txolops Chapter 202 Dramatic Changes in the Situation
Chapter 202 Dramatic Changes in the Situation
Above the rolling mountains.
Sharp whistles and booming sounds rang out continuously, and the terrifying shockwaves from the collision caused the mountains to shake violently.
The earthen-yellow seal, as large as a mountain, shook the mountains with a single casual strike. Several peaks were struck by the seal, breaking in half and collapsing with a deafening roar.
For the creatures living in the mountains, this was nothing short of an apocalyptic disaster.
Only when a deafening dragon's roar echoed through the sky did the earth-shattering commotion gradually subside.
At this moment, the mountains looked as if they had experienced a powerful earthquake, with cracks all over their bodies. The valleys that used to connect the peaks were now replaced by bottomless gaps.
……
Old Demon Lu stood in the sky, and opposite him.
A figure as tall as an iron tower had its chest pierced by a ferocious dragon claw, which held a round, golden pill the size of a chicken egg.
Instantly, a bloody stench filled the air.
This figure was none other than Xiao Changkong, the leader of the Defenders Alliance, who had returned to Qi from Liang.
At this moment, looking at the bloody dragon claw protruding from his chest, his face was full of disbelief, as if he could not understand why a mere third-tier red dragon could directly break through his defenses and rip out his heart and lungs.
With a "smack".
The perfectly round golden pill was crushed into powder.
With his chest pierced through and even his vital golden core crushed by the dragon's claws, Xiao Changkong let out a muffled groan as his life force rapidly drained away. His entire body went limp, and he gradually lost his breath.
On his deathbed, he mustered all his strength to turn his head and look behind him, finally seeing everything clearly.
Standing behind him was a half-human, half-dragon figure with a face covered in scales and two crystalline jade horns on its head.
Upon seeing this, his pupils first contracted sharply, then he smiled bitterly to himself, and finally he sighed helplessly.
"When did a fourth-tier demon cultivator arrive in the Western Wilderness cultivation world? It wouldn't be unjust for me to die at the hands of a fourth-tier demon cultivator." This was the only thought that flashed through Xiao Changkong's mind before he lost consciousness.
The dignified leader of the Defenders Alliance, the number one cultivator in the Western Wilderness, died quietly above an unknown desolate mountain after completely wiping out the six major tribes of the Turo people.
"Is he dead?" Old Demon Lu was still shaken after witnessing this scene.
Not long ago, he successfully intercepted Xiao Changkong, who was on his way back to the State of Qi, over these mountains.
The two sides disagreed on something and immediately broke into a major battle.
Lu Laomo originally thought that the gap between himself and Xiao Changkong was not that big, but he did not expect that Xiao Changkong's power in controlling the ancient treasure Cang Sheng Seal was so terrifying that it almost completely crushed them, one person and one dragon.
He almost died on the spot.
Fortunately, in that critical moment, he awakened his master's divided soul, which unleashed a full-force attack that directly killed Xiao Changkong.
Just as Lu Laomo was still feeling lingering fear, a half-human, half-dragon figure carrying Xiao Changkong's corpse flew to his front.
Old Demon Lu immediately greeted him respectfully, "Master."
The half-human, half-dragon figure tossed the corpse in its claws in front of Old Demon Lu and said calmly, "After this attack, my divided soul will dissipate. Before that, there are some things I must tell you."
"Please give your orders, Master." Old Demon Lu lowered his head.
"Now that Xiao Changkong is dead and the Seal of the Common People is in your hands, you should conquer Donghua Mountain and seize the entrance to the Qingyun Secret Realm."
"There is a passage within that secret realm that leads to the ancient demon race's secret realm. Although Core Formation cultivators cannot enter the Azure Cloud Secret Realm, you must send more Foundation Establishment cultivators inside to open the passage to the ancient demon race's secret realm and retrieve a treasure for me..."
The half-human, half-dragon figure lowered his voice and switched to telepathy.
Upon hearing the treasure the other party was looking for, Old Demon Lu's expression changed drastically in fright. However, he had long since become a servant of the fourth-tier Crimson Flood Dragon, so he naturally dared not resist the other party.
Therefore, he finally nodded respectfully: "I will obey my master's orders."
"If you can find that treasure for me, I will help you form your Nascent Soul. If you fail, you know what I'm capable of..."
"Alright, that's settled. You'd better watch yourself!"
The sound gradually faded away, leaving only Old Demon Lu in the air, covered in cold sweat.
As the fourth-order Crimson Flood Dragon's divided soul dissipated, the third-order Crimson Flood Dragon that had possessed it revealed its true form, returning to its original appearance. However, the Crimson Flood Dragon was now in a state of severe damage, with its aura almost dropping three orders of magnitude.
With a wave of his hand, Lu Laomo retrieved the Crimson Dragon into his spirit beast pouch, allowing it to fall asleep and replenish its energy.
He then began to take stock of Xiao Changkong's storage bag, but to his surprise, Xiao Changkong's storage bag contained not only magical treasures, but also very few spirit stones.
Some of the elixirs were used up in the recent great battle.
The only valuable spoils he possessed were probably the ancient treasure, the Seal of All Living Beings, and Xiao Changkong's natal magic weapon.
However, since a natal magic weapon is connected to its master's life, even if other Core Formation cultivators were to forcibly refine it, they could only unleash about 70% of its power at most.
Furthermore, it has lost its growth potential, and its power can no longer be improved.
Unlike one's own natal magic weapon, which can be continuously enhanced through persistent alchemical fire and magical power, its power cannot be increased.
As for the seal of the common people.
Ancient treasures possess a spirit; without a compassionate heart for all living beings, one cannot gain the recognition of the spirit of an ancient treasure.
Moreover, most of the magical treasures used by Confucian cultivators require the blessing of righteous energy.
Just like the Seal of All Living Beings, the more righteous energy a cultivator possesses, and the purer it is, the more terrifying its power will become.
In short, apart from Confucian cultivators, other cultivators simply cannot use the Seal of All Living Beings.
"You're quite something. If it weren't for my master's help, I would have been completely outmaneuvered by you."
Lu Laomo glanced back at the battlefield, shook his head, put the Seal of All Living Beings into his storage bag, and then transformed into a stream of light and flew towards Donghua Mountain in Qi State.
Before he set off, he had already ordered the four major sects of the demonic path to regroup and re-enter the territory of Qi to besiege Donghua Mountain.
He is about to deliver a thunderous blow.
We must act quickly and completely conquer Donghua Mountain before those righteous cultivators from the Weidao Alliance who have reached the Turks head south.
If we miss this opportunity, we may never have another chance like this.
……
Inside the secret cave.
After the experiment was completed, Li Ping looked at the tall puppet in front of him with satisfaction in his eyes: "Your name will be Jia Er."
The roles of Class A2 and Class A1 are slightly different.
The first attack is the ultimate attack, with its power almost reaching the limit of a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator.
In the previous battle, it shattered Hua Hong's second-tier superior shield with a single arrow, demonstrating the terrifying power of its attack. However, with its focus on attack, its defense is relatively weak.
It was with this in mind that Li Ping manufactured the Jia 2.
The second-level class represents the ultimate defense. It doesn't have many attack methods, which is equivalent to a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, but its defense is terrifying.
Not only is it a giant shield in itself, but the numerous spirit-absorbing runes painted on its surface, combined with spirit-absorbing materials, make it extremely resistant to many magical attacks.
Team A1 and Team A2 joined forces, one attacking and the other defending.
Li Ping believed that his combat strength was enough to crush ordinary late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators.
In this way, when Li Ping fought with other cultivators, he had two puppets assisting him on the side, making it a group fight. He liked to fight with more people than people in this way.
Unfortunately, he dares not leave the secret cave now, otherwise he would definitely collect more spiritual materials and refine another puppet.
Three puppets represent the operational limit for mastering the first level of the "Myriad Spirits Divine Technique".
After storing the puppet in his storage bag, Li Ping patted the spirit beast bag at his waist and summoned the sleeping Wildfire Sparrow inside.
Looking at the crimson spirit bird circling in the secret realm, Li Ping's eyes revealed a look of satisfaction.
As expected of a spirit bird of heaven and earth possessing a trace of true spirit bloodline, the Wildfire Sparrow's advancement speed is far beyond that of ordinary cultivators.
About twenty years after its last advancement, the Wildfire Sparrow has finally reached the peak of the early stage of the second tier and is about to evolve into the middle stage of the second tier.
Li Ping sighed inwardly, thinking that given the Wildfire Sparrow's growth rate, it might advance to the late stage before Li Ping.
As for the time it takes to advance to the third tier, given Li Ping's cultivation speed, it's already 100% slower than that.
After all, the Wildfire Sparrow's aptitude is equivalent to that of a Heavenly Spiritual Root cultivator among human cultivators.
It's perfectly normal that Li Ping's advancement speed isn't as fast as itss.
Take Xiao Yunzhi for example. She possessed the aptitude of a Heavenly Spiritual Root and cultivated to the mid-Foundation Establishment stage before she was thirty. When Li Ping saw her again after twenty-six or twenty-seven years, she had already reached the late-Foundation Establishment stage.
A Foundation Establishment cultivator at the late stage, not even sixty years old, with a Heavenly Spiritual Root is simply terrifying.
Furthermore, cultivators with Heavenly Spiritual Roots face no bottlenecks before reaching the Nascent Soul stage, so Xiao Yunzhi is highly likely to advance to the Core Formation stage before the age of one hundred.
At that time, Li Ping had probably just broken through to the late stage of Foundation Establishment.
"Truly, the younger generation surpasses the older one."
Li Ping sighed, letting the wildfire sparrows play, while he himself sat cross-legged and began to cultivate diligently.
Falling behind is acceptable, but he doesn't want to be left behind and forgotten.
……
Xiao Changkong's death triggered a chain reaction in the situation in the Western Wilderness.
The four major demonic sects launched a massive invasion. Although the Defenders Alliance tried its best to resist, the morale of the Jixia cultivators plummeted to its lowest point after the news of Alliance Leader Xiao's death in battle.
In the midst of the fierce battle, seeing that the situation was beyond saving, Yan Changqiu directly controlled the mountain-protecting formation to self-destruct, killing and injuring a large number of demonic cultivators.
However, losing the protective array also means that Donghua Mountain is about to fall.
Fortunately, the righteous alliance's suicidal approach frightened the cultivators of the four demonic sects. In addition, with reinforcements from the Western Wilderness, the Central and Southern Regions, and the Northern Regions about to arrive, they dared not push too far.
Lu Laomo personally promised that as long as the Defenders Alliance guarantees not to destroy the entrance to the Qingyun Secret Realm, the four demonic sects can voluntarily withdraw a certain distance, allowing the cultivators and mortals of Jixia Immortal City to evacuate.
The academy agreed to the matter.
Yan Changqiu personally stayed behind at Donghua Mountain to guard the entrance to the Qingyun Secret Realm and deter the four demonic sects.
The mortals and cultivators of Jixia Immortal City withdrew in an orderly manner and, together with the cultivators who came to provide support, re-established a battle line in the western part of Qi State.
As the last person from Jixia Immortal City withdrew, Yan Changqiu took one last lingering look at the familiar Donghua Mountain before soaring into the sky and flying towards the Weidao Alliance's battlefront.
He had no plans to destroy the entrance to the secret realm.
Because in the future, they will definitely reclaim Donghua Mountain and Qingyun Secret Realm.
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