Cultivation: Immunity to Negative Effects

"Are you insane?"

Celestial Star True Monarch and the others were utterly astonished. They clearly hadn’t expected the man’s Demonization to have progressed this far.

Strictly speaking, he was no longer a human Cultivator.

And not only had he done this to himself, but he had also dragged down many Cultivators from the Grotto Heaven Secret Realms in Yuan Bei.

In their eyes, such an act was clearly depraved and maniacal.

After all, this concerned the very legacy of the Great Abyss Human Race.

"Heh heh, you all forced my hand. You’re the ones who made me awaken prematurely, unable to continue my slumber. You wanted to kill me, you gravely injured me, and you forced me to flee to Yuan Bei."

"Since it has come to this, don’t blame me. At least by becoming a Demon, I can live even longer. But all of you... you’re about to die!"

"And I don’t mind telling you the truth. Not only has the Demon Abyss frontline been broken and the Star Sect been besieged by us, but we’ve also sent experts to launch sneak attacks on all the other major Sects and Immortal Cities."

"This time, you’re all completely finished!"

The Sect Leader of the True Demon Sect laughed with smug satisfaction.

"Damn you, foul demon! I’ll kill you!"

"Fellow Daoists, what are you waiting for? Form the array!"

Celestial Star True Monarch and the others were filled with shock and fury upon hearing this.

But they were not ordinary individuals, after all. They had made many preparations over the years.

At this moment, they immediately formed a special battle formation and stabilized the situation.

At the same time, the Star Sect’s Star Array activated, and the immense pressure on the countless Star Sect Cultivators was instantly reduced.

However, Lu Daoyi and the other Nascent Soul cultivators were still burning with anxiety, as none of them knew what had become of their own Sects.

At Nine Peaks Lake, after just a few days, Zhang Chi had successfully finished refining the final parts of the Puppet.

CLICK!

As he attached the last component, the Puppet took its final form.

He then formed a Spirit Technique, and a seal of red light imprinted itself on the Puppet’s body. The Puppet’s head immediately split open, revealing a recess inside.

SWISH!

With a flick of his finger, a white Upper Grade Spirit Stone, shimmering with light and radiating an astonishing amount of Spiritual Qi, flew instantly into the recess.

The Spirit Stone fit snugly inside as the Puppet’s head closed again, concealing the recess and the stone within its body. A flash of light shone from the Puppet’s eyes—it was successfully activated.

’Good, I’ve finally refined a Tier Three Upper Grade Puppet!’

Zhang Chi surveyed his creation, feeling quite satisfied.

This Puppet was still a humanoid form wielding a Giant Sword and shield, but its quality far surpassed the three Tier Three Low Grade Puppets he had before.

Its Combat Power was comparable to that of an ordinary Golden Core Late Stage cultivator. Furthermore, its defense was formidable, it was fearless in the face of death, and it was extremely reliable.

The only problem was its astonishing energy consumption.

This was fine during normal times, as it could enter a dormant state, but once in battle, it consumed Spiritual Power very quickly.

In addition, controlling this Puppet placed considerable demands on a Cultivator’s Divine Thought.

But for Zhang Chi, neither of these two points was an issue.

’Right, I need to get those two Puppets ready as well!’

After that, Zhang Chi immediately took out the Puppets he had obtained in the Teleportation Array Palace and quickly began to disassemble and reassemble them.

Although this was the first time he had done it in reality, he smoothly completed the task in less than an hour.

The reason he was so fast was that Zhang Chi had already performed the same task countless times in the Dream Space. He was so proficient he could do it with his eyes closed without making a single mistake.

Next, Zhang Chi took out two Top Grade Spirit Stones and, with some reluctance, embedded them into the two Puppets.

Both Puppets were instantly activated.

Moreover, the two Puppets did not attack Zhang Chi; instead, they awaited his commands.

Apparently, the process of disassembly and reassembly was the equivalent of a reboot.

Furthermore, the Divine Sense left on the Puppets by the Celestial Repair Sect Cultivator back then had long since dissipated over the immense passage of time.

Of course, Zhang Chi had already simulated this process in the Dream Space and confirmed that there would be no problems, which was why he dared to do it directly in reality.

’Good!’

Zhang Chi had already anticipated this outcome, but he was still quite delighted to see the two Puppets successfully activated.

Admittedly, requiring Top Grade Spirit Stones for the two Puppets was overly extravagant, but as long as he didn’t actually use them for combat, there would be almost no consumption.

And when he truly needed them for battle, the situation would certainly be dire, at which point the cost of Spirit Stones would be the least of his worries.

’Huh? Is Celestial Star True Monarch trying to divine information about me again?’

Just then, Zhang Chi was suddenly struck by another wave of dizziness, and he couldn’t help but feel a surge of anger.

’Not good!’

But the next moment, he had no time to worry about that.

He had suddenly noticed that the fluctuations of Spiritual Qi in the surroundings were unusual.

Then, a sweep of his powerful Divine Thought instantly revealed several Floating Airships in the sky, descending and flying fiercely toward the Cangwu Sect.

Before this, he hadn’t sensed any danger at all.

But aboard these Flying Boats were thousands upon thousands of powerful auras, including those of Demons, Demonized Beasts, and True Demon Cultivators.

These True Demon Cultivators were incredibly bizarre and evil, completely different from Xiao Yunhong and the other Cultivators from Yuan Bei.

Compared to them, Xiao Yunhong and his ilk could be considered practitioners of the Righteous Dao.

Moreover, among these True Demon Cultivators was a Nascent Soul Early Stage expert.

Zhang Chi immediately knew: the True Demon Sect had come to invade, bringing Demonized Beasts and Demons with them.

Although he didn’t know why the three groups had formed an alliance, it was now an undeniable fact.

Zhang Chi then activated his Celestial Eye Technique and looked toward the Cangwu Celestial Palace, only to find no Nascent Soul aura. Lu Daoyi was clearly not there, which made him think that things were even worse than they seemed.

’The True Demon Sect is right at our doorstep, but Lu Daoyi is nowhere to be found. I really don’t know what this Supreme Elder is doing.’

’But this has nothing to do with me. Anyway, I was planning to leave, so I might as well leave now!’

Zhang Chi shook his head slightly and, with a wave of his hand, put away his Arrays and other belongings.

A sweep of his Divine Thought revealed that Qin Susu was not at Nine Peaks Lake; she must have gone to the White Cloud Marketplace. He immediately transformed into a streak of fiery red Escape Light and flew off into the distance.

After all, the one who had come this time was a Nascent Soul Level True Demon Cultivator, and the Cangwu Sect had no one who could match such a being.

Even if he wanted to stay, it would be a certain death. He would only be buried alongside the Cangwu Sect, and he had no intention of doing something so foolish.

Furthermore, the reason he hadn’t felt any unease earlier must have been that the True Demon Sect used some kind of Secret Technique to obscure the Celestial Secrets, preventing Cultivators like him from sensing the crisis in advance.

Of course, it was also possible that True Demon Sect Cultivators were simply different from the ordinary Cultivators of Yuan Bei and could not be sensed in the first place.

SWOOSH...

However, as he flew away, he thought for a moment and ultimately sent a series of Communication Talismans toward the heart of the Sect.

He even directly used a Help-seeking Golden Flame.

Of course, this wouldn’t change much. The fact that he could detect the enemy with his Divine Thought meant they were already within two hundred li.

This distance seemed vast, but for the descending Floating Airships, it was a journey of mere moments.

BOOM!

The very next instant, a colossal golden light shot into the sky, then burst violently like a firework.

Although the Cangwu Sect was vast, Cultivators in every corner simultaneously heard the massive boom and saw the brilliant, blooming fireworks.

"What’s going on?"

"Is that a Help-seeking Golden Flame? What major event has happened? It seems to have come from the direction of Nine Peaks Lake!"

Thus, all the Cultivators in the entire Sect were startled, their faces etched with astonishment.

Meanwhile, Zhang Chi was already far from the gates of the Cangwu Sect.