Chapter 2288 Heavenly Sound Bronze Bell, Spirit Stream Demon

"Uncle Bai! What are you thinking about?"

Xiao Qin chuckled and immediately vanished in a blur.

Uncle Bai chuckled and followed Xiao Qin away.

Soon, the two disappeared completely into the void.

……

Burial Valley of Swords, a huge valley.

A burly man is standing on a huge rock.

All around him, flying swords pierced directly into the rocks.

It blends seamlessly with the surrounding mountains.

The man tried to pull them out with his hand, but found that the flying swords embedded in the rock did not react at all.

This immediately delighted the burly man.

"It's said that the flying swords in Burial Sword Valley possess a spirit. I never imagined that I, young master, would be so lucky as to find so many high-quality flying swords at once!"

"Heh, if that's the case, I might as well take them all and exchange them for cultivation resources!"

"Haha, these are all top-grade supreme immortal artifacts!"

The burly man laughed heartily.

As he spoke, he grabbed a flying sword and slammed it into a huge rock.

boom!

With a muffled thud, the huge rock was smashed to pieces by the man's punch.

Soon, the flying swords that had pierced the rock fell out with a clatter.

Upon seeing this, the burly man chuckled and put away the flying swords.

……

Burial Sword Valley, beside a winding stream.

The three female cultivators, who had just escaped from a dense forest, were panting heavily.

Recalling the scene just now, in which they were actually chased by a giant python that devoured the sky, everyone was still shaken.

"Senior Sister Zhai, we're finally safe. Let's rest here for a bit. Look, my clothes are all dirty from fighting that giant python."

"Yes, why don't we wash up by this clear stream before we continue our journey!"

The two young female cultivators were so captivated by the crystal-clear stream that they were unable to move.

Upon seeing this, Zhai Ling immediately frowned slightly.

“Junior sisters, this is the Valley of Burial Swords. It doesn’t matter if we get a little dirty or tired. But we can’t let our guard down here.”

"This Burial Sword Valley is fraught with danger. Although the three of us are outstanding individuals from Tianmu Cave, we still need to be careful in the Burial Sword Valley!"

Zhai Ling gave a solemn warning.

Upon hearing this, the two female cultivators from Tianmu Cave couldn't help but look bitter.

"Senior Sister Zhai, this stream is very shallow. It shouldn't be dangerous, right?"

"That's right, let's go over and freshen up. Senior Sister, you stay here and protect us. It'll be quick!"

As the two female cultivators from Tianmu Cave spoke, they rushed directly towards the stream.

Upon seeing this, Zhai Ling frowned slightly.

Seeing that the two women wouldn't listen to her advice, she could only stand by and protect them.

However, the two women had just approached the stream.

Two terrifying sword energies erupted directly from the stream.

With a whoosh, it pierced into the bodies of the two female cultivators.

The two female cultivators from Tianmu Cave were killed on the spot without even uttering a scream.

Soon, their bodies were dissolved by the rushing stream, leaving not even bones behind.

"This……"

Zhai Ling was shocked.

In her haste, she quickly retreated.

However, the winding stream suddenly came to life.

With a whoosh, it charged straight at Zhai Ling.

Wow!

The cascading stream, like a transparent whip, fell directly onto Zhai Ling.

Zhai Ling, who was terrified, dared not be careless.

With a thought, dozens of fireball talismans were thrown out.

Almost simultaneously, she pointed her delicate hand in the air, and a crimson flame-wielding immortal weapon was fully activated by her.

It slashed directly at the incoming stream.

boom!

Although the crimson flame longsword is a top-grade supreme immortal artifact, its power is extraordinary.

But faced with the stream's attack, it was completely powerless to fight back.

puff!

The moment the stream water fell onto the crimson flaming longsword, the flames emanating from it were instantly extinguished.

Almost simultaneously, the crimson flame sword also broke into several pieces.

"Is this a demonic beast?"

Zhai Ling looked surprised.

At that moment, she finally realized that she was in big trouble.

As for the talisman she had casually activated earlier, it had long been extinguished by the stream.

It has completely lost its offensive capabilities.

"Damn it!"

Zhai Ling's expression changed drastically.

But at this moment, she was completely surrounded by the terrifying stream.

There was no way to escape.

Helpless, she could only activate a huge bronze bell and protect herself beneath it.

At this moment, a rich golden light was continuously emanating from the bronze bell.

A series of terrifying chants continued to resound.

The terrifying attacks from all sides instantly blocked the incoming stream.

Even with the stream's powerful attack, it could not get within ten feet of the bronze bell.

The stream even tried several times to break through the bronze bell's blockade.

However, he discovered that as long as he got within ten feet of the bronze bell, the terrifying power emanating from the bell could completely shatter the stream into mist, rendering it powerless.

This naturally weakened Xiaoxi's attack power considerably.

Seeing this, Zhai Ling finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Unexpectedly, the Heavenly Sound Bronze Bell has such a miraculous effect in controlling this stream. If that's the case, I can save my life for now."

Zhai Ling was secretly pleased.

At that very moment, the transparent stream receded rapidly.

This scene caused Zhai Ling's expression to change slightly.

When she curiously released her divine sense to investigate the stream, she discovered that the once transparent stream had become incredibly murky.

The gently flowing stream suddenly surged, transforming into a raging, turbid river that crashed down upon the Heavenly Sound Bronze Bell she was activating.

boom!

The waters of the great river come from the sky.

It slid down violently.

The chanting that originally emanated from the Heavenly Sound Bronze Bell was completely drowned out by the terrifying sound of the waves.

The golden light emanating from the bronze bell was completely suppressed by the turbid waves.

In that instant, Zhai Ling clearly felt that the power of the Heavenly Sound Bronze Bell she had activated had completely disappeared.

"Oh no! Could this be Xiaoxi's countermeasure?"

Zhai Ling looked terribly shocked.

As she spoke, she desperately poured her immortal power into the Heavenly Sound Bronze Bell.

Unfortunately, the stream, which had already formed a large river, suddenly gained momentum.

The surging river water poured wildly down onto the Heavenly Sound Bronze Bell.

It knocked the Tianyin Bronze Bell away in an instant.

Seeing this, Zhai Ling, who was hiding under the Heavenly Sound Bronze Bell, was terrified and turned pale.

"It's over!"

Zhai Ling looked utterly desperate.

Just as she was bracing herself to be swallowed by the stream.

Suddenly, she discovered that the turbid river that had rushed towards her from the void had vanished from its original spot at lightning speed.

Soon, it shot rapidly toward a giant sword in the void.

"This……"

Zhai Ling looked surprised.

Following her gaze, one could see a young man, not very old, silently floating in the void.

Beside him stood a young boy at the late-stage Great Perfection of the Celestial Immortal realm, quietly.

They had absolutely no intention of intervening in the battle.

Zhai Ling could see very clearly that this boy, who had not yet made a move, was only at the late-stage Great Perfection of the Celestial Immortal realm on the surface.

Actually, it should be the Golden Immortal realm.

"So powerful. I wonder if this fellow Daoist with a protector can actually slay this stream demon!"

Zhai Ling looked worried.

But at this moment, the young man in the void showed no fear whatsoever.

While controlling his flying sword and battling the stream, he casually observed Zhai Ling.

"May I ask your honorable name, fairy? My name is Chen Xuan!" Chen Xuan said.

"So it's Fellow Daoist Chen. I am Zhai Ling from Tianmu Cave. Fellow Daoist Chen, please be careful. This stream has become a demon. Its fighting power is terrifying. Just now, my two junior sisters were instantly corroded by it. They were left without a trace!"

"Oh? I didn't expect this spirit stream demon to have such abilities? If so, I must take it seriously!"

Chen Xuan laughed.

Soon, a look of ecstatic joy appeared on his face.

Spirit Stream Demon!

This is a spirit stream that cultivated itself into a demon.

Moreover, through the exchange just now, Chen Xuan clearly sensed that the Spirit Stream Demon's cultivation level was at least at the half-step Golden Immortal realm.

If he could kill it and hand it over to Chen Quan for refining.

Chen Xuan's cultivation level is definitely high enough to advance to the late-stage Great Perfection of the Celestial Immortal realm in a short period of time.

If he can wait for the opportunity to advance to the Golden Immortal realm, Chen Quan will be able to successfully advance to the Golden Immortal realm.

"Hehe, this is truly a stroke of luck! I never expected to encounter a spirit stream demon here!"

Chen Xuan smiled secretly.

Soon, with a thought, he completely activated the divine sense within his Niwan Palace.

hum!

In the void, a vast divine sense, under Chen Xuan's control, rushed out rapidly and formed a terrifying divine sense flying sword in the void.

It slashed directly at the Spirit Stream Demon.

puff!

Lingxi Demon, who was locked in combat with the Dragon-Seeking Sword, was killed by Chen Xuan's divine sense flying sword before he could react.

The once turbid river shrank rapidly, becoming a shallow stream.

Soon, a transparent demon core, about the size of an egg, lay in the middle of the stream.

When Chen Xuan saw this, he couldn't help but look overjoyed.

With a casual gesture, he directly collected the demon core.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, he released Chen Quan.

"I've met the master!"

Chen Quan said with a happy expression.

As he spoke, his gaze remained fixed on the corpse of the Spirit Stream Demon below, as if he wished he could completely refine it.

"Hehe, what's below is a Spirit Stream Demon at the half-step Golden Immortal realm. Refining its corpse will definitely greatly boost your cultivation!"

"However, this demon core of the Spirit Stream Demon is mine."

Chen Xuan explained with a smile.

The Spirit Stream Demon is an extremely rare type of attribute-based demon beast.

Its demon core is filled with the purest water-attribute power.

If Chen Xuan could refine it, it would definitely enhance his power of the Five Elements.

"Thank you, Master. The demon core of the Spirit Stream Demon isn't actually of much help to me. However, the corpse of the Spirit Stream Demon is extremely important for improving my cultivation!"

"If I refine the corpse of this Spirit Stream Demon, I guarantee that I can successfully advance my cultivation to the Great Perfection of the late-stage Celestial Immortal realm in a short period of time!"

"Very good. You should focus on refining it here while Chen Peng protects you!"

After explaining, Chen Xuan left Chen Peng to protect Chen Quan.

He himself took a step forward and appeared directly in front of Zhai Ling.

"I never imagined that the fairy was a powerful figure from Tianmu Cave. However, I just saw the fairy use a celestial talisman to fight. Could it be that Tianmu Cave can also refine celestial talismans?" Chen Xuan asked curiously.

"This... Fellow Daoist Chen, don't you know that our Tianmu Cave is a sect famous for specializing in refining all kinds of immortal talismans?"

"This... I'm sorry, fairy, I don't know much about the situation in the True Immortal Realm."

Chen Xuan looked extremely embarrassed.

The Realm of True Immortals is vast.

All he knew about was Yaoguang Cave.

As for the other 108 holes, Chen Xuan was unaware of them.

Now that he had finally encountered a true immortal skilled in using talismans, he was naturally very curious.

However, Zhai Ling's gaze lingered on Chen Xuan for a long time before she gave a bitter smile.

"If I'm not mistaken, Fellow Daoist Chen must be a cultivator who has endured hardship, right? No wonder you don't know much about the common knowledge of the True Immortal Realm, yet your combat power is so strong!"

"If it weren't for Fellow Daoist Chen's intervention, I would probably have perished here."

"I happen to have some celestial talismans here, which I will use as my way of repaying your life-saving grace!"

As Zhai Ling spoke, she handed a dozen magic talismans to Chen Xuan.

Chen Xuan's gaze swept over these talismans.

Soon, he discovered something, and a look of surprise appeared on his face.

"This……"