122: Chapter 122 The Power of the Cave Heaven Spiritual Domain

Outside Chengyue City.

Lin Xiwei stared intently at Lu Changning, "Senior Sister, I remember you were previously... only at the eighth level of Foundation Establishment, right?"

Lu Changning lowered her head slightly, "That is true, but within the borders of the Qing State... I can draw upon the power of Revered Master's Heavenly Abode Spiritual Domain to reach the Golden Core Stage."

"Then, Senior Sister and the others..." Lin Xiwei pressed on, her heart beating faster for no reason.

"Senior Sister and the others can naturally borrow it as well; your Senior Sister and the others can reach the Nascent Soul Stage."

Lin Xiwei froze in place instantly, her usually calm face filled with immense shock and bewilderment!

Drawing upon the power of a Heavenly Abode Spiritual Domain?! How is that possible?

After becoming Revered Master's Disciple, she had learned that Revered Master was a Void Tempering Stage expert. In her past life, as a Soul Transformation Cultivator, she also had some understanding of the power wielded by Void Tempering experts.

They open a Heavenly Abode within their bodies to store items, gather Qi, and suppress powerful enemies. But she had never heard that the power of a Heavenly Abode could... be lent to others?!

This completely overturned her understanding! This was simply a trampling on the common sense of cultivation!

If the power of a Heavenly Abode could truly be drawn upon by others... surely the Genius darlings of those great powers in the Cangwu Kingdom would have been granted it by their Old Ancestors.

Could Revered Master... be special? Lin Xiwei's heart shook violently.

Following that, a strong sense of grievance welled up in her heart: Then why could Senior Sister and the others do it, but she couldn't? Revered Master was her Revered Master too, after all!

She had cultivated day and night, finally catching up to the pace of her Senior Sisters, yet now she discovered that her Senior Sister could easily cross another major Realm by borrowing the power of Revered Master's Heavenly Abode! What was this supposed to mean?

"Then... what about Sixth Junior Sister...?" Lin Xiwei asked, clutching at a final shred of uncertainty, her voice somewhat dry.

Lu Changning thought seriously for a moment and shook her head: "Sixth Junior Sister... should not yet be able to draw upon the power of Revered Master's Heavenly Abode Spiritual Domain."

Recently, she and Sixth Junior Sister Xia Yingying had been practically inseparable, and she knew for certain that the other party definitely hadn't... with Revered Master... done that yet.

At this thought, two red clouds instantly flew onto Lu Changning's cheeks, and her eyes began to dart around in a flustered manner.

Lin Xiwei looked at her Fourth Senior Sister, who had suddenly blushed, and became even more bewildered. She had only asked a question; why did Senior Sister... blush?

"Fifth... Fifth Junior Sister," Lu Changning took a deep breath, trying hard to suppress the heat on her face, and changed the subject to interrupt Lin Xiwei's train of thought, "Let us go to Dongyang City; Second Senior Sister should be waiting for us to rendezvous there."

"...Alright." Lin Xiwei suppressed the myriad of confusions and that trace of disappointment in her heart and nodded.

Inside Dongyang City.

Red Maple Valley, as a second-rank Sect near Dongyang City, consisted entirely of women. Although its strength was not up to par with the third-rank Sect, the Baili Sect, no one dared to provoke it.

At this moment, beside the erosion suppression monument, the Sect Master of Red Maple Valley, Wu Honglan, was looking eagerly at a woman dressed in a red dress: "Deacon Chu, can I... can I go climb the Nine-Turn Corridor again?"

Chu Zhirou shook her head: "You know the rules. Your younger sister, Qingluo, has already entered; that is her fortune. The rules of the Moonshadow Sect state: 'Only those without blemish or impurity may enter the Sect.' This path is not for you."

"I am genuinely and sincerely wanting to enter the Moonshadow Sect to Cultivate!" Wu Honglan grew anxious. Watching her younger sister make progress by leaps and bounds within the Moonshadow Sect, she desired that opportunity more than anyone.

"Rules are rules!"

"If you cannot maintain your virginity before climbing the Nine-Turn Corridor, then you are not fated for the Moonshadow Sect."

Wu Honglan's eyes dimmed; it was her past self that had been greedy for pleasure. She silently lowered her head, and after a while, she gathered her spirits and said: "I have already prepared the new batch of good seedlings, and in three days, I will personally escort them to the Moonshadow Sect to climb the Nine-Turn Corridor."

"Very well." Chu Zhirou nodded, "Red Maple Valley handles matters effectively, and the Moonshadow Sect will not treat you unfairly; the resources and protection that should be given will not be lacking."

"Thank you, Envoy!" Wu Honglan cupped her hands in gratitude. Although these resources could not compare to what her younger sister received after joining the Moonshadow Sect, they were still much better than what other Sects offered.

Just at this moment, Chu Zhirou seemed to sense something and turned her head to look in the direction of the tower of laws in the center of the city. She saw two beams of light soaring into the sky, and two figures appeared on the teleportation Formation; they were none other than Lu Changning and Lin Xiwei.

"Senior Sister Lu, Senior Sister Lin." Chu Zhirou stepped forward and bowed respectfully.

Lu Changning returned the greeting politely: "Junior Sister Chu, is the Erosion Tide severe here? Do you need us to lend a hand in clearing it?"

Chu Zhirou smiled: "Thank you for your concern, Senior Sister. There is only one third-rank Erosion Beast here, and both Junior Sister Bai and I have the combat strength of the Golden Core Stage; we can handle it."

Lin Xiwei's heart skipped a beat! She clearly felt the aura of a Golden Core Cultivator radiating from Chu Zhirou! Yet within the Sect, Chu Zhirou clearly had not yet passed the Four-Nine Heavenly Tribulation to achieve the Golden Core!

This could only mean one thing—Chu Zhirou could also draw upon the power of Revered Master's Heavenly Abode Spiritual Domain to temporarily raise her Realm!

Why? Why could Senior Sister and the others, and Junior Sister Chu and the others all do it, but not her... Did Revered Master feel that she was unworthy of receiving this power? A massive sense of grievance and loss surged into her heart, even more intense than before.

Boom!!! Suddenly, the ground shook violently as if it had exploded.

A pitch-black tree root, as thick as a palace pillar, violently shattered the heavy erosion suppression monument and burst out from underground! The surface of the root seemed to be covered with disgusting dark red moss, and countless tiny rootlets writhed like worms, emitting a thick, impenetrable blood-red erosion qi that, in the blink of an eye, permeated into a mist!

"Ah! Help!" Several unlucky souls who were close by, upon being touched by the erosion qi, immediately let out inhuman screams as their bodies twisted and transformed into Erosion Demons.

A layer of faint, soft white light lit up on the bodies of the nearby Moonshadow Sect Disciples, barely blocking the erosion of the erosion qi.

Lin Xiwei's pupils constricted, "Quick! Junior Sister Chu, immediately organize all the Disciples and the city's commoners to evacuate! The further, the better!"

She forcibly suppressed her churning emotions and sternly ordered Chu Zhirou, while simultaneously summoning her Lifebound Treasure, the "nine palaces talisman array disk."

Lu Changning's reaction was also extremely fast, and her "Liuguang" Flying Sword rang out as it left its sheath!

The scarlet erosion qi rushed towards the two of them like a viscous mire!

Lin Xiwei activated the Formation Plate with all her might, layers of light screens blocking in front of her, but the protective white light flickered violently under the impact of the erosion qi, and a cold, erosive force penetrated through, making the circulation of her spiritual power become difficult.

Lu Changning's sword light slashed fiercely at the tree root, but only managed to cut a shallow white mark, and she was instead shaken until her arm went numb, relying entirely on the white light on her body to negate most of the erosive damage from the erosion qi.

The two of them, working together, were actually forced to retreat continuously by this eerie tree root, their situation precarious!

"Jie!" A cold, clear shout cut through the chaos!

Qin Zhaoxue's figure shot into the scene like lightning, a three-colored light mark at the center of her brow suddenly lighting up, with three Magic Treasures circling her.

The li huo cauldron spewed out heaven-burning flames, the ice soul mysterious mirror shot out bone-freezing cold light, and the Seven-Star Mountain-Suppressing Tower crashed down with the weight of a thousand jun!

The terrifying power of the Nascent Soul Stage erupted without reservation!

The power of the three Magic Treasures, under her control of using one mind for three tasks, perfectly superimposed, and under the four-fold amplification of the secret technique "Jie," transformed into a blade of light.

"Slash!" That incredibly tough, massive tree root was actually forcibly severed by a section! A large amount of viscous, foul-smelling liquid sprayed out from the cut.

The remaining tree root seemed to shrink violently in pain, and with a silent, piercing shriek, it quickly burrowed back deep underground and disappeared.

Although the tree root had run away, what remained was a ruin. The streets were shattered, houses had collapsed, and the scarlet erosion qi, like mist, lingered among the broken walls and ruins.

Qin Zhaoxue, Lin Xiwei, and Lu Changning gathered together, all of them wearing extremely grave expressions. This ghostly thing had come too suddenly and was too eerie.

"Immediately check all the erosion suppression monuments nearby!" Qin Zhaoxue made a decisive decision, "See if it is only this monument that has a problem, or if other places are the same!"

"Understood!" Chu Zhirou and the other Moonshadow Sect Disciples behind her replied in unison.

"Little Changning, you inform Vice Sect Master Yu of the situation here!"

"Alright!" Lu Changning quickly fished out a communication jade talisman from the Storage Pouch at her waist, injected her spiritual power into it, and informed the situation here.

Lin Xiwei's gaze vigilantly swept over the severed limb of the massive tree root still twitching slightly on the ground, as well as the shocking, huge crack on the erosion suppression monument.

The erosion qi was drifting out in wisps from the cracks and the remains, continuously polluting the surrounding environment.

"Fifth Junior Sister." Lin Xiwei regained her focus and turned to look, her gaze flickering slightly.

Above the ruins, Qin Zhaoxue, in her green dress, was radiating the aura of the Nascent Soul Stage!

"Second Senior Sister." Lin Xiwei replied.

"Although this eerie tree root has retreated, there is no guarantee it won't come back, so I need you to set up a fourth-rank Formation to temporarily Seal this place."

"Alright."