Chapter 674: The Shadow of the Longevity Sect

Chapter 674 -671: The Shadow of the Longevity Sect

Ever since he obtained the Magical Artifact Space within the Poison-Devouring Pearl Fragment, travel had become extremely convenient.

At this time, Jiang Jichen had gathered all of the Flower Rain Sect’s hundred-plus female disciples into the Magical Artifact Space of the Poison-Devouring Pearl Fragment.

On the Heaven-Gazing Crocodile, there were only Qing Ling, Qingya, Xing’Er, the old butler, and Jiang Jichen.

It was the first time Qing Ling, Xing’Er, and the old butler had traveled so far from home, leaving the Celestial Pearl Country.

Standing on the back of the Heaven-Gazing Crocodile, they crossed mountains and ridges, taking in the endless, magnificent, and beautiful scenery.

Along the way, the joyful laughter of Xing’Er and Qing Ling could be heard continuously.

“I heard before that old coot, the Celestial Corpse Ancestor, wanted to recruit you as a Protector. Have you met him?”

While on the road, Qing Ling and Xing’Er were admiring the landscape, while Jiang Jichen was chatting with Qingya.

He hadn’t been back from the Six Paths Illusion Realm for long, so there were many things he didn’t know.

“I met him once, three years ago. At that time, my cultivation hadn’t recovered. I was only at the Saint First Realm, and I was even suffering from terrible injuries!”

“Back then, he was being hunted with nowhere to run and nowhere to hide. His escape route took him past the Flower Rain Sect. He wanted to annihilate our sect and use the blood of our disciples to restore some of his cultivation, but I stopped him.”

“Fortunately, he was severely injured. We fought to a standstill. He then said he was an old acquaintance of the Bloody Queen and wanted me to join the Celestial Corpse Sect as his Protector. Naturally, I couldn’t agree to that.”

“After that, he disappeared for three years. When he returned, he was already at the Tier Nine Corpse Saint Realm!”

“I didn’t expect him to still remember after all this time. He sent people again, wanting to capture me and take me back.”

Qingya recounted the past events one by one.

Jiang Jichen, however, fell into deep thought.

“To recover to the Tier Nine Corpse Saint Realm in just three years while severely injured… It would be utterly impossible without the help of a powerful figure behind the scenes,” Jiang Jichen said.

“Mm, there are indeed rumors that the Celestial Corpse Sect is backed by a mysterious organization. However, the specifics are unknown to the outside world,” Qingya replied.

“We should be able to find out once we return to Yunshui City!”

At that moment, Jiang Jichen thought of Qing Xun and Blood Hand. ‘They come from major powers; they’re bound to know something.’

The reason Jiang Jichen was so concerned about the Celestial Corpse Sect was that he saw in them the shadow of an organization from his past life.

It was that very organization that had sent people to annihilate his family in his past life.

Therefore, he had a faint feeling that the Celestial Corpse Sect was connected to that organization.

The reason he thought this was because only that one sect could enable an ancestral figure, newly freed from a seal, to recover his cultivation so quickly.

This was because ancestors who returned after their power had waned all had a cycle and a limit to their recovery.

At the very least, it should be impossible for an Ancestral Level figure to recover from a Tier One Corpse Saint to the Tier Nine Corpse Saint Realm in just three years.

The Celestial Corpse Ancestor was different from modern Corpse Saints; it was related to the world’s Dao Rules and environment.

Every time they recovered a single tier, the surge in their power was unimaginable.

Otherwise, how could the Celestial Corpse Ancestor, at the Tier Nine Corpse Saint Realm, fight several Supreme beings in the Southern Domain by himself and remain undefeated?

If he were allowed to maintain his previous recovery speed, break through the Corpse Saint Realm, and return to the Celestial Corpse Ancestor Realm, he would sweep through the Southern Domain, unrivaled.

‘Above the Nine Heavens, only the Longevity Sect’s Creation Celestial Technique has such a heaven-defying effect!’

‘To think the Longevity Sect’s shadow has appeared even in the Mortal World… The world is in upheaval; it seems all sorts of monsters are crawling out of the woodwork.’

Jiang Jichen thought to himself, feeling a sense of urgency at the same time.

Even after stepping onto the Holy Dao, his power was still far from enough.

As the world continued to change, more and more experts were appearing. He feared it wouldn’t be long before Nascent Soul Fusion experts were walking down every street and Saints could be seen everywhere.

“That day, among the eight Supreme Realm experts who fought the Celestial Corpse Ancestor, Elder Yao was one of them!” Qingya continued.

Jiang Jichen wasn’t surprised by this.

‘Even without the half-leaf of White Turtle Longevity Grass I gave him, Elder Yao would surely have emerged from his seclusion within five years and reached the Supreme Realm!’

With the White Turtle Longevity Grass, Elder Yao broke through his seclusion in just two years and reached the Supreme Realm.

In fact, even with the great changes in the world and the appearance of many Saints, very few could actually step into the Saint Ninth Realm.

This also explained why, even as people everywhere successfully passed their Holy Dao Thunder Tribulations, breakthroughs to the Supreme Realm were still exceedingly rare.

The world would need to continue changing for some time before the number of Human Race experts at the Saint Ninth Realm would gradually increase.

The Heaven-Gazing Crocodile was extremely fast. Even without using a Teleportation Array, Jiang Jichen arrived in the Yunshui City Suburbs a day later.

The Yunshui City Suburbs, a land where roaming bandits ran rampant.

Jiang Jichen still remembered saving Zuo Feng here back then.

Passing through the Yunshui City Suburbs again this time, he discovered that the bandits were gone, and the area was eerily quiet and calm, though there were still passersby on the roads.

“Did you hear? The Three Great Bandit Kings from the Land of Chaos have come in person! They’re joining forces to kill the Purple Saint!”

“What? The Three Great Bandit Kings are here themselves? They’re all at the Seventh Level of the Saint Realm, true Great Saints! The Purple Saint is only at the Saint First Realm. He’s completely outmatched!”

“Yeah, the Purple Saint single-handedly wiped out all the roaming bandits in the Yunshui City Suburbs, which infuriated the Skyfury Bandit King. And this time, Ancestor Xuanqing is injured from his recent battle with the Celestial Corpse Ancestor and is in seclusion to heal. The Purple Saint has lost his backer. I’m afraid he’s in deep trouble.”

“I heard the battle is just up ahead. The Purple Saint is surrounded in an area over there!”

…

A group of passersby was discussing in low voices.

As Jiang Jichen listened, his heart stirred. He had already guessed who the Purple Saint was.

‘It has to be Zuo Feng!’

Zuo Feng had once said he would slaughter all the bandits in the world. Now that he had become a Saint, he was naturally fulfilling the promise he made back then.

Besides, Xuanqing was his master, and Zuo Feng possessed a purple Spirit Vein. If the Purple Saint wasn’t him, who else could it be?

As for the Skyfury Bandit King, although Jiang Jichen had never met him, he had been threatened with that name by roaming bandits before.

“I’m going on ahead to see an old friend. You all can just follow behind,” Jiang Jichen said to Qingya, Qing Ling, and Xing’Er.

After speaking, Jiang Jichen flickered and vanished.

Ahead was a vast, open plain.

After traveling a hundred li, Jiang Jichen saw a brutal battle unfolding up ahead.

A young man, holding a long purple sword, was locked in a deadly fight with a group of Fierce Bandits at the Second and Third Realms of the Saint Realm.

High in the sky above, three towering Bandit Kings floated, all of whom had stepped into the Great Saint Realm.

“Purple Saint, I thought you had some real skill. You can’t even beat our subordinates, yet you dare to boast about slaughtering all the bandits in the world? Ptooey!” the Skyfury Bandit King sneered coldly.

“Hmph. That old ghost Xuanqing is still in seclusion healing. Looks like we won’t even need to act. A few of our men are enough to eliminate that piece of trash, the Purple Saint!” said the Skyrebellion Bandit King, who stood to the Skyfury Bandit King’s left.