Chapter 239: Chapter 179: The Utterly Unlucky Lu Guangjing, Sui Yuqing’s Discovery, Teleportation Array Activated

Pearl White Sand Islands.

The sun shone brilliantly and the waves rolled, but it was a place fraught with hidden dangers.

The area was relatively low-lying with severe geological faults. On three sides, tall islands rose in succession, stacking one upon another like oases in the ocean.

The Cultivators of the Thunder Pool Daoist Academy were the first to arrive. They began to set up a Teleportation Array, planning to head for the Great Wilderness Tomb Canyon.

However, they ran into a lot of trouble along the way.

“Don’t touch that pearl!”

Sui Yuqing, her boots sinking into the crystalline sand, hurriedly stopped a Cultivator who was engraving the Array’s inscriptions.

The Cultivator reacted a beat too slow. From within the snow-white pearl glowing on his hand, tiny tentacles shot out and pierced his fingers.

His hand began to rot at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the decay then spread to his entire arm!

SWISH!

Fortunately, Sui Yuqing arrived in time. Using her fingers as a sword, she sliced off the Qi Cultivator’s right arm.

His life was barely saved.

The Cultivator, his face pale, stumbled back several steps in lingering fear. He circulated his Taoist Qi to control the blood flow, preventing it from gushing out of the stump.

The severed arm instantly melted into a pool of black, bloody water.

Its toxicity was clearly astonishing.

Sui Yuqing stared grimly at the snow-white pearl that had fallen to the ground.

Upon closer inspection, it was clearly a beetle with a pearl-like shell. Its antennae were extremely long, like invisible threads anchoring it in the sand so it wouldn’t be washed away by the tide.

It disguised itself as a pearl to attract unsuspecting Cultivators, hoping to parasitize their bodies.

Sui Yuqing scanned her surroundings and sent a serious voice transmission to the Daoist Academy Cultivators present, “Every plant and tree here is a Demon. We just encountered a pearl-bug that carries a potent poison. Even a Middle Fifth Grade Cultivator would fall victim to it. This island is not as simple as it seems.”

“In fact, the entire Pearl White Sand Islands is a breeding ground for Demons. Everyone, be extremely careful!”

Hearing this, the surrounding Cultivators sobered up, putting themselves on high alert. They didn’t dare to be careless.

The slightest misstep could mean death.

Just then, a series of whooshing sounds tore through the air.

Winged Demon Beasts, Immortal Cultivators from the Three Academies, and even some Transformed Demon Kings arrived in the area one after another, landing on the ground.

Although the various factions were hostile to one another and would fight without needing a reason, right now, they didn’t start fighting. Instead, they formed separate camps, maintaining a certain distance from each other. The gazes of all living beings were fixed on a particular island.

The Pearl White Sand Islands were extremely dangerous; even the great army of the Demon Race dared not advance rashly.

Sui Yuqing seemed to understand why the divination result for this place had been ’Auspicious’.

’Even the Demon Race has reservations about coming here, so of course it’s safe.’

That island was completely enveloped in a blood-red mist. The mist churned ceaselessly, accompanied by deafening rumbles. Powerful waves of energy surged out, their immense momentum sending sea spray flying even dozens of miles away, as if a colossal, ferocious beast was coiled there.

The power surging forth was so terrifying that no living creature dared to approach.

The Barbaric Beast Races that had arrived were from the Cannibal Ant Race and the Blood-eyed Crow Clan.

They had been searching for traces of Human Race Cultivators nearby. Upon sensing intense battle fluctuations, the Blood-Eyed Crow King and the Ant King of Human Armor immediately led a large group of their clans’ elite Barbaric Beasts to the location.

One of them, a Fourth Realm Little Demon in the form of a blood-red ant as large as a wild ox, said, “How strange. I passed by here not long ago and saw no trace of the Human Race.”

“Two days ago, I flew over this area and didn’t see anything either,” a Blood-eyed Crow hovering in mid-air said, speaking in human tongue.

Among the Human Race, some Cultivators had also occasionally passed by the vicinity but had never detected any human presence here.

Sui Yuqing leaned on her Duster, dressed in a Tai Chi Long Robe. Standing in the crowd, she had an air that made her stand out like a crane among chickens. Her powerful Cultivation and beautiful face made her particularly eye-catching.

She noticed something was amiss. Sniffing the air with her delicate nose, she said, “Such a strong stench of blood—both demon and human. A large number of Cultivators must be gathered inside the island. If I’m not mistaken, a very sophisticated Concealing Array was once placed around the island’s perimeter, hiding it from all Cultivators’ senses.”

“What? A large number of Cultivators are here? What are they trying to do?”

“This place is less than ten thousand miles from Yingsha Ancient City. For them to be hiding here… their motives are likely not pure.”

Some of the sharper Cultivators were instantly alarmed. “The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind. While the Human Race Cultivators and the Demon Race army were locked in a world-shaking battle, they could profit from the chaos and achieve some ulterior motive?”

“I fear it’s more than that. I suspect someone has been fanning the flames behind the scenes in the recent wars between the Human Race and the Demon Race. In the great battle a few days ago, dozens of Middle Fifth Grade Cultivators and Demon Kings fell. The Thunder Pool Daoist Academy also suffered heavy losses,” Sui Yuqing said coldly, her face ashen.

A Daoist seemed to recall something. “I remember! Before the great battle broke out, in the ancient battlefield ruins, a group of people were vehemently advocating for a life-or-death battle with the Demon Race, to avenge our fallen compatriots and that we shouldn’t be cowards cowering in our shells even if it meant death. At the time, I thought their declaration was righteous and full of spirit.”

“Looking back now, I feel like they were deliberately inciting everyone’s emotions, forcing Prince Chongwen to lead the Human Race Cultivators into battle against the Barbaric Beasts. If not for a top-tier Blade Cultivator who mastered Thunderous Blade Intent intervening later, holding back all the Demon Kings by himself and even slaying a Demon Venerable, the Human Race Cultivators in the city would have probably been completely wiped out.”

The Human Race Cultivators present broke out in a cold sweat as the terrifying implications of this sank in.

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「Meanwhile.」

Within the Demon Race army, some of the more intelligent Transformed Demon Kings had also come to the same conclusion. Recalling a few strange occurrences, it seemed there truly was a hidden hand guiding their actions, always managing to pinpoint the location of Human Race Cultivators.

Perhaps there was a traitor in their midst. Otherwise, how could they have found the Human Race Cultivators so easily?

Originally, the plan formulated by the Wilderness World was simply to trap the Human Race Cultivators in the Grotto Heaven, separate them one by one, and eliminate them individually to prevent them from grouping up.

Who could have expected that they would later learn the location of a large number of Human Race Cultivators? The plan changed midway, becoming a march to the Grotto Heaven Center to besiege Yingsha Ancient City. A brutal war erupted, and the number of Barbaric Beasts killed was more than ten times that of the Human Race Cultivators. Some entire clan armies were even annihilated.

If the battle could have been won easily, who would have wanted to fight to the death?

The conflict between the Desolate Demons and the Central Earth Human Race was indeed irreconcilable.

However, the feeling of being used made all the demons furious.

If they hadn’t come to the Pearl White Sand Islands, they would have never known the truth and would have remained in the dark.

“Which two forces are fighting inside the island?”

Both the Demon Race and the Human Race Cultivators were curious about this.

A dazzling golden Taoist Qi flowed through Sui Yuqing’s beautiful eyes, like two sacred golden flowers. They pierced through the layers of blood-red mist, finally allowing her to see the battle raging on the island.

’Prince Jin? What is he doing here.’

Sui Yuqing wore a strange expression, finding it unbelievable.

RUMBLE!

At that moment, a sudden change occurred.

The island began to tremble violently. Waves rolled as seawater flowed ceaselessly down from the island, carrying sand and rocks with it.

A giant river turtle appeared in everyone’s vision. Its head was cone-shaped and utterly ferocious, its moss-covered neck exuding an overwhelming pressure.

It turned out this wasn’t an island at all.

It was the back of a giant river turtle.

As the island-turtle rose, the blood mist dispersed, revealing countless crimson eyes. An endless stream of blood bats flew out from a cave opening on the “island.”

The blood mist seemed to be a miasma created by the bats.

BOOM!

A blast of Sword Qi erupted.

On the giant turtle’s back, a handsome man stood with his hands clasped behind him, his expression ugly as he watched the sword-carrying man before him slaughter the swarming blood bats.

At the same time, a red-eyed woman strode through the air. With a clench of her large hand, she crushed a group of Demons. She was the source of the blood mist.

Lu Guangjing hadn’t expected to encounter so many Demons when all he wanted was to find a hidden place to bide his time.

He had discovered numerous Heaven and Earth Spiritual Treasures in the cave walls and thought he had walked into a garden of Blood Ganoderma, only to find they were actually blood bats transformed to look like the spirit herbs.

They were innumerable, like an endless swarm of insects that couldn’t be killed.

Such encounters were common, causing the Endless Pavilion to suffer heavy losses. They had lost eight Death Warriors, each one a B-Class Elite.

After exiting the cave, Lu Guangjing discovered that the ground beneath his feet was moving.

’A thousand-year-old giant turtle? How rare.’

At the same time, he also spotted the figures of Human Race Cultivators and the Demon Race army.

As smart as he was, he knew instantly that he had fallen into a trap.

Lu Guangjing frowned and immediately sent out three sound waves to stop the three A-Grade Tributors who were slaughtering the Demons. He ordered them to retreat and avoid contact with the Three Academies as much as possible to prevent exposing their presence.

With several Demon Kings eyeing him menacingly from the side, Lu Guangjing called out to the Human Race Cultivators for help:

“Fairy, I ask for your assistance!”

Sui Yuqing stared at Prince Jin’s figure and detected the lingering trace of the aura lock she had left before. It belonged to the so-called Demon Race spy from earlier.

She smiled faintly to herself.

’I didn’t expect such a pleasant surprise. Another hidden piece of major gossip.’

She instantly guessed that the man from before wasn’t a Demon Race spy at all, but one of Prince Jin’s subordinates.

’So that guy Lu Mingyuan tricked me again, using me as a tool against Prince Jin?’

Then again, could Prince Jin be the hidden hand behind the Human-Demon War?

Just then, a Qi Cultivator from the Thunder Pool Daoist Academy reminded her, “Senior, that’s Prince Jin. Should we intervene?”

No matter what, Prince Jin was still a Prince of Great Yan. It would be unreasonable not to save him.

Sui Yuqing could see the key points clearly, but not everyone had enough information to do the same.

“You go. I’ll activate the Teleportation Array.”

Hearing Sui Yuqing’s command, all the Qi Cultivators were stunned.

’Us go?’

’You’re so powerful, aren’t you going to lead the charge?’

’Activating the Teleportation Array is what we’re supposed to be doing.’

Sui Yuqing saw right through them and earnestly… bamboozled… no, earnestly admonished, “This place is fraught with danger, and we shouldn’t linger. The Demon Race is eyeing us covetously from the side. It’s crucial to keep the Teleportation Array operational. If there is even the slightest mistake, all of us will be trapped here, and everyone will die.”

Hearing this, everyone had a sudden realization.

They all sighed internally, marveling at Sui Yuqing’s extraordinary quick-wittedness.

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