495: Tid Challenge
This attack was finally blocked. But whether it was Qingyu who initially faced it, Jiang Mo who offered assistance, or Zhu Baiyi who arrived just in ti to finish things off, all of them could feel how formidable this strike was.
However, its formidable nature wasn't what concerned them most—what was most concerning was that this was rely a casual strike from the attacker.
Qingyu and Zhu Baiyi had cultivated for hundreds of years and knew how to assess situations. With a single glance, they recognized that they likely weren't a match for their opponent. Therefore, after blocking this attack, the two unhesitatingly chose to retreat: "Let's go!"
This stern shout reached everyone's ears. Though the two weren't the appointed leaders, they were undoubtedly among those with the highest cultivation present. Thus, when they gave the order, those who had been entangled in battle with the Celestial Demon Sect imdiately found ways to disengage, rapidly retreating. As the ones who had issued the order, Peak Master Qingyu and Sect Leader Zhu Baiyi moved with even greater speed, swiftly fleeing toward the distance.
The Celestial Demon Sect mbers had been inexplicably targeted in their own territory, and important figures had been disturbed, leaving them filled with rage. Seeing the Xuanqing Sect group attempting to escape, they naturally employed various thods without hesitation, intending to detain them.
Dozens of attacks swept toward them, but fortunately, Qingyu and Zhu Baiyi had fled quickly at first and then fallen to the rear to cover the retreat.
The two joined forces, barely withstanding this wave of attacks, only to look up and see another concentrated mass of demonic energy rushing toward them.
Seeing this, Zhu Baiyi imdiately pulled the heavily depleted Qingyu behind her, while simultaneously launching an attack with her other hand, both striking and blocking. However, the demonic energy was extrely domineering, and despite Zhu Baiyi's profound cultivation, she found it extrely taxing to deal with.
Just as the two were about to face difficulty, the usually exceptionally low-profile Buddha Sect Elder stepped in at the critical mont. With a raise of his hand, he threw out a purple-gold alms bowl. This alms bowl was clearly no ordinary object—rich with Buddhist light surrounding it, it inherently possessed the ability to suppress evil spirits. Now facing this demonic energy, though it might not last long, its golden light erupted brilliantly, successfully blocking the demonic energy.
"Quickly, go!" The Buddha Sect Elder gave the two a push, and Qingyu and Zhu Baiyi didn't insist on staying.
Though the Buddha Sect Elder remained to cover their retreat, he had no intention of sacrificing himself. Seeing that Qingyu and the others had escaped, and that the Buddhist light on the purple-gold alms bowl was growing increasingly faint, he decisively ford a Buddhist seal, causing this treasure he had nurtured for many years to self-destruct.
Another thunderous "boom" erupted, and the intense golden light released by the self-destructing Buddhist treasure dazzled everyone's eyes. By the ti the Celestial Demon Sect mbers broke through the golden light and attempted to pursue and kill them, they discovered that the Xuanqing Sect group had long since made their escape.
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Jiang Mo had always considered herself quite powerful. Since reaching the Fusion stage of cultivation, while she might not strut through the cultivation world unchallenged, she could go almost anywhere and do almost anything without hindrance. Even when facing danger, she could turn calamity into good fortune.
However, though they had escaped from the demon race mber's clutches this ti, that brief exchange had given her a genuine sense of mortal peril.
The group fled directly from Xuanqing City. The Celestial Demon Sect mbers probably assud they would return to the Xuanqing Sect, where under siege they would eventually be captured in one fell swoop, so they didn't pursue relentlessly. Nevertheless, the group continued to flee in disarray and caution, with only Jiang Mo remaining distracted throughout the journey.
Yun Qingyue took Jiang Mo's hand, her face showing concern: "What's wrong, are you injured?"
This grasp brought Jiang Mo back to her senses, but unlike in the past, when just seeing her senior sister by her side would make her foolishly happy, she shook her head, her lips slightly pressed together, her expression unusually serious: "I'm not injured, I just... feel a bit frightened in retrospect."
Hearing this, Yun Qingyue knew what Jiang Mo was afraid of. At the ti, she had been too far away to help, but she had seen how formidable that demonic energy was. Jiang Mo had experienced smooth sailing for years, and it was understandable that she would feel afraid when encountering such a powerful opponent. However, while fear was natural, it absolutely couldn't beco a heart demon, or the consequences would be unimaginable.
Thinking this, she released Jiang Mo's hand and instead squeezed the back of her neck: "There's nothing to fear. If we can't defeat them today, we'll train hard and face them again in the future."
Perhaps influenced by her original form, Jiang Mo's nape was sowhat sensitive. When her senior sister squeezed it, she first tensed up, then relaxed uncontrollably. She even felt a certain fondness for the sensation of her senior sister's slightly cool hand on the back of her neck, and unconsciously, her tense mood also relaxed. However, she still muttered: "But we're running out of ti."
Yun Qingyue's heart skipped a beat, but her hand gave Jiang Mo's nape another squeeze: "There will always be a way."
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At present, the demon race had already gained montum, and the final battle was approaching.
Ti was pressing, and Yun Qingyue's words to Jiang Mo seed more like simple consolation. Or perhaps, as soone barely over a hundred years old, how events unfolded should naturally be the responsibility of the senior figures; it wasn't yet their turn to take the lead.
At this point, her senior sister could only comfort the little tiger, but what Jiang Mo needed now wasn't just comfort—having lived two lives, she hadn't wasted her previous life, and having been given a second chance, she naturally valued her life. Beyond her own life, in this lifeti she had gained people she wanted to protect, so even if just for Yun Qingyue's sake, she wanted to beco stronger.
In this regard, neither her senior sister nor the Xuanqing Sect could help her, but the system could!
The long-silent system suddenly ca online at this mont, and the little stutterer spoke without stuttering: "Ding, detecting host's strong desire to beco stronger, system will initiate a tid mission. Does host accept? (Yes/No)."
Hearing this tone, Jiang Mo knew it was definitely a mission issued by the main system. Although her enthusiasm for completing missions had repeatedly diminished due to becoming increasingly poor from the main missions, this tid mission was clearly ant to help her beco stronger. Thus, whether she earned points or not beca unimportant—what mattered was how much experience and combat power she could gain!
With this in mind, Jiang Mo didn't dare delay at all and imdiately checked the mission details. Upon opening them, her gaze first fell on the mission rewards section, noting that the experience and combat power values listed were substantial, before examining the specific mission requirents.
This was a tid mission specially opened for Jiang Mo by the main system, aid at making her stronger, with the mission content being challenge matches. Friendly matches offered few rewards, while challenges provided generous rewards, with unlimited attempts within a one-month ti limit.
Challenging opponents with levels lower than hers would yield no rewards, win or lose. Challenging opponents of the sa level would reward 500 experience points and 50 combat power points for each victory, while losses would yield only 50 experience points. When challenging opponents of higher levels, each additional level would increase the rewards by 33.3%, with no upper limit.
After reading the rules, Jiang Mo's eyes imdiately brightened, and she asked the system: "System, can I repeatedly challenge the sa person?"
Having been with Jiang Mo since its creation, the system knew exactly what she was thinking—she wanted to exploit a loophole. Truthfully, the system didn't mind letting the host exploit loopholes to level up, especially since the big boss had already appeared, and the host's current level was completely inadequate, which was why this tid mission existed in the first place. But the main system had just issued this mission and might still be monitoring, and if it detected the system giving the host an advantage, a complete overhaul would be imminent.
Considering its own survival, the system ultimately didn't dare openly favor the host. It hesitated for a mont, and finally, under the mission conditions that weren't explicitly defined, gave the host the most favorable treatnt it could: "Yes. But one person, one day, can only be repeatedly, challenged once."
This was the greatest concession the system could offer after careful consideration, or it might invite questioning from the main system.
Jiang Mo understood that the little system, having been with her for so long, was indeed biased toward her. She had rely been testing, and this answer was already an unexpected delight.
She had no complaints and imdiately accepted the mission, then began calculating in her mind how many people in the Xuanqing Sect currently had higher cultivation than her and could be challenged—truthfully, this tid challenge mission was quite good, and the rewards were substantial, but now that her level was high, the number of people she could challenge had correspondingly decreased. Otherwise, she wouldn't need to repeatedly target the sa few people.
Jiang Mo ntally counted and finally realized that although her cultivation was high, the Xuanqing Sect was a major sect after all, and there should be quite a few cultivators with levels equal to or slightly higher than hers. By targeting one round of people each day, her gains should be considerable.
The little tiger's mood imdiately improved, her brows and eyes relaxing, with no trace of her previous distracted state.
Yun Qingyue was always attentive to her, so she was the first to notice Jiang Mo's mood change. However, Jiang Mo's emotions had shifted so rapidly that she couldn't make sense of it: "What is it? Why are you suddenly happy?"
Naturally, Jiang Mo couldn't tell her senior sister about the system mission. Her eyes curved in a smile as she said: "Nothing. I just suddenly discovered a thod to beco stronger, so I'm happy."
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