Cultivating for a hundred lifetimes to ascension

Chapter 1326: Chapter 716: Clan Extermination Tragedy Shocks All Sides

Its far-reaching layout and keen vision, unmatched in the Tianzhu Realm!

Even the Lingxu True Monarch of the past repeatedly mentioned in his notes: The Zhao Family is a clan favored by the Heavenly Dao, where talents and prodigies emerge through generations, with long-lasting family prosperity... If the Qi Fortune of the Tianzhu Realm is divided by ten, the Zhao Family alone occupies three parts, and so on with words of admiration.

Thus, for nearly ten thousand years, the True Monarchs of our sect have always seen the Tianzhu Zhao Family as the greatest adversary, constantly attempting to disrupt their momentum of development.

Unfortunately, it wasn’t until the last three thousand years that the Supreme Sensing Sect leveraged the trend of dwindling Spiritual Energy in the realm to gradually disintegrate the Tianzhu Zhao Family, while fortunately extracting most of their Qi Fortune.

Qi Mountain Taoist pondered secretly, suddenly took out a Jade Talisman, input some information into it, then tucked it under his sleeve.

Almost at the same instant, in the depths of a "Grotto Heaven" under a silent Dead Star, someone inside a palace suddenly exclaimed in surprise, followed by several streaks of Flowing Light flying out from within the hall, shooting in all directions.

Due to Qi Mountain Taoist’s startling speculation, the Supreme Sensing Sect soon took new actions, some secluded Nascent Soul Ancestors were quickly awakened, and the Great Array of the mountain gate also opened the third layer soon after!

All these changes and events occurred just days before Zhao Sheng arrived at the Spring Birth Realm!

A few days later, Zhao Sheng shifted to the Spring Birth Realm, and with a single move extinguished the entire Ghost God Sect.

At that time, he did not detect that right above the Wuhui Mountain Range, a seemingly ordinary meteorite happened to stop at the extreme sky, flawlessly disguised!

Everything happening below fell under the surveillance of the "Spirit Light Mirror," unbeknownst to Zhao Sheng, his existence had become no longer a secret to some people!

Just as he headed for the Cloud Mist Mountain Range, the Supreme Sensing Sect suddenly... panicked!

For a while, the atmosphere of the Supreme Sensing Sect’s mountain gate turned unusually oppressive, yet the majority of members remained unaware.

Not long after, all remaining Nascent Soul Ancestors within the sect were urgently summoned, even Fengyi True Monarch was alerted.

Upon hearing the news of a suspected Half-Immortal of the Void’s appearance, Fengyi True Monarch could no longer sit still, immediately gathered all Nascent Soul Ancestors for an emergency secret meeting.

"True Monarch, it’s a dire matter! That person, from unknown origins, brutally slaughtered everyone in the Ghost God Sect as soon as they appeared!"

"And half a month ago, urgent reports were sent back from the Tianzhu Realm, where the branch of the Ghost God Sect there was also wiped out. Now it seems, the culprit is either that Half-Immortal of the Void or someone very closely related."

"Hiss, could there be a second Half-Immortal of the Void in action?! Otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence?"

"Impossible! The status of a Half-Immortal of the Void is so noble! Having one act is already the limit; how could there be a second one! The culprit from the Tianzhu Realm must only be a Divinity Transformation True Monarch, with cultivation likely in the middle to late stage."

"Fengyi True Monarch, Qi Mountain Ancestor Master Uncle recently sent back a message, according to him, this matter should surely be linked to the Zhao Family!"

"Hmm? Junior Brother Qing Hai, is this really true? Could it truly... be the Zhao Family’s doing?! That’s unlikely!"

"What’s possible or not! Whether it’s related to the Zhao Family or not, as long as that person doesn’t come to trouble our sect, let them be damned! The Ghost God Sect is destroyed, let it be! I’ve never liked them anyway."

"Senior Brother Qing Jue, please mind your manners in front of the True Monarch. You were too rude just now! The Ghost God Sect is connected to a crucial matter of our sect. Once something happens to them, centuries of planning will vanish overnight. Can you still be happy about it now?"

"That Half-Immortal of the Void probably won’t come after us. We must have had a scare! What should be discussed now is how to handle the aftermath properly. A replacement sect for the Ghost God Sect must be found quickly to continue pushing forward the subsequent plans."

"Senior Ancestor Qingyun, how about the Wuya Sect? Given the strength of this sect, it’s more than enough to replace the Ghost God Sect!"

"Junior Brother Bai Lin’s proposal is good! Wuya Sect has been established for over ten thousand years, with deep foundations. The complete True Skill of their sect, ’Heavenly Travel Scripture,’ is missing the last two layers. Luckily, our sect’s Scripture Cave has the full version of this skill. Using it as bait is perfect!"

"The members of the Wuya Sect are always rebellious, extremely difficult to guide. In my view, it’s better to choose another sect. The Heavenly Puppet Sect, occupying the west of the Mountain Continent, is very suitable! This sect..."

"...Senior Brother Qing Qiu is right!"

A proper secret meeting, somehow, veered ten thousand miles off topic!

With Nascent Soul juniors eagerly discussing new puppet sects, Fengyi True Monarch, seated at the highest place, remained silent, expressionless as he watched this unfold.

No one knew what was stirring in his heart, perhaps immense fear!

Besides the True Monarchs of past generations, no one within the Supreme Sensing Sect knows that great secret!

The so-called great secret is that the Ghost God Sect harbors a Primordial Yang Spirit Treasure!

That Half-Immortal of the Void managed to retreat unharmed, which proves even that Primordial Yang Spirit Treasure was no match for them.

Thus, it precisely proves that person is no ordinary Half-Immortal of the Void, their true strength far surpassing everyone’s imagination!

If the person stays away, that’s fine; but once they come knocking, only by summoning the Sect Treasure to confront them can we hope to repel them. Yet whether it would succeed, Fengyi True Monarch’s heart is uncertain, desperately trying not to speculate.

"Alas... hopefully the worst-case scenario never appears! Otherwise our sect... is in grave danger!" Fengyi True Monarch sighed silently, his gaze dimming.

...

At the base of an eight hundred zhang tall spirit peak, a grove of ancient towering trees grows, forming a natural Formation that guards the Ling Mountain behind!

Viewed from outside, it seems to be nothing but a lush forest, without any hint that there’s a hill behind the grove.

However, very few know this Nameless hill is the most critical place for the Cloud Mist Zhao Family, simply because it’s the cultivation Dao Field of Ancestor Meng Han.

On this day, one person’s appearance suddenly broke the long-standing tranquility of the ancient forest.

Zhao Sheng strolled out from within the forest, gazing up at the spirit peak ahead, suddenly revealing a hint of a smile.

"Not bad, not bad! Being able to integrate the Laws of wood, earth, and water into a Formation, and blending it so skillfully! Seems like the Cloud Mist Zhao Family isn’t entirely without merit! At least they understand how to win people over. Zhao Menghan? Interesting, interesting!"

As soon as the words fell, Zhao Sheng began to ascend the mountain, passing through layers of formations arranged on the mountain without triggering any response.

Soon, the mountain top came into view, where a simple and rustic bamboo building stood.

Zhao Sheng’s eyes flashed as he suddenly appeared beneath the bamboo building, using Divine Thought to gently touch the person meditating inside.

Meng Han Ancestor... no, Zhao Menghan abruptly opened his eyes, a trace of fear flashing through them, immediately rising to his feet and darting out of the building.

Once outside, he immediately saw a handsome young man smilingly gazing over.

Zhao Menghan’s heart chilled, sensing the person’s aura was elusive and ethereal, as if they could ascend at any moment, and seemed to not belong to this world, completely undetectable!

At that moment, Zhao Menghan instantly realized the person’s realm was far superior to his own, absolutely cannot be offended!

"Junior Zhao Menghan, unaware of senior’s visit, failed to greet you from afar! Please, senior, forgive me!"

As he spoke, Zhao Menghan suddenly bowed deeply, displaying utmost respect!

"Rise," Zhao Sheng said indifferently.

Zhao Menghan stood upright anxiously, wanting to inquire about the person’s purpose but, as he opened his mouth, suddenly had a shiver in his heart, tightly shutting his mouth, respectfully awaiting the senior’s inquiries.

"As far as I know, you come from an orphaned background, taken in by the Zhao Family in your early years after discovering your Spirit Root. So, you don’t possess any Zhao Family bloodline!" Zhao Sheng suddenly said.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Menghan’s mind raced, extracting countless pieces of information from these few words.

The person’s words carried no hostility, instead imbued with a hint of teasing!

From this, he deduced the person was a friend rather than an enemy, quite likely closely connected with the Zhao Family.

Or... simply one of the "elders" of the Zhao Family?!"

Thinking of this, Zhao Menghan suddenly had a flash of inspiration, faintly guessing the purpose behind the person’s earlier inquiry.