Chapter 246: 246. Chapter 243: Back at the Yanyue Sect

246. Chapter 243: Back at the Yanyue Sect

If the others still didn't know by now that their elder was attempting to break through to the Primordial Soul realm, they'd have to be pigs.

Piles of spirit stones were tossed out one after another; in just a short while, Luo Changqing was completely surrounded by spirit stones.

After running a few more Zhou Tian cycles, Luo Changqing took out the Soul-Condensing Pill he had prepared over many years and swallowed it, circulating his cultivation art to charge at the cultivation barrier of the Primordial Soul realm.

Boom boom boom! Streak after streak of lightning arcs crashed down. Luo Changqing summoned his magic treasure, constantly resisting the falling lightning arcs while frantically running his modified Seven Star Art.

His cultivation was also surging upward at this moment.

Ding Huan had originally planned to give Luo Changqing another hand, but now seeing that Luo Changqing had even prepared a Soul-Condensing Pill, it was clear that Luo Changqing's advancement to Primordial Soul was a sure success. Only then did he turn and leave.

Because Ding Huan had transmitted his voice to Luo Changqing, the other elders had no idea that Ding Huan had helped Luo Changqing advance to Primordial Soul.

Now that Ding Huan had left, they were more than happy about it.

With Ding Huan here, they still had to be on guard against him.

When the last wave of lightning arcs was blocked by Luo Changqing, Luo Changqing let out a great laugh as his aura surged wildly around him.

Several elders were suppressed by Luo Changqing's unrestrained Primordial Soul aura; their faces all went deathly pale, and they retreated one after another.

After quite a while, Luo Changqing finally restrained his aura and recalled his magic treasure.

The very first thing he did was call out anxiously:

"Where is Senior Ding? Why don't I see him?"

An elder replied respectfully:

"Ding Huan must have seen the Sect Master step into the Primordial Soul realm, felt some wariness, and so took his leave on his own."

"Bullshit."

Luo Changqing, who had always been mild and refined, couldn't help cursing out loud.

Seeing the several elders still looking dumbfounded, Luo Changqing could only sigh and say:

"Senior Ding had me cultivate in public not to humiliate me, but to guide me. Just now Senior Ding saw the problems in my Seven Star Art and casually pointed out one or two things.

Those few simple words not only brought my True Pill realm to perfection, but also let me step into the Primordial Soul realm. With such ability, it's laughable that a mere Yanyue Sect and Shuanghun Sect would still dare to tug at a tiger's whiskers—they don't die unjustly."

"Sect Master, are you saying Sect Leader Ding has such ability? Just a few words and he let you step into the Primordial Soul realm?" one elder asked in shock.

Luo Changqing nodded:

"Back then, a True God realm senior from the Ascension Realm came over. I asked him about my problem, and he only said my foundation was unstable, and that I needed to patiently consolidate my foundation…

Heh, now I know that fellow was talking nonsense. But then again, cultivators as profound as Senior Ding are truly too few."

Speaking from the heart, Luo Changqing truly wanted to join the Blue Star Sect.

He knew the Blue Star Sect's cultivation art was the Little Universe Art, a name that seemed to have some connection with his Seven Star Art.

But if he were to join the Blue Star Sect, he couldn't even joke about it; otherwise the Seven Star Sect would lose all cohesion.

Today when Ding Huan came here, he had indeed released Chen Kuang on account of Ding Huan's reputation for annihilating sects.

But deep down he still wanted to invite Ding Huan into the sect for a chat, and then ask Ding Huan about some cultivation questions.

He never expected that before Ding Huan even entered his sect, Ding Huan had already solved his biggest problem for him.

"Sect Master, the rumors outside say Sect Leader Ding is extremely brutal, killing people like flax. But after meeting Sect Leader Ding today, I feel he doesn't really seem like the person in the rumors?"

The disciple who had been guarding the protective formation couldn't help saying a word.

The Sect Master had stepped into the Primordial Soul realm, so his mood was absolutely good. Chiming in with a word or two now, the Sect Master wouldn't get angry.

Luo Changqing sneered:

"If someone came to my Seven Star Sect to annihilate my sect, as long as I had the ability, I would do it even more thoroughly than Senior Ding."

At the same time, Han Weicheng proudly brought Chen Kuang back to the sect.

Everyone in the Tianqi Sect from Sect Leader Tie Jinyi downward was stunned—could it really be that fast?

Han Weicheng had been gone for less than a day, and he had already brought Elder Chen Kuang back?

"Elder Han, the speed at which you handle things is simply…"

Even Bu Bu Tangtang, who had always held a grudge against Han Weicheng, had to admit that Han Weicheng had refreshed his understanding. It seemed he had never truly figured out this Elder Han's capabilities.

Han Weicheng waved a hand:

"Sect Leader, in the future it's best not to let me take the lead on this kind of thing.

These favors, you know, each time you use one you have one less. I already owe Sect Leader Ding a great many favors; if it goes on, I might even end up offending people."

For Han Weicheng, giving an early warning in advance was still necessary.

What if this bunch made him go to the Blue Star Sect again to ask Ding Huan for something—what would he do?

"Yes, yes, Elder Han has worked extremely hard. This time the sect definitely won't treat you unfairly. You should rest first.

Senior Brother Chen, you didn't suffer any grievance at the Seven Star Sect, did you?" Tie Jinyi, in his excitement, still soothed Han Weicheng first before turning his gaze to Chen Kuang.

"I'm fine. But that Seven Star Sect Sect Master Luo Changqing is no ordinary person; we have to be careful of him in the future."

Although Chen Kuang acted wildly in his deeds, as a person he was very meticulous.

"Since you're fine, let's continue and hold a sect assembly. Not long ago, news came from the Ascension Realm that the Primordial Opening Heaven Battlefield is being opened—this is both an opportunity and a challenge."

Tie Jinyi really wanted to let Chen Kuang go back and rest, but the matter of the Opening Heaven Battlefield—he had to deal with it in advance.

"The Opening Heaven Battlefield? Open to our Dao Cultivation Realm?"

Chen Kuang knew about the Opening Heaven Battlefield; in his thinking, even if the Opening Heaven Battlefield were opened, it wouldn't be opened to the Dao Cultivation Realm.

"Yes, going to the Ascension Realm still requires an Ascension Token. Fortunately, the Ascension Realm has increased the number of Ascension Tokens, and our sect has also been allocated a portion of Ascension Tokens…" Tie Jinyi said.

After a brief consideration, Chen Kuang said:

"This matter is of no small consequence; we must immediately convene a sect assembly. If handled properly, our sect will soar to the heavens; if handled poorly, it's not impossible that our sect will decline from here on out."

As a weapon-refining sect, Chen Kuang had thought this through before saying it.

As long as the Tianqi Sect applies for and obtains the qualification to set up an Weapon Pavilion on the outer perimeter of the Primordial Opening Heaven Battlefield, then the Tianqi Sect really might soar to the heavens.

……

Yanyue Sect.

Ding Huan stood here observing for a long while, finally confirming that Yanyue Sect's sect protection array was indeed a Level Seven protection array.

This surprised him somewhat.

In the Dao cultivation world, he had visited many sects by now, but this was the first time he had seen a Level Seven protection array.

Even if it was a Level Seven protection array, Ding Huan didn't care.

He summoned the Liébié Spear, which unleashed a flurry of spear light that slammed into Yanyue Sect's protection array.

Although Yanyue Sect's protection array was a Level Seven array, Ding Huan was a Level Six Array Master; with this single strike, he made the array sway violently.

The main reason was that Ding Huan knew exactly where the array's weakness lay.

Several figures rushed out from within the sect at once, and the sect's alarm sounded simultaneously.

Countless cultivators poured out from all corners of the sect.

An attack on the sect's protection array meant someone had come to cause trouble—this was no minor matter.

Ordinary minor incidents never involved attacking the sect's protection array.

Attacking a sect's protection array meant a fight to the death.

"Who are you, and why are you attacking our sect's protection array?" An elder stared at Ding Huan, his tone interrogative.

"Who cares who he is? Anyone who dares strike our Yanyue Sect's protection array deserves to be killed." Another elder roared.

After shouting, he immediately pulled out his spiritual artifact.

Gu Youchang stepped out later; the moment he saw the figure standing at the entrance of Yanyue Sect's protection array, he recognized it as Ding Huan.

"You're Ding Huan?" After Gu Youchang called out "Friend Ding Dao," everyone finally understood why someone would dare strike Yanyue Sect's protection array.

Who else but the sect leader of Lanxing Sect, Ding Huan?

"Correct, it is Ding Mou. Do you have a problem with that?" Ding Huan looked at the speaking elder, his tone dismissive.

The elder who had been shouting to kill him on the spot fell silent upon hearing Ding Huan's name.

Even as Ding Huan stared at him, he dared not reply. This wasn't about personal pride—carelessness here could mean the sect's annihilation.

Gu Youchang also fell silent, not because Ding Huan had saved his life.

But because Ding Huan's appearance here meant this matter would not end easily.

Ding Huan's temperament and methods he had witnessed before—he would never show up outside Yanyue Sect without absolute certainty.

Yanyue Sect's sect leader had been attacking Lanxing Sect for days on end; when had they ever seen Ding Huan act arrogantly?

But now, the moment Ding Huan appeared, he had already wiped out Shuanghun Sect.

This matched Ding Huan's nature—plan thoroughly, then act.

He had guessed how Qu Yueshan had died.

Not only Gu Youchang fell silent; all the other elders fell silent too.

The sect leader had not yet been confirmed—who stepped forward to speak might determine whether Yanyue Sect would survive or perish.

"Ding Zongzhu, Yi Wandao is no longer our Yanyue Sect's sect leader. His earlier attack on your sect was absolutely not permitted by us.

But now that the matter has passed, and Yi Wandao has received his due punishment…"

A man with a long beard stepped forward and began a long-winded speech, but Ding Huan cut him off abruptly, pulling out a crystal ball and tossing it forward.

The next moment, the crystal ball's projection appeared before everyone:

"I, Yi Wandao, as Yanyue Sect's sect leader, attacked Lanxing Sect's protection mountain array without understanding the facts or cause.

Yanyue Sect agrees to compensate: one top-grade spiritual vein, two mid-grade spiritual veins, ten low-grade spiritual veins, fifty million top-grade spiritual stones, one thousand Level Three spiritual herbs, one hundred Level Four spiritual herbs, and one Level Five spiritual herb.

This crystal recording was voluntarily left by me, Yi Wandao, with no objections."

Everyone stared, dumbfounded—was this really Yanyue Sect's sect leader?

If they paid out all this, wouldn't Yanyue Sect plummet two or three tiers?

"I'm giving Elder Gu a face—today, I'll take the compensation and be done. Otherwise, Shuanghun Sect is waiting ahead; if you hurry, you can catch up."

Ding Huan's tone showed no restraint, thick with lethal intent.

A bald man stepped forward, bowed to Ding Huan, and said sincerely: "Ding Zongzhu, I am Yu Quan, Yanyue Sect's Protecting Sect Elder. We do not deny the compensation Yi Zongzhu promised. Please enter our sect to inspect the compensation."

Ding Huan silently thought: Yanyue Sect actually has a Yuan Hun cultivator—quite a deep foundation.

This Protecting Sect Elder was a Yuan Hun cultivator.

Even the Level Seven protection array meant nothing to Ding Huan. As for Yuan Hun cultivators, to him they were no different from ordinary Zhen Dan cultivators.

Just as Ding Huan was about to step into Yanyue Sect's main gate, his spiritual sense suddenly noticed a disciple hidden among the crowd giving a slight shake of the head.

Just as Ding Huan was about to step through the gates of the Yanyue Sect Sect, his spiritual sense suddenly spotted a disciple hidden among the crowd giving a slight shake of the head.