novelraw Chapter 496 - 230: Tier Five Red Flame Beast
Chapter 496 - 230: Tier Five Red Flame Beast
Wolong Mountain, located to the northwest of Jiuhua Mountain.
Nestled between Jiuhua Mountain and Daluo Mountain, there was a sect here thousands of years ago.
After the internal conflict of the Shuangyun Alliance, demon beasts roamed freely here, and no sects were established anymore.
On this day, a flying boat came from afar and arrived above a deep valley in the Wolong Mountain Range.
The peaks above the deep valley were evidently protected by some kind of restriction, and inside the restriction, several cultivators were sitting cross-legged.
On one of the peaks, there were three people, and upon seeing the arrival of the flying boat, a smile appeared on their faces.
"People from the sect have arrived!"
One person stood up; it was Gong Yuyuan, the Grand Elder of the Jiuhua Sect.
Beside him, the other two also stood up; they were the long-bearded elder surnamed Luo, who was later assigned here by Yu Changge, and the tall Elder He.
Gong Yuyuan casually cast several spells, opening the restriction on the mountaintop.
As the flying boat descended, the elders cupped their hands and bowed in salute.
"Sect Leader!"
This time, it was Sect Leader Yu Changge who personally came forward.
Yu Changge led twenty people out of the flying boat, and Gong Yuyuan’s gaze immediately swept over those twenty Foundation Establishment cultivators.
The next moment, Gong Yuyuan asked Yu Changge somewhat unexpectedly:
"Sect Leader, Chu Ning didn’t come."
"No!" Yu Changge shook his head.
"He just broke through to the Foundation Establishment Late Stage not long ago and still needs to cultivate in seclusion to stabilize his realm.
Moreover, during that previous competition, he thwarted the Daluo Sect’s plans, and I’m worried that they might specifically target him.
So I didn’t call him to come along this time."
"That’s good too!" At this moment Gong Yuyuan slightly nodded.
"That group of Daluo Sect people will definitely cause some trouble this time, and Chu Ning is indeed too conspicuous.
But after that last competition, I haven’t seen him.
I wanted to praise him, but I didn’t have the chance. When I brought him into the sect back then, I never expected he would stir up such a fuss."
A smile appeared on Gong Yuyuan’s usually stern face.
He seemed quite proud of his past decision to bring Chu Ning into the Jiuhua Sect.
The members of the Jiuhua Sect knew that Chu Ning was brought into the sect by Gong Yuyuan and that it was he who arranged for Chu Ning to serve as the Alchemy Pavilion Steward.
Hearing Gong Yuyuan’s words at this moment, they did not find it surprising.
Among the crowd, Chu Ning, dressed in a sect robe and looking over thirty, had a hint of a smile in his eyes.
"The Sect Leader is indeed tight-lipped, not even telling the Grand Elder."
Chu Ning had disguised himself and joined the team of twenty entering the Wolong Mountain relic, known only to two people in the Jiuhua Sect.
One was naturally the Jiuhua Sect Leader, Yu Changge.
After all, the decision on which twenty people to send in ultimately had to be made by the Sect Leader.
The other was Ge Liuyang.
The reason was simple: after Chu Ning expressed his desire to disguise and enter the relic site,
Yu Changge had called Ge Liuyang over and asked him to refine a magical artifact for Chu Ning to mask his appearance and aura.
Seeing that the Jiuhua Sect had made arrangements, Chu Ning naturally didn’t expose his knowledge of illusion techniques.
As for the aura, Chu Ning only explained that the cultivation technique he practiced was special and could shift to a Wood Attribute Cultivation Technique aura.
He did not mention that he could freely alter and display his cultivation level.
Later, Ge Liuyang, taking the mask Chu Ning acquired from the "Alchemist Xiao", refined it.
It became the human skin mask he wore now.
Chu Ning was quite satisfied with it.
This allowed him to blend in on this mission without revealing any of his secrets.
As Chu Ning pondered, Yu Changge asked Gong Yuyuan:
"How is the small space of the Wolong Valley relic site now?"
Gong Yuyuan pointed to the valley below and said:
"It has fully stabilized. We’ve also discussed with the Daluo Sect that after both sect’s disciples arrive at noon today, each will open a path to send their disciples in.
In truth, opening only one passage would affect the small space less.
But obviously, we cannot trust those from the Daluo Sect."
Yu Changge nodded slightly and then turned to the twenty people, including Chu Ning, and slowly began to speak:
"Once you enter the relic site, your primary task is to protect yourselves.
I’m sure those from the Daluo Sect won’t just let things go; don’t assume their two Foundation Establishment Late Stage cultivators are weakened because they were injured in the contest."
Saying this, Yu Changge’s face turned serious.
"Although Ao Xuan is the most talented among the Daluo Sect, he’s not the strongest among the Foundation Establishment Late Stage cultivators.
There are two others in the Daluo Sect, one named Feng Xianwu and the other Lu Yinggang, who have been at the Foundation Establishment Late Stage for a long time.
In terms of raw strength, they are somewhat stronger than Ao Xuan."
As he spoke, Yu Changge described the appearances and characteristics of these two to Chu Ning and the others.
Still with a very serious expression, he said:
"Especially Feng Xianwu, who is rumored to have reached the pinnacle of the Foundation Establishment Late Stage, known as the Fake Pill Realm.
Just a step away from Golden Core Formation.
If you encounter him, be cautious, especially those of you at the Middle Stage of Foundation Establishment.
After entering the relic, seek out your fellow disciples immediately."
"Yes, Sect Leader!"
Although Yu Changge had somewhat addressed these issues before they set off,
now that he spoke with such seriousness, everyone listened attentively.
Among the twenty people from the Jiuhua Sect, including Chu Ning, there were eleven Foundation Establishment Late Stage cultivators.