NOVPUBAnd at the Demon Gate of the Evil Sect, there was no unusual activity either.
After all, on the surface, Su Changkong was an Elder of the Xia Yan family. In Wei Shengxin’s view, Su Changkong probably hid within the Xia Yan family after seizing the Transforming Dragon Gate. Few knew that his actual location was in the small Spirit Taoist Sect!
"The Spiritual Energy between heaven and earth… It’s becoming more and more concentrated, six to seven times more during the surge tide!"
Su Changkong lived leisurely, quietly waiting for the fruits to mature, for the day of transformation. He also sensed that the Spiritual Energy between heaven and earth was becoming more concentrated. It wasn’t that the total amount of nature’s spiritual energy had increased, but rather that it was surging after the bottleneck’s low tide, an unprecedentedly massive tidal wave.
If this continued, places without Spirit Veins could rival the richness of Spiritual Energy found in large sects with Spirit Veins. You can imagine that the number of powerful martial artists would greatly increase. Add to that the likes of reincarnated Martial Saints such as Wei Shengxin, a golden age, as well as a chaotic era, had already arrived!
Only with formidable strength could one master the great vortex of this tidal wave, unshakable as a rock!
Whether it was Qin Miesheng or Wei Shengxin, both were enemies!
Su Changkong had to grow quickly to face the dangers that were coming.
"Soon… soon…" At night, Su Changkong gazed at the stars and moon in the sky, murmuring to himself.
Time passed, and it had been a year and a half since the events at Heavenly Dragon Mountain. In that time, Su Changkong learned through messages sent by the Identity Token from the Xia Yan family about the unrest during this period.
"The ancient relics of a buried Sand-Country beneath the desert sands have appeared, with traces of a Divine Seed capable of shaping sand into towers, sinking land and sky, fought over desperately by several Five-Qi Grandmasters with heavy casualties and deaths. It’s suspected that a top expert from the Huangtian Country of the Upper Three Kingdoms acted, taking it for himself."
"In the Ferocious Wolf King Court’s sky, strange phenomena occurred. Under the clear sky for thousands of miles, dark clouds gathered, thunder roared and lightning flashed, and within it, one could faintly make out the figure of a gigantic beast rolling and galloping through the thunderbolts, like the True Beast mentioned in legends..."
"The millennium-old Feng Family of Wuji Empire has been completely annihilated, not one survived; their ancestral Spirit Vein severed. It is likely to be the work of the Shi Family, who has an ancestral enmity with them…"
In this year and a half, major incidents had frequently occurred in every country and region, each of which would have been a rare event over several decades. But now, they seemed almost unending, burgeoning like bamboo shoots after rain, drawing many forces and nations into their midst.
Even the extermination of ancient families with deep foundations had occurred!
Everyone knew that the chaos was beginning. Some ancient beings were awakening, and some that should have been buried in the dust of history were shining anew.
And all this had nothing to do with Su Changkong, who was almost oblivious to outside affairs. His days were spent practising Alchemy, feeding Alien Beasts, absorbing the Mysterious Turtle True Qi cultivated by the likes of Zuo Qiu, peaceful and content.
"Almost there… It’s time!"
A year and a half later, a hint of excitement flashed in Su Changkong’s eyes. He knew it was almost time to harvest the fruits! He had waited for more than a year!
Su Changkong got up and, riding on the phantom of a white crane, he left the Spirit Taoist Sect under the cover of night.
At night, in a desolate mountain, three figures were running swiftly.
"Big brother, in the middle of the night… do we need to hurry so much?"
A man dressed in blue couldn’t help but speak.
The person addressed as big brother was a stout man who replied with a serious expression, "It’s always better to be cautious. This time, we’ve got a hundred-year-old Refining Spirit Flower, a material for making Spirit Pills. When we return to our sect and present it to the Sect Master, we could exchange it for a great amount of Qi-Blood Pill Medicine. The night is full of uncertainties!"
It was not long ago that the trio found a hundred-year-old Refining Spirit Flower and, after a conflict with a local gang, managed to secure it. Now fearing retaliation, they were traveling overnight, choosing remote and desolate mountains and forests.
"Strange… why is it so quiet in this mountain? There’s not even the sound of insects or birds."
The man in blue frowned, sensing that something was off about the mountain. Could there be a ferocious beast lurking? But with their strength, even a few tigers would be no match for them!
"Stop!"
Suddenly, all three stopped in unison. In the darkness ahead, at the base of a small hill, a pair of eyes glowed a pale green, coldly watching them like gigantic lanterns.
"That’s not a hill… is that a bull?"
But quickly, the trio’s scalps tingled, and their pupils contracted. They saw that what they thought was a hill was indeed a moving entity – it was a bull!
A Giant Bull!
Its body was nearly thirty feet in length, sprawled there where each tree next to it appeared as mere straw, its eyes shining an indifferent and cold light.
"An Alien Beast… is this the legendary Alien Beast? I... I passed by this Restrained Bull Mountain three years ago, and there wasn’t any sign of an Alien Beast then!"
The stout man and company felt their hearts pounding, facing the Alien Beast, they sensed fear at the level of their souls. It wasn’t just them; even if an Innate Martial Artist from their sect were here, they would be no match for this Giant Bull!
This was a terrifying creature they had only read about in books!
"Run… run!"
The stout man did not hesitate, steadying his trembling legs, he moved his body to flee in the opposite direction.
And the Giant Bull licked its lips with its tongue. It was originally just an ordinary bull being reared, but now that it possessed power, terrifying power, it had become the overlord of the desolate mountain – everything there became its food!
