UGB Chapter 1709 Search yields no results, time to act!
Chapter 1709 Search yields no results, time to act!
this moment!
The high priest, standing in mid-air, had crimson eyes filled with astonishment, resentment, and anger.
"Can't find it?"
"···"
How could there be no trace at all?!
"That junior's cultivation level is clearly lower than mine!"
They must possess a priceless treasure or secret technique?
And... he could never have gone far!
It's located nearby.
"Damn it!
This priest refuses to believe that we can't find you even if we dig three feet into the ground!
With a thought, the high priest attacked again, filled with boundless rage!
His hands moved rapidly, unleashing a series of strange hand seals imbued with primordial blood energy!
Chi la la!
Endless crimson light surged from His body, intertwining, compressing, and condensing, instantly constructing a massive "blood-patterned sacrificial diagram" in the void that was extremely complex and filled with an eerie and ancient aura!
As soon as the blood map took shape, it expanded rapidly, covering the void for thousands of miles around!
The blood map's veins connect the most subtle energy and life fluctuations between heaven and earth, like a huge detection net, attempting to scan for clues about the hidden ones from the most fundamental level!
however……
Cheng Buzheng's practice of the "Silent Heart Sutra" is a divine power at the peak of the ninth rank!
Its exquisite and profound nature makes it the pinnacle of magic in this world!
The condensed "state of annihilation" can perfectly integrate into all things.
It is so difficult to find even the most complex methods!
If the high priest were using a secret technique involving the laws of "space" or "causality" at this moment, perhaps a slight discord could be detected, but that kind of technique...
Not to mention in the current depleted spiritual realm, even in the spirit realm it is an unparalleled inheritance!
There's no need to stay in this realm!
Even ordinary laws and secret techniques are extremely rare in the entire cultivation world, let alone the much more precious tracking and locking laws and secret techniques.
Even an ancient race like the Purgatory Clan could never possess it!
Therefore, when the blood-patterned sacrificial diagram, which had cost a great deal of effort, slowly dissipated in vain, the high priest's face was not just ugly, but so gloomy that it was almost dripping blood!
Like a trapped beast that has locked onto its prey but has completely lost its sense of presence!
Hidden deep within the void, Cheng Buzheng looked down at the High Priest of Purgatory who was on the verge of madness, and a knowing smile appeared on his face.
He shook his head slightly:
"As expected, as reasonable."
In this world, none who can fathom the secrets of my technique... has yet been born!
Far away in the True Dragon Sea, in the deepest, darkest part of the sea, deep within a magnificent temple.
Seated on the throne, 'Sha Minghong' revealed a knowing look of 'just as I thought' in his deep, demonic eyes.
"Hmph, you can't be wrong!"
His deep, resonant voice echoed in the silent hall, carrying a chilling insight:
"Such a bizarre and unpredictable method of concealing oneself in the void is something even a traitorous slave, who is a whole realm higher than the original, is helpless against..."
Looking across this desolate lower realm, who else could it be but that incredibly slippery Nightmare brat?
after all.
Ordinary Nascent Soul cultivators do not possess such a bizarre method of concealment.
Even a traitorous slave of a higher realm could not pinpoint his whereabouts.
This shows just how ingenious the mysterious cultivator's method of concealment was.
of course.
If He were in the spirit world, He wouldn't be in any danger.
Let's not even talk about laws and secret techniques.
Even supreme supernatural powers are not without lineage.
However, such supernatural abilities are all passed down in supreme holy lands or among the descendants of true spirits, and ordinary cultivators in the Integration Realm do not even have the qualification to glimpse them.
But in this lower realm where spiritual energy is scarce...
Apart from the Nightmare Clan child whom one had only met once, it was impossible for a cultivator from the lower realm to possess such a profound method of concealment.
Having reached a conclusion, 'Sha Minghong' also had a clear idea of the final outcome.
"Hopefully, this traitorous slave can put up some good!"
Obviously.
at this moment.
'Sha Minghong' no longer expects the High Priest to exclusively enjoy the original source of the laws He left behind.
Then!
His massive body leaned back slightly into the cold throne!
"Ugh!"
A long, drawn-out sigh, seemingly containing endless vicissitudes and a hint of helpless interest, echoed in the magnificent hall.
"Fine, when the time is right, we can still make up for it a little."
"It's better than being completely possessed by those Nightmare Clan brats..."
"···"
Deep within the True Dragon Sea, in that magnificent palace, as the long, drawn-out sigh lingered...
the other side,
In the desolate void due east of the Forbidden Sea.
The high priest, clad in a scarlet robe and with a face as dark as an abyss, forcibly suppressed the turmoil churning within him and the rage that nearly consumed his reason.
A rare glint of clarity and decisiveness flashed deep within those eyes, which were brimming with a chilling bloodlust.
"We can't let this stalemate continue!"
A chilling thought surfaced in His mind, like a sharpened sword piercing through the chaotic fog within:
"The time limit for this secret technique is about to expire!"
Once the power recedes, they are once again trapped by that strange sword formation...
Breaking free is not impossible, but it will inevitably require more effort and time.
Think of this.
His gaze pierced through the chaotic void, as if he saw himself trapped in the chaotic cage set up by the four swords.
If that's all there is to it...
The high priest's lips curled into a smile of absolute confidence, a natural superiority that comes from a high-ranking being looking down upon mortals.
"What can a mere Nascent Soul cultivator do to me, even if he relies on a set of spirit-treasure-level swords to form an array?"
The difference in their cultivation levels is as vast as an insurmountable chasm, one that cannot be bridged by external means!
"No matter how fierce that sword formation is, it won't be able to harm my Law Treasure Body in the slightest."
At most...
"Like an annoying fly's shell, it's only been keeping me trapped for a while."
This confidence stems from the absolute understanding that cultivators at the Refinement Realm have of the leap in the essence of life—
The Nascent Soul realm is merely the peak of the lower realm, and its lifespan is limited.
Only by reaching the Refining Void Realm can one forge an immortal body!
There is a gap between the two at the level of life!
He was absolutely certain of his own safety.
however!
This is not flawless!
The high priest's crimson eyes suddenly narrowed, a genuine worry coiling around his heart like a cold, venomous snake:
"What's truly deadly... is the 'isolation' power contained in that damned sword formation!"
"It actually managed to forcibly sever my connection with this astonishing array that covers the Forbidden Sea!"
This is the biggest alarm bell in His heart!
"If the sword formation cage confines me for too long..."
"Given that kid's bizarre ability to steal 20% of the permissions in such a short time, coupled with the fact that he seems to possess the complete array diagram..."
The consequences would be disastrous!
"time!
This damned 'time difference' will give the enemy a golden opportunity to seize control of this formation!
"At that time, once this world-shaking formation, capable of easily crushing stars and burying powerful beings, has completely changed hands..."
Suppressing me is truly a matter of a single thought!
This was by no means a wild guess, but rather His deepest understanding of the terrifying power of this great formation as a cultivator at the Refinement Realm.
not to mention……
The secret technique that is forcibly enhanced is not a free lunch without a price!
Each use is like igniting the lamp of one's own fundamental laws!
Previously, this was necessary to break the formation, but now the situation is at a stalemate...
Is it still necessary to continue driving the arcane art?
Moreover... that cunning junior's concealment abilities are so strange that he will definitely not easily show himself within the time limit of the secret technique!
Want to negotiate?
That's utter nonsense!
In the blink of an eye, the pros and cons have been weighed!
"Humph!
For now... as you wish!
A cold, decisive statement resounded in His mind.
next moment!
Om-! ! !
The blood-robed figure stood at the heart of the destructive turbulence, emanating a terrifying aura that had previously been like a boiling furnace, causing the space itself to groan and crack...
Suddenly, it began to rapidly diminish in a way that was visible to the naked eye, like a flood bursting its banks!
That immense, abyss-like pressure of refining the void seemed to be forcibly extracted and stripped away by an invisible giant hand, and its overwhelming momentum plummeted uncontrollably!
In just a few breaths...
The aura that made the void tremble then fell and subsided!
Ultimately, it stabilized at...
A level that remains incomparably powerful, far exceeding the limits of the Nascent Soul stage!
even so!
The lingering, overwhelming momentum after the fall still lingers like an ancient behemoth.
Its depth and weight are still beyond what Cheng Buzheng, hidden in the void in the distance, can directly confront!
That is a kind of oppression based on the difference in the original status of life, rooted in the level of the perception of laws!
"A chasm of a whole realm..."
Cheng Buzheng "observed" the high priest, whose aura remained steady, through layers of void barriers, his mind filled only with cold, clear calculations:
"Even though I cultivate multiple ninth-grade divine abilities and wield a set of natal spiritual treasures..."
But faced with such unfathomable power, only by relying on the sword formation set up by one's natal spiritual treasure can one have some ability to maneuver!
But the final outcome can only be...delay!
Retreat!
There's absolutely no way they can win!
of course!
This is why the High Priest did not possess any spiritual treasures and had never cultivated any superior supernatural abilities.
otherwise!
If either of these two conditions is met, it will be an extremely easy task for the High Priest to keep Cheng Buzheng's avatar.
Unfortunately, the High Priest was born in the lower realms, where resources were scarce and traditions had been severed...
Although he was at the Refining Emptiness Realm, to be precise, he was just a "fake" person who had the realm but no foundation.
— Lacking spiritual treasures that match one's level, and never having mastered truly superior or even supreme divine abilities!
and so!
This does not represent the true strength of someone in the Void Refinement Realm.
Just as these thoughts were swirling in Cheng Buzheng's mind—
A sudden change occurred!
The high priest, whose aura had just stabilized but remained terrifying, and whose face had just lost some of its ferocity, instantly...
Suddenly, all the color drained from my face!
It presented an almost pathological, jade-like pale white!
The mysterious radiance flowing around it also dimmed slightly!
It was as if a piece of the immortal golden light within had been instantly devoured by some invisible shadow!
Even His originally steady and unwavering aura seemed to have lost a crucial support, and it quietly slipped a little.
This is absolutely not a disguise!
Cheng Buzheng could clearly "perceive" that it was the real weakness caused by the loss of the power of the origin of the law!
It is also a deep mark left by the backlash of the secret technique!
Hidden deep within the void, Cheng Buzheng's pupils, which shimmered with dark golden divine light, suddenly contracted, shooting out two beams of lightning-like light, locking onto the High Priest's fleeting yet crystal-clear change!
"wrong!!"
A sharp warning sounded in his heart like a thunderclap!
"This is too... suspicious!!"
"I had just activated the 'Heart Sutra of Nirvana' to completely disappear when His secret technique 'just happened' to fail?"
What coincidence could be so precise?
"More importantly..."
Cheng Buzheng's divine sense, like the most sophisticated detector, repeatedly scanned the High Priest's current state:
"Even if the time limit of the secret technique expires, the power should drop back to the normal level before it was used!"
He should have even slipped due to the backlash, and his aura should have weakened!
But His 'weakness'..."
Cheng Buzheng's mind raced, countless fragments of information rapidly colliding and combining in his spiritual realm:
"The aura has indeed experienced a huge drop!"
But the baseline that remained after the fall...
Yet it remains unmistakably stuck at the limit beyond the peak of the Nascent Soul stage!
A Void Refining Realm that shouldn't exist in the lower realms!
Moreover, the pallor and slight drop in aura caused by the backlash of the secret technique were particularly striking.
Like a striking marker!
In the blink of an eye...
A groundbreaking idea, enough to overturn all previous understanding, poured into Cheng Buzheng's mind like ice water, instantly freezing all his contempt and wishful thinking!
"Secret techniques... cannot be stacked at all!!"
This is an irrefutable ironclad rule in the world of cultivation.
Forcibly adding more elements will only lead to a clash of powers, a doubled backlash from the secret technique, and in severe cases, even the collapse of the laws themselves and death!
"The power of the secret technique He just revealed is on a completely different level from His true realm, which He has been deliberately suppressing and hiding."
Forcing a uniformity will inevitably lead to self-destruction!
"That is to say..."
Cheng Buzheng felt his divine senses growing slightly cold:
"The power that He still possesses, even after His fall, far exceeds the limits of the Nascent Soul stage... is His inherent 'normal' power!"
It's the true face revealed after the disguise is torn away!
"He is not a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator at all, but a genuine..."
A cultivator at the Refinement of Void Realm!
"His previous cultivation level was 'mid-stage Nascent Soul'..."
All of this is merely a disguise used to lull powerful enemies into a false sense of security and conceal their true strength!
This conclusion was like divine thunder from the heavens exploding wildly within Cheng Buzheng's soul!
A sense of horror originating from the depths of one's soul, mixed with a bone-chilling cold, instantly spread throughout the body!
His pupils involuntarily contracted to needle-like size.
"Refining the void!
Nether!
A living, breathing Void Refinement cultivator!
what does this mean?
This means that all tactics and strategies based on "Transformation God vs. Transformation God", including the composed mindset just now relying on the "Silent Mind Sutra"...
It collapsed instantly!
But Cheng Buzheng is still Cheng Buzheng!
The powerful mindset forged through countless trials of life and death and the ups and downs of the starry sea has become as solid as a rock after the initial turbulent waves!
The look of horror faded from his eyes as quickly as the tide receded.
Instead, there was an unprecedented solemnity and a cold, rapidly operating calculation.
"calm!
Everything must be reassessed immediately!
He forcefully suppressed the turmoil churning within him, and his mind entered an unprecedented state of rapid deduction:
"If it truly is the Refinement of Emptiness!"
So how did He get to the lower realm...?
This desolate place, where spiritual energy is waning and high-level resources are nearly exhausted, has broken free of its shackles.
Those who have entered the Void Refinement Realm?!
...(End of this chapter)