Chapter 95: Chapter 86: Luo Qingcheng’s Mother
In a silent cave, the morning sun, having just risen in the east, slanted in and chased away the darkness, revealing the figure of a young man.
"Huuu..."
After an unknown amount of ti, the young man exhaled and slowly rose to his feet.
’I thought eight Demon Cores from the Peak of Gang Formation Realm would be enough to get
to the Peak of Armor Realm in one go. It seems I really underestimated the Qi Sea transford by the Naless Technique!’
The young man gave a bitter smile as he looked at the Demon Cores on the ground, which had turned to dust.
This was none other than Nie Yun, who had set out to find the Demon Cores the previous night. Using the location of the first altar, he had quickly deduced the specific positions of the other two. He had gathered all the Demon Cores less than two hours after leaving the altar.
The energy contained within eight Demon Cores from the Peak of Gang Formation Realm far surpassed that of an ordinary Peak Powerhouse of Armor Realm. Nie Yun had assud that by absorbing all of them, he would smoothly break through to the Peak of Armor Realm. To his dismay, however, he discovered that his Qi Sea, transford by the Naless Technique, had a simply enormous capacity for energy. After absorbing all eight Demon Cores, not only did he fail to reach the Peak of Armor Realm, but he hadn’t even reached the late or mid-stages. He was rely at the Peak of the Early-Stage Armor Realm!
’Eight Demon Cores only got
to the Peak of Early-Stage Armor Realm. To reach the Late-Stage Peak, it seems even another twenty wouldn’t be enough!’
’This is insane!’
’Although I didn’t reach the Late-Stage Peak of the Armor Realm, my strength has more than doubled. If I were to use the Great Rock-Splitting Palm now, a single strike could definitely unleash the force of Two Elephant Power!’
Feeling the power surging within him, ready to erupt, Nie Yun gained a clear sense of his own strength.
Although his Realm had not reached his expectations, his combat prowess had undergone a world-shaking change. If he were to use the Great Rock-Splitting Palm again, his strength would surely double, reaching Two Elephant Power!
’An Early-Stage Qi Sect Powerhouse possesses One Elephant Power, while a Mid-Stage powerhouse possesses Two. This ans that if I use the Great Rock-Splitting Palm, I can clash head-on with a Mid-Stage Qi Sect expert without being at a disadvantage! However, that’s only on the condition that this Qi Sect Powerhouse’s Martial Arts are inferior to the Great Rock-Splitting Palm!’
’Of course, the chances of that are slim. Anyone who reaches the Qi Sect Realm is qualified to beco a Sealed King, and the Divine Wind Empire directly bestows upon them a set of Royal Family-level Martial Arts!’
Even so, this proved that Nie Yun now possessed the strength to contend with a Qi Sect expert, unlike other Armor Realm powerhouses who were no different from ants before soone of the Qi Sect Realm.
’I’ve been cultivating all night. Ti to head to the City Lord’s Mansion and see what’s going on!’
After stretching his limbs, Nie Yun leaped out of the cave. With a light tap of his toes, he flickered forward, covering a hundred ters in just a few flashes.
’If my guess from last night was right, this altar was targeting the City Lord’s Mansion. In that case, the Demons who set it up must have been killed by the City Lord long ago. Otherwise, there’s no way this place would be completely devoid of Demons!’
SWOOSH! SWOOSH!
With his power doubled, Nie Yun’s speed had also taken a qualitative leap. Although he still couldn’t match the speed of Xiaohu, who was at the Peak of Qi Sect, he wasn’t much slower! As he flew across the sky, the people of Luoshui City only heard the whistling wind; they couldn’t even glimpse his shadow, let alone figure out who he was.
He raced all the way to the City Lord’s Mansion, arriving in no ti.
After having a guard announce his arrival, Nie Yun walked straight inside.
Just as he entered the courtyard, City Lord Luoo Zhanhao ca to welco him personally. Since receiving the thod to advance to the Qi Sect Realm, he had begun cultivating, going without sleep for two days and two nights straight. Although he had not yet reached the Qi Sect Realm, his strength at the Peak of the Armor Realm had been further consolidated, and he was considerably stronger than he had been two days prior!
"Congratulations on your great progress in Cultivation, City Lord. You’ll be advancing to the Qi Sect Realm any day now!" Nie Yun said with a chuckle.
"I may have the thod you gave , but reaching the Qi Sect Realm is incredibly difficult. It’s not that easy to achieve!" Luoo Zhanhao shook his head and beckoned. "Let’s go inside!"
To beco a First Generation Grandmaster, even if one understood the principle of embracing all things like a hundred rivers flowing into the sea, one could not succeed without the bearing of an expert, the enlightennt of a Grandmaster, and a "way" of one’s own.
It was like how the Sweeping Monk was certainly far stronger than Zhang Sanfeng in terms of raw power, but he was at most a preeminent expert, not a Grandmaster!
Once the two were seated inside, Luoo Zhanhao eagerly asked, "Have you figured out where the Luoo Qu Tomb is?"
"Yes. We can set out whenever you’re ready," Nie Yun said with a nod, having expected the question.
"Good! Excellent! I’ve waited ten long years for this day!" Hearing that they could leave at any ti, Luoo Zhanhao shot to his feet, his fists clenched and his eyes turning red.
"City Lord, what is it...?" Nie Yun was taken aback, seeing him lose his usual composure.
"Forgive , I lost my composure." Luoo Zhanhao took a deep breath to calm himself, and his steady deanor returned. He gave a small, self-deprecating laugh.
’Ten years?’
’Wasn’t that when he sent Luoqing City to the Baihua Sect? And those altars outside the city... they were set up around ten years ago, too. Could the two really be connected?’
After a mont’s hesitation, Nie Yun decided to ask. When fighting the Demon Race, one had to know their strength in advance. ’If the Demons who built the altars are the sa ones who will attack Luoshui City, I can prepare counterasures ahead of ti as long as I can figure out which branch they belong to.’
The Demon Race has 108,000 branches, and each branch possesses completely different abilities and Secret Techniques!
’So many things have changed in this lifeti because of my presence. I’m afraid even the Demon Race’s invasion will be different from what I rember!’
"City Lord, it’s like this. Last night, I discovered a strange cave outside the city. Inside was an altar set up by Demons using the Three Spirits Profound Sky Dragon Slaying Sacrifice Technique..."
As he spoke, Nie Yun discreetly observed Luoo Zhanhao and, just as he’d expected, saw the man’s face turn pale.
"The Three Spirits Profound Sky Dragon Slaying Sacrifice Technique... Ni Chang... Ni Chang... I failed to protect you. It’s all my fault..."
Hearing the young man’s words, City Lord Luoo Zhanhao’s thoughts seed to drift back ten years. His entire body trembled slightly, and his eyes filled with profound remorse.
"City Lord, what exactly happened? Can you tell ?" Seeing that the City Lord knew of the matter and his pained reaction, Nie Yun couldn’t help but ask.
"Tell you about it? ...Alright. It happened over ten years ago..."
After a mont of hesitation, Luoo Zhanhao recounted what had happened.
It turned out the situation was much as Nie Yun had guessed. The Demon Race had a map to the Luoo Qu Tomb, but they were unable to open the tomb’s entrance due to their bloodline. Unaware of this, they assud Luoo Zhanhao held the key to opening the tomb and tried to force him to hand it over.
To force him to submit, the Demon Race had laid this Grand Array, hoping to bring about the ruin of the City Lord’s Mansion. Luoo Zhanhao remained unaware of it, but his wife, Ni Chang, discovered their plot. Ni Chang was a hero in her own right; using so unknown thod, she single-handedly held back the so-called curse of the Demon Race. By the ti Luoo Zhanhao found out, it was already too late.
The curse was being cast by three Demon powerhouses at the Peak of the Armor Realm. Fearing her husband’s chances of survival would be slim if he fought them, Ni Chang willingly endured the Demon Race’s curse herself. This was because once a curse is successfully cast, its casters enter a period of weakness, and killing them at that point would be completely without risk.
Understanding his wife’s well-intentioned sacrifice, Luoo Zhanhao was overco with grief. That very night, he hunted down and killed the three Peak Armor Realm Demons while they were in their weakened state. But when he returned to the City Lord’s Mansion, his wife had already passed away. She was gone.
It was for this very reason that Luoo Zhanhao knew the Demon Race would continue to search for the Luoo Qu Tomb. If his daughter, Luoqing City, remained by his side, she would sooner or later fall victim to them. That was why, with a heavy heart, he had sent her away to the Baihua Sect.
"City Lord Luoo, since your wife was willing to die for you, she would have wanted to see you full of heroic spirit, not wallowing in despair. You must let it go. Only by living on can you kill more Demons and avenge her!"
Hearing his story, Nie Yun’s own mories seed to drift back to his past life, and he let out a sigh.
"Live on, kill the Demon Race, and avenge Ni Chang..." Hearing the young man’s words, Luoo Zhanhao closed his eyes, repeating the phrase as if in a trance. Suddenly, it was as if he’d had an epiphany. A profound and powerful Qi Sect aura erupted from his body!
Prompted by Nie Yun’s simple words of comfort, he had experienced a sudden enlightennt and broken through to the Qi Sect Realm!
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