Chapter 738 - 732: Another Expedition
Divine Corpse!
The body of the goddess that had just prepared to slay Qin Guanbao now lay right before his eyes!
The old man’s eyes twitched as he carefully examined her a few times, extanding his Divine Sense into the goddess’s body, confirming there wasn’t a trace of life left before he finally relaxed.
Otherwise, even with just a single breath left, this Divine could have crushed him!
But now, it was his turn!
Qin Guanbao reached out his hand.
He was preparing to search her.
After all, she was a Divine, and surely she had many valuable things on her. He wanted to grab some benefits before leaving. Otherwise, he would have misused the Immortal Talisman he had expended.
That Immortal Talisman wasn’t solely for saving his life but was also intended as a treasure to protect his family, only to be used in times when the family’s survival was at stake!
Now, due to the female Divine’s intention to kill him, he was forced to use it prematurely. How could he not feel heartbroken!
What’s more, without this Immortal Talisman, he instantly felt less confident, even thinking about wandering the continent now required extra caution, and he dared not rashly enter certain dangerous lands!
However, the moment his palm touched the goddess’s body, a sudden change occurred.
This scared him, and for a moment, he thought the Divine was feigning death. He hastily retreated a few steps, setting up layers of defenses and staying on guard.
But then he saw the goddess’s body slowly transform into a cat.
A glossy, dark-furred Shadow Cat!
This was her real form, since she was dead and had no strength to maintain her transformation, she reverted to her original appearance.
“The Immortal Talisman you used earlier was of great merit. I see that the path of your cultivation has some similarities with this Divine. This Divine’s physical body will be gifted to you!”
In the half-empty sky, Elder Liuling spoke indifferently.
With her keen insight, she could easily see through Qin Guanbao’s cultivation path, and thus she offered the Divine Corpse to him, which was of little use to her.
After all, he had made a considerable effort. If Qin Guanbao hadn’t released the Immortal Talisman, she would have faced some difficulties gaining the upper hand in slaying several Divines and would have had to wait for the Supreme Elders from the Red Flame Demon Realm to resuce, at which point the Divines would definitely have chosen to retreat.
And she was not sure she could entangle them all.
But now, since the Divines were two members short, she was confident she could prevent any of them from escaping in a short period.
Qin Guanbao was stunned to hear this, not expecting such good fortune!
Yet, soon after, he was overjoyed.
The Immortal Talisman had already been used, and not only was his life spared, but he also gained such a benefit. What was there to be dissatisfied with?
Indeed, if he had to choose between the Immortal Talisman and the Divine Corpse before him, he would definitely choose the Divine Corpse.
Because an Immortal Talisman was just a one-time-use item, with no effect in enhancing his Daoist cultivation.
However, the Divine Corpse was different, its strength attribute was in synergy with his own, and its flesh, imbued with powerful Divine Forces, could be utilized to enhance the strength of his Lifebound Spiritual Beast.
Qin Guanbao had yet to advance to the Dharma Image, so his Lifebound Spiritual Beast still had room for improvement in strength!
Further, if the Divine Status of this Divine was undamaged, then he had hit a jackpot.
So the old family head hastily bowed towards the part of the sky where Elder Liuling resided, “Thank you for the rewards, Supreme Elder!”
“No thanks needed, this is what you deserve. It wouldn’t be fair to let you waste an Immortal Talisman!”
Elder Liuling casually responded, then said, “Go on, leave quickly. This place is dangerous and not fit for you to stay any longer. Staying here any longer would put your life at risk!”
“Yes, yes, yes, this humble elder will leave now!”
Qin Guanbao dared not address himself as an old man in front of a Supreme Elder of the Sect.
Though he appeared elderly with white hair and a youthful face, his age of just over two hundred in the Cultivation World could only be considered junior.
He might be older than the young boys and girls who had just entered the Mountain Gate, but what difference did two hundred years make to Supreme Elders who had cultivated the Immortal Dao for tens of thousands of years?
Qin Guanbao evidently took Elder Liuling’s advice to heart, he waved his hand to store the Divine Corpse inside his Space Magical Treasure and without the slightest delay, once again set up his Light Escape and flew away rapidly into the distance.
During his escape, some Divines felt disgruntled by their companion’s death, and seeing such an insignificant Transcendent being like Qin Guanbao dare to snatch the corpse of their comrade, they became furious and prepared to unleash spells to kill him.
But Elder Liuling was present, and having already promised Qin Guanbao safe passage, she would not allow him to be harmed. With a simple wave of her hand, she intercepted the attack with a spell.
Then, with the help of her six powerful Lifebound Spiritual Beasts, she cast various powerful Immortal Techniques, forcing the remaining Divines to go on full defense, with no chance to deal with an insignificant person like Qin Guanbao.
These divine beings were both shocked and angry.
Tasked with coming here, they had believed that the combined efforts of so many divines would certainly make clear the situation of this realm. However, they did not expect that no sooner had they just passed through the world’s boundary barrier than they were attacked by a female powerhouse leading several monstrous beasts of formidable strength. Not only had they lost two companions in a very short time, but they were now at a direct disadvantage.
If that were all there was to it, it would have been bearable. With more time spent in battle, once they had become familiar with their opponent’s spell techniques, they might still find an opportunity to break through and report the situation here to the Main God.
Yet, not long after the individual who had snatched the Divine Corpse below had left, several powerful auras transmitted from the distant sky, followed rapidly by the approach of several powerhouses.
Moreover, these powerhouses did not come alone. Like the woman before them, they too controlled various powerful monsters. Before their own people could join the battlefield, these creatures had already pounced toward them.
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At the Beast Taming Sect, within the Mountain Gate.
Countless cultivators bustled to and fro, either transporting various resources or practicing various war formations. Swarms of spiritual beasts frequently flew across the sky, while the ground teemed with a multitude of beasts, forming various formations.
The entire Beast Taming Sect was abuzz with cultivators constantly coming and going, both inside and outside the Mountain Gate, resembling the time when they had originally set off to the Red Flame Demon Realm.
In fact, the Beast Taming Sect was indeed about to embark on a second expedition.
However, this time it was not initiated by them, but by another major sect from the East Domain, the Ghost Controlling Sect, which had taken the lead.
And unlike the last time, this expedition was not against a single world, but against three!
Following the Star Map, they discovered that on their plundering journey through the void toward a medium world, two small worlds frustratingly lay along their route. Though slightly off their intended path, the detour was not significant. After some discussion, they decided to simply conquer the two additional small worlds as well.
While the resources of a small world could not compare to those of a medium world, they were not negligible. After all, to capture such a world would still be a substantial gain for the Sect.
Across the vast cosmos filled with countless worlds, those inhabited by living beings are most commonly small worlds. They would frequently interact with these kinds of worlds in the future, not only the various sects of Biluo seeking resources to cultivate their disciples but also the super great forces would deploy forces to occupy many such small worlds.
Though top-level resources in these worlds were limited, the abundance of commonplace resources was more than enough to satisfy the cultivation needs of countless cultivators of lower and middle realms.
Hence, the entire Beast Taming Sect’s region of influence once again became a hive of activity.
Nowadays, the Sect’s strength had significantly increased, with not just a surge of Immortals among the high ranks but also Inner Sect Elders sprouting up like bamboo shoots after rain. Many Golden Core Cultivators had made significant progress in their cultivation over these years, reaching the Purple Mansion.
Not to mention the disciples below. Over the years, with an annual increase in recruitment, the number of the Sect’s lower-ranking disciples had grown by several times more than before, while the quantity of Inner Sect Disciples had increased tenfold.
Even those outer disciples who hadn’t been able to enter the Inner Sect had made significant strides in their cultivation.
This was the advantage of a major sect with abundant resources.
With a plethora of resources, the foundation of the Beast Taming Sect solidified at a visibly rapid rate. Should the younger generation grow up, the Sect’s heritage would be more than ten times stronger than before.
And individuals like Qin Feng and Li Miaozhen were merely the top representatives of the Sect. In addition to this batch of disciples who had participated in the Five Domains Alliance, more and more disciples were emerging among the younger generation, with talents burgeoning everywhere.
In the Ten Thousand Demons Cave Heaven, within Ning Wuxu’s Cave Mansion.
He sat above, with a grave expression, silent for a long time.
Below, Qin Feng, Zhao Qiankun, and Hao Shicheng were also sitting cross-legged on cushions, not speaking.
Ning Wuxu had only recently returned from the East Domain.
He had previously accompanied other Supreme Elders to the East Domain to discuss the expedition matters with the Ghost Controlling Sect.
The last expedition led by the Beast Taming Sect had been a complete victory, and not only did the middle and small Sects under them gain a lot, but the Ghost Controlling Sect and Five Poisons Sect, these two major sects, had risen to prominence as a result. Taking advantage of the opportunity before other sects, they significantly strengthened their sect foundations.
Luckily, they acted first; otherwise, once the other sects returned from their expeditions, they would not have had such a chance to benefit so greatly. These years, taking the opportunity of abundant resources, they recruited talented disciples aggressively.
Although they weren’t as wealthy or grew as rapidly as the Beast Taming Sect, the ancestors of these two sects were decisive. They bit the bullet and took out the sect’s many years of accumulated foundation to cultivate disciples, so in terms of the number of middle and lower-rank disciples, they were not much less than the Beast Taming Sect.
After all, resource base and wealth are things that, along with sect expeditions and a few conquered small worlds, accumulate a great deal of treasures, not to mention the medium worlds.
With a few worlds in hand, why worry about accumulating less foundation than the present in the future?
This is why this time, the expedition would not only see the forces sent by these major sects vastly outnumbering those from before but even the minor sects under them had bitten the bullet and dispatched most of their manpower.
The last expedition had brought them all sweet rewards, and naturally, they would not be as conservative as before.
Although doing so was fraught with dangers, and a failed expedition could lead to the loss of many of the sect’s cultivators, as the saying goes – with a taller figure supporting the fallen sky, what was there to fear?
Were the ancestors of these great sects of the Beast Taming Sect unaware of the dangers within, as if there was a real crisis, the ancestors would surely step forward, doing their utmost to reduce the risks of the expedition.
Of course, expeditions into the various void realms are fraught with many unknowns. Should they indeed encounter an unforeseen risk, such as a powerful being traveling through the void or a formidable existence hiding in the world they aimed to conquer, it would be something beyond their control.
What the Jue Tian Ancestor and Gui Ling Ancestor could do was to minimize the possibility of such risks as much as possible, and to achieve victory to the best of their ability, seeking a chance for the sect to develop!