108: Chapter 108 Please, Ancestor, emerge from seclusion!

But what he saw was Chen Tai in the distance, covered in blood and in a wretched state, along with the great Cultivator chasing behind him with sky-high fury!

When True Person Chiyan saw Chen Tai open a certain cave entrance Formation and heard the voices coming from inside, a flash of killing intent appeared in his eyes. He immediately concluded that Chen Tai intended to share the information with his accomplices!

"Rats, you still want to pass on information? All of you, die for this seat!"

He temporarily gave up chasing Chen Tai and instead pointed a finger toward that Immortal Cave from a distance!

A thick crimson beam of light instantly pierced through the mountain wall and accurately blasted into the Immortal Cave!

Boom!

The entire hilltop shook violently.

That Immortal Cave, along with the six Tiangang Sect Disciples inside, didn't even have time to let out a scream before they were wiped out by that terrifying energy, leaving no remains!

Meanwhile, Chen Tai used the gap while True Person Chiyan was killing those six Disciples to buy himself two breaths of time!

He quickly pulled out that emergency communication talisman from his robes, spat a mouthful of essence blood onto the Talisman, and poured all of his remaining Spiritual Qi into it!

With a movement of his Divine Sense, he quickly branded the words he wanted to say onto it.

Buzz!

A flash of spiritual light flickered on the communication talisman!

The message had been sent!

Chen Tai had also exhausted most of the Spiritual Qi in his body and tumbled down from his Flying Sword.

Yet no despair could be seen on his face; instead, there was a sense of relief.

It was done.

The Sect would know everything.

He had shed his last drop of blood for the Sect. This merit was enough to benefit his descendants and ensure that his unborn child would receive the best care within the Sect.

Behind him, True Person Chiyan's fury had reached its peak.

"You are seeking death!"

True Person Chiyan let out an angry shout and no longer held back in the slightest.

He grabbed toward the sky with one hand, and the surrounding fire Spiritual Qi gathered frantically, actually compressing into a fist-sized Blazing Sun Dharma Ball above his palm!

Then he flung it forward, and the dharma ball flew rapidly toward Chen Tai.

Before the dharma ball even arrived, its terrifying aura of incinerating all things had already locked onto Chen Tai.

Chen Tai had no way to dodge and could only watch helplessly as death descended.

At this critical moment, another change occurred!

Several figures shot out from the mountain forest on the side, not dodging but directly colliding with that dharma ball.

They were clad in standard-issue armor, and the spiritual light of the Magical Artifacts in their hands was dim.

They were Deacon Lin's Early Foundation Establishment Stage Puppets!

Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!

Battle Puppets comparable to Early Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivators were all incinerated in a single encounter before the dharma ball released by the Golden Core True Person, burned into piles of molten iron and charcoal in mid-air.

But in that split second of obstruction, a green light of escape wrapped around Chen Tai and pulled him violently into the distance.

"Senior Brother Chen, hurry and leave!"

Deacon Lin's voice rang in Chen Tai's ear, filled with panic and trembling.

After using his Puppets to lure away those few Foundation Establishment Cultivators, he had been heading out of the mist. When he controlled the Puppets to run out of the mist, those few Blazing Fire Sect Foundation Establishment Cultivators did not pursue.

After a brief rest, Deacon Lin turned back again while the effect of the divine movement talisman had not yet ended.

His interests were too deeply tied to Chen Tai's. If Chen Tai died, as an Early Foundation Establishment Stage Deacon whose future path was cut off and who had failed this mission, his life might not be easy even if he returned to the Sect alive.

They say a bad life is better than a good death, but Deacon Lin was unwilling to let the glory of the past few days be struck down like this.

When he arrived, he just happened to see Chen Tai being hunted. Saving him was purely an instinctive reaction.

He just never expected that the one hunting Chen Tai was actually a Golden Core True Person!

Golden Core!

These two words were like two great mountains, pressing down on him until he could hardly breathe.

When he saw True Person Chiyan's face filled with killing intent, he felt deep regret.

"Another one coming to his death!" True Person Chiyan laughed from extreme anger.

Being provoked by Foundation Establishment Cultivators one after another, his patience had run out.

He no longer used those long-range Spells. Instead, he opened his mouth and spat out a small sword, entirely crimson and engraved with flame patterns.

The small sword expanded rapidly against the wind, turning into a giant sword the size of a door panel, with flames rising from the blade.

"supreme grade Magical Artifact!" Chen Tai cried out in shock.

Deacon Lin was even more terrified, his Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering. How could he care about Chen Tai anymore? He threw Chen Tai aside and pulled out several Talismans to slap onto himself.

divine movement talisman, Vajra Talisman, Water Curtain Talisman...

Various colors of spiritual light lit up on his body.

"In front of this seat, none of you can leave!"

With a movement of True Person Chiyan's Divine Sense, an invisible massive force descended from the sky, imprisoning the space within a hundred zhang.

Chen Tai and Deacon Lin only felt their bodies grow heavy, as if they had fallen into a quagmire, and their movements became incredibly slow.

Divine Sense attack!

The Chiyan Flying Sword also slashed down at the same time, carrying the power to incinerate the heavens and destroy the earth!

...

Tiangang Sect, Main Hall.

The Sect Master was discussing something with several Core Elders when a jade Talisman at his waist suddenly lit up without warning.

This was the emergency communication talisman he had let Chen Tai and the others take out!

The Sect Master grabbed the jade Talisman and sent his Divine Sense into it.

The next moment, his body shook violently, and his originally dignified and profound face was instantly replaced by shock and fury.

"Bastards! How dare the Blazing Fire Sect do this!"

An angry roar echoed in the hall, and the pressure of the Foundation Establishment Peak was released without reservation, making the entire Main Hall hum.

The several Core Elders looked at each other, not knowing what had happened to make the Sect Master lose his composure so much.

"Sect Master, what has happened?" one Elder asked.

The Sect Master did not answer, but paced back and forth with a face of ashen iron.

The information in the jade Talisman was too terrifying; for a moment, he didn't even know how to speak.

The Blazing Fire Sect is colluding with Cultivators from outside the prefecture and is building a massive evil Formation, using living people and Yao Beasts as sacrifices, with the Golden Core realm True Person Chiyan presiding over it!

"Pass my command!" The Sect Master stopped his steps. "Summon all presiding Elders to the Main Hall immediately for a meeting! Also..."

After hesitating for a moment, he made a decisive decision.

"I will go to the Forbidden Ground in the back mountain to request the Old Ancestor to exit seclusion!"

As soon as these words were spoken, all the Core Elders present changed expression.

Requesting the Old Ancestor to exit seclusion?

The four Golden Core Ancestors of the Tiangang Sect stayed in seclusion in the Forbidden Ground of the back mountain all year round to comprehend the Great Dao. They would never easily emerge unless it was a moment of life or death for the Sect.

The last time they were disturbed was a hundred years ago during the great war between the Five Sects of Qinghe and a Late Stage Golden Core great demon from the depths of the Monster Beast Mountain Range.

What on earth had happened to necessitate requesting the Old Ancestor?

No one dared to ask. They could only suppress the enormous waves in their hearts, bow to accept the command, and act quickly.

In less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, over twenty streaks of light flew out from various Immortal Caves and converged together at the Main Hall.

Meanwhile, the Sect Master's figure flew toward that Forbidden Ground in the back mountain that was shrouded in clouds and mist all year round.

At the same time, he also reached a conclusion in his heart regarding the fate of Chen Tai and Deacon Lin.

To have a Golden Core True Person personally hunt them down, there was absolutely no possibility of survival for the two of them.

"Elder Chen, Deacon Lin, and those eight Disciples..." the Sect Master murmured in his heart. "You are the heroes of the Sect. The Sect will never forget your sacrifice!"

He had already decided that once this matter was settled, he would posthumously honor these ten people as Sect Heroes and treat their families and descendants generously.

Especially the intelligence Chen Tai sent back at the end; its value was immeasurable!

This merit was enough to wash away all the mistakes he had made before.

(Bonus chapter, finally caught up. Everyone, updates will likely be in the evening until the fifth day of the lunar new year, after which they will return to morning updates.)