NOVPUBBut he was just an early-stage Nascent Soul, unable to pass through the violently swirling Gang Wind Layer, and even less able to resist the suction force emanating from the cracks.
He dared not take the risk to investigate further.
After staying in Li State for a while, he entrusted Ying Zhao with a few words, then immediately flew towards Sen State.
There were also many cracks there waiting for him to deal with.
At the same moment he left,
outside the Realm Membrane corresponding to Li State,
on a huge black membrane permeated with thick Chaotic Yuan Mother Qi,
a large bird with red and green streaks, tightly clinging to the black membrane, was joyfully sipping the flowing Chaotic Yuan Mother Qi around it.
With each gulp it swallowed, its body grew larger.
The fierce aura it emitted became visibly stronger.
And the surrounding Chaotic Yuan Mother Qi thinned out pitifully.
"What on earth is this? Why is it so delicious... slurp."
Just then, it suddenly jolted!
A strong sense of crisis instinctively surged through its head!
It cautiously looked toward the distance.
There it saw, on the distant black membrane, a white serpent with thin wings slightly fluttering, its upper body erected, and its indifferent yellow-brown vertical pupils tightly focused on it.
It showed a deep color of apprehension:
"Why is this serpent here again!"
Chickens-type divine beasts were supposed to restrain serpents, but this serpent was too terrifying for this chicken; upon seeing it, the bird had no thought of resisting.
However, it wasn’t too panicked.
Without hesitation, it immediately flapped its wings, flying toward a crack it had reserved around.
However, in the next moment, its soul nearly fled!
"Where, where are the cracks I left?!"
"How come they’re all gone?!"
It clearly remembered that it had poked open a few about-to-heal cracks before; they shouldn’t have closed so quickly.
But it had no time to consider further, as the white serpent’s huge body rapidly approached, stirring up the surrounding Chaotic Yuan Mother Qi and the shrill sound of wind.
With no other choice, the bird strove to fly further away.
But its speed was already extremely fast, yet the white serpent was even faster!
Almost in an instant, the serpent’s tail arrived first, striking heavily on its body.
Numerous feathers scattered.
However, to the white serpent’s slight astonishment, this attack, which should have been inevitable, not only failed to capture the large bird but instead accelerated its escape.
"How painful!!"
The large bird convulsed all over, yet in this critical moment, it found a crack, quickly shrank, and dove into it.
Bang!
The serpent’s head slammed heavily against the black membrane and the crack, and then it withdrew in pain.
The indifferent vertical pupils glared sternly at the crack, a flash of anger crossing its eyes.
Finally, after lingering in place for a while, it angrily moved away.
Within the Realm.
The red and green large bird, looking extremely miserable, faced the wind and swelled, nearly blocking half of the sky.
In its eyes, only a trace of relief remained.
"Luckily, this physical body is unimaginably robust... Huh? Thunder Tribulation?"
The large bird looked up puzzledly, watching the thunderclouds rapidly gathering overhead.
Feeling the changes in its body, it belatedly reacted:
"Have I, have I returned to Class V?!"
It felt both shocked and delighted, and despite being severely injured, it couldn’t help but laugh loudly:
"I, Fanming, have finally returned to Class V!"
Sizzle!
A purple lightning bolt instantly turned the sky into a purple world.
It struck the large bird on the head.
The bird was instantly charred black, most of its feathers burned away.
Its body couldn’t help but shiver violently!
"This is bad! This Thunder Tribulation is too strong!"
Its joy at ascending to Class V vanished in an instant, replaced by a sense of awe.
It dared not delay any longer, its gaze swiftly scanning the increasingly terrifying Thunder Tribulation overhead, it immediately flew away.
Passing by areas with cultivators, the bird’s mouth opened, a huge suction force swallowing these cultivators whole.
Inside the bird’s mouth, densely packed teeth rapidly chewed.
Its body, severely wounded before, began to swiftly recover.
"Bang!"
The second Thunder Tribulation descended!
It struck the bird directly, causing its flesh to rupture and its body to tremble.
"I can’t stay any longer!"
The terror-stricken bird noticed a crack in the sky, quickly shrank, and then bravely charged through!
The suction force of the crack had no effect on it at all; with just a thought, it was easily neutralized.
It flew out of the crack effortlessly, landing back on the black membrane.
Looking around, it could only faintly see the endless black membrane covered in darkness, shadowy figures looming.
Beyond that was the chaotic-colored substance pervading outside the black membrane.
It unapologetically began to gulp down mouthfuls.
One claw was firmly hooked onto the crack, ensuring it could escape at any moment.
As it swallowed, its body continued to grow larger, and its aura gradually became even more imposing...
...
In Wanxiang Sect.
A vast Formation operated high in the sky.
Inside Chunyang Palace, golden light shone brightly, clouds wafted, and treasures circulated.
Surrounding them echoed the voices of numerous Taoists chanting spells.
Golden banners, talismans.
Dignified, solemn.
Cultivators from Qin Family, Longevity Sect, and Youxian Temple, who were attending the ceremony, stood outside Chunyang Palace, quietly watching the succession ceremony.
"…Great Elder of Taihe Palace, Ji Ying."
"…Second Elder of Taihe Palace, Xumi."
"…Taihe Palace…"
"The Sect Master of Wanxiang Sect and the Palace Master of Chunyang Palace, Qu Shentong…"
"Deputy Sect Master, Wang Ba…"
"Tianyuan Hall Master Guan Ao…" 𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑝𝘶𝘣.𝑐𝘰𝘮
When Ice Daoist’s figure appeared at the ceremony, it immediately caused a stir among the attendees.
