Chapter 253 - 133: Divinity Transformation Remains
Chapter 253: Chapter 133: Divinity Transformation Remains
Another man stood there, purple lightning gathering in his eyes. He held two Treasure Pearls that shone like the sun and moon, a cold smile on his face.
Four of the Ten Masters of the Eastern Domain had already gathered—all for the Nine-Life Celestial Pride, a being who had achieved a level beyond the unprecedented Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment.
No, that wasn’t right.
It was actually five.
The Master from the Great Li Sword Sect was currently on his way by horse.
A storm was brewing, with all forces converging on the Imperial Capital.
Yet, these Masters from the Five Great Sects could never have imagined that this terrifying Nine-Life Celestial Pride was the very same Extreme Realm True Dragon they were trying so desperately to suppress.
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"ACHOO!"
"Someone’s talking trash about me."
Su Chen sneezed at the crash site of the Flying Vessel.
In the distance, disciples of the Profound Celestial Sect were securing the scene and guarding the headless corpse of the fallen Foundation Establishment Immortal Master.
A Chief Eunuch was also present, leading a group of other eunuchs as they cautiously attended to these Upper Immortals from the Profound Celestial Sect.
"Tributor Chu Shan."
"What brings you here?"
The Chief Eunuch trotted over, looking rather surprised. After all, everyone knew that the Book Collection Martial Pavilion housed a certain Tributor at the Qi Cultivation Seventh Layer who was close to Your Majesty and never set foot outside the pavilion.
Ever since an Immortal Dao Tributor had caused that great upheaval in the palace, Emperor Tianqi Xue had stopped recruiting Loose Cultivators to serve as Honored Guest Elders. Instead, the emperor had been secretly cultivating his own faction of Immortal Dao Cultivators.
Although the auras of the eunuchs before him weren’t strong, they faintly exuded the presence of Qi Cultivation Immortal Path Cultivators.
’It seems Snow has gotten his hands on something incredible. Something that can allow even mortals without a Spiritual Root, those rejected by the Immortal Dao, a chance to step onto the Immortal Path!’
’Is he using the Dynasty’s fortune for Cultivation?’
Su Chen said nothing more. As he gazed at the Profound Celestial Sect disciples standing scattered about, he faintly sensed something was amiss.
’These people aren’t disciples of the Profound Celestial Sect. They all seem to be Extreme Cultivators.’
Even the garrison Foundation Establishment cultivator—the one who was about to take his post before being beheaded by the crazed Gushan Jue—had been replaced by an Extreme Cultivator in disguise.
’But these Extreme Cultivators are useless. The strongest among them are only a few at Qi Cultivation Perfection. They must be Ghost Face’s subordinates, the ones lying low in the Imperial Capital.’
Among the supposed disciples of the Profound Celestial Sect stood a man in yellow robes with a grim expression. He seemed to be their leader; it was Soul Void Master, who had left and now returned.
To be precise, it was one of Soul Void Master’s Outer Body Incarnations, likely at the False Core Realm.
What was a False Core?
It was a state only achievable by those who had undergone Spirit Seed Foundation Establishment.
When a cultivator reached the end of the Foundation Establishment path but had no hope of breaking through to Core Formation, they could use an ancient Secret Skill. This involved forcibly refining the Core left behind by a fallen Core Formation Great Cultivator, taking another’s power as their own to take that one forceful step forward.
While weaker than even a Void Core Master, this realm was still far superior to Foundation Establishment Perfection.
’A False Core Incarnation leading all the Extreme Cultivators in the Imperial Capital, mobilizing their full strength... I guess they must have set an ambush to wipe out this Flying Vessel from the Profound Celestial Sect.’
’They just didn’t expect the birth of a Nine-Life Celestial Pride—me—to cause such a massive stir that it even attracted Red Fire Master...’
It was obvious. Soul Void Master hadn’t found the Relic Bones and didn’t dare return to report his failure. So, he had doubled back, planning to use the Profound Celestial Sect’s name to take control of the Imperial Palace and search for the secret location himself.
Su Chen left.
He left Ghost Face’s unique response marker nearby.
Soon, in a teahouse within the Imperial City, he had barely sat down in a private room on the top floor and hadn’t even taken a sip of tea when Soul Void Master’s Yellow Robe False Core Incarnation followed him inside.
"Ghost Face, if you weren’t dead, why didn’t you contact me?!"
"Damn it."
"Tell me right now, where is the secret location? If this keeps up and we fail our mission, the Great Lord will be furious! Both of us will be killed by his curse, and he’ll just send stronger Demon Children to take our place..."
Soul Void Master was furious.
In response, Su Chen took a sip of tea. Recalling Ghost Face’s typical behavior, he let out a sinister cackle, then darted forward without hesitation and raised his foot, intending to stomp it down on Soul Void Master’s head.
"I know where the Relic Bones are. The Great Lord won’t kill me with a curse. But you? You useless piece of trash, the first thing you do in the face of danger is run away. If the Great Lord doesn’t kill you, who will he kill?"
BANG!
The two engaged in Magical Combat inside the teahouse. A powerful Daoist Technique erupted from Soul Void Master, his eyes blazing with rage.
THUD!
The next instant, the Daoist Technique was brutally suppressed.
Soul Void Master’s Yellow Robe False Core Incarnation fell to its knees in humiliation before Su Chen.
"How is this possible?!"
At that moment, Soul Void Master was reeling in shock.
’Since when could Ghost Face suppress my False Core Incarnation without even using his True Core Power! The Ten Demon Sons are all at the True Core realm, but there’s still a pecking order.’
’I, Soul Void Master, am the seventh Demon Child, all thanks to my Outer Body Incarnation Divine Technique. Ghost Face has plenty of tricks, but he has no powerful Divine Techniques—only that one Transformation Divine Technique. He’s ranked tenth and has always been beneath me.’
’But today was completely different.’
’Not good.’
’I’m a little too strong.’
’I’m going to blow my cover...’
It was difficult to perfectly imitate someone else’s power level, especially as a True Core Great Cultivator. Su Chen clearly noticed the change in Soul Void Master’s eyes. A murderous glint appeared in his own as he decided to completely destroy this False Core Incarnation.
His Foundation Establishment Realm was now stable. Even without using his One Sword Dao Skill, he could still effortlessly crush and kill a False Core Cultivator.
He had never fought a Core Formation Great Cultivator, but Su Chen was confident that if he did, survival at least wouldn’t be an issue.
Just then, Soul Void Master’s eyes turned red with jealousy, and he began to curse loudly.
"You went to the secret location! You obtained the fated opportunity from the Relic Bones, didn’t you!"