"Even if I don't get adopted by him, there are still others. Without the heritage of the Herb Sage, I might be able to lead a better life! I won't be doubted, doubted, or even … dragged into this mess! "
Lv Kang sneered. "I'm smart and charismatic. As long as I can survive, I'll stand out no matter what I do!"
Lu Qiuran shuddered. "You're being unreasonable! Without my teacher, you're nothing … "
Lv Kang harrumphed. "You've been brainwashed by his logic. Do you know how scared I was when I found out what that old thing was up to? I knew that if I let him continue without doing anything, we would all die! So … you should be grateful to me. It's because of me that the Firmament Emperor didn't kill all of us, allowing you and the others in Herb Mountain to survive. Otherwise, you would have been a corpse by now. "
Lu Qiuran gritted her teeth. "You don't have to be so noble. I'd rather die with my teacher than betray my teacher for glory like you!"
Lv Kang burst into laughter. "Struggle? Hahaha, I've become the new Herb Sage, one of the 108 Ancient Sages. Once I assimilate Gale and Inferno, my cultivation will soar once more. Even if that old thing comes back to life, I'll be able to kill him easily. Alright, I know that you're just stalling for time, hoping that the brat has a way to turn the situation around. Alas, he's not a Saint, so he'll never know how powerful a Saint is. Even if he has a trump card, it's nothing to me! "
"You …"
Seeing that the other party knew that she was stalling for time, Lu Qiuran's face warped in horror.
"It's time to end this! The reason why I haven't killed you is because I'm thinking of using you to lure that old thing out when he returns to the Celestial World. But now, it seems like you're not as important to him as his own life … So, even if I don't say anything, he's also a selfish person. For his own goals, he doesn't care about the lives of all of us. "
Lv Kang harrumphed coldly. "Alright, your usefulness ends here. Don't worry, I won't kill you. Instead, I'll extract your soul and refine it into a puppet. I'll let you see with your own eyes how I climb to the top step by step and lead Herb Mountain back to glory. I want the name of the Herb Sage to spread across the Celestial World once more!"
Boom!
As soon as he finished speaking, a fist came smashing over. Lu Qiuran immediately felt her entire body stiffen. Her soul felt like it was being pulled by a tremendous force, as if it would leave her body at any moment.
"Ah …"
Lu Qiuran staggered backward. Unable to hold herself back any longer, she let out a cry of agony. Just as she thought that her soul would be sucked out at any moment, a faint sigh echoed in the air.
"Sigh! We're all from the same sect, so why do we have to kill each other? "
Whoosh!
A nearly transparent shadow suddenly appeared in front of him, its eyes filled with disappointment.
"You really came out …"
Lu Kang's eyes lit up when he saw the figure clearly. He ignored Lu Qiuran and looked coldly at Lu Qiuran. "Give me the quota, and not only will I let Junior Sister Qiuran go, I'll even let your new disciple go. Otherwise, I'll let you watch them die before your eyes!"
"You're still the same as before, selfish and capable of doing anything for your own selfish desires!"
Li Shihun shook his head.
"Old fogey, the winner takes all. I'm already dead, so stop lecturing me!"
Lu Kang raised his head to look at the sky. The lightning tribulation had already finished gathering, and it would descend at any moment. He waved his hand grandly and said, "My patience is limited. If you don't want to give it to me, I'll have to take it myself …"
Boom!
Not wanting to waste his breath, Lu Kang reached out his hand.
He had to get his hands on the quota before the lightning tribulation descended. Once he cleared the lightning tribulation, a 'Saint' character would appear in the sky, representing the acknowledgement of the heavens.
Otherwise, even if he possessed the strength of a Saint Apothecary, he would still be viewed as a traitor.
"Teacher, be careful!"
Lu Qiuran did not think that her teacher's Lingering Spirit would still appear despite her Junior Brother's protection. She hurriedly rushed forward to stop him, but before she could even reach him, her body jolted violently before she was repelled by a powerful force.
Peng!
She was sent flying once more, crashing heavily into the ground. Fresh blood spurted from her mouth.
If not for her superior strength, she might have already been immobilized by now.
"I was able to get someone to kill you back then, and I'll do the same this time!"
With a cold bellow, Lu Kang drove his Saint-level strength to its limits. It was as if he was an indomitable giant, making it impossible for anyone to stop him.
Hu!
With a grabbing motion, Li Shixiong's Lingering Spirit was caught in Lu Kang's grasp.
Lu Qiuran flew into the air once more. Upon seeing this sight, she panicked. She turned to the young man not too far away and exclaimed, "Junior Brother, use your secret art to save our teacher!"
Since the other party had allowed her to hold on, he must have a way to deal with it. Why was he not making a move at this moment?
"It's too late …" Su Yin shook his head. His eyes were filled with rage, but there was nothing he could do.
"Indeed, it's too late. The moment that old fogey appeared, it meant that the era of Li Shixiong had come to an end. The era of I, Lu Kang, has arrived!"
With a hearty laugh, Lu Kang clenched his fist lightly, and Li Shixiong's Lingering Spirit was swallowed whole.
Opening his arms wide, Lu Kang began devouring Li Shixiong's Lingering Spirit to fuse with the quota of Saint Apothecary. A moment later, Lu Kang's eyes widened in shock. "No, you don't have the quota. Could it be that …"
He turned to look at Su Yin in disbelief. "Why? I'm your First Disciple, and I'm the one who has inherited your heritage! "
"Hehe!"
Su Yin could not be bothered to take Li Shixiong's Lingering Spirit anymore. With a faint smile, he clenched his fist.
Lu Kang immediately felt three powerful energies surging into his body from the Lingering Spirit that he had just devoured, fusing with the Great Dao that he had comprehended.
"Is it the Gale Dao and the Blazing Dao? No, wait, there's also the Pill Sage Dao … What are you trying to do? "
Lu Kang narrowed his eyes in shock. His face paled in fright. He quickly raised his head and saw that the lightning in the sky had already reached its limit and was crashing down.
"Senior Sister, let's go!"
Knowing that the Sage Ordeal had already begun, Su Yin did not waste any time. He pulled Lu Qiuran and fled down the mountain.
"You …"
Lu Kang wanted to kill the two of them, but it was already too late. With a roar, he charged toward the lightning in the sky.
Kacha!
The lightning tore through space, bringing with it a pressure that even Sages would find difficult to deal with.
"Junior Brother, what's going on?"
Lu Qiuran asked. She could not help but notice that something was amiss.
"I'm just helping him attract the Lightning Tribulation. It's fine!"
Su Yin stopped in the sky above Herb Mountain City and looked at his' First Senior Brother ', who was already covered in lightning, with a faint smile.
Earlier, he had successfully extracted the Great Dao of the Gale Dao and the Blazing Dao according to Teacher Yang Xuan's instructions. He had also fused them together with the Pill Sage's Law and injected them into Teacher Li Shixiong's Lingering Spirit.
This meant that Lu Kang had three more Great Dao's Law in his body. When the lightning sensed this, it could no longer suppress its rage, and it grew at a rate visible to the naked eye. Previously, the dark clouds had only covered a radius of a thousand li, but now, it had transformed to cover a radius of ten thousand li!
The Sage Ordeal was already difficult to pass in the first place. Now that it had increased by nearly ten times, the difficulty was unimaginable. The entire Herb Mountain was covered in lightning, and it seemed like the entire mountain would not be able to withstand it and be erased.
The disciples on the mountain knew that they were in danger and fled. For a moment, screams filled the air.
However, Su Yin could not be bothered with them. Putting aside whether he had the ability or not, even if he did, he would not care.
Since he had chosen a side, he had to pay the price.
Everything was fair.
"I'll succeed!"
Knowing that only death awaited him if he failed, Lu Kang gritted his teeth and roared furiously. The cauldron appeared before him once more and charged toward the lightning.
Kacha!
In less than a thousandth of a breath's time, the cauldron was split into two. The lingering might of the lightning continued to descend, piercing through the air and distorting the surrounding space.
In an instant, the entire Herb Mountain was filled with lightning. Countless flowers, trees, and buildings burst into flames.
Taking this sight into sight, Su Yin's face turned grim.
He had already guessed that a lightning tribulation that had fused four different Laws would be powerful, but he did not think that it would be this powerful!
Even a Spirit pinnacle artifact was shattered in an instant, and even someone of Lu Kang's strength was unable to withstand it … Would he really be able to survive it?
He was going to fuse thirty-six different Laws, and every single one of them was a True Sage!
"I've worked so hard and endured ten thousand years of infamy, and I'm about to succeed! I won't die, I won't die … I won't accept this!"
Roaring furiously, Lu Kang drove his strength to his limits and sent a palm strike toward the lightning tribulation.
Clouds that resembled medicinal herbs appeared in the sky, and they fused together to form a massive wave of light. It tore through the distorted space and collided with the lightning tribulation, forming a massive mushroom cloud.
Pu!
Blood spurted from Lu Kang's mouth, and his internal organs were damaged. His face was ghastly pale, and his body swayed unsteadily, as if he would fall from the sky at any moment.
Even though he was in a wretched state, he had still managed to withstand the first lightning tribulation.
"I have to say that Lu Kang is indeed a genius. Even though he has comprehended the Laws of Medicine, he still possesses such strength. Back then, even Li Shihun was no match for him …"
Song Yu sighed in his mind.
Su Yin did not say a word.
Even though it was difficult for Lu Kang to withstand the first lightning tribulation, it was undeniable that his strength was indeed frightening.
Even a Spirit pinnacle artifact was unable to withstand the lightning tribulation, but Lu Kang was still able to withstand it with his ultimate move. From this, one could see how frightening his fighting prowess was.
Even though Zhang Xuan had comprehended the Invincible Sword Intent and was able to utilize the Laws of Sword Saint, as long as he did not reach Sainthood, he would not be a match for Lu Kang.
"Is the Cangqiong Saint much stronger than him?" Zhang Xuan asked.
"There's no way he can be compared to him …" Song Yu shook her head. "Even ten Lu Kangs working together wouldn't be able to withstand a single finger from the Cangqiong Saint."
"This …" Su Yin fell silent.
Given how formidable Lu Kang was, if he was still no match for the Cangqiong Saint, just how powerful would the latter be?
It was no wonder why the thirty-six teachers were unable to withstand the Cangqiong Saint despite working together.
Seeing the confusion on Zhang Xuan's face, Song Yu explained, "Speaking of which, Ancient Sages are also divided into different tiers. If we calculate based on the number of lightning tribulations they have undergone, we can split them into nine tiers!"
"Nine tiers?"
"Un!" Song Yu replied. "Every single lightning tribulation that an Ancient Sage undergoes will result in a huge improvement in their cultivation. Rumor has it that after undergoing nine lightning tribulations, they will be able to overcome the limitations of the Five Decay of Celestial Beings and transcend eternally … Daoist Wuwei, Sage Liuyun, Gale, Lieyan, and the others are only first-tier Sages who have undergone a single lightning tribulation!"
Su Yin asked, "A single lightning tribulation? Then … what about Lu Kang? "
Song Yu replied. "Lu Kang's cultivation is deep, and he has consumed innumerable medicinal herbs and treasures. As for the Cangqiong Saint and the Netherworld Sage, when we were still alive, they had already undergone seven lightning tribulations and became seventh-tier Sages. By now … I'm afraid that they have already reached eighth-tier or even the legendary ninth-tier! "
"Eighth-Tier and ninth-tier?" Su Yin's body stiffened. "How powerful were the two of you when you were still alive?"
It was no wonder why the thirty-six teachers dared not speak of the two Sages so openly, fearing that they would be exposed. It seemed like their strength had truly reached an unimaginable level.
"Us?" Song Yu shook her head. "I was only at second-tier while the others were mostly at third-tier and fourth-tier. The woodcutter was the strongest of them all, at fifth-tier. However, with his swordsmanship, he wasn't afraid of facing a sixth-tier cultivator at all!"
Su Yin widened his eyes in realization.
All thirty-six of them were at third-tier and fourth-tier. Even if the Cangqiong Saint and the Netherworld Sage were at eighth-tier, they would still be hard-pressed to defeat them.
However, it was a pity that they still suffered a crushing defeat in the end.
"Why did you have to face the Cangqiong Saint and the Netherworld Sage? Where are the remaining Ancient Sages? "
Su Yin asked curiously.
Based on what Song Yu and the others had said, there were a total of 108 Ancient Sages. Other than the thirty-six of them, there should be another seventy Ancient Sages from the Cangqiong Saint and the Netherworld Sage.
"It's best that you don't know about this matter right now. As for the remaining seventy Ancient Sages, most of them are from the Cangqiong Saint and the Netherworld Sage's factions. Otherwise, we wouldn't have been killed so easily …"
Song Yu shook her head. "Alright, let's not talk about this for now. Lu Kang won't be able to hold on for much longer. Once he dies, you have to collect his corpse as quickly as possible. Otherwise … Li Shihun will really be dead."
"Un."
Su Yin raised his head and saw that Lu Kang's aura was swiftly dissipating under the bombardment of the lightning bolts. He was no longer as arrogant and domineering as before. Instead, he looked a little dispirited, as if he would die at any moment.
"I won't admit defeat!"
Lu Kang bellowed as he charged toward the lightning bolts once more.
"This is the time!"
Knowing that Lu Kang wouldn't be able to hold on for much longer, Su Yin dashed toward the herb mountain.
If Lu Kang didn't die under the bombardment of the lightning bolts, he wouldn't be a match for him. However, if Lu Kang were to die, his corpse would be reduced to dust. Thus, he had to control the timing well. Otherwise, Li Shihun would really die.
Kacha!
As he made his move, the lightning bolts struck Lu Kang's body. With a cry of agony, the traitorous' First Senior 'finally succumbed to the lightning bolts, and his soul crumbled.
With the death of one's soul, one's physical body would be on the verge of shattering.
"Collect!"
Knowing that this was the moment, Su Yin dared not hesitate. He morphed into a sharp streak of sword qi and dashed forward. In the blink of an eye, he was already right beneath the lightning bolts. With a wave of his hand, he was just about to collect Lu Kang's corpse into his storage ring when he suddenly paused. The corpse in the air also shuddered for a moment, as if it was flickering.
From the looks of it, it was likely that the lightning bolts in the sky had suppressed it.
Su Yin's eyebrows shot up as he reached out for the corpse once more.
"That's mine!"
At this moment, an abrupt change occurred. Accompanied by a cold bellow, a palm stretched out from the void and reached for Lu Kang's corpse.
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