Chapter 6081
The golden-crowned cultivator seized the opportunity to rush towards Kai, a golden longsword appearing in his hand: “Boy, prepare to die!”
“Divine King Sword Technique – Heavenly Punishment!”
The golden sword light, like thunder from the heavens, carried a majestic divine might as it slashed towards Kai.
This sword strike contained the power of the divine royal bloodline; its power was so great that the entire cave trembled.
The golden-crowned cultivator was at the peak of the seventh rank of the Upper Immortal Realm, and with the blessing of the Divine King bloodline, the power of this sword strike was approaching that of the eighth rank of the Upper Immortal Realm!
But Kai was not afraid at all.
“A mere trick.”
The Dragon-Slaying Sword was held horizontally, gray sword light condensing.
There were no fancy moves, just a simple straight thrust.
Clang!
The tips of the two swords collided precisely.
Time seemed to stand still for a moment.
The next instant, the golden sword light shattered!
The golden longsword in the golden-crowned cultivator’s hand broke into pieces, and he himself was struck as if by a heavy blow, flying backward and crashing into the cave wall, spitting out a mouthful of blood.
“You… what realm are you?!”
The golden-crowned cultivator was horrified.
He clearly sensed that Kai was only at the peak of the first rank of the Upper Immortal Realm, so why was his combat power so terrifying?
Kai didn’t answer, taking a step forward and already in front of the golden-crowned cultivator, the Dragon-Slaying Sword pressed against his throat.
“Speak, what exactly is going on with this Sacred Mountain? Why is the Divine Race refining ghost corpses?”
The golden-crowned cultivator’s face was deathly pale, but a hint of madness flashed in his eyes: “Hehe…you can’t stop it…the eight altars have been activated, the blood sacrifice array is complete…the Ghost Weeping Saint Venerable is about to reappear…at that time, you will all die…”
“Stubborn fool.”
Kai pushed the tip of his sword forward, piercing halfway into the golden-crowned cultivator’s throat, “If you don’t speak, I’ll kill you right now.”
The fear of death finally overwhelmed his madness, and the golden-crowned cultivator trembled as he said, “I’ll talk…I’ll talk…”
“The Sacred Mountain…the entire Sacred Mountain…is actually the corpse of the Ghost Weeping Saint Venerable transformed…”
What?!
Kai and Ming Li were both shocked.
The entire Sacred Mountain was transformed from a single corpse?
“Tens of thousands of years ago, the Ghost Cry Saint Venerable fought a great battle with three True Immortals of the Temple, and was ultimately suppressed here,”
the golden-crowned cultivator said with difficulty. “But his cultivation was extraordinary, and even in death, his body remained indestructible, absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and transforming into a mountain range…” ”
The successive Temple Masters all wanted to control this Saint Venerable’s body, but the Ghost Cry Saint Venerable had placed a restriction on it before his death, which could not be controlled by anyone without the bloodline of the Ghost Clan. Until three hundred years ago, the current Temple Master, the Divine Power Master, devised a method to forcibly awaken the remaining consciousness within the body through blood sacrifice, and then used a secret method of the Divine Clan to refine it into a ghost corpse…”
“In this way, the restriction placed on the Ghost Cry Saint Venerable before his death would be eroded by the power of blood sacrifice, and ultimately controlled by the Temple…”
The golden-crowned cultivator coughed up blood: “Eight altars… each corresponding to one of the eight key parts of the body… Once the blood sacrifice array is completed… all living beings within the entire Holy Mountain area will be sacrificed… to awaken the Ghost Cry Saint Venerable’s body… and refine it into a ghost corpse that only obeys the Temple…”
“Your methods are truly vicious!” Ming Li was furious.
The Ghost Clan’s Holy Venerable, even in death, could not find peace; he was to be turned into a puppet by his enemies—what a disgrace! Kai’s eyes flashed even colder: “The eight pillars of light on the mountaintop, are those the eight altars?”
“Yes… the Blood Sacrifice Array is 70% activated… in another quarter of an hour… it will be fully formed…”
The golden-crowned cultivator laughed bitterly, “You can’t stop it… the altars are guarded by powerful gods… and once the array is activated… unless three or more altars are destroyed simultaneously… it cannot be interrupted…”
“Now… it’s too late…”
As if confirming his words, the sacred mountain trembled even more violently.
The eight blood-red pillars of light on the mountaintop grew brighter and brighter, the interconnected blood-red energy almost solidifying.
All living beings within the entire sacred mountain range felt their blood boiling; those with weaker cultivation began to bleed from their seven orifices!
The pilgrims were horrified to discover that their essence blood was being uncontrollably drawn from their bodies, turning into blood streaks flying towards the mountaintop.
They wanted to escape, but an invisible barrier seemed to exist within the sacred mountain range, sealing off all paths.
“Help!”
“Let us out!”
“The gods have deceived us! This isn’t the sacred mountain, it’s a demon’s lair!”
Screams and cries echoed throughout the sacred mountain.
Inside the cave, the tremors of the Ghost Cry Saint statue reached their peak.
Large chunks of its stone outer shell peeled away, revealing a pitch-black body within.
It was a hundred-foot-tall ghost-like body, with a human torso, a snake’s tail, and eight ferocious arms.
Although its eyes remained closed, the aura it emitted distorted the very space around it.
“It’s about to awaken…”
The golden-crowned cultivator stared at the statue with fascination, “The Saint is about to awaken…”
Without hesitation, Kai ended the golden-crowned cultivator’s life with a single sword strike.
“Ming Li, let’s split up.”
Kai quickly made a decision. “You go and disrupt the blood sacrifice ritual in the cave to prevent the statue from fully awakening. I’ll go to the mountaintop and try to destroy the altar as much as possible.”
“But Mr. Chen, there must be powerful gods guarding the mountaintop. You’ll be alone…” Ming Li said worriedly.
“It’s alright.”
Kai looked at the statue that was about to awaken. “If it fully awakens, that will be the real problem. You do your best to stop it here, and I’ll try my best at the mountaintop.”
“Also, these controlled cultivators…”
Kai looked at the cultivators who were being controlled by the Soul-Controlling Bell and were attacking Ming Li.
Ming Li gritted his teeth: “I’ll find a way to break the control. The Ghost Clan has a secret technique to break soul control, but it will take time.”
“Alright, hurry up.”
Kai said no more, his figure blurred, and he rushed out of the cave.
The Divine Clan cultivators along the way tried to stop him, but no one could stop Kai’s sword light.
He was like a gray lightning bolt, shuttling through the cave passages, and soon rushed out of the cave and into the outside world.