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Chapter 1282: Chapter 1276: The Watchdog
“The Li Clan’s Old Ancestor, the Fire Ancestor… actually possesses such strength?!!”
Underground, Banshu Weide had been keeping a close watch on the great battle in Jade Mist Valley.
From Jade Mist Valley being surrounded, to the cultivators of the Three Prefectures falling into the Jade Mist Valley’s trap, and now to Jade Mist Valley falling into a disadvantage, he took everything in.
Two days had now passed.
Inside Jade Mist Valley, one could see that the inner array had been completely submerged by the Fire Ancestor’s Heavenly Fire.
The grand array formed by the combined efforts of the Jade Mist Valley cultivators was actually being forcefully smashed into spiderweb cracks by the Fire Ancestor.
The Jade Mist Valley disciples could only frantically patch the gaps, yet they still couldn’t stop the firework Dao rhythm from seeping out through the cracks.
Any cultivator below the Golden Core realm who touched it died instantly.
“A Spirit Treasure body, forged entirely from Tier-4 to Tier-3 materials. What a bold and prodigious talent. With such a body, it is no wonder he can withstand the Jade Mist Valley’s array.”
Banshu Weide exclaimed in shock.
The immortal infant in his arms, usually arrogant and irritable, felt Li Yaotie’s body and still harbored a bit of apprehension.
“He absolutely cannot be allowed to live; he must be executed!!!”
Banshu Weide’s heart skipped a beat. The last time the immortal infant wanted to kill someone this desperately was when Xu Xian of the Eternal Immortal Sect passed through Grandhaven Prefecture.
And the Li Clan’s Old Ancestor.
Although the immortal infant hadn’t spoken of the Li Clan’s Old Ancestor, Banshu Weide could sense its apprehension.
It wasn’t that it couldn’t utter the words to kill him, but because of the other party’s spatial rules, the immortal infant lacked the certainty to do so.
Banshu Weide looked at the critical situation in Jade Mist Valley.
It wouldn’t be long before the Fire Ancestor broke through the Jade Mist Valley’s grand array.
When that time came, with the combined efforts of the Three Prefectures’ cultivators who had already finished accumulating their power outside, Jade Mist Valley would have absolutely no chance of winning.
“I’m hungry! Kill them, eat them all up, and we can rebuild the Banshu family!”
The immortal infant’s piercing screams echoed.
Banshu Weide looked at the immortal infant’s body in his arms, his heart filled with apprehension.
His ancestor, Banshu Ao, had placed his hopes on him and had always instructed him: the world called the immortal infant a watchdog, but in reality, their Banshu family were the watchdogs of the watchdog.
Once one accepted the immortal infant’s Spiritual power, they could never break free.
Caught between becoming a running dog and the Banshu family descending into a future with no way out after his ancestor’s fall, Banshu Weide suddenly hugged the immortal infant tightly in his arms, his gaze resolute.
“If we eat them all, we won’t have to flee anymore. No one—not the Red Dust Immortal, Jade Mist Valley, nor the Blood Moon—will be able to enslave my Banshu family bloodline!”
“Right!”
The immortal infant turned its head, glaring at the experts inside and outside Jade Mist Valley—they were the best blood food.
It sneered hideously, “Eat them, and I can grow up. From Grandhaven Prefecture to Clearpeak Prefecture, eating our way all the way to Azure Cloud Prefecture.
This is the best of eras; we have no natural predators. Once my body matures again, I will be the strongest Heavenly Immortal, and I will even become a Great Golden Immortal!”
“Then what can I become? What can the Banshu family become?”
“You can become my first kin, and the Banshu family will all become my kin!”
…
“First Master.”
The Fourth Master stopped her knitting, staring at the disadvantaged Jade Mist Valley.
“The forces inside the valley are evenly matched. If the Li Clan breaks the array, we will have no more chances.”
“The Red Dust Immortal hasn’t appeared, the other three Masters are nowhere to be found, and the Banshu family’s watchdog has left no trace.”
The Fifth Master let out a cold snort.
“Before the very end, you want us to make a move and bear the risk? You truly are a traitor.”
The Fourth Master couldn’t be bothered to retort. She and the Fifth Master really didn’t get along.
Twenty thousand years ago, after she ate the Fifth Master’s pills and conveniently tore his books to shreds, this grudge had lasted for twenty thousand years.
“The Fifth Master speaks reason.”
The First Master exhaled a long breath. “Before doing so, contact the Red Dust Immortal.”
“No results.” The Fifth Master frowned deeply.
“Still no sign of him. The Red Dust Immortal feeds on the mortal vitality of a region.
The more prosperous the area encompassed by his immortal methods, the better he can maintain and even strengthen his own Spiritual power.
Grandhaven Prefecture is his domain of enlightenment, and we possess his Immortal Dao. No matter what, he should lend us some assistance.”
“He has too many choices. He is the Red Dust Immortal no matter where he goes, but we are the ones who are truly part of Grandhaven Prefecture.”
The First Master let out a long breath. “Perhaps he has already lost hope in us.”
The two Masters fell silent. Where was there any mortal vitality left in today’s Grandhaven Prefecture?
Generation after generation of Masters had enlightened Grandhaven Prefecture.
Their Red Dust Realm was inherently a part of Grandhaven Prefecture, growing stronger as Grandhaven Prefecture grew stronger.
But with the decline of Grandhaven Prefecture, the very method of strengthening themselves by strengthening the prefecture had instead caused their Spiritual power to wane.
They were reduced to preparing to eat everyone here, beginning to devour the mortal realm to maintain and strengthen their power.
They themselves also realized that they were beginning to become greedy.
Amidst their thoughts.
The three Masters’ expressions froze slightly.
“Rumble!”
The earth shook, and the mountains swayed outside Jade Mist Valley.
The Three Prefectures’ cultivators outside the grand array all wore horrified expressions, looking in all directions.
Even the massive battle inside Jade Mist Valley paused for a moment, as everyone looked outward in sheer terror.
They saw crack after crack forming on the ground until they became rift valleys.
These rift valleys, winding into the distance, devoured everything on the surface, sending rocks and boulders tumbling down!
“Bang! Bang!”
One after another, tentacles large enough to prop up the heavens pierced out from the abysses formed by these rift valleys, surrounding the entire Jade Mist Valley battlefield and the numerous cultivators.
White mist surged from underground, and a piercing, hoarse voice echoed amidst the crumbling mountains, splitting earth and the drifting immortal qi.
“Eat you all!”
The three Masters’ expressions changed.
The First Master exhaled a long breath. “The watchdog.”
“Our Red Dust Realm is lacking exactly one watchdog.” A smile surfaced on the Fourth Master’s delicate and handsome face.
“What is this?!!”
“A Body Integration aura, there’s a Body Integration realm cultivator underground! How could it be so massive?”
“Fall back, form the array!”
Outside Jade Mist Valley, the cultivators of the Three Prefectures gathered together.
They watched in horror as the earth-shattering scene unfolded in an instant.
The ground was completely torn into bottomless rift valleys, with white mist rising.
And… tentacles extending from all directions!
These tentacles were entirely white, inscribed with symbols exuding an ancient aura.
Suction cups lined the tentacles, and within those cups, uneven, jagged fangs could be seen.
The tentacles reached straight into the sky, causing ripples to form in the cloudy sky, as if unlocking some kind of rule.
In an instant, at the ripples in the clouds created by the piercing tentacles, array patterns actually emerged alongside the glowing characters on those towering appendages.
This array originated from the very body of the entity extending its tentacles from underground; a biological creature had actually deployed a natural array formation.
Talisman arrays manifested in the sky, emitting a surprisingly gentle, iridescent light that pierced through the cloud layer and reflected upon the earth.
The gazes of everyone present were filled with sheer terror.
They had never seen such a bizarre scene.
The aura of these tentacles was filled with an awe-inspiring holiness, generating an oppressive might that made them feel instinctive fear, rendering them afraid to even look directly at it.
Yet at the same time, they also sensed a bloodthirsty madness radiating from these tentacles.
A fear embedded deep within their bloodlines sprang from their hearts; this was a highly ominous sign.
They instinctively felt that under this oppressive might, they would be helplessly swept up by the tentacles and dragged into the suction cups, reduced to mere ants and blood food.
…
“The watchdog… the Banshu family’s watchdog!”
Inside Jade Mist Valley, everyone—alongside the cultivators outside the array—watched this horrifying scene. Even Linghu Xian was no exception.
He had already stopped fighting the Li Clan’s Old Ancestor.
The oppressive might of an immortal had finally caused the Li Clan’s Old Ancestor, who had clung on like a venomous snake, to loosen his bite.
However, Linghu Xian had no time left to resume his struggle with the Li Clan’s Old Ancestor; he stared blankly at the tentacles reaching straight into the sky.
Long ago, he had known of the existence of immortals.
The entirety of Grandhaven Prefecture was under the enlightenment of the Red Dust Immortal.
But aside from the Six Masters, no one had ever seen a true immortal.
An increase in strength often lessens one’s fear of legendary entities, and becoming an immortal had become his ultimate goal.
Until today, Linghu Xian finally understood what an immortal truly was.
His bloodline resisted, and his soul trembled in fear.
Even having reached the Dao-Comprehending realm, he felt as if he were facing the very origin of the world, like a fragile mortal standing before a deep, primeval forest.
Even the crystal inside his body was urging him to flee!
“It’s over, hahaha, we’re all finished!” Linghu Xian stared at the joyously dancing tentacles, laughing with utter madness.
“You of the Li Clan wanted to annihilate my Jade Mist Valley; now, we will all become the watchdog’s blood food, hahaha!”
“…”
Li Wei was also watching the tentacles swaying in the cloudy sky.
His expression darkened slightly.
Now he was certain: the Zhao Clan’s Old Ancestor he had encountered many years ago was exactly this kind of entity.
The Zhao Clan’s Old Ancestor had been a giant heart; this watchdog, it seemed, was likely a giant white octopus.
The immortal qi surfacing from underground exuded a holy aura, while the watchdog’s body carried a terrifying oppressive might that made one involuntarily want to bare their neck for slaughter.
This fear seemed to stem from raw bodily instinct.
Looking at the surrounding crowd, everyone was trembling.
“We still have a chance, we still do!!!” Linghu Xian roared furiously at Li Wei,
“Let’s deal with It together! It has been hiding for many years, so It is not that powerful.
It is taking advantage of our two-day fierce battle, attempting to reap the fisherman’s profit. Let’s deal with It together!”
This was the only way Linghu Xian could think of to survive.
Between life and death, any hatred could be cast aside.
He had already prepared countless arguments to persuade the Li Clan’s Old Ancestor.
The answer he received was surprisingly straightforward.
“Alright.”
“No, that’s not right.” Before Linghu Xian could even respond, the distant voice of the Fox Saint echoed in his ear.
The Fox Saint said indifferently, “Daoist Friend’s calculations run too deep; aren’t you afraid of dropping a rock on your own foot?”
“Calculations…”
Linghu Xian’s expression changed, his thoughts racing.
Looking at the Li Clan’s Old Ancestor before him, who remained completely unmoving, his face stiffened. “You… were trying to lure the watchdog out?”
“It is very good at running. Since It hasn’t fled Grandhaven Prefecture, It must be plotting something.”
The Li Clan’s Old Ancestor spread his hands helplessly. “This was the only way to lure It out.”
“Ha… hahaha!”
Linghu Xian sneered coldly, pointing at the cultivators of the Three Prefectures outside the grand array. “You want them to die! It cannot enter our grand array!”
“Once It eats the cultivators of the Three Prefectures and its strength recovers, It will naturally come in,” the Li Clan’s Old Ancestor replied in a relaxed tone.
“You…”
Linghu Xian’s face went completely blank.
But then, the Li Clan’s Old Ancestor’s tone abruptly shifted. “Just messing with you. I’m not as inhumane as you are.”
As his words fell, beneath the backdrop of the watchdog’s swaying tentacles in the clouds, the Li Clan’s Old Ancestor raised his long spear and said warmly,
“Brother Linghu, from blows, friendship grows. You and I are as close as brothers; why don’t you join me in dealing with the watchdog?
Who knows, maybe the immortal seed inside your body will eat the watchdog instead? Wouldn’t you say so?”
“Don’t even think about it…”
“Then there’s no other way.”
Li Wei grinned broadly, slightly raising his left hand and snapping his fingers.
From within the Yin-Yang Fish diagram, fireworks shot straight up into the cloudy sky, dazzling and brilliant.
At this moment, Li Yaotie, who had been fiercely hammering the Jade Mist Valley’s grand array, paused his movements.
Staring at the fireworks in the clouds, veins bulged wildly all over his body.
He strained his vocal cords and let out a furious roar.
“Tianqi!”
“It’s been three months! You brat, hurry up and break this array for me!!!”
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