Chapter 1836 The Purple Light Curtain


    Under the joint attack of four masters of the Heavenly Grotto Realm and the ultimate magical treasure,


    the Grand Killing Array didn''t stand a chance. Momentster, it began disintegrating before their eyes.


    They held their ground and continued to pummel it. Eventually, it exploded with a loud bang.


    "It''s gone. Make them go inside,"


    one of the masters of the Heavenly Grotto Realm ordered, sneering at the prisoners.


    A middle-aged man nodded and turned to face the prisoners. Then, the four cultivators of the Heavenly


    Grotto Realm floated back to the entrance of the valley and sat in mid-air.


    "Okay; well done. The Grand Killing Array is gone.


    Now that we are safe, let''s continue to move forward,"


    one of the middle-aged men shouted, pointing at the purple glow on the horizon.


    The remaining cultivators nced tiredly at the depths of the valley. All they wanted was to run back to


    their safe homes and sleep. The men looked menacingly at them and they turned around.


    The men weren''t the most threatening to them but the eight cultivators at the Heavenly Grotto Realm


    were watching them, so they had no chance to escape alive.


    Sighing, they began marching towards the depths once again.


    A momentter, all their eyes lifted to the sky.


    Howl!


    On top of a rock, an evil ape, covered in white hair, was crouched. It leaped and flew several thousand


    feet into the air. As it rose, it appeared smaller and smaller before it started to plummet upon them.


    They cowered and some of them scattered as the apended on the ground. It chased after six of


    them, stomping on their heads and making them burst like watermelons.


    Howl! Howl!


    As the prisoners scattered, the ape ran after them and stretched out its millstone-sized palms. It


    gripped one prisoner at a time and smashed them into small pieces.


    Surprisingly, the prisoners were dying without putting up a fight. A majority of the warriors that had


    been caught by the Crimson Pce were at the Minor-perfection Realm, and the rest were at the


    Major-perfection Realm. This ape was gigantic and fast but they shouldn''t be acting like cowards.


    After it had killed a few more prisoners, the mystery was answered: the ape was at the Heavenly Grotto


    Realm!


    The warriors couldn''t even put up a fight against the ape. It crushed them before they could resort to


    their vital energy.


    "There is a beast at the Heavenly Grotto Realm!"


    one of the men from the Crimson Pce shouted. He turned to ask help of the real masters at the exit


    of the valley. His counterpart was also pale with fright as he stood next to him.


    Even though both men were at the premium stage of Major-perfection Realm, they weren''t powerful


    enough to take on the ape.


    Whoosh!


    At the entrance to the valley, two of the strong cultivators of the Heavenly Grotto Realm instantly flew to


    the ape.


    It turned to them and screamed viciously, pounding its chest. They didn''t even flinch. One of them


    pulled out the ck iron ruler and used it to attack the evil ape. The other stayed behind a few feet and


    used small amounts of vital energy to cover him.


    After a few minutes, the ape fell heavily onto the ground, shaking it. The masters nodded and returned


    to their perch.


    Exhausted and half-dead, the cultivators were pushed forward once again. The valley looked asrge


    as it first had, as if they hadn''t made any progress.


    Before long, another cultivator stepped into a hidden Grand Killing Array. As more of them dropped


    dead, the rest became more hesitant to move forward. Still, the Crimson Pce men forced them on.


    Beasts at the Heavenly Grotto Realm feasted on them and their numbers lessened.


    Whenever there was a Grand Killing Array or beast appearing, the eight cultivators at the Heavenly


    Grotto Realm who were guarding at the entrance to the valley would go into the valley and eliminate


    them.


    Half an hourter, all the cultivators who had been forced to scout the road had been killed.


    Thankfully, the valley had been half-explored at that point. They were closer to the purple light and the


    The two men looked behind them and smiled.


    Feeling disgusted, Austin watched as hundreds of more warriors were marched into the valley.


    It appeared that the Crimson Pce had sent arge group of people to the nearby region to catch


    cultivators and escort them to this valley. They truly were cowards.


    "Ha-ha! We''re close to the innermost part of the valley.


    Okay. Send in the fresh meat now.


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    This time, we will be more careful and not be killed!"


    a cultivator at the Heavenly Grotto Realm said,ughing. Despite the death surrounding them, he was


    happy.


    "Oh my God! We''re all going to die!"


    Having witnessed what had happened in the valley, the new cultivators trembled with fear. Some of


    them had tears streaming down their faces.


    "Get over there, all of you!"


    an old man in grey robe shouted, stepping forward from the group.


    None of them moved so he whipped up the sleeve of his robe and a tidal wave of vital energy force


    rolled towards the entrance of the valley. Before any of the prisoners could run, it rolled them up and


    threw them into the valley.


    Among them, Austin stood from the ground, bleary-eyed and confused.


    Looking back at the elder, Austin''s jaw dropped. He looked like a god as he stood in the valley.


    He was also at the Heavenly Grotto Realm but he


    looked more powerful than the other seven cultivators of the Heavenly Grotto Realm.


    Austin guessed that he was the strongest man in the Crimson Pce. If he weren''t, Austin never


    wanted to meet the one who was.


    ''Back in the East Maind, perhaps only Elder Sharp could overpower him, ''


    Austin thought to himself, secretly taking another nce at the old man in the grey robe. Now, he


    appeared at peace, like he had aplished his mission, despite the mission only having begun.


    Eventually, the cultivator''s bodies stopped raining from the sky.


    "Get up, all of you!"


    one of the men shouted, running towards them.


    They scrambled to their feet, afraid that the elder would harm them if they disobeyed. Albeit nervously,


    the hundreds of new prisoners began approaching the dome.


    It was much closer than before so they hoped that they would reach it unharmed.


    Still, they prayed internally that no beasts or Grand Killing Arrays would pop out at them. Austin held


    his head high; he knew that he was braver than most of the others.


    Just as he was beginning to feel overconfident, a voice broke through Austin''s Soul Sea.


    "Master, be careful! I sense a magic array here, and it must be a Grand Killing Array!"


    Violet warned anxiously.


    Austin leaped backwards, pushing some of the other prisoners over.


    Bang!


    Another Grand Killing Array had been triggered, directly killing more than a hundred warriors at the


    front. Screams and yells could be heard ripping through the quiet that followed. Several of the warriors


    ran away from the area.


    Without needing to be told, four cultivators of the Heavenly Grotto Realm swooped in and destroyed


    the array.


    After they had destroyed it, the prisoners moved on, stepping carefully around the area that the array


    had been.


    As they walked, they encountered two more Grand Killing Arrays and two more beasts, leaving only


    around sixty of the captured warriors alive. The remainder tiptoed along, terrified that they would set


    something off.


    Austin was grateful to Violet for warning him when a beast or a Grand Killing Array was nearby. He was


    quick to use his bodily movement skill to avoid every threat.


    Finally, they got close enough to the innermost part of the valley that they could see the curtain of


    purple light clearly. It was only a hundred meters ahead and shining brightly into their eyes.


    From the top of the dome, beams of dazzling purple light shot up into the sky and broke the clouds


    apart. Inside the light curtain, they could hear waves of fairy musicing out.


    However, what was inside the curtain still remained a mystery. They all tried to use their spiritual


    senses but it was useless.


    "There are many treasures in there,"


    the gnome said in Austin''s Soul Sea. Austin looked at the curtain and his eyes sparkled. If the gnome


    sensed treasure, it must be there.


    Shoop. Shoop. Shoop.


    Above them, the eight cultivators at the Heavenly Grotto Realm appeared, leading their own group of


    people.


    By now, most of the Grand Killing Arrays and all the beasts in the valley had been eliminated. There


    was only a distance of one hundred meters left and the cultivators must believe that it was safe enough


    for them to join the rest.


    "Ha-ha! Semi-omnipotent herbs! I can smell them.


    And there are multiple!


    This is perfect!"


    a cultivator at the Heavenly Grotto Realm said before he burst into excitedughter. He smiled at his


    fellows and patted some of them on the back.


    "Yes, if everything goes well from here, there should be a valuable elixir field in there."


    The other seven cultivators of the Heavenly Grotto Realm also glowed with excitement.


    In the Divine Continent, the semi-omnipotent herbs were very rare. It made sense that even the


    cultivators from the ancient, great sects would want it. They couldplete many of their collections


    this way.


    A few of them moved closer to the dome and sniffed the air. It seemed they could sense the fragrance


    of the semi-omnipotent herbs from the other side of the purple light curtain. Greedy smiles took over


    their faces.


    "You guys,e over here!"


    Before they could move, a cultivator at the Heavenly Grotto Realm rolled his sleeve and a dozen


    prisoners fell forward against their wills.


    Bang!


    zing runes instantly erupted from the ground and flew towards the prisoners.


    Somehow, the cultivator had known there was another Grand Killing Array hidden in the short distance


    between them and the dome. Several warriors fell to their deaths.


    "Take it down,"


    The elder ordered, taking out the ck iron ruler and swinging it at the Grand Killing Array.


    Behind him, the other seven cultivators of the Heavenly Grotto Realm joined the fight.


    This killing array was far stronger and more terrible than the previous ones. It took nearly two hours for


    the cultivators to destroy it.


    Atst, thest Grand Killing Array had exploded and the pieces from it scattered on the grass.


    With no more killing arrays or beasts, the prisoners finally arrived at the purple light curtain.


    "I''ve never seen anything like this. It can''t be that simple to get past,"


    the elder in the grey robe said, looking at the purple light curtain with a serious expression on his face.


    Instantly, he turned to the prisoners.


    "You guys, run towards it!"


    Without giving them a chance to agree or disagree, he rolled his sleeve up and sent a dozen prisoners


    into the air towards the purple light curtain.


    Austin gasped as he was carried with them.


    Unable to fight against the powers of the elder, Austin allowed himself to be carried towards the purple


    light curtain.