Staying Alive Cautiously in the Celestial Realm and Becoming the Strongest

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Compliance leads to mortality, resistance leads to immortality; cultivators absorb nature's spiritual energy to strengthen themselves, an act of defiance against the heavens.

And a Nascent Soul True Immortal is the ultimate limit of power that the Mountain and Sea Realm can accommodate.

Every Golden Core cultivator, upon forming their Nascent Soul, will inevitably face the jealousy of heaven and earth, resulting in the descent of Five Elements Tribulation Thunder!

Bolts of thunder, brimming with the power of destruction, pierced the thick clouds in an instant, striking down upon the summit of Taihao Peak.

The majority of them focused on the Cloud Dragon Grand Hall, where Ji Guantao was undergoing his Nascent Soul formation!

But at this moment, a ring of faint golden light rose and swiftly enveloped the entire Taihao Peak along with the Cloud Dragon Grand Hall, just in time to block the tribulation thunder descending from the sky.

If Taihao Peak were to be split in half at this time, one would discover that its interior was divided into seven tiers, each tier containing an array.

The lowest and largest tier, the core hub, was presided over by a plain-clothed elder along with the eight True Disciples.

The six arrays above were superimposed one upon another, each guarded by three thousand Inner Sect Disciples and over a hundred Purple Mansion Superiors.

They joined forces, channeling all their mana into the array, collectively defending against Ji Guantao's Nascent Soul tribulation.

Indeed, the seven-tiered array within Taihao Peak was just a part of the preparation laid by the Cloud Sun Sect over a hundred years. If one were to look down from an even higher vantage point, they would realize that the Cloud Sun Nine Peaks were the core of an astonishing great array!

Including the Demon-Suppression Cavern below Taihao Peak and the Demon-Suppressing Array, they were also integrated into it.

This great array, spanning hundreds of miles, connected to the spiritual vein of Heaven Cloud Mountain, and was drawing on the earth's energy in the most overbearing and imperious manner, continuously enhancing its might!

"How dare you!"

The Nascent Soul from Jiuyue Gate above the clouds had already discerned the Cloud Sun Sect's arrangements, and was truly enraged to the extreme.

A group of lower sect cultivators, actually daring to perform such a greatly defiant act.

They even calculated against an Upper Sect True Immortal!

It was sheer audacity!

At least half of the tribulation thunder struck his very own body, effectively shouldering some of the burden meant for Ji Guantao.

How could the Jiuyue Gate Nascent Soul stand this?

However, even in his rage, this True Immortal was unable to change one fact.

That was, he too was unable to shatter the Cloud Sun Sect's astonishing great array while fending off the tribulation thunder.

Unable to do anything, the Jiuyue Gate Nascent Soul immediately thought of retreat, etching this grievance deep into his heart.

He was determined to retaliate a hundredfold in time!

Yet, he still underestimated Ji Guantao's ruthlessness.

The Sect Leader of Cloud Sun who had just formed his Nascent Soul was seated in the middle of the grand hall, suddenly raising his hand to the sky and shouted, "Take control!"

The might of the Cloud Sun Great Array was stimulated to its utmost instantly, as a force as vast as the ocean surged towards the heavens, shattering thousands of bolts of tribulation thunder while also sealing the space around the Jiuyue Gate Nascent Soul.

Three thousand Inner Sect Disciples, a hundred Purple Mansion Superiors, two Golden Core True Persons, and a newly ascended Nascent Soul True Immortal.

Added to these were the preparations made by the Cloud Sun Sect over a hundred years and countless resources.

The tier of this great array had essentially reached the peak of the fourth order.

The limit of the Mountain and Sea Realm!

As the array activated, the Teleportation Divine Ability that the Jiuyue Gate Nascent Soul was about to use was massively disrupted.

He did not move half a step!

The True Immortal was both startled and angry, "Ji Guantao!"

Answering him were swords qi soaring to the sky!

Myriad Swords Return to One!

This was the reputed "First Sword of Heaven Cloud," Mu Qingqiu, forcibly using the power of the array to activate this divine sword technique.

At the same time, Ji Guantao threw out a Golden Seal.

The Golden Seal, breaking through the hall's roof and growing against the wind, climbed the clouds amidst the thunder, carrying an overwhelming force, and together with the tens of thousands of sword qi, barraged the Jiuyue Gate Nascent Soul trapped by the array!

Even with all his divine abilities and thousands of magical treasures, the Jiuyue Gate Nascent Soul was already powerless to turn the tide against the Five Elements Tribulation Thunder, Cloud Sun Great Array, Myriad Swords Return to One, and the Lifebound Artifact of a newly advanced True Immortal.

"Ji Guantao!"

A howl filled with grievance and despair echoed through the clouds, only to be drowned out in the earth-shattering explosion that followed.

In the high skies, it was as if a supremely massive firework had bloomed, resplendent and dazzling to behold.

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The tribulation clouds, which covered dozens of square miles, were forcibly dispersed.

The Nascent Soul of Jiuyue Gate sacrificed his own life to help Ji Guantao pass through the most dangerous phase of the Nascent Soul formation!

In the next moment, a crimson glow appeared in the sky.

This red aurora extended for hundreds of miles in an instant, so bright and undeniable that it could be seen from tens of thousands of miles away.

Light of the Immortal's Demise!

Immediately after, blood-red raindrops began to fall from the sky, landing on the earth.

Wherever the blood rain fell, plants grew wildly, animals and demons transformed, all living beings strained to absorb the essence contained within the droplets.

With the death of an Immortal, life flourishes in this manner.

All the cultivators across the Mountain and Sea Realm would feel an induction!

However, since the area mainly affected by the blood rain was within the Cloud Sun Great Array, most of the essence of life from this Nascent Soul of Jiuyue Gate was absorbed by the array.

Further empowering this fourth-tier array!

Inside the Cloud Dragon Grand Hall, Ji Guantao retracted his lifebound artifact.

The golden seal had returned to its original size, but its surface was covered in cracks, and its glow was extremely dim.

It was uncertain how many resources would be needed for its repair.

But Ji Guantao showed no signs of heartache. He turned to the wilted Mu Qingqiu on the ground and asked with concern, "Junior Sister, how are you?"

Mu Qingqiu's face was as pale as paper, her eyes, nose, and ears all oozed fresh blood.

To trigger the "Myriad Swords Return to Origin," she had exhausted all her mana, and her cultivation level and lifespan had been greatly reduced as a result.

She was in worse shape than an ordinary person!

The Golden Core True Person struggled to show a faint smile: "I'm fine."

"Good!"

Ji Guantao rose to his full height, his eyes sparkled with divine light as he declared in a deep voice, "Fellow Daoists, the survival of our Cloud Sun Sect hinges on this very moment!"

No sooner had the words left his mouth, he suddenly clenched his fist: "Array, activate!"

At his command, Taihao Peak suddenly trembled, and countless deep cracks appeared around the mountain.

Crack!

With a thunderous noise, this majestic mountain began to slowly lift off the ground.

And ascended towards the Nine Heavens.

Below the mountain, roots and rocks hundreds of feet long remained connected.

The Inner Sect Disciples of the Cloud Sun Eight Peaks and tens of thousands of Outer Sect cultivators witnessed this scene, their eyes wide in shock. Discover worlds on m-v le-mpyr

The panic in their hearts was beyond words.

Even the dullest of them had come to realize at that moment.

They had been abandoned!

Cries, pleas, curses...

Countless cultivators frantically rushed towards the Inner Mountain Gate.

Many summoned their flying artifacts, trying to catch up with Taihao Peak.

But they were stopped by an invisible barrier dozens of miles from Taihao Peak.

All they could do was watch helplessly as the mountain soared higher and higher!

Who could have imagined that Ji Guantao and the higher-ups of the Cloud Sun Sect would abandon so many disciples, fleeing with millennia of the sect's accumulation?

Everyone's faith and hope crumbled in an instant.

Many cultivators wailed bitterly, some slumped to the ground, others cursed loudly, and still others fled in the opposite direction.

If not now, then when?

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