Heaven-defying Phoenix

Time was up, Jiu Muli had stopped his cultivation and rushed straight to Huangquan Mansion.    

This was a wasteland with a circumference of a thousand miles. Besides rubble that were in complete disorder, there were also potholes, making it seem like a ruined battlefield.    

This was the sect of the past, but was destroyed by a certain powerful senior, and now it has long since declined. After being excavated for so many years, this place has almost been dug to every inch by others.    

"Is that the Huangquan Mansion?"    

Jiu Muli sized up this dilapidated former Huangquan Sect Mountain encampment, and his gaze landed on the dark teleportation gate at the very back that was faintly discernible.    

That was the entrance to the Huangquan Mansion, it was surrounded by barrier, and all the cultivators that wanted to enter could only do so when the barrier was at its weakest.    

But very quickly, Jiu Muli noticed that there were shadows moving around, and the auras were different.    

Jiu Muli looked over, and immediately noticed that there were a few people secretly, obviously they were also prepared to enter the Huangquan Mansion.    

Woo woo … *    

A gust of wind blew and moaned incessantly. It was so cold that it seemed to corrode one's bones. It was even accompanied by a gust of cold wind and a thick, pitch-black fog that slowly rose.    

"The aura of the Ghost Realm!"    

At this moment, a cultivator cried out in alarm.    

Jiu Muli turned his head and immediately saw two Star Spirit Stage Cultivators standing not far from her with cautious expressions.    

This cold wind couldn't do much damage to the cultivators, but this kind of eerie scene was enough to send chills down one's spine.    

"Master, there's the aura of the underworld here."    

Just then, the Blacky suddenly spoke out cautiously. This time, it used a sound transmission and did not speak directly.    

"underworld? What kind of place is that? " Jiu Muli frowned slightly.    

She had already known about the Devil Realm a long time ago, and now, another underworld appeared. What kind of Ghost Realm was there, but she still didn't understand what kind of existences they were.    

"underworld is indeed underworld, just like your current Twelve Layered Heavens in the mortal world. underworld is also in the same state, and they even share a common ground with the mortal world." The Blacky spoke faintly.    

Blacky didn't seem to know much about the underworld. Other than knowing that the place was similar to the human world, there were no other differences. It was just that the human world was full of vitality, while the underworld was filled with the aura of death.    

The full moon quickly reached the middle of the sky, and immediately after, the barrier that was taken out from behind the Huangquan Sect suddenly became weaker, causing the spiral that looked like a transfer array to become extremely bright, like a bright lamp in the darkness.    

"Let's go in."    

When the time came, a few cultivators could no longer hold it in and slowly rushed towards the barrier.    

Jiu Muli was not anxious at all. Instead, he stood at his original position and waited. At the same time, he paid close attention to the barrier.    

"One person for eleven!"    

In the end, when the eleven of them entered the Huangquan Mansion, and no cultivators continued to enter the barrier in the time it took for half an incense stick to burn, Jiu Muli immediately understood.    

Soon after, she also charged into the barrier.    

The weak barrier was like a water curtain, it did not hold up much. She easily charged in and followed closely behind the whirlpool.    

Weng! *    

The vortex was initially dark, but soon after, rays of light appeared in the air. The process was extremely fast, and in the blink of an eye, it was as though he had experienced an illusion.    

"What a strong transfer array, it's much more profound than the arrangement in Sea King Clan!" The Blacky praised.    

Jiu Muli was surprised for a moment, and said: "What did you say, is this transfer array that strong?"    

Furthermore, it had followed Huang Wuji for a long time so it had heard quite a few things from him. Huang Wuji was the son of the Sea King Clan's hegemon, and the treatment that he had received was not something anyone else could compare to.    

But now, the Blacky had actually said that the transfer array in the Huangquan Sect was better than the layout of the Sea King Clan, it shocked her quite a bit.    

She was well aware of how strong the Sea King Clan was. Not to mention the Qing Yun Sect, even the Pure Moon Palace himself wouldn't be able to match up to him. After all, this was an existence that left the entire Eastern Region helpless.    

"Yes, master, do you not know? Whether the transfer array is wise or not, depends on how the rune s are arranged, the more profound the transfer array, the less impact the teleportation has on people, and the more self-sufficient the transfer array is, I heard Huang Gongzi say before that this is the biggest research goal in a long time."    

The Blacky spoke faintly.    

"What does the Sea King Clan want with this transfer array?" Jiu Muli's heart sank.    

"Attack the continent. This way, we won't need to spend a lot of resources every time we teleport." Blacky said as if it was a matter of course.    

Jiu Muli was speechless now, but she did not ask in detail, there were some things that she could not think about right now.    

The Huangquan Mansion was more like a run-down secret realm than a mansion. The area was vast, the sky and earth were dark and gloomy like dusk, and the dense aura of death spread out in all directions, causing the entire place to look yellow.    

There were collapsed halls all around, the barrier were already damaged, obviously the cultivators had already visited them once, it was a mess, as though they were just scraps of land.    

However, what made her feel uncomfortable was that her spiritual sense had been restricted to such an extent that even flying was difficult.    

"This place has really been thoroughly excavated by someone."    

Jiu Muli looked around and was speechless, because she realized that there was almost nothing of value here. Some of the halls had even been excavated, leaving behind only gray bricks and stones.    

"Let's go deeper in and take a look."    

In the end, Jiu Muli did not stop at the entrance, but instead, went straight in.    

Although Jiu Muli was not slow, she was still dissatisfied. Seeing that the Blacky did not seem to be affected, she could not help but ask: "Over here, can you fly?"    

"Yeah, there's no difference here, but there's a strange feeling." Blacky said somewhat vigilantly.    

It didn't hide anything and immediately told Jiu Muli that it felt a strange power in this place that made it feel extremely uncomfortable and even disgusted.    

"Which direction? Let's go take a look."    

Jiu Muli's mind was shaken, she was not afraid of anything abnormal, just afraid that nothing was amiss, if things went on like this, she would be at her wit's end.    

After all, it's been rummaged all over the place.    

However, since the transfer array outside was so brilliant, she did not believe that the Huangquan Mansion was so simple on the surface. If it was just this, it would not cause many of the great cultivators of sect to be unwilling to come.    

"Follow me."    

Blacky did not object as he flapped his wings and led the way.    

This was the deepest direction. The further one went, the darker the light became. The deathly aura also became heavier and heavier. Even the cold wind had become stronger.    

Finally, the Blacky brought Jiu Muli to the foot of a large mountain.    

The mountain was three thousand meters high, and the entire mountain was pitch black in color. It looked like rotting iron, and a strong aura of death was emanating off of it. It was extremely corrosive as it spread out in all directions.    

A huge waterfall flowing with yellow silt like water poured down from the top of the mountain like a miracle. At the top of the mountain, there was a palace which exuded a dark halo that stood proudly.    

A gigantic stone tablet stood at the foot of the mountain, right in front of Jiu Muli, there were four weird rune s carved on it, it looked like they were writing something.    

"What is this!"    

Jiu Muli did not understand, but when she looked carefully, she suddenly felt a majestic Qi rushing into between her eyebrows, causing her mind to sway a little.    

Directly affecting the spiritual sense!    

She was shocked, but she soon felt the pressure disappear. Even so, her back was covered in cold sweat.    

This was too strange. In the face of that pressure, she didn't even have the strength to resist. The slightest movement from her opponent would crush her to death.    

"Did the newcomer stop?"    

When she looked at the stone stele again, she immediately understood what it meant.    

"Someone's here?"    

At this moment, she suddenly noticed that there were already three auras approaching. She could not help but frown.    

There were three people in the group, and they were led by a young man wearing a golden robe.    

"Young master, this is a taboo place. No one is allowed to enter." Beside the yellow-robed youth, a gorgeous female cultivator slowly spoke.    

"Hmm, is this where the ancestor spoke of?"    

The yellow-robed youth didn't even spare a glance at Jiu Muli who was standing at the side, and continued to size up the mountain in front of him.    

"That's right, Young Master. I think we should leave quickly." Another gloomy male monk cautiously advised.    

"Is this place really that strange?" The yellow-robed youth frowned, his eyes filled with suspicion.    

"It is indeed strange. No one who enters has ever lived for a year." The gloomy and cold male monk continued to explain.    

"But this Huangquan Mansion, other than this place, has been flipped through everywhere else."    

The yellow-robed youth frowned as if he was eager to give it a try. However, in the end, he was persuaded to leave by his two followers.    

However, just as the yellow-robed youth had walked a short distance, a cold wind swept across the area.    

"Woo woo …"    

"Roar …"    

The howling cold wind, accompanied by the faint howls of wild beasts, filled the entire Huangquan Mansion.    

"Ghost crying!"    

Jiu Muli's pupils constricted. This was the strangest anomaly in the Huangquan Mansion.    

The wailing of ghosts and howling of wolves became more and more intense. Soon after, black figures suddenly rose from the waterfall of that strange black mountain in front of Jiu Muli.    

These black shadows were very dense and countless. The moment they appeared, they charged toward the surroundings without any hesitation.    

In just an instant, quite a few black figures appeared in front of Jiu Muli.    

"Master, retreat!" Blacky warned loudly.    

Jiu Muli also did not hesitate. Without even thinking, his body moved, and instantly flew back, conveniently slapping a palm towards a black figure that was attacking.    

However, contrary to Jiu Muli's expectations, the black figure seemed to have sagacity, facing the palm, she twisted her body, and easily dodged it.    

"Is this the Phantom Shadow they were talking about? Why is it so strange?!"    

Jiu Muli frowned, this kind of thing would appear whenever the Huangquan Mansion was activated, its attack was not strong, and killing would be easy, but it carried a strange curse with it, the more he killed, the stronger the curse he received!