Chapter 2033: Pseudo-God Realm Immortal Beast

On the huge island, a familiar power surged up. It was none other than the unique killing aura of the Heterogeneous Spirit Clan!

The reason he hadn't noticed it immediately was that this aura had merged with the peculiar mercury spiritual energy of the Upper Firmament, losing its former ferocity and instead giving a warm feeling.

Where there is killing aura, there are members of the Heterogeneous Spirit Clan. Could it be... that the natives Lord Kuixiao spoke of are actually... them?

If so, that would explain the origin of the Heterogeneous Spirit Clan!

They must have entered the Master Continent through some special temporal rift, stirring up trouble and causing great disaster for humanity.

Thinking this, he quickly looked toward the city, and the figures moving about inside immediately came into view.

But after looking, he was stunned.

The figures inside were all normal-sized, with nothing special about them, and there was no sign of violent killing.

Could it be... he had sensed incorrectly?

“The Heterogeneous Spirit Clan members on the Master Continent, after absorbing mercury spiritual energy, become indistinguishable from ordinary people, losing their former ferocity. They should be in this state...”

A thought emerged.

Back then, Yan Qing and other ancient sages had conducted experiments. After absorbing mercury spiritual energy, Heterogeneous Spirit Clan members became like ordinary people, losing their former ferocity. Presumably, the people here were the same.

“The Star Chasing Palace is in the middle of this island. If we go over like this, it might easily cause conflict. Let's just go down directly!”

Unaware of his thoughts, Lord Kuixiao gave the order.

The flying immortal beast immediately descended with the carriage, soon landing on a high platform.

As soon as they landed, several guards in iron armor approached.

Elder Hongwu stepped forward and handed over a token. The other party glanced at it and made way.

His eyes flickering, Zhang Xuan carefully looked at the two guards before him.

Sure enough, as he had guessed, they were Heterogeneous Spirit Clan members who had absorbed mercury spiritual energy, and they were dressed exactly like the envoys of the Upper Firmament from the lower realm.

Heterogeneous Spirit Clan, sacrifices... Could the envoys of the Upper Firmament in the lower realm be them?

If so, then the woman who took Chen Yong away and knew about Luo Ruoxi—could she be an expert from this Star Chasing Palace?

It seemed he needed to find someone to inquire about this.

“Our Seven Star Tower has a branch here. Elder Liu, I'll take you there and then look for items that can help you break through to the peak of the Immortal Lord realm, so you can break through as soon as possible!”

Lord Kuixiao said.

Zhang Xuan nodded.

The group left the flying immortal beast and walked along the street ahead.

The city was huge, even more magnificent than Biyuan City. If he hadn't been completely sure about the guards earlier, walking through the streets now almost confirmed it.

The beings here were indeed Heterogeneous Spirit Clan members who had transformed after absorbing mercury spiritual energy.

However, the violent factors within them still existed, which was why they were so排斥 outsiders and had little interaction with other sects.

“We are all outsiders. At most, we can buy and sell items with them, but not communicate too much. Don't try to communicate too much either, or you might die without knowing how...”

Seeing him constantly looking around, Lord Kuixiao transmitted his voice.

Zhang Xuan felt a pang of understanding.

He had had much contact with the Heterogeneous Spirit Clan and had read countless books in the Master Continent, knowing their temperaments and dispositions.

They were a warlike race, prone to arguments and even outright fighting.

What the other party said was correct: avoid contact as much as possible, or being killed would be normal.

In the Master Continent, he was invincible, but here, there were countless who surpassed him. It was better to be cautious.

After walking for over an hour, a Seven Star Tower appeared before them. Unlike the headquarters they had seen before, it also sold various treasures, but the variety was clearly inferior.

Entering, someone came to greet them and arranged the best accommodation.

“Elder Liu, stay here for now. I'll go prepare the items to help you advance!”

Lord Kuixiao said.

“The early Immortal Lord and the peak Immortal Lord, though the same level, are not easy to break through. May I ask what Lord Kui is preparing? From your tone, it seems you can help me break through quickly?”

Zhang Xuan was curious.

The early and peak Immortal Lord realms, though seemingly only three minor levels apart, were actually very complex to break through.

Comparing a True Immortal to a pond, an Immortal Lord is an ocean. Filling the former with water is not too difficult, but filling the latter... would require enormous effort!

Moreover, what he lacked now was not just items, but also a cultivation method!

No matter how vast the ocean, with rivers constantly pouring in, it could eventually be filled. But... he didn't even have a stream. Relying solely on rainwater... how many years would that take?

Under these circumstances, the other party said he could help him advance. He was truly curious about what item it was.

“The Star Chasing Sea... It is said that a pseudo-god realm immortal beast has appeared there. If we capture it and extract its blood and crystal core, it should not be difficult to help you break through to the peak of the Immortal Lord realm...”

Lord Kuixiao said.

“Pseudo-god realm immortal beast?”

Zhang Xuan frowned. “Didn't you say that to achieve pseudo-god, one must go through the temple?”

The other party had previously said that to achieve pseudo-god, one must enter the Heavenly Bridge and then the Heavenly Temple to have a chance. How could there be an immortal beast of this realm?

They had no chance to enter the Heavenly Bridge!

“Normally, that is the case. However... more than two months ago, in a sea area of the Star Chasing Sea, the sky collapsed, and something seemed to scatter. The stones that came into contact with it turned bright red, impervious to fire or blade. When peak Immortal Lord realm immortal beasts came into contact, they had a high chance of breaking through and becoming pseudo-gods...”

Looking around, Sect Leader Kuixiao transmitted a message.

"The stone turned bright red? Could it be... a divine bloodstone?"

His pupils contracted, Zhang Xuan's whole body tensed.

Another purpose of coming to the Star-Chasing Sea was to inquire about the origin of this thing; unexpectedly, this Sect Leader Kuixiao knew about it.

A single stone turning into a divine bloodstone was not enough to prove anything, but even immortal beasts could break through—it would be false to say that was not surprising.

"Do you know about divine bloodstones?"

Sect Leader Kuixiao looked over.

"I've heard of them..." Zhang Xuan nodded.

"I have also seen records in ancient books. Those stones might be divine bloodstones. The stones themselves are not important. If we can capture and hunt these pseudo-divine realm immortal beasts, their blood and crystals, even if they cannot help one break through to pseudo-divine, should at least allow a Celestial Lord to advance in cultivation!"

Sect Leader Kuixiao said.

As the sect leader of the Seven Stars Tower, he knew a great deal about the effects of various treasures.

Even if this person before him lacked a suitable cultivation technique, as long as he could obtain the blood and crystals, helping him break through to the peak of Celestial Lord was achievable!

Only...

The other party had the same cultivation level as himself. Not to mention the difficulty of killing him, if he truly wanted to flee, even he would be unable to pursue and capture him.

Thus, it was merely a hope, not a hundred percent guarantee.

"I wonder... where is this sea area?"

Zhang Xuan couldn't help but look over.

Involving Luo Ruoxi, he was somewhat unable to restrain himself.

"I'm not entirely sure of the exact location, but... a pseudo-divine realm immortal beast once appeared in a nearby sea area... To know that place, we can only capture it and interrogate it thoroughly! I now plan to go out and investigate personally, study its strength. If it is weaker, and we have a chance to capture it, that would naturally be best!"

Sect Leader Kuixiao said.

Even among the pseudo-divine realm, there were certainly differences in strength.

For example, he was definitely no match for Han Jianqiu, but an ordinary pseudo-divine realm would find it not easy to defeat him.

The other party had only advanced to pseudo-divine realm a little over two months ago. Even if it was an immortal beast, as long as it did not have an extraordinary bloodline, he was confident he could capture it.

"I want to go with you and take a look..."

Zhang Xuan said.

"You?"

Sect Leader Kuixiao frowned.

"Sect Leader, rest assured. Although I am only at the early stage of Celestial Lord, I have the ability to protect myself. If the other party is too strong, I will never become a hostage for it to threaten you!"

Knowing what the other was worried about, Zhang Xuan said.

"This... very well!"

After a pause, Sect Leader Kuixiao nodded.

After all, it was for this person's breakthrough to the peak of Celestial Lord. If he really wanted to see, he could bring him along; at worst, he could have him stay far away.

"Let's go!"

Having said that, Sect Leader Kuixiao shook his body, suppressed his cultivation to the peak of Celestial Lord, and flew straight outward.

Zhang Xuan followed closely.

Now that he had broken through to Celestial Lord, even without using the Sword Intent of the Divine, he could fly in the air without worrying about exposing his strength.

The two, one after the other, arrived at a boundless sea area after two hours.

By now, the sky was completely dark. As the other had said, countless stars were reflected in the ocean, as if falling. Flying above the sea, it seemed one could reach out and pluck the stars, making one involuntarily want to dive down.

"Sect Leader..."

After stopping in place for a while, a small boat drifted over slowly.

On it stood an old man, his whole body shrouded under a blue robe.

Zhang Xuan looked at him; this person's cultivation could not be seen through at a glance.

He was probably above him, having reached the peak of Celestial Lord, no weaker than Elder Hongwu and the others, if not stronger.

"How is it?"

Sect Leader Kuixiao asked hurriedly.

"Reporting to the Sect Leader, a month ago I placed the things you gave me into the deep sea, and it indeed had an effect. That pseudo-divine realm immortal beast came a few days ago, but it is very cautious and has not dared to move..."

The old man clasped his hands.

"Mm, to survive in the ocean and reach the peak of Celestial Lord, no matter what immortal beast, without such caution, it would surely have died long ago!"

Sect Leader Kuixiao smiled slightly, seemingly not surprised.

The laws of survival in the immortal beast and sacred beast realms were harsher than those of humans. The other party was now in the pseudo-divine realm, but before that, it must have reached the peak of Celestial Lord to have a chance.

To achieve this, it must be very vigilant; otherwise, during its growth, there would be too many things in the ocean that could kill it.

"Sect Leader, I have set up a formation over there. As long as we guard it, the other party should appear, but it's uncertain when..."

Smiling slightly, the old man continued.

"Good, let's go take a look!"

Sect Leader Kuixiao nodded, landed on the small boat first, and Zhang Xuan followed closely.