#569 - Mutual calculation

The powerhouses from forces like the Ancient Phoenix Sect, who were lurking in the Great Zhou, were filled with excitement.

They hadn't expected that the Soul Daughter of the Soul Hunting Hall would possess a lightning-avoiding treasure!

With such a treasure, one could traverse the tribulation zone as if strolling through a garden, unaffected by the heavenly lightning.

How could the tribulation taker withstand such a bombardment?

They believed that perhaps even the Semi-Saints from their sects wouldn't need to take action; this time, the Soul Daughter of the Soul Hunting Hall alone could utterly kill Jun Wuxie within the heavenly tribulation.

In a life-and-death struggle between peers, even those protective War Saints couldn't possibly interfere!

They conversed secretly, and as they heard Jun Wuxie's pained and angry roars, which overpowered the thunder, constantly echoing, the smiles on their faces were exceptionally bright.

At this moment, in the center of the tribulation zone, within the area submerged by the sea of lightning, the Soul Daughter was chatting with Jun Wuxie's true body through her Primordial Avatar.

Mu Yunxi was resisting the lightning tribulation, and although it wasn't necessarily easy, it wasn't particularly strenuous either.

She continuously condensed walls of ice to dissipate the power of the lightning tribulation, and the remaining lightning strikes that landed on her body were resisted by the lightning patterns within her body.

The damage her body sustained was minimal and could be recovered in time.

She was both undergoing tribulation and allowing the heavenly lightning to temper her flesh, condensing the true energy within her body.

"Has the location been chosen yet?"

The Primordial Avatar, seated in the center of the sea of lightning, asked Yue Chenyu, who was standing before him.

The heavenly tribulation continuously descended, but since it was Mu Yunxi's tribulation, he wasn't undergoing it simultaneously.

The avatar was incredibly powerful and possessed lightning patterns within its body.

Mu Yunxi's heavenly tribulation couldn't shake it at all.

Regardless of the lightning strikes, the avatar remained steadfast, arcs of electricity crackling around it.

After asking the question, he let out a loud roar filled with anger and pain.

Outside, the powerhouses from the various lurking forces were practically beaming with joy, their faces radiating delight.

After he finished roaring, Yue Chenyu said, "According to what you said, the location I chose on the edge of the Dragon Ridge Mountains is basically within the Dragon Ridge Mountains area.

However, I'm not very proficient in the field of formations; I'm relying entirely on my past life's experience, but my past life's memories haven't fully awakened.

Therefore, I can only discern a rough idea.

The formations in that area don't seem to possess any offensive capabilities but are defensive in nature.

Even Semi-Saints wouldn't be able to destroy the mountains or certain trees, so you won't have to be completely exposed in their sight afterward."

"What about divine sense perception?"

Jun Wuxie's avatar asked.

"I've tried it.

If you continue to delve deeper into that area, divine sense perception will become increasingly weak, affected by a mysterious force."

"Very good, I can rest assured then."

The avatar nodded, looked at her, and said, "Yue Chenyu, once those people are trapped, you should leave quickly and then go to my Immortal Execution Sword Sect.

You can stay there for as many years as you like, until you feel you can go out on your own."

"Okay."

A glimmer of light appeared in Yue Chenyu's cold eyes, followed by a trace of worry, as she said, "Are you prepared to flee for your life?

To be honest, this plan isn't perfect, because you'll be without freedom for a very long time, constantly having to guard against Semi-Saint assassinations.

But I know your personality; even if you're destined to constantly be on the run, you won't hesitate."

He smiled faintly, "We haven't met you many times, yet you understand me so well.

Fortunately, you're not an enemy, or else you would certainly give me a headache."

"If I didn't understand you well enough, how would I dare seek the protection of your sect?

I'm a Reincarnator, and the implications are too profound.

If people like me expose their roots, many powerhouses would want to kill me and seize my Dao fruit."

Jun Wuxie's avatar nodded and said, "The time is almost up."

"Come on then."

Yue Chenyu stood before him and said casually.

He gazed at her, slowly stood up, and let out an angry roar from his mouth.

Almost at the same time, he suddenly attacked, and with a '噗' sound, he nearly tore Yue Chenyu's entire shoulder blade apart.

He then punched her in the chest, causing a cloud of blood to erupt, her chest bones to shatter, and her chest to cave in deeply, causing her to cough up a mouthful of blood.

Yue Chenyu used the force of that punch to fly backward out of the sea of lightning.

"Don't forget to use the Life Nectar I gave you to heal; you should recover quickly!"

He said, watching Yue Chenyu take the opportunity to retreat towards the edge of the sea of lightning.

At this time, near the tribulation zone, those several lurkers were smiling and communicating through voice transmissions, all with their arms crossed, waiting for the outcome they anticipated.

Unexpectedly, they saw the Soul Daughter of the Soul Hunting Hall suddenly rush out of the sea of lightning, covered in blood, her face pale.

As soon as she left the sea of lightning, her steps faltered, and she almost fell.

"Damn it! She actually failed!"

"That kid named Jun is lucky!"

"Bastard! We still can't kill him even like this; it seems our Semi-Saints still have to take action!"

"The Soul Daughter has a lightning-avoiding treasure, and she's well-versed in Void Assassination Arts, yet she couldn't kill Jun Wuxie, who was severely injured in the heavenly tribulation?

What kind of trump cards does this person actually have? It seems we've never fully understood him!"

"We must quickly transmit this matter back to the sect, including the failure of the Soul Daughter's assassination attempt with the lightning-avoiding treasure!"

They watched the Soul Daughter's body disappear into the void and immediately sent messages to their respective sects with grim faces, detailing the events here.

Rumble—Crack!

The heavenly tribulation in the sky grew more and more intense.

It was already the sixth wave of the tribulation.

No one knew how many waves this tribulation would have.

Generally speaking, a tribulation has at most nine waves, but that's not always the case; some people's tribulations can have dozens of waves.

However, the number of tribulation waves isn't related to their power.

Some people undergo dozens of waves, but the heavenly lightning isn't very intense.

Some people undergo only a few waves, but the tribulation is exceptionally fierce.

It's not unheard of for a tribulation to kill someone in the first wave.

After the lurking powerhouses from the various forces transmitted the news back to their sects,

Not long after, near a certain mountain range close to the Divine Phoenix Mountain, many people arrived before the main hall of the Ancient Phoenix Sect.

These people were all powerhouses, most of them with auras as deep as the sea.

Among them were only a few newly advanced Semi-Saints; the rest were all veteran Semi-Saints.

"Fellow Daoists from the Heavenly Purity Sect, the Soul Hunting Hall, and the Golden Ancient City, welcome to my Ancient Phoenix Sect!"

The Ancient Phoenix Sect's Master, Gu Qing, along with a group of leading elders and a large number of high-level figures, had been waiting in front of the Ancient Phoenix Hall for a long time.

"Sect Master Gu Qing."

All the Semi-Saints nodded in response.

The Semi-Saints from forces like the Sacred Gate and the Sky Opening Sword Sect wore forced smiles on their faces as they stepped forward to greet him, but they were extremely annoyed in their hearts.

Although they were newly advanced Semi-Saints, they were still Semi-Saints, right?

Gu Qing only mentioned the Heavenly Purity Sect, the Soul Hunting Hall, and the Golden Ancient City, without mentioning the names of their Sacred Gate and Sky Opening Sword Sect at all.

He completely didn't put them in his eyes, not even giving them a proper glance.

"Everyone, please follow this Sect Master into the main hall."

Gu Qing slightly turned his body and made a gesture of invitation.

"Sect Master Gu Qing, I don't think that's necessary."

The leading Semi-Saint from the Heavenly Purity Sect said, "We've gathered here to kill Jun Wuxie.

Everyone has now received the latest news.

What do you think about Jun Wuxie?"

"We've always underestimated this person…"

Gu Qing's eyes flashed with a cold light as he said, "Who would have thought that a martial artist of low cultivation would have such abilities?

Such a person is one in a million, causing us to suffer repeated setbacks and lose many high-level figures and young generation geniuses.

It's truly hateful!"

"That's right, we've all underestimated him in the past, but it's not exactly underestimation.

It's just that we didn't expect him to be so strong as to be the only one of his kind in all ages.

This time, according to the news our people sent back, that Jun Wuxie has too many trump cards that we don't know about, and they're the kind that are difficult for opponents to see through when he uses them!"

"This person was undergoing tribulation and was severely injured under the heavenly tribulation.

Under those circumstances, the Soul Daughter of my hall infiltrated and assassinated him with the lightning-avoiding treasure, yet she actually failed!

If that kid hadn't been restricted by the heavenly tribulation, the Soul Daughter of my hall would probably have had difficulty leaving alive!"

"The Soul Daughter of your Soul Hunting Hall, if I remember correctly, should only have a Worldly initial-middle stage talent growth intensity?"

The Semi-Saint from the Golden Ancient City said, "Worldly intensity was once a talent that looked down upon the world in the past, but in this great era's younger generation, it can only be considered the second tier.

That Jun Wuxie has already stepped into the legendary level; the gap between them is huge.

It's expected that the sneak attack wouldn't succeed."

"No, the Soul Daughter of my hall obtained an opportunity in the demon race's secret land and gained a lot.

Your information is from a few months ago.

The younger generation is growing extremely fast now.

This great era can't be viewed with the logic of the past."

"Oh? What level is she at?"

"She advanced to the quasi-legendary level some time ago and passed the Saint Sect Grand Tribulation!"

"A quasi-legendary level Saint Sect?"

The people from the Heavenly Purity Sect, the Golden Ancient City, and the Ancient Phoenix Sect twitched their eyes a few times.

With such talent intensity and cultivation level, using assassination techniques under those circumstances, it shouldn't have failed.

"Therefore, if we want to kill him this time, we must double and redouble the original preparation to prevent any accidents from happening!

Think about it, how many times have we tried to kill him over the years, but we've never succeeded each time.

This already explains the problem!"

The powerhouse from the Heavenly Purity Sect nodded upon hearing this, "That makes sense.

This person is originally a Child of Destiny.

Later, he killed Xiao Tianming, and that Xiao Tianming was a Son of Heaven's Mandate, with the Mandate of Heaven's fortune on his body.

Those who kill him will inevitably plunder part of his fortune onto themselves.

Later, Jun Wuxie killed our Heavenly Pride, how much fortune did he steal?

So, fate is secretly favoring him."

Gu Qing looked at the Semi-Saints from the Soul Hunting Hall and the Heavenly Purity Sect and asked, "How many Semi-Saints are you planning to dispatch?"

"We originally planned to dispatch five each, but now we'll double the number.

We will each dispatch fifteen Lesser Heavenly Position Semi-Saints, all veteran Semi-Saints, with the lowest cultivation level being the late Lesser Heavenly Position!"

"D… Do you need so many?"

The ones from the Sacred Gate and the Sky Opening Sword Sect were all newly advanced Semi-Saints, and they were shocked to hear such numbers.

At the same time, they felt extremely awkward, feeling like they were just there to make up the numbers.

The Semi-Saints from the four Supreme Dominating Powers ignored them.

The people from the Ancient Phoenix Sect and the Golden Ancient City pondered slightly.

Subsequently, Gu Qing nodded and said, "Alright, having more Half-Saints will naturally be more secure. I'm just afraid that the War Saint will suddenly appear. If that happens, we might be completely annihilated..."

"The War Saint said at the coast that once Jun Wuxie becomes a Saint, she will no longer interfere. Clearly, she doesn't want her disciple to always be under her protection; she wants to temper him. Besides, we are only sending Lesser Celestial Half-Saints this time."

"It's certain that the War Saint is protective, but since she made a promise in front of the world, even if she forcibly intervenes, she will only save Jun Wuxie's life at most, and will definitely not kill our Half-Saints. Moreover, where is the War Saint? No matter how powerful she is, it will take time for her to arrive. With so many Half-Saints, we only need to wait for that Jun fellow to be far enough away from the Immortal Execution Sword Sect, and then immediately strike and kill him with thunderous force!"

"Well, it would be best to choose an area that can interfere with divine sense perception!"

"The Great Zhou is not far from the Dragon Ridge Mountains. If we can lure that Jun fellow there, the War Saint won't be able to sense his exact location in the first instance. And we only need a very short time to kill him completely. By then, even if the War Saint arrives, it will be too late, and the matter will be a foregone conclusion."

"Friends from the Soul Hunting Hall, can you lure that Jun fellow to the Dragon Ridge Mountains? We entrust you with this important task."

The Half-Saints of the various forces all looked at the Half-Saints of the Soul Hunting Hall.

"You can rest assured about this matter. This time, the Soul Maiden attacked that kid during his tribulation, so that kid must hate her to the bone. When the time comes, we'll have our Soul Maiden lure him out, which should be very smooth. However, the Soul Hunting Hall has a request: don't instantly scatter that kid's soul and origin; leave it for us to hunt!"

"That's easy to say. You can take his origin and soul, but we, the Heaven Purification Sect, want his Chaos Bone!"

Gu Qing and the Half-Saints of the Golden Ancient City thought for a moment and agreed.

They all had special bloodline inheritances, so having the Chaos Bone was of no use to them.

Moreover, a stolen bone requires very special methods and means to perfectly integrate.

That Xiao Tianming once stole Jun Wuxie's bone, but in the end, it was just a joke; he didn't activate the true power of the Chaos Bloodline at all.

"Then this matter is settled. We will each send fifteen veteran Lesser Celestial Half-Saints. When the Soul Maiden recovers from her injuries and re-enters the Great Zhou, our Half-Saints will immediately take action and lie in wait near the Dragon Ridge Mountains, waiting for that kid to fall into the trap!"

"Well, I will notify you when our Soul Maiden re-enters the Great Zhou. We must not fail this time, otherwise it will be difficult to find such an opportunity in the future!"

After the Half-Saints of the Soul Hunting Hall finished speaking, their bodies slowly disappeared into the void.

"In that case, we will take our leave."

The people from the Heaven Purification Sect also left, followed by the people from the Golden Ancient City.

The remaining newly promoted Half-Saints from the Holy Gate and the Heaven Opening Sword Sect and other forces looked at Gu Qing and the others with ingratiating smiles, and also bid farewell and left.