Cultivation: Immunity to Negative Effects

"Heh, no matter how powerful he is, he still needs time to grow."

"Exactly. He only managed to destroy a Nascent Soul Cultivator’s physical body because he used a Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasure. It’s not like he’s powerful on his own. And if I’m not mistaken, after using a Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasure, even if he didn’t die on the spot, his Vitality is probably so severely damaged that he has no future left to speak of."

"That’s right. Low Tier Cultivators might not know this, but we Nascent Soul Powerhouses understand it perfectly!"

Some of the Nascent Soul Cultivators sneered, and even Lu Daoyi ignored the Profound Yin Sect Leader.

In truth, Lu Daoyi also suspected that Zhang Chi had destroyed his own future by using the Spirit Sword far beyond his cultivation level, which was why he chose to leave the Sect.

This way, he could at least leave behind a legend and also ensure the Sect would treat Jian Jinfeng and the others well.

If Zhang Chi had stayed, he would not only have been forced to reveal all his secrets, but he would have also become a cripple. His life would have been miserable, and he would have become an object of everyone’s pity.

And this suspicion was one of the main reasons Lu Daoyi had agreed with the other Nascent Soul Cultivators’ decision.

"Haha, extraordinary people do extraordinary things. You know that the consequences of activating a Spiritual Treasure with insufficient cultivation are severe, but that only applies to Nascent Soul Cultivators. Have you ever heard of a Golden Core Cultivator being able to activate a Spiritual Treasure?"

"Would the aftereffects for a Golden Core and a Nascent Soul activating a Spiritual Treasure be the same? Besides, you all heard the message earlier. Zhang Chi fought off a Nascent Soul from the True Demon Sect and battled for a long time before leaving. Do you think a cripple could accomplish that?"

The Profound Yin Sect Leader’s expression turned grim for a moment, but after some thought, he suddenly burst into loud laughter.

"You..."

Hearing this, the assembled Nascent Soul Cultivators became furious, feeling that the Profound Yin Sect Leader was just arguing for the sake of it.

"I think it would be best for you all to let go of this petty hatred. The Cyan Cloud Sect should even apologize to Zhang Chi. After all, it was that young lady, Yu Wan, who started it by speaking ill of him behind his back."

"And your Celestial Corpse Sect could consider just giving him the Celestial Corpse Coffin. You could even send the rest of your Celestial Corpse Coffins along with it."

"Ten Thousand Treasures Tower and Lu Daoyi, you should apologize as well. As for the matter of the Ten Thousand Laws Grotto Heaven, just pretend it never happened. If we do this, when he becomes a Nascent Soul, our Great Abyss might just have a chance to stand against the True Demon Sect."

Seeing their reactions, the Profound Yin Sect Leader became even more smug and continued speaking with a very serious expression.

"Actually, that might not be such a bad idea."

Hearing this, some of the Nascent Soul Cultivators present thought for a moment and couldn’t help but nod slightly.

"Heh, this matter has little to do with you, so of course you don’t care."

The Nascent Soul Elder from the Cyan Cloud Sect sneered.

The Ten Thousand Treasures Tower Master, the Celestial Corpse Old Demon, and Lu Daoyi were similarly dismissive.

Most of the other Nascent Soul Cultivators remained silent, clearly unwilling to give up on the secrets and treasures Zhang Chi possessed.

"Elder Celestial Star, you’ve always been clever and upright. What do you think?"

The Profound Yin Sect Leader shook his head slightly and looked toward Celestial Star True Monarch. The other Nascent Soul Cultivators also turned to look at him in unison.

"Let’s divine the outcome first before we discuss it further. Perhaps he holds no grudges against us, in which case there’s no need for us to target him. Besides, even if we decide to punish him, we have no intention of killing him. As long as he cooperates, he will surely be fine!"

Celestial Star True Monarch, however, gave a non-committal answer.

"Heh, I never thought you, old Daoist, would be so sanctimonious. Fine. I’ve said my piece. If there are dire consequences in the future, you can bear them yourselves!"

The Profound Yin Sect Leader was quite disappointed and said nothing more.

Inwardly, however, he couldn’t help but worry for Zhang Chi. He didn’t really believe that if all these Nascent Soul Cultivators targeted Zhang Chi together, the boy would still have a chance to mature.

’Kid, when you’re caught, I’ll do my best to speak up for you. But whether you can escape this calamity will depend on your own fortune,’ the Profound Yin Sect Leader thought to himself.

"Senior Brother Celestial Star is right!"

The other Nascent Soul Cultivators all nodded in agreement, especially the Nascent Soul Elder from the Cyan Cloud Sect and her allies, who were quite grateful to Celestial Star True Monarch for speaking in their favor.

And so, three days passed quickly. During this time, the Nascent Soul Cultivators all exchanged numerous messages with the upper echelons of their respective factions.

However, they didn’t return to their sects, as it was already too late to go back, and it wouldn’t make a difference anyway.

Instead, the matter concerning Zhang Chi was what they were most concerned about.

After all, the matter involved a Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasure, which surely held a great secret.

Moreover, many sects in the Great Abyss had inherited Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasures, but these Nascent Soul Cultivators lacked the cultivation needed to activate them.

These Nascent Soul Cultivators weren’t worried about Zhang Chi disappearing in these few days. As long as he was in the Great Abyss, he couldn’t escape their grasp.

Searching for him without Celestial Star True Monarch’s divination would be like looking for a needle in a haystack—a complete waste of time.

Even with their control over all the major powers in Yuan South, mobilizing them would consume immense amounts of time, resources, and manpower.

"Damn it! That brat raided my Ten Thousand Treasures Tower’s shop in Golden Crow City! Profound Yin Old Demon, are you still going to speak up for him now?"

Just as Celestial Star True Monarch was about to begin his divination, the Ten Thousand Treasures Tower Master suddenly received a message and became incomparably furious.

"What happened?"

The Nascent Soul Cultivators were all startled.

They even felt a looming sense of crisis.

After all, this was insane.

Aside from the True Demon Sect and other such Demons, no cultivator had ever dared to strike at the Ten Thousand Treasures Tower, not even during the great Righteous-Demon War.

This was practically an unwritten rule of the Great Abyss Immortal Cultivation Realm.

But now, Zhang Chi had clearly broken this rule, which revealed something else: this junior, who seemed so cautious and meticulous, was in fact completely lawless and had no respect for them, the Nascent Soul True Monarchs.

If Zhang Chi could raid the Ten Thousand Treasures Tower today, he could raid the subordinate factions of other Nascent Soul Cultivators tomorrow.

"That brat raided the Ten Thousand Treasures Tower two days ago, looting all the supplies from our headquarters there. Afterward, he used an array to trap the building, making all the cultivators in the city think we had closed up shop. That’s why they’re only sending a message now..."

The Ten Thousand Treasures Tower Master immediately began his furious explanation.

He conveniently failed to mention, however, that Zhang Chi hadn’t indiscriminately killed any innocents, nor did he mention that he had used his own methods to track Zhang Chi.

Upon hearing this, the Nascent Soul Cultivators became even more wary of, and hostile toward, Zhang Chi. Even the Profound Yin Sect Leader frowned slightly.

"No matter. Since he appeared near Golden Crow City, it will be even easier for me to divine his location!" Celestial Star True Monarch said.

Only then did smiles appear on the faces of the Nascent Soul Cultivators.

’This kid has committed countless evils, so don’t blame me for targeting him. However, I can hold a little something back in a moment... That way, I’ll have the chance to be the first one to capture him!’ Celestial Star True Monarch also thought.

BOOM!

But at that very moment, a massive explosion suddenly rang out. The Nascent Soul Cultivators were shocked, thinking the True Demon Sect had returned.

They hurriedly went outside to look, only to discover an enormous, incomparably dazzling beam of golden light shooting up into the sky from the direction of the Golden Sun Sect. It seemed to have pierced straight through the Nine Heavens Gang Wind Layer.

The powerful fluctuations of Spiritual Power enveloped the entire Great Abyss, and even the countless Demons and Demon Beasts in Yuan Bei turned their gazes toward the source.

"This... could this be a legendary Ancient Teleportation Array?"

"There are still surviving Ancient Teleportation Arrays in our Great Abyss?"

"Who is it? Who activated this Ancient Teleportation Array?"

Being knowledgeable and experienced, Celestial Star True Monarch and the other Nascent Soul Cultivators immediately couldn’t help but exclaim in shock.