65: The Great Elder: Old Man

While many Disciples were guessing what other good things were hidden in the Infernal Ghoul Realm Diagram, the Third Elder had already arrived gracefully on the flying ship, still stained with a strong smell of blood. It was clear that this Peak Lord of Doujian Peak had just killed many remnants of the Twelve Phase Sect.

"Alright, nothing more here, the journey continues as planned." The Third Elder waved his hand, and so the flying ship continued forward, heading towards the Ancient Lang Mountain Range in the North of Ye Province.

At the same time, the Third Elder beckoned and casually summoned a Disciple nearby: "Gong Ren, tell this Peak Lord what happened after you were all drawn into the 'Infernal Ghoul Realm Diagram'. Remember, spare no detail."

The middle-aged Disciple named Gong Ren immediately bowed and agreed, then recounted everything that had happened within the Infernal Ghoul Realm Diagram in meticulous detail.

Starting from when Feng Yue first discovered it was Daoist Wu Jian's 'Infernal Ghoul Realm Diagram', the Third Elder nodded after listening, secretly praising, 'Feng Yue is not bad.'

When it was mentioned that during the event, a Disciple suggested using the flying ship's protective formation as a barrier from within the ship to release Flying Swords and cast Spells to kill the ghosts, the Third Elder nodded again.

When it was further mentioned that all the ghastly creatures gradually disappeared, grabbed away by large dark gold and dark silver hands, the Third Elder's expression slowly solidified.

It wasn't until the very end, when all the ghastly creatures were completely devoured by Lu Chen's Puppets, that the Third Elder finally couldn't maintain his composure, and a flicker of horror instantly flashed in his eyes.

Lu Chen's Puppets devoured myriad ghosts?

And these were myriad ghosts that could trap, or even cause the demise of, experts in the Dao Infant Realm?!

This kid, he hides quite deeply!

Following that, a look of shame and anger flashed across his face. He waved his hand and said indifferently, "Your response to the enemy was decent. You may leave!"

Gong Ren responded and turned to leave, but after thinking for a moment, he couldn't help but turn back and ask softly, "Peak Lord, I just saw you and the Grand Elder pondering over that Infernal Ghoul Realm Diagram. Is there still some mystery within it? Could you please tell this Disciple about it?"

The Third Elder's unnamed anger flared up: "Ask less about things you shouldn't ask."

That idiot Grand Elder made a fool of himself and dragged me down with him, what a great humiliation!

What mystical Artifact Refining techniques of Daoist Wu Jian, what invisible hidden ghastly creatures, bullshit! It's clear those ghastly creatures were all eaten by Lu Chen's Puppets!

But then again: "Lu Chen's Puppets..."

Almost simultaneously, the Grand Elder also summoned a Disciple from Mingjing Peak on another flying ship and began inquiring about everything that had happened within the Infernal Ghoul Realm Diagram.

Upon hearing the end, the Grand Elder suddenly took out the Infernal Ghoul Realm Diagram and crushed it into dust, merely saying indifferently, "This diagram deserves this calamity."

You made this old man lose face, I'll make you lose your 'life'!

Finally, he waved his hand, dismissing the Disciple who was staring blankly at the Infernal Ghoul Realm Diagram that had shattered into several pieces, not allowing him to ask further questions.

"Lu Chen's Puppets..." The Grand Elder fell into deep thought.

Finally unable to bear it, his Yang God thought floated out and entered the Third Elder's ears: "Old Three, what do you think of Lu Chen's Puppets?"

The Third Elder said airily, "Since this kid doesn't want to reveal it, let him be! His nature is cautious; pushing him too hard would be counterproductive and not good!"

The Grand Elder suddenly said seriously, "How about returning this kid to my Mingjing Peak? This old man can compensate you, and can even find a way to help you reach the Yang God Realm!"

The Third Elder sneered, "The Grand Elder is quite adept at distorting the truth. When did that Lu Chen become someone from your Mingjing Peak? How can you 'return him'? This old man snatched him back to Doujian Peak, so he belongs to Doujian Peak!"

The Grand Elder was exasperated: "Old scoundrel, you used trickery! If you relied on true strength, try snatching him?!"

The Third Elder was unmoved: "That's also a skill. If you couldn't snatch him, it's your incompetence."

What's the use of being a Yang God? Didn't this old man still snatch the person to Doujian Peak?!

Old fellow, you want to play these games with me?

Go play in the mud!

As for the verbal sparring between the Grand Elder and the Third Elder, these two old fellows, Lu Chen was naturally completely unaware. At this moment, he was immersing his entire mind within the Nurturing Soldier Immortal Coffin.

"Hmm?"

Very smooth. This was Lu Chen's most intuitive thought. Almost instantly, he immediately merged into the body of one of the Golden Armor Dao Soldiers and very intuitively felt the power of Earth Element, Fire Element, Water Element, and Metal Element controlled by this Golden Armor Dao Soldier.

This was simply unimaginable!

Before devouring the myriad ghosts, even if Lu Chen wanted to intuitively sense the power controlled by the Dao Soldier, he would only get a brief opportunity when the Dao Soldier was advancing.

Although there was a tiny change after previously devouring a hundred ghosts, it was only in a state of being better than nothing.

He could sense it a bit more intuitively, but it was outrageously short. Before Lu Chen could grasp anything substantial, the time was gone.

But now it was different. He could completely immerse himself within the Golden Armor Dao Soldier, freely sensing the power of the four elements controlled by the Dao Soldier.

"My comprehension of True Intent is stable!" Lu Chen was unwilling to completely calm down and discard all distracting thoughts, and began to comprehend the marvel of True Intent.

Time flowed by. After an unknown amount of time, Lu Chen's mind was squeezed out of the Golden Armor Dao Soldier, and he could no longer sense the power controlled by the Dao Soldier.

"An hour and a half, that's enough, that's enough!" After roughly estimating this time period, Lu Chen was instantly overjoyed.

Back then, after the Dao Soldier devoured a hundred ghosts, it could allow him to sense the controlled power for about an extra minute. Now, tens of thousands of ghastly creatures in the Infernal Ghoul Realm Diagram were all devoured, and the effect was immediate.

An hour and a half, that's a solid three hours, enough for Lu Chen to comprehend for a long time.

Moreover, one Golden Armor Dao Soldier provides an hour and a half. With forty-five Dao Soldiers, comprehending them one by one would be enough for him to comprehend for sixty-seven and a half hours, well over five days. With his Comprehension Ability, wouldn't this allow him to directly soar in True Intent comprehension?

Furthermore, this change in the Dao Soldier is not a one-time thing.

The hour and a half of comprehension is a daily limit; he can continue to comprehend for another hour and a half the next day.

As the saying goes, thank you, Daoist Wu Jian, and thank you for nature's gift!

The Dongming Sect's flying ships were extremely fast. After being delayed for a while by the remnants of the Twelve Phase Sect and those wicked cultivators from the Demonic Path, the flying ships finally reached the North of Ye Province in the middle of the night, with the bright moon hanging high.

The continuous and winding Ancient Lang Mountain Range was like a giant dragon lying horizontally, seemingly encircling more than half of the entire Ye Province.

Looking from afar, the Ancient Lang Mountain Range was a vast expanse of ancient trees and dense forests, like a primeval land.

Moreover, before the three flying ships of the Dongming Sect arrived, there were already six other large flying ships waiting here, quietly floating under the night sky.

"Ancient Lang Mountain Range, we've arrived!" An Inner Sect Disciple who had been waiting for a long time exclaimed in surprise.

"Those six flying ships must belong to the Inner Sect Disciples from Qing Province and Yuan Province, the two major Dongming Sect branches, with True Disciples overseeing them!"

"I heard there's an extremely arrogant fellow in the branch over in Yuan Province. He fought and killed a Tong Qiao Realm cultivator while still in the Spirit Transformation Realm. His Physical Body is unparalleled, and it seems he has some special Bloodline!"

"There's one over in Qing Province too, seems to have some special spiritual meridian. It's said his cultivation speed is extremely fast, and in less than two years, he's about to break into the Penetrating Aperture..." Before this Disciple finished speaking, he seemed to remember something and suddenly stopped.

Two years? About to break into the Tong Qiao Realm?

Why am I talking about him? Junior Brother Lu from Doujian Peak has been cultivating for less than a year and is also about to enter the Penetrating Aperture!

That special spiritual meridian in Qing Province...

Just so-so!