Chapter 724 - 305: Obtaining the Spiritual Clarity Fruit, Slaughter at the Valley Entrance (Part 2)
Then he rapidly chased after that Spiritual Clarity Fruit.
"This Spirit Earth Shadow Escape Technique truly excels in speed under the earth!"
Seeing the distance between himself and the Spiritual Clarity Fruit quickly close, a hint of a smile flashed in Chu Ning’s eyes.
The Spiritual Clarity Fruit ahead seemed to sense something, originally darting left and right.
Now, both Spiritual Clarity Fruits were moving in the same direction, faster than before.
Seeing this, Chu Ning activated the Five Elements Chaos Technique, converting the Magical Power from his Dantian entirely into Earth Attribute Magical Power.
The speed of the Spirit Earth Shadow Escape Technique suddenly accelerated by thirty percent.
He quickly closed in behind the Spirit Plant.
And then grabbed it in one swift motion.
Instantly, a huge pulling force tugged forward, almost causing Chu Ning to escape a full three meters ahead.
"Since it’s in my hands now, don’t even think of escaping."
Chu Ning chuckled lightly, releasing his Divine Sense to scan the surroundings once more.
Realizing there were no anomalies on the ground, he then broke through the earth with the Spiritual Clarity Fruit.
Without worrying about how this Spiritual Clarity Fruit had grown.
Chu Ning swiftly retrieved a Large Jade Box from his Storage Bag and tucked the entire Spirit Plant inside.
Then he casually took out a Talisman and stuck it onto the Jade Box.
As he placed the Jade Box into the Storage Bag, Chu Ning lifted his head to check directions, then headed towards the valley’s exit at a flying speed.
Despite his immense curiosity about the Spiritual Clarity Fruit, he couldn’t afford to examine it closely at the moment; escaping to safety was paramount.
"Even the periphery of Snow Mist Valley is filled with such dense demonic energy; who knows how many Demon Beasts have entered this valley this time."
Chu Ning flew onward, his expression exceedingly solemn.
"It’s uncertain about those Golden Core Late Stage Cultivators inside, but the Golden Core Middle Stage, Early Stage Cultivators, and the Foundation Establishment Cultivators outside are likely to suffer heavy casualties."
Although Chu Ning hadn’t seen a single cultivator’s corpse along the way.
The occasional scent of blood made him aware that where he passed, cultivators had perished to Demon Beasts.
He hurried along the path, quickly reaching a location about a hundred miles from the valley’s exit.
At this moment, Chu Ning’s eyes suddenly flashed with a cold gleam.
In the next instant, he opened his mouth, releasing the Three-Colored Giant Sword composed of the Fire Spirit Sword, Wood Spirit Sword, and Earth Spirit Sword.
Then he slashed down toward a boulder-like presence ahead.
"Crack!"
Accompanied by the light sound of fragmentation.
A small head poked out, its eyes rolling with shock and fear.
Chu Ning could clearly see the shape of this demon—it was a massive Earth Armor Turtle.
This turtle’s color was almost identical to the surrounding stones, and its presence was undetectable; if not for Chu Ning’s strong Divine Sense and keen perception, it would have been impossible to discover.
The Earth Armor Turtle’s small eyes rotated, scanning Chu Ning.
It then attempted to retract its head into its shell to flee.
This Earth Armor Turtle had been ambushed here for a long time, occasionally attacking unsuspecting Golden Core Cultivators passing by.
But during this recent attempt at its usual tactics, it encountered a hard resistance.
No opponent capable of shattering its shell in one strike could be someone it could withstand.
Yet its movements were far slower than Chu Ning’s.
Just as the head began to retreat back, Chu Ning’s Giant Sword slashed once more.
With a single stroke, he severed its head, dropping it to the ground.
A Tier Six Demon Beast perished under Chu Ning’s two strikes.
Casually stowing its carcass into his Storage Bag, Chu Ning swiftly continued flying forward.
Shortly thereafter, he arrived at the passage leading to the valley’s exit.
Upon seeing the scene in front of him, Chu Ning’s eyebrows slightly furrowed.
At the valley’s exit, piles of bodies had accumulated.
There were both cultivator corpses and Demon Beast remnants.
At present, over twenty cultivators were engaged in combat with Demon Beasts guarding the valley’s exit.
Among the more than twenty cultivators, not a single Foundation Establishment Cultivator was present; most of the Golden Core Cultivators were at the Middle Stage.
However, six to seven Early Stage Golden Core Cultivators were there as well.
Engaging the Demon Beasts, which were all Tier Six, matching Golden Core Middle Stage Cultivators.
Additionally, their numbers totaled over thirty.
Chu Ning recognized Chang Lingshan and Wu Rongfeng among the cultivators battling the Demon Beasts.
Yet Han Shihong and He Yongzhi were nowhere to be seen.
At that moment, both Chang Lingshan and Wu Rongfeng noticed Chu Ning’s arrival.
A hint of delight flashed in their eyes.
Chang Lingshan shouted:
"Brother Chu, you came at the right time! These Demon Beasts are blocking us, preventing us from exiting the valley."
The other twenty-plus cultivators engaged with the Demon Beasts did not exhibit much change in expression upon hearing Chang Lingshan’s words.
Only a Middle Stage Golden Core Cultivator, they thought, could not change the situation.
The absence of any Golden Core Late Stage cultivators was what truly unsettled all cultivators.
Wu Rongfeng alone bore a glimmer of hope in his eyes.
He had previously witnessed Chu Ning’s fearsome skills there on an island.
They knew that with Chu Ning’s intervention, these Tier Six Demon Beasts were no match.
Chu Ning’s brow twitched; with so many cultivators present, he was reluctant to reveal too many of his techniques.
Yet considering the presence of four Tier Eight Great Demons and numerous Tier Seven Demon Beasts behind,