Cultivation: Immunity to Negative Effects

"Fine. If the killer is in one of the sects, the other two will receive our compensation. If they are in none of them, then all three sects will receive compensation," the Ten Thousand Treasures Tower Master said at once, speaking with the confidence of great wealth.

"I agree as well!"

The Nascent Soul Elder from the Cyan Cloud Sect had no choice but to nod in agreement.

"That’s more like it!"

Lu Daoyi and the others nodded slightly, their expressions softening. And so, the matter was settled.

"Senior Brother Celestial Star, you’ve finished divining their matters. It’s my turn now, isn’t it? Are you able to continue?"

At that, Lu Daoyi stopped thinking about the hunt for the killer and asked impatiently.

"That’s right! And it’s time we re-divined the matter of that mysterious cultivator from the Ten Thousand Laws Grotto Heaven!"

The other Nascent Soul Cultivators all voiced their agreement.

"No need to rush. One at a time. With the help of these two treasures, I should be able to perform three more divinations within the next ten days. Haha!"

Celestial Star True Monarch laughed heartily. After resting for three days, he immediately began to divine again.

"Junior Brother Lu, the future of both you and the Cangwu Sect lies with your sect’s younger generation. In fact, it seems this may even concern the future of the entire Great Abyss."

Celestial Star True Monarch quickly completed the divination and announced the result with a solemn expression.

"What do you mean? The future of the Great Abyss depends on the juniors of my Cangwu Sect? Is destiny on Cangwu’s side?"

Lu Daoyi was instantly thrilled.

The other Nascent Soul Cultivators couldn’t help but look over at Lu Daoyi, their expressions a mixture of shock and envy.

"Correct! But there are many variables involved. Junior Brother Lu, you must seize this opportunity."

Celestial Star True Monarch nodded.

"I know! It must be those two young ladies from my Cangwu Sect. I knew they were destined for greatness, haha!"

Lu Daoyi’s mood soared. He wasn’t even that bothered by the earlier accusation.

His first thought was of the Cangwu Twin Sisters.

Zhang Chi’s name also crossed his mind, but he quickly dismissed the thought.

After all, the man was just an Alchemy Master. His cultivation progress was slow, he had no factional backing, and Lu Daoyi personally disliked him.

"Congratulations, Senior Brother Lu!"

"If the Cangwu Sect becomes the strongest in the Great Abyss, Senior Brother Lu, you’ll have to look out for us!"

Most of the Nascent Soul Cultivators were skeptical, but they still went up to offer their congratulations. After all, a few pleasant words cost nothing.

Even the Supreme Elder of the Cyan Cloud Sect, who was always at odds with Lu Daoyi, voiced no doubts.

After all, it was better to be safe than sorry.

In her heart, however, she still felt that true destiny lay with the Cyan Cloud Sect.

"The cultivator who profited from the conflict back in the Ten Thousand Laws Grotto Heaven is also from one of these three sects: the Cangwu Sect, the Golden Sun Sect, or the Pill King Sect."

After that, Celestial Star True Monarch rested for another three days before performing another divination, from which he quickly obtained a new result.

"What? Could this person be the same mysterious cultivator who killed the two Golden Core Peak members from the Cyan Cloud Sect?"

"What a vile scoundrel!"

The Nascent Soul Cultivators were all shocked. They immediately began to connect the dots and soon arrived at a bold conclusion.

"That mysterious cultivator’s methods are bizarre and his strength is considerable. Most importantly, he’s extremely cunning, so this theory is highly plausible!" The Ten Thousand Treasures Tower Master’s killing intent intensified.

The same went for Lu Daoyi and the others.

It wasn’t that they held a personal grudge, but because that person must have obtained some incredible treasures by profiting from the conflict.

Though they couldn’t be sure of the specifics, he had definitely acquired a Profound Ice God-Sealing Coffin—one that was at least Middle Grade.

SWOOSH!

Celestial Star True Monarch was capable of divining further. He was just about to rest for a few days before continuing when, at that very moment, several rays of messenger light flew toward them.

And almost every Nascent Soul Cultivator received one.

"This is bad!"

"The defensive line on the Southern Demon Abyss has been breached! The True Demon Sect cultivators are leading Demons and Demonized Beasts in the attack!"

"How could this be!"

In the next instant, the expressions of the Nascent Soul Cultivators changed drastically.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM...

But that was clearly not the worst of it, for at that very moment, a series of tremendous booms echoed from outside.

At the same time, waves of incomparably powerful pressure descended, blanketing the entire Star Sect, including the Cloud-top Celestial Palace.

"This is bad—an ambush!"

"Quick, let’s go see what’s happening!"

The horrified Nascent Soul Powerhouses flew out of the Cloud-top Celestial Palace just in time to see a Floating Airship plummeting from the sky like a meteor, slamming viciously into the palace itself.

BOOM!

A dazzling light erupted at the point of impact. Amid the deafening roar, the Cloud-top Celestial Palace and the Floating Airship were both blown to smithereens.

The Floating Airship, however, was empty. In contrast, the Cloud-top Celestial Palace had been occupied by Daoist Children and other attendants, all of whom were instantly annihilated along with the palace.

The Nascent Soul Powerhouses cared little for the lives of Daoist Children, but the scene still gave them a jolt.

If they had been a moment slower, they would have been caught in the blast; even if they had survived, they would have been grievously injured.

And despite the power of their Divine Thought, they hadn’t detected the Floating Airship’s approach at all.

To put it another way, the Floating Airship was simply too fast. One moment it was beyond the range of their Divine Thought, and the next it had already slammed into them.

At the same time, they finally saw the source of the immense pressure and the earlier thunderous booms.

The sky was now filled with black mist, and a demonic wind howled. Countless cultivators shrouded in Demonic Qi, along with a horde of Demons and Demonized Beasts, had appeared in the sky above the Star Sect’s gates.

The pressure emanated from them.

The deafening booms were their doing as well.

Their ranks included not only those below the Nascent Soul realm, who were currently fanning out to attack the Star Sect, but also Nascent Soul and Tier Four beings who were directing the chaos, clearly waiting for Celestial Star True Monarch and the other Nascent Soul Powerhouses.

Their leader, a Nascent Soul Middle Stage Demon Cultivator, wore the long robes and wide sleeves that should have given him an immortal-like bearing. But now, he was wreathed in black smoke, his eyes blood-red, his face a mask of insanity. It was the former Sect Leader of the Ten Thousand Laws Sect.

Of course, he was no longer the Sect Leader of the Ten Thousand Laws Sect, but the current Sect Leader of the True Demon Sect.

"Kill!"

Upon seeing Celestial Star True Monarch and the other Nascent Soul True Monarchs, the Sect Leader of the True Demon Sect let out a bizarre laugh and was the first to charge.

"Damn it! When did they get here? How did we know nothing?"

"Everyone, be careful! His strength has fully recovered!"

"So many Nascent Soul Powerhouses... What’s going on? How does the True Demon Sect have this many Nascent Soul Cultivators?"

Celestial Star True Monarch and the others were utterly horrified and, at the same time, deeply confused.

When the Demon Sect had invaded, they’d brought all of their Nascent Soul Cultivators with them. The fact that the True Demon Sect now had so many of its own was far beyond their expectations.

The Demon Sect had retreated back then not only because Yuan Bei was inhospitable, but also because the True Demon Sect had a way to ally with the Tier Four Demons and Demonized Beasts within the Demon Abyss.

But now, with so many additional demonized Nascent Soul Cultivators on their side, the threat they posed was clearly far greater.

"Heh heh. Did you think only Yuan South has Grotto Heaven Secret Realms? Yuan Bei has them too, and we’ve opened as many as we could. Besides, if some of your own cultivators can break through, so can the cultivators of our True Demon Sect!"

The True Demon Sect’s Sect Leader responded with a cackle, his assault not slowing in the slightest.

Without even using a Magical Treasure, he swiped a claw and sent three Nascent Soul Cultivators flying backward, spitting blood.

That’s right—his hands had been normal a moment before, but when he attacked, they suddenly transformed into two black, razor-sharp claws a hundred zhang long.

Even the Magical Treasures of the Nascent Soul True Monarchs only kicked up sparks when they bombarded the cold, glinting claws, unable to harm them in the slightest or even block their assault.