Demon Sword Sect's Undercover

The predictions of Daoist Tianfeng were extremely accurate. Three days later, the outer perimeter of the array was completely breached, and the human cultivators advanced to the bottom of the Heavenly Pit. They then cleared a passage through a section of caves, and within the vast space where Hou Niao and the Guo Sect's Daoists had previously studied the Primordial Magnetic Power, they witnessed the real situation inside.

A massive cave space, separated from the outside by a thin energy shield. However, this thin layer has kept everyone at a standstill.

This is the simplest energy shield, without any technical content. Its strength comes from being powered by two Yuan Magnetic Divine Mountains. This is the force of nature, which they cannot yet shake at their level.

No cunning method can pass through; this barrier is a direct clash of force against force.

On the other side of the energy barrier are the Sea Clan who once confronted them in the sky. They've all retreated here, filled with arrogant laughter and insults, showing various mocking gestures, ridiculing human cultivators' impotence. It seems they've decided to hold out here unless reinforcements arrive.

Looking further in, the massive cave is filled with egg shells, each several feet in size, resembling giant duck eggs. The eerie part is that these egg shells are pulsating rhythmically like a heart, indicating the formation of some life form inside.

The most hair-raising thing is, these giant duck eggs are densely packed, numbering in the thousands, too many to count at once...

"What exactly is this? It's like some kind of incubation, what kind of monster will hatch from it?" Xiang Anshi's heart was pounding. In fact, all the cultivators from Jinxiu had never seen such a scene, and it was somewhat beyond their comprehension.

Daoist Tianfeng finally stopped keeping secrets. "This should be the Myriad Beasts Bloodline Exchange Technique of the Ancient Beast World. It's most suitable for low-rank demon beasts to exchange blood and clear meridians, granting them the abilities of high-rank demon beasts by integrating the bloodlines of superior beast clans. It's a method of transformation that yields immediate results, though its drawback is the future success rate may be affected... This process requires a massive energy supply, which is why they found the Yuan Magnetic Divine Mountain."

Hou Niao raised an eyebrow, "You mean, these giant duck eggs don't contain embryos but are actually live little demons from the Lizhi Sea?"

Daoist Tianfeng nodded, "Yes, relying on embryos to hatch would take too long. This method is faster; it can mature in several years or a decade. Apart from being somewhat bloody and possibly causing many deaths in the process, it seems irrelevant to the demon beasts?"

A Master watched with chills running down his spine, "How many superior demon beast bloodlines would be needed for so many infants? Wouldn't it be tens of thousands, can it be distributed?"

Daoist Tianfeng patiently explained, "It's not as you imagine. This thing doesn't require much. If it were a Primordial Holy Beast, maybe only a single drop would suffice, but just that one drop is enough for them to gain extraordinary power and divine skills."

Hou Niao took a deep breath, "It seems there's no need to doubt; this must be the most critical place for the Lizhi Sea Clan. They would never abandon this place. For us, even if we don't seek a decisive battle, simply destroying their plot would be a great merit to the human world."

Everyone agreed, they previously worried the Sea Clan wouldn't engage in a decisive battle, but now it seems inevitable.

Xiang Anshi pointed to a glowing bead deep within the cave, "What is that? I can't quite see clearly through the energy barrier."

"The Golden Spirit Pearl, one of the Five Elements Treasures," Fairy Hong Xiu responded softly.

This is a true treasure, even to them, visitors from the Upper Realm who have seen countless treasures, it's a rarity, beyond appraisal, with a mysterious and indescribable origin.

Hou Niao was moved, contemplating the bead that he had initially overlooked. It was the third Five Elements Pearl he encountered, yet it was hidden here. But it could also have been acquired by the Sea Clan and brought here.

"I see greed in your eyes!" Daoist Tianfeng warned him from the side.

"Is it that obvious? I say this treasure is fated for me, do you all agree?" Hou Niao shamelessly declared.

Everyone shook their heads simultaneously. A true treasure has a spirit, and only the virtuous can possess it, it isn't a matter of who speaks first.

Fairy Hong Xiu explained, "I understand, the Sea Clan could channel most of the Yuan Magnetic Divine Mountain's power into hatching the bloodlines due to this wondrous Golden Spirit Pearl. This bead definitely wasn't brought in by Outer Space demon beasts. It should be owned by the Lizhi Sea Clan, and coincidentally having this bead, the Yuan Magnetic Divine Mountain, and high-rank demon beast bloodlines together created the current scenario."

Hou Niao disagreed, "Do you really think these three conditions are coincidental, Fairy? Even biographers would hesitate to write it like that."

Fairy Hong Xiu gave him a sidelong glance but admitted there was some truth to his words. In the Cultivation World, two conditions coinciding could be considered a coincidence, but three practically suggest intentionality. The underlying truth is unclear, yet it can't be the work of the Lizhi Sea Clan. They're just a bunch of Earth Demons, not possessing such broad vision and insight.

Daoist Tianfeng exhaled, "At least the apparent pattern makes sense. The weakening of Blue Mountain Island Primordial Magnetic Power isn't the goal, merely a side effect of the Sea Clan's hatching plan. They've transferred the Primordial Magnetic Power into the hatching process using the Golden Spirit Pearl, a technique likely from the Ancient Territory Beast Realm. Now, we must persistently attempt to break this energy barrier, making as much commotion as possible."

The more noise they make, the more frightened the Sea Clan will be. Even if they know the energy barrier is unbreakable, nothing is absolute in the face of human attempts.

Moreover, since the secret here has already been exposed, surely more and more human cultivators will come. Perhaps some genius might figure out a way to break it, at which point it would be too late for regrets.

By this stage, everyone was sure that the Sea Clan had already sent messages since their arrival. Who knows how long before the Sea Clan can regroup and return?

Fairy Hong Xiu added, "Let's try first. There are two options: one is to breach the energy barrier, the other is to disrupt the operation of the Fire Spirit Pearl. I'm not sure which method is more effective; perhaps both should be pursued?"

While the magic cultivators pondered deeply, the sword cultivators were more straightforward. Under Li Chuping's command, tens of thousands of sword lights from a hundred flying sword cultivators shot at the barrier, causing continuous ripples on the thin energy membrane, frightening the Sea Demons within the barrier.

However, the barrier remained remarkably stable amid the rippling waves, rendering the sword cultivators' flying swords unusually ineffective.