Chapter 124: Ying Dan, Come to Acknowledge Ancestors

Shen Kuo had forgotten about this, his jade-white face finally regained some color.

"Don't worry, Father." Di Jin, who had come to bring him back to his seat, soothed, "Nothing will happen."

"You didn't even remind me earlier." Shen Kuo said angrily, "Are you just laughing at me?"

"I wouldn't dare." Di Jin protested, "I've been staring at my older sister all along, not paying attention to anything else."

Shen Kuo knew he was telling the truth, so he didn't continue to take out his anger on him.

"Cough cough..." Jiu Li was still vomiting smoke, but his body was completely unharmed.

Everyone was shocked! Knowing it was an iron-eating beast, yet it had always been curled up like a kitten beside Shen Qingli—who could have imagined it could swallow nine lightning tribulations in one bite!

That was a single bolt capable of killing an ordinary Profound Saint! Nine bolts fired together—even a peak Profound Saint carrying a Nascent Soul Pill would barely withstand it!

This iron-eating beast might as well be renamed a lightning-eating beast.

"Is Jiu Li alright?" Shen Kuo felt a bit worried.

Di Jin told him to relax and sit tight, "Its hide is thick and its flesh tough—what could happen?"

"That just scared me silly." Father and son Shen Yuan and Shen Qinghuang both clutched their chests.

To be honest, if it weren't for their strong hearts, this rollercoaster ordeal could have killed them.

Shen Jing could only say, "Good thing I took the Longevity Pill."

No joke—given his previous half-dead state, this fright could scare him to death.

"Old Four, hurry up." Shen Yuan wasn't joking; he ordered Shen Duo to quickly bring the Shen clan's elite troops over! Otherwise, those rough old gentlemen wouldn't mind, but the important thing is that A Li might be detained!

"Right, right, right, hurry and call Uncle Four." Shen Qinghuang could already foresee that it would definitely be a bloodbath.

However, their focus was completely different from others', like Old Dog Huang and his ilk—they only wanted to know whether the pill lightning had been swallowed, and if the Nascent Soul Pill had succeeded or not.

The Cave Heaven Ancestor's face fell. "Even if it formed a pill, it would just be an ordinary Nascent Soul Pill, after all it wasn't bathed in pill lightning."

"Who said that?" Jiu Li objected, "I released a little lightning."

Shen Qingli was also watching that bolt of lightning wandering within the Nascent Soul Pill's body.

It was too weak, but perhaps better than nothing?

After a while, the strange fragrance instead dissipated completely.

The whole venue fell silent; even the Primordial Origin Sect experts who had been about to move against Jiang Yuan and the others but were stunned by the pill lightning evidently forgot they still had important duties.

After all, it's a Nascent Soul Pill!

After ten thousand years, the first Nascent Soul Pill!

Who could remain unmoved?

"Success or failure?"

Old Dog Huang couldn't sit still with his impatient nature!

"Thud—"

In answer, a Luminous White Pill leapt out of the cauldron.

The Divine Pill had already gained sentience; if Jiu Li hadn't swallowed too much pill lightning, it could even transform into a human form!

At this moment, unwilling to be eaten, it tried to run—however—

"Snap—"

Jiu Li slapped it back into the medicinal cauldron with one palm.

The pill immediately emitted a sound like an infant's crying.

"It's formed into a pill!"

"And it's a sentient Nascent Soul Pill!"

The whole venue shook! All the old monsters couldn't stay seated—they all jumped up!

Shen Qingli had already put the Nascent Soul Pill away, both to prevent it from running off and to stop crazed people from forcibly seizing it.

"Young Lord Shen, my Splendid Cloud Ji Clan is willing to pay any price for this Nascent Soul Pill." The usually steady head of the Ji Clan became the first to speak up!

The others secretly cursed him for moving too fast, yet they also hurriedly followed suit with their bids!

Nascent Soul Pill!

And it's a sentient Nascent Soul Pill!

This will absolutely ensure their ascension to godhood.

"Please don't rush, seniors; I still have personal matters to attend to—let's talk later."

Shen Qingli had already stored the Nascent Soul Pill away, both to prevent it from escaping and to stop crazed people from seizing it, gazing at Jiang Yuan and the others surrounded by Primordial Origin Sect experts.

Even on the Changshui Shen clan's seating side, Primordial Origin Sect experts approached, targeting the trio of Senior Sister Liu Meng and her two junior brothers.

Ji Bai's expression was inscrutable as he said, "Young Lord Shen, should we return the Starry Image Mountain we took from your sect?"

"Nonsense." Shen Qingli sneered, "Heavenly treasures and earthly riches are ownerless by nature—those who are capable take residence. The Starry Image Mountain acknowledges me as its lord because my talent is extraordinary, fitting me to become the Lord of Starry Image—what does that have to do with your Primordial Origin Sect?"

These words…

Very arrogant!

Also extremely presumptuous!

But it's nevertheless true.

Ji Bai's expression turned icy, "According to you, is the Ancestral Phoenix Ground of your Changshui Shen clan also ownerless?"

"If your Primordial Origin Sect can make our Shen clan's Ancestral Phoenix acknowledge you as master, my Changshui Shen clan will not interfere!" Shen Qingli declared.

Ji Bai still wanted to speak, but Shen Qingli didn't waste words on him, "Furthermore! It was agreed before the contest that if I win first place, the Primordial Origin Sect must not make things difficult for the Heavenly Star Lineage.

How so? Do you intend to treat your earlier promises as flatulence? And you still dare to invoke divine punishment? When divine punishment comes, it will only blast you faithless, unrighteous petty people—what does that have to do with us?

"Not bad!" Old Dog Huang immediately chimed in, "Sect Master Ji, Young Lord Shen has already refined a Nascent Soul Pill; she is surely the champion of this match. According to your agreement with Young Lord Shen, you must not make things difficult for the Heavenly Star Ancestors."

"Indeed, we all heard that." The Fengchen Jiang clan also spoke up; the Heavenly Star Ancestor, who originally came from their Fengchen Jiang lineage, naturally could not remain indifferent.

Pei Heng and the other realm masters also spoke up in succession.

If Shen Qingli had not formed her core, they would not have been able to say anything.

But Shen Qingli did form her core; she and Ji Bai had a prior agreement, and their support is therefore just.

Moreover, they will all have need of Shen Qingli, this divine pharmacist! A divine pharmacist, even stronger than the Cave Heaven Ancestor!

For ten thousand years, the first divine pharmacist! This influence, the Hunyuan Sect cannot match.

Especially since it does not require self-harm, every faction is willing to befriend the divine pharmacist.

So Ji Bai said, 'If the Star‑Image Mountain has not been seized, everything can be discussed. But put yourselves in our shoes—if your clan's ancient land were taken, could you just let it go?'

The faction leaders, upon hearing this, still wanted to say more about peace.

But Ji Bai had already spoken decisively: 'I, Ji Bai, say only this—hand over the Star‑Image Mountain! My sect will not make things difficult for the Tianxing lineage; from now on we will exclude the Tianxing lineage from the Hunyuan Sect, having nothing more to do with them! If you do not hand it over, sorry! The disciples of a judged sect must die.'

'The disciples of a judged sect must die!' Yuan Changzai and the other old monsters also came out, the overwhelming pressure of the peak Xuan Sheng crowd causing the atmosphere to instantly drop to freezing point.

'The disciples of a judged sect must die!' All the elders, stewards, and disciples of the Hunyuan Sect also shouted in unison! That is the morale of united effort!

Which sect, having its ancient land seized by an invader, could remain unmoved?

The joint operation of Shen Qingli and Jiang Yuan was nothing short of rubbing the Hunyuan Sect's face in the ground!

After all, they are the foremost sect of Sheng Long Tian—how could they just let it go?

'My sect will assist the Hunyuan Sect,' said the old monster of the Demonic Sect, stepping forward as well.

The expressions of all the major factions changed; the Demonic Sect no longer hid its intentions! Their methods could be extremely ruthless.

'So what?' Shen Yuan spoke up.

As his words fell, the sound of a chorus of phoenixes soaring into the sky rose from outside the Hunyuan Sect!

'I have the 100,000 elite troops of the Changshui Shen clan right here! Let me see who dares to make things difficult for our A Li, or for her friends.'

Shen Yuan also did not hide it, producing his Shen clan chief's seal—a vividly lifelike golden phoenix seal, its five-colored brilliance shining brightly.

'Heh!' Ji Bai sneered, 'It seems the Changshui Shen clan has long been planning to move against my sect!'

'Don't waste words—when you joined forces outside the Su Nv Sect to kill our A Li, did you not think that the Changshui Shen clan could never just let it go?'

'Who is A Li? She is the unique female phoenix of the Changshui Shen clan over three generations! Our clan's treasure! She is already our clan's young master! If you still dare to act against her, that is a declaration of war!' Shen Yuan declared solemnly.

Shen Qinghuang and Shen Jing said nothing, but standing behind Shen Yuan they represented their hearts, united as one! Whoever dares to bully our clan's youngest female phoenix incurs a blood‑deep feud!

'Then let's see if you have the strength to declare war!' Ji Bai snorted coldly, and within the Hunyuan Sect a powerful, rising aura instantly shot up into the sky.

It's not only the Changshui Shen clan that has elite troops! The Hunyuan Sect has them too.

Moreover, within that powerful aura of the Hunyuan Sect, there are also tens of thousands of elite Demonic Sect auras that cannot be ignored!

The Demonic Sect had also long since gathered its elite troops, now stationed within the Hunyuan Sect!

If this battle truly breaks out, the Changshui Shen clan will certainly not come out well……

Old Dog Huang was a little anxious, and Jiang Yuan and the others were even more unsettled; they wanted to say they would stay, however——

Hum!

Hum! Hum! ……

Streaks of powerful demonic aura flickered into view.

The four Demonic Sect sect masters standing before the Demonic Ruler appeared.

Their cultivation is at the peak Xuan Sheng realm! One of them has an unfathomable aura—none other than the eldest of the Demonic Sect's four generations, the sect master Moyuan.

As soon as he arrived, Ji Bai's heart settled!

Unfortunately, Moyuan knelt before Shen Qingli.