Chapter 99

Surrounded by hundreds of skeletal knights lined up in the grand hall, one could not muster the slightest will to resist. Dealing with a dozen skeletons was already difficult, let alone these hundreds of skeletal knights. Acting rashly would only lead to certain death, with no chance of survival.

The most likely hope for survival now lies in the half-human, half-skeleton monster. Since it has spoken, it must possess some level of intelligence. If it has intelligence, it can be reasoned with. Even if reason fails, can’t we negotiate terms? I believe it wouldn’t have killed me on sight, which means there must be terms to discuss.

After realizing this, Zhao Shuo’s heart, which had been hanging, slightly eased. However, the next moment, his heart leaped again.

The half-human, half-skeleton monster’s dry voice said, "You two and your two Dharma Phantoms actually killed twelve of my skeletal knights, which was truly unexpected. Your treasure is quite remarkable, allowing cultivation within it. If my guess is correct, you must have entered the Jiu Hua Secret Realm and perhaps obtained a spiritual vein?"

Zhao Shuo felt a chill all over his body. The more he listened to the monster, the more he felt as if his entire being was being seen through. What kind of existence is this monster, knowing so much and even recognizing the divine qualities of my Zhou Tian Ruyi Purple Light Tower at a glance?

While Zhao Shuo was filled with suspicion, the half-human, half-skeleton monster said, "I am a remnant soul of the Death Dao Master, who has absorbed death qi over countless years to reach the Dao Venerable stage. However, I need to absorb the essence, energy, and spirit of living beings to help me achieve a physical form..."

"What? You want to absorb the essence, energy, and spirit of living beings? That is the very essence of a person, and once lost, it is extremely difficult to recover. Isn’t this harming people?" Zhao Shuo exclaimed.

The Death Dao Venerable coldly snorted, "I will only absorb half of your essence, energy, and spirit and then let you leave the Death Island. If you do not agree, I can send you back to the Death Island at any time."

Zhao Shuo stared at the Death Dao Venerable for a long time before slowly saying, "Is what you say true?"

The Death Dao Venerable said, "With my status, would I deceive a mere junior? As long as you do not tell anyone about your experience on the Death Island after you leave, I will absorb your essence, energy, and spirit and then let you go."

Zhao Shuo nodded and said, "So, I am not the first person you have dealt with in this way?"

The Death Dao Venerable said, "Of course not. However, in recent years, fewer and fewer people have been able to enter here. If it had been at the original rate, I might have already restored my physical form."

Zhao Shuo’s heart stirred, and he vaguely understood why everyone knew about the forbidden Death Island but had never heard of the Fallen God Abyss on the island. Clearly, those who left the Fallen God Abyss kept this secret.

Suddenly, Zhao Shuo said, "Since you know that the tower I carry is a treasure, and one of my companions is still recuperating inside, can you let her go?"

The Death Dao Venerable was surprisingly agreeable, easily agreeing, which made Zhao Shuo somewhat disbelieving.

Standing nervously before the Death Dao Venerable, Zhao Shuo looked at the terrifying face and the bony hand slowly reaching towards his head. Zhao Shuo closed his eyes, leaving everything to fate. If the Death Dao Venerable wanted to kill him, it wouldn’t even need to move; a few of the hundreds of skeletal knights around could easily take care of him. Instead of worrying to death, he might as well let go and leave it to fate.

Suddenly, Zhao Shuo felt his essence, energy, and spirit rapidly draining away, a sense of weakness spreading through him, and even his Great Perfection of Divine Abilities realm becoming unstable.

This is bad. The massive loss of essence, energy, and spirit is a severe blow to his vital energy. Even with severe injuries, one usually doesn’t damage the fundamental essence. But now, the massive loss of essence, energy, and spirit is damaging the fundamental essence.

Soon, Zhao Shuo’s cultivation dropped to the High Stage of the Divine Abilities realm, and not long after, it fell to the Middle Stage of the Divine Abilities realm. Just as Zhao Shuo felt weak and powerless, thinking his cultivation would continue to drop, a dizzying sensation came over him. Then his whole body trembled as if breaking through a layer of film. His vision went black, and he fainted.

Chongxiao Mountain, nearly a million miles from Wanghai City, belongs to the Chongxiao City area, stretching nearly ten thousand miles. It is a medium-sized mountain range. Due to the appearance of a treasure, its light piercing the clouds, it caused a sensation and was thus named Chongxiao Mountain.

The most famous sect on Chongxiao Mountain is naturally the Chongxiao Sect, which was established only a short ten thousand years ago. However, Chongxiao Mountain is a treasure land. After the treasure appeared, the underground spiritual vein, which had been suppressed for countless years, became active, and the entire Chongxiao Mountain’s vital energy increased by more than ten times. With such superior conditions, the Chongxiao Sect naturally flourished, with a multitude of experts. The Dharma Phantom stage is merely the level of inner disciples, the Divine Abilities stage is the level of enforcers, and one must at least reach the First Return stage to become a sect elder. It is said that the founder of the Chongxiao Sect was a powerful Dao Lord.

Chongxiao Mountain, stretching for ten thousand miles, cannot be entirely occupied by the Chongxiao Sect. Therefore, some areas not highly valued by the Chongxiao Sect naturally became the footholds of smaller sects. The concentration of vital energy in these areas is only two to three times that of the outside world, which is too barren for the Chongxiao Sect.

However, to establish a foothold on Chongxiao Mountain, one must regularly pay a certain amount of heavenly materials and treasures to the Chongxiao Sect. Otherwise, the Chongxiao Sect would not hesitate to help you change your sect.

Jiang Suqing, carrying a medicine basket and tightly gripping a spirit herb hoe, was climbing the steep cliffs with great effort. Her clear and refined face was covered in dust, and sweat beads rolled down her forehead. If it weren’t for her high-stage Body Tempering cultivation, a frail woman would never be able to walk on such steep mountains.

A fragrant aroma wafted over, and Jiang Suqing’s eyes lit up. Her beautiful nose twitched, and she immediately exclaimed joyfully, "Purple Vine Spirit Flower! It’s actually a Purple Vine Spirit Flower! If I can gather the Purple Vine Spirit Flower, the next tribute will be secured, and my master won’t have to frown every day."

A purple vine with dozens of light purple flowers emitted a distant fragrance, clearly a spirit flower.

However, the spirit flower grew on a steep cliff. If one was not careful, they might fall off the cliff. This danger is not much for a Core Formation cultivator, but Jiang Suqing is only at the high-stage Body Tempering level.

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