Chapter 713: Chapter 713: Lu Chen, Aiming to Bring a Dragon to Life!

"Elder Ancestor, I beseech you to uphold justice for us!"

In the Eastern Domain, Ji Changchun, of the Haotian Sect, used a talisman to summon an Elder Ancestor from the Enforcement Hall, who was at the Nascent Soul Stage.

"What did you say?"

Looking at the weeping Ji Changchun before him, Xuan Hong’s face was incredibly somber.

The death of a few disciples at the Core Formation Stage was secondary; those assigned to guard the Spirit Vein were mostly insignificant disciples. On the other hand, Ji Changchun was of his own direct lineage.

Not a disciple, yet he had raised him with his own hands.

What was key was that the Spirit Vein had been destroyed!

Xuanyun Sect stood proudly in the Central Domain thanks to its two Spirit Veins!

Now, with one destroyed, should the news spread, it’s likely that other second-rate sects will become restless, especially now, when the Eastern Domain is rife with chaos and all the Elders at the Nascent Soul Stage had gathered here.

"The disciple says the Spirit Vein was destroyed by... Chu Zhongtian!"

Ji Changchun pushed all the blame onto Chu Zhongtian, as he had premeditated.

"Him? A mere Foundation Establishment cultivator, how could he stir such a storm?"

The last time he was imprisoned in the mines, Chu Zhongtian came in and out, and after a year, his cultivation had not advanced an inch.

How much time has passed since then? Could it be that he encountered some fortuitous event?

"Elder Ancestor, he... he has broken through to the Core Formation Stage! And, while the phenomenon of the Core Formation was taking place, he emerged with an unknown serpent beast and stealthily attacked all the senior brothers who went to investigate, ultimately destroying the Spirit Vein! If not for good luck and the sacrifice of my lifebound Shadowless Sword, I would not have been able to make it here alive!"

Ji Changchun brought out his Shadowless Sword, which originally belonged to Senior Brother Zhu, and Xuan Hong recognized it immediately.

"You say, Chu Zhongtian has broken through to the Core Formation Stage?"

His brows knitted together at once.

Chu Zhongtian did not have a singular Spirit Root, nor did he possess any Taoist Body or Spiritual Body.

Even if he had a fortuitous event and broke through to the Core Formation Stage, it should not have caused such a commotion, right?

Unless...

The fortune was terrifying!

He narrowed his eyes, pondered for a moment, and then said, "I will first accompany you back to the Xuanyun Sect for rest and recuperation. Afterwards, I shall go and investigate the Spirit Vein myself!"

"Yes, Elder Ancestor!"

Ji Changchun was overjoyed within his heart.

Although he had healed his injuries, the damage to his Lifebound Magic Weapon had a tremendous impact on his soul. He needed soul-nourishing elixirs and time for a full recovery.

His risky journey to the Eastern Domain also held significant purpose.

Xuan Hong personally escorting him back to the Xuanyun Sect before inspecting the Spirit Vein—his plan had been perfectly accomplished.

The speed of those at the Nascent Soul Stage was very fast, and with Xuan Hong eager to return, it took just a moment to fly dozens of miles away.

When his presence had completely vanished, a figure emerged from a tree.

"Chu Zhongtian broke through to the Core Formation Stage?"

"That’s not strange. What’s strange is, how could he break through while being punished with mining duty?"

"Moreover, he is extremely loyal to the Xuanyun Sect, so why would he destroy the Spirit Vein?"

"It seems I, too, must go have a look. Just that this body... alas!"

The sigh was light, and quickly dissipated in the mountains and forests.

However, he still soared into the air, flying towards the direction of the Central Domain!

...

At the same time.

Lu Chen’s breakthrough had reached the most crucial step.

In his own words,

Dotting the dragon’s eyes!

He was that dragon, needing only to dot the eyes on his own sockets!

At that moment, the winds would surge and the clouds would gather, and he would step into the Nascent Soul Stage in one fell swoop!

The entire Spirit Vein had fallen into complete silence.

Those who should have fled, had fled. Those who should have died, had died.

The Spiritual Power that Lu Chen was meant to absorb had been completely absorbed.

Below the ground lay a hollow, filled with grey-white fine dust.

Lu Chen was sitting amidst this fine dust.

From the outside, he appeared devoid of Spiritual Power.

Because he had condensed all of his Spiritual Power into his Hated Sky Life Earth!

All he needed to do was to draw his own pupil using the prime essence of the Spirit Vein’s source stone!

But to draw a Nascent Soul’s pupil...

How difficult it was!

Until, a figure appeared above the old site of the Spirit Vein.

His face was incredibly somber, and he released his Spiritual Sense!

It was Xuan Hong!

"Humph, this place is far from the Xuanyun Sect, and nobody knows. I need not worry whether my Spiritual Sense will be detected by others!"

As he muttered to himself, a strange and inexplicable figure also emerged from behind him, finally landing quietly in the woods beyond the range of the Spirit Vein!

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