Cultivation Starting from Full Talent-Chapter 165 - 163 Lady Jin Hua

Chapter 165 -163 Lady Jin Hua

The beast tide came in wave after wave, seemingly endless.

When the upper-tier demon beasts raged, those at the bottom were forced to shoulder to shoulder, thrown into death in a most tragic fashion.

About ten days of fierce assaults had finally pushed several of the Human Clan’s great arrays to their limits.

Under the leadership of a Mid Stage Third-tier Great Demon, the demon beast army surged in like a tidal wave, breaking through the Steel Gate Sect’s defenses.

Over a dozen sects in Qingzhou had joined forces to resist the beast tide, but no one expected that the first one to have its defenses breached would be the relatively powerful Steel Gate Sect!

In an instant, the Steel Gate Sect’s position collapsed like a house of cards.

The Mid Stage Golden Core Lady Jin Hua reverted to her true form, transforming into a gigantic Golden Fox more than several dozens of zhang tall, gracefully smashing through the Steel Gate Sect’s array restrictions and frontline camps.

Even within the Chaotic Sect’s camp, one could feel the violent tremors from the distant battlefield.

“This is not good.”

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As Xiao Ze was handling a pile of array materials, he said, “Martial Uncle Ning, the Steel Gate Sect’s position has been breached and a Mid Stage Third-tier Great Demon has charged in. Could this lead to the collapse of our entire defensive line?”

“No need to worry.”

Ning Daoran soared into the sky, “I’ll go take a look at the commotion; you all just stay put in the camp.”

“Yes!”

A group of disciples respectfully nodded their heads.

They were all in the Qi Refinement Realm and did not possess Ning Daoran’s level of cultivation.

While everyone watched, a White Deer also transformed into a tunneling light and followed Ning Daoran.

Several disciples suddenly felt dejected; it wasn’t just people they couldn’t surpass, but also this Spiritual Beast.

…

To the west, in a vast valley, a great battle was unfolding.

Ning Daoran arrived with the White Deer, only to watch from a distance; he had no intention of getting involved in the battle.

Lady Jin Hua, a Mid Stage Third-tier Demon Beast, represented the final surge of strength in this wave of the beast tide, so the final battle would inevitably be a case of many against few. With Human Clan Golden Core experts not yet taking the field, it was not Ning Daoran’s turn, a mere Late Stage Foundation Establishment, to go to his death.

Indeed, before long, auras of Human Clan Golden Cores that had been hidden began to emerge.

The first to appear was Jiang Yu.

As the Sect Master of Qingzhou’s number one sect and with a cultivation of Golden Core Late Stage, she naturally had to take on a main role in this battle.

In the whirlwind, Jiang Yu slightly raised her hand, and several Magical Treasures flew out, attacking Lady Jin Hua from all directions. Their tremendous power shook the mountains, incredibly astonishing.

For a moment, the sound of explosions mingled with the Golden Fox’s roars, deafening everyone.

Following that, the Sect Master Xu Wan of the Steel Gate Sect, along with two Golden Cores from the Star Moon Pavilion, took the stage, summoning Magic Artifacts on all sides to heavily bombard Lady Jin Hua in the center.

After that, the figures of Gongyang Yan and Ning Qing also appeared one after another.

Chaotic Sect had deployed three Golden Core Experts in one go!

By this time, Lady Jin Hua, her face filled with fury, realized she had fallen into her opponent’s trap.

Rather than saying the Steel Gate Sect’s defenses had been breached by the beast tide, it was more like the Steel Gate Sect had deliberately left an opening, luring this old fox into their trap.

Now, under the group assault of as many as six Golden Core Experts, even Lady Jin Hua, with her Mid Stage Third-tier Demon Beast cultivation, feared she would not be able to escape.

Ning Daoran hid in the distance, like a leaf floating in the wind.

Silently observing the Golden Core battle.

The techniques of high-level players were surely worth learning, beneficial to his future combat engagements.

In the valley, booms resounded as one Magic Treasure assault after another poured down, targeting the vitals of Lady Jin Hua.

In just less than the time it takes for a cup of tea to brew, Lady Jin Hua’s true body was already covered in wounds.

Especially the assaults by Jiang Yu, whose Late Stage Golden Core offense was incredibly fierce, and when combined with a Magical Treasure, she had the ability to slay Lady Jin Hua.

“Jiang Yu!”

With a fierce look in her eyes, Lady Jin Hua spoke in human tongue, “Do you really wish to be enemies with my Demon Clan?”

“What if we are?”

Jiang Yu’s gaze was indifferent as she brought out the Thunder Fire Treasure Mirror, pouring out streams of mana that scorched the opponent into a charred state.

Besides, Jiang Yu also held a Magic Treasure Level Thunder Sword in her hands.

Endless thunder light erupted, giving the sword incredible might. Most of the lethal wounds on the Golden Fox’s body were inflicted by this treasure sword.

Moreover, Jiang Yu, with her extraordinary talent, had already perfected her sect’s secret Absolute Skill, the Purple Cloud Yang Thunder Scripture. Combined with the Thunder Sword, along with her Second Grade Thunder Spirit Root, her combat strength was indeed top-notch among those at Golden Core Late Stage.

“Big Sister is really amazing…”

Ning Daoran sincerely marveled at her.

“Awooo~~”

Big Stupid Deer rapidly nodded in agreement.

Armed with various Return to Nature Level Absolute Skills and as a Late-stage Foundation Establishment with many treasures, Ning Daoran believed he wouldn’t be at a disadvantage even against Golden Cores.

In fact, Ning Daoran felt that even if he encountered Late Stage Golden Cores, he could put up a fight or two.

But Jiang Yu was the exception; with her swordplay so fierce, Ning Daoran thought he probably couldn’t last more than ten moves under her attacks.

No wonder after Jiang Yu broke through to Golden Core Late Stage, even the imposing Jiuyun Sect had to concede and sought friendly relations with the Chaotic Sect.

Jiuyun Shangren, that old fox, knew how to weigh advantages and disadvantages, unlike the rash Dong Yu.

Given Jiang Yu’s pace of breakthroughs, as long as she had certain opportunities within a century, she was likely to advance further, stepping into the legendary Nascent Soul Stage.

Once someone became a Nascent Soul, it was a world of difference from the Golden Core Stage.

In the Eastern Wasteland Cultivation World, whether a sect could become a top sect depended on whether a Nascent Soul was in charge.

Those secluded and hidden for hundreds of years, the Ten Great Immortal Sects, all had Nascent Souls at the helm.

As long as Jiang Yu stepped into the threshold of Nascent Soul, the entire Chaotic Sect would rise alongside her; there was no exaggeration in this.

…

Not long after, Lady Jin Hua’s massive body swayed unsteadily.

She tried to counterattack several times, attempting to take the lives of one or two Human Clan Golden Cores, but every move she made was under Jiang Yu’s control.

A golden magic-treasure rope fluttered in the wind, thwarting Lady Jin Hua’s desperate attempts to escape her fate time and again, which infuriated her greatly.

Eventually, her demonic power was completely exhausted, and her injuries grew more severe.

Lady Jin Hua’s figure wobbled unsteadily.

“Set the array!”

Following Jiang Yu’s command, twelve Foundation Establishment Cultivators appeared in the vicinity, and swiftly, a blood-colored array soared into the sky—it was astonishingly a Third-tier Array!

It was… the legendary Nine Yin Soul Gathering Array!

“This…”

Ning Daoran’s head buzzed.

Wasn’t this Nine Yin Soul Gathering Array created by Huanglong True Man during his late Golden Core stage?

Presumably, after Huanglong True Man failed in his attempt to seize a new body at the First-class Pavilion, the damaged Nine Yin Soul Gathering Array must have been taken by Jiang Yu.

After that, Jiang Yu must have sought the help of an extremely capable Array Master, who then remade and repaired the Nine Yin Soul Gathering Array!

Now it was being used on this Third-tier Demon Beast.

Indeed, the Demon Fox Clan excels in the Soul Shedding Escape Technique and is unrivaled in their slyness among Demon Beasts, making them exceedingly difficult to kill completely.

But with this Nine Yin Soul Gathering Array that could trap souls, Lady Jin Hua’s last avenue of survival was completely cut off.

“Jiang Yu, you little girl!!”

Lady Jin Hua watched as her last hope vanished, her voice brimming with sorrow, “Why must you be so ruthless, so determined to completely eradicate me?”

Jiang Yu remained silent.

The power of the Thunder Sword and the Thunder Fire Treasure Mirror poured down, delivering the final blow to Lady Jin Hua.

Afterward, a golden light shadow emerged within the Nine Yin Soul Gathering Array, desperately trying to break free.

However, this array was specifically designed to counter wandering souls. Huge purple hands stretched across, and ultimately forced Lady Jin Hua’s powerful soul harshly onto the ground.

The Thunder Fire Treasure Mirror emitted thunderfire, refining the soul into ashes.

The wind blew through the mountains, and Lady Jin Hua’s massive corpse fell heavily, turning into the body of a huge golden fox approximating five meters in length.

In the distance, Ning Daoran felt a surge of emotion.

The corpse of a Third-tier Middle-level Demon Beast—all treasures!

Unfortunately, this was a joint kill by the Great Sister and many others from the Sect, not something he could presume to claim for himself.

…

Jiang Yu merely sucked away a single golden Third-tier Mid-grade Demon Core from Lady Jin Hua, and then handed over the Demon Corpse to Xu Wan.

The Steel Gate Sect suffered great losses in this battle, and the materials from the Third-tier Golden Fox would serve as compensation.

“Junior Brother.”

Jiang Yu stepped forward through the air with a smile, saying, “In this battle, you repaired several arrays, preventing extensive losses among Chaotic Sect’s middle and lower-level cultivators—a major contribution. From the Second Order Demon Beasts’ corpses we’ve collected, you can take twenty as your reward.”

“Really?” Ning Daoran exclaimed with joy.

“Of course.”

Jiang Yu glanced at the two tunneling lights behind her, “The Great Elder and the Third Elder have both heard this. Surely I, the Sect Master, have the final say.”

Ning Qing smiled and said, “If the Sect Master tells you to take them, just do it, no need to be polite.”

“Right.”

Gongyang Yan laughed and said, “Just take them, they are yours…”

At this point, his expression suddenly turned mournful, as he remembered his poor disciple.

“Alas…”

Jiang Yu sighed. She didn’t know what to say about Meng Xiao’s death.

Jiang Yu had never been fond of Meng Xiao, whose personality had significant flaws and was not suited to leading the Sect. However, the three Elders had all thought well of him, so Jiang Yu had no choice but to reluctantly accept this inheriting disciple.

Now that Meng Xiao was dead, Jiang Yu felt relieved.

…

As evening approached, a battle that had lasted nearly a month finally drew to a close.

Large numbers of Demon Beast corpses were transported back.

Ning Daoran, under Gongyang Yan’s supervision, selected ten corpses of Second Order Demon Beasts. He wasn’t foolish; naturally, he chose the better ones—four of the ten were late Second-stage, and the rest were Second Rank Mid-stage, making many of the Foundation Establishment Elders envious.

“Envious of what?”

Gongyang Yan glared and said, “Nephew Ning is a Second-Order Lower Grade Array Master. These materials are compensation for his tremendous contribution. What, do you few old fellows also consider yourselves Array Masters?”

“Pfft!”

An old acquaintance among the Foundation Establishment Cultivators laughed, “All that array stuff is a muddled mess, and those Array Patterns, Array Plates, and the like, I can’t even begin to understand. I’d never want to be an Array Master.”

“Exactly!”

Another old Foundation Establishment Cultivator grinned and said, “I’ve always lived freely on my own, never minding all that Array Path or Alchemy Dao nonsense. I think Dan Formation Talismans are all bullshit. I didn’t even use a Foundation Establishment Pill when I was forming my Foundation—I did it the hard way, who else but me?”

“Truly, truly, who can match your spirit, Elder Duanmu!”

The crowd laughed and joked around.

Gongyang Yan’s mood finally improved quite a bit.

…

Days later, they returned to the Sect.

In this battle, Ning Daoran had gained a bit of limelight and was now known throughout Chaotic Sect as a Second-Order Lower Grade Array Master.

But the limelight couldn’t overshadow Meng Xiao.

After the battle, Meng Xiao was honored with the title “Human Race’s Genius,” with a grand funeral that was unmatched.

Months later.

Ning Daoran once again became nearly invisible, simply farming, raising fish, and feeding insects. He kept the parts of the Demon Beasts’ corpses that could be used as materials, and the rest were all fed to the Fire Devouring Ants, somewhat alleviating the shortage of Blood Food.

As for the Water Cloud Golden Bamboo Sword Formation, slightly damaged by the Forbidden Breaking Pearl, he spent some materials to repair it.