Now that he thought about it, it was highly possible. If a disciple with multiple spiritual roots wanted to advance, he or she would have to absorb the spiritual energy of his or her own spiritual roots at the same time. Double spiritual roots would require him to absorb two types of spiritual energy, while triple spiritual roots would require him to absorb three types of spiritual energy. He had the Metal and Wood Spirit Roots, but because of the Metal Spirit's rampage, he could only absorb the Metal Spirit Qi. He didn't have the Wood Spirit to help him absorb the Wood Spirit Qi. If he wanted to form his Nascent Soul, he had to wash away his useless Wood Spirit Root.
The main character was the main character after all. There were benefits everywhere.
Thinking back to the time when he hid the Heaven Pulse Lotus from the demonic beasts, his body was riddled with holes and he almost lost his life. But in the end, she was the one who benefited from it.
She really was Second Mother's daughter, right? It was definitely true!
Seeing that everyone had arrived, Zi Mo instructed to open the palace doors, and welcomed the fellow daoists from the various Sects and Clans who came to congratulate them.
In less than a moment, along with a loud announcement, many people from various sects came in one after another. There were Nascent Soul Elders of various sects, and there were also various elite disciples who ran errands. All of them came with generous gifts. First, he bowed towards Feng Yi and the other two Sovereigns in front of him. Xiao Yi, who was at the side, came out to say a few courteous words, and then, he was brought away by the disciples arranged by the Sect Master.
The process was monotonous and monotonous. Zhu Yao felt extremely bored watching it, and her smile had even stiffened. However, as a nominal elder, he had the obligation to maintain appearances. She didn't even have to pee anymore, because after she built her foundation, she wouldn't be responsible for eating, drinking, and defecating anymore.
After this boring exchange of politeness lasted for six hours, she finally understood why her master hated participating in the sect's group activities so much.
I'm so bored. I really want something to happen. Even a catfight would do!
Suddenly, with a loud bang, the ground shook violently. Zhu Yao, who was bored to the point that mushrooms were growing on her, did not sit stably, and had almost slipped down.
Holy shit. Something really happened!
God, if you satisfy me like this, I will be willful!
This strange shaking lasted for a quarter of an hour before it stopped. Apart from the Nascent Soul cultivators who were still sitting in their original positions, most of the other disciples were shaken to the point of staggering. The scene was chaotic.
"Silence!" A wave of Nascent Soul Stage pressure covered the entire hall. Only then did everyone at the scene quiet down.
Zi Mo stood at the center, and said with a sunken voice. "What happened?"
"Sect Master!" A disciple rushed in, panic still on his face. "The Grand Mountain-Protecting Array. For some reason, it suddenly collapsed. "
The Great Mountain Barrier Formation, was the strongest line of defense in Ancient Hill Sect.
Zi Mo's expression paled, and in a flash, his figure flew out. The expressions of the various Mountain Lords present were a little ugly as well. All of them followed suit. As a nominal elder, he was no exception. He followed the crowd to the square outside the main peak.
Raising his head, he saw that the originally blue sky was suddenly shaking. A layer of something like a transparent membrane was dissipating piece by piece, as if it was being torn apart inch by inch.
Zi Mo deeply frowned, he was both shocked and furious. He summoned the disciple who was guarding the Formation Core. "Just who dares to destroy our Ancient Hill Sect's Great Mountain Barrier Formation?"
"This disciple … doesn't know." The disciple cupped his hands and replied, "Before the formation collapsed. No one has appeared around the eye of the formation. "
"Are you certain there isn't a single person here?" Zi Mo asked.
The disciple thought for a moment, then firmly shook his head. "Apart from this disciple, no one else appeared."
Zi Mo sank into silence. The Great Mountain Barrier Formation of Ancient Hill Sect was known as the number one formation in the cultivation world, because this formation was not someone else's. It was set up by that person on Jade Forest Mountain. In the current cultivation world, other than himself. Basically, no one had the ability to forcefully break the formation, unless the formation core was destroyed.
However, today. In front of the various Sects and Clans, Ancient Hill Sect was slapped in the face. If they did not find out the reason, they would become the joke of the cultivation world from then on.
"Senior-martial brother, the formation is about to completely collapse. It's more important to protect the formation first." Zi Yuan took a step forward, and reminded the furious Zi Mo.
Only then did Zi Mo swallow his anger, and turned to instruct the disciple beside him. "Hurry, go to Jade Forest Mountain and invite your ancestral-grand uncle over."
While gesturing to the few Mountain Lords and Nascent Soul Elders to cast their arts together, stabilize the formation, and prevent it from continuing to collapse.
When Zhu Yao took action, she finally understood why this formation was known as the number one formation in the cultivation world. The huge demand for spiritual energy was basically not something she could compare with. The moment she injected spiritual energy, it was like a drop of water entering the ocean, completely ineffective. Initially, she was filled with confidence towards her own cultivation, but in an instant, she was slapped in the face by the cruel reality.
Just when she was about to be unable to hold on any longer, the disciple who went to invite Yu Yan returned alone, with an expression that looked as though he was about to cry.
"Reporting to Sect Master, ancestral-grand uncle has activated the formation of Jade Forest Mountain, this disciple is unable to enter."
"Then where's the communication paper crane?"
"The paper crane can't enter either."
Zhu Yao silently darkened. Just what was her master trying to do?
— — — —
Zi Mo, who was already in a terrible predicament in the first place, felt even worse. This ancestral-grand uncle's personality was hard to deal with in the first place, and after he took in a disciple, he became a little better. Just as he was about to return to normal, two of his disciples died in a row, he could understand if he threw a fit, but why did he have to do it at this critical juncture?
Zi Mo even wanted to cry for him to see. Just when he did not know what to do, he suddenly glanced at the elegant and handsome youth at the side.
In an instant, he thought of a plan.
Young man who "cannot be seen in the world", the time for Ancient Hill Sect to need you has arrived.
Zhu Yao suddenly felt a chill down her spine, and when she turned her head, she coincidentally bumped into Zi Mo's strange gaze.
What was this old man trying to do?
"I said, cannot be seen in … Ahem, junior-martial brother Jiang." He almost let it slip! Zi Mo faked a few coughs, and protected the situation. "I believe you have a bit of a relationship with my ancestral-grand uncle. Why don't I trouble you to go and invite him over?"
"Uh …" If you want to invite him over, then so be it. What's with that constantly twitching expression of yours? "It's not a problem for me to make a trip over, but if I were to pull back, I'm afraid the Great Mountain Barrier Formation will …"
Zi Mo's expression darkened, and only then did he think of this.
With so many of their Nascent Soul practitioners channeling their spiritual energy into the formation, they were only able to delay the formation from collapsing so quickly. Otherwise, the entire Ancient Hill Sect would have long fallen into the ocean. If one of them were to pull back at the last moment, then it would definitely be over.
"This Sovereign is coming!" A cold female voice resounded.
Zhu Yao turned to look, and behind her were three Demigod Sovereigns. The one who spoke was actually Sovereign Feng Yi.
Zi Mo was startled, as though he had just recalled that the three Sovereigns were here as well. He silently wiped off his cold sweat. There was no helping it. The three of them had not been in charge for too long, and he had even forgotten that they were Demigods.
"I'll have to trouble the three Sovereigns."
With the addition of the three Demigod Sovereigns, the collapsing formation instantly stabilized, though, the damage was still very great.
Feng Yi waved her hand at Zhu Yao, and Zhu Yao simply felt as though she was instantly repelled by a surge of energy, as she pulled back her spiritual energy.
"Go and do what you need to do!" Feng Yi coldly said. She did not even turn her head back, and her expression was as prideful as it could get.
Zhu Yao rubbed her nose, and just as she was planning to swiftly run to Jade Forest Mountain to drag her master out, a sudden change occurred.
A few dozen steps away, at the formation core which was still calm earlier, a black smoke suddenly emitted out. The smoke was especially thick, yet, it did not dissipate in the surroundings. Instead, it slowly condensed into a shape, and actually formed into gigantic demonic beasts, and there were actually dozens of them.
Roars instantly resounded through the clouds.
"Sixth-ranked demonic beasts!" The entire place instantly sank into chaos.
"Disciples of Ancient Hill Sect, follow me into battle." Xiao Yi, who was the only one who did not take action to maintain the formation, shouted out loudly. Releasing his own pressure, the entire place finally calmed down. Casually summoning his own sword, he swung it and slashed towards the demonic beast closest to him.
Zhu Yao's footsteps were instantly restrained as well. Summoning her spiritual sword, she activated the sword formation and charged towards the demonic beast which was charging towards the people maintaining the formation. However, this demonic beast was exceptionally strange. With a single slash from her, it actually reverted back into a cloud of black smoke.
Looking around, not a single one of the fallen demonic beasts would turn into smoke. Just what kind of demonic beast was this? And, these demonic beasts seemed to have already found their targets, as they crazily attacked the few people who were maintaining the formation and could not move.
And, amongst these few people, she was the one who was the closest, and her cultivation was the highest. Although sixth-ranked demonic beasts were nothing to her, she could not handle a huge number of them. Zhu Yao gritted her teeth, and had no choice but to call Sesame out.
"Sesame, clear the area!"
Roar ~ ~ | `o ′ | Roar ~ ~
The moment Sesame came out, it instantly sat on a demonic beast and killed it. With a sweep of its tail, it scattered another one. Then, it complacently turned its head and glanced at her.
"Meow ~"
Meow your sister. Be a proper beast, why do you have to meow like a cat.
Although Sesame had suppressed his cultivation, and looked like he was only a ninth-ranked demonic beast, after all, he was still an eleventh-ranked demonic beast. Fighting sixth-ranked demonic beasts was like cutting vegetables. With its addition, the situation instantly turned around, and they were finally able to protect the people who could not move.
Zhu Yao instantly heaved a sigh of relief.
However, she suddenly heard a strange laughter coming from behind, and she suddenly had a bad premonition.
"Hahahahaha, I've finally found a chance …"
Zhu Yao turned to look, only to see the black smoke which the demonic beasts she killed had turned into was currently gathering together. It actually gathered into the form of a man, and coincidentally stopped right behind Feng Yi.
Crap!
Before Zhu Yao could even warn her, that man had already made his move. A palm carrying a dense black miasma had already struck towards Feng Yi.
Feng Yi instantly puked out a mouthful of blood, and before she could even retaliate, she had already collapsed.
Everything happened in an instant, and basically, no one was able to react in time. Before Zhu Yao could even turn around, Feng Yi had already collapsed.
"Master!" Xiao Yi shouted out in fear. He wanted to rush over, however, he was heavily blocked by demonic beasts.
That man, however, did not allow Feng Yi to collapse onto the ground. Instead, he held onto her body with extreme gentleness, and carefully pulled her into his embrace. Lowering his head, using his face which was filled with black scars, he buried it into the side of her neck. With a light murmur, just like how he appeared, together with Feng Yi, he turned into strands of black smoke and disappeared.
The man's voice was very soft, yet, it was enough for the Nascent Soul practitioners present to hear it clearly.
What he said was: "I've finally obtained you."
In Zhu Yao's mind, three words instantly popped out: Braindead fan?
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