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Chapter 109 Storm Mountain (Please Subscribe)

The elder rushed forward two zhang, and with a sudden flick of his wrist, the bone sword emitting sword light instantly became like a venomous snake spitting its tongue, and the sword shadows bloomed, making it impossible to distinguish which one was the real sword.

More than ten sword shadows simultaneously enveloped Lin Jingchu and Song Yu, aiming directly at their vital points.

The gray-furred giant wolf had already leaped into the air, its sharp claws slashing down with a foul stench!

Fatal sword shadows loomed before him, while claws ripped through everything behind him. But Lin Jingchu sneered inwardly: Old man, the times have changed since I arrived in this Netherworld Land. Who still cares about your swordsmanship?

A deep purple "cloud" suddenly burst forth from his sleeve.

The swarm of over ten thousand Sky Crystal Ants instantly split into five streams, like five purple torrents of death, each rushing towards the enemy.

"How could you still control spirit insects?!" The elder's sinister smile froze instantly, replaced by boundless terror and disbelief.

Without a second thought, he drew his sword, turned around, and tried to escape desperately.

But it was too late. At such close range, the purple swarm of insects instantly engulfed him.

"Open up for me!" the old man roared, his internal energy and blood circulated wildly to their limit, his skin gleamed with a metallic sheen, and a layer of gray protective energy about half an inch thick emanated from his body, attempting to repel the swarm of insects.

However, in front of the Heavenly Crystal Ants, the protective aura of this mortal martial artist was as fragile as an eggshell and shattered instantly.

The old man's arrogantly trained physique was a "sweet treat" for the Heavenly Crystal Ants. He only had time to let out a short, miserable scream before falling silent.

The giant gray wolf followed in its master's footsteps, leaving behind only its complete gray wolf pelt at Lin Jingchu's command.

As for Baron and the two strong men, they didn't even have time to put up a proper struggle before being overwhelmed by the swarm of insects.

The ant colony buzzed and dispersed, leaving only several pale, clean skeletons on the ground. One swarm of ants, carrying a roll of cloth, flew to Lin Jingchu.

Lin Jingchu unfolded the cloth, which was covered with text, as well as intricate diagrams of human movement and martial arts techniques. It was estimated to be the external martial arts and techniques that the Grand Elder relied on.

There was no time to examine it closely. He casually stuffed the cloth into his pocket, then quickly stepped forward and picked out two good ones from the longbows thrown down by the elders and others, and collected all the bone arrows on the field.

Song Yu glanced at the four corpses that had turned to bones in a short time. It was the first time she had ever seen an ant colony devouring humans. She frowned slightly in discomfort, then relaxed and said softly, "Too much greed will ultimately lead to one's own destruction."

"We still need to get to the quarry, let's go." Lin Jingchu handed one of the longbows and half of the bone arrows to Song Yu.

Having determined their direction, the two continued walking briskly westward.

A colossal, dark mountain, stretching for over ten miles and seemingly connecting heaven and earth, has stood for eternity. Now, it has welcomed two uninvited guests.

It was Lin Jingchu and Song Yu.

At this moment, the two had changed into local-style animal skin clothing. If it weren't for their outstanding appearance and temperament, they would look no different from the inhabitants of the Underworld.

Moreover, their animal boots were specially made, with the upper jawbone of some kind of evil beast embedded in the bottom, covered with sharp teeth, like spiked shoes. Each of them carried a hiking stick made of hard animal bone, showing that they were well prepared.

Over the past six months, Lin Jingchu and Song Yu have visited more than thirty villages of varying sizes to gather information. Unfortunately, whether alive or dead, they have not found any trace of Lü Luo, Song Fengzhu, or any other outsiders recently involved in this area.

The lack of news might actually be good news, as it at least means that Lu Luo and the others were most likely not sucked into this world by that ghostly mist.

In addition, Lin Jingchu also tried to find the Great Jin Heavenly Talisman Sect cultivator who was swept into the ghostly mist in the original story, but found nothing.

A while ago, coinciding with a new round of feeding by "Luo," the spatial rift briefly opened. Lin Jingchu didn't intend to wait any longer and was determined to reach the summit of Storm Peak before the next rift opened.

At the foot of "Storm Mountain," which is entirely composed of black rock, Lin Jingchu and Song Yu appear so insignificant.

Looking up, they could still see jagged rocks on the lower half of the mountain, while the upper half was completely hidden in the thick, ever-rolling clouds in the sky.

Lightning bolts danced wildly within the dark clouds, and deep blue lightning occasionally tore through the sky, illuminating the menacing and terrifying mountains below in a sinister blue light.

There was also a chilling wind that seemed capable of freezing souls, howling ceaselessly, its wailing like the cries of ghosts. Any mortal body that dared to step into this mountain would be instantly frozen into a black ice sculpture by this chilling wind.

In such a desperate situation, apart from those dark beasts, no living being could survive here.

Lin Jingchu tightened the several tough animal tendons binding his body, which firmly secured a heavy stone disc about five feet in diameter.

The surface of the stone disc is inscribed with intricate array patterns and thirteen circular grooves.

This stone slab made Lin Jingchu look like a weary traveler carrying a heavy load, but it was one of their greatest advantages in daring to climb the mountain.

The principle behind this formation is to activate the power of the Yinming Beast Crystal to form a shield, and then use this power to impact the "Fire Melting Crystal" to stimulate the pure Yang blazing energy within it.

The two merge together, forming a protective force field around the body that greatly weakens the erosion of the yin wind.

As for the Netherworld Beast Crystals needed to activate the magic array, they currently have no shortage of them.

During this period, with the help of the sharp Dragon Scales, the Autumn Water Sword, and the Heavenly Crystal Ants, they hunted down all the Yin Beasts they encountered along the way, accumulating a lot of Beast Crystals, including more than ten mid-level Beast Crystals.

With so many beast crystals, they even luxuriously exchanged them for a large amount of clean water in a small village for bathing and purification.

"Senior sister, let's install the beast crystal and fire crystal and start climbing the mountain," Lin Jingchu said in a deep voice, taking a deep breath of the icy air.

Song Yu's load was also heavy, consisting of a huge animal skin bag filled with Yinming Beast Crystals, Fire Melting Crystals, and other materials such as demon cores from monsters he had hunted along the way.

As instructed, she took out three low-grade Netherworld Beast Crystals from her bag and placed them in a triangular shape against the three grooves on the edge of the stone disc. A weak suction force emanated from the grooves, firmly adhering and fixing the beast crystals in place.

In an instant, the engravings on the stone disc lit up slightly, and the dark energy contained in the Yinming Beast Crystal was drawn out. A pale purple hemispherical light shield rose from the stone disc, enveloping the two of them.

Song Yu then placed the fire crystal into the largest main slot in the very center of the stone slab.

Buzz—

The stone disc trembled gently, and the light of deep purple and crimson intertwined, dyeing the entire protective shield a magnificent reddish-purple.

When the cold wind swept across the red and purple force field, the original biting chill instantly diminished to almost nothing, becoming no different from an ordinary mountain breeze.

After some effort, the two found a relatively gentle path and began to climb the black mountain shrouded in thunderclouds and gales, one after the other.