Mysteries of Immortal Puppet Master

Chapter 738: Chapter 234: I’m Not the Old Monster in Stone_2

After the first great battle, the Ginseng Whisker Dragon King suffered severe injuries and had been hiding in the earth veins to recuperate.

Within the earth veins, a faint dragon roar could be heard, and amidst the surging earth energy, a vague dragon shape was actually condensed.

This was no ordinary phenomenon!

The Ginseng Whisker Dragon King meticulously operated, continuously refining the earth veins with his essence blood, dragon essence, and countless divine powers, eventually refining the earth veins into a vague dragon shape.

When the time truly comes that both form and spirit are present, this vast earth vein beneath the Thousand Peak Forest would ascend and become a dragon vein!

And the Ginseng Whisker Dragon King who masters the dragon vein would have the preliminary qualification to establish a cultivation kingdom!

At this moment, the Ginseng Whisker Dragon King, nourished immensely by the blood sacrifice, saw his aura surge dramatically.

He slowly opened his eyes, a thought rising in his Divine Sea: “It’s time to move.”

Demon Art—Earth Vein Traveling!

Twelve green vine waterfalls successively cascaded down, while the mountain body spiraled upwards. In the marshland, large patches of luminescent fungal mats floated, interspersed with fireflies and eerie green fires.

This was Qiu Teng Peak.

The once serene marshland was now full of hubbub.

The eerie fires surged, forming a green sea of fire. Fireflies fluttered everywhere, countless in number.

All this commotion was caused by Gao Cuo.

At this moment, he was casting a spell to retrieve the Firefly Burial Gauze buried in the marsh mud.

At the bottom of the rotting marsh at Qiu Teng Peak, countless decayed corpses and thousands of dead roots of green vines had become the soil for the proliferation and habitation of fireflies.

In these various life activities, the innumerable fireflies also unconsciously altered their life bed.

A thin gauze layer covered the surface of millions of decayed corpses, allowing the fireflies to survive.

The gauze was the boundary between life and death, containing the profound Dao of life and death intertwined.

A large expanse of the gauze covered nearly ten acres, almost transparent, displaying alternating black and white under the glow of the fireflies.

Gao Cuo continuously extracted the gauze, placing it into his pouch.

“Got it!”

“Our plan was correct. After disguising as the Old Monster in Stone, Bi Tengyi indeed did not dare to act rashly.”

“Us extracting the Firefly Burial Gauze is equivalent to extracting the foundational essence of Qiu Teng Peak. But the Nascent Soul cultivator could only watch, shrinking deep into their lair.”

Gao Cuo was extremely excited.

This treasure material was very important to him. If handled properly, he could disguise himself as a dead object, greatly expanding his survival aspect and significantly boosting his combat ability.

“After two failures, this time my luck finally turned, hahaha,” Gao Cuo was very pleased.

From the moment he took action until now, everything went very smoothly.

“Extract this area and then leave. Leave a piece or two of marshland to Bi Tengyi; if we provoke her into action, it would be a great loss!” In Gao Cuo’s mind, Sword Elder’s reminder sounded.

Gao Cuo nodded: “Sword Elder, you are right. I also have this in mind. No need to go for total annihilation and forcing Bi Tengyi to take action, that would be overkill…”

In the midst of their conversation, the earth shook and the mountains swayed!

“What’s happening?!” Gao Cuo was shocked, “Is Bi Tengyi taking action?!”

“No, it’s not her!” Sword Elder firmly denied.

The next moment, the Green Vine Waterfall beside him violently trembled, emitting a series of dragon roars.

Powerful dragon energy invaded and filled the area, instantly transforming thousands of green vines into vine-dragons, rushing towards the stone ball that Gao Cuo disguised himself as.

Gao Cuo’s heart trembled fiercely. He hurriedly acted as the Old Monster in Stone, trying to roll into the mountain body and retreat using Earth Escape.

“No! There’s a big one underground!” Sword Elder timely warned.

Gao Cuo’s heart was shocked again. Maintaining his disguise spell, he hurriedly flew upwards.

But in the next moment, a surging earth energy rose from the marshland, instantly suppressing the eerie fire sea, forming an incredibly powerful suction force.

Although Gao Cuo had flown into the air, he was forcibly pulled down by this power, falling onto the ground.

“Who is ambushing…?” Gao Cuo’s eyes suddenly widened, his pupils shrank to the size of a needle, trembling fiercely!

“Ginseng Whisker Dragon King?!!” he exclaimed aloud.

He never expected that the one ambushing him was the strongest existence in the Thousand Peak Forest, and the acknowledged leader of the Thousand Peak Forest alliance army!

“Ginseng Whisker Dragon King!”

“Transforming Spirit Level?!”

“Specifically coming to capture me?”

“Is Bi Tengyi the Ginseng Whisker Dragon King’s consort?!”

For a moment, Gao Cuo wanted to curse out loud.

This was utterly absurd!

The noble Ginseng Whisker Dragon King ignored the ongoing great battle before his eyes and, at a great cost, suddenly teleported to Qiu Teng Peak just to deal with Gao Cuo alone.

“What have I done to deserve this treatment?!!” If Gao Cuo had known earlier that he would receive such treatment, he would never have come to Qiu Teng Peak.

He tried to calm himself, comforting: “Fortunately, I am now disguised as the Old Monster in Stone…”

The next moment, the Ginseng Whisker Dragon King transmitted his divine sense: “Old Monster in Stone, you were defeated by me before, and today will be no different. Even if you have ascended to the Divinity Transformation Stage, you have no chance of winning. Surrender quickly and aid me in besieging Du Tiechuan, and I can promise you the position as the second in the Thousand Peak Forest.”

Hearing this, Gao Cuo was utterly bewildered!

Sword Elder was also speechless.

It turned out, it was not them, nor Bi Tengyi, but this “Old Monster in Stone” identity that attracted the Ginseng Whisker Dragon King!

Gao Cuo wanted to shout: “Dragon King, you are mistaken. The ‘Old Monster in Stone’ before you is an impostor, a fake!”

But he only dared to shout this in his heart.

Even if beaten to death, he wouldn’t dare tell the truth!

If he did, the Ginseng Whisker Dragon King, who teleported here at great cost, abandoning the great battle, sacrificing so much, would find out it was for an impostor!

Would the noble Ginseng Whisker Dragon King show leniency to Gao Cuo?

Wishful thinking!

Spell—Mirage Seal!

The phantom of a giant mirage appeared, the green vines transforming into dragons were confused while passing through the mirage, entangling and fighting amongst themselves, consuming most of their attacking force through internal strife.

However, despite Gao Cuo casting his spell with all his might, it was still insufficient to intercept all the green vines.

Hundreds of green vines were about to pierce through the “stone ball,” when Sword Elder took action decisively.

Sword Technique—Thousand Swords Piercing!

Sword Qi erupted, gathering countless sword tips, striking thousands of times in an instant. The sword tips formed tight barriers, defending by attacking, piercing and annihilating the incoming green vines in their entirety.

The Ginseng Whisker Dragon King was enraged: “You are not the Old Monster in Stone!”

His roar echoed throughout the entire Giant Tree Mountain.

In just the first round of attack and defense, the Ginseng Whisker Dragon King saw through the ruse and realized the truth.

After all, he had fought the Old Monster in Stone before.

Gao Cuo’s face instantly turned as pale as paper.

Regret filled his heart, and he wished he could slap himself hard: “Why did I disguise as the Old Monster in Stone? Why, why did I do that?!”

Realizing the truth, the Ginseng Whisker Dragon King roared again: “What a scheme! Du Tiechuan’s plan was brilliant. And you, how bold of you! You disregarded your own life to carry out such a dangerous mission. Then I shall fulfill your wish!!”

“No, no…” Gao Cuo’s heart was already in tears, “I wasn’t sent by Du Tiechuan, I really wasn’t.”

Sword Elder bellowed: “Xiao Gao, we have to fight for our lives!”

Gao Cuo was jolted awake, his expression turning solemn, the pressure of impending death made him abandon all illusions: “I know, Sword Elder, merge with me now!”

In the next moment, Gao Cuo lost control of his body, his meat body was fully taken over by Sword Elder.

Sword Technique—Stellar Shattering Dream!

Sword Qi intertwined, drawing upon the surrounding starlight, each strand of Sword Qi emitted a brilliant blue glow, forming a galaxy of fragmented shadows.

Sword Technique—Green Lotus Tribulation!

Sword Qi receded, forming petals that resembled green lotuses, surrounding Gao Cuo, providing comprehensive protection.

Two sword techniques, one offensive and one defensive, Sword Elder fully unleashed his combat prowess.

Rumble…

The mountain rocks split open, Qiu Teng Peak quickly tilted to the side.

The massive true form of the Ginseng Whisker Dragon King emerged from the mountain body, its gigantic shadow covering a vast expanse of land. Gao Cuo looked up, feeling as though the entire sky was obscured by the Ginseng Whisker Dragon King!

Even Sword Elder momentarily lost his focus, overwhelmed by the Dragon King’s divine might.