Seeking Immortality In The World Of Cultivation

Chapter 905: Chapter 654 Cloud Traversal True Monarch_2

Then, any Gold Core Cultivator who single-handedly strikes out at him would likely instantly find themselves encircled and attacked.

Despite the low chances of such a scenario, it wasn’t impossible.

Therefore, when He Song detected the presence of the White-Robed Golden Core, he quickly shifted his attention elsewhere.

He sought to find out whether there were other Golden Elixir Masters hidden in the darkness, ready to launch a sneak attack on him.

But even as He Song’s gaze swept over the area time and again,

he never discovered anyone else besides the White-Robed Golden Core.

Ultimately, He Song had no choice but to focus all his attention on the White-Robed Golden Core standing atop the distant peak.

However, facing the covetous White-Robed Golden Core, He Song wasn’t particularly anxious.

The White-Robed Golden Core in the distance seemed to have set his sights on the valley where he was.

And it appeared he was also aware of the presence of an array in this valley.

But from the fact that he stood in the distance, his gaze fixed on the valley, yet he refrained from recklessly attacking, it was clear

this person was aware of the Great Array within and was not impulsive.

Perhaps, upon detecting the array for the first time, he had made a move against this valley.

But subsequently, for some unknown reason, he quickly ceased his actions and retreated far away, beginning to observe the valley’s situation.

After some careful consideration, He Song could almost be sure that the White-Robed Golden Core in the distance was indeed wary of the circumstances inside the valley.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t simply observe from afar after triggering the array, refraining from further interaction.

Perhaps the White-Robed Golden Core felt that there were indeed cultivators within the array in the valley.

If he continued to act rashly, he might end up being the one at a disadvantage.

Or perhaps the White-Robed Golden Core suspected that the array in this place might belong to someone else.

The fluctuations caused when he triggered the array might have already alerted the owner of the local array.

The owner of the array might soon arrive.

Therefore, he withdrew to a distance, deciding to watch from afar for some time.

Nevertheless,

according to He Song’s current guess,

should he not see anyone emerge from the valley or no one arrive from the outside world after some time,

he would likely continue to tamper with the array inside the valley.

This mindset was strikingly similar to what He Song had when he first discovered Master Yin Yue.

If this person believed that the array within the valley was masterless, he would certainly become emboldened to tamper with it.

Just as when He Song realized that there was no one in Master Yin Yue’s cave mansion, he quickly began scouring for resources.

Even so, He Song still didn’t rule out the possibility that this person might be using himself as bait,

with the purpose of enticing He Song to strike, thereby allowing his accomplices to ambush him.

After all, the White-Robed Golden Core’s conspicuously standing atop the distant peak was rather too eye-catching.

If it were He Song, he definitely wouldn’t do such a thing.

Thus, even though He Song had various guesses about the White-Robed Golden Core’s intentions, he still didn’t act rashly.

Instead, he stood quietly in the valley, hidden by the array, silently watching the White-Robed Golden Core in the distance.

Although He Song knew well

that if the Golden Core in front of him learned that the array in the valley actually had an owner, he would quickly leave,

in order to prevent the possibility that accomplices were preparing to attack him from behind, He Song nevertheless restrained the urge to reveal himself.

At worst, he’d let the White-Robed Golden Core test the defenses of the Celestial God Thunder Array.

After all, with his Golden Elixir Early Stage cultivation, in this short period of days, it was unlikely that much of He Song’s spirit stones would be depleted.

And after several days, he could easily leave with the Taiyin Puppet and just a Celestial God Thunder Array and a few spirit stones,

He Song was actually not too keen on needlessly making an enemy of a Golden Core Master whose background and depth were unknown.

And so, while He Song silently watched the White-Robed Golden Core from under the cover of the array, harboring such thoughts,

As time passed by, day after day,

the expression of the white-robed Golden Elixir cultivator on the distant mountaintop also changed with the passage of time.

On the first day, the demeanor of the white-robed Golden Elixir cultivator was as still as an ancient well, very calm.

On the second day, a hint of anticipation colored the face of the white-robed Golden Elixir cultivator, and the gaze towards the valley became even more eager.

By the third day, a touch of greed had crept into the eyes of the white-robed Golden Elixir cultivator looking down at the valley, as if realizing that the array within the valley had no master.

Until the fourth day,

He Song, who had been observing the changes in expression and gaze,

suddenly discovered that the white-robed Golden Elixir cultivator, who had been quietly observing from the mountaintop afar,

had vanished without a trace.

Outside the valley, beyond the coverage of several Great Arrays,

the silhouette of the white-robed Golden Elixir cultivator reappeared stealthily.

“I’ve waited here for as long as four days.”

“Still, no one has rushed to this place, nor has anyone exited from within the valley.”

“Which means, this array is a masterless formation.”

“Otherwise, within these four days, it would have been enough time for any Golden Elixir Master to rush here from a distant land.”

“It would also have been enough for any Golden Elixir Master in seclusive cultivation inside the valley to break out and investigate.”

“Since it’s without a master, it must be a heaven-sent opportunity.”

“Guarded by such a powerful array, there’s likely a true Golden Elixir Cave Mansion within.”

“Such an opportunity should rightfully be seized by me, Cloud Traversal True Monarch!”

Cloud Traversal True Monarch stood outside the valley, at this moment, his eyes gleaming as he stared at the valley before him.

He knew that an array existed in this valley.

Several days ago, while He Song was still in Luo Feng Province,

Cloud Traversal True Monarch happened to pass by and saw a Qi-refining cultivator walking by the side of the valley.

But all of a sudden, for some unknown reason, the cultivator’s body dissipated into smoke, leaving behind only a storage bag and the two Artifacts belonging to the Qi-refining cultivator.

Such a strange occurrence immediately caught the attention of Cloud Traversal True Monarch at the time.

Facing this Qi-refining cultivator, who had suddenly turned into smoke, leaving behind only the Artifacts and storage bag on the ground,

Cloud Traversal True Monarch suddenly became curious.

Driven by curiosity,

Cloud Traversal True Monarch soon captured several cultivators from afar.

Some of these cultivators were only at the Qi Refining stage, while others had reached the Foundation Establishment Realm.

However, under the experimentation of Cloud Traversal True Monarch, they all ended up like the earlier Qi Refining cultivator who had dissipated suddenly.

After approaching the valley, they quietly vanished into thin air.

Even the Foundation Establishment True Person with the strongest cultivation had no chance to resist.

After Cloud Traversal True Monarch obtained this result from his experiments, and after several trials, he sensed that something was off with the valley.

After some contemplation, Cloud Traversal True Monarch subsequently brought out his spirit artifacts and launched several attacks at the valley.

Unfortunately,

because the array He Song had set up in the valley included the Celestial God Thunder Array—a defensive array with both offensive and concealment properties—

Cloud Traversal True Monarch’s several attempts to attack were unable to affect the valley at all.

Even after numerous assaults, the Celestial God Thunder Array showed no signs of breaking.

Realizing that the array within the valley might be extraordinary,

Cloud Traversal True Monarch quite naturally ceased his actions.

Because he realized

that the array in this valley might not be as simple as he had originally thought.