Chapter 109 Meteorite Trapping Spirit Array, Spirit Pivot Overcomes All Difficulties

Not long after they continued forward, a series of tragic, mournful wails echoed from ahead.

The group rounded a mountain bend and saw a team from the Xuanyue Sect being besieged by a pack of "Sha-Tooth Beasts" shrouded in Evil Qi.

These Yao Beasts were shaped like tigers, their fangs glinting with black light, and their Evil Qi could erode spiritual power. Three of the five Xuanyue Sect Disciples were already on the ground, and the remaining two were entangled by Evil Qi, their protective spiritual light retreating step by step. One person's arm had been brutally bitten off by a Sha-Tooth Beast, and blood stained the ground red.

"It's the people from the Xuanyue Sect; their sneak attack methods are completely useless against Sha Beasts," Luo Ningshuang said with a frown. "The Evil Qi will invade the Meridians through the wounds; they won't last long."

Lin Yue gripped the divine staff and was about to step forward, but Ling Wei pulled him back. "Revered Master warned us to avoid conflict whenever possible. These Sha Beasts are attracted by the scent of blood; if we act rashly, we'll only bring trouble upon ourselves."

As soon as she finished speaking, a Sha-Tooth Beast broke through the Xuanyue Sect Disciples' defense and bit through the neck of the last person in one go.

The remaining Sha Beasts divided the corpses among themselves, and the Evil Qi grew even denser, actually condensing into a larger phantom image of a Sha Beast that looked toward Lin Yue and the others.

"Not good, we've been spotted!" A He's face turned pale, and the spiritual light of her green vines surged instantly.

This Sha Beast phantom was several times stronger than the previous Sha-Tooth Beasts. The Evil Qi surrounding it had condensed into a physical form, and a single swipe of its sharp claws brought forth several black blades of Evil Qi.

Lin Yue advanced instead of retreating, the zhensha divine staff glowing with a brilliant red light as he suddenly activated a Fierce Evil Strike: "Sha God Calamity Breaker!"

The divine staff, carrying the Heaven-Burning Evil Fire and the power of spatial tearing, slammed heavily into the chest of the Sha Beast phantom.

After a loud boom, the phantom shook violently and the Evil Qi splattered everywhere, but it did not dissipate. Instead, it turned into countless Sha needles that shot toward the five of them.

Su Qingyuan immediately brandished her sword to build a green fire barrier, and the Sha needles sizzled as they hit the barrier. Ling Wei quickly deployed a Star Shield to block the stray needles, while Luo Ningshuang's fingertips emitted a poisonous mist to neutralize the drifting residual poison of the Evil Qi.

"This is an Evil Qi aggregate; we must completely shatter its core!" Liu Qingyan's natal True Essence vibrated slightly within Lin Yue's body, sending a clear thought: "Use my True Essence to trigger the power of the divine staff!"

Lin Yue immediately channeled the lustrous white True Essence from between his brows, merging it with the Evil Qi of the zhensha divine staff.

In an instant, the divine staff erupted with a light of interwoven gold and red, and the Heart-Soul resonance effect fully exploded. Liu Qingyan's spiritual power flowed into his body through the Heart-Soul Mark, and Lin Yue's aura instantly surged to the Late Foundation Establishment Stage level.

He leaped up, the divine staff like a falling star hitting the ground as it slammed heavily into the core of the Sha Beast phantom. This strike not only contained the Ten Thousand Jun Fiendbody and the power of the divine staff but was also bolstered by Golden Core True Essence. The Evil Qi aggregate let out a deafening wail and completely dissipated into wisps of black Qi, which were all absorbed by the zhensha divine staff.

Having dealt with the Sha Beast, the group continued forward, and the sights along the way became increasingly tragic.

A team of Body Cultivators from Black Wind Mountain had been cut in half by a spatial rift, their severed limbs scattered everywhere. The only survivor had been eroded by the Yin-Sha Qi surging from the rift, his whole body blackened and long since devoid of breath. Two Disciples of the Qingyuan Sect were trapped in an ancient Restriction, their bodies entwined by vines whose thorns dug deep into their flesh. Their faces were frozen in expressions of agony, clearly having triggered the Restriction while fighting for an ancient spirit plant.

"These people use any means necessary for an Opportunity, only to lose their lives instead." A He turned her face away, unable to bear the sight, as the spiritual light from her spirit plant bead automatically avoided the severed limbs on the ground.

Finally, after crossing a mountain ridge, the full view of Falling Star Valley came into sight.

The ground in the valley was covered in meteorite craters, the bottoms of which emitted a faint spiritual light. In the center stood a towering ancient tree, its trunk as thick as a mountain peak, with nine lustrous white fruits dotting its branches—the azure essence dao fruits.

However, at the valley entrance, two ancient stone Puppets standing three zhang tall stood quietly. The Puppets were covered in runes and held massive stone axes, emitting a vigorous earth-element spiritual power—clearly the final line of defense for the Dao fruits.

"They are Ancient Spirit-Suppressing Puppets, driven by the spiritual power of the earth veins, with extremely strong defense," Ling Wei said, looking at the runes on the Puppets. "We need to destroy the rune cores in their chests simultaneously, otherwise they will regenerate infinitely."

Su Qingyuan unsheathed her twin swords, her Green Fire Sword Intent condensing into a zhang-long Sword Gang. "Lin Yue and I will take the lead; you all be responsible for keeping them busy!"

Lin Yue nodded, the red light of the zhensha divine staff flickering as the aura of a Spatial Sha-Slash faintly emerged. He exchanged a look with Su Qingyuan, and they both lunged at the two Puppets simultaneously.

The stone Puppets sensed the movement, and their stone axes swung down with the sound of breaking air, the wind from the axes as heavy as a mountain, smashing deep grooves into the ground.

Lin Yue sidestepped the axe strike and swept his divine staff. The Spatial Sha-Slash, with the sharp sound of tearing air, slammed heavily into the rune core on the Puppet's chest.

With a crisp 'clang,' a pale gold halo rose from the rune core, actually blocking the attack head-on.

Su Qingyuan's Azure Fire Sword Gang also struck the core of the other Puppet and was similarly repelled, the Sword Gang dissipating into sparks of fire.

"Their cores are bolstered by the spiritual power of the earth veins; a direct attack is useless!" Luo Ningshuang condensed a poisonous mist at her fingertips, but it was blocked by the earth-element spiritual light on the Puppet's surface. "We must first cut off the connection to the earth veins!"

Ling Wei immediately took out her Formation Flags and set up the Seven Stars Sha-Suppressing Formation at the valley entrance. The Formation patterns resonated with the Puppet runes, temporarily clogging the transmission of earth vein spiritual power. "I can only trap them for a moment, hurry up and act!"

A He took the Opportunity to fire green vine spirit arrows. The vines entwined the Puppets' limbs, and the life force of the spirit plant bead surged through the vines, attempting to erode their stone bodies. Luo Ningshuang injected spirit-eroding poison into her seven-craft shuttle and aimed precisely at the gaps in the runes at the Puppets' joints. After the poison shuttles embedded themselves, the Puppets' movements became visibly sluggish.

"Now!" Lin Yue channeled Liu Qingyan's natal True Essence, the gold and red light of the zhensha divine staff exploding. The Ten Thousand Jun Fiendbody and Spatial Sha-Slash erupted with full force as he smashed the staff into the Puppet's core.

This time, the halo of the rune core instantly dimmed, and the stone shell cracked with fine lines. Su Qingyuan also seized the Opportunity, combining her twin swords as her Azure Fire Sword Gang pierced through the core of the other Puppet.

Both Puppets let out a dull roar simultaneously, their stone axes falling from their hands. The runes on their bodies gradually dimmed, and their massive bodies crashed to the ground, turning into a pile of rubble.

The defense at the valley entrance was broken, and the scent of the azure essence dao fruits grew even more intense. However, in the distant canyon, the footsteps of Disciples from other Sects could already be heard—clearly, the final struggle had only just begun.

Passing through the valley entrance guarded by the Puppets, the lustrous white light of the qingyuan fruit tree became clearer. But the ground beneath their feet suddenly glinted with fine silver light—those meteorite fragments scattered in Falling Star Valley actually rose slowly as if coming to life, connecting into a circular star orbit in the air. Dark gold Formation patterns flowed along the star orbit, instantly enveloping Lin Yue's group of five.

"Not good! It's an ancient trapping Formation!" Ling Wei's expression changed drastically, and the hundred treasure exquisite disk at her fingertips suddenly lit up. The Formation patterns on the jade disk resonated violently with the star orbit in the air. "It's the 'Falling Star Spirit-Trapping Formation'! It uses meteorite fragments as the Formation base and draws on earth vein spiritual power and Evil Qi as its source. Once caught, one's spiritual power will be continuously drained by the Formation, which will also spawn Sha Spirits to attack!"