parentshiftbook Chapter 1878 Ranked Spiritual Material Acquired (4K)
Chapter 1878 Ranked Spiritual Material Acquired (4K)
Chapter 1878 Ranked Spiritual Material Acquired (4K)
Chen Fei moved like lightning, and when he was still several miles away from the tower, an invisible and immense resistance suddenly descended.
"Buzz!"
In the void, countless array patterns flowing with the color of magma and etched with ancient fire patterns lit up instantly, weaving together into a giant crimson net covering the entire tower.
The scorching heat, the weight, and the sealing power of the rules completely blocked Chen Fei's path forward.
A fourteenth-tier superior protective array!
At the same time, several powerful auras suddenly erupted from the top of the tower, and two crimson figures exuding the pressure of the late-stage Immortal Realm instantly appeared in mid-air outside the tower, followed by several fire spirit experts in the early and mid-stages of the Immortal Realm.
The leader, a late-stage Immortal Realm fire spirit clad in lava crystal armor and wielding a flaming scepter, fixed his piercing gaze on Chen Fei, his divine sense exploding like thunder:
"Who dares to trespass into the forbidden area of the Holy Tower!"
Chen Fei suddenly stopped, his gaze sweeping over the two late-stage Immortal Realm fire spirits blocking his way and their helpers behind them, his expression calm and unwavering.
Chen Fei's attention did not linger on these fire spirit experts, but rather focused on the fourteenth-order superior-grade array in front of him, which exuded a terrifying pressure.
The Heavenly Cycle Record of Great Perfection was running at full power. With the support of immense fortune, its keen perception acted like the most precise probe, instantly piercing into the energy channels flowing through the great formation.
In an instant, a massive amount of information flooded into Chen Fei's mind:
The grand formation is centered around a tall tower, connecting to the earth's veins and fire sources to form a perpetual "furnace cycle".
As the array patterns flow, there are three "vortex nodes" formed by the clash of energy, which are natural weak points in the energy operation of the array.
Deep within the array base, an ancient array pattern, slightly worn by the erosion of time, caused a barely perceptible delay in the connection of the local regular patterns.
Countless solutions flashed, were deduced, and optimized rapidly in Chen Fei's mind like a star map.
Seeing that Chen Fei ignored the warning and instead focused on observing the great formation, a mid-stage Immortal Realm fire spirit outside the tower roared angrily, his body swelled up, and he transformed into a burning lava giant. His fists, imbued with the power to burn mountains and boil seas, slammed fiercely towards Chen Fei.
On the left and right sides, two early-stage Immortal Realm fire spirits also attacked simultaneously. Flame chains, like poisonous dragons emerging from their caves, wrapped around Chen Fei's limbs, while flaming spears pierced through the air, aiming for Chen Fei's vital points.
Faced with the combined attack of the three fire spirits, Chen Fei slightly raised his eyelids but did not confront them head-on. The spatial staircase beneath his feet silently collapsed and folded, and in the nick of time, he slid to the side, spun around, and retreated.
"boom!"
The giant lava fist slammed into the air, creating towering waves in the sea of magma below. Fiery chains and spears grazed past Chen Fei's clothes, only stirring up a distorted ripple in space.
Chen Fei moved with extraordinary agility, weaving through the gaps in the three fire spirits' ferocious attacks. His movements appeared dangerous, but in reality, he was composed.
Chen Fei did not retaliate; all his attention remained focused on breaking the great formation before him.
Just as Chen Fei was locked in battle with the three fire spirits, Lu Zijing, at the peak of the late-stage Immortal Realm, unleashed a terrifying demonic aura, with thick, ink-like demonic energy churning around him.
The two late-stage Immortal Realm Fire Spirit leaders outside the tower instantly became solemn. They had already sensed something amiss, which was why they hadn't made a move against the intruder who was only at the early stage of the Immortal Realm.
The late-stage Immortal Realm expert before us, radiating overwhelming demonic power, is the real threat.
The moment Lu Zijing appeared, the attention of all the fire spirit experts inside the tower, including the three who were besieging Chen Fei, was involuntarily drawn to this powerful demonic aura, and their divine senses instantly locked onto Lu Zijing.
"You extraterrestrial demons, how dare you covet the Holy Tower?!"
The late-stage Immortal Realm Fire Spirit leader, wielding a flaming scepter, demanded an answer in a stern voice, his tone filled with anger and vigilance.
Lu Zijing's crimson demonic eyes swept over the fire spirit experts waiting in ambush outside the tower. A cold and cruel smile curled at the corner of his lips, and he let out a disdainful sneer: "Heh..."
"Qiang!"
Lu Zijing didn't bother to answer. A hideous demonic blade, wreathed in endless pain and shadows, appeared in Lu Zijing's hand. The blade trembled and emitted a piercing shriek.
Lu Zijing's arm muscles bulged, and he frantically poured in demonic energy, then fiercely slashed down at the crimson protective array in front of him!
As the blade flashed, space seemed to be forcibly cleaved open, carrying a terrifying demonic intent that annihilated all life, and slammed fiercely into the light barrier of the great formation.
"boom!"
A deafening explosion resounded throughout the heavens and earth!
The crimson array of light patterns twisted and dented violently, like the surface of a giant drum struck by a heavy hammer.
The violent energy turbulence scattered and surged, instantly evaporating and dissipating the surrounding lava and fire waves. The entire towering crimson tower also began to shake violently, the runes flowing across its surface flickering erratically.
This fourteenth-tier superior protective array is indeed sturdy, but compared with many other arrays of the same tier that have been passed down for countless years and refined through countless trials in the Xuan Yu Realm, it is ultimately inferior in terms of exquisite variations and application of rules.
Having lurked for a long time, Lu Zijing had already discerned several of the operational patterns within the formation. At this moment, his long-awaited, all-out strike precisely struck a crucial node in the energy flow of the formation, instantly triggering a violent tremor.
"presumptuous!"
"Stop him!"
The two late-stage Immortal Realm Fire Spirit leaders were filled with shock and anger, and roared out.
Without the slightest hesitation, the scepters and warhammers in the hands of the two leaders simultaneously erupted with blinding flames, drawing upon the power of the grand formation. Countless array patterns suddenly lit up on the crimson light screen surrounding the tower, and the immense source of fire was frantically drawn and condensed.
In an instant, hundreds of giant lava fists, sky-burning fire pillars, soul-corroding flame spears... carrying the terrifying power of the great formation, bombarded Lu Zijing like a world-destroying meteor shower.
Faced with this terrifying concentrated fire that could obliterate an ordinary late-stage Immortal Realm cultivator, Lu Zijing showed no fear, but instead revealed a sinister smile.
"Little tricks!"
He let out a low shout, and the demonic flames around him suddenly contracted, and a profound spacetime fluctuation instantly spread out—the Void Treasure Extension Feature, Time-Space Walk!
In Lu Zijing's perception, the trajectory and weak points of the violent attacks that came crashing down from the sky seemed to be "stretched" and "magnified" in an instant, becoming clearly visible.
Lu Zijing's figure swayed like a ghost, and the demonic blade in his hand transformed into a twisted black lightning bolt.
It wasn't a parry, but rather incredibly precise strikes, stabs, cuts, and parries, each strike hitting precisely at the "nodes" where the energy of the lava giant fists and the pillars of blazing fire was most unstable and where the rules were most fragile.
"Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!..."
A series of muffled explosions rang out. Those attacks, which were capable of destroying the world, all exploded and dissipated prematurely under Lu Zijing's seemingly casual sword light.
The violent energy turbulence swept through, but failed to harm Lu Zijing in the slightest.
Taking advantage of the gap in the attack, Lu Zijing lunged forward again, raised his demonic blade high, and unleashed another blade aura containing the demonic intent of destruction, fiercely slashing near the node of the great formation that had just been attacked.
"boom!"
The great array of light curtains trembled violently again, denting even deeper. The tower shook even more violently, even emitting a creaking sound as it struggled under the weight. The flow of the array patterns showed obvious stagnation and disorder.
Just as Lu Zijing's second strike landed, causing the great formation to tremble violently and the energy flow to momentarily stagnate, on the other side, Chen Fei, who had been dodging and weaving through the attacks of the three fire spirits like a fish, had a glint in his eyes.
The spatial staircase beneath his feet instantly collapsed to its limit, and Chen Fei's figure appeared in front of the great array's light screen as if by teleportation, silently extending the Qian Yuan Sword in his hand.
This sword strike lacked earth-shattering momentum and dazzling brilliance; instead, the tip of the sword condensed an extremely restrained spatial vibration.
This shockwave pierced precisely into the "vortex node" of the great array's energy, which had been violently fluctuating and exposed due to Lu Zijing's attack.
"Buzz!"
A strange, soft sound, like a snapped string, rang out.
The violently vibrating, flickering crimson array of light suddenly stopped, as if a pause button had been pressed.
Immediately afterwards——
"Boom!"
Like the crisp sound of shattering glass, it was instantly drowned out by the deafening, terrifying explosion.
The fourteenth-tier superior protective array covering the entire tower shattered like a giant beast whose vital point had been struck.
Countless crimson array fragments scattered like meteors, and a violent energy storm instantly swept in all directions, causing all the fire spirit experts outside the tower, including Lu Zijing, to lose their footing and retreat repeatedly.
The two late-stage Immortal Realm Fire Spirit leaders outside the tower, as well as all the Fire Spirit powerhouses, were instantly filled with disbelief and bewilderment.
The protective array that was strong enough to withstand a peak Immortal Realm expert for a moment was actually... broken by a junior whose aura was only at the early stage of the Immortal Realm with a single sword strike?
This simply subverted their cognition!
Even Lu Zijing's scarlet demonic eyes flashed with a strong sense of surprise.
Lu Zi stared at Chen Fei, his mind racing: "This kid... is incredibly strange! The timing, angle, and power of that sword strike... were no coincidence! Were those two helpers who created the spatial tremors outside secretly sending him instructions?"
Lu Zijing absolutely refused to believe that an early-stage Immortal Realm cultivator could single-handedly see through and defeat a fourteenth-tier superior formation, assuming that Chen Fei must have had a powerful backer.
Shocked as he was, Lu Zijing reacted swiftly. The shattering of the great formation presented the perfect opportunity to seize the target.
Facing the Fire Spirit expert, who was furious and shocked by the shattered formation and was attacking again, Lu Zijing suddenly spun the Demon Blade in his hand.
Void Treasure Trove: The Sword of Nothingness!
A dark, deep, and seemingly all-consuming black blade of light burst forth from the demonic blade, not slashing at the fire spirit, but instead striking the void in front of it.
Although the Void Sword is called a sword, it can actually be used to strike with any weapon.
"Hey!"
Space was easily torn apart like cloth, and a twisted, dark passage emanating unstable spatial fluctuations instantly formed. Lu Zijing's figure flickered, and he disappeared directly into the passage.
The next instant, Lu Zijing ignored the numerous fire spirit experts blocking the tower and appeared directly inside the tower, in front of the immortal crystal pillar that supported part of the tower and exuded a majestic aura.
"Hahaha! This is mine!" Lu Zijing laughed wildly, reaching out his demonic claws to grab the crystal pillar.
Almost at the same time that Lu Zijing tore through space and rushed into the tower, Chen Fei also moved.
He didn't pursue Lu Zijing, nor did he pay any attention to the fire spirit experts who were briefly thrown into chaos by the broken formation. Chen Fei's goal, from beginning to end, was that fourteenth-grade high-quality spiritual material.
Chen Fei's mind stirred slightly, and the extended characteristic of the Void Treasure, the River of Reversal, was activated instantly.
In an instant, the scenery within a radius of thousands of miles centered on Chen Fei suddenly distorted and changed.
The churning lava and scorching flames vanished instantly, replaced by a deathly silent, eerie blue, and terrifyingly cold frozen world radiating an aura of absolute zero.
Icicles were like swords, frost and snow like knives, and the biting wind howled as if it could freeze the soul.
This is the infamous forbidden land of the Frost Prison, a fifteenth-tier secret realm in the ancient times of the Xuan Yu Realm.
A terrifyingly cold power instantly spread out, causing the fire spirit experts who were about to pounce on Chen Fei or Lu Zijing to suddenly freeze in their tracks.
The boiling flames on their bodies fluctuated violently to the naked eye, making them appear as if they were immersed in viscous molten ice.
The spatial staircase beneath Chen Fei's feet reappeared, and his figure transformed into an elusive phantom. Taking advantage of this brief delay, he instantly pierced through the tower and arrived in front of an ordinary stone door.
Chen Fei didn't care what lay beyond the stone gate. At this moment, his gaze was fixed on the center of the stone gate, on a seemingly ordinary spatial node that, under the guidance of the Heavenly Dao, appeared exceptionally "protruding."
The fluctuation of the fourteenth-grade high-level spiritual material that stirred his soul was located within the spatial structure of this stone gate.
If it weren't for the "generous" guidance of the secret realm's heavenly path, even if it were within arm's reach, there would have been absolutely no way to discover it.
This spatial node is a "blind spot" formed by the natural evolution of the Heavenly Dao rules of the secret realm. It is like an inconspicuous capillary in the human body. Without a specific "key" or "authority", its existence cannot be perceived at all.
Even the powerful fire spirits who had guarded this tower for countless years had never realized that such a treasure was hidden inside one of the stone gates of the sacred tower they were protecting.
Time was of the essence, so Chen Fei did not hesitate. He pointed his right hand, fingers together like a sword, at the spatial node.
"Boom!"
With a barely perceptible soft sound, the spatial node was punctured like a bubble. Chen Fei's arm seemed to ignore the material barrier and disappeared directly into the stone door.
The next moment, Chen Fei's fingertips touched a warm, heavy object containing a vast, star-like power!
Fourteenth-grade superior spiritual material—acquired!
Just as Chen Fei grasped the spiritual material of the position.
"Buzz!"
An indescribable, powerful aura erupted from the spatial node, like a volcano that had been dormant for millions of years suddenly erupting. It was the aura tide that the Heavenly Dao of the Secret Realm had deliberately left in the spiritual material of the rank.
However, just as this energy was about to uncontrollably sweep across the heavens and earth, forming a terrifying tide covering billions of miles,
Nirvana returns to dust!
Chen Fei's eyes narrowed, and he activated the Nirvana Return to Dust Technique, which he had prepared in advance, at full power.
A mysterious and unpredictable wave instantly enveloped Chen Fei's entire body and spread to the spiritual material in his hand. The surging, powerful aura was as if forcibly compressed, smoothed, and assimilated by an invisible hand.
The overwhelming aura that was originally enough to shake half of the Heavenly Pillar was forcibly suppressed and bound, and its radiation range was forcibly compressed to a radius of tens of millions of miles.
(End of this chapter)