Chapter 68: The Small Capturing Spirit Array

  Just as all the cultivators' true hearts were about to be lost, their souls turned into food in the mouth of a grey bird.

  Only to see the formation above suddenly appeared a flame, the sky floated out of the red cloud, dense flames fell from the sky.

  The flames illuminated the sky as if a volcano had erupted.

  A mass of purple flames slowly rotated within Hei Lao San's body, and the falling fire essence in the air was all absorbed into his body.

  Violet Flame True Fire, restrains all yin souls, is one of the nine strongest flames in ancient times.

  The flame born within Hei Lao San was precisely this kind of flame, which also happened to be one of the reasons why the flames within him had yet to awaken and appeared especially dark.

  With a flick of her finger, a thin thread of flame fell into the formation above, and the flame merged with the five elements fire in an instant, suddenly surging up and dancing wildly, twisting her seductive body, from the four sides and eight directions of the net to gather towards the center.

  Suddenly flames burst forth in great splendor.

  The aura of Youquan in the array instantly turned into ashes, and all illusions disappeared without a trace.

  Zhang Hao's body suddenly became full of spiritual energy, Mo Xiaosi slowly opened her eyes, while Beast Madness let out a roar like an ancient alien beast.

  Like the heavenly dragon's roar, heaven and earth change color.

  The gray bird in the formation was screaming, trapped by the fire net, sword edge, beast soul.

  Hei Lao San pinched out a law seal, and only saw that the tip of his finger condensed into a small purple flame. The flame flew into the formation above, swirling around the body of the gray bird below, slowly refining it.

  Zhang Hao pinched the dynamic method, and saw that the soil blocks in the formation began to change. A milky white mist rose from all sides, and everything around became illusory.

  The grey bird gazed at the cultivators disappearing one by one in the formation, flapping its wings restlessly and letting out a sharp cry.

  The web of fire was distorted and deformed by being pulled apart, but it had not been broken.

  The swords around him kept coming and going, killing him repeatedly, weakening the gray bird's soul power in the formation bit by bit.

  On a low hillside ten miles away from Tianmo Valley.

  Zuo Ci gazed at a three-inch-long jade plaque inside the jade box in his hand, and the sparkling lights on the plaque turned into threads of silver-white light that jumped and danced restlessly before gradually becoming thinner.

  His expression changed slightly, and the remaining soul of this beast in the jade card was rapidly flowing away with the power of the gray bird's soul. As long as the silver light inside the jade card disappeared completely, the refined soul of the gray bird that he had collected would disappear from the world and could never be restored again.

  Inside the Tianhuang, there is a restriction of the Golden Elixir Forbidden Law, and all spiritual beasts are unable to enter. However, the refined soul beast of the soul body can enter the great array without triggering the prohibition within the array. But unexpectedly, even a humble Red Dust Sword Sect could take in its own refined soul Grey Bird.

  This stirred up a murderous intent in his heart.

  This grey bird was originally a ninth-grade spiritual beast, before its death, it had means that reached the heavens and the earth, with divine and unparalleled abilities. It was a rare treasure among birds in the Purple Mist Forest on Wàn Xiàng Island, although it couldn't compare to the Heavenly Flame Phoenix that Li Jianxin obtained as his mount in the Fire Sand region of East Sea Return Ruins.

  But for Zuo Ci, it was a companion that had been with him through thick and thin for decades.

  Staring at the jade token in his hand which was gradually losing its luster, Zuo Ci gritted his teeth and let out a cold laugh, saying: "If a disciple of the Red Dust Sword Sect were to leave Tian Huang, they would have to become a soul that perishes under my sword!"

  At this moment, the silver light on the jade plaque suddenly stopped disappearing, and a hint of joy appeared on Zuo Ci's cold face. Suddenly, the jade plaque in his hand exploded with a loud noise and turned into ashes.

  "This... Left Stabbing looked at the jade plate in his hand, his mind greatly shocked. Just now there were countless silver lights in the jade plate, how could it be that in an instant it had refined the gray bird into nothingness? This kind of skill was definitely not ordinary."

  The formation southwest of Tiānjiàn Peak suddenly collapsed with a loud crash.

  Everyone saw that the Hei Lao San's Zi Yan True Fire in the Soul-Controlling Array was about to be refined, but it was disrupted by this Chi Yan Fu Xi Xuan Ling Shou which usually only swallowed spirit stones.

  This little thing suddenly appeared, and in a few mouthfuls, it swallowed several pieces of the Five-Petal Spirit Stone that had been placed around the array, consuming half of them. Just as the gray bird was about to fly away, it swallowed the bird whole in one gulp.

  The scarlet flame that had swallowed the ash bird, Fuxi, now resembled a drunkard who had imbibed too much wine. It lifted one of its hind legs, spun around in a circle, and then crashed to the ground with a loud thud.

  Lying on the ground with four limbs stretched out, it looked like a dead object, only a small triangular mouth transmitted a thunderous snoring sound, proving that this guy was still alive.

  Looking at the Chiyan Fouxu beast that was breathing in gray spiritual energy through its millions of pores, Zhang Hao couldn't help but feel a sense of wonder. His group had almost lost their lives in the process, yet they had managed to obtain this small creature at such a low cost. A decent soul beast like this could be absorbed into the Lianlong Sword and refined as a sword spirit, but unfortunately, its attributes didn't match the Lianlong Sword's icy properties.

  "Alright! Let's just consider it a bargain for this fool."

  At this time, only the red light filled with black old three steps forward and said: "The leader of the old three is lucky today, suddenly awakened the purple flame true fire in his body has successfully built the foundation!" After finishing, he quietly looked at Zhang Hao, a rare smile floating on the corner of his mouth.

  Zhang Hao smiled slightly, but in his heart he was somewhat moved. "In this world where the strong are respected, power represents everything. This Black Old Three is quite lucky! At the critical moment of building foundation, he succeeded and instantly gained a lot of confidence, no longer carrying the slave nature that life had oppressed him with before. He looks more comfortable now, pleasant to behold, and can bring hope and strength to others."

  Hei Lao San looked up at Zhang Hao, who was smiling and sizing him up without saying a word. He slightly calmed the emotions in his heart and said: "Zhang Men, my Purple Flame True Fire has been awakened, so from now on, the tasks of casting and refining elixirs within the sect will be handed over to me, how is that?" After finishing speaking, he looked at Zhang Hao with full expectation.

  "Alright! Go to Zhang Changlao's place to receive the token, he will arrange a task for you to refine the elixir. As for refining equipment, you can handle it yourself! After all, at present, the sect doesn't need to cast spiritual equipment, and refining equipment is a bit difficult with your current cultivation level. However, if you have spare time after completing Zhang Changlao's task of refining the elixir, you can practice refining equipment."

  "Hei Lao San was overjoyed and smiled: 'Thank you, Master!'"

  "Don't thank me! Thank yourself instead! If a person wants to be respected, they must rely on themselves. No matter who helps you, if you don't have the ability, it's useless!"

  Hei Lao San's personality is warm and gentle, but he is a man of great integrity. During his time in Cui Gu, he earned the respect of the outer sect disciples for being honest and reliable. Although he is usually quiet and reserved, he always thinks of the well-being of the outer sect disciples at critical moments, which has won him their admiration. However, his thoughts are also quite agile, but unfortunately, his foundation is shallow, and he has no hope of achieving great things in his cultivation, making him seem somewhat resigned to his fate. But now, upon hearing Zhang Hao's words, his heart suddenly feels enlightened.

  "This is a reminder to myself that I am now an inner disciple, and I must not appear timid. Thinking of this, he straightened his sturdy body and said loudly: 'The disciple will definitely not disappoint the master's kindness!'"