143: The old sleeping dragon was awakened from the Dongting Lake

Rumors in the Cultivation World say that when someone's comprehension of the Heavenly Dao reaches a certain level, Innate Purple Qi will appear.

In ancient times, the Cultivation World was filled with abundant Spiritual Qi, and people then had no concept of Ascension.

In the center of the Central Continent, there was a towering ancient tree that connected to the Immortal Realm. As long as one's strength was sufficient, they could directly enter the Immortal Realm through this passage.

Similarly, powerful beings from the Immortal Realm would occasionally descend to this world.

According to records, when these powerful beings traveled, they would be surrounded by Innate Purple Qi and Dao 蘊.

Some even had Purple Qi coming from the east for thirty thousand miles, accompanied by bursts of immortal music as the Heavenly Dao celebrated!

But these phenomena only existed in ancient times. Since the Heavenly Tree was severed, Innate Purple Qi rarely appeared in the human world.

Who would have thought that today, on Forget-Love Peak, it would be seen!

It seems that what the Disciples of Forget-Love Peak comprehended must be extraordinary!

Having one exceptionally talented Disciple is normal, two are understandable, but every single one of them has such strong Comprehension Ability.

If all of this was taught by Gu Liangyuan, then that would be too terrifying.

If it wasn't taught by Gu Liangyuan, then that would be even more terrifying!

Sometimes, the more one knows, the more one feels the shock within.

If it were an ordinary Cultivator, he would only think this Purple Qi was just a common strange phenomenon and wouldn't take it to heart.

But everyone present had prominent identities and knew far more secrets than ordinary people, which is why they could see through it at a glance and were deeply shocked.

After the Purple Qi appeared, everyone waited for another half an hour before changes began to occur.

Half an hour might not be short for Mortals, but for the old monsters present, who had lived for thousands of years, half an hour was but a blink of an eye.

The ethereal Purple Qi churned, lifting the Master and his six Disciples into the air.

Jun Ao Zhi, the Disciple with the weakest Comprehension Ability among the six, slowly opened his eyes, took a step into the air, and Immortal and Devilish Qi swirled around him, his Aura steadily rising!

In the blink of an eye, his cultivation reached Foundation Establishment Seventh Layer, officially entering the Late Stage of Foundation Establishment!

However, the Immortal Qi on his body clearly overshadowed the Devilish Qi, and with the imbalance of Immortal and Devilish Qi, his cultivation was subtly unstable.

It is thought that once he also raises his demonic cultivation, he will be able to completely stabilize his cultivation.

Jun Ao Zhi, having come to his senses, felt his cultivation and was quite pleased.

He was one step closer to Gu Liangyuan's goal of reaching Nascent Soul and going home to see Little Red.

He inadvertently glanced and saw the crowd watching from afar.

He let out a soft exclamation and landed in front of the crowd:

"Aunt Liu, Uncle Sun, why are you here?"

Previously, Jun Ao Zhi had been confined, so he hadn't gone out and naturally didn't know about the arrival of these people.

The two people addressed by Jun Ao Zhi scrutinized him, looking at his current steady demeanor, and then recalling his past crazy actions for Little Red. The contrast was like two different people!

They couldn't help but become more expectant about the changes their own children would undergo on Forget-Love Peak in the future.

The rest of the crowd initially just observed Jun Ao Zhi. As one person began to inquire, a group of people slowly surrounded Jun Ao Zhi, asking questions one after another.

Jun Ao Zhi understood the purpose of these people, and seeing the spoiled young Masters with faint sadness on their faces, his eyes immediately lit up!

"Good, good, good. If there are more spoiled brats in the future, Master won't have time to 'subdue me with virtue' anymore!"

"All of you, join Forget-Love Peak! My human meat shields!"

So, Jun Ao Zhi began to praise Gu Liangyuan with all the eloquence he could muster.

When a spoiled young Revered Master asked if Gu Liangyuan would use corporal punishment, Jun Ao Zhi immediately retorted:

"Impossible! My Revered Master, that old man, is best at subduing people with virtue!"

The other spoiled young Revered Masters felt somewhat relieved upon hearing this.

Subduing with virtue is good.

As everyone was speaking, Oriental Heng's hearty laughter came from the sky:

"Hahahahaha!"

"This meeting is not without reason,

A full garden of scenery, a small paradise.

A sword flies up to the sky and away,

Startling the old Dragon sleeping in Dongting!"

(Poem by Patriarch Lu)

"Today, I have comprehended a Small Divine Ability, Azure Dragon in the Sword. I invite all of you to behold!"

As the words fell, the Flying Sword in his hand turned into a streak of light and shot out!

The streak of light transformed in mid-air, becoming a majestic Dragon!

The majestic Dragon slowly raised its eyes, shooting out two Sword Qi: one vast and bright, the other hidden in the Void Realm.

The two were one orthodox and one unconventional, one bright and one dark, complementing each other perfectly.

Combined with the Forgetting Love Sword Intent, the momentum of this strike was no less than that of a Core Formation Peak!

If Oriental Heng and Golden Great Harvest were to meet again at this moment, it would be hard to say who would win.

Self-comprehended Small Divine Ability!

Although everyone was mentally prepared for the enlightenment of Forget-Love Peak's Disciples, they couldn't help but feel emotional when the Small Divine Ability was unleashed by Oriental Heng.

For many Families present, Small Divine Abilities were relatively precious Legacies.

Only Disciples with strong Innate talent in the clan had the chance to learn them.

And Oriental Heng, despite only being at Foundation Establishment, had managed to comprehend it purely through his Comprehension Ability.

One could only say, as expected of a Disciple of Forget-Love Peak.

As soon as Oriental Heng finished this strike and landed, Song Xianer suddenly opened her eyes.

It was unclear what Divine Ability she had comprehended; her Aura simply fluctuated between strong and weak.

When strong, it was comparable to a Nascent Soul Peak; when weak, she seemed like a Mortal.

Although the surrounding scenery remained unchanged, everyone felt the flow of time from Song Xianer.

Song Xianer let out a soft breath. Although she didn't say much, seeing the smile on her face, everyone knew she had gained a lot.

But since Song Xianer didn't say anything, they couldn't pry.

However, judging by her Aura, her gains were certainly no less than Oriental Heng's!

As Song Xianer landed, Qianqiu also descended.

Song Xianer still revealed some of her Aura, but Qianqiu appeared even more mysterious, not revealing anything about what she had comprehended.

Her complexion was just a bit too rosy, as if she were drunk.

If Gu Liangyuan saw this scene now, he would surely realize that Qianqiu's current state was very similar to when she had previously sought his guidance on Cultivation Technique.

After a while longer, there was movement from Mo Chen's side as well.

At this moment, although Mo Chen was still in a state of Epiphany, his Aura was slowly increasing.

Before long, his Aura reached the Peak of Foundation Establishment, showing signs of advancing towards Core Formation!

The thunderclouds in the sky also subtly gathered!

This is... Undergoing Tribulation for Core Formation?

Unfortunately, under everyone's gaze, Mo Chen was unable to Breakthrough the threshold of Core Formation.

Instead, it was as if he had exhausted his strength, his cultivation rapidly plummeting, quickly falling to the First Layer of Foundation Establishment.

Just as everyone was bewildered, Mo Chen's cultivation surged again, rising from the First Layer of Foundation Establishment to the Peak of Foundation Establishment.

The dissipated tribulation clouds gathered again, but just like last time, Mo Chen charged a few times, and his cultivation dropped again.

This repeated more than ten times, making everyone numb. Mo Chen's cultivation finally stopped at the Seventh Layer of Foundation Establishment, and only then did he slowly open his eyes.

One of the Tribulation Transcendence Realm powerhouses took the initiative to explain:

"Mo Chen is using Epiphany to deduce the path after Foundation Establishment. Judging by his performance, he already has a clue about the path after Foundation Establishment, but he is just a hair's breadth away."

"With this Epiphany, his chances of Breakthrough to Core Formation should be much greater."

Only then did everyone understand. They looked at Mo Chen, who had landed, and then at Qianqiu and the other three not far away.

Their level of importance placed on Forget-Love Peak rose again in their hearts.

If Gu Liangyuan represented the present of Forget-Love Peak, then these Disciples represented the future of Forget-Love Peak.

From these Disciples, they could already foresee what a prosperous scene Forget-Love Peak would be in a hundred or so years!

Everyone's thoughts had changed repeatedly from the moment they stepped into Forget-Love Peak until now!

Upon first entering Forget-Love Peak, before Gu Liangyuan appeared, they regarded him with an attitude of equality with the Grand Sect Revered Master.

But as a branch of the Holy Land's Forgetting Love lineage, they subconsciously looked down on Gu Liangyuan by half a point.

However, once Gu Liangyuan demonstrated his skill, everyone placed him on the same level as themselves, or even held him in higher regard.

Until now, they were completely convinced.

Give Forget-Love Peak a hundred or so years, and it's likely that the Families they are so proud of now will amount to nothing in front of Forget-Love Peak!