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Chapter 354 Golden Magnet Spirit Wood! Silver-Winged Yaksha: How can he resist the Arctic Primal Light?

"Fellow Daoist Tianhua, how have you been?"

Zhou Yuan greeted Ye Tianhua, the second elder of the Ye family, with a smile on his face and a relaxed tone, as if he were just having a chance encounter with an old friend at a scenic spot, rather than in the heart of the perilous Kunwu Mountain.

Upon hearing this, Ye Tianhua's lips twitched, and he forced out a smile that was more like a grimace, stiffly cupping his hands in greeting: "Fellow Daoist Zhou, how have you been?"

His heart felt as bitter as if he had swallowed a bitter herb.

Before setting off for Kunwu Palace, Elder Ye Tianshi, just in case, specially entrusted him with the Ye family's treasured "Mitian Bracelet" for self-defense.

This treasure is incredibly powerful; it is a replica of a spiritual treasure. With this bracelet, Ye Tianhua is confident that he can even put up a fight against a cultivator in the late Nascent Soul stage.

Unlike before, when a flying corpse would leave us feeling helpless.

However, the Zhou Yuan in front of us is no "ordinary" late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator!

This guy is a ruthless person who single-handedly stormed the Yinluo Sect and even killed a veteran late-stage cultivator like Qian Laomo!

That person was recognized by the Great Jin cultivation world as the "number one person below the Nascent Soul stage"—a terrifying existence!

His Heavenly Bracelet might be enough to deal with ordinary late-stage cultivators, but Ye Tianhua had absolutely no confidence in using it against Zhou Yuan.

"Fellow Daoist Zhou, time is of the essence, so I will not reminisce any further!"

Ye Tianhua dared not look at Zhou Yuan's eyes any longer, which seemed to see through everything. He hurriedly said something and then called to the Ye family elder who was in the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm. The two of them moved quickly and rushed towards the magnificent gate of the Kunwu Palace.

He must enter the main hall before Zhou Yuan and seize the initiative!

Zhou Yuan watched Ye Tianhua and the other person leave in a hurry, but he was not in a rush to leave.

His gaze, however, fell upon the tall, straight, and lush ancient trees lining the white stone path leading to the main hall.

Each of these trees is twenty or thirty feet tall, with gnarled trunks and outstretched branches, creating a solemn and imposing atmosphere.

Strangely, both the branches and leaves and the trunk had a scorched yellow color, as if they had been burned by a raging fire.

However, this scorched yellow color does not give people a sense of withering and decay. On the contrary, it reveals a vigorous and thriving vitality, as if this color is their inherent characteristic.

"Golden Magnetic Spirit Wood —"

Zhou Yuan silently recited the name of the tree in his mind.

As a time traveler, he naturally knew the secrets outside the Kunwu Palace.

These seemingly ordinary, scorched-yellow trees are actually a rare spiritual wood in the world—the Golden Magnetic Spirit Wood!

This tree naturally emits an invisible magnetic gravitational field. Any living being that steps into its influence will be subjected to this invisible gravity, as if sinking into a quagmire, unable to move an inch! The lower the cultivation level, the greater the impact!

Sure enough, just as Zhou Yuan was observing these spirit trees, Ye Tianhua, the second elder of the Ye family who was eager to enter the main hall, had already stepped onto the white stone path.

As soon as he stepped onto the white stone path for more than ten feet, he suddenly felt a chill running through his body, and an indescribable strange feeling descended upon him instantly!

It was as if an invisible mountain had suddenly pressed down on his shoulders!

"Not good!" Ye Tianhua exclaimed inwardly, his expression changing drastically!

He was about to use his movement technique to shoot back!

But it was too late!

Before he could even take off, suddenly, it felt as if a massive force of ten thousand tons was pressing down on his shoulders! The force was so immense and so sudden that, caught off guard, Ye Tianhua felt his knees buckle and he was forced to bend over, almost kneeling directly on the white stone ground!

He quickly circulated his magic power, and a protective aura instantly shone, attempting to resist this terrifying pressure!

However, even with the protective aura fully activated, the invisible gravity did not lessen much!

It still clung to him like a maggot, relentlessly suppressing him!

"Bang!"

A muffled thud was accompanied by the crisp sound of bones shattering!

The Ye family elder beside him, who was in the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm, couldn't even hold on for a moment and immediately knelt down on both knees. The heavy pressure crushed his kneecaps!

He let out a painful groan, then collapsed to the ground, unable to move!

Although Ye Tianhua barely managed to stay upright and not kneel down, his whole body was trembling uncontrollably, and there were cracking and popping sounds coming from inside his body. It was clear that some of his bones had cracked or even broken under that terrifying pressure!

He gritted his teeth, veins bulging on his forehead, and tried his best to back away, but found that even moving one step was extremely difficult!

"How could this be—" Ye Tianhua was filled with horror and despair. He never imagined that such a terrifying restriction was hidden in front of this seemingly peaceful hall!

Just as he was struggling to hold on and was about to give up, he suddenly gritted his teeth and spat out a mouthful of blood!

The essence blood transformed into a cloud of blood mist, merging into his protective spiritual light, causing his magical power to surge instantly!

Taking advantage of the opportunity, he mustered all his strength and pushed off backward with a powerful leap!

"Thump!"

He was sent flying backward like a cannonball, crashing heavily just outside the starting point of the white stone road. He rolled several times in a disheveled state before finally coming to a stop.

He was panting heavily, feeling as if all the bones in his body were falling apart. His eyes were filled with lingering fear and apprehension as he looked at the golden magnetic spirit wood.

"Fellow Daoist Ye, why are you not leaving? Since you are being so modest, I, Zhou, will take my leave first!"

When Zhou Yuan saw Ye Tianhua's disheveled appearance, a faint smile appeared on his lips, his tone tinged with mockery.

After saying that, he ignored Ye Tianhua's extremely ugly face, flipped his hand, and a talisman that emitted a faint golden halo and whose runes faintly contained the phantom of a ferocious beast appeared in his hand.

It was a spirit-summoning talisman he crafted using the essence of an eighth-level demon beast!

Without hesitation, he slapped the spirit-summoning talisman onto his chest!

"Buzz"

A golden light flashed!

The spirit-summoning talisman instantly transformed into a powerful demonic force, merging into Zhou Yuan's body!

The next moment, Zhou Yuan's appearance underwent an astonishing change!

A layer of fine, shimmering, pale golden scales appeared on his body, and his hands became sharp, exuding a fierce and sharp aura befitting a demon beast!

He seemed to have become a half-human, half-demon being!

A terrifying sense of power, far exceeding that of an ordinary late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, emanated from his body!

Having done all this, Zhou Yuan no longer hesitated and stepped onto the white stone road!

The invisible magnetic gravity of the Golden Magnetic Spirit Wood descended once more! Zhou Yuan felt his body suddenly sink, as if a thousand-pound burden was pressing down on his shoulders!

However, with the blessing of the spirit-summoning talisman, his physical strength had surged to an extremely terrifying level!

He let out a low shout, and his demonic power and magical power circulated simultaneously, managing to withstand the pressure!

Although his steps still seemed somewhat heavy and slow, he was indeed moving forward step by step with determination!

Each step left a shallow footprint on the hard white stone ground!

Ye Tianhua stared dumbfounded at Zhou Yuan's receding figure, his heart filled with shock and disbelief!

He never expected that Zhou Yuan would have such methods!

It can temporarily enhance the power of demonic beasts through talismans, thereby resisting the terrifying restrictions of the Golden Magnetic Spirit Wood!

He had never heard of such a miraculous talisman before!

"No! We absolutely cannot let him keep the treasure for himself!"

Ye Tianhua suddenly came to his senses, a fierce glint flashing in his eyes!

He finally recognized the origin of the golden magnetic spirit wood and knew that to break the restriction, he had to use a non-metallic jade artifact to cut down all the spirit wood!

Although these spirit trees are incredibly hard and there are many of them, it would take a lot of time and effort to cut them all down, but he had no other choice!

He couldn't just stand by and watch all the treasures fall into Zhou Yuan's hands!

He glanced at the elder lying on the ground beside him, severely injured, gritted his teeth, and ignored him.

He immediately summoned a jade flying sword that was entirely emerald green, and urged it to slash fiercely down at the trunk of the nearest golden magnetic spirit tree!

"clang!"

With a crisp, metallic clang, the jade flying sword struck the tree trunk, leaving only a shallow white mark! The hardness of this magnetic spirit wood far exceeded his expectations!

Although Ye Tianhua was anxious, he could only patiently begin his long and arduous T-shaped motion, one stroke at a time.

"Logging" work.

As for Zhou Yuan, although he walked slowly, every step he took was extremely steady.

After about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, he finally succeeded in crossing the area covered by the golden magnetic wood and arrived at the huge gate of the Kunwu Palace.

He looked up and saw three ancient characters written in a flamboyant style on the plaque above the palace gate: Kunwu Palace!

These three characters, with their vigorous strokes, seem to contain some profound truth of the universe, inspiring awe in anyone who sees them.

He composed himself and turned his gaze to the interior of the hall. There, he saw countless fine, silken threads of light, each shimmering with a cold, silvery glow.

These rays of light shot out from the hundreds of massive stone pillars in the main hall, each as thick as a person's embrace, crisscrossing and engulfing the entire hall in a sea of ​​silver light, making it impossible for the naked eye to see what was inside the depths of the hall.

"Arctic Primal Light!"

Zhou Yuan's gaze sharpened, but he was not surprised.

He had witnessed this terrifying thing in a passage in the Fallen Demon Valley years ago.

This light is incredibly sharp and indestructible, and it has a strong restraining effect on metal-attribute magical artifacts!

Even a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator would face a near-certain death if they rashly ventured into the area shrouded in the Northern Lights!

In particular, you cannot use any metal magical artifacts, otherwise you will instantly trigger a fierce attack from the Arctic Primordial Light!

However, Zhou Yuan was not afraid of the Arctic Primordial Light.

He flipped his hand and took out a palm-sized, perfectly round ring that looked as if it were carved from some kind of warm white jade!

He tossed the Yang Ring into the air and cast a spell upon it.

The Yang Ring immediately spun around, expanded in the wind, and transformed into a huge halo with a diameter of about ten feet, hovering above his head.

A layer of soft white light cascaded down from the halo, enveloping him.

Zhou Yuan stepped into the sea of ​​silver light.

A miraculous thing happened!

The dense array of Arctic light that filled every inch of space seemed to encounter its nemesis when it came into contact with the white halo of sunlight. They all parted to the sides, automatically making way for a path!

Bathed in the light of the Yang Huan, Zhou Yuan strolled leisurely through the Arctic Yuan Light, a light so powerful that it would strike fear into the hearts of any Nascent Soul cultivator!

Just as Zhou Yuan stepped into the Arctic Yuanguang area, three figures suddenly appeared behind Ye Tianhua, who was working hard to cut down trees outside the main hall!

The appearance of these three figures was silent and startled Ye Tianhua, who was focused on chopping down trees! He turned around abruptly and saw three terrifying beings standing not far behind him, coldly staring at him!

He recognized two of them!

One of them was the level 10 demon beast, the Lion-Beast, which had been defeated by the Grand Elder with the Black Blood Blade!

On the other side was the Silver-Winged Yaksha that had been relentlessly following behind their group!

The third person was a middle-aged woman who looked extremely ugly and was overweight.

Although this woman looked unremarkable, the aura emanating from her was clearly that of a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator!

Moreover, she exudes a faint demonic aura, clearly indicating that she is a level 10 demon in human form!

These three terrifying beings, each with strength comparable to the late-stage Nascent Soul realm, have actually gathered together!

This made Ye Tianhua's heart sink to the bottom instantly!

However, those three terrifying figures did not immediately attack Ye Tianhua.

The ugly woman's gaze pierced through the doors of the main hall and landed on Zhou Yuan's back as he walked step by step into the depths of the Arctic Primordial Light, bathed in the sunlight. Her face showed an expression of extreme shock!

"What?! That human cultivator—he actually managed to enter the Arctic Primordial Light Region?!" the ugly woman exclaimed in disbelief.

The silver-winged yaksha spoke anxiously, its voice hoarse and shrill: "What do we do?! If that person enters the core of the Kunwu Palace and obtains our life tokens, won't our lives be entirely in the hands of this one human?!"

The lion-beast also let out a low roar, appearing extremely agitated.

The ugly woman, Mu Kui, took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing her shock and anxiety, and said in a deep voice, "There's nothing I can do! I can still withstand some of the magnetic light restrictions formed by these golden magnetic spirit trees with my own strength! However, the interior of each spirit tree has been imprinted with the 'Great Light Wheel Demon-Subduing Spell' by the Three Elders of Kunwu!"

She pointed to the scorched trees, her eyes filled with apprehension: "That demon-subduing spell has extremely strong restraining and destructive power against us!"

"With that demon-subduing spell in place, the three of us couldn't even get a fraction of a step closer to the Kunwu Palace!"

"Now, we can only wait for these human cultivators to cut down all these damned golden magnetic spirit trees before we can enter the main hall!"