Sect Master’s Immortal Journey

Chapter 250: Entrance

The fierce battle raged on the battlefield, and both sides, the sand monsters and human cultivators, suffered heavy casualties. However, the sand monsters lacked intelligence, acting solely on instinct, showing no fear or concern for their losses. On the other hand, due to strict orders before the battle, the human cultivators gritted their teeth and pressed forward without anyone daring to retreat.

After a bitter struggle, the balance in the sky slowly began to tilt in favor of the human cultivators. The number of Second Rank sand monsters was far fewer than that of the human side, and as time passed, they gradually fell behind.

At the cost of two lightly injured individuals, the human cultivators managed to eliminate two sand monsters. Just at this moment, Lin Bailin, who was monitoring the battlefield from the sky, noticed that another Second Rank sand monster had flown out from the entrance of the Liu Family's mountain gate.

Worried that this new Second Rank sand monster might impact the situation on both battlefields, Lin Bailin took the initiative to meet it. Before engaging in the battle, Lin Bailin sensed that the opponent's Second Rank sand monster had an unstable aura, as if it had recently advanced.

Suddenly, Lin Bailin remembered a rumor he had heard before. Within the Endless Sea of Sand, whenever a spirit vein occupied by sand monsters was depleted, it would quickly wither and become desolate. Human cultivators speculated that sand monsters possessed a special ability to forcibly extract the essence from spirit veins, using it to elevate their own levels and strength, ultimately rendering the spirit vein useless.

Lin Bailin transmitted his speculation through a messaging flying talisman and then confronted the Second Rank sand monster.

Meanwhile, Guang HuiDaoist, who was currently in a disadvantageous position, received Lin Bailin's message via the talisman. He took a moment to read it carefully. Glancing around, he saw that Meng Zhang and Deep Earth Spirit General had just dealt a heavy blow to a Second Rank sand monster before Aunt Jin seized the opportunity to kill it.

The human cultivators now held an absolute advantage and could spare some manpower.

"Sect Master Meng, please go with your Deep Earth to Liu Family's mountain gate and investigate whether there are sand monsters extracting the essence of the spirit veins for their advancement," Guang HuiDaoist commanded.

Meng Zhang wasted no time and immediately set off with Deep Earth Spirit General.

Leaving the battlefield behind, they flew towards the direction of Liu Family's mountain gate. Not long after, another Second Rank sand monster was killed, making the human side's advantage even more apparent.

The remaining Second Rank sand monsters, instead of fighting to the end as before, began to retreat. Guang HuiDaoist led the others in pursuit and ordered, "Aunt Jin, go and support Sect Master Meng and prevent any unexpected incidents."

Following his orders, Aunt Jin flew towards Liu Family's mountain gate.

Meng Zhang and Deep Earth Spirit General flew swiftly and soon arrived below the tall mountain where Liu Family's mountain gate was located. The vicinity of the mountain was now devoid of life except for the sand monsters, mainly First Rank ones, trying to stop their approach. With casual gestures, the duo easily eliminated these sand monsters.

Inside and outside Liu Family's mountain gate, there were scattered and incomplete corpses. Unlike human cultivators who collected various spoils of war, the sand monsters did not gather any treasures. Around the corpses, there were numerous storage bags. Upon seeing them, Meng Zhang and Deep Earth would pick them up and, after a quick inspection, place valuable items into their own storage magic tools without delaying their progress.

After they cleared the sand monsters they encountered along the way, they arrived at the Spirit Vein. Without detailed examination, they could judge from the aura that the Liu Family's original Second Rank Spirit Vein had degraded to a First Rank Spirit Vein. Meng Zhang and the Deep Earth Spirit General utilized the Earth Escape Spell to travel underground and reached the location of the Liu Family's Spirit Vein's spiritual eye.

At this location, several sand monsters were in the process of advancing in rank. Of course, even with the extraction of the essence of the Spirit Vein, the sand monsters' promotion was not guaranteed. If Meng Zhang and the Deep Earth Spirit General arrived a little later, it might have led to the appearance of two more Second Rank sand monsters.

Without hesitation, the two immediately took action and eradicated all the sand monsters in the midst of promotion. With the most significant threat eliminated, Meng Zhang felt considerably relieved. He tossed his storage ring to the Deep Earth Spirit General, instructing him to search for the Liu Family's treasury and the Hidden Scripture Pavilion.

Then, they split up, with the Deep Earth Spirit General heading straight for Liu Family's treasury while Meng Zhang sought out sand monsters near the Spirit Vein and eliminated them one by one. Many sand monsters were parasitically attached to the Liu Family's Spirit Vein, recklessly drawing its essence to enhance their own power. As Meng Zhang progressed, these sand monsters, which were absorbing the Spirit Vein's essence, offered little resistance and were easily slain.

Even if some sand monsters attempted to counterattack in time, they were powerless against Meng Zhang as long as there were no Second Rank sand monsters present. Before Meng Zhang could finish eliminating the surrounding sand monsters, Aunt Jin also arrived at the scene. The two searched carefully and expended considerable effort to locate and kill all the sand monsters.

After exterminating all the sand monsters, they returned to the surface. Due to their timely intervention, they halted the sand monsters' actions, resulting in Liu Family's Second Rank Spirit Vein only degrading to a First Rank Spirit Vein instead of being completely destroyed. Shortly after Meng Zhang and Aunt Jin's return to the surface, Guang Hong Daoist arrived flying from a distance.

According to Guang Hong Daoist, Guang Hui Daoist was leading others to pursue and exterminate the remaining Second Rank sand monsters. Guang Hong Daoist came to support Meng Zhang and his companions. Meng Zhang informed Guang Hong Daoist that all the sand monsters near the Spirit Vein had already been eradicated. Guang Hong Daoist praised Meng Zhang before proceeding into the interior of Liu Family.

Guang Hong Daoist had an unspoken task, which was to take over everything in Liu Family. Since Liu Family had been annihilated by the sand monsters, the inheritance left behind should naturally belong to Forest Spring Watch, who had recaptured Liu Family's mountain gate. To prevent any objections from the Flying Swan Sect, Guang Hui Daoist was pursuing the sand monsters with Zhao Jiudou while Guang Hong Daoist came here first to search for valuable items.

Guang Hong Daoist first arrived at Liu Family's treasury. The entrance to the treasury was in ruins, with broken bodies lying all over the ground. It seemed that the Liu Family cultivators had defended this place, hoping to withstand the sand monsters' attacks with the prohibition and sturdy architecture. However, they were unsuccessful and perished here. The treasury was filled with scattered and disorderly items.

Without Guang Hong Daoist saying a word, Meng Zhang and Aunt Jin found an excuse to leave, leaving Guang Hong Daoist alone in the treasury. After working hard to clear the sand monsters from this place, Guang Hong Daoist was now eager to pick the fruits of his labor. The treasury was filled with numerous items and was in disarray, requiring Guang Hong Daoist to spend a lot of time cleaning it up.

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