Chapter 681: Seeking Vengeance
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Zuo Shuming hesitated. He instinctively picked up his sword, but was rendered motionless by a Soul Formation suppressive force.
The next thing they knew, there was a loud crash. The wind blades had landed on the floor, leaving a huge pit from the impact. The entire Nameless Mountain vibrated. Even the stage that had been built just a few days ago for the disciples to train their sword technique collapsed.
Lonemoon's expression darkened. Chef's voice can be heard from the peak. They looked at the angered Tian Ji and asked, "Supremacy Tian Ji, why did you suddenly come forth to hurt a disciple of my Nameless Mountain?"
Tian Ji was getting angrier by the second. He glared at Zuo Shuming and said, "Hmph! Injure him? A despicable man like him – even if I kill him today, the hatred I feel for him would not dissipate!" HIs suppressive force overwhelmed them once more.
Lonemoon and Zuo Shuming were alright, but the disciples who had been training their sword techniques had just joined them. A lot of them were still in the initial stages of Qi Refinement. There was no way they could withstand the Soul Formation suppressive force. Immediately, they began to vomit blood.
Shti! Lonemoon was getting angry now too, yet he could not do anything. He watched as the disciples collapsed one by one. A huge suppressive force suddenly overcame them from above. Tian Ji's force visibly retreated.
Chef had arrived just in time. He raised his hand and caused a spirit sword to fly toward Tian Ji.
Tian Ji started. He tried to get out of the way of the sword, but did not make it in time. The sword sliced his sleeves into two.
"You-" Tian Ji was really angry now. He looked up and glared at Yi Qing, smoke coming out of his temples. "Yi Qing, are you trying to protect this bastard?"
Yi Qing looked at him blankly and turned to give Lonemoon a questioning look. What's going on? Is this man crazy? Lonemoon shook his head, showing that he was not so sure himself.
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Yi Qing was just about to ask when Yu Luan, who was at the main peak, rushed over. He had sensed that something was wrong. He brought a few peak elders with him, and Tian Yi was among them.
"What... What is going on?" Yu Luan was shocked. He scanned the group of injured disciples and immediately called a few of his own disciples over to check on their vitals.
It was obvious that he was both anxious and angry. These people had been selected from a mass – they were among those who were most suitable for sword cultivation.. Their Gui Yi Sect only had pill cultivators. They were not good at battle. Thus, when they went out on expeditions, they would inevitably be bullied by other sects. Now that they obtained this sword cultivator supremacy out of nowhere, Yu Luan was adamant on changing the situation around. He did not think that this first batch of disciples would be so seriously injured within just days of arriving at Gui Yi Sect.
"Junior Brother Tian Ji, why are you doing this?" Tian Yi always had the bigger picture in mind. Of course he would understand what Yu Luan was thinking. He looked up at Tian Ji. It was obvious that he had been the trouble-maker.
"Today, I am going to kill this evil, conniving beast!" He reached out and pointed to Zuo Shuming. Coldly, he continued, "All of you had better not stop me – otherwise, don't blame me for not showing you mercy!"
"Zuo Shuming?" Yu Luan stared blankly at him. Why did Uncle-Master Tian Ji have so much hatred toward a mere Golden Core disciple? "Uncle-Master, what did this disciple do? Why are you doing this?"
"What did he do?" Tian Ji tutted. He shot daggers at Zuo Shuming with his eyes and spoke slowly, emphasising on each word, "I want to ask him too. What exactly did you do to Little Yi on the day of the competition? Why has she become like this?"
"Shu Yi!" The crowd gasped. On further thought, they realised that none of them had seen her for a long time.
"Senior Sister Shu?" Zuo Shuming paused. Full of concern, he asked, "What has happened to her?"
"You dare to ask me this question?!" Tian Ji's killing intent grew more intense. "From the day of the competition, her situation has been deteriorating. Now, her meridians are all broken. Even her golden core has fallen apart."
"What! Little Yi is injured?!" Shu Yuan exclaimed. This was his own daughter after all. It was natural that he would get anxious. "No, I have to go and see her!" Immediately, he abandoned the group and turned to fly in the direction of Shu Yi's peak.
"Uncle-Master Tian Ji, has there been some kind of misunderstanding?" Yu Luan asked. The competition had passed a long time ago. There was no problem with her before this?
"There's no misunderstanding!" Tian Ji pointed his sword at Zuo Shuming and sai, "Little Yi was fine before. But after she went on stage, she came back and fell into a coma. If he hadn't done anything, who did?"
Everybody stared on, their expressions changing. Everybody had seen what happened on the day of the competition. Zuo Shuming did not even do anything before the lightning tribulation occurred and he formed his core. What's more, Zuo Shuming was a whole cultivation level lower than Shu Yi at that time. Even if he really wanted to cause any harm to her, he would not have been able to.
"Uncle-Master Tian Ji, we all saw what happened that day. He really didn't do anything," Yu Luan explained. "Maybe Uncle-Master is overwhelmed with concern.'
"Hmph, he hasn't gotten along with my disciple ever since he entered this sect. What's more, Little Yi has been calling out his name ever since she fell into a coma. Apart from him, I can't think of anyone who could have done this to her." Tian Ji was obviously not willing to let it rest. He continued glaring at Zuo Shuming, as if determined to kill him. "I have to kill him today no matter what!"
As he spoke, he activated his spirit Qi and conjured a hundred thousand ice shards which shot straight toward Zuo Shuming. He did not care anymore who was standing around Zuo Shuming.
"Uncle-Master!" Yu Luan exclaimed. He wanted to do something, but was rendered motionless by Tian Ji's suppressive energy.
Yi Qing frowned. He turned around and activated his sword Qi. There was the sound of bells ringing. The ice shards were crushed and an overwhelming amount of sword Qi, which covered the sky, shot toward Tian Ji.
With a flick of a wrist, a spirit sword appeared in Yi Qing's hand. He sounded impatient when he said, "If you want to fight, come at me!" Hurry up if you want to fight – I still have to cook! I was only halfway done earlier!
"You..." Tian Ji's expression twisted. He was still overcome with anger. He gripped his sword tighter and shouted, "I'm not afraid of you!"
The two of them were about to engage in battle. Yu Luan's heart jumped. He rushed forward and said, "Uncle-Masters, please calm down!" They would be in deep trouble if the two of them fought. He quickly tried to persuade them, "This is not the time to fight. Uncle-Master Tian Ji, Shu Yi's situation is more urgent. Why not we go and figure out what exactly is wrong with her first? We can figure out who's to blame after she regains consciousness."
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Tian Ji lowered his gaze. He pondered over this suggestion. After all, he had tried various different methods to wake her up, but to no avail. He did not think that anyone else would be able to do better.
"Uncle-Master Tian Yi has always had very good medicinal skills. Let's let him take a look?" Yu Luan suggested. Tian Yi, who was standing right beside him, nodded.
It was then that Tian Ji shot Zuo Shuming one final glare and kept his sword. He turned around and led the group toward Dan Xia Mountain.
Everyone exchanged glances with one another before following his lead.
Chapter 682: Sudden Demonisation
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Dan Xia Mountain was different from all the other mountains. It was in fact made up of two peaks, and both Tian Ji and Tian Ji were on the peaks. Tian Yi was of course the owner of the mountain. Together with all the disciples under him, he stayed on the left peak. Tian Ji, on the other hand, stayed on the right peak. Apart from Shu Yi, he had never taken in any other disciple. Thus, the right peak looked relatively empty.
A temple sat above the peak. The crowd followed Tian Ji into the temple, and went straight through to the rear hall. Lonemoon and the others walked in last. The moment they entered, they stopped right where they were.
"Chef! This aura..." Lonemoon instinctively transmitted a message to the person beside him.
"Mm." Yi Qing nodded. "I saw it too."
Lonemoon frowned. "Let's go in and assess the situation first." He followed the crowd in. The deeper they got into the temple, the thicker the aura because. It was not until they arrived at a room in the rear hall that they realised the entire yard was filled with this aura. It was so thick that they were finding it difficult to breathe.
The crowd was just about to push open the door of the room.
"Wait!" Lonemoon shouted. He stepped forward and pulled Yu Luan back.
Yi Qing conjured a seal at the exact same moment. There was a flash of white light and a huge array formed underneath their feet. A translucent shield rose up all around them, keeping all the elders safe within its radius.
"This is..." Yu Luan stared blankly at the array. Why did they conjure this defensive array all of a sudden?
Tian Ji, who was right in front, turned to address the group. His expression hardened and he glared at Yi Qing. "What do you mean by this?"
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Yi Qing did not bother to respond to him. Instead, he addressed the group and explained in a low voice, "There's something else inside the room!"
The entire crowd stared blankly back at Yi Qing Before they could open their mouths to ask any questions, Tian Ji became anxious. Angrily, he shouted, "Yi Qing, what do you mean by this? This is Little Yi's room. Are you suspecting me of being up to no good?"
Yi Qing still did not reply to him. Instead, he summoned his spirit sword. "We'll know once we take a look." With that, he raised his hand and waved the sword.
"What are you doing!" Tian Ji shouted, but it was too late. The sword aura charged forward ahead of them. The next thing they knew, there was a loud crash. The room to the door was cut into half, and even the ceiling of the room collapsed.
"Yi Qing, you..." Tian Ji was becoming even angrier now. He moved to retaliate, but there was a loud whoosh beside him.
A figure rushed out from inside the room, landing loudly in the yard. The person was covered in blood and had a weak aura. His dharmic clothing looked quite familiar.
"This is.. Elder Shu!" One of the elders recognised the person on the floor. Was that not the body of Shu Yuan, the man who had rushed away from the group to check on his daughter? What happened to him?
They did not have time to react to the situation. Out of the collapsed room emerged a gust of black Qi. The black Qi came charging at top speed toward the group. It looked like it would engulf the entire group. Yet, the white light underneath their feet – the defensive array – flashed. The black Qi retreated.
The black Qi outside was fast filling the entire yard. What's more, whatever the black Qi touched seemed to die. The fresh flowers and grass in the yard were now all wilted. Even the cement remains of the broken temple were breaking into smaller pieces. Suddenly, they turned into piles of sand.
"This is demonic Qi!" Someone exclaimed. Finally, someone recognised what the black Qi was. Their hearts skipped a beat. It was a good thing that Supremacy Yi Qing had set up this defensive array, otherwise they would have collapsed from the surrounding demonic Qi. But why was there demonic Qi here?
"That's... Senior Sister Shu Yi?!" Zuo Shuming's eyes widened in disbelief.
The entire group starred on in confusion. They looked up to see that amidst the thick demonic Qi was one person floating in the air. She was wearing the same dharmic robes as the rest of the disciples. It was Shu Yi, whom Tian Ji just said was in a coma. However, she was surrounded by demonic Qi. Her beautiful face was now covered in black veins which resembled a spider web. Both of her eyes were now completely red. She seemed to have lost her sanity. Black Qi flowed out of her body continuously.
"This demonic Qi... is coming from inside her body!" Yu Luan exclaimed, not daring to believe his eyes. The amount of demonic Qi in the surroundings was increasing by the second. It was threatening to cover the entire Gui Yi Sect.
"Little Yi!" Tian Ji jumped in shock, as if having just realised something. His face was a mask of worry. Immediately, he charged forward, trying to stop the person in the air.
"Uncle-Master, don't!" Yu Luan tried to stop him, but it was too late. Tian Ji was already charging forward. The moment he left the confines of the defensie array, his dharmic robes melted upon coming into contact with the demonic Qi in the surroundings. Then, wounds began to appear on his skin. His facial expression flickered, but he kept running toward Shu Yi, trying to stop her.
Shu Yi raised her hand and waved it. A gust of demonic Qi flew toward Tian Ji, causing him to fly backward. It was obvious that she was still unconscious.
Lonemoon turned to look at Chef. He was just about to get Chef to do something when the system in Shu Yi's body sounded.
[Host! Wake up! Don't allow the demonic Qi to swallow your logic! Host! Host!]
There was a zap and they caught a flicker of light. Shu Yi's body jumped. Her expressionless face was now twisted. She looked to be in immense pain. Her red eyes darkened again. Slowly, she regained her sanity.
"System? This is..." A look of confusion flashed across her face. Before she could fully understand what was going on, she saw Zuo Shuming, who was standing inside the defensive array. Immediately, images of what happened during the competition filled her mind. Rage like she had never felt before filled her body and her eyes turned a bright red once again. With a strong killing intent, she shouted, "Zuo Shuming!"
She spat each word through gritted teeth. She looked like she would eat him alive if she could. The demonic Qi all around her suddenly expanded once more. Shu Yi raised her hands and waved them, causing the demonic Qi in the surroundings to fly toward Zuo Shuming. As if following orders, the black Qi condensed to form several black blades that also continued toward Zuo Shuming.
The defensive array beneath everyone's feet broke into pieces. A chill ran down their spines as they saw the black Qi charging toward them. With a flick of his wrist, Yi Qing caused a ball of red flames to emerge from his body and defend them against the black Qi.
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There was a series of crashes. The demonic Qi, on meeting its natural enemy, retreated and dissipated. The red from Yi Qing's fireball covered the yard. In two seconds, the demonic Qi was completely cleared. All that was left behind was its source, which the fireball was now heading toward.
"Ah!!" Shu Yi screamed. But there was no way for her to dodge the flames. She felt an unbearable pain shoot through her entire body. Not caring if anyone could hear her, she shouted, "System, quick, save me!"
[Ding! Error! It is impossible to defend against these flames!]
Lonemoon lowered his gaze. Yi Qing was the manager. Of course this system would not be able to do anything to his flames. He quickly nudged the man beside him and muttered, "Chef!" The system had not yet left this body – it was not time to act yet.
It was then that Chef clenched his fists and retracted the flames.
Chapter 683: Traitor in the Sect
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"Little Yi!" Tian Ji took the chance to fly up toward catch Shu Yi. Yet, he did not stop there. Instead, he carried her onto his sword and flew out together.
"Eh! Uncle-Master Tian Ji, you-" Yu Luan wanted to stop them, but Tian Ji suddenly turned back. He threw a dharmic weapon over. It was not to attack Yu Luan. Instead, Tian Ji was throwing it to Zuo Shuming.
Tian Ji moved too quickly. The dharmic weapon was just about to hit Zuo Shuming, but Chef thrust his sword and broke its trajectory. Tian Ji, who was still in the air, conjured a seal and disappeared into thin air.
"This..." Everyone in the yard was stunned. It was a long time before anyone regained their composure.
Moments later, Yu Luan asked, "Uncle-Master Yi Qing, Shu Yi was..."
"She became a demon!" Yi Qing answered.
Everyone: "..."
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Yu Luan and the other elders could not come to terms with the fact that Shu Yi had become a demon. But the facts were right in front of their eyes. There was no faking the demonic Qi that they saw in the yard earlier. The only thing they did not quite understand was why a perfectly good person would become a demon just like this. What's more, she injured Elder Shu Yuan. No matter what, Shu Yuan was Shu Yi's father. Now, not only were his meridians broken, his cultivation level had fallen all the way back to the initial stages of Nascent Soul cultivation. To this day, he was still unconscious.
There was Supremacy Tian Ji as well. He was a Soul Formation Supremacy in the sect. It was normal for him to protect his own disciples, but he did not even offer an explanation before he escaped together with Shu Yi. This confused them as well. No matter how much he wanted to pamper his disciple, there was no need for them to escape the sect together.
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It was then that Lonemon told them about the fiendish cultivator Zhong Yi, and how he had not come looking for them on purpose, but had actually been trying to escape the sect. At the same time, the group found a secret storage space on Dan Xia Mountain. There were indeed signs that a fiendish cultivator had sayed inside there. Everybody seemed to realise something.
"It seems that Tian Ji had become a demon a long time ago," Yu Luan sighed. "It's no wonder that Junior Brother Yin would..." He trailed off mid-sentence, but everybody seemed to know what he was going to say.
Tian Ji was a cold man, and he did not have very good relations with the other people in the sect. But Perfected One Yin was one of the few people who were actually close to him From time to time, Perfected One Yin would make trips to Dan Xia Mountain. Lonemoon guessed that he probably knew things that he wasn't supposed to know of – that was probably why he was killed by Tian Ji. It was no wonder that they did not find the murderer even after so long. It was no wonder that Perfected One Yin did not even have the chance to seek help. All he could do was explode his own Nascent Soul.
The more everyone thought about these things, the more shocked they felt. Was it also Tian Ji's doing, that Shu Yi suddenly turned into a demon? Then did he have an ulterior motive in bringing the entire group of them to look for Shu Yi? Their thoughts shifted to Shu Yuan, who was still unconscious and who nearly lost his Nascent Soul. If Shu Yi could do this to even her own father, what more could she do to them?
If they had entered the house that day...
Upon thinking of this, the entire group fell silent. It was a good thing that Uncle-Master Yi Qing realised something was wrong. Otherwise, they would have lost everything.
Lonemoon remained silent beside them as well. He couldn't help but think – it was true that the entire group was not wrong but they were thinking a bit too much. Tian Ji had not turned into a demon yet. The only one who did was Shu Yi. Tian Ji only ran away because he was afraid that everyone would find out about the fact that he harboured a fiendish cultivator and killed an elder in the sect. He just did not want to face the consequences of his actions.
Shen Ying had connected the seal that was containing the demonic Qi in Zuo Shuming's body with the one in Shu Yi's body, which was containing the demonic seed. In order to harm Zuo Shuming, Shu Yi had no qualms about breaking her seal. Therefore, the demonic seed was awakened. It began attacking her, until she became a demon. She was probably in a coma for a couple of days because the demonic Qi in her body was consuming her soul bit by bit. In other words, she was unconscious because she was undergoing to demonising process.
Lonemoon became slightly confused upon thinking about this. When Shen Ying said that she connected the two seals earlier, they did not think it was a big deal. After all, Shu Yi had the system in her body. The demonic seed was sealed up by the system. If it could seal it once, it would be able to seal it again.
They did not expect that the system would be this lousy.It did not even realise that the demonic seed had escaped. Now, Shu Yi had even become a demon.
The so-called demonic seed was different from demonic Qi. The demonic seed contained the pure evil that was used to create demons. What's more, the demonic seed contained a portion of the soul of the demon who created it. Once the seed entered one's body, it would merge with one's soul until the latter became a demon through and through. When Celestial Emperor Chen Ge wanted to get rid of the demonic seed in his own body, he had no choice but to cut off one entire portion of his own soul. He even had to use the force of Samsara to cleanse that portion of his soul. If a celestial emperor had to go to that extent, just imagine what a Golden Core cultivator like Shu Yi would have to do.
Thus, the consequences of the system's negligence was that Shu Yi had turned into a demon. It was no wonder that the parenting system despised 001, and said that the latter was going to be out of date soon.
"Sect Master, what do you think about-" The elders were beginning to get scared, so they turned to question Yu Luan.
"This is a huge matter. That demonic Qi is too... dangerous," Yu Luan replied. His face was looking quite green. In a low voice, he continued, "Although Gui Yi Sect's matters hardly spread, we have to be on the defense. We have to inform the various immortal sects and tell them of the real reason this happened."
There had been a fiendish cultivator with demonic Qi, and a Soul Formation cultivator who turned into a demon. To other immortal sects, Gui Yi Sect would look like a huge threat.
Everybody nodded in agreement. Immediately, they spread out toward the various immortal sects and spread the news of Shu Yi and Tian Ji – the Soul Formation cultivator and his talented disciple – had turned into demons. They had betrayed the immortal sect and joined the path of darkness.
Shu Yi's original intention was to harm Zuo Shuming. She wanted to make him a fiendish cultivator that everybody would want to kill. Who knew that the tables would turn? Zuo Shuming remained the talented and famous disciple in Gui Yi Sect, and she instead became the one whom everybody wanted to kill. Who knew how she would react once she regained consciousness? Her grievous energy would probably rise by multiple times.
Lonemoon used his fingers to aid his counting. If the enemy continued to give herself up time and time again, this battle might come to an end sooner than they thought.
Mm, he has never seen an invader who went down as easily as Shu Yi. Apart from having to teach a particularly stupid sword cultivator, Lonemoon practically sat back and watched this battle win itself!
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After Shu Yi and Tian Ji left Gui Yi Sect, nobody heard of them again. Now that they were missing announcements from the system each day, the three of them were beginning to feel a bit bored. In fact, Lonemoon was so bored that he began to play Tenant Tycoon together with Shen Ying and the parenting system.
Zuo Shuming, on the other hand, sighed for several days. It was almost as if he was having difficulty accepting that his Senior Sister Shu Yi, who had given him so much guidance earlier, had turned into a demon for real. With regard to this, all Lonemoon had to say was, "Two Bucks! In order to live as humans, you have to have a bit of... IQ, do you understand?"
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Zuo Shuming thought about this for a long time, but still did not understand what Lonemoon was getting at. "Brother Lonemoon, you are so profound!" What should he do if he had no idea what Lonemoon was talking about?
Lonemoon sighed. He was too lazy to explain anything more to Zuo Shuming. He turned around and kicked him into the sword array, then increased the intensity of his training. If he had been a devil to Zuo Shuming before, he was practically throwing him into hell this time.
Shu Yi's goal from the very beginning had been Zuo Shuming. She was bound to come looking for him one day. Now, she was already becoming a demon. Though she still had her mortal body, she would definitely be much better in battle than he was. And yet, Zuo Shuming was still a puny Golden Core cultivator. If she came looking for him, he would lose for sure.
If he didn't take the chance to train now, when would he?
Chapter 684: Tian Yi Ascends
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Lonemoon felt like an invader – and an invader with a mission at that – Shu Yi was not at all low-key. They did not have any news of her so far, but that was probably just because she was trying to control the demonic Qi inside her body. Before long, Lonemoon knew that she would show herself once again.
But before she could do anything, a few years passed and Tian Yi had surprising achievements. Tian Yi had been in the late stages of Soul Formation, unable to make anymore progress. However, Lonemoon offered some suggestions out of convenience, and seemed to show Tian Yi a whole new direction. Tian Yi thus went head-in into changing pill recipes. Perhaps he was gifted in this area. Not only did he really manage to change the recipe for the Demon-Breaking Pill, he also began to look into other celestial-grade recipes.
Just like that, he reaped the benefits in terms of cultivation level. The entire Dan Xia Mountain welcomed batches of new pills from time to time. Otherwise, they heard multiple explosions on several occasions as well. This got Tian Yi more and more excited – his pill refining skills progressed at a cray speed. He was a pill cultivator after all. Apart from training, pill cultivators could also advance in cultivation level by refining pills. Given the pace at which Tian Yi was refining pills, it was no wonder that his The increase was big, too.
Thus, he ascended to immortality.
One morning, when Tian Yi was refining a cauldron of celestial-grade pills, the sky suddenly darkened. A huge lightning bolt like the disciples of Gui Yi Sect had never seen before suddenly struck the ground. Then... the bolt of lightning avoided Nameless Mountain and went straight to Dan Xiao Mountain. A large crash was heard. The temples all around Tian Yi were reduced to smithereens.
Before anyone could react, a huge Protective Mountain Array came up around the sect. Still, it could not fend against the formidable power of the heavens. The Sect Master Yu Luan anxiously flew over from the main peak just in time to see another frighteningly thick bolt of lightning. Then, he noticed that the skies were dark.
"This.. Could this be..." Yu Luan did not dare believe his own eyes.
"It's the Immortal Ascension Lightning Tribulation," Yi Qing and Lonemoon confirmed. They, too, arrived just in time with spirit herbs to see the lightning bolts.
"Immortal Ascension!" Yu Luan exclaimed. He looked a bit confused. "Could the person ascending to immortality be... Uncle-Master Tian Yi!" Yu Luan was all the more shocked now, but his body could no longer withstand the pressure filling the air. His legs were turning to jelly. It was almost as if he could not bear to stand for one more minute in the presence of this force from the heavens.
Tian Yi's lightning tribulation was happening so soon. What's more, this was the morning. The sun had not completely risen – that was why nobody realised that it was coming. Lonemoon instinctively conjured a seal to prevent the audience from becoming overwhelmed. After all, this was the Immortal Ascension Lightning Tribulation. He turned to face Chef, "You should do it!"
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Yi Qing stared blankly at him. Why?
"It's safer if you set it up!" He added. Yi Qing was the lightning tribulation's boss after all. Did he not see the lightning bolt avoid Nameless Mountain?
Yi Qing's expression darkened, but he turned around and set up the array anyway. A moment later, a white array appeared all around Dan Xia Mountain, on the outside of the Protective Mountain Array. There were two holes on the top of the array, which allowed the lightning bolts to descend through.
Yu Luan reacted at the same time. He quickly arranged for the disciples of Dan Xia Mountain to escape from the mountain. While he did this, he got the other disciples to move further away. This was an Immortal Ascension Lightning Tribulation. it was not like the ones the other disciples went through. Perhaps just looking at one bolt of lightning strike the mountain would cause the disciples' cultivation levels to stagnate from the impact. What's more, the lightning bolt that just descended was the Mental Demon Tribulation. The lightning bolts that were to follow would be much more terrifying.
The two of them moved very quickly. Once Yi Qing was done with setting up the array, Yu Luan was almost done with sending all the disciples off. Tian Yi had already passed the first stage by then. The following lightning bolts came down in loud crashes, causing Gui Yi Sect to look snow white. The entire Dan Xia Mountain was turning to ash right before their eyes because of this Lightning Tribulation. Twenty bolts later, the mountain was just half its original height.
The amazing thing was that no matter how strong these lightning bolts were, they did not do any damage even a centimetre outside of Dan Xia Mountain. It was almost as if a marksman was responsible for it. Each bolt of lightning struck accurately right in the center of Tian Yi's head.
Tian Yi, who had been sitting on the center of the peak, used all his energy to defend against the impact. Although he did have a hunch that this lightning tribulation was coming, and he did train intensely to gather spirit Qi into his body, he did not think about when exactly the lightning tribulation will begin. The Immortal Ascension Lightning Tribulation was indeed nothing like he expected.
Each bolt of lightning in the lightning tribulation threatened to tear his body apart. He was enduring bone-breaking, soul-splitting pain, yet all he could do was try his best to gather the spirit Qi from all around him to heal his wounds in between the bolts of lightning. It was like he was changing his bones on the spot.
But that was indeed what he was doing. The so-called Immortal Ascension Lightning Tribulation was meant to help mortals get rid of their mortal bodies and form immortal ones while they ascended to immortality. The only thing mortals would be able to do was endure through the lightning tribulation. Tian Yi was covered in blood by now, yet he gritted his teeth and hung on to his life. Faintly, Lonemoon and Yi Qing could sense the immortal bones forming in his body.
The last bolt of lightning struck down. Tian Yi used all the remaining spirit Qi in his body to absorb the impact from this bolt of lightning. The suppressive spiritual force that was causing everyone to have difficulty breathing immediately condensed into immortal Qi, which flowed into Tian Yi's body and helped with the formation of his immortal bones. His wounds began to heal.
The man who had been drowning in blood was recovering his original looks right before their eyes. Even the suppressive force that his body emanated seemed different. It was then that Tian Yi finally heaved a sigh of relief. It began to sink in that he had successfully endured through the lightning tribulation.
At the same time, a golden beam of light shone through the dark clouds and down onto his body. The world that had been so familiar to him before was beginning to feel foreign to him. It was like the former was rejecting his presence. His body felt lighter – it begged to float up into the clouds.
"It's a success! Uncle-Master Tian Yi has ascended to immortality!" Yu Luan screamed in joy. He was overwhelmed with emotion. "This place hasn't had people ascending to immortality in hundreds of thousands of ears. I did not think that the first person who would be able to do so would be Uncle-Master Tian Yi! That's great!"
The other disciples realised that the danger had passed. One by one, they came out to see the golden beam of light and began to celebrate.
Tian Yi's body began to float upward toward the source of the golden beam of light. His entire body looked different. There was a white glow about him – immortal Qi. Just as he was about to enter the upper realm, he seemed to recall something. His body paused and he turned around, trying to get back down. But he was not familiar with how to control his immortal Qi, thus he could not descend smoothly. Instead, he started to flap his arms like a duck in order to get a bit closer to the ground. Still, he could not seem to get out of the golden beam of light. All he could do was wave his arms around as he shouted, "Brother Lonemoon! Brother Lonemoon, are you there?!"
All the disciples standing around suddenly stopped moving and turned to look at Lonemoon.
Tian Yi continued shouting, waving at him with all his might. "Brother Lonemoon, quick, come over here! I have something to tell you!"
Lonemoon: "..."
Sh*t! What are you telling me things for? I'm not even your disciple.
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Chapter 685: The Demonic Sect Attacks
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Lonemoon pursed his lips. He had no choice but to glare back at the people who were staring at him with "concern".
"Is there a problem?"
"Brother Lonemoon." Tian Yi stared at him. Suddenly, he reached into the storage bag hanging by his side and pulled out a ring. He pulled off the defensive dharmic hair clasp from his head, along with every other accessory he had been wearing. Then... He handed them all over to Lonemoon. Very seriously, he said, "Once I ascend to the upper realm, I might not have a use for this anymore. I'm going to leave them all to you now. Brother Lonemoon, the quality of your body is much better than mine. I'm very sure that you'll ascend to immortality very soon. Your friend will be rooting for you from above."
Lonemoon: "..." Why did he feel like he was being kept by this man?
But he was handing him all these spirit stones for no reason – Lonemoon just could not turn it down!
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"Thank you, Brother Tian Yi."
"We're all brothers – there's no need to stand on ceremony!" Tian Yi waved his hands and continued sincerely, "I can ascend o immortality only because of your reminder that day. These things are nothing compared to that." He was about to say more, but the suction from above was getting stronger and stronger. Anxiously, he shouted, "I have to go. Take care, Brother Lonemoon!"
With that, his body ascended upward.
Lonemoon looked down at the bunch of things in his hands. He sighed and retrieved a white jade token, then threw it over to Tian Yi. "Hold on to this!"
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Tian Yi caught it instinctively. It looked like an ordinary jade token to him. It was not a dharmic weapon, nor was it a spirit talisman. There were just two different phrases carved into each side of the jade token. One side said "Bo Sea" and the other side said "Invincible".
"This is..." Tian Yi hesitated.
"You'll understand once you arrive above." Lonemoon waved his hand, offering no further explanation.
The next moment, Tian Yi disappeared into the golden beam within the clouds, and into the upper realm. The golden light dissipated. It turned into spiritual raindrops.
All the disciples looked instantly elated. One by one, they sat down to absorb the spirit Qi falling from above – the remnants of the Heavenly Dao's greatness. Even the various Nascent Soul elders sat down. There had not been a single cultivator who managed to ascend to immortality in hundreds of thousands of years. This was a rare opportunity.
Lonemoon flew back and looked straight into Yi Qing's quizzical gaze.
Eh...
"What are you looking at!" Lonemoon glared at him.
Chef narrowed his eyes. "Did you just give him the Invincible Sect's disciple token?"
"So what?" Lonemoon stuffed the things in his hands into his storage bag. He did hand in the school fees after all.
"Oh~" Chef continued staring at Lonemoon through his narrowed eyes. I thought you said that it costs too much to maintain the Invincible Sect and you're not accepting any more disciples?
"Oh, your ass!" Lonemoon pursed his lips. "Get your freaking disgusting gaze off me!" Stop following Shen Ying's annoying ways!
"Yu Hong said that the sect's medicinal business is prospering. We can no longer depend on Boss Lan and Floaty alone to manage the business. What's more, Boss Lan still needs to refine weapons, create talismans, water Radish, take care of Radish's unlucky and cheap son, and even offer guidance to the sect's disciples from time to time..." Lonemoon counted off the things that Boss Lan had to do with his fingers. It was difficult doing business in this day and age, alright?
"So..." Chef stared blankly at him. He seemed to realise something. "You sent him over there to refine pills?" What happened to the friendship?
"What else?" He rolled his eyes. "Do you want to go and help him out?"
"Er..." Chef hesitated. Very seriously, he changed the topic. "Oh that's right – I cooked too little porridge this morning. Master must still be quite hungry. Father Niu, I'm going back to cook more food now." Since Master isn't around, I can't afford to offend him – I can't afford to!
"..." Hmph, lousy!
Yi Qing felt like he could still take control of the situation. He turned around and started to fly back to Nameless Mountain when suddenly a huge crash was heard. It was coming from the base of the mountain. The entire Gui Yi Sect vibrated from the impact. The Protective Mountain Array turned dark. The spirit swords that had been surrounding the sect's boundaries all broke into pieces.
"Someone broke the eye of the array!" Yi Qing's expression fell. He turned to face the right side of the sect. Someone must have gotten in while Tian Yi was going through the lightning tribulation!
Yu Luan snapped out of his meditation at the same time. "Uncle-Master Yi Qing, this..." He was just about to ask when another huge crash was heard coming from the base of the mountain. A huge amount of evil Qi floated entered Gui Yi Sect, causing the disciples to rush up the mountain.
"Sect Master!" The disciples shouted anxiously. "Reporting to Sect Mater – there are many fiendish cultivators at the base of the mountain. They're breaking the sect gate and forcing their way in."
"Now?" Yu Luan's expression changed immediately. He finally understood what was happening. Uncle-Master had just ascended. This was a thing worth celebrating, but Gui Yi Sect was now short of one Soul Formation cultivator. In addition to the fact that Tian Ji had run away, Yi Qing was the only Soul Formation left. These fiendish cultivators must have thought that there was no way Gui Yi Sect would be able to fend itself against them. That's why they're taking this chance to attack it.
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"Can you tell where these fiendish cultivators are from?" He asked in a low voice. If they dared to invade Gui Yi Sect, they must be here in huge numbers. In other words, they must be coming from a demonic sect.
"It's the Skyfiend Sect," a disciple confirmed.
"The Skyfiend Sect!" Yu Luan stared blankly at him. "We have never had anything to do with them. Why are they coming to attack us!" The more he spoke, the more anxious he became. He pondered over a solution while instructing the disciple, "Quick, go and inform the Mountain Masters of the other three peaks! Tell all of the Nascent Soul Perfected Ones to come with me and face the enemies.The other Mountain Masters are to guard the sect. No one is to slack in the defence! Tell them to focus on protecting the eye of the Protective Mountain Array!"
"Yes!" The disciple turned around and began to carry out Yu Luan's instructions.
It was then that Yu Luan finally turned to Yi Qing. "Uncle-Master..."
"Let's go." Yi Qing understood what Yu Luan was going to say. He turned and flew toward the entrance of the mountain. Yu Luan's chest tightened and he followed suit. Since Lonemoon had been feeling quite bored, he followed them as well.
Before the few of them arrived at the entrance, they saw the huge amounts of evil Qi filling the forest in front of the sect. It was obvious that the group had already done something to the forest. The disciples at the entrance were gravely injured. Still, they were trying their best to hang on and defend the entrance to the sect.
The array had been left behind by the ancestors of Gui Yi Sect. It would be extremely difficult for cultivators at the Soul Formation level and below to break through it. Before Yu Luan could heave a sigh of relief, they heard yet another loud crash. The array stone at the entrance of the sect broke apart and a huge crack appeared on the array at the entrance as well. A suppressive force akin to that belong to a Soul Formation cultivator in his late stages floated over to them.
"This suppressive force is... Tian Ji!" Yu Luan jumped. He looked up in disbelief, all the colour drained from his face. "Skyfiend Sect! It's him?"
"Sect Master, what do you mean by this?" Lonemoon lowered his gaze. Actually, when he followed Yi Qing to the entrance of the sect, he already guessed that it was Tian Ji who was leading this invasion. But judging from Yu Luan's expression, it seemed that he understood something more.
Yu Luan was looking worse by the second. He frowned deeply as he began to explain, "I heard some time ago that the sect master of Skyfiend Sect was assassinated. From then, the Skyfiend Sect adopted a new master. This new sect master ruled over the Skyfiend Sect and took over many other demonic sects at the same time. It sounded like he was trying to unite all the demonic sects. I just did not think that this person would be... Tian Ji."
Yu Luan admitted that Gui Yi Sect had not treated this Soul Formation Supremacy well. Thus, he did not take it too personally that Tian Ji betrayed the sect and left. Yet, after he managed to unite all the demonic sects, the first thing Tian JI did was to come back and attack Gui Yi Sect. This chilled Yu Luan to the core.
The array at the entrance was completely broken by now. The person who appeared right in front of them was indeed Tian Ji.