Chapter 537: Chapter Thirty-Five Sharing the Burden
“Sect Master’s life is hanging by a thread! We’ve exhausted all our options. How can we just stand by and watch him perish!” Yunhua Fairy said anxiously.
Ye Changsheng said, “This method can only extend his life for a while…”
“Just say it! Stop being cryptic!” Grand Xuan Immortal Master couldn’t take it anymore. “As long as it can save the Sect Master, anything is fine.”
“Based on what you said, Taiyi Sage was injured by the Karma Fire Fan, and the Karma Fire remains in his Spiritual Sea, unable to be extinguished. He will be burned until his Spiritual Sea dries up, and then his Nascent Soul will dissipate.”
“We’ve tried various methods, but none could extinguish the Karma Fire,” sighed Grand Xuan Immortal Master.
No matter how high one’s cultivation or attainment was, they couldn’t possibly resist a Dao Slaying Divine Weapon with their own power. Such divine weapons, capable of severing the Great Dao, were incredibly formidable, unless one possessed another Dao Slaying Divine Weapon.
But where could one find such a divine weapon? Currently, it seemed like an insurmountable predicament.
Frankly, Ye Changsheng was also powerless because the Dao Slaying Divine Weapon he possessed was in an unawakened state, and he could barely control it.
Taiyi Sage had not cultivated the 《Primordial Scripture》, and his Spiritual Sea did not possess the Desolate Ancient Aura. If he were to forcibly use it, let alone extinguish the fire, Taiyi Sage would likely have his Spiritual Sea shattered by the Nameless Ancient Sword before he could be burned to death.
Ye Changsheng also proposed, “I will set up a magic formation to link all of you together, and then have the Karma Fire in Taiyi Sage’s body distributed among you. We will work together to resolve it.”
Grand Xuan Immortal Master’s eyes widened, and the other Immortal Masters of Taiyi Immortal Sect immediately understood the gravity of the situation.
By having others share the Karma Fire before Taiyi Sage was consumed by it, they could delay his death. However, the other Immortal Masters would also be plunged into immense peril.
“…Absolutely not!” Taiyi Sage, with his voice barely a whisper, strongly objected. “How could the Karma Fire from a Dao Slaying Divine Weapon be so easily resolved! My death is certain. Why must you abandon your future cultivation paths for my sake!”
However, the great cultivators of Taiyi, led by Grand Xuan Immortal Master, chose not to retreat and were willing to share the Karma Fire. They agreed to the proposal.
“Taiyi Immortal Sect must save our Sect Master,” Grand Xuan Immortal Master declared his stance.
Even though they knew it was like moths flying into a flame, they made this decision, searching for a slim chance of survival for Taiyi Sage.
In truth, Ye Changsheng could understand. If Taiyi Sage were lost, Taiyi Immortal Sect would be demoted from an Immortal Saint force. The Blazing Flame Alliance would be able to trample all over them, and the Lu Family Sacred Clan would directly retaliate. It would be difficult for them to produce another Golden Immortal Realm Saint for thousands of years; it would be an abyss.
“You, alas…” Taiyi Sage had already strained every effort to resist the Karma Fire, leaving him with no capacity to stop others.
Ultimately, the plan was implemented. With Ye Changsheng’s assistance, they set up a multi-person magic formation, with Taiyi Sage as the central Array Core, guiding the Karma Fire to the other Immortal Masters of Taiyi Immortal Sect to jointly resist the Karma Fire from the Dao Slaying Divine Weapon.
“Ugh… Ah!!”
Even though it had been dispersed, the pain of the Karma Fire was still unbearable for the cultivators of Taiyi Immortal Sect. They showed expressions of agony, their Spiritual Seas evaporating.
Less than an hour after entering the formation, one Immortal Master was already close to collapse, his cultivation regressing, and his Lifespan drastically reduced.
However, overall, by uniting all of Taiyi Immortal Sect’s top combat power to jointly resolve the Karma Fire, Taiyi Sage was temporarily saved.
The other cultivators of Taiyi Immortal Sect watched with great sorrow. Those unable to enter the formation resented their insufficient cultivation, unable to share the burden for the Sect Master. They could only watch the Immortal Masters suffer, feeling helpless.
The Panda secretly sidled over and whispered, “Little Ye, you’re something else. You’ve managed to scheme everyone into this.”
“What?” Ye Changsheng asked, puzzled.
“Look, can’t you just take out the entire Taiyi Immortal Sect in one go now?”
“…That’s too wicked of you. Can’t you think of something good?”
“So you genuinely intended to help!” the Panda exclaimed in surprise.
“What’s wrong?”
“I don’t believe you. You must have some ulterior motive. Here, Ye Sang, you’re not perhaps an overly kind light novel protagonist, are you?”
“Don’t gross me out!” Ye Changsheng pushed away the sarcastically tone-filled Panda.
In fact, Ye Changsheng did have a small calculation. If Taiyi Immortal Sect were truly wiped out, the Lu Family Sacred Clan would dominate the Spirit Venerable Realm, swallowing all resources. Dealing with them would become even more troublesome. The balance could not be broken at this time.
This move was about checking and balancing, like Old Sun (referring to Sun Wukong) facing his ten thousand challenges.
*Buzz.*
The Nameless Ancient Sword in Ye Changsheng’s Spiritual Sea trembled, almost emitting a fluctuation that would expose him. Startled, Ye Changsheng immediately sat down, using all his strength with the Desolate Ancient Aura to suppress it.
“What happened?” the Panda asked, seeing Ye Changsheng’s suspicious demeanor.
What happened? Ye Changsheng also wanted to ask. The Nameless Ancient Sword had never reacted like this before. It had just resonated. Could there be a connection…
Was it also a Dao Slaying Divine Weapon?
Ye Changsheng recalled what Little Tiger had said earlier: a powerful existence was slumbering in this immortal vein, and its awakening would be terrifying.
At this moment, Ye Changsheng suddenly noticed something. This immortal vein had not appeared out of thin air but was born based on the momentum of the Heavenly Flying Immortal. It sealed all Spiritual Energy, only allowing it to circulate within the immortal vein. Perhaps it was to supply the central, powerful existence with Spiritual Energy.
Following this logic, the more he thought about it, the clearer it became.
He hadn’t investigated what was at the center before and hadn’t acted rashly, only letting everyone operate on the periphery.
“What should we do? This can’t go on. Do we really have to…” Yunhua Fairy murmured softly.
Ye Changsheng slowly stood up. Just as he was about to inquire about Ya Xin’s condition in detail, the entire immortal vein suddenly trembled, as if an incomparably powerful entity was awakening.
The momentum of the Heavenly Flying Immortal seemed to come alive. With every tremor, the heavens and earth resonated, like supreme scriptures being chanted.
A dragon’s aura erupted from the center. This was the core of the immortal vein’s energy, gathered by the momentum of the Heavenly Flying Immortal. It had now transformed into the momentum of a dragon soaring into the heavens, like a slumbering dragon awakening. All Dao pháp would be eclipsed before it.
Little Tiger was the first to prostrate himself on the ground, crying out, “Wuwuwu, we’re doomed!! Run quickly!!”
But in the current situation, Taiyi Immortal Sect could not leave and had to brace themselves and stay.
Not long after, another strange thing happened. With a heavy thud, the awakened entity fell back into slumber, and everything returned to its original state.
All these changes stunned everyone. However, one thing was certain: there was an unimaginably powerful existence within the immortal vein!
“Treasure, this is definitely a treasure!!” The Panda was the most excited.
Wang Xiaox also expressed great interest, “Could it be some peerless divine treasure? Something that can restore my strength!”
Ye Changsheng said, “Let’s go, we’ll go to the center to take a look.”
“Are you serious? That’s very dangerous!” Yunhua Fairy warned.
“That might be our only chance to save Taiyi Sage,” Ye Changsheng explained.
“This…”
“You stay here and guard this lantern. With this, at least Primordial Exotic Beasts won’t approach the formation,” Ye Changsheng said as he handed the faint blue lantern to Yunhua Fairy.
Yunhua Fairy took it, her eyes complex. Finally, she said, “Thank you.”
“Treasure hunting, treasure hunting!!” Wang Xiaox cheered gleefully.
Later, many people from Taiyi Immortal Sect, upon hearing that it was an opportunity to save Taiyi Sage, also set off, forming a rather large team, led by Ye Changsheng.
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First, an apology to everyone. I had some physical issues today, possibly food poisoning. I’ve been feeling nauseous, and my head is splitting. I really don’t have the state of mind to write anymore. Apologies. I’ll take a break for now and go rest.
