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In the outskirts of the Nine Nether Domain, vegetation is scarce, and Chi Mei and Wang Liang can be seen everywhere, with the sinister wind howling. If an ordinary cultivator enters the Nine Nether Domain, their True Qi will be suppressed.
A beam of sword light illuminated the grotesque rocks, slicing a Mountain Demon into two with Sword Qi. The fearsome carcass fell to the ground, eliciting screams from the nearby female disciples.
“Nine Nether is one of the forbidden areas, with countless ghosts and monsters. Stay close to me to avoid inadvertently alarming the Mountain Demons and other ominous entities.”
An elder wielding a longsword stood firm—it was this elder who had just severed a Mountain Demon of the Earth Immortal Realm with a single strike. He furrowed his brows, surveying the surroundings.
Mountain Demons are just common creatures in the Nine Nether, but there are other powerful beings inside that even he cannot handle.
Among this team was a young man with stubble, murmuring to himself, “Master, there are many Ancient Divine Demons roaming here…”
Several female disciples said, “Xu, stop scaring us. Besides the gusts of eerie wind, where else are there others?”
The Elder of the Golden Immortal Realm glanced at this disciple. The disciple’s eyes glimmered with a hint of green in the dark.
The last time he ventured into the Nine Nether Domain for treasure, he encountered a man wandering aimlessly in the Nine Nether, with only a Golden Core Realm cultivation, yet surviving in the Nine Nether.
Intrigued, he took this man as a disciple, now the disciple named Xu. This disciple possessed some peculiar traits.
He led the team into the Nine Nether to find a special treasure needed by the sect—the Nine Nether Soul Herb.
This kind of special treasure is only found in the forbidden Nine Nether.
His senior brother was severely injured by the Sect Master of the Yellow Springs Sect during a conflict using the Demon Sects’ Divine Skills. Only the Nine Nether Soul Herb could awaken his Three Souls and Seven Spirits.
Though dangerous, he was determined. Otherwise, his senior brother would surely die.
“The Nine Nether forbidden ground is vast and extremely treacherous. I wonder if we can find the Nine Nether Soul Herb. If we can’t find it within three years, my senior brother might…”
The elder couldn’t help but despair.
The Nine Nether Soul Herb is a seventeen-grade Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure, growing only in special places within the Nine Nether Domain.
They would now have to rely on luck.
The group cautiously explored the Nine Nether, trying to avoid areas with strong auras, marking their path to avoid losing their way.
A year later, just as the group began to believe they might never find the Nine Nether Soul Herb, a female disciple saw a faint green light on a distant hillside.
Using her Divine Skills, she discerned the source of the light in the distance—a short small grass with nine slender leaves, identical to records of the Nine Nether Soul Herb.
“Elder, I found the Nine Nether Soul Herb!”
The female disciple excitedly rode a Flying Sword to pick the Nine Nether Soul Herb.
Finding the Nine Nether Soul Herb could save the Sect Leader—a great achievement.
“Qin, be careful!”
But the disciple named Xu was shocked.
“Xu, there’s no danger here, what’s there to worry about?”
The female disciple looked around, saw no evil entities, thought her junior was teasing her, and reached out to pick the Nine Nether Soul Herb.
Suddenly, a sinister wind blew, and before the female disciple could react, sharp claws pierced her abdomen. The beautiful female disciple was torn to pieces by the sharp claws!
“Qin!”
Other disciples quickly gathered, their scalps tingling.
Qin, who was in the third tier of the Heavenly Immortal Realm, had no time to react before being killed!
What’s more terrifying was that except for Xu, none could see what monster killed Qin.
The leading Elder of the Daluo Golden Immortal Realm took out a pale yellow talisman, chanting, “Supreme True Sovereign, assist me, urgent as law! Monster, reveal yourself!”
The pale yellow talisman suddenly radiated a golden light illuminating ten miles of darkness.
“Hiss…”
The disciples finally saw the creature that killed Qin.
The being had messy hair aflame with green fire, towering several zhang tall, burning like a candle, its eyes triangular—one perched atop its crown, the other set in its chin, bizarre and chilling.
Even more horrifying, the ghost was devouring something akin to a spiritual body—Qin’s spirit.
This creature was countless times more powerful than a Mountain Demon.
If not for the Daluo Golden Immortal Elder’s talisman, everyone might have been killed, not knowing by what.
The Daluo Golden Immortal Realm Elder spoke solemnly, “This monster is called a Yaksha, a ghost exclusive to Nine Nether and the Netherworld, feeding on Yin Qi, its cultivation level at least equivalent to a human Daluo Golden Immortal.” Explore more at My Virtual Library Empire
The group exchanged glances; wasn’t this ghost too dreadful, with the weakest being a Daluo Golden Immortal?
Wouldn’t stronger Yakshas rival an Immortal Emperor?
“Luckily, it’s just an ordinary Yaksha. Otherwise, if it were the legendary Yaksha King, even I’d be no match—consequences unthinkable.”
The elder gestured with his right hand, summoning a crimson Immortal Sword.
At the instant the Immortal Sword appeared, the Yaksha’s green pupils contracted with a hint of fear.
Apparently, the Yaksha, though a ghost, was intelligent, bullying the weak but wary of the strong.
The Elder of the Golden Immortal Realm’s magical treasure was a mid-grade Holy Artifact.
“Form the Seven Luminaries Sword Formation and trap it!”
“Once entangled with such a ghost, it’ll be relentless. We must eliminate it before the talisman’s effect ceases.”
With abundant worldly experience, the Golden Immortal Realm Elder ordered the disciples to form a sword array.
The disciples snapped out of their daze, one by one channeling their energy, summoning the longswords behind them. Seven Immortal Swords combined to create the Seven Luminaries Sword Formation, sealing space, preventing the Yaksha from escaping.
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