Chapter 676 - 657: White Bone Immortal Trapping Array

"No, you should do it, Brother Golden Wolf."

Meng Ningzi had already conceded. She had no choice but to be impressed—the treasures in her Qiankun Bag were just too tempting. While they meant little to the Meng Family, the experience itself was certainly unique.

Yongwu Gorge was deep within the Inner Sea. The entire environment was filled with a strange, oppressive force, and the wails of ghosts and howls of wolves echoed from time to time. The biggest problem was that Magic was disrupted here, especially Heart Spirit Magic.

"I’ll do it," Yi Qinwen volunteered. "Before we came, I specifically asked where the Sleeping Rock Pure Lotus was. This way."

The others remained silent as the group followed Yi Qinwen.

Sure enough, it wasn’t long before they caught a distinct, fragrant scent. There, on a cliff face, a pure white lotus was blooming in all its beauty.

"We’ve reached our destination. You can go ahead."

"Ahem, Lord Golden Wolf, I’m afraid we’ll have to trouble you. This Sleeping Rock Pure Lotus is very sensitive. If a master doesn’t retrieve the entire thing in a very short amount of time, it will wither immediately. I believe you’re the only one here with the skill to do it," Yi Qinwen said.

Yi Jingyi suddenly tugged on Yi Qinwen’s sleeve. "...Let me try."

"Are you kidding me? Do you want to watch Senior die?!" Yi Qinwen suddenly snapped.

Wang Meng smiled. "I’ll do it. Might as well see this through to the end."

"Brother Golden Wolf, let me go with you. A natural treasure like this might be dangerous. I can act as your protector."

Meng Ningzi felt a little embarrassed. She hadn’t done anything the entire way but had received quite a few good things.

The two walked toward the Sleeping Rock Pure Lotus. Wang Meng slowly reached out his hand. In an instant, his hand froze. The Sleeping Rock Pure Lotus suddenly exploded, unleashing countless fine needles, like ox hairs.

At such close range, death was practically certain.

These were the notoriously vicious Blood Poison Needles of the Cultivation Realm. They specialized in breaking through True Essence and were impossible to defend against. Once they entered the body, they would travel through the bloodstream and destroy the Life Wheel—an utterly malevolent method.

And this was the signature move of the White Bone Sect!

Yi Qinwen’s expression was a little cold. The two girls looked ashamed, Jia Yuan sighed, and Luo Kai and Pan Yang hung their heads.

"If I die, I die. Why did you have to harm others?"

"Senior, we’ve already lost so many people! Why should we just accept our fate?!" Yi Qinwen said. He hated the White Bone Sect, but he hated the world even more.

The Blood Poison Needles scattered, and a voice drifted over. "Was all this really necessary?"

Wang Meng landed, holding Meng Ningzi. It had all happened in the nick of time, and Wang Meng hadn’t had a moment to think. Meng Ningzi quietly pushed him away. Although it was a desperate situation, she had never been so close to a man before.

"Everyone, if you don’t have a good explanation, I believe you will pay a heavy price for what happened today!"

Master Wang was furious.

He had thought their expressions didn’t seem fake, but he had been deceived after all.

"Hahahaha! Golden Wolf, what impressive skill! To think you could even dodge that. It seems you are indeed worthy of this old man’s attention!"

A figure emerged from the mist, clad in a set of silver-white bones.

It was the Ghostly Elder, one of the Eight Great Elders of the White Bone Sect.

"Ghostly Fiend, we’ve done what you asked! Quickly, give Senior the antidote!" Yi Qinwen roared.

"Hehe. Come here. I’ll give it to you."

Fuming, Yi Qinwen charged forward. Before he even reached the Ghostly Fiend, he suddenly clutched his neck. His face instantly turned black as he collapsed, unmoving.

A cold sneer appeared on the Ghostly Fiend’s face. "Daring to bargain with the White Bone Sect... you’re truly courting death."

"Now, all of you can die!"

As he spoke, he clapped his hands. Dozens of White Bone Cultists surged out from the mist. The ground flashed with light, and a massive Array appeared.

"The only fate for those who offend the White Bone Sect is—death!"

"Ghostly Fiend, you have some nerve!" Meng Ningzi shouted angrily.

"Hehe, if it isn’t the Young Mistress of the Meng Family. Tsk tsk, what an unexpected prize. Excellent, excellent!" the Ghostly Fiend cackled.

Meng Ningzi’s heart skipped a beat. ’This is bad. The people who lured us here weren’t part of the White Bone Sect. Even if we die here, the Meng Family will never know.’

The White Bone Sect was not only vicious but also thorough.

"Activate the Array—White Bone Immortal Trapping Array!"

Amidst the Ghostly Fiend’s sinister cackles, the figures of the dozens of White Bone Cultists intertwined. Overlapping black magical projections appeared. With a twist, the Array on the ground floated into the air, forming a black barrier that sealed off the entire space. In mid-air, a skeletal corpse emanated an eerie, verdant demonic glow.

Meng Ningzi’s expression changed abruptly. ’The White Bone Immortal Trapping Array! It’s one of the White Bone Sect’s three famous Grand Slaughter Arrays. Countless once-dominant Cultivators have fallen within it.’ The shamelessness of the White Bone Sect lay in their habit of ganging up on their enemies. For a Cultivator, the most disgusting situation was to be trapped in an Array with a master orchestrating the kill.

"Purple Qi East Coming!" Purple energy—the East Emperor’s Extreme Purple Qi—flowed from Meng Ningzi’s fingertips. She extended a finger, taking out a Snow Silver Long Arrow and nocking it on her bow. With a HUM, three Arrays burst forth from the divine bow, rotating once. "Purple Extreme Heaven-Breaking Arrow!"

Meng Ningzi attacked with her full power, activating her Fate Grid. The three Arrays instantly merged into the long arrow, which then shot toward the skeletal corpse in the sky.

That skeletal corpse was the heart of the White Bone Immortal Trapping Array.

"KYEHEHEHE... How naive! Transform the Array! Nothing is real, everything is illusion! White Bone’s Eerie Light!"

A distorted, ghastly green light suddenly burst from the skeletal corpse’s deep eye sockets. With a flash, the Purple Extreme Heaven-Breaking Arrow, empowered by the three Arrays of her Fate Grid, vanished into nothingness in mid-air.

Meng Ningzi’s face turned pale. The distorted, ghastly green light traced a path back and blasted toward her!

She raised her bow to block it. CRACK! A terrible shattering sound came from the bow’s limb.

In a single blow, Meng Ningzi was injured and her bow was cracked!

The Sect Leader of the White Bone Sect was the foremost expert in Array Techniques. The reason the White Bone Sect could act so unscrupulously was that while their cultists might not be very strong individually, they could kill masters when supported by an Array. They were utterly ruthless. Within the sect, the Sect Leader was considered a god who could turn the rotten into the miraculous. The ability for an ordinary Cultivator to kill a powerful one and seize their Fate Grid was something they would flock to like moths to a flame.

The upper echelons of the White Bone Sect were all shrouded in mystery, as they likely had other identities in the outside world. Because of this, no one who offended the White Bone Sect ever knew if they had just offended someone right beside them.

In the nick of time, Wang Meng moved, pulling Meng Ningzi away. ’This girl’s foundation is really solid,’ he thought. ’Even after a heavy blow like that, she’s only lightly injured.’

’The White Bone Sect really has some tricks up its sleeve. The Cultivators casting the Array are only average, but with the Array’s amplification, their power is equivalent to a Celestial Wheel Realm master. No wonder the White Bone Sect has the reputation it does today.’

"KYEHEHE... Golden Wolf, you really have a soft spot for pretty women. What a pity. If you hadn’t killed our people, you might have been able to join the White Bone Sect. Now, I just want to know how many Fate Grids you can offer me. One thousand? Two thousand? Or maybe three thousand? Transform the Array, Seal of the Immortal Entrapment!"

In mid-air, the eerie green demonic light in the skeletal corpse’s eye sockets changed, turning into a blood-red demonic glow. A Demon Seal emerged from the phantom image.

At that moment, the Ghostly Fiend leaped into the air, unfurling a large black seal in his hand. The body of the seal depicted a supremely evil Demon holding a Three-pronged Black Fork. Its expression was ferocious, dozens of skulls hung from its waist, and it trod upon roiling black clouds.

The Demon Seal flew out and merged with the White Bone Demon Seal in the air. It expanded rapidly, instantly transforming into a great mountain of a Demon Seal.

"Suppress!"

The Ghostly Fiend now took personal command of the Array, flying to a position above the skeletal corpse. He fully activated his True Essence and Fate Grid simultaneously, pouring a continuous stream of power into the corpse. He let out a piercing shriek, and the dozens of White Bone Cultists supporting the Life Assistance Array also revealed savage expressions, baring their teeth and shouting in unison: "Suppress!"