Chapter 59: Disheveled Clothing
Chapter 59: Disheveled Clothing
Compared to a group of Senior Brothers and Sisters who had reached the Sixth Rank and Seventh Rank, Lu Hangzhi deeply felt the importance of cultivation level at this moment.
When the Senior Brothers and Sisters made their moves, he had not yet brought the group of Bull Demons into his attack range—the control range of the Flying Sword depended on one’s cultivation level.
So, when the Senior Brothers and Sisters retrieved their Flying Swords, Lu Hangzhi still could not attack. It was only when the Bull Demons charged forward and actively entered his attack range that he finally got to strike.
A lone Flying Sword!
It was a bit awkward.
But Lu Hangzhi quickly collected himself and controlled the Gold-Cleaving Sword to strike the ankle of the foremost Bull Demon.
Perhaps sensing that the Gold-Cleaving Sword did not pose much of a threat, the Bull Demon did not even blink and continued charging forward without slowing down.
He was looked down upon…
Lu Hangzhi felt a deep sense of frustration.
“Gold-Cleaving!”
At the moment the Flying Sword made contact, Lu Hangzhi clasped his hands together and poured Magic Power into it, forcibly activating the Gold-Cleaving Sword Array attached to the Artifact Flying Sword. The Sword Qi of the Flying Sword surged, and its aura doubled.
The leading Bull Demon let out a painful cry as a bloody gash appeared on its ankle, and its eyes instantly became bloodshot.
“Good timing. If you advance to the Sixth Rank, you should be able to pose a threat to Eighth-grade Monster Beasts. Not bad.”
Revered Qin rarely showed a hint of a smile.
He waved his hand.
Terrifying waves of spell energy, sharper and more piercing than the Flying Swords, landed on the chests of the thirteen Bull Demons.
Under the shocked gazes of Lu Hangzhi and the other True Disciples, the chests of the thirteen Bull Demons were simultaneously pressed in by a clear, giant palm print. Their chests immediately collapsed, and they were sent flying backward. Torrents of blood flowed from the mouths, eyes, and noses of the fallen Bull Demons.
The next moment, two rounded Demon Beast Inner Cores, still steaming hot, flew out of the collapsed chests of the Bull Demons and landed in Revered Qin’s hand with a “whoosh.”
While killing the group of Bull Demons, he precisely extracted the Inner Cores from their bodies. His movements were fluid and pleasing to the eye, showcasing the might of a Venerable One.
After keeping one Inner Core, Revered Qin tossed the other to Lu Hangzhi.
“The Magic Power in this Peak Eighth Grade Monster Beast Inner Core is abundant. Absorbing some of it, along with the True Essence Pill, should be enough for you to break through the Sixth Rank barrier.”
“Thank you, Venerable One.”
Lu Hangzhi was overjoyed.
Under the envious eyes of the Senior Brothers and Sisters, he accepted the Inner Core and began drawing Magic Power from it.
Unlike the gentle diffusion of Magic Power from the Foundational Reinforcement Pill and True Essence Pill, the Magic Power in the Inner Core was like a herd of raging wild bulls—stampeding and charging fiercely into his body. His meridians and blood vessels instantly swelled…
A gentle force quickly severed the connection between his palm and the Inner Core.
It was Supreme Elder Mo Li who had personally intervened.
“Fool!”
“This is no place to absorb and refine a Monster Beast Inner Core.”
Lu Hangzhi wiped his nose and found it covered in blood. He felt deeply embarrassed.
He had overdone it!
He quickly wiped away the nosebleed, but his face still flushed with excitement.
Although it was only for a brief moment, that violent force had stirred up a huge wave upon crashing into his Spiritual Power Pool. The Spiritual Power Pool instantly expanded by one to two meters, an effect comparable to that of a True Essence Pill. His cultivation directly broke through the peak of Fifth Grade and began to slowly approach the Sixth Rank barrier.
“One more mouthful, and I’ll definitely break through to the Sixth Rank.”
Lu Hangzhi was extremely excited. He stored the Bull Demon Inner Core safely, planning to share the good news with Sister Jun later.
At that moment.
“Let’s keep moving!”
Revered Qin shouted.
“Ahead is Sector 112.”
“…”
The group tensed up immediately:
They had passed through three war zones consecutively, and the intensity of the Monster Beast attacks had continued to rise. Sector 112 was the fourth one, and its ferocity was sure to surpass the previous ones.
Just thinking about those dozen or so Bull Demons with their astounding strength and terrifying combat awareness made the True Disciples grow extremely solemn.
“Don’t worry, everyone.”
“For the first three days, I will do my best to look after you and help you quickly adapt to the environment here.”
Revered Qin spoke again to encourage everyone:
“Also, on the battlefield, any materials and Inner Core loot obtained from killing Monster Beasts as a team will be distributed among yourselves. With these resources, you will experience a rapid surge in cultivation beyond your imagination.”
“…”
The True Disciples’ eyes lit up.
Eighth-grade Monster Beast Inner Cores could greatly enhance their cultivation as well. If they could get a few, they could advance a small realm every few days. This was indeed much faster than hard cultivation using the Spirit Gathering Array back in the Xuanxin Sect.
Just then.
The team arrived at Sector 112.
With a single palm strike, all the Monster Beasts within visible range in the war zone were instantly killed, clearing the area.
Revered Qin raised his eyes slightly and called out clearly:
“Sector 112, change of guard!”
“All soldiers, leave the Matrix Tower immediately!”
“Newcomers, enter the tower.”
As soon as he spoke, over a dozen Cultivators swiftly emerged from the Matrix Tower two li away.
Mo Li then called out ten names to enter the Matrix Tower, while the others stayed behind to adapt to the battlefield.
Revered Qin and Mo Li had long secretly planned everything.
For the first three days, Revered Qin would personally watch over the Xuanxin Sect disciples outside, while Mo Li would familiarize himself with the various Formations inside the Matrix Tower to take control of the situation.
The moment they entered the Matrix Tower, a flustered female Cultivator with a pretty face suddenly rushed out. Her hair was disheveled, her clothes were in disarray, and the deep, fair cleavage of her chest was partially exposed…
Lu Hangzhi and the accompanying True Disciples were all stunned. Then, they saw a demonically handsome man with a bare upper body and unusually pale skin walk out cheerfully. He carried a lazy, hormonal aura and boldly let his lecherous gaze sweep over the female Cultivators of the Xuanxin Sect, his eyes blatant.
“You’re here already?”
“I wanted to play a little longer.”
“That girl… She tasted good.”
The demonic man wore an expression of reluctant regret, completely ignoring Mo Li who had come to take over. It was only when he noticed Revered Qin’s gaze growing colder that he snorted lightly, shot into the air, and reappeared like a ghost a hundred meters away from the Matrix Tower.
After a few more flickers, he quickly vanished from sight.
Lu Hangzhi noticed that the disheveled female Cultivator who had rushed out earlier visibly trembled, her face ashen.
It was clear that there had been some kind of agreement between them, but…
This kind of person probably took everything they wanted, wiped their mouth, and left without a second thought.
It was well-known that Evil Cultivators seldom honored their promises.
Lu Hangzhi silently cursed in his heart but did not dare to delay. He hurried into the tower to seize the time to break through the Sixth Rank barrier and assist Sister Jun’s team.
Surprisingly, there was a spatial Magic Formation inside the Matrix Tower. Though it looked small from the outside, there were over twenty rooms inside, and each room even had a Training Room. The Training Rooms had small holes through which they could observe the battle situation in the war zone.
Mo Li’s room was on the second floor, where various formation hubs of the Matrix Tower were located.
After quickly familiarizing himself with the Matrix Tower’s environment, Mo Li ordered:
“You ten, hurry up and get to know the war zone.”
“Be ready to assist your squads at any time.”
“Yes!”
Their voices were exceptionally loud and clear.
As the first group of disciples assigned to the Matrix Tower, and also ten lucky ones, they had one hour to safely learn about the situation in this war zone, giving them a bit more safety compared to the senior brothers and sisters who were directly sent to the battlefield.
Lu Hangzhi chose a training room and walked in. He glanced at the Contract Beast sleeping soundly on his shoulder. The Mirror Spirit Cat had eaten the first Fifth Grade Inner Core and broke through to Third Rank Peak. The second Inner Core directly pushed it to Fourth Grade early stage. It was now quietly digesting the Inner Core’s power and was likely to sleep for a while.
…
Boom!
Boom!
Two High Insight Stage Monster Beasts fell like meteors, flesh and blood splattering everywhere. Their bodies were mangled, and their life force was cut off.
“Always watch the sky above. Monster Beasts can fall at any time. Since the start of Two Realms Mountain, many cultivators have been killed by falling beasts.”
“…”
Sector 112 had no Monster Beasts for the moment. Hearing this, the True Disciples all looked up.
“Each of you, watch one direction. Don’t look around randomly; remind each other.”
Revered Qin sat cross-legged with closed eyes in the area guarded by the Xuanxin Sect disciples. While paying attention to the sky, he taught the rookies various common battlefield knowledge.
The Xuanxin Sect disciples all listened carefully, afraid to miss a single piece of information, fearing lifelong regret.
Over fifty cultivators originally stationed in this war zone were scattered around the area. Noticing this scene, they showed relieved and happy expressions, secretly sending messages to each other:
“We’re lucky.”
“With a new Venerable One taking over, we can finally rest properly.”
“Most importantly, that Evil Cultivator is finally gone.”
“Yeah.”
“He ruined and drained five female cultivators. I was really worried I might be killed by him if I wasn’t careful.”
“Those five female cultivators are in a bad state. They lost some cultivation from being drained, and now that the big tree is gone, who knows how long they can last.”
The five female cultivators were clearly isolated, looking desperate and trembling.
Just then.
“Attention!”
“A group of Monster Beasts is heading this way.”
The first to notice and shout a warning was an Eighth Grade Sword Cultivator.
As he stood up, a “hum” sounded, and a Golden Greatsword Energy rose from the ground, cutting through the sky to meet fireballs falling like meteorites.
Other cultivators quickly joined in.
In comparison, the Xuanxin Sect disciples reacted much more slowly.
By the time the Sword Qi and Art Techniques collided with the fireballs in the sky, Nangong Jun and Hu Bugui had just begun to act, followed by the other Xuanxin Sect disciples.
More than half of the dozens of fireballs were destroyed mid-air. The remaining half fell, with some dying on impact, but sixteen Monster Beasts survived, all among the best in the Epiphany Stage.
Three Ninth Grade Demon Beasts;
Fourteen Eighth Grade Demon Beasts, mostly Bull Demons.
“Kill them quickly! Get ready for the next wave.”
The Eighth Grade Sword Cultivator clearly had strong influence among these cultivators. At his command, over thirty people responded, forming teams to attack the nearest beasts, immediately heavily injuring three and killing three already wounded ones…
The situation for the Xuanxin Sect disciples was not good.
The strong tremors from the landing beasts knocked several people down!
One Ninth Grade Demon Beast seemed to notice that three nearby True Disciples were slow to react. The moment it landed, it stepped on another Eighth Grade Bull Demon’s corpse, moved dozens of meters, and swung its scythe-like arms across the three bodies…
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The Magical Artifacts on the three flashed brightly.
“Ah!”
Amid the startled cries, the Defensive Barrier glowed intensely, blocking the fatal strike, but the light quickly dimmed and broke. The three were also swept by the remaining force, spitting blood as they flew and landed at the feet of another Bull Demon.
That Bull Demon grinned fiercely, raised its foot, and stomped down like lightning.
Revered Qin shook his head repeatedly:
Too weak…
Not only was there a big gap in strength, but also in experience and combat awareness.
Most importantly, none of the rookies in the Matrix Tower had reacted at all.