Chapter 238: Chapter 237: Why Would Someone Drive This Stone Tablet
Meanwhile, Zi Feng and the others, who had just been playing rock-paper-scissors to decide who would go comprehend the insights, suddenly sensed a change in the Array.
Everyone was now on the small island; even Blade Master Hai Bian and Liu Yiyi had been brought in.
"What’s happening?" Blade Master Hai Bian asked, looking up.
"Hard to say, but it doesn’t look good," Chi Xue Child said, also gazing at the changes above.
The power here was being drawn away. They all had a bad feeling about this.
A moment later, everyone felt a powerful suction.
Zi Feng released his aura to steady everyone. "Looks like we can’t stay here long," he said. "Let’s get out of here first."
But before they could retreat, the immense suction force rendered them all immobile. The only thing they could do was resist.
"What on earth is going on?" Lan Yue asked.
But no one knew, and no one could answer.
After a brief moment, Zi Feng suddenly said, "I have a very bad feeling about this."
Blade Master Hai Bian, however, said, "I feel great. It seems like if I just hold on, my Cultivation will be tempered. It’s even rising slightly."
Chi Xue Child chimed in, "Same here."
Liu Yiyi also spoke up. "I’m feeling it too. It doesn’t seem like a bad thing."
At that, Lan Yue said, "Then it’s definitely a bad thing."
Blade Master Hai Bian and the others didn’t quite understand. Even Chi Xue Child was confused.
Qingyi sighed. "Eldest Brother is a Half-step Tier Five. If he advances even a little bit more, he’ll break through to Tier Five. If that happens here, the Celestial Tribulation will descend immediately, and we’ll all be finished."
Chi Xue Child: "..."
Blade Master Hai Bian: "..."
Liu Yiyi: "..."
This was a classic case of being caught in the crossfire.
Chi Xue Child said, "Eldest Brother, what do you think Mo Yan would say if she were here?"
Zi Feng’s expression darkened. "She’d tell me to sever my own meridians to give you all a chance to live, wouldn’t she?"
Everyone: "..."
’She actually might,’ they all thought.
Lan Yue said, "Senior Brother, you have to hold back. All our lives are on the line. Don’t let your control slip."
Zi Feng sighed. "I’ll try to get out. You all can stay here and increase your Cultivation."
’I don’t even want to advance yet,’ Zi Feng thought, mentally exhausted. ’I’ve been suppressing it for years. Holding on for a few more months would bring huge benefits. What a waste it would be to break through like this.’
But some things were just inevitable.
When a fortuitous encounter arrived, there was no escaping it.
It wasn’t just Chi Xue Child’s group who felt their Cultivation rising; Su Qi and Jingyue felt it too.
Jingyue said in surprise, "My little worrier, do you feel that? Your big sister is about to advance to Tier Three!"
Su Qi nodded. "Yeah, I feel like I’m about to reach 2.6."
Then Su Qi froze. "Senior Sister, what tier did you say you were advancing to?"
"Tier Three. Why?" Then Jingyue also froze before crying out, "I’m doomed! I’m doomed! I’m not advancing! I need to get out of here!"
Advancing to Tier Three meant facing a Celestial Tribulation.
And when a Celestial Tribulation arrived, it was life-threatening.
She had made no preparations at all. Even if she had prepared, she would have done it back in the Holy Land.
Now she was out here all alone. How was she supposed to face a Celestial Tribulation completely unprepared?
Su Qi also cried out, "Senior Sister, are you going to get me caught up in it?"
Jingyue gave her a mournful look. "Shouldn’t you be helping your big sister think of a solution?"
Su Qi: "..."
At that moment, Jiang Zuo began to take control of the Sealing Altar, absorbing the power from the Four Directions Guardian.
As the power washed over his body, Jiang Zuo also felt his Cultivation rising. It wouldn’t be long before he could break through to Tier Two.
’An unexpected gain.’ Jiang Zuo smiled faintly. ’It would be a waste not to take it.’
As for those Fire Element creatures, Jiang Zuo couldn’t care less. They were just a bit of a nuisance, that’s all.
Once he reached Tier Two, many things would become much more convenient.
He would instantly master all Low-tier Magic and basic Body Techniques. His speed would reach a whole new level.
Others needed to practice arduously, but he didn’t need to at all.
As long as his Cultivation was high enough, he could master anything.
He lacked nothing except for the fundamental requirement of Cultivation.
As Jiang Zuo activated the Seal, a colossal stone stele descended from the sky, pressing down directly toward the Abyss.
When the stele appeared, the Abyss began to seethe. Its agitation was greater than ever before.
It was as if it were using all its strength to struggle.
At that moment, however, Jiang Zuo fell into a strange state.
’Hm? A conscious message? Someone left a message here?’
The thought had barely faded when Jiang Zuo saw a pavilion appear a short distance ahead.
A man with an obscured face sat within the pavilion.
He looked in Jiang Zuo’s direction and smiled. "Is it you?"
’It’s just a fragment of a message,’ Jiang Zuo thought, not answering. ’It’s impossible for him to actually see me, let alone have a conversation.’
’To put it bluntly, it’s just a video clip.’
At that moment, the man spoke again, his voice tinged with excitement. "Truly, I was hoping it would be you. If it is, that means my plan succeeded."
"What will your reaction be when you find out about my plan?" The man now seemed very interested.
It seemed he was very eager to see the reaction of the person he was waiting for.
’Too bad he can’t see it. And what’s even more of a pity is that he failed.’
The one standing here was Jiang Zuo, not the "you" he spoke of.
Then the man’s mood shifted. He sighed. "If the one seeing me isn’t you, then who are you, the one here now?"
"Have you ever considered that question?"
Jiang Zuo remained completely unfazed. He had no interest in knowing who this "you" was.
He had even less desire to waste time trying to understand these bizarre words.
For him, his future plans were very clear: just stick by Su Qi’s side.
Nothing else was that important.
He was interested in the grand scheme of heaven and earth, but he could always come back to look into it later when he had free time.
There was no need to waste so much time figuring this out. With all that time, he’d be better off hiding from Su Qi and raising his Cultivation.
Then, the man vanished, and Jiang Zuo’s vision returned to normal.
He had a very bad feeling about that man.
’He pulled me into that vision just to spout a few lines of nonsense.’
’It was completely meaningless.’
Just then, Jiang Zuo heard the endless cry of the Abyss: "Why? Why? Impossible! This is impossible! Why would this stele appear here?"
"Impossible! Impossible!"
"I won’t accept this! I won’t accept this!"
"How could someone activate it? There shouldn’t be anyone who can!"
"You cheated! You cheated!"
"Despicable humans! One day, the Abyss will descend!"
Jiang Zuo stared expressionlessly at the Abyss Core, letting it scream without saying a word.
’A villain’s dying cries are nothing to care about.’
’All that "I’ll be back," "You’ll regret this," and "You’ll face our vengeance" stuff.’
’It’s all just nonsense.’
’Back when I was the big boss, I never wasted my breath yelling.’
’Then again, anyone who came to challenge me ended up dead.’
