I am a mortal who has achieved enlightenment through burning my secrets

Chapter 222 Nether Thunder Beast

The warding-off divine thunder condensed into sword energy, shattering the ghostly bodies of the Yin Armor Ghost Soldiers. Then, taking advantage of their inability to recover, it manipulated the Five Hearts Demon to swallow them whole.

In less than half a day, they devoured all of the tens of thousands of ghost soldiers.

At the same time, the three purple-armored puppets were also beheaded by the six-legged creature with its sharp wings.

The remaining puppets were also killed or injured in the attack by Mu Qing and his companion, along with numerous lesser demons.

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Another month later, with the puppets and Yin soldiers almost wiped out, Xiao Wuji and his group finally arrived at their destination after spotting a gray, misty mountain range in the distance.

The Yin Bone Mountain Range, which contains the milk of the Styx God!
"Is this the Yin Bone Mountains?"

Looking at this place, Xiao Wuji finally felt a sense of relief. The months of killing had also made him feel exhausted.

"Indeed, this is the Yin Bone Mountain Range!"

Upon seeing this mountain, Liuzu breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he had his subordinates' consumables to keep him from running out of mana along the way; otherwise, they would have exhausted their magical power by now, let alone be able to retrieve the treasure.

At this point, Mu Qing also began to act according to their plan.

Mu Qing smiled and said, "Since you've agreed to help me retrieve the treasure, could you perhaps lure away the two demonic beasts?"

"Demon beasts? You mean those two Nether Thunder Beasts?"

Xiao Wuji's expression immediately changed, and he looked at Mu Qing with a slightly unfriendly expression, saying, "You don't trust me?"

Mu Qing's expression also turned serious, and he explained somewhat helplessly:

"It's not that I don't trust you, fellow Daoist, it's just that it's better to keep things like the Styx Divine Milk in our own hands!"

Xiao Wuji narrowed his eyes and said, "What, are you afraid I'll raise the price?"

"Then it's settled. After this is done, regardless of whether you get the Styx Divine Milk or not, you have to give it to me!"

"If you want me to help you obtain the Styx Divine Milk again later, you'll have to pay a price that goes far beyond just your primordial yin!"

"Fine, if I still can't get the Styx Divine Milk this way, what harm is there in giving you my primordial yin?"

Mu Qing agreed without much hesitation.

Of course, this was all something they had agreed upon long ago, in order to extricate Xiao Wuji from this operation.

As Xiao Wuji planned, he would return to this place in the future and stay here for a considerable period of time so that he could refine the entire Abyss.

During this period, he will almost inevitably have to deal with the mayfly tribe, so he must not let himself be seen by the mayfly tribe.

Although they had just killed those puppets, and with the help of the spatial power here, he was not worried that the puppets' true forms would learn of his whereabouts.

However, he couldn't guarantee that he had killed all the puppets of the Ephemeral Clan. If even one slipped through the net and sent the message back, it wouldn't be so easy for him to refine this place in the future.

Of course, this is just a matter of trying to ensure it. If things really come to light, then he'll only have himself to suffer in the future!
The conversation between Mu Qing and Xiao Wuji greatly excited Liu Zu. Like Mu Qing, he was also worried about having someone stronger than himself accompany him on the treasure hunt. If he could avoid this person, he would feel much more at ease.

Seeing that no one offered any other suggestions, Xiao Wuji also set off.

Suddenly, lightning crackled around Xiao Wuji, with arcs of three colors constantly dancing across his body, radiating an extremely dangerous aura.

Xiao Wuji did not learn the "Thunder Sacrifice Technique" like Han Li, because the "Five Thunder Vajra" he practiced was a top-level thunder control technique. Moreover, this supernatural power was driven by divine power, and its power was far greater than that of his magic power.

Such powerful lightning naturally attracts "Nether Thunder Beasts" that feed on lightning.

Only half a day later, two strange-looking little beasts appeared before Xiao Wuji.

This beast wasn't large, but its appearance somewhat resembled a lone wolf. Its back was covered in scales, and it had a single silver horn on its head. Not only were its eyes golden, but its four paws were also crackling with silver lightning! It didn't look like a wolf at all. The beast itself wasn't particularly ferocious; it was immediately drawn to Xiao Wuji in the distance, or rather, to the three types of heavenly lightning emanating from him!

"Both of them are here? Good, let Six-Legged go and come back quickly, so they don't run into the mayfly clan again!"

Seeing that the two Nether Thunder Beasts were about to lose their appetite, Xiao Wuji did not hesitate for long and directly used three kinds of heavenly lightning to strike the two Nether Thunder Beasts.

Under normal circumstances, the lightning he unleashes is so powerful that even a Void Refinement cultivator cannot withstand it, and it can also pose a considerable threat to a Body Integration cultivator. The simultaneous use of all three types of lightning would be troublesome even for a Body Integration cultivator.

But facing these Nether Thunder Beasts was like encountering their nemesis. They opened their mouths and inhaled the oncoming lightning, swallowing it all whole.

Not only did it not harm them, it also greatly stimulated their appetite, and they could no longer restrain themselves, rushing towards Xiao Wuji.

Without hesitation, Xiao Wuji turned and ran as planned, his speed neither faster nor slower than that of the two Nether Thunder Beasts.

As the figures of the man and the two beasts gradually disappeared from his sight, Liuzu finally breathed a sigh of relief, and then walked out of the restricted area with Mu Qing.

It was precisely because of the barrier that they were not discovered by the Nether Thunder Beast.

Madam Lan said with lingering fear, "Thank goodness! I didn't expect there to actually be two Nether Thunder Beasts in here. If this person hadn't helped us lure them away, we might have been in big trouble!"

"Otherwise, why would I have gone to the trouble of inviting him here?"

Mu Qing looked as if she had expected this, then her tone suddenly became serious.

"According to our agreement, if we obtain the Styx Divine Milk, I will take the first share!"

"Of course, we certainly won't let you spend your money for nothing!" Six-Legged's eyes flashed as he agreed almost without hesitation. In his view, as long as their luck wasn't too bad, they could easily obtain enough Styx Divine Milk for two or three people, so he readily agreed.

But if he's really unlucky enough to only get one, then he won't care about such a verbal agreement. He believes Madam Lan probably has the same idea.

"Let's go, let's break the barrier as soon as possible and obtain the Styx Divine Milk!"

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the other side.

Hearing the thunder behind him, Xiao Wuji turned around and saw that the Nether Thunder Beast was able to keep up with him closely using a divine ability similar to Thunder Escape Technique. Although this was partly due to his failure to master the "Chasing the Sun" divine ability, it was undeniable that the beast was indeed exceptionally talented.

After running far enough, Xiao Wuji suddenly stopped, took out the Golden Dragon Spear, and turned around to give each of the two Thunder Beasts a powerful blow.

The Golden Dragon Spear struck the two small beasts, but only made them roll around in a sorry state, without suffering any harm whatsoever.

"Nether Thunder Beast!"

Looking at the two Nether Thunder Beasts, a fiery glint flashed in Xiao Wuji's eyes. These strange beasts, born with the ability to devour lightning, weren't they the perfect materials for refining the Heavenly Demon Puppet?
However, if Xiao Wuji wanted to refine these two Nether Thunder Beasts into Heavenly Demon Puppets, he had to solve a crucial problem: how to kill them while keeping their corpses intact.

Using the Heavenly Saint Rift Halberd's cutting power was definitely not an option, so he simply didn't intend to take out this magic weapon, just to prevent himself from hurting them if he couldn't stop himself during the fight.

"Are we going to have to use the sacred weapon again?"

After much thought, Xiao Wuji realized that he had no supernatural powers or magical treasures that could suppress the two beasts.

"Alright, let's try to take them down first, but before that..."

Xiao Wuji glanced at the Nether Thunder Beast, which seemed somewhat wary yet also waiting for its opportunity. With a flick of his hand, he took out dozens of array flags and then casually shook them, and a large array was completed.

This formation has no offensive capabilities; it is merely a preparation to prevent the two beasts from escaping.

"Then, prepare to die..."

(End of this chapter)