mynovelonline Chapter 922 Work Stoppage
Chapter 922 Work Stoppage
Nanzhou Holy Flame Island, in the Holy Flame Realm.
After Pan Chengfeng finished taking stock of Shang Jicheng's storage bracelet, he explained its power to the cultivators of Dongzhou again, then gathered the team and set off to seize the Companion Demon Grass.
Not long after the group set off, Pan Chengfeng discovered that there were still some small, persistent forces following behind the three sects.
Yun Feiyang flew to Pan Chengfeng's side and reminded him, "Junior brother, these people behind us..."
Pan Chengfeng coldly interrupted, "Ignore them. They're a bunch of greedy bastards. Their lives are none of our concern."
Pan Chengfeng had tried to persuade them twice, but they still insisted on following him. Pan Chengfeng was at a loss; he didn't have time to play the saint anymore.
In any case, he had already fulfilled his promise to Nangong Wan and destroyed Shang Jicheng's Dao heart.
If Shang Jicheng wants to make another breakthrough, he will inevitably develop inner demons unless Pan Chengfeng dies.
Moreover, most of them have already left, and Pan Chengfeng doesn't want to waste any more time on them. If they want to die, let them die. If he says too much, they'll think he has ulterior motives.
Upon hearing this, Yun Feiyang nodded and said, "It's good that Junior Brother knows what's going on."
And so, more than 10,000 cultivators from the three sects, led by Pan Chengfeng, flew toward the location of the demon-accompanying grass, followed by more than 100,000 other forces from the Eastern Continent who were unwilling to give up.
A few hours later.
Shang Jicheng, who had been knocked unconscious by Pan Chengfeng, gradually woke up. Although he was seriously injured, it was mostly physical damage, and with healing pills, he recovered almost completely in no time.
Inside the cave, Shang Jicheng was meditating to heal his injuries when Shang Qing hurriedly entered and bowed, saying, "Young Master, they have already set off."
Shang Jicheng opened his eyes and asked, "How many people followed?" His voice was calm and unwavering.
Upon seeing this, Shang Qing became even more worried.
Since waking up, Shang Jicheng seemed to be in a normal mood, but Shang Qing still keenly sensed something was wrong.
If Shang Jicheng had been making a huge scene and acting hysterically, Shang Qing wouldn't have been so worried; at least he would have vented his emotions.
But suppressing all of this will inevitably lead to inner demons.
Shang Qing sighed inwardly and replied, "There are seventy to eighty thousand people following the three sects, including the Qingyun Sect and the Lingxiao Sect."
Upon hearing this, Shang Jicheng frowned and asked, "Didn't the people from the Holy Talisman Sect go with us?"
Shang Qing shook his head and said, "The people from the Holy Talisman Sect said they don't plan to participate anymore and have already left with their men."
"What about the Spirit Spring Sect?!" Shang Qing replied, "The people from the Spirit Spring Sect have also left..."
Upon hearing this, Shang Jicheng stood up abruptly, his face contorted with rage, and said, "A bunch of cowardly cowards! Where is the Yu family? Where are the people of the Yu family?"
Just as Shang Qing was about to answer, a communication talisman flew in. Shang Jicheng reached out and grabbed it, then channeled his magic power into it, finally revealing a slight smile on his face.
Shang Jicheng then formed several hand seals, took out a communication talisman, and sent out, "The Yu family will be here soon~"
Shang Qing was slightly surprised and said, "The Yu family? Yu Jiancheng's communication talisman has expired, and Yu Shaoming can't be contacted either..."
Shang Qing wanted to explain the situation to Shang Jicheng. He had tried to contact the Yu family before, but couldn't reach them, so it was highly likely that something had happened.
It was clear that Shang Jicheng had finally found something to be happy about, so he swallowed back what he wanted to say, thinking to himself, "Never mind, let the young master be happy for a while longer."
The western part of the Holy Flame Realm.
At the foot of a towering mountain, a dozen cultivators were directing hundreds of other cultivators as they busied themselves with tasks.
Qu Yingsheng flashed and appeared next to a cultivator dressed in white robes.
The white-robed cultivator looked displeased and said indifferently, "What are you doing here?"
Qu Yingsheng, slightly annoyed, said, "Master Bai, the young master sent me to ask how much longer it will take to complete the formation?"
Master Bai casually pointed to the busy cultivators and said, "It's almost done. That's the last array base. It should be completed in three days at most."
Qu Yingsheng said with displeasure, "Why does it still need three more days?! Didn't you say it would be ready in ten days? Such slackness, how am I supposed to explain this to the young master!"
Qu Yingsheng was sent by Nangong Tian to ask the question, and he was not intimidated by this master of formations at all.
Sixth-grade array masters are rare finds in any power; they are all precious treasures.
The main reason I came to the Sacred Flame Realm with Nangong Tian this time was because of the prefectural lord Nangong Xing's influence.
Qu Yingsheng was well aware of this, but he had a grudge against this Master Bai and was deliberately trying to annoy him.
Master Bai initially intended to maintain a polite facade, but upon hearing Qu Yingsheng's words, he flicked his sleeves and said, "I previously said it would only take ten days, but you've already spent five days collecting the materials! You think it's too slow? Then you can come and do it yourself, hmph!"
With that, Master Bai turned and left, abandoning his responsibilities altogether.
Qu Yingsheng, his face contorted with rage, pointed at Master Bai's retreating figure and said, "Bai Zhengyi, how dare you treat the young master's orders so perfunctorily! I will certainly report this to the young master truthfully!"
Master Bai replied without turning his head, "Please go ahead."
Qu Yingsheng was helpless against Master Bai, and could only think viciously in his heart about how to slander Master Bai in front of Nangong Tian.
With these thoughts in mind, Qu Yingsheng arrived at Nangong Tian's temporary cave.
Qu Yingsheng straightened his clothes and was about to knock on the door.
Suddenly, he felt a surge of magical power within the cave, and a pressure so intense that he couldn't straighten up. However, a hint of joy appeared on his face as he asked, "Young Master, you've broken through?"
Inside the cave, Nangong Tian held more than a dozen high-grade spirit stones in his hands, his face flushed.
As the cultivation technique was activated, the bright, high-grade spirit stones completely lost their color, and the absorption rate of the spirit stones increased faster and faster.
As tens of thousands of high-grade spirit stones completely lost their color, Nangong Tian shouted and his inner power surged forth.
The heavens and earth shook.
Outside the cave, Qu Yingsheng's forehead was covered in cold sweat. He thought to himself in horror, "As expected of the young master, he has only made a small step forward, but it is more terrifying than me crossing a major realm! Is this the difference between a genius and an ordinary person?"
Inside the cave, Nangong Tian's cultivation level advanced from the early stage of Void Refinement to the peak of the early stage of Void Refinement.
After sensing the improvement in his strength, Nangong Tian muttered, "Next time we meet, I'm confident I can defeat him in three moves!"
After meditating for several hours until his magical power had completely subsided, Nangong Tiancai said, "Come in."
Upon hearing the young master's voice, Qu Yingsheng wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and stepped into the cave.
As soon as he entered, Qu Yingsheng knelt down with a thud and loudly congratulated him, "Congratulations, young master, on your further advancement in strength! It is an immense honor for this servant to follow you!"
Nangong Tian was in a good mood, but when he heard Qu Yingsheng refer to himself as a 'slave', his expression changed slightly and he asked, "What is it now? Who bullied you?"
Qu Yingsheng always referred to himself as "slave" when he had something to say, but Nangong Tian had stopped him from referring to himself as "slave" a long time ago.
After all, he was a cultivator at the Void Refinement stage; if he continued to refer to himself as a 'slave,' it would make it seem as if the Nangong family treated their servants harshly.
Qu Yingsheng embellished the story of what had happened between him and Master Bai.
After hearing this, Nangong Tian felt slightly displeased and muttered to himself, "Bai Zhengyi doesn't take me seriously at all, daring to openly defy me..."
Thinking of this, Nangong Tian frowned, glanced at Qu Yingsheng who was still talking non-stop, and asked as if he knew what was going on, "Are you up to something again?"
Qu Yingsheng was shocked upon hearing this and vehemently denied it, saying, "How could I dare to obstruct the young master's orders?!"
If the young master doesn't believe it, he can ask Bai Zhengyi to confront his subordinates!
Nangong Tian knew that these masters were all ill-tempered, and he also knew his servants would never dare to lie to him. The matter should be as he said, and it should be roughly correct.
However, Nangong Tian was not stupid. He knew that some of the things in front of him were exaggerated by the servants, such as some disrespectful words and titles used against him.
Nangong Tian stared at Qu Yingsheng for a long time, until Qu Yingsheng's forehead was covered in cold sweat again, before he asked, "So, is work stopped now? Where did Master Bai go?"
"I...I don't know," Qu Yingsheng replied somewhat guiltily. "I'll go and fetch him right away!"
Nangong Tian snorted and said, "Fine! I'll go find him myself."
Nangong Tian got up and left, walking to Qu Yingsheng, who was still kneeling, and said indifferently, "I know you have a grudge against Bai Zhengyi. If there is a next time, I will definitely not let you off!"
Qu Yingsheng trembled all over and was drenched in sweat.
The reason he was at odds with Master Bai was because a hundred years ago, when he went to propose marriage, Master Bai verbally humiliated him and drove him out of his home.
Bai Zhengyi said to him, "A mere servant wants to marry my daughter? It's like a toad lusting after a swan—utterly delusional."
After scolding him, they kicked him out. Although a hundred years have passed, many people in the mansion still laugh about it.
Qu Yingsheng trembled with fear, kowtowing repeatedly and saying, "Thank you, young master! Thank you, young master! I know I was wrong!"