Chapter 798 - 311: Fortune and Misfortune in a Moment, Making a Move
Chapter 798: Chapter 311: Fortune and Misfortune in a Moment, Making a Move
Not only that, but the Immortal also issued a decree, summoning everyone to gather at the Sacrificial Plaza on the seventh of July. It is said that the Immortal will personally select a destined individual to be taken on the immortal path. Moreover, the Immortal specifically instructed that everyone, regardless of gender, age, or physical condition, would have an equal opportunity.
As early as a few days ago, people from all over the Five Elements Heaven had arrived here, all wanting to secure a better spot. Those who couldn’t squeeze into the Five Elements City had to queue in the Outer City.
Huzi clung to his father’s neck, saying with a face full of longing, "Daddy, if I am chosen by the Immortal, will I be able to bring Mom back from the heavens in the future?"
Chief Zhao was touched by these words. His wife died in childbirth, and to avoid making the child sad, he could only lie to him, saying that she had gone to the heavens. Chief Zhao gently pinched his son’s little hand and said softly,
"As long as you succeed in learning Immortal Techniques, you can do anything you want."
"Really?" Huzi’s eyes sparkled with excitement.
"Yes." Chief Zhao nodded firmly.
"That’s great! Then in the future, Daddy, Mommy, and I can reunite as a family." Huzi smiled happily.
Next to Butcher Zhao, Butcher Liu’s foolish son also heard Huzi’s cheering and clapped along, "Daddy, I want to bring Qiu Niang back too."
Butcher Liu had two sons, but both were foolish. Qiu Niang was a child bride bought for his elder son, but unexpectedly, within half a year of marriage, his elder son suddenly died. In anger, he buried Qiu Niang with him. The younger son, taken care of by Qiu Niang for half a year, always remembered her.
Butcher Liu wanted to scold his foolish son, but the words stuck in his throat.
He looked devoutly in the direction of the Celestial God Temple, silently praying in his heart,
"Immortal above, if you show your spirit this time, I ask for nothing but the healing of my younger son’s illness. I am willing to live thirty years less for this."
Obviously, the people attending this sacrificial ceremony had different purposes. Some wanted to be selected, others came to pray, and of course, many came simply to catch a glimpse of the Immortal.
"Dong! Dong! Dong!" With the sound of deep and powerful drums, the time had arrived. The temple priest stepped forward and performed the three-kowtow and nine-bow ritual toward the sky. The witches dressed in splendid attire, danced gracefully, as if recounting ancient legends through their beautiful movements.
When the sacrificial ceremony was halfway through, suddenly, rumble! All of Five Elements Heaven began to shake violently.
The sudden tremor scared the children into howling and crying. The adults, with tense expressions, comforted them, "Don’t cry, don’t cry, the Immortal will appear soon, very soon."
Rumble! The ground shook even more intensely, as if the entire world was about to collapse. Then, someone shouted, "Everyone look at the sky, the Immortal... the Immortal has appeared!!"
Butcher Liu quickly looked up, and saw in the firmament, at some unknown time, a person sat there, surrounded by mystical light, making it impossible to see his features clearly. The crowd dared not look closely, and, urged by the High Priest, they bowed reverently:
"Greetings, Immortal!"
As the crowd knelt,
Bang! Bang!! Bang!!
Suddenly, over the Five Elements Heaven with the Five Elements City as the center, within a hundred-mile radius, thick beams of light shot up into the sky. Those beams converged in mid-air, as if trying to pierce the heavens. Then, rumble! A gigantic light shield descended, enclosing the entire area.
Along with the sound of the Immortal’s spell from the sky.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The mortals kneeling below didn’t even react before they turned into clouds of blood mist. The blood mist spread, with a strong bloody odor that made one feel like vomiting. The blood mist was guided by the Array Power, slowly gathering above the Immortal’s head, and in a flash, it formed a massive vortex of Blood Qi.
After the Blood Qi underwent Sacrificial Refinement, strands of pure Blood Essence Power flowed into the Immortal’s head, like Enlightenment.
"Boom!!"
After a long while, a wave of Purple Mansion aura suddenly emanated from the Immortal’s body. The originally ethereal aura suddenly became sinister. The Immortal’s previously tightly closed eyes abruptly opened, and feeling the powerful strength from the breakthrough, he glanced down at the now deserted Five Elements Heaven and murmured to himself,
"Looks like I need to find a new batch of people to inhabit Five Elements Heaven again."
Saying this, his body flickered, and the Immortal left Five Elements Heaven.
At the same time, the Sacrificial Refining Array in Five Elements Heaven vanished, as if nothing had ever happened.
At that moment, on the edge of Five Elements Heaven, in a forest, a woman who seemed like a wild person buried her face with a look of terror, then quickly re-entered her underground lair.
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On the other side, within the Gongsun Family’s Council Hall, the atmosphere was somewhat dull.
The Seventh Elder on the lower left side glanced again at the hourglass beside him and couldn’t help but frown and say,
"The Patriarch suddenly ordered the Barrier to be lifted and summoned us all here, but we’ve waited for three days, yet the Patriarch still hasn’t appeared. Grand Elder, why don’t you send a message to ask the Patriarch? If this meeting isn’t convened, I’ll return to continue my seclusion."
"Waiting one more day won’t hurt your seclusion."
The Grand Elder remained calm, though he was pondering inside. Who knows what kind of show the Patriarch is putting on. Earlier, the Patriarch vowed that if a Purple Mansion did not appear in the clan, this Barrier could not be lifted for a day. Why the sudden change of mind?