Chapter 548 - 302: Witnessing the Unparalleled Celestial Pride

Chapter 548: Chapter 302: Witnessing the Unparalleled Celestial Pride

Wuyun Sect.

Tantai Xue sat by the window, resting her chin in her hands as she gazed at the mountain peaks outside.

"The scenery within the Sect is much better than elsewhere," she sighed with emotion. "Outside, it is mostly barren."

"That is to the Immortal Sect’s credit," Tantai Xiaotian said.

"I’ve heard from some people that the Immortal Sect is only doing what they should, as they were the ones who ruined the environment in the first place." Tantai Xue asked curiously, "Senior, I wasn’t even born over three hundred years ago and never experienced the great upheaval. Is the current state of the environment truly caused by the Immortal Sect?

"Was this clash of so-called experts fought between the powerful cultivators of the Immortal Sect?"

Hearing this, Tantai Xiaotian fell silent for a moment before saying, "It has always been a matter of where one stands."

"Where did you stand back then, Senior?" Tantai Xue asked.

"I didn’t participate in the war," Tantai Xiaotian said calmly. "I am not from this era, nor did I wish to be dragged into that storm. But sometimes, it isn’t a matter of what you want."

"If no one had made a move three hundred years ago, what would the world be like now?" Tantai Xue thought for a moment. "Do you think the Immortal Sect’s great era of governance is a good or a bad thing, Senior?"

"It depends on who you ask," Tantai Xiaotian said calmly.

"What about for me?" Tantai Xue switched hands to support her chin, looking outside.

"With your Cultivation, you could afford to be a bit more unbridled."

"So, according to the past, my path would have been smoother?"

"No. You might not have been able to step onto the path of Immortal Cultivation at all."

"I understand."

Tantai Xue could clearly sense that this Senior had no intention of bringing up the upheaval from over three hundred years ago.

She then changed the subject to her recent findings. "I’ve discovered that Evil Gods are indeed colluding with Demon Beasts, preparing to attack a certain location. However, I currently cannot pinpoint where it is, nor am I certain of their objective."

"Which Evil God?" Tantai Xiaotian asked.

"The Sun and Moon Immortal Path." Tantai Xue was somewhat puzzled. "They’ve been rather active lately. Why is that?"

Tantai Xiaotian was silent for a moment before replying, "It should be to draw attention. The attack may have already begun. As for their objective... it must be something of vital importance to them."

"An Immortal Dao Coordinate?" Tantai Xue asked.

"Impossible. It is not time for that yet," Tantai Xiaotian said, shaking his head.

If it wasn’t that, then what could it be? Tantai Xue thought for a moment and asked, "Then what else is worth them being so active?"

Tantai Xiaotian suddenly asked, "If you were a member of the Evil Gods and needed to execute your grand ambitions, what would you need?"

"People? Divine Objects? Or perhaps something capable of destroying the world?" Tantai Xue asked.

"It is a way to enter the Immortal Sect’s territory," Tantai Xiaotian said, shaking his head. "Ever since the Immortal Sect established its great governance, it has become extremely difficult for them to infiltrate. But what if someone could teleport them in?

"As long as it’s done properly, it’s entirely possible.

"And the only ones capable of achieving this are a specific type of Evil God."

"Abyssal Evil Gods?" Tantai Xue asked immediately.

Tantai Xiaotian nodded. "Yes. However, I haven’t heard of any particular entity among this type of Evil God, yet the actions of the Sun and Moon Immortal Path are clearly aimed at a specific, special individual.

"What is certain, though, is that this individual is within the Sect’s territory. But the area covered by the Twelve Sects is vast, and the lands under their jurisdiction are innumerable.

"Pinpointing their exact location will be far too difficult."

Tantai Xue sighed. "The information is asymmetrical. The Sect is unaware of the existence of this special Evil God, so they have no way of locking onto a location. They can only wait passively.

"Then again, it’s also possible that you guessed incorrectly, Senior."

"Perhaps," Tantai Xiaotian said flatly.

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Black Spirit Abyss.

Tao He and the others gathered together once again. They still felt the lingering palpitations of cheating death, but the powerful Array surrounding them provided a much-needed sense of security.

That Senior Brother Jiang seemed... completely different from what they had anticipated. He had done a great deal, foreseeing many situations in advance. If it weren’t for his presence, they would have been doomed today.

The Demon Beasts acting up now were abnormal, though they didn’t know why. The only thing they could confirm was that some major upheaval had definitely occurred throughout the entire Black Spirit Abyss; otherwise, reinforcements would have arrived at their location long ago.

"He knows a trick or two, but what use is that?" the female-looking humanoid Demon Beast said coldly.

She then ordered the beast horde to attack.

RUMBLE!

Powerful forces bombarded the Array. However, a sudden emergence of thick fog caused the beasts to lose their sense of direction, significantly weakening their attacks.

The Mountain and River Illusion Array was capable of depriving one of their senses. The figures of Tao He and his two companions also became blurred and erratic, making them incredibly difficult to track. Feeling the effects of all this, Tao He and the others realized that their Senior Brother’s mastery of Arrays far exceeded their own.

One day later.

The mist was shattered.

Two days later.

Tao He and the other two could no longer maintain their blurred figures.

Three days later.

The Mountain and River Illusion Array shattered. The Spiritual Qi of Tao He and his companions was completely depleted, and blood constantly seeped from their bodies. Their newly kindled hope was extinguished once again, especially when they saw Primordial Spirit Level Demon Beasts stepping forward one after another.

They thought that perhaps they should have let Senior Brother Jiang leave quickly rather than staying behind to throw his life away. It would have been even better if he could have taken them along with him. But... it seemed that was no longer an option.

"It’s been three days. Has Senior Brother come out of seclusion yet?" Song Wushuang asked the two people beside him.

Zheng Yan shook her head. "I don’t know."

Tao He also shook his head. They had absolutely no way of knowing what was happening behind them.

At this moment, the female Demon Beast was rather irritable. "You’ve delayed us for three whole days."

This Array was indeed far from simple. It could bewilder numerous Demon Beasts through both sensory deprivation and spatial distortion. Furthermore, the person who had set it up was absolutely not just at the Golden Core stage. Under the Immortal Sect’s great governance, all Primordial Spirit cultivators possessed quite formidable strength.

A Primordial Spirit’s arrival was exactly what her side had been worried about. Otherwise, why would they have dispatched so many forces? Now, their fears had still come to pass. But no matter what, they had already made ample preparations. They needed to end this battle quickly and tear open a breach here, which would lessen the pressure on other locations.

Whether or not they could attain true freedom all depended on this moment.

With that, she took a step forward, her sword blade slicing through the air as she brought it down in a vicious slash.