mtl008 Chapter 14 Breaking into the Sect
Chapter 14 Breaking into the Sect
Lingcao Sect, Elder's Residence.
The elder loved drinking tea, especially the liuxin grass tea from the Mincheon Mountains, located at the border of Yeongju and Jeju.
Deep within the Minshan Mountains lies a stream called the Minxi River, which flows from west to east towards the foot of the Minshan Mountains and into Jeju Island.
The stream flows to the border between the immortals and demons on the Jeju Island border, where it merges with the desolate river within the demon territory to form the Hengtong River, which runs through the entire continent of cultivation.
From the depths of the Minshan Mountains to the foot of the mountains, vast expanses of *Heliotropium indicum* grow.
The roots of the flowing heart grass are slender and numerous, the stems are short and translucent, the stems are mostly branched, and the tips of the branches have needle-like leaves. In the center of the needle-like leaves, there is a faint pale green spiritual energy flowing. Ten roots form a cluster.
Every time Zhao Zhen traveled far away, he would bring back a large amount of Minxi Flowing Heart Grass for Elder Xu Shuo.
Xu Shuo has stored so much Flowing Heart Grass Tea that he could not finish drinking it even after eight hundred years.
Xu Shuo made the tea table and tea set himself. The tea table was carved with a panoramic view of the Lingcao Sect, and the disciples practicing their skills were lifelike.
With a spell cast by the Wood Spirit, the lifelike wooden disciples began to practice, some wielding swords, others forming hand seals.
Xu Shuo loved watching his disciples practice their skills.
The entrance to the Spirit Herb Sect.
At the foot of Lingcao Mountain, a winding path leads along, paved with stone slabs, one slab for each step.
As you walk along the path, it gets wider and wider as you go up, all the way to the mountainside.
The entrance to the Lingcao Sect is located halfway up this mountain.
It was already night.
The Lingcao Sect was exceptionally quiet at night, with no birdsong or insect chirps.
Luo Jiaren possessed the seventh-grade superior level of four spiritual roots. He stepped forward and used the Boundary-Breaking Seal on the entrance of the Spirit Herb Sect. The barrier remained completely intact, with only the three large characters "Spirit Herb Sect" on the gate shimmering faintly.
Xu Shuo paused in washing the teacup: "Oh no, someone has broken into the sect."
Luo Jiaren said to the leading noble immortal cultivator, "Hall Master, I cannot break this barrier. The one who set up the barrier is of a higher level than me."
"Hmm, step back." Jiang Ming, the hall master of the Wind God Hall of the True God Sect, waved his hand to dismiss Luo Jiaren and casually pointed to a mid-grade fifth-level cultivator with five spiritual roots who was accompanying him: "Go and give it a try."
"Yes, Master." The cultivator accepted the order, strode forward, and used his spiritual power to create a barrier-breaking seal. The barrier remained unresponsive. He then gathered all the spiritual power from his five spiritual roots and struck three more barrier-breaking seals, but the entrance still did not react.
"Hahahaha." Jiang Ming was not angry but delighted, and laughed loudly, "It must be him!"
Jiang Ming formed a hand seal and struck out, causing the Spirit Herb Sect boundary stone tablet to shatter into three pieces, which fell to the ground with a "thud" sound, and the entrance barrier dissipated in response.
"Hahaha," Jiang Ming said with certainty, "Charge in and leave no one alive except Zhao Zhen."
When Xu Shuo sensed someone trespassing into the sect, he hurried out to report to the sect leader. As soon as he opened the door, he found Zhao Zhen already standing at the door of his room: "Sect leader, someone has trespassed into the sect."
Zhao Zhen said, "I know that those who have come are all powerful figures; you cannot defeat them."
Xu Shuo looked anxious: "Sect Master, what should we do?"
Zhao Zhen: "Immediately gather all disciples, cooks, and servants with Xun Chu and Xu Pei, retreat to the secret chamber of the council hall, activate the teleportation array, and escape."
Xu Shuo knew that now was not the time to find out the reason, so he immediately accepted the order to summon his disciples.
Fortunately, the disciples were all in their respective residences after nightfall, and since the disciples' residences were close to the elders' residences, they quickly arrived at the elders' residences as soon as the summons was issued.
After Shen Yao finished experimenting with her cheat system, she was flattering the Golden Beetle when the Golden Beetle reminded her, "Daughter, your disciple token has been activated."
Shen Yao looked and saw that the hexagonal disciple token was indeed glowing. Following Bai Luo's memory, she opened it, and a line of text floated into the air: "Sect disciples, assemble at the Elder's Residence immediately! Urgent!"
The golden beetle lifted the restrictions on its dwelling, and Shen Yao immediately went to the Elders' Residence with her fellow clansmen.
The servants and cooks also rushed to the elders' quarters, each filled with unease, wondering what had happened.
However, Jiang Ming arrived with the high-level cultivators extremely quickly, and the servants and cooks were all killed halfway there.
Sect Master Zhao Zhen and Third Elder Xu Pei were waiting at the entrance of the Elders' Residence, while First Elder Xu Shuo and Second Elder Xun Chu were sending disciples through the secret chamber of the Council Hall.
The teleportation array can only transmit five people at a time. The disciples will be teleported in batches to caves in various mountains in Rongzhou. These caves are where Zhao Zhen hid during his seven hundred years of exile.
When Zhao Zhen founded the Spirit Herb Sect, he selected some caves early on and set up teleportation arrays to connect them to the secret council chamber, just in case this day came.
The disciples arrived first and were given instructions. Lu Qingqing was the first to arrive, but she insisted on waiting for the sect leader and refused to leave. Zhao Cheng and Zhao Xuan, as the sect leader's children, also resolutely refused to leave.
This was not the time for them to refuse each other, so Xu Shuo and Xun Chu could only pass the teachings to the disciples who arrived first.
When Shen Yao arrived, the elders were passing on the second batch.
A wild, arrogant voice echoed through the elders' quarters: "Zhao Zhen, where do you think you're going to run to!"
Lu Qingqing immediately rushed out, with Zhao Cheng and Zhao Xuan following closely behind.
"Come back!" the First Elder and Second Elder shouted anxiously, but the teleportation array could not be interrupted, so they could only watch helplessly as they left.
Lin Hang, with a solemn expression, bowed to the elders in farewell and followed them out.
The fellow disciples who weren't teleported also followed.
With the golden beetle protecting her and having just obtained a cheat ability, Shen Yao was naturally unafraid and turned back.
The elder's face flushed with anger, and he shouted loudly, "A bunch of little beasts, ignorant of their own limitations, all of you, come back here!"
A huge storm struck, tearing off the roof of the Elders' Residence, blowing away pillars and walls, and exposing the secret chamber.
The two elders braved the wind and waves, continuously maintaining the formation.
All the disciples were knocked to the ground by the wind and waves.
Zhao Zhen used a wind screen to protect Lu Qingqing behind him, confronting Jiang Ming.
As the storm subsided, both sides withdrew their strength.
Jiang Ming sneered coldly, "A thousand years. You've really made us search for you, Zong Changheng."
"I don't know what you're talking about." Zhao Zhen clenched his right fist behind his back.
"You don't know?" Jiang Ming pointed at the teleportation array. "If you don't know, why are you running away?"
"None of you will escape today!" With that, he struck the teleportation array. The array began to twist and deform, and the five disciples inside were shredded into mincemeat. Xu Shuo and Xun Chu were seriously injured and fell to the ground.
Zhao Zhen was furious and roared at Jiang Ming, "Come at me if you have a problem! Don't make things difficult for the junior."
"Heh." Jiang Ming sneered, "Hand over the Spirit Awakening Seal, and I'll leave your disciples with their corpses intact."
The Spirit Awakening Seal was the ancestral token that Qi Linzi gave to Zhao Zhen. It was also the root cause of their being hunted down and the brutal killing of Zhao Zhen's father and second senior uncle.
Zhao Zhen clenched his fist even tighter.
Seeing Zhao Zhen's resolute refusal, Jiang Ming looked around at the disciples of the Spirit Herb Sect and asked, "I heard you have a son and a daughter. May I ask which two they are?"
Luo Jiaren, acting like a lackey, stepped forward and pointed to a man and a woman five steps behind Zhao Zhen: "Master, those are the two of them, the one with the sword, and the girl next to him holding the whip."
Jiang Ming glanced at it and teased, "You are indeed good-looking."
"I'll kill you!" Zhao Xuan roared, about to grab his whip and strike.
Jiang Ming simply waved his hand.
"Xuan'er, be careful!" Zhao Zhen turned around and formed a hand seal to protect Zhao Xuan and block Jiang Ming's attack on her.
However, Jiang Ming's Soul-Shattering Blade was not aimed at Zhao Xuan, but at Zhao Zhen.
"Master, be careful!" Lu Qingqing shouted, taking a step forward and using the Wood Spirit Seal to summon the Wood Spirit Shield, blocking Zhao Zhen's path.
However, Lu Qingqing, with her eighth-grade mid-level three spiritual roots, was no match for Jiang Ming's Soul-Shattering Spirit Blade, a fourth-grade low-level seven spiritual root.
The Soul-Shattering Blade easily pierced through the level eight Wood Spirit Shield and penetrated Lu Qingqing's body.
The pink figure fell straight to the ground.
Blood flowed all over Lu Qingqing's body, staining her pink dress red.
Even in her dying moments, her eyes were wide open as she murmured, "Master, be careful..."