Chapter 382 I Established a Sect in the Cultivation World (11)
"What should we do? Should we go back to the sect to provide support?" Lin Qingqian asked anxiously via telepathy.
"Although they said they were going to help Nascent Soul cultivators, if too many people go and they gang up on the sect leader, won't he be in danger?"
"Don't panic." Chen Mo put down his teacup, his movements steady, his voice carrying a forced calmness: "Let them finish speaking first."
The conversation at the next table was still going on.
"If I were a little stronger, I'd like to go and see for myself, maybe I could even snag a bargain."
"Heh, trying to pick up the scraps? You probably don't know what death means!" Another cultivator sneered. "Even the Nascent Soul Ancestor has rushed over there. What business is it of ours? The aftershocks of that great demon's tribulation alone are enough to give us a hard time!"
"That's right, I heard that the Supreme Elders of the Green Leaf Sect, Iron Sword Sect, and Falling Star Valley have all been mobilized, and they are all Nascent Soul stage experts!"
"That's going to be a good show! I wonder which great demon it is. If it fails its tribulation, its corpse and demon core alone will be enough to make three sects eat their fill!"
"I'm so envious!" After saying that, the group changed the subject again.
Chen Mo looked at Lin Qingqian, and his voice rang in Lin Qingqian's mind: "Since the sect leader dares to act as Jing Bai's protector, she must have her own confidence. If support is needed, the sect leader can contact the base directly."
Chen Mo calmly said, "Our mission is intelligence gathering, and now is the best opportunity."
"What opportunity?"
“Even the Nascent Soul Ancestor has rushed over, so Lin Yuan Town is now just an empty shell.” Chen Mo’s gaze swept over the direction of the market: “We can go and ‘pay a visit’ to these three small sects.”
Lin Qingqian's pupils dilated slightly, and she instantly understood what Chen Mo meant.
While all the important figures' attention was drawn to the sect leader, they could take advantage of the chaos and find out everything about Lin Yuan Town!
"Let's go." Chen Mo put down a few spirit stones and stood up.
Without exchanging another word, the two tacitly left the teahouse, their figures quickly disappearing into the crowd.
Their hearts were filled with a mixture of worry and determination.
They chose to believe in their patriarch.
And all they can do for the sect leader is to perfectly complete their tasks!
...
Meanwhile, deep within the Ten Thousand Mountains, atop an unnamed mountain peak.
Zhou Jue sat cross-legged, his expression calm.
Not far in front of her, Jingbai's enormous body lay prostrate on the ground, its snow-white fur moving without wind, and surging waves of demonic power, like an out-of-control tide, surged and crashed within its body.
Its eyes were tightly closed, and its huge tiger face was filled with suppressed pain.
The energy of that seven-colored pearl and the divine beast's blood essence was too immense, and it was currently frantically transforming its demonic body and bloodline. Each impact felt like countless red-hot steel needles were churning within its marrow.
"roar--"
An uncontrollable roar escaped from deep within Jingbai's throat.
Its body shuddered violently, and the rampaging demonic power around it could no longer be restrained. It soared into the sky, forming a visible gray column of energy that shot straight into the clouds.
boom!
The sky was filled with ever-changing clouds.
The once clear sky was covered by large swaths of dark clouds in just a few breaths. The clouds were as thick as lead, making it hard to breathe.
Electric snakes darted through the clouds, emitting muffled thunder, and a terrifying pressure from heaven and earth began to slowly gather.
Zhou Jue suddenly opened his eyes and looked up at the sky.
"It's coming!"
Almost simultaneously, a painful and anxious thought entered Jingbai's mind.
"Master! I...I can't hold back anymore!"
"Be careful, the demon beasts undergoing their tribulation will attract covetous eyes! They will take advantage of my weakest moment... to launch a sneak attack!"
Jingbai's voice was filled with struggle.
Zhou Jue's divine sense had already spread out, and every blade of grass and every tree within a radius of hundreds of miles was clearly reflected in her mind.
She could "see" demonic beasts, greedily gazing in this direction; demonic beasts spreading their wings and rushing towards this place; demonic beasts coming from all directions.
Further away, several powerful auras belonging to human cultivators were converging on this place at an extremely fast speed.
Their goal is self-evident.
Zhou Jue remained expressionless, and with a flick of his wrist, dozens of palm-sized array plates flew out instantly, quickly disappearing into the ground around Jing Bai along mysterious trajectories.
Buzz—
Layer upon layer of semi-transparent light curtains lit up one after another, firmly protecting Jingbai and the mountain peak beneath its feet.
After doing all this, she took out a shimmering, finely scaled armor, which she had previously crafted on the battlefield of national destiny.
"This is the 'Mysterious Scale Armor'."
She threw the armor in front of Jingbai: "If you can't withstand it, put it on right now."
Jingbai endured the excruciating pain and opened his tiger-like eyes.
As it watched its master erect layers of defense for it and bestow upon it precious armor, its golden vertical pupils were filled with overwhelming emotion.
All the fear and unease transformed into boundless fighting spirit and determination at this moment.
It cannot let its owner down!
"roar--!"
Jingbai let out a roar that shook the mountains and forests, shouting out all the distracting thoughts in his body.
It raised its head, no longer suppressing the power within its body, and actively guided that violent energy to welcome the impending baptism.
Just then, Zhou Jue heard a system notification.
[Warning: Contracted beast detected undergoing seventh-tier advancement tribulation.]
The Heavenly Tribulation is divided into nine stages, each with increasing power.
[Special Note: During the Heavenly Tribulation, the power of the lightning will temporarily block the contractual connection, and the host will not be able to bear it on your behalf. Furthermore, the aura generated by the tribulation will attract all malicious creatures within range. Please be fully prepared.]
Boom—!
A deafening explosion erupted! Above the sky, thick, inky clouds swirled wildly, forming a massive, bottomless vortex at its center.
Deep within the vortex, purple lightning danced wildly.
The next second, a purple lightning dragon as thick as a bucket roared and suddenly poked its ferocious head out from the tribulation clouds!
The thunder dragon's eyes held no emotion, only a pure, all-consuming will.
It locked onto the tiny yet audacious white tiger below, defying the might of heaven.
Without the slightest pause, accompanied by a terrifying howl that seemed to tear through space, it slashed straight down at Jingbai's crown!
The thunder dragon, its entire body crackling with destructive purple lightning, slashed down from above.
Jingbai suddenly raised its head and let out an indomitable roar.
It did not dodge, nor did it activate the precious armor bestowed upon it by its master. Instead, it concentrated all its demonic power at the top of its head and met the attack head-on.
boom--!
The purple lightning collided with the demonic power, creating a shockwave visible to the naked eye, causing rocks to crumble and vegetation to turn to ash.
Jingbai's massive body was slammed down, its limbs sinking deep into the rocks, its snow-white fur instantly charred black, and its flesh mangled.
"Waaah..."
It let out a painful groan, and blood trickled down the corner of its mouth.
Zhou Jue sat cross-legged not far away, her divine sense already covering a radius of hundreds of miles.
The covets have arrived.
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