Record of a Demon's Cultivation Chapter 1405: Vast as the Stars
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Translator: CinderTL
"Whether there’s an exit or not is irrelevant. This Monarch will carve a path by shattering the cavern’s ceiling. Fellow Daoist Yuanrong, you and the little friends will handle the monsters. With forty high-tier cultivators here, how could we possibly be trapped by a mere pack of beasts?" Yongcheng declared.
"Fellow Daoist Yongcheng, act with caution!" Yuanrong cautioned. "The ground beneath our feet is the teleportation array. If we wish to return to the Eastern Profound Continent, we must rely on this array. Any damage to it could trap us on this continent forever."
Though the group couldn’t confirm if this was their intended destination—the Western Rong Continent—they were certain they had been teleported to a distant realm.
Otherwise, the teleportation process wouldn’t have exerted such immense pressure.
While Song Wen, a Body Integration Stage cultivator, fared well, some Void Refinement Stage cultivators in the group had even sustained minor internal injuries during the teleportation.
"This is simple."
Daoist Monarch Yongcheng raised his right hand, forming a sword with two fingers. Spiritual light flickered at his fingertips as he slowly drew a line across the sky.
Instantly, a gale erupted.
A massive azure tornado, several dozen meters thick, materialized above the group.
The tornado pierced the air, spiraling upward with tremendous force, and slammed directly into the cavern’s ceiling.
Wherever the tornado passed, the monsters clinging to the cavern ceiling were instantly annihilated.
Yet the tornado didn’t pursue the remaining creatures. Instead, it bored directly into the rock like a drill.
The rock shattered instantly, sending large and small fragments crashing down.
Daoist Monarch Yongcheng raised several powerful gusts of wind, gathering the falling debris.
"Everyone, scatter immediately!"
Hearing his command, the group swiftly rose into the air, abandoning their positions.
Under Yongcheng’s control, the stone fragments gently settled onto the ground.
The sheer volume of debris quickly formed a jagged mountain over thirty meters high, completely burying the teleportation array.
"Let’s move. We’ll leave this cave first. Once we’re outside and have assessed the situation, we’ll devise a plan to eliminate these monsters entirely."
With these words, Daoist Monarch Yongcheng soared upward, approaching the cavern ceiling.
The Azure Dragon Tornado, still swirling within the rock, hadn’t dissipated.
Yongcheng clearly intended to use the tornado to clear a path.
But his ascent drew the attention of the monsters clinging to the ceiling.
Hiss—
Amidst a chorus of piercing hisses, the creatures coalesced into a massive sphere and charged toward Yongcheng.
"Get lost!"
Yuanrong exhaled softly and unleashed the Starstream Sword Rain once more, condensing a torrential flood of Sword Qi that surged toward the colossal sphere.
Perhaps due to the addition of a sixth-tier monster, the sphere’s power was noticeably greater this time. Yet it still proved no match for the Sword Qi torrent, which instantly tore it to shreds.
"Many thanks for your assistance, Fellow Daoist Yuanrong," Daoist Monarch Yongcheng said with a smile.
He had already reached the base of the Azure Dragon Tornado.
The tornado shifted, burrowing deeper into the rock above and leaving behind a vertical shaft twenty-five meters wide.
Yuanrong gracefully ascended, approaching Yongcheng.
Seeing this, the others swiftly followed suit.
Song Wen watched the crowd rising around him, then glanced down at the ground below, a flicker of hesitation in his eyes.
Though the monsters themselves were not particularly strong, their sheer numbers were staggering.
Such a massive swarm could not possibly be led by a mere sixth-tier creature. Otherwise, they would have long since been devoured by other demon beasts.
There must be stronger entities among them—seventh-tier or even eighth-tier—lurking in the shadows, waiting to reveal themselves.
Song Wen possessed a fifth-tier Earth Evasion Talisman, allowing him to slip away unnoticed while the cultivators’ attention was focused on the monsters, thus avoiding a direct confrontation.
After a moment’s contemplation, Song Wen abandoned his initial plan.
Having just arrived in this unfamiliar place, with the situation still unclear, acting alone would be unwise.
It was best to stay with the group, observe the situation, and seize opportunities as they arose.
Song Wen moved swiftly to catch up with Wang Qiuyue, joining her side.
Two Void Refinement Stage cultivators from Spirit Jade Palace were also accompanying Wang Qiuyue.
To fend off the relentless monster attacks, she had transformed one hand into a massive dragon claw, occasionally unleashing sharp claw strikes.
Meanwhile, Song Wen summoned his long-dormant Nine Nether Fiend Qi.
The Nine Nether Fiend Qi’s power was unremarkable, appearing ordinary to Body Integration Stage cultivators, but it proved sufficient against the current wave of monsters.
The azure Malevolent Qi swept through the air, freezing the charging monsters into solid ice. As the frozen figures crashed to the ground, both ice and monster shattered into countless fragments.
Notably, the vertical tunnel carved by Daoist Monarch Yongcheng frequently intersected with underground fissures. This forced the group to remain constantly vigilant against monsters surging from these cracks.
Despite the inherent dangers, the forty high-tier cultivators moved in unison, their combined efforts ensuring a safe and uneventful passage.
After the group had ascended a hundred li, the rocky terrain around the tornado leading the way had given way to soft, damp soil.
As the tornado broke through this layer of earth, a beam of sunlight suddenly streamed down.
The group emerged from the cave one by one, finally reaching the surface.
Suspended in mid-air, Song Wen looked around. A vast, undulating mountain range stretched before him.
Yet this mountain range was devoid of trees or grass. Instead, it was covered in dense patches of bizarre, otherworldly flowers.
These strange flowers varied in height, some towering several zhang tall while others stood only two or three chi high. Each flower consisted of a single thick stem, topped with a massive, crimson bud swollen with potential. The fleshy petals pulsed rhythmically, like living flesh.
The flowers grew so densely that they stretched as far as the eye could see.
Having left the underground realm, the strange force that had been interfering with their divine sense vanished. Yet Song Wen’s divine sense, which could now cover a radius of five thousand li, revealed nothing but these bizarre flowers—no other trees, plants, or vegetation.
Suddenly, countless bulges began to rise from the soil below.
As clods of earth crumbled away, monstrous creatures burst forth from the ground.
Hiss—
The monsters tilted their heads, gazing up at the figures hovering in the sky, their mouths emitting incessant hisses.
Hearing these hisses, the tallest of the monstrous flowers suddenly bloomed.
Within their petals, dozens of monsters lay coiled.
The monsters snapped open their pitch-black eyes, their gazes sweeping across the figures above.
The cultivators’ expressions shifted slightly. The sheer number of monsters was staggering, enough to chill the blood.
"How could there be so many demon beasts? Where do they get enough food and Spiritual Qi?" Daoist Monarch Yongcheng murmured in surprise.
"The flowers and monsters likely share a symbiotic relationship," Yuanrong explained. "The flowers seem capable of drawing spiritual energy from the earth veins to sustain these creatures. The interference with our divine sense underground earlier was likely caused by these flowers as well."
"What should we do now?" Daoist Monarch Yongcheng asked. "Should we proceed with the original plan to eliminate all the monsters to prevent them from damaging the teleportation array?"
"Roar! Roar! Roar..."
Before Yuanrong could answer, a series of distinct roars echoed through the air.
The cultivators turned toward the sound and saw:
On several distant mountain peaks, among the blooming flowers, a dozen monsters over three meters tall had emerged.
Seventh-tier demonic beasts!
(End of the Chapter)
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