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Chapter 714 - 403: Solution_2

Chapter 714: Chapter 403: Solution_2

Let’s see if Jiang Pu and his group can handle it. After enjoying the benefits for so long, they should contribute something. It can’t always be him who steps forward to solve problems whenever they arise!

Jiang Pu understood this as well and nodded.

Yang Bao was completely unaware of the extent of the interests his actions had affected.

He could have had the opportunity to join, becoming a Golden Core cultivator stationed at the pass would only have been a matter of time for him to enter this small circle of benefits.

But he had offended Li Yuanba and thus completely shut down any possibility of joining.

To make matters worse, he had made the Golden Core Elders on both sides of the checkpoint hate him to death, as a conspiracy was slowly unfolding.

Li Yuanba, on the other hand, went back to the Guardian Mansion in Jieshan City and entered closed-door cultivation. For a Mid-stage Golden Core to advance to a Late-stage Golden Core, a lengthy period of cultivation is required, even with sufficient resources.

He needed to settle his mind, as closed-door cultivation would become the norm for him.

Similarly, Li Shiming had also entered closed-door cultivation, with only a Silver Corpse meeting guests outside, responsible for collecting Spiritual Medicine and delivering Spirit Pills.

As the days passed by, various events were happening every day in the Cultivation World.

Standing in the void outside the gates of Senluo Sect’s Thirty-Three Heavens, Ancestor Lu looked at the wolf-headed human-shaped Fourth-grade Spirit Beast opposite him.

"Lang Xiong, it’s been many years since we last met!" Ancestor Lu said with a smile.

Clearly, Ancestor Lu was very familiar with Lang Xiong, the Fourth-grade Spirit Beast, and the two interacted as if they were old friends catching up.

"Someone stole my Fourth-grade Spiritual Medicine, and I found the aura of over thirty Golden Core cultivators at the scene. The only force capable of such an act in the Ten Thousand Great Mountains is your Senluo Sect, you must give me an explanation!" Lang Xiong said bluntly.

Despite being a spirit beast, Lang Xiong had lived long enough and had extensive encounters with human cultivators to easily master the human language.

However, there were very few cultivators that could make him converse in the human tongue. The weaker ones he could kill with a flick of his hand—there was no need for communication.

Having lost his Fourth-grade Corpse Lotus and unable to find its whereabouts, he turned to Senluo Sect.

After all, the Spirit Beast Clan had an agreement with Senluo Sect, and they coexisted within the Ten Thousand Great Mountains.

"Over thirty Golden Core cultivators? I think I know who’s behind this. Not long ago, the Righteous Path sects, Spiritual Crane Sect, and Endless Sect had dozens of Golden Core cultivators attack the Jieshan Mountain Pass. They successfully breached the formation and entered the Ten Thousand Great Mountains and then disappeared. I didn’t expect that their target would be your treasure!" Ancestor Lu quickly recalled the recent events and explained with a serious tone.

"Don’t lie to me!" Lang Xiong said as he looked at Ancestor Lu.

He was well aware of how cunning human cultivators could be, a conclusion he had drawn from many years of interactions with them.

"Why would I lie to you? The matter has caused a huge uproar, and I am also preparing to head over to the territory of the Righteous Path forces, planning to extinguish both sects!" Ancestor Lu spread his hands as he spoke.

"I’m going too. It seems these cultivators have forgotten our strength!" Lang Xiong wanted to witness it himself and, moreover, he was eager to find his Fourth-grade Corpse Lotus within the two sects.

"We’ll go together, so you won’t suspect me of deceiving you!" Ancestor Lu didn’t mind. He had already informed the Nascent Soul Ancestors of the three major Righteous Path sects about his actions, so having Lang Xiong join him would showcase the close relationship between Senluo Sect and the Spirit Beast Clan to other major sects.

Lang Xiong was impulsive and could not wait another moment, urging Ancestor Lu to lead the way.

Ancestor Lu shook his head helplessly, sent out a few messages with a communication tile, then descended from the Thirty-Three Heavens and flew towards the territory of the Righteous Path forces.

On the Righteous Path side of Jieshan Mountain Pass, Yang Bao obtained information on Li Yuanba through his connections.

Looking at Li Yuanba’s dossier, the intelligence was still that of an Early-stage Golden Core Li Yuanba; aside from a few cultivators, outsiders were yet to learn of Li Yuanba’s promotion.

With this piece of information, he confirmed what Ying Hou had told him.

He had crossed a devil cultivator with a formidable background and terrifying strength.

In the records, Li Yuanba had the achievement of slaying Late-stage Golden Core cultivators while he was at the Early stage.

The last time seven Golden Core Mid and Late Stage cultivators from Spiritual Crane Sect and Endless Sect attacked the Senluo Sect’s Jieshan Mountain Pass, Li Yuanba single-handedly killed them all.

Seeing Li Yuanba’s age, Yang Bao was shocked; he had unwittingly made an enemy of such a prodigy.

Originally, his hatred for Li Yuanba was immense because Li Yuanba had stolen his flying sword treasure, but after seeing Li Yuanba’s martial achievements, his only consolation was that Li Yuanba had shown mercy, not killing him with a single blow.

A deep sense of regret rose in his heart; if he could make amends, he was willing to pay the price.

With this in mind, he prepared to seek out Ying Hou as a mediator to see if he could resolve the feud with Li Yuanba.

Just as he was about to stand up to find Ying Hou for a talk, he sensed an alarm from the great formation.

Although he had just become the resident Golden Core at the checkpoint, he was very clear about the alarm from this formation.

"Is this a Nascent Soul Ancestor approaching, or perhaps two?" Yang Bao was shocked to discover the reason why the formation had triggered an alarm.

He immediately thought of Li Yuanba; just after he had offended Li Yuanba, a Nascent Soul Ancestor had come.

And according to the information he had received, Ancestor Lu, a Nascent Soul Elder managing the Senluo Sect, was Li Yuanba’s master’s master.

Since Ancestor Lu had not concealed his aura, after the formation raised the alarm, it also identified Ancestor Lu’s identity.

Yang Bao now confirmed that this visit was intended for him.

"Why is Li Yuanba so petty? It was just a fight or not even that, merely a bullying session, and yet Li Yuanba still went to the extent of calling a Nascent Soul Ancestor to pick a fight!" he thought to himself.

After being defeated by Li Yuanba, Yang Bao’s mind had been preoccupied with thoughts of him.

If only he could calm his mind, he would realize that a Nascent Soul Ancestor would hardly bother to come after him over such a trivial matter as Li Yuanba’s.

He was not significant enough to warrant the personal attention of a Nascent Soul Ancestor, especially since Li Yuanba had the advantage.

But, stuck in a dead end of his own making, all he could think of was that the Nascent Soul Ancestor had come for him.

A talisman appeared in Yang Bao’s hand; though not an especially precious life-saving talisman, it was one of the faster ones among the third-grade talismans.

He activated the talisman, transforming into a streak of rainbow light as he flew off towards the deep territories of the Righteous Path.

As Ancestor Lu flew past the Jieshan Mountain Pass, he slowed his pace out of respect for several Nascent Soul Ancestors of the Righteous Path and revealed his own aura.

This was to notify the three major sects of the Righteous Path that he was passing through the checkpoint openly, indicating his whereabouts.

However, just as he went through the Jieshan Mountain Pass, a figure fled the Righteous Gate.

If Ancestor Lu had been alone, he would not bother with such affairs.

But this time was different; Lang Xiong, the Wolf-headed Human-shaped Fourth-grade Spirit Beast, was beside Ancestor Lu.

"This guy runs at the sight of me; he must be feeling guilty for being involved in the theft of my treasures!" That was Lang Xiong’s first thought when he saw Yang Bao fleeing.

A life-saving talisman was not to be used rashly; creating one was not easy, and it was even done at a loss, all for the sake of rapidly deploying an extreme speed flight spell.

Once a life-saving talisman was used, it indicated that one had encountered extreme danger.

Lang Xiong had a good understanding of human cultivators, and based on that, he believed Yang Bao was guilty.

Forget Yang Bao’s use of such a third-grade life-saving talisman; even not long ago, when Elder Jing Geng used a fourth-grade life-saving talisman, he couldn’t escape from Lang Xiong.

With murderous intent, Lang Xiong nonchalantly released an attack chasing after Yang Bao. Yang Bao had not fled far when the attack caught up with him, his body exploding into a cloud of blood mist in the sky.

Ying Hou, still at the checkpoint, saw it all very clearly. His mouth agape, he watched in disbelief at what was happening outside.

Just moments before, he had been in contact with Jiang Pu, discussing how to plot against Yang Bao.

But what was happening now? Why would Yang Bao use a life-saving talisman to flee? Why would the Nascent Soul Ancestor strike at Yang Bao?

No matter what, all Ying Hou could do was watch. Matters involving Nascent Soul Ancestors were beyond his interference; at most, he could report this incident to the Thousand Illusion Sect.