Sword Sovereign of the Celestial Emperor-Chapter 178, Transformations Sect

Qiu Wuhui’s hand flashed with white light, a light blade flew out, instantly cleaving the Demon Armor Rhinoceros’s head open, blood splattering. Unfortunately, inside was only white brain matter, with nothing else.

"Come on, the smell of blood will attract other demon beasts soon!"

Chu Ming stood on a tree branch and said lightly. The others nodded slightly, and their bodies flickered a few times before disappearing into the depths of the dense forest.

Qiu Wuhui shook his head and tightly followed behind the three of Chu Ming.

...

At another place in the Black Cloud Mountain range, a blue-robed youth walked alone on a path leading to a certain part of the mountains. He would occasionally stop, taking a weathered map out of his storage ring to compare it with the surrounding environment, his brows furrowing and relaxing intermittently.

"Phew, the Transformations Sect ruins should be around here!"

The blue-robed youth murmured quietly and put the weathered map back into his sleeve, continuing on his way.

If others heard what he said, they would be greatly shocked. The Transformations Sect, a thousand years ago, was a super large sect. At that time, there was no Ice Saint Kingdom, the kingdom ruling this area was called Transformations Kingdom, and the status of the Transformations Sect in the Transformations Kingdom was similar to the status of the Ice King Sect in the Ice Saint Kingdom.

But such a powerful sect, whether angering the gods or attracting strong enemies, was uprooted overnight, and the entire Transformations Kingdom collapsed and fragmented, losing its glory in a single night.

"If I can obtain the treasure of the Transformations Sect, the Ice Saint Kingdom could completely break free from the control of the Ice King Sect."

The blue-robed youth’s eyes shone brightly, cold air emanating from his entire body. As his feet touched the ground, patches of the area turned into thin blue ice. Most peculiar were the tips of his hair, where strands of ice blue hair mingled awkwardly with his black hair.

This youth was none other than Bing Bufan, the Second Prince of the Ice Saint Kingdom, holding an immensely significant position within the royal family.

His name carried great meaning. It was said that when he was born, cold air radiated from his body, freezing his mother to death, turning her into bloody fragments. The Sovereign of the Ice Saint Kingdom was initially furious upon hearing this, but after examining his physique, he was elated and named him Bufan, meaning extraordinary, indicating his future as a martial artist would be exceptional.

Bing Bufan truly lived up to his name, with cultivation talent so strong it was unprecedented in the Ice Saint Kingdom and rarely seen in the Celestial Realm. Last year, it was even rumored that he was accepted as a closed-door disciple by an Inner Sect Elder of the Celestial Realm, causing great upheaval in the Ice Saint Kingdom. fɾeeweɓnѳveɭ.com

Because of this, the Ice King Sect’s control over the Ice Saint Kingdom was gradually loosening. In fact, the Ice King Sect and the royal family of the Ice Saint Kingdom, although appearing harmonious on the surface, were secretly bitter enemies. The Ice King Sect sought complete control over the Ice Saint Kingdom, while the royal family aimed to escape the sect’s dominance.

The Second Prince’s long-standing wish was to break the Ice King Sect’s control over the Ice Saint Kingdom through his efforts.

The Transformations Sect ruins undoubtedly presented an opportunity. During the sect’s glory days, there were over a hundred Guiyuan Realm experts alone, and the treasures left behind made Bing Bufan’s heart race with anticipation.

Swoosh!

A low-tier Sixth Level demon beast, Cyan-eyed Red Tiger, lurked in the shadows, aiming to attack Bing Bufan by surprise. But just as it leapt into the air, a finger-thick ice sword instantly cleaved its body in two, the ice qi continuously invading until the tiger’s body was entirely frozen into bloody fragments.

Faint blue light swirled at Bing Bufan’s fingertips and then vanished. Ignoring the demon beast’s corpse on the ground, he hurried to find the Transformations Sect ruins. He didn’t bring anyone else along, not just to avoid leaks, but because he was accustomed to the deceit and treachery of the royal family, where trust was impossible.

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"It should be here!"

After traversing through the forest for a long time, Chu Ming and the others stopped by a hundred-meter wide pond, its water exceptionally clear, rippling gently under the breeze, sparkling brightly.

"Are you sure?"

Chu Ming turned his head and asked, his brows furrowing. Relying on his powerful soul power, he had only detected a strong energy fluctuation at the bottom of the pond, estimated as a demon beast dwelling within, but found no other anomalies.

"I’m sure. The sect ruins are surrounded by a Fourth Level array that rotates constantly, completely masking the aura of the ruins!"

Lord Fox Yan said calmly at this moment.

Upon hearing this, Chu Ming believed him more. The world is vast, with three thousand major daos. Besides the martial dao, there are also the artifact refining dao, alchemy dao, and so on, with the array dao being one of them. However, arrays are harder to learn and require more materials.

Generally, only the sect’s headquarters would invite specialized array masters to construct arrays for defense against external enemies during invasions.

Arrays are divided into nine levels, from low to high. In Cyan Yang Sect, there is also a mountain protection array, but it is only a Third Level array.

From this, it’s evident that the sect ruins here were far stronger during their prime than Cyan Yang Sect, with at least dozens of Guiyuan Realm experts.

"How do we get down there?"

Chu Ming frowned and asked. Martial artists could hold their breath underwater, but only for a short time. Prolonged submersion wouldn’t pose life threats, but would definitely cause spiritual power disruption.

"We’ve prepared for this!"

Lord Fox Yan’s hand flashed with light, and four green elixirs appeared in his palm, spinning.

Low-tier Xuan-grade elixir, Water-Resistant Pill. After consuming it, one can endure the water’s obstruction, including resistance and pressure, for three days.

Each person took a Water-Resistant Pill. Chu Ming’s group approached the edge of the pond.

"Let’s go down! There’s a middle-tier Sixth Level demon beast, Purple Water Electric Eel, inside the pond. We just need to avoid it when entering!"

Zi Yan carefully instructed, eyes flashing with a hint of dread when mentioning the Purple Water Electric Eel. A middle-tier Sixth Level demon beast is equivalent to a True Dao Eighth Layer martial artist, not something they could handle at their current level.

"Understood!"

The group solemnly nodded, being extra cautious at this time.

Plop plop plop.....

The group jumped into the pond, immediately splashing countless water droplets. Because of the Water-Resistant Pills, the water flow passed over their bodies without clinging to them.

As they descended, Chu Ming felt the pressure increasing on him, not from the water, but from the gravitational pull constantly emanating from the ground below.