Accident

Bai Xuanling felt only searing heat in her hand, a surge of murderous intent raging in her heart. The already not-so-sturdy seal was gradually collapsing as well.

Her spiritual power also gradually turned a crimson red.

Seeing this, Xu Linglong quickly distanced herself, her gaze calm as she watched Bai Xuanling on the verge of falling into a rage.

Bai Bo was still there. When the time came, she would let him stir Bai Xuanling's fury, making her kill Chu Xingchen.

Or, she could just find an opportunity to kill Chu Xingchen, who had already lost his ability to discern.

A standing target could be ended with a single casual strike.

There was truly no need to risk her life in a direct confrontation with Bai Xuanling.

Bai Xuanling naturally understood Xu Linglong's thoughts as well. Her long sword transformed into a rainbow light, piercing towards Xu Linglong and drawing a bright aurora-like trail. Her form also prepared to flash forward.

"Sister Bai, didn't I say there's no need to rush?"

Hearing Chu Xingchen's voice from behind, Bai Xuanling was slightly stunned for a moment, but she paid it no mind, her form still pressing towards Xu Linglong.

Yet, in the next instant, a hand grasped her sleeve.

Bai Xuanling glanced sideways and saw Chu Xingchen's gaze fixed intently on her.

He smiled and spoke:

"I told you, I was just tricking the other side for fun. How could you take it seriously? How could you even plan to transform? Did you forget all my instructions?"

Xu Linglong's brows furrowed, her expression one of disbelief as she looked at Chu Xingchen.

How could Chu Xingchen possibly resist the Dream Realm?

Even with Tribulation Transcendence cultivation, he should have been entranced for at least two days.

Yet he could observe the real world... how was it done?

Bai Xuanling's aura quickly withdrew inward:

"You truly broke free? What about the contingency plan you prepared?"

Chu Xingchen did not answer. His gaze fixed directly on Xu Linglong, a smile appearing on his face.

Xu Linglong's brows tightened, and in the next moment, her form swiftly shifted.

Where she had just been standing, a faint breeze seemed to pass, but wherever it blew, everything turned to dust-like particles and floated away. Even spiritual power was transformed into pure qi out of thin air.

Xu Linglong narrowed her eyes, the pleased expression on her face completely fading.

Chu Xingchen twisted his body slightly, raised his hand to summon Wanban once more, and simultaneously began to move, putting some distance between himself and Xu Linglong.

At the same time, his aura was revealed — Early Stage Great Ascension.

Chu Xingchen also listened lightly to the system voice in his ear.

[Chen Baiqing breaks through to the Golden Core realm]

[Cumulative cultivation sufficient]

[Unity Perfection — Early Stage Great Ascension]

Chu Xingchen's gaze lightly swept towards that mass of extreme, concentrated black qi.

He still had not broken free from Xu Linglong's most extreme, nearly principle-level illusion technique.

However, the growth of divine sense upon breaking through to Early Stage Great Ascension had allowed Chu Xingchen to discover what he had forgotten, and why his divine sense was under such pressure.

The Innate Primordial Chaos Qi Pearl of Established Dao.

This also allowed him to recall many things. At the very least, Chu Xingchen understood what he was doing now.

Unlike his own divine sense, such a treasure, born of the primordial Heaven and Earth qi, naturally would not fail just because Chu Xingchen was under an illusion.

Although he could not understand what Bai Xuanling was saying,

by observing the qi of the real world through the Innate Primordial Chaos Qi Pearl of Established Dao, he could at least grasp the current situation. He had evolved from being both blind and deaf to being merely deaf.

Chu Xingchen shifted his position, taking an emergency token from his spatial ring and crushing it.

That token instantly transformed into a stream of light and dissipated.

"Two quarters of an hour."

Chu Xingchen's expression was calm, his voice steady: "Sister Bai, don't worry. I just didn't expect her to have such a method, one that made me even forget my contingency plan. I'll provide support."

Bai Xuanling's expression shifted as she looked at Chu Xingchen's revealed Great Ascension cultivation.

Breaking through while under an illusion, between life and death?

But still...

It was ultimately a good thing.

Bai Xuanling heaved two heavy sighs. Fortunately, her own seal had at most only been half broken. Although the burden was greater, she could still control herself.

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Xu Linglong looked at Chu Xingchen, her emotions hard to define.

Naturally, Xu Linglong found it impossible to believe that someone could break through while under the Dream Realm. Therefore, Chu Xingchen must have been playing the pig to eat the tiger all along.

He was already at the Great Ascension realm, only pretending to be at Unity Perfection to deceive her.

The difference between Unity Perfection and Great Ascension, even for the most talented cultivators, was absolutely worlds apart.

Given how things had developed, it could only be said that Chu Xingchen's preparations far exceeded her own...

However...

Xu Linglong's spiritual power surged around her, a terrifying pressure radiating outward.

Two quarters of an hour! That was enough!

"Bai Bo!" Xu Linglong roared angrily.

Bai Bo, drenched in blood and using his injuries to suppress Huang Miao, heard this. Ignoring the sword Huang Miao thrust at him, he decisively looked over and simultaneously slashed his hand, tearing open the partitioned space. He hurled a long spear through it.

The spear transformed into a ferocious beast, carrying boundless might as it crossed the distance, charging straight for Bai Xuanling.

Simultaneously, Bai Bo paid the price for this action.

Huang Miao's expression was ice-cold. A stream of light flashed.

A huge wound was carved into Bai Bo's body, sword intent swirling and churning incessantly within his flesh.

Xu Linglong's form also began speeding towards Chu Xingchen with extreme velocity.

Chu Xingchen's expression remained calm. Turbid qi surged upward from below, yellow murky qi welling up from the earth, taking the form of a true dragon that charged straight at the spear Bai Bo had thrown.

Pure qi pressed downward, heading straight for Xu Linglong.

Bai Xuanling also showed extreme trust, as if certain Chu Xingchen could truly withstand Bai Bo's desperate strike, and she directly moved to intercept Xu Linglong.

Spiritual swords flew like rain, their chill settling silently.

Xu Linglong let out an angry shout, closing in to engage this Goddess of Slaughter directly, her short dagger completely enveloped in primordial source power.

Boom!

In this clash, Bai Xuanling's form was sent flying back.

Just as Xu Linglong was about to turn and press straight for Chu Xingchen, a jade token at her waist instantly transformed into spiritual light and shot into her body.

In the next moment, Xu Linglong stopped her movement, her expression one of extreme fury as she looked towards the direction of the Western Ox Continent.

Simultaneously, she sent a mental transmission to the other Heavenly Demons — prepare for a swift withdrawal.

That jade token was Xu Linglong's ultimate surveillance left in the Western Ox Continent, only transmitting the most critical news.

A Tribulation Transcendence cultivator from the Taidao Sect of the Western Ox Continent was already heading towards the Southern Continent at top speed.

Making no attempt at concealment, seeking only speed.

The token's message took time to cross the distance. If they were truly making no attempt to conceal themselves, and it was the Tribulation Transcendence cultivators of the Eighteen Immortal Sects coming at extreme speed...

Calculating the time, they probably wouldn't even need two quarters of an hour; half a quarter would likely be enough for them all to arrive.

If they got encircled...

Xu Linglong glared furiously at Chu Xingchen. No matter how unwilling she felt, she could only swallow it.

The chance of success now was very low, and she was not a pure gambler.

Moreover, if she delayed any further, withdrawing would become difficult.

Xu Linglong turned and left. Simultaneously, the partitioned spaces all shattered and merged into one. The short dagger in her hand transformed into a long bow, and a giant arrow formed from primordial source power materialized.

She drew the bow to a full moon.

Boom!

The formation shook like ripples on water.

Bai Xuanling narrowed her eyes, preparing to intercept, but was stopped by Chu Xingchen reaching out to hold her back.

Just that moment of action was enough for Xu Linglong to follow up with another strike.

The entire great formation was shattered, streams of light scattering everywhere.

In the far distance, from the direction of the Western Ox Continent, several dazzling rainbow lights were already approaching.

A smile appeared on Bai Xuanling's face.

So much for 'two quarters of an hour'—this kid was actually fishing.

When did he arrange for people to come from the direction of the Western Ox Continent?

Only Chu Xingchen's expression remained as grave as ever.

He had arranged no such additional manpower.

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