roccoschili Chapter 210 Salt Swamp
Chapter 210 Salt Swamp
After a half-day of hurried travel, Ye Xiaobai and Tuntian finally arrived at their destination—a salt marshland.
Looking out, the marshland stretches for dozens of miles. Because it is saline-alkali land, it is only covered with a few extremely rare and unknown plants, no more than three inches tall, with yellowish leaves that sway in the wind.
It's surprising that they can survive in such a harsh environment.
"Stop looking, the entrance to the secret realm is just ahead!"
After saying that, Tuntian led Ye Xiaobai to a large salt lake.
"Fellow Daoists, this is now the territory of our Demon King Hong. Strangers are not to approach, or they will bear the consequences!"
Just as Tuntian and Ye Xiaobai arrived at a huge salt lake, they heard an annoying sound.
Looking up, he saw two lizardmen, each over eight feet tall, standing behind him. Their cultivation had reached the late stage of the seventh rank, comparable to a late-stage Core Formation cultivator. They held spears and glared angrily.
Ye Xiaobai was immediately taken aback; the demonic beasts guarding the gate were all stronger than him.
"Go aside!"
With a loud shout, Tuntian's powerful aura sent the two lizardmen guarding the gate flying three zhang away.
When he got up, there was blood on the corner of his mouth, indicating that he had suffered a serious injury.
Faced with such formidable strength, the two lizardmen immediately cowered and turned to flee.
"They ran away, is that alright?" Ye Xiaobai asked, looking in the direction the two lizardmen had fled.
"It's alright. Didn't you notice that there have been many traces of demonic beasts here, as well as the scent of some human cultivators?" Tuntian said calmly.
"That's really true!"
"There are traces of many monsters and humans that have appeared here!"
"Let's go, I'll take you in! They should all have already entered the secret realm!"
"The entrance to the secret realm is in this salt lake?" Ye Xiaobai asked curiously.
"Exactly! You should know the water-avoidance technique, right?"
"Yes, but that doesn't mean I'm an expert!"
If a cultivator wants to stay underwater for an extended period, without the aid of magical artifacts, the only way to solve the problem of underwater breathing is to learn the Water-Avoiding Technique.
Ye Xiaobai had only considered the possibility of encountering underwater treasure hunting in the future, and had specifically learned the water-avoidance technique beforehand. He never expected to use it today.
After using the Water-Avoiding Technique, Ye Xiaobai was enveloped in spiritual energy and then followed Tuntian into the salt lake in front of him.
Before entering the water, it was during the hottest part of the day in the desert region, but as soon as Ye Xiaobai entered the water, he felt a slight coolness.
If he weren't in a hurry to find the Spirit Rhinoceros Fruit in the secret realm, Ye Xiaobai would have loved to swim in this salt lake.
After diving to a depth of 50 meters, the surrounding temperature plummeted, feeling as if it had dropped below zero.
"Senior Devouring Heaven, how much further?" Ye Xiaobai asked with slight worry, knowing that his Water-Avoiding Technique couldn't last much longer, especially with the surrounding temperature dropping.
"Hang in there, we've covered a third of the distance!"
They then descended another ten zhang (approximately 33 meters) before finally reaching the true entrance to the secret realm.
Just as Ye Xiaobai's rusty water-avoidance technique was about to give way, they finally arrived at their destination.
Before them appeared a blue circular array about ten feet in diameter, standing in the water out of thin air.
The array patterns rotated slowly clockwise, like water.
"This is it, let's go in!"
Upon hearing this, Ye Xiaobai immediately followed Tuntian into the formation.
Ye Xiaobai felt a flash of white light before his eyes, and suddenly found himself in a new space.
What comes into view is a towering tree, about a hundred feet tall, standing in the distance, piercing the gray sky.
Although many ordinary flowers and plants grew around the space, they were not of much value because the concentration of spiritual energy was also average.
Then came the distant "bang! bang!" sounds of magical artifacts colliding, and a faint smell of blood quickly wafted over.
"Hurry up, the fighting has already started over there!" Devouring Sky shouted.
"Ok!"
After Ye Xiaobai finished speaking, he followed Tuntian and flew at high speed through the air, heading straight for the location of the towering tree.
Before long, the two arrived at a location near the big tree.
Even from a distance, one could see more than a dozen cultivators locked in fierce combat.
Among them are eight demons, three of whom are eighth-tier demon beasts. One of them is Hong Xi, a lizardman demon king who has reached the late stage of the eighth tier, equivalent to a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.
The other two are the Poisonous Scorpion Demon King, Poisonous Green, at the early stage of the eighth rank, and the Black Mandarin Serpent King, Manlong, at the early stage of the eighth rank. The remaining five are all at the late stage of the seventh rank, equivalent to late-stage Core Formation cultivators.
The human cultivators can only number six, including three Nascent Soul stage cultivators, but the highest level is only mid-Nascent Soul stage, and the other two are early-Nascent Soul stage.
The remaining three are all at the late stage of Core Formation.
These human cultivators were from the Dao Yi Sect, the closest sect to the desert region in the Wei Kingdom. Other smaller sects wanted to participate, but their strength did not allow it.
The three Nascent Soul stage cultivators were all elders of the Dao Yi Sect, especially the one with mid-Nascent Soul stage cultivation, named Cao Wu, who was the Grand Elder of the Dao Yi Sect.
In terms of overall strength, the human cultivators are slightly weaker, and they are still relying on the power of magical treasures to barely put up a fight.
Upon seeing Ye Xiaobai and Tuntian arrive, everyone immediately stopped their attacks.
We don't know if they're friend or foe; we can't let them steal the remaining Spirit Rhinoceros Fruit.
The lizardman demon king Hong Xi quickly realized that Devouring Heaven was a demon beast, and was overjoyed, feeling that this time the snatching of the Spirit Rhinoceros Fruit was a sure thing.
Hong Xi immediately shouted to Tun Tian, "Brother, we are both demons. If we join forces to kill the human cultivators on the other side, how about I give you a Spirit Rhinoceros Fruit?"
"Not interested!" Tuntian said calmly.
Ye Xiaobai looked up at the top of the tree and found that there was only one purple fruit that looked like a grape left, which should be the Lingxi Fruit.
It seems that the Spirit Rhinoceros Fruit has been mostly distributed.
Upon hearing the words of the lizardman demon king Hong Xi, the human cultivators were initially shocked. Seeing that Tun Tian's strength was not low, they realized that if they helped the demon race, the consequences for the human cultivators would be unimaginable. However, after hearing Tun Tian's reply, Cao Wu finally breathed a sigh of relief.
The remaining Spirit Fruit is up to luck; we've already snatched three Spirit Fruits.
Upon hearing that Tuntian had refused to join forces with the demon race, Wei Wu quickly said with a smile, "Fellow Daoist, we are from the Dao Yi Sect. As long as you can help us seize the Spirit Rhinoceros Fruit, our Dao Yi Sect will surely reward you handsomely!"
"No need! You all probably already have the Spirit Rhinoceros Fruit, the remaining one is me!" After saying that, Devouring Heaven transformed into its true form—a giant wolfhound about three zhang tall and over six zhang long, with jet-black fur.
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This was the first time Ye Xiaobai had seen the true form of the Devouring Heaven after it reached the eighth level, and he was greatly shocked. It was much larger than when Ye Xiaobai first encountered the Devouring Heaven.
Hong Xi and Wei Wu were also greatly surprised, not expecting their opponent to unleash a powerful move right from the start, without leaving any room for maneuver.
However, the Spirit Rhinoceros Fruit is extremely precious, and they do not want to give up easily. They still want to try the method of devouring the heavens.
A short while later, Tuntian successfully snatched the Spirit Rhinoceros Fruit and then left with Ye Xiaobai.
Seeing that the last Spirit Rhinoceros Fruit was gone, Wei Wu and the other human cultivators left with their sect disciples.
"It's actually an old acquaintance!" Hong Xi sighed helplessly. After a brief exchange, Hong Xi naturally recognized Devouring Heaven as the demon beast that had come here with the Five Elements Venerable to steal the Spirit Rhinoceros Fruit back then.
I thought I had already reached the late stage of the eighth rank, and if I encountered Devourer and Five Elements Venerable again, I would definitely seek revenge. I didn't expect Devourer's strength to have advanced even further, so I could only do nothing.