Cultivating for a hundred lifetimes to ascension Chapter 1528: 828: Stealing the Treasure

Intense snowfall blankets the land, piercing icy winds bite deep into the marrow, turning everything into an endless white wilderness.

Dark, heavy clouds overhead press down with an ominous weight, while the towering Sky-reaching Cliff pierces the heavens, rooted in the barren snowy expanse like a colossal support holding up the sky and ground.

High above, frosty clouds swirl and drift, as the grand Cloud Sea dominates the vast expanse of the sky.

Within one section of the Cloud Sea, a cluster of Cloud Mist drifts in from the distance, gradually nearing the Sky-reaching Cliff.

This Cloud Mist blends seamlessly with the nearby clouds, betraying no sign of anything unusual.

Enormous, savage demon beasts periodically rush by over the Cloud Sea, some almost disrupting this Cloud Mist cluster, but none of them detect anything out of the ordinary.

Unknown to all, concealed deep inside the Cloud Mist is a Cloud Mirror that flickers in and out of visibility, as if present and absent at once, steadily releasing subtle cloud essence to keep the surrounding Cloud Mist intact.

Right now, inside the Mirror Realm, Zhao Sheng perches upon the Cloud Platform amid swirling vapors, with eight angular Water Mirrors manifesting in front of him, each displaying a precise view of the exterior.

As moments tick by, the Cloud Mist generated by the Mirage Cloud Mirror quietly draws nearer to the Sky-reaching Cliff, finally fusing with the ambient mists.

Perched elevated on the Cloud Platform, Zhao Sheng's eyes scan across the eight-sided Water Mirror, revealing the Sky-reaching Cliff riddled with caves of varying sizes, where throngs of demon beasts dart in and out, creating a scene of frantic activity.

Nearer the summit, the cliffside caverns grow grander in size, even as their quantity dwindles sharply.

At the same time, the mightier demon beasts claim the biggest lairs, positioned ever closer to the top.

Beginning from the midpoint of the Sky-reaching Cliff and rising higher, the domain belongs almost entirely to the Green-winged Roc clan, with scant traces of any other demon beast kinds.

Following a few days, the snowfall ceases, leaving the heavens pristine and bright.

A booming, resonant roar thunders from the peak of Sky-reaching Cliff, instantly igniting the whole structure in frenzy, as myriad demon beasts howl in unison, pledging utmost devotion to their sovereign.

Within mere instants, the initial trio of Green-winged Rocs, each immense like a mountain and nearest the top, launch from the edge, then ascend into the clear blue, wheeling about with prolonged cries.

Following that, successive Green-winged Rocs, roughly half the size yet exceeding three hundred feet, burst from the inferior caverns, swiftly climbing aloft.

Upon precise tally, the dispatched Green-winged Rocs number precisely thirty-three, and even the tiniest boasts power surpassing the Nascent Soul.

Once the Green-winged Roc clan departs, Snow Mountain Giant Eagles, Golden Divine Eagles, Three-headed Vultures, and various other formidable demon beasts emerge in sequence.

Sixty minutes pass, and almost a hundred mighty aerial behemoths circle beyond Sky-reaching Cliff, blotting out the firmament in a thick swarm, their shadow engulfing over a hundred miles of terrain.

Concealed inside the Mirage Cloud Mirror, Zhao Sheng suppresses his presence completely, merging the mirror flawlessly with the encircling mists, without leaking any irregular energy.

From this formation, it appears the long-slumbering King of the Demon Country is at last launching a grand operation.

As anticipated, this development proves no shock!

Shortly thereafter, a beam of golden radiance erupts abruptly from the apex of the Sky-reaching Cliff.

This golden gleam moves like a bolt of lightning, materializing in a flash atop the head of the grandest Green-winged Roc, shifting into the form of a mature man clad in a golden Feather Robe topped by a Purple Gold Crown.

The figure stands imposingly tall, featuring a hooked beak-like nose and broad mouth, his slit eyes sharp as blades, flashing with sparks of lightning upon each blink, radiating an aura of absolute authority.

This figure serves as the ruler of the Green Peng Demon Country, a Returning to Void Realm Demon Emperor, head of the Green-winged Roc clan, Jun Beiming!

As Jun Beiming materializes, he appears to detect a peculiarity, abruptly pivoting toward the Sky-reaching Cliff, his predatory gaze icy and merciless, piercing like bolts of frost.

Inside the nested Mirror, Zhao Sheng's heart skips a beat, swiftly flicking his sleeve to dissolve the eight-sided Water Mirror, while shutting his eyes in focus, instantly erasing his presence, turning statue-still like carved rock.

Jun Beiming's eyes rake over the Sky-reaching Cliff, deploying his peerless Divine Thought to envelop a thousand miles of surrounding emptiness, probing it more than a dozen times, but uncovering nothing amiss.

Soon after, Jun Beiming, face impassive, withdraws his stare, then pulses his Divine Thought through the void to command his underlings to advance.

Abruptly, a tremendous gale whips up in the heavens, as close to a hundred potent demon beasts beat their wings together, hurtling toward the distant skyline.

Trailing them, hordes of demon beasts pour from the Sky-reaching Cliff's caverns, ascending into the air, swooping with choruses of shrill calls, as though bidding farewell to the departing forces or heralding a triumphant homecoming.

Subsequently, tens of thousands of demon beasts retreat to their dens, restoring tranquility to Sky-reaching Cliff.

The sun climbs to its zenith, then eases toward the west.

Before long, the setting sun dips below the horizon, ushering in the inevitable darkness of night.

In an instant, midnight descends, with the luminous moon aglow and stars scattered across the vault.

Now, a puff of cloud essence ascends on the frigid flow toward the lofty heights, then stealthily wafts toward the cliff's crown.

Around the summit of the cliff, layers of Prohibition densely fortify the area, while a vast platform overhead is encased in a dome-shaped Barrier that glows with a soft blue hue in the darkness.

Still, upon contacting the Barrier's edge, the cloud essence scatters at once, vanishing from sight.

Yet, unbeknownst to all, a mirror has already covertly pierced the Barrier, slipping inside the peak.

The Mirage Cloud Mirror shifts once more into a veil of Water Vapor, gradually entering the palace grounds, releasing additional Water Vapor to diffuse throughout every hall.

Zhao Sheng remains tucked away in the Mirage Cloud Mirror, employing the Water Mirror Technique to scour the whole palace area.

Before much time elapses, he effortlessly locates the access to the Treasure Cave.

Without Jun Tianxing's betrayal, Zhao Sheng never would have suspected that the openly visible Treasure Hall was merely a decoy, with the real path to the Treasure Cave hidden under the king's throne.