My Cultivation Starting from Archery-Chapter 1444 - 530: Five Elements Venerable

After experiencing the sensation of weightlessness for almost half an incense stick, Chen Sansi's vision gradually returned to normal.

He found himself in a gorge.

This place was narrow and deep, with a relentless gale continually howling by, carrying demonic qi that cut into his meridians and primordial spirit like a bone knife.

This place seems...

Nothing like a palace, but rather like some sort of ancient ruins.

Chen Sansi, calm like water, pressed against one side of the gorge wall, which was rugged like the fangs of a beast, and proceeded slowly towards the depths.

After walking less than a hundred zhang, a cavern shrouded by a giant shadow ahead caught his attention.

Within the cavern, the demonic qi seemed denser than elsewhere, faintly emitting a foul stench.

Chen Sansi squinted slightly, not daring to approach rashly. Instead, he restrained his aura and took out a cheap, pocket-sized flying sword, flicking it with his finger towards the cavern. 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

"Buzz!"

The moment the sword landed, the demonic qi inside the concave wall rippled violently as if a stone had been thrown into stagnant water.

Almost simultaneously, three dark shadows shot out from the deepest part of the shadow with ghost-like speed!

Chen Sansi fixed his gaze.

Only to see.

These were three giant demon beasts, resembling some kind of mantis, covered entirely in pitch-black armor, with arm-length blade limbs shimmering with a chilling blue demonic pattern.

However.

Their level wasn't high, only at Core Formation.

Earlier, Chen Sansi's primordial spirit hadn't been able to directly discern their true form due to the peculiar demonic qi.

He flicked his finger again.

Three little snakes formed from Nirvana True Fire surged forth, instantly reducing the three demon beasts to ashes.

"What is this?"

Chen Sansi originally intended to pass through the area directly but noticed a streak of spirit light faintly emitting from the ashes. Upon inspection, he found several pigeon egg-sized, irregularly shaped blue crystal stones.

Holding them in his hand for careful examination, he discovered that they weren't demon cores or any kind of treasure but seemed to be some sort of ancient mineral with unknown use for the time being.

He decided to pocket the crystal stones for now and continued onward, discovering the same kind of mantis demon beasts multiple times within the gorge.

Moreover, each time they died, they left behind a crystal stone.

"These crystal stones..."

Chen Sansi couldn't help but recall the copper coins obtained after defeating puppets in the Immortal Palace Secret Realm of the Luoxiao Sect which could be exchanged for treasures later on.

It seems he needs to collect more of them!

He no longer rushed to leave but took out the Hundred Deer Chasing Moon Bow, beginning to hunt within the gorge until two hours later, amassing over twenty crystal stones.

Trying to hunt further, he found no more demon beasts.

Upon leaving the gorge, the scenery in front of him became unexpectedly vast.

Chen Sansi looked back, realizing that there wasn't just one gorge but innumerable, truly reminiscent of the situation encountered during the Luoxiao Immortal Palace journey.

He continued forward and started encountering scattered cultivators.

These cultivators were mostly from Divinity Transformation and Harmonization, from various realms and races.

"Fellow Daoist!"

A Harmonization Cultivator from the Human Race blocked the way: "I am a loose cultivator from the Beiyuan Immortal Continent, surname Zhuang, given name Ge. May I know your esteemed surname and name, fellow Daoist?"

"Like you, a loose cultivator, surname Chen."

Chen Sansi did not directly reveal his identity.

The background of the Luoxiao Sect was a double-edged sword, and he couldn't predict the reaction of others upon hearing it.

He paused, then continued: "If you have something to say, go ahead, fellow Daoist."

"Mr. Chen truly has eyes like torches!"

Zhuang Ge straightly said: "I wish to make a transaction with you. Earlier in the gorge, those demon beasts left behind crystal stones that are excellent materials for artifact refining. I happen to be lacking a handy magic artifact and hope fellow Daoist sets a price to sell me the crystal stones."

"Those demon beasts had crystal stones inside them?"

Chen Sansi feigned ignorance: "I saw those demon beasts were only Core Formation, exterminated them casually, then passed through the gorge, completely unaware of the crystal stones."

As he spoke, he gestured to turn back.

"Not so?"

Zhuang Ge hurriedly said: "Not every demon beast leaves a crystal stone, perhaps you didn't find any because there weren't any. Since that's the case, I bid farewell to search for other Daoists."

Chen Sansi watched the other leave.

He knew Zhuang Ge was heading straight for the gorge from which he had emerged.

This guy must know something.

Speaking of which...

Chen Sansi recalled seeing in the records that each time the Wanluo Palace appeared, only one in a hundred cultivators who entered came out alive, and no one ever mentioned the function of the crystal stones.

How did this Zhuang Ge seem to know something?

Without lingering, he quickened his pace to leave the area.

Roughly a hundred Baili later, intense aftermath of combat magic came from ahead.

Standing afar, Chen Sansi discovered it was Fang Fuyao under attack, with the assailants being the Demon Blood Venerable and the Demon Venerable Xuanming Donghuang.

Out of self-interest, he originally didn't want to get involved.

After all, acting solo is often more convenient.

But given Brother Fang had saved his life several times before, he couldn't stand idly by.

Chen Sansi appeared hesitant but was actually determined long ago. He drew the bowstring of the Hundred Deer Chasing Moon Bow, the Mysterious Spirit Divine Arm behind him blooming like a thousand-handed lotus, absorbing spiritual energy from a hundred Baili radius like a giant whale swallowing the sea, forming one Golden Light Arrow after another, then unleashed ten thousand arrows simultaneously!

"Whiz, whiz, whiz—"

The rain of arrows fell like a tsunami.