Ye Fan watched helplessly as the Tiansheng Sect Ancestor broke the formation.
As it turned out, the old fellow had actually activated a Blade-Nurturing Array!
Then, he saw many Central Province cultivators begin to fight frantically over him.
Many of them were familiar faces.
For instance, there was Xiao Chen, who was fighting like a madman, and Luo Xiyan, who was clearly slacking off.
At the same time, he discovered how this Blade-Nurturing Array allowed him to advance!
It was the blood of these cultivators!
Once their blood splattered onto the golden mountain, it was absorbed by the array and transmitted into his body.
He felt a dense surge of power filling him.
He realized his rank was slowly rising.
Upon realizing this, Ye Fan couldn’t help but feel a surge of excitement.
If he could upgrade to the Earth tier...
He would be able to control this blade body and even ascend to the Immortal Realm!
If he reached the Heaven tier, he could even take human form.
He could still have a perfect life.
Based on his experiences across multiple lives, he guessed there must be an old schemer behind the scenes “raising” him.
These people fighting over him were nothing but fuel!
Hahaha... I can still rebuild my glory!
...
When Lu Ming and the others arrived, they saw a massive golden mountain piercing the clouds in the distance.
Any living being standing before it felt insignificant.
At the peak of the golden mountain, precious light soared into the sky, accompanied by bursts of immortal radiance.
A magnificent-looking blade was embedded in a platform at the summit.
The slopes of the golden mountain were a deep crimson, and the sounds of battle shook the heavens. The ground was littered with the corpses of cultivators.
“Holy crap... that’s quite a view!”
“Woof, woof!”
Big Yellow nodded in agreement.
“Saint Lu, there are so many cultivators fighting up there!”
The Danji Saint couldn’t help but cry out.
Shouldn’t these two be focusing on the fighting cultivators and the immortal treasure?
Why were they admiring the scenery instead?
“When things happen, don’t panic!”
As he spoke, Lu Ming took out two image stones from his storage ring.
“A battle of this scale needs to be recorded. I’ll bring it back for Diao San and the others to see so they can broaden their horizons!”
“Boss is right...”
Big Yellow tucked its tongue back in.
It also took out two image stones, holding one in each front paw to record the battle from different angles!
The Danji Saint and his companions were dumbfounded. They looked at Lu Ming, then at the enthusiastic Big Yellow.
They blinked, looked back at the bloody slaughter on the golden mountain, and gave up!
Then, they also took out two image stones to help with the recording!
While Lu Ming and the others were busy recording...
“Whoosh...”
The Great Ancestor of the Danji Sect appeared beside Lu Ming.
“Saint Lu, why aren’t you going to seize that immortal treasure blade? I can help you!”
Even though his power was suppressed in the secret realm, he would still lend a hand if Lu Ming wanted to snatch it!
Lu Ming smiled.
“No rush. We’ll wait for them to finish, then we’ll rob the winners...”
The Great Ancestor of the Danji Sect froze. That... actually made a lot of sense!
Just then, Wang Defa, Fu Chen, and the others also reached Lu Ming’s side.
When they arrived and saw Lu Ming wasn’t participating in the struggle, they didn’t make a move either.
They followed Lu Ming’s lead. If Lu Ming said to rob, they would rob! If Lu Ming didn’t move, they wouldn’t either.
Suddenly, Lu Ming’s brow furrowed. He detected array fluctuations coming from the massive golden mountain...
“Hmm?”
“What is it, Saint Lu?” the Great Ancestor of the Danji Sect asked, noticing Lu Ming’s frown.
“Is there something wrong with the golden mountain?”
“Really?”
The Great Ancestor of the Danji Sect looked at the mountain in shock.
“Let me take a closer look...”
Lu Ming walked to the foot of the mountain and observed carefully.
He soon discovered that the golden mountain was actually absorbing blood!
He wanted to investigate further, but his divine sense was unusable, so he couldn’t determine why the mountain was drinking blood.
Based on his accumulated experience—though it wasn’t exactly scientific—anything that sucked blood definitely had no good intentions!
“Back up... everyone, back up! We’re just watching; we’re not getting involved!”
Lu Ming called out to the group.
Everyone followed Lu Ming as they retreated even further.
At the summit, Ye Fan also sensed Lu Ming’s aura.
“Hummm... Hummm...”
The blade vibrated violently with excitement.
“Come up here! Claim me! Seize me already!”
He had already decided to take the undercover route this time.
He would embed himself at Lu Ming’s side as a mole and then betray him at the critical moment.
He would stab that damned mortal Lu Ming to death.
However, despite his internal shouting, Lu Ming actually retreated further and further away.
What was going on?
Was he not attractive enough right now?
He was a Mystic-tier immortal treasure! He might even be more powerful than that weapon-countering weapon Lu Ming held!
Didn’t he see everyone else beating each other’s brains out over him?
But no matter how much he screamed, he could only watch helplessly as Lu Ming drifted further away!
After Lu Ming and the others had retreated to a safe distance, they suddenly noticed the Sword Lunatic and the cultivators of the Guiyi Sword Sect on the golden mountain as well.
However, they weren’t participating in the fight for the blade; they were looting corpses.
As soon as someone died, they would immediately swoop in and snatch the storage bags!
Lu Ming’s mouth twitched at the sight.
He felt as if the people of the Guiyi Sword Sect had suddenly opened their Ren and Du meridians. They were becoming increasingly talented at raking in money!
Remembering his decent relationship with Ji Chen and the others, Lu Ming sent a sound transmission to the Sword Lunatic.
“Retreat. Something isn’t right!”
Upon hearing Lu Ming’s transmission, the Sword Lunatic, who was busy picking up loot, didn’t hesitate to command Ji Chen and the others.
“Withdraw!”
“Ancestor, there are still so many storage bags left!” Ji Chen shouted, feeling a bit reluctant.
“Forget them!” the Sword Lunatic barked.
Ji Chen was startled, but he immediately understood that something was wrong.
He retreated from the golden mountain without another word.
...
As time passed, only the forces of the Tiansheng Sect, the Yunhua Sacred Palace, and the Tianqi Dynasty remained on the mountain.
However, the Ancestors and Sect Masters of these three major powers hadn’t gone up to join the fray!
It seemed they had also realized something was amiss.
Lu Ming looked at Emperor Tianqi not far away. The man had already regained his dignified appearance.
He must have been rescued by someone; otherwise, he wouldn’t have escaped the Ink-Scale Flood Dragon’s pursuit.
As if sensing Lu Ming’s gaze, Emperor Tianqi gave him a cold look.
Then, he looked away and informed the Tianqi Ancestor that Lu Ming might have two stalks of Returning Origin Pure Heart Grass.
The Tianqi Ancestor glanced at Lu Ming.
“The immortal treasure blade is more important. The Returning Origin Pure Heart Grass won’t escape us as long as it’s in his hands.”
“Understood!” Emperor Tianqi replied, turning his attention back to the golden mountain.
By now, almost everyone was dead.
They had reached the final stage of the struggle!
The Tiansheng Sect’s Xiao Chen was quite a surprise to him.
When did this third-generation cultivator become so desperate?
He seemed to have gone into a blood-frenzy; the other cultivators didn’t even dare to approach him.
Looking at the heavy casualties, Luo Xiyan frowned slightly.
Then, using an enemy’s attack as a cover, she spat out a mouthful of blood and went flying backward!
She suppressed her aura and began to play dead.
Then, while no one was paying attention, she quietly slipped away!
She was just a mole here; there was no need to throw her life away!
The situation was clearly wrong!
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