Chapter 765 - 326: Awaiting Revival, Profound Celestial Sect Elder (Part 2)

Very few Practitioners went near there anymore.

Chu Lingguang had gone to check several times, but he never saw Yan Zhen and the others emerge. He was a little worried, afraid that Yan Zhen had met with danger.

But the Immortal King's Tomb was no ordinary place at this time.

He could no longer communicate with the undead spirits inside the tomb. With his current strength alone, he couldn't enter the Immortal King's Tomb at all. Thus, Chu Lingguang had no idea if Yan Zhen was dead or alive.

Because of this, he erected a stone monument outside the Stone Forest. On it, he inscribed the words he wanted to say to Yan Zhen, hoping that when Yan Zhen came out, he would see the message and know that he was cultivating at the Profound Celestial Sect.

"Chu."

"To the northeast, in the Mangrove Forest, three Inner Sect Disciples are in danger."

Suddenly, Jiang Ruhong's voice emerged from Chu Lingguang's Jade Scroll.

「Ten years later.」

Many things had happened in the Great Qin.

Although the Profound Celestial Sect and the Cyan Cloud Sect had suffered heavy losses, they ultimately survived.

Relying on his powerful Foundation Establishment Realm strength, Chu Lingguang had become an Elder of the Profound Celestial Sect and obtained several Core Formation-level cultivation Skills.

Before heading to the Mangrove Forest, Chu Lingguang couldn't resist checking his information panel.

Favor Points: 411

Divine Thought (5,633,298 / 6,000,000)

Five Elements Escape Technique (322,100 / 4,000,000)

(Remaining Lifespan: 2987 years)

As Chu Lingguang's cultivation reached the level of Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment, his lifespan had also been extended by about two thousand years.

In these ten years, thanks to Yang Rong, he had thrived in the Profound Celestial Sect like a fish in water, obtaining two of the sect's secret Skills.

Divine Thought, and the Five Elements Escape Technique.

Divine Thought was a Telekinesis cultivation Skill. Not only could it allow his Telekinesis to form powerful offensive and defensive capabilities, but it could also sense every rustle of leaves and blades of grass within a twenty-li radius.

It could even penetrate Restriction Arrays and probe the secrets of the Immortal King's Tomb.

Unfortunately, his Divine Thought had not yet reached Perfection, and Chu Lingguang's cultivation was still only at the Foundation Establishment Realm. If his Divine Thought value reached Perfection and his cultivation broke through Foundation Establishment to become a Core Formation cultivator...

...perhaps he could explore the Immortal King's Tomb again.

He might even be able to find a trace of Yan Zhen using his Divine Thought.

Of course, that was assuming Yan Zhen and the others were still inside the Immortal King's Tomb, and were currently safe and sound.

As for the Five Elements Escape Technique, it was an escape Skill, a Skill for sneak attacks, and furthermore, a Five Elements Technique. Ever-changing and versatile, it was a secret treasure of the Profound Celestial Sect.

If he hadn't become a Profound Celestial Sect Elder, and if he didn't have Yang Rong as his backer, Chu Lingguang would never have been able to cultivate the Five Elements Escape Technique.

Upon hearing Jiang Ruhong's voice from the Jade Scroll, his figure flickered.

He turned into a gust of wind, stroking the top of the forest canopy as he passed, and rushed swiftly toward the Mangrove Forest.

A moment later, a hurricane appeared over the Mangrove Forest. The hurricane swept up two Great Demons and tossed them outside the forest.

The hurricane slowly subsided, transforming into a human figure. This person was none other than Chu Lingguang.

"Elder Chu."

The rescued Inner Sect Disciples bowed to Chu Lingguang in salute.

"Are you all right?"

Chu Lingguang said lightly.

"It's all thanks to Elder Chu's timely arrival."

"Thank you for saving us, Elder Chu."

The disciples spoke one after another, thanking Chu Lingguang together.

"There are two Foundation Establishment Demon Kings in the Mangrove Forest. You can't handle them."

Chu Lingguang's Divine Thought could cover a radius of twenty li.

He sensed two powerful auras approaching from within the Mangrove Forest.

"Then we'll take our leave."

"Thank you again for saving us, Elder Chu."

After bowing once more, the few Inner Sect Disciples followed Chu Lingguang's directions and left the Mangrove Forest.

RUSTLE!

Chu Lingguang heard a harsh rustling sound—the noise of a behemoth slithering rapidly across the ground.

A moment later, a Blood Python over two hundred meters long appeared in Chu Lingguang's line of sight.

"ROAR!"

At the same time, a Violent Mad Ox Demon charged from behind. Lightning crackled between its horns, creating a blinding gleam as it rammed toward Chu Lingguang's back at top speed.

As it ran, the lightning energy on its horns gathered power. Simultaneously, the horns themselves burst forth with a black-gold luster, as if they had been tempered by thunder, able to easily pierce the flesh of a Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator and even threaten the defenses of a Core Formation cultivator.

SHHHRIIIP!

The Blood Python also shot toward Chu Lingguang, flicking out its foul-smelling, sharp tongue. It wanted to coil around Chu Lingguang's body and swallow him whole.

The Blood Python was a Great Demon.

Its tongue was sharp and highly venomous. Furthermore, its scale armor's defense was astonishing; ordinary Flying Swords infused with Spiritual Power couldn't pierce it at all. Most importantly, its speed was comparable to Lightning.

Despite its massive body, a single casual sweep of its tail could overwhelm a group of Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators.

BUZZ!

But just then, a visible, arc-shaped glow erupted from Chu Lingguang's body, forming a transparent curtain of light.

It was Telekinesis.

The power of Chu Lingguang's Divine Thought.

BANG!

The Violent Mad Ox's horns slammed into the arc-shaped glow. The horns failed to break through the Telekinesis Barrier, and the lightning on them was even swallowed by it. The massive beast was sent flying backward.

The Blood Python's cavernous mouth bit down on the Divine Thought light screen, like an ordinary person biting down on a rock, and it shrieked in heart-rending pain.

Its head thrashed about on the ground.

BANG!

But before the Blood Python could react further, it saw the Violent Mad Ox smashing down toward its head.

It was being controlled by Chu Lingguang's Telekinesis.

BOOM!

The ox and the python both twitched on the ground.

The Violent Mad Ox's horns cracked and shattered. The Blood Python's head was battered and bleeding, large patches of its scale armor sloughing off. Its massive body thrashed on the ground, flattening a large swath of the Mangrove Forest. Finally, its body shrank from over two hundred meters to just over ten, transforming into a streak of red light and quickly vanishing from Chu Lingguang's sight.

The Violent Mad Ox also abandoned its horns and fled.

They were both Foundation Establishment Great Demons, the strongest Demon Kings in the Mangrove Forest. The two Demon Kings usually kept to themselves, not interfering in each other's affairs, and had divided the Mangrove Forest between them.

Today, they had joined forces only to deal with Chu Lingguang.

This was because among the Demon Beasts Chu Lingguang had just swept away using the Five Elements Escape Technique's Wind Rune Technique, there were underlings of both the Blood Python and the Violent Mad Ox.

That was why the two great Demon Kings had made a rare joint move.

In the end, they kicked an iron plate and were defeated by a single strike of Chu Lingguang's Divine Thought.

'My Telekinesis has already reached the seventh rank. Through the Divine Thought cultivation technique, my Telekinesis has truly transformed into Divine Thought. Even an Earth Dao Foundation Establishment cultivator couldn't block a single attack from my Divine Thought.'

'Although I'm not a Core Formation cultivator yet.'

'But relying on the rank of my Telekinesis, the power of my Divine Thought, and the Five Elements Escape Technique, unless I encounter an expert of the same tier, even a few more Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators would be no match for me.'

Chu Lingguang muttered to himself.

In these ten years, his cultivation had grown daily.

Although he had yet to become a Core Formation cultivator, his Telekinesis was constantly increasing.

Yang Rong had told him that as long as he cultivated his Divine Thought to Perfection, he could begin practicing Alchemy and become an Alchemy Master.

As an Alchemy Master whose Telekinesis had reached the seventh rank, the Elixir Pills he refined would be anything but simple.

Chu Lingguang eagerly awaited that day.

"Successfully saved the lives of three Inner Sect Disciples, Zhang Chong, Ma Chao, and Liu Bei. Obtained 133,213 Favor Points."

As Chu Lingguang was leaving the Mangrove Forest, a line of text appeared before him.

This time, the disciples of the Profound Celestial Sect were training in the Ancient Perilous Land, and as a Sect Elder, he was responsible for ensuring everyone's safety. Unwittingly, he had saved group after group of people and gained a great deal of Favor Points.

Unfortunately, as he saved more and more people—all disciples from the same sect—many began to take Chu Lingguang's rescues for granted, and the rate at which he gained Favor Points began to change.

Therefore, in the following days, although Chu Lingguang always arrived on the scene at the first possible moment, he wouldn't rush to intervene. He would wait until the disciples were at their limit, feeling the depths of despair, before finally using his Five Elements Escape Technique to save their lives from the gaping maw of a Demon Beast Nest Plate.

Slowly, the growth of his Favor Points started to become substantial again.

As he wandered through the Ancient Perilous Land, he unknowingly arrived at Taihu.

Legend said there was a Spirit Stone Vein at the bottom of Taihu, making the Spiritual Power here rich and a prime location for cultivation. Unfortunately, Demon Beasts also favored this place, so it was extremely dangerous. Without great strength, no one dared to establish a cave residence here, as they would easily be targeted by the beasts.

Suddenly, on the shore of Taihu, Chu Lingguang saw a familiar figure fighting a Water Demon from the lake. The person was standing on land but was being suppressed by the Water Demon's Magic Techniques.

"The Seventh Prince!"

Chu Lingguang's expression froze. That person was actually the Seventh Prince.

He knew the Seventh Prince had joined the Cyan Cloud Sect with Yun Hong and Qin Yu. He had been in the Great Qin for a long time and had even met Qin Yu, but he had never managed to see the Seventh Prince.

Now, he had finally encountered him in the Ancient Perilous Land.