Chapter 233: Master, they have all taken action; should we go too?

However, such a powerful Saint-grade Purple Thunder Immortal Grass is often accompanied at birth by a powerful companion beast, the Thunder Qilin; an average Thunder Qilin is at least at the Quasi-Emperor Realm.

Coupled with its unique thunder elemental attribute, its strength is even higher than that of the Quasi-Emperor Realm; generally, cultivators without sufficient strength dare not compete with a Thunder Qilin for opportunities.

Su Chen and the others arrived first at the birthplace of the Purple Thunder Immortal Grass, and upon reaching such close proximity, they felt even more intuitively the spectacular power of the Purple Thunder Immortal Grass as it came into the world.

With this Immortal Herb as the center, the surrounding five hundred meters were almost entirely covered by thick, bright purple lightning, and even the earth was shattered into a spiderweb pattern.

At the very center hovered a purple Qilin; the Purple Qilin was not affected in the slightest by the surrounding lightning, but instead lay peacefully beneath the Purple Thunder Immortal Grass, with lightning even swirling around its body.

And the Purple Thunder Immortal Grass was directly above the Purple Qilin, constantly absorbing the power of the Heavenly Dao Laws and using the lightning to cleanse itself.

Come to think of it, the birth of the Purple Thunder Immortal Grass is inseparable from the Purple Qilin.

The birth of the Purple Thunder Immortal Grass must undergo cleansing by lightning, and the Purple Qilin happens to be able to provide it.

And this Purple Qilin had almost reached the Quasi-Emperor Third Layer realm.

While this type of Immortal Herb has not yet fully grown, one cannot rashly harm the Purple Qilin, otherwise, it would lead to the failure of the Immortal Herb's birth.

Even if the Immortal Herb were to be born successfully, its efficacy would be greatly discounted.

Su Chen had been here for some time, and it was precisely because of this concern that he did not make a move immediately; likewise, it was also to use the Purple Thunder Immortal Grass to attract some greedy individuals.

Sure enough, not long after, a clamorous sound was heard, and not far from them, they saw the group led by Pan Feichi and Gu Feiyang.

They had clearly also sensed the movement here, so they intended to seize this opportunity.

However, they had not discovered Su Chen and his group here.

Because the team leader, Second Elder Pan Feichi, was now at the Quasi-Emperor Fifth Layer realm, and with Zhao Yangyao and Gu Feiyang holding the line, they did not show much panic, having already regarded the Purple Thunder Immortal Grass as their own possession.

Their massive commotion naturally attracted the attention of the Purple Qilin; the Purple Qilin lazily lifted its eyelids to glance in their direction, then immediately withdrew its gaze.

It was as if those people not far away were merely ants in its eyes, not worthy of much of its attention.

The three parties remained in a stalemate until the next morning, when the Purple Thunder Immortal Grass finally made a move; with a loud "Boom—", a bolt of thunder instantly descended from the already gloomy sky.

That purple thunderbolt, as thick as an adult's arm, fell instantly and struck the Purple Thunder Immortal Grass directly; at the same time, the Purple Qilin beneath it also let out a painful muffled groan.

This was only the first bolt of thunder; for the Purple Immortal Grass to fully mature, it still needed to endure ninety-eight more.

Such massive thunderous power was more than even the lightning-favored Purple Qilin could bear, but it could only endure it head-on.

Therefore, after the ninety-ninth bolt of thunder falls, it is not only the moment when the Qilin is at its weakest, but also the most perfect moment for the Purple Thunder Immortal Grass.

Watching the lightning in the sky become increasingly violent and faster, it seemed as if it would split the sky in two.

Zhao Yangyao looked at the scene before him, his scalp tingling; he dared not imagine that if any one of those lightning bolts fell on his head, he would likely be charred on the outside and tender on the inside in an instant.

"Second Elder, when the ninety-ninth bolt of thunder falls, are we really going to rush over?"

Zhao Yangyao swallowed a mouthful of saliva, still feeling lingering fear from the terrifying scene. The Second Elder rolled his eyes at him and said ungraciously: "If we don't go over then, are we supposed to wait until the Purple Qilin recovers its strength and swallows the Purple Thunder Immortal Grass before going over?"

"That is not what I meant."

Zhao Yangyao felt very unhappy having his face slapped in front of so many people.

But thinking that the other party was the sect's Second Elder and possessed a profound cultivation realm that he could not afford to provoke, he could only swallow his anger and respond dryly.

The Second Elder snorted coldly and said nothing.

"Yangyao, your cultivation realm does indeed make it somewhat difficult to face the weakened Purple Qilin directly, but it's fine; with so many people there, if it really comes to it, you can just hide behind me. I am the Saint Son of the Qingyun Alliance, so I naturally have the duty to protect everyone."

Seeing this, Gu Feiyang raised the corners of his mouth slightly and said with a smile.

Although the words sounded very caring on the surface, in Zhao Yangyao's ears, this was undoubtedly adding fuel to the fire, implying nothing more than that his own cultivation realm was inferior to his.

He thought to himself, you're showing off now, but when I asked you to settle the score with that wild man before, didn't you end up getting beaten to a pulp? If you have the ability, go take revenge on him.

However, on the surface, he still pretended to be smiling while his heart was not: "I was just worried about everyone's safety; after all, there are some cultivators among us whose cultivation is not as high as mine. If we can find a way to minimize losses, that would naturally be best."

"What are you afraid of? I see that the Purple Qilin is at most at the Quasi-Emperor Third Layer realm, while the Second Elder is already at the Quasi-Emperor Fifth Layer Peak. Not to mention we have so many people, the Purple Qilin's strength is really nothing to fear."

Gu Feiyang was still holding a grudge about Zhao Yangyao's loose talk a few days ago, which had caused him to lose all face.

Therefore, he found an opportunity to target Zhao Yangyao without any hesitation.

The words Zhao Yangyao wanted to say were stuck in his throat, and after a long while, he snorted coldly and said: "The Saint Son should be careful; this Purple Qilin is extraordinary, don't get injured when the time comes."

"We're at a time like this, and you still have the mood to argue and bicker."

The Second Elder looked at them with a sense of "iron not becoming steel"; at this moment, the Purple Immortal Grass had already endured ninety bolts of Heavenly Thunder.

The Purple Qilin at the very center of the lightning had its once-bright fur turned pitch black, and there were wounds of various sizes on its body, but it still did not leave, lying motionless in place.

And after the tempering of ninety bolts of Heavenly Thunder, the Purple Thunder Immortal Grass had become even more beautiful than before, its surrounding Spiritual Power extremely abundant as it hung in mid-air.

Until the ninety-ninth bolt of Heavenly Thunder fell, following the Second Elder's order, their large group of people swarmed toward the direction of the Purple Qilin.

Even though the Purple Qilin was now seriously injured, the Quasi-Emperor Realm was not to be trifled with; some disciples with higher cultivation could not even get close before being swept away by this pressure, vomiting blood.

In the end, the only ones who could barely reach the vicinity of the Purple Qilin were Pan Feichi, Zhao Yangyao, and Gu Feiyang.

Among these three, Zhao Yangyao had the lowest cultivation realm; at this moment, his face was pale, and he twitched all over from time to time, as if he had been shocked silly by the electricity.

"Master, they have all taken action; should we go too?"

Lv Luo watched their movements, feeling extremely anxious.

(End of this chapter)