Chapter 111: The Fierce Might Shakes Tiannan

A quarter of an hour later, the golden light faded, and Yan Taibai, whose face was pale and devoid of even a trace of blood, sighed softly as he watched Elder Yun of the Ghost Spirit Sect and the Ghost Spirit Sect Master Wang Tiansheng flee for their lives.

"What a pity!"

"Taibai, you... how are you now?"

In contrast to Yan Taibai's regret, Qiong Laoguai looked at Yan Taibai's bloodless, almost transparent face where the blood vessels could be seen, as well as his incomparably withered and decaying aura, with a look of heartache in his eyes.

He knew better than anyone that for Yan Taibai to be able to kill so many Nascent Soul cultivators of the Ghost Spirit Sect, including the Nascent Soul Mid Stage Suihun Zhenren, he must have paid a tremendous price.

And what was seen before them was merely the surface.

The scene from last time when Yan Taibai's physical body almost collapsed was still fresh in his memory.

"Master, rest assured, this disciple is fine. However, I must ask Master to have Senior Uncle send disciples of the sect to the border to block the invasion of the Yue Country by the cultivators of the Six Sects of the Demonic Path."

Yan Taibai shook his head gently and gave a forced smile.

"Good, that is naturally no problem. Even if you didn't say it, the Great Elder would certainly send sect disciples and elders to the border defense station."

Qiong Laoguai nodded hurriedly, wanting to approach Yan Taibai but stopping himself.

"Mm, this disciple still needs to heal, so I will not say more for now. After today's events, I presume the Six Sects of the Demonic Path will not act rashly before they know this disciple's identity. As long as this invasion is blocked, it should be about enough."

Yan Taibai glanced at Qiong Laoguai, then transformed into a streak of light and flew toward the distant horizon until he disappeared.

At this moment, they were not outside the Sect Protection Array of the Yanyue Sect; in fact, in order to hunt down Ghost Spirit Sect Master Wang Tiansheng and Elder Yun and other Nascent Soul cultivators, they had almost left Xinzhou.

A cup of tea's time after Yan Taibai left, the Great Elder of the Masked Moon Sect and Wu Shishu both arrived one after another by Qiong Laoguai's side.

"Junior Brother Qiong, where did that fellow Daoist who came to help earlier go? Why did you not invite him to stay as a guest?"

Wu Shishu looked around, and after failing to find any trace of Yan Taibai, he frowned and asked urgently.

After all, when at the Yanyue Sect's Sect Protection Array, he had witnessed with his own eyes Yan Taibai killing the Nascent Soul Mid Stage Suihun Zhenren of the Ghost Spirit Sect with a single sword strike.

With such strength and divine abilities, even if he were not a Great Cultivator of Nascent Soul Late Stage, he was at least at the Nascent Soul Mid-Stage Peak, and his deterrent power against the Six Sects of the Demonic Path exceeded that of any one of them.

"That fellow Daoist had other matters; being able to come and help this time was merely paying back a favor he owed me. The reason he was unwilling to show his face was also because he did not want to offend the Six Sects of the Demonic Path of Tianluo Country completely. Therefore, do not ask about his identity. As for whether he will come to help again, I cannot guarantee it. Senior Sister, Senior Brother, I trouble one of you to immediately take sect disciples and elders in person to the border defense station, and at the same time, notify the other sects on the way to prevent the defense station from falling."

Qiong Laoguai shook his head, having no intention of telling the two of them Yan Taibai's identity, but instead proposed the request.

"This is natural, Junior Brother, rest assured. Junior Brother Wu, may I trouble you with this matter?"

The Great Elder of the Masked Moon Sect nodded slightly, looked at "Wu Shishu," and parted her lips to give the order.

"Senior Sister, rest assured, this younger brother will go now."

Seeing this, Wu Shishu nodded in agreement, then transformed into a streak of light and returned to the Yanyue Sect, leaving only the Great Elder of the Masked Moon Sect and Qiong Laoguai, the two senior and junior siblings.

"Junior Brother, now you can tell me the identity of that fellow Daoist from just now, right?"

The Great Elder of the Masked Moon Sect sighed softly and pressed for an answer.

"I have never heard you say that you knew a fellow Daoist with such powerful divine abilities."

"Senior Sister, it is truly inconvenient to speak of that fellow Daoist's identity, and besides, with him around, it can also deter the Six Sects of the Demonic Path of Tianluo Country; perhaps once they know, they will abandon the matter of continuing to invade Yue Country."

Qiong Laoguai brought out the excuse Yan Taibai had used earlier.

"I hope so! Unless that fellow Daoist is a Great Cultivator of Nascent Soul Late Stage and actively supports the Yue Kingdom Cultivation World, otherwise, it is almost impossible to make the Six Sects of the Demonic Path stop. After all, the Hehuan Laomo of the Hehuan Sect is also a Great Cultivator of Nascent Soul Late Stage, and he has already shaken Tiannan for hundreds of years. And to put it bluntly, that fellow Daoist is clearly hiding his head and showing his tail, wary of the Six Sects of the Demonic Path of Tianluo Country. Therefore, this deterrent power is naturally greatly reduced."

The Great Elder of the Masked Moon Sect shook her head slightly and said.

She did not have much confidence in Yan Taibai's existence.

"Regardless of how you put it, he did save the entire sect."

Qiong Laoguai's expression changed slightly, and he retorted.

"I naturally know this, but what exactly is his identity? Can you tell me, Junior Brother, whether he will help in the future? I can guarantee that I will absolutely not leak a single bit of it."

The Great Elder of the Masked Moon Sect asked, unwilling to give up.

This matter was extremely important to the entire Yue Kingdom Cultivation World, involving the plans for dealing with the Six Sects of the Demonic Path of Tianluo Country later on.

If they had such a Nascent Soul Mid-Stage Peak cultivator to help, they would have much better odds of winning, and at the very least, it would make the Six Sects of the Demonic Path of Tianluo Country wary, rather than having almost no wariness at all.

Her own pressure could also be reduced significantly; after all, she was the only Nascent Soul Mid Stage cultivator among the Seven Sects of Yue Kingdom, and she was the one under the most pressure.

She was also the one who most hoped for a Nascent Soul cultivator with powerful divine abilities to come and help.

Although countries like Yuanwu Country and Zijin Country would also say they would send people to support, as for Nascent Soul cultivators, one didn't even need to think about it; it was simply impossible.

Once some accident occurred, before the Demonic Path or Righteous Path could even act, other cultivation sects within the country might be the first to devour them whole to strengthen their own power.

"Senior Sister, this younger brother cannot guarantee this either; I can only say, it depends on that fellow Daoist's mood! The favor he owed this younger brother has already been repaid, and the hope of asking him to help again is not great."

Qiong Laoguai shook his head and said in a deep voice.

"This... very well."

Seeing this, the Great Elder of the Masked Moon Sect gave a bitter smile and said nothing more.

After all, she knew very well that what Qiong Laoguai said was the truth.

Nascent Soul cultivators of this level all had incomparably eccentric personalities; it was already good enough that he had acted once.

It was just that she believed she knew every Nascent Soul Mid Stage cultivator in the entire Tiannan Cultivation World, yet she could not find a single one who matched him.

Even if he were a newcomer, with such divine abilities and strength, he should have long since become famous throughout the Tiannan Cultivation World.

Even with the best disguise, it would be impossible to conceal his entire aura without being detected by cultivators of the same rank.

Unless such a person was never known to begin with!

"Many thanks, Senior Sister. I have other matters, so I will return first."

Having finished speaking, Qiong Laoguai stopped wasting words, and without caring whether the Great Elder of the Masked Moon Sect would agree, he directly transformed into a streak of light and headed in the direction of the Yanyue Sect.

Seeing this, an incomparably absurd thought appeared in the mind of the Great Elder of the Masked Moon Sect.

"Could it be him? Impossible, absolutely impossible."

As soon as this absurd thought arose, the Great Elder of the Masked Moon Sect shook her head and cast the thought away.

Yanyue Sect

"Could it be you? Junior Brother Taibai?"

"Brother Taibai, you... you..."

Upon seeing the returning Yan Taibai, with his bloodless, transparent complexion and aura of extreme decay, Yan Ruyan, who was already at the Foundation Establishment Stage, nearly burst into tears, her voice laced with a hint of sobbing.

Immediately, she hurried forward to support Yan Taibai, who was a good half-head taller than her, her beautiful eyes filled with heartache and pain, as if she wished she could take his place.

"Silly girl, Brother is fine, just using a secret technique to forcibly boost my strength. But fortunately, the sect's crisis has been resolved, and there is no need to worry for a short time."

Yan Taibai managed a strained smile and, supported by Yan Ruyan, entered the temporary cave dwelling carved out within the abandoned mine vein.

Within this abandoned mine vein, there still remained some gold ore that could not be mined.

That's right, it was just ordinary gold ore, but now was not the time for Yan Taibai to be picky; seizing the time to utilize the "Yuan Qi" in these remaining gold ores to recover his strength was the priority.

This time, forcibly activating the "Immortal Golden Core," although it resolved the crisis of the Yanyue Sect's destruction, the price was not small.

For a short time, he had to honestly heal and cultivate; this was also the reason he had Yan Ruyan carve out a cave dwelling in this abandoned gold mine.

"Mm, Yan'er understands. Brother Taibai, healing and cultivating is the priority; there is no need to worry about other matters."

Yan Ruyan's bright eyes were misty, suffused with traces of tears and blood, her voice containing a sob.

As a Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator, how could she not understand the severity of Yan Taibai's injuries? But no matter how clearly she understood, she could only leave it to Yan Taibai to resolve; she could do nothing at all.

"Good, Brother understands. The matter of guarding the cave dwelling is left to Yan'er."

Yan Taibai gasped, forcibly enduring the intense pain that felt as if his body were being smashed to pieces, and comforted her in a soft voice.

After speaking, he could no longer hold on and collapsed onto the meditation cushion Yan Ruyan had prepared, then sat cross-legged, closed his eyes to circulate his energy and heal, lacking even the strength to speak to Yan Ruyan.

All that remained was the intense pain radiating from every part of his body; if not for the strands released by the "Immortal Golden Core" within his body pulling him together, he would have long since collapsed and fallen apart.

The current Yan Taibai was like a porcelain statue covered in cracks, on the verge of shattering; if anyone were to apply even the slightest force, he might collapse.

However, Yan Taibai's harvest this time was also immense; Suihun Zhenren and the other two Nascent Soul Early Stage cultivators of the Ghost Spirit Sect were all slain by him, and more than ten Golden Core Stage cultivators were also killed by him one by one.

Although he had yet to check the Storage Bags and numerous treasures he had obtained, Yan Taibai knew they were definitely not few.

It was completely enough to forge his own Life-Bound Magical Treasure: the imitation Dao Artifact, the Luxian Juetian Sword.

As long as it was forged, his strength would surely be able to advance further.

Ordinary Dharma Treasure spirit swords could hardly withstand his True Essence Magic Power anymore.

After all, he had to forge this "Luxian Juetian Sword."

Even if it were just an imitation, it would still surpass most Dharma Treasures.

However, before that, he still needed to heal his injuries first, so that he would have the ability to forge his Life-Bound Magical Treasure.

This was a major matter concerning his life and livelihood, so naturally, it could not tolerate the slightest carelessness.

As for the matter of the Heavenly Luo Kingdom Six Demon Sects invading the Yue Kingdom Cultivation World.

It had nothing to do with him anymore; what needed to be done, he had already finished.

With the ferocity of his battle, it was enough to deter the Heavenly Luo Kingdom Six Demon Sects for a long time.

Before figuring out his identity, even if the Heavenly Luo Kingdom Six Demon Sects did not give up on invading the Yue Kingdom Cultivation World, they would have to know his identity first.

But his identity was currently known only to Qiong Laoguai, and Qiong Laoguai was also preparing to upgrade his own Life-Bound Magical Treasure, to forge: the Formless Sword Array.

And the materials he needed had already been gathered.

As long as the Formless Sword Array was forged, even when facing a Nascent Soul Mid Stage cultivator, Qiong Laoguai would not fear much.

And as for a Great Cultivator of Nascent Soul Late Stage, the entire Heavenly Luo Kingdom Six Demon Sects only had one.

And that person was still in seclusion cultivating a great divine ability, and would not come out of seclusion for a short time.

This matter was something Yan Taibai had inquired about while in the Heavenly Luo Kingdom.

In this way, there was nothing to worry about.

At least for a short time, there would be no problems.

During the period when Yan Taibai was in seclusion healing and recovering, his battle at the Yanyue Sect made him famous throughout the entire Tiannan Cultivation World.

His fame was so great, and his momentum so strong, that it even surpassed the shocking event of the righteous and demonic paths simultaneously invading various countries.

Because everyone knew what it meant for the Yue Kingdom Cultivation World to have such a cultivator with vast divine abilities, suspected to be a "Great Cultivator of Nascent Soul Late Stage."

Although it was only a suspicion, his divine abilities were not inferior to a Great Cultivator of Nascent Soul Late Stage; one might ask, besides a Great Cultivator of Nascent Soul Late Stage.

Who else had such powerful divine abilities to kill the newly advanced Nascent Soul Mid Stage cultivator of the Ghost Spirit Sect, Suihun Zhenren, with a single sword strike?

He wiped out two Nascent Soul Early Stage cultivators of the Ghost Spirit Sect and chased the Ghost Spirit Sect Master Wang Tiansheng and a Nascent Soul Mid Stage elder of the Ghost Spirit Sect until they fled in panic, escaping directly to the border defense line of the Yue Kingdom, forcibly breaking through the blockade to return to the Heavenly Luo Kingdom.

They informed the other five sects of the Heavenly Luo Kingdom Demonic Path; upon learning this news, the five sects of the Heavenly Luo Kingdom Demonic Path were naturally shocked, and there even appeared voices suggesting they stop invading the Yue Kingdom Cultivation World.

However, this was met with strong opposition; after all, no one was certain whether the Nascent Soul cultivator who struck was truly a Great Cultivator of Nascent Soul Late Stage.

Or perhaps a Nascent Soul Mid-Stage Peak cultivator like Tianhen Old Monster.

Who had simply cultivated a top-tier divine ability and, combined with a sneak attack, managed to kill Suihun Zhenren with one sword strike.

After all, Suihun Zhenren had only just advanced to the Nascent Soul Mid Stage.

Moreover, if he were truly a Great Cultivator of Nascent Soul Late Stage, why would he hide his head and tail, not daring to reveal his identity to this day? Wasn't this because he was worried that if his identity were exposed, it would invite the pursuit of their Heavenly Luo Kingdom Six Demon Sects?

In this situation, the one who should be worried was the other party, not their Heavenly Luo Kingdom Six Demon Sects.

With this voice appearing, the Heavenly Luo Kingdom Six Demon Sects naturally spared no effort, pouring all their strength into attacking and invading the Yue Kingdom Cultivation World.

However, the ferocity and fame of Yan Taibai also gave the cultivation sects of countries outside the Yue Kingdom a bit more confidence.

Their support became more vigorous; except for the Nascent Soul cultivators who had yet to strike, they basically brought out everything they could to provide support.

As for the Nascent Soul cultivators, as long as the mysterious cultivator who killed the Ghost Spirit Sect's Suihun Zhenren at the Yanyue Sect, suspected to be a Great Cultivator of Nascent Soul Late Stage, came out to meet them and confirmed they were not a cultivator of the righteous or demonic paths, the matter of an alliance would no longer be hesitated upon.

But unfortunately, this matter could not be done at all, because Yan Taibai was merely a Golden Core Initial Stage cultivator.

If his identity were exposed, what it would invite would inevitably be a fatal disaster, the kind from which one could not escape at all.

The Righteous and Demonic paths, the Nine Nations Alliance, and even the many cultivation sects within the neutral nations will not let him go.

(End of this chapter)