Divine Transcendence

Chapter 85: Relentless pursuit

Yuan Ming pushed the pole forward, causing the wooden plank beneath his feet to move rapidly. He occasionally looked back, relieved that the tentacle-like black shadow did not reappear.

He dared not relax and continued to push the pole quickly, using his driving technique to assist him. Soon, he completely left the area where anomalies occurred and unknowingly arrived near the center of Qianlu Lake, where Huo Chan’er wanted to go.

In the mist ahead, a faint shadow could be seen, resembling an island. Yuan Ming looked at the little creature perched on his shoulder with confusion.

However, Huo Chan’er had lost the excitement she had before and nervously looked around. The vortex and the black tentacles had frightened her.

Yuan Ming comforted Huo Chan’er with a pat on the head and decided to go and see the shadow first.

If it was an island, they could rest for a while and make a wooden raft.

"Squeak, squeak..." Huo Chan’er suddenly looked behind and let out a sharp cry, trembling.

Yuan Ming followed the sound and his pupils contracted.

He saw a long black shadow quickly chasing after them from underwater, seemingly the main body of the black tentacle from earlier.

The Qingyu Sword flashed out from his storage bag and turned into a green sword shadow, diving into the lake and heading straight for the black shadow.

The black shadow seemed to sense something and swiftly moved to the side. Its speed was beyond imagination.

However, the Qingyu Sword suddenly changed direction and accelerated, leaving a "之" shape in the water with its clear sword light.

The black shadow was too slow to evade and was cut with a wound several feet long by the Qingyu Sword. Blood gushed out, staining the nearby water red.

A sharp and angry roar, like the cry of a night owl, echoed in the lake, sounding extremely desolate and chilling.

Splash!

A larger black tentacle shot out from the water, heading straight for Yuan Ming. It was also surrounded by blue electric arcs, seemingly intending to crush Yuan Ming into a pulp.

However, Yuan Ming remained calm. He leaped into the air again and held the incense burner in one hand.

The black tentacle wrapped around the tree trunk and easily crushed it into pieces.

Yuan Ming raised an eyebrow. Not only did the black tentacle possess lightning power, but its strength was also extremely strong. If it entangled him in the water, it would be a situation of certain death.

He pointed his finger, and the Qingyu Sword broke through the water and returned to his hand. He put it back into the storage bag and immediately activated the incense burner, flying towards the shadow ahead.

The monster in the lake was powerful, but it seemed to only be able to move in the water. It was helpless against enemies in mid-air and could only chase them relentlessly in the water.

The incense burner flew at a fast speed and soon arrived at the shadowy area.

As Yuan Ming had guessed, it was an island. The island was shrouded in dense white mist, with extremely low visibility. Everywhere he looked, there were lush trees and dense forests.

After glancing at the black shadow in the water near the shore, Yuan Ming didn’t dare to stop and continued flying towards the depths of the island, disappearing behind a lush tree canopy.

Only then did the black shadow let out a resentful roar and dived back into the water, disappearing.

After a while, a figure flashed by the treetop of a large tree, and Yuan Ming’s figure appeared. Seeing that the black shadow on the shore had completely disappeared, his tense face relaxed. He landed next to a large tree, stumbling slightly.

His mana had been depleted by more than half during this moment of flight.

"It seems that I can’t use this method casually." Yuan Ming muttered to himself, putting away the incense burner and carefully examining the surrounding environment.

He looked surprised. The spiritual energy on this island was unusually rich, almost surpassing that of the Birodong Sect.

He had heard Chen Wan mention that the entire Birodong Sect was built on top of a spiritual vein, and with some special arrangements, it could create such a spiritual environment. Could there also be a spiritual vein beneath this island?

Huo Chan’er didn’t have Yuan Ming’s complex thoughts. Without the threat of the black shadow in the water, she became lively again and looked around excitedly. Taking advantage of Yuan Ming’s distraction, she jumped out.

"Come back!"

Yuan Ming acted quickly, reaching out and grabbing Huo Chan’er by the back of her neck, pulling her back. Ignoring her protests and screams, he directly put her into the spirit beast bag.

He was no longer the beast slave he was before. During his time in Birodong Sect, he had gained a lot of understanding about the cultivation world. The spiritual energy on this island was so rich that there must be something suspicious about it. He needed to be cautious.

After carefully exploring the surroundings and confirming that there was no danger, Yuan Ming leaned against a large tree, sat cross-legged, and began to cultivate using the Jiuyuan Technique.

The spiritual energy on this island was abundant, and the vegetation was flourishing. The wood attribute spiritual energy was particularly abundant. It only took him a moment to completely restore his mana.

Yuan Ming stood up and looked towards the island, silent.

After a while, he took out the White Ape’s skin and tied it around his waist, just like before. He tightly gripped the Qingyu Sword with his other hand and began to walk deeper into the island.

Apart from the occasional sound of waves from the lake, everything was calm, and there was not even the sound of birds.

Yuan Ming walked extremely cautiously, trying not to make any sound. Soon, he advanced more than a hundred zhang, and the vegetation ahead became denser, taller than him. Coupled with the influence of the mist, he couldn’t see anything three or four zhang away. No one knew if there was a fierce beast hidden inside.

He had seen various scenes in the Ten Thousand Mountains before, but for some reason, he felt a bit uneasy at this moment.

"It seems that my temperament is still unstable." Yuan Ming shook his head and continued forward.Suddenly, a strange fragrance wafted from the front, refreshing the heart and soul, as if it could penetrate into the internal organs.

Yuan Ming’s eyes brightened, he quickened his pace slightly, and soon arrived in front of a peach tree several meters high. On the tree, there were more than a dozen fist-sized purple-red peaches, and the strange fragrance was emitted from these immortal peaches.

Now that he was closer, the fragrance was even more intoxicating. Yuan Ming hadn’t eaten for a long time, and he couldn’t help but salivate. He jumped up and picked one.

Before he could peel and eat it, there was a rustling sound from the jungle ahead, and a golden monkey about a meter tall jumped out.

The monkey was golden all over, its fur also emitted specks of golden light, it had a wide mouth and large ears. The most peculiar thing was that this monkey actually had four eyes, two large and two small, arranged side by side on its face, looking extremely strange.

The monkey’s four eyes also twinkled with golden light, different from the golden light of its body, giving a sense of substantial transformation.

The Four-eyed Golden Monkey saw Yuan Ming and the purple-red peach in his hand, and immediately roared in rage, rushing over without a word.

Yuan Ming was not flustered at all, but rather felt a sense of relief. After putting away the immortal peach, he raised his right hand, and all the mana in his body was stimulated.

A hissing sound came!

The ground in front of the Four-eyed Golden Monkey cracked open, and four large wooden spikes shot out, stabbing at the monkey’s legs with extreme speed.

During these days, while he was diligently cultivating the Death Moon method and the art of driving objects, he had not neglected the practice of the Nine Yuan method, especially his control of the wooden spike technique, which had become more and more proficient. With his current mana, he could summon four wooden spikes at the same time.

The Four-eyed Golden Monkey seemed to have known about the attack of the wooden spike technique, it leaped up and easily dodged the sneak attack of the wooden spikes, bringing a gust of wind to Yuan Ming’s face.

Yuan Ming had already used the Shadowless Step, his body left two afterimages, and he appeared behind a nearby large tree in a flash.

He raised his arm, and a green sword shadow shot out from his hand, stabbing into the back of the Golden Monkey. It was the Green Fish Sword.

With a crisp "clang"!

The Green Fish Sword only penetrated an inch before it stopped. The body of the Golden Monkey seemed to be made of gold and iron, which slightly surprised Yuan Ming.

The Four-eyed Golden Monkey was furious, its sturdy arm emitted a layer of golden light from inside out, and it swung back.

With a loud sound of metal collision, the Green Fish Sword was knocked back and flew out.

Yuan Ming wanted to reach out and catch the Green Fish Sword, but he felt a huge force transmitted from the sword, which shook his body and made him retreat several steps, he was even more surprised.

The strength of this suddenly appeared Four-eyed Golden Monkey was truly astonishing, far superior to his White Ape transformation, and its body was harder than iron, he was definitely not its opponent at the moment.

Yuan Ming recalled the Green Fish Sword and fled towards the nearby forest without hesitation.

The skin of the White Ape around his waist rolled up and transformed into the form of a White Ape in an instant.

The Four-eyed Golden Monkey seemed to be angered by Yuan Ming’s act of stealing the immortal peach, and immediately chased after him.

The Golden Monkey moved with the wind, its speed was extremely fast. Even though Yuan Ming had transformed into a White Ape, his speed was still far behind. In just a dozen breaths, the distance between them was less than two meters.

The Golden Monkey’s eyes were filled with fierce light, its right arm, like a magical instrument, emitted a substantial golden light, which shot out about a meter, forming a blade shape, and slashed horizontally.

"What kind of divine power is this?" Yuan Ming’s body broke out in a cold sweat, he hurriedly crouched down and rolled on the ground, barely dodging the golden light’s slash.

Whoosh...

In the area a meter ahead, wherever the golden light passed, all the trees and grass were cut off, clearing a large area.

Seeing this, Yuan Ming couldn’t help but take a cold breath, he made a seal and slapped the ground.

The grass behind him made a hissing sound, and four large wooden spikes shot out, but they did not attack the Four-eyed Golden Monkey, instead they formed a wooden wall in front of it.

The Golden Monkey swung its arm, and the golden blade shot out again, easily cutting off the four wooden spikes.

However, at this moment, a soft "bang" sounded from the ground, and a large amount of gray-black smoke appeared out of thin air, engulfing an area of several meters nearby.

The Four-eyed Golden Monkey let out a roar, the airflow shook, forming a raging storm, easily blowing away the smoke.

But in this moment of delay, Yuan Ming had already escaped far away, his figure was almost disappearing in the forest.

The Four-eyed Golden Monkey’s four eyes were fixed on Yuan Ming’s already blurred figure, full of rage, it immediately chased after him, covering several meters in one step, quickly closing the distance between them.

As Yuan Ming’s thoughts turned, he pushed the Shadowless Step to the extreme, his whole body turned into a white shadow shuttling through the forest, constantly changing direction, making the Four-eyed Golden Monkey unable to display its incredible speed, and barely maintaining a little distance from the Golden Monkey.

"What kind of species is this Four-eyed Golden Monkey? I’ve never heard of it before, its strength has definitely reached the upper level of the first rank, I’m afraid it’s at the peak of the upper level, no wonder I was inexplicably nervous before!" As he fled, he racked his brains, thinking of a way to escape unscathed.

But after all, he had just arrived on this small island, and he was completely in the dark. He had already used most of his own methods, and for a while, he didn’t have any good strategies, he could only take one step at a time.