"It's you?" Deacon Gorge immediately recognised Ning Cheng, and his eyes twitched as his gaze fell on the black arrow.
The black arrow vibrated in the air, and a five-coloured light flashed around the black arrow. At the same time, a five-coloured bow appeared, and endless killing intent swept out and locked onto Deacon Xia.
"Stop!" Deacon Xia flipped his hand, and a jade strip appeared in his hand. "This is the jade strip with the map to get out. If you dare to use this arrow, everyone will die here. There is no way out, and no one under Dao Essence will survive in the Grand Essence Mountain Range ….. "
Ning Cheng's heart sank. He wasn't shocked that Deacon Xia knew what he wanted in an instant, but he was shocked that Deacon Xia could still move after being locked on by his Five-coloured Star Splitter Arrow.
Since he obtained the Five-coloured Star Splitter Arrow, Deacon Xia was the only one who could move under his arrow's lock. Although his arrow's intent hadn't completely swept out, his current cultivation was much stronger than when he used the Five-coloured Star Splitter Arrow.
"The jade strip is for you …." Deacon Xia threw the jade strip towards Ning Cheng almost at the same time as he finished speaking. The jade strip didn't have any restrictions on it, so Ning Cheng could clearly see the contents of the jade strip. It indeed showed the route out of the Grand Essence Demon Vein. Ning Cheng had to control the Five-coloured Star Splitter Arrow's killing intent. Otherwise, the killing intent would shatter the jade strip. Fortunately, he had just brought out the Five-coloured Star Splitter Arrow, so the killing intent wasn't enough to devour him.
Otherwise, he would have suffered serious injuries if he tried to retract the killing intent.
"Bang!" The moment Ning Cheng controlled the Five-coloured Star Splitter Arrow's killing intent, a light flashed around Deacon Xia. After the light faded, Deacon Xia disappeared without a trace.
Ning Cheng raised his hand and put away the Five-coloured Star Splitter Arrow. He understood that Deacon Xia had already planned this. Once he tried to protect the jade strip, Deacon Xia would have taken the opportunity to escape.
Deacon Xia would rather leave than fight him, which showed that Ning Cheng had chosen the right time. Deacon Xia was indeed seriously injured. At the same time, Deacon Xia chose the right time. If he had taken out the jade strip a few breaths later, he probably wouldn't have had the chance to do so. Ning Cheng guessed that after Deacon Gorge recognised the Five-coloured Star Splitter Arrow, he reacted before the Five-coloured Star Splitter Arrow's killing intent completely locked onto him.
However, Ning Cheng did not feel even half a bit happy. In a hurry, he believed that the jade strip was real. However, he failed to kill the deacon and ended up exposing his Five-coloured Star Splitter Arrow. The only consolation was that he was in disguise.
He used his Spiritual Sense to scan the jade strip. There was a clear map of the route, and there were even coordinates. The closest location to him was not far away.
This time, Ning Cheng directly brought out the Starry Sky Wheel and followed the route marked on the jade strip at full speed. Without any direction, Ning Cheng did not dare to bring out the Starry Sky Wheel and move forward at full speed for fear of being surrounded. Now that he had a direction, he naturally wouldn't have any misgivings. With his speed, even if there was a top-notch demonic beast chasing after him, it might not be able to catch up to him.
Since Deacon Gorge had given him the map, Deacon Gorge would definitely know about it. Once the Gorge Deacon recovered from his injuries and set up an ambush in front of him, he would definitely be in deep trouble. Right now, he could only take advantage of the fact that Deacon Gorge was still recovering to leave as soon as possible.
As Ning Cheng expected, he did not encounter the Gorge Deacon along the way. Even if some demonic beasts tried to stop him along the way, Ning Cheng's crazy speed left them behind.
After flying at the fastest speed for nearly nine months, the Starry Sky Wheel finally rushed out of the Grand Essence Demon Vein. The Grand Essence Sea appeared within Ning Cheng's Spiritual Consciousness. Sure enough, it was boundless. His Spiritual Consciousness couldn't even sweep a corner of it.
Ning Cheng breathed in a sigh of relief and put away the Starry Sky Wheel. He then changed his appearance to that of a bearded rogue cultivator.
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From the Grand Essence Demon Vein to the edge of the Grand Essence Sea, it was a desolate area tens of thousands of miles away. There were no demonic beasts or cultivators.
Ning Cheng had almost reached the edge of the Grand Essence Sea when he saw a defensive grand array. Four cultivators stood guard at the entrance of the grand array. Above the defensive array, four words' Spirit Sea City 'were written. This made Ning Cheng feel relieved. He feared that he wouldn't be able to find anyone and wouldn't know where to teleport to the Grand Essence Domain. He didn't know how many years it would take for him to cross the Grand Essence Sea. Moreover, he might not even be able to cross it.
The four cultivators guarding the entrance looked at Ning Cheng with some doubts. It was rare for someone to cross the Grand Essence Demon Vein and come here alone.
"Several dao friends, is this the teleportation array to the Grand Essence Domain?" Ning Cheng walked to the entrance of the defensive array and cupped his fists before speaking up in a polite manner.
Among the four cultivators guarding the entrance, the highest cultivation was in the Eternal Realm. Seeing Ning Cheng acting so politely, they quickly bowed and replied, "Yes. The first time you enter the Spirit Sea City, you need to pay 10,000 high-rank spirit crystals. But you only need to pay 100 spirit crystals each time. There is a teleportation tower in the Spirit Sea City, and the teleportation tower has a special teleportation array to the Grand Essence Domain. "
The few people understood that Ning Cheng's words indicated that this was his first time here.
Ning Cheng felt happy. He didn't say anything and paid 10,000 spirit crystals in exchange for a jade talisman before entering the defensive array. He had sneak attacked Deacon Gorge before. Therefore, Ning Cheng wanted to leave as soon as possible. He wasn't sure if Deacon Gorge had sent any news here, but he guessed that Deacon Gorge would be here. But according to his guesses, even if Deacon Gorge sent a message here, not everyone would know about it.
After entering the defensive array, Ning Cheng realised that this was a seaside city with rows of merchant buildings and makeshift markets. There were many cultivators coming and going. Although it couldn't compare to the bustling Sacred City, it wasn't any worse than Broken Thatch Spirit City.
Ning Cheng could clearly see the three words' Teleportation Tower 'from afar.
Ning Cheng wasn't in the mood to go anywhere else and quickly walked towards the teleportation tower.
"Wait ….." A Dao Sculpting powerhouse stopped Ning Cheng from entering the teleportation tower.
Ning Cheng quickly spoke up, "I want to teleport to the Grand Essence Domain. Why are you stopping me?"
The Dao Sculpting cultivator cupped his fists towards Ning Cheng, "Dao friend, please forgive me. Due to various reasons, the teleportation tower won't be open to the public for three months, and we can't send you to the Grand Essence Domain."
Ning Cheng's heart tightened, and he quickly asked, "Why?"
The Dao Sculpting Holy Emperor smiled and said, "Not only the teleportation tower, but also the Spirit Sea City's defensive array. No one is allowed to go out for three months. Of course, you can come in. But friend, you don't have to worry. It's been more than two months. In less than half a month, the teleportation tower will open. "
After listening to the Dao Sculpting Holy Emperor's words, Ning Cheng understood what was going on. This was definitely the work of that Deacon Gorge. That Deacon Gorge would definitely arrive here within half a month. This fellow's calculations were quite accurate. He estimated the time it would take for him to arrive here, which was why he closed the teleportation tower for three months.
Ning Cheng felt sure that this Deacon Gorge would be guarding the teleportation array to the Grand Essence Domain three months later. No wonder he didn't see anyone outside the Spirit Sea City. It turned out that they had all been restricted. In other words, even if he wanted to go out now, he couldn't.
Ning Cheng took in a deep breath, cupped his fists and said, "This dao friend, may I ask where the Spirit Sea City's City Master is? Is he in the City Master's mansion? I'm a core disciple of the River Luo Sacred Sect. I have an urgent matter to attend to. "
Just as he spoke about his origins, Ning Cheng immediately shut his mouth. No matter how far the River Luo Sacred Sect was from here, the Pill Sacred River Luo Sacred Sect was still one of the top ten sects in the Grand Essence Realm. Even a Primordial Essence Holy Emperor from the River Luo Sacred Sect could easily make the Spirit Sea City suffer.
Hearing Ning Cheng's name, the Dao Sculpting Holy Emperor's expression suddenly changed. He quickly replied, "City Master Yu is in the City Master's mansion …."
Ning Cheng had already seen the City Master's mansion when he first arrived. It was not far from the teleportation tower. Without waiting for the other party to continue, Ning Cheng thanked him before turning around and walking towards the City Master's mansion.
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After half an incense stick worth of time, Ning Cheng sat in the reception room of the City Master's Mansion. This was thanks to his identity as a disciple of the River Luo Sacred Sect.
The Spirit Sea City's City Master was called Yu Xing. He was a middle-aged man with a strong water-attributed dao charm aura. Ning Cheng could feel that his cultivation wasn't any weaker than the Deacon Gorge.
"Are you a disciple of the River Luo Sacred Sect?" Yu Xing stared at Ning Cheng and asked in a deep voice.
Ning Cheng replied in a neither arrogant nor humble manner, "Yes, I'm from the River Luo Sacred Sect …."
Without waiting for Ning Cheng to continue, Yu Xing waved his hand, "You don't need to explain to me which disciple you are. I just happened to have a disciple of the River Luo Sacred Sect here. I'll let you meet him to see if you're telling the truth or not."
After Yu Xing finished speaking, he raised his hand and threw out a message.
Hearing this, Ning Cheng's heart turned cold. He didn't expect his luck to be so bad. There was actually a disciple of the River Luo Sacred Sect here. He was ready to take out Guo Haoge's identity card if Yu Xing asked him to take out the evidence. Guo Haoge died in his hands, so he naturally had the identity card with him. But now that there was someone from the River Luo Sacred Sect here, Ning Cheng naturally couldn't pretend to be one.
Yu Xing's spiritual consciousness had completely locked onto him. Ning Cheng knew that he couldn't move. Once he dared to escape, Yu Xing would immediately kill him.
"This time, the Grand Essence Domain attaches great importance to the appearance of Planet Five Elements at the edge of the Grand Essence Realm. Most of the sects have sent people to check it out. River Luo Sacred Sect is one of the top sects in the Grand Essence Realm. Yet, they sent two disciples to check it out. "Yu Xing chuckled.
He had already guessed that Ning Cheng was an imposter. If he really was a disciple from the River Luo Sacred Sect, how could he not come out from the teleportation array but from outside the Deep Sea City's defensive array?
Ning Cheng showed a slight smile but didn't answer Yu Xing's words. Instead, he anxiously tried to think of a way. Unfortunately, no matter how many ways he came up with, the gap between him and Yu Xing's strength was insurmountable. With Yu Xing's cultivation as a Primordial Holy Emperor, he could kill him in seconds. How could he resist?
"City Lord Yu, were you looking for me?" A crisp voice arrived, and a delicate and refined female cultivator appeared outside the guest room.
Ning Cheng felt ecstatic when he saw this female cultivator. It was Kong Ning. Kong Ning was already an early-stage Dao Sculpting Holy Emperor. After seeing Kong Ning, Ning Cheng immediately wanted to speak. He wanted to remind Kong Ning that he was from the River Luo Sacred Sect. But then Ning Cheng found that he couldn't make a sound. The restrictions in Yu Xing's room had locked down the surrounding sound transmission space. Unless his spiritual consciousness forcibly broke through the restrictions, he wouldn't be able to speak.
Yu Xing saw Kong Ning come in and said with a smile, "Yes, this dao friend said that he's from the River Luo Sacred Sect. I thought you two were from the same sect, so I helped introduce you."
"He's from the River Luo Sacred Sect?" Kong Ning glanced at Ning Cheng and asked in doubt.
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