Chapter 1403 - 851
Chapter 1403: Chapter 851
Through comprehending the inheritance left by Gui Xu Taoist, Lu Qing has gained a very clear understanding of the cultivation at the Harmonization Realm.
More importantly, he has gained a lot of inspiration from these inheritances.
He also has some clues about the upcoming Creation Technique.
Therefore, after adjusting his heart and spirit, Lu Qing started closed-door training once again.
This time, he devoted all his heart and spirit to deducing the cultivation technique of the Harmonization Realm unique to himself.
Meanwhile, while Lu Qing was in closed-door training creating techniques, in a certain mysterious land, within a huge black-and-white Daoist temple.
In a blood pool surrounded by black qi, two strange figures hidden in the shadows, with faces unclear, stand watching the blood pool in front of them.
Before long, six human-shaped streams of blood-red water slowly rise from the blood pool.
As the blood-red water recedes, the figures ensconced inside with closed eyes are revealed.
If Lu Qing were here, he could immediately recognize these six figures as Mo Cangtian and the hook-nosed old man and others who had been slain by him.
As the water recedes, the hook-nosed old man and the others slowly open their eyes.
Upon seeing those two figures hidden in the shadows, they all shuddered and hurriedly bowed in salute.
"Temple Master, Deputy Temple Master!"
At the same time, when the six people sensed the condition within their bodies, they were also greatly delighted.
Because at this moment, their strength had unexpectedly been restored to the Harmonization Realm.
Though there was still some gap to their peak state, it was at least far better than they had expected.
Immediately, the six understood that the temple master must have utilized the sect’s resources, not only resurrecting them but also reconstructing their physical bodies, restoring their strength to the Initial Stage of Harmony!
Understanding this, the hook-nosed old man and the others felt both ashamed and grateful in their hearts.
Their shame was naturally due to failing the task given by the temple master, not only letting that Devil successfully cross the tribulation and achieve Harmonization.
They even lost the sect’s treasure, the Six Harmonies Celestial Demon Array Map, utterly defeated.
Their gratitude lay in the fact that even though they failed their mission, the temple master not only did not punish them but also used the sect’s resources to reconstruct their bodies and restore their cultivation to the Initial Stage of Harmony.
It should be known that, as those at the Harmonization Realm, as long as they retained their divine thought, they could resurrect themselves.
But in that case, the physical body they reconstructed themselves could only be at the Primordial Spirit Realm level at most.
To cultivate back to the Harmonization Realm and restore their peak state would not only require massive resources but also a long time.
The temple master’s action almost saved them thousands of years of arduous cultivation.
This greatly enhanced the gratitude felt by the hook-nosed old man and the others.
In comparison, spending just over a month asleep in the blood pool seemed trivial.
"Alright, now that you have mostly recovered, you can tell what really happened that day, why did you all perish, and who was it that took action?"
The two strange figures before the blood pool seemed indifferent to the gratitude of the hook-nosed old man and the others, one figure said casually.
"Yes, Temple Master!" the six responded in unison.
Immediately exchanging glances, they finally decided to let the hook-nosed old man explain.
"It was like this, Temple Master."
After organizing his thoughts, the hook-nosed old man slowly began to speak.
"That day we were ordered to go to the Heavenly Origin Great World and guard against that Devil..."
Without further delay, the hook-nosed old man detailed everything that happened that day.
By now, he dared not hide anything, recounting it all truthfully.
Because he knew that with the temple master’s ability, if he dared to lie, it would be immediately noticed.
At that time, it would be a crime more fearful than losing the sect’s treasure.
As the temple master and deputy temple master of the Black and White Temple listened to the hook-nosed old man’s account, although hidden in the shadows, their expressions were unclear.
Yet the slight tremor in the demonic qi around them revealed their inner turmoil.
"In the end, that Devil withstood the impact of the nine kinds of Taoist Law and successfully harmonized.
Immediately after advancing to the Harmonization Realm, he displayed incredibly formidable strength.
Even though we had already escaped into the void, we were still pulled out from the depths of the void by him.
In the end, despite our desperate resistance, we were still no match for that Devil and perished at his hands.
Not only did we lose all the treasures we carried, but even the Six Harmonies Celestial Demon Array Map fell into his hands.
Temple Master, this time it was our negligence causing the sect’s supreme treasure to fall into outsiders’ hands, we beg the temple master’s punishment."
After recounting everything, the hook-nosed old man took the initiative to plead guilty.
The other five also appeared ashamed and said in unison, "We also beg the temple master’s punishment."
Listening to the six pleas for punishment, the two strange figures remained silent, and the surroundings of the blood pool fell into a silence.
In this deathly silence, the hook-nosed old man and the others remained bent over, not daring to move.
With taut heart and spirit, even as those at the Harmonization Realm, they felt cold sweat seemingly seeping from their foreheads.
After a long while, it was only then that the temple master standing in front suddenly spoke up.
"I see, never did I expect such a monstrous outlier to emerge in the starry sky, who could break the unchanging rules of cultivation, fusing nine types of Taoist Laws to achieve the Harmonization Realm."
The temple master’s tone carried a sigh, seemingly marveling at what the hook-nosed old man had described.
Yet his tone left everyone stunned.