Chapter 116 (The Hundred and Sixteenth Chapter) The Void-Powered Sacred Beast

Chapter 116 (The Hundred and Sixteenth Chapter) The Void-Powered Sacred Beast

Lou Yuqing was unaware that someone was eyeing her, and in one breath, she escaped to the ninth floor of the Spirit Descent Tower.

Feeling the omnipresent resistance squeezing her body, Lou Yuqing knew she was nearing her limit, and forcing herself to climb any higher would be counterproductive.

She sat cross-legged, palms facing upwards, and began to absorb spiritual energy. The spiritual light in the air was drawn in, shimmering with multicolored light, and rushed towards her.

Gao Xuexi hurried as fast as she could, and when she arrived at the ninth floor, she saw Lou Yuqing already meditating.

Undoubtedly, her plan had failed. Gao Xuexi frowned in annoyance: "Never mind, we'll find an opportunity to talk after the spirit summoning is over."

She simply sat down not far from Lou Yuqing. Because she was thinking about things, she couldn't enter a meditative state for a while. However, she knew what was important and quickly cleared her mind of distractions and entered a meditative state.

Seeing that all his disciples had entered the Spirit Descent Tower, Ma Yuanmiao waved his sleeve to close the gate. He then cast several spells on the array core, and a light screen appeared in front of him. The people in the screen were none other than Lou Yuqing and the others.

“Two people on the ninth floor, three people on the eleventh floor, four people on the fourteenth floor, and one person on the fifteenth floor,” Ma Yuanmiao murmured.

Why are there two on the tenth floor or below?

Ma Yuanmiao raised an eyebrow and looked at Lou Yuqing and Gao Xuexi. Upon closer inspection, he realized something was amiss.

Gao Xuexi was one thing, but Lou Yuqing's cultivation was only at the early stage of Foundation Establishment. Normally, there wouldn't be a disciple with such a low cultivation level; at the very least, they would be at the middle stage of Foundation Establishment.

After observing for a while, he noticed that the surrounding spiritual energy was mostly lightning-attribute, and suddenly realized, "With the domineering nature of lightning-attribute cultivation techniques, it's not impossible for her to defeat a disciple with a higher cultivation level than her."

Ma Yuanmiao stopped paying attention to Lou Yuqing and shifted his gaze to the fifteenth floor, where there was only one person: Wei Houming, who had reached the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm.

Among the disciples present, Ma Yuanmiao recognized him the only one and nodded with satisfaction: "Houming has broken through his bottleneck. It seems that Senior Brother Wei has found a way to cure his congenital weakness. This time, the spirit descent will at least boost his cultivation to the late Golden Core stage, bringing him one step closer to the Nascent Soul stage."

As he spoke, Ma Yuanmiao felt a strange sense of melancholy. The younger generation was growing up, which also meant that they were getting old.

The spirit-summoning ceremony proceeded at a leisurely pace, while on the other side, Shi Hua pulled Xu Yang Zhenren away and hurriedly arrived at the cave dwelling, opening the restrictions in front of them.

The Nine Heavens Azure Phoenix lay curled up on the ground, its eyes closed and its breath faint. Its once lustrous, azure feathers were now dull and lifeless, its noble and elegant aura gone, replaced by a grayish appearance.

Master Xuyang's heart skipped a beat. The last time he saw Shi Hua's natal spirit beast, it was full of vigor, but now it was shrouded in a trace of death.

Seeing Xu Yang Zhenren's expression, Shi Hua gave a bitter smile: "A few days ago, Qingluan was still healthy, but for some reason, it suddenly became like this. I asked my senior brother, the Medical Saint, to come and see, but he was also helpless. If this continues, I'm afraid..."

Shi Hua looked reluctant.

Master Xuyang understood her perfectly. If it were his own precious spiritual plant that withered for no apparent reason, his reaction wouldn't have been any better.

Moreover, the Nine Heavens Azure Phoenix is ​​Shi Hua's natal spirit beast; if she loses it, she will suffer a great loss of vitality.

However, Shi Hua didn't care about the issue of damaging her vital energy. She and Qingluan had been together for hundreds of years and had a deep bond. If Qingluan left, it would be like tearing her flesh out.

Shi Hua earnestly said, "I hope Fellow Daoist Xuyang will lend a hand. Even if there is only a sliver of hope, I will not give up and will prepare a generous gift for you."

Master Xuyang sighed and said, "I will give it a try, but fellow Daoist need not have any hope."

The moment he saw the deathly aura emanating from the Nine Heavens Azure Phoenix, he essentially made his decision: unless a large amount of life force was injected, there was no way to reverse the situation.

"Cry." Hearing someone approach, the Nine Heavens Azure Phoenix cried out weakly, a far cry from its majestic appearance when it captured the spirit beast dealer.

Time waits for no one, and a month has passed in the blink of an eye.

The Spirit Tower, twelfth floor.

Lou Yuqing circulated her cultivation technique for one full cycle, and her spiritual power grew stronger. She slowly opened her eyes, a flash of light appearing and then disappearing in an instant, as if she had never been there at all.

Mid-stage Foundation Establishment!

Lou Yuqing smiled slightly, her body filled with unprecedented power. She clenched her fist inward, and crackling lightning swirled around it, instantly turning it purple.

She raised her palm, spread her five fingers, and the lightning bolts quickly detached, transforming into more than a dozen bolts of lightning that struck the tower wall at ten times the speed.

Lou Yuqing looked at the scene in front of her happily: "Not bad, the power and speed are much stronger than before, and the spells recorded in the technique can also be practiced."

Lou Yuqing looked at the entrance to the next level and hesitated for a moment. After adapting to the spiritual pressure of the ninth level, she continued to climb upwards until she made a breakthrough on the twelfth level.

Logically, she should be able to leave the tower, but she felt that her body was not yet saturated and that she could still absorb and refine spiritual energy.

Could it be the effect of the Immaculate Body?

Lou Yuqing was unaware that she had stumbled upon the right idea. As a rare existence in the cultivation world, the Immaculate Body could not only exempt one from cultivation bottlenecks, but also ignore the inconveniences of the empowerment.

Theoretically speaking, given sufficient resources, her cultivation could reach the Great Perfection of the Golden Core stage in a short period of time.

However, doing so will lead to an unstable foundation, an inadequate mental state, and the easy growth of inner demons. You should know that there is a hurdle to overcome when trying to break through to the Nascent Soul stage, and one careless move can lead to death.

Therefore, Immortal Venerable Zixiao never had the idea of ​​forcing his disciple to grow too fast. In his opinion, his disciple's cultivation should be completed naturally. What he could teach was his own cultivation methods and experience, so that his disciple could avoid detours.

Lou Yuqing glanced at Gao Xuexi, who was still meditating. This female disciple of the Suyin Sect had always been on the same level as her, so it seemed that they had a deep connection.

A flash of lightning, and Lou Yuqing disappeared from her spot, ascending to another floor.

Time flies, and two months have passed in the blink of an eye. Lou Yuqing's cultivation has reached the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment, and she is at her peak and can break through again at any time.

Just as she was about to continue her efforts and head to the fourteenth floor, an exasperated voice suddenly rang out: "Hey, girl, stop sucking! Are you trying to destroy the Spirit Summoning Tower?"

Lou Yuqing instantly went on high alert, her body enveloped in lightning, and shouted, "Who's there? Show yourself! Don't squirm like that!"

She was the only one on the thirteenth floor. The other disciples had either left the Spirit Descent Tower or were on higher floors, and there were restrictions between the floors, so no sound could be heard from them.

"Hmph, you're telling me to get out here? You're so rude, you brat. You should call me 'ancestor' according to seniority." The voice was also very impolite.

Lou Yuqing frowned, unable to detect the other party's true form with her divine sense. The Spirit Summoning Tower actually had such an existence. Elder Ma, who was stationed inside the tower, should know about it.

Thinking of this, she felt a little more at ease.

Of course, Lou Yuqing didn't tolerate this guy who claimed to be her ancestor. She sneered, "Ancestor? My ancestors are all underground. Why don't you go die first, and I'll reluctantly acknowledge another ancestor?"

"You!" The voice was filled with extreme anger.

The air was quiet for a moment, then suddenly a powerful wave erupted, and multicolored halos twisted, forming a spatial vortex.

At the center of the vortex, a figure stepped out. It was a fawn, its two large antlers swaggering through the city, yet they didn't seem out of place against its agile body. Its body radiated a profound spiritual light, like the earth itself, evoking words like solid and reliable.

Lou Yuqing was speechless; the one speaking to her wasn't a human, but a spirit beast.

The little deer raised its chin and looked at Lou Yuqing proudly: "You brat, I am the guardian spirit beast of the Wendao Sect. I arrived thousands of years before you. So what if I am your ancestor? You have been disrespectful to me. The sect will not let you off easily. Now, if you back down, I may spare your life."

The moment Xiao Lu opened her mouth, her image was instantly ruined; all traces of solidity and reliability vanished.

Lou Yuqing was stunned: a guardian spirit beast?

Her thoughts raced. The sect had three guardian spirit beasts: the first was a spirit ape, the second was an ancient white turtle, and the third was... a sacred beast of the Void.

When Captain Wei introduced the Void Sacred Beast, he only briefly mentioned its name because he knew nothing about the Sacred Beast, not even what its true form was.

Lou Yuqing looked at the little deer in front of her and asked, "Are you the Void Fortune Sacred Beast?"

Seeing her suspicious look, the little deer bristled and snorted, "You ignorant girl, of course I am a genuine sacred beast, no deception whatsoever!"

Although Lou Yuqing didn't know if it was true or false, she had a way to verify it. She brought up the gossip panel and saw that the Void Sacred Beast was on the list of gossip owners.

The system generally doesn't collect gossip about spirit beasts unless they have Nascent Soul stage cultivation. Lou Yuqing guessed that it might be because spirit beasts fully develop intelligence when they reach the Nascent Soul stage, making such gossip more interesting to follow.

"Don't hesitate, take action! 1000 points of gossip value, even after the price change, it's only 2000 points of gossip value. Lou Yuqing is now rich and powerful, a few thousand points is nothing to her. She bought it with a wave of her hand."

After quickly reading through the text, Lou Yuqing smiled and suddenly said, "Senior Sacred Beast, I have a question for you. What do you mean by saying I will destroy the Spirit Summoning Tower?"

Xiao Lu wasn't too happy with her reaction after learning her identity, but considering that her attitude in asking the question was rather sincere, she reluctantly gave an answer.

Xiao Lu put on airs and said, "Didn't the sect tell you that the spiritual energy in the Spirit Summoning Tower is constant? If you absorb too much, the total amount will naturally decrease."

Lou Yuqing cried out that she was wronged: "Senior, I am just a Foundation Establishment cultivator. No matter how much spiritual energy I absorb, it is still not as good as that of Captain Wei and the other Golden Core cultivators. Are you mistaken?"

"How could I be wrong! You little brat, I don't know what's wrong with you, you have to absorb a huge amount of spiritual energy every time you advance. And, other disciples only need to break through once to reach their limit, but you, you've broken through the bottleneck twice in a row, and you still want to break through to the next level in one go. If you really do that, I think you'll absorb most of the spiritual energy of the fourteenth level!" Little Deer said irritably.

Lou Yuqing did not refute this. She herself had also realized this. However, absorbing spiritual energy depends on one's own ability. Only a fool would refuse if it could improve one's cultivation. If others were like her, they would make the same choice.

"Senior is joking. The spiritual energy I absorbed is probably less than one ten-thousandth of yours. On the contrary, if you stay in the Spirit Summoning Tower any longer, the disciples will only be able to breathe air the next time the Spirit Summoning Tower opens." Lou Yuqing finally revealed his true intentions.

Looking at her ambiguous smile, Little Deer's heart skipped a beat; she knew!

No, no, no, it must be a trick!