Eternal Life: Hundredfold Rewards-Chapter 256 - 159: The Gathering of the Five Sects, the Emergence of Celestial Spirit Gang Qi!
Qi Chuan lifted his head, glancing around, and addressed all the Foundation Establishment Elders of the Wind Moon Sect.
"Yes, Elder Chuan Qi."
The eight Foundation Establishment Elders present, whether at the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage or Late Stage, all respectfully responded in unison.
In the Cultivation Realm, strength is always revered. Due to Qi Chuan’s achievement of slaying a Foundation Establishment Late Stage Elder from the Celestial Soul Hall, he had earned some authority. Thus, in the absence of the Sect Leader, all eight were willing to follow Qi Chuan’s arrangements without objection.
Seeing this, Qi Chuan nodded.
Then he first transformed into an Escape Light, soared into the sky, hovered briefly, and after choosing a direction, flew off at low altitude.
Behind him, eight streams of Escape Light rose one after another, following him.
In the following days, Qi Chuan led the eight Wind Moon Sect Foundation Establishment Middle and Late Stage Elders in collecting resources in the central area of the Langya Spirit Realm, achieving considerable gains.
Whenever they encountered teams from other sects, even the teams from Celestial Soul Hall, they would merely exchange distant glances and mutually avoid conflict very tactfully.
However, during one such stare-down, the elders of the Wind Moon Sect could easily see the uneasy and worried expressions of the Celestial Soul Hall Elders, which gladdened them considerably.
This was because they knew that Elder Chuan Qi had slain a middle-stage and a late-stage Foundation Establishment Elder from Celestial Soul Hall, capturing them when they were isolated before killing them.
So likely, the people of the Celestial Soul Hall were still unaware that two of their Elders had been slain; they only felt worried due to their disappearance.
Moreover, the luck of these Celestial Soul Hall people wasn’t very good. In addition to the two slain by Elder Chuan Qi, two other Foundation Establishment Middle Stage Elders have not appeared, possibly fallen while encountering a powerful demon beast on their way to the center area of Langya Spirit Realm, or met with other accidents.
Furthermore, Tian Hunzi also had not appeared, so at this moment, the Celestial Soul Hall team consisted of only five: four Foundation Establishment Late Stage and one Foundation Establishment Middle Stage.
In contrast, the Wind Moon Sect clearly held a significant advantage, boasting five Foundation Establishment Late Stage and three Foundation Establishment Middle Stage members.
But even with an advantage of three in number, no one was foolish enough to want to launch a full-scale battle with the Celestial Soul Hall at this time.
First, in the advantage of three, two were of the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage, with only one at the Late Stage, so the gap wasn’t that significant.
A full-scale battle would certainly lead the Wind Moon Sect to victory, but due to the protection of four Foundation Establishment Late Stage members, it would be hard to inflict severe damage on the Celestial Soul Hall team.
Instead, the eight from Wind Moon Sect would experience significant mana depletion, and some may even get injured.
It’s a case of harming the enemy a thousand times while losing several hundred of your own.
Secondly, even in the Langya Spirit Realm, the Wind Moon Sect’s objective can’t solely be the Celestial Soul Hall.
Although unlikely, there’s still a possibility that the Celestial Spirit Gang Qi might appear in the Langya Spirit Realm.
The Wind Moon Sect needs to conserve strength to ensure they have the capacity to contest if the Celestial Spirit Gang Qi appears.
And not engage in an exhaustive battle with Celestial Soul Hall, only for both sects to withdraw as broken forces, handing the chance to vie for the Celestial Spirit Gang Qi to other sects.
Thirdly, although the Celestial Soul Hall has always been Wind Moon Sect’s enemy and rival, that doesn’t mean the Three Sects of North Magnetic Mountain, Valley of Myriad Beasts, and the Profound Pill Sect deserve their trust.
Even if the Celestial Spirit Gang Qi doesn’t appear in the Langya Spirit Realm, the Wind Moon Sect still needs to keep some strength and be on alert for the three sects.
No one can guarantee that, when the Wind Moon Sect is at a disadvantage, these three seemingly non-interfering sects won’t suddenly turn around and bite the Wind Moon Sect.
The Wind Moon Sect harbors such concerns, and it’s the same thinking for the other four sects, not much difference, hence why all the sect teams remain guarded yet safe and sound. Even the somewhat opposing sects of Valley of Myriad Beasts and the Profound Pill Sect behave similarly.
This is a good thing, allowing Qi Chuan to quietly wait for the return of his master.
And this wait finally bore results a day later.
Swoosh swoosh!
That day, a series of Escape Light streaked across the sky, attracting the gaze of everyone in the central area of the Langya Spirit Realm from the five sect teams.
Everyone looked up, only to see that after the Escape Light reached the sky, it split into five, descending towards the five sect teams.
Swoosh!
The place where the Wind Moon Sect team was stationed, Qi Chuan and others looked up to see an Escape Light descend from above, and as the light dissipated, Situ Jiang’s figure was revealed.
Immediately, everyone showed expressions of surprise.
Was it possible that the previous five streams of Escape Light were actually the five sect leaders? How did the five sect leaders, who were originally at odds or wary of each other, come together to act in unison?
"Sect Leader, what brings you here..."
Qi Chuan, also puzzled, stepped forward to salute, then opened his mouth to ask.
"It’s a long story..."
Situ Jiang shook his head, first sweeping his gaze across everyone present, then nodding slightly, showing some satisfaction, "Not bad, almost everyone has safely gathered here, only one person is absent..."
"Sect Leader, perhaps Elder Zhang San was merely hindered on the outskirts of the Langya Spirit Realm and not yet fallen..." Ouyang Yu stepped forward, speaking hurriedly.
"Hmm."
Upon hearing this, Situ Jiang nodded and said.
"If that’s the case, then when someone secures the Celestial Spirit Gang Qi, the vibration of the Langya Spirit Realm will teleport everyone out. No matter where he’s stuck, he’ll be freed and leave the Langya Spirit Realm, so there’s no need to worry too much."
"Otherwise... we’ll have to accept the sorrowful news of Elder Zhang San’s demise..."
"Hmm." Hearing this, all the elders nodded, a bit silent.
However, quickly, many people responded, lifting their heads with slightly shocked expressions towards Situ Jiang.
"Sect Leader, do you mean... the Celestial Spirit Gang Qi has appeared?" Qi Chuan also looked up at Situ Jiang, unable to help but speak.
The Celestial Spirit Gang Qi can slightly enhance the probability of Core Formation, and if there’s an opportunity to obtain it, he certainly wouldn’t let it pass.
Therefore, upon suddenly hearing the news that the Celestial Spirit Gang Qi had indeed appeared, he couldn’t help but feel a bit stirred.
"Yes."
Situ Jiang nodded.
"After entering the Langya Spirit Realm, I first collected a strand of Earth Demon Spirit Qi from the outer area, then hurried to the central area of the Langya Spirit Realm. On the way, I suddenly sensed a slight spatial anomaly within the Langya Spirit Realm that resembled the recorded manifestations in our sect’s archives of the Celestial Spirit Gang Qi’s appearance. So, I followed the trail and indeed discovered something unusual in one place..."
"However, perhaps due to the same sensing, Tian Hunzi and the other four also arrived one after another, leading to some disputes over how to explore and collect the Celestial Spirit Gang Qi. Ultimately, it was decided that the five would not conduct exploration and collection immediately, and instead, return to gather and assemble each sect’s team first. Thus, this was the scene you witnessed just now." 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺
"For now, our sect’s lineup remains relatively intact, which provides some advantage for the upcoming contest for the Celestial Spirit Gang Qi, which is why I’m somewhat satisfied."
Upon hearing this, Qi Chuan let out a breath of relief, feeling his anxious heart settle down.
It was good that the Celestial Spirit Gang Qi had indeed appeared. The fear was it might not appear at all, leaving no chance of contention, let alone acquisition.
Although now faced with rivalry among the five sects, making it exceedingly challenging to eventually acquire it, there remains a slim possibility, which is much better than having no chance at all.
As for why the five sect leaders, including his master, had some vague perception of the Celestial Spirit Gang Qi’s appearance, but none of the Foundation Establishment Late Stage, including himself, felt anything at all, Qi Chuan could understand.
It was simply because Foundation Establishment Perfection, although also part of the Foundation Establishment Late Stage, is another term for the peak of the Foundation Establishment Late Stage. It is ultimately the extreme state beneath Core Formation, with only one step remaining, having already attempted to break through the Core Formation bottleneck more or less once, stained with a trace of Core Formation aura, thus slightly different from the ordinary Foundation Establishment Late Stage. This was understandable.
