novelraw Chapter 142 : Big Senior Brother Emerges from Seclusion!
Chapter 142 : Big Senior Brother Emerges from Seclusion!
Let her think, in the original story, the female protagonist shouldn't have some untold stories with the Ghost Xuan Sect's Sect Leader, right??
She remembered that Sect Leader was a middle-aged uncle several hundred years old. The female protagonist shouldn't have such extreme tastes...
"Senior Brother, since the ghost cultivators in the secret realm have been eliminated, shouldn't we continue with the remaining tasks?" Qin Xixue tugged at Mo Qingchen's sleeve, asking softly with anticipation.
Her words reminded the disciples present. The previously relatively peaceful atmosphere became tense again, with undercurrents surging.
Now that the common enemy had been dealt with, these teams would naturally go their separate ways again, continuing the unfinished competition.
There was a space-time rift right before them, first come first served.
Most disciples had just finished fighting and were exhausted. Qin Xixue, who had been fishing in troubled waters throughout, was in the best condition. A determined look flashed in her eyes. She immediately mobilized her internal spiritual energy, wanting to take the lead and claim the first merit.
But someone was a step faster than her.
Sword shadows moved like shuttles, dancing with the wind.
She immediately looked angrily at Wu Wo, who had been faster. Without thinking, she summoned a needle-like hidden weapon from her fingertip and shot it out, but it was blocked by another attack.
Using force against force—
That hidden weapon actually shot back at her!
Qin Xixue's face changed drastically. She retreated several steps, hurriedly forming a hand seal to block the magical tool, but it still grazed her neck, leaving a bloody mark. She covered the wound on her neck with a pale face, her body trembling slightly, whether from fright or anger was unclear. Her eyes instantly reddened. "How can you maliciously attack me!"
Liu Yuanqing hurriedly fed her a healing pill, coldly looking at Chu Sang who had withdrawn her hand. "What are you trying to do!?"
"Rather than asking what we're trying to do, why don't you ask what that Xue behind you is trying to do."
Tantai Ming pointed his long sword, raising his chin fearlessly. "If you want to fight, just say so. Our Lingqing Sect will accompany you to the end!"
"You......!!" Qin Xixue seemed frightened by this belligerent attitude. She retreated two steps, just about to pitifully seek help from Mo Qingchen.
Chu Sang's figure suddenly disappeared from nearby, appearing beside her in the blink of an eye. With the speed of someone single for twenty years, she directly snatched Qin Xixue's storage bag from her waist, taking out her token.
She waved it between her fingers. "The secret realm is too dangerous. How about I send you out?"
"Chu Sang! You dare!"
Qin Xixue cursed her as despicable and shameless, immediately reaching out to grab it.
The smile disappeared from Chu Sang's face. At the moment the other tried to snatch the token, she gripped tightly, directly crushing the token.
The token originally meant to save the disciples' lives was used by her as a name tag ripping game.
The female protagonist was an uncertain factor, like an unpredictable bomb, occasionally causing trouble. Chu Sang always took action if she could, never leaving herself any hidden dangers.
"You'll regret what you've done today!!" Qin Xixue angrily left these words before being teleported out, no matter how unwilling she was.
The other Tianyan Sect disciples were left looking at each other, unsure whether to take action. They all looked to Mo Qingchen for guidance.
Although Qiu Xiude had long been annoyed by Qin Xixue's two-faced behavior, she was still their sect disciple. Having her token crushed and being teleported out by someone from another sect seemed too humiliating??
Mo Qingchen was also stunned for a moment. After a pause, he turned to the remaining disciples and said, "...The secret realm is dangerous. Let's go find the remaining space-time rifts."
The Tianyan Sect disciples looked back and forth, naturally understanding the meaning in their Senior Brother's words.
Although this Junior Sister of the sect was famous for her Heavenly Fire Spirit Root, to be honest, she hadn't really contributed much along the way.
She had even gotten separated from the sect just two days after entering the secret realm. When found, she was entangled day and night with the top disciple of another sect, exchanging life philosophies... Living under the same roof, seeing each other all the time, they didn't want to point it out directly, but that didn't mean they were fools.
This Junior Sister being eliminated not only had no impact on their actions but might even reduce their burdens.
So they all looked at their noses, their noses looked at their hearts, collectively ignoring Qin Xixue who had just been eliminated.
When even Tianyan Sect didn't care, Liu Yuanqing, who wanted to stand up for the beauty, also quietly became a quail. After all, they were just a bunch of weak pill refiners. As weaklings, they had to have the awareness of being weaklings.
Seeing this scene, Qin Xixue in the elimination area was so angry she wanted to spit blood.
Useless bunch!!
After repairing this space-time secret realm, the teams found their respective allies and were about to part ways.
"For the remaining half month, may each rely on their own abilities. We'll see you all after the competition!"
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The team competition lasted a total of one month.
As the competition reached its limit, when the rankings were about to be revealed, all cultivators in the outside world held their breath, on high alert, eagerly gazing at the rankings about to appear on the light screen in the competition venue. Intense discussions and betting sounds were endless.
"Guess who will be the champion of this year's grand competition?"
"I guess it's Tianyan Sect!"
"Who doesn't know that Tianyan Sect has produced two top-grade heavenly spirit roots this time? Especially that sword genius Mo Qingchen, with his top-grade mutated ice spirit root and Heartless Sword Dao."
"That fire-attribute heavenly spirit root girl is even more outstanding in both sword and pill cultivation, hailed as the daughter favored by heaven's will... Whether in terms of strength or luck, who can compare to Tianyan Sect?"
"In my opinion, it's still the Ten Thousand Swords Sect!"
Some people bet, "Also a sword sect, the Ten Thousand Swords Sect was the first major sword sect established after the God's Fall, with a history of nearly ten thousand years. The sect's foundation is rich, with an ancient sword tomb presiding. Over thousands of years, they've nurtured countless genius sword cultivators!"
"And many lost sword techniques are hidden in the Ten Thousand Swords Sect's library. This is something other sects' sword cultivators can't compare to."
"The Ten Thousand Swords Sect's current top disciple with the innate sword body is also very outstanding, not much inferior to that Mo Qingchen......"
"I also vote for the Ten Thousand Swords Sect. After all, they shone brightly in the last sect grand competition, bravely taking the crown. This year should be no different."
"The Ten Thousand Swords Sect's glory is long past. Now Tianyan Sect is the number one sect!"
"What, is the champion of every competition only allowed to be you sword cultivators? Where do you put us other magic cultivators!"
Other cultivators objected, "Maybe it's the Alchemy Sect or Eight Trigrams Sect!"
"This generation's top disciple of the Eight Trigrams Sect, Cui Xiu, is no less talented than your so-called sword genius. In a dangerous great secret realm full of crises, compared to sword cultivators who only know how to charge ahead recklessly, talisman masters with delicate minds and stronger divine sense are more useful!"
"Talisman masters? You mean those who can't take care of themselves once engaged in close combat?"
"I admit what you say makes sense, but the champions of previous sect grand competitions have all been dominated by sword cultivators. Instead of being indignant about the injustice of the world here, you might as well hurry back and draw a few more talismans. Maybe next sect grand competition there will be a place for you talisman masters, haha."
"No, haven't you considered a possibility? Someone could be dual-cultivating in both sword and talisman."
Someone weakly raised their hand and continued, "Chu Sang from Lingqing Sect is dual-cultivating in sword and talisman... No, triple-cultivating in sword, talisman, and body!"
"Long-range and close combat, both offense and defense. This person in the secret realm is an unsolvable existence. In one word, invincible!"
"Put Tianyan Sect and Ten Thousand Swords Sect aside. The grand competition champion must be our Sang Sang's Lingqing Sect!"
"The one in front, don't praise mindlessly. Do you think the genius disciples of the Eight Great Sects are all for show? Letting a small sect become the grand competition champion, even the demon realm wouldn't believe this......"
The moment the rankings appeared before their eyes, that person's rebuttal voice dropped sharply. He cursed, this was simply opening the door for the mother of absurdity.
On the huge light screen, the sect pressing down the Eight Great Immortal Sects was clearly the three characters: Lingqing Sect!
Even the much-anticipated Tianyan Sect was ranked below Lingqing Sect, just falling short of the championship by a bit.
The scene was boiling uncontrollably. Chu Sang and the others were almost exhausted, having no strength to greet those cheers. As soon as they came out of the secret realm, they were led to the great hall by an elder from the Ten Thousand Swords Sect, rolling and crawling.
The Sect Leaders and Elders of the Eight Great Sects were all there, sitting formally.
Immortal Chanyu, as the Sect Leader of Lingqing Sect, naturally came too. Seeing her little disciples exhausted like dogs, she felt so distressed. She wanted to quickly finish this boring procedure here and go back to let the little brats practice another hundred sets of sword techniques to rest.
"Congratulations to your esteemed sect for obtaining the championship of the sect grand competition."
The Ten Thousand Swords Sect Leader showed no contempt at all. On the contrary, his face was full of respect as he walked down from the platform.
He solemnly handed a legal imprint token to Immortal Chanyu.
"The first place in each sect grand competition will be the number one great sect renowned throughout the cultivation world. In the future, Lingqing Sect can widely recruit disciples, build the sect, and become the host of the next sect grand competition."
"Lingqing Sect......" The Eight Trigrams Sect Leader was a white-haired elder, the oldest among these Sect Leaders and Elders present. It was said he was already five thousand years old.
He stood up and looked at Immortal Chanyu. His eyes were still clear and sharp. "This old man remembers now. I once heard my deceased master mention that Lingqing Sect was one of the strongest sects in the cultivation world ten thousand years ago. The first Sect Leader back then was the only Tribulation Transcendence stage in the entire cultivation world, half a step to becoming an immortal......"
"Ten thousand years ago, when the space-time rift crisis swept across the Lingyuan Continent, cultivators from various races and realms attempted to divide this land. As the strongest sect, Lingqing Sect shouldered the responsibility of protecting the cultivation world."
"In the great war, Lingqing Sect took the lead, bravely resisting strong enemies, suffering the heaviest losses, almost completely wiped out. Millions of disciples all perished in the line of duty. Even that Tribulation Transcendence stage great cultivator sacrificed himself to seal the space-time rift, exchanging peace for the world."
"After the God's Fall war ended, Lingqing Sect, once at its peak as the supreme sect, disappeared from everyone's sight. We all thought this sect had perished ten thousand years ago. Unexpectedly, it still exists......"
"Alright, alright, that's an old story from so many years ago that no one remembers anymore. Lingqing Sect now only has this one lineage barely surviving. We can't bear such a great name."
Immortal Chanyu directly interrupted their endless talk. There was no joy on her face at all. Instead, she showed some depression. "This so-called number one great sect title is something Lingqing Sect can't bear. My few little disciples just came here to gain some experience and incidentally get a reward. Don't praise us to death."
What's so good about being the number one great sect? When a great war comes, they would be the first to be sacrificed.
Immortal Chanyu only wished for Lingqing Sect to exist peacefully on this continent. She didn't want it to repeat the same mistakes, walking the path that almost led to the sect's destruction years ago.
In the end, it was forgotten by the entire cultivation world.
Even her master who sacrificed herself to save all living beings, apart from herself, no one could remember her name anymore......
The Sect Leaders and elders of the major sects also seemed to feel that the cultivation world had let down Lingqing Sect for ten thousand years, so they no longer mentioned this matter.
"There's one more thing. I want to ask the elders for an explanation on behalf of the disciples participating in the competition," Chu Sang raised her head and said seriously. "Why were there ghost race members in the secret realm?"
If she hadn't had enough trump cards, Chu Sang was very certain that all the disciples in the secret realm would have met with a tragic end, without exception.
This was a huge oversight that shouldn't have existed.
"This matter was our negligence. Rest assured, we will definitely investigate this matter thoroughly and give you an explanation."
"You don't need to worry about this matter." The Ten Thousand Swords Sect Leader said seriously. "You should prepare yourselves next. One month later, you'll be heading to the Barbarian Ruins City to seek immortal mansion opportunities."
As the sect grand competition concluded, Immortal Chanyu took them back to rest and recuperate.
Chu Sang was truly exhausted this time. She slept heavily for three days and three nights, woken up by the thunder from outside.
Opening the door to look, dark clouds covered the sky above the sect, with lightning and thunder. The golden dragons, one after another, were terrifying to behold, as if doomsday was coming. She suspected that when that purple-golden lightning that was condensing struck down, the entire Lingqing Sect would be blasted away.
"What's going on? Who's advancing their realm?" Chu Sang rubbed her face. Even she had to sigh that this was terrifying. It didn't look like a Nascent Soul tribulation, but more like......
"It's a cultivator's Nascent Soul stage. It should be our Big Senior Brother finally emerging from seclusion!"
Also woken by this earth-shaking thunder were Tantai Ming and the others. They squatted in a row like little radishes, hiding on the mountain peak farthest from the lightning tribulation, afraid of being struck and turned into strips of human jerky.
"Nascent Soul stage lightning tribulation? Big Senior Brother?" Chu Sang blinked. These two terms were quite unfamiliar to her now.
Nascent Soul stage cultivators were extremely rare in the cultivation world.
Not only was it very difficult for cultivators to break through to Nascent Soul, but the lightning tribulation unique to cultivators would also kill many genius cultivators. So Nascent Soul stage cultivators at the same level were stronger than those of other races and realms.
As for this Big Senior Brother who had been in seclusion for many years, she had been in Lingqing Sect for three years and had never seen him once.
Unexpectedly, he finally emerged from seclusion today.
She was a bit excited too!
"If Big Senior Brother can successfully break through to Nascent Soul this time, he'll truly be the first person in the cultivation world in ten thousand years!"
Tantai Ming, also a sword cultivator, said with an admiring face. Big Senior Brother had been his idol before he met Little Junior Sister. "Little Junior Sister, I'm not exaggerating, our Big Senior Brother is really amazing. He's a sword cultivation genius seen only once in a thousand years. He reached Nascent Soul at eighteen, no worse than that Heartless Sword Dao guy from Tianyan Sect who's so famous. In my opinion, Big Senior Brother, also practicing the Heartless Sword Dao, is even better!"
"Big Senior Brother has the strongest attack power with his mutated lightning spirit root. That lightning sword technique of his has never met an opponent. Even Big Senior Sister has challenged him several times and been beaten down by Big Senior Brother!"
Wu Wo: "Shut up." She held a sword to the youth's neck.
She glanced at the distant lightning tribulation, her tone flat. "I will surpass him."
Tantai Ming broke out in a cold sweat, quickly rolling and crawling to hide behind Little Junior Sister. He whispered in awe, "I guess the sect's days won't be peaceful again. Big Senior Sister will go challenge Big Senior Brother day and night again... Friendly reminder, remember to wear earplugs when sleeping at night......"
Chu Sang pondered deeply. A sword cultivation genius seen once in a thousand years, Heartless Sword Dao, lightning spirit root—these three key phrases combined seemed so much like......