Chapter 1171: Chapter 496: The First Secret Pattern (Part 2)

Before the words had even faded, the slender little Daoist nun with red lips and white teeth—the Strongest Immortal Lord Guang Yu’er—had already drifted into the cave abode and was standing in front of Lin Xuankong.

This Second Layer Luo Water Array, as well as Lin Xuankong’s cave abode, had long since been declared the highest-level forbidden ground of the Wine Immortal Sect. Aside from the Cyan-forehead Qilin and White-forehead Qilin Bai E, only the Strongest Immortal Lord Guang Yu’er could freely enter and exit. Even that Qilin Race Elder Clan Leader with such exalted status was still not allowed to come and go as he pleased, lest he disturb Lin Xuankong’s cultivation.

Hearing the Strongest Immortal Lord Guang Yu’er say this, Lin Xuankong withdrew the Buddha’s Light around his body and looked speechlessly at this little lover of his.

"You make it sound easy. Once the time flow speed function of this Second Layer Luo Water Array is activated, the Immortal Yuan consumed each day is enough to buy more than a dozen Spirit Peaks of the entire Wine Immortal Sect. Don’t talk about leaving this function on forever—just running it for three to five years would burn through the entire foundation of a Guangqing Immortal Sect!"

The Strongest Immortal Lord Guang Yu’er giggled at that. "Xuankong, your current reputation is no worse than that Sect Leader of the Divine Dynasty Immortal Sect. How are you still talking with such a penny-pinching attitude! Look, look, look—here are two thousand pieces of Mid-grade Profound Truth Jade. I took them from those little brats of various Immortal Sects and clans under the pretext of ’guiding their Immortal Techniques’!"

Hearing this, Lin Xuankong couldn’t help raising his brows.

"Yu’er, listen to yourself! You’re now a dignified Strongest Immortal Lord-level powerhouse. Among the countless cultivators of the Immortal Realm, your ranking is at least twenty-ninth. With a status like yours, you actually charge such exorbitant fees for giving a bit of guidance to those junior geniuses from various Immortal Sects and clans. Aren’t you afraid they’ll gossip about you behind your back?"

The Strongest Immortal Lord Guang Yu’er, face full of smiles, threw the Golden Patterned Ghost Frog Pouch at her waist—stuffed full of Mid-grade Profound Truth Jade—onto the jade table.

"How could they possibly badmouth me! I’m a peerless genius senior who reached the Strongest Immortal Lord Realm in merely ten thousand years of cultivation. Those junior geniuses from the various Immortal Sects and clans can’t wait to empty their pockets for me to guide their Immortal Techniques and cultivation. They’re all too happy to do it, not even having enough time to be pleased!

Besides, if you’re too embarrassed to take these Mid-grade Profound Truth Jades, then don’t use them!"

"How could that be!" As expected, Lin Xuankong snatched up the Golden Patterned Ghost Frog Pouch from the jade table, as if afraid the Strongest Immortal Lord Guang Yu’er would change her mind.

Although he had a vast amount of Immortal Yuan as backup, and even had the Tier Nine Celestial Demon Bone Secret Realm—this unique, colossal backing of the Golden Dragon Immortal Realm—the consumption from activating the time flow speed function of the Luo Water Array was truly enormous. Good things like Mid-grade Profound Truth Jade, of course the more the better!

Seeing this, the Strongest Immortal Lord Guang Yu’er’s smile grew so wide she couldn’t close her mouth.

But then again, if there were other Earth Immortals or Strongest Immortal Lords present, and they saw Lin Xuankong—number one in fame among the Immortal Realm Human Race—and the peerless genius-level Strongest Immortal Lord Guang Yu’er, whose talent could rival Immortal Lord Feiyun, both acting like money-grubbers, they would surely be dumbstruck. They’d also sigh that birds of a feather flock together: these two sticking so closely together and admiring each other really wasn’t without reason!

After swiftly putting away the Golden Patterned Ghost Frog Pouch filled with Mid-grade Profound Truth Jade, Lin Xuankong looked at the Strongest Immortal Lord Guang Yu’er. "Usually when you send Profound Truth Jade over, you just leave it at the cave entrance. For you to deliberately come in today, there must be something else."

At his words, the Strongest Immortal Lord Guang Yu’er’s expression grew slightly solemn. She frowned and said:

"There is indeed something! Previously, after we informed the many Strongest Immortal Lords over at the Spiritual Crane Immortal Sect about Jade Bright Celestial Buddha’s ascension to the Upper Realm and his killing of the First Demon Lord Fan Yu and the other Demon Lords, their morale over there soared. It’s said that the First Elder of the Divine Dynasty Immortal Sect, Elder Qiu, got so excited he shouted that he would no longer wait for the three-pronged army of the Profound Yin Demon Sect to arrive, but would charge out of the Spiritual Crane Immortal Sect and, imitating Jade Bright Celestial Buddha, trigger a Celestial Tribulation to wipe out one of the Profound Yin Demon Sect’s armies first! Later, it was Sect Leader Qiu of the Divine Dynasty Immortal Sect and Senior Immortal Lord Luoshui who persuaded him, thus averting that impulsive act of the First Elder.

In addition, once the news about the Eighth-Grade Immortal Artifact spread, it likewise greatly boosted the morale of the many cultivators of the Immortal Realm Human Race, the Unbounded Mountain Demon Race, and Spirit Platform Buddhism!

After all, since one Eighth-Grade Immortal Artifact has already appeared, everyone is extremely optimistic. They firmly believe that you, Xuankong, might be able to refine a second, a third, or even more Eighth-Grade Immortal Artifacts!"

Lin Xuankong said, "All of this was within expectations. Whether it’s Jade Bright Celestial Buddha or the Eighth-Grade Immortal Artifact, neither had appeared for hundreds of thousands of years. For them to suddenly emerge and cause a stir is perfectly normal."

The Strongest Immortal Lord Guang Yu’er nodded and said:

"Of course the morale of the Immortal Realm Human Race, Demon Race, and Spirit Platform Buddhism has been greatly boosted.

However, according to the reports from the spies the Spiritual Crane Immortal Sect sent out, the Profound Yin Demon Sect should also have long known of Jade Bright Celestial Buddha’s ascension to the Upper Realm and his elimination of the First Demon Lord and several million demons. So, a few days ago, the three-pronged Demon Race armies of the Profound Yin Demon Sect, which had originally planned to encircle the entire Spiritual Crane Immortal Sect, all halted their advance toward the Spiritual Crane Immortal Sect!

But those three Demon Race armies of the Profound Yin Demon Sect haven’t shown the slightest sign of retreat. It’s obvious that, although the news of Jade Bright Celestial Buddha and the Eighth-Grade Immortal Artifact caused a clear reaction on their side, it still wasn’t enough to make those Profound Yin Demon Sect demons back off in the face of difficulty!"

Lin Xuankong’s brows knit slightly. After pondering for a moment, he spoke:

"If Jade Bright Celestial Buddha hadn’t, before his ascension to the Upper Realm, taken action to kill several million demons, Demon Generals, and Demon Lords, then so many demons, Demon Generals, and Demon Lords would still be gathered around the Wine Immortal Sect, ceaselessly attacking the grand array here. After all, those Demon Generals and Demon Lords of the Profound Yin Demon Sect have undergone Metamorphosis under the Celestial Demon Power of Demon Child Gang Bone; their strength truly has become extremely formidable. Even if we had a few more Eighth-Grade Immortal Artifacts, we still wouldn’t be able to do what Jade Bright Celestial Buddha did—instantaneously slaughter that many demons!"

Although Lin Xuankong was full of confidence in his and Miss Xiao’s Path of Artifact Refining and those High-Grade Immortal Artifacts, he also knew very well that relying solely on these High-Grade Immortal Artifacts, he might be able to heavily wound a few Demon Lords, but absolutely could not, like Jade Bright Celestial Buddha, wipe out several million demons with a wave of his hand!

No matter how powerful an Eighth-Grade Immortal Artifact is, no matter how powerful a Ninth-Grade Immortal Artifact is, they are ultimately powers belonging to the Golden Dragon Immortal Realm. They cannot easily erase a Strongest Immortal Lord-level powerhouse. This is precisely the vast gulf between the power of Celestial Buddhas, Celestial Demons, and Celestial Demons of the Upper Realm, and the Earth Immortal Level power of the Lower Realm!

Especially after witnessing the terrifying might when Jade Bright Celestial Buddha took action, Lin Xuankong gained a very profound understanding of the horror and strength of those Celestial Level powerhouses within the Supreme Origin Realm. Those powerhouses—no matter how many talents and trump cards he possessed himself—were not opponents he could face head-on!

The Strongest Immortal Lord Guang Yu’er nodded, a trace of yearning in her eyes, and said:

"That’s exactly it. The power possessed by a Celestial Buddha Level powerhouse is worlds apart from the pinnacle powers of our Golden Dragon Immortal Realm! Since that Demon Child Gang Bone of the Profound Yin Demon Sect possesses a wisp of Celestial Demon Power, he naturally feels he can look down on the entire Golden Dragon Immortal Realm. How could he possibly retreat so easily!"

Speaking to this point, she paused, her expression growing grave.

"The troublesome part is that just now, my master, Immortal Lord Qiaan Yuan over at the Spiritual Crane Immortal Sect, sent word. According to the latest reports from the spies of the Spiritual Crane Immortal Sect, the three Demon Race armies of the Profound Yin Demon Sect that had previously halted their advance have begun to move again!

But the movements of those three Profound Yin Demon Sect armies are no longer directed toward the Spiritual Crane Immortal Sect. Instead, they’ve changed direction and now seem to be heading for the Wine Immortal Sect!

If the information is correct, then after some time, the three-pronged armies of the Profound Yin Demon Sect will arrive here at the Wine Immortal Sect!

That is practically all the remaining power of the entire Profound Yin Demon Sect. Compared to the number of Demon Sect powerhouses that the First Demon Lord Fan Yu previously brought, it’s twice as many, and their overall strength is several times greater—because among these three armies, one of them is personally commanded by that Demon Child Gang Bone!"