114: Chapter 114 Ruthless Techniques

Ye Jing immediately controlled the golden light bowl, causing its radiance to intensify as it poured down.

The entire dark valley was suddenly illuminated as bright as day, and the black Qi surrounding the black-robed elder sizzled under the burning golden light.

The black-robed old man roared, "Arrogant! Just because you are at the Qi Refining Sixth Layer, you dare to try and keep someone from the Xuanyou Sect here!"

After saying that, he slammed his white bone staff into the ground, chanting something under his breath.

Bursts of hair-raising wails emanated from the bone staff, and countless black shadows emerged from it, roaring as they charged toward Ye Jing.

When those black shadows collided with Ye Jing's golden light, their powerful force caused even the golden light to ripple and waver.

Seeing how formidable these black shadows were, Ye Jing immediately drew his large saber and slashed upward. This time, the blade spun like a whirlwind, carrying sharp spiritual power as it struck.

The black-robed elder was greatly alarmed and hurriedly flew back to dodge. The Black-robed Man beside him couldn't react in time and was instantly torn to pieces by the terrifying whirlwind.

Blood-curdling screams echoed incessantly.

"What a vicious technique!" Even as a demonic Cultivator, the black-robed elder felt a chill run down his spine upon seeing this move.

He mounted his bone staff and flew into the air, intending to flee immediately.

Even though this old man's cultivation was a level lower than his, his killing methods were extremely ruthless. Furthermore, he had poisonous insects and Essence Spirits assisting him; continuing the fight would be a huge disadvantage.

"Old man! I'll remember you! Just you wait! Lord Xuan Ming of our Xuanyou Sect will not let you off!"

The black-robed elder transformed into a black shadow, attempting to escape.

How could Ye Jing let him escape so easily? He immediately took out the Explosive Talismans from his pouch and threw ten of them at once, all aimed directly at the fleeing elder.

The elder, who was about to flee, suddenly heard a 'whoosh' from behind. When he turned his head, a stack of talismans was already rushing toward him.

"Not good!" The black-robed elder was pale with fright. Black Qi surged violently around him as his hands formed a seal, condensing into a pitch-black bone shield in front of him.

This bone shield was constructed from human bones, its surface carved with eerie runes; it was his ultimate life-saving measure.

In the next second, the ten Explosive Talismans slammed violently into the bone shield.

There was no world-shaking roar; instead, a burst of blinding white light erupted first, followed by a terrifying explosion of energy.

In an instant, most of the elder's black Qi was torn apart, and a huge dent was blasted into the Mysterious Bone Shield.

With a 'crack,' it shattered completely into dust.

The black-robed elder felt as if he had been struck by a heavy blow. He spat out a mouthful of black blood, and his body flew backward like a kite with a broken string, smashing heavily into the valley's rock wall and kicking up a cloud of dust.

He struggled to get up, only to find his spiritual power in chaos and his Meridians aching from the aftershocks of the Explosive Talismans.

Ye Jing gave him no breathing room. With a tap of his foot, his body shot forward like an arrow from a bow.

"Just you wait. If I die here, Lord Xuan Ming will arrive soon. When that time comes, this place will flow with rivers of blood!"

The black-robed elder shrieked.

Ye Jing gave a cold snort. The saber in his hand flew out instantly, piercing the elder's throat and killing him.

Those threatening words were brought to an abrupt end.

He commanded the Poisonous Variant Bee Queen by his side, "Check the surroundings for any survivors. Kill them all!"

The Poisonous Variant Bees took flight, vanishing into the darkness.

Ye Jing went over to Hei Feng, who was bleeding from the corner of his mouth. He stroked Hei Feng's head to comfort him and fed him several healing Medicinal Pills.

He felt somewhat helpless. Although he could tame these Essence Spirits now, he had no way to help them advance their rank. If they faced powerful Cultivators, they wouldn't stand a chance.

"Old partner, thank you for your hard work," Ye Jing patted Hei Feng.

Hei Feng let out a weak cry, then struggled to climb up from the ground and nuzzled Ye Jing.

Seeing that Hei Feng was mostly fine, Ye Jing felt slightly relieved. He walked over to the fallen black-robed men.

He noticed that their blood was not being absorbed by any emerging blood-red patterns.

It seemed it was because he had destroyed the Formation eye here.

Inside the black-robed elder's Storage Pouch, Ye Jing found some Spirit Stones and a diagram. Unrolling it, he saw it was a complete Blood Soul Vein-Extinguishing Array, with annotations on which parts needed repair and where the Formation eyes were.

Notably, there were several corpses of Cultivators inside the Storage Pouch, appearing as though they hadn't been dead for long.

It seemed they were meant to be fed to the Blood Soul Vein-Extinguishing Array.

There was also a Formation for concealing spiritual power called the Qi Concealment and Trace Hiding Array. It wasn't high grade—a first-tier Formation—but once set up, it could perfectly mask the spiritual power fluctuations of an area. Even a Cultivator an entire major Realm higher would easily be deceived if they didn't investigate carefully.

A glint flashed in Ye Jing's eyes. It seemed the Xuanyou Sect wanted to use the residual Blood Soul Vein-Extinguishing Array here to concentrate Devilish Qi and refine some sort of demonic soldiers.

To avoid detection by righteous Cultivators, they had sent subordinates to repair the Blood Soul Vein-Extinguishing Array and hide the location.

It appeared this place was extremely important to the Xuanyou Sect.

Ye Jing put away the Formation diagram. He thought he must destroy this Blood Soul Vein-Extinguishing Array immediately to avoid further complications!

With that thought, after a brief rest, he followed the map to the second Formation eye, drawing on his previous experience.

Ye Jing controlled the golden light bowl to blast the boulder apart. As the second Formation eye was unsealed, more of the Devilish Qi permeating the valley dissipated.

As he destroyed the second eye, a roar erupted from the stone building in the valley. The sound was chilling and filled with a sense of overwhelming pressure.

Ye Jing looked up instantly, knowing this was the Foundation Establishment Corpse Person inside the stone building!

He looked at the destroyed boulder on the ground and saw the spreading blood-colored patterns fade, yet the Corpse Person let out a shrill, agonizing howl.

Ye Jing glanced at the stone building shrouded in black Qi and then proceeded to the third Formation eye.

This third Formation eye was located inside a grotto in the valley. The entrance was hidden by vines and jagged rocks; without the diagram's markings, an ordinary person would never have noticed it.

Seeing that the Corpse Person in the stone building was roaring incessantly, Ye Jing suddenly had a bold idea. He controlled the radiance of the golden light bowl and smashed it against the rocks once more.

With a loud 'clang,' the Corpse Person suddenly let out a heart-wrenching scream that echoed throughout the entire valley.

Seeing this, Ye Jing slipped into the stone building.

Because Ye Jing had destroyed two Formation eyes, the black Devilish Qi in the stone building had thinned considerably, allowing him to barely see his surroundings.

The Corpse Person bound by chains let out a terrifying roar as Ye Jing approached, but the pressure it exerted had lessened significantly. Ye Jing could now get within a few steps of it without being oppressed to the point of discomfort.

Now, Ye Jing could take a careful look at the Corpse Person's full appearance.

The Corpse Person was tall. Though its body was shriveled and taut, one could vaguely tell it was an adult male. Hanging from his waist was half of a broken jade pendant. The material was special, and the character "Chen" was faintly visible on it.

He was bound by iron chains, and beneath him were blood-red veins identical to the patterns on the rocks.

As Ye Jing looked closer at the surroundings, he saw an eerie stone platform. The chains suspended him in the air, keeping him firmly trapped above the platform.

Seeing this, Ye Jing immediately realized that this Corpse Person was the central eye of the Blood Soul Vein-Extinguishing Array!