Seeking Immortality in a Bizarre World-Chapter 625 - 620: The Battle of Breaking the Formation, Finally Returning to the Sect_1

Chapter 625: Chapter 620: The Battle of Breaking the Formation, Finally Returning to the Sect_1

The Bizarre Demon controlled by Cang Luan was known as the Soul Devouring Bizarre, a powerful creature capable of consuming souls, just as its name implied.

It strengthened itself by devouring the souls of humans, Demon Souls, and all living beings.

The more spirits it consumed, the more benefits it reaped, and the stronger it became.

Before the seal at the Sealed Land could be broken, its Bizarre Body couldn’t become whole, and its range of devouring and influence was limited, at most affecting creatures within a hundred miles.

Now, with only one Soul-sucking Bizarre missing, it already possessed an extremely terrifying power, its influence reaching a range of ten thousand miles.

Once the last missing part was replenished, its capabilities would soar even further, like a rising tide lifting all boats.

Within ten thousand miles, the Divine Souls of cultivators were no longer stable; many left their bodies and flew toward the mouth of Cang Luan.

Cultivators of the Lingbao Sect were minimally affected thanks to the protection of the Sect Protection Array.

But the Yunluo Market, closest to the Lingbao Sect, as well as other markets and human settlements within the ten-thousand-mile range, were not so fortunate.

The Divine Souls of cultivators and mortals alike exited their bodies, forming a sea of souls that flew towards the sky like swallows returning to their nest, heading straight into Cang Luan’s mouth.

"Damn these Bizarre Demons! They must be punished!"

Tian Lingzi’s eyes seemed to blaze with fire as he controlled the Xuantian Exquisite Pagoda, which suddenly erupted with divine light.

BOOM!

Shockwaves roiled, sending every formation-breaking Bizarre Demon flying away, their Bizarre Bodies freezing into a state of stasis.

Several High-Order Cultivators of the Lingbao Sect seized the opportunity to act, using Zhenxie Lingbao and Sky-reaching Spirit Treasures to seal away the Bizarre Demons one by one.

It was impossible to kill the Bizarre Demons; it was better to seal them while they could to reduce the number they faced.

More than a dozen Bizarre Demons vanished, having been sealed by the Lingbao Sect.

The strongest defense of the Lingbao Sect was still the Xuantian Exquisite Pagoda, a combination of tens of thousands of Spiritual Treasures that made its formation defense arguably the strongest in the Mysterious Realm.

Cang Luan merely stiffened in place and took several moments to recover.

Its eyes gleamed coldly as it continued to snatch living souls.

The Lingbao Sect’s formation could block the power of the Soul Devouring Bizarre but couldn’t perfectly resist it. They felt their soul force being drained at an alarming rate.

Their own conditions worsened, and several newly initiated Outer Sect Disciples fell to the ground, having lapsed into a coma.

Among the attackers were the Bizarre Demon that transformed its tail into a battering ram, the Bizarre Demon that assimilated the Lingbao Sect’s formation, and the Beginning Bizarre, which could affect the formation and break down its foundation.

A host of more Bizarre Demons rushed forward again, initiating a second wave of attacks against the Lingbao Sect’s formation.

The Lingbao Sect had a contingency plan: they threw all the Spiritual Treasures of the sect into the formation to further strengthen the power of the Sect Protection Array.

With this tactic, they had once repelled the Hidden Cultivation Sect, preventing Bizarre Demons from breaching the defenses for an extended period.

But times had changed.

The Bizarre Demons, now closer to being complete, had not just grown a little stronger but many times over—a tenfold surge in strength.

Despite the mighty defensive power of the Lingbao Sect’s array, how long could it really hold?

BOOM!

With the second pulse erupting from the Pagoda, the Bizarre Demons once again froze in stasis.

The Bizarre Demon that had assimilated the formation and the Beginning Bizarre became the targets of the second wave of sealing, marking a turn in the tide.

BOOM!

A few Lingbao Sect Cultivators withdrew the Evil-Averting Spiritual Treasures used to seal the Bizarre Demons, but suddenly one of them exploded, and an Assimilation Bizarre broke out from its seal.

This Assimilation Bizarre naturally possessed the power of assimilation; even Spiritual Treasure-level items meant for suppression couldn’t seal it.

The Assimilation Bizarre burst into the interior of the Lingbao Sect, gradually affecting more cultivators.

This was just the beginning. New problematic Evil-Averting Spiritual Treasures surfaced, and several Bizarre Demons successively broke their seals.

Cang Luan, who was among them, was not at all surprised, for this was part of their plan.

The strongest defenses are always breached from the inside.

Had it not been for the Heart-devouring Illusion Bizarre and the Spirit Bizarre being detected and sealed in advance, breaking into the Lingbao Sect would have been even simpler.

With the loss of two significant supports, the Hidden Cultivation Sect had to alter its plans: the Bizarre Demons would actively lure the Lingbao Sect’s cultivators.

The moment they dared to use lower-tier Zhenxie Lingbao for sealing, backlash would follow.

For a time, the Lingbao Sect’s formation faced relentless external attacks. Internally, it had to contend with the invasion of Bizarre Demons—it was beset by enemies on all fronts.

"Damned Bizarre Demons! How dare you trespass upon the Lingbao Sect!"

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Just then, the sky turned black, and a full moon emerged.

From within the dark moon, an old man clad in a purple robe, wielding a pitch-black moon blade, slashed towards Cang Luan, who led the charge.

The arrival was none other than Ancestor Ji Kong!

Ancestor Ji Kong had been lurking in secret, waiting for the right moment to act.

Though he had no direct hand in the breaking of the seal over the Eastern Land, it ultimately related to him, and he felt he could not face the sect with honor.

He hid in the shadows, biding his time for the perfect opportunity to strike and catch his enemies off guard.

The appearance of over two hundred Zhenxie Eight Directions Seals and the Lingbao Giant Beast Mocking Wind was astonishing. The Lingbao Sect had undergone major changes, far beyond expectation, during his absence of a few years.

Regrettably, before the Lingbao Giant Beast Mocking Wind could even demonstrate its prowess, it was broken by the Beginning Bizarre.

As Cang Luan, the Hidden Cultivation Sect Master, rampaged through, devouring souls, and with Bizarre Demons infiltrating the sect, if Ancestor Ji Kong did not act, a catastrophe would befall the sect.

Ancestor Ji Kong’s body swelled with the wind, transforming into a colossal figure thirty thousand feet tall, his palms emitting a black glow with destructive force, slapping several Bizarre Demons into pieces and casting them into the Void.

The sudden appearance caught everyone off guard.

"Jikong?"

"You wish to turn the tide? But you lack the power!"

Before Ancestor Ji Kong could continue his assault, a Bizarre Demon shining with rainbow light from afar fixed him with its gaze.

At that moment, his face distorted as if trapped in an illusionary realm.

Illusion Bizarre!

Its abilities matched the unseen Illusion Bizarre in the Sealed Western Lands, but it was even more potent.

The Heart-devouring Illusion Bizarre merely created illusionary realms; this Illusion Bizarre turned illusions into reality.

The Illusion Bizarre affected its target, causing them to become one of its own, further strengthening the power of the Mirage.

Both were born from the power of Illusion Techniques, but their focus was not the same.

Ancestor Jikong’s body shimmered with a spiritual light, and he finally rid himself of the Illusion Bizarre’s influence.

Fine, azure-black scales surfaced on his body, dragon horns grew on his head, and his eyes turned a deathly gray. In a matter of moments, he had transformed into a half-human, half-dragon being, radiating a strong Evil Qi.

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"

Ancestor Jikong no longer restrained the corruption of True Dragon Evil, fully unleashing its power. The aura he emitted grew stronger by the moment.

He teleported instantly, his dragon claw striking Cang Luan, sending it flying.

Threads of Evil Qi invaded the Bizarre Body.

This strike, although far from the power of a Mahayana Stage Cultivator, was influenced by True Dragon Evil and was bound to cause troublesome consequences.

However, this move had little effect on the Bizarre Demons.

"Is this all your strength? The old geezer from the Taiqing Sect who divided himself in two is dead. What makes you think you can stop us with your Body Integration Realm cultivation level?"

Cang Luan appeared unconcerned, opening its mouth wide and unleashing an immense suction force.

Ancestor Jikong’s body was bound by an invisible force, a blackish-red shadow scarcely visible, and he couldn’t break free, even in his dragon-evilized state.

"That’s right, thanks to the foolish bird following you. Without it, breaking open the Sealed Land wouldn’t have been so easy."

「...」

Jia Ren’s half-dragon form vanished, the Deceiving the Heavens Pearl circulating endlessly to conceal his aura.

He couldn’t be careless when confronting the Golden-Winged Peng Bird. With its speed, peerless in evasion and capable of both fighting and fleeing, dealing with it was no easy task.

He didn’t want his long and arduous efforts to be in vain, like fetching water with a bamboo basket.

The enemy was strong, and he was weak; a surprise attack when the enemy was unprepared was the surest way for the weak to defeat the strong.

First, I must return to the Lingbao Sect!

It had been over a month since Jia Ren left the Lingbao Sect, and he did not know the current situation of the sect.

A month was not long for a Cultivator, but if something unexpected happened, it would be enough time for the Lingbao Sect to be destroyed several times over.

Jia Ren’s consciousness connected with the heavens and earth, seeming to merge with nature’s spiritual energy. In the next moment, his body disappeared, and when he reappeared, he was already thirty thousand miles away.

This was the Instantaneous Movement ability of a Body Integration Realm cultivator!

The teleportation distance of a Body Integration Realm cultivator was not the same for each. It depended on how much of nature’s spiritual energy they had absorbed during their advancement to the Body Integration Realm.

If the region was ten thousand miles, then the teleportation distance would be ten thousand miles.

For instance, if a cultivator absorbed nature’s spiritual energy from within a thirty-thousand-mile radius when advancing to the Body Integration Realm, then as long as they entered the state of merging with the heavens and earth, they could use Instantaneous Movement to any location within that thirty-thousand-mile range at will.

Jia Ren, eager to return, used Instantaneous Movement continuously towards the Lingbao Sect.

In less than the time it took to brew a pot of tea, Jia Ren traversed more than two hundred thousand miles and entered the territory of the Lingbao Sect.

HISS!

Just then, a strange noise stirred Jia Ren’s mind; his Divine Soul felt as though it was being pulled out of his body.

The Suppressing Demon Divine Armor emerged, solid as Mount Tai, pressing down on his body and preventing his Divine Soul from leaving.

Jia Ren sensed that the source of the disturbance was in the direction of the Lingbao Sect, where a powerful Bizarre Demon was wreaking havoc, devouring Divine Souls.

If such an evil Bizarre Demon cannot be dealt with, how can the common folk and Cultivators of the Mysterious Realm hope to survive? Who knows how many living beings will perish at the hands of this Bizarre Demon?

Jia Ren activated his Heavenly Vision, looking towards the source of the disturbance, only to witness a scene that made his eyes split with rage.

Ancestor Jikong’s body was entangled in blackish-red Bizarre Energy, his Divine Soul surfacing on his body, little by little, flying towards the distant Cang Luan.

Before returning to the Lingbao Sect, he had been worried about whether his master might have had an accident. He had never expected to witness such a thing happening right before his eyes.

They’re seeking death!

Jia Ren used Instantaneous Movement to appear on the scene, a vast amount of Suppressing Demon Divine Light forming into a fist, ready to rewrite his master’s fate.

BUZZ!

The Xuantian Exquisite Pagoda erupted with a third pulse, bringing everything to a standstill once again.

Jia Ren had just teleported in when his body became immobile on the spot.

Was I hit by mistake? I’m a friendly!

As the stasis induced by the Xuantian Exquisite Pagoda came to an end, a Bizarre Person from the Hidden Cultivation Sect looked at the suddenly appearing Jia Ren and couldn’t help but laugh, "Another one courting death!"

"Jia Ren, accompany your sect in burial!"

"Apprentice, why did you come back!"

"This is not a battle you should be part of! Are you confused?!"

Ancestor Jikong saw Jia Ren appear and was angry instead of happy.

The Lingbao Sect’s days were numbered, and he did not want his disciple to die here.

Jia Ren, with his outstanding talent, was certain to advance to the Body Integration Realm, even the Mahayana Realm, in the future. If he preserved his life, there would be a day to revitalize the Lingbao Sect.

Now, however, he would perish along with the Lingbao Sect.

"Master, where’s the Golden-Winged Peng Bird?"

Jia Ren looked around, guarding against the Golden-Winged Peng Bird.

Unfortunately, his return to the Mysterious Realm was a step too late. The Sinful Denizens and the Hidden Cultivation Sect had already launched a great battle against the Lingbao Sect.

Otherwise, by using himself as bait to lure the Golden-Winged Peng Bird, he could have eliminated this latent threat.

Ancestor Jikong, upon hearing about the Golden-Winged Peng Bird, couldn’t help but show a strange expression on his face.

We’re about to die, and he’s still concerned about that bird? Is he expecting it to save the Lingbao Sect?