Chapter 519

Chapter 519: The Tidebringer (Part 1)

Wang Chen’s idea was commendable, but reality proved to be harsh.

When a Purple Palace cultivator is prepared or equipped with special protective spirit tools, evil spirits have almost no chance of successfully possessing them. They certainly wouldn’t be returning every few days to bring him sustenance.

Shan Yu Xin was purely an accident.

This fellow disciple had simply run into a streak of bad luck, resulting in such an unfortunate outcome.

For the next half month, Wang Chen was completely confined within the Wei Hall fortress, not stepping outside even once.

However, through the built-in magical tools in the Wei Hall, he was able to observe the scenes outside.

The negative energy surge, also known as the black tide, caused the sky to darken. The Nether Moon above was completely obscured, and visibility around him dropped to a pitiful level.

As the temperature plummeted, the mist in the air condensed into frost, blanketing the ground.

Both the mountains, rocky hills, swamps, and rivers were all frozen solid!

In such a harsh environment, most magical spirits had vanished, hiding who knows where.

Yet some powerful magical spirits and evil spirits became active, taking advantage of the negative energy brought by the surging tide.

After more than a month, the negative energy surge began to weaken, no longer relentless and seemingly ethereal.

The tide became unpredictable, sometimes very calm, creating an illusion that the negative energy surge had passed.

But in the next moment, the weather could suddenly change, stirring up a malicious tide comparable to an eighteen-level storm!

This malicious tide brought greater threats and troubles.

One day, Wang Chen, as usual, activated the formations of the Wei Hall and used magical tools to observe the outside.

The especially violent malicious tide from the previous days had calmed down, and even the mist in the air had dissipated somewhat, allowing some light from the Nether Moon to penetrate the thick clouds and shine on the frozen ground.

This greatly increased Wang Chen’s field of vision.

To his shock, he spotted dozens of white figures in the spirit fields he had cultivated!

These figures resembled adults shrouded in white robes, at least similar in height and build, but they all floated three feet off the ground, clearly magical spirits or evil spirits.

They were busy in the spirit fields, seemingly excavating something, causing areas of solid ice to be flung into the air.

What were they doing?

Wang Chen furrowed his brow, a faint sense of unease creeping over him.

His instincts proved correct, as scarcely half a joss stick’s time had passed before thick frost arrows shot rapidly toward the Wei Hall!

Each frost arrow was as thick as a child’s arm, exceeding ten feet in length; it was more accurate to call them frost spears.

The arrowheads were standard triangular shapes, whistling through the air with a chilling sound.

They then collided violently against the outer wall of the Wei Hall!

Wang Chen’s heart skipped a beat.

Smash!

The frost arrows could not penetrate the thick, hard wall; the arrowheads shattered instantly, followed by the shafts.

All fell to the ground.

Not a single arrow managed to harm the Wei Hall.

However, more frost arrows followed one after another, each one like a moth diving into a campfire, fully aware of the danger yet still charging forward.

Crack! Crack! Crack!

The sounds of collision and shattering quickly became intense and violent!

In just a short while, the Wei Hall endured the impact of hundreds of frost arrows.

Though the defenses of the Wei Hall remained unshaken, each collision exerted some influence on the protective formations, increasing the energy consumption of the Evil Energy Pearls.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Before Wang Chen could respond, the rain of arrows was joined by large ice balls.

The ice balls were hurled high into the air and then crashed heavily onto the roof of the Wei Hall.

Wang Chen’s expression grew serious.

These frost arrows and ice projectiles were all created by the white magical spirits, serving as weapons to attack the Wei Hall.

While they had caused minimal damage so far, as the saying goes, "constant dripping wears away the stone." If this situation continued for one day, two days, ten days, or even half a month…

The drain on the formations could wear Wang Chen down!

Moreover, he noticed that the number of evil spirits in the spirit fields was steadily increasing.

At first, there were only a few dozen, but now they had increased to one or two hundred, crafting more frost arrows and ice balls.

Clearly, they intended to engage in a war of attrition and prolonged combat!

He couldn’t allow them to continue.

Wang Chen made a swift decision.

He abruptly appeared at the entrance of the Wei Hall and activated the formations to open the door.

In that instant, a nearly transparent shadow slipped inside silently.

However, waiting for it was Wang Chen’s Heavenly Dragon Vajra Palm!

With the ability to activate Global Mode, there was no way he wouldn’t assess the enemy situation before confronting them.

Compared to what his eyes saw, he trusted the findings from the divine sense even more, and the destructive power of the Cultivation Panel was infallible.

For what the eyes perceive isn’t always the truth, and the divine sense could be masked, but the cultivation tool never makes mistakes!

Therefore, he had already detected the assailant’s presence.

It must be said that this magical spirit was cunning enough to understand the tactic of feinting an attack.

If it had been another cultivator, it might have caught them off guard!

Yet, unfortunately for it, its opponent was Wang Chen.

Wang Chen’s palm gathered all his strength, bursting forth with the might of the Heavenly Dragon’s strength, slamming into the intruder, instantly scattering its soul.

In a flash, it was gone!

The residual force from Wang Chen’s fist power shot straight down to the spirit fields below the Wei Hall, swirling up countless shattered frost and snow particles, like a roaring angry dragon.

Several white evil spirits, who were struggling to create frost swords and ice balls, were swept away in the tide.

The next moment, Wang Chen’s figure appeared beside the spirit fields.

He unleashed the Heavenly Net for Exorcising Evil.

The white evil spirits scattered across the spirit fields seemed a bit dazed, unsure of how such a significant reversal had occurred.

By the time they reacted, they had all fallen into the net.

Now, no matter how much the white evil spirits struggled and resisted, the result was the same—they were drained of their dark forces and became resources for the Exorcising Net.

There was no doubt about it.

When Wang Chen returned to the Wei Hall while holding the Exorcising Net, he surprisingly shook loose five Evil Energy Pearls!

These pearls were almost identical in size and quality, definitely considered high-grade among their rank, and Wang Chen never expected to get so many at once.

What a windfall!

Wang Chen stored the Exorcising Net away and played with the five Evil Energy Pearls in his hand.

The dark energy contained within these pearls was exceptionally pure, and their touch was not completely icy.

Instead, they felt smooth and delicate, comparable to the finest jade.

Of course, Evil Energy Pearls come in different ranks and qualities. Higher-rank and higher-quality pearls can fetch a better price and yield more merits when exchanged.

"Master…"

Just as Wang Chen was admiring his spoils, a jolt went through his chest, and a voice suddenly echoed in his Sea of Consciousness.