Primordial Pill Cultivator, who has morphed their being with a single breath, can be said to be a different species from ordinary humans, with organs of vital energy, completely unlike those of normal cultivators.
Even more alarming to him was a sense of suppression.
It was the immense disparity of hierarchical difference, like an ordinary person coming face to face with a tiger, no, a dragon!
With just one glance, Zhong Shenxiu knew that he was no match for this woman; even if he used all his skills, managing to escape would be considered a miracle.
’No wonder Zhang Taiyi would rather spend countless precious materials than to entertain any notion of targeting a Primordial Pill pillar... This gap is simply...’
While internally voice his criticism, he also respectfully bowed, "The disciple is indeed Su Daoshi! I have the honor of meeting Master Ming Xue!"
This lady with picturesque eyebrows and eyes was none other than the Primordial Pill Ancestor!