Chapter 55 The Turbulent Wind Precedes the Mountain Storm (2/2)
Looking in the direction of the gradually vanishing sword radiance, it seemed as if a sly cloud had gathered in that spot. Second Elder frowned deeply. Their relationship with Perfected Immortal Yunyin had truly worsened to a point of no return. Their Sect Leader wasn't around and the other party said he would return in three months to retrieve his sword. What should they do if the old freaks of the Skygale Sect came out of their seclusion...
The Skygale Sect had always claimed to be the best among the Cultivators' sects in the Human World but their disciple had suffered embarrassment here and the disciple's master suffered even greater humiliation. This news would likely be spread far and wide in the cultivation circle of the Human World. This wasn't good news for the Three Pure Sect.
Second Elder landed on the ground. First Elder said with a frown, ”Forget it. Go out and hand him the sword.”
Second Elder understood that the task of returning the sword was, in fact, the task of escorting him safely out of the territory of the Serene Province. They couldn't allow anything else to happen to Perfected Immortal Yunyin in the Serene Province.
...
With the support of his two disciples, Perfected Immortal Yunyin traveled slowly through the Serene Province with his flying sword. The male disciple said, ”Master, are we letting Xiao Chen go just like that? He's the one that the Lord of the Violet Man specifically named.”
”Hehe! There's no hurry!” A stern look crossed Perfected Immortal Yunyin's eyes. ”When your grandmasters come out of seclusion in three months, we'll wash the Three Pure Sect clean with blood! When that time comes, we'll refine all their disciples into mediums for the Bloody Souls Grand Formation and send them all to the Violet Manor. Hehe...”
Right then, a voice suddenly came from behind them. ”Please halt, Perfected Immortal.”
When Perfected Immortal Yunyin turned around and saw Second Elder of the Three Pure Sect, he wondered if the latter overheard him and was currently chasing after him. However, he didn't believe Second Elder had the courage to do so. He said with a frown, ”I wonder what other matter Second Elders has.”
Second Elder saluted him with a smile and acted deferentially as he replied, ”Earlier, Junior Sister said that you've taken something extra with you when you left.”
Perfected Immortal Yunyin was immediately on alert. Though he was seriously injured, Xingzhen Zi's cultivation was only in Lv 3 Core Forming Realm. He had nothing to fear and thus, said solemnly, ”Oh? What is it?”
”It's your life, Perfected Immortal...”
Perfected Immortal Yunyin’s expression changed greatly. Before he could even react, he felt a sharp pain in his elixir field. His abdomen was torn open and blood gushed out of his wound. He muttered, “You... You...”
His two disciples, long gotten frightened out of their minds, quickly helped him up. Xingzhen Zi looked gloomy as he held a golden ball dripping with blood in his hand. It was Perfected Immortal Yunyin's Jindan.
”Go!” At this moment, Perfected Immortal Yunyin didn't hesitate to use all of his life's blood essence and used an escaping trick to flee with his two disciples. He knew that he couldn't escape death now that his Jindan had been stolen but he must return to the Skygale Sect alive and tell his Sect Leader everything!
In the midair, a strange smile appeared on the face of ”Xingzhen Zi”. Then, the man transformed into a black mist and drifted toward a wicked cloud in the sky.
Second Elder, who had come on First Elder's command to escort Yunyin, arrived half an hour later. This was the real Xingzhen Zi. When he smelled blood in the air, he immediately maneuvered his flying sword to land on the ground. His expression suddenly changed when he spotted the bloodstain on the grass. ”Oh no...”
In the next seven days, wicked clouds shrouded the vicinity of Lingtai Mountain. The Elders of the Three Pure Sect reinforced the Devil-sealing Grand Formation near the mountain gate. The formation was left by the ancestors of the Three Pure Sect. While regular devil practitioners would lose their soul as soon as they came near, it was useless against those from the Cultivators' sects.
Then, under the joint efforts of the Elders, the Ten-mode Heaven and Earth Formation of the Three Pure Sect was lay down to guard the entire mountain gate. These few days, both Inner and Outer Disciples could see golden lights flitting across the sky. It was the spiritual power that the formation gave off.
Nowadays, the entire Lingtai Mountain was placed under the protection of formations. No corner was left unguarded and all the chains leading to the outside were also cut off.
Three days passed since then. The Elders were perpetually frowning in worry, but the disciples were ignorant of the fact that danger was quietly approaching. They remained boisterous as they happily chattered about the realm-transcending battle ten days ago. Meanwhile, for the match between Xiao Chen and Mo Yu three months later, those who looked down on the former also began noticing him. It wasn't impossible to win a realm-transcending challenge!
One early morning, Bai Ying called Xiao Chen to the stone cave behind her house. He could smell a medicinal fragrance from a distance. When he walked in, he couldn’t help feeling stunned. He saw a lot of carefully-refined medicinal herbs floating inside a large wooden barrel. Considering how expensive these medicinal herbs were, wasn't it too extravagant to take a bath with them? No wonder she was always about being poor. Her money was all spent on this.
”Kid, go in and soak for four hours first.”
Xiao Chen was so moved that his tears were almost flowing (though, it was likely because of the medicinal fragrance). When Bai Ying saw his eyes reddened, she looked hesitant. ”This medicated bath won't enhance your cultivation but it's absolutely indispensable. How can a mortal withstand his cultivation being undone again and again? Therefore, it's necessary to take a medicated bath and temper the body.”
Xiao Chen smiled wryly. ”Then can I get Elder Bai to turn around first?”
”I'm your master and cultivators aren't concerned about trifles.” Bai Ying propped her chin on her hands, with her elbows on the rim of the barrel. She looked at him seriously and asked, ”Or do you think it's a waste to soak in these medicinal herbs alone?”