novelraw Chapter 110 : Return-to-Origin Divine Ark
Chapter 110 : Return-to-Origin Divine Ark
Chapter 110: Return-to-Origin Divine Ark
Seeing that Master Xuan Yin had his back.
Xu Zhengyang no longer had any concerns and readily accepted the task, saying, 「I shall obey the Sect Master's decree!
If that traitor is also a Tier 1 cultivator,
this disciple will surely capture the fiend alive and bring him back to the sect for rightful punishment!」
「Mm.」
Master Xuan Yin nodded slightly at his words and waved his hand. 「Go and make your preparations.
At noon three days from now, come to the Founders’ Hall and await the order.
Once True Master Shadowless and Master Huan Yue arrive, we shall depart immediately!」
「This disciple accepts the command.」
With that, Xu Zhengyang respectfully saluted both Master Xuan Yin and Gong Jin, then returned to Divine Mechanism Peak.
……
After returning to the Twilight Shadow Pavilion—
Xu Zhengyang found that Da Fei had already gnawed the Dragon-Scale Blacksteel Staff down to nothing and was now curled up in a corner of the Meditation Room, entering a state resembling hibernation or suspended animation.
「No idea when this brat will finish digesting the Dragon-Scale Blacksteel Staff…」
As he spoke, Xu Zhengyang casually stuffed Da Fei into the Spirit Beast Pouch.
He also threw in the various spirit irons he had acquired from Xing Yong, treating them as Da Fei’s snacks.
Having finished this—
Xu Zhengyang finally had time to record the 【Divine Binding Mantra】 secret technique he just obtained from Gong Jin into his Technique Manager.
Once all preparations were complete—
Xu Zhengyang closed his eyes and rested, adjusting his condition as he silently awaited the day of departure.
……
Three days later, Xu Zhengyang arrived early at the Founders’ Hall of Celestial Mechanism Peak.
The news that Master Xuan Yin was setting out to eradicate demons had already spread across all of Qingzhou through various channels three days prior.
Because of that—
The plaza in front of the Founders’ Hall of Celestial Mechanism Peak was especially lively today, with nearly all inner and outer sect disciples of the True Essence Sect gathering to join the crowd.
At the same time—
In the center of the massive plaza outside the Founders’ Hall, a flying ark the size of a small city was steadily docked!
This ark was known as the Return-to-Origin Divine Ark, one of the True Essence Sect’s sect-defining treasures!
Its entire body was forged from Star-Pattern Coldiron, a material so precious that it equaled a hundred years of savings for an ordinary sect!
Inside the ark, the spiritual energy circuits were intricately interwoven—upon counting, there were actually over a thousand of them!
These restrictions were layered one over another, forming dozens of composite arrays with various effects to handle all sorts of emergencies!
Because of this—
As long as there were sufficient spirit stones,
even if a Nascent Soul True Lord attacked with full force, it would still be difficult to break through the defenses of the Return-to-Origin Divine Ark in a short time!
Moreover—
The most eye-catching feature on the entire ark—
was the Demon-Slaying Ballista mounted at the bow, measuring seven zhang long and three zhang wide!
This ballista was jet-black like ink.
Its surface was engraved with intricate dark-golden spirit patterns, and even though it had not been activated, the cold and murderous pressure it exuded made one shudder!
Not only that—
The ballista bolts loaded on the Demon-Slaying Ballista were as long as three zhang and six chi, with faint flickers of lightning running along the shaft—it was clearly a Tier 3 magical treasure!
Seeing this nearly fully armed fortress before him, Xu Zhengyang was utterly shocked, thinking to himself:
【So this is the assault flying ark of the True Essence Sect? I’ve finally seen something in the cultivation world that my previous life could never achieve!】
Although Xu Zhengyang had seen the Celestial Treasure Pavilion before, which was much larger than the Return-to-Origin Divine Ark,
the Celestial Treasure Pavilion was, after all, merely a merchant ship with few offensive arrays or magical treasures.
So when Xu Zhengyang boarded the Celestial Treasure Pavilion,
he only felt amazed, not awestruck.
But the Return-to-Origin Divine Ark before him—
was a full-fledged airborne mothership of the cultivation world, making Xu Zhengyang’s blood boil with excitement, yearning for the day he could personally pilot this ark across the battlefield!
……
As noon approached—
Under the guidance of disciples from Celestial Mechanism Peak, Xu Zhengyang had already stepped onto the deck of the Return-to-Origin Divine Ark.
「Dong! Dong! Dong…」
As the massive bell over one zhang tall inside the Founders’ Hall rang out, its clear tone instantly echoed throughout the entire Floating Mist Mountains.
Immediately afterward—
Master Xuan Yin, together with True Master Shadowless and Master Huan Yue, appeared simultaneously, standing in a triangular formation at the bow of the Return-to-Origin Divine Ark.
The next moment—
Master Xuan Yin’s voice echoed across the entire sky above the True Essence Sect:
「Our sect's traitor, Chen Yabo, willingly fell into depravity and defected to demonic ways!
Just days ago, this fiend performed a blood sacrifice with an evil art at the southern foothills of Mount Qingming, slaughtering one thousand one hundred and twenty-three innocent civilians.
His sins are monstrous, enraging both gods and men!
Today—
I, Xuan Yin, wield the sect’s treasure, the Return-to-Origin Divine Ark, and, joined by True Master Shadowless and Master Huan Yue, personally set out for the Valley of Villains to eliminate this fiend—
to uphold the thousand-year reputation of our True Essence Sect!」
……
Once Master Xuan Yin finished the declaration of expedition, a wave of fervent emotions instantly swept across the plaza before the Founders’ Hall!
At this moment—
All the inner, outer, and true disciples present shouted in unison:
「Victory! Victory! Victory…」
In this fervent atmosphere, Master Xuan Yin waved his hand, infusing a surge of pure mana into the Return-to-Origin Divine Ark.
In the next instant—
The Return-to-Origin Divine Ark trembled violently, the vessel glowing with dazzling spiritual light, soaring into the sky like a silver dragon!
The disciples still chanting in the plaza before the Founders’ Hall felt a flash before their eyes.
That massive vessel had already turned into a point of silver light, vanishing into the depths of the sea of clouds in an instant—only a few wisps of lingering spiritual mist at the center of the plaza remained, proving that the Return-to-Origin Divine Ark had indeed been stationed there moments ago.
……
Meanwhile, aboard the Return-to-Origin Divine Ark—
The Sect Master of the Heavenly Profound Sect, Master Huan Yue, smiled as he spoke to Master Xuan Yin, 「The unity of the True Essence Sect against a common enemy is truly admirable.
However…」
At this point—
Master Huan Yue changed tone with hidden meaning and continued, 「I’ve heard that the traitor cultivates the Blood River True Scripture.
Although it’s an incomplete text, its power is not to be underestimated.
Among the younger generation of your sect…
is there anyone capable of suppressing this fiend on their own?」
Master Xuan Yin smiled slightly and confidently replied, 「Inviting you two here this time was merely to deter petty villains.
If that fiend has any sense and chooses to cower in fear,
our True Essence Sect naturally has juniors who can suppress others of the same tier and drag that traitor out from the Valley of Villains to face justice in the Founders’ Hall!」
Master Huan Yue chuckled at this. 「In that case, this little sister shall look forward to it.」
Master Xuan Yin laughed heartily and immediately invited the two sect leaders to the top cabin of the Return-to-Origin Divine Ark to discuss the Dao together.
……
The Return-to-Origin Divine Ark traveled ten thousand miles in a day, and by the next morning, it had already stopped outside the Valley of Villains!
At this moment—
The Valley Master of the Valley of Villains, True Master Doom, was already suspended in mid-air.
Seeing the Return-to-Origin Divine Ark, he immediately approached with a smile. 「It is a joy indeed to welcome friends from afar…」
Before the word ‘joy’ was finished—
True Master Doom saw three Golden Core cultivators standing side by side at the bow of the ark, all staring coldly at him.
True Master Doom involuntarily gulped, feeling as though he had fallen into an icy abyss!
If it were just Master Xuan Yin alone, even with the sect’s heavy treasure Return-to-Origin Divine Ark in hand, he prided himself on having the Valley of Villains’ protective grand array—
and might still have stood a chance in a clash.
But now, standing at the bow of the Return-to-Origin Divine Ark were three powerful Golden Core cultivators…
True Master Doom instantly realized the situation. He took out a jade slip from his Storage Pouch and spoke concisely to Master Xuan Yin, 「Misunderstanding!
Someone is trying to incite conflict in Qingzhou!」