I made the entire cultivation world cry

Chapter 211 Fire-Swallowing Golden Toad (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

Driven by the Heavenly Fire Wheel, the five bronze lotus lamps glowed with crimson light. The flames, like living things, traveled along the runes on the lamps, transforming into blazing chains of fire that spread toward the refining furnace in the center of the lake.

However, the true essence required by this ancient formation far exceeded expectations. In just a few breaths, Ji Honglian felt her spiritual energy depleted, and her face turned deathly pale.

"Fellow Daoist Yi!"

She glanced at Jiang Yi out of the corner of her eye, a hint of anxiety flashing in her eyes.

Jiang Yi made a hand seal with her fingertips, and a wisp of azure spiritual light flew out from her palm, precisely transferring the Chaoyuan Technique into Ji Honglian's body to help her stabilize her spiritual power.

Jiang Yi gripped three spirit stones tightly in her other hand and ate a high-grade Rejuvenation Pill made by Hong Li to replenish her energy.

Zhu Mingqian clenched his fists, staring intently at the weapon-refining furnace in the center of the lake. The gray-white cold flames inside the furnace grew increasingly intense, as if they were about to burst out of the seal at any moment.

Wu Kun gripped the Sand-Cracking Mace tightly, his muscles tense, ready to deal with any possible anomalies.

Lin Xiyue grew increasingly uneasy. Her fingertips trembled slightly, and the Lan Shui Yan took flight, transforming into a streak of light blue that circled and surveyed the lake.

Although the mist was mostly dispersed by Jiang Yi's spiritual rain, faint rustling sounds could still be heard from the depths of the lake, as if some long-dormant ferocious creature was quietly awakening.

Time passed second by second. Ji Honglian continuously poured true essence into the furnace for a quarter of an hour, but the lid of the central furnace remained unmoved. Only the gray-white flames emerging from the hollowed-out parts grew stronger and stronger.

Ji Honglian's output of true essence was almost out of control. She felt as if this thing was alive, actively drawing away her true essence, which gave her a vague sense of crisis, as if something in the shadows was greedily watching her.

However, she convinced herself that the fact that the formation was difficult to activate meant that those who came in before her had not taken the treasures, and that they still had a chance.

Jiang Yi's Rejuvenation Spell is also powerful enough to keep her true essence at around 30%, making her a worthy opponent.

At this moment, the Five Flames Shining Together Formation suddenly burst forth with blinding light, and the five chains of fire tightened around the furnace like giant pythons.

With a deafening roar, the furnace lid of the furnace in the center of the lake was blown hundreds of feet away by the gray-white pillar of fire, smashing through the dome of the underground oasis, and yellow sand immediately cascaded down like a waterfall.

The three treasures floated on the refining furnace.

The most dazzling item was the palm-sized bronze lotus lamp, with eerie white flames dancing at its wick. The flames even condensed into the shape of moths, constantly flying towards the wick and scattering tiny sparks.

A bronze mirror floats on the left, with a golden-red liquid flowing like lava within the coiled dragon pattern on the frame, while the mirror surface is as deep as a pool.

On the right is a crimson jade ruler, its body covered with tadpole-shaped incantations.

Zhu Mingqian's pupils contracted sharply, and his Adam's apple bobbed wildly. "The flame on that lamp must be a candle moth with a cold flame."

While Wu Kun was still cautiously observing the situation, Zhu Mingqian suddenly leaped up and rushed towards the center of the lake.

"Fellow Daoist Lin, let me help you get a fire!"

"Wait a minute!"

Lin Xiyue felt a chill run down her spine upon seeing this, and Lan Shui Yan flapped its wings, wanting to give chase.

late!

Just as Zhu Mingqian's fingertips touched the lamp, a long, scarlet tongue suddenly shot out from the depths of the refining furnace.

The surface of its tongue was covered with barbs like rivets, and the tip of the tongue split open, precisely wrapping around Zhu Mingqian's limbs.

The entire lake churned violently, and a golden toad the size of a small mountain rose from the water. The refining furnace was deeply embedded in its back, and after countless years, it had completely grown into its body.

"It's the Fire-Swallowing Golden Toad!" Wu Kun's Sand-Splitting Mace trembled. "An ancient ferocious beast! Weren't these things all extinct?!"

The toad's swollen vocal sac suddenly vibrated, emitting a booming sound, and the ice wall that Lin Xiyue had hastily erected shattered into crystal dust.

Just as Zhu Mingqian was about to be dragged into the toad's mouth, the Green Vine Whip pierced through the air and arrived!

Jiang Yi precisely wrapped her whip around Zhu Mingqian's waist, the whip gleaming with a bright blue light. Wu Kun seized the opportunity to throw out the scorpion tail shuttle. The poison dart pierced the toad's tongue, and the paralyzing venom of the sand scorpion made the monster's movements pause.

"Break!"

Lin Xiyue drew a mysterious trajectory with her sword finger, Lan Shuiyan transformed into an ice blade and slashed down, while Ji Honglian's fire wheel simultaneously struck the same spot on the toad's tongue, the clash of ice and fire creating a deafening explosion.

boom!
Half of the giant tongue crashed into the lake, splashing up a ten-foot wave.

Zhu Mingqian was pulled back to the shore by Jiang Yi's green vine whip, his abdomen was covered in blood and flesh, and he was seriously injured.

What spurted from the toad's wound was not blood, but viscous, grayish-white flames, instantly turning the lake surface into a deathly pale white. Wherever the flames passed, the lake water boiled and evaporated, revealing piles of bones.

The three floating treasures gradually faded into nothingness amidst the flames, becoming nothing more than decoy illusions.

"It's a ferocious beast at the early stage of the Golden Core realm! Run!"

Lin Xiyue shouted, and the Lan Shui Yan flapped its wings, stirring up a frost storm that erected an ice wall in front of everyone. Grayish-white flames erupted from the refining furnace on the back of the golden toad. Upon closer inspection, the flames were actually formed by countless grayish-white ghost-faced moths. As the moths flapped their wings, they scattered phosphorescent sparks that crashed hard into the ice wall erected by Lin Xiyue.

The ice wall was corroded at a rate visible to the naked eye, creating honeycomb-like holes.

"This fire can pollute spiritual energy and true essence!"

Ji Honglian forcefully urged the Burning Heaven Fire Wheel in an attempt to retaliate, but as soon as the flames on the wheel touched the gray moths, she was torn apart and devoured by the moth swarm.

The light of the fire wheel dimmed rapidly, as if its life force had been drained away.

"Back off!"

Jiang Yiqing's vine whip tore through the air, and a beam of green light exploded from the tip of the whip. The power of the protective immortal vine burst forth, pulverizing the swarm of gray moths that had attacked.

Twelve golden leaf blades followed closely behind, their blades transforming into golden meteors as they slashed towards the golden toad's eyes.

However, another batch of gray moths flew out of the furnace on the back of the golden toad. The swarm of moths merged into a torrent of gray flames, which collided with the golden leaf knife, producing a piercing corrosive sound, and the spiritual light on the knife body quickly dimmed.

Jiang Yi tried to unleash a lazy version of spring rain, but before the raindrops could even get close to the golden toad, they were burned to ashes by the gray-white flames.

The golden toad's vocal sac swelled, and a soul-shaking sonic wave exploded out, causing the fleeing individuals to instantly experience excruciating pain in their sea of ​​consciousness and collapse to the ground.

With a deafening roar, the passage they had come from collapsed, cutting off their escape route.

"Suppress the mountain! Break gold!"

Seeing the swarm of gray moths attacking again, Jiang Yi released two stone lion warriors. The majestic lions stood in front of Jiang Yi with their arms crossed, bracing against the gray moths.

The lioness used her Shadow Cloak to dart to the side of the golden toad and ripped off with her Golden Claw. However, the toad's scales were harder than expected, and the claw mark was stuck after only three inches.

The golden toad suddenly swung itself, and the broken gold was thrown away by the immense force, smashing into a stone pillar.

"Sister, be careful!"

Ji Honglian saw that Lin Xiyue had been grazed on the back by the tongue of the golden toad while protecting her, causing her skin to bleed.

Her eyes were bloodshot with rage. She mobilized the little true energy she had left in her dantian, and the fiery wheel transformed into a meteor that crashed down on the golden toad.

The fiery wheel crashed into the furnace, bursting into blinding flames.

The golden toad opened its mouth wide, and another long tongue curled towards Ji Honglian.

Wu Kun roared and charged forward. Unable to escape, he could only fight desperately, smashing his Sand-Splitting Mace heavily against the root of the tongue. Meanwhile, the Sand Scorpion took the opportunity to burrow into the Golden Toad's wound, frantically injecting paralyzing toxins into its tail stinger.

Zhu Mingqian's face was deathly pale. The Water-Splitting Thorn in his hand had already broken. His Mist-Hidden Serpent desperately transformed into silver mist to block the gray moth, but it was corroded by the gray flames and turned into a skeleton.

Zhu Mingqian knelt on the ground coughing up blood, his eyes filled with despair. Even with the spring rain overhead, their injuries were far faster than their recovery, after all, those were ferocious beasts at the early stage of the Golden Core realm.

The battle was extremely fierce!
Despite blood trickling from the corner of her mouth, Lin Xiyue persisted in performing hand seals, her illusory ice phoenix repeatedly freezing the swarms of gray moths spewing from the refining furnace on the back of the golden toad.

Ji Honglian exhausted her true energy, Wu Kun broke one arm, and the Sand Scorpion was crushed by the Golden Toad's claw.

Jiang Yi's Golden Leaf Blade was also completely destroyed, and Zhenshan and Duanjin were repeatedly flung away by the Golden Toad.

Jiang Yi frantically absorbed the life force of the surrounding plants and trees. The spring rain never stopped, which barely kept everyone alive and ensured that everyone still had some fighting power. She poured in 70% of her true essence and activated the talisman for the last time.

Broken jade!

Millions of pear petals poured down like a torrential rain, submerging the golden toad. The petals took root in the toad's flesh and blood, bursting forth with thorns from within, pinning it firmly to the center of the lake, transforming it into a small pear blossom grove.

The golden toad fell with a mournful cry, and all the gray moths fluttered down.

"It's... over?" Wu Kun looked bewildered.

Zhu Mingqian collapsed to the ground, trembling as he revealed a smile of relief at surviving a disaster.

"Fellow Daoist Yi, it's truly... all thanks to... you..."

Jiang Yi's expression turned solemn, sensing something was wrong. How could a ferocious beast at the early stage of the Golden Core realm die so easily?
puff!
In the almost imperceptible sound, Zhu Mingqian's smile froze on his face. Crimson blood bloomed between his brows, and a red thread connected the golden toad to the back of his head, which swayed slightly in the air.

The red thread suddenly tightened and contracted, piercing Zhu Mingqian's soul with the golden needle. It was directly separated from his sea of ​​consciousness and sucked away by the red thread.

Gudong!

A clear swallowing sound was heard, accompanied by a gloomy, insane female voice.

"It's been so long since anyone has made me this happy, hahaha—"

(End of this chapter)