Chapter 699 - 294: Fire Spirit Root Awakening (2)

Chapter 699: Chapter 294: Fire Spirit Root Awakening (2)

"My name is Chu Lingguang," Chu Lingguang said hastily. "I followed my master here from the Celestial Sea. After we joined the Profound Celestial Sect, Steward Zhou arranged for me to practice Telekinesis in Yang Rong’s cave residence for almost a year. It’s only natural you’ve never seen me."

"Someone from the Celestial Sea," the woman said. "I see. You came to Great Qin with the Loose Cultivators."

"Mhm."

Chu Lingguang nodded.

"No wonder your Spiritual Root’s aura has the attributes of a Tree Vine Demon," the woman sneered. "It appears on a three-hundred-year cycle, and those Loose Cultivators treat it like some kind of treasure."

"Is there something wrong with the Spiritual Power from a Tree Vine Demon?" Chu Lingguang asked, confused.

"It’s of little consequence. It shouldn’t affect you," the woman said faintly.

’She’s not telling me everything,’ Chu Lingguang thought.

The woman said nothing more. She took out an Elixir Pill, tossed it into her mouth, and swallowed. A layer of spiritual light enveloped the Flying Sword impaling her abdomen, and the blade slowly slid out.

Chu Lingguang saw that the wound was enveloped in the same spiritual light. No blood spilled out; instead, it began to slowly heal.

A moment later, the woman entered a state of Meditation.

"It’ll take them half a day to break in. Use this chance to rest. Once I’ve recovered my Vitality, we’ll fight our way out together," the woman said with her eyes closed.

"Alright."

Chu Lingguang nodded.

He then settled to one side and focused on the one hundred and eight responding forces. The shared frequency between them grew clearer, as if he were tuning into a special rhythm.

Chu Lingguang finally grasped that frequency.

He slowly began to awaken the one hundred and eight responses.

After an unknown amount of time, Chu Lingguang felt an unbearable heat.

The temperature inside the cave was rising as well.

The woman, who had been in Meditation, felt a wave of heat wash over her. She couldn’t stop her eyes from snapping open. She saw Chu Lingguang, sitting nearby, enveloped in a faint layer of fire.

’Fire Spiritual Power,’ the woman thought to herself.

’A newly awakened Fire Spirit Root.’

’This guy’s Telekinesis is astonishing, and he even possesses a Dual Spiritual Root. How could a cultivator like him come from the Celestial Sea?’

The woman was perplexed.

If not for the fact that Chu Lingguang’s robes and Identity Token clearly marked him as a member of the Profound Celestial Sect—and that he had sat quietly and behaved himself since entering—the woman would have assumed he was a Cyan Cloud Sect spy, waiting to ambush her.

’Fire Spiritual Power.’

’I can’t believe those one hundred and eight responses actually awakened my Fire Spirit Root.’

’Now I guess I have a Dual Spiritual Root. I wonder what would happen if my Fire Spiritual Power could resonate with my Telekinesis?’

Chu Lingguang, seemingly oblivious to the woman’s gaze, continued to muse internally.

As the one hundred and eight responses were awakening, Chu Lingguang had sensed the Fire Spiritual Power in the air gathering toward him.

The vibrant Spiritual Power was irresistible to him.

In the end, he successfully awakened the one hundred and eight responses and gained a Dual Spiritual Root, possessing both a Metal and a Fire Spirit Root.

BANG!

Outside, the group of Cyan Cloud Sect disciples was still attacking the entrance to the cave.

"Who’s inside?"

"An expert from the Profound Celestial Sect."

"A Telekinesis Master."

"That person is cunning. They must be trying to call for help. We have to hurry."

"A Profound Level Barrier Talisman isn’t that easy to break."

...

The Cyan Cloud Sect disciples shouted incessantly.

Flying Swords and Magical Treasures alike struck the Talismanic Barrier, but to no effect.

"Qin Yu, try using your claws."

Qin Yu was now outside the cave.

’Qin Yu?’

Chu Lingguang heard the familiar name.

The cave tunnels were winding.

The Talismanic Barrier blocked the cave’s entrance. Chu Lingguang and the woman were hiding around a corner inside. The voice from outside sent a jolt through him, making him want to go take a look.

"What are you doing?"

The woman had emerged from her Meditation. Some color had returned to her face, and her aura had grown much colder.

"I think a friend of mine is out there," Chu Lingguang said.

"What did you say?"

The woman’s aura bore down on Chu Lingguang.

Chu Lingguang felt the pressure. ’Her aura fluctuations, while not as vast and powerful as Steward Zhou’s, are at a critical point. It seems her cultivation is at the eleventh or twelfth layer of Qi Refining. She’s probably looking for a chance to break through to Foundation Establishment.’

"A friend of mine from the Celestial Sea joined the Cyan Cloud Sect," Chu Lingguang explained. "He’s a righteous person. If he knew I was trapped in here, he would definitely help me."

"Hmph."

"Righteous? In the world of cultivation, loyalty is the first thing to be tested and the first to fail. You’d better abandon that notion. Just wait and fight your way out with me," the woman snorted.

Chu Lingguang hesitated, wanting to say more, but he knew the woman would never believe how good a person Qin Yu was.

"This is a Profound Level Talismanic Barrier. How could my wolf claws possibly tear through it?"

Qin Yu waved his hand dismissively.

After joining the Cyan Cloud Sect, the unique nature of his Spiritual Root led him to be taken as a disciple by a powerful master, from whom he inherited a set of Wolf Demon Techniques.

Now, his physical form was becoming more and more like that of a Wolf Demon, but his power was also soaring. In the time since he arrived from the Celestial Sea, he had already reached the sixth layer of Qi Refining, progressing even faster than Guo Wei.

"What are you afraid of? Just give it a try," a senior brother at the Eighth Layer of Qi Refining, who had arrived after the first group, urged him on.

Qin Yu kept peering into the cave, but he couldn’t see a soul. He tried to release his Spiritual Sense to check for movement inside, but the Barrier blocked that as well. He had no idea who was trapped in there.

’The chance that it’s Yan Zhen is minimal,’ he thought.

He stepped forward and placed his hand against the Talismanic Barrier.

Red claws immediately shot out from his five fingertips.

An ordinary person would be repelled by a powerful force upon touching the Talismanic Barrier, but when he placed his sharp claws against it, nothing happened.

RRRIP.

A competitive urge surged through Qin Yu, and he slashed forcefully at the Barrier.

A white gash appeared on the Barrier’s surface, but it vanished in an instant, as if the Barrier had healed itself.

"Hey!"

"It’s working!"

"Qin Yu, hurry!"

But the others had all seen the fleeting white mark.

"Use both hands, tear the Barrier open," the cultivator at the Eighth Layer of Qi Refining reminded him.

"Alright."

Qin Yu didn’t overthink it.

He pressed both clawed hands against the Barrier, his red talons sinking into its surface. Then, with all his might, he began to rip it apart as if prying open a door.

"Qin!"

In the end, Chu Lingguang couldn’t resist peeking out.

As he looked, he saw Qin Yu—transformed into the spitting image of a Werewolf—struggling to tear the Barrier apart.

Back in the Blood Wolf Cave, Qin Yu had resonated with a strange entity and successfully fused with a Wolf Demon’s heart. This granted him a Spirit Root Attribute and allowed him to step directly into the Qi Refining realm. Ever since, his physical form had taken on the appearance of a Wolf Demon.

Chu Lingguang would recognize Qin Yu even if he were turned to ash.

He recognized him at once.

"Chu Lingguang!"

Qin Yu heard the familiar voice.

He had torn a small opening in the Barrier. Peering inside, his gaze locked with Chu Lingguang’s, and he froze as if struck by lightning. He’d considered that it might be Yan Zhen inside, but he had never in a million years imagined it would be Chu Lingguang.

After arriving in the Great Qin Territory, he had learned that the Profound Celestial Sect’s recruitment standards were incredibly strict.

’If Chu Lingguang made it across the sea to Great Qin, he should have joined the Cyan Cloud Sect and looked for me. I can’t believe he actually became a disciple of the Profound Celestial Sect.’

’And now he’s being hunted by people from my own sect.’

BANG!

After confirming that the person inside was Chu Lingguang, Qin Yu suddenly seemed to lose all his strength. Just as a large opening was about to be torn in the Barrier, he quickly let go, and he was sent flying backward as if struck by a powerful force.

"What happened?"

The cultivator at the Eighth Layer of Qi Refining asked.

"The Barrier is too strong. I can’t tear it open," Qin Yu said weakly from the ground.

"That’s not right. I’m sure I heard someone in the cave call your name. Are you in league with the Profound Celestial Sect? Do you know the person inside?" the Eighth-Layer Qi Refining cultivator said, grabbing Qin Yu by the neck.

"Pah! Yang, I know you can’t stand me. My master was originally going to take you as his disciple, but I took your spot. If you want to make a move against me, just say it to my face! Don’t try to pin false charges on me. I’m not afraid of you."

Qin Yu struggled to throw off the other person’s hand.

He even left a claw mark on the back of the other’s hand.

"Son of a bitch, you dare attack me."

That man was named Yang Hong.

"Yang, stop fighting! The Barrier is opening."

Just as Yang Hong was about to teach Qin Yu a lesson, the Talismanic Barrier seemed to time out. It slowly faded away, drawing a loud cheer from all the Cyan Cloud Sect disciples.