Chapter 198: Chapter 198: Cyan Profound Watches, Crown of the Divine Tree

「Half an hour ago.」

The mortal realm.

Weiyuan Immortal City.

The Nine Nether Blood Sea Array shattered. Four Tier 3 beings charged into the inner city, heading straight for Canghai Mountain!

Canghai, who had been in seclusion, emerged to face the enemy, fighting one against four.

SWISH!

The gleam of his saber flashed, blooming like a lotus as it tore through the air!

Wielding his Sea-Breaking Dragon-Slaying Saber with his full strength, this legendary great cultivator, who had dominated the seas for hundreds of years, possessed an aura that could make gods and ghosts flee!

Navasen, the Evil Celestial Auk, the Rock-Crowned Crocodile Dragon, and the Thousand-legged Sea Demon.

These four Tier 3 beings were completely suppressed by Canghai’s power alone!

Meanwhile.

On the outskirts of Weiyuan Immortal City, three figures stood, suspended in the wind.

They were shrouded in a hazy, light-gray Mist Smoke, completely concealing their auras and figures.

Countless demonic beasts swarmed through the streets below them, yet none seemed to notice their presence at all.

The Beast Tide surged into the immortal city, slaughtering indiscriminately.

Watching this scene, one of the three figures, an old man in green robes, spoke with a flicker of emotion.

"The Nine Nether Blood Sea Array, Weiyuan Immortal City... After standing for three hundred years, is this the day it finally falls?"

"In this vast world, in the torrent of time, who can truly last forever?"

But beside him, a gaunt old man in red robes with grim, sinister features sneered.

"Qinghe, why the false compassion?"

"With Canghai’s strength, suppressing those three Demon Kings and that remnant from Cloud Mountain is hardly a difficult task."

"Isn’t the fall of Weiyuan Immortal City our doing?"

"Heh..."

The green-robed old man chuckled.

But it was a smile that didn’t reach his eyes, revealing a cold harshness.

This green-robed old man was none other than Qinghe, a Crystal-stage cultivator of the Cyan Profound Sect!

And the one bickering with him was, naturally, another Crystal-stage cultivator from the Cyan Profound Sect, Hongri himself!

"Fellow Daoists, the grand plan is what matters most..."

Beside them, Tianhe, who was dressed in Daoist robes adorned with flowing cloud patterns, stepped in to smooth things over.

He steered the conversation toward Canghai. "Canghai’s Sea-Breaking Dragon-Slaying Saber is as sharp as ever. He hasn’t even used a Quasi-Technique, yet he’s firmly suppressing those four Tier 3s..."

"Canghai’s strength is indeed impressive," Qinghe said, narrowing his eyes and nodding.

"For a Loose Cultivator to possess such strength... it’s concerning, terrifying, and... a pity!"

"His aura is abundant but slightly turbid... It seems to be the result of a failed Secret Technique."

"And that Secret Technique must be an Avoiding Tribulation Secret Skill!"

"Moreover, the kind that requires a long period of seclusion... For him to emerge now, the technique has clearly failed..."

"Given his remaining lifespan, his chances of advancing to the Golden Core stage are now incredibly slim..."

Qinghe commented dispassionately. As a Crystal-stage cultivator of the Cyan Profound Sect and an old monster who had lived for centuries, his judgment was exceptionally sharp.

Just by observing Canghai’s aura, he had deduced the truth with near-perfect accuracy!

"Qinghe is absolutely right."

Tianhe nodded in agreement, completely convinced.

"Even so, Canghai is at the peak of Crystal Perfection. We cannot let him escape, or the consequences will be endless!"

Hongri, his eyes deep-set, darted around as he spoke in a cold tone.

"Of course," the other two cultivators agreed, nodding in unison.

The monk can run, but the temple can’t!

As Crystal-stage cultivators of the Cyan Profound Sect, they all had disciples and vassals.

If they failed to kill Canghai this time and he escaped...

A lone cultivator at Crystal Perfection... heh...

"By the way, let’s be clear beforehand. In this operation to destroy Canghai Mountain’s faction, I don’t need the immortal city."

"I’ll also pass on my share of the Demon Pills."

"But Canghai’s Avoiding Tribulation Secret Skill and his Tribulation-Avoiding Treasure must be mine!"

Hongri’s voice was hoarse.

The three Cyan Profound Crystal cultivators had gathered at Weiyuan Immortal City.

Their purpose, naturally, was profit!

Whether it was the Demon Pills and rare Tier 3 materials from the several Tier 3 Demon Kings in the Beast Tide...

Or destroying the Canghai Mountain faction, annexing Weiyuan Immortal City to seize its centuries of accumulated wealth and control of this trade hub...

Both would bring enormous benefits to the Cyan Profound Sect!

Furthermore.

According to reliable intelligence,

Canghai had also been preparing for his Golden Core Tribulation and accumulating Tribulation-Avoiding Treasures.

Killing Canghai would yield at least one or two sets of tribulation resources!

This way, the conflict between Hongri and Qinghe within the Cyan Profound Sect could also be eased!

This was also why.

The cultivators from the Cyan Profound Sect were able to put aside their old grudges, temporarily abandon their factional disputes, and act together.

The world bustles with people, all for the sake of profit.

In the face of sufficiently handsome profits, even enemies could cooperate!

However, such a partnership was ultimately still riddled with distrust.

Hongri, his eyes deep-set, shifted his gaze, maintaining a guarded distance from his two ’companions’.

Clearly, he did not trust these two ’companions’.

After all, from Qinghe’s faction, Shenling had clearly set out first.

Yet now, he was nowhere to be seen...

And He Muyun hadn’t responded to any messages either.

This couldn’t help but cast a shadow of gloom over Hongri’s heart.

’What if they turn on me after we kill Canghai and try to kill me too...’

’It seems possible, probable... even highly likely... that they’d have a good chance of succeeding?!’

This thought put him on high alert, not daring to be the slightest bit careless.

...

At this moment.

The situation in the immortal city changed.

Canghai unleashed a killing move, severely wounding the Rock-Crowned Crocodile Dragon!

"Look out!"

"Canghai is about to slay a Demon King!"

"Get ready to move!"

Qinghe took out his magic weapon—a vibrant green longsword that shimmered with cyan light!

"The effect of the Mist Smoke is still active. Hongri, let’s try to ambush Canghai..."

"Alright!" Hongri agreed instantly.

As old monsters who had lived for hundreds of years, the two of them had long since discarded such tedious notions as ’face’ and ’dignity’.

An ambush was the perfect plan!

"Tianhe, you go keep the Demon Kings busy. After we kill Canghai, we can’t let those Demon Pills get away either!"

"Understood," Tianhe nodded.

But just as the three from the Cyan Profound Sect were about to make their move,

a sudden change occurred within the immortal city!

RUSTLE RUSTLE RUSTLE!

A sea of black and red trees descended upon the world.

From a spatial passage, an endless stream of branches grew wildly, twining around buildings and covering the streets!

As the sea of trees descended, the sky grew ever dimmer.

Ash-gray storm clouds gathered, blanketing the immortal city!

HISS! 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

The sea of trees raged through Weiyuan Immortal City.

At the very center of the myriad branches, a black and red Divine Tree rose up, holding up the sky!

SWOOSH!

The top of the Divine Tree erupted with a black-and-red light, forming a canopy that inverted over the city like a giant bowl!

In an instant, it covered the entirety of Weiyuan Immortal City!

"What is this?!"

The three Cyan Profound Crystal cultivators looked on with grave expressions.

"Look, on that tree... there’s someone!"

Tianhe said, horrified.

The three Crystal-stage cultivators looked up.

And there, on a platform atop the Divine Tree’s crown, as wide as a public square, they saw her.

A slender, willowy, blind saintess with pure white eyes stood quietly, dressed in a long, dark robe.

"I see you."

A clear, telepathic voice suddenly echoed in their minds.

The next moment, space itself shifted!

WHOOSH!

The three Cyan Profound Crystal cultivators suddenly found themselves...

transported to the platform atop the tree’s crown!

And with them, Canghai, Navasen, and even the three Demon Kings had also appeared on the platform!

"Hah..." The blind saintess’s pure white eyes began to bleed, two streams of crimson trickling down her face.

"It really wasn’t easy... gathering all of you together."

"And now..."

"Would you be so kind as to die for me?"

the blind saintess asked, ever so politely.

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I’m done slacking off!

I’ve been writing 4k characters a day for ten days, and I was planning to build a stockpile.

But my groove hasn’t improved at all. In fact, it’s worse than when I was doing 6k a day. My writing speed is getting slower and slower, and my stockpile is at zero.

I thought about it and decided to pull myself together and push myself harder.

More writing, more updates!

I’ll do my best to hit 6k a day and not be a slow writer!

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