This scene caused Xu Qing and the other two to suck in breaths. Even though they already had a good understanding of this place and had seen a lot of things on their way here.
Even so, when they saw with their own eyes just how ferocious the three black mountains were, great waves rose in their hearts.
However, Yan Yan's great waves caused them to tremble.
Xu Qing's great waves caused him to immediately take out even more of the concealment items he had obtained during his cultivation and activate them.
As for the captain … he was different from them. His great waves caused him to be unable to contain the light of desire in his eyes. He stared straight at the three thrones and his breathing quickened.
"Treasures, these are also treasures!"
When Yan Yan heard this, he looked at the captain as if he had seen a ghost. His eyes were wide open.
Xu Qing was already used to it and ignored it. Instead, after thinking about it, he gave Yan Yan some more concealment items.
His actions immediately diverted Yan Yan's attention. Yan Yan held the items Xu Qing gave him and a strange light appeared in his eyes. He could not help but lift his finger to bite it.
Xu Qing suddenly said, "This place is not good to go. Eldest senior apprentice brother, when will the Sword Commanding Court you mentioned arrive?" His gaze moved away from the black mountains and landed at the foot of the mountain.
They were currently on a mountain. The three of them were lying behind a large rock at the top of the mountain and looking into the distance.
The mountain they were on was one of the mountains in the area. It was not eye-catching and was much shorter than the three black mountains, but it was enough to observe everything.
At that moment, when they looked into the distance, they saw that the three black mountains were surrounded by a thin layer of fog. The fog twisted and flowed between the heavens and the earth, transforming into huge ghost heads that surrounded the mountains. Whimpering sounds echoed from their mouths.
On the ground, one could see many black cities.
These cities were bustling with activity. All sorts of strange cries, ferocious roars, and ferocious, bloodthirsty laughter spread in all directions.
They were filled with the disciples of the Three Spirits Guarding Dao Mountain. There were also large amounts of mortals who were treated as servants, slaves, and rations. They lived lives worse than death.
As for the disciples of the Three Spirits Guarding Dao Mountain, they were extremely heterogeneous and came from all races. They were usually extremely vicious and evil. They gathered here and became disciples under the protection of the Three Spirits.
There were also small cultivators. Most of them were captured or raised from mortals to supplement their needs.
Every single one of them had already lost their humanity and only had thoughts of extreme evil.
That was the only way to survive.
All of this was reflected in the eyes of Xu Qing and the other two. Those countless demons and ghosts were clearly the first obstacle on their way to Three Spirits Guarding Dao Mountain.
In particular, there were quite a number of experts inside. Xu Qing could sense many powerful auras just by glancing around.
Fortunately, they had concealed themselves thoroughly, and their cultivations were relatively inconspicuous, so as long as they did not make any movements, they would not be detected for a short period of time.
However, this was also because they did not approach the mountain completely. Otherwise, if they were to approach a bit closer and touch the Three Spirits Guarding the Dao Mountain's spirit formation, they would be immediately detected.
Therefore, the current situation was different from the Sea Corpse Clan's forbidden area. They couldn't brazenly walk in. They needed an opportunity.
The captain licked his lips, suppressed the desire in his heart, and whispered, "It should be soon. It's fine, we are not in a hurry. Let's just hide here and wait."
Xu Qing nodded and lay there motionless. Yan Yan held the concealment item that Xu Qing gave her. Her face was slightly red as she moved closer to Xu Qing. When her left hand touched Xu Qing's body, her delicate body trembled as if she had been electrocuted and her eyes became blurry.
Xu Qing was about to dodge, but at this moment, a fluctuation came from the distance. Xu Qing didn't dare to move and maintained his posture.
A moment later, the fluctuation swept by and disappeared.
"This is Three Spirits Guarding Dao Mountain's outer perimeter. Don't worry, as long as we don't jump out, this simple detection will ignore us. It will only detect those above the Nascent Soul stage.
"After all, in the eyes of Three Spirits Guarding Dao Mountain, cultivators below the Nascent Soul stage are just ants." The captain spoke in a low voice as if he knew a lot.
Xu Qing didn't speak. He took out a few more concealment items and signaled for Yan Yan to go in another direction.
His many years of experience allowed him to know that the captain was sometimes unreliable.
Seeing this, the captain raised his eyebrows and put on a bitter expression.
"Little Ah Qing, you've changed. Why are you so far away from me?"
"Eldest Senior Brother, did Master give you some new treasure?" Xu Qing looked at the captain from afar.
"How is that possible? That old man is so stingy.
By the way, Little Ah Qing, do you have any more apples? I'm a little hungry. "The captain's expression was normal and didn't reveal any flaws.
Xu Qing didn't say anything and threw a few apples over. However, he strictly didn't get close to them. Instead, he placed poisonous powder around them.
The captain blinked and sighed.
Yan Yan didn't understand Xu Qing and the captain's behavior. She was very puzzled, but she didn't ask.
Just like that, three days passed.
"Captain, if the Sword Holding Court doesn't come, we can't keep waiting like this. Do you have a backup plan?" Xu Qing asked on the other side.
"The Sword Holding Court will definitely come!" The captain said with certainty.
"Are you sure?" Xu Qing was surprised.
"Of course, I spent a lot of money to buy this information!" The captain's eyes revealed a deep look as if he had a strategy in mind.
Xu Qing thought about it and didn't say anything.
Several days passed.
Xu Qing silently looked at the captain. The captain took a deep breath and still nodded.
"Don't worry!"
Thus, another seven or eight days passed.
During these seven or eight days, there were several dangers.
The cultivators of the Three Spirits Guarding the Way would either fly by or patrol, and they would almost notice them. The most dangerous time was when a group of Three Spirits Guarding the Way's disciples flew by. Some of them seemed to feel that something was wrong and carefully looked at the mountain they were on.
Xu Qing continued to hide and even used his shadow to cover them. Yan Yan also clearly had her own treasure, so the two of them avoided the probing gazes.
The captain instantly activated his concealment. At the same time, his body turned transparent. Xu Qing lowered his head and looked at his own shadow.
In the dark night, Xiao Ying, who couldn't be seen by outsiders, quickly pointed in the direction of a large rock in the distance.
Xu Qing expressionlessly looked in that direction.
At the same time, under Xiao Ying's guidance, a crack suddenly appeared on the motionless rock near the ground. This crack was formed by squinting eyes.
"Something's not right. Could it be that Little Ah Qing noticed me? Could it be that the old man even told Little Ah Qing about giving me a treasure that can transform into a clone and myself?"
"This kid is too smart. It's not fun anymore." This large rock was the captain's concealment.
In fact, this was his real body. The one in the distance … was his clone. His original plan was to wait for the Sword Wielding Court to attack, and then take advantage of the chaos to let his clone follow Xu Qing and the others to scout ahead while he followed behind.
This was safer, and he might be able to secretly obtain a better harvest.
He had done this when he was on the Mermaid Island and in the Sea Corpse Tribe's forbidden area, but he had failed every time.
Under the Mermaid Island's underground cave, he had followed them all the way and was poisoned by Xu Qing. The Sea Corpse Tribe's forbidden area had successfully taken the blame.
This made him very unhappy. This time, with the treasure given by his master, he felt that he could succeed once.
However, Xu Qing's gaze just now made him feel a little guilty.
Therefore, after thinking about it, when the Three Spirits Suppressing Dao Mountain cultivators left, he changed direction.
Just like that, three days later, on the evening that Xu Qing and the others had been waiting for almost a month, an earth-shattering bolt of lightning suddenly appeared in the dark clouds in the sky.
This bolt of lightning was extremely large, almost 100,000 feet long. It was as if a crack had been torn in the sky, and it exploded with a loud bang.
The sound was so loud that it was like countless heavenly thunders reverberating, and it directly shook the world.
After this huge bolt of lightning appeared, many smaller bolts of lightning fell from the sky one after another and blasted the ground.
It enveloped a large area as if it had formed a lightning domain.
Lightning filled the air, and the place was instantly in chaos.
At the same time, the dark clouds in the sky suddenly shattered, and the sound of war drums echoed in the sky. A sword beam flew out from the dark clouds.
This sword beam was extremely large, and it was surrounded by thousands of Dao marks, causing the sword to contain the power to slash the heavens. It emitted endless might, and like a heavenly tribulation, it went straight for … the First Mountain of the Three Spirits Suppressing Dao Mountain!
The sword descended, and the First Mountain rumbled violently.
A thick cloud of black fog rose into the sky, and the sword beam was also within it. When they collided, the world trembled, and an intimidating roar spread out in all directions.
"Sword-Bearing Elder!"
"Sword-Bearing Court, by the orders of the County, suppresses the Three Spirits Mountain!" A clear voice replied from within the sword beam.
This sudden scene caused the hearts of the Three Spirits Mountain to tremble, and at the same time, the ground was thrown into even more chaos and shock.
Next, a pair of large hands stretched out from the sky and viciously pushed in all directions. A storm exploded and swept out in all directions. The dark clouds in the sky were completely pushed aside.
After that, numerous figures wearing sword-bearing robes appeared. After they appeared, they turned into beams of sword light that charged towards the ground.
As they descended, the giant that had pushed aside the clouds also landed. It lifted its head to the sky and roared, then charged towards the Second Mountain. It punched out with full power, and the Second Mountain trembled. Huge cracks appeared on the mountain, and it looked as if it was about to collapse.
There were also three figures standing on top of the giant's head. Each of them had a shocking aura, and their eyes were filled with light. At this moment, the three of them walked out at the same time and charged towards the Third Mountain.
Before they arrived, the sword energy arrived and smashed into the Third Mountain!
In the next instant, a loud rumble came from the Third Mountain. The defenses and restrictions on the mountain all collapsed, and more than half of the mountain collapsed. The pressure that originally existed on the mountain also dissipated.
In the middle of the mountain, a huge hole was revealed. Inside was Supreme Nether Elf's cave.
In the sky, the tall Supreme Nether Elf's expression changed greatly, and a fierce aura erupted from him.
The skeleton giant on the Second Mountain suddenly stood up and let out an angry roar.
"Sword-Bearing Court, do you know the consequences of attacking us? We have abided by our duties and didn't overstep our boundaries. We also didn't respond to the Ghost Emperor's summons. If you do this, are you trying to force us to fuse with the Ghost Emperor and awaken him?!
"Mere ghosts. If it was during the Ancient Emperor's era, you would be like bandits. Now that the human race is in decline, you dare to threaten us?"
As the words came out, a middle-aged man walked out from the sky.
He was wearing a mighty official's robe and a hat with dao patterns on it. He had a calm temperament and an ancient sword on his back.
As he walked, his robe fluttered in the wind and sword energy surrounded him. Behind him were countless shadows, each larger than the last, as if they were connected to the sky.
He was at the second stage of the Void Returning Realm.
Behind him, as the clouds were torn apart, the light of dusk scattered on this miserable world that hadn't seen light for a long time.
Although it was just the afterglow, it was still dazzling!
Just like the human race.
(End of this chapter)