Chapter 1461 - 663: Heaven’s Punishment!
Chapter 1461: Chapter 663: Heaven’s Punishment!
"The first to attain sainthood among the Eight Saints was the Cloud Saint."
"Afterwards, there was a long gap."
"Then the Qing Saint appeared, soaring all the way upward, suppressing the geniuses of his generation, and with an invincible momentum seized the spiritual objects of heaven and earth, eventually achieving sainthood!"
"It’s even rumored that the Cloud Saint, out of fear, attempted to obstruct him at the time!"
"Actually, the Spirit Saint came after the Killing Saint."
The Artifact Saint recalled.
"There’s another rumor, saying the Spirit Saint is the disciple of the Cloud Saint, but whether it’s true or false, neither of them has ever responded, and as time went on, people forgot about it."
He suddenly remembered.
If it weren’t for Chen Xuan’s sudden inquiry about the Three Saints, he would’ve long forgotten.
"Master... disciple..."
"Did the Cloud Saint intervene?"
Chen Xuan muttered to himself, "What happened to Qing Saint and Cloud Saint’s relationship afterwards?"
"I don’t know!"
The Artifact Saint shook his head, "The connection between the Upper Three Saints is very secretive, and they hardly communicate with us."
After all, the difference in status and strength is too great.
Among the five of them, only the Killing Saint and he had a slightly better relationship, but even then, the contact was not much, as for the Flower Saint, the only woman, she always kept to herself.
As for the Daoist Saint and the Ten Thousand Saints, he regarded them as beneath him, let alone the Upper Three Saints.
...
Next, the Artifact Saint carefully explained everything about the flying vessel to Chen Xuan.
Within a short time, he genuinely learned a great deal.
Though the Artifact Saint’s strength was mediocre, in the field of artifact refining and arrays, he was indeed unique, no wonder the Upper Three Saints sought him out.
Moreover, only he could accomplish it.
Very soon!
A half-month passed.
At noon, the skies changed color, an unrivaled pressure appeared out of nowhere.
"It’s here!"
The Artifact Saint trembled all over, looking up to the sky, and moments later a figure slowly emerged.
The Spirit Saint.
Garbed in a blue robe, with long hair tied up, hands behind his back, youthful appearance emitting an aura of arrogance.
"Greetings, Spirit Saint."
The Artifact Saint was the first to speak up, giving a slight nod towards him.
"Hmm!"
The Spirit Saint replied curtly, expressionless as he walked step by step from above.
"How is it?"
He looked at the Artifact Saint and asked.
"This time, I’ve added five core nodes to the flying vessel’s array," the Artifact Saint answered honestly.
"Not bad!"
The Spirit Saint’s face showed less coldness.
"These are the souls of the Emperor Realm from the Eight Desolates Palace and Liuyun Mountain, several hundred, though purer compared to those of the loose cultivators, should supplement quite a few core nodes."
With those words!
A black bottle appeared, and then floated into the Artifact Saint’s hand.
He looked at the bottle in his hand, "Still far from enough!"
"You don’t need to worry about this, just focus on crafting the flying vessel, I’ll find ways to handle the rest."
"Hehe!"
The Artifact Saint chuckled, saying no more.
Meanwhile, behind the flying vessel, a bare-chested man was sweating profusely, but his attention was constantly focused on the two saints.
"Spirit Saint!"
"Not weak in strength!"
This was Chen Xuan in disguise, he just wanted to take a good look at the Spirit Saint before deciding whether to make a move.
Also, to verify his suspicions.
At this moment, both the Spirit Saint and the Artifact Saint had stepped onto the flying vessel.
The Cloud Saint’s gaze swept across various parts of the flying vessel, finally nodding in satisfaction, a smile finally appearing on his face, "Well done, Artifact Saint."
"It’s my duty."
Though feeling a bit aggrieved, he still forced a smile facing him.
"Must accelerate!"
"The main body of the flying vessel needs to be completed quickly, time is limited, and we must venture beyond the world to see if it can withstand the external pressure."
The outside world is unpredictable.
Must conduct test flights for some time.
This period cannot be short, at least over ten thousand years.
Otherwise, if problems arise, it will be difficult even for them to survive.
"A thousand years!"
"This...."
Upon hearing this, the Artifact Saint’s face changed drastically, completing the main body within a thousand years, how is this possible?
"This is what the three of us have decided."
"Not enough manpower, recruit more!"
"Lack anything, just say so!"
"Our sole demand is that the work must be completed within a thousand years, no negotiations!"
The Spirit Saint’s tone left no room for the slightest rebuttal.
"But to complete the flying vessel’s main body... at least activating the core, which requires top-tier spiritual objects!"
Finishing the vessel isn’t enough.
Many arrays inside require the core to provide energy, otherwise, no one knows whether it will work.
"It won’t be long before the Lower Domain is opened up, by then a top spiritual object will be delivered, rest assured."
The Spirit Saint came hastily and departed just as quickly.
Chen Xuan then came to the Artifact Saint.
"In such a rush?"
He frowned, also, the Three Saints weren’t aware of his existence, and the Five Saints had no inkling of the current situation.
Seems like the New World Tree completely concealed him.
"Alas!"
The Artifact Saint sighed, "This is truly driving me to exhaustion."
But he was more curious why Chen Xuan didn’t take action against the Spirit Saint.
After all, it was an excellent opportunity.
"Not as simple as you think." Chen Xuan knew what he was pondering, but it wasn’t easy to act.
If his suspicion proved true, then it would be troublesome.
...
Eight Desolates Palace and Liuyun Mountain.
The top ten forces in the Upper Domain were completely annihilated.
The Spirit Saint descended, indiscriminately plundering everyone above Emperor Realm.
Now the two sects are almost hollow shells.
This event swiftly spread throughout the Upper Domain, causing anxiety among sects large and small.
Even disciples from the sects of the Lower Five Saints were filled with fear.
After all, it was the Spirit Saint.
Some in the Emperor Realm even had thoughts of leaving their sects, hiding away.
And just then.
The Spirit Sect was suddenly struck by divine retribution, the Spirit Saint was punished by the Heavenly Dao, seriously injured, his fate unknown.