Chapter 2277: Chapter 2279: Out of Control
Elder Duan Liang truly did not intentionally offend True Sage Diaosou, so he explained: I am the elder responsible for the cultivation technique in the Taixu.
Transmission of skills is not merely about imparting cultivation techniques but also involves assessing the disciples’ cultivation in the sect.
Since it involves evaluation, there is obviously an element of critique. In fact, he is qualified to critique the cultivation techniques of other sects indiscriminately—he can praise strengths or criticize weaknesses; that’s his job.
Thus, seeing True Sage Diaosou take action, he couldn’t help but comment, yet he truly harbored no intention of offense, it was purely out of habit.
However, his explanation only unsettled True Sage Diaosou, who originally just wanted to express that you should know your place, you’re not qualified to critique me. Yet Duan Liang went as far as to say he was responsible for imparting skills.
True Sage Diaosou sneered, "So now the transmission Nascent Souls of Taixu are qualified to critique my Yuangang True Sage? I am curious, who gave you such confidence? If you don’t explain yourself clearly today... Oh, what relation do you have with Feng Xiaoyou?"
He too had arrived at the scene early, but had remained hidden. Of course, he witnessed Feng Jun confronting the slightly overweight middle-aged man and discreetly increased his attention on Feng Jun—capable of scaring Tuotuo into fleeing directly, it seems I must also give some leeway.
Not only did he focus on Feng Jun, he also paid attention to Yi Jue—this rising star in Spirit Plant Dao, barely five hundred years old and already half-step Out-of-Body, her momentum truly fierce, warranting his attention.
As for Cang Jing, Qing Ji, and Duan Liang, although they were Nascent Soul High Stage, without special reminders from Yuangang sect disciples, True Sage Diaosou naturally would not pay attention—there really aren’t many Nascent Soul True Immortals worth an Out-of-Body True Sage’s notice, especially those not from his own sect.
Thus, after rebuking Duan Liang a couple of times, he was startled to discover that this man was actually protecting Feng Jun, which was somewhat awkward.
Elder Duan Liang already regretted it deeply, thinking it’s not just a loose tongue; why did I even try to argue?
But hearing the other party’s final words, he couldn’t help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief, then he cupped his hands respectfully and replied, "Junior is the one in Taixu responsible for liaison with Mountain Master Feng. Senior Diaosou, I mean no offense, and am willing to sincerely apologize."
"I don’t need your apology, you weren’t wrong in what you said," True Sage Diaosou answered nonchalantly. "It’s just that your attitude was a bit frivolous. Never mind, considering Feng Xiaoyou, I won’t hold it against you this time."
It’s finer, you don’t need to consider me! Feng Jun really wanted to say those words, but the favors of a True Sage were truly beyond his capacity to bear.
His relationship with Duan Liang was average, not worth receiving such a heavy favor.
Yet Elder Duan Liang was overjoyed, cupping his hands again. "Thank you, senior, for your understanding. I won’t speak carelessly again in the future."
True Sage Diaosou did not respond further, his slight figure disappearing from everyone’s view.
In this short time, the sixth and seventh breaches appeared, and suddenly, thirty-six teams found themselves stretched thin.
The eighth breach resulted in a major blunder. Fortunately, yet another Out-of-Body True Sage appeared, belonging to the formation path, sealing an energy pillar with an array plate. If not for the strength of the Seven Doors, each of the Eighteen Paths also has its own strengths.
The ninth breach had yet to emerge; deep within the chaotic phenomena, a white beam flared up, suddenly igniting the entire phenomena. Someone shouted loudly, "Be careful, it’s reaching its limit!"
Feng Jun was taken aback, this... what is this?
Honestly, he had considered the possibility of a chaotic phenomena explosion, and was willing to accept such possibilities, but explosion... it should have a process, right?
Even Earth’s realm, whether atomic bomb or hydrogen bomb, takes time from initiation to complete detonation.
But the white beam instantly ignited the entire phenomena, Feng Jun really couldn’t comprehend it: cultivation... should at least adhere to foundational laws, right?
However, at this moment, the unreasonable situation actually arose, truly leaving him stunned, and then the entire membrane... suddenly emitted more than ten energy pillars.
The membrane was indeed sturdy enough, holding strong until now, yet with more than ten breaches, there’s simply no way to seal them.
In infinite chaos, three figures flickered, as three more Out-of-Body True Immortals appeared, with one of them revealing the aspect of heaven and earth. Someone immediately recognized him, "It’s actually True Sage Youque from Tiangong Dao!"
Amid the chaotic scene, a voice shouted loudly, "Keep calm, everyone stay calm, the True Sages who arrived this time number six, sufficient to handle the matters here, stay steady and do not panic, that’s the true path!"
Feng Jun also wished not to panic, he took out his mobile phone, intending to deduce how events would progress.
Previously, using the mobile phone for deduction presented infinite possibilities, but when all is said and done, with everything already occurring, the deductions approach reality.
Then, the operations of the squad ahead incurred massive errors, as they lost control over an energy pillar, resulting in over a hundred casualties, followed by the arrival of a rescue squad.
This squad harbored intriguing ideas, aiming to redirect the energy pillar’s trajectory through mirror reflection—they envisioned using one energy pillar to destroy another, achieving mutual destruction.
It was a truly ingenious thought, without sufficient imagination, one couldn’t have come up with such an idea.
Nonetheless, the so-called flash of inspiration often indicates a lack of prior operational experience.
Then, during their attempts, a glaring mistake occurred—the energy pillar directly reflected towards Feng Jun!
Poor Mountain Master Feng, although proficient in deduction, never considered this possibility. He knew the future had a certain degree of unpredictability, but he truly did not expect such a variable to occur.
The worst part is, they don’t even know what kind of magical treasure the mirror they’re using is; it not only reflects but also scatters.
So when this energy pillar approached Feng Jun, it was already about ten feet in diameter. But even when dispersed like this, if it were to hit him truly, he could only hope to promptly use his Life-Substitute Talisman, otherwise, there would be no safe outcome.
And Feng Jun was pondering how to deduce what would happen in the near future when he had no idea that an energy pillar destined to shoot into the distance would come towards him.
At first, Yi Jue beside him also didn’t notice this scene—she also liked deduction, and such chaotic occasions were just right for deducers to calculate various possibilities.
However, her intuition was quite good, and finally, before Feng Jun could react, she detected the situation, causing the divining sticks in her hand to scatter, "Watch out, danger!"
To be fair, she wasn’t famous for her combat abilities. Although her premonition of danger was strong, her combat reactions were a bit slower. She first issued a warning, then flashed to Feng Jun’s side, intending to take him away.
But Feng Jun’s intuition was not much worse than hers. When he sensed something was wrong, a glance with the corner of his eye told him what he was facing.
Yet he wasn’t truly afraid of this, as long as he could discover it in time, even if he had only one-tenth of a breath’s reaction time, a thought to exit and he would be fine.
But as luck would have it, Yi Jue rushed over, wrapped him with her horsetail whisk, wanting to take him away.
Her operation was actually a bit slow, and Feng Jun wasn’t sure if she could dodge the energy pillar in time if she took him with her.
But at this time, he couldn’t choose to exit anymore.
He wanted to exit easily, but Yi Jue’s horsetail whisk already wrapped around his waist. If he insisted on exiting, the next moment, he would face Yi Jue’s corpse in the Earth Realm.
At that moment, Feng Jun felt despair, he nearly cursed aloud, "Are you insane? Can’t you just run by yourself?"
He could only hope Yi Jue’s speed would be faster than the approaching energy pillar.
Just then, a shadow flashed before his eyes, and when he reacted, he was already a hundred miles away.
When he looked up, he saw a slightly chubby man, and his brows slightly furrowed, "It’s you?"
"Alright, didn’t I just ask you two questions?" The slightly chubby man looked at him with a smile, "Is this necessary?"
Feng Jun thought for a moment and felt a bit unconvinced in his heart, "If you hadn’t saved me, I could have escaped as well."
If it weren’t for Yi Jue being a burden, he could have easily left. Even if he had to withstand it, he had the Life-Substitute Talisman.
But he couldn’t blame Yi Jue. Although her actions were a bit like a foolish female student in a crude war drama, her spirit of "not abandoning, not giving up" moved him greatly.
So he could only play around with his words—actually, that wasn’t just talk, but he couldn’t possibly prove it himself.
However, the slightly chubby man didn’t need him to prove it—this guy made assumptions immediately, "You don’t need to say that, I know you could have escaped...that strand of qi guarding you, right?"
Such powerful guardianship given by a mighty being couldn’t be extinguished by merely an energy pillar, could it?
But I saved you painstakingly, and also saved your woman incidentally, this...even if there’s no merit, there’s hard work, right?
Feng Jun actually realized it...right, this guy truly recognized the significance.
So he smiled and nodded, "Regardless of whether I could escape, I am very grateful to the True Sage for helping my friend."
The slightly chubby man glanced at him, half-smilingly asking, "Then the bounty...settled?"
"This...I’m afraid not," Feng Jun solemnly replied, "Even if I found the senior, it was just to ask two questions."
The slightly chubby man pouted in frustration, "Then why not ask now?"
Feng Jun helplessly slapped his forehead, "Asking questions is a minor issue, but I need to make a gesture to avoid the elders at home blaming me."
The corners of the slightly chubby man’s mouth twitched, "Elders at home..."
Just then, there was a loud "boom" in the distance, and a large mass of Profound Ice hit an energy pillar squarely. It was Elder Cang Jing who made a move, even though she was just an onlooker, she couldn’t tolerate abnormal energy harming the Tianqin Plane.
Actually, abnormal energy was already wreaking havoc on Tianqin, with energy pillars flying everywhere, devastating the surrounding space. Xuanhuang and Yuangang’s thirty-six teams, nine rescue teams, and personnel from the rescue command center were all deployed.
(Chapter three is here, during double points, summon monthly ticket support.)
