Chapter 254
Within the Mystic Luna Realm, on the dark side of the moon—on the outer region alongside the boundary separating the dark and visible sides of the moon—sat a mountain range .
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Wang Baole was being transported to somewhere on the mountain range . As soon as he materialized, he spat out mouthfuls of blood . Unable to stand, he fell to the ground, blood seeping from his eyes, nose, mouth, and ears . His face was pale, and his appearance disheveled and horrifying .
He had appeared on a downward slope, causing his fallen body to roll to the bottom of the mountain with a loud thud and get stuck in a sunken depression . He fell unconscious before he could even summon his puppets out to stand guard .
His injuries were too serious . Not only had he suffered a backlash from using the seventh-grade Dharmic Armament twice, but he had also used the Supernova and his mystic lightning techniques while injured by the backlash . There had also been the counterforce from the Foundation Establishment realm cultivator Zhou Fei’s spells . Wang Baole’s organs were on the verge of being torn apart from the cumulative damage . The extent of his injuries was almost equal to what he had suffered during his encounter in the Pond Cloud Rainforest .
He was unconscious for an entire day .
Fortunately, while the area was near the visible side of the moon, it was still located on the dark side . Few cultivators ventured there . Nobody discovered him while he lay unconscious the entire day .
During the period, his nine mosquitoes carried out the commands Wang Baole issued before he passed out obediently . They lay on Wang Baole’s body and hid him from view . They kept a lookout for anyone passing by as well . Regardless of who it was, they would immediately attack the approaching person and prevent him from getting closer .
A day later, Wang Baole finally, slowly opened his eyes . He hadn’t yet gotten a clear picture of his surroundings and fully awakened from his confusion when agonizing pain on every part of his body made itself known and shocked him awake . Sweat started pouring from his forehead .
A long moment later, Wang Baole struggled to sit up . He panted heavily as he eyed his surroundings, then assessed his condition . He smiled wryly .
That’s the price for messing around with teleportation . Wang Baole grimaced . He stared at the Dharmic Armament that he had held onto with a death grip during his unconscious state and was overwhelmed with emotions .
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He knew if he hadn’t possessed the Dharmic Armament, he wouldn’t have been able to escape death .
Despite being heavily wounded, he did escape with his life intact . Not only did he escape, but he had also injured the Foundation Establishment realm cultivator as well and drove him raving mad . The thought of that made Wang Baole quite pleased .
Little guy, I’ll kill you when I reach the Foundation Establishment realm! Wang Baole patted his stomach out of habit . Intense pain immediately shot through his entire body . He shuddered in pain, the agony residing only after some time .
With a grimace, he struggled to his feet, then eyed his surroundings . He realized he was still on the dark side of the moon . He could see a corner of the planet Earth though . He must not have been far from the visible side of the moon .
If he left in his current wounded state, he would be defenseless should he encounter any danger . After some thought, he used the seventh-grade Dharmic Armament to dig a small cave in the sunken depression . He wormed his way in, sealed the opening partially, and then summoned his puppets to stand guard at one side .
He sat down cross-legged, took his pill out, and started to heal himself .
Wang Baole had prepared a sufficient quantity of pills for the journey to the moon . However, he had suffered grievous injuries . He would need a long time to recover from his injuries if he only took ordinary pills .
In exasperation, Wang Baole pulled out from his storage bracelet the only rare pill he had with extraordinary healing properties . It was the one he had received alongside Zhao Yameng and Zhuo Yifan after they had escaped from danger in the Coulomb Basin . The Ethereal Dao College Deputy Sect Lord who had led the rescue effort had given it to them . Wang Baole’s injuries hadn’t been as serious, so he hadn’t taken it then .
He witnessed Zhuo Yifan and Zhao Yameng, after swallowing the pill, undergo a swift recovery despite their grievous injuries . After realizing that the common pills would take too much time, he sucked in a deep breath and swallowed the rare pill .
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As the pill entered his body, it transformed into scorching energy that spread throughout his entire body . Wang Baole could immediately sense his injuries healing at an astonishingly swift rate .
Be it injured muscle and flesh or broken bones, they healed right before his eyes . Even his damaged, slightly failing organs that had been a result of backlash from using the Dharmic Armament, started showing signs of recovery .
Wang Baole was beyond excited . He focused both his mind and body on absorbing the healing energy from the pill, and his injuries gradually healed . The entire recovery process took a day .
A day later, when Wang Baole opened his eyes, he was brimming with energy . There seemed to be an endless well of energy within him, and his cultivation seemed to have advanced further as well .
You mean you can train this way too? Wang Baole was overjoyed . He stood up and loosened his joints, preparing to leave and continue his search for fragments .
After the previous battle, he was left with only two fragments . He was still a long way to reaching the Foundation Establishment realm . That was why he had no time to waste . However, just as Wang Baole approached the entrance of the cave and was about to push aside the rock used to seal the opening partially, he suddenly froze . His actions became careful and measured . Even his breathing paused for a second before slowing down, his heartbeat speeding up as dismay overtook him .
How is it that my luck has become so bad after landing on the moon . I’m just sitting in a cave healing . How did I manage to bump into an Eye Ghoul…
Through the opening in the rocks, Wang Baole peered outside and saw, on the slope beside the sunken depression, a hundred and counting… Eye Ghouls!
Each one of the Eye Ghouls had a form that towered thirty meters tall . Their forms looked vaguely humanoid until one saw the countless eyes covering their bodies . The eyes possessed the power to turn one into stone . The spell activated as soon as the Eye Ghoul trapped any creature in its gaze .
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The fighting prowess of each Eye Ghoul rivaled that of a perfected True Breath realm cultivator . If it were a true fight to the death though, the Eye Ghoul would turn out the stronger one .
There were more than a hundred Eye Ghouls on the slope outside the mountain cave . The thought of being discovered by them, after he had just recovered, and having to endure more injuries made Wang Baole’s head throb .
What bad luck . Wang Baole sighed inwardly . He dared not move an inch . He intended to wait for the Eye Ghouls to leave before going out .
He waited for a long while, but the Eye Ghouls stood, unmoving, on the slope . Wang Baole peeped through the opening from where he was and saw, in the distant sky, a person flying towards them!
Wang Baole’s scalp prickled with numbness . He instinctively thought it to be a Core Formation realm cultivator . However, as the figure approached, he caught a closer look and immediately realized it was not a Core Formation realm cultivator but… a Moon Spirit!
The Moon Spirit was like the poltergeist spirits people spoke of . It had an illusory form and was deadly . It rivaled a Foundation Establishment realm cultivator, and the stronger ones were the equal of a perfected Foundation Establishment realm cultivator . A True Breath realm cultivator had no chance of survival in an encounter with a Moon Spirit .
During the journey to the moon, the Sect Lord of the Ethereal Dao College had told them, should they come across a Moon Spirit… they shouldn’t hesitate to shatter the Lifesaving Jade Slip immediately .
The jade slip is useless now . What’s the point of breaking it? Wang Baole held his breath . He felt for his storage bracelet . The seventh-grade Dharmic Armament lying inside was the only thing he placed his hope and faith on .
He got a closer look and saw the Moon Spirit drifting in from the sky . It had the appearance of a young lady . As it approached, the surrounding temperature plunged drastically . Its illusory hair started floating in the air as it descended, and its face was a blur, indiscernible .
It didn’t land on the ground but hovered in the air above the swarm of Eye Ghouls . They stared at each other quietly .
Wang Baole was slightly taken aback by the scene before him . It was as if the two sides were communicating with each other . He continued watching curiously . It didn’t take long . The Moon Spirit turned, rising to the heavens, and drifted into the distance . One after another, the Eye Ghouls lowered their heads and, soundlessly, started marching towards the direction the Moon Spirit had headed .
Wang Baole watched as they finally left before letting loose a sigh of relief . He waited a while longer, ensured there was no further danger, then carefully left the mountain cave . He stared at where the Moon Spirit and Eye Ghouls were headed . It led to the deeper regions of the dark side of the moon . He turned towards the opposite direction and started running .
I have to leave the dark side of the moon as soon as possible . It’s too dangerous here . His journey to the dark side of the moon had had him gripped in terror . As he raced off, he started activating his devouring seed, intending to use it to find more fragments for his Foundation Establishment core .
As soon as the devouring seed started churning, Wang Baole froze in his tracks . Incredulity and disbelief appeared on his face . He whirled around suddenly and stared in the direction where the Eye Ghouls and Moon Spirit had headed .
His devouring seed had clearly felt, in the same direction… a hundred miles away, a sudden Spirit Qi, immensely strong and powerful beyond description, pulsing explosively!
The intensity of the Spirit Qi was beyond anything Wang Baole had come across . It was more than ten times stronger than the Spirit Qi he had experienced in his encounter with Jin Duoming!
Wang Baole wavered between surprise and suspicion . His breathing quickened .
There’s something… there?