Novel Full Chapter 708 - Chapter 708: Chapter 450: Attitude
Chapter 708: Chapter 450: Attitude
“What?”
“Quick!!!”
Upon hearing this, not just the crowd but even the Return to Void ancestor exploded into action, transforming into a rainbow light that pierced through the sky.
Simultaneously, outside of Lingyun Mountain, a high altar stood in honor of heaven, with a lone Taoist Man sitting atop, the Taoists below silent, quietly awaiting the appointed time.
“The sixth time!”
“These people are really stubborn!”
“Taoist Man, are you tired? Should I come and massage your feet?”
“With such bloody lessons right before our eyes, do they still intend to resist to the very end?”
“Xuanyuan~!”
“Still oblivious to the power of my Sword Superman.”
“Things have been so chaotic lately, prices have skyrocketed, with livelihoods becoming difficult, it’s said that in some places, grain prices have soared to half a million Federation currency per ton, how can we go on like this?”
“It’s not just grain prices, water bills, electricity, communication charges, and then there’s medical, energy, everything’s on the rise, only wages are plummeting, these vampires only know how to profit from disaster!”
“Can you immortals think of something? If this continues, we won’t even be able to afford to watch live broadcasts.”
“The Federation is as good as dead, not doing a thing…”
In the live broadcast room, everyone was talking at once, but their focus wasn’t here.
After all, it was already March 5th, with little novelty left, certainly pale compared to the current situation.
However, atop the Mana Altar, the Taoist Man remained seated in silence, offering no response.
Until…
“Bang!”
The void shattered, the sect’s gate opened, and a group of cultivators flew out, heading straight for the Nine Ceremony High Altar.
Among them was a young man, who, despite his youthful appearance, had achieved Nascent Soul Cultivation Level, rushing to the altar and speaking hurriedly: “Senior, please hold back your Divine Power; we, of Lingyun Mountain, are willing to give up the blessed land, truly willing!”
His voice was full of panic, as if he feared speaking too slowly to stop the other’s actions.
Fortunately…
Above the Mana Altar, the Taoist Man opened his eyes, casting a glance that swept over the cultivators from Lingyun: “It’s commendable that you have such awareness, return to your mountain, embrace the tribulation and enter the world, the Heavenly Dao will sense it and not cut off the lifeline.”
“This…”
The Lingyun cultivators were left in a state of uncertainty upon hearing this.
Not that they were too foolish to understand the meaning behind the words, but the person before them was profoundly inscrutable, and they dared not jump to conclusions.
In the end, it was the young man who spoke out: “Thank you, Senior, for your guidance; we will remember this in our hearts!”
Having said that, he bowed again before leading everyone away.
With the Lingyun cultivators gone, the Taoist Man didn’t say much more, stood up, offered up incense, and began the Heaven-reaching Ritual.
“This…”
“Elder brother!”
As the Lingyun cultivators returned to the sect’s gate, they saw the Taoist Man rise from the altar to perform the ritual, and their shock went without saying.
The young man furrowed his brows but did not act rashly; instead, he flew to the old man with white hair: “Master, we have made our intentions clear, and the man just now said…”
“No need to speak further, I am aware!”
The elder shook his head, gazing at the Nine Ceremony High Altar and the person performing the ritual above it: “Does this way truly possess the power to reach heaven and penetrate the earth?”
Beside the elder, the Deity Transformation Elders were also deeply concerned.
“Judging by their Cultivation and aura, this person is but at the Golden Core!”
“But can he invoke the Ritual Laws to reach the heavens and act on behalf of the Heavenly Dao?”
“What kind of Mana Point, what kind of Divine Power is this?”
“If there is a way to add to the calamity, there is surely a Technique of Tribulation Transformation.”
“This great danger may not necessarily lead to a dead end without hope of survival.”
“Sect Leader…”
The crowd exchanged these words and then turned their gaze to the white-haired elder, their Sect Leader.
“Enough, enough, life or death, the inscrutable will of heaven has its own decree!”
The elder shook his head and thought no more, simply saying to everyone, “My fellow disciples, get ready!”
Upon hearing this, the cultivators said no more, and with one bow replied, “Yes!”
…
“Disciple prays, first for Spirit Light to shine below, second for the Dao moon to cast its brightness, third for grace to spread across the nine lands, fourth for sincerity to reach the heavens, fifth for all True Spirits to gather, sixth for Dao Qi to envelop, seventh for heaven to open wide, eighth for hell to be utterly destroyed, ninth for Mysterious Skill to cover all, tenth for controlling the scene to soar in the sky, eleventh for universal virtue to expand, and twelfth for the transformation of Dao into inaction!”
The Nine Ceremony High Altar rose, and the heavenly invocation began!
The Taoist Man performed the rituals, voiced all the prayers, respectfully inviting heaven.
But this time was different, no thunder startled, nor did Yang Yun clouds spread out, no flying sand and rolling stones, no darkening skies, but rather tranquility.
Incense smoke curled upwards towards the sky, and the Taoist Man started the invocation, solemnly proclaiming it to the world.
“Heaven follows its Dao, works are self-determined, causes have their effects, fortune and misfortune come on their own.”
“Yet…”
“Great Dao 50, Heaven evolves forty-nine, the Escaping One does not lead to utter exhaustion!”
“Now there are External Demons watching voraciously, heaven and earth are in peril as if eggs are piling up, and the people are in urgent danger as if hanging by a thread!”
“At this time of crisis, there are Lingyun Cultivators who unravel the knots of heaven and earth, transforming the hardships of the world!”
“I hope to ask the heavens and all Daoists to momentarily dissolve the numbered calamities, repay the works with merit, resolve the chaos of the Demon Catastrophe, and keep the world from sinking…”
A flood of invocation, ignited without fire, was offered to the heavens.
“????”
“What’s happening?”
“They stopped fighting?”
“Nonsense, they’ve surrendered, what’s there to fight for?”
“That’s why kneeling quickly does bring benefits. See how agreeable the Taoist Man is? No need to strike you with lightning, and he even helps you dispel disaster and calamity. If it were the Great Western King…”
“Pity for those few Bodhisattvas from Mysterious Desire Mountain, merely knelt a moment too late and were killed by someone who knows not how to appreciate beauty, a waste of heavenly gifts!”
“If you keep slandering Xuanyuan like this, be careful, the Flying Sword may travel along the internet cable to your door.”
“Not very cultured here, can some big brother translate this for me? What does this mean?”
“Taoist Man: Tian, do me a favor and let this go, okay?”
Inside the live stream, everyone’s chatter was full of mockery.
Just at that moment…
“Boom!”
The wind and clouds changed abruptly, and the sky darkened.
Yang Yun clouds rolled in coveringly, thunder roared across the universe, and lightning tore through the skies.
“Tribulation!”
Within Lingyun Mountain, all cultivators’ gazes sharpened, looking at the sky filled with tribulation clouds, then back at the Nine Ceremony High Altar. Their hearts, just calmed, were once again stirred.