Chapter 773: Lingshan Market, Iron-blooded Divine Monkey

Chapter 773 -330: Lingshan Market, Iron-blooded Divine Monkey

Lingshan was a sprawling mountain range situated in the sea between Great Qin and Great Yuan.

Chu Lingguang had passed by this place three times before, each time only observing it from a distance.

Now, his strength had greatly increased. He was at the Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment Realm, possessed abundant Spiritual Power and formidable Telekinesis, and was armed with powerful Magic Techniques.

He finally arrived in the skies above Lingshan.

He looked down upon this sprawling behemoth that rose from the surface of the sea.

Upon getting closer, he discovered that Lingshan was like a giant Spirit Gathering Array. The concentration of Spiritual Power within the mountains was actually comparable to that of Taihu.

‘Could it be that a Spirit Stone Vein is also hidden within Lingshan?’

At this thought, Chu Lingguang became even more cautious.

Mountains or canyons that hid a Spirit Stone Vein and were filled with abundant Spiritual Qi always had powerful Demon Beasts cultivating within. Even as a Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment practitioner, Chu Lingguang was not invincible.

He would still be helpless against a Core Formation practitioner.

Especially in an unfamiliar place, staying low-key and humble was the best course of action.

He swooped down from the sky and landed in the mountain forest.

He released his Spiritual Sense, covering an area of forty li in all directions.

As his Divine Sealing Technique value reached over a million and with his years of arduous cultivation, the range of his Spiritual Sense had also increased. The only regret was that his strength remained stuck at the Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment level, and he had been unable to step into the Core Formation Realm.

Within that forty-li range, Chu Lingguang detected a powerful Demon Beast fighting with a woman.

The woman’s Magical Techniques and Divine Abilities stemmed from a Water Spirit Root of the Five Elements.

In her hands, her Water Spiritual Power could already resonate with three types of Spiritual Power, forming a pillar of water with which she tried to bind the powerful Demon Beast.

Her cultivation level was also at the Foundation Establishment Realm.

‘But she can only resonate with three types of power. It seems she only recently entered the Foundation Establishment Realm, and likely just at the level of Human Dao Foundation Establishment.’

‘The Magic Techniques she’s using don’t seem to be from Great Qin, Great Yuan, or the Demon Sects. Could she be a local practitioner from Lingshan?’ Chu Lingguang wondered.

He knew that Lingshan was also home to several Minor Sects.

There were also many Loose Cultivators who had carved out cave residences here to cultivate.

Unfortunately, with the abundance of Demon Beasts within Lingshan and powerful Sea Demons lurking in the surrounding waters, Lingshan was even more treacherous than the Ancient Perilous Land.

Practitioners who founded sects here either had nowhere else to go or possessed immense strength.

The Female Cultivator before him clearly belonged to the former group.

ROAR!

The creature fighting the Female Cultivator was a blood-red ape. It could command Fire Spiritual Power, and its roar was laced with Five Elements Fusion Power—clearly a Demon Beast with a special bloodline. After it struggled with all its might, the pillar of water the Female Cultivator had used to bind it shattered instantly.

ROAR!

The ape lunged directly at the Female Cultivator.

From the Female Cultivator’s perspective, the ape seemed to go berserk. Its body swelled to several times its original size, its paws growing larger than houses. Moreover, the Five Elements Power vibrated along with its fur; it seemed the secret to its control over the elements lay within its own hair, allowing it to resonate with the Five Elements Spiritual Power.

As it leaped into the air, its massive body carried an immense pressure. The resonating Five Elements Power, guided by its fur, was like a great mountain crashing down upon the Female Cultivator.

The Female Cultivator unleashed a continuous barrage of Magic Techniques, forming solid walls of water. She even drew upon the seawater to create a series of Water Arrows, trying to stop the ape from getting closer.

At the same time, she rapidly retreated with her Body Technique, hoping to use Sword Control to ride the wind and escape the ape’s attack.

Unfortunately, the ape was too strong.

The Five Elements Power resonating with the ape seemed to form a world of its own. It not only subjected the Female Cultivator to terrifying pressure but also left her with nowhere to run, as if she were trapped in a cage. She could only watch helplessly as the ape’s enormous paw descended.

Just as she was about to be stomped into a meat patty by the ape’s foot…

HUMMM!

Chu Lingguang released his Divine Thought Power.

It formed a solid, transparent halo above the Female Cultivator, like a giant arm catching the ape’s paw.

BOOM!

In the end, that burst of mental power sent the ape’s body flying.

BANG!

The ape’s body tumbled through the mountain forest and crashed into the sea, kicking up a monstrous wave.

ROAR!

Furious, it leaped up from the seabed, wanting to attack Chu Lingguang.

Chu Lingguang’s Divine Thought formed a special ripple. The ripple was like a fist smashing through the ape’s skull and striking its brain. The ape reacted as if it had been fitted with a Tightening Spell, its body tumbling and struggling in mid-air before falling back into the ocean.

This time, it quickly dove to the bottom of the sea.

It was actually a monkey that could swim. After surfacing in the distance, it gave Chu Lingguang’s figure a deep look. Then, it ran across the surface of the sea toward the back of Lingshan, quickly disappearing from his sight.

Chu Lingguang watched it go.

He didn’t press his advantage and give chase.

He had only acted to save the Female Cultivator and had no grievance with the ape. Chu Lingguang had always held a sense of reverence for primate-type Demon Beasts.

As long as the ape didn’t harbor killing intent toward him or seek revenge, he wouldn’t normally make a move to kill it.

He had even received Favor Points from this type of Demon Beast in the Ancient Perilous Land.

This ape was quite clever; seeing that the situation was bad, it turned and fled. They probably wouldn’t meet again in the future.

“Thank you for your help, revered immortal!”

The Female Cultivator bowed to Chu Lingguang.

Helped Kong Sinuo fight the Iron-blooded Divine Monkey. Received 531,181 Favor Points.

A line of text appeared before Chu Lingguang’s eyes.

Seeing that he had suddenly gained over five hundred thousand Favor Points, a smile couldn’t help but appear on his face. In his three years at the Profound Celestial Sect, he had saved many lives and even helped Outer Sect or Inner Sect Disciples achieve breakthroughs.

But in all those three years, he had only accumulated about a million Favor Points.

The main issue wasn’t that the Profound Celestial Sect disciples didn’t know how to repay kindness. Rather, it was because he was an Elder of the Profound Celestial Sect, and most disciples saw his help and aid as a matter of course.

While they were grateful to him, the feeling wasn’t profound.

But this Female Cultivator had just been in mortal danger. They were complete strangers, so for him to step in and save her was, in her eyes, an act of immense kindness.

The Favor Points she returned were far more than what he received from the Profound Celestial Sect disciples.

This was why Chu Lingguang had temporarily left the Profound Celestial Sect to return to Great Yuan.

‘Thirty years is too long.’

He wanted to bring his Divine Sealing Technique value to Perfection within ten years.

“No need for such formalities. It was nothing,” Chu Lingguang said, trying to build rapport. “I’m just passing through and don’t know much about Lingshan. Could you tell me a little about this place?”

“Of course. Revered immortal, why don’t you come to my residence to rest first?” Kong Sinuo invited.

“Alright.”

Chu Lingguang didn’t refuse. From Kong Sinuo’s words, he could vaguely tell that she wasn’t a practitioner from one of Lingshan’s sects, but rather a Loose Cultivator who had come to Lingshan to live in seclusion.

「Half an hour later.」

Chu Lingguang and Kong Sinuo flew over several mountain peaks and arrived at an unusually lively coast on the back side of Lingshan.

There was actually a practitioners’ market on this coast.

Practitioners had carved out cave residences along the coast, creating what looked like a reclusive world of cultivation. If Kong Sinuo hadn’t led the way, Chu Lingguang would have sped past high above Lingshan and never noticed this place at all.

“May I ask the revered immortal’s name?” Kong Sinuo asked.

“My name is Chu Lingguang. I am a Great Yuan Cultivator returning to Great Yuan from Great Qin, and just happened to be passing by,” Chu Lingguang replied.

Seeing that Kong Sinuo’s words and actions didn’t seem like those of a bad person, he didn’t hide his identity.

“I see. The practitioners here on Lingshan are basically all Loose Cultivators from Great Qin or Great Yuan. Perhaps you’ll meet an acquaintance here,” Kong Sinuo said with a smile.

She led Chu Lingguang into her cave residence.

Her cave residence wasn’t carved into a cliff face, but was built on the coast—a house with a sea view. It was layered with several Restriction Arrays that could be used for Gathering Spirit, defense, and attack.

It was obvious that Kong Sinuo had paid a great price to have an Array Master set them up.

Chu Lingguang glanced around and saw that the surrounding courtyards and houses were basically all covered by Restriction Arrays. Most were enveloped in a trifecta of Arrays: a Spirit Gathering Array, a Defensive Array, and an Attack Array.

This kind of situation was relatively rare in the Profound Celestial Sect or the Cyan Cloud Sect.

Most of the people who established cave residences within the Profound Celestial Sect or the Cyan Cloud Sect were of high status. Furthermore, they were protected by the sect’s grand Array and had no need to add their own Defense Arrays, Spirit Gathering Arrays, and so on to their residences.