Chapter 490: Gatekeeper
The spiritual array within the peach blossom miasma had countless variations, but once one grasped its underlying patterns, breaking it was not particularly difficult.
Even so, Qin Sang did not act recklessly. He advanced cautiously toward the center of the miasma, wary that Daoist Jiupao might have laid additional traps that could expose his presence.
Once inside, Qin Sang found that the peach trees appeared far from the graceful beauty they showed from afar. Their twisted branches clawed and writhed like malevolent spirits, and the trees themselves emanated a vicious aura, completely different from the gentle Red Jade Peach Trees of Shaohua Mountain. These were vicious trees, akin to evil spirits.
The structures hidden within the miasma gradually came into view. It was a simple stone house, square and modest, with no hint of extravagance.
The moment he got a clear look at the stone house, Qin Sang’s figure abruptly halted. He activated the Spirit Evasion Art to its limit and flickered behind a peach tree, frowning as he peered forward.
Seated cross-legged before the stone house was a man.
He appeared to be around fifty years old, clad in a gray robe with a black flame embroidered along its hem. He sat facing away from the stone house, eyes half-closed, his aura calm and steady.
Apparently, he had not expected anyone to infiltrate this place unnoticed and had made no attempt to conceal his strength, exposing his Fake Core Realm cultivation for all to see.
"It's him?"
At the sight of the man’s face, Qin Sang immediately recalled his identity. He was Black Flame, one of the Four Demonic Flame Envoys of the Demonic Flame Sect, a remnant of the Kuiyin Sect whose true name was Huang Shizhong.
By now, Qin Sang had encountered all four of the Four Demonic Flame Envoys under Daoist Jiupao’s command. Two had already fallen to his hands.
Another had been captured alive by him in the Chaotic Island Waters. However, since that person had only been at the late stage of the Foundation Building Realm, Qin Sang had been unwilling to waste a precious Heavenly Corpse Talisman on him. After capturing the Yellow Armored Man, he had simply killed the other envoy and turned him into a malevolent corpse.