Chapter 725: Immortal King (2/2)

Yan Qianling could feel a change in the atmosphere. Coupled with the deafening sounds of thunder, she asked doubtfully, ”Wen Hou, why does it sound like someone is undergoing tribulation?”

”Let's go out and take a look. Perhaps this might be the only chance we have to escape,” Wen Hou did not hesitate to say.

The castellan mansion's defensive array had been opened and the three hurriedly sped out.

Water Ying Immortal City's defensive array had already been split open by Mo Wuji. Thus, the moment Wen Hou and co. left the mansion, the three of them noticed the four people facing the Lightning Calamity through their spiritual will.

Wen Hou celebrated, ”Brother Tan, Qianling, this is truly a golden opportunity bestowed by the heavens. The killing array around Water Ying Immortal City had been broken, and those three Immortal Kings are being trapped by a Lightning Calamity. Let's use this opportunity to escape.”

As he was speaking, Wen Hou had already taken out his flying treasure.

Now that the defensive array had been broken, there was no longer any restrictions to flying treasures in the city. They could directly use the flying treasure to charge out of Water Ying Immortal City.

Yan Qianling frowned and said, ”Wen Hou, that person might have come to save us. If we use this opportunity to escape, aren't we being too despicable?”

Tan Liang had been observing the Lightning Calamity this whole time. At this moment, he said, ”I understand. That person that came to save us should be an Immortal King. However, he might not have been a match for these three Immortal Kings, which is why he called on his Immortal Reverent Lightning Calamity and used it to trap the three people…”

”This does not seem like an Immortal Reverent Lightning Calamity…” When Wen Hou saw the wild and never-ending slew of lightning bolts, he muttered in doubt.

He had been through the Immortal King Lightning Calamity before; he could feel that the dao aura of this Lightning Calamity was similar to an Immortal King Lightning Calamity? But how could an Immortal King Lightning Calamity be so terrifying? If it was, then he would have died all those years ago. There was no need to talk about him. Perhaps only a few Grand Luo Immortals in the entire Immortal World could survive such an Immortal King Lightning Calamity.

”The four are defending themselves against the Lightning Calamity. The person that came to help us does not seem to be in danger.” Wen Hou did not know that Mo Wuji wasn't actually defending against the Lightning Calamity. Instead, he was absorbing the lightning essence to stabilise his foundations of the Immortal King Stage, and at the same time, gain insights on his own Dao.

This Lightning Calamity wasn't even enough to help temper his physique sufficiently; so why would he need to defend against it? The people that were really defending against the Lightning Calamity were the three Immortal Kings that Mo Wuji drew in.

”Then we will wait here. After this Lightning Calamity ends, we will help him,” Yan Qianling said resolutely.

”I am enough. Qianling, leave with Brother Liang.”

”Since you're staying, then everyone will stay.” Before Wen Hou could even finish, Tan Liang did not hesitate to reject Wen Hou's suggestion.

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Mo Wuji did not attack the three Immortal Kings. Instead, he sat among the lightning bolts with his eyes closed, attuning himself to the dao energy around him. At this instant, his cultivation was also rising constantly.

At this instant, one sacred art after another began to appear in his mind and they started to perfect themselves. Ever since Mo Wuji forged his own path of meridian cultivation, he had never had such an experience like he was now; to have such a clear understanding of his own sacred arts and Dao.

Many dao insights which were previously hazy also started to clear up at this instant.

He felt his mind open up as a grand and majestic power condensed on his body. His rapidly expanding immortal elemental energy and spiritual will made it clear to him that his power was entering a whole new level. He slowly opened his eyes; his eyes were calm.

As his cultivation grew, and as his insights deepened, Mo Wuji realised that he was so insignificant. The Lightning Calamity gradually dispersed, but Mo Wuji was clear that on this endless path of the Great Dao, he had only taken an additional step forward.

”Who are you exactly?” After the Lightning Calamity ended, the three Immortal Kings, who seemed to have lost half their lives, stared at Mo Wuji in shock. The one that asked the question was the first late stage Immortal King that blocked him.

”This Immortal Friend, we are from Yong Ying Immortal Domain's Heavenly Emperor Palace. I'm sure we all wish to simply mind our own business. How about we forget about our previous misunderstandings and each go our own way.” The one speaking now was Wei Xing. He was also a late stage Immortal King and he was the second one that arrived. He had merely attacked Mo Wuji once and he was caught into the Lightning Calamity.

The last Immortal King that had been dragged into the Lightning Calamity by Mo Wuji didn't say anything. He only took out a few healing pills and placed them in his mouth.

The three of them looked incomparably haggard. They had charred burns all over their bodies. After all, that Lightning Calamity was truly too terrifying.

The three of them didn't flee; it wasn't because they didn't want to, but they didn't dare to. After that horrifying Lightning Calamity, the three of them seemed to have lost half of their lives. On the other hand, the person that incited the Lightning Calamity, Mo Wuji, looked perfectly fine without even a single injury on his body.

Moreover, this was just a surface level reason. What left them even more fearful was that Mo Wuji was already very powerful before the tribulation. Now that the tribulation had ended, Mo Wuji had advanced by a whole level. In front of such an expert, the three of them truly didn't dare to leave.

Mo Wuji's gaze swept across the three of them. He knew that the reason why they were still fine was because of him. To stabilize his cultivation, he had absorbed most of the lightning essence. This caused the threat of the Lightning Calamity to fall significantly.

”Since Kui Fengyun sent the three of you here, he should be advancing to the Immortal Emperor Stage soon? Or did he already advance to the Immortal Emperor Stage?” Mo Wuji suddenly asked.