Chapter 124: Each Displaying Divine Abilities
Chapter 124: Each Displaying Their Divine Abilities
"What method do you have?"
Facing Bi Feiyuan's proactive offer, Lü Yang didn't underestimate her. After experiencing the Refinement Secret Realm, he had learned never to look down on anyone.
Prejudice in people's hearts is a towering mountain.
Back then, the Yun Family Patriarch had capsized in a ditch precisely because he underestimated cultivators below Foundation Establishment, allowing Lü Yang to discover his existence.
Seeing Lü Yang's politeness, Bi Feiyuan naturally didn't dare to slack off and quickly replied, "The divine ability I cultivate can sense anyone who harbors lustful thoughts toward me and plant demonic thoughts in them from afar, causing them to suffer qi deviation... This ability can also be used to track enemies."
"...I can try as well."
On the other side, Daoist Jiaolong spoke in a muffled voice, "I implanted the nose of a Qi-sensing dog. Given time, I should be able to locate the Dao Court's gathering place."
"I need the aura of the Dao Court's cultivators."
Xu Xin also spoke up, "I have a curse-killing technique that can track along auras. Perhaps I can use it to find the location of the Dao Court's leader."
"...I have a magical treasure you can borrow."
Looking at Lü Yang, Chongming hesitated for a moment before whispering, "It was specially refined by my father to assist in calculating karma and heavenly secrets."
With that, he took out a circular disk.
The disk was engraved with the eight trigrams. As Lü Yang channeled his magic power into it, the disk immediately erupted with radiant spiritual light, and the trigrams rotated, faintly revealing infinite imagery.
Clearly, as true disciples of the Saint Sect, most had a few trump cards up their sleeves.
However, soon, the group fell into an eerie silence before shifting their gazes to Qin Tianhe, who stood awkwardly in the corner.
"Uh..."
Qin Tianhe pondered for a moment before slapping Guang Ming—who had been staring wide-eyed and silent—on the shoulder. "I can locate the Dao Court through him!"
Guang Ming was stunned. "Huh?"
But Qin Tianhe grew excited and continued, "The Void-Piercing Sky-Escape Crow Shuttle is my lifebound spiritual treasure. No matter how far apart we are, I can sense it."
At this point, Qin Tianhe felt his thoughts expanding. "As long as I hand it over to this bald donkey and let him return to meet the Dao Court's leader, once the leader appears before him, I can immediately lock onto the Dao Court's hiding place through the shuttle!"
Then, he glanced at Guang Ming again. "Of course, the premise is that this bald donkey is willing to cooperate."
"...Willing! Willing!" Guang Ming snapped out of his daze and hurriedly shouted, "As long as the exalted cultivator spares my life, I'll cooperate with anything!"
Lü Yang nodded upon seeing this. "Then let's all try our methods."
Soon, Guang Ming and Qin Tianhe departed.
The remaining true disciples of the Saint Sect silently found their own spots, gathering other sect disciples and setting up magical treasures and formations on the spot.
Because scouts at the front had already sent back news.
The Qi-Devouring Insects had appeared.
Their numbers were vast, uncountable. From afar, they looked like a black tidal wave, surging toward them in rolling torrents.
"Two objectives: while holding off these insects, either find the insect king controlling them or locate the hiding place of those Jiangdong rats."
"The rest will be left to the True Person."
Xu Xin spoke nonchalantly, "These bugs are quite formidable. Try to finish before I get killed... Oh, young master, it's dangerous here. Want to hide in the back?"
"Bullshit!"
Staring at the distant insect swarm, Chongming took a deep breath, casting aside the restraint of a second-generation cultivator, and cursed loudly, "If you can do it, why wouldn't I?"
Xu Xin burst into laughter.
Meanwhile, Daoist Jiaolong remained silent, transforming once more into a grotesque, flesh-twisted dragon-like creature, while Bi Feiyuan leaned against his dragon body to rest.
"Your body... truly beautiful. I really want to surpass you."
Bi Feiyuan patted Daoist Jiaolong's body, wiping her drool. "Say, do you want to dual cultivate with me? I'm quite experienced in surpassing humans."
"And you're so big—probably not easy to drain dry."
"We're practically a match made in heaven!"
Faced with Bi Feiyuan's bold proposal, Daoist Jiaolong calmly shook his dragon head. "Apologies, but you look too much like a human. I'm not interested."
Conversations like this quickly spread among the Saint Sect disciples. Everyone's tone was calm, and laughter occasionally erupted, as if no one took the boundless insect tide faintly visible in the distance seriously—until the swarm drew near, and the voices abruptly ceased.
Most of those who thrived in the Saint Sect were like this.
These demons had always bullied the weak and feared the strong. If you were a True Person, they'd grovel, but if you weren't even a True Person, why should they fear you?
Besides, there was a True Lord overseeing the battle outside!
Thus, after a brief pause, voices erupted again, converging into a single word:
"Kill!!!"
In an instant, beams of magical treasure light shot into the sky, countless divine abilities intertwined and erupted, colliding violently with the overwhelming tide of Qi-Devouring Insects!
At the forefront of the Saint Sect's formation, the Myriad Spirits Banner fluttered in the wind.
Then, countless banner spirits emerged—ghostly soldiers, Buddhist monks—significantly reducing casualties among the Saint Sect disciples.
High above, Lü Yang stood in the void.
The [Yama Palace] manifested behind him, reinforcing the banner spirits below with Foundation Establishment-level power, ensuring they could inflict some damage on the Qi-Devouring Insects.
From his vantage point, he could clearly observe the battle unfolding below—like a sturdy reef beneath towering waves, countless Qi-Devouring Insects surged forward relentlessly. The front lines were slaughtered by Saint Sect disciples, while those behind devoured the corpses of their fallen kin before continuing their charge.
"Heaven's Collapse."
Lü Yang raised his hand and struck at the moment the battle line was about to break. With a single finger pointed downward, tens of thousands of Qi-Devouring Insects were instantly crushed into dust.
Yet this was only temporary.
Like the ebb and flow of tides, the insects Lü Yang had destroyed merely regrouped before charging back with fearless determination.
"We can win!"
Watching the battlefront footage transmitted via the Qi-Devouring Insect King's spiritual sense projection, Wang Jinting clenched his fist excitedly, unable to suppress his exhilaration.
The terror of the Qi-Devouring Insects was undeniable. They multiplied endlessly by devouring spiritual energy—consuming a single living being could double or even triple their numbers. They were practically inexhaustible. The fact that the Primordial Saint Sect had withstood the first wave of attacks already exceeded his expectations.
Had it been the Dao Court, they would have been wiped out long ago.
"The only thing to be wary of is the Saint Sect's True Person... But as long as I avoid being located, this Dao-Seizing War can still be fought."
Wang Jinting wasn't foolish.
He knew full well that he—wielding the Fruit Position Treasure—and the Qi-Devouring Insect King—endowed with heavenly fate—were the decisive factors. Anyone else could die, but they could not.
Likewise, those demons would undoubtedly rack their brains to find him.
But Wang Jinting believed his preparations were thorough.
"With the [Universal Overview Map], I can instantly identify anyone approaching me. If anything seems amiss, I'll flee immediately..."
Just then, a messenger disciple hurried in.
"Senior Brother, a monk has survived by luck!"
"Oh?" Wang Jinting was taken aback. "Who?"
"He says his name is Guang Ming. He escaped from the battlefield against the Jiangbei demons and has critical intelligence regarding the Foundation Establishment True Person among them..."
Hearing this, Wang Jinting immediately stood up.
To be safe, he first checked the [Universal Overview Map], confirming that it was indeed a Buddhist cultivator and not a demon in disguise before sighing in relief.
The Pure Land and Dao Court were allies in this battle—they should still be trustworthy.
"I'll go meet him at once!"