Chapter 323

Chapter 323: Shen Sang Ruo Breaks Through Mid Nascent Soul Stage

With Immortal Maiden Azure Luan there, Shen Sang Ruo returned to the Ninghua Sect quickly. Daoist Wu Wei and the others had been waiting at the gate, hoping they were safe. But the streaks of blood on Shen Sang Ruo and Immortal Lord Chang Li did not look like nothing had happened.

Su Xi Yu checked them in a hurry and cried out: “Oh heavens, how did you get hurt like this? Quick, quick, back inside for treatment!”

Everyone rushed them into the Ninghua Sect for healing.

They also saw that Immortal Maiden Azure Luan had a lot of blood on her. When Su Xi Yu marched toward her like a soldier heading to her fate, ready to check her wounds, Immortal Maiden Azure Luan lifted a hand and said calmly: “I am not injured. That blood belongs to Master Ling Xiao and Shen Dao Chen.”

Even so, she had been hurt before, so they dragged her off for treatment too.

Shen Sang Ruo’s wounds were heavy. Even with the Ninghua Sect’s treasures, she would need a month to heal.

Fang Yu cursed as he paced and said: “Those Flying Cloud Sect scoundrels did not even listen to an explanation before they attacked.”

Su Xi Yu sniffed and said with contempt: “Azure Luan said they even wanted Junior Sister to go back with them. So shameless.”

Everyone talked about what happened in the Flying Cloud Sect. Some scolded them. Some mocked them for getting what they deserved.

Shen Sang Ruo listened to the noisy voices and did not find them annoying. Instead, the lively sound made her feel safe. She even chimed in a few times, but they pressed her back down, not letting her speak, as if talking alone would tear open her wounds.

They promised one another: “From now on, we must protect Junior Sister. I still think the Flying Cloud Sect will not give up.”

Someone added: “If we see them again, we will not be polite.”

Another snorted and said: “They spoiled their precious daughter, and she turned out to be a Malevolent Spirit. They must be furious.”

Someone ended with relief: “Good thing Bai Mu Mu is finally dead.”

Hearing that, Shen Sang Ruo thought of Bai Mu Mu’s scattered soul. Because of the Formation, it had not been fully shattered, but most of it was gone. With only a tiny leftover remnant, she could not do anything. The only outside help, the System, had already been taken by the Hall of Myriad Spirits and kept under strict watch. Shen Sang Ruo could not think of anything else that could bring Bai Mu Mu back. There should be no more problem.

They expected a month for recovery, but Shen Sang Ruo healed early. Besides pills and potions, she absorbed the energy orbs she had “taken” from the black fog, which sped up her healing.

During this period, Ye Huai and three others broke through to Nascent Soul Early Stage, and Fang Yu and two more reached Late Golden Core.

By then, the Ninghua Sect’s training rooms and the nearby Linglong Pavilion were finished. The training rooms opened for use, and the Linglong Pavilion reopened for business.

Because the story of Shen Sang Ruo and her friends risking their lives to cut down Bai Mu Mu spread across the Cultivation World, the Ninghua Sect’s Linglong Pavilion grew popular as well. On reopening day, the crowd was larger than ever, and business was even better than before.

Shen Sang Ruo did not see any of that. As soon as she recovered, she went straight into the closed-door room for Closed-Door Cultivation.

After absorbing the energy clusters, she was ready to strike at Mid Nascent Soul Stage.

Tribulation clouds gathered over the sky. Like last time, she had far more clouds than others at the same level.

She had crossed a tribulation once already, so she knew the steps well. She brought the Kui Ox to siphon off some of the Heavenly Dao’s power, and she absorbed the power of the Heavenly Lightning Tribulation as well. During Tribulation Crossing, she would be the closest to the Heavenly Dao, so she tried to find it again like before. But after eighteen strikes of Heavenly Lightning Tribulation, she found nothing. She even cursed at the sky, and she used very dirty words, yet the Heavenly Dao did not respond.

She broke through to Mid Nascent Soul Stage smoothly and stopped worrying about the Heavenly Dao. [If the Heavenly Dao wants to show up, it does not need me to curse. It can let me sense it anytime.]

In these days, the Ninghua Sect had one Tribulation Crossing after another and sat at the center of talk in the Cultivation World. When Shen Sang Ruo succeeded, it caused another wave of heated discussion. Many people praised her speed. She was already faster than Master Ling Xiao in his prime. Given time, she would surely become the number one figure in the Cultivation World.

Oh, and one more thing: when people mention Master Ling Xiao now, they no longer call him the number one cultivator. Bai Mu Mu stripped his cultivation, and he fell to Late Divine Transformation. Immortal Lord Chang Li, already at the peak of Late Divine Transformation, is now the top in the Cultivation World. After coming back, Immortal Maiden Azure Luan pressed her cultivation down again to keep to Early Divine Transformation. She will not use that extra strength unless she must. For Master Ling Xiao, the chance to reach the Transition Realm is ruined. It is enough to make a man clutch his chest in anger. Lately, people say he also got a stubborn illness because of Bai Mu Mu. Whenever it flares up, his head hurts badly.

The Flying Cloud Sect kept an eye on Shen Sang Ruo’s breakthrough. When the tribulation clouds faded, they let out a long breath and truly felt happy for her. Once they finished cleaning up their side and caught their breath, they planned to make it up to her and help retrieve her emotions.

But Shen Sang Ruo would not give them that chance, because she planned to go to Shadowmist Ravine.

She told the Ninghua Sect about her plan. Song Wei Yan’s alarm bells went off, and he blurted out: “What? You are going to Shadowmist Ravine? That is too dangerous. We will go with you.”

Their Junior Sister had just recovered, and now she wanted to walk into a Devil Cultivator nest. How could they rest easy?

Shen Sang Ruo shook her head and said: “You cannot go.”

Fang Yu frowned and said: “Why not? We are the Ninghua Sect small squad. We should move together.”

The words made her laugh. “You are pretty good at naming teams.”

There were eight in this Ninghua Sect small squad: Shen Sang Ruo, Ye Huai, Song Wei Yan, Bai Ruo An, Su Xi Yu, Fang Yu, Ji Zi Cang, and Lin Qian Yin.

Fang Yu lifted his chin with pride and asked: “How is it, sounds domineering, right, Sister Sang Ruo?”

But Shen Sang Ruo switched her tone and said: “You still cannot go. Not just you. Master will not go either. Only Immortal Maiden Azure Luan and I will enter Shadowmist Ravine.”

Too many people would blow their cover. Immortal Maiden Azure Luan had some ties with Shadowmist Ravine, but she could not bring a crowd inside. Immortal Lord Chang Li was far too eye-catching and might be recognized by Great Devils who had lived for ten thousand years. After careful thought, taking only Shen Sang Ruo was the best choice.

She smiled and said: “Do not worry. Nothing will happen. Immortal Maiden Azure Luan will be with me.”

Seeing her mind was set, the others stopped arguing. They told her to be careful and piled her with many artifacts and treasures.

Those Radical Faction Devil Cultivators were ruthless enough to mix with Heretic Cultivators. This trip would be dangerous, and everyone knew it.