Chapter 488 - 429: Though Faced with Ten Million, I Forge Ahead

Jiang Zhi’s Lifebound Sword was named with Zhong Ming’s help.

When he asked Zhong Ming for a name back then, his request was: In the future, under heaven, whenever anyone sees me draw my sword, they will flee in panic!

Yao Yao, hence the name.

Seeing Yao Yao, and not flee?

But in the blink of an eye, so many years have passed, Zhong Ming has become a Ninth Realm Great Cultivator, and Jiang Zhi has entered the Ninth Realm as well.

The fame of Yao Yao has indeed spread throughout the Profound Yellow Realm long ago.

Additionally, Jiang Zhi himself is quite flamboyant in nature, sometimes, when others see the sword and are terrified at recognizing the words "Yao Yao", then flee, he might genuinely choose not to pursue them!

Of course, if they are evil doers, then they are not blessed.

Unfortunately, Yao Yao has not been unsheathed for many years.

Its master has also fallen from the Ninth Realm to the Eighth Realm.

Those who know the inside story know that Jiang Zhi is nurturing the [Heaven and Earth Sword].

But those who do not know the truth are still the majority.

Therefore, the Daoist Junior Martial Uncle and the divine sword’s fame have certainly declined.

Xu Ziqing and Han Shuangjiang looked at the sword in Jiang Zhi’s hand.

Neither of them could detect any special qualities.

How to put it, it was actually quite bizarre.

To be precise, they could not sense its power, they couldn’t even sense its existence!

Although Jiang Zhi was clearly holding it, it was as if it didn’t exist.

It was visible, but the Divine Sense could not capture it.

This sword sealed by its master seems even to have lost its spiritual nature.

Jiang Zhi looked at them, speaking: "You might not know, just now it was Xiang Yan who flew me over."

"During this period, I will not use spiritual power unless absolutely necessary."

"The breath must not leak!"

Xu Ziqing and Han Shuangjiang exchanged a glance; Xiaoxu was the first to ask:

"Master Ancestor, do you think something big will happen in the next few days?"

He spoke with some worry in his tone.

The young man was extremely kind-hearted; he didn’t dare imagine how many people had died at the foot of the mountain.

And this is only the beginning of the great calamity.

Jiang Zhi listened to his grand-disciple’s words, nodded slightly, then frowned and said:

"Major events are bound to happen, just not sure if it’ll be a few days later."

He looked at them, continuing: "You two don’t know, so many cultivators have descended on the Profound Yellow Realm from Kunlun Cave Heaven, yet among them, not one Immortal Venerable of Divinity Transformation."

"Not even a Nascent Soul True Monarch!"

Upon hearing this, Xu Ziqing and Han Shuangjiang looked at each other in dismay.

"Why?" they blurted out.

"We are also puzzled as to why." Jiang Zhi’s brows knit tight.

An Immortal Venerable of Divinity Transformation not arriving is reasonable.

Otherwise, it wouldn’t be a Celestial Venerable’s shadow appearing in the sky, but he himself directly killing here.

Precisely because he did not intend to intervene, he issued a decree.

The reason behind this is not yet known.

Perhaps, they need to continue establishing the bridge between worlds?

Perhaps, they want to first assess the Profound Yellow Realm’s situation?

But not a single Nascent Soul True Monarch coming, not a major figure sitting in, that’s very strange.

What use are a batch of Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core followers?

Due to the unpredictable locations of the nine pillars of light, their arrival in areas without major powers could indeed lead to disaster and slaughter.

But from an overall perspective, these people at most are scouts; or in other words, they seem a bit like a deadly squad.

Having such arrangements could be reasonable.

But the problem is, due to the lack of major figures, these cultivators are in chaos.

No organization, no discipline.

The destructiveness brought by this isn’t just significantly reduced.

In contrast, here in the Profound Yellow Realm, preparations have been made early.

Moreover, the prestige of the Moon Country Royal Family in the Western Continent, and the Four Great Sects in the East Continent, are considerably high.

With leaders commanding at the helm, naturally, efforts can be combined for greater effect.

At the moment, outside Chu Huaixu’s closed-door training room, stood a small old man who always looked as if he had wisdom pearls in his grasp, but these pearls frequently fell to the ground, nearly getting shattered.

As well as a girl who appeared with sisterly vibes, cold temperament, full of intelligence, but in reality, wasn’t much of a thinker.

And a clean-looking, simply frightfully naive young boy with a childish (dimwitted) heart.

These three could rack their brains but couldn’t figure anything out.

Finally, the conclusion they reached was: "If only Chu Huaixu were here."

This dead fox always had some clever ideas.

Just then, Jiang Zhi couldn’t help but exclaim.

"Oh—it’s almost the final step!" He looked towards the direction of the training room, speaking.

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East Continent, Boyang Town.

This place is less than five hundred miles from the fourth pillar of light.

In the Profound Yellow Realm, [City] generally has protective arrays, but [Country], [Town] generally do not.

Boyang Town is one of the few towns with a protective array.

Only because it is within the Daoist Sect’s sphere of influence.

Generally, only the Four Great Sects would have such grand gestures.

In terms of civilian protection, the Daoist Sect is also known for being willing to invest heavily.

Like the closest Dao City, being the most prosperous city in the region, its protective array is purported to be unbreakable even by Ninth Realm Great Cultivators.

Within the entire area, Boyang Town is actually one of the smallest towns.

The population is not large.

The level of the Grand Array is five.

If a fifth realm evil cultivator wants to break it, they still need to put in some effort.

As for those below the fifth realm, if only two or three people try to break the array together, it is absolutely impossible.

But at this moment, dozens of flying swords are circling in the sky.

Among the cultivators flying on swords, the leader wears a white robe, with a silver mark at the center of his forehead.

His hands are very attractive, with long fingers and distinct joints, though the nails are a bit long.

As the only Great Perfection Foundation Establishment stage cultivator among these forty-three people, Bailong Daoist naturally holds the leading position.

To be precise, those who follow him are either his junior martial brothers and sisters or his disciples and grand-disciples.

"Uncle Bailong, do we really need to go to so much trouble here?" asked a man in gray clothes with a large mole at the corner of his eye.

"Fool! Look at the towns we passed along the way, do you see any of them protected by a Grand Array?"

"Setting an array here, there might be something valuable inside!"

"Or perhaps, this place has some special significance."

"Stop overthinking, quickly help me break this Grand Array!" he glared and said.

After entering the Profound Yellow Realm, cultivators are suppressed by the Heavenly Dao.

Although not as severely as in the Origin Spirit Realm, they can only wield seventy percent of their usual power.

Because of this, even with his Great Perfection Foundation Establishment cultivation, he cannot quickly break this level five Grand Array with so many cultivators.

Over forty cultivators continuously cast immortal techniques.

Colorful streams of light bombarded the Grand Array with an impressive force.

This caused the ordinary people in the town, as well as a few low-leveled cultivators, to display fear and despair on their faces.

Every immortal technique that fell onto the Grand Array sparked screams from some in the town.

In this situation, a young cultivator was running swiftly within the town, searching for the core of the array.

The strength of an array with or without a manipulator is entirely different.

The women and children in the town looked up at him, eyes shining with a hint of hope.

"Do not fear, I am a Daoist Disciple."

Clad in a black and gold robe in the style of Chu Huaixu, Liu Chengqi spoke aloud.

After comforting them, he performed a body technique, quickly leaving to continue his search in the town.

"Damn it, where the hell is the array core?"

With this thought, he looked up, gazing at the cultivators in the sky.

Bailong Daoist and others also looked down at him.

From Liu Chengqi’s perspective, the sense of oppression was overwhelming.

"Ignorant child, are you searching for the array core?" Bailong Daoist spoke.

"You should know that if you activate the Grand Array, once I break it, the backlash will surely kill you first!"

"With your cultivation, there is a slim chance of escaping when the array breaks."

"Why bother?"

Liu Chengqi, in his black and gold robe, looked at Bailong Daoist with the eyes one might use on a fool.

Then, he extended his index finger, gently flicking the identity tag of the Daoist Disciple at his waist.

He said nothing.

As if that tag explained everything.

Roughly familiar with some Array Dao, Liu Chengqi continued to search for the array core.

As for whether he would be the first to die or have a chance to escape from Boyang Town, he did not consider it at all.

"Damn it, wouldn’t it be a laughing stock among my peers?"

"Moreover..." his eyelids lowered slightly, his expression suddenly serious.

"Am I worthy of the Profound Celestial Fetal Breath Pill?"

He knew, of course, that this Profound Celestial Fetal Breath Pill was something his father, Liu Tianfeng, exchanged his life for.

But he also knew that according to the sect rules, even following proper compensation procedures, this level of spirit pill shouldn’t have been given.

Perhaps Chu Huaixu had fought for it, or the sect leaders valued promising talents.

Whatever the reason, he felt this pill as heavy as a mountain.

He couldn’t live as he did before.

Liu Chengqi, you’ve got to live like a real person!

That phrase he’d heard umpteen times, one he had grown weary of, echoed once more by his ears.

"May my son, by all means, become accomplished."

How many times, in the dead of night, he would hear this sentence.

Voices can be strange things sometimes.

They seem able to travel through time.

What you turned a deaf ear to years ago, you may truly hear years later.

"Found it!" Liu Chengqi found the location of the array core.

He didn’t hesitate at all, not even for a moment, and immediately stood upon it.

The next moment, he merged with the Grand Array.

Forget about there only being dozens of cultivators in the sky, even if tens of thousands, I would still advance.

What is there to fear about death?

The fear is of not daring to die.

Daring not to go to the netherworld and see that person now.

"This Boyang Town, there must be thousands of people, right?" Liu Chengqi thought.

He suddenly chuckled.

Looking up at the endless immortal techniques, he said, "If I’m to die, so be it."

By dying this way, when I face my father down below, I can at least ask:

"Father, have I become accomplished?"

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