A Sect from a Spirit Vein

Chapter 617: Chapter 488: Innate Divine Techniques

Three-sided attack, fierce and chilling, unstoppable in its force.

Even while absorbed in a fury from being bluffed by Lu Qian, Meng Chi True Monarch was taken aback.

Unexpectedly, this seemingly insignificant group of Foundation Establishment cultivators, under Lu Qian’s command, could launch such an offensive!

Moreover, Lu Qian himself was merely at the late stage of Foundation Establishment, yet the fourfold transformation of the Five Elements Grand Array he unleashed was as oppressive as Mount Tai, possessing boundless might, with power close to that of a late-stage Golden Core!

It turned out that his consciousness collection, his array cultivation, had reached such a height. No wonder Ji Yunrou was always clinging to him.

Faced with such a terrifying attack, Meng Chi True Monarch’s expression was solemn, with a hint of relief.

Though her cultivation was at the Nascent Soul level, having taken over Ji Yunrou’s body, she did not possess the magical treasures, pills, talismans, or artifacts befitting a Nascent Soul. Confronting three attacks of Golden Core level was indeed exceedingly troublesome.

Fortunately, she had prepared in advance.

Just as Thunder Sea Fury, White Dragon Divine Thunder, and the Dragon-Slaying Sword struck her body, she gently closed her eyes.

Thunder roared, sword qi howled, various colors flashed, followed by a deafening boom echoing through the valley, shattering the surrounding cliffs, and sending the stream water surging dozens of feet high. Meng Chi True Monarch’s figure was completely engulfed!

As the radiance faded, everyone opened their eyes wide. The Jade Flood Dragon gasped in disbelief.

No trace of Meng Chi True Monarch was left, not even a shred.

Having employed two types of fourfold transformation in succession, Lu Qian’s divine sense was nearly spent. At this moment, his remaining divine sense swept around, only to be astonished once more.

Meng Chi True Monarch had indeed vanished. It was as if she had been completely obliterated by the attack.

Yet, this seemed too easy. Everyone had been prepared for a fierce and challenging battle, and now, after just one move, had they really slain the True Monarch, who was supposed to be incredibly formidable and renowned?

Everyone probed with their divine senses back and forth but reached the same conclusion as Lu Qian.

A Foundation Establishment cultivator from the Mingyu Sword Sect said, ”Though the result is somewhat strange, it seems reasonable upon reflection. Meng Chi True Monarch, despite displaying Nascent Soul spiritual pressure, was, after all, reborn through body possession and couldn’t have escaped the shackles of her borrowed flesh. Perhaps her Nascent Soul spiritual pressure was just for show, and her true cultivation was merely at the level of Ji Yunrou’s body.”

He meant that actually, Meng Chi True Monarch was only at Foundation Establishment cultivation and naturally couldn’t withstand three Golden Core level attacks.

Zhuang Hui added, ”Even if she possessed Nascent Soul cultivation, since she was reborn through body possession and lacked magical treasures, it’s possible she couldn’t withstand our full-powered strike. After all, she couldn’t have anticipated our battle prowess, was overly arrogant, and underestimated us, leading to her demise.”

Regardless, now Meng Chi True Monarch was truly gone.

”Let’s withdraw from this place first and wait for the Spirit Beast Sect and the other four sects to arrive before making further plans,” Cao Mo said.

Lu Qian nodded, and the group began to move, intending to fly out of the valley.

Yet, in the next moment, they suddenly saw an expression of extreme terror on Cao Mo’s face, but before he could utter a word, his figure wavered and disappeared into thin air like a phantom.

Everyone was shocked, immediately halting in their tracks. Though wary of Meng Chi True Monarch’s disappearance, everyone’s divine senses were continuously spread around to guard against a surprise attack.

But though nothing seemed to have happened, Cao Mo simply disappeared!

Everyone looked at each other in disbelief. Lu Qian roused his remaining divine sense, weaving a dense net around them, and was about to speak when suddenly another cultivator from the Mingyu Sword Sect uttered a sound and vanished into thin air as well.

At this moment, everyone was struck with a sense of dread!

If Cao Mo’s disappearance had caught them unprepared, this time they were on extreme alert, yet another person suddenly vanished.

It was like a phantom fading away before everyone’s eyes!

”Everyone, back to back, form a circle, and face outward together!” Lu Qian shouted, and everyone hastily gathered together. Their divine senses, spiritual power, and various spiritual artifacts rose into the air.

Above Lu Qian’s head, the Golden Lion Treasure Mirror revealed all evils, radiating light as it swept out. Suspended silently over Jiang Qingfeng’s head, the gentle milky-white Qilin Stepping on the Moon Seal emitted clouds of auspicious clouds around him.

Other spiritual artifacts glowed brilliantly, flashing continuously. This small group now resembled a porcupine; no matter what enemy struck, they would inevitably leave a trace.

Meanwhile, the remaining two hundred Qi Cultivation elites formed an array formation, their sword qi whistling skyward amid shouts.

”Don’t panic,” Lu Qian said solemnly. ”Increase your alertness to the fullest—”

Suddenly, his pupils dilated, for the Mingyu Sword Sect Foundation Establishment cultivator who had been next to him only a moment ago vanished without a trace in the next instant!

In that moment, cold sweat drenched Lu Qian.

Everyone was deeply terrified, not knowing who would be next.

Something wasn’t right. Lu Qian’s thoughts raced—why had the three who disappeared in succession all been cultivators from the Mingyu Sword Sect?

If this was Meng Chi True Monarch’s doing, what pattern could there be in her actions?

No, there was too little information to decipher.

”Meng Chi True Monarch!” he shouted, ”We’re not enemies; I have confidential information to share!”

He had barely finished speaking when the last Foundation Establishment cultivator from the Mingyu Sword Sect disappeared.

Damn it! What on earth was happening here?

If he couldn’t unravel this, the next to disappear would be—

Wang Yu suddenly shouted, ”My corpse puppet is gone too; I can’t sense it at all. I couldn’t summon it from the start!”

A bolt of realization struck through Lu Qian’s mind.

Couldn’t summon it from the start!

So this unknown transformation had begun long ago? I thought I had taken the initiative by bluffing her with the Miao Fa Celestial Monarch, but she had already acted long before!