My Master Knows It All-Chapter 1361 - 328_2

What if an existence stronger than Old Man Wu Shuang were to emerge?

Wouldn’t it mean being annihilated in an instant?

Choosing the middle living grave would be the best. It carried no risks, and the value of the treasures within a living grave should also not be low.

Although Cao Zhen believed that the person slumbering within the grave before him should not reach the level of Old Man Wu Shuang’s strength, he had learned his lesson. Unlike before, he didn’t attempt to destroy the grave at close range. Instead, from a distance, he unleashed his divine skills directly toward it.

The abnormal Golden Core behind him suddenly radiated brilliant light, followed by crackling lightning bolts surging forth, bombarding the grave mound not far in front of him layer by layer.

These tombs had once been protected by formations; however, during the Sect Tribulation, all those formations had been obliterated. Cao Zhen’s lightning struck directly onto the graves that were no longer shielded by formations.

Instantly, the massive grave mound exploded with a thunderous roar.

Chunks of earth, accompanied by the deafening blasts, erupted skyward.

He didn’t know if all living graves in the immortal cultivation world were designed alike. Whether it be Old Man Wu Shuang’s identity, the three living graves of the Great Lai Dynasty’s primary immortal sects he had previously excavated, or even the one before him now—they all seemed to share the same structure. When the colossal grave mound ruptured, it revealed a staircase leading underground, with formations lined along its steps.

Cao Zhen unleashed his divine skills once more. Bolts of lightning descended continuously. Even though the original formation might have been powerful when laid, during the Minor Era of Inversion of Heaven and Earth, its strength only reached the limit of the Golden Core Stage. Under the bombardment of Cao Zhen’s divine attacks, the formation shattered.

Suddenly, waves of spiritual energy and lifeforce surged up from below.

Following this, a muffled sound came from within the underground tomb, as if something had shattered. It seemed to be the coffin breaking apart, and immediately afterward, a voice filled with boundless rage echoed forth.

"Damn it! Which ungrateful disciple has opened my living grave?!"

As the voice fell, a figure suddenly shot out from the living grave.

This person’s hair was exceedingly long and chaotic. For a moment, Cao Zhen could only see a cascade of white hair, unable to make out the figure’s face, while torrents of demonic qi surged endlessly from the body.

The next moment, the figure surveyed the surroundings and froze in shock.

He realized that the experts of the Heaven Prayers Sect had all consolidated their identities in one location. Although these living graves were within the sect grounds and deemed secure, they had still given specific instructions before going into slumber—disciples must guard the graves’ vicinity.

Yet now, no Heaven Prayers Sect disciples were in sight. To be more precise, every disciple here was either a corpse, or already unreachable.

Moreover, the numerous great formations around the area were all destroyed. The ground bore countless marks of bombardment, and a faint residual aura of Heavenly Tribulation filled the air and ground.

Sect Tribulation!

He had known, even in slumber, that the Heaven Prayers Sect would face its Sect Tribulation during the Minor Era of Inversion of Heaven and Earth. He had also known how fragile the sect had become. Still, when they had initially discussed it, they had unanimously believed the timing was favorable: the Sect Tribulation occurring during the Minor Era of Inversion had its advantages.

Under normal circumstances, they might have failed the tribulation miserably. But during the Minor Era of Inversion, when the strongest combat power was capped at the Golden Core Stage limit, the intensity of the Sect Tribulation would also decrease proportionally.

As long as a few geniuses arose among their disciples during this period, and the branch sects they had sent out earlier returned, they had been very hopeful of overcoming the tribulation.

They had already calculated the timing of this Sect Tribulation, as well as the moment for Eastern Wasteland to reconnect with the Eastern Province.

But now...

It was evident that the Heaven Prayers Sect had experienced the tribulation—and failed. Judging by the scene, someone had invaded their sect in the aftermath.

The Heaven Prayers Sect... was finished!

The next instant, he felt a decaying force surging within his body. This power rapidly corroded him, causing his flesh, bones, meridians, and even his internal organs and life essence to wither at an alarming rate.

The Heavenly Five Decays!

Failing the tribulation meant that surviving sect members would begin to suffer the Heavenly Five Decays. Those among the slumbering elders—the weakest of whom were in the Earth Immortal Realm—had all been part of the sect for over a millennium. Naturally, they were affected as well.

Under the Heavenly Five Decays, no one could endure. All of them were destined to die!

But before their deaths...

He gazed upon the person who had barged into their Heaven Prayers Sect. The intruder was merely a cultivator of the Nine Abnormal Phenomena Golden Core, yet their aura was overwhelmingly terrifying.

He himself had once been at the Golden Core Stage. Even at the Perfect Completion Golden Core of Ten Different Phenomena, his aura had never matched the dread exuded by this Nine Abnormal Phenomena cultivator.

This person had reached the Golden Core Stage Limit!

To achieve the Golden Core Stage Limit with nine phenomena—

Who was this figure from a powerful great teaching?

Wait?

This attire—it bore none of the insignias of any great teaching!

Forget it. Regardless of which force this intruder belonged to, they had violated the Heaven Prayers Sect, even desecrated his own grave. They must die!

His long, white hair suddenly billowed, surges of piercing and unyielding energy bursting forth from within. He raised his palm and slammed it down in a decisive strike.

But in the next moment, overhead in the void, clusters of tribulation clouds suddenly gathered. From the vast sky, a streak of golden lightning descended abruptly.

The Heavenly Dao had sensed this power—one that surpassed the Golden Core Stage Limit.

And as his palm descended, the demonic qi he had intended to unleash failed to converge as he had expected.