SECTION 54: Lishan Dragon Eye Flower Branch
February 9, 2013 Author: Gu Zhenren
Lishan hovered in the sky, deep within the tribulation clouds. It was a thousand zhang tall and stretched eight hundred li wide.
Rolling, vast radiant light enveloped the entire mountain.
“Chu Yun, you must remember that once you forcefully pass the Demonic Tribulation with the Lishan Dragon Eye Flower Branch in hand, there’s a high chance you’ll attract Lishan. Lishan is the Dragon Clan Graveyard from ancient times. Every dragon-blood demonic beast, upon reaching its limit, rushes to Lishan to bury its bones. Therefore, Lishan is one of the sacred treasures of the world. However, to this day, no one has been able to return safely from Lishan.”
Visions of a Blissful Immortal Consort’s warning from when he was in Dunhuang Country arose in Chu Yun’s mind.
Now, all the Blissful Immortal Consorts were heavily injured and in slumber. He only had the Drunken Snow Saber by his side, yet three Marquis level experts were like maggots to a bone, relentlessly pursuing him.
He couldn’t escape their pursuit, not even in the pitch-black, overcast tribulation clouds.
Chu Yun had no other choice. Upon seeing Lishan, he immediately shifted the tip of his saber, letting the Drunken Snow Saber drag his body as he shot towards it.
*Swish, swish, swish!*
However, before he reached the mountain, he saw countless light stars exploding from Lishan, shooting out countless rays of light.
These rays of light were resplendent, with nine colors, supremely dazzling. Their numbers were countless, and with an overwhelming, vast momentum, they pierced through space, carving astonishing rivers of light in the vast tribulation clouds.
Chu Yun was greatly alarmed. The number was astonishing, easily in the millions. Never mind that he only had the Drunken Snow Saber with him now; even if he were still wearing the Great Thunder Marsh Profound Gold Armor, he wouldn’t dare to withstand such an attack head-on.
He quickly activated the Dao Transformation light. Dao Transformation light was the nemesis of all things, and these colorful rays, being a form of various Dao methods, were no exception. As they shot towards Chu Yun, they encountered the Dao Transformation light and immediately vanished into nothingness.
Chu Yun, shielded by the Dao Transformation light, flew towards the mountain peak. But he soon discovered that the closer he got to Lishan, the stronger the pressure became. There were simply too many of these rays, too densely packed.
Under such terrifying numbers, even the Drunken Snow Saber struggled to endure. After all, it had gone through numerous battles and was nearing its limit. Enduring this concentrated firepower, the demonic essence within the saber was rapidly depleted, almost to empty.
At this moment, the three Marquis level experts from behind also caught up rapidly.
“Am I, Chu Yun, going to perish here?” Chu Yun sighed inwardly, filled with unwillingness. His own death was secondary; the crucial matter was that he couldn’t let go of the Shu Family. This was clearly a massive conspiracy.
“Wait! What are these?” Suddenly, Chu Yun’s pupils constricted, revealing a look of intense astonishment. Being so close to Lishan, he could finally see the scene on the mountain through the hazy, colorful radiant light.
He was greatly shocked.
For on Lishan, there grew boundless, lush Lishan Dragon Eye Flower Branches!
These flower branches were all luxuriant and full of leaves, their branches laden with Dragon Eye Fruits, causing many of them to droop.
“So it’s like this!” In an instant, Chu Yun understood. He finally realized what those millions of light rays were. These were the attacks emanating from the Lishan Dragon Eye Flower Branches. It was just that there were so many of these flower branches; the sight of them attacking together was truly awe-inspiring and soul-stirring, making Chu Yun not realize it immediately.
“These are just the flower branches on one side of the mountain. Their attack on me is already so terrifying. If the flower branches on the entire mountain attacked together, how terrifying would it be! Wait, there’s hope!” A flash of inspiration struck Chu Yun. He changed his trajectory, diving towards the foot of the mountain.
This action immediately yielded results.
He had just seen clearly that the closer to the peak of Lishan, the more prosperous the Dragon Eye Flower Branches became, and the higher the grade of the Dragon Eye Fruits.
He had initially charged directly towards the mountainside, enduring intense and ferocious attacks. But now, by diving towards the foot of the mountain, due to the angle, many flower branches blocked each other, unable to continue attacking Chu Yun, significantly reducing the pressure on him. He successfully dived to his destination and landed on Lishan.
“What is this!” The moment he stepped onto the bloody soil of Lishan, Chu Yun felt a powerful surge of death qi, sorrow, and sighs impacting his mind.
He almost lost his footing and fell headfirst.
“That was close! Fortunately, I’ve been promoted to Marquis level, and the spirit light and soul within my body have greatly improved. Otherwise, that attack just now would have scattered my soul and extinguished my spirit light with the death qi contained within Lishan.” Chu Yun steadied himself, his back already drenched in cold sweat.
The situation just now was truly perilous.
Lishan, being the Dragon Clan Graveyard, was inherently a place of death. The entire soil of Lishan was soaked with dragon blood, turning it into bloody red earth. Lishan contained immeasurable death qi, and only those at the Marquis level were qualified to tread within it.
Otherwise, even a peak Marquis level cultivator would be instantly overwhelmed by the death qi and collapse immediately.
“No wonder in Xingzhou’s history, no one who entered Lishan ever managed to break out,” Chu Yun realized, and a shiver ran down his spine.
This was a genuine desperate situation, and he had been completely unaware of it. Most of the Blissful Immortal Consorts were severely injured and unconscious. He was alone, with only the Drunken Snow Saber, putting him in great danger.
If not for the dire circumstances, he would never have ventured into Lishan.
Looking back, the three Marquis level experts had not given up their pursuit. They each activated their Dao Transformation techniques and were flying towards him, enduring thousands of rays of light, intending to ascend Lishan.
“It won’t be that easy to kill me!” Chu Yun snorted coldly in his heart, turned, and began to climb the mountain, heading for the summit.
He now possessed Marquis level spirit light and unfathomable wisdom.
With a slight shift of thought, he predicted that once the three Marquis level experts approached Lishan and discovered the secret of the flower branches, they would also dive towards the foot of the mountain. If he didn’t leave then, he would be easily killed by them.
He should be grateful to these three Marquis level experts. Most of the flower branches were drawing their attention, tying up a lot of firepower for Chu Yun. Furthermore, at the foot of the mountain, the cultivations of the flower branches were not as deep. There were many lesser demons, few great demons, and occasional spirit monsters. The grade of the Dragon Eye Fruits was also not high, and the intensity of the attacks they emitted was not to be feared. Of course, the most crucial factor was that Chu Yun was on Lishan, rendering the flower branches’ greatest numerical advantage useless.
Chu Yun, wielding the Drunken Snow Saber, climbed upward, daring not to slow his pace.
He climbed to a height of one hundred zhang, and the cultivations of the flower branches grew increasingly profound, the pressure also mounting. Chu Yun’s speed finally began to slow down.
However, at this moment, the Immortal Pouch at his waist opened, and a Demon Soldier shot out.
It was the Samsara Mirror, a trophy from fighting in the Dragon Gate World. Using its special Dao method, it could reflect the enemy’s Dao method attacks back at them.
This mirror had originally been shattered by a punch from the Land Whale King. However, it had now been roughly repaired. Although there were still many cracks on the mirror’s surface, it could be used to a limited extent.
The one who promptly repaired it was naturally a Blissful Immortal Consort. After Chu Yun assembled the Blissful Joy Ship, he had added several more Immortal Consorts, two of whom were Weapon Forging Masters, and another was a Cultivation Master.
Chu Yun had an alliance Contract with the Blissful Joy Ship, so the Blissful Immortal Consorts naturally had to go all out to help Chu Yun, which was also a form of self-preservation.
Chu Yun was reborn from the flames, his own condition near its peak. However, the demonic creatures were all critically injured and near death, putting him in a very awkward predicament. Now that the Samsara Mirror had appeared, it filled him with immense joy.
He held the Samsara Mirror in front of his chest, reflecting any ray of light back, using their own methods against them.
He climbed another hundred zhang higher, collecting many Dragon Eye Fruits along the way. These were fruits he hadn’t eaten before, so he consumed them one by one to enhance his physical strength.
Of course, he also exercised great restraint, not picking too many. He saved most of the Dragon Eye Fruits as defensive power against the pursuit of the three Marquis level experts.
The Ten Thousand Miles Lone Walker Boots were also hastily repaired, able to temporarily exert half their effectiveness. Chu Yun immediately put them on and ascended another fifty zhang. The previously fierce, scattered light rays suddenly fell silent.
“Not good, the three Marquis level experts have already set foot on Lishan.” Chu Yun abruptly turned his head. Through the gaps in the dense flower branches, he saw waves of light illuminating the foot of the mountain. As one area lit up and quickly extinguished, another area would then light up.
“Such fast breakthrough speed!” Chu Yun was shocked and quickly continued climbing towards the summit.
Without the three Marquis level experts drawing fire, he immediately felt immense pressure. Even with the gradually increasing number of demonic creatures he had, he could hardly cope.
Half an hour later, he could barely move, having climbed to near the mountainside. He was covered in blood, having paid a heavy price for his progress. The demonic creatures in his hand were reduced to just the Drunken Snow Saber, the Spirit Snake, and the Colorless Rainbow Demon.
However, invisibility was impossible on Lishan. The critically injured and newly awakened Colorless Rainbow Demon also couldn’t provide much help to Chu Yun.
The most critical issue was that the distance between him and the three Marquis level experts had not widened; instead, it had shrunk to only eighty zhang.
He was truly at his wit’s end.
“It seems I have to take a risk!” Chu Yun gritted his teeth and took out his own Lishan Dragon Eye Flower Branch. The heavenly tribulation had not yet passed, and the Lishan Dragon Eye Flower Branch’s cultivation was still stuck at Spirit Monster peak, its aura shifting towards tribulation demon.
Most of its branches were broken, emitting an acrid, scorched smell, close to withering.
Chu Yun thrust it into the bloody soil beneath his feet and watched with wide eyes.
At first, there was no reaction. But after three breaths, the Lishan Dragon Eye Flower Branch underwent an astonishing transformation. It began to tremble violently, its scorched, dead skin peeling off piece by piece. At a visible rate, it began to sprout new green shoots, and its branches started to grow stronger.
“Not good! Just as I expected, Lishan is vying with me for control of the flower branch’s spirit light.” Chu Yun’s face was filled with gravity. He urged the spirit light within his body to its brightest. But as the Dragon Eye Flower Branch grew more vigorous, even beginning to sprout Dragon Eye Fruits, Chu Yun found his connection with the flower branch’s spirit light weakening.
“Spirit Snake!” He summoned the severely injured Spirit Snake and forced himself to regain control of the Dragon Eye Flower Branch at the last possible moment.
*Hoo, hoo…* Chu Yun lightning-fast withdrew the flower branch, panting heavily, his face covered in cold sweat. He felt a wave of lingering fear, gripping the flower branch tightly in his right hand. It had been too close. If not for the Spirit Snake’s help, the Lishan Dragon Eye Flower Branch would truly have been snatched away.
This was also why he hadn’t attempted this earlier. It was far too risky.
“Next is the most crucial part.” The sounds of the three Marquis level experts breaking through from behind were getting closer. Chu Yun, his forehead covered in sweat, held his breath and lightly shook the flower branch in his hand.
The flower branch erupted with demonic energy, enveloping his entire body.
The next moment, the surroundings fell silent.
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(To be continued.)
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