60 Uzumaki Ling (2/2)

Wang Lu immediately said without thinking, “Of course it’s because you came from the lower class and thus didn’t have the opportunity to become a cultivator.”

The person from the lower class stomped her foot in irritation. “Damn! If I am a lower class, do you think that Wang Wu would still want to befriend me!?”

Upon hearing her appropriate example, Wang Lu finally felt that his answer was inappropriate. “Em, why then? Don’t tell me the qualification for Immortal Cultivation is not entirely based on heredity, like tiger father begets dog son or something?”

The Lady Boss sneered. “That still could be alleviated with man-made spirit root. With his position as one of the seven great elders of the Union of Ten Thousand Immortals, wouldn’t it be difficult for him to ask for a few top rate spirit roots from the Shengjing Sect? As long as he’s willing to ask, anyone would be generous to him. I’m afraid even that matchless Twelve Floors Spirit Root would be delivered to him.”

Wang Lu pondered for a moment. “I feel like Sect Leader Feng Yin is not the kind of person that would worry about face; could it be that he was limited by the sect rules? But I thought the Spirit Sword Sect is actually not too stuck up on rules. When I participated in the Immortal Gathering, they were very accommodating, which almost made me thought that they didn’t have any credibility.”

The Lady Boss sighed. “Yes, you’re right. If this is just about man-made spirit root, he would definitely find one for me, and then teach me Immortal Cultivation. However… by the way, have you ever heard about a major crisis in the Spirit Sword Sect thirty years ago?”

“Never heard of it.”

“Yes, it’s because that crisis went away as fast as it came. Before it could cause any real damage, the Heavenly Sword Hall Elders had eliminated it, so many people didn’t know about it. But actually, that crisis nearly wiped out the Spirit Sword Sect in an instant, and the Elders didn’t have an easy time to get rid of it…”

“Is it the return of the Fifth Elder?”

“... No. It was the appearance of the Nine Tailed Heavenly Fox.”

“I’ll be damned! Nine Tailed Heavenly Fox? Isn’t that one of those legendary beasts?”

Wang Lu was thoroughly amazed. In recent days, when he had a free time, he would spend it by reading about the monsters in the Nine Regions. Thus, he very clearly knew what that Nine Tailed Heavenly Fox meant. It was a genuine mythical beast that had been basically extinct for nearly a hundred years! It has an invaluable collection value, on par with his Void Spirit Root!

Of course, if viewed from another aspect, any genuine mythical beast would have a power level approaching that of a True Immortal. Moreover, these mythological beasts possessed extraordinary wisdom and knowledge, their lifespan was long, and they would always have some heavenly treasures. It was simply far above the level of those monsters in the Small Clear Sky, and no disciples could challenge it.

In the glorious era, perhaps this Nine Tailed Heavenly Fox could only become a dominant power. But after the end of the last Age of Chaos, when the surrounding spiritual energy had undergone a significant change… it was enough to shock the entire Nine Regions.

“But, at the time, the Heavenly Sword Hall didn’t want to shock the Nine Regions. Although they could request reinforcement from the Union of the Ten Thousand Immortals, at that time, the Sect Leader decided that the Spirit Sword Sect alone could put an end to it.”

Upon hearing this, Wang Lu deeply wrinkled his brows. “Because the Sect Leader wanted to deal with it alone?”

“Nobody knew what he was thinking; even most of the Heavenly Sword Elders recommended that they should ask for reinforcements because that’s not the time to be brave. Even the insufferably arrogant Sect Leader of the Shengjing Sect wouldn’t want to face this mythical beast alone. It was not because he couldn’t beat it, but the ‘loss would outweigh the gain’.”

“It seems like at that time, the Sect Leader has an ingenious method that could efficiently deal this mythical beast.”

“Oh, actually, there was—but not exactly that. Before that magnificent Nine Tailed Heavenly Fox could even appear on the sect, it was already eliminated.”

The Lady Boss sneered, and then asked Wang Lu with a smile, “Have you ever heard about the Stars Revolution Seal of God?”

“No. Although I don’t understand it, it seems pretty awesome.”

“Yes, it was the top level technique in the Stellar Sword Method. Only the Sect Leader alone could practice it. It’s function is to… seal a God.”

“Seal a God? Is that even real?”

“It should be. You should know that since you’ve entered the sect for two years, the Spirit Sect’s Patriarch inherited several ancient methods, and this Stellar Sword Method is one of them. It is rumored that this method is a genuine True Immortal level spell. Though parts of its content had gone missing after thousands of years, this Seal of God content at the bottom is naturally a True Immortal Level technique. It could even seal a mythical beast. The only problem is, how could you use a True Immortal Level spell?”

Considering the Sect Leader had only reached the Deity Stage so far, it was indeed still quite a distant away from a True Immortal. As such, it stands to reason that this spell should be very difficult to cast.

“By himself, he certainly couldn’t. But by using Immortal Treasures, combined with the Spirit Sword Sect’s inheritance of the thousand years old Grand Cloud Arrays, the strategically located spiritual energy node, and with the help of his two Junior Brothers whose cultivation was closest to him, he was qualified to use half of this Seal of God.”

After going to all that trouble, the majestic Deity Stage expert could only use half of the spell? Although this was beyond Wang Lu’s level of understanding based on his current cultivation level, he was still sure that the spell was effective.

“That’s right; even with half the spell, it had enough lethality against this mythical beast. However, because it was only half the spell, the Seal of God was unable to thoroughly banish the Mythical Beast beyond the Ninth Heaven, or perhaps in some certain space. Simply by virtue of the spell power to suppress the resistance of the mythical beast have already been so exhausting, therefore…”

The more she talk, the thicker her ironic smile became. “Therefore, the Sect Leader devised an ingenious array method as the next step. He combined the strategically located spiritual energy node on the Spirit Sword Mountain and the protection from the Grand Cloud Array. After which, he launched a sacrificial ritual; he used a newborn baby as a sacrifice to create a vacuum point. After that, through the spiritual energy node and the connection to the Seal of God, he sealed the Nine Tailed Heavenly Fox into that vacuum point… Yes, that’s right, as you guessed, that vacuum point is me. From then on, that Nine Tailed Heavenly Fox has been sealed in my body.”

With that, the girl held out her hand and pointed to herself, assuming a proud stance.

Unfortunately, there was no response; as the only audience, Wang Lu was thoroughly dumbfounded. His whole body seemed petrified.

At first, the Lady Boss thought that it was interesting that she was able to scare someone like Wang Lu like that. However, after a while, he kept on staring at her, which made this girl slightly embarrassed.

“Hey, have you seen enough? Is it that bad? A mere Nine Tailed Heavenly Fox doesn’t deserve such surprise, you know.”

Wang Lu finally got back his composure, but he still wore that “unable to believe” expression; his hand reached out and pointed at the girl. “Sister Ling, just now, you said that event happened thirty years ago…”

“Yes, what’s wrong?”

“In other words, you’re a thirty years old woman…”

Before he could finish his words, an exceptionally powerful fist had directly landed on Wang Lu’s face!

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[1] The powerful golden light in the previous chapter.