Many people showed worry. The inner demon tribulation of the Celestial Master realm is no small matter. If one fails, one's cultivation will be completely destroyed at best, and one's life and cultivation will be destroyed at worst.
At this critical moment, Jun Yuangui's cold voice suddenly pierced through the blood-red mist:
"A mere inner demon dares to stand in my way?"
Before he finished speaking, the nine sword shadows suddenly merged into one, transforming into a colossal sword that reached the heavens and the earth.
The sword was covered with dense ancient runes, emanating a chilling aura.
"cut!"
With a soft shout, the greatsword swept across.
The crimson mist melted away like ice and snow, and the hideous ghost faces let out mournful screams before vanishing in the blink of an eye.
The golden light in the sky grew increasingly dazzling, eventually coalescing into a giant golden lotus flower that slowly descended, completely enveloping Jun Yuangui's figure.
"It's done!" Mo Bai breathed a long sigh of relief. "I've reached the Celestial Master realm!"
The onlookers all showed expressions of awe.
The golden lotus slowly bloomed, and Jun Yuangui stepped out into the air. His aura was restrained, yet it gave people a feeling of unfathomable depth.
His gaze swept over the crowd, pausing slightly when he saw Rong Jiaojiao.
People around him raised their voices to congratulate Jun Yuangui, and Rong Jiaojiao and Mo Bai also clasped their hands in greeting to him.
Jun Yuangui returned the greeting with a fist and palm salute: "Thank you all, but I still need to consolidate my cultivation. I will talk to you all again after I come out of seclusion!"
Before anyone could say anything, he had already disappeared.
Rong Jiaojiao overheard many people discussing Jun Yuangui's age, saying that he was the youngest Celestial Master in a thousand years.
Rong Jiaojiao and Mo Bai exchanged a glance, then turned and left together. Mo Bai asked her, "When did you come out of seclusion?"
Rong Jiaojiao gave him a strange look: "I came out of quarantine this morning and even sent you a message."
Mo Bai took out the communication jade slip and saw that there was indeed a message from her on it. He smiled apologetically and explained, "I have been in seclusion. I only woke up because of the spiritual energy fluctuations."
"I woke up and went straight to see Fellow Daoist Jun about his breakthrough; I forgot to check the messages."
"By the way, how's your injury?"
Rong Jiaojiao raised her hand and said, "My injury is not serious, it's completely healed."
Mo Bai hummed in agreement, "That's good." Sensing Rong Jiaojiao's cultivation level, he exclaimed, "Wow, you've actually broken through to the peak of the Earth Master realm!"
His tone was somewhat dejected. He had thought he could break through to the peak of the Earth Master realm before Rong Jiaojiao, but he hadn't felt any opportunity to do so yet.
Rong Jiaojiao also sensed his cultivation level and comforted him, "You don't need to rush. I can feel that your cultivation at the late stage of Earth Master Realm is already perfected. You're just waiting for an opportunity to break through."
Mo Bai wasn't discouraged; he just didn't want to fall behind Rong Jiaojiao. However, Heiwa had already woken up, and he could go inside the immortal artifact to cultivate using spirit stones and the time array. He believed he would catch up soon.
Thinking of this, he took out a still-warm chicken leg and handed it to Rong Jiaojiao: "I grilled this earlier, here you go have it, I'm going to cultivate."
Rong Jiaojiao exclaimed "Hey!" but Mo Bai had already run far away, leaving her standing there, both amused and exasperated. She muttered, "I was just wondering if he knew what the next plans were. Why did he run off so fast?"
Looking around and not seeing anyone he knew, he simply handed the chicken leg to Zi Ling and went back to his seclusion.
Half a year passed in the outside world, and finally someone knocked on the door. Rong Jiaojiao came out and saw that it was a female disciple of the alliance.
The female disciple was much older than Rong Jiaojiao, but she still bowed respectfully to Rong Jiaojiao and said, "Senior Rong, the Alliance Leader invites you. They are waiting for you in the council hall."
Rong Jiaojiao nodded and followed behind the female disciple, looking at the communication jade slip as she walked. It contained many messages from her master, and Rong Jiaojiao was overjoyed to learn that his spiritual power had successfully broken through to the Celestial Master realm.
I sent him a congratulatory message, but he didn't reply, so I started looking at other messages.
There was only one message from Jun Yuangui: "[He has emerged from seclusion; there is something you need to contact him!]" and no other messages.
I haven't seen Lin Xiaoman since she returned from the ancient battlefield. She must have been in seclusion. I wonder how much her cultivation has improved this time.
Just then, I heard Lin Xiaoman's voice: "Jiaojiao, wait for me."
Lin Xiaoman quickly caught up, a sweet smile on her face.
Her spiritual energy was contained, indicating that her cultivation had greatly improved.
"Sister Xiaoman!" Rong Jiaojiao smiled as she approached, "Congratulations on breaking through to the peak of the Earth Master realm!"
Lin Xiaoman, who had just been very happy, said with a hint of sadness, "My cultivation has improved, but I have also exhausted my master's cultivation resources."
As she spoke, her eyes welled up with tears.
Rong Jiaojiao patted her shoulder and sighed as well, "Same here. The resources I got in the rainforest back then, my master's, have almost all been used up by me."
The two looked at each other and sighed simultaneously, "Sigh!"
The two had arrived outside the council hall while they were talking.
The palace doors were wide open, and more than twenty cultivators had already gathered inside. Han Yun Shen sat at the head of the table, and those sitting below him were the seniors who had fought alongside him in the last battle.
As soon as Rong Jiaojiao entered the room, she felt everyone's gaze upon her.
She glanced around discreetly and noticed that in addition to the elders from various families and sects, Mo Bai, Jun Yuangui, Qi Lan, and others had also arrived.
"You two young friends have arrived," Han Yunshen nodded to them, "Please sit down."
Rong Jiaojiao looked around and saw that there were only two seats left next to Mo Bai, which were obviously reserved for the two of them.
The two greeted everyone and then walked toward the empty seats.
As soon as the two sat down, Han Yun said in a deep voice, "Gentlemen, in the past six months, not only have we broken two Blood Fiend Teleportation Arrays, but we have also received news from overseas and the East China Sea that we have found and destroyed Blood Fiend Teleportation Arrays."
"Now, we must not only continue searching for the Blood Fiend Teleportation Array, but also prevent the demon spirit from launching a counterattack in a fit of rage."
Everyone nodded, and Mo Zhenting asked, "What are the Alliance Leader's plans for the future?"
Han Yunshen looked at everyone: "The demons of the Immortal Mountain have been living in seclusion for a thousand years, but recently they sent a message expressing their willingness to join the demon-slaying team with all their might."
"Therefore, I want to arrange for some people to continue searching for the Blood Fiend Teleportation Array, and for others to disperse and lie in wait in the mortal world to prevent the demonic spirits from retaliating and attacking mortals."
"Does anyone here have any suggestions regarding personnel allocation?"
A brief silence fell over the hall, with only the flickering candlelight casting shadows on everyone's faces.
The Grand Elder of the Starry Sky Sect broke the silence first, tapping his fingertips on the table with a crisp sound: "The Blood Fiend Teleportation Array is elusive and difficult to find. We need to send a cultivator who is proficient in array formations and tracking techniques. I believe my array formation skills are quite good, and I am willing to join the exploration team."
Once someone started, others followed suit and expressed their opinions.
Shen Wuchen stroked his long beard and said, "I believe my combat strength is not weak, so I will accept the task of protecting the Seal Bearer."
Leng Qianjue nodded slightly: "I joined the ranks of the Guardians of the Seals last time, let's continue this time!"
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