I Have A Cultivation World Chapter 2386: 1075: Slaying the Golden Flame Manticore (2)
Previously on I Have A Cultivation World...
Da Kong True Monarch gave directions to Shenxi and the Azure Fall Palace Master.
Pioneering remains crucial, yet the East Dawn Demon Dao poses a far graver danger.
By contrast, it looks like we may need to temporarily set aside the Golden Flame Manticore.
Chen Mobai nodded in agreement with Da Kong True Monarch's assessment.
A flash came from the silver ring on Da Kong True Monarch's wrist, sending a rush of the Power of Void toward him. A notion crossed Chen Mobai's mind, but he chose not to fight it, letting the silver glow surround him completely.
In a blink, both he and Da Kong True Monarch vanished from the Qian Yuan Tower.
"Junior Brother Xuande, you're well-versed in the East Li region. Head to the Demon-Suppressing Immortal City and keep watch to stop the East Dawn Demon Dao forces from breaching into the East Land."
Once the two Deity Transformations had left, Shenxi wasted no time issuing commands. Xuande, standing close by, had earned ample contributions in the righteous-demon war, giving him a shot at securing the Communicating Holy Spirit Pill.
"Yes, Sect Master!"
Xuande showed no delay, nodding to accept the command before spinning around and departing. He picked seven Nascent Soul Cultivators from the Dao Morale Sect, and via the Teleportation Array arranged by Taixu MiaoMiao Palace, they first headed back to the East Land, then onward to the border's Demon-Suppressing Immortal City.
Seeing this, the Azure Fall Palace Master summoned Zhang Pankong as well, tasking him to stand for Taixu MiaoMiao Palace at the East Land Border.
At the same time, while the two Great Holy Lands rallied their troops against the looming Demon Dao assault, Chen Mobai followed Da Kong True Monarch's lead, leaping through the void in rapid teleports that spanned tens of thousands of miles in mere moments.
At last, they touched down atop a massive heavenly pit buried deep within the ruins.
"The Golden Flame Manticore lurks right here. This spot was once the lair of an Earth Attribute True Spirit. I spotted marks on the pit walls shaped like dragon scales, so I dubbed it the Dragon Abyss Cave."
While Da Kong True Monarch explained, he plunged first into the enormous, unfathomable chasm. Witnessing this, Chen Mobai activated Tai Yi Wu Yan Luo to trail after him.
A strange, icy wind howled up from the depths, bringing a bone-chilling frost that even unsettled Chen Mobai.
"The Golden Flame Manticore counts as a Fire Attribute True Spirit—why would it claim this as its den?"
Chen Mobai voiced his puzzle, prompting Da Kong True Monarch to shake his head.
As they plunged deeper, the light around them faded into gloom. Though it barely hindered them, Chen Mobai still summoned his Second Primeval Spirit to wield the Haotian Mirror and light up the path ahead.
"Such an impressive treasure!"
Da Kong True Monarch at once spotted the Haotian Mirror's deep spirituality, and how it served as Chen Mobai's Lifespan Artifact.
Down the line, as Chen Mobai steps into Divinity Transformation, the Haotian Mirror is bound to evolve into a Fifth Rank Artifact.
Before long, they hit the cave's floor.
The space below stretched wide, with three arched tunnels on the eastern rock face. Thick, frosty Spiritual Energy seeped out from within, like gaping jaws eager to swallow them whole.
The walls stretching from those three passages bore scale-like etchings. Chen Mobai soon grasped that they wove into a formidable formation, one that blocked Divine Sense from peering through.
"It's in there!"
A voice Chen Mobai knew rang out from behind. He whirled to find Dustless True Monarch perched on a stone ledge hewn from the wall.
He appeared entirely unfazed by Da Kong True Monarch escorting Chen Mobai to this spot.
For earlier, near the Civet Power's remains, Da Kong True Monarch had dispatched two Message Talismans, one aimed at Dustless True Monarch.
"Impressive, truly impressive. Xuan Tian Senior Brother saw you right. Once we're gone, the Righteous Path will lean on rising stars like you."
Dustless True Monarch eyed the Second Primeval Spirit handling the Haotian Mirror and gave a subtle nod, offering these words.
"Junior Brother, trouble's brewing on the East Li front..."
Da Kong True Monarch swiftly recapped the East Dawn Demon Dao's fierce comeback, and Dustless True Monarch's forehead creased at the mention of the Flying Night Fiend, ending with a heavy sigh.
"Truly a season of turmoil."
He recalled that Ming Zun kept a hidden incarnation, and beyond the Flying Night Fiend, the Demon Dao could soon boast yet another Divinity Transformation.
"Any ideas from you, Senior Brother?"
Dustless True Monarch turned to Da Kong True Monarch, who laid out his view: the Demon Dao stands as the real peril, and should the Golden Flame Manticore evade a quick end, they might need to let it slip away.
"And what about you, Sect Master Chen?"
Dustless True Monarch shifted his gaze to Chen Mobai, who scanned the dragon scale carvings along the walls, paced about, and halted at the leftmost tunnel, inquiring: "The Golden Flame Manticore hides in this one, doesn't it?"
Dustless True Monarch shot a look at Da Kong True Monarch, who promptly shook his head to show he hadn't leaked a word.
"That's right."
With Dustless True Monarch's affirmation, Chen Mobai invoked the realm of Heaven Comprehension Earth Spirit, probing the Dragon Abyss Cave's formation.
"As Fifth Rank Formation Masters, both True Monarchs must have tested this place thoroughly. Mind sharing your insights?"
Even though Chen Mobai had already pieced together the formation's basics via Earth Spirit, he sought guidance from the pair of Deity Transformation True Monarchs.
"My title as Fifth Rank Formation Master is mostly in name; I mainly handle setting up Super Teleportation Arrays..."
Da Kong True Monarch shook his head right away, owning up to his shortcomings, even as he ranked just behind Dustless in the East Continent.
"Here's what I've gathered from my probes these last two years..."
Dustless True Monarch nodded, pointed his finger to sketch in the empty air, tracing the paths and layouts of the Spirit Vein nexus active here—dug out with the Xuanji Instrument both on and under the surface—until they took solid form floating before them.