Chapter 1580: Breaking the Pass (Part Four)

Unfortunately, he did not have that kind of opportunity. If he had possessed an exotic fire today, he would have been able to save a lot of Spirit Power. In that case, there was a high probability that he would have been able to pass this stage. But to encounter a cultivation method, secret manual, or even an exotic fire that was compatible with oneself, that was Master Wei’s opportunity. Shangguan Tianque was only envious, not jealous.

Ren Yanyu promptly stepped forward to support Shangguan Tianque. At this moment, they all knew that even though Shangguan Tianque was in this state, no more pills could be given to him. Even pills that nourished the meridians were not allowed. The most important thing for Shangguan Tianque to do now was to quickly sit down in meditation and remove the pill poison from his body.

While supporting Shangguan Tianque, Ren Yanyu immediately cast a restriction, isolating the voices and figures of the few of them. Shangguan Tianque was in such a state that even using voice transmission was difficult. She didn’t want the information her senior brother had painstakingly obtained to be known by the Bright Flame Sect.

Sure enough, just after Ren Yanyu cast the restriction, many people on the Bright Flame Sect’s side showed disappointed expressions. Most of the people here wanted to know some secrets of the Blood Pagoda Lamp, and those few Spirit Transformation cultivators were even more eager to understand in advance. They were not completely sure that Master Wei would ultimately be able to pass the stage. If he succeeded in one go, Master Wei might not even mention this matter again. If Master Wei failed, he would also tell them the situation inside after coming out. But different people would have different understandings and experiences. Perhaps the situation on the south side was different from the north side?

Many people in their hearts cursed the Broken Army Sect for being so narrow-minded and petty. For a moment, they did not consider whether they would be willing to tell others the news if they were in such a situation.

While everyone had their own thoughts, another hundred breaths or so passed. And at this time, Master Wei was still at a distance of seven hundred zhang, and had not been able to break through and ascend. This made the cultivators of the Bright Flame Sect also start to worry, fearing that like Shangguan Tianque, a spatial fluctuation would suddenly flash, and Master Wei would also appear at the north side base.

After another hundred breaths, the restriction set up by Ren Yanyu on the Broken Army Sect’s side suddenly dissipated. When everyone looked over, they saw that Shangguan Tianque was already sitting cross-legged on the ground, his eyes closed, circulating his energy to heal his injuries. Then, a black-skinned youth with an ordinary appearance quickly walked towards Wu Gouzi.

This made the few Spirit Transformation cultivators on the Bright Flame Sect’s side stunned. They had thought that the second in line would be Ren Yanyu. And just as Li Yan walked in front of Wu Gouzi, before he could bow and speak, and without seeing Wu Gouzi make any movement, an Evasion Talisman identical to the previous one appeared in front of him. “Go!” Wu Gouzi said faintly.

This made Li Yan slightly stunned in his heart. The other party actually did not delay at all, as if out of anger. But he quickly understood the reason. With the three from the Pure Yang Hall here, it was meaningless for the other party to make such small moves. It was better to appear impartial. Anyway, their methods were all placed in the Blood Pagoda Lamp. That was the place they had come up with that could completely make the Broken Army Sect feel powerless. And after Shangguan Tianque’s failure, a hint of pleasure had also appeared on the other party’s expression.

“Thank you, Senior!” Li Yan still bowed, and then took the Evasion Talisman and put it away. Then he turned around and quickly flew towards the Blood Pagoda Lamp. And just as Li Yan took off, a familiar voice suddenly sounded in his mind. “The lamp is extreme yin blood, flowing water pulls blood away!”

Li Yan, who was flying, trembled violently in his mind. But Li Yan, who had always been calmer the more urgent the matter, did not show any unusual signs. He still flew quickly towards the Blood Pagoda Lamp. Chongyangzi had actually sent him a voice transmission, saying only ten words, but Li Yan, in that instant, could not understand what they meant. So, as he flew, his mind was constantly thinking about the meaning of these ten words. ‘Senior is sending a voice transmission at this moment, and he has pointed out that it is related to the lamp. Is this the key to breaking this lamp…’ Li Yan’s thoughts were racing. But until he had flown to the bottom of the south side of the Blood Pagoda Lamp, he had only figured out the literal meaning, but had not truly understood the meaning behind it.

Just as Li Yan flew to the bottom of the lamp base, a crack immediately appeared at the junction of the lamp base and the lampshade. How could Li Yan dare to delay? With a flick of his body, like a moth to a flame, he plunged in…

At this time, in the eyes of outsiders, the position where Li Yan entered was at the side of Master Wei. But in the next moment, Li Yan, his body covered in a black glow, appeared opposite Master Wei, who was facing the wick. And at this very moment, someone suddenly let out a cry of surprise. “Elder Wei is moving upwards again!” It came from a Nascent Soul cultivator of the Bright Flame Sect. Just as many people were looking at Li Yan, many others were also staring at Master Wei.

The moment Li Yan entered, Master Wei had finally broken through the seven-hundred-zhang distance and started to move upwards again. With Master Wei’s renewed ascent, many people on the Bright Flame Sect’s side showed excited expressions. Only a few, like Han Zhumei, maintained a grave look in their eyes. They guessed that the difficulty of passing each small section of the last remaining three hundred zhang, the first seven hundred zhang combined could not compare to it.

And on the Broken Army Sect’s side, each and every one of them showed disappointed expressions. Master Wei had actually not been trapped at seven hundred zhang. Although if the other party passed this stage, it would not cause their side to lose their chance, but the pressure on the Broken Army Sect would be greater, and their momentum would invisibly decrease. Of course, this might only apply to those outside who could see Master Wei breaking through the pass. Someone like Li Yan who entered without knowing the situation could still perform normally. However, this did not rule out interference from the Blood Lantern Sect. For example, the moment Master Wei broke through the pass, the Blood Pagoda Lamp could emit a strange phenomenon or a warning sound. Then, Li Yan, who was in the middle of breaking through, would also be disturbed, and his psychology would experience strong fluctuations.

“The foundation of the Bright Flame Sect is still strong. To be able to persist in breaking through under our sect’s Blood Pagoda Lamp!”

“It’s just an assessment for them. How much power has the Blood Pagoda Lamp even used…”

“For that Elder Wei to be able to persist to this extent under a few tenths of the Blood Pagoda Lamp’s power, I think the Bright Flame Sect is quite capable!” Many of the Blood Lantern Sect disciples on the plaza, seeing the light spot of Master Wei move upwards again, also began to comment. However, their tone was filled with some praise, but it was the kind of condescending meaning, the air of an elder looking down on a junior.

“The Broken Army Sect is finished. Even Shangguan Tianque only broke through to over six hundred zhang, and he’s the strongest in their sect…”

“Hehehe… just a few cultivators who have just broken through to the Spirit Transformation Realm. They don’t know how to accumulate their foundation, thinking the sky is as big as the mouth of a well!”

“Why hasn’t that person moved since he entered? Could he have been directly suppressed at the base…”

Just as a group of Blood Lantern Sect disciples were commenting without the slightest respect for a Spirit Transformation cultivator, inside the Blood Pagoda Lamp, Li Yan was standing in a sea of fire. Li Yan’s body was flickering with a faint glow. He looked at the large and small heads that appeared around him, swarming towards him. Having been reminded by Shangguan Tianque, he had also closed his auditory sense long ago.

Currently, he only saw those ferocious heads spewing flames from their seven orifices, and there was no real sound wave attack yet. But Shangguan Tianque said that as one ascended, the sounds made by these heads would become more and more condensed, eventually forming substantial sound waves that would directly attack the defensive light shield.

Li Yan’s hands were forming seals, and one after another, ice arrows shot towards those heads. Although those ice arrows, under the condensation of Spirit Power, would not be immediately melted by the sea of fire, they also began to emit white smoke. This caused a large amount of smoke to rise around Li Yan in an instant, making him seem as if he were in a cloud of mist.

Li Yan felt the effect of his attack and found that it was not bad. Under the rain of arrows, those heads all turned back into a part of the sea of fire, but more heads would appear later. Li Yan was still thinking about Chongyangzi’s words in his mind, but it was as if he understood, yet not clearly. Although he thought of some things, he did not act on them immediately. ‘I can’t stay here. Every breath will consume a lot of Spirit Power!’

After standing for a few breaths, Li Yan thought about Chongyangzi’s words and Shangguan Tianque’s instructions. After personally testing the attack power of the heads here, he felt that he could not stay here any longer. Although he currently still had the Soaring Spirit Pills given by Elder Hao, and later when he left the “Earth-True Domain”, Elder Hao had given him ten more, and told him that he didn’t have many of this kind of pill left. In order to break through the mountain cave, Elder Hao had given almost all of his stock of this pill to Li Yan that time.

However, Li Yan still had seventeen pills left after breaking through the mountain cave last time, and Elder Hao did not ask for them back. Li Yan himself also pretended not to remember. How could he be willing to return this kind of pill? In the end, he had twenty-seven Soaring Spirit Pills on him, but Li Yan was going to use these pills as a substitute for “Rongsun”. He did not want to use this pill easily. There were several Void Refining cultivators here, and he did not know the true secret of the Blood Pagoda Lamp.

Perhaps that Wu Gouzi could clearly see everything inside, and even the four Spirit Transformation cultivators who were now controlling the Blood Pagoda Lamp could also see his performance. If his speed of recovering Spirit Power was too easy, then he might be exposed.

As these thoughts flashed through Li Yan’s mind, his figure had already transformed into a faint light and flew quickly upwards. Although he had Shangguan Tianque’s reminder, Li Yan still would not use his full speed. With his caution, he still had to advance while personally confirming the situation. But his overall ascent speed was still much faster than Shangguan Tianque’s. At the same time, his mind returned to those ten words again.

On the high platform, when Chongyangzi saw that the cultivation manual Li Yan began to use was actually ice arrows, he couldn’t help but sigh in his heart. ‘He didn’t understand the meaning in my words and is still using the method of water conquering fire to break through the pass! However, if his water-system cultivation method is very, very strong, then there should be no problem either…’