Rebirth of a Quasi-Immortal Spirit

On their return journey from the Yin Sha Cave, the Yun family provided a Celestial-grade cloud boat as their mode of transportation. This was understandable, given the forty-nine Mahayana-stage cultivators on this trip; how could they not use a Celestial-grade vehicle? This cloud boat, named Purple Lightning, was said to be Yun Zihan's private possession. While it didn't possess any offensive capabilities, its speed was lightning fast, significantly faster than the one Gao Zhun had previously used for travel. Thus, the three-day journey was compressed into just over a day, and the forty-nine high-level cultivators, along with three Nascent Soul-stage juniors, arrived at the location where Gao Zhun had discovered the Yin Sha Cave.

At this moment, with so many Mahayana cultivators descending, the oppressive aura had already solidified the air around the Yin Sha Cave. Those cultivators who still held onto a sliver of hope finally believed the words of that mysterious high-level cultivator from that day. Taking advantage of the weakening oppressive aura, they each summoned their respective flying magic treasures and fled this place of trouble.

Watching the countless streaks of light disappear into the distance, Gao Zhun clearly hadn't expected that despite her vigilance towards these cultivators, so many would still remain here. Fortunately, she possessed a Celestial-grade array plate that could seal the entrance and prevent anyone from going in to their deaths. Otherwise, over the course of several days, countless cultivators would have fallen victim to the monstrous creatures within.

After disembarking from the cloud boat, Gao Zhun swiftly retrieved her array plate. The moment she did, she felt an even more chilling aura emanating from the entrance, causing goosebumps to rise on those around her. She could even faintly hear muffled roars coming from within. This cavern was indeed strange; even with her now perfectly wielded Eye of Truth, she couldn't see through it. It seemed there must be a powerful array inside; otherwise, her usually invincible Eye of Truth wouldn't have failed here.

However, glancing back at the forty-nine Mahayana stage cultivators led by Yun Zihan, Gao Zhun grinned. Even if the sky falls, there are tall people to hold it up; she could simply sit back, munching on melon seeds and watching the show to accumulate combat experience. This was a chance to observe Mahayana stage cultivators in battle up close! Their ability to move mountains and fill seas with ease, and their incredibly skillful control over the power of laws, would definitely benefit her greatly.

The Yun family rose to prominence through the power of priests and illusion techniques. Although they could not compare with the Gu family, who specialized in array formations, they still ranked among the top ten inherited families. At this moment, the forty-nine Mahayana stage cultivators automatically dispersed and regrouped into seven teams of seven people each. They then used a strange array formation to envelop Ah Zhong, Gao Zhun, and Yun Mu Ning.

Gao Zhun was taken aback when he saw this: "Mu Ning, we're not that weak, are we? We don't need these seniors to protect us like this."

Yun Mu Ning rolled her eyes at Gao Zhun upon hearing this: "Who said this is protecting us? This is one of the variations of the Seven Star Formation, which can unify the people in the formation into one. Since this Yin Sha Cave has been disguised as an ordinary secret realm, there must be a random teleportation array at the entrance. Hmph, I suppose the people who built this place also considered that someone might come to besiege it. But if this purging force is dispersed to various places by the random teleportation array at the entrance, then the ghosts in the cave can take advantage of the timing and location to divide and disintegrate the entire force. However, that was the idea of ​​ancient people tens of thousands of years ago. How could they know that the Gu family produced a genius ten thousand years ago who created this Seven Star Unity Formation?"

After Yun Mu Ning said that, Gao Zhun suddenly realized that she didn't want to be scattered by the random teleportation array at the cave entrance. However, she wouldn't give up easily and still stubbornly said, "In the end, isn't it just so that we can be under their noses and they can provide us with better protection?"

Ultimately, Gao Zhun was still from a collateral branch of the Gao family, and his body had been re-possessed by a soul from another world. He had only been a direct descendant for a little over half a year, and hadn't yet had the chance to experience the trials Xuan Yuan Huan Yu had faced on the Human-Demon Battlefield. Knowing that such trials were meant to allow those from powerful families and forces to experience true life-or-death crises like lower-level cultivators or independent practitioners, the elders usually wouldn't offer assistance when their lives were safe. More often than not, the elders simply wouldn't care about the lives of cultivators facing danger and unable to avert their own demise. In essence, this was somewhat similar to raising Gu worms: bringing superior Gu worms to a powerful enemy to see if they could protect themselves and survive in the cracks, while the weaker ones were naturally eliminated and abandoned.

Gao Zhun was unaware that once she entered the underground cave, the elders of the Yun family would adopt a laissez-faire policy; otherwise, she would rather escape overnight than get involved in this mess.

However, one cannot blame the elders of these powerful families for being cold-blooded and ruthless. Such is often the nature of the cultivation world. The ability to survive life-or-death crises is a test of a cultivator's fortune. Those with strong fortune and the protection of heaven and earth naturally turn misfortune into good fortune and gain opportunities. Those with poor fortune, abandoned by the heavens, even with exceptional talent and the protection of their families, may still be mercilessly annihilated by the heavenly tribulation on the day they awaken, transcend tribulations, and ascend to immortality. The cycle of heaven is so cyclical, and they are merely following its course.

At this moment, Ah Zhong, Gao Zhun, and Yun Mu Ning, surrounded by forty-nine Mahayana stage cultivators, approached the entrance of the cave step by step. Soon they entered the cave and arrived at the edge of the random teleportation array.

Yun Zihan's expression became even more solemn. Among the cultivators present, she had the highest cultivation level and the most sensitive spiritual sense. With her half-step Tribulation Transcending cultivation and the unique bloodline talent of the Yun family, she was already able to vaguely touch the secrets of heaven. She was the closest Yun family member had been to the genius Yun Chengyun in many years, and she was expected to become a newly promoted Tribulation Transcending stage old monster within a thousand years. Her solemn expression made the other forty-eight Mahayana stage cultivators feel as if they were facing a formidable enemy. The three people being protected in the middle also had their hearts pounding like drums, wondering if something had happened.

"This place is indeed strange. The Yin Sha Cave, which was only opened tens of thousands of years ago, seems to have been opened by those people. It seems that some accidents have happened, which are both good and bad. So everyone must be careful after entering the cave, especially you three Nascent Soul stage juniors. You must try your best to protect your lives. We are busy dealing with that ghost, so we don't have time to take care of you."

Yun Mu Ning was mentally prepared for this, so she remained calm on the surface. Only Ah Zhong and Gao Zhun, who lacked the necessary background and were unaware of the unspoken rules of this training, were dumbfounded and wondered if it was too late to run away.

The answer was naturally no. Yun Zihan shook her head as she looked at the changing expressions on Ah Zhong and Gao Zhun's faces. She wondered where Yun Mu Ning had met these two. They didn't seem to come from a prestigious sect. Their background was really not good enough. They seemed to have only just found out after she said those words.

After some observation, Yun Zihan concluded that something must have happened inside the cave. If it weren't for this incident, the cave wouldn't have taken so long to open after its construction. And because of this incident, the ghosts inside underwent unexpected changes. There was no point in racking her brains outside the teleportation array, so she gave a hand signal to the remaining Mahayana cultivators. At that moment, all fifty-two of them simultaneously landed inside the teleportation array.

The array invented by the Gu family was obviously quite good. In the blink of an eye, everyone passed through the teleportation array together and successfully deceived it. Instead of scattering them into different corners of the cave, they were all teleported to the same location. In fact, everyone was still standing in the same spot where they entered the teleportation array, without moving an inch.

"Disperse the formation." Yun Zihan shouted, and the Seven Stars Unity Formation dissipated. The three people who were trapped in the middle regained their freedom. However, from this moment on, they would have to join forces to deal with the dangers that lay ahead.

Yun Mu Ning and the other two dared not be careless. After all, the Yun family's assessment of that wisp of Yin energy indicated that it originated from a ghost in the late Mahayana stage. Currently, the three of them only had the cultivation of the early Nascent Soul stage. Should they not follow closely behind the forty-nine Mahayana cultivators, or should they take the initiative to split up and seek death, providing food for that ghost to grow stronger?

The three of them, Yun Mu Ning and Gao Zhun, who possessed the Eye of Truth, led the charge, while A Zhong, who had a metal-attribute immortal root and was good at both offense and defense, brought up the rear. Yun Mu Ning was alone in the middle.

Suddenly, Gao Zhun seemed to remember something and immediately asked, "What scene did you see in this cave?"

Yun Mu Ning was taken aback upon hearing this, but Ah Zhong was the first to react, replying, "It's no different from any other secret realm. There's even a calming aura inside. What did you see, Master?"

Gao Zhun gritted her teeth and said, "A ghostly tomb." After a pause, she added with some confusion, "I also sensed that calming aura you mentioned, but isn't this a Yin Sha Cave? Besides Yin Sha energy, why is there such an aura here?"

Of course, no one here can answer Gao Zhun's question right now. However, she is not the only one who has seen the true appearance of this cave. The group of Mahayana cultivators in front of them has formed a Heavenly Eye Formation. With the help of this formation, the people in the formation can temporarily see all the illusions around them. If the illusion formation here were not too domineering, they would have joined forces to break the formation long ago.

"So, there's an illusion array here?" Yun Mu Ning, after all, was the current head of the Tianhua Illusion Mirror in the Yun family, and possessed a certain level of expertise in illusion arrays. Upon closer observation, she noticed the faint fluctuations of spiritual energy in the air, clearly strong evidence that an array was set up here! (166 Reading Network)