Chapter 520 - 234: Destiny True Venerable Is Stunned, Celestial Fire Ruins Open_2

The siege of Celestial Star City has been completely broken at this point.

However...

More dire matters lie ahead.

There’s a suspected Divinity Transformation demon cultivator in Celestial Star City!

Everyone tacitly refrains from mentioning the matter, maintaining a precariously fragile balance amid the eerie atmosphere.

Until a figure shoots out from the void, suddenly appearing above Celestial Star City.

It is none other than the exhausted Destiny True Venerable!

For the sake of his only grandson, this old Divinity Transformation cultivator really put in his all, spending liberally on anything that could speed him up.

The route that theoretically required two hours to traverse, he rushed over in just one and a half hours.

Upon reaching the destination, Destiny True Venerable couldn’t afford to rest. Sweeping with divine sense, he raised sword light and charged to kill the highest cultivation Red Tiger Demon King.

Thunderous roars echoed through the heavens and earth.

"Bold creature, how dare you initiate a beast tide to besiege our human race city, you deserve to be... be..."

The sword light, infused with Divine Transformation wrath, abruptly halted on the spot.

The unfinished half of the sentence stuck in his throat, unable to be uttered.

Because he discovered...

Red Tiger Demon King was not slaughtering human race cultivators but was leading them in slaughtering demon beasts!

This scene utterly bewildered Destiny True Venerable.

What is going on!

Red Tiger Demon King didn’t spare him a glance, wholly focused on slaughtering and controlling demon beasts.

Decline is inevitable, but he strives to leave some roots.

The array that previously expanded the attraction of Celestial Fire Demon God’s ruins is about to fail, Red Tiger Demon King has already seen the dawn of hope.

More or less.

Destiny True Venerable didn’t have to wait long.

Lu Wenwu flickered and appeared before him: "I settled this Celestial Star City matter for you, where’s the stuff?"

Destiny True Venerable subconsciously was about to draw his sword.

A glance full of doubt and wariness, then he realized: "Fellow Daoist Bao Long?"

"It’s me."

"Where’s my grandson?"

"There, standing over there. But your grandson... has a bit of a weak mind, got scared during the demon beast attack just now, you might want to teach him better."

"..."

Destiny True Venerable fell into silence.

This white-haired elder lowered his head to rummage through his storage bag for a moment, taking out a jade slip engraved with a blood-colored mark and handing it to Lu Wenwu, awkwardly changing the subject.

"This is the reward I promised Fellow Daoist, a copy of Blood Refining Battle Fist. If Fellow Daoist wishes to view the original, you may return with me to Celestial Secret City."

With a sweep from the Eye of True Sight, Lu Wenwu reached out to take the jade slip and used spiritual power to read it.

Having witnessed the multilayered complexity of the cultivation realm, he is working hard to integrate into this world.

After confirming the item was correct, he stored the jade slip in his personal pack.

"No, I have other matters to attend to. Going to Celestial Secret City, we’ll discuss later."

"Understood," Destiny True Venerable replied.

Destiny True Venerable’s expression grew complex, handing over what appeared to be a turtle shell carved from white jade.

"If Fellow Daoist comes to visit me in Celestial Star City, you may infuse your spiritual power into the jade turtle. I will sense it. If Fellow Daoist visits the Celestial Secret Tower branch, this jade turtle can be used as a token, and they will offer the most favorable price."

"That’s nice, thanks."

Lu Wenwu did not refuse this time and accepted it directly.

Though he is not lacking spirit stones, he sees no reason not to save money wherever possible.

He’s not foolish.

At this moment, a blood-stained figure suddenly ascended controlling a flying sword, the flight path slightly wobbly.

Judging from the figure’s body, the missing left arm is affecting his balance somewhat.

He bowed mid-air with the support of the flying sword: "Tian Youliang, the floor master of Celestial Star City branch, greets Destiny True Venerable."

Seeing one of his own, Destiny True Venerable’s eyes became gentle.

He glanced at Tian Youliang’s severed left arm, speaking softly: "You did well, protecting my Celestial Secret Tower with merit, safeguarding the citizens with merit. Those disciples disabled in this battle may accompany me back to Celestial Secret City to receive elixirs for limb regeneration."

"Thank you for your mercy, True Venerable!"

Joy flickered in Tian Youliang’s eyes.

But in an instant, this hint of joy was overshadowed by anger, and his gaze towards Lu Wenwu was filled with vigilance and animosity.

"Reporting to True Venerable, the junior has important matters to report."

Destiny True Venerable sharply sensed something.

Seeing Lu Wenwu had no intention of leaving, he raised his hand to set up a small sound insulation skill.

"Speak your mind, I will protect you fully."

Tian Youliang felt vastly reassured, hurriedly saying: "Reporting to True Venerable, the person beside you is a Great Demon, who effortlessly suppressed the Celestial Star Child and devoured Celestial Star Child’s nascent soul!"

"Moreover, this person killed an ancient tree-enlightened Demon King with two punches, severely injured the mid-stage Nascent Soul Thunderous Grey Wolf Demon King with one punch, slew a late-stage Nascent Soul Demon Monarch, and had his pet kill a random innocent cultivator in the city whose cultivation was unknown."

"Prior to arriving at Celestial Star City, this person attacked Mad Blade Temple and tortured Mad Saber Zhenren to death, robbing numerous treasures. He even peddled his wicked deeds at our Celestial Secret Tower to sell information, earning two hundred upper-grade spirit stones from our tower! Causing massive financial loss to us!"

"Such heinous acts are indescribable! Please True Venerable, quickly strike down this fiend!"

Destiny True Venerable: "???"

What the heck?

Eating Nascent Souls raw?

Damn!

Is the person before me a Demon Venerable!?

Destiny True Venerable felt numb.

He regrets now.

Deeply regrets.

No wonder this guy wanted even the Demonic Cultivation Technique.

Turns out he himself is from the Demonic Dao!

Damn it, how did a Demon Path Divinity Transformation bypass the Immortal Dao Alliance’s blockade and come to the Eastern Wilderness!

What sin have I committed...

Destiny True Venerable’s face showed an expression as painful as constipation.

He said nothing, just waved off sending his own iron-headed kid back, sucking his teeth.

If it were just a strong Peak of Nascent Soul Demon Cultivator, he was confident in directly suppressing them.

But to engage in magical combat with a Demon Venerable...

He truly had no confidence.

This no longer was a matter of whether one could win or not.

It was a matter of how long Celestial Star City could hold out against the aftermath of a duel between two Divinity Transformation cultivators!

Destiny True Venerable dared not bet.

If the opponent is truly a Divinity Transformation, once they fight, his only grandson would undoubtedly be doomed with no chance of survival.

He himself was a Divinity Transformation cultivator, he knew too well how terrifying battles of this level were.

It’s the power borrowed from the momentum of heaven and earth, completely on a different scale than Nascent Souls!

"Fellow Daoist seems quite troubled," Lu Wenwu suddenly said, "I wonder what your disciple has informed you?"

"Nothing, nothing, just a routine post-battle report, Fellow Daoist need not worry."

Destiny True Venerable’s expression was well-managed, instantly revealing a smile as warm as the spring breeze.

He didn’t elaborate any further, hoping to convey his intent of not making a move and wishing for a tacit understanding with Lu Wenwu.

I pretend not to know, you pretend not to know that I know.

Next, I go my way, you go yours, neither of us involves the other, it’s good for both sides.

At least a few hundred years old to reach Divinity Transformation, each is an old yinbi, there should be such a tacit understanding, right?

However...

Destiny True Venerable overlooked one thing.

Lu Wenwu, he is not a Divinity Transformation cultivator at all!

But a genuine... brute!

Not to mention he didn’t catch the nuance at all.

Even if he did, he wouldn’t care.

Thus, Lu Wenwu frankly asked, "Really? I don’t believe it. Didn’t he report to you, saying I killed all those Nascent Souls and left me here awaiting some judgment and such?"

Destiny True Venerable: "???"

Bro!

Did you just say it out loud like that?

Can you give me a bit of face!

Destiny True Venerable felt his mindset almost collapsing.

The number of times he couldn’t hold it together in the past centuries wasn’t as many as in those recent five minutes.

He fell silent again.

Without a word.

No intent to make a move.

At this moment...

Let’s play ostrich...

From Lu Wenwu’s words and actions, Destiny True Venerable was already quite certain that not only was the opponent a Demon Venerable, but highly likely not just as simple as Early Stage Divinity Transformation.

He was just too calm.

Being a Demon Cultivator, in the Righteous Alliance’s territory facing himself as an Early Stage Divinity Transformation, his eyes even held eager battle intent, as if enticing him to make a move.

Without Mid-Stage Divinity Transformation cultivation, there was absolutely no such confidence!

It’s even possible he might be... Late-stage Divinity Transformation!

Cannot fight!

This battle cannot happen!

Destiny True Monarch quickly extinguished the few strands of battle intent in his mind and was already thinking about how to escape with his grandson in the shortest time possible.

Suddenly, in this tense and odd atmosphere, a huge explosion echoed from beneath Celestial Star City.

On the ground, the corpses of mortals, cultivators, martial artists, demon beasts, all vanished in an instant.

Replaced by a massive red vortex outside the city.

The relic of the Celestial Fire Demon God, has been activated!