novelraw Chapter 826 - 820: Dawn of Hope, a Spar?
Chapter 826 - 820: Dawn of Hope, a Spar?
Why has the ascension been interrupted?
The Ascension Gate became illusory and transparent, and Ma Tianbao felt the pulling force dragging him towards the sky disappear.
Before he could understand what happened, a voice came from behind: "I do not permit your elopement!"
Elopement?
Ma Tianbao’s expression froze, and then the corners of his mouth twitched uncontrollably.
He was already prepared for sacrifice, with the Void-level Spring Monster following suit, willing to ascend to the Immortal Realm with him.
Exchanging his own life for the safety of the Mysterious Realm, Lingbao Sect, and the Myriad Heavens and Worlds, taking the disaster-representing Void-level Spring Monster to the Immortal Realm, ending everything here.
This is the best ending...
But how did the story become an elopement coming from someone else’s mouth?!
The act of sacrificing oneself to save the world, how could it be misinterpreted?
Once this reaches the ears of the cultivators of the Mysterious Realm and Lingbao Sect, his lifelong reputation will be utterly destroyed!
Who exactly said that sentence?
I must beat him until his head is covered in bumps!
Ma Tianbao’s Divine Sense didn’t detect the speaker, the area was empty.
He was sure there was someone here who couldn’t be sensed by his Divine Sense!
Exerting all efforts to turn his body, yet he realized he couldn’t even achieve the simple action of turning his head.
A hot sensation invaded his body, surging everywhere, his eyes dyed with a hint of crimson, his gaze on the Jade Void Divine Boat turned fiery, a desire for coupling arose.
The Void-level Spring Monster failed to ascend to the Immortal Realm, integrating into Ma Tianbao’s body, then forming a bizarre, gender-ambiguous face on his abdomen.
The flesh and blood mutated, growing tumor-like masses and new arms.
At this point, the mutations are irreversible.
This isn’t the end, the flesh and blood flowed onto the ground, enveloping the Jade Void Divine Boat and the cultivators from the Lingbao Sect onboard.
Unclear what caused the ascension failure, the Void-level Spring Monster decisively took over Ma Tianbao’s shell.
Lingbao Sect has other Mahayana Realm cultivators capable of ascension, relying on their power to ascend is also a possibility.
A figure appeared on the bizarre Jade Void Divine Boat, exuding a power not of this realm, eyes gleaming gold, more divine than mortal.
"Supreme Elder? How is this possible?!"
The survivors on the Jade Void Divine Boat still retained rationality, upon seeing the figure, couldn’t help but display astonished expressions.
The aura of this person was vastly different from their cognition, yet the face was immensely familiar.
The Supreme Elder of Lingbao Sect, Jia Ren, who ascended to the Immortal Realm!
Some had experienced the Supreme Elder’s peak era, while others were born later, only seeing the Supreme Elder’s statue.
The myth that disappeared from the Spirit Realm reappeared, the Supreme Elder sensed the danger of Lingbao Sect, a celestial realm descent?!
Eyes filled with despair were instantly replaced by hope.
Uncle Jia?
Ma Tianbao saw the figure clearly, opened his mouth, yet couldn’t produce any sound.
The Mahayana Stage cultivators facing the growing Void-level Strange Creature were powerless, assimilated as part of the monster.
The golden glow in the avatar’s eyes gradually faded, gaining human hues, the emitted aura and power transformed.
The Qi and blood like a blazing sun, blinding to all.
In the blink of an eye, the Heavenly Merchant Treasure Yuan Avatar transformed into the real Jia Ren, bridging an infinite distance between them in exchange.
The distance from here to the Mysterious Realm exceeded a hundred million miles!
Jia Ren hadn’t fully ascended to Hedao Daozu, underwent total transformation, yet even so, his body converted by the Space Dao Power into a semi-space Dao body.
Also within the Daluo Golden Immortal Realm, the potency of spatial techniques hugely increased.
This is a benefit accompanying the elevation to Ancestor of Space.
The Void-level Spring Monster felt instinctive fear, the opponent seemed its bizarre nemesis, like a top predator eyeing it.
It knew Ma Tianbao was related to the newcomer, hurriedly controlling Ma Tianbao to escape into the void, diverting his attention, while it retreats to the previous world.
"Too late!"
The Void-level Spring Monster couldn’t detach from Ma Tianbao, body solidifying, forced to endure the irresistible force.
Everything as it did to Ma Tianbao, now it’s the one bearing it.
The bizarre and polluting aura dissipated rapidly, the hidden strange red silk vanished without a trace.
Ma Tianbao only felt a vast amount of Immortal Qi flowing like a river, far beyond his capacity.
The gate to the Immortal Realm that vanished in the void reappeared, once again carrying him to ascend.
But, the Ascension Gate’s light dimmed, once more fading away.
Jia Ren closed the distance between them, stepping forward to Ma Tianbao, lightly tapping his shoulder: "Absorb this power, you will benefit immensely."
"This Power of Laws will overwhelm you, unless you plan to change your cultivation technique."
Invisible power withdrew from Ma Tianbao, vanishing into his palm, flying into the Dao Treasury Scriptures.
The rampant Immortal Spiritual Qi in the Dantian condensed into a sphere, no longer leaking a single thread.
The Void-level Spring Monster traced from the Heavenly Treasure Dao Celestial Force, its Immortal power surpassing ordinary True Immortals, when Ma Tianbao cultivates, he just needs to absorb Immortal Spiritual Qi from the Seal Realm Pearl, slowly converting it into cultivation.
Fall and death, in an instant turned into opportunity.
This transformation had Ma Tianbao’s mouth agape in shock, unable to close.
Unbelievable that the Void-level Strange Creature which couldn’t be destroyed, only sealed, disappeared?
Uncle Jia’s strength is truly extraordinary...
When I reach the same realm, can I permanently resolve the bizarre demons?
Ma Tianbao thought of this and quickly asked, "Uncle Jia, what realm have you reached?"
Jia Ren’s gaze was mysterious, laden with profound meaning: "I’m just a step away from becoming a Buddha and an ancestor."
Becoming a Buddha and an ancestor?
What realm is this?
Ma Tianbao knew little about the realms of immortals, only aware of the True Immortal, thanks to the existence of Lin Fan True Immortal.
He gave birth to a premonition in the midst of this, that this might be the highest realm in the Immortal Realm...
Originally, he thought that Uncle Jia had ascended to the Immortal Realm for just over ten thousand years and reaching the True Immortal Realm was quite good, perhaps just another step higher.
But it turns out, you’re about to ascend to the highest realm in the Immortal Realm?
The path of cultivation becomes increasingly difficult as one advances.
Ordinary cultivators find it difficult to reach the Mahayana Realm in ten thousand years, not to mention that cultivation in the Immortal Realm only becomes more challenging, where ten thousand years might just be the tip of the lifespan for top Immortal Realm powerhouses.
At this moment, he deeply suspected the time distortion between the mortal and immortal worlds, where more than ten thousand years passed in the Lower Realm, and meanwhile a million years passed in the Immortal Realm.
"We don’t have to wander in the void anymore; it’s time to go home!"
Under the control of an invisible force, the Jade Void Divine Boat traverses the void, disappearing without a trace.
...
Four Jade Void Divine Vessels vanished into thin air, heading into the boundless dark void, unwilling to give up the opportunity the Sect Master fought for them, advancing with all their might.
"Alas, the Sect Master and several chief elders probably have a grim fate..."
The remaining elder of the Lingbao Sect gathered on the leading Jade Void Divine Vessel, the tone revealing loneliness and indescribable sorrow.
Not everyone can be like the Supreme Elder, possessing the strength to confront a Void-level Strange Creature; the Lingbao Sect exhausted all resources and still couldn’t contend against it.
The cultivators of the Lingbao Sect have witnessed too much death, and the death of Sect Master Ma Tianbao became an eternal pain in their hearts.
Ancestor Ji Kong sat alone in the corner, appearing as though he had aged decades, his eyes dim and lifeless.
Time is merciless; most of Ancestor Ji Kong’s disciples perished during ascension to the Integration and Mahayana Realms, with some falling at the hands of the Spring Monster, leaving only the severely injured and unconscious Zhuo Chengdao.
No one expected that the only adopted son had also fallen.
Close to ascension, Ancestor Ji Kong was immeasurably sorrowful, only wishing he was the one who left.
"The familiar faces are becoming fewer and fewer; if we don’t resolve the Void-level Spring Monster, how long can we hold on?"
"Even if we resolve the Void-level Spring Monster, who knows what bizarre demons might emerge in millennia or tens of thousands of years? The Lingbao Sect has continuously spread the Nine Heavens Star Luo Formation across various worlds to strengthen the bizarre seal, but what has come of it?"
Void-level Strange Creatures are an unresolved existence, beyond coping.
This Void-level Spring Monster is not the end; the Myriad Heavens and Worlds seal countless bizarre demons, with unknown when seals might break and spawn Void-level Strange Creatures.
Or perhaps some conspirator might pry to destroy the seal and unleash powerful bizarre demons.
The more one understands the Myriad Heavens and Worlds and bizarre demons, the more uncertain the future becomes.
Is there truly a permanent solution to bizarre demons, an effortless once-for-all method?
Helplessness and desolation permeate everyone’s hearts.
They do not know how much longer they can endure...
"Godfather, I’m back!"
A Jade Void Divine Vessel suddenly appeared, blocking in front of the four advancing Jade Void Divine Vessels, Ma Tianbao standing on the bow.
"Not good, the Void-level Spring Monster caught up!"
"It has always had means to trace us."
The cultivators on the Jade Void Divine Vessel sent out their divine senses, sensing Ma Tianbao and his group.
A Mahayana Stage Cultivator facing the Void-level Spring Monster, Ma Tianbao in command of the Xuantian Exquisite Pagoda also had no hope of survival, much less running ahead of them.
The four Jade Void Divine Vessels were in a state of virtualization, precisely locating themselves to block the path ahead, something Ma Tianbao could not have done.
The Void-level Spring Monster has caught up!
"Let me handle it!"
"You scatter and flee! As long as one escapes, the legacy of the Lingbao Sect will not be extinguished!"
Ancestor Ji Kong was the first to step out, Cloud Tiger and others opened their mouths but ultimately did not reject.
Everyone has selfishness; knowing it is a dead end, few dare to press forward.
Ancestor Ji Kong’s eyes carried resolute sacrifice, flying decisively from the Jade Void Divine Vessel, implementing the Law of Heaven and Earth to buy time.
Eyes seeing the unpolluted Ma Tianbao and the familiar figure beside him, the expression froze, akin to having seen a ghost.
This Mahayana Stage cultivator rubbed his eyes, seriously doubting his own blurry old age, resulting in visual hallucinations.
How could Jia Ren, who had long ascended to the Immortal Realm, appear here?
Is this another ability of the Spring Monster?
Ancestor Ji Kong still couldn’t control his thoughts, involuntarily calling out, "Youngest disciple?"
Jia Ren’s lips curled with a hint of playfulness, having fully absorbed the master’s change in expression: "Master, long time no see."
"But, with master setting this up, are you looking to spar with me?"
Blood energy permeated the void, the dark void was fully illuminated by blood-red light, transforming into a pure world of blood.
Jia Ren stretched his fists, smiling as he spoke, "Then accompany the master and move a little."
Ancestor Ji Kong’s expression froze as if solidified in an oil painting.