Free Web NovelChapter 549: Chapter 502: Nascent Soul (Part 6)
Jing Chujun used the Secret Treasure given by her grandmother to protect herself, withstanding the pressure of Tribulation Thunder and reaching the utmost speed.
Because of Xie Jingshan, and also because her mother always pressured her to associate with Qii Siheng, she decided to investigate his origin and history, hoping to find a flaw that could change her mother’s mind.
At first glance, Qii Siheng’s cultivation seemed perfect, but when Jing Chujun looked into his social interactions, she discovered that he was like a lone star that cursed those close to him to die untimely deaths.
Curious about what had transpired, her mother again tasked her with delivering gifts to Qii Siheng.
During that occasion, she unexpectedly witnessed Qii Siheng secretly meeting with a Demon Cultivator, using her grandmother’s Secret Treasure to conceal herself, but she couldn’t hear their conversation.
After they parted ways, she tracked down the Demon Cultivator, captured him after a hard fight, and performed a Soul Search, only to find that Qii Siheng was orchestrating a massive scheme.
He planned to incite war between Fulong Sect and Biyou Palace, aiming to annihilate the elites of both sects.
The key pieces of this plan were Jiang Yuebai and the Winged Dragon!
Remembering Xie Jingshan’s advice before his departure, Jing Chujun immediately sought her mother to explain Qii Siheng’s conspiracy, seeking her help.
However, after hearing her account, her mother only advised her to focus on her own well-being. Seeking her father was also made impossible as her mother put her under confinement.
Due to this delay, she was detained until now, only managing to escape when her father summoned her, mingling into the patrolling team of Biyou Palace headed for the sea.
Jing Chujun saw ahead the Qiu Dragon and a Bone Dragon battling fiercely amidst a storm, with True Venerable Taipu and True Venerable Dongqiao from Fulong Sect being forced back by True Venerable Fuyu from Biyou Palace.
Even though Jing Chujun detested the current state of affairs, she wished not for war to ravage Green Dragon Realm, as it would disrupt the peace of True Martial Immortal Sect.
Boom!
A black and white Tribulation Thunder, the size of water tanks, roared down from beyond the heavens, shattering the confinement that Ao Juan had rammed into hundreds of times, creating a breach.
The black and white Tribulation Thunder plunged into the deep sea, almost piercing the earth, within a radius of ten miles the seawater vanished instantly, leaving only black and white thunder tides converging at the center where Jiang Yuebai was crossing her tribulation, clashing fiercely with deafening roars.
The terrifying aftermath of the thunder tribulation stirred up thousand-foot winds, tearing the air, leaving void rifts that spawned violent void hurricanes.
Cultivators a hundred miles away, except a few Divinity Transformations who barely remained steady, were all swept away by the thunder’s aftermath, with several Golden Core Cultivators having their Dantians shattered, dying on the spot.
At this moment, those still standing, besides the Divinity Transformations and their dragon flocks, were only a dozen dragons and about ten Nascent Soul Cultivators.
Roar!!
The heavens tore open, Ao Juan glimpsing escape, elevating its aura to the extreme, unleashing formidable Dragon Might.
The dragon flock bowed, the Divinity Transformations were powerless, watching helplessly as Ao Juan soared on a single wing towards the hole in the sky.
"Are you really going to let the Winged Dragon escape?! Once it returns, Green Dragon Realm will surely face catastrophe!"
True Venerable Tianyou from Fulong Sect bellowed, powering through the remaining thunder and Dragon Might, channeling all his strength to cast a spell forming a chain, dragging Ao Juan’s hind leg forcefully.
In the distance, True Venerables Dongqiao and Taipu, interrupted by the Tribulation Thunder, noticed the situation and, after glancing deeply at the startled Fuyu, tore open the void to reach Ao Juan, casting rune lock chains, coiling around Ao Juan’s body and pulling it down forcefully.
Ao Juan, blood-soaked and exhausted from battling numerous Divinity Transformations, was at its last, unable to activate space restrictions or break free from chains.
Woo—
It emitted mournful cries, resisting the chains with sheer force, watching as the hole in the sky rapidly closed under the Realm Law, with escape seeming increasingly hopeless.
It disregarded the blood streaming from its body, the severed wing, the excruciating pain from runes digging into its bones, exerting all its might to soar upward.
It must escape!
Its escape ensures Little Immortal Ganoderma’s safety, giving the Dragon Clan a chance to rise!
Roar!!
Blood mist erupted from Ao Juan, coalescing into droplets of Winged Dragon Essence Blood, blasting each chain.
Boom boom boom!
The chains exploded, Tianyou and others were shaken back by the shockwave, dazed at Ao Juan’s ascent.
At the critical moment, a white silk shot through the void, entwining Ao Juan’s tail and clutching tight.
Everyone turned in surprise to see Fuyu from Biyou Palace hovering in mid-air, gripping the silk tight, refusing to let go.
Tianyou was right, today their treatment towards the Winged Dragon had forged a deadly enmity, allowing it to escape and amass power means its return to Green Dragon Realm would spell doom not only for Fulong Sect, but for all human clans under dragon claw!
"Biyou Palace disciples, help!"
Fuyu commanded, prompting two Divinity Transformation Cultivators and other Nascent Soul Cultivators from Biyou Palace to act, various Magic Treasures bound Ao Juan’s body, forcibly dragging it from the sky.
Tianyou’s lips formed a slight arc, joining Dongqiao and Taipu to act again.
Moments before they battled to the death, now united for the singular purpose of keeping Ao Juan within Green Dragon Realm.
Little Qiu Dragon flew from afar, and with Biyou Palace’s dragon flock, watched blankly at the unfolding scene.
Ao Juan’s dragon flock had mostly been decimated, only a few severely injured dragons floated in the sea, whimpering as they tried to rise again to aid their Dragon King.
Roar—
Ao Juan let out an unyielding roar and feeble lament, in the eyes of Little Qiu Dragon, those familiar ’fellows’ it had spent its days with, the cherished memories crumbled piece by piece.
The man hadn’t been wrong, humans and dragons could never truly be ’fellows,’ for fundamentally, humans and dragons are distinct.
It’s humans with humans that are fellow beings, setting aside grievances at critical junctures, united against common foes!
Little Qiu Dragon suddenly awoke, dragon eyes brimming with tears, angrily roaring!
Roar!
Even Little Qiu Dragon’s might, though not matching the Winged Dragon, sufficed to incite rebellion among Biyou Palace’s dragon flock!
Roar!
Roar!
Roar!
In response to the call, the dragon flock followed Little Qiu Dragon soaring skyward, fiercely crashing into those ’righteous’...humans!
*
At that time, within Fulong Mountain’s Daoist Temple.
The realm confinement shattered, a chess piece fell from Star Monarch Wuchang’s hand onto the board, both he and Star Lord Bichen looked towards the West Sea in shock.
"How could this be?"
Star Monarch Wuchang found it unbelievable, the confinement laid by him and Star Lord Bichen jointly, although not as powerful as the Law left by Mahayana Immortal Monarch, shouldn’t have been breached so easily.
Unless he and Star Lord Bichen worked together.
"Let’s go take a look!"
Star Lord Bichen stood, Star Monarch Wuchang hesitated, instinctively raising his hand to object.
Just then, cold light flashed across the chessboard before them, black and white chess pieces darted towards them.
Their gaze sharpened, each retreated and defended, all chess pieces exploded, black mist quickly filled the room.
As the mist cleared, Star Lord Bichen and Star Monarch Wuchang were both kneeling on the ground, their faces ashen with blood at their lips, appearing poisoned.
"Wuchang! You betrayed me!"
Star Lord Bichen was incensed, for it was Star Monarch Wuchang who invited him to play chess today, knowing well what Star Monarch Wuchang had Fulong Sect’s disciples do at Sea Edge.
His acceptance of the invitation was to monitor Wuchang and ensure the success of Biyou Palace’s plan.
Star Monarch Wuchang’s condition was hardly better; though he intended to stall Star Lord Bichen, he was also the victim of the scheming.
Star Monarch Wuchang looked towards the shattered chessboard, for Eastqiao, after leaving then returning, discussed today’s plan and left it for him.
Could it be Eastqiao?
The poison was unusually potent and malicious, of Demon Dao origin, the atmosphere tense, each quickly set up a Barrier, focusing on healing and detoxification.
As for the upheaval in the depths of the West Sea, it was beyond their capacity to manage.
*
On the outer edge of the West Sea, Qii Siheng sat cross-legged on the roiling tide, facing the fierce wind, recklessly arrogant, sweeping his hand across strings.
"The second tune ends, now begins the third tune!"
