Chapter 97

Chapter 98: Golden Light Cliff, Ning Le Shan

"Wang Yuanwu, this is today's share of spirit stones."

Wang Yuanwu used a small cloth bag to hold them, and Chen Mobai took it with some confusion, feeling that there were more than five.

"Master Zheng has issued a new order: for killing a peak first-stage beast, an additional four spirit stones will be rewarded."

Upon hearing this, Chen Mobai couldn't help but show a look of pleasant surprise.

He opened the small cloth bag and found 11 spirit stones inside.

In addition to the five spirit stones as a reward for responding to the call today, he had killed a black plague bird alone yesterday and, together with Qi Rui, killed another one, earning him an additional six spirit stones.

"The feathers of the black plague bird are also excellent materials for forging artifacts. After you receive these spirit stones, the corpses of these beasts will be handled by our Divine Wood Sect."

Wang Yuanwu explained further, and Chen Mobai understood that these spirit stones were the price for the materials from the beasts.

However, he wouldn't know how to handle these things anyway. Even if they were in his hands, he could only eat some roasted wings. Handing them over to the Divine Wood Sect, he could get a few more spirit stones, which was a win-win situation.

Compared to this, the fact that the Divine Wood Sect was willing to give them spirit stones made Chen Mobai even more impressed with the leader, Zheng Deming.

At least, he saw the cultivators guarding the spirit tree array flags today, who had frowned due to the death and withdrawal of their teammates yesterday, now relax their faces.

Those who were still hesitating about whether to quit to save their lives also found it hard to speak up at this moment.

At least for the moment, all the independent cultivators were full of enthusiasm and determination.

"Someone is coming!"

After distributing the spirit stones, Wang Yuanwu was about to discuss the next tactical cooperation when a bright sword light landed on the cliff.

"I am Ning Le Shan from Golden Light Cliff. Who is the leader here?"

The sword light dissipated, revealing a middle-aged man with a square face and three long mustaches.

"I am Wang Yuanwu of the Divine Wood Sect, greetings, Master Ning."

Chen Mobai recognized this sword light; it was one of the three who had emerged from the transmission array yesterday to kill a second-stage beast, a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

"Hmm, I have been assigned by Master Zheng to guard the western shore. I came to meet you."

After saying this, Ning Le Shan nodded and flew away on his sword, heading to the next location of the spirit tree array flag.

Although this Foundation Establishment cultivator only came and left, it boosted their confidence.

This meant that the "Heavenly Wood Divine Light" had been used up, and the second-stage beasts had reached the island. Knowing that there was at least one Foundation Establishment cultivator guarding them, the sense of security was completely different.

"Golden Light Cliff cultivators are all sword cultivators. Among the same rank, their combat power is generally at the forefront."

Qi Rui knew that Chen Mobai was an independent cultivator from a small place who was not very familiar with the common knowledge of the major sects in the Eastern Wasteland, so he explained.

Among the five pulses of the Five Elements Sect, the Metal Pulse has always been the strongest.

After the death of the Mixed Essence Ancestor, if it weren't for the support of Golden Light Cliff, the Golden Core Ancestor of the Divine Wood Sect wouldn't have had the confidence to split the sect.

"What is Master Ning's cultivation level?"

"I have heard that he broke through to the middle stage of Foundation Establishment five years ago. I wonder if he has cultivated the Dual Phase Technique. If he has, he might have a chance to attempt forming a Golden Core before his lifespan ends."

The Divine Wood Sect organizes a group of disciples who cultivate sword techniques to go to Golden Light Cliff for exchange and learning every so often. Qi Rui, who cultivates the Crimson Flame Sword Technique, had the opportunity to stay at Golden Light Cliff for a while and remembered Ning Le Shan's name clearly.

"If the Dual Phase Technique can increase the chances of forming a Golden Core, why wouldn't he cultivate it?"

Chen Mobai felt very strange. With Ning Le Shan's Foundation Establishment cultivator status, he must want to form a Golden Core.

Given the significant increase in the chances of forming a Golden Core, he would definitely cultivate it.

"Most of the disciples of the Divine Wood Sect who meet the conditions will cultivate the Dual Phase Technique, but the sword cultivators of Golden Light Cliff are different."

"Many of them believe that the method of sword cultivation requires a pure sword heart. Cultivating the Dual Phase Technique would make their hearts impure, and it's better to focus on a single sword technique that resonates with their spiritual roots and nature, which allows them to advance fearlessly and vigorously."

"In fact, among the five pulses of the Five Elements Sect, only our Divine Wood Sect places such importance on the Dual Phase Technique because the 'Longevity Scripture' can increase lifespan, and after Foundation Establishment, one can have an additional sixty years to break through the bottleneck. For the other four pulses, cultivating the Dual Phase Technique would result in ninety percent of them dying of old age."

After hearing Qi Rui's words, Chen Mobai couldn't help but marvel at the unique advantages of the Divine Wood Sect.

No wonder they dared to lead the split of the sect after the death of the Mixed Essence Ancestor.

At this moment, Wang Yuanwu gathered everyone again and began to reorganize the defense lines according to the small teams divided yesterday.

Chen Mobai led Shi Pengyi and his sister to the place where they fought yesterday, while Qi Rui stood at the outermost position, forming the first line of defense with the other Divine Wood Sect disciples.

Screech!

Sure enough, not long after, the two second-stage bird kings led over a thousand black plague birds, seemingly to avoid being wiped out by the Heavenly Wood Divine Light, they scattered across the lake and the sky.

Without any further probing, they directly entered the most dangerous stage of the battle.

The spirit tree array flag where Chen Mobai and his group were located was still the focus of the black plague bird attack.

It seemed that the bird kings had probed the limits of their team's strength yesterday, and today they sent thirty peak first-stage large birds to surround and kill them.

If it were just Chen Mobai and his group, facing such a large number of beasts, they would surely meet their end.

If they fought to the death, none of them might survive.

However, today everyone was full of confidence.

Wang Yuanwu nodded to his junior brother Liu, who, without hesitation, fired the Heavenly Wood Divine Light that had been recharged overnight.

A huge explosion echoed.

The thirty peak first-stage black plague birds leading the charge, despite being scattered, were still mostly vaporized into a cloud of blood mist by the sudden burst of Heavenly Wood Divine Light.

"Attack, leave no beast alive!"

Wang Yuanwu gave the order, and Qi Rui and the other Divine Wood Sect disciples immediately followed him out of the cliff.

Screech!

At this moment, the bird king standing in the clouds far away let out a fierce cry.

Seeing that they had used the Heavenly Wood Divine Light, the uninjured, peak second-stage bird king directly flapped its wings and charged towards them.

"Beast, you dare!"

Ning Le Shan, who had been hiding nearby, flew out on his sword and intercepted the bird king in mid-air.

Boom!

At the same time, on the other shores of Green Light Island, more Heavenly Wood Divine Light beams erupted, sweeping across the lake.

Subsequently, more sword lights lit up, engaging the beast army that was attacking the island again.