Chapter 511: Chapter 235: Jade Bone Recovered Again, Chu Ning Breaks the Prohibition

Chu Ning ignored the shocked expressions of the crowd and reminded:

"Let’s quickly tidy up here, and then search around.

Although all ten cultivators of the Daluo Sect have been killed at this moment,

it’s best to finish quickly to avoid unforeseen complications."

"Yes, Senior Brother Li is right!" Everyone agreed in unison, none daring to object.

Thus, after the group swiftly scoured the five Daluo Sect cultivators clean,

they continued forward to explore, soon arriving at the previous location where Chu Ning and Sun Shifan battled fiercely.

The crowd naturally saw Sun Shifan’s corpse on the ground at a glance,

and no longer had any doubts.

He Yanmao couldn’t help but lament at this moment:

"Sun Shifan and I were cultivators around the same time, though he’s about twenty years younger than me.

Five years ago, he succeeded in forming a Golden Core, which made all our cohort of cultivators envious.

Yet today, he meets his end at the hands of Senior Brother Li."

Previously, He Yanmao referred to Chu Ning as Junior Brother due to his youthful appearance, seemingly thirty years old.

But after witnessing Chu Ning’s prowess, he no longer dared to be so presumptuous.

Upon hearing He Yanmao speak this way, the crowd understood Sun Shifan was indeed a genius.

In fact, any cultivator capable of forming a Golden Core is a standout among their peers.

Yet Chu Ning could forcefully slay his opponent at the Foundation Establishment Late Stage.

This elevated the crowd’s admiration for Chu Ning even further.

While He Yanmao lamented and the crowd marveled, Chu Ning had already approached Sun Shifan.

First, he directly took Sun’s Storage Bag, thoroughly checked his entire body, and then set his corpse ablaze until nothing remained.

Only then did Chu Ning approach the crowd and speak:

"Now that all Daluo Sect cultivators have been dealt with, we are relatively safer.

Why not proceed as we did before, splitting up to search.

This way, we can be faster."

"Alright!" He Yanmao was the first to agree.

"It’s strange, we’ve searched ten or so peaks since entering the Mountain Gate,

yet haven’t found anything substantial."

Shang Xiaohan responded from the side at this time:

"Perhaps because this area is on the outskirts of the Sect, it was never the battlefield."

This statement received everyone’s approval.

Immediately, the group divided into three teams again and resumed their search.

Though Daluo Sect’s cultivators were gone, everyone remained vigilant, not straying too far to avoid being unable to provide timely support if something occurred.

Even though there is less danger, the group’s exhaustion has increased significantly.

After searching forward for about a dozen miles, Chu Ning’s group finally discovered traces of a previous battle atop a peak.

Not only were there some remnants like bones, but there were also Storage Bags and Magical Artifacts.

However, the level of these items was low, and after so long, they’ve lost their spiritual nature.

All have become mere scrap metal.

Yet such a find rejuvenated everyone’s spirit.

They continued their search.

Gradually, more corpses were discovered, yet the crowd was puzzled to find no valuable treasures on them.

It was as if everyone had been completely scavenged beforehand.

All left were low-tier Magical Artifacts, which due to age were worthless.

After another two hours, the three groups gathered in front of a peak, faces filled with confusion and frustration.

"What happened? Could there have been other cultivators here before?

How were all items scavenged so thoroughly?"

Yi Wenliang expressed the sentiment shared by all.

Chu Ning, however, raised his gaze to the main peak ahead and slowly spoke:

"Perhaps there are secrets on top of this mountain. I sense the presence of a restriction at the peak."

"A restriction exists?"

The crowd looked up at the peak, which was likely over two thousand feet high, their expressions odd.

With their Divine Sense, they couldn’t detect whether a restriction existed atop the mountain.

Thus, their admiration for Chu Ning’s powerful Divine Sense grew.

However, no restrictions had been encountered along the way until now.

Yet there was one at the peak, suggesting something special.

He Yanmao addressed Chu Ning: "Senior Brother Li, what should we do now?"

Though He Yanmao was instructed by the Sect to oversee matters here,

he naturally deferred to Chu Ning at the moment.

"Let’s go up and take a look," Chu Ning pondered briefly before speaking.

"Since we’re here, we must investigate the truth, but be cautious and ready to retreat if danger arises."

Upon Chu Ning’s instruction, everyone began climbing the stone path up the mountain.

Skeletons litter the path on either side,

and unlike those on outer peaks, they’re less decayed, suggesting that the cultivators here either died later or were of higher cultivation.

Even non-Body Refinement cultivators gain some Body Tempering effects from their magical power.

The higher a cultivator’s tier, the less likely their body decays after death.

However, as before, nothing was found on these corpses.

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