Chapter 809 - 276: The Fourth Golden Core_6
Under the gaze of Shen Chongming and Huang Lingshan, a dazzling pillar of light suddenly bursts from the backyard of the Clan Court, shooting into the void.
However, that pillar of light only lasted less than two breaths before slowly dissipating.
Just as Shen Chongming and Huang Lingshan were puzzled about this sky-reaching pillar of light, the night sky above the Clan Court suddenly bloomed with vast patches of golden light!
Immediately afterwards, a dazzling golden vortex abruptly appeared in the night sky!
"Heaven-Opening Gate!?"
Shen Chongming uttered in astonishment: "Li’Er’s Heaven-Opening Gate is too easy to open, isn’t it?"
Huang Lingshan was evidently surprised as well.
She recalled when she broke through to the Golden Core years ago, it took a tremendous effort to open her Celestial Gate.
Now, it seemed like child’s play for this little girl from the Shen Family to open the Heaven-Opening Gate.
Noticing the extremely pure Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi descending from the Heaven-Opening Gate, Shen Chongming suppressed his inner astonishment and said in a deep voice: "The Heaven-Opening Gate has been opened, those hidden folk, if they come, should be lurking around."
Upon hearing this, Huang Lingshan immediately released her Divine Sense in secret.
Yet in the next moment, her face suddenly turned solemn, and even somewhat horrified!
Shen Chongming, seeing this, also hurriedly released his Divine Sense.
When his Divine Sense swept over the backyard above the Clan Court, his breath momentarily came to a halt!
He saw the people of the Underworld.
A total of twelve Underworld officers clad in profound black, form-fitting robes and wearing Heaven-Reaching Crowns were staring directly at him and Huang Lingshan.
The two exchanged glances, unable to resist taking a step back.
Huang Lingshan simply could not understand, they were just here to snatch one Golden Nature, why did the Underworld send so many people over!
Shen Chongming felt suspicious as well.
Could it be because the Shen Family has killed cultivators from the Underworld before, and now with Shen Li breaking through to the Golden Core, they specially dispatched twelve Yin Generals for revenge?
Thinking about it carefully, he felt there really might be such a possibility.
"Auntie, you should go first."
"This is the Shen Family’s grudge with the Underworld, don’t get involved."
"If something happens to me later, please help guard Yunshui City for a while until Third Uncle and the others return."
"Then tell Xiuyan to take the position of Patriarch."
At this moment, Shen Chongming realized that today he might be doomed, and hurriedly whispered instructions for Huang Lingshan standing beside him.
Against twelve Yin Generals from the Underworld, relying solely on him and Huang Lingshan, there was absolutely no chance of victory.
Shen Chongming thought, even if Third Uncle Shen Wen’an and Xu Zhan were by his side, the chance of winning against twelve Yin Generals from the Underworld would still be slim.
Huang Lingshan did not speak, but the Sword Intent Cyan Bamboo slowly emerging behind her showed her resolve.
Fleeing from battle is not the temperament of a Sword Cultivator, even knowing this is almost certain death, she does not intend to leave Shen Chongming to escape alone.
In the distant void, the attention of the twelve Yin Generals from the Underworld was fully focused on the two of them.
"Brother Lu, did you notice that female Sword Cultivator?"
Spoke a towering and robust Yin General, whose form-fitting robe was stretched by his physique, in a booming voice.
Beside him, a Yin General with a small goatee on his chin, stroked his beard and replied with a smile: "She is a Reincarnator."
"She possesses a complete Golden Nature and a fragmentary Golden Nature within."
"That fragmentary Golden Nature is strong; so many years have passed without being fully assimilated by the other Golden Nature, affirming that insect achieved Nascent Soul before reincarnating."
The robust Yin General grinned upon hearing this and said: "This gives rise to a certain conjecture."
"Could this insect be one of the renowned Yangnao Seven Sons of yesteryears?"
As soon as he spoke, the surrounding Yin Generals showed immediate interest.
"The Yangnao Seven Sons from the bounty list!?"
"Hehe, it’s said over at the Central Province Secret Realm, the Tribulation Fire Sect has also issued a high bounty. If we take this insect’s Golden Nature back, we can not only receive hefty tribute but also earn more from the Tribulation Fire Sect."
"Let’s not solely fixate on that Sword Cultivator, today that significant identity might be very rare Witch Cultivator."
"Indeed! This Witch Cultivator is equally rare; in the surrounding dozens of small worlds, 99% of Witch Cultivators hide within the Great Woe Land."
"We dare not venture there."
"To unexpectedly encounter an impending Golden Core breakthrough Witch Cultivator in Yangnao Land today, truly our great fortune."
The crowd of Yin Generals discussed excitedly.
Yet the goat-bearded Yin General calmly spoke: "Do not be complacent, Witch Cultivators possess bizarre abilities, back in the day our predecessors from the Underworld were often counterattacked by them."
"Let’s allocate roles."
"Cheng Jingshan, take charge with those three here to monitor the Witch Cultivator, wait for Heaven to descend with the Golden Nature, then capture both person and Golden Nature."
Beside him, the robust Yin General nodded and pounded his chest: "Rest assured, I guarantee perfection."
The goat-bearded Yin General nodded and continued:
"The rest will follow me to deal with the two insects."
"Apart from the Sword Cultivator, the other person exudes Tribulation Qi, certainly previously harmed one of our Underworld fellows."
"Finish quickly, after resolving matters here, we have to help the fools from the Tribulation Fire Sect clean up their mess."
With that said, he instantly flickered towards Shen Chongming and Huang Lingshan.
Behind him, seven other Yin Generals also rushed forward, tightly encircling the two of them.
Behind Huang Lingshan, the Sword Intent Cyan Bamboo swayed in the wind.
Shen Chongming immediately executed a Finger Technique, causing an abundance of lightning and thunder to encircle him.
Lightning inherently has Divine Spirit attack capability, thus Shen Chongming, although untrained in Soul Skill, and devoid of a Soul Artifact, can effectively counter the Underworld cultivators.
The tension between the sides escalated to the brink, as a battle was about to erupt, but suddenly in the beam of Spiritual Power descending from Heaven-Opening Gate above the Clan Court, a figure appeared.
The person, donning a plain gauze dress, stood barefoot, her disheveled black hair wildly flowing around.
Shen Li’s sudden emergence instantly drew everyone’s attention.
Above the backyard of the Clan Court, the Yin General named Cheng Jingshan along with three Underworld cultivators eyed Shen Li standing in the void, without rushing to make a move.
With Heaven yet to send down the Golden Nature, they were in no hurry to capture her.
The four Yin Generals simply curiously sized up Shen Li, somewhat puzzled about why she appeared at this moment.
In the golden pillar of light in the void, Shen Li slowly opened her tightly shut eyes.
Strangely, her originally clear black and white irises had transformed into pure black, beneath the golden radiance of the Heaven-Opening Gate, her handsome face contrasted by those pitch-black eyes appeared somewhat sinister.
As her gaze swept over them, Cheng Jingshan and the four Yin Generals suddenly felt an eerie chill in their hearts, each absolutely compelled to abandon the guise of their skin, revealing their hideous true forms!