Chapter 578 Spatial Rift
From the very beginning of the Ancient City Sect's establishment, it has been largely self-sufficient, only needing the help of the Zhong and Wu couple when there is a special need for resources. They also keep an eye out for anything useful to the Zhong and Wu couple, and whenever they come across it, they will spare no expense to obtain it—especially various precious medicinal herbs, which they will do their best to search for for Zhong Cai.
Zhong Cai would not treat the Ancient City Sect unfairly; whenever he received tribute from them, he would also distribute some of the pills they needed.
Therefore, even though the Ancient City Sect had only just emerged and its resources were still in their early stages, and there were basically no high-level alchemists in the sect, it never lacked a supply of pills.
The person in charge of the Ancient City Sect—the special golden-armored soldier—was already at the peak of the Spirit Transformation Realm when he appeared. Letting them manage a level seven power, along with the support of Zhong and Wu, naturally, some cultivators were able to achieve Nirvana after more than a hundred years.
Furthermore, perhaps because these special Dao soldiers possessed exceptionally strong wills, two of them actually succeeded in achieving Nirvana!
In this way, the Ancient City faction can gain a more solid foothold.
Although the number of special Dao soldiers in the Ancient City Sect has increased at least tenfold, the sect has reduced the number of times it applies for high-level resources... Therefore, at least at this stage, its reliance on level nine forces has also decreased significantly.
The fundamental purpose of Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan in establishing the Ancient City Sect was to house special Dao soldiers and bring them together for easier management. It was also a strategic move – after all, in principle, because it only recruits Dao soldiers, and the limit of ordinary special Dao soldiers is Nirvana, the ultimate level of the Ancient City Sect is only an eighth-level power.
The couple were originally disciples of a level nine power, possessing countless resources of their own, so they rarely had the opportunity to utilize the resources of the Ancient City Sect.
However, in the process of summoning Taoist soldiers over the years, the couple finally summoned the legendary Taoist soldier!
Among all the Dao soldiers, the mutated dragon armor soldiers possess strength comparable to Tongtian as soon as they are successfully synthesized, while the legendary Dao soldiers may be at any realm when they are summoned, but their potential reaches the Tongtian level—that is to say, as long as they focus on cultivation, there is no upper limit to their realm, and they will not be stuck on their aptitude.
Legend has it that the summoning rate for Daoist Soldiers is extremely low, just as low as the synthesis rate for Mutant Dragon Armor Soldiers.
Currently, the Zhong and Wu couple only have two mutated dragon armor soldiers, and according to legend, they only have two Taoist soldiers.
One of them was named Hong Xiao, who was summoned thirty years ago. At that time, his cultivation level was only at the Enlightenment stage.
Another one, named Zhao Yuan, was summoned twenty years ago, and at that time, their realms had already merged.
These two were each taken in as disciples by a Nirvana cultivator from an ancient city sect, and were meticulously instructed by them. Even though they knew their potential was at the Heavenly level, they still cultivated diligently, daring not to slack off in the slightest—any cultivator whose aptitude reached the Heavenly Rank had the potential to reach the Heavenly level! But how many cultivators in this world could successfully reach the Heavenly level?
Potential never equals strength; these legendary soldiers simply have the advantage of two lifetimes of experience compared to ordinary geniuses with high aptitude.
If either Hong Xiao or Zhao Yuan manages to reach the highest level in the end, they will be incredibly lucky.
More likely, they simply cannot reach that level.
Of course, if the two cultivate smoothly, Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan will give them some resources to help them break through faster.
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Tangchi Palace.
Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan were soaking in the same hot spring pool.
Fine, dense purple energy swirled around them.
Upon closer inspection, one can see that this energy originates from the two people's bodies, forming wisps and strands that seem to create pale purple ripples before quickly spreading and dissolving into the hot spring, vanishing without a trace.
The two had just undergone Heavenly Thunder Tempering.
The bolts of lightning tempered their flesh, bones, and tendons, constantly strengthening their bodies.
Although the two refined the lightning bolts after they entered their bodies, their intensity was too great. Not only did it leave some internal injuries, but there were also some residual lightning bolts at the wound sites of these injuries.
These remnants will continue to damage the wound, making it difficult for it to heal.
Therefore, after each body-refining exercise, one needs to soak in the hot spring to treat hidden injuries.
The power of lightning must be removed before treatment can be administered, which is why this effect is achieved.
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Zhong Cai lay lazily in Wu Shaogan's arms.
Soaking in the water is fine, but being alone on the side is so uncomfortable. I'm much happier being held by Lao Wu.
Wu Shaogan had his arm around Zhong Cai's waist, his eyes half-open and half-closed, looking equally content.
For the couple, the feeling of being close to each other like this is very enjoyable.
As Zhong Cai lay there, she changed her position, resting her cheek against Wu Shaogan's chest. She subconsciously rubbed against him, and then, unable to resist, she kissed him again and licked him twice.
Wu Shaogan's body stiffened instantly: "..."
Zhong Cai sensed Wu Shaogan's change and couldn't help but laugh, her whole body shaking with laughter.
"Haha..." he said smugly, "Old Wu, are you trying to say, 'Ah Cai, you're playing with fire'?"
Wu Shaogan was indeed initially aroused, but after Zhong Cai said that, he was reminded of the stories Zhong Cai had told him about "playing with fire" before... and that spark dissipated.
Zhong Cai still easily noticed and laughed even more happily.
If Wu Shaogan hadn't held him tightly around the waist, he would have rolled around in Wu Shaogan's arms.
The two were intimate, and the lightning in their hidden injuries had been cleared away. More energy flowed into their bodies, completely healing their hidden injuries.
However, they still did not leave Tangchi.
Anyway, it's quite comfortable soaking, so I'll soak a little longer...
However, at that moment, a bright light suddenly streaked across the sky.
They quickly approached the two.
Wu Shaogan raised his hand and caught the light.
It's Feixun again.
Zhong Cai looked at the message, raised an eyebrow, and before even opening it or hearing its contents, laughed and said, "It's that brat's message again. I think it's a good thing we didn't roll around together just now, or he would have driven us crazy."
Wu Shaogan ruffled Zhong Cai's hair and opened Feixun (a mobile messaging app).
[Uncle Zhong, Uncle, help!]
It was no surprise that it was a cry for help.
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Zhong Cai shook her head and climbed out of Wu Shaogan's arms.
Wu Shaogan slipped away from the hot spring and reached out his hand to Zhong Cai.
Zhong Cai placed her hand on it.
Wu Shaogan grasped Zhong Cai's hand, pulled her out of the pool with a little force, and then tucked her into his arms and rubbed her gently.
Zhong Cai laughed and said, "Alright! Let's go rescue the unlucky guy!"
Wu Shaogan sighed.
Zhong Cai laughed even harder: "Your nephew, you're still sighing?"
Wu Shaogan rubbed Zhong Cai's face and said quietly, "I know, Cai loves everything about me because of me."
Zhong Cai chuckled: "It's good that you know!"
Wu Shaogan grabbed a piece of clothing and put it on Zhong Cai, then carried her to the inner city's city tower.
The ancient city quickly transformed into a small boat, carrying Zhong and Wu into the air, heading straight for the outside of the sect.
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The flying boat was extremely fast, using the fastest speed of a level nine flying artifact, and could travel tens of thousands of miles in an instant.
Therefore, even though Wu Dongxiao was currently very far from the Xihe region, the flying boat did not take too long to reach the mountain forest.
The mountains and forests stretch for tens of thousands of miles, where countless wild beasts howl.
Normally, this situation wouldn't occur, so their howling and fear must have a reason.
Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan stood on the deck of the flying boat, looking ahead, their expressions quite shocked.
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High in the sky not far away, there was a dark slit.
A large amount of gale-force winds surrounded the crevice, forming a huge vortex that continuously devoured everything around it.
Countless trees were pulled from the ground by this suction force and frantically entered the vortex.
Countless rocks were forcibly torn off the mountainside, soared into the air, and swallowed by the whirlpool.
Even the mountain peaks closest to the cracks, at first glance, are only half left—it's easy to understand that the enormous suction force gradually devoured the forests and rocks, causing the mountains to soften and disappear piece by piece.
There were many animals on the mountainside, and under such terrifying suction force, they all fled frantically and desperately!
Those that couldn't escape were also sucked in, involuntarily flying into the air. They struggled frantically, but no matter how hard they struggled, none of them could break free; they were all swept away by that incredibly terrifying energy!
The crack is like a giant mouth, swallowing everything in its path.
Even worse, after some mountains were completely "eaten up," the soil on the remaining ground was loose, and a lot of soil flew out... In many places, due to excessive soil erosion, large pits of varying depths have appeared.
...So, how could the beasts not howl?
The rare beasts might possess some intelligence; after fleeing, they trembled and hid. The savage beasts, however, were mindless, instinctively fleeing from danger, and then uncontrollably venting their emotions with howls under the threat hanging in the air.
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“A spatial rift…” Zhong Cai murmured, “That brat actually fell in so quickly!”
Wu Shaogan was holding a mirror that was tracking Wu Dongxiao's movements.
The mirror shows Wu Dongxiao in the crack.
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When the couple received the message, they learned from the message that Wu Dongxiao had been trapped in this mountain range, and that the attackers had even created a rift in space because of their lack of martial ethics.
At that moment, Zhong Cai felt something was wrong.
With Wu Dongxiao's terrible luck, no matter how careful he is, he's bound to fall into the spatial rift!
Why did Zhong Cai rush over in the flying boat at top speed? Wasn't it to try and get the boy out of the danger before he fell into the pit?
In order to get there as quickly as possible, Zhong Cai even had his old man Wu use a mirror to track him from the beginning to avoid taking the wrong route and to choose the shortest route!
Unfortunately, it was too late.
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Wu Shaogan patted Zhong Cai's shoulder reassuringly and said softly, "There's no saving a loser like you."
With an incredibly gentle voice, she launched into a merciless taunt at Wu Dongxiao.
Zhong Cai's lips twitched: "We always have to bail out this kid. I think we're pretty unlucky."
Wu Shaogan smiled, kissed Zhong Cai's cheek, and said with a smile, "Don't be angry, Cai."
Zhong Cai said resentfully, "After we rescue him, this time we can't just give him one beating and be done with it. We have to give him three beatings a day!"
Wu Shaogan readily accepted the proposal.
Then, the two patted the bow of the boat in unison.
Let's go straight into the crack!
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