Chapter 462: Chapter 449: They’ve All Arrived...
Someone in the surrounding crowd of onlookers called out Shen Lang’s name, causing all eyes to turn to the speaker.
"You know him?"
The powerhouse from the Holy Light Sect’s eyes filled with killing intent as he asked grimly.
This killing intent wasn’t directed at the speaker, but rather because he had heard the three words, "Profound Dao Sect."
The man swallowed hard and said, "In reply to you, Senior, I entered the Profound Dao Sect with this person a few months ago. Later, during the Wooden Man Alley trial, this kid used a Talisman to ambush me and knocked me out, which got me eliminated. I’d recognize him even if he were turned to ash!"
"During the aptitude test, this guy was discovered to be a waste who couldn’t cultivate. Later, someone with him took out a Celestial Profound Order, which is how he got qualified to enter the Wooden Man Alley."
The Holy Light Sect powerhouse in the air narrowed his eyes. "A waste who can’t cultivate? Do you take me for a three-year-old?"
’Someone who could so easily block a strike delivered in a fit of rage by both myself and the expert from the Beast Emperor Palace... is a waste who can’t cultivate?’
Not even a three-year-old would believe something like that!
The man had only spoken up to curry favor with the Holy Light Sect. Hearing this, he was startled and grew panicked.
"How would this junior dare to deceive you, Senior? Everything I said is the absolute truth, without a shred of falsehood! Many people know about it. If you don’t believe me, Senior, you’ll find out just by asking someone from the Profound Dao Sect."
The powerhouse from the Holy Light Sect ignored him, however, and continued his standoff with the people from the Beast Emperor Palace.
The Ancient Array within the Dark Moon Abyss was exceptionally ferocious.
Previously, when the people from the Holy Light Sect and Beast Emperor Palace had tried to open this Grand Array, several Xuanwu Realm powerhouses had died, and the Spirit Martial Realm disciples who couldn’t escape in time suffered heavy casualties.
Left with no other choice, both sides had exited the Abyss and were now guarding the entrance, waiting for reinforcements from their sects to arrive.
No matter how formidable Shen Lang was, he was still just a young man.
The people from the Holy Light Sect and the Beast Emperor Palace weren’t worried that Shen Lang would be the first to find the treasure.
However, things had been fine between the two sides. Although the atmosphere was tense, they had at least been coexisting peacefully.
But after Shen Lang’s interference, a large number of them had been killed or injured in just a short time. It was enough to make them want to vomit blood from rage.
Moreover, many other factions were now watching the show. If word of this got out, it would undoubtedly become a joke people would love to tell!
And to make matters worse, both sides were currently holding each other in check, unable to enter the Dark Moon Abyss!
Suppressing the urge to vomit blood, both the Beast Emperor Palace and the Holy Light Sect began to clean up the mess while slowly waiting for reinforcements to arrive.
"To think someone from the Profound Dao Sect actually beat them to it. This is getting more and more interesting."
Many of the factions watching from a distance began to get excited.
"The Holy Light Sect and the Beast Emperor Palace are too ruthless. They found something good and wanted to hog it all for themselves, guarding this place so no one else could interfere. Serves them right that someone from the Profound Dao Sect got in first."
someone said, gloating over their misfortune.
These people were mainly from sects or factions that had not yet reached the Profound Iron Level.
They didn’t dare make enemies of the Holy Light Sect or the Beast Emperor Palace, but the two major sects had basically provoked public anger.
Deep down, these people harbored a great deal of resentment.
Besides, if someone else intervened and the situation became chaotic, it would only be beneficial for them, not detrimental.
If more factions besides the Profound Dao Sect were to get involved, their chances of "fishing in troubled waters" would become even greater.
"It’s a shame. According to that guy, the Profound Dao Sect disciple who went in is supposedly a waste, right? If it were a powerhouse at the Xuanwu Realm or above, then we might have a chance."
"Idiot. If he were really a waste, do you think he could have taken a furious blow from two powerhouses of the Holy Light Sect and the Beast Emperor Palace?"
"That’s right... Speaking of which, since when did the Profound Dao Sect have someone so incredible? From the looks of it, he even seemed to have an easy time. Could it be that his strength has reached a level where he can contend with a powerhouse at the Peak of Xuanwu Realm? That’s terrifying!"
Half a day slowly passed just like that.
Just as everyone was growing anxious from the wait, two black dots suddenly appeared on the distant horizon.
One second, the two black dots were still extremely far away; the next, they had already arrived at the entrance of the Dark Moon Abyss!
Two luxuriously robed old men hovered silently in the void, their hands clasped behind their backs, motionless, as if they had been there all along.
On the Holy Light Sect’s side, a jubilant cheer erupted immediately!
The members of the Beast Emperor Palace, however, all turned pale and didn’t dare make a sound.
"Disciple Xiong Qi greets the two Elder Ancestors!"
The leading Xuanwu Realm powerhouse from the Holy Light Sect bowed in salute.
The Second Elder Ancestor of the Holy Light Sect, He Zongdao, had a topknot and long beard that were both streaked with silver, and his face was old, but his aura was vast and majestic.
The Third Elder Ancestor, Song Lin, had black hair, a black beard, and a lustrous complexion. His disposition was calm and steady, as unshakable as a deep abyss or a towering mountain.
"It’s the two Elder Ancestors of the Holy Light Sect! Heavens, what in the world is in this Dark Moon Abyss that even the Holy Light Sect’s Elder Ancestors have come!"
someone in the crowd of onlookers exclaimed.
The various factions immediately broke into a commotion.
He Zongdao nodded slightly and said nonchalantly, "What’s the situation? Where is the Ancient Strange Array?"
Xiong Qi said respectfully, "The Ancient Strange Array is at the bottom of the Dark Moon Abyss, over three hundred li to the south. It seems ancient and on the verge of collapse. A tremendous amount of Spiritual Qi and the light of treasures are leaking from within... When this disciple and the others tried to enter the Grand Array, it activated on its own, causing both us and the Beast Emperor Palace to lose a large number of men."
"Our strength was insufficient, so we had no choice but to leave the Dark Moon Abyss and guard the entrance while awaiting the arrival of the Elder Ancestors."
"But... earlier, a junior from the Profound Dao Sect ambushed us and the people from the Beast Emperor Palace, taking advantage of the chaos to enter the Dark Moon Abyss ahead of us."
He Zongdao snorted coldly. "A group of Xuanwu Realm cultivators were guarding this place, yet you let a junior from the Profound Dao Sect break through? Aren’t you afraid of becoming a laughingstock? Who is this junior, and what is his Cultivation Realm?"
Xiong Qi didn’t even dare to breathe too loudly. He said cautiously, "He’s a young man, around seventeen years old, said to have just joined the Profound Dao Sect... As for his Cultivation Realm, rumor has it that when he was tested for his aptitude upon entering the Profound Dao Sect, he was found to be a waste who couldn’t cultivate. But this person is insidious and cunning. First, he tricked us and the people from the Beast Emperor Palace into a chaotic battle, and then, while I and the people from the Beast Emperor Palace were engaged, he calmly entered the Dark Moon Abyss."
"By my estimation, his Cultivation might have already reached the Peak of Xuanwu Realm Ninth Heaven..."
A sharp glint flashed in He Zongdao’s eyes. "Absurd! Forget the Purple Chu Country, you couldn’t find a seventeen-year-old genius at the Xuanwu Realm Ninth Heaven in all of the Eighteen Snow Countries! How could a peerless genius of that caliber appear in a sect like the Profound Dao Sect?"
Song Lin, who had been silent at the side, waved his hand and said, "He’s just a junior. He can’t make any big waves. Besides, talking about this is pointless now. Let’s go in and see for ourselves."
As he spoke, he shot a cold glance at the people from the Beast Emperor Palace below.
That group from the Beast Emperor Palace held their breath, not daring to make a sound.
"Very well. Let’s go in then," He Zongdao said with a nod.
The two figures flickered and vanished from the void.
The people from the Holy Light Sect, looking smug and satisfied, immediately followed them in.
On the other side, the people from the Beast Emperor Palace were in a weaker position. Although they felt aggrieved, they didn’t dare act presumptuously in front of the Holy Light Sect’s Elder Ancestors. They could only continue to guard the entrance and wait for their own powerhouses to arrive.
Not long after, the people from the Beast Emperor Palace suddenly looked up toward the northwest.
Three pale-golden Flood Dragons were seen pulling a golden, ancient war chariot across the sky.
Each of these three Flood Dragons was over thirty zhang long. Small, sharp horns had already grown on their heads, their scales were a pale gold, and they flickered with an eerie light. A cold, immense aura tore through the sky, making it difficult to breathe.
It was just a single war chariot, yet it carried the majestic aura of ten thousand stampeding beasts. The momentum was overwhelming, the scene was breathtaking, as if it had come from ancient times.
However, that wasn’t the most shocking part...
What was most difficult to bear was the mountain-like pressure emanating from the two people on the war chariot!
Two old men with the white hair of a crane but the ruddy complexion of a child stood on either side of the war chariot, their presence suppressing even the overwhelming momentum of the three giant Flood Dragons and the chariot itself.
Their figures were not particularly large, but standing there, they gave off the feeling of being giants with their heads in the heavens and their feet on the earth...
"Beast Emperor Palace disciples, we respectfully welcome the Elder Ancestors!"
The people from the Beast Emperor Palace immediately cheered in unison, their voices powerful enough to overturn the entire Dark Moon Abyss.
"That war chariot looks like the Beast Emperor Palace’s Qiluan War Chariot, doesn’t it? I heard it was made from the body of a Desolate Beast Qiluan after a Beast Emperor Palace powerhouse slew it. They then enslaved the Qiluan’s spirit and fused it into the chariot’s frame, making its speed far surpass that of an ordinary King Martial Realm powerhouse!"
"I heard the Beast Emperor Palace only has three of these chariots, and they are rarely brought out. I can’t believe we’re seeing one here!"
"The Beast Emperor Palace is really going all out. For the sake of this Ancient Array in the Dark Moon Abyss, they’ve dispatched two King Martial Realm Elder Ancestors at once and even brought a Qiluan War Chariot... Are they preparing to go to war with the Holy Light Sect?"
Just as the spectating factions were discussing animatedly, the two Elder Ancestors from the Beast Emperor Palace led their group of followers into the Dark Moon Abyss in a grand procession.
The factions outside were just about to follow them in to fish in the troubled waters when the two old monsters casually shot out two beams of Spirit Light, sealing the entrance!
"Fuckers!"
The people from the surrounding factions immediately started cursing out loud.
This move was clearly like eating all the fish and meat and not even leaving a drop of soup for everyone else!
Although it was a casually placed Seal, it was cast by powerhouses at the Third and Fourth Heaven of the King Martial Realm. How could these factions possibly break it?
They could only curse and swear a few times to vent their frustration.
No one noticed that on the cliff face directly opposite the entrance to the Dark Moon Abyss, two faint faces had emerged.
It was none other than Zhu Feng and Tang Hao, who had followed the people from the Holy Light Sect.
"That kid Shen Lang is already inside. Just as Xian’Er predicted, it was his plot... Junior Sister, should we still go in?" Zhu Feng sent via Divine Thought.
King Martial Realm experts were, one and all, old and cunning foxes.
’Knowing it’s Shen Lang’s plot and still diving in, wouldn’t that be courting death?’
But how could Shui Tianji let such a good opportunity slip by...
Besides, she didn’t believe it was Shen Lang’s plot anyway.
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