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Chapter 582: Chapter 374 Extermination, The Might of the Spiritual Artifact!_2

If not for the critical moment when he used the Array Formation Light Screen to block for a brief moment, executing his movement technique to dodge being struck directly by the Leaving Fire Tripod.

He would probably be pulverized, his body nowhere to be found.

“Leaving Fire Tripod! The Sect Spirit Artifact of the Ancient Immortal Sect of Li Huo Sect, the Leaving Fire Tripod, is actually in your hands. Are you a descendant of the Li Huo Sect?”

The red-faced Old Monk asked hoarsely, his voice dripping with disbelief.

Seeing the appearance and power of the giant cauldron that Lu Qing had just summoned, he finally recalled some records in the ancient scriptures at the temple.

“Old Monk, I didn’t expect you to be quite capable, to actually withstand a strike from my Leaving Fire Tripod.”

Looking at the golden light protecting the Old Monk’s inner organs, Lu Qing realized that the opponent must be possessing a treasure.

Otherwise, even if he hadn’t been directly hit by the Leaving Fire Tripod, he shouldn’t have survived that terrible onslaught.

He silently marveled inwardly, truly, a cultivator at the perfect Foundation Establishment stage.

His means of preserving life were indeed remarkable.

“It really is the Leaving Fire Tripod!”

Hearing Lu Qing’s words, the red-faced Old Monk knew he had guessed correctly, and his heart grew even more incredulous.

According to the records in the temple’s ancient scriptures, the Ancient Immortal Sect of the Li Huo Sect had been annihilated before the curtain had fallen on the last Cultivation Era.

Their Sect Spirit Artifact, the Leaving Fire Tripod, had also disappeared without a trace.

Now, after tens of thousands of years, the Spiritual Artifact had been revived and had reappeared in the world.

And was now in the hands of a highly cultivated, enigmatic powerhouse.

Could it be that the Ancient Immortal Sect of the Li Huo Sect, its annihilation was merely an illusion, and in reality, it had, like their Four Great Secret Places, also survived in some secret realm, enduring through this long period of depleted Spiritual Energy, and now it was also emerging.

But why would the Li Huo Sect want to oppose them at Suspended Mountain, even during the ancient Cultivation Era, there had been no significant grievances between their two sects…

For a moment, numerous speculations and thoughts surfaced in the red-faced Old Monk’s mind.

But the next moment, a strong sense of danger arose in his heart.

Without thinking, the red-faced Old Monk abruptly moved sideways to dodge.

Just as his figure had moved, a sharp Sword Qi barely missed his body and slashed at the ground, leaving a deep sword mark where he had just been standing.

But before he even had time to catch his breath, the next moment, a skyful of Sword Qi fell down, crisscrossing each other, heading straight for the red-faced Old Monk.

“He just activated a Spiritual Artifact, why does he still have so much Spiritual Power!”

Looking at the skyful of Sword Qi, the red-faced Old Monk’s face showed a hint of despair.

He had exerted all his strength earlier to resist the power emitted by the Leaving Fire Tripod.

Now, not only was he seriously injured, his protective treasure damaged, but his Spiritual Power was also nearly depleted, leaving him with no strength to fend off Lu Qing’s storm-like Sword Qi assault.

At the same time, he was utterly baffled.

Why could Lu Qing, after activating such a powerful Spiritual Artifact as the Leaving Fire Tripod, still launch such an attack as if nothing had happened; it totally defied logic.

Just as the red-faced Old Monk was about to be dismembered by Lu Qing’s Sword Qi.

Just then, a streak of light flew from afar at an extremely fast speed, arriving before Lu Qing’s Sword Qi and transforming into a semi-transparent golden bell, enveloping the red-faced Old Monk within it.

Dang! Dang! Dang…

Lu Qing’s Sword Qi struck the Golden Bell, yet it failed to break through the defense.

While the bell trembled violently under the impacts, it still couldn’t be breached, leaving the red-faced Old Monk inside unscathed.

“Elder Jin Zhong!”

Seeing the Golden Bell enveloping him, the red-faced Old Monk showed a look of wild joy.

“Huh?”

Lu Qing also sensed something and looked up towards the distant horizon.

Then he felt several powerful presences rushing toward him from deep within the mountain range at great speed.

With a thought, he knew that reinforcements from Suspended Mountain had arrived.

Without further entanglement, the light emanating from the golden small boat under his feet brightened, and his entire being turned into a streak of light, fleeing out of the mountain.

Just as Lu Qing left, not even ten breaths later, several figures emitting strong auras appeared in the sky.

They were several old monks in grey robes, like the red-faced Old Monk.

“Thinking of escaping?!”

The group of old monks first looked in shock and anger at the devastation below, then turned towards the direction Lu Qing had fled, intending to pursue.

“Elder Jin Zhong, hold on! This man cannot be pursued!”

Upon seeing this, the red-faced Old Monk was terrified and, regardless of his own injuries, immediately spurred his spiritual power and cried out loud.

So excited was he that the inner organs, which had been protected by the power of a magical treasure, burst apart, spewing blood from his mouth.

Seeing his extreme emotions, the other Old Monks, though puzzled, could only stop and land beside the red-faced Old Monk.

“Elder Chi Xin, how are you? Why won’t you let us chase that Evil Demon?” asked one of the Old Monks.

“This Evil Demon is mysterious, and he holds a Spiritual Artifact in his hand. If we rashly pursue, it’s hard to say what might happen!” the red-faced Old Monk quickly explained.

“A Spiritual Artifact! How is that possible?”

The other monks were immediately shocked upon hearing this.

“It’s absolutely true. See the surrounding spiritual fires? They are emitted by that Spiritual Artifact.

The fire is extremely powerful; nothing can withstand it. Living creatures that touch it, any cultivator below Perfection in Foundation Establishment can hardly resist and can only be burned alive.”

The monks looked at the flames burning around them, their expressions changing slightly.

With their keen vision, how could they not recognize the terrifying nature of these spiritual fires?

Another monk, with a distressed expression, asked, “With such fierce fire, what about all the disciples…”

In their Divine Soul Sensing, the entire mountain, apart from the red-faced Old Monk, showed no other signs of life.

The red-faced Old Monk sighed, “They have all perished in the sea of fire. The Evil Demon came too suddenly. The disciples didn’t have time to scatter before they were annihilated by his Spiritual Artifact.”

It turned out that in just this short amount of time, the disciples of Suspended Mountain who were exposed to the spiritual fire could no longer endure and were burned to death.

“All perished?”

The eyes of the Old Monks widened suddenly, their hearts filled with extraordinary sorrow.

These were nearly half of the elite disciples sent out from their temple. Could they have all been lost just like that?

“Evil Demon, this vendetta, if not avenged, swears us not to be human!”

An Old Monk clenched his teeth and immediately made a bitter oath.

“Elder Chi Xin, you confronted that evil demon. Do you know who he is and why he would be so vicious, harming our Suspended Mountain disciples with such cruelty?” another Old Monk asked.

“I couldn’t recognize his identity, but the Spiritual Artifact he used, I recognize. It is indeed the Sect Spirit Artifact of the Li Huo Sect from the Ancient Immortal Cultivation Era, the Leaving Fire Tripod!”

…

While the red-faced Old Monk was sharing his conjectures with the other monks,

Above the skies outside the Lingshan Mountain Range,

A faint aura, concealed within a white cloud.

“That mysterious Ghost-faced Man, who exactly is he to be able to control a Spiritual Artifact!”

Daoist Yang Ming looked towards the direction of Lingshan, still watching the raging fire blaze with a look of utter shock in his eyes.

Previously, following the trail of that golden streak, he had arrived at the edge of the Lingshan Mountain Range.

Then he witnessed a scene that profoundly shocked him.

He saw the mysterious Ghost-faced Man above, commanding a giant cauldron, carrying immense might, and smashing down on the largest mountain peak below.

The many disciples of Suspended Mountain, under this earth-shattering attack, had no power to resist. They were like ants and moths, easily obliterated.

Even the majestic mountain, a symbol of the ancient Suspended Mountain, was blasted with a huge hole, burning unrestrained by the fierce fire.

Feeling the power emitted by the giant cauldron, Daoist Yang Ming, who hailed from a secret land, didn’t need further proof that this was indeed a genuine Spiritual Artifact!

Suspended Mountain had actually provoked a terrifying powerhouse who possessed a Spiritual Artifact!

Realizing this, Yang Ming’s heart was both shocked and excited.

Naturally, the shock was at the appearance of the Spiritual Artifact.

However, the excitement came from seeing that his arch-nemesis had provoked such a formidable enemy; the days ahead would certainly be challenging.

He also became more curious about the identity of that mysterious Ghost-faced Man.

That was a Spiritual Artifact, after all. Even their Qingyang Temple had only one, and because it needed to suppress the secret realm, it could not be brought out.

What kind of background did this mysterious Ghost-faced Man have to be able to control a complete Spiritual Artifact!