Clan Cultivation: Starting from Beast Taming-Chapter 480 - 253: The Holy Moon Wheel and The Black Emperor Bell_2

Chapter 480: Chapter 253: The Holy Moon Wheel and The Black Emperor Bell_2

Looking back at Yinyue True Person across from him, although his momentum had receded at this point and his complexion was somewhat pale, his condition was undoubtedly much better than that of the middle-aged man with blood trickling from the corner of his mouth.

The Holy Moon Wheel, a spiritual treasure, was also intact and hovering beside him, still full of spirituality.

“Damn it! If the Sect still had the True Dragon Seal, you would never be my match!”

The middle-aged man raised his hand to wipe the fresh blood from the corner of his mouth and, full of unwillingness, looked at Yinyue True Person and let out a low growl.

He was also at the mid-Nascent Soul Stage of cultivation, and with the enhancement of the Dragon Transformation Secret Technique, he was supposed to be even stronger than Yinyue True Person.

But because the power of the Black Emperor Bell, his spiritual treasure, was inferior to the Holy Moon Wheel, Moon Wheel Sect’s most powerful spiritual treasure, he ended up being outclassed and injured by Yinyue True Person.

But being outclassed was simply that, and being unwilling changed nothing.

Yinyue True Person couldn’t be bothered to argue with him and quickly launched an attack with the Holy Moon Wheel again, intending to force his opponent to spend the next few decades recovering from his injuries, even if he couldn’t truly kill him.

And Yinyue True Person wasn’t the only one with the upper hand.

Both Qingxiao True Person from Green Lotus Temple and Ziyang True Person from Sunflame Sect were gaining the upper hand against their enemies with the aid of powerful Heritage Spiritual Treasures.

If it weren’t for the fact that Nascent Soul Stage cultivators had many tricks up their sleeves and could resist for a long time even when disadvantaged, the Dragon Transformation Sect and the Demon Beasts might have already suffered casualties by now.

Even so, judging from the situation on several battlefields, the failure of the Dragon Transformation Sect and the Demon Beasts was almost a foregone conclusion; it was even possible that a Nascent Soul Stage cultivator might fall!

At this point, even if the enemies wanted to leave, the Nascent Soul Stage cultivators from Jingguo Country’s Allied Forces were unlikely to agree to it easily.

At this moment, the fifth-tier existences engaged in battle on both sides were unaware that the outcome of the great battle at Fulong Stronghold had been decided.

Or, perhaps, even if they knew, it wouldn’t shake them.

In wars where Nascent Soul Stage cultivators participated, the true outcome always hinged on which side’s Nascent Soul Stage cultivators could emerge victorious.

As long as the Nascent Soul Stage cultivators were winning on their side of the battlefield, even if their armies lost in the conflict below, they could change the course of events and the outcome of the war with their own power.

Without orders to cease fire from Nascent Soul Stage cultivators, those fighting below on both sides didn’t dare to truly stop the battle.

Advance, advance, and advance again!

Zhou Mingde and Zhou Daoyi, following the Golden Core Stage cultivators, continuously pressed the attack, relentlessly pursuing the fleeing cultivators of the Dragon Transformation Sect, intent on wiping them out completely.

This intense pursuit left both sides exhausted, with some cultivators even falling behind due to depleted mana.

Luckily, the two members of the Zhou Family had third-tier Demon Beasts as mounts, which allowed them to keep up with the main force despite only being at the early stage of the Purple Mansion Phase.

After chasing them for thousands of miles, the remaining cultivators of the Dragon Transformation Sect fled into the newly established Golden Dragon Branch Altar, finding a moment’s reprieve by depending on the Branch Temple Gate’s defenses.

The current state of the Dragon Transformation Sect was dire, with Red Dragon Hall, Black Dragon Hall, White Dragon Hall, and Azure Dragon Hall all breached and destroyed. Blood Dragon Hall remained isolated and effectively abandoned, leaving only the Golden Dragon Branch Altar still capable of a defense.

But as the Golden Dragon Branch Altar had been established recently, it had fewer personnel than the other branches. It was originally set up primarily to facilitate the gathering of resources, which meant its defenses were much weaker compared to the other branches.

Now confrontated by Jingguo Country Allied Forces, consisting of several dozen Golden Core Stage cultivators and a couple hundred Purple Mansion Phase cultivators, the altar couldn’t hold out for long.

Therefore, the cultivators of the Dragon Transformation Sect who had fled into the Golden Dragon Branch Altar started to have disagreements.

Some wanted to hold onto the Branch Altar, believing the Allied Forces outside lacked a place for supplies and rest and couldn’t last long.

But others believed that the Golden Dragon Branch Altar couldn’t be defended and wanted to use its Mountain Protection Array to gain some time to rest before continuing their escape back to the Dragon Transformation Sect’s headquarters.

Each group held firmly to their views, and for a moment, no one could persuade the other.

Lin Hongyu had no intention of fleeing back to the Dragon Transformation Sect’s headquarters; she had made up her mind to abandon the sinking ship that was the Dragon Transformation Sect.

So when she discovered conflicting opinions above, she decided to take a risk.

While participating in the defense, she inscribed the dispute from within the Golden Dragon Branch Altar onto a certain magic artifact and sent it out, deliberately letting it fall near Zhou Daoyi.

As they were already familiar with each other, Zhou Daoyi naturally recognized Lin Hongyu’s mana signature.

Upon suddenly finding a magic artifact wielded by Lin Hongyu nearby, he keenly sensed something was amiss and subtly picked up the artifact.

When he saw the text inscribed on the artifact, he immediately grasped Lin Hongyu’s intention.

After a moment’s hesitation, he took the artifact to pay a visit to a Nascent Soul Stage cultivator nearby.

That was a Nascent Soul Stage cultivator from the Sunflame Sect, whose name Zhou Daoyi did not know.

After drawing the cultivator’s attention, he immediately held up the artifact with both hands and said, “Senior, please see, this magic artifact was found by me during the attack on the array. It seems the owner intended to use this method to inform us of something. The matter being of great importance, I came to seek an audience with you as soon as I got hold of this item.”

Hearing this, the Nascent Soul Stage cultivator immediately took the artifact from his hands to examine.

After reading the words left by Lin Hongyu on the artifact, the Nascent Soul Stage cultivator also showed a change in expression, and a look of delight appeared in his eyes.

Then, he nodded slightly to Zhou Daoyi and said, “Very good, you did the right thing. What is your name?”

“In reply to senior, my name is Zhou Daoyi, and I am the Clan Leader of the Zhou Family of Jiufeng Ridge in Lanzhou!”

Zhou Daoyi reported his origins with a respectful tone.

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“Good, I’ll remember you. I will report this to Brother Liu immediately!”

The Nascent Soul Stage cultivator said, promptly went to find Liu Yiping and informed him of Zhou Daoyi’s discovery.

Indeed, upon learning about the internal disagreements among the Dragon Transformation Sect cultivators of the Golden Dragon Branch Altar, Liu Yiping and the others quickly thought to use this matter to their advantage.

Of course, they did not want these Dragon Transformation Sect cultivators actually escaping back to the main altar of the sect.

Should that happen, they would stand no chance against the sect’s main altar Mountain Protection Array.

Hence, they now needed to give hope to those of the Dragon Transformation Sect who favored holding out, making them believe that defending was worthwhile.

Soon, under the arrangements of Liu Yiping and the others, a group of cultivators in the early stages of the Purple Mansion Phase stopped their attack, seemingly due to the insufficiency of mana.

Next, the cultivators in the middle and later stages of the Purple Mansion Phase gradually ceased their assault as well.

With the absence of these attacks, the Golden Dragon Branch Altar’s Mountain Protection Array stabilized significantly and didn’t seem as precarious as before.

Seeing this scene, the cultivators of the Dragon Transformation Sect within the branch altar who agreed with staying were greatly encouraged. Many who were previously indecisive or unwilling to retreat to the main altar now believed it was worth it to hold out in the Golden Dragon Branch Altar until the Jingguo Country Allied Army withdrew.

This way, even when the Sect Leader of the Dragon Transformation Sect and the others returned, they would have a commendable achievement to report.

Seeing that most supported the decision to stay and defend the Golden Dragon Branch Altar, those who had previously advocated escaping back to the main altar no longer dared to assert their opinions and passively accepted the decision to hold fast.

What they did not know was that Zhou Mingde and others, who had retired to the back to rest, were using precious spirit crystals to restore their mana.

Spirit crystals are a very precious resource in the Cultivation World, capable of absorbing and storing tremendous amounts of spiritual power, which cultivators can draw from to replenish their own mana.

Moreover, once the spiritual energy stored within the spirit crystals is depleted by cultivators, the crystals can be placed back in the lands of spirit veins to reabsorb nature’s spiritual energy, allowing them to be recharged many times over.

This valuable resource, which is firmly controlled by the major forces of the Cultivation World and regarded as a strategic reserve, is something only the Nascent Soul Stage cultivators of the large sects are allowed to possess, typically owning one or a few spirit crystals. It’s very rare for a large cultivating family to have one.

That Zhou Mingde and the others were enjoying such treatment at this time was thanks to Liu Yiping and other senior cultivators from the three larger sects who utilized part of their strategic reserves for their use.