svetikya Chapter 599 - 4: Central Continent’s First Cultivator
Chapter 599 - 4: Central Continent’s First Cultivator
After bidding farewell to the True Monarch of Profound Control, Zhou Xun continued to fly towards the Sea Suppression Immortal City with Wang Erniu.
The True Monarch of Profound Control headed east with his subordinates,
This patrol was scheduled to last three months in total,
requiring a sweep of the area several million miles east of the Immortal City to ensure no demon race infiltration.
Suddenly—
There was a disturbance from the Mountain Lord beneath him, followed by a voice transmission that reached the True Monarch of Profound Control’s ear.
"Master, I just caught a whiff of the ’Feng Chong’ aura on that person!"
Hearing this, the True Monarch of Profound Control’s expression stiffened, his gaze turning fierce!
"Are you certain you didn’t sense it wrong?"
"Absolutely not, Feng Chong is definitely within the spirit beast bag at his waist. You know my talent; the spirit beast bag cannot block my probing!"
The Mountain Lord replied.
"You did well not to startle the snake earlier!"
The True Monarch of Profound Control nodded, instantly recalling the young Core Formation boy who had escaped from his grasp years ago.
"Unexpectedly, in less than a hundred years, that person has actually formed a Nascent Soul!"
"Why does Master think this person is the same one from back then?" the Mountain Lord asked, puzzled.
"That person disguised himself as Yue’er back then, with identical appearance and aura!"
"His cultivation back then was merely at the Core Formation Stage, and even I, a Nascent Soul cultivator, failed to notice any discrepancies,"
"If not for the Blood Shadow Technique on his body, I wouldn’t have even discovered this person!"
"It clearly shows that this person is truly a master of concealing illusions!"
"Now that he’s reached the Nascent Soul, it’s no wonder I couldn’t recognize him!"
"However, this just confirms that this person is the boy who escaped back then!"
"To advance to the Nascent Soul in such a short time, his talent must be exceptional,"
"I can’t let this go... Once I complete this mission, I’ll find a way to eliminate this person!"
"First, to avenge Yue’er, and second, to remove future worries for our Spirit Control Sect!"
With this thought, a glint of killing intent flashed in the eyes of the True Monarch of Profound Control, as he made up his mind to eliminate Zhou Xun.
...
On the way, Zhou Xun’s eyes gleamed with sharpness, thinking about the scene with the True Monarch of Profound Control earlier,
"Unexpected, even the True Monarch of Profound Control has been summoned here, but in this case... wouldn’t his sect become extremely vulnerable!"
With a sudden realization, Zhou Xun recalled the disciples of the Spirit Control Sect he encountered years ago,
From them, Zhou Xun learned about the Spirit Control Sect’s Dragon Transformation Pool, a treasure capable of purifying demon beast bloodlines!
"If Yiqing’s Lifebound Spirit Beast, the Crimson Flame Simurgh, could undergo a transformation in the Dragon Transformation Pool, its future potential would be tremendously enhanced!"
Moreover, the Cyan Gold Flood Dragon and Profound Armor Armadillo under his command possess Earth-Grade Extreme bloodlines!
"But there’s no rush, I’ll first gather information, without the True Monarch of Profound Control, there’s not much danger in the Spirit Control Sect!"
Zhou Xun murmured to himself,
before he knew it, he had arrived at the Sea Suppression Immortal City!
The towering city walls, hundreds of feet tall, were covered with restrictions, with runes flickering and spirit light shining!
Above the city walls, there floated a surrounding island, gleaming, poised to bring forth power from the Immortal City!
Atop the walls were giant spirit crossbows, each a hundred feet in size, inducing awe in onlookers!
"Truly heavily guarded!"
Such a fortified city is indeed the human race’s stronghold in the Land of the South Sea!
As they neared the harbors by the city gates, the group leaped down from the Red Spirit Turtle’s back.
The Red Noon Demon Emperor flickered into the form of a red-haired middle-aged man with a crimson turtle shell on his back, following Zhou Xun.
There weren’t many people at the city gates, only a sparse few, mostly cultivators returning to complete missions.
Due to the Human-Demon races war, virtually all commercial activities had ceased, transforming the entire Immortal City into a military city,
with everything serving the purpose of war!
Even the two teams of guards at the city gates were now entirely composed of Core Formation cultivators,
alongside them, a middle-aged Confucian scholar with a clean face and elegant aura holding a round mirror was inspecting something.
"Demon-Exploring Realm!"
From his aura, it was apparent he had an Early-Stage Nascent Soul cultivation!
When Zhou Xun and his group appeared, the guards at the gate immediately became vigilant,
Upon seeing Red Noon, the middle-aged guard’s face changed dramatically, exclaiming in surprise:
"A transformed demon beast!"
Seeing this, Wang Erniu quickly stepped forward to explain:
"Hold on, Junior Martial Uncle Wu!"
"Oh, it’s Nephew Jin Guang!" The middle-aged man, upon seeing Wang Erniu’s face, visibly relaxed, yet he did not lower the token in his hand, remaining ready to activate it at any moment.
"This is True Monarch Wangchuan, acquainted with True Monarch Tianci in the city, and this Tier Four Great Demon is his spirit beast!"
"Spirit beast?" The middle-aged man looked towards Zhou Xun!
"I am Zhou Xun, greetings to this fellow Daoist. Here is my pass token!"
Saying this, Zhou Xun flipped his hand, revealing a palm-sized token of an entirely dark green hue, which flew towards the middle-aged man!
The middle-aged man took it, infused it with mana to inspect, and glanced at Zhou Xun a few times for verification!
"You were here in the Immortal City just over twenty years ago, but you were only in the Late-Stage Core Formation back then,"
"Achieving Nascent Soul in such a short time while also having a Tier Four transformed demon beast as your spirit beast?"
The middle-aged man inquired suspiciously, clearly not entirely convinced by Zhou Xun’s explanation!
While breaking through to Nascent Soul in a little over twenty years is plausible,
the mana aura emanating from Zhou Xun confirmed this as well!
But acquiring a transformed great demon as a spirit beast is somewhat unbelievable, given that among the hundreds of Nascent Soul cultivators in the city,
those possessing such a spirit beast numbered only a handful!
Why Zhou Xun, a newly advanced Nascent Soul, would have such luck...
Just as Zhou Xun was about to explain,
a tall and imposing middle-aged man emerged from the city gate, seemingly attracted by the voices of the few.