Just before Jiang Wang, the white-haired old crone had been utterly consumed by black flames.

He hadn’t even a chance to glean a single piece of intelligence, let alone understand the truth of the matter.

At the same instant the black fire erupted, Jiang Wang distinctly felt a sinister, strange power “seeping” into the Tongtian Palace. It was a black, flowing substance, a power rooted in curses. Perhaps the old crone, considering him aligned with her enemies, had also directed a portion of her tragic, life-soul sacrificing curse towards him.

Jiang Wang controlled the Entwined Star Spirit Snake, just as he was about to channel his Dao Yuan to expel this intrusion, the black candle within the Tongtian Palace stirred. That malevolent, bizarre power vanished without a trace, seemingly swallowed by the Ming Candle.

Jiang Wang’s feelings towards the Ming Candle were complex. On one hand, he loathed its connection to the White Bone Dao, yet on the other, he recalled its warning before the disaster in Maple Forest City. Moreover, it was the Ming Candle that had transmitted the White Bone Escape Method, enabling him to save Jiang Anan, albeit at the cost of his lifespan.

This was not the time to dwell on such matters. The white-haired old crone’s demise did not signify the end of this affair. Jiang Wang produced the accursed paper effigy he had taken, casually forming a hand seal. A small green sprout emerged from his palm. This was Chase Thought Grass, a Grade Bing mid-quality tracking Dao technique, capable of tracing a target by its aura.

The sprout drooped its head, as if searching for a scent. The direction it pointed would indicate the trail. However, after manifesting, the Chase Thought Grass merely circled in Jiang Wang’s hand, refusing to point in any direction. Jiang Wang understood. This Dao technique was too low in grade; the paper effigy bore no distinct aura or residue, rendering the technique ineffective.

Thinking thus, Jiang Wang quickly fashioned a wooden box and temporarily sealed the paper effigy within. Leaping several paces away, he casually chose an unoccupied dwelling and slipped inside.

He diverted a portion of his consciousness, sinking it into the Taixu Illusion Realm.

After another round of Blessed Land challenges, he had now fallen to the twenty-eighth position on the Blessed Land ranking, the Tao Mountain Blessed Land. Of course, in the process, he had once again fought his way into the top hundred in the Zhou Tian Realm matches within the Taixu Illusion Realm. This was thanks to the perfect structure of his Small Zhou Tian, allowing him to achieve breakthroughs in the optimal state and not be left too far behind by the top tier in the Taixu Illusion Realm.

Tao Mountain Blessed Land produced 1350 Merit points each month. Being in the top hundred of the Zhou Tian Realm, he won more than he lost, thus earning a bit more Merit. His accumulated Merit now stood at 4310 points.

Jiang Wang summoned the Yan Dao Platform. His Yan Dao Platform still remained at the first layer. He already knew from Zhen Wudi that the Yan Dao Platform’s upgrade relied on “Yan Dao,” which is to say, deducing cultivation methods. The more powerful and profound the cultivation method, the more it could promote the Yan Dao Platform’s advancement.

Jiang Wang had only deduced the Purple Qi East Come Sword Art and the Four Spirits Refine Body Art so far, which had likely not yet reached the accumulation required for advancement. Placing the Wood Element Dao technique, Chase Thought Grass, onto the Yan Dao Platform, Jiang Wang injected all his Merit and began the deduction. Traveling alone in the world, an excellent tracking Dao technique was essential. Chase Thought Grass was clearly no longer sufficient for his needs.

When his Merit dropped to 3100 points, the deduction stopped. Jiang Wang understood. This was likely the limit of a single-layered Yan Dao Platform, or perhaps the limit of the Chase Thought Grass itself. A total of 1210 Merit points had been consumed, resulting in a Grade Yi Dao technique: Chase Thought.

Jiang Wang exited the Taixu Illusion Realm. As Chase Thought was an upgraded version of Chase Thought Grass and not a completely new Dao technique, he didn’t need to re-familiarize himself. After carefully comprehending it for a while, he had essentially mastered it.

Jiang Wang again took out the accursed paper effigy and activated the Dao formula. A wisp of black smoke slowly drew away from the paper effigy – the curse power on it. This wisp of black smoke twisted and under the power of the Dao technique, gradually formed a small, smoky black sprout.

The sprout lowered its head, as if pursuing a thought.

It pointed south!

Jiang Wang noted the direction precisely and strode forth. Turning left, leaping over walls, he moved through the crowd like a fish swimming through water.

Just then, he suddenly heard a terrifyingly furious roar. The voice was muffled, colossal, and ferocious!

Jiang Wang turned his head to look. Only to see the colossal turtle beast outside the city suddenly go berserk, its four limbs gripping the ground, roaring in fury. It indeed possessed the Ba Xia bloodline, for like that mythical giant beast, its mouth was filled with sharp teeth, its lips spitting fangs. From afar, Jiang Wang noticed its eyes, wreathed in black smoke, gradually turning blood red.

That was curse power.

How was this possible? That level of curse power could influence a giant beast with the Ba Xia bloodline?

Something was wrong…

Jiang Wang’s steps halted. Regardless of which evil cult it was, if they possessed the power to independently shake this behemoth, then they were absolutely not an enemy he could contend with. He had his own objectives. His little sister was still waiting for him in Cloud City. He couldn’t afford to take risks. He couldn’t sacrifice himself for a disaster happening in a foreign land.

Simultaneously with the giant turtle beast’s rampage, the Upper City on its shell reacted instantly. The entire city erupted with a brilliant light, a heavy, earthy yellow color flowing along the city walls like solid ground. A thousand *jun* of force was added.

The giant turtle beast’s four limbs lay on the ground, unable to move for a moment, still roaring incessantly. A figure flew into the air above the city, their voice spreading throughout: “Maintain the great array, delay and protect the nation’s sacred beast! Others seal the city gates and search all twenty-seven cities, do not let any suspicious character escape!”

From above the Upper City, dense clusters of cultivators, like lice shaken from a giant beast’s body, fell into the Lower City’s twenty-seven districts. The strongest cultivator legion of You Country, the Fu Bei Army, was stationed in the Upper City year-round. They patrolled the entire border alongside the sacred beast’s movements.

Jiang Wang dispersed the Dao formula, interrupting the Chase Thought technique. The wisp of smoky gas dispersed just as easily, and he conveniently rubbed the paper effigy into dust. He then pulled his cloak back, composedly walking into the crowd. With several hundred of these elite cultivators dispatched, they could thoroughly comb through all twenty-seven cities in the shortest time. Wearing a cloak at this point would only draw attention.

Just then, an out-of-control angry reprimand suddenly rang out from within the Upper City: “Yin Guan! You have immense audacity!” Followed by another young voice: “You all dare to steal glory from the world! What audacity do I possess… ” The voice was not heard again, likely annihilated.

But at the same time, the crowd exclaimed. Because the giant turtle beast outside the city suddenly rose up! The city on its shell remained steady, and the array’s earthy yellow light had not dimmed, but it only held for a moment before the giant beast, possessing the Ba Xia bloodline, stood up!

Ba Xia is limitlessly strong, naturally inclined to carry heavy burdens. This giant turtle beast also inherited its habits. You Country had built its city upon it, and needed to continuously increase the weight, otherwise it would leave and go carry mountains and ridges on its own. The additional force from You Country’s Upper City array was a trump card prepared for this, capable of instantly adding a thousand *jun* of force. Yet, it was still carried up by the enraged giant beast.

The earth rumbled once more. The colossal turtle beast’s massive body slowly turned, seemingly about to directly face the twenty-seven cities. If it turned and stepped, the resulting disaster was unimaginable. It would be impossible for even the most ordinary people in the entire city to escape!

This scene instantly reminded Jiang Wang of that day when Maple Forest City was overthrown. Just as powerless.

Just then, a tall, imposing figure smashed down like a meteorite, landing before the giant turtle beast. Reaching out, he supported the giant turtle beast’s leg, which was like a city tower.

“Ah!”

That person let out a great roar like an ancient fierce beast. His upper body armor instantly burst open, revealing his rippling, muscular torso. A person tiny as an ant, yet he held his ground in the air for a moment against a giant beast as high as a mountain!

Such immense power!

And then the giant turtle beast stepped down!

Vaguely, the entire earth seemed to let out a mournful cry.

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