Eternal Sacred King 712 to 722
Chapter 712: Spirit Beast Spar
Who wouldn’t know of Su Zimo?!
In the ancient battlefield, there might not be many who have seen Su Zimo in person before. However, there was barely anyone who had not heard of him before!
Right now, Su Zimo was already a scary figure that no one dared to approach and he was second only to Di Yin.
The moment he stepped foot into Myriad Phenomenon City, a commotion broke out!
Su Zimo was calm and nonchalant despite the numerous gazes.
Little Fatty and Shi Jian were comparatively flustered.
The people who could survive endless dangers and make the arduous journey to Myriad Phenomenon City were far from ordinary!
There were hundreds of thousands of cultivators who entered the ancient battlefield!
However, only a hundred thousand or so could make it to Myriad Phenomenon City alive!
The gazes from these people naturally carried an immense pressure that ordinary cultivators would not be able to endure.
Qing Qing frowned slightly.
Instinctively, Little Fox hid behind Su Zimo.
The Golden Lion had a grim expression and tried his best to retract his demonic qi.
No matter what, they were demon beasts – it was natural for them to feel uneasy being sized up by so many paragons of the human race.
The spirit tiger ignored all the surrounding gazes and swaggered his way into the city boldly.
Although monkey could sense the hostility, he had no fear or reservations. Instead, he snarled and glared back with a menacing expression!
He had a proud nature and apart from Su Zimo whom he was on friendly terms with, he did not have any regard for anyone else!
“That demon monkey sure is cocky!”
“Forget it, we had better not mess with it since it was probably brought here by the monster incarnate of Divine Phoenix Island.”
“Hmph, let’s see how long more that Su Zimo can continue smiling! He’s already made enemies with so many people before the fight for the Golden Core Phenomenon Ranking. There will definitely be people who want to cause trouble for him!”
The crowd discussed.
Right then, a group of cultivators walked over and everywhere they passed, the crowd made a path for them.
Su Zimo furrowed his brows slightly.
There were dozens of them in the group and they came from three different sects, wearing different attires and had varied sect badges. Among them, there were even cultivators that were transformed from spirit beasts.
Su Zimo had seen one of their sect badges on Xu Cheng before.
Zephyr Thunder Palace!
There were many cultivators of Zephyr Thunder Palace that died outside the Astral Dragon Sputum Lair and Xu Cheng escaped with grave injuries after barely scraping through death. The arrival of this group was definitely hostile!
The other two groups of cultivators were from Purple Firmament Sect and Clear Wind Temple.
There were three super sects gathered!
“Fufu, what did I say? A tall tree is susceptible to being knocked over by strong winds. Su Zimo is bound to die after offending so many factions!”
“I don’t think anything much is going to happen since killing is forbidden within the city. Those cultivators can’t possibly just start a fight on the streets.”
“Wait and see, hmph!”
Many cultivators were waiting to watch a spectacle.
Su Zimo stopped in his tracks and narrowed his gaze as he looked at the dozens of people approaching.
“Fufu.”
The Golden Core leading Clear Wind Temple laughed gently before he arrived as he cupped his fists and raised his voice. “I am Duan Qingping. It’s a pleasure, Fellow Daoist Su, I’ve heard a lot about you.”
The Golden Core named Duan Qingping gave a fake smile and his words were merely pleasantries.
The Golden Core leading Purple Firmament Sect sized up Su Zimo from head to toe before nodding expressionlessly. “I am Wu Feng.”
“It’s the two of them!”
“Things sure are heating up. Both Duan Qingping and Wu Feng are the top disciples of the two super sects!”
The cultivators of Zephyr Thunder Palace had cold gazes that were filled with killing intent!
Su Zimo was not even bothered to put on a facade of politeness towards the group of them and had remained in silence with an icy gaze right from the beginning.
Monkey and the others glared opposite with extreme hostility!
“Fufu.”
Duan Qingping chuckled and waved it off gently. “Fellow Daoists, there’s no need to be nervous. Fighting or killing is forbidden in the city apart from the Myriad Phenomenon Hall. Why are you guys so tensed up? Relax, relax!”
Su Zimo remained silent.
He had no doubt that killing was forbidden in the city.
After all, if there wasn’t such a rule, all the paragons that were gathered in Myriad Phenomenon City might fight over any disagreements given their haughty and prideful natures!
At that time, most people would be dead and there would be rivers of blood before the fight for the Golden Core Phenomenon Ranking!
Even so, Duan Qingping and the others must have a motive for coming here!
Duan Qingping maintained his smile and swept his gaze across monkey, the spirit tiger and everyone else before continuing, “However, there’s no restrictions about killing demon beasts in the city.”
“Hmm?”
Su Zimo raised his brow and his face was filled with killing intent!
This group of people were here because they wanted to make a move on monkey and the others?
They were already sworn siblings.
None of them was a spirit beast of anyone.
To Su Zimo, monkey and the others were like his kin!
Anyone that harbored designs on his kin had to die!
Duan Qingping chuckled again after sensing Su Zimo’s killing intent. “Fellow Daoist Su, don’t get worked up. As cultivators, there’s naturally no way we will lay our hands on your spirit beasts. However...”
He changed the topic. “It’s inconvenient for us to fight lest we spoil our relationship, but we can let our demon beasts spar with one another. How about that?”
With that, Duan Qingping slanted slightly and a tall man walked out from behind him.
The man emanated a rich demonic qi and had a savage gaze. He was muscular with a bare upper body that was lined with steel-like muscles – he looked extremely terrifying!
Duan Qingping remarked casually, “This is a spirit beast that was hatched from a spirit beast egg I found by wandering into a cave abode by accident in the past. It’s nothing special,”
A gorgeous woman from Purple Firmament Sect at the side walked forward. She had a long, slender body that curved in the right places charmingly.
Wu Feng pointed to the woman. “This is a spirit beast reared by me. She’s a demon beast of the snake race and is extremely ordinary as well. Your spirit beasts can pick any of them as an opponent for a spar,”
Su Zimo sneered internally.
Neither monkey nor the spirit tiger were spirit beasts reared by him!
As such, a spar like this was naturally extremely amusing to him!
Just as Su Zimo was about to decline, a hairy palm appeared on his shoulder.
Monkey stood out and rubbed his palms with a grin. “I’ve been feeling itchy anyways, I’ll fight them!”
Since monkey made his decision, Su Zimo did not stop the former.
A look of delight flickered through the depths of Duan Qingping and Wu Feng’s eyes.
Duan Qingping asked with a smile, “Fellow Daoist, which of these two ferocious beasts do you want to challenge?”
“Ptoo! What’s with the hassle? Let the both of them come together!”
Monkey spat in disdain and shouted.
“You have a death wish!”
The mighty man’s expression darkened instantly and the demonic qi surrounding him grew thicker.
“Huehuehue,”
The snake woman was completely amused but her eyes were colder than anything else as she said frostily, “Demon monkey, don’t regret this.”
Chapter 713: Two Great Ferocious Beasts
As though he was afraid that Su Zimo might regret things, Duan Qingping said hurriedly, “Since that’s the case, we’ll let them spar!”
Although he said it was a spar, everyone could tell that once the spirit beasts on both sides started fighting, blood would be spilled and no mercy would be shown!
Duan Qingping and Wu Feng exchanged glances – both could see the delight on the face of the other.
Earlier on, they pretended to be weak intentionally by claiming that their spirit beasts were ordinary – to think that Su Zimo would be fooled with such ease!
Duan Qingping sneered internally, “Although this monster incarnate has quite a reputation, he’s probably nothing much. Even that spirit monkey reared by him is so impetus like a moron.”
Duan Qingping and Wu Feng had relaxed expressions, convinced of their victory.
On the other side, Su Zimo had a calm expression and his gaze was deep as the ocean – no one could read his mind.
Little Fatty and Shi Jian had odd looks on their faces.
Both of them had witnessed monkey’s strength personally previously.
Although that demon monkey seemed like its bloodline was ordinary, it was definitely not inferior to ferocious beasts in combat strength!
The Golden Lion had a frozen expression as he tried his best to look worried.
Qing Qing and Little Fox tried their best to hide their amusement.
The spirit tiger grinned evilly, looking as the mighty man and snake woman as though he was looking at two corpses!
They had a better understanding of monkey.
If the mysterious power in monkey’s bloodline was forced out and it entered a berserk state, a calamity would definitely unfold!
At that time, monkey would not be able to recognize and would attack anyone even if it was Su Zimo.
Before long, a space opened up on the long street.
The number of cultivators gathered increased and a crowd was formed.
Monkey had already entered the battlefield and was twisting his neck to stretch.
The mighty man and snake woman formed a triangle opposite him.
With a mocking expression, the mighty man said slowly, “Demon monkey, it’s not too late for you to regret now!”
“Regret?”
Monkey rolled his eyes and sprinted towards the mighty man in huge strides while cursing, “Regret your mother!”
Boom!
He guarded his chest with his left hand and his right hand expanded as he threw a punch with it!
The size of his fist grew and resembled a gigantic greenish black seal that descended from the skies. The tremendous force caused the air to explode with a boom!
Sanguine Ape Fist Seal!
That was a killing move from the Mystic Classic of the Twelve Demon Kings of the Great Wilderness.
Apart from Su Zimo, monkey was the only one who knew that!
“Ah!”
The mighty man was about to refute when he swallowed his words out of fear towards the frightening incoming force!
In fact, there was even a stench of blood around the gigantic seal!
“Psst!”
Recognizing how powerful this attack was, the mighty man gasped and his expression changed.
Crackle!
The tendons and bones in the mighty man’s body rang at the same time and his blood qi surged – he reverted to his true form without hesitation after monkey’s attack!
Although demons could take on human form after forming a core, their full combat strength could only be unleashed in their true forms!
A gigantic demon beast appeared where he was. It resembled a tiger and a pair of wings appeared on its back with a swoosh. It had sharp teeth and fangs as it glared menacingly with a torrential ferocity!
“Ah!”
“It’s a Qiong Qi!”
“The Qiong Qi is one of the four great ancient ferocious beasts! It’s almost impossible to capture one alive and tame it thereafter! Duan Qingping sure is lucky!”
Any paragon that could become a top disciple of a super sect would definitely have his own opportunities and encounters.
“Duan Qingping sure is scheming to hide the identity of his spirit beast!”
“Seems like that demon monkey is doomed.”
On the other side, the snake woman seemed to have sensed the immense pressure and reverted to her true form as well.
A gigantic snake coiled up from the ground and it was a thousand foot long. The scales on its body were as large as a person’s face.
Its head could almost reach the heavens as it flicked its forked tongue while glaring at monkey coldly. Its gigantic snake tail swayed with a nauseating stench!
Its tail was filled with poison!
The cultivators in the vicinity held their breaths hurriedly.
Everyone was even more shocked when they turned to look over.
The snake’s tail was forked like a pair of hooks that shimmered coldly as though they could pierce anything in the world!
“Heavens, it’s a Hook Snake!”
“Yet another pure-blooded ferocious beast!”
“Duan Qingping and Wu Feng came prepared! Su Zimo’s demon beast is bound to die!”
Even in the ancient battlefield, pure-blooded ferocious beasts were rarely seen.
Even if they were seen, it was almost impossible to capture them alive and force them into a blood oath!
But now, an ordinary monkey was fighting against two pure-blooded ferocious beasts – wouldn’t the monkey be ripped apart alive?!
Bang!
Monkey had already arrived in front of the Qiong Qi and the gigantic seal descended fiercely. The Qiong Qi raised his arms to defend head-on and his blood qi surged in a torrential manner as a dull thud of defeat echoed out!
There was a momentary pause.
The next moment, the crowd went into an uproar!
Right in front of countless gazes, the massive body of the Qiong Qi was sent flying and fell onto the ground, rolling on the long street for a long time before coming to a stop – it was knocked away by a seemingly ordinary demon beast!
How powerful was that burst power?
What was the background of that demon monkey such that it was able to send the Qiong Qi, one of the four great ancient ferocious beasts, flying?!
“Psst! Psst! Psst!”
An evil gust of wind welcomed him.
The gigantic tail of the snake swept over like a heavenly-piercing pillar. It had a frightening might as sand and gravel flew before it even arrived!
Monkey did not move at all and channeled his blood qi. Reaching out, he opened his palms and grabbed the incoming snake tail directly!
Bang!
The stone slabs beneath monkey’s feet exploded instantly.
However, monkey did not move at all against the full-powered attack of the Hook Snake!
A cold glint flashed through the eyes of the Hook Snake.
The sweep of her tail was only her first move.
Her true killing move came from her snake hooks thereafter!
The reason why they were called Hook Snakes was because their most frightening means were the hooks on their tails!
The pair of hooks was incomparably sharp and when cultivated to the peak, they could even penetrate perfect spirit weapons!
Not only that, the hooks contained toxic poison.
Most living beings would explode into pus within ten breaths if they were struck by the hooks!
The snake tail swept over like a stone pillar and steel whip.
However, after monkey grabbed it with both hands, the snake’s tail went limp. As though it had a life of its own, it moved unusually and thrust towards monkey’s legs!
“Pfft!”
Monkey could not dodge in time and two bloodied holes appeared on his legs!
Hiss!
The Hook Snake smiled.
In her eyes, monkey was already a dead man.
Even a pure-blooded ferocious beast could only endure slightly longer against the spread of the toxic poison but they would also die sooner or later!
Monkey’s expression did not change but his knees buckled and he almost fell over. However, the blood glint in his eyes intensified and he stood up immediately after while his body expanded as he roared into the skies!
That attack had enraged monkey thoroughly!Chapter 714: How Bitter, This Sucks!
The Inner Core in monkey’s chest circulated fanatically and his blood qi surged. Instantly, he reverted to his true form with an expanded body and a torrential ferocity.
“Roar!”
Monkey glared with his bloodshot eyes and let out a deafening scream!
“Ah!”
Many cultivators watching in the vicinity exclaimed and their expressions changed.
Some of the cultivators had it even worse and even retreated a few steps by instinct against the mighty of the demonic qi!
Monkey grabbed the Hook Snake’s tail with both arms and dug into its flesh with ten forceful fingers. When he exerted strength in his arms, his muscles bulged and looked like defined rocks!
“P-sst!”
The Hook Snake hissed into the air in turmoil.
With a godly might, monkey lifted the gigantic snake from its tail and swung it through the air with a massive arc before smashing it onto the ground violently!
There were shouts and the crowd had already dispersed.
The cultivators in the city were extremely alert and had retreated the moment they sensed that something was amiss.
Boom!
Accompanied by a deafening explosion, the Hook Snake’s body smashed heavily onto the ground and created a fissure that was a thousand feet long. Sand and gravel flew everywhere along with flesh and blood!
All the cultivators who were watching in the vicinity winced with immense shock in their eyes.
It was too ruthless!
If they were in the Hook Snake’s position, they would have been smashed into sludge by that attack!
The Hook Snake convulsed on the ground as she let out a stuttering, tragic sound with injuries all over her body.
Although she was a pure-blooded ferocious beast, she could not withstand monkey’s frightening attack!
She had truly not expected monkey to turn even more fearsome and produce such a shocking power after he was struck by her poison.
Monkey panted slightly.
In truth, the poison of the Hook Snake was rather lethal and had already entered his body.
However, the poison triggered the mysterious power in his bloodline and the two different powers ate at one another.
Neither side could overwhelm the other within a short period of time and that stalemate was the reason why he had not fallen.
Even the conniving Duan Qingping could no longer smile.
Wu Feng’s expression was even darker.
On the other side, the Qiong Qi was sent flying far away by monkey’s punch. Its bones were nearly broken as it struggled to stand up.
Swoosh!
The Qiong Qi spread its wings and descended from the skies, lunging towards monkey viciously!
Clang! Clang!
It reached out with extremely sharp claws that shimmered coldly towards monkey’s head.
At the same time, the Qiong Qi reared its head and opened its mouth to reveal fangs one sharper than the other to chomp down on monkey’s neck!
Monkey would be doomed no matter if he was scratched or bitten by the Qiong Qi!
Standing motionlessly on the spot, monkey reared his head and glared with his bloodshot eyes. He did not dodge or avoid and suddenly counterattacked fiercely!
Crack! Crack! Crack!
Monkey reached out with both arms.
The sound of bones cracking and tendons twitching could be heard loudly from his muscular arms!
Right in front of countless gazes, the tendons of the two arms stretched and their flesh were filled with blood, expanding more than three feet instantly!
Although the Qiong Qi had the initiative, the sudden change caused it to be in a passive position!
Before its fangs could reach monkey, the latter’s arms were already extended close to it!
The Qiong Qi changed tactics at the last minute and grabbed monkey’s arms with its palms while biting down towards the latter’s approaching palm!
Bang!
Monkey managed to grab the Qiong Qi’s jaws before the latter could bite down!
Boom!
Monkey’s bloodshot eyes shone brightly as he howled in rage, yanking the Qiong Qi down from midair and smashing it onto the ground violently!
That smash caused the Qiong Qi’s head to spin and it felt like its bones were about to break. Its skin had already split apart and it was on the verge of fainting from the pain.
Its situation was not much better than the Hook Snake!
Before it could react, a foot stomped down on its lower body with a thunderous might!
The sound of bones cracking could be heard.
“GRAWR!”
The Qiong Qi shrieked in pain.
Monkey stomped down on the Qiong Qi’s lower body with one foot while grabbing its upper and lower jaws with both arms. He had a feral gaze as he smashed them towards his own knee!
Snap!
The tragic shriek came to a stop.
The Qiong Qi’s upper and lower jaws were ripped apart by monkey and its brains were smashed into sludge – it could not be any more dead!
The cultivators watching were dumbfounded.
This was an outcome that nobody had expected.
The Qiong Qi was one of the four great ancient ferocious beasts. Even in the ancient era, it dominated the forests and was a superior demon beast – who would have thought that it would be killed by a seemingly ordinary demon monkey?!
Su Zimo was unsurprised and had a calm expression.
Apart from him and Night Spirit, monkey had the most frightening combat strength among the seven of them sworn siblings!
Although the two pure-blooded ferocious beasts had powerful backgrounds, they were no match for monkey.
At the thought of Night Spirit, a black shadow that resembled a phantom lined with cold scales and had a sharp tail flashed through Su Zimo’s mind.
Night Spirit was a natural killer!
Each time he attacked, Su Zimo would always be amazed.
His kills were clean without any unnecessary actions.
If Night Spirit was the one fighting this, the two pure-blooded ferocious beasts would have been carcasses within a couple of moves!
Duan Qingping’s expression turned dark but reverted to normal within a moment.
Initially, they wanted to kill Su Zimo’s spirit beasts with this spar and conveniently agitate the latter.
As long as Su Zimo was agitated and attacked within Myriad Phenomenon City, the Nascent Souls backing them would have sufficient reason to attack and kill Su Zimo on the streets!
However, they’ve miscalculated!
“Snake woman, come back!”
Wu Feng shouted hurriedly when he realized that the battle was already lost – he did not want his spirit beast to end up in the same state as the Qiong Qi.
The Hook Snake obeyed and was invigorated for a moment, slithering her body towards the direction of Wu Feng.
“Trying to flee?”
Monkey sneered and stomped on the ground. Instantly, his body flashed and he dashed over at an extremely fast speed!
Bang!
Stomping down on the Hook Snake’s waist, monkey exerted strength in his foot and almost split the Hook Snake’s body into two!
“Ah! Ah! Ahhhh!”
The Hook Snake shrieked shrilly and twisted her body wildly, yet she could not break free from monkey’s grip no matter what she did.
Before Wu Feng could react, monkey had already leaned forward and hammered down his massive fists in a flurry!
Bang! Bang! Bang!
He attacked a dozen times in succession.
The Hook Snake’s head was smashed into a pulp!
The Hook Snake had fallen!
The battered half of the snake’s body that remained twitched unconsciously.
“Haha!”
Monkey grinned and sliced open the snake’s body, retrieving a slimy green gall. He raised his head and swallowed it as he smacked his lips.
“Spat!”
He spat out and pouted his lips. “How bitter, this sucks!”
The cultivators in the vicinity were speechless.
The gall of a Hook Snake was the most valuable part of its body and was worth even more than its Inner Core!
After consumption, cultivators gain immunity to most poison and can even dispel the poison of the Hook Snake itself!
A single drop of juice from the Hook Snake’s gall bladder was sufficient to refine a superior-class antidote.
To think that this demon monkey would be unsatisfied after consuming the entire gall bladder and it was even filled with contempt!
Chapter 715: Snowdrift Valley
“Accursed beast, how dare you!”
Wu Feng had finally snapped out of his stupor and his expression was extremely grim. He glared at monkey with a deep killing intent and released his Golden Core’s spirit energy while summoning a flying sword!
Su Zimo’s gaze turned cold.
As long as Wu Feng dared to move, he would attack and crush this man to death with his palm!
Wu Feng’s aura had barely surged when he shuddered.
Su Zimo’s hands were tainted with the blood of many paragons; a single gaze from him carried an overbearing aura and a terrifying suppression!
“Brother Wu!”
Duan Qingping was the first to react as he held Wu Feng back by the arm and shook his head gently.
The killing intent in Wu Feng’s eyes dissipated. He took a deep breath before calming down and retracted his flying sword.
“Humph!”
Monkey glanced at the two of them from the corner of his eyes before snorting and returning to Su Zimo’s side.
This was almost a perfect victory for him!
Although he was injured as well, those were external injuries and his bones and tendons were unaffected.
After he swallowed the snake gall, the greatest threat to him, the Hook Snake poison, was already dispelled.
Duan Qingping cupped his fists from far away and said with a smile, “Fellow Daoist Su, to think that not only are you strong, even your spirit beast is so terrifying. I’m impressed.”
Su Zimo frowned.
The fact that Duan Qingping was able to smile despite the immense losses meant that he was plotting something much greater!
Duan Qingping smiled. “Fellow Daoist Su, the reason why we’re here is actually to invite you for a banquet.”
‘Here it comes!’
Su Zimo’s heart skipped a beat.
This was probably their true motive!
Duan Qingping continued, “The elders of our three immortal sects have heard of your reputation for a long time as well. They’ve prepared a banquet specially for you and we’d like to invite you for a gathering.”
Needless to think, this was definitely a Hongmen Banquet of no return!
Xu Cheng of Zephyr Thunder Palace was nearly killed by Su Zimo.
The Purple Thunder Manual was in his possession as well – how could Zephyr Thunder Palace be so kind as to invite him for a banquet?
The battle beneath the Human Emperor’s Palace 20 years ago shocked the world.
Successors of the immortal, Buddhist and fiend sects were left dead and injured.
The successors of two major immortal sects, Purple Firmament Sect and Clear Wind Temple, died in Su Zimo’s hands!
In other words, the three major immortal sects before them, Zephyr Thunder Palace, Purple Firmament Sect and Clear Wind Temple, all had grudges with Su Zimo in one way or another!
It was easy for him to attend the banquet, but he would most likely be left with no choice after attending.
Naturally, there was no way Su Zimo would be deceived by a plot as such.
He sneered internally and was about to decline when Duan Qingping gave a sudden smile and said slowly, “This is the goodwill of the elders of our three major immortal sects. I’m sure you will give them some face, right, Fellow Daoist Su?”
“Hmm?”
Su Zimo’s expression changed slightly.
He felt a chills run down his spine after Duan Qingping finished speaking and he was alarmed internally as a cold killing intent engulfed him!
At least three killing intents were fixed on him at that instant!
Su Zimo finally understood the meaning behind the invitation.
There was no doubt that it was a Hongmen Banquet.
However, the invitation came from the Nascent Soul Perfected Lords of the three major immortal sects!
If he declined right away, it would be equivalent to disrespect towards the three Nascent Souls!
The Nascent Souls of the three major immortal sects would have a reason to attack him!
Private duels were forbidden in Myriad Phenomenon City.
However, those restrictions meant little to the Nascent Souls – they could make a move as long as they had a reason to justify it!
There were many seals in Myriad Phenomenon City that could prevent the detection from the outside world and it was like a pocket dimension of its own. Even if the Nascent Souls attacked with their full powers, they would not cause dimensional tears!
The Nascent Souls in Myriad Phenomenon City were not Sealers in their twilight years.
These were also no ordinary Nascent Souls.
They were Perfected Lords of various super sects and came from the immortal sects – these were people with countless trump cards and terrifying means available to them!
Naturally, at the end of the day, it was because Su Zimo did not have any powerful backing or the support of Nascent Souls.
He remained silent as his mind surged rapidly, considering the pros and cons of his options.
At that moment, a single wrong statement from him could bring about attacks from Nascent Souls!
“What a savage scheme, they’re not leaving Su Zimo any way out at all.”
“That’s right, he’s doomed whether he accepts or refuses the invitation.”
The crowd had gone silent as well and only a few cultivators were left whispering.
“Are you attending or not, hurry and reply!” Wu Feng hollered impatiently.
His killing intent had already reached its peak after the death of the Hook Snake that he had reared for many years!
Duan Qingping gave a cold smile as well. “Fellow Daoist Su, aren’t you someone that’s decisive to kill? Why have you gone so cowardly such that you don’t even dare to accept an invitation?”
“It’s not because he doesn’t dare to,”
At that moment, a woman’s voice sounded from outside the crowd.
Immediately after, dozens of female cultivators passed through the crowd briskly and the temperature on the long streets dipped!
The cultivators wore snow-white robes that were spotless and each of them had extraordinary features. Graceful and elegant, the only thing was that their expressions were cold as ice.
“Eh? Cultivators of Snowdrift Valley.”
“What are they doing here?”
“Could they be here to take revenge on Su Zimo as well?”
Many cultivators discussed softly.
Su Zimo swept his gaze across.
The leader of the group of Snowdrift Valley female cultivators looked familiar.
Running through his memories, Su Zimo recalled that person before long.
Under the Human Emperor’s Palace, there was a cultivator from Snowdrift Valley that attacked him as well. It was this female cultivator and her name seemed to be Ling Han.
Duan Qingping frowned slightly and cupped his fists before asking with a raised voice, “What did you mean by that, Fellow Daoist Ling Han?”
Ling Han walked closer with her group of cultivators before nodding to Su Zimo. She then turned to Duan Qingping and Wu Feng and replied indifferently, “It’s not because Fellow Daoist Su does not dare to accept your invitation, it’s because he has accepted Snowdrift Valley’s invitation to a banquet earlier on. You guys are too late.”
A look of surprise flashed through Su Zimo’s eyes.
He had not seen any cultivators of Snowdrift Valley after entering the ancient battlefield, much less agree to attend a banquet of theirs.
However, Su Zimo did not expose her and merely stood silently at the side as he watched.
He had a vague feeling that Snowdrift Valley was not here for revenge, but to save him!
Duan Qingping frowned. “Ling Han, what’s the meaning of this? The Nascent Souls of our three major immortal sects have invited him personally, what’s your business being here?”
“Humph!”
Ling Han sneered coldly, “There’s an order to things. So what if you guys are from the immortal sects? Snowdrift Valley is part of the immortal sects as well! Furthermore, this is the wish of our elder, Perfected Lord Luo Xue!”
There was an obvious shift in Duan Qingping and Wu Feng’s expressions at the mention of Perfected Lord Luo Xue – a hint of cautiousness and fear could be seen from the depths of their eyes.
At the same time, Su Zimo could vaguely sense with his spirit perception that another aura had appeared in the voids. It was extremely chilling and protected Su Zimo’s group, facing the other three murderous auras in a stand-off!
This ‘aura’ was the spirit consciousness that only Nascent Souls possessed!
The three auras previously should have been from Nascent Souls of Zephyr Thunder Palace, Purple Firmament Sect and Clear Wind Temple.
The aura that came later on was from Perfected Lord Luo Xue!
Chapter 716: Perfected Lord Luo Xue
The situation turned tense for a brief moment with the inclusion of Snowdrift Valley.
Duan Qingping and the others did not dare to behave recklessly after Ling Han brought out the name of Perfected Lord Luo Xue.
Perfected Lord Luo Xue was a top cultivator of the Nascent Soul with frightening strength. In fact, she had a shot at becoming this generation’s titular disciple of Snowdrift Valley!
Even the Nascent Souls backing Duan Qingping and the others were cautious towards dealing with Perfected Lord Luo Xue.
The four terrifying auras engaged in a stand-off in midair for a long time before dissipating gradually.
Thereafter, the expressions of Duan Qingping and the others changed, as though they had obtained instructions.
Wu Feng was indignant as he gripped his fists and glared at Su Zimo and monkey before harrumphing.
After a moment of silence, Duan Qingping said with cupped fists, “Since that’s the case, we won’t insist on it. However, I’ve got to remind you, Fellow Daoist Su, there are many people who harbor intentions towards you in Myriad Phenomenon City. You’ve got to watch out,”
Although Duan Qingping did not pinpoint anyone, he was clearly referring to Snowdrift Valley!
“Duan Qingping, what are you implying?!”
Ling Han hollered with a cold gaze, “If you have anything on your mind, say it! Don’t beat around the bush!”
“Heh, I didn’t mention who those people were. Why are you getting worked up, Fellow Daoist Ling Han?”
Duan Qingping chuckled softly and turned to leave with everyone from Clear Wind Temple without saying anything more.
The cultivators of Zephyr Thunder Palace and Purple Firmament Sect followed soon after.
Ling Han turned to Su Zimo and asked softly with an inquiring look, “Fellow Daoist Su, follow me?”
“Alright,”
This time round, Su Zimo nodded without hesitation.
He could naturally tell that Duan Qingping was trying to sow discord between them.
At the same time, he did not have any deep feud with Snowdrift Valley.
The only thing that struck out was that Ling Han was injured by Su Zimo beneath the Human Emperor’s Palace 20 years ago.
The crowd that was spectating dispersed as Su Zimo’s group departed. However, everyone was clear that there would definitely be no peace in Myriad Phenomenon City from this day forth!
The entire journey was silent.
Under Ling Han’s lead, Su Zimo’s group arrived at Snowdrift Valley’s residence before long.
The area occupied by the residence was extremely huge and a snowy field with a freezing temperature could be seen immediately upon crossing the gates!
There were crystal snowflakes falling from the skies.
Beneath their feet was white snow that crunched with every single step they took.
The group of them crossed the snow and arrived at a gigantic palace in the depths before long.
Before Ling Han could report their arrival, a cold voice sounded from within, “Come on in.”
Su Zimo did not hesitate and entered with monkey and the others, looking towards a woman who was not far away immediately.
She looked extremely young and had hair that was as black as ink. Her robes resembled snow, her complexion was smooth and her bones and muscles looked coldly – she was like a fairy from the moon palace without any warmth at all!
“How beautiful,”
Little Fox could not help but remark softly.
If nothing was wrong, this should be Perfected Lord Luo Xue of Snowdrift Valley!
The eyes of the white-robed woman shone brightly and looked at Su Zimo without blinking.
For some unknown reason, Little Fatty, Shi Jian and the others felt an uneasy nervousness being gazed at like that.
Monkey reared his head and tried his best not to meet the white-robed woman’s eyes.
Even for the spirit tiger who was normally incapacitated at the sight of a beauty, he lowered his head at the moment without any vile thoughts, resembling a composed old monk.
Qing Qing, Little Fox and the others averted their gazes instinctively as well.
Su Zimo was the only one who stared at the white-robed woman quietly with a calm expression.
A moment later, the white-robed woman nodded and looked back as an imperceivable hint of admiration flashed through her eyes. “I am Luo Xue. Everyone, have a seat, there’s no need to be uptight.”
At that moment, Little Fatty and the others finally heaved a breath of relief.
Unknowingly, their backs were drenched in cold sweat!
The chair beneath Perfected Lord Luo Xue was sculpted from a gigantic ice block and was transparent with a cold chill.
However, she sat on it as though she could not sense the coldness at all.
Su Zimo said with cupped fists, “I am Su Zimo. Thank you for your assistance earlier on, Perfected Lord Luo Xue,”
Perfected Lord Luo Xue asked instead with a fake smile, “And you aren’t afraid that I might be harboring ill intentions?”
“Initially, I had reservations about that,”
Su Zimo smiled. “However, I was no longer worried the moment I caught sight of you. I know you will definitely not do that?”
“Hmm? Why so?”
Perfected Lord Luo Xue leaned forward slightly and questioned.
Su Zimo replied, “Instinct.”
Perfected Lord Luo Xue gave a smile as a form of silent acknowledgment.
“Although personal fights are forbidden in Myriad Phenomenon City, this is the territory of Snowdrift Valley and I’ve got complete control over your life! If I kill you right here, nobody can stop me,”
Perfected Lord Luo Xue said, “You’ve sure got guts for following her here without ascertaining anything,”
By her words, Perfected Lord Luo Xue was telling Su Zimo that that was the plan of the three major sects, Zephyr Thunder Palace, Purple Firmament Sect and Clear Wind Temple!
Su Zimo pondered for a moment before speaking, “20 years ago...”
“Nothing happened 20 years ago,”
As though she could read Su Zimo’s mind, Perfected Lord Luo Xue waved it off casually and interrupted.
“The immortal, Buddhist and fiend sects were underhanded in that fight beneath the Human Emperor’s Palace! Although all of them claimed to be paragons, they fought you together! Notwithstanding the fact that Ling Han survived, even if she had died, she could blame no one for her lack of skills!”
Perfected Lord Luo Xue’s words had the true magnanimity of someone from an immortal sect!
“Do you want to make a guess why I helped you?”
She shifted the topic and looked at Su Zimo, asking with a fake smile.
Su Zimo pondered for a moment before saying in a probing manner, “Glass Palace?”
It was inevitable for super sects in Tianhuang Mainland to hold grudges against one another.
The greatest opposition was between immortals and fiends!
However, even among the nine immortal sects, they were not always chummy as well.
Glass Palace and Snowdrift Valley had a deep feud with one another!
Su Zimo declared war against Glass Palace and annihilated their faction in the ancient battlefield immediately after he entered. It was only natural that Snowdrift Valley would feel closer to Su Zimo because of that.
“That’s one of the reasons. Another reason is because I was also curious personally and wanted to see you,”
Perfected Lord Luo Xue looked at Su Zimo. “I wanted to see how the strongest monster incarnate in history that defeated paragons of the three factions beneath the Human Emperor’s Palace looked like. I wanted to see if the brave, courageous man that dared to wage war against Glass Palace has three heads and six arms.”
Su Zimo smiled. “I’ve disappointed you then. I look extremely ordinary, much less possess three heads and six arms.”
“You did not disappoint me, you are good.”
Perfected Lord Luo Xue smiled as well.
Little Fatty shifted his beady eyes and paused for a moment on Perfected Lord Luo Xue’s face before looking at Su Zimo with an odd expression.
Monkey and the others were brutish and did not sense anything.
However, Little Fox had a nervous expression and gripped her paws instinctively. There was a hint of hostility in the way she looked at Perfected Lord Luo Xue, as though something dear to her was about to be snatched away!
Chapter 717: Ancient Phenomenon Stele
Perfected Lord Luo Xue merely smiled indifferently after sensing Little Fox’s hostility as she asked, “How much do you guys know about the fight for the Phenomenon Ranking?”
Su Zimo shook his head.
Perfected Lord Luo Xue said, “Actually, the fight for the Phenomenon Ranking is not as bitter as you guys are imagining it to be.”
“Huh?”
A look of surprise flashed through Su Zimo’s eyes.
He was certain that a bloodbath was inevitable since a hundred thousand paragons were gathered in Myriad Phenomenon City for an eventual 108 positions.
But now, that did not seem like the case.
“Follow me,”
Perfected Lord Luo Xue soared into the air with a single motion and flew upwards of the gigantic palace.
Everyone else followed immediately after.
Before long, Su Zimo and the others arrived at the top of the palace and could almost see the entire Myriad Phenomenon City!
A single glance across revealed that there were around 30 other structures as tall as this scattered across various parts of the ancient city.
Su Zimo’s vision was extremely powerful.
He could vaguely tell that almost all of the tall structures were strongholds for various super sects!
Of course, from the high ground, the most prominent spot of Myriad Phenomenon City was a mountain peak that towered into the clouds!
The peak of the mountain had even surpassed the city walls of Myriad Phenomenon City and was hidden in the clouds.
Perfected Lord Luo Xue looked at the mountain and said slowly, “You can see it too, that mountain is called the Myriad Phenomenon Peak. It is 108,000 feet tall and has 108 stone steps. The fight for the Phenomenon Ranking can be divided into two distinct parts. The first part is an elimination battle that takes place at Myriad Phenomenon Peak!”
“Elimination battle?” Su Zimo asked.
“Although there are more than a hundred thousand paragons in the city, after the elimination battle, only 108 will remain!”
Perfected Lord Luo Xue explained, “The rules of the elimination are simple, all you have to do is ascend the Myriad Phenomenon Peak. The higher you ascend, the higher your eventual ranking is on the Phenomenon Ranking. The 108 cultivators that ascend the furthest will become the new candidates for the generation’s Phenomenon Ranking!”
Su Zimo frowned slightly and everyone else looked puzzled as well.
Little Fatty blinked and asked, “That’s all? What’s so special about Myriad Phenomenon Peak? Are there dangers up there?”
“No.”
Perfected Lord Luo Xue shook her head. “Fighting is forbidden on the Myriad Phenomenon Peak. Although ascending it seems like a simple task, most cultivators will be eliminated!”
“There is a stele erected at the top of the Myriad Phenomenon Peak. It’s the famous Ancient Phenomenon Stele that was placed by Fairy Ling Long personally at the top of the peak in the past!”
Su Zimo narrowed his eyes.
Indeed, there was a gigantic stele at the peak of Myriad Phenomenon Peak that gave off an ancient aura.
“There’s so many names on that stele,”
Su Zimo muttered softly.
“Hmm?”
Perfected Lord Luo Xue turned and asked with slight disbelief, “Your vision is so powerful that you are able to tell that there are words written on the stele?”
Even she could not see what was on that stele given that distance!
Yet, the fact that Su Zimo’s vision had reached such a level while he was just a Golden Core was something that was frightening!
In truth, the reason for this was due to Illumination Eye that Su Zimo had cultivated.
Su Zimo stared for a moment and sensed his eyes prickling in pain. Immediately, he retracted his gaze!
“There are many words on the stele with varied handwriting. They are not written by a single person. However, I could not see what was written exactly,” Su Zimo said.
Perfected Lord Luo Xue nodded. “That’s right, the Ancient Phenomenon Stele has the names of many experts written on it, including the ancient emperors. All of it was written by them personally!”
“Only those that can ascend the peak of Myriad Phenomenon Peak have the rights to leave their names on it,”
“The Ancient Phenomenon Stele contains the power of Golden Core phenomenons from many paragons and monster incarnates throughout history! Its might shrouds over the entire place! Anyone that wishes to ascend the mountain will have to resist the pressure!”
At that point, Su Zimo was enlightened.
The Ancient Phenomenon Stele was at the mountain peak and the closer one was, the greater the pressure they would experience!
They were not merely ascending the Myriad Phenomenon Peak.
Rather, they were ascending the path that multiple ancient emperors have treaded in the past!
Naturally, the closer one was to the mountain peak was proof of the strength of their Golden Core phenomenons.
If they could reach the peak, it would imply that they were comparable to the ancient experts of the past at the Golden Core realm!
Perfected Lord Luo Xue said, “There are a total of 108 stone steps on Myriad Phenomenon Peak and the gap between each step is more than a thousand feet. The closer to the top, the greater the pressure. At the end, it is almost impossible to cross the first stone step!”
Su Zimo’s gaze shifted.
He saw that many cultivators were gathered beneath the Myriad Phenomenon Peak.
During this period of time, there were already many cultivators attempting to ascend the Myriad Phenomenon Peak.
Some of them were sent flying the moment they stepped foot on the first stone step!
Some cultivators maintained their Golden Core phenomenons but were only able to struggle briefly on the first stone step before they were sent flying and fell not far away.
Within a short 15 minutes, there were dozens of cultivators that attempted to climb the mountain, but not a single person could ascend to the second stone step!
“It’s so difficult?”
Little Fatty was secretly stumped.
Perfected Lord Luo Xue said, “The names on the Ancient Phenomenon Stele have increased since the ancient era. This also means that the pressure that the later generations have to endure is even greater!”
“It has already been around a thousand years that nobody has been able to leave their names on the Phenomenon Stele.”
The Golden Core Phenomenon Ranking was released once every hundred years.
A thousand years meant that nobody had been able to ascend the peak and leave their names for ten Golden Core Phenomenon Ranking fights!
A peerless figure that resembled an emperor who looked down on the entire world crossed Su Zimo’s mind and he could not help but ask, “Di Yin did not manage to ascend the peak a hundred years ago as well?”
Di Yin cultivated the Golden Core phenomenon, Chaos Ocean, that was left behind by the Human Emperor and was the number one of the previous Phenomenon Ranking.
The Myriad Phenomenon Peak seemed a little scary if even someone like that could not reach the peak!
“No.”
Perfected Lord Luo Xue shook her head gently, “Although Di Yin was the top of the Phenomenon Ranking a hundred years ago, he stopped at the 99th stone step and could not advance further.”
“Di Yin was too young a hundred years ago after all.”
At that point, Su Zimo vaguely realized that Di Yin’s return was most likely not only for the number one position of the Phenomenon Ranking or the rewards that accompanied it.
It was for his personal pride. In order to prove himself, he had to attempt to reach the peak and leave his name on the Phenomenon Stele!
Perfected Lord Luo Xue lamented, “The Phenomenon Ranking refreshes once every hundred years. How many names on it would be remembered by the masses? However, the Phenomenon Ranking is preserved through history and passed down into the future!”
Su Zimo’s heart skipped a beat as he suddenly asked, as though he recalled something, “Who was the last person to leave his name on the Phenomenon Stele?”
Perfected Lord Luo Xue came to a sudden silence.
A long time later, she said slowly, “The current Asura, Yan Beichen!”
Bingo!
Su Zimo nodded to himself.
Perfected Lord Luo Xue seemed wary towards that name as she returned to the topic of the Phenomenon Ranking. “The ranking battle comes after the elimination battle.”
“After the elimination battle, the ranking of the 108 cultivators are only the initial placings. If two or more cultivators are on a stone step, there will be an eventual ranking battle!”
Su Zimo understood.
For example, if two cultivators arrive at the 100th stone step, they will have to engage in a real fight to determine the victor!
Chapter 718: Old Friends
“The eventual aim of the Golden Core Phenomenon Ranking is to gather the monster incarnates of the world. That’s the reason why there isn’t the situation of a mass fight to the death.”
Perfected Lord Luo Xue said, “If many monster incarnates have to suffer immense losses all for the sake of a ranking list, that would go against the original intentions of Fairy Ling Long.”
Su Zimo nodded.
The way of contending for the Phenomenon Ranking was indeed much milder and needless killing would be avoided.
Perfected Lord Luo Xue said, “The fight for the Phenomenon Ranking takes place three months later. At that time, a hundred thousand Golden Cores will be gathered at the base of the Myriad Phenomenon Peak!”
“Perfected Lord Yu Jun of Enigma Palace will appear at that time to host and apart from me, Nascent Souls of various super sects will spectate as well.”
Although the format of contention for the Phenomenon Ranking between the hundred thousand paragons was relatively mild, the process will definitely be tense and exciting with a massive might!
“I’ve got it. Thank you for the information, Perfected Lord Luo Xue,”
Su Zimo greeted with cupped fists.
Perfected Lord Luo Xue nodded. “Your situation is unique since you are in possession of a great treasure such as the divine phoenix bone and have offended many sects and factions. You can cultivate in this palace from today forth lest others create trouble for you.”
Countless eyes were locked onto Su Zimo in Myriad Phenomenon City!
If he stayed here with Perfected Lord Luo Xue guarding over him, other sects and factions would not be able to trespass the territory of Snowdrift Valley to capture him.
“Thank you, Perfected Lord,”
Su Zimo expressed his thanks once again.
“Right,”
He recalled something and asked, “Perfected Lord, may I ask if you’ve heard of cultivators from Elixir Yang Sect entering the ancient battlefield?”
Although there were many opportunities and treasures in the ancient battlefield, they were accompanied by dangers.
Not all super sects and top factions would send cultivators into the ancient battlefield. Although Elixir Yang Sect was one of the four unorthodox groups, they did not specialize in combat and it was only logical if they chose not to enter the ancient battlefield.
“The four unorthodox groups are all here, but they have yet to arrive in Myriad Phenomenon City,” Perfected Lord Luo Xue replied.
Su Zimo nodded.
With Night Spirit escorting Xiaoning in the ancient battlefield, things should not be difficult.
Although Su Zimo’s group was hindered by many things along the way, they were able to continue on the road day and night thanks to their powerful strength.
They were considered as the first batch of cultivators to arrive at Myriad Phenomenon City.
The other cultivators could not afford to behave as recklessly as time.
Most sects and factions would choose to rest at night and travel in the day so that they could avoid large scale beast stampedes as much as possible for safety reasons.
After mulling for a moment, Su Zimo asked again, “Has the god race appeared in Myriad Phenomenon City?”
“Hmm?”
Perfected Lord Luo Xue’s expression changed starkly as she spun around at the mention of the words ‘god race’. She glared at Su Zimo with bright eyes and asked slowly, “You’ve seen the god race?”
“I have!”
Qing Qing stood forward and said with conviction.
“What’s the reason the god race has come here?”
Perfected Lord Luo Xue furrowed her brows with a grim expression.
A moment later, she waved it off. “You guys can rest here first. Feel free to inform cultivators of Snowdrift Valley and come look for me should you require anything.”
“Alright,”
Everyone replied.
The palace was extremely spacious and many rooms were provided for cultivation. Su Zimo and the others picked a few cultivation rooms at random and stayed for the time being.
As time passed by, the number of cultivators gathered in Myriad Phenomenon City increased and it bustled with life.
From time to time, the palace of Snowdrift Valley would receive news of the arrival of certain paragons or monster incarnates or how some of them ascended the Myriad Phenomenon Peak.
At this point of his cultivation, Su Zimo’s Inner Core was already at its peak and was at the perfected state – he could break through at any moment upon leaving the ancient battlefield!
It was almost the same for him at the Golden Core realm – it won’t be long before he sensed the opportunity for a breakthrough as long as he continued cultivating!
This day, Su Zimo was cultivating in his room when he received a voice message outside the door.
“Fellow Daoist Su, There are people from Thousand Crane Sect here to see you,”
The voice of a Snowdrift Valley cultivator sounded.
“Thousand Crane Sect?”
Su Zimo’s heart skipped a beat as he rose and said, “Please invite the fellow Daoists of Thousand Crane Sect in,”
“Everyone, let’s go and meet an old friend,”
Su Zimo knocked on the doors of Little Fatty and the others.
“Who?”
Little Fatty stretched and walked out with drowsy eyes.
“You’ll know soon,”
Su Zimo smiled and walked out first.
Everyone had just entered the hall when a few cultivators walked in from outside. They were all female and an intricate spirit crane was etched on the sect badges on their waist.
Their leader had a cold expression and fairy-like features, as though nothing could bother her.
Little Fatty’s eyes widened and he rubbed them hardly while exclaiming, “Sister Leng Rou?!”
The expression of the female cultivator from Thousand Crane Sect was initially cold. When she heard that voice and turned to see the fatty and green-robed man opposite her, a hint of joy rose in her eyes.
This was Leng Rou who had joined Thousand Crane Sect 20 years ago!
Leng Rou had changed a lot after many years and her demeanor was colder than ever. However, there was warmth in the way she looked at Su Zimo, Little Fatty and the others.
The moment he heard that disciples of Thousand Crane Sect were here, Su Zimo thought of Leng Rou.
“Hahahaha!”
Suddenly, laughter echoed from outside.
Immediately after, a man entered the palace with fluttering robes. He was handsome and had a delighted expression as he smiled towards Su Zimo and the others. “How can I be missing from a reunion with old friends?”
“Senior Brother Ji?”
Little Fatty exclaimed again with happiness in his eyes.
It was Ji Chengtian who had joined Elixir Yang Sect 20 years ago!
Su Zimo, Little Fatty, Leng Rou and Ji Chengtian had not only been disciples of Ethereal Peak, they had even experienced life and death together!
Su Zimo said loudly with cupped fists, “Senior Brother Ji, you look good as ever. How have you been?”
“Haha!”
Ji Chengtian burst into laughter. “I can’t be compared to you. Throughout these years, even in the Middle Continent, I could hear some news of you. The details were even more frightening after you entered the ancient battlefield!”
Although Leng Rou did not speak much, the smile on her face did not vanish after she caught sight of Su Zimo, Little Fatty and Ji Chengtian.
The cultivators of Thousand Crane Sect were all surprised at the sight of that.
In Thousand Crane Sect, she was a well known ice beauty who did not speak nor smile much.
To think that Leng Rou was smiling more than she did for the past 20 years in Thousand Crane Sect!
In this foreign land, there was nothing more joyous than a reunion with old friends.
Su Zimo kept looking out of the palace, as though he was anticipating something.
“Don’t worry, Xiaoning is also here. She’s behind me,”
Ji Chengtian waved it off. “Tang Yu is interacting with cultivators of Snowdrift Valley but I slipped in here because I could not wait any longer, haha!”
A series of footsteps could be heard right as his laughter subsided.
Su Zimo’s gaze froze gradually.
Not long after, more than ten cultivators arrived together.
Among them, a female cultivator wore faint yellow robes and had elegant features. She had a graceful bearing and her countenance resembled Su Zimo.
The yellow-robed woman was none other than Su Zimo’s sister whom he had not seen for years, Su Xiaoning!
The siblings seemed to be telepathic and noticed one another instantly in the crowds.
Instantly, Su Zimo’s gaze softened.
Bead-like tears welled up in Xiaoning’s reddened eyes as she pursed her cherry lips. Words crammed in her throats endlessly, eventually converting into a yell.
“Brother...”Chapter 719: Regret
Xiaoning sprinted the entire way and threw herself into Su Zimo’s embrace, ignoring everyone else.
Although she had already grown up after 20 years, his embrace was spacious, warm and familiar as ever. Just like in the past, it could shield her from any storm and protect her from all dangers!
Su Zimo patted Xiaoning on the back and he could barely conceal the emotions in his eyes as well.
Most of the people present had seen Xiaoning before and naturally knew how close the siblings were.
This was Little Fox’s first time seeing Xiaoning and her gaze was filled with curiosity and surprise.
She had never seen such emotions coming from Su Zimo throughout all these years.
Everyone stood and watched quietly at the side without approaching to interrupt them.
A long time later, Xiaoning broke free from Su Zimo’s embrace and looked up at him, wiping away her tears.
The siblings smiled at one another.
Xiaoning seemed to have recalled something and slapped her storage bag. She retrieved an elixir and pinched it between her fingers before looking at Su Zimo joyfully.
The elixir gave off a faint fragrance and Su Zimo merely took a quick whiff before he felt life surge into his body.
“This is...”
Su Zimo asked instinctively.
Xiaoning waved it off casually and smiled. “This is a Longevity Elixir, don’t you recognize it? It can be used to help our brother extend his life!”
When he heard that and saw the smile on Xiaoning’s face, Su Zimo’s eyes dimmed dejectedly.
“Brother, what’s wrong?”
Xiaoning was sensitive and asked curiously when she sensed the change in Su Zimo’s mood.
Su Zimo lowered his head slightly in silence.
For some reason, Xiaoning panicked and the smile on her face stiffened as well.
She opened her mouth slightly and wanted to speak, but stopped.
She could vaguely sense something but she did not dare to ask.
A long time later, she forced a smile and continued, “The medicinal power of a normal Longevity Elixir is too strong and it’s meant for Golden Cores. Ordinary mortals won’t be able to endure it and they will explode and die.”
“For all these years, I’ve been researching on how to milden the effects of the Longevity Elixir. I tried to replace and fuse with different spirit herbs and I finally succeeded last year!”
“I guarantee that big brother will definitely not be injured or exposed to any side effects after consuming it.”
Su Zimo remained silent.
Gradually, the smile on Xiaoning’s face disappeared.
Her eyes reddened once more as her petite frame trembled. She continued rambling incessantly, as though that was the only way she could hide her fear and panic.
“As long as big brother consumes this Longevity Elixir, he will be able to extend his lifespan by 50 years at least and we can be reunited once more.”
“I’ll have more time to research other elixirs that can extend his lifespan using that 50 years!”
“Brother, don’t worry, I’m now a legacy disciple of Elixir Yang Sect. As long as I have sufficient time, I’ll definitely have the capability to refine better elixirs.”
Silence ensued in the palace.
Xiaoning’s quivering voice was the only sound that reverberated.
“The three of us siblings will stay together forever without being separated, shall we?”
Xiaoning’s heart was in pain and she could no longer continue.
Finally, Su Zimo lifted his head and looked in Xiaoning’s reddened eyes, saying slowly and gently, “Big brother has passed away.”
There was a boom.
Xiaoning felt her mind go blank as she shuddered from her sadness and almost fainted!
Tears gushed out of her eyes.
“Why... why?!”
Her lips trembled and her face turned pale as she sobbed silently while murmuring repeatedly, “How did this happen? Why did this happen?!”
“Hais.”
Everyone sighed emotionally at the sight of that.
This was the cruelty of cultivating.
There would eventually come a day when one’s kin left them.
Longevity was sought from cultivation – while seeking power, one would lose many other things!
Xiaoning felt her heart wrench and her head spin. Her vision blurred and she lost consciousness completely soon after.
Su Zimo supported Xiaoning and his expression only softened after he scanned her body with a trace of spirit energy.
She merely fainted due to the great shock from her sorrow.
Her body was not affected.
Su Zimo was probably the only person who could empathize with Xiaoning’s pain.
Xiaoning only had a single goal for cultivating, refining elixirs, and even leaving her hometown to join Elixir Yang Sect that was far in the Middle Continent – it was just so she could refine an elixir that could extend one’s lifespan and do it for Su Hong!
Now, she has succeeded.
However, Su Hong was gone.
The most regrettable thing was that the two of them did not manage to see the other for one last time.
The last time the two of them met was more than 20 years ago in Ping Yang Town when Xiaoning left with Ji Yaoxue.
Who would have thought that the goodbye at that time was an eternal farewell!
This might probably be a pain in Xiaoning’s heart forever.
Su Zimo was helpless regarding everything.
However, each time he was reminded of his older brother and the citizens of Yan Country who lost their families and homes in the raging flames of war, Su Zimo’s resolve grew firmer!
He was no saint and had never thought of saving the masses singlehandedly or changing the world to create a grand era of peace.
All he wanted to do was to give all living beings a choice!
A chance for them to change their fates!
Even without spirit roots, they can cultivate and escape the underworld to live long lives!
In this chaotic world, as long as one couldn’t cultivate, they had no control over their lives. Cultivators, bandits, beasts and birds... were all threats and dangers for them!
In this chaotic world, the outcome of the masses was destined to be tragic.
Su Hong was one of them.
If Su Zimo had not met Die Yue, he would have been one among many.
That was why Su Zimo wanted to establish a Dao!
Die Yue altered his fate for him.
He wanted to alter the fates of the masses!
I’m going to allow all lives in this world the ability to cultivate and become immortals!
Su Zimo carried Xiaoning carefully and brought her into his cultivation room. He placed her down gently before returning to the palace and looked at everyone from Elixir Yang Sect.
Tang Yu was not much different from 20 years ago and was still dressed as a man, looking flirtatious and casual.
“Fellow Daoist, thank you for taking care of Xiaoning for all these years,”
Su Zimo cupped his fists towards her and nodded to express his thanks.
“Fu, you don’t have to thank me,”
Tang Yu replied, “Xiaoning’s talent in elixir formation is above mine and is now the most regarded in the sect. If she continues cultivating, there are no limits to what she can accomplish in elixir formation!”
“Within the sect...”
She paused for a moment before pointing to a black-robed man at the side and smiled with pursed lips. “With Night Spirit guarding Xiaoning, nobody dares to bully her at all.”
“Hmm?”
Su Zimo’s heart skipped a beat at the mention of Night Spirit.
He swept his gaze across earlier on but did not catch sight of Night Spirit in the crowd from Elixir Yang Sect.
Normally speaking, Night Spirit should always be by Xiaoning’s side.
Su Zimo was not the only one. At the mention of Night Spirit, the Golden Lion at the back rubbed his palms in secret and his ears propped up.
Why was he ranked behind this Night Spirit that he had never seen before after they became sworn siblings?
Furthermore, the Golden Lion heard that this Night Spirit character was merely just born slightly more than 20 years ago.
In that case, Night Spirit was nothing more than an inexperienced cub.
The Golden Lion snickered coldly in his heart and was prepared to teach this cub a lesson!
Chapter 720: No Attachments
Su Zimo’s gaze was gradually fixed on a black-robed man in the crowd.
The man looked very young and had a sharp face with a cold expression. His gaze was as deep as the sea and he could not be read.
Although the black-robed man was neither tall, short nor muscular, his body gave off a feeling of agility, nimbleness and strength!
It was as though the man did not have a single piece of flesh or muscle that was excess.
The man stood on the spot motionlessly and seemed relaxed. However, Su Zimo could vaguely sense that he would be the first to react should anything happen!
Extremely dangerous!
Su Zimo could count with the fingers on one hand how many demon beasts of the same level could give him this feeling.
The black-robed man stared at Su Zimo fearlessly and calmly.
The glint in Su Zimo’s eyes intensified.
The eyes of the black-robed man turned deeper as well.
As their gazes met, a shuddering murderous aura spread through the air and monkey and the others felt their fur stand on end!
Against that pressure, everyone went silent instinctively with bated breath.
Just as everyone could barely withstand it, Su Zimo smiled and asked, “Night Spirit?”
There was finally some expression on the black-robed man’s face as he strode quickly before Su Zimo. Although his lips were pursed and he did not speak, he could not conceal the emotions and longing in his eyes.
“Hahahaha!”
Su Zimo burst into laughter and patted Night Spirit on the shoulder while nodding. “Thank you for taking care of Xiaoning for all these years.”
“It’s only right.”
Night Spirit spoke with a firm voice that resounded like metal.
Initially, Su Zimo did not dare to acknowledge Night Spirit since he did not emanate any demonic qi at all.
For ordinary demon beasts such as monkey and the others, although they could take on human form and speak in human tongue at Golden Core realm, they would inevitably emit demonic qi.
Cultivators could recognize them right away after unlocking their spirit eyes.
For demons, they would have to cultivate to the Nascent Soul realm and refine an Essence Spirit before they can hide their demonic qi completely!
However, Night Spirit had a mysterious background and frightening bloodline – he must have awakened the legacy in his bloodline by now.
He must have inherited some secret skill that allowed him to conceal his demonic qi at the Golden Core realm!
In other words, nobody could expose Night Spirit even if he were to hide within cultivators!
“Huh? You’re Little Night Spirit?”
Monkey approached with curiosity and circled around Night Spirit, murmuring, “Not bad, although your body is rather skinny, it does seem rather strong.”
“You’ve changed so much! We couldn’t even recognize you in your human form!”
The spirit tiger’s eyes narrowed and he approached as well, sniffing and touching Night Spirit all around.
“Little Night Spirit, do you remember me? I’m Little Crane! I brought you the milk of so many demon beasts and even brought you out to play! You must have been picky with your food again, look how skinny you are!”
Qing Qing came over and rubbed Night Spirit on the cheeks with her slender hands as well.
His initially cold face was squeezed into odd shapes that looked amusing.
Monkey could not help but grab around as well while grinning.
There were many hands roaming around Night Spirit’s body.
Night Spirit could only roll his eyes in exasperation.
Su Zimo could not hide his smile.
Monkey, the spirit tiger and Little Crane once watched Night Spirit grow up and went out to hunt for food for him. None of them ever complained even if they were injured all over.
If it was anybody else, they would be rendered a corpse before they even approached Night Spirit, much less touch him on the body!
The four of them were delighted after their long awaited reunion and played together without caring about what anybody else thought.
Of course, Night Spirit loved to be quiet and was basically motionless.
Most of the time, it was the spirit tiger and Qing Qing who were snickering merrily.
Little Fox stood at the side and a hint of envy flashed through her eyes.
“Yes, he’s indeed just a cub without any temper and is easy to bully,”
The Golden Lion sized Night Spirit up and thought to himself, “I’ll let him have a taste of my power later on so that he’ll know what’s good for him and be Seventh obediently!”
He felt that among the seven of them sworn siblings, he had a noble bloodline and extraordinary combat strength. Yet, how was he ranked as the seventh sibling at the end of the day?
The Golden Lion was indignant!
“Right,”
The spirit tiger recalled something and patted Night Spirit on the shoulder. “Let me tell you, we’ve become sworn siblings and we’ve included you as well.”
“This is First,”
He pointed to Su Zimo then at monkey. “This is Second. I, Hu Batian, am Third. Qing Qing is your Fourth sister and you’re Fifth.”
“Yes,”
Night Spirit seemed nonchalant regarding it.
Even without vowing to be sworn siblings, he viewed Su Zimo and the others as kin.
He was even less bothered about the rankings.
“You’re not the youngest, you’ve got a sister and brother beneath you!”
Qing Qing snickered. “This is Foxy, she’s from the fox race and she’s Sixth. She’s your younger sister so you’ve got to take care of her in the future.”
“Hello, Brother Night Spirit.”
Little Fox greeted obediently.
Night Spirit nodded.
He was cold by nature and knew nothing about Little Fox at all. It was already a warm greeting for him to nod his head.
“You don’t have to worry about that,”
The spirit tiger waved his huge hand. “Foxy is close with First and nobody can hurt her with him protecting her.”
Night Spirit looked between Su Zimo and Little Fox.
“You’re spouting nonsense again,”
Little Fox said softly with flushed cheeks.
Monkey pointed to the Golden Lion at the side and said, “That’s Seventh and he’s your younger brother from the Golden Lion race.”
The Golden Lion walked over in huge strides with a smile on his face, greeting passionately, “Brother Night Spirit, although this is the first time we’re meeting, I feel as though I’ve known you for a long time! Shall we go somewhere else and get to know one another better?”
“Alright,”
Night Spirit looked at the Golden Lion indifferently and nodded.
He could naturally sense the Golden Lion’s hostility and took advantage of the flow.
The Golden Lion was delighted when Night Spirit agreed to it, yelling, “Brother Night Spirit, follow me!”
The Golden Lion headed towards his own cultivation room.
Night Spirit followed soon after.
Monkey, the spirit tiger and Qing Qing acted as though nothing was wrong and did not stop them, as though they were not bothered by what was happening.
Su Zimo could not sit by idly and coughed gently, whispering beside Night Spirit, “Be gentler, he’s your younger brother after all...”
Night Spirit nodded.
Bam!
The doors of the cultivation room were bolted dead!
Monkey, the spirit tiger and Qing Qing jumped on the spot and looked at the cultivation room far away with excited, gloating expressions.
The spirit tiger said deeply, “That stupid lion’s going to last for 15 minutes!”
Qing Qing said, “100 breaths at most!”
Monkey said, “30!”
Boom!
Before their words were finished, there was a loud bang from the cultivation room!
The next moment, the doors were pushed open with a creak.
Night Spirit walked out with a calm expression.
Behind him, on the iron door of the cultivation chamber, the Golden Lion’s entire body was stuck on it, sunken in.
A human-shaped dent was caved in the solid iron door!
The Golden Lion had a stumped expression and a lost gaze as sparkling tears flowed down from the corners of his eyes – he no longer had any attachments towards living...
Chapter 721: Storm
“Hahahaha!”
Monkey clutched his stomach at the sight of that and burst into laughter, unable to contain himself any longer.
“Was that three breaths?”
“He came out as soon as he went in.”
“Golden Hair, you were way too fast...”
The Golden Lion finally realized that he was set up upon hearing the laughter of monkey and the others as he glared at them begrudgingly.
However, he could not blame others for this either – he was the one that asked for it.
The Golden Lion gazed at Night Spirit’s back with a hint of fear in the depths of his eyes!
This man was way too frightening!
Earlier on in the cultivation room, Night Spirit suppressed him within a single round!
Furthermore, the Golden Lion could clearly sense that if they weren’t sworn brothers, it would have been an ice-cold corpse that was stuck on the iron door!
“How is this a cub? This is a devil!”
The Golden Lion wanted to cry.
“Little Night Spirit, you’ve become so powerful after 20 years!”
Qing Qing was all smiles. “When you were just born, you were only the size of a palm. Although you looked fierce, you were so fun to play with!”
Night Spirit pursed his lips and smiled bashfully.
Qing Qing urged him, “Hurry, revert to your true form. Let me see just how much you’ve changed!”
“That’s right, I haven’t seen you in such a long time. I wonder how you look like now.”
The spirit tiger added, “Back then, First looked through many ancient books to identify your background but he couldn’t find anything at all.”
Monkey looked at Night Spirit somewhat expectantly as well, waiting for the latter to revert to his true form.
Night Spirit slumped his head slightly with a hesitant expression, as though he was conflicted internally and was in pain.
Su Zimo’s heart skipped a beat and he said calmly, “There’s nothing to see, he’s almost the same as when he was young. Don’t get excited out of nothing.”
In truth, Night Spirit had already grown massively after consuming the dragon egg!
Now that 20 years were gone, Su Zimo had no idea what Night Spirit looked like either.
However, when Su Zimo saw how conflicted Night Spirit was, he knew that the latter definitely had his difficulties and did not want to make things difficult for him.
Night Spirit understood Su Zimo’s intentions and looked at him gratefully.
Surveying his surroundings, Su Zimo changed the topic and said with a smile, “Everyone, it’s truly rare that the group of us are able to reunite in the ancient battlefield today. Let’s have a drink!”
The road of cultivation was long and Tianhuang Mainland was endless – everyone had their own paths.
Some people never meet ever again after farewells, let alone 20 years later.
Now that they were reunited, the joy in their hearts was indescribable.
“That’s right, there’s still three months to the fight for the Phenomenon Ranking. Since it’s still early, we’ll drink till we’re drunk tonight!” Ji Chengtian was an easygoing man as well and agreed readily.
“There’s wine!”
Monkey smacked his lips and his eyes lit up.
...
In the blink of an eye, a month passed.
The number of cultivators gathered in Myriad Phenomenon City increased.
Almost all the famous paragons of various sects and factions have arrived in Myriad Phenomenon City!
It was a storm with the gathering of countless heroes!
The arrival of every peerless paragon caused quite a stir within the city!
During this period of time, Su Zimo resided within the huge palace of Snowdrift Valley and did not leave at all. Yet, news was transmitted one after another.
Hang Qiuyu, the paragon of Sword Sect, had arrived at Myriad Phenomenon City!
20 years ago, many successors of various major sects fought Su Zimo beneath the Human Emperor’s Palace and some died while others were severely injured.
There was nothing to speak of about those who died.
Some of the successors who were severely injured did not manage to recover entirely; some of them became despondent from the setback of the huge blow and became nothing more than a commoner.
Of course, there were also a few of them that underwent a metamorphosis and were reborn entirely!
Hang Qiuyu was one of them!
He was not the only one; Pang Yue of Overlord Palace and Monk Jue Chen of Diamond Monastery had arrived in Myriad Phenomenon City one after another and caused a great commotion!
The three of them were the most prominent paragons back in the past.
Indeed, the three of them gave Su Zimo immense pressure during the fight beneath the Human Emperor’s Palace as well.
“It’s no wonder why they’re paragons,”
Within the huge palace of Snowdrift Valley, Su Zimo murmured softly and rubbed his fingertips against one another, causing a spirit crane that contained information of the three of them to disintegrate into dust.
There were many paragons that were defeated by Su Zimo previously but the three of them were the only ones who got back on their feet!
A few things were detailed clearly in the spirit crane.
20 years ago, the three of them received massive blows from the battle beneath the Human Emperor’s Palace.
Yet, that became a blessing in disguise and they gained countless opportunities after their breakthroughs. They cultivated legacy phenomenons of their sects and rose again to become the number one Golden Cores of their respective sects!
Of course, during this period of time, apart from the three of them familiar faces, a few other relatively foreign paragons were made known to Su Zimo.
The fiend heir of Asura Sect, Ren Tu!
It was said that he was the most frightening successor to appear in Asura Sect after the current Asura, Yan Beichen!
He was only slightly more than a hundred years old at this point of his cultivation but his hands were filled with endless fresh blood.
Legend has it that he was haunted by over three million vengeful ghosts and the stench of blood could be smelled everywhere he passed, resembling an endless Hell!
Apart from Hang Qiuyu, Pang Yue and Monk Jue Chen, Ren Tu was also a strong contender for a top ten position on the Phenomenon Ranking!
Monk Jian Kong of Hollow Monastery!
This successor was from Hollow Monastery and cultivated a top-tier ancient phenomenon of the Buddhist monasteries, the Seven Floor Pagoda!
A pagoda was a Buddhist tower.
In the Buddhist monasteries, a Seven Floor Pagoda was of the highest grade.
Even from the ancient era, it was almost the limit for successors of Hollow Monastery to cultivate a Six Floor Pagoda; there were barely any who could cultivate a Seven Floor Pagoda.
Eventually, all of them got to the top of the Phenomenon Ranking and became the titular disciples of that generation!
Now that Monk Jian Kong entered the ancient battlefield with his Seven Floor Pagoda, his intentions could not be clearer.
Of course, everyone knew that although the Seven Floor Pagoda was strong, it was still inferior compared to the legacy phenomenon of the Human Emperor, Chaos Ocean.
Above the palace, Perfected Lord Luo Xue frowned slightly. “The fight for the Phenomenon Ranking this time round is likely to be extremely intense! Previously, any ancient phenomenon would most probably make it to the top of the list, but things are different this time round.”
Ren Tu’s Corpse Mountain Blood Sea and Monk Jian Kong’s Seven Floor Pagoda were both among them.
“In fact, many lost ancient phenomenons are reappearing in this era! A clash as such is rare even in the ancient era!”
Perfected Lord Luo Xue mulled deeply. “You’ve got to be careful and not pit yourself against Di Yin recklessly.”
Su Zimo had a calm expression and did not refute her.
After all, Di Yin’s fame had been there for a long time.
When he was in his thirties a hundred years ago, Di Yin suppressed various paragons domineeringly in the previous Phenomenon Ranking and obtained the top spot.
In the eyes of many cultivators, although Su Zimo’s rapid uprising and a few great battles have pushed his reputation up in recent years, he was still inferior to Di Yin.
At that moment, a shadow darted over.
Ji Chengtian entered the palace, panting with a grim expression as he said slowly, “Di Yin has arrived!”
Instantly, all the cultivators who were initially meditating in silence in the palace opened their eyes.
That was a name nobody could ignore!
Things in Myriad Phenomenon City had heated up completely!
Chapter 722: Di Yin, Release Him!
Translator: Legge
Su Zimo rose with an unyielding gaze.
Even he could not maintain his composure at the mention of that name!
10 years ago, he exchanged blows with Di Yin at the bottom of Dragon Burial Valley and both of them sustained slight injuries.
Furthermore, Di Yin was the only one who could match him in melee combat!
Su Zimo did not know how that person cultivated or the sorts of miraculous opportunities he had encountered to be able to temper his body to that terrifying extent!
He was even more curious about how much that man has grown after 10 years!
Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!
A series of figures soared into the air.
Everyone arrived at the top of the palace and looked down at Myriad Phenomenon City.
Almost at the same time, a series of figures rose in Myriad Phenomenon City.
Everyone had their eyes on Di Yin’s arrival in the city!
“Roar!”
A deafening noise echoed!
A gigantic and menacing demon beast walked through the long street domineeringly and everyone in front of it gave way fearfully.
The fur on the beast’s body was extremely long and it resembled a tiger in shape. It had a human’s face, tiger’s feet, teeth of a boar and its tail was a hundred and eight foot long. Four horns that were incomparably sharp surged into the air!
It was a primordial ferocious beast, the Tao Wu!
Many cultivators in Myriad Phenomenon City arrived mounted on their spirit beasts.
However, in the face of the Tao Wu, all the spirit beasts were docile and kept mum in fear!
An ancient remnant beast that could not dodge in time at the front was swallowed whole by the Tao Wu and fresh blood sprayed everywhere!
The owner of the ancient remnant beast turned frightfully, but he could only clench his teeth, endure things and leave.
Although fighting between cultivators was forbidden within the city, that were no restrictions on killing between demon beasts.
“This is a being of the primordial era and it is extremely violent with incredible strength!”
Unknowingly, Perfected Lord Luo Xue had arrived behind everyone and said slowly.
Su Zimo nodded.
10 years ago, the primordial ferocious beast suffered a huge loss in his hands. Although it was extremely strong, its head was pinned violently to the ground by Su Zimo but it did not die.
Now, it was clear that the primordial ferocious beast was even more terrifying than it was 10 years ago!
“I’m not his match,”
The Golden Lion shook his head with a grim expression.
The spirit tiger took a deep breath and frowned when he sensed the aura the Tao Wu gave off. “This fella is troublesome to deal with.”
Monkey remained silent and merely pouted his lips, seemingly in disdain.
He had a prideful nature and would definitely not admit defeat even if he could not win the other party!
Night Spirit was the most composed among everyone present.
He looked at the Tao Wu that barged its way through the city with a cold gaze; there were no emotions in his eyes and they were like still waters!
If the Tao Wu was already so frightening, how powerful would someone who could subdue that primordial ferocious beast be?
Countless gazes in Myriad Phenomenon City were fixed on someone.
A figure sat on the back of the primordial ferocious beast.
The person did not look old and he wore purple robes. His brows extended to his temples, his eyes were shut and he had an indifferent expression that spread in all directions and suppressed the place!
He was the top of the previous Phenomenon Ranking, the number one Golden Core of Tianhuang Mainland... Di Yin!
Now that Di Yin was back in this familiar place a hundred years later, he was like an emperor that ruled over the world – nobody could stop him!
“His reputation precedes him. This man sure is frightening.”
Ji Chengtian’s pupils constricted as he shook his head and said somewhat dejectedly, “I don’t even have the courage to strike against this man!”
Defeated before a battle!
That was how powerful a person’s aura could be.
A cultivator’s mental state could be affected even though they were kilometers apart!
Right from the beginning, Di Yin did not even open his eyes.
It might be because he was resting.
Or... it might be because there was nobody in Myriad Phenomenon City who was worthy of him looking at!
His simple act of sitting on the Tao Wu casually to enter the city had already brought forth immense pressure to all the cultivators in Myriad Phenomenon City!
The Nascent Souls were no exception!
Perfected Lord Luo Xue frowned slightly with a look of disbelief as she murmured, “His strength has already grown till such an extent?”
A middle-aged cultivator followed close behind Di Yin blindly.
“Perfected Lord Hun Yi?”
Perfected Lord Luo Xue’s eyes flickered as she said softly, “To think that he would be here too.”
Su Zimo’s gaze shifted.
Behind Di Yin and Perfected Lord Hun Yi were cultivators of Chaos Essence Sect, including Nie Hao who was defeated by Lin Xuanji.
All of a sudden!
“Hmm?”
Su Zimo narrowed his gaze towards a cultivator in the Chaos Essence Sect crowd.
To be precise, it was a little young monk. His hands were bound by a shiny silver rope that restricted his spirit energy and he was being pushed forward.
That little monk was none other than Ming Zhen who was separated from Su Zimo after entering the ancient battlefield!
Although many cultivators have gathered in Myriad Phenomenon City for the past few days, there was no news of Ming Zhen.
Given Ming Zhen’s capabilities, there were few people in the ancient battlefield who could suppress him.
Even if Ming Zhen could not win them, he could definitely escape far away.
To think that he would have met with Di Yin!
There were a few wounds on Ming Zhen’s body with flesh that was ripped and rotten with pus blood.
It was clear that he had suffered immensely along the way!
Su Zimo’s gaze turned cold.
Ming Zhen chanted sutras and studied Buddhism and Zen daily at the bottom of the Dragon Burial Valley. He was far away from mortal strife and possessed an innocent heart filled with sincerity.
Each time Su Zimo had a question, Ming Zhen would explain carefully without a single bit of annoyance.
In terms of seniority, Ming Zhen was his senior brother.
However, Ming Zhen was extremely young and Su Zimo had always regarded him as a younger brother.
When he saw the state that Ming Zhen was in, the killing intent in Su Zimo’s heart surged instantly!
“Hmm?”
Di Yin sensed something and his eyes jolted wide open!
It was initially bright and sunny in Myriad Phenomenon City.
The moment Di Yin opened his eyes, a shadow shrouded over the place and the temperature dipped!
Many cultivators in Myriad Phenomenon City could not help but shudder with pounding hearts as their hairs stood on end!
Di Yin’s senses were way too sharp!
He could sense Su Zimo’s hostility almost instantly!
Both their gazes met in midair.
“Ah, it’s Su Zimo!”
“One of them is the current number one Golden Core and the other is the legendary strongest monster incarnate in history. The two of them are about to face one another!”
Many cultivators whispered.
Both of their auras climbed continuously – neither of them was willing to express weakness!
Suddenly, Su Zimo hollered with a thunderous force, “Di Yin, release him!”
Su Zimo made use of a vocal technique from the Buddhist monasteries and his voice had the effect of resonance and awakening anyone from a state of stupor – many cultivators felt their minds rattle!
A weak-willed person might have bowed down immediately.
The entire place went into chaos!
Nobody in Myriad Phenomenon City dared to speak to Di Yin in that manner.
Even Nascent Souls had to show respect to Di Yin!
That was because Di Yin could have advanced to the Nascent Soul realm a hundred years ago!
He suppressed his cultivation intentionally and waited till this day so that he could ascend the Myriad Phenomenon Peak once more and leave his name on the Ancient Phenomenon Stele!
Furthermore, he would definitely become a top-tier Nascent Soul the moment he advanced and could suppress almost all the Perfected Lords in the ancient battlefield!
Nobody expected a face-off the moment they met one another!
Furthermore, from Su Zimo’s words, it seemed as though he meant something.
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