Chapter 214 - 144: How Long Did the Breakthrough Take? Probably Less Than 5 Months!

Chapter 214: Chapter 144: How Long Did the Breakthrough Take? Probably Less Than 5 Months!

When Mu Wan Ning and her group landed, dozens of figures immediately surrounded them.

"Junior Sister Wan Ning, are you all right?"

"Senior Brother, we’re fine. Our journey was a close call, but three elders stayed behind to cover our retreat. I don’t know if they managed to escape," Mu Wan Ning said to a young man. Then, she looked toward the main house to the side. "Senior Brother Zhang, is everyone here? How are Elder Song and the others?"

At her words, the Cultivators of the Cyan Mist Sect lowered their heads, their expressions rather grim.

A young girl spoke up. "Elder Song and Elder He were besieged by three experts in the Mortal Transformation Realm and suffered severe injuries."

"What did you say?"

Mu Wan Ning’s beautiful face instantly turned deathly pale. Two elders in the Mortal Transformation Realm being heavily injured was undoubtedly a bolt from the blue. The five of them said nothing more and immediately rushed toward the main house.

Jiang Hao stood silently to the side, unable to stop himself from looking over as well.

Inside the room, two elderly figures sat cross-legged on the floor, frantically healing their wounds. One of them was more severely injured; while forcefully repairing his injuries, he still had to suppress the blood constantly spilling from the corner of his mouth.

The meticulous Jiang Hao also noticed several identical boxes placed in the room, exactly the same as the ones Mu Wan Ning and her group carried. It seemed these Cultivators of the Cyan Mist Sect had split into several groups to flee. Only one of these boxes likely contained the so-called supreme treasure, while the rest were mostly decoys meant to confuse their pursuers.

"Elder Song? Elder He?" Mu Wan Ning whispered as soon as she entered the room, her beautiful eyes filled with worry.

Just then, the elder with lighter injuries finished his meditation and breath regulation. Dragging his injured body, he slowly opened his eyes.

"Wan Ning, you’re here? There’s no time to lose. Leave Fengming City at once and hurry back to Thousand Sects Island to avoid any further complications."

"But Elder Song, what about your injuries?"

"I can still hold on. But Brother He..."

Elder Song subconsciously looked at Elder He beside him.

Hearing this, the latter coughed up a mouthful of blood. After forcibly suppressing his injuries, he spoke with a weak breath, "I won’t die yet. Wan Ning, gather everyone and leave this place immediately. We have already been exposed."

"What?" Mu Wan Ning’s face instantly lost all color. Her eyes filled with worry as she asked, "Elder, will that work?"

They were still a full hundred thousand miles away from Thousand Sects Island. She worried that with the two elders’ current injuries, they simply couldn’t make it that far.

Another young man stepped forward, his breathing ragged. "Junior Sister Wan Ning, there’s no time. Elder He risked his life to temporarily trap those three using the Cyan Mist Array, buying us a little time, but it won’t last long. We have to leave immediately. If they catch up, we really won’t have a chance."

As he finished speaking, some Cyan Mist Sect Cultivators were already acting like startled birds, speaking incoherently.

"We can’t escape. We’re all going to die. No one is going back. They have three Great Powers of Transcendence, and we only have two. Moreover, both our elders are heavily injured. When those people catch up, it will be our time to die."

"Enough! All of you, shut up!"

While some panicked, others remained relatively calm and immediately scolded them.

The two elders stood up, though Elder He clearly staggered. Both of them were covered in wounds.

"Has He Zhong not returned yet?" Elder Song asked, his eyes full of anxiety.

As if hearing the elder’s question, a voice immediately rang out from the void.

"Elder, I have returned."

It was a young man. He landed in the courtyard, but his complexion was rather poor.

"Junior Brother He, did you find a Cultivator in the Mortal Transformation Realm willing to be hired?" a Cultivator immediately pressed.

However, the young man looked dispirited and couldn’t help but shake his head. "There was too little time. I couldn’t find anyone on such short notice."

A Great Power of Transcendence was not so easy to hire. It wasn’t just a matter of price. Hearing this, everyone’s faces turned ashen.

"It’s too late. If they track us to Fengming City, they can hire experts just as easily as we can. By then, our situation might be even worse. Order everyone to fly toward Thousand Sects Island with all their might. Even if we two old bones have to lay down our lives, we must deliver this item back to the Cyan Mist Sect."

The two elders exchanged a glance and both placed a pill in their mouths, ready to swallow it at any moment.

"A Blood Burning Pill?"

In the courtyard, Jiang Hao recognized the two pills at a glance. They were among the most vicious and ruthless Mystic Pills in the world. Once consumed, the pill would burn a Cultivator’s essence blood to forcibly sustain their life, restoring their combat power to its peak and ignoring all pain.

It seemed this group of Cyan Mist Sect Cultivators had truly been pushed to a dead end.

Inside the main house, listening to their conversation, Mu Wan Ning suddenly remembered something and spoke urgently. "Two elders, that’s right! On the way here, I spent thirty thousand Middle-grade Spirit Stones to hire a Great Power of Transcendence in the Mortal Transformation Realm. With his help, perhaps we can make it to the boundary marker of Thousand Sects Island."

As long as they passed the boundary marker, the enemy wouldn’t dare attack them, even if they had a hundred times the courage.

At her words, the dozens of Cultivators paused slightly, as if they had grasped a lifesaving straw.

The two elders looked even more agitated and immediately asked with joy, "Wan Ning, is what you say true?" They constantly looked outside. "Where is this Great Power now?"

Hearing this, Mu Wan Ning no longer hesitated and immediately looked toward the courtyard outside. "Elders, it is this Young Master Qin. Young Master Qin, these are the two elders of my Cyan Mist Sect."

Everyone followed her gaze, looking over in unison. However, upon seeing a young boy, all of them were dumbfounded on the spot. Everyone had been so incredibly anxious just a moment ago that they hadn’t even noticed the unfamiliar face accompanying Mu Wan Ning’s group.

Now, seeing that it was a youth, everyone wore looks of bewilderment. Even Elder Song and Elder He had confusion and incomprehension written all over their aged eyes.

"Wan Ning, are you saying that this... Young Master is... a Cultivator in the Mortal Transformation Realm?"

They all wondered how it could be possible. Such a young expert in the Mortal Transformation Realm was unheard of.

Mu Wan Ning nodded in response. "Elders, absolutely do not underestimate this Young Master. Although he is young, he has already stepped into the Mortal Transformation Realm. I saw it with my own eyes. With a single thought, the Young Master suppressed and killed dozens of Tribulation Cultivators in the Spirit Transformation Realm, including a mighty expert at Spirit Transformation Realm Perfection."

GASP!

A collective gasp escaped the crowd as everyone sucked in a breath of cold air.

To suppress and kill a Perfect Tribulation Cultivator with a single thought... that was undoubtedly the power of the Mortal Transformation Realm. Someone in the Mortal Transformation Realm at such a young age was extremely rare indeed.

However, while everyone was astonished, a peculiar gleam flashed through the eyes of the two elders. Although such a young Mortal Transformation Cultivator was astonishing, they feared his help might be a drop in the bucket.

Seeing the two older Cultivators looking at him, Jiang Hao didn’t put on airs. He bowed slightly and said, "I am Qin Fan. Greetings, two seniors."

"Thank you for your trouble, Young Master Qin."

Although Elder Song and Elder He felt helpless, they sequentially returned the greeting. On the Celestial Martial Continent, no matter the Earth Realm, the strong were always respected. Although the other party was of the younger generation, the mere fact that he had reached the Realm of Transcendence was enough to put him on equal footing with them.

"For Young Master Qin to have stepped into the Realm of Transcendence at such a young age is truly shocking," Song Changlin said subconsciously. His words not only carried a hint of astonishment but were also an attempt to determine if the youth truly possessed a Mortal Transformation cultivation base.

Jiang Hao smiled faintly in response. "I was just lucky to break through. You praise me too highly, Senior."

Confirming that the youth before him was indeed a Mortal Transformation Cultivator, Song Changlin continued his inquiry.

"Please forgive my rudeness, but may I ask, what stage of the Mortal Transformation Realm are you currently in, Young Master?"

"Early-stage Transcendence."

"And how much time has passed since you broke through to the Mortal Transformation Realm?"

"To tell you the truth, as of today, it has only been a little over four months since I stepped into the Mortal Transformation Realm. Not even five months."

Facing the other party’s questions, Jiang Hao answered each truthfully. Since he had taken this job, he needed to let his employers know where they stood.

However, upon hearing his words, a flash of disappointment crossed the eyes of Song Changlin and Elder He.

The terrifying disparities within the Mortal Transformation Realm were beyond description. Even among Cultivators who were both at Early-stage Transcendence, the difference in strength and combat power could be like night and day.

A Great Power of Transcendence who had just stepped into this realm was far from a match for an older expert at Early-stage Transcendence. If they encountered some absurdly strong Early-stage of Transcendent Realm Cultivators, being killed instantly wouldn’t even be a rare occurrence.

It was glaringly obvious. In the eyes of the two elders, this youth who had just joined the ranks of the Mortal Transformation Realm was only marginally better than cannon fodder.