Chapter 541 - 540: A Perfect Escape

Chapter 541: Chapter 540: A Perfect Escape

「Outside the Spiritual Control Sect」

The Ximen Couple saw the mountain peak suddenly begin to shake.

Then, a furious roar echoed from within the peak.

After the roar, the mountain began to disintegrate.

Everything was converging toward the summit.

A tremendous aura instantly spread out.

Sect Leader Ximen’s brow furrowed.

He immediately retreated with his wife and the gate-keeping Spirit Beast.

But the further he retreated, the more shocked he became. The aura carried a terrifying pressure, a pressure that stemmed from Cultivation.

This meant that the Cultivation of the aura’s owner far surpassed his own.

’Is a great calamity about to befall the Spiritual Control Sect?’

He didn’t believe this was his son’s good fortune. After all, there were too many unknown factors involved. He had to prepare in advance.

Sect Leader Ximen then stopped. He left the Spirit Beast behind and told his wife to leave immediately.

"Arrange for the evacuation. Everyone below Tier Four is to prepare to flee. Also, have the others prepare to defend the sect to the death."

Sect Leader Ximen sent this message to his wife via voice transmission.

Lady Ximen looked at her husband in disbelief, but in the end, she simply replied, "I’ll come back as soon as I’ve made the arrangements."

The Spirit Beast asked, "Why not let me leave too? I’m not even as strong as a Tier Four right now."

Sect Leader Ximen said softly, "You will live or die with us."

The Spirit Beast said, "My ancestors have passed down the knowledge for generations that everyone in the Spiritual Control Sect is a madman. A foolish madman. And it’s really true."

But despite its words, it lay down.

It did not fear death.

This was also something its ancestors had said: a Spirit Beast of the Spiritual Control Sect never fears death when facing an external enemy.

’So as not to be an exception, I’ll just lie here and wait for death.’

Sect Leader Ximen stretched out his hand and activated a Magic, and a barrier immediately appeared.

What he had to do was try to intercept that aura.

Only by intercepting it could he buy more time for those behind him.

As the Sect Leader, he had to bear the corresponding responsibility.

Soon, Sect Leader Ximen’s barrier collided with the aura.

But the instant they touched, he knew he couldn’t meet it head-on. He could only retreat to cushion the blow.

After retreating several hundred meters, he finally managed to stabilize the aura.

The Door Spirit had to sprint the entire time and nearly ran itself to death. But just as Sect Leader Ximen was about to breathe a sigh of relief, the mountain peak exploded.

BOOM!!!

As the peak exploded, a tangible force instantly swept out in all directions.

Sect Leader Ximen’s barrier was instantly shattered, and even he was swept away by the blast.

A large portion of the Spiritual Control Sect was about to be engulfed by the aftershock of this unexpected power.

Sect Leader Ximen staggered to his feet and said, "It’s over. A whole group of Spirit Beasts is nearby."

He wanted to check on them, but he couldn’t. The aftershocks of the power were still coming, and he had to block them. Every bit he could block would help.

At that moment, some Elders arrived.

With such a huge commotion, it wasn’t just them; even the ordinary disciples had noticed.

This matter couldn’t be hidden, nor was there any point in trying, because they were about to abandon the Spiritual Control Sect.

Such was Sect Leader Ximen’s resolve, without a hint of hesitation.

The disciples and Spirit Beasts had to be evacuated first.

As soon as these people arrived, Sect Leader Ximen immediately asked, "What about the Spirit Beasts on the plains? Have they been evacuated?"

One of the Elders said with a strange expression, "They’ve evacuated. That young friend, Blade Master Hai Bian, led them out of the Spiritual Control Sect ahead of time. Most of the Spirit Beasts have been taken away."

Sect Leader Ximen: "..."

’What’s going on?’

But he didn’t dwell on it. As long as they were safe, it was fine. With the Spirit Beasts secure, it wouldn’t be a huge problem even if the Spiritual Control Sect had to relocate.

"Are you still my match now?" Suddenly, a vast and powerful voice echoed throughout the entire Spiritual Control Sect.

The instant the voice appeared, a pillar of fire shot into the sky, illuminating the entire Spiritual Control Sect. There wasn’t a single disciple who couldn’t see it.

The fire transformed into a gigantic lion-like Spirit Beast, standing in mid-air.

It looked down at the mountain peak and spoke to someone within (in reality, it couldn’t see them at all).

Forget about the person inside the peak; just feeling this terrifying might made the scalps of Sect Leader Ximen and the others outside tingle with fear.

It was powerful. This Spirit Beast was far more powerful than they had anticipated.

With their strength, fighting it would be like a mantis trying to stop a chariot—utterly futile.

"Sect Leader, what do we do?"

Sect Leader Ximen said decisively, "Retreat! Don’t worry about anything else. Just take the disciples and Spirit Beasts and evacuate."

"The Spiritual Control Sect wants to flee? It’s useless. Today, I will burn the entire Spiritual Control Sect to ashes," the Heaven-Burning Spirit Beast spoke again, having noticed the evacuation.

Everyone was worried, but Sect Leader Ximen remained calm. "Pay it no mind. Focus everything on retreating. Save as many as we can."

"And if we can’t get away?" an Elder asked. "Sect Leader, you should consider that possibility as well."

"Then most of us will stay behind to send the young ones away," Sect Leader Ximen said without a moment’s hesitation.

The other Elders nodded in agreement upon hearing this, saying nothing more.

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Blade Master Hai Bian stared at the giant Spirit Beast, at a loss for words.

’Is this a catastrophe?’

’Good thing I escaped ahead of time.’

’Otherwise, I’d probably be a goner.’

’But since I’m leading a whole pack of Spirit Beasts, I might still be a goner anyway.’

"Senior Blade Master, we found you." Just then, Chu Qing and Chu Qing arrived at Blade Master Hai Bian’s side.

Blade Master Hai Bian frowned. "What are you two doing here? You need to get out of here, now."

"Hello, Uncle Blade Master," Chu Qing said politely. "Dad told us to wait here and not run around. He’s gone to help the Spiritual Control Sect. Mom will be here to pick us up soon. She should be on her way."

Chu Qing was especially polite and also quite cute.

She was dressed like a young, vibrant girl.

It was almost November, and the weather was starting to get cool, so her clothes were appropriate for the season.

She seemed almost flawless.

You really can’t judge a book by its cover.

"Just don’t run off," Blade Master Hai Bian said. "But... it probably won’t be too big of a problem. Fellow Daoist Po Xiao should be able to handle it. We just need to stay far away."

Chu Qing and Chu Qing both nodded obediently.

They knew this as well. Wherever Po Xiao was, problems usually got solved.

That’s how it had always been for them.

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Inside the mountain peak, the Jinling Loach stared at the Heaven-Burning Spirit Beast. It hadn’t expected the beast to have hidden so much power within the mountain.

This made things feel tricky.

Fortunately, it was only tricky; defeat wasn’t certain.

But just as the Jinling Loach was about to charge out, Jiang Zuo suddenly said, "You don’t need to clash with it head-on. Just stall it."

The Jinling Loach didn’t understand. "Are you saying I can’t beat it, and I should stall for time so the people from the Spiritual Control Sect can escape? Impossible! I won’t... Er, okay."

The Jinling Loach had originally intended to refuse, but then Jiang Zuo shot it a cold glance.

How to put it... it was scared.

’See? I really should just gouge my eyes out.’

’But I can’t bear to do it.’

’Then again, closing my eyes doesn’t seem to work either.’

’It feels like everything has been seared into my eyes. As long as I have them, I can’t escape his influence.’

At that, the Jinling Loach let out a sky-shaking draconic roar. It unleashed its full power, transforming into a flood dragon and soaring into the sky.

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