Xu Xiaoxiao's Immortal Cultivation Life (Transmigration)

Chapter 54 Escorting the Spiritual Plants Down the Mountain 3

Seeing the puppet stone figures rushing towards him, Yang Qingfeng took the initiative to attack. He quickly formed hand seals, his body flashing with golden light, and shouted, "Diamond Talisman - Body Protection!"

A golden rune instantly solidified and enlarged in front of him, transforming into a solid shield that withstood the giant fist of the stone golem. With a loud "bang," the ground around them cracked, but Yang Qingfeng remained unmoved. He seized the opportunity to shout, "Junior brothers and sisters, attack its joints!"

Xu Xiaoxiao took a deep breath, causing her flying sword to shine brightly, transforming into several sword shadows that pierced straight towards the joints of the puppet stone man, such as the elbows and knees. She chanted, "Sword breaks metal and stone!" Although the stone man was hard, it also developed fine cracks under her fierce sword shadows.

Yuan Mengyao followed closely behind, summoning a spirit whip. The whip gleamed with a cold light and coiled around the stone man's arm like a nimble snake. With a forceful pull, she and Xu Xiaoxiao successfully dislocated one of the stone man's arms. She shouted, "That's it! Take them down one by one!"

The other disciples also displayed their special skills. Those skilled in fire magic ignited blazing spiritual fire, attempting to melt the stone golem's hard outer skin; those who studied earth magic manipulated stones to interfere with the stone golem's movements, causing it to lose its balance and stagger.

The puppet stone golems continued to swarm in, launching relentless attacks. Xu Xiaoxiao's spiritual energy was gradually depleted, her flying sword trembled, and she was nearly struck by the stone golems.

Seeing this, Yang Qingfeng flew over, unleashing a wave of spiritual energy from his palm to repel the stone golem. He urged, "Don't try to hold on! Let's change our sword formation and use defense as offense!"

The group quickly moved into position, forming a circular sword formation. Their spiritual energy interconnected, and as the light flowed, a protective net was created to resist the stone golem's impact.

After a long battle, Yang Qingfeng's gaze locked onto a faintly glowing stone in the distance. An idea struck him, and he shouted, "That might be the core spirit crystal controlling the stone golem. I'll destroy it. You guys hold on!"

Having said that, he was enveloped in lightning, transforming into a bolt of lightning that broke through the stone golems' encirclement and rushed straight towards the spirit crystal.

Xu Xiaoxiao and the others gritted their teeth and persevered, using all their spiritual power to reinforce the sword formation.

In the blink of an eye, Yang Qingfeng successfully shattered the spirit crystal. The puppet stone figures instantly went still, collapsed to the ground, and turned into a pile of rubble.

As Yang Qingfeng shattered the core spirit crystal, the puppet stone man instantly turned into a pile of rubble, raising a cloud of dust.

Amidst the billowing dust, everyone's tense nerves finally relaxed, and they all landed on the ground, some sitting, some lying down, panting heavily.

Wiping the sweat from her forehead, Xu Xiaoxiao said with lingering fear, "It's finally over. These stone men were too difficult to deal with."

Yuan Mengyao laughed and joked, "Yeah, we almost got smashed into mincemeat by them. But we're getting better and better at working together."

Yang Qingfeng walked over, looking slightly tired but still with a hint of relief: "Everyone has worked hard. With this spirit crystal shattered, the crisis here is temporarily over. However, we cannot let our guard down."

Just then, the ground suddenly began to tremble slightly, and everyone's expression changed, immediately becoming alert.

Where the stone figure had been, a huge vortex appeared on the ground, as if something was about to emerge from underground.

Xu Xiaoxiao nervously grabbed Yuan Mengyao's arm: "Senior Sister Yuan, what's going on now? Is there something even more powerful?"

Yuan Mengyao also looked nervous, but still comforted him, "Don't be afraid, Senior Brother Qingfeng is here."

A moment later, an ancient stone gate slowly rose from the vortex, covered with strange runes and patterns, faintly radiating a mysterious light.

Yang Qingfeng frowned and carefully examined the stone door: "The appearance of this stone door is quite strange. Perhaps there is some secret hidden behind the door, or it may be the passage to leave this dangerous place."

The crowd gathered around, their faces a mixture of curiosity and wariness.

After some discussion, everyone decided to push open the stone door together.

As the stone door slowly opened, a powerful surge of spiritual energy rushed out, revealing a space filled with strange light behind it, seemingly waiting for them to explore.

Xu Xiaoxiao said excitedly, "Maybe there's treasure inside!"

Yuan Mengyao rolled her eyes at her: "You, all you think about is the treasure. Let's see if there's any danger first."

So, the group cautiously entered the space behind the stone gate, ready to face new and unknown challenges.

Strange lights flickered erratically, as if they were alive, moving around the area.

Upon entering, they found the space to be extremely vast, with countless faintly glowing crystals embedded in the dome, resembling a boundless starry sky.

In the center of the space, there is a huge stone platform, surrounded by a babbling brook of spiritual liquid.

The spiritual liquid exuded a rich spiritual energy, making people feel refreshed and relaxed. Xu Xiaoxiao couldn't help but exclaim, "This spiritual liquid looks so precious. I wish I could collect some."

Yuan Mengyao gently tapped her head: "Let's see how things go first, don't just think about taking advantage."

As they approached the stone platform, they saw an ancient jade box placed on it. The surface of the jade box was covered with complex array patterns, and a faint light flowed around it.

Yang Qingfeng said warily, "This jade box is not simple, everyone be careful."

Just as everyone was observing the jade box, the surrounding light suddenly flickered violently, transforming into phantom spirits.

These phantom spirits resembled ancient immortals, wielding magical artifacts, and began to dance.

Each swing unleashed a barrage of spiritual energy blades that hurtled towards the crowd.

Xu Xiaoxiao exclaimed, "What kind of monster is this?"

While dodging, Yuan Mengyao shouted, "It seems like a spirit guarding this place. We must have triggered a defense mechanism."

Yang Qingfeng quickly gave instructions: "Everyone, don't panic. Use your spiritual power to resist and try to find the weaknesses of these spirits."

Everyone quickly circulated their spiritual energy to resist the spiritual energy blades.

While dodging, Xu Xiaoxiao noticed that the movements of these phantom spirits seemed to follow a certain pattern. She shouted, "Senior sister, senior brother, I think the attacks of these spirits are predictable. Their movements are like an ancient formation."

Upon hearing this, Yuan Mengyao and Yang Qingfeng observed carefully and indeed discovered the secret.

Following this pattern, they skillfully evaded the attacks and began to fight back.

After a fierce battle, the group successfully dispelled the phantom spirit.

Xu Xiaoxiao excitedly ran to the stone platform and looked at the jade box: "Now can we see this treasure?"

Yang Qingfeng stepped forward, carefully studied the array on the jade box, and then cautiously began to decipher it.

As the last array was deciphered, the jade box slowly opened, revealing a cultivation manual radiating a soft light. Everyone was drawn to the light and gathered around, their eyes filled with surprise and delight.

Everyone gathered around the jade box with great joy, but just as they touched the cultivation manual that emitted a soft light, an unexpected change occurred.

The stone platform beneath their feet trembled violently, and beams of blinding light shot out from the cracks in the ground, forcibly separating the group.

Enveloped in light, Xu Xiaoxiao cried out in panic, "Senior sister, senior brother! What's going on?"

Yuan Mengyao struggled to steady herself and shouted back, "Don't panic! Hold onto the manual tightly! We must have triggered a mechanism here!"

As the light faded, the group found themselves in an unfamiliar place, surrounded by thick, impenetrable fog, with faint, mournful howls echoing through the air.

Yang Qingfeng's expression was solemn as he spoke first: "This place is extremely dangerous. Now that we have the manual, let's focus on getting out of here first."

As they groped their way forward, a group of dark figures lunged at them, baring their fangs and claws—ghosts that devoured spiritual energy.

Xu Xiaoxiao brandished her flying sword and roared, "Perfect timing! Let's try this new technique!" As she spoke, following the instructions in the manual, she gathered a strange purple light in her palm and unleashed several vortexes of spiritual energy. The ghost was drawn into them and howled in pain.

Yuan Mengyao also displayed her newly learned moves, her spirit whip transforming into several strands that lashed out precisely, while she couldn't help but tease, "Oh, Xiaoxiao, you've learned pretty quickly!"

But the ghosts kept coming, and the group gradually found it difficult to keep up.

During the fierce battle, Xu Xiaoxiao was careless and her arm was scratched by the ghost, almost causing her to drop the manual.

Seeing this, Yuan Mengyao swiftly lashed out a rope of spiritual energy, pulling Xu Xiaoxiao back and scolding, "Be careful! If this manual is lost, all our efforts will have been in vain!"

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Yang Qingfeng unleashed his ultimate move, his body crackling with lightning, transforming into an electric net that trapped a large number of ghosts. He gritted his teeth and said, "Hold on, I've found a weak point in the fog, charge there!"

Upon hearing this, everyone worked together and used various methods to clear a path.

After breaking through the fog, a turbulent river appeared before them, with surging undercurrents and water as black as ink, bubbling with a pungent odor.

Yuan Mengyao looked troubled: "This river looks eerie, how are we going to cross it?"

Xu Xiaoxiao pulled out her secret weapon and smiled confidently: "I have this!"

It turned out to be a spirit boat that could grow larger or smaller, which her senior brother had specially crafted for her because he was worried she couldn't swim.

Once aboard the spirit boat, just as it reached the middle of the river, giant tentacles suddenly sprang out from underwater and tightly wrapped around the boat.

Xu Xiaoxiao drew her sword and slashed, but found that the tentacles were extremely tough and could not be cut even slightly.

Yang Qingfeng formed hand seals, channeled spiritual energy into the spirit boat, and shouted, "Increase the output of spiritual energy and charge out!"

With everyone exerting their full strength, the spirit boat shone brightly, broke free of the tentacles, and swiftly reached the other side.

After getting ashore, Xu Xiaoxiao collapsed to the ground, exhausted, and muttered, "This journey was absolutely agonizing."

Yuan Mengyao handed her the water pouch and patted her on the shoulder: "You've worked hard, but with this manual, there's hope for your future cultivation. It's all worth it, no matter how difficult it is!"

Yang Qingfeng put away the manual and nodded, saying, "That's right. We'll study it carefully when we get back, and our strength will definitely improve. Right now, let's rest and recuperate; we shouldn't be far from Bright Moon City."

After a short rest, filled with anticipation and trepidation, the group set off again for Bright Moon City. The road ahead was unknown, but with the secret manual by their side, they felt more confident.