Chapter 75: Chapter 75 - 70: Blood Transformation Body Fourth Layer, The Battle Begins
Following closely, Wen Jiu looked again at the Quadruple Blood Body of the Three Evil Corpses.
Strands of blood-red color appeared amidst the black evil qi patterns on the surface of the Three Evil Corpses. With the appearance and disappearance of these blood-red strands, the strength of the corpse body of the Three Evil Corpses reached a terrifying level.
With a glance through his Divine Sense, Wen Jiu felt that its hardness could be comparable to a Tier One Middle-grade Defense Spiritual Artifact. Because when he scanned the Corpse Eye with his Divine Sense, the Corpse Eye never gave him such a feeling.
A Blood Transformation Body comparable to a Tier One Middle-grade Defense Spiritual Artifact, coupled with the Avoidance Corpse Body brought by the Postnatal Corpse Technique Divine Techniques of the Three Evil Corpses.
Just thinking about it made Wen Jiu’s lips curl into a satisfied smile, and the weight in his heart was lifted.
He had finally made a breakthrough at Feixian Peak.
Next, all he needed to do was kill Gong Chi amid the chaos, and then find an opportunity to steal back the corpse of Three Thousand Blood Demons.
In this way, he could rest assured to participate in the examination and go to the main peak.
On that same night, just as Wen Jiu was preparing to continue heading to the Corpse Remains Death Land, a series of bell tolls resounded.
Dong——
Dong——
A total of twelve tolls!
The originally very calm night was completely shattered by the bell sound; twelve tolls signified an all-peak assembly, and an order to prepare for a decisive battle against an invading enemy.
Upon hearing the bell, Wen Jiu, together with the Three Evil Corpses, dashed towards Feixian Peak. When he arrived at the foot of Feixian Peak, thousands had already gathered, with more disciples continuously arriving.
However, from the mountainside to the peak, Feixian Peak was still obscured by an Array, making it impossible to see what was happening atop the peak.
But Wen Jiu knew the Inspection Hall surely had a backup plan, because while he was on a night patrol in the Corpse Remains Death Land, the Three Evil Corpses had sensed someone stealthily heading towards Feixian Peak from the direction of the Corpse Remains Death Land, at least at Qi Cultivation Fifth Layer.
And it wasn’t just once or twice.
From this, it was evident that the reason Three Thousand Blood Inks hadn’t been sent away wasn’t due to the Main Peak Elder not arriving yet.
Rather, they were waiting for people from the Blood Robe Tower and the Celestial Left Alliance to arrive.
It was clear that people from the Celestial Left Alliance had also noticed this, otherwise, they wouldn’t have delayed coming until now. After all, taking a flying ship from Feixian Peak to the main peak only took half a day, and a round trip for a Main Peak Elder probably wouldn’t take more than a day.
Upon reaching the foot of Feixian Peak, Wen Jiu found Mu Canglong already there waiting with the people from the Night Patrol Department.
After all the members of the Night Patrol Department had gathered, Mu Canglong began to speak: "Our task is to hold this path up the mountain and not let a single Heterodox Demon enter Feixian Peak from here!"
"Yes!"
"Yes!"
More than a hundred people nodded one after another.
The collective response was thunderous.
But soon, the atmosphere sank into deathly silence, all eyes were fixed on the boundless night beyond Feixian Peak.
"Where is your Black Corpse?"
When Mu Canglong passed by Wen Jiu and saw him without even a Black Corpse, he initially wanted to send Wen Jiu to the Corpse Remains Death Land to fetch it. But upon closer inspection of Wen Jiu, his expression changed subtly.
Si Kongbai also glanced toward where Wen Jiu stood, initially thinking to witness a spectacle, but upon seeing, his eyes widened in astonishment.
Qi Cultivation Third Layer!
This kid...
Si Kongbai looked as if he had seen a ghost, blurting out, "Qi Cultivation Third Layer, is this kid courting death?"
With those words.
The disciples of the Night Patrol Department followed Si Kongbai’s gaze.
What they saw astonished their hearts silently; Wen Jiu had actually reached Qi Cultivation Third Layer!
How long had he been at Feixian Peak?
People exchanged confused glances, but most were incredulous, assuming Wen Jiu must have accelerated his growth forcefully.
To reach Qi Cultivation Third Layer in such a short time must have required unimaginable sacrifices.
Perhaps even sacrificing twenty or thirty years of life, who knows.
Otherwise, how could one progress to Qi Cultivation Third Layer so quickly? For Spirit Root of poor quality, isn’t it usually twenty or thirty years to reach Qi Cultivation Third Layer?
As all members of the Night Patrol Department turned towards Wen Jiu, Mu Canglong promptly pulled him aside, carefully using his Divine Sense to feel Wen Jiu’s body. Only when he sensed that the Yin Qi inside Wen Jiu was not significantly stronger than when he was at Qi Cultivation Second Layer, did Mu Canglong relax.
He wanted to ask Wen Jiu how on earth he cultivated so fast, or what he had sacrificed.
But now wasn’t the time to ask that, so Mu Canglong merely advised him, "You just entered Qi Cultivation Third Layer, your foundation is unstable. Don’t rush forward headlong later; surviving is most important!"
"Thank you, Brother Mu."
Wen Jiu cupped his hands in gratitude, ignored the looks of others, and stood silently with his eyes closed, calmly awaiting the enemy’s arrival.
Half an hour later.
Various kinds of poisonous creatures began to emerge from the dense forests of Feixian Peak; centipedes, venomous snakes, and poisonous insects, all swarming towards Feixian Peak like a tide, moving at great speed.
"Fireball Technique!"
"Use Fireball Technique quickly!"
Mu Canglong and Si Kongbai spoke out in succession.
Similar shouts echoed from the path up the mountain guarded by the Demon-slaying Department nearby.
It was clear.
They also encountered the poisonous creatures.
With the command from Mu Canglong and Si Kongbai, most disciples of the Night Patrol Department began forming fire spells in alarm, flinging one fireball after another into the advancing tide of poisonous creatures.
Boom——
Boom——
Fireball after fireball exploded on the ground, instantly turning the poisonous creatures into charred corpses.
The initially terrifying tide of poisonous beasts was forcibly halted by the Fireball Technique, but more and more kept coming.
With reluctance, Mu Canglong hurled a Tier One Middle Grade Flame Talisman, erecting a wall of fire thirty meters in front of everyone; hundreds and thousands of poisonous creatures were instantly ignited upon contact, turning to ash in mere moments.