Seeking Immortality in a Bizarre World-Chapter 624 - 619 The Survival of the Sect, Lingbao Giant Beast Mocking Wind_1

Chapter 624: Chapter 619 The Survival of the Sect, Lingbao Giant Beast Mocking Wind_1

"The annihilation of Lingbao Sect is upon us tonight!"

The Hidden Cultivator Sect Master, Cang Luan, transformed into a gigantic, non-human bird and flew above the Lingbao Sect.

A figure shimmering with rainbow hues, like a rainbow itself, appeared before the great bird, as if revealing a world where all beauty resided within. Another was a huge black rope, entirely woven from black and red blood, shifting between solid and ephemeral forms, with a single black pupil emerging at the end of the rope. Yet another looked somewhat human, with no facial features except for a giant eye that took up two-thirds of its face.

Looking around, numerous non-human monsters gathered together, reminiscent of a frenzied dance of devils.

Many Bizarre Persons surrounded the Lingbao Sect, facing the luminous, giant formation without a hint of fear in their eyes.

"ROAR!"

The gathering of demons was not harmonious. Two Bizarre Demons began to fight each other for some unknown reason.

"Give me back my power!"

One of the Bizarre Demons, seemingly a Fire Bizarre, was ablaze with flames. The other radiated an intense aura of envy and was also wreathed in fire. They were the Fire Bizarre and the Jealous Bizarre.

Both Bizarre Persons, controllers of Bizarre Demon power, were conflicted over the Jealous Fire Bizarre. They believed the Jealous Fire Bizarre was a part of their own Bizarre Demon power and essential to their complete demonic forms, thus their conflict was incessant.

After the Bizarre Demons were divided and suppressed by the sealing magic, all were left incomplete. Besides recovering their former bodies, they could also find similar substitutes to construct new and different shells for themselves.

Both Bizarre Persons could merge with the Jealous Fire Bizarre and fought ceaselessly for it. Their inability to become one was the root of the conflict.

Not only the Jealous Bizarre and the Fire Bizarre, but other Bizarre Demons also had similar conflicts. Some Bizarre Persons, despite coming from the same origin, were unwilling to share a body.

After the Sealed Eastern Land was broken, the Hidden Cultivation Sect and the Sinful Denizens fought over the final pieces of their physical forms, triggering a civil war. If not for this, the attack on the Lingbao Sect would not have been delayed until now.

"Stop!" Cang Luan commanded. "Settle your disputes after we annihilate the Lingbao Sect and the Mysterious Realm Cultivators. For now, whoever dares to fight internally, do not blame me for sealing you forever!"

Cang Luan’s countenance was unsightly as she flapped her wings and flew before the two quarreling figures. A human face emerged beneath her bird beak, coldly observing the two.

If they cannot unify their strength and fight as one, they will fall apart like a plate of loose sand, she thought. This time, we absolutely cannot repeat past mistakes and be sealed again by the cultivators.

Once the Mysterious Realm’s cultivators were dealt with and complete control over this realm was achieved, they wouldn’t care how fiercely these underlings fought. But for now, she could not let two fools ruin the plan.

The Fire Bizarre Person and the Jealous Bizarre, upon hearing the word "seal," ceased their argument and again turned their hostility towards the Lingbao Sect.

"The Mysterious Realm shall be controlled by our Saint Race!"

"We’ll slaughter their strong and enslave the weak, turning them into a source of power for us to harvest!"

The Bizarre Persons of the Hidden Cultivator Sect burst into laughter, their voices filled with anticipation. They had long harbored deep hatred for the Mysterious Realm Cultivators and had endured much. Fortunately, they had at last seized the opportunity for a change of power!

Annihilating the Lingbao Sect would cut off the source of Evil-Averting Spiritual Treasures that other sects relied upon. Without treasures to counter the power of Bizarre Demons, ordinary cultivators would then be at their mercy.

"I’ll go first!" A Bizarre Person with a tail growing behind him shouted. The tail kept enlarging, a huge hammerhead emerging at its end. The hammerhead, gleaming with a dark light, came crashing down upon the Sect Protection Array of the Lingbao Sect.

The Inscriptions on the Sect Protection Array began to shatter where it made contact with the hammerhead, only to rapidly regenerate. The continuous tremors of the earth marked the terrifying might of this strike.

An almost transparent Bizarre Demon approached, moving swiftly towards the sect’s formation. Wherever it touched, it began to blend with the formation, seemingly trying to assimilate it and pull it towards the Bizarre Demons’ side. Once the assimilation was complete, the formation, any Sky-reaching Spirit Treasures, and the cultivators would all be under its control.

The Lingbao Sect wouldn’t just wait for their doom. Upon learning that the Sealed Eastern Land had broken open, they guessed that the next target of the Sinful Denizens would surely be the Lingbao Sect. They had consolidated their power in time, and the sect disciples had received the Heaven and Earth Spirit Treasure Law. The cultivators familiarized themselves with the new treasures in advance, uniting their strength to face the formidable enemy.

With the breaking open of the Sealed Eastern Land, a horde of Bizarre Demons had gathered, inciting a chaotic battle. There were battles between Bizarre Persons and Bizarre Demons, as well as wars between the Hidden Cultivation Sect and the Taiqing Sect. In less than half a month, the Taiqing Sect was obliterated, its legacy annihilated by the tide of Bizarre Demons. Less than half of the cultivators sent to reinforce the Sealed Eastern Land returned; most of the others perished at the hands of Bizarre Demons.

Now, the Bizarre Demons had gained the upper hand, leaving the cultivators powerless to resist.

The peace at Lingbao Sect didn’t last for long, as Bizarre Demons steadily traveled from the east, heading west towards the Lingbao Sect’s location. Luckily, there was a considerable distance between the two regions, giving them some buffer time, which led to the conflict being prolonged until today, when it finally erupted.

Tian Lingzi saw an endless sea of Bizarre Demons outside the Sect Protection Array, and his heart sank.

"Cultivators of Suppressing Evil Peak, follow me and take action!" he roared. "Heavenly Earth Spirit Treasure Evil-Suppressing Eight Directions Seal!"

The Lord of Zhenxie Peak commanded the cultivators of Suppressing Evil Peak to control the bestowed Heavenly Earth Spirit Treasure Evil-Suppressing Eight Directions Seal, joining hands against the enemy.

The nature’s spiritual energy from the surrounding area of the Lingbao Sect was drained, the converging energy forming into blocks of purple-black seals. They were indistinguishable from the Heaven-Piercing Evil-Banishing Spirit Treasure Zhengxie Eight Directions Seal.

The most important aspect was the quantity: as many as two hundred. The Heaven-reaching Refiners couldn’t match Jia Ren’s efficiency, and they also had to refine other similar Heavenly Earth Treasures, managing only to produce two hundred Zhengxie Eight Directions Seal Inscription Plates.

Two hundred Zhengxie Eight Directions Seals emerged, emitting a powerful aura capable of suppressing demonic creatures. Cang Luan and the many Bizarre Persons were completely stunned, their faces filled with disbelief as they stared at the more than two hundred Zhengxie Eight Directions Seals, unable to snap out of it for a long time.

"Zhengxie Eight Directions Seals? How can there be so many?"

"Aren’t there only five Zhengxie Eight Directions Seals in the Lingbao Sect?"

Refining a Sky-reaching Spirit Treasure is not easy, limited by the quantity of materials; even the most capable artisan can’t make bricks without straw. The Lingbao Sect bringing out ten Zhengxie Eight Directions Seals would have greatly exceeded expectations; the appearance of more than two hundred was truly a slap in their faces.

Who would have thought the Lingbao Sect had such profound reserves, one Bizarre Person mused. Thankfully, the number of cultivators has waned in recent years; otherwise, it wouldn’t have been easy to eradicate them. We must destroy the Lingbao Sect no matter what!

This proved their idea to obliterate the Lingbao Sect was correct. As long as the Lingbao Sect existed, it would be a thorn in their side.

"Suppress and kill!"

Two hundred Zhengxie Eight Directions Seals flew above the Lingbao Sect, imposing and awe-inspiring, suppressing and exterminating evil. The terrifying suppressing power radiated across ten thousand miles, turning every weaker Bizarre Demon into a cowering quail, their strength locked within them, unable to move an inch.

"The power is much weaker than imagined!" Cang Luan observed. She and a few powerful Bizarre Demons could still move their bodies even under the oppression of the two hundred Zhengxie Eight Directions Seals. They had encountered the Eighth Elder of the Lingbao Sect, who wielded a Zhengxie Eight Directions Seal, and the explosive power of a single such seal was incomparably greater.

Jia Ren himself had refined only a few of these items; the vast majority were the work of other Heaven-reaching Refiners within the sect. Even with the aid of his Proficiency Panel, the Heavenly Earth Treasures he personally crafted were considerably weaker than the original Sky-reaching Spirit Treasure versions of such items. These other Heaven-reaching Refiners, in turn, could not compare to Jia Ren, who had created this new refining method; their versions mostly hovered around thirty percent of the power of those he personally made.

The Zhengxie Eight Directions Seals’ ability to suppress Bizarre Demons from all directions was a result of achieving victory through quantity.

Of course, this was just the beginning. What the Lingbao Sect excelled at was not only Spiritual Treasures but also the Spiritual Treasure Formations they could combine them into.

"Spirit Treasure Beast Mocking Wind Formation!"

The two hundred Zhengxie Eight Directions Seals vibrated, merging into a giant exotic beast resembling a dog with wings on its back. It howled upwards, its bellow spreading in all directions. The Bizarre Demons surrounding it became weak and powerless, seemingly cowed by the sound. The bizarre forces flowing everywhere dissipated upon contact with the beast’s aura, turning into large swathes of yellow clouds swirling around the Lingbao Sect, protecting it. More yellow clouds surged towards the area where the Bizarre Demons were.

"Lingbao Sect’s contingency is truly extraordinary!" one of the leading Bizarre Persons remarked. "Beginning Bizarre, it’s up to you now."

A voice, as if from the Void, echoed faintly. An almost invisible silhouette rapidly approached the mass of Zhengxie Eight Directions Seals. The surging yellow clouds had no effect on it whatsoever as it closed in on the Lingbao Giant Beast Mocking Wind with astonishing speed.

The Lingbao Giant Beast Mocking Wind sensed something and quickly tried to distance itself from this Bizarre Demon, but it was still a step too late. An invisible palm made contact with the beast. The Lingbao Giant Beast Mocking Wind, previously untouchable and seemingly capable of suppressing Bizarre Demons far and wide, as though it could swallow the world... deflated like a pricked balloon, exploding into a vast amount of Spiritual Energy. For a moment, it rained Spiritual Energy from the sky.

Not only that, but all the Suppressing Evil Peak Cultivators holding Heaven and Earth Lingbao Inscription Plates found their plates turned back into... raw materials.

Two hundred Zhengxie Eight Directions Seals were destroyed in one move.

"This is the Beginning Bizarre," Cang Luan explained, "born to counter treasures, turning anything it contacts back into its most primal material. The abilities of Bizarre Demons are varied, and the Beginning Bizarre doesn’t have much effect on ordinary cultivators. However, when it comes to treasures like Spiritual Treasures, the Beginning Bizarre is a mighty weapon."

The Hidden Cultivation Sect and the Sinful Denizens, aiming to take on the Lingbao Sect, had naturally prepared such countermeasures.

"Innate Pure Qi Gourd, capture!" Tian Lingzi yelled, his face extremely ugly. The Spirit Treasure Beast Mocking Wind Formation was the sect’s ultimate weapon against Bizarre Persons and Bizarre Demons, and yet, it had been broken by the Beginning Bizarre...

The Beginning Bizarre’s ability to counter treasures was limited to items crafted postnatally and could not affect innately formed objects, for those were materials in their original state. A Yellow Gourd fell towards the direction where the Beginning Bizarre was, attempting to forcefully capture it.

Though the Lingbao Sect possessed numerous treasures, being a Refining Treasures Sect didn’t mean it lacked Innate Spirit Treasures. Such treasures were rarely used and served mostly as reference materials for Artifact Refiners, aiding in the creation of new artifact refining inscriptions.

The Beginning Bizarre’s silhouette blurred and then vanished. Another Bizarre Demon took its place, being sucked into the Innate Pure Qi Gourd.

With the Lingbao Sect yet unresolved, the Beginning Bizarre couldn’t afford an accident. After all, they would rely on it to swiftly dismantle the sect’s formations and perhaps even... Mysterious Heavenly Spiritual Treasures! Once the Lingbao Sect’s treasures were disabled, they would be a toothless tiger, posing no further threat.

"Break through the Lingbao Sect!"

The Bizarre Demons each displayed their various abilities, employing a myriad of methods.

Cang Luan no longer remained an observer, suddenly opening her beak wide, emitting a powerful suction.

"Soul Devour!"

Even with the Sect Protection Array guarding everyone, the Lingbao Sect Cultivators could still feel their Divine Souls becoming unstable, as though they were all being drawn into the Bizarre Demon’s maw.