Chapter 87: Upper Grade Immortal Pouch Heaven Swallowing Bag
February 9, 2013 Author: Gu Zhenren
This is the world within the Heaven Swallowing Bag, the treasure of the Greedy Wolf King.
There is no sun and no moon.
The lonely night sky is pitch black. The vast land, on the other hand, emits a pure white moonlight.
The world within the Heaven Swallowing Bag is not as luxurious as Chu Yun’s Star Sea Dragon Palace Immortal Pouch, nor does it possess the vibrant vitality of the Ten Thousand Beasts King’s Freedom Mountain Endless Forest Immortal Pouch. It is extremely simple, with only the night sky and land. However, the space is vast, containing all of the Greedy Wolf King’s demonic creatures and various rare heavenly treasures plundered.
Roar!
In the center of the Heaven Swallowing Bag, the Taotie let out roars that shook the heavens and earth. The sound waves swept in all directions, causing fierce winds and tornadoes wherever they went, leaving the Immortal Pouch World in disarray.
However, this was the limit of what it could do.
Dark, deep chains extended from the night sky of the Immortal Pouch, tightly coiling around the Taotie’s upper body.
Simultaneously, white ropes, as cold as moonlight, shot out from the land beneath its feet, entangling the Taotie’s lower body.
The Taotie’s eyes were blood red, and it was in a drunken frenzy, yet it was bound tightly by five colors, unable to move an inch.
More and more chains appeared, eventually intertwining into black and white ropes that completely covered the Taotie. From the outside, it appeared as if it were a black and white bronze sculpture.
These chains were not ordinary ropes, nor were they Demon Soldiers. They were the threads of the Net of Law within the Heaven Swallowing Bag. The Greedy Wolf King, as the master of the Heaven Swallowing Bag, manipulated the laws of the Immortal Pouch World to form chains, suppressing the Taotie.
An upper grade Immortal Pouch is equivalent to a miniature world. As the master of the Heaven Swallowing Bag, the Greedy Wolf King controlled this small world.
His King level cultivation allowed him to control the Net of Law within this world. He could use the power of the Immortal Pouch’s heaven and earth to suppress the Taotie. This was something Chu Yun, at his current level, could not possibly achieve. Even a Marquis level expert like Marquis Wu Chang would find it difficult to utilize an Immortal Pouch to such an extent.
This was the might of a King!
Having successfully suppressed the Taotie, the Greedy Wolf King withdrew his consciousness from the Immortal Pouch and opened his eyes, his face ashen.
The Taotie had been affected by the Wine King’s special cultivation method and was now drunk and mad. Even the Greedy Wolf King had no immediate solution. He could only suppress it for now, and once the cultivation method’s effect wore off, the Taotie would sober up, regain its senses, and obey him.
The main issue was not this, but the Greedy Wolf King’s injuries.
His ribs were almost all fractured, his internal organs pierced by bone fragments, and he was bleeding profusely. Anyone else would have died long ago, but his body, constantly nourished by the spiritual energy of demonic creatures over the years, was exceptionally resilient. He had held on until now, and his injuries were gradually stabilizing.
However, it would require a great deal of effort to heal, and even longer to fully recover.
“Damn it! I was actually injured by a mere Chu Yun,” the Black Mountain Barbarian Lord exclaimed, looking at the fresh wound on his arm, his face contorted with pain and anger.
“His blade is extraordinary. The injuries on my Spiritual Mountain Sound Dragon were all caused by blade energy,” the Zen Lord’s eyes flickered with sharp light.
The Wolf Fang Lord, meanwhile, closed his eyes and meditated, restoring the brightness of the spiritual light within his body.
He also had a few minor wounds. However, this was not the reason for his deep frown.
“In that battle just now, I didn’t manage to claim any heads. That young man has great potential and a remarkably resilient life, managing to escape death!”
This was a regret, and even more so, a humiliation!
He, the Wolf Fang Lord, had successfully assassinated even Marquis level experts. Every mission he undertook resulted in someone’s death at his hands. But in this battle, someone had broken that streak.
That person was none other than Xiao Xiaoxian.
Xiao Xiaoxian excelled in speed tactics, with demonic creatures like the Sky Crane and Shuttle of Dark Crossing by his side, appearing and disappearing mysteriously. The Wolf Fang Lord, on the other hand, possessed the Boat of a Thousand Feet Severing Space and specialized in assassination and surprise attacks.
Their combat styles were remarkably similar, and they engaged in a prolonged struggle. Xiao Xiaoxian left a deep impression on the Wolf Fang Lord.
“These young people must be eliminated sooner rather than later,” the Wolf Fang Lord opened his eyes, his voice carrying its usual hoarseness, like the grating of rusty iron, exuding killing intent.
He felt threatened!
It wasn’t just him who felt this way. In fact, everyone else was also uneasy. Although they had severely suppressed Chu Yun and his companions in the recent battle, they had also fully recognized the boundless potential contained within them!
“The Wolf Fang Lord is right; these brats cannot be kept alive for long.”
“We must eliminate them before they grow up. Otherwise, we will regret it deeply!” Marquis Wu Chang’s eyes blazed with conviction. “I propose we act again and ensure these individuals are killed.”
His abundant spiritual light and sharp intellect were befitting the leader of a top-tier force – decisive and ruthless. After this battle, his resolve to eliminate Chu Yun and his group had only intensified!
“Lord Greedy Wolf…” Marquis Wu Chang turned to the Greedy Wolf King, his tone earnest. He knew that although the Wine King was heavily injured, he was still a King. To strike again, they would need the Greedy Wolf King’s combat prowess.
“Hmph!” The Greedy Wolf King cast a cold glance at the others and immediately rejected the proposal. He had not personally engaged with Chu Yun and his group, and therefore lacked firsthand experience. Furthermore, he had already seized all of the Wine King’s Dragon Corpse of Cangmang Earth. His objective had been achieved.
More importantly, his injuries were severe, and he would not gain any advantage by clashing with the Wine King again. He also couldn’t trust Marquis Wu Chang and the others; if he were in critical condition, they might be the first to betray him.
“The Dragon Gate World has a limited opening time. This King will explore the sixth level and strive to find the entrance to the seventh. If you wish to go, go yourselves. I bid you farewell!”
With that, the Greedy Wolf King strode out of the cave and soared into the sky, leaving Marquis Wu Chang and the others exchanging helpless smiles.
This was an excellent opportunity to eliminate Chu Yun and his group. However, the Greedy Wolf King did not support it. Ultimately, their alliance was merely based on mutual interests and they were not truly united.
“Since that is the case, I shall also depart. We can cooperate again if the opportunity arises,” the Zen Lord sighed and left without lingering.
“Farewell,” the Black Mountain Barbarian Lord also left.
“I prefer to act alone,” the Wolf Fang Lord was even more direct, activating his Boat of a Thousand Feet Severing Space and vanishing from the spot.
In the blink of an eye, the alliance had collapsed.
Marquis Wu Chang frowned, his expression grave. He had a premonition that if they missed this opportunity, it would be difficult to find another.
He was unwilling to give up, filled with regret.
Despite his internal resistance, he had to admit: Erlang Tian Jun and Chu Yun presented him with immense pressure.
A moment later, he made a decision: he would rather forgo the opportunity to explore the Dragon Gate World than deal with Chu Yun and his group. They were at the end of their rope, their combat strength severely depleted. They even had heavily injured members, making their movement slow. This was an exceptional opportunity. Although the Wine King was with them, he wouldn’t stay with them forever.
When they entered the next level of the world through the Dragon Gate, they would be separated. Once they were apart, it would be Marquis Wu Chang’s chance.
He, with his vast experience, immediately saw the fatal weakness of Chu Yun and his group: their severely depleted combat strength.
In the cave, Chu Yun’s expression was solemn.
This was the most severe depletion of combat strength he had ever experienced.
However, compared to the others, his situation was still relatively mild.
Jin Bihan’s Seven-Stringed Zither, eleven Golden Jade Immortal Butterflies, and several Spirit Monsters had perished in this battle.
Xiao Xiaoxian’s Eight Directions Sky-Searching Mirror was completely smashed by the Wolf Fang Lord. The Sky Crane and Treasure-Seeking Rat were both heavily injured, and he himself had fallen into a semi-coma, his life sustained only by the Spring of Life Jade Seal.
Erlang Tian Jun’s swarm of Blood Bats had been completely annihilated by the Black Wood Crow. The Jade Pure Heart Lotus and the Sky Dog were heavily injured, and the Void Mirror was covered in cracks, rendered useless.
However, the greatest loss was that of the Wine King.
Not only was he severely injured, but in order to save Xiao Xiaoxian, the Greedy Wolf King seized the opportunity and stole the Dragon Corpse of Cangmang Earth.
This was equivalent to him being unable to refine Nine Dragon Wine and take the final step, remaining constantly at arm’s length from comprehending Divine Path Techniques.
Chu Yun and the others felt immense regret and sorrow over this outcome.
Dragon corpses were extremely rare.
Generally speaking, when demonic creatures died, they turned into Demonic Crystals. To collect parts of a demonic creature, such as dragon eyes, snake scales, bear claws, etc., one had to severely wound the creature and then use specialized collection Demon Soldiers and cultivation methods to have a chance of success.
In the wanderer community, wanderers with collection abilities were highly sought after, second only to Alchemists.
There were also some special circumstances.
For example, when a Demonic Beast was on the verge of death and entered hibernation, or when a Demonic Beast was frozen in a state of suspended animation. The Dragon Corpse of Cangmang Earth was such an example. When facing a death threat and unable to escape, the Dragon of Cangmang Earth would activate a unique innate cultivation method, transforming its entire body into stone. This stone was incredibly hard and almost indestructible, serving as the Dragon of Cangmang Earth’s self-preservation method.
If they were fortunate enough to escape in the future and awaken, they could break free from the stone. Although their cultivation would be greatly diminished, they could escape the danger and start anew.
The world was full of wonders. The methods employed by demonic beasts for survival could often leave people dumbfounded and astonished.
This was the splendor of nature.
These several Dragons of Cangmang Earth must have encountered a crisis and were unable to escape, forcing them to transform into petrified stone, forming the Dragon Corpse of Cangmang Earth.
These dragon corpses were extremely difficult to find. If they could be successfully awakened, they would become living Dragons of Cangmang Earth. If not, their scales, eyes, horns, whiskers, and other parts would be priceless heavenly treasures.
It was places like the Dragon Gate World that could nurture such dragon corpses.
Perhaps after this, the Wine King would never encounter such a dragon corpse in his lifetime. Its rarity was evident.
“It seems that the battle in the Dragon Tomb allowed the Greedy Wolf King’s Greedy Snake to consume a large portion of my luck, hence my misfortune. Please do not dwell on it too much,” the Wine King chuckled and, instead, comforted Chu Yun and the others.
“The Greedy Snake is the Greedy Wolf King’s Destiny Demonic Treasure, I know that. But can it actually consume luck?” Chu Yun asked, surprised.
