Mortal Cultivator

Wang Lu shouldered the important mission entrusted to him by his master and resolutely stepped into this unknown and thrilling land. As soon as he stepped into it, he felt a strong and chaotic spiritual pressure coming towards him, like a surging wave, making it difficult to breathe.

The space here seemed to be in an extremely unstable state, which made people feel fear and uneasiness. I saw that the space cracks of varying widths and lengths appeared out of thin air from time to time like ghosts.

Some of these cracks are as narrow as hair, some are as wide as canyons; some flash briefly and then disappear immediately, while others stay for a while, as if peeping at everything around them.

Their shapes are also strange, some extend in a straight line, some bend and spiral like a snake, and some interweave to form complex patterns.

Each space crack exudes a mysterious and dangerous atmosphere, like a giant beast hidden in the depths of endless darkness, suddenly opening its bloody mouth, revealing its ferocious fangs, waiting for anyone who is not careful to approach, and then it will swallow them mercilessly, which is creepy.

The air around is filled with a strong, ancient, and mysterious atmosphere. This breath seems to have come from ancient times, carrying the heavy feeling of precipitation over the long years.

Every time people inhale the slightly cool and slightly humid air, they seem to be able to feel that those stories that have been deeply buried and sealed by time are being continuously transmitted into their bodies through invisible channels.

These stories may be full of heroic legendary adventures, or tell sad and moving love elegy, or hide unknown and shocking secrets. They are like elves that have been sleeping for thousands of years, awakened at this moment, and can't wait to show the world their former glory and vicissitudes.

Faced with such a deep and profound atmosphere and story, people can't help but feel a strong sense of awe. This awe is not just due to the fear of unknown things, but more of the respect and emotion for the countless life experiences in the long river of history.

Wang Lu walked forward and unknowingly came to a valley that was rarely visited and full of desolate scenery.

At this moment, he suddenly felt an extremely hot breath rushing towards him like a surging tide. This heat wave came so fast and strong that he almost couldn't stand steadily.

Wang Lu was startled and quickly stabilized his body, then quickly raised his head and looked in the direction where the hot breath came from. He didn't know until he saw it. He couldn't help but be stunned.

In the depths of the valley, a huge nine-headed golden crow with a dazzling red light was flapping its wings and flying high!

Each of the nine-headed golden crow's heads was burning like a burning fireball, emitting a strong light that people dared not look directly at. Its wings were so wide that they seemed to cover the sky and the sun.

As its wings flapped, the surrounding air seemed to be ignited, forming streams of fiery red air that rolled and surged in the air. The whole scene looked both spectacular and shocking, making people marvel.

Each feather of the golden crow seemed to be condensed from pure flames. The eyes on the nine heads flashed with wise and ancient light. The flame aura around it was so rich that it was almost substantial, turning into circles of heat waves that spread around, burning the nearby space slightly distorted.

Wang Lu's heart trembled suddenly, as if a thunder exploded in his heart. What he saw before his eyes was too strange. Such a magical beast was extremely rare even in the vast and numerous ancient books, let alone seeing it with his own eyes. There was almost no detailed record of it. However, it was this unprecedented unknown and mysterious that attracted Wang Lu's curious heart like a magnet.

Driven by strong curiosity, Wang Lu did not even have time to think about it, and his body reacted instinctively. He instantly displayed his most proficient unique body skills, and the whole person rushed towards the direction where the Golden Crow left without hesitation like an arrow from a string.

His figure was as fast as lightning, and he could fly forward dozens of feet away with the help of his toes. And as his figure moved quickly, a series of dreamlike afterimages were left behind, like a long and agile dragon flying across the rugged mountains at a speed of lightning.

The nine-headed Golden Crow was like a golden lightning, rushing through the air at a jaw-dropping speed. Wang Lu gritted his teeth, gathered all the spiritual power in his body on his legs, and desperately chased the figure in front of him. Although he had done everything he could, the distance between him and the Nine-Headed Golden Crow continued to widen.

As time went by, the environment around them became more and more bizarre and dangerous. The originally solid earth had turned into a sea of ​​​​hot magma, and the rolling magma was surging like a raging wave. Every burst of bubbles would make a dull and deafening sound, as if it was the angry roar of the earth. At the same time, the pungent smell of sulfur filled the entire space, making people feel difficult to breathe and dizzy.

Looking up, I saw flames whizzing through the sky like meteors from time to time. These flames dragged long tails, like burning dragons flying in the air. Once they hit the ground or other objects, they would instantly cause a huge explosion, setting off a sea of ​​​​burning fire. The fire spread rapidly, and everything it passed was turned into a scorched earth.

I don’t know how long the chase lasted, but the Golden Crow finally stopped in front of a towering and majestic volcano. This volcano is like an ancient beast in deep sleep, quietly dormant on the earth. Its huge mountain surface is covered with dense, crisscrossing huge cracks, as if they were the hideous scars left on the body of this beast.

Occasionally, you can see boiling hot magma gushing out from these cracks, like the surging blood in the body of a beast, slowly flowing down the mountain. The fiery red magma converged and merged with each other during the flow, and finally flowed into the vast magma lake at the foot of the mountain.

When the magma fell into the lake, it made a "sizzling" sound, which sounded creepy. At the same time, a large amount of water vapor was evaporated, forming billowing smoke that rose up, covering the entire volcanic area, making it look full of mysterious and terrifying atmosphere.

Wang Lu held his breath and concentrated his breath to the extreme, approaching the target quietly and silently like a ghost. His steps were light and cautious, and every step seemed to be on cotton, without causing any movement.

From a distance, the golden crow was like a blazing sun, circling in the air. Its gorgeous feathers flashed dazzling golden light, as if inlaid with countless brilliant gems. The Golden Crow held its head high, and from time to time it emitted clear and melodious cries that resounded through the heavens and the earth. This sound seemed to have some kind of mysterious magic, which made people feel excited.

Suddenly, a shocking scene happened! The nine heads of the Golden Crow actually began to move at the same time. They opened their mouths in unison and each spit out a bead of different colors. These beads were the same size, but the colors were very different: some were bright red like blood; some exuded deep blue like the sea; and some shone with a jade-like green light...

The nine beads were spit out from the mouth of the Golden Crow one by one at a slow and steady speed, and then slowly fell towards the crater below. When the first bead touched the crater, the entire volcano trembled violently, as if a long-sleeping giant beast was awakened. As the remaining eight beads fell into the volcano one after another, the vibration became more and more intense.

In an instant, a thunderous roar erupted from the inside of the volcano, and a blazing, dazzling light gushed out from the mountain pass, rushing straight into the sky. This light was so dazzling that everything around was illuminated by it, as if day had come.

In this dazzling light, a huge figure gradually emerged. This figure was so huge beyond imagination, like a towering mountain. Its body was shrouded in a layer of hazy smoke, making it difficult to see its true face. However, just from the vague outline, one could feel an incomparable powerful pressure.

It was a giant condensed from magma, emitting terrifying high temperatures all over its body, and every movement caused ripples in the surrounding space. The giant clenched his fists and roared at the Nine-Headed Golden Crow. The sound waves spread like a substance, making Wang Lu's ears buzz and his blood surge.

The nine-headed golden crow was emitting dazzling light, like a scorching sun hanging in the sky. It opened its bloody mouth without fear, and blazing flames burst out from its nine hideous heads at the same time. These flames intertwined and entangled with each other, quickly forming a huge and gorgeous fire net, covering the giant opposite like a net.

Faced with this fierce attack, the giant was not willing to be outdone. His strong and powerful arms swung violently, bringing gusts of wind whistling past. At the same time, the hot magma flowing around seemed to be attracted by some mysterious force, and gathered in front of the giant, and condensed into a series of extremely solid shields in the blink of an eye.

In an instant, the flames and the shields collided violently, emitting a deafening roar and dazzling sparks. The entire space was shaken by the confrontation of these two powerful forces, and the earth also trembled violently. The two sides fought back and forth, neither giving in. For a moment, it was difficult to tell who would win. In this instant, they were caught in a thrilling and extremely fierce life-and-death struggle.

Wang Lu, like an agile cheetah, quietly hid behind the huge stone on the side. He widened his eyes and stared closely at the fierce fight in front of him, and couldn't help but marvel in his heart.

He knew very well that what was happening in front of him was definitely not an ordinary accident. Under this seemingly peaceful land, there must be some unknown and shocking secrets hidden. Thinking of this, Wang Lu couldn't help but take a breath.

He took a deep breath, slowly closed his eyes, and began to mobilize the spiritual power in his body. As the spiritual power flowed in the meridians, a powerful force gradually gathered in his eyes. Then, he opened his eyes again, carefully observing every move around him, not missing any subtle changes.

Time passed by minute by minute, and Wang Lu was always concentrating on the situation around him. He was like an experienced hunter, patiently waiting for the prey to reveal a flaw so that he could find a useful clue from this thrilling fight.

As the fight continued, the space around the volcano became more and more unstable, and cracks in the space spread like a spider web. Wang Lu's heart trembled, and he knew that if he continued like this, he would also be in danger. But just as he was about to withdraw, the fighting Jinwu and the giant seemed to have noticed his presence and turned their attacks towards him at the same time.

In an instant, a blazing flame roared like a fire dragon, and at the same time, a group of hot and boiling magma that seemed to be able to melt everything rushed towards Wang Lu like a falling meteorite! The two came fiercely, and the speed was as fast as lightning across the sky, leaving people no time to react.

Facing such a crisis, Wang Lu's heart tightened, but years of practice made him not panic at the critical moment. He pulled out the sword that had been with him for a long time at his waist with lightning speed, and instantly mobilized the spiritual power of his whole body, and displayed his most skilled and powerful sword moves, and went all out to meet the surging flames and magma.

However, when the sword collided head-on with the flames and magma, the sword body suddenly made a piercing buzzing sound, as if it could not bear the weight. The strong impact made the sword tremble violently in Wang Lu's hand, and it almost flew out of his hand. And Wang Lu himself felt a huge force like a tidal wave coming along the sword body, hitting his body fiercely.

Although he gritted his teeth and supported himself, he was ultimately unable to resist this terrifying force. With a dull bang, Wang Lu was blown away like a kite with a broken string, and then hit the extremely hard mountain wall behind him. After the collision, Wang Lu felt as if his internal organs were displaced, and the pain was unbearable. A mouthful of scarlet blood gushed out of his mouth, forming a shocking blood mist in the air.

However, the Golden Crow and the giant did not let him go and continued to attack him. Wang Lu endured the pain, and a trace of determination flashed in his eyes. He took a deep breath, mobilized all the spiritual power in his body, and the long sword in his hand shone brightly, and he displayed the unique skills of his master. For a time, the sword shadows flew, and temporarily resisted the attacks of the Golden Crow and the giant.

But he also knew that he would never win if he continued like this. Suddenly, he had an idea and remembered the records of such battles in ancient books. It is said that when two powerful creatures fight to the white-hot stage, if a third party intervenes and can cleverly guide their power to make them check and balance each other, it is possible to find a chance of survival.

Wang Lu's deep and sharp eyes suddenly condensed, like two lightning bolts across the night sky, tightly locking onto the Golden Crow and the giant who were fighting fiercely in front of him. He concentrated on observing every subtle movement and attack rhythm between the two, not letting go of any fleeting opportunity.

At this moment, Wang Lu keenly captured the tiny gap between the Golden Crow and the giant's attack. In a flash, he mobilized the majestic spiritual power in his body without hesitation, and quickly injected it into the solid ground under his feet.

With the influx of a large amount of spiritual power, the originally calm ground began to tremble slightly. Then, this tremor gradually intensified, and eventually turned into a small but powerful earthquake!

This sudden vibration made the Golden Crow and the giant who were attacking with all their strength stunned, and their attack movements also showed a slight and imperceptible deviation. However, it was just this little insignificant deviation that caused the originally powerful forces of the two to lose control in an instant and collide fiercely with each other.

There was a loud earth-shaking sound of "boom", as if the whole world was shocked by this terrifying sound. Huge energy suddenly erupted at the point where the two clashed, forming an extremely powerful shock wave, which spread wildly in all directions with overwhelming force.

Although Wang Lu, who was in the middle of it, had been prepared, he still couldn't withstand such a powerful impact. He was like a fallen leaf in the wind, and was shaken and flew out again.

But this time, the Golden Crow and the giant also suffered a lot of impact, and their bodies became a little slow. Wang Lu took the opportunity to carve a simple formation on the ground. This formation was a kind of forbidden formation in his master's inheritance. Although it could not trap such a powerful creature for a long time, it might be able to buy some time.

He closed his eyes tightly, his lips trembled slightly, and he muttered something in his mouth, as if he was chanting an ancient and mysterious spell. At the same time, his slender hands fluttered in the air like a nimble butterfly, constantly changing his gestures and spells. Every change in his finger technique was accompanied by a weak fluctuation of spiritual power, which gradually gathered into visible rays of light, circling around his body.

Suddenly, a dazzling light shot out from his hands and rushed straight forward. Wherever the light passed, the air seemed to be torn apart, emitting a sharp whistling sound. When the light touched the ground, it instantly turned into a huge light array, covering the Golden Crow and the giant.

The Golden Crow and the giant trapped in the formation obviously did not expect to encounter such a change. They were stunned at first, and then began to struggle frantically. The Golden Crow spread its wings burning with blazing flames and desperately beat the light formation; the giant waved his strong and powerful arms and smashed the light formation fiercely. Both of them roared at the same time, and their voices were full of endless anger and unwillingness.

As they struggled, countless groups of hot flames gushed out from the Golden Crow, streaking across the sky like meteors, and then hit the light formation heavily, splashing one piece after another of brilliant sparks. The ground under the giant's feet also cracked because of its violent movements, and boiling magma gushed out from the cracks, forming a stream of scorching torrents, flowing in all directions.

However, despite the Golden Crow and the giant's best efforts, the formation was still as stable as Mount Tai. However, under the impact of their powerful force, the light array flickered from time to time and seemed to be a little shaky.

Wang Lu did not dare to stop. He quickly ran to the edge of the crater and looked down. He saw that the nine beads were emitting a soft light at the bottom of the volcano, as if guarding something. Wang Lu's heart moved, and he decided to take a risk. He climbed down along the inner wall of the volcano carefully. The hot magma burned his skin, but he gritted his teeth and insisted on going down step by step.

Finally, he approached the bottom. At this time, he found that there was an ancient stone door under the beads. The door was engraved with mysterious runes and exuded an ancient and mysterious atmosphere. Wang Lu had a strong premonition in his heart that there might be a secret behind this stone door that could change his destiny.

He tried to push the stone door open, but it did not move at all. Wang Lu was anxious. He looked around and found that there was a groove next to the stone door, which was quite similar in shape to the beads spit out by the Golden Crow. He moved in his heart and thought of a bold idea.

Wang Lu used his spiritual power and carefully led a bead out of the formation that trapped the Golden Crow and the giant, and led it into the groove next to the stone door. In an instant, the stone door emitted a strong light and slowly shook. Then, the runes on the door began to flash, as if deciphering some ancient code.

With a dull sound, the stone door slowly opened, and a strong spiritual energy rushed towards him. Wang Lu was delighted, and he didn't care about much and quickly walked into the stone door. Inside the stone door was a spacious cave. There was a stone platform in the center of the cave. On the stone platform was placed an ancient book emitting golden light and a crystal clear inner pill.

Wang Lu approached the stone platform and picked up the ancient book and the inner pill. The words on the ancient book were ancient and obscure, but with his profound knowledge, he could barely recognize some of the content. This was actually a long-lost cultivation secret book, and the skills and magical powers recorded in it were unfathomable, far beyond his existing cultivation system. And that inner pill, which contained extremely pure and powerful spiritual power, was obviously left by a peerless strongman.

Just when Wang Lu was ecstatic, a loud noise came from outside the cave, and the formation that trapped the Golden Crow and the giant was broken. Wang Lu's heart tightened, and he knew he had to leave as soon as possible. He put the ancient book and the inner pill into the storage ring, and quickly used his body skills to rush out of the cave.

As soon as he came out of the cave, he saw that the Golden Crow and the giant had broken free from the shackles of the formation and were glaring at him. Wang Lu didn't dare to fight, he waved the long sword in his hand, exerted a sharp sword energy, temporarily forced the Golden Crow and the giant back, and then turned around and fled desperately in the direction he came from.

The Golden Crow and the giant were chasing him closely behind, and Wang Lu ran all the way, using the complex terrain of the land outside the domain to constantly deal with it. I don't know how long he ran, the breath behind him gradually disappeared, and he stopped and breathed a sigh of relief. At this time, he was exhausted and seriously injured, but his heart was full of joy.

Although this trip to the outer domain was full of hardships, the gains were beyond imagination. Wang Lu knew that when he returned to practice in seclusion and integrated what he had learned this time, his strength would surely make a qualitative leap. And he would also slowly uncover the secrets of this outer domain...