Chapter 115: Shocking the Sect
Chapter 115: Shocking the Sect
My name was Lu Hangzhi.
I came from Earth.
There was no war in the country where I lived.
My dream was just to get a girlfriend and live a happy, contented life as a wealthy man.
I never expected that I would fall asleep and cross over to the Barbarian Continent, arriving in this dangerous world of cultivation.
I also didn’t expect that after working hard to get into the Zhu Residence and become a Cultivator, I would face even more challenges; I didn’t expect that after entering the massive Xuanxin Sect, I would end up being chosen by the Two Realms Mountain, and even bear some responsibility for the prosperity of the Human Race on my shoulders.
…
Lu Hangzhi had wondered countless times if there really were gods and immortals in the world.
Playing an April Fool’s joke on him while he was asleep.
One thing he was very clear about:
Before the god who brought him to this world woke up from his dream, he absolutely could not die…
And there were all these senior brothers and sisters, comrades-in-arms right before him.
Lu Hangzhi slowly released the Activation Art that he had gathered and compressed within the range of the Spirit Gathering Array, expanding its coverage. The silvery-white Magic Power vortex rapidly expanded and surged forward, soon forming a more spectacular silvery-white Magic Power vortex than the one during his breakthrough cultivation yesterday.
“Wow!”
“Such pure Magic Power!”
“It’s actually silver…”
Exclamations of surprise rose and fell continuously in the courtyard.
“Junior Brother, you had such a good thing and only brought it out now? My goodness, I only took one breath, and I feel like my cultivation is about to break through. I can’t, I can’t, I can’t talk anymore.” Lü Liang then did something that made people both laugh and cry. He actually pulled out three Spirit Beasts at once from his Summoned Beast ring.
These Spirit Beasts all had Mutated Bloodlines. After landing, they were extremely excited and immediately began gulping down the thick, water-like Magic Power.
“Lü Liang, you jerk! There’s already not enough for so many people, and you dare to hog more!”
Xiong Qi was furious.
Lü Liang snorted and ignored him.
His Mirror Spirit Cat was already Ninth Grade. If the Mutated Spirit Beasts in his hands didn’t level up soon, it would be downright embarrassing.
The others all smiled without speaking.
Nangong Jun opened her eyes at this moment, looked deeply toward the direction of the house, and said with emotion:
“Little Junior Brother’s strength is becoming more and more incomprehensible.”
“Isn’t that right?”
Hu Bugui’s face was full of bitterness:
“I thought I hadn’t been slacking off these two months, and I only reached Mid Ninth Grade. I never expected Hangzhi’s Magic Power to be so abundant and pure! With Magic Power overflowing like this, just absorbing it for a little while equals several days of hard cultivation for me. If this continues, I’ll break through to Late Ninth Grade soon.”
Just then!
Cheng Fei, who had been absorbing Magic Power with his eyes closed, laughed heartily:
“Haha… everyone, I’ve gained a huge advantage this time. I’m stepping ahead first!”
As soon as he said this, he immediately attracted the attention of dozens of people in the courtyard.
Many people’s eyes lit up:
“Brother Cheng, you’re already Peak Ninth Grade. Could it be…”
Cheng Fei grinned from ear to ear and nodded repeatedly: “Thanks to Brother Hangzhi’s blessing, I’ve already touched the barrier to breakthrough. A breakthrough is imminent.”
“Congratulations, Brother Cheng!”
“May Brother Cheng coalesce his Divine Spark and become a Venerable One.”
Instantly, congratulatory voices filled the courtyard.
“Hehe, Brother Cheng Fei, in coalescing the Divine Spark, I won’t let you have all the glory.” Qi Yuanfeng laughed loudly: “Brother Hangzhi, I wonder how long this Magic Power vortex can last. If it can persist for half an hour, I am eighty percent confident of breaking through to the Spirit Condensation Stage.”
Boom!
The courtyard erupted into an uproar again.
“Brother Yuanfeng is also about to break through? Haha! That’s great! Congratulations!”
“Congratulations, Brother Yuanfeng.”
“Two breakthroughs at once!”
“Hangzhi, this little gift of yours is no small matter. Easily nurturing two Spirit Coalescence Elders in advance will surely become a wonderful story in the future.”
The topic shifted from Cheng Fei and Qi Yuanfeng back to Lu Hangzhi.
The courtyard was again filled with noisy chatter.
“I think not only Brother Cheng and Brother Yuanfeng are about to break through. Cultivator Tang Zhen’s aura is churning, which is clearly a sign of breakthrough too. Sister Jun, haha… congratulations! It seems it’s not two breakthroughs at once, but four!”
Lei Qun, sharp-eyed, quickly noticed that Tang Zhen, who had been silent all along, had rolling Magic Power around her body, and her aura was extraordinary. Like Cheng Fei and Qi Yuanfeng, she faintly showed signs of surpassing everyone. Meanwhile, Nangong Jun had a smile at the corner of her mouth, and the Magic Power around her was boiling like water…
Nangong Jun opened her eyes and said with a smile:
“If it can last half an hour, I should be able to break through.”
“That’s right!”
Tang Zhen concurred succinctly.
Cheng Fei and Qi Yuanfeng simultaneously focused their gazes on the house.
Then Lü Liang spoke up:
“If we can produce four Venerable Ones at once, what does it matter if the rest of us give up? What does everyone think?”
“Good idea!”
“How about we all withdraw first, yield the Magic Power, and let the four coalesce their Divine Sparks first!”
“Agreed!”
“Seconded!”
“Remember to treat us to drinks later.” Although reluctant, everyone stood up one after another, ready to give up the space and resources.
Seeing this, Lu Hangzhi sat inside the house, feeling both gratified and moved.
This was true camaraderie.
He immediately smiled and said:
“Everyone, please stay.”
“Since we’re gathering for the whole day today, naturally it can’t last only half an hour…”
As he spoke, Lu Hangzhi raised his gourd and took a big gulp of Spirit Honey. The surging Magic Power entered his stomach, quickly transforming into silvery Magic Power, then overflowed, turning into streams of silvery-white silk that filled the continuously weakening silvery-white Magic Power vortex.
A burst of enthusiastic cheers quickly erupted outside the house:
“Deputy Sect Leader is mighty!”
“Haha! I want to break through too!”
“A whole day! It looks like there’s hope for my Late Ninth Grade cultivation to break through to the Spirit Condensation Stage and coalesce a Divine Spark! Wahahaha…”
Lei Qun and Tong Zhan laughed wildly as they sat down.
The enthusiasm in the courtyard instantly soared, and everyone began absorbing the courtyard’s Magic Power more actively than before.
Four cultivators at the peak of Ninth Grade formed the first group and were charging towards the final step of condensing their Divine Spark.
Over ten cultivators at the late Grade-Nine stage focused seriously without saying a word and began quietly cultivating, absorbing and transforming the silvery white Magic Power, preparing to charge towards the peak of Ninth Grade.
Most of the rest were at the peak Eighth Grade or early Ninth Grade, alongside a few at the Seventh Grade. Their minor breakthroughs happened very quickly.
In the crowd, Lü’e and Cong Fang, who had the lowest cultivation levels, had already broken through to the Fifth Grade and were rapidly advancing towards the middle stage of the Fifth Grade.
The intense fluctuations of Magic Power from the Golden Jade Hall attracted nearby Inner Sect Disciples, who unconsciously moved closer to the courtyard…
At the same time!
The Supreme Elder and the Sect Leader were also shaken and arrived nearby.
Staring at the enormous silvery spiritual energy vortex sphere before him, the dwarf Sect Leader was extremely shocked:
“What a pure and rich phenomenon of Magic Power liquefaction! By what method could this liquefied Magic Power be gathered together and remain undispersed for so long?”
“It’s the Revitalization Technique.”
Chen Ji, the hall master of Golden Jade Hall, had already noticed the phenomenon here and explained: “It’s the unique secret art from the family of Inner Sect Disciple Zhu Fuqin. I just didn’t expect such an effect after Spirit Concentrating.”
“Could we discuss with Zhu Fuqin about passing on the Revitalization Technique to the sect to carry forward? We could exchange it for two Magical Artifacts and one top-grade spell.”
“Hmm.”
Chen Ji nodded.
Previously, they hadn’t paid much attention to the unique secret arts of these declining small families, but now that it showed a stronger effect, naturally, they had to think of ways to strengthen the sect’s power.
Two Defensive Magical Devices plus one top-grade spell—that could be considered an astronomical price!
“You snatched that disciple up just in time.”
Mo Li glanced at Chen Ji and said.
The latter chuckled:
“That’s right. Although my cultivation talent is ordinary, my eye for recognizing talent is definitely not worse than my Master’s.”
Mo Li was silent for a while.
Then he nodded seriously:
“For you, I truly misjudged.”
The dwarf Sect Leader smiled without speaking, quietly watching the master and disciple bicker.
After some time…
The Magic Power vortex showed no sign of weakening, grand and mighty, mixed with a faint sense of the Power of Heaven and Earth.
The dozens of auras inside the courtyard grew stronger and stronger!
Four of the auras even showed signs of breaking through constraints and stirring Heaven and Earth Power…
The three of them changed their expressions.
More and more Elders at the peak of Ninth Grade cultivation rushed to the Golden Jade Hall:
“Greetings, Supreme Elder!”
“Sect Leader!”
“Old Chen, what exactly is happening? These auras… It feels like someone else is about to condense a Divine Spark?” The Elders were shocked and also pleasantly surprised.
“Hmm.”
Chen Ji nodded and pointed to Lu Hangzhi’s courtyard, laughing:
“That brat said he wanted to give gifts to his friends and senior brothers and sisters, and now four of the Ninth Grade peak cultivators inside are about to break through.”
“Hisss…”
“Gifts? This is clearly Creation!”
“Old Chen, our relationship has always been good. How about it, can I go in and sit for a while too?”
“That’s right!”
“We can’t favor one over the other, can we? If your disciple is already at Spirit Concentrating, where will us old guys put our faces in the future?”
A group of Elders quickly surrounded Chen Ji!
Chen Ji was no pushover and angrily shouted:
“Nonsense! I have several disciples inside, and now one is at Spirit Concentrating, another is about to reach it, and my Master is also at Spirit Concentrating. I’m the only one still at the Ninth Grade of Comprehension Stage. Am I not more embarrassed than you?! Huh?!?!”
“Tsk!”
“What more do you want?”
“Exactly.”
“Don’t show off. So what if you have a solid background and a few capable disciples? We have nothing. Can’t you take pity on us?”
“My Master died ages ago, and all the disciples under me are disappointments…”
The group of Elders were completely shameless, even teasing the Supreme Elder, determined not to leave and insisting on joining the excitement. Chen Ji had no choice for a while and could only pass the problem to the Supreme Elder: “Now Lu Hangzhi is on equal footing with me as a Vice Sect Leader. I can’t order him around, Sect Leader Senior Brother… Huh! Where did Senior Brother go? Master, Master, you can’t just ignore this!”
Chen Ji turned around to find the Sect Leader Senior Brother had vanished without a trace.
His Master Mo Li was also rising into the air, quickly flying away.
At that moment.
Using his Spiritual Sense to observe the ridiculous scene here, Lu Hangzhi couldn’t help but laugh and sent a mental message: “Master, you can agree to them, but they have to wait until Sister Jun and the other three successfully condense their Divine Sparks before coming in. Four at a time, and if there’s no movement within half an hour, the next batch can come in.”
“You really are my good disciple.” Chen Ji immediately beamed: “Then I won’t stand on ceremony. For the first batch, I’ll take one slot myself.”
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