Chapter 105: Chapter 104: Chaos Begins

“They’re fighting! The Core Formation Cultivators are fighting!”

Countless cultivators inside Celestial Profound City were thrown into a panic.

“This is bad, both Li Huo Palace and Profound Sound Pavilion have stopped their arrays.”

“Damn it!”

Celestial Profound City has always been co-ruled by three powers, so the Mountain Protection Array is naturally controlled by all three parties.

Now that internal strife has broken out, the array has instead become the weakest link.

However, just as the arrays in Celestial Profound City were dispersing, Celestial Profound Peak formed its own array, creating a defense barrier.

Inside the city, the cultivators who secretly wished to take a chance saw this scene and instead grew chaotic.

“They’re fighting! This is an opportunity for us loose cultivators.”

“Master Lu is occupied, let’s attack Celestial Profound Mountain; everyone has a chance at the Core Formation Spiritual Objects.”

The outbreak of a great battle led to turmoil within the city, and naturally, there were opportunists looking to take advantage of the chaos.

Fortunately, thanks to Master Lu’s prior measures, hundreds of Foundation Establishment Cultivators within the city guarded the areas closely interconnected.

If a Tribulation Cultivator appeared, they would immediately find themselves besieged by Foundation Establishment Cultivators from all sides.

Because they themselves were a tempting reward.

If facing them alone, the loose cultivators might panic, but they had the Thousand Mechanism Technique, and there were companions all around.

“Don’t let him get away!”

“Stop!”

“Damn you, the remnants of the Demon Cult, have you gone mad? We are on the same side.”

“Pah! Who’s on the same side with you, we are with the Divine Sect, for Celestial Profound City!”

Nobody expected that the notoriously infamous remnants of the Demon Cult, at this moment, would furiously pursue the Tribulation Cultivators, each with a Thousand Mechanism Technique on their arms.

Giving off the appearance of having long since joined the ranks maintaining order in Celestial Profound City.

This scene allowed Lin Chang’an, on the rooftop of the Gathering Immortals Tower, to secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

“Indeed, in the Immortal Cultivation Realm, there is no true right or wrong, only profit.”

The Profound Yin Demon Sect did not want to see Yue Kingdom have a dominant power, so they naturally would not allow Master Lu to fail.

“Mr. Lin, Master Lu indeed had foresight.”

Chen Qing from the neighboring area, seeing that the Tribulation Cultivators did not cause unrest, could not help showing an excited expression.

Celestial Profound City was his home; naturally, he was happy.

Listening to Chen Qing’s transmission, Lin Chang’an also nodded with emotion, admiring Master Lu in his heart.

No wonder he had lived for five hundred years as a Golden Core Cultivator; such methods were truly unmatched by ordinary cultivators.

…

“Well, well! I never expected, Old Ghost Huang, you’d break through to late-stage Core Formation without a word; today I am truly enlightened!”

Amidst the great battle outside the city, the Golden Core Elder surnamed Huang from Li Huo Palace revealed an imposing smile.

“Haha, Lu Turtle, your era has long passed, yet you still cling to your old reputation as the number one loose cultivator. Talent emerges in every generation, and I am already at late-stage Golden Core.”

The turmoil in Yue Kingdom was due to a late-stage Golden Core cultivator from the Divine Sword Sect appearing, and now Li Huo Palace had one as well.

This Elder Huang from Li Huo Palace was momentarily full of spirit, thinking, what of the former number one loose cultivator of Yue Kingdom? In the end, he was just a loose cultivator relying on a spirit pet.

His own cultivation was merely at the Golden Core Middle Stage.

However, just as Old Ghost Huang from Li Huo Palace was basking in his glory, a figure suddenly attacked from behind.

“Profound Sound Pavilion, are you crazy!”

On the battlefield of Golden Core cultivators outside Celestial Profound City, a Golden Core cultivator from Profound Sound Pavilion backstabbed.

This filled the Golden Core cultivator from Li Huo Palace with rage.

Yet the Golden Core cultivator from Profound Sound Pavilion who delivered the ambush coldly shouted:

“Old Ghost Huang, stop pretending. Can you deny that Li Huo Palace exposed the position of our Profound Sound Pavilion on the front line, causing my senior sister to be seriously injured?”

The moment the facade was torn down, Huang Zhenren from Li Huo Palace laughed despite his anger:

“Well, well! Lu Turtle, don’t be complacent. Do you think we would tear off the mask with you without a foolproof plan?”

At this moment, Master Lu, however, remained calm, his gaze sweeping around, and he couldn’t help but coldly sneer:

“Everyone, since you’re here, you might as well show yourselves.”

Following Master Lu’s words, three soaring sword intents erupted from afar, and there were also two more Golden Core cultivators from Li Huo Palace.

“It turns out, you Li Huo Palace have long been colluding with the Divine Sword Sect!”

Upon seeing the six Golden Core cultivators from the Divine Sword Sect and Li Huo Palace present, the Golden Core Elder from Profound Sound Pavilion was angry but also secretly relieved.

Fortunately, they discovered it early; otherwise, if Master Lu’s forces were kicked out, leaving the Profound Sound Pavilion alone, they wouldn’t stand a chance against the alliance of Li Huo Palace and the Divine Sword Sect.

The Three Major Sects of Yue Kingdom — Li Huo Palace and the Divine Sword Sect each had three Core Formation cultivators, leaving the weakest Profound Sound Pavilion with only two.

And now, one was seriously injured.

“Today, with the combined efforts of our six Core Formation cultivators, as long as Master Lu and his disciples withdraw from Yue Kingdom, afterward, Li Huo Palace and the Divine Sword Sect will surely compensate Master Lu satisfactorily.”

Li Huo Palace and the Divine Sword Sect didn’t want to fight to the death either, since after all, there was still a Late-stage Tier Three Demon Beast on the other side.

As long as Master Lu exited Yue Kingdom, the benefits of a lone Profound Sound Pavilion would be enough for the two sects to consume for a while.

Old Ghost Huang from Li Huo Palace spoke with a tone full of confident dominance.

However, Master Lu merely let out a cold laugh.

“Haha, how shameless! You invite me here to provide support, and then the moment you break through to late-stage Golden Core, you want to kick me aside. Truly, the remnants of the Demon Cult know no shame!”

At this moment, from a distance, a voice full of arrogant laughter echoed, causing Huang Zhenren from Li Huo Palace to furrow his brow.

“Zheng Centipede, don’t you have a grudge against Master Lu!”

The Golden Core cultivator Zheng Centipede from the Liang Kingdom, flying on a thousand-legged centipede, boisterously laughed:

“Fools, Mr. Lu is a Tier Three Alchemist; what grudge could ever outweigh the friendship of a Tier Three Alchemist?”

This arrogant laughter made Master Lu, standing atop the Profound Water Turtle, curl his lips into a smile.

That Zheng Centipede’s personality hadn’t changed a bit.

In the Immortal Cultivation Realm, forming grievances is all too common, and alliances for mutual benefit are countless.

Isn’t it just the same with the current Li Huo Palace and Divine Sword Sect? They fought for decades, only to ally again under the lure of profit.

Now, on Master Lu’s side, the Golden Core Middle Stage includes the Elders from Profound Sound Pavilion, Zheng Centipede, and himself, as well as the Tier Three Spirit Pets — the thousand-legged centipede and the Profound Water Turtle.

Five against six, though numerous factors need consideration in cultivator battles.

“Hmph! Lu Turtle, the outcome is yet to be decided!”

Conflict between both sides, after all, boiled down to the word ’profit.’

Suddenly, the Golden Core cultivators from both sides began to fiercely battle.

…

Inside Celestial Profound City.

“The Golden Core cultivators outside the city are fighting, but neither side will fight to the death; the real victory will depend on the inside of the city.”

With the wind and snow roaring, Lin Chang’an stood resolutely on the rooftop, his expression serious as he looked towards the distant Celestial Profound Peak.

Outside Celestial Profound Peak’s array, the battle had already begun.

“Mr. Lin, do you think Master Lu’s disciples can successfully form their core?”

Chen Qing couldn’t help but ask, while Lin Chang’an shook his head and said, “That’s beyond you and me to predict now.”

Thanks to Master Lu’s prior measures, the rampaging Tribulation Cultivators in Celestial Profound City were dealt with before they could cause much harm, and others dared not act recklessly in the dark.

However, the battle on Celestial Profound Peak left many loose cultivators unwilling to take the risk lightly.

The ultimate showdown would still take place atop Celestial Profound Peak.

“However, this Core Formation phenomenon feels unusually strong; does a Middle-grade Spirit Root really have such a foundation?”

At this moment, Lin Chang’an was full of doubt, clearly perceiving the Core Formation phenomena on Celestial Profound Peak through his Spiritual Eye and the powerful perception of his cultivation technique.

He lacked the experience to differentiate whether the Core Formation was smooth, but he could still perceive the mana.

“Su Miaoyin’s mana isn’t like this; could it be that the cultivator forming their core inside Celestial Profound Peak isn’t her?!”

Previously, he had met Su Miaoyin many times and could still distinguish her mana.

Hence, Lin Chang’an was secretly shocked, unsure of what exactly Master Lu was plotting, but hoped everything would proceed smoothly.

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