novelraw Chapter 295 : Verifying Something
Chapter 295 : Verifying Something
The situation was indeed that the trial ground could only be opened once. If they left this time, they would never have the chance to enter again.
The disciples looked at each other. Some were confused and uncertain, some were anxious and uneasy, but without exception, no one stepped forward. What filled their hearts more was a determination to live after being placed in mortal danger.
They were all talents cultivated by the major sects and cultivation families with exhaustive resources, and they inevitably bore greater responsibilities. If one day the cultivation world faced a catastrophe, they would be the first to stand up and support the collapsing world.
Now, at this critical moment for the cultivation world, their strength was still far from being able to bear the responsibility of saving all living beings. The trial ground was like timely rain. In just a few short months, the disciples' strength had increased significantly. If they could continue to stay, it was not impossible to successfully break through to a higher realm... Missing this opportunity would likely be a lifelong regret for everyone.
The tremors of the Demon-Locking Pagoda grew stronger and stronger. The sky gradually began to shatter into fragments, yet not a single person stepped forward. Chu Sang was a bit surprised, but not much. "If you all want to stay, I naturally have no reason to drive you away. However, let me say this upfront: although I'm the master of the Demon-Locking Pagoda, I can't guarantee what will happen in the trial ground next... You'd better write me a will right now. Don't wait until we get out, or the elders of your sects and families will hunt me down."
She said this with a giggling tone, but the disciples all held their breath, knowing she wasn't joking. Some people really started writing wills.
Chu Sang's smile also faded a bit. She rubbed her head, "I'll say it one last time. This is the final chance. Those who are afraid can leave. No one will mock you. Don't force yourself to stay."
She repeated once more,
"People will really die if they stay."
"......"
"Don't worry, we understand your meaning. Please let us stay," a disciple spoke up.
What did it matter if they really died in the trial ground?
Given the current situation in the cultivation world, even if they left, they might not survive. But staying in the trial ground and fighting gave them a glimmer of hope for survival! They didn't want to leave.
Seeing the disciples' firm attitude, Chu Sang couldn't say much more. She nodded, having said all she could.
The exit of the trial ground was only open for one hour. No one left. After the hour passed, the exit closed. The disciples seemed oblivious to the commotion in heaven and earth, continuing to slay demon beasts as before.
The demon beasts in the trial ground were disturbed by the upheaval of heaven and earth, scattering in all directions. The number of beast tides surged dramatically. This was both good and bad for the disciples. More high-level great beasts appearing was a rare opportunity for tempering, but also a great threat. Among the demon beasts were not a few Divine Transformation stage and even Unity stage great beasts. Many disciples inevitably suffered injuries.
Among the Nine Great Sects, only the Pill Condensation Sect focused primarily on pills. Most sects only had pill refining and medical cultivation as elective courses. As more and more disciples were injured, the Pill Condensation Sect's people were clearly overwhelmed. A few small medical cultivation families joined in and also became extremely busy, but most of the pill refiners and medical cultivators from these small families had mediocre medical skills. At this time, they were somewhat at a loss.
Mu Chihuai discussed with the direct disciples of the Pill Condensation Sect and gathered the disciples who could refine pills. One led many, and even many pill formulas from within the Pill Condensation Sect were taught to these pill refining disciples.
In the past, the Pill Condensation Sect had guarded their sect's pill formulas strictly, never allowing them to leak. The Pill Condensation Sect disciples had always been arrogant, looking down on pill refining disciples and rogue cultivators from small families. Normally, they wouldn't even bother with these people.
Speaking of which, the situations for talisman and tool refinement cultivation were similar. Under normal circumstances, most resources for these three types of cultivators were distributed among the top sects and families in the cultivation world. Even if ordinary cultivators wanted to learn, it was difficult to access higher-level techniques due to the monopoly of families and sects. This was not a good thing for the cultivation world.
Now that the Pill Condensation Sect disciples were imparting their sect's pill formulas without reserve, if those old-fashioned elders of the Pill Condensation Sect knew about this, their beards would probably stand on end from anger.
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Returning to the eighth floor, Chu Sang first faced Chang Yu's fury. His condition didn't look very good either, his face dark to the extreme, almost gritting his teeth as he said,
"You—did this on purpose!"
The monster was no longer visible on the eighth floor. It seemed to have been eliminated by Chang Yu using divine power, which had consumed a considerable amount of his divine power. He had probably also realized that he had been used by her. The anger on his face was even more evident, wishing he could grind Chu Sang to dust.
"You dare to come back?"
He sneered.
Chu Sang laughed it off, "Thank you for helping me kill this thing. I came back specifically this time to properly repay you—"
Before she could finish her provocative words, a fierce palm strike came at her. Chu Sang's expression changed, and without another word, she turned and ran.
That palm strike left a several-meter-deep imprint on the ground.
She inwardly exclaimed. The material used for the Demon-Locking Pagoda was divine stone from the upper realm. She had previously locked up so many powerful demon beasts in the pagoda without causing any damage to the pagoda body. This palm strike directly dented the ground????
This won't do!
They can't fight inside the pagoda.
Otherwise, if they keep fighting like this, the Demon-Locking Pagoda will be torn apart!
Although the little Pagoda Spirit was usually a bit cowardly, it was very useful at critical moments.
Her eyes flashed, and she made an extremely risky decision in her heart. She spun to dodge an attack, her footwork technique activating as she flew towards the exit.
Seeing this, Chang Yu naturally followed immediately. The reason he had been furiously trying to break through the pagoda body was that he couldn't find the exit. Once back in the outside world, without the restrictions of the Demon-Locking Pagoda, this woman would undoubtedly die!
After leaving the Demon-Locking Pagoda, Chu Sang hadn't run two steps before she was entangled by golden chains rising from the ground.
Her fingertips quickly formed seals to block. Unable to use spiritual power against divine power attacks, she could only crudely use divine sense. Even though her divine sense strength was stronger than cultivators of the same realm, such intense back-and-forth consumption couldn't be sustained.
She seized an opportunity and successfully shattered one chain, taking the chance to escape. Her footwork technique activated, and in the blink of an eye, she had run dozens of li away. She thought she had successfully shaken him off, but in the next second, a giant golden beast statue burst out of the ground, swallowing her whole in one bite.
She quickly struck hard from inside the beast's belly, breaking the illusion which shattered into golden light. The golden light then transformed into golden chains, instantly wrapping around one of her ankles and violently dragging her down to the ground. At the same time, several chains attacked like venomous snakes, binding her limbs, with one chain tightly constricting Chu Sang's neck, tightening inch by inch.
Chang Yu walked slowly towards her with one hand behind his back, his face regaining that triumphant, superior smile.
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His fingers slid along the chain as he gripped her neck, a fierce glint flashing in his eyes,
"I told you, you can't escape. Why bother?"
"...What are you all plotting to do? I just don't understand. What good things does the Spiritual Abyss Continent have that's worth you paying such a great price?" She was irritated.
"A dead person doesn't need to know these things."
Chu Sang inwardly clicked her tongue. These words were really unpleasant to hear. She inconspicuously tried moving her wrist, carelessly muttering, "Why am I the only one so unlucky from start to finish? Is this damn Heavenly Dao deliberately targeting me......"
Chang Yu casually responded, "How could the Heavenly Dao specifically target a mere lower realm human cultivator? You think too highly of yourself."
Hearing this, Chu Sang's movements paused slightly. Strange, he didn't know about this? This was different from what she had thought.
She had always believed that Chang Yu, the human gods, and the Heavenly Dao were on the same side. Their existence and actions actually had only one common purpose: to maintain the normal operation of the original story's world. Her arrival as a transmigrated supporting character had undoubtedly disrupted the balance, so being eliminated was inevitable. But now it seemed... this wasn't the case?
But if she wasn't that important, why did the Heavenly Dao always seem to be looking for chances to kill her? Wasn't that heavenly lightning the best evidence?
Her lightning tribulation was indeed stronger than others', and not just a little stronger—it was on a completely different level.
Every time the heavenly lightning struck, she wondered if she had offended the Heavenly Dao, thinking it was trying to eliminate her.
Logically, the strength of the lightning tribulation was related to the cultivator's own talent. Even at the same late Divine Transformation stage, different cultivators' strengths varied. Some late Divine Transformation stage cultivators could fight two or three others of the same level simultaneously, while some could fight late Divine Transformation stage opponents at early Divine Transformation stage. Different cultivators had different aptitudes and strengths, which led to differences in the strength of their heavenly lightning.
This world was always harsh on those with good talent. Cultivators with high talent would face stronger heavenly lightning. This was understandable. Her heavenly spirit root talent was indeed not weak, but she wasn't the only one with a heavenly spirit root in the world. The lightning tribulations of other heavenly spirit root cultivators weren't as harsh as hers, were they?!
Chu Sang's heart sank slightly. She needed to verify something.