Chapter 486: Chapter 277 Resources, Secret Technique, Secret Technique!
Immortal Cultivation World, North Field.
Although the heavy snow had already stopped, the land was still a vast expanse of white.
The average temperature remained below minus ten degrees.
Like in the Central Domain, the ordinary people of North Field, except those who cowered in various sects or family estates, had mostly perished.
Fortunately, in comparison with the Southern Desolate and Central Domain… at least for the time being, North Field seemed relatively better, with fewer outbreaks of Evil Spirits and less frequent arrivals of Evil God Avatars.
And although there was no Immortal Sect, there were still three major sects of the Righteous Path–One Observatory, One Temple, and One Sect–maintaining basic order.
Thus, when people everywhere else were migrating to the Southern Desolate Islands.
North Field, though also having heard some news, only went as far as sending out branch families and a few disciples in advance.
After all, not everyone could give up a superior cultivation environment to go work as laborers in the Southern Desolate Islands when facing no imminent danger…
When the Demon Emperor White Ape reached this place following the Treasure Map provided by Demon Heart Old Monster.
He could still see a small workshop lively with people near a First Tier Spirit Vein.
In the Central Domain, such small workshops had mostly been abandoned.
This reminded the Demon Emperor White Ape of the once Ten Thousand Mountains.
Regrettably… with a great calamity looming, even it was a veiled existence, unable to resist the temptation of Evil Gods!
Thankfully, the Old Ancestor was merciful; all the young beasts of the Ten Thousand Mountains were well taken care of.
At least the bloodline of many demon beasts would not be extinguished.
The Demon Emperor White Ape did not disturb the peace of that workshop.
With a flicker in his eyes, he discovered the location of the treasure through his Divine Sense.
A subterranean space deep beneath a lake.
Transforming into a beam of white light, the Demon Emperor White Ape broke through the ice-covered lake surface and swiftly found the Formation set by Demon Heart Old Monster at the lakebed.
He then silently activated the Formation and just managed to enter the subterranean space under the lake.
There, the Demon Emperor White Ape exclaimed in surprise, realizing he had triggered a certain prohibition.
Instantly, the Demon Emperor White Ape understood that the treasure location must have been discovered by someone else.
But that person’s Cultivation must have been inadequate, merely leaving a prohibition to monitor, without breaking the seal to enter the underground space.
Lucky that it was not Demon Heart Old Monster who came personally.
Otherwise, a simple scan of Divine Sense from him would have revealed the irregularity.
However, the Demon Emperor White Ape was unconcerned.
Being a Nascent Soul Great Power, in this Northern Land, unless confronted by an Evil God Avatar, there was truly nothing he couldn’t handle.
Meanwhile, in the small workshop outside the lake.
The rising star of the Yunzhong Clan, Yunzhong Jie, suddenly felt an impulse, stood up abruptly, and looked toward a few elders and friends invited for support in the teahouse:
“What a coincidence!”
“The prohibition I placed at the bottom of that lake has been triggered!”
“It must be some practitioners of the Demon Path who couldn’t resist coming to unseal that treasure!”
Yunzhong Jie stood righteously, cupping his hands towards all around:
“Fellow cultivators, now is the moment to slay demons and eliminate Devilry!”
“Ahem, can you confirm it’s a seal of the Demon Path?”
A Bearded Swordsman stood up, still cautious enough to ask another question.
The others nodded in agreement and looked towards Yunzhong Jie.
Seeing Yunzhong Jie nod, and presenting a Jade Scroll that showed anomalies from the lakebed, indicating it was a typical Demon Path Formation.
Those who couldn’t understand the anomalies in the projection or what the professional jargon from Yunzhong Jie meant, like the Bearded Swordsman and others, kept serious faces and nodded occasionally.
To them, Yunzhong Jie was a rare First Tier Array Master, a young prodigy, who spoke both extensively and energetically, clearly someone reliable.
The group thus answered the call to action.
Later on, they all rode various Magic Artifacts to the shore of the lake.
Yunzhong Jie gave a slight smile, further activating the array set up on the surrounding mountains, forming the Four Symbols Mountain Demon Suppressing Array.
“Even if the attacker was a Foundation Establishment Great Cultivator from the Demon Sect, they would still struggle to escape this array!”
“Plus, I have also solicited the help of Brotherhood with a strong Combat Power from the Snow Sword Sect… this deed is not only possible, but also could drag all the sects together against the wrath of the Demon Sect!”
Yunzhong Jie stared at the lake, feeling eager.
He had just turned fifty this year, and with his talents in array formation, had accessed extensive resources and was now at the Early Period of Foundation Establishment.
Yet, he yearned to advance further…which was extremely difficult without massive resources, relying solely on his own cultivation.
Yunzhong Jie had always believed he was a person favored by destiny, which is why he had come this far from an ordinary background through serendipitous opportunities!
He believed that this time, too, was an opportunity given by heaven.
Yunzhong Jie, he would surely be the future hero of the Northern Land!
Not long after Yunzhong Jie and his group arrived, they saw a beam of white light shoot out from the lake.
Yunzhong Jie, surprised at the quickness of the other party.
Instantly, his expression changed dramatically when he saw that the Big Array he had set up had dissipated in a blink.
The Bearded Swordsman instinctively drew his Magic Sword when he saw the white light.
But upon clearly recognizing the figure that suddenly stopped in the sky afterwards,
As an Inner Sect Disciple of the Snow Sword Sect, the Bearded Swordsman, with his mouth agape in silence, sheathed his Magic Sword back into its scabbard.
In the air, the Demon Emperor White Ape had already placed the Secret Treasure hidden by Demon Heart Old Monster into his Storage Spirit Artifact.
He was about to head to his next destination when he realized he had been ambushed.
Although the First Tier Formation had disintegrated upon contacting his Divine Sense,
being ambushed was still being ambushed.
This stirred some anger in the Demon Emperor White Ape.
He looked down at those Human Clan cultivators below, the strongest of whom were but Foundation Establishment cultivators.
A cold snort, like thunder,
Yunzhong Jie and his fellows all went weak at the knees, instantly kneeling on the ground, drenched in sweat.