darknovel Chapter 26: Heavenly Pool
Chapter 26: Heavenly Pool
The four of them each rode their own flying shuttles, heading towards a mountain peak.
Zhao Nanxu was at the forefront, a tortoise-shell-shaped shield hanging in front of him, and a bronze mirror in his hand. He said in a deep voice:
"Ahead lies Zaomen Mountain, where there are two late-stage Qi Refining demonic beasts. I'll take care of one of them, and the three of you can work together to kill the other one."
Zhao Nanxu was at the ninth level of Qi Refining, and the magic weapon in her hand was also a top-level Qi Refining magic weapon. With the support of talismans and pills, it was not difficult for her to deal with a demon beast at the late stage of Qi Refining.
Another female cultivator, Zhao Ying, nodded and said:
"Sister Xu, be careful."
Zhao Qianyuan's expression was solemn, and he said in a deep voice:
"Don't worry, Fourth Sister, leave the other monster to the three of us."
Having said that, he brought out his magical weapon.
It is a heavy shield and axe.
This surprised Li Wu, because Zhao Qianyuan was rather thin, and he hadn't expected that the weapon he was using would be such a large thing.
Zhao Qianyuan turned to look at Li Wu and instructed him:
"Brother Li, please be careful then, stay behind me, and don't be reckless."
Li Wuwei nodded slightly, said nothing more, and simply unleashed his own lightning strike.
"They're here," Zhao Nanxu said softly.
Li Wu looked up and saw two demonic beasts leaping out from a distant mountain peak.
Zhao Nanxu scanned the area with her spiritual sense, locking onto the eagle in mid-air, and said in a deep voice:
"Give me this eagle."
Having said that, he maneuvered the shuttle and went to meet them.
Li Wu and the other two then turned their attention to the monster on the ground.
It was a bull that was ten feet tall, with a majestic black coat that looked like armor. It had three large horns on its head and when it ran, it looked like a small mountain.
Zhao Qianyuan scanned the area with his spiritual sense and said in a deep voice:
"The seventh level of Qi Refining is somewhat tricky; everyone must not be careless."
Zhao Ying looked serious, holding a fan in one hand and making hand seals with the other, ready for battle.
Li Wu, however, seemed quite relaxed, though a hint of thunder was gathering within him, as he spoke:
"This beast can't fly, let's keep it up here for a while."
Zhao Qianyuan nodded and said:
"Brother Li is absolutely right. We have the upper hand by attacking from a superior position."
After exchanging glances, the three of them tacitly separated and took up a high vantage point.
After regaining his balance, Li Wu pondered for a moment, then took out several talismans from his storage bag.
Li Wu infused one of the talismans with spiritual power, and it instantly transformed into several firebirds that charged towards the bull.
Bang bang bang!
The bull didn't dodge at all, but instead used its horns to take the hit head-on without being injured in the slightest.
Zhao Qianyuan's axe blade and Zhao Ying's wind blade also struck the bull from different directions.
For a moment, the mountains were filled with the deep, angry roars of wild bulls.
Li Wu and the other two stood on the flying shuttle, maintaining a certain height, which meant that the bull could only passively take the beating, unable to use its strength or vent its anger.
Li Wuduo mostly used talismans or some minor spells he had learned before, and almost never used lightning.
"Although this bull is at the late stage of Qi Refining, its flesh and skin cannot withstand my lightning. I must fight it slowly. I need to find an opportunity to escape from them."
While casting spells, Li Wu also used his spiritual sense to observe his surroundings.
Although he was only at the fourth level of Qi Refining, his spiritual awareness was stronger than Zhao Nanxu's.
Seeing that it couldn't defeat the three of them and was instead beaten bloody and exhausted, the bull ran off in one direction.
"Chase after it! Don't let it get away!"
Li Wunian had an idea and suddenly gave chase.
"Hey! Brother Li, don't chase after them!" Zhao Qianyuan shouted from behind.
Seeing that Li Wu had disappeared, Zhao Ying flew to Zhao Qianyuan's side and asked:
"What do we do now?"
Zhao Qianyuan's expression was uncertain. After a long silence, he said in a deep voice:
"Let's go help Fourth Sister first."
"Brother Li has a flying shuttle; even if he's no match for that savage bull, he should be able to escape unscathed."
Although Zhao Qianyuan had a good relationship with Li, his reason told him that he could not rashly chase after him to help.
It would be safest to chase after them together after killing the eagle.
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the other side.
Li Wu retrieved the shuttle, activated his cultivation technique, and lightning crackled around his body as he suddenly darted out.
boom!
A bolt of lightning struck straight down, hitting the bull.
"Moo!!"
The bull immediately howled in agony, its skin and flesh torn open by the electric shock, its fur charred together.
Li Wu's eyes narrowed, and seizing the opportunity, he swung his halberd fiercely, aiming for the bull's neck.
The bull, with strength from who knows where, turned around and used its horns to block the halberd.
boom!
Although a section of the ox's horn was broken off, it saved its life.
Li Wu raised an eyebrow, slightly startled.
"He does have some backbone."
Li Wu snorted coldly, flipped his wrist, and the halberd spun around, causing lightning to explode once more.
The bull, in pain, suddenly lowered its head and charged fiercely at Li Wu with half of its horn raised.
Li Wu lightly stepped forward, his figure flashing like lightning as he dodged to the side, avoiding the powerful blow. He then swept his Thunderstrike Halberd horizontally, slamming it heavily into the side of the bull.
The next instant, a burst of silvery-white lightning appeared around him, and the halberd pierced through the belly of the bull.
The lightning twisted its internal organs into a ball, and moments later, all its life force was gone.
After Li Wu put the corpse into his storage bag, he turned to look in the direction of Tianchi Lake, pondering to himself:
"I wonder if a fight has broken out over there."
Immediately, Li Wu summoned his flying shuttle and flew towards the Heavenly Pool.
The further Li Wu flew, the more monsters he encountered.
If it was a demon beast in the early or middle stages of Qi Refining, Li Wu would kill it with a single halberd strike. If he encountered a demon beast in the late stage of Qi Refining, he would use lightning to bypass it.
It's not that I can't win, but I don't want to waste my spiritual energy and time.
Thus, along the way, Li Wu also killed more than ten early-stage Qi Refining demonic beasts and several mid-stage Qi Refining demonic beasts.
Because there were too many of them and the storage bag didn't have enough space, Li Wu took the most important parts from these monsters as proof.
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Li Wu retracted the shuttle and landed on a cliff face, gazing at a mountain peak not far away.
The mountain peak is wide at the top and concave downwards, resembling a large bowl; this is the Heavenly Pool of Chishan Mountain.
It is said that this Heavenly Lake is a huge lake, full of spiritual energy, and a rare blessed land.
boom!
Suddenly, a surge of spiritual energy swept over them.
Li Wu retreated dozens of feet, startled. He looked up at the strange change over the Heavenly Pool and pondered:
"Has the fight started?"
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Tianchi (Heavenly Lake).
The two sides stood facing each other.
An old Taoist priest stood in mid-air, his gaze fixed on the red dragon in the lake, and said in a deep voice:
"Old Jiao, are you really going to break through to the Core Formation stage?"
The crimson dragon rose from the water, its enormous, golden candle-like eyes coldly gazing at the human cultivators who had invaded its territory.
"I have cultivated diligently for eight hundred years, all for this day. How can I not undergo tribulation?"
"Jiang Changqiu, you came here once a few years ago, and you've come again today. Do you really think I'm afraid of you?"
The crimson dragon roared fiercely, its scales opening and closing layer by layer, revealing the aura of a perfect Foundation Establishment cultivator.
Jiang Changqiu narrowed his eyes, his expression grave:
"It seems we can't avoid a fight today."