The Great Wild God - Chapter 120

Chapter 120 Soul Chasing Trace
He hid in the cliff cave, and a faint moonlight penetrated through the cracks in the rocks.

Chen Xun and the others had extraordinary eyesight. They could see everything in the cliff cave with a slight glow, and they didn’t feel the slightest bit unaccustomed to it.

Through the stone gap, Lou Yao took out a strange-shaped object from his bosom. It was like a sleeping copper bird. He didn’t know what method Lou Yao used. The copper bird emitted a light as if it was alive. In the blink of an eye, it was like a sleeve arrow. It flew into the night sky and quickly disappeared.

This bronze bird looked like a talisman tool that could communicate information. Chen Xun had never seen it before, but it was inconvenient for them to attack Lou Yao and the others. Otherwise, with Tie Xinmei’s archery, it would still be possible to shoot down this bronze bird.

“Could Lou Yao be informing Lou Shiyi?” Zong Ya asked worriedly. They had seen the scene of the Copper Bird being released from the building lines through the gaps in the rocks.

It seemed that they had left Lou Yao and the others outside in the snow, but on the other hand, Lou Yao and the others had blocked them in the cliff cave. If Lou Shiyi were nearby, they would be in danger.

Chen Xun smiled faintly and said, “This grandson surnamed Lou treats me as a mental handicap. If he wants to show off his shame, he naturally has to kill me openly. Only then can he appear righteous and arrogant in front of everyone. Thus, even if he knew about the news before I officially entered the challenge area, he didn’t have the face to rush over to humiliate me.”

Tie Xintong and Gu Jianfeng couldn’t help but laugh when they thought of how Chen Xuncangyue’s little building humiliated Lou Li, Lou Yao, and the others.

In a world where the weak prey on the strong, killing one person was really common.

Tie Xintong and Zhou Zhi’s cultivation might not necessarily be able to defeat Lou Jiao Cha with their bare hands, but they definitely had no way to kill Lou Jiao so happily and the Gui Xi Tribe so miserably.

Chen Xun sighed softly and said, “The disciple competition this time is much more complicated than everyone imagined. However, many rogue cultivators, including you, are still in the dark.”

“Ah,” Tie Xintong asked in surprise, “Are you saying that the competition between the two sects’ disciples is really a cover-up? Are the two clans hiding other intentions?”

Chen Xun smiled and looked at Tie Xintong and Zhou Zhi mysteriously. He said, “Three years ago, before the dense forest around Jade Pillar Peak gathered, I touched Jade Pillar Peak, so I knew something that no outsider knew about.”

Zong Ya was puzzled. He didn’t know why Chen Xun had mentioned the secrets of Jade Pillar Peak to Tie Xintong and the others.

Brother Tie Xintong and Zhou Zhi were so heroic that they didn’t hesitate to fight against the Guixi Strong Clan. They had to go along with them to lend a helping hand. Everyone should treat each other with sincerity. However, the secrets in Jade Pillar Peak, these late-stage True Yang Realm martial cultivators, were simply not qualified to interfere.

Zong Ya thought so, but even Gu Jianfeng was extremely interested when Chen Xun mentioned this matter. He didn’t know what kind of secret was hidden in Jade Pillar Peak, nor did he know what kind of intentions the two sects had behind the competition between the disciples of the two sects.

Gu Jianfeng and Gu Feng had lived and died for many years, so they could be trusted. Chen Xun was grateful to Tie Xinmei, and Tie Xintong was famous among rogue cultivators. With this kind of karma, it wasn’t difficult for them to understand why they were helping each other out this time, but Chen Xun was a little worried about Zhou Zhi.

If there were any problems with Zhou Zhi, then through Zhou Zhi, he would reveal the secrets of the Jade Pillar Peak and make the pond water even more muddy. Only then would the following story be even more exciting.

“Although Desolate Beasts are powerful, they have their own territories. As long as you enter through the borders of these Desolate Beast Domains, it will be relatively safe.”

Chen Xun told Tie Xintong and the others about the situation three years ago when he touched the Jade Pillar Peak. Of course, he hid it from Su Tang and drew a topographic map with his finger on the stone wall, marking the location of the Lonely Cliff Pillar and the valley. Then, he said,

“Back then, I touched this valley just like that. It was here that a strange medicine that was about to mature stood in the wind. After I came to Azure Water City to read all sorts of medicinal manuals, I found out that this strange medicine was a fourth-grade spirit medicine, the Stone Snake Lotus …”

“Stone Snake Lotus! Is there really a miraculous medicine like Stone Snake Lotus on Jade Pillar Peak?” Tie Xintong had always regarded money as outside of her body, and her eyes lit up when she heard the name of the Stone Snake Lotus.

He and Zhou Zhi had consumed fourth-grade spirit medicines, and with the help of the boiling medicinal power, they would definitely be able to break through their physical barriers and advance into the Reincarnation Realm.

Such spirit medicines, even in a large sect like Azure Water College or Mystical Frost Sect, were definitely rare treasures that could not be exchanged for a thousand gold coins.

“If a single Stone Snake Lotus was discovered by the two sects, then any Supreme Elder would be fine. There’s no need to make such a big commotion, right?” Gu Jianfeng asked doubtfully.

Tens of thousands of Azure Wolves were terrifying. Even peerless experts of the Heavenly Yuan Realm were unable to fight against them head-on. However, it was still easy for experts of the Heavenly Yuan Realm to enter the Jade Pillar Peak to pick medicine.

Chen Xun was delighted to see that Gu Jianfeng had trained for so many years, and his mind had become so meticulous. He said, “If it was so easy to pick, I wouldn’t have waited for me to be discovered three years ago …”

“Spiritual medicines must be protected by exotic beasts. Otherwise, there will be no chance for them to grow up.” Zhou Zhi said.

“Brother Zhou is right,” Chen Xun said, pointing to the Lonely Cliff Stone Pillar on the ground. “Not only are they protected by exotic beasts, the ferocious beasts in this lonely cliff are unimaginably powerful. I saw with my own eyes that many Snow Apes and Profound Leopard level spirit beasts were easily killed by this ferocious beast.”

“That was the time Ah Qing asked you to pick it up?” Tie Xinmei asked.

“That’s right,” Chen Xun nodded. “Fortunately, that ferocious beast was trapped in the Lonely Cliff Stone Pillar, so I was far away from it. This Lonely Cliff Stone Pillar was definitely not formed naturally. I suspect that the biggest secret of the Jade Pillar Peak is not the Stone Snake Lotus, nor the ferocious beast, but this Lonely Cliff Stone that suddenly stood in the valley …”

“So that’s how it is!” Tie Xintong said, “I just feel that there is something strange about this competition between the disciples of the two sects.”

Tie Xintong and Zhou Zhi were both knowledgeable. It was entirely possible that the Lonemoon Cliff Stone Pillar was the entrance to a secret cave ruin. No one knew what kind of heaven-shaking treasure was hidden in the mountain belly of Jade Pillar Peak. It was also possible that there was nothing other than a tragic death.

“Regardless of whether the disciples of the two sects can annihilate the Green Wolves in the outer region, don’t enter the valley. Those dangers aren’t something we can touch,” Chen Xun said. “I guess only when the Green Wolves in the outer region are annihilated or banished will the experts of the two sects truly appear …”

Tie Xintong frowned, nodded, and said, “Thank you for reminding us. Otherwise, we might all die in a daze …”

Zhou Zhi’s throat rolled as he swallowed two mouthfuls of saliva with mixed emotions.

If he wanted to muddle the water, Chen Xun would definitely not have a chance to fish in troubled waters when the Azure Water College and Mystical Frost Sect might sneak into Jade Pillar Peak in large numbers.

Chen Xun was unwilling. If he wanted to muddle the water, he needed to attract even stronger rogue cultivators to enter Jade Pillar Peak.

The Azure Water School and Mystical Frost Sect said that they only welcomed wandering cultivators of the True Yang Realm to the Jade Pillar Peak, but the Azure Water School and Mystical Frost Sect did not have the authority to restrain other wandering cultivators who were even more powerful.

At this moment, the two sects had great influence. Thousands of disciples were competing near Jade Pillar Peak. Rogue cultivators above the Reincarnation Realm were also unwilling to clash with Azure Water College and Mystical Frost Sect. Generally speaking, they would not run over to find trouble for no reason.

If the secrets of Jade Pillar Peak were to be revealed, it would be hard to tell.

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Lou Yao and the others were like piles of flies that wouldn’t leave. Even if they fought, they didn’t have much chance of winning.

Chen Xun couldn’t let Lou Yao keep an eye on his whereabouts, so he could only separate himself from Zong Ya and the others. However, after entering the range of Jade Pillar Peak, it would be difficult for him to reunite with Zong Ya and the others.

Thinking that the Azure Water School had a magic tool that could track the souls of others, Chen Xun thought of something and let Zong Ya walk to the side of the cave. He took out the Soul Pursuing Seal and told his guess, “Cut your middle finger and drip a drop of blood on it to see if you can attach your soul aura to it …”

If it was someone else, they would definitely not let their own spiritual aura be tracked down by others.

Zong Ya firmly believed in Chen Xun. He immediately cut his middle finger and dripped a little blood.

Chen Xun had already refined this Soul Pursuing Seal with blood. If it were any other talisman artifact, unless Chen Xun’s divine soul aura was erased and refined again, it was impossible for it to be attached to another person’s divine soul aura.

However, the blood from Zong Ya’s broken finger landed on the green jade seal and quickly seeped into it.

The Soul Pursuing Seal could amplify his spiritual sense, allowing Chen Xun to sense the aura of the Soul Blood Soul twenty kilometers away. However, apart from the difference in the strength of the aura, Chen Xun could also judge whether the other party was a human or a beast based on the shape of the Soul Pursuing Seal’s aura.

Apart from that, the information Chen Xun could obtain from the aura of his soul was limited.

If Zong Ya was together with other loose cultivators, Chen Xun wouldn’t be able to distinguish them through the Soul Chasing Seal.

Seeing Zong Ya’s finger blood seep into the Soul Pursuing Seal, Chen Xun was delighted. He didn’t expect that his guess would really work.

The Soul Chasing Seal was indeed more useful than he had imagined.

Chen Xun immediately closed his eyes and locked the Soul Chasing Seal with his Spiritual Sense. He saw that the Sect Cliff Divine Soul aura he sensed was completely different from others.

The rest of them could only sense the five-colored divine light shining from Zong Ya, based on their souls, the strength of their qi and blood, and the distance between them.

The Soul Pursuing Seal was indeed capable of tracing souls. Chen Xun thought to himself that the magical artifacts that the Learning Palace could track the souls of guests and disciples were most likely similar to the Soul Pursuing Seal, but their functions were tens of times more powerful than the Soul Pursuing Seal. It was only a hundred times more powerful than the Soul Pursuing Seal.

The Soul Pursuing Seal could lock onto Zong Ya’s divine soul aura. This way, it would be much easier for him to find Zong Ya near Jade Pillar Peak.

Chen Xun told Zong Ya about the wondrous use of the Soul Chasing Seal and said, “You can sit cross-legged and see if you feel like you’re being watched …”

Chen Xun continued to lock Zong Ya with the Soul Chasing Seal, allowing him to enter silence and observe the traces of the Soul Chasing Seal.

Chen Xun had been feeling like he was being watched these past few days.

He didn’t know if someone in the Learning Academy was tracking his soul, or if Lou Youyi was under Qing Yangzi’s sect, and he had already learned the secret technique of chasing after souls. In fact, he had been hiding around for the past two or three days, waiting to enter the agreed area before jumping out to give him a fatal blow.

Zong Ya thought for a long time before opening his eyes. He shook his head and said, “There is no strange feeling.”

Chen Xun was unable to pass on the Dragon Binding Art to Zong Ya. After Zong Ya advanced to the seventh level of Blood Transformation, his spiritual sense cultivation was limited. Chen Xun guessed that it was highly likely that he would be tracked down by an Elder of the Learning Palace, but he also had to be on guard against Lou Shiyi learning a secret soul-searching technique.