Chapter 227 : The Nether Spring Sect Master
Chapter 227: The Nether Spring Sect Master
Some time later, a loud tearing sound suddenly echoed through the sky above Ironstone City.
Immediately afterward, a gigantic pitch-black spatial rift suddenly appeared, and Lu Xueqi stepped out from within.
Looking at the scene before her, Lu Xueqi's expression became slightly solemn.
A devastating battle had clearly erupted here not long ago, directly destroying what had once been an extremely prosperous city.
Moreover, the land below was now covered with enormous craters of varying depths, making it obvious just how intense the battle had been.
Seeing this, Lu Xueqi could not help but wonder: Who exactly fought here to produce such overwhelming power? Who could have caused such destruction?
She carefully surveyed the surroundings, and after seeing no trace of anyone, immediately extended her right hand.
Instantly, strands of the faint residual auras lingering in the sky were drawn into her palm.
Closing her eyes, Lu Xueqi carefully sensed them for a moment before murmuring,
“Ghostly qi, resentment, and Blood Energy. These three auras are mixed together.”
With only a brief inspection, Lu Xueqi had already guessed the identities of those who had fought here. It was most likely the Ghost King of the Ghost King Sect battling those Nether Spring Sect disciples.
The bloody aura clearly belonged to the Ghost King, the baleful aura most likely came from that zombie, while the ghostly qi undoubtedly originated from the Nether Spring Sect.
Thinking this through, Lu Xueqi frowned slightly.
She could not understand how the Ghost King, the zombie, and the Nether Spring Sect disciples had encountered one another.
At this time, however, Lu Xueqi still had no idea that the zombie had already been taken away by the Ghost King.
After carefully sensing the residual auras left behind, Lu Xueqi immediately began investigating the surrounding area.
After some investigation, she quickly determined the direction in which those lingering auras had moved.
Seeing this, Lu Xueqi's eyes brightened.
Without further hesitation, she stepped forward with her right foot, transforming into a streak of light as she gave chase into the distance.
Since Lu Xueqi needed to keep sensing those residual auras, she could not use Spacetime Travel.
However, with her current strength, her flying speed was still astonishingly fast.
Even so, the two groups ahead were also extremely powerful. Even at Lu Xueqi's speed, catching up to them in a short time would still require some time.
While Lu Xueqi continued her pursuit, the four members of the Nether Spring Sect ahead wore extremely grim expressions. They had never expected the Ghost King to be so difficult to deal with.
Not only was the Ghost King himself immensely powerful, but he also possessed an extraordinarily formidable zombie.
At this moment, inside an incomparably massive Ten Thousand Souls Banner, Seventh Senior Brother frowned as he looked at his three junior brothers and said,
“Junior Brothers, the Ghost King is incredibly powerful, and with that zombie assisting him, we're no match for him. What do you all think?”
After hearing Seventh Senior Brother's words, the other three Nether Spring Sect disciples also frowned.
They had never imagined that the Ghost King would be this powerful.
Originally, they had believed that after Seventh Senior Brother and Eighth Senior Brother advanced to the Nascent Soul Realm, they would be invincible throughout this continent.
Instead, they had met with disaster at the very beginning, encountering an expert like the Ghost King and placing themselves in an extremely passive position.
After hearing Seventh Senior Brother's words, Eighth Senior Brother pondered for a moment before saying,
“Seventh Senior Brother, under the current circumstances, we absolutely cannot continue fighting the Ghost King. We'd better escape as quickly as possible.”
After another brief moment of thought, he continued,
“Now that an expert like the Ghost King has appeared on this continent, and he's already set his sights on us, our safety is no longer guaranteed. Rather than continuing like this, we should report the information about this continent back to the sect.”
After hearing Eighth Junior Brother's proposal, Seventh Senior Brother hesitated somewhat.
After all, once he transmitted the information about this continent back to the sect, the sect would inevitably dispatch powerful experts.
When those experts arrived, it would no longer be so easy for them to freely harvest the souls of living beings as they pleased.
Although with their current strength, they were already considered top experts within the sect and should receive a share of the right to harvest souls,
if they wanted to advance their Ten Thousand Souls Banners into Million Souls Banners as quickly as possible, it would likely become much more difficult.
After all, while this continent was vast, the number of living beings was still limited.
The Nether Spring Sect had numerous disciples. If they all descended upon this continent together, each person would receive only a small share.
Seeing Seventh Senior Brother's hesitation, Eighth Junior Brother understood his concerns.
He quickly persuaded him,
“Seventh Senior Brother, you already understand the current situation. If we don't notify the sect as soon as possible, and that fiend keeps chasing us, all of our future actions will be severely restricted.
When that happens, refining our Ten Thousand Souls Banners into Million Souls Banners will become extremely difficult.
If we report the information about this continent to the sect now, it will count as a tremendous contribution.
The sect will certainly consider rewarding us.
When that time comes, what we're allocated should far exceed what the other elders receive.
In truth, we'll still have the opportunity to refine our Ten Thousand Souls Banners into Million Souls Banners.”
After hearing Eighth Junior Brother's reasoning, Seventh Senior Brother finally made up his mind and nodded.
“Very well. In that case, the four of us shall immediately use the sect's special communication formation to transmit the information about this place back to the sect.” (For an exhilarating reading experience, visit!)
Hearing Seventh Senior Brother's agreement, Eighth Junior Brother finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Seventh Senior Brother was the strongest among them. Had he refused, none of them would have dared act on their own.
Although the Nether Spring Sect was a demonic sect, seniority still determined one's standing within the sect, and none of them were as powerful as Seventh Senior Brother.
Seeing this, the remaining two also hurriedly nodded.
The four no longer hesitated and began forming hand seals within the Ten Thousand Souls Banner.
In an instant, a deep, pitch-black formation appeared before them.
Within the formation, something resembling fresh blood flowed slowly, while thick black qi continuously emanated from it, creating an incomparably eerie sight.
Meanwhile, on another continent an immeasurable distance away, within a range of pitch-black barren mountains,
inside a cave residence, the space before a gaunt, sinister middle-aged man suddenly trembled slightly, causing his expression to change.
He waved his right hand.
Immediately, magical power surged forth, forming a crimson-black formation high in the sky.
The moment the formation was completed, it projected the faces of the four Nether Spring Sect disciples, along with the surrounding scene.
Seeing that the connection with the sect had been established, Seventh Disciple, together with Eighth Disciple and the others, hurriedly bowed and exclaimed,
“This disciple greets the Sect Master.”
After hearing the communication from his disciple, the middle-aged man immediately recalled something and asked,
“Old Seventh, if I remember correctly, weren't you sailing off earlier to search for that lost continent? Have you found it now?”
Upon hearing the Sect Master's question, Seventh Senior Brother immediately bowed and replied,
“Sect Master, we have already found that lost continent.”
Hearing Old Seventh's answer, the Sect Master's face lit up with delight.
He then eagerly asked,
“Old Seventh, quickly tell me—what is that continent like?”