Chapter 36

Chapter 36: The Five Elements Dao Sect Can Be Without Zhou Jin Yue
Zhou Jin Yue called out softly: “Junior Sister Yu…”

Before she finished speaking, her expression suddenly changed. She looked deeply at Yu Zhao, then turned and walked toward the Scarlet Flame Lion, leaving behind a resolute back.

Fang Cheng Lang’s gentle voice sounded from behind her: “Little Six, Junior Sister, wait for us to come back.”

He did not look back as he followed after Zhou Jin Yue.

Then Lan Zi Yu, Zhang Jun, Zhu Ming, and the others also rushed after them.

Yu Zhao watched one familiar fellow disciple after another cast aside life and death and charge toward a gamble where their very lives were the stake. Her heart was filled with mixed emotions.

In that instant, Yu Zhao suddenly understood the meaning behind Senior Sister Zhou sacrificing herself.

She felt so ashamed she wanted to crawl into a hole.

Whether in her past life or this one, her vision had always been trapped by petty love and small feelings. She valued the Sect too much, and valued herself too little. After getting the chance to live again, what she thought about was not Attaining the Dao and Becoming Immortal or Achieving Perfect Enlightenment, but how to make those who had wronged her regret it.

Her feelings were narrow and selfish.

Boom!

It was as if a clap of thunder exploded in her mind.

The confusion in Yu Zhao’s eyes disappeared without a trace. Her gaze became bright and firm.

At the same time, it was as if the Spiritual Energy between heaven and earth was being summoned. It surged toward her and formed a small whirlpool of Spiritual Energy around her body.

The raging Spiritual Energy poured in through every pore on her body and drilled into her limbs and bones.

The Spirit Power inside her rose step by step. Very soon, it broke through the Cultivation Bottleneck of Mid Foundation Establishment and reached Late Foundation Establishment.

Right now, the only ones still staying where they were, besides Yu Zhao, were the five people of Greenwood Sect and Ye Cong Xin.

The commotion from Yu Zhao’s Sudden Enlightenment was so big that it was hard for the others to ignore it.

Mu Ye and the other four were so shocked their jaws almost dropped. At such a critical moment, someone from the Five Elements Dao Sect could actually gain an insight and break through on the spot. What kind of monstrous talent was that?

Ye Cong Xin’s jealous eyes were almost spitting fire.

Only now did she suddenly remember that, a long time ago, Yu Zhao had also been highly regarded by the Five Elements Dao Sect, a genius girl with outstanding talent.

If Yu Zhao had not cared so much about feelings and wasted her time on so many trivial things, she would not have been stuck at the same place for so many years.

A trace of shock and anger flashed through Ye Cong Xin’s eyes.

The former Yu Zhao had returned.

The feeling of Sudden Enlightenment was very strange. Yu Zhao had lost control of her body, yet she could clearly sense everything around her.

She could see the tiny changes on Ye Cong Xin’s face. She could see her fellow disciples, senior brothers, and senior sisters launching their attacks at the Scarlet Flame Lion. She could see Dragon Roar Valley covered with corpses everywhere. She could even see, a thousand li away, the Five Elements Dao Sect on top of a green mountain.

A thunderous voice suddenly rang out: “What sneaky brat dares to spy on the Five Elements Dao Sect!”

Yu Zhao’s body trembled, and her drifting consciousness instantly returned to her body.

She took a deep breath. The voice she had just heard sounded very familiar. It seemed to be the Sect Master’s voice…

So what she had seen was not an illusion.

Yu Zhao had a feeling that this strange experience would definitely bring her very deep help in the future.

Along with her slight sense of loss, Yu Zhao also felt full of relief.

If the Sect Master had not spoken up in time and broken her out of it, if she had continued in that Sudden Enlightenment state, Senior Sister Zhou and the others would have been in danger.

She poured Spirit Power into her feet and shot out like a falling star, rushing forward with the speed of thunder.

In just a few blinks of an eye, her figure had already disappeared into the forest.

Mu Ye was shocked.

The direction Yu Zhao was heading in was clearly where the Great Demon was.

She was so anxious she kept stomping her feet.

At Yu Zhao’s current Cultivation Level, running over there was nothing but throwing her life away.

She was being far too impulsive.

Mu Ye gritted her teeth hard, then rushed after her.

Forget it. She would risk it too.

The four people of Greenwood Sect cried out in fright: “Junior Sister Mu!”

Seeing that Mu Ye did not slow down at all, they looked at each other, hesitant to move.

When Ye Cong Xin saw their reaction, ridicule flashed through her eyes.

So these so called Golden Core Cultivators were actually so greedy for life and afraid of death. People like that could never be great Fated Ones favored by the Heavenly Dao.

Since they were people with no use to her, Ye Cong Xin naturally would not waste time on them or pretend to get along with them.

She lifted her chin and left on her own, finding a hidden place to hide and wait for the final result.

…

The Dragon Roar Valley, which had once been full of green life, had already turned into a wasteland of scorched earth. Thick smoke billowed up from the cracks in the ground.

Burning flames, like countless stars, were scattered everywhere. The blazing heat in the air twisted and warped the space.

Zhou Jin Yue stood on the dried earth. In her left hand she held a dark gold Longbow. Her right hand hung at her side, covered in red marks and trembling nonstop.

Her flowing Daoist robe was in disarray and clung to her body. There were burn marks here and there, and she looked very battered.

She looked around.

The others were in even worse shape than she was.

Fang Cheng Lang’s usually spotless blue robe was now covered in blood and grime.

Lan Zi Yu had failed to dodge in time. Fire had licked across his face, and fresh blood kept flowing down from the wound.

Several junior brothers and junior sisters had already lost the ability to fight and lay half unconscious on the ground.

Zhou Jin Yue’s heart felt heavier than ever before.

They would not be able to hold on much longer.

After only three rounds of fighting with the Scarlet Flame Lion, they had already used every Magical Artifact, Talisman Charm, and Hidden Weapon they had on them. In the end, they had only managed to give the Scarlet Flame Lion a few superficial wounds.

Now their Spirit Power was drained. Forget blocking the next wave of attacks, even launching another attack would be very hard for them.

The Fourth-rank Great Demon was as intelligent as any person. When it noticed that this group of cultivators had already reached the end of their strength, it took the initiative to stop attacking. Its cold, cruel gaze swept over them one by one, as if choosing its favorite prey.

Whenever the Scarlet Flame Lion’s eyes fell on someone, that person froze and unconsciously held their breath. The shadow of death hung over every single head.

Under such huge pressure, someone could not hold back a low sob.

Yet that tiny sound instantly drew the Scarlet Flame Lion’s attention.

Its gaze locked onto the disciple who had made the sound. It bared its sharp teeth, its eyes shining with cruel excitement.

Not good.

Zhou Jin Yue’s pupils shrank. The hesitation and fear buried deep in her heart finally turned into endless courage.

She shouted toward the others: “Fang Cheng Lang, Lan Zi Yu, you take everyone and leave. Leave the rest to me!”

On the howling wind, Zhou Jin Yue’s voice reached the ears of every Five Elements Dao Sect disciple present.

Zhang Jun, tears streaming down his face, cried out: “No, First Senior Sister, I won’t go!”

Everyone knew what it meant for Zhou Jin Yue to stay behind. She was planning to use her life to open a path of survival for them.

Zhou Jin Yue said coldly: “I am the captain. This is an order. The Five Elements Dao Sect can be without Zhou Jin Yue, but it cannot be without you. Even if you don’t think for yourselves, you must think for the sect. Now, leave. At once.”

Between one life and twenty lives, Zhou Jin Yue did not need to think at all to know which weighed more.

Someone shouted: “Go!”

“We… will go,” another voice replied.

The one who spoke was Fang Cheng Lang.

With Zhou Jin Yue there, he had always had a very low sense of presence as the team’s Deputy Leader.

But at this moment, he had to step forward and make a decision, even if, after they returned to the sect, he would face the curses and scorn of countless people.

It was his responsibility. He could not shrink from it.