Chapter 57: Blood Evil of the Demon Abyss
Within the small world of falling flowers.
Luo Xue looked at the surrounding scenery in surprise. Although it was also Falling Flower Peak, the area she could move in was limited to about the size of two soccer fields.
And in this “Falling Flower Peak,” she was the only one.
“An immortal formation…”
In her previous life, Luo Xue had already witnessed the power of formations, but those were just the works of Foundation Establishment cultivators.
Even the illusion created by the Soul Transformation cultivator was actually just a small method left by Phoenix Venerable to choose her successor. Since Luo Xue passed, she didn’t experience the subsequent terrors.
But the peak-protecting formation of Falling Flower Peak was the painstaking work of the Soul Transformation ancestor who founded the Peerless Summit Sect.
A world within each flower. It could be used for both assessment and defense.
Just as Luo Xue marveled at the grand scale of the formation, a distinct spiritual power fluctuation came from ahead, and a figure slowly materialized.
It was a man dressed in luxurious robes, covered in jewels, suggesting that his status in the mortal world was not low.
But the moment he saw Luo Xue, his expression was filled with fear.
…Just an ordinary aspiring cultivator.
“He looks over half a jiazi old, yet he’s only at the mid-stage of Post-Heaven… Can someone like this even participate in the Immortal Ascension Gate?”
Luo Xue’s eyelids twitched. She felt like something was wrong.
Cultivation in the Post-Heaven Realm was the easiest. Anyone with a little bit of comprehension and aptitude could advance rapidly.
The difficulty lay in the stages after the Innate Realm, which were the key to transcending mortality and embarking on the immortal path.
Although the man was afraid, he had been a person of high status before coming here, so he quickly regained his composure.
He bowed slightly and said,
“Please… instruct me, Immortal.”
“Likewise.”
Luo Xue returned the greeting.
As their voices fell, the battle began.
…
Falling Flower Peak’s Dao Platform.
Countless illusory flower petals floated in mid-air, light and shadow swirling within them. Looking closely, one could see scenes of one-on-one battles.
Bai Zhanying nervously stared at one particular petal, her brow furrowed, a rare display of unease.
The sect’s higher-ups, seeing this, sighed inwardly, yet also felt a hint of relief.
They sighed at this karmic entanglement that shouldn’t have existed, but were relieved that Bai Zhanying’s kind and gentle nature was what Falling Flower Peak needed now.
…They couldn’t let Luo Huaxin, who was rarely seen, continue to be in charge.
“Don’t worry too much. These opponents are relatively ordinary.” Zou Junxin said with a smile, nodding slightly. “Look, her combat techniques, although a bit immature, are quite effective…”
“Coupled with her peak Post-Heaven cultivation, ordinary late-stage Post-Heaven cultivators wouldn’t be her match.”
In fact, the sect could more or less tell that Luo Xue had already started cultivating.
Although once the Calamity Poison Body began cultivating, the toxicity of the body would increase, and even their spiritual power and techniques would be tainted with a terrifying poison, her strength was still limited.
To injure a Core Formation cultivator with poison, Luo Xue would need to reach at least the Spirit Condensation Realm. Otherwise, the corrosive poison would be like nothing, not even causing the slightest injury.
Within a controllable range, the sect still had some tolerance.
“This disciple… is not worried.”
Bai Zhanying stiffly averted her gaze, but her peripheral vision still lingered on Luo Xue’s flower.
The sect’s higher-ups exchanged smiles and didn’t expose Bai Zhanying.
After a few rounds of battle, the situation became clear.
As always, the second-generation immortals, relying on their techniques and cultivation, easily crushed the aspiring cultivators from the mortal world.
The few second-generation immortals who drew each other didn’t produce results beyond the sect’s expectations.
The only exception was the battle between Ye Liufeng and Li Guixing.
Although Ye Liufeng ultimately won, he paid a considerable price, his arm severely injured and immobile.
…Based on past performance, Ye Liufeng should have won easily.
The setbacks from yesterday and the day before seemed to have had quite an impact.
The black-robed figure and Xi Xiaofeng silently looked at Zou Junxin, who also remained silent.
“Useless.”
Zou Junxin no longer paid attention.
And Luo Xue’s situation was much better than expected.
The opponents drawn for her were either those whose cultivation was boosted by pills, or those who were already injured.
In short, they were all opponents Luo Xue could defeat without using her full strength.
Within the falling flower, Luo Xue rubbed her temples.
Although this result was good, very satisfying…
But Senior Sister, why were you also cheating?
Fortunately, it wasn’t as blatant as the first two, just lowering the difficulty a bit.
If it were the black-robed figure, every opponent who entered the falling flower would probably be instantly thrown out.
“Just give me a slightly challenging opponent. At least let my anticipation have some meaning…”
As Luo Xue muttered, a spiritual power fluctuation appeared in front of her, and her next opponent arrived.
She immediately calmed herself and prepared for battle.
But when she saw her opponent, she couldn’t help but twitch her lips.
“…Seriously, it doesn’t have to be this difficult, does it?”
Falling Flower Peak’s Dao Platform.
“Oh? How did these two meet?”
Zou Junxin, who had been feeling sleepy, finally perked up upon seeing this scene.
Hearing this, the others looked over, all showing varying degrees of surprise.
Within the falling flower, standing before Luo Xue, was Kong Lianbin.
One of the Peerless Four, Kong Lianbin of Cold Edge Cliff, second only to Ye Liufeng in this Immortal Ascension Gate.
“This arrangement by Zhanying is quite surprising,” Zou Junxin thought for a moment, a slight smile appearing on his face. “Arranging for one of the Peerless Four in advance, so that Luo Xue’s first place in the Immortal Ascension Gate would be justified.”
Hearing the Sect Master’s words, Xi Xiaofeng, who had also realized this, nodded.
“Indeed, among this year’s Peerless Four, Ye Ningshuang is frivolous, Ye Liufeng is arrogant, Li Guixing… is best left unmentioned, and Kong Lianbin is the most sensible.”
“Making arrangements with him is indeed the best choice.”
The sect’s higher-ups looked at Bai Zhanying with satisfaction, only to see her standing up, her expression shocked.
“I… made no such arrangements.”
…
“Little Junior Sister Luo, Kong Lianbin of Cold Edge Cliff, I seek your guidance.” Kong Lianbin squinted his eyes, a faint smile on his face. “But before our duel, I’m curious to ask Little Junior Sister, what is your relationship with Venerable Falling Flower?”
Luo Xue had already assumed a fighting stance. Kong Lianbin’s question made her twitch her lips.
Why so gossipy?
“She’s my mother.”
Luo Xue said listlessly.
If he wanted gossip, she would give him gossip.
“Very well, it seems I’ve found the right person.”
The smile on Kong Lianbin’s face widened, but he didn’t attack immediately.
He took out a strange short sword from his sleeve and stabbed it directly into the ground of the falling flower.
Instantly, the entire small world of falling flowers changed, turning dark.
A mist filled the surroundings, and a sinister, terrifying aura permeated the small world.
“Oh, there was a slight mistake in my introduction earlier. Let me reintroduce myself.”
Kong Lianbin smiled, but his eyes opened slightly, revealing a pair of pitch-black pupils.
“Blood Evil of the Temple of the Nether Spirit, I seek your guidance.”
“I will pay with my life to kill you here. I will never allow a genius who can rival the Holy Maiden of the Nether Spirit to rise in the Immortal Domain…”
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