Chapter 57 - 54: Hunting Down Mo Qianqian

The elders and disciples of the Yuling Sect present wore grave expressions. The Cloud Void Sect Master had led a large number of his sect’s elders and disciples here, bringing them under immense pressure.

"Sect Leader Mo, our Sect Master is currently in secluded cultivation," a white-haired elder said, frowning. "The fall of your Cloud Void Sect elder has nothing to do with our Yuling Sect. As for Elder Asura, he has not returned to the Yuling Sect."

"Hmph, is your Yuling Sect trying to hide Asura?" an elder of the Cloud Void Sect stepped forward and shouted angrily.

"Elder Asura is indeed not in our Yuling Sect," Mo Hao said in a deep voice.

"You expect us to believe that just because you said so?" A disciple of the Cloud Void Sect barked angrily, showing no respect to the Yuling Sect elder. "Does your Yuling Sect really think the Cloud Void Sect is easy to push around? Hand Asura over right now!"

The other elders and disciples of the Cloud Void Sect began to curse indignantly.

"Don’t push it, Cloud Void Sect!" Pei Hong retorted furiously.

"Push it? You caused the deaths of our Cloud Void Sect’s elder and disciple, yet you call us pushy? Today, you will hand him over whether you want to or not! Believe it or not, we will trample your Yuling Sect to the ground!" The Cloud Void Sect disciples bellowed in rage, speaking without the slightest restraint. Of course, this was authorized by their Sect Master.

"You wouldn’t dare!" Mu Zi, another genius of the Yuling Sect, said grimly. "Flattening our Yuling Sect? Forget about you lot—even if the great families of Central Earth came, they might not be able to pull it off!"

At this moment, a voice rang out as a powerful aura washed over the crowd. Everyone watched as the Yuling Sect Master swept in, bringing Shi Muyao and Shangguan Jing along, and landed at the forefront of the Yuling Sect group.

"Fifth Level of Tongyou Realm. You’ve broken through two levels?" Feeling that powerful aura, the Cloud Void Sect Master was startled, a grave expression appearing on his face. Even he was only at the Third Level of Tongyou Realm. In the few years they hadn’t seen each other, the Yuling Sect Master’s cultivation had reached the Fifth Level of Tongyou Realm! Two levels higher than him! Furthermore, she was only in her early thirties.

Hearing their Sect Master’s words, the people of the Cloud Void Sect were also greatly alarmed.

"I was lucky to break through." The Yuling Sect Master spoke in a cold tone. "Sect Leader Mo, Elder Asura is indeed not in the Yuling Sect.

"Moreover, the one who killed your elder was not Elder Asura, but someone else entirely.

"As for whether it was Elder Asura’s master, that is yet to be determined.

"If you want revenge, you can go find him. What are you doing coming to my Yuling Sect?"

The faces of the Cloud Void Sect members turned ugly. One of their elders said furiously, "Asura also personally killed our Cloud Void Sect genius, Cai Ye!"

"You captured my personal disciple, and I haven’t even settled the score with your Cloud Void Sect yet! Your Cloud Void Sect disciple abused a disciple of my Yuling Sect. What is wrong with Elder Asura killing him?" the Yuling Sect Master said in a deep voice.

"You!" The elder was momentarily at a loss for words. The Yuling Sect Master’s logic was indeed sound.

"Sect Leader Yu!" The Cloud Void Sect Master took a step forward, just about to speak, when an inaudible voice suddenly transmitted into his ears. "That old thing from the Yuling Sect is still alive. Retreat!"

The Cloud Void Sect Master’s expression drastically changed. By coming here this time, he had planned to strike against the Yuling Sect Master and use the momentum to destroy the Yuling Sect. However, the Yuling Sect Master’s sudden revelation of a Fifth Level of Tongyou Realm cultivation had caught him off guard. And behind the Yuling Sect Master, an even stronger person was still alive. That old thing was exactly the Yuling Sect Master’s master, the former master of the Yuling Sect! If they made a move, they would obviously suffer a massive loss.

"Capturing your disciple was a grudge between her and the Chen family; it has nothing to do with my Cloud Void Sect!" The Cloud Void Sect Master said, "Asura killed our Cloud Void Sect disciple, and the person behind Asura killed our Cloud Void Sect elder. Our Cloud Void Sect will absolutely not let this matter go!

"Shi Muyao, we will use the entire strength of our sect to kill Mo Qianqian first! The Qin family definitely won’t let Mo Qianqian off, either!

"Yu Ning, this isn’t over. Let’s go!"

The Cloud Void Sect Master flicked his robes and turned to walk down the mountain.

The entire Cloud Void Sect was a bit stunned. This time, many of them knew, more or less, what they had come here to do. Yet, their Sect Master was just leaving like this. However, considering the Yuling Sect Master’s cultivation breakthrough, their Sect Master naturally had a reason for ordering a retreat. The group glared fiercely at the Yuling Sect members before following him away.

Only then did the Yuling Sect members breathe a sigh of relief. Aside from their Sect Master, the opposition’s lineup was indeed far stronger than theirs.

"Qianqian..." Profound worry appeared on Shi Muyao’s face. The Cloud Void Sect was venting all their anger on Mo Qianqian. Using the strength of their entire sect against Mo Qianqian—he would be in grave danger.

The Yuling Sect Master saw through Shi Muyao’s thoughts and advised, "Going out there won’t help. Only by becoming stronger will you have a chance to help others.

"Don’t worry, he is very strong. Being on his own is clearly better than having you drag him down!"

"Yes!" Shi Muyao lowered her head. She clenched her fists, secretly swearing an oath in her heart. She absolutely had to become stronger.

She wondered how Elder Asura was doing now, feeling a pang of worry for him as well. However, just as her Sect Master had said, only by becoming stronger would she have the opportunity to help. Right now, she couldn’t do a thing!

...

Somewhere in the Ten Thousand Beasts Forest.

Inside the first layer space of the Ninefold Coffin.

Atop the dark red rocky island, Mo Qianqian had been enduring the agonizing sensation of his body being on the verge of exploding for two days. Finally, a powerful aura erupted from his body.

WHOOSH!

Mo Qianqian’s physical cultivation broke through from the First Realm Seventh Layer to the Eighth Layer. At this moment, his body was brimming with supreme yang and unyielding power! This power was immensely formidable. When it circulated, it felt as if his physical body was going to burst at the seams.

"To think that with such meager Sun Qi, you were actually able to absorb and refine it to achieve a breakthrough with merely a First Realm cultivation. I must say, you do have some talent."

At this moment, the middle-aged man clad in armor, with an arrow nailed through his heart, appeared in Mo Qianqian’s line of sight. His body was ethereal and fleeting, as if he wasn’t in the same space as him but rather stuck between two dimensions.

Hearing his words, Mo Qianqian was slightly taken aback. He wondered if absorbing this Sun Qi was supposed to be difficult. He felt like it wasn’t that hard at all. If he continued absorbing and refining it, he felt there was still hope for another breakthrough. Though the agonizing pain was certainly real.

"Senior, does this mean I’ve passed the test and can receive your inheritance?" Mo Qianqian asked tentatively. The man was going to kill him sooner or later anyway; he might as well learn it for free. He couldn’t care less about the other party’s ulterior motives.

"Naturally. However, someone is coming. It won’t be too late to impart it to you once you get to a place where no one else is around," the armored middle-aged man advised.

"Someone is coming?" Mo Qianqian frowned. "Senior, I’ve entered the Ninefold Coffin. Can they still discover me?"

"No," the armored middle-aged man said. "But when you enter the Ninefold Coffin, the coffin itself is exposed on the outside. Although it is hidden in the external space, there is still a possibility of it being detected by others.

"Once news of the Ninefold Coffin leaks out, you will face endless pursuit."

Mo Qianqian fell silent. Possessing a treasure was a crime in itself! It seemed this Ninefold Coffin was truly something extraordinary!

"Senior, do you know the cultivation level of the person coming?" Mo Qianqian immediately asked.