Chapter 218: Lei Canghe’s Choice, Baili Yi’s Persistence

Translator: 549690339

“Wei Tianlun, I will be back, and the White Lotus Sect will rise again.”

At this moment.

The void trembled.

A resentful roar echoed through the depths of space, as a huge golden light burst forth from the Azure Profound Demon-Suppressing Ding that sealed the heavens and earth, turning into countless rain of light that fell from the deep void.

The golden core shattered and turned into countless light rain scattering in all directions.

Wei Tianlun, watching the core golden light at the center, streaked across the sky in an instant, his face suddenly changed.

He was well aware that the Golden Core’s self-destruction was just a diversion, and the main purpose was to protect the core from escaping the Demon Suppression Ding.

“Even if you escape, you won’t be able to recover to your peak within a hundred years.”

Wei Tianlun, in the end, did not give chase. He put away the Azure Profound Demon-Suppressing Ding and with a big hand, about one-tenth of the countless light rain that was fleeing into the void was captured by him and condensed into a golden light ball.

“Demon Suppression Army soldiers, if you want to absorb the Golden Core essence, you can open your mind.”

As soon as the words fell, countless runes flew out of Wei Tianlun’s body and merged with the golden light ball.

In an instant, the golden light ball split into more than ten golden clouds and spread across the vast battlefield. Under the gaze of everyone, they turned into golden rain and fell down.

This rain of light was different from the previous one, as it fused with Wei Tianlun’s runes and no longer escaped in all directions but fell to the ground like ordinary rainwater.

Those Demon Suppression Army soldiers who had already prepared themselves all released their minds and bathed in the golden rain of light.

In the end, the number of Demon Suppression Army soldiers who received the light rain reached more than a hundred thousand.

Their realms generally ranged from the late Meridian Passage Realm to the peak of Transforming Origin Realm. After receiving the baptism of the light rain, their realms were all improved to varying degrees.

Especially the soldiers in the Meridian Passage Realm, their cultivation directly increased by a small realm.

Watching this scene, Lu Yun was shocked.

He knew clearly that these Demon Suppression Army soldiers had only merged with a single drop of golden rain, yet they had achieved such a degree of improvement.

If all the rain were concentrated on a single Demon Suppression Army soldier, wouldn’t that instantly elevate them to the Rune Seed Realm or even the Golden Core Realm?

However, Lu Yun quickly shook his head.

To achieve the Rune Seed Realm and Golden Core Realm, without a certain talent and perseverance, it would be absolutely impossible to succeed.

While bathing in the light rain was akin to receiving a blessing that could quickly improve one’s cultivation, it was ultimately more harmful than beneficial to one’s martial arts progress.

But for some powerful individuals, they could ignore the energy within and use certain methods to gain the remaining insights.

The insights left by a Golden Core Realm expert would still be beneficial to a Rune Seed Realm expert.

Then, Lu Yun glanced at the other Demon Suppression Army soldiers who had not received the golden rain. These soldiers and yellow-ranked and black-ranked Demon Extermination Generals all had refined auras, and their talents were generally higher than those who bathed in the rain.

At this time, the remaining golden rain had all disappeared into the heavens and earth. A few independent martial cultivators were fortunate enough to obtain some of the rain, and their cultivation greatly improved.

However, the genius disciples and Gold Body Elders from various martial academies were not too keen on this golden rain and took a laissez-faire attitude until the rain was over.

During this time, Lu Yun also caught some of the golden rain transformed from the Golden Core essence.

He could sense rich energy and laws from it, and even some insights.

After hesitating for a moment, Lu Yun took out a drop and refined it.

In the end, only his Yuan Hai and physical body experienced minor changes, while the energy value on his panel remained unchanged.

“It seems that this Golden Core essence is not very beneficial to me.”

Lu Yun shook his head slightly and collected it back up.

At this moment, Lei Canghe also collected some Golden Core essence, just as he landed beside Lu Yun.

“Saint Child, this Golden Core essence is of no use to you now. Why not exchange it with me?”

Without much thought, Lu Yun took all the Golden Core essence he had obtained, about a hundred drops, and gathered them together under the influence of Aura Origin, like a handful of golden spring water.

“Elder Lei, if you need it, it’s yours.”

Lei Canghe shook his head, “I can’t take advantage of the Saint Child. How about this, I have a Supreme White Lotus Pill and a Sixth Grade pill, which I will exchange for the Golden Core essence in your hand.”

Lu Yun’s eyes flashed with excitement. He was powerless to resist any pill, so he immediately accepted the offer.

After the exchange was completed, Lu Yun curiously asked, “Elder Lei, what use do you have for this Golden Core essence?”

“Saint Child, as you know, I have already condensed Rune Seeds and still lack some accumulation to be able to draw down the Thunder Tribulation, and be baptized before advancing to the Rune Seed Realm.

If it were normal times, I wouldn’t be in a hurry and could accumulate slowly.

However, the upcoming battles will be even more fierce. With the strength of a half-step Rune Seed Realm, I can barely protect myself, but to protect the others, I need even more powerful strength.”

“Elder Lei is very thoughtful!” Lu Yun bowed slightly to Lei Canghe.

He knew very well that using the Golden Core essence to speed up the accumulation would have a significant impact on Lei Canghe’s future potential.

However, in order to better protect the people of Flying Spirit Martial Academy, Lei Canghe was willing to sacrifice some of his own potential to speed up the breakthrough to the Rune Seed Realm with the help of the Golden Core essence.

With such a course of action, Lu Yun truly admired him from the bottom of his heart.

At this moment.

Wei Tianlun’s majestic voice reached everyone’s ears.

“In this battle, our Great Morigin has achieved a total victory. All the soldiers of the Demon Suppression Army and the participants will receive an additional 500 Demon-Extermination Points!”

“Thank you, General!”

“Thank you, General Wei!”

Everyone bowed to Wei Tianlun in the deep sky above them.

Among them were the Demon Suppression Army soldiers, powerful martial artists from various Martial Academies, and independent martial cultivators.

Then, the giant body that had been shrouded in a golden halo slowly disappeared.

With it, the invisible terrifying pressure also vanished.

After several Golden Core Realm powerhouses vanished into the horizon, the battle officially ended with the destruction of the White Lotus Sect and the overwhelming victory of Morigin Demon Suppression Army.

It was fitting to describe this battle as a great victory.

In this battle, the White Lotus Sect had lost three Golden Core Realm powerhouses, countless Rune Seed Realm powerhouses, and an innumerable amount of martial artists below the Gold Body Realm. The Demon Suppression Army had completely occupied the mountain gate and the entire White Mountain Domain.

On the other hand, although the Morigin Demon Suppression Army had lost Rune Seed Realm powerhouses, they had not lost a single Golden Core Realm powerhouse.

Simply from this point of view, even if the army suffered severe losses, it was still considered a great victory.

The only regret was that the White Lotus Sect’s Saintess and sacred treasure had not appeared from the beginning to the end.

The sacred treasure of the White Lotus Sect, the Nineturn Pure Heart White Lotus, was a spirit artifact-level treasure of paramount importance, incomparable to even a late-stage Golden Core Realm powerhouse.

As for the White Lotus Sect’s Saintess, she had extraordinary innate talent and could fight against the Golden Core Realm experts while only being in the Rune Seed Realm, making her a potential disaster.

Currently, without the trace of the White Lotus Sect’s sacred treasure and Saintess, this perfect battle had a flaw.

However, the Golden Core Realm powerhouses had no opinion about this, and neither did the rest of the people.

“This battle has finally come to an end!”

Baili Yi slowly sheathed his long sword, feeling slightly relieved.

Starting from the battle at Black Mountain Sect, to the fight at Cloud Sea Sect, and then to the most dangerous battlefield of White Lotus Sect, he could not remember how many battles he had experienced and how many enemies he had slain.

Battles.

Unreservedly fighting.

There were too many Transforming Origin Realm martial artists like him who had fallen in the battle, including those he had killed, who were countless.

Even the best Origin Fluid Realm martial artists in Flying Spirit Martial Academy had suffered numerous casualties.

He managed to survive in such fierce battles due to his extraordinary determination, as well as the protection of several Martial Academy Elders.

However, even so, one of the elders had fallen in the hands of the enemy.

One of his Senior Brothers, who had been immersed in the Origin Fluid Realm for many years, had also unfortunately perished in this battle.

His survival, apart from the protection of the elders, could only be attributed to luck and the persistence in his heart.

Hundreds of corpses were scattered across the mountains, plains, and valleys, and their blood soaked the earth, emitting a strong stench of blood. The sky was shrouded in a grey mist of evil Qi.

“Originally, I thought that with my talent and strength, I could make a name for myself in this Hundred Sect campaign, bringing glory to the Martial Academy.

But when it came to the actual fight, I realized that I was just an ordinary member, unable to control even my own destiny. Without the protection of the elders, I could have been one of the countless corpses on the battlefield.”

A familiar voice came from behind him.

Baili Yi turned his head back, seeing the tattered star robe stained with blood on Gu Yuan.

From the notched giant axe and the battered appearance of Gu Yuan, one could guess how intense the battle had been.

In addition to Gu Yuan, a strong sense of killing intent radiated from him, giving off an extremely intense impact even though it wasn’t fully released.

This killing intent was no less than his own, with at least a hundred kills.

Baili Yi carefully observed Gu Yuan and suddenly noticed that something seemed different from before, making his gaze inexplicable.

“Did you break through to the Origin Fluid Realm?!”

Gu Yuan smiled indifferently, “Earlier, when I was chasing the remnants of the White Lotus Sect, I encountered a mid-stage Origin Fluid Realm powerhouse. After an intense battle, I was lucky enough to break through under their powerful pressure.”

“However—”

At this point, his gaze towards Baili Yi became serious.

“Compared to my Level 8 Innate Talent, this breakthrough isn’t anything special. On the other hand, your progress, with just Level 5 Innate Talent, isn’t too far behind mine.”

Upon hearing this, Baili Yi shook his head slightly, “Even with the same Level 5 Innate Talent, my progress is nothing compared to Senior Brother Lu’s.” Senior Brother Lu?

Thinking of Lu Yun’s performance and strength in the battlefield, Gu Yuan felt a bit complicated.

He had Level 8 Innate Talent, and his talent in Flying Spirit Martial Academy was undoubtedly the best, and he was also a personal disciple of the Dean.

However, he had always been overshadowed by someone’s brilliance.

After pondering for a while, Gu Yuan slowly said, “I heard from Master that Senior Brother Lu has a special innate talent that is more than just Level 5. So, don’t compare yourself to him, as it will only harm you.”

Hearing Gu Yuan’s warning, Baili Yi’s stern face revealed a faint smile, and he looked up at the distant sky.

“I am not comparing myself to Senior Brother Lu. I have never thought of surpassing him. I just want to follow his footsteps and gradually ascend the path of Martial Arts…”

Baili Yi wanted to continue talking, but he seemed to have thought of something and sighed softly, stopping himself from speaking.

The closer he followed Senior Brother Lu’s footsteps, the more he realized the gap between them.

An Origin Fluid Realm martial artist who could reverse the Half-step Rune Seed Realm – how monstrous was that?

At least up to this point, he had never heard of anyone else achieving such a heaven-defying feat.

Perhaps only the Saint Child from the Central Province and the geniuses from the Royal Court would have been able to achieve this when they were at this level.

At this thought, Baili Yi’s eyes swiftly flashed with a sense of loss, but it was quickly replaced by unwavering determination..