After returning to the village, start chasing the mountain from binding Emei

Chapter 903 The Evil Object on the Mountain Top, A Free Reward!
Outside the cave, it was pitch black.

"Rumble..."

A fierce snowstorm was raging, with thunderclouds rolling across the sky, plunging the world into darkness. The flashes of lightning seemed to be right above us, within reach.

"Stop!"

Zhou Mingyuan walked ahead, raising his hand to stop the two people behind him.

"what happened?"

Chen Yang checked the time; it was only a little past five in the afternoon, it shouldn't be this dark yet.

Looking up, I saw dark clouds overhead, snow falling heavily, and a powerful divine might emanating from the flashing lightning.

"The true calamity of the Tao!"

A look of surprise flashed across Huanglong Daoist's face.

He was already a Dao True Realm being, so he was extremely familiar with the Dao True Heavenly Tribulation.

Dao true calamity?
Chen Yang raised an eyebrow.

What a lively scene! Someone is undergoing tribulation on Jinjia Mountain, and they just happened to run into them.
Of course, it may not necessarily be a person; it could be some other kind of spirit.

"Go back first!"

Zhou Mingyuan raised his hand and led the three of them back into the cave.

Going down the mountain now might lead to them running into the tribulation lightning, and they were carrying the seriously injured monk Langse, so they dared not take that risk.

……

Inside the cave, the group found a spacious side passage to rest temporarily.

No matter what being is undergoing tribulation, it's not too late to descend the mountain after the tribulation lightning has passed.

Chen Yang sat cross-legged and began to regulate his breathing.

After a short while, we took stock of what we had gained from this trip to Jinjia Mountain.

A mantis shrimp brought him 20 Marrow Cleansing Pills and a technique called [Overlord Drumming Hammer Technique].

The two SS-level corpse beasts brought him two immortal-grade Cordyceps sinensis.

A book titled "The Medicine King's Alchemy".

He hadn't yet had time to inventory all the items he had taken from Wang Youzhi and the others.

In addition, the headless Dharma body gave him a box.

He didn't know what was inside, but it must be extremely precious. He couldn't very well take it out and open it in front of so many people.

Let's see when we get back to Jiapigou.

The tribulation lightning outside is unlikely to stop anytime soon. Chen Yang took out a Marrow Cleansing Pill, put it in his mouth, and immediately began cultivating the Marrow Cleansing Scripture, using the medicinal power to temper his physical body.

The Marrow Cleansing Pill given by the system is of unknown quality compared to the pills produced by Faxiang Temple. However, Chen Yang still trusts the system's pills in terms of efficacy.

I wonder if twenty Marrow Cleansing Pills will be enough to help me achieve the Perfect Body?

"This tribulation is rather strange; it seems to contain some divine punishment power. I'll go out and check it out."

After taking a short break to catch his breath, Zhou Mingyuan left the cave with a serious expression on his face.

"Senior brother, wait for me, I'm going to take a look too." Huanglong Daoist also ran out.

Only Chen Yang and the monk Langse remained in the cave.

Langse was also meditating to regulate his breathing. He was seriously injured and his power was dispelled by Chen Yang's Five Gu Soul-Destroying Miasma. Although he had taken the antidote and Zhou Mingyuan had given him healing and qi-replenishing pills, he still needed time to recover.

His breathing is stable, and he is slowly recovering.

Chen Yang ignored Lang Se and the two who had just left, and continued his cultivation on his own.

Suddenly he opened his eyes.

His eyes gleamed, and a thought suddenly popped into his head.

Could the creature undergoing tribulation outside be an evil entity that escaped from this cave?

It is certain that many powerful beings escaped from this cave in Jinjia Mountain some time ago.

The number is unknown, but both the badger that ran to Qishan and the ape that was encountered earlier were corpse beasts at the Creation Realm.

But are these the only two corpse beasts that escaped from the Jinjiashan cave?
By sheer coincidence, he encountered both of the only two corpse beasts.
There's a saying that goes, "If you see one cockroach in your house, it's likely that the whole house is infested with cockroaches."

Therefore, the evil creatures that escaped from the cave were likely not just the corpse badger and the corpse ape, but very likely other things as well.

The Corpse Badger and Corpse Ape are both corpse beasts at the Creation Realm. There might be other corpse beasts roaming outside, and this one undergoing tribulation on the mountain might just be one of them.

If this person successfully transcends the tribulation, an SS-level corpse beast would truly be deadly.

Chen Yang then stood up, leaving Lang Se who was in meditation, and walked out of the cave.

……

Outside the cave.

The wind and snow continued, the wind howled, and the goose-feather snowflakes pelted our faces, making us feel as if we had fallen into an inkwell. It was pitch black, with flashes of lightning from time to time. Under the night sky, a snow-white world was briefly revealed.

"boom!"

A massive bolt of lightning suddenly struck from the clouds, followed by a deafening roar like the earth splitting open.

Despite being prepared, Chen Yang was still startled and his heart skipped a beat.

The might of Heaven is truly terrifying.

Especially since this location is near the summit of Jinjia Mountain, which is already quite high up, it's very close to the clouds.

The sound of thunder made Chen Yang's ears ring. He glanced at the lightning and realized that the lightning bolt had probably struck the eastern foothills.

Braving the wind and snow, they immediately ran quickly towards the eastern foothills.

……

On the eastern slope, on a snowy hillside, Chen Yang saw Zhou Mingyuan and Huang Long.

The two of them were slightly hunched over, looking ahead.

Chen Yang quickly followed.

"Why are you here?" Zhou Mingyuan asked.

"I'm worried it might be a corpse beast undergoing tribulation. A corpse beast at the Dao True Realm is no ordinary beast."

Chen Yang expressed his concerns.

They had just witnessed how ferocious the corpse beasts of the Dao True Realm were in the cave; they had no choice but to flee.

Zhou Mingyuan nodded slightly.

He had the same concerns, which is why he came out to check.

If it's a cultivator undergoing tribulation, that's fine, but if it's a corpse beast, leaving it unattended will lead to serious trouble.

Zhou Mingyuan pointed ahead.

Chen Yang looked in the direction he was pointing and saw a shadowy figure on a solitary cliff several tens of meters high about a mile away.

Taking advantage of the light from the lightning, Chen Yang could vaguely make out a general outline with his eyesight, but he couldn't make out what it was.

Immediately, radar and mental energy were used to probe that direction.

Chen Yang quickly figured out what it was.

It looks like a yak!
The yak was tall and large, with long, snow-white fur all over its body. It had two huge horns on its head, with fire crackling between them. Its eyes were blood-red, and it stood on the cliff top like a demon king.

Just two or three hundred meters from the edge of the cliff, two more figures were hidden in the snow, one on the left and one on the right.

A snow fox and a snow wolf.

Without exception, they were all corpse beasts at the Creation Realm. The snow fox was slightly stronger, at the mid-Creation Realm, while the snow wolf was only at the early-Creation Realm.

Judging from the positions of these two beasts, it's unclear whether they are coveting the corpse ox undergoing tribulation on the cliff top, or guarding the gate for that corpse beast.

"Good heavens, so many corpse beasts! There must be quite a few menaces that have escaped from this cave." Huanglong Daoist clicked his tongue.

As they were speaking, another bolt of lightning struck down, hitting the giant bull atop the cliff.

"boom!"

A dazzling ball of light shone on the cliff top, making the white hair on the giant bull stand up. The arc of light rippled back and forth between the two bull's horns, like the filament of a tungsten lamp, instantly illuminating the mountaintop.

Zhou Mingyuan said, "This beast's physical body is not weak; this level of lightning punishment probably won't kill it."

Chen Yang nodded slightly, sharing the same sentiment.

To withstand divine punishment with one's own body—that physical strength is unmatched.

“Old Zhou, if this thing isn’t eliminated, it might become a menace,” Chen Yang said.

"Since we've encountered it, there's no reason not to eliminate it."

Zhou Mingyuan nodded.

It would be fine if it were anything else, but it's a corpse beast. When you kill something like that, there's no such thing as killing the wrong thing.

"Once the Heavenly Tribulation is over, Xiao Yang, you'll be in charge of keeping that wolf occupied. Huang Long, you'll be in charge of dealing with that snow fox. As for that ox, I'll handle it."

Zhou Mingyuan quickly made arrangements.

Chen Yang nodded in agreement. With his strength, he should be able to easily suppress and kill the early-stage Creation Realm corpse beast.

Huang Long responded, but somewhat reluctantly.

The Corpse Beast is filled with malevolent energy; killing it is pointless and a waste of effort.

However, since Zhou Mingyuan had spoken, he had no choice but to agree.

Rumble…

The tribulation is still ongoing; if you make a move now, you could easily be accidentally injured by the heavenly lightning.

The bull on the cliff dared to withstand the heavenly punishment with its bare body, so its physique must be beyond imagination. The Yin Sha Corpse Beast has unlimited potential. Without fighting it, one has no idea how strong it is.

Therefore, once the tribulation ends, let it successfully break through to the Dao True Realm. After it breaks through, it will inevitably have a period of weakness. At that time, take advantage of its weakness and take its life directly.

……

The three of them waited on the snow slope.

Time passed second by second, and the lightning finally showed signs of receding.

At the summit of the snow-capped peak, the giant bull seemed to be teetering on the brink of collapse, having exhausted its strength, and simply lay down.

The white hair on its body was charred black in many places.

ended.

The divine might dissipated, leaving only a few lingering thunderclaps.

The three of them remained still, wanting to see if the snow fox and snow wolf would make a move.

Are these two with that giant bull, or are they like them, waiting for the giant bull to overcome its tribulation and then reaping the benefits?

If it's the latter, then they can brazenly act like the mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind.

After waiting for a while, neither of the two beasts made a move.

It seems that the three of them are in cahoots, and the two beasts are indeed protecting that giant bull.

Zhou Mingyuan gave the two of them a wink.

Chen Yang and Huang Long immediately made their way down the snow slope, one on the left and one on the right.

Chen Yang arrived at the west side of the snow slope, where the snow wolf was not far down the slope, only about two hundred meters away from him.

At this distance, radar can easily detect it.

On the other side, Huanglong Daoist also reached the closest point to the snow fox. The three communicated with each other using their primordial spirits and then acted simultaneously.

"on!"

Zhou Mingyuan conjured a sword light.

With a light tap of his toes, he leaped into the air, releasing his true energy. After a brief moment of suspended motion, he used his primordial spirit to control a flying sword, which he then carried beneath his feet, and swiftly charged towards the snow-capped peak.

Although flying in this way consumes a great deal of true essence and primordial spirit, there is obviously no time to worry about such things under these circumstances.

Flying with a sword?

Chen Yang was slightly taken aback upon seeing this.

Zhou Mingyuan is known as the Sword Immortal of Longquan, and he truly lives up to his name.

On the other side, Huang Long followed suit, also riding a flying sword and forcibly controlling it, heading straight for the snow fox below the cliff.

Chen Yang was naturally not to be outdone. The eight-winged centipede wrapped itself around his back, took off, and carried him quickly toward the snow wolf.

"Moo!"

A roar came from the top of the snow-capped peak; clearly, the yak had spotted them.

The snow wolf also sensed the danger and suddenly turned around to look in Chen Yang's direction.

Under the cover of night, Chen Yang flew through the air as if he had grown four pairs of wings, moving at an incredible speed, covering a distance of over two hundred meters in the blink of an eye.

"Roar!"

The snow wolf let out a defiant roar, its fangs bared, its eyes bloodshot, and its face etched with malice.

Instead of retreating, it condensed a yin energy and charged directly at Chen Yang.

Chen Yang hovered in the air, holding his sword in his left hand, and unleashed a sword aura that instantly annihilated the Yin Sha Qi.

He held the mountain-driving whip in his right hand, already poised to strike.

At this moment, the lightning tribulation has just passed, and the lightning-attribute energy on the mountaintop is at its most active.

As lightning-attribute energy flowed into the Mountain-Driving Whip, the free-floating lightning-attribute energy in the surrounding space was attracted and quickly gathered towards it.

The iron whip shone brightly with an arc of light.

Chen Yang raised the mountain-driving whip high and lashed it fiercely at the snow wolves below.

"boom!"

A powerful arc of light struck the snow wolf instantly.

With a loud bang, the snow wolf was sent flying twenty or thirty meters away.

A pungent, acrid smell quickly filled the air.

next second.

A giant sword phantom materialized in the sky and suddenly fell.

Falling Sword Technique.

The sword shadow landed on the snow wolf, then exploded violently, spreading sword energy and forming a sword energy storm.

"Ouch..."

The snow wolf, engulfed by the sword energy, let out an angry scream.

Snowflakes were falling heavily.

A moment later, the sword energy dissipated, and the snow wolf fell to the ground, its body covered in black wounds. It struggled for a long time but could not get up.

……

"Ding! S-rank Yin Sha [Snow Wolf] detected. Encyclopedia entry unlocked. Reward: [Heart-Questioning Pill] *5. Items have been placed in the system warehouse and can be retrieved at any time."

……

"Ding, mission issued."

"Mission: Hunt the S-rank Yin Fiend [Snow Wolf], Progress (0/1)"

"Reward: 10 Spirit Pill".

……

As system messages appeared, Chen Yang arrived in front of the snow wolf.

"Ho ho..."

Snow Wolf was severely injured by Chen Yang's two consecutive attacks, and it let out a hoarse growl as it tried to get up.

Chen Yang didn't give it any chance, and his Crimson Sky Sword flashed across the surface.

"Shh!"

A wolf's head then flew up.

With a wave of his sleeve, he stored the corpse into the system space.

The speed was so fast that there was absolutely no hesitation or delay.

……

"Ding, mission complete. Hunting S-rank Yin Sha [Snow Wolf], reward: [Strengthening God Pill]*10, experience points +10000."

……

This Crimson Sky Sword seems to be sharper than before.

Chen Yang felt something was strange. He looked at the Crimson Sky Sword in his hand. Could it be that something happened on the sword platform in the cave?
It is indeed sharper than before; this is not an illusion.

However, now is not the time to think about that; there are still rewards to collect.

That yak is the real big deal.

Chen Yang ran straight towards the snow-capped peak ahead.

"boom!"

When they were still dozens of meters away from the snow-capped peak, Chen Yang suddenly sensed a hint of danger.

Looking up, he saw a huge black shadow, swirling with countless sword shadows, falling towards him.

Chen Yang instinctively stepped back.

"boom!"

The enormous figure crashed to the ground, kicking up a flurry of snowflakes that hit Chen Yang with a thud.

"Moo!"

An angry roar came from the crater that had been smashed open.

……

"Ding! SS-level Yin Sha [Yak King] detected. Encyclopedia entry unlocked. Reward: Immortal Item [Cordyceps Sinensis] *1. Item has been placed in system space and can be retrieved at any time."

……

"Ding, mission issued."

"Mission: Hunt the SS-rank Yin Sha [Yak King], progress (0/1)."

Reward: Sword Offering Stone *10

……

To his surprise, it was another rare and precious Cordyceps sinensis. Chen Yang was overjoyed.

In this way, he would have three top-grade Cordyceps sinensis plants in his possession.

It's practically like getting it for free.

This beast has indeed broken through to SS level. It was worth waiting for it for so long, at least the reward is more generous.

However, this yak king is only worth 10 sacrificial sword stones, which means it is much weaker than the snow lion and snow ape in the cave.

The Yak King had just broken through to the next level and was extremely weak. He was seriously injured by Zhou Mingyuan, and his body was covered with wounds from flying swords. He was so dizzy from the fall that he struggled to get out of the pit.

Zhou Mingyuan rode on his flying sword and quickly approached.

Chen Yang leaped onto the back of the Yak King, raised the Crimson Sky Sword, and stabbed it towards its heart.

"Bah..."

This fellow was thick-skinned and strong; even when the Crimson Sky Sword pierced through him, it was somewhat difficult.

"careful!"

Zhou Mingyuan called out from afar.

"Zi..."

The Yak King roared in pain, and two powerful arcs of electricity converged between its two enormous horns, striking Chen Yang with a deafening boom.

"boom……"

Caught off guard, Chen Yang was sent flying by the electric current.

A powerful electric current surged into Chen Yang's body, raging wildly, no less intense than being struck by lightning.

Chen Yang felt a wave of numbness wash over him, a numbness everywhere.

Fortunately, he had cultivated the Five Thunder Escape Technique. He immediately activated the technique and quickly channeled the thunder attribute energy in his body into his thunder meridians. What he could not immediately store, he channeled into the ground through the meridians in his legs.

At this moment, the Yak King climbed out of the pit.

Chen Yang was somewhat surprised. This beast could actually control lightning energy?
This was something he truly hadn't anticipated.

No wonder he was able to withstand the lightning punishment.

"Beast!"

Zhou Mingyuan let out a low shout, and several flying swords shot out, passing directly through the Yak King's body.

"Moo!"

The Yak King let out a mournful roar.

He cried out in great frustration.

It had barely survived the heavenly punishment and successfully broken through to the Dao True Realm, but before it could even rejoice, it was ambushed by such a powerful human.

If you're so capable, let me get through this period of weakness before you come after me. Then we'll see who gets the better of whom.

One flying sword after another pierced through its body, and it could clearly feel its already limited strength rapidly draining away.

At that moment, Chen Yang rushed over first.

The Golden Body Mantra was used to summon a golden body Dharma image that was more than three meters tall.

His image shone with golden light, exuding unparalleled power. He gripped the enormous, mountain-suppressing sword with both hands and slashed fiercely at the Yak King's neck.

"Shh!"

This sword strike is definitely stronger than the power of ten dragons.

The severely injured Yak King had no ability to dodge.

A huge bull's head fell directly down, spilling a drop of black, foul blood, mixed with malevolent energy, and an indescribable stench spread out.

Humans are truly despicable.

The blood-red bull's eyes stared at the sky, filled with endless resentment.

……

(End of this chapter)