Martial God Asura

Chapter 6300: There’s Still a Way to Rescue Them

Jie Tian wanted to say something, but he couldn’t even muster the strength to speak anymore. The backlash was still siphoning away his life force. The only thing keeping him alive was the pill fighting the backlash.

Still, he had no idea whether he would survive this ordeal. It didn’t take long before he lost consciousness.

Jie Tianran was prepared for this.

He took out a transparent bowl, which enlarged as soon as it left his hand to cover Jie Tian. Then, he planted eight flags emanating the Ancient Era’s aura around the bowl. The flags began fluttering as they absorbed the nearby natural energies, which they manifested into an aura and infused into the bowl.

Once all was done, Jie Tianran exhaled deeply before plopping down on the floor in exhaustion. He was in a terribly weakened state.

“This is troublesome. I didn’t expect Chu Feng to find such a backing,” Jie Tianran murmured worriedly.

It was not that he didn’t want to give chase but that he had no confidence in defeating the other party.

“Do you know anything about that woman? Her flames don’t appear to be pure spirit power. I suspect that they are mixed with her bloodline power, granting them incomparable ferocity,” Jie Tianran asked.

“That’s Long Zhuoyan. She’s known as the Dragon Clan’s demoness and one of the top ten Ancient Era’s world spiritists. She was not bragging. At her peak, she could have obliterated your Seven Realms Sacred Mansion across a galaxy. Fortunately, she was severely affected by what happened in the Ancient Era, causing her cultivation to severely regress. Otherwise, it’ll be tough to deal with her unless I make a full recovery.”

That left Jie Tianran even more worried.

The means of one of the Ancient Era’s top ten world spiritists were not to be scoffed at. Just the thought of what she was capable of left him with chills.

“Don’t worry. I have crossed paths with Long Zhuoyan; I know a bit about her. There’s no way she would become Chu Feng’s backing. It’s probably just a temporary exchange of interests. Her escape suggests that she has realized that you aren’t that easy either.

“All Ancient Era’s experts realize that the world of cultivation has been swept by huge changes; its environment is no longer suited for cultivation. If she wishes to recover as soon as possible, she would have to enter the Ninth Galaxy as soon as possible.”

Jie Tianran asked, “Are you sure that she’ll leave and not protect Chu Feng?”

The voice inside his body replied, “She was nicknamed demoness because of her selfishness. There’s no reason for her to stall her own future over him. With her talent, there is a chance she could become the strongest world spiritist in this generation if she grasped the initiative.”

“It sounds like she harbors wild ambitions. Will she be a potential enemy in the future?” Jie Tianran asked.

“She was a fearsome foe in the past, but her cultivation has regressed. While recovering one’s cultivation is much easier than cultivating from scratch, it shouldn’t be tough for you to surpass her given your talent and with my support. But that’s a thing for the future. For now, we can only hope that she’ll leave as soon as possible and not get involved with God’s Era,” the voice said.

“She won’t have a chance to recover to her peak if she insists on getting involved. I have already claimed the initiative in God’s Era. It shall become my foundation to dominating the world of cultivation. She’s courting death if she trifles with me despite her regressed cultivation,” Jie Tianran declared with confidence in his deep, old eyes.

He was intimidated by Long Zhuoyan’s title as one of the top Ancient Era’s world spiritists, but according to the voice in his body, she was nowhere near her peak now. Her decision to escape reflected her leak of confidence.

At the very least, she wasn’t that big of a threat just yet.

With that, he took out a couple of pills, popped them into their mouth, and began meditating to recuperate from his injuries.

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Long Zhuoyan and Chu Feng escaped into a teleportation passageway.

A layer of recovery spirit power enveloped Jie Tiannian and the others, but the three of them showed no signs of recovering. On the contrary, their life force was still gradually leaking away. The one with the worst injuries was none other than his aunt, Jie Tiannian.

He hadn’t spent much time with his aunt, but the latter’s consideration warmed his heart. He rarely felt such concern from his kin. He didn’t expect her to be reduced to this state on their next meeting.

“Is she truly that little pervert’s daughter?” Long Zhuoyan asked.

“Yes, she’s my aunt,” Chu Feng replied.

“They have been afflicted with severe gu poison. That little pervert has some means, and he sure is vicious to do this to his own daughter. But you don’t have to worry. There’s a way to save them once you return to the Totem Dragon Clan, and it will depend on your little friends’ means,” Long Zhuoyan said.

“My friends?” Chu Feng was confused.

“I’m talking about the Totem Dragon Clansmen.”

“Will I require that help?”

“Haa. Neither that little pervert nor the gu he planted in those three is worth a mention to me, but it is tricky for me now. Cultivation is indeed important. My cultivation has regressed so much that things that were previously easy to me have become arduous,” Long Zhuoyan explained.

“Big sister, how confident are you at lifting the gu? Is there anything I can do to help? Can you tell me the method to do so? If it’s inconvenient for you, I can do it myself too,” Chu Feng said.

He was indebted to these three people, not to mention that Jie Tiannian was his aunt. He had to save them by hook or by crook.

Instead of directly answering the question, Long Zhuoyan spoke in a tone reminiscent of narrating a story, “I don’t remember what happened. I was already out of my shell by the time I woke up. I am aware of means to protect the soul, but that’s an escape means used only in times of desperation.

“Furthermore, my soul is severely impaired, which led to a significant regression in my cultivation. From that, I understood that I must have encountered an extremely dangerous situation and was lucky to have escaped with my life.

“This gave the Totem Dragon Clan the chance to exploit my shell. I was far weaker back then than I was now; I couldn’t do anything except for catching my breath. Naturally, I don’t have the means to reclaim my shell either. That’s also partly the reason I spared the Totem Dragon Clan at your plea.

“I have accepted the fact that someone is bound to find my shell, and anyone in the Totem Dragon Clan’s place is bound to make use of it. The cultivators of your era grew by picking up things left by us, Ancient Era’s cultivators, and similarly, we, Ancient Era’s cultivators, also grew up picking up the treasures left behind by Immemorial Era’s cultivators. It’s understandable.

“At least the Totem Dragon Clan has some conscience. While using my shell to enhance their bloodlines, they also worship me as their ancestor. They would pay their respects to me several times each year, which is why I know far more about the Totem Dragon Clan than your friends. They have forged quite a few treasures using my body, and they are currently stored in their forbidden land.

“I am from a True Dragon Clansman. The items forged out of my body harness extraordinary true dragon energy. If you can extract the true dragon energy from those treasures and refine it with a formation, you should be able to lift the gu poison with ease,” Long Zhuoyan said.

“Big sister, you are from the True Dragon Clan. You should have true dragon energy in you too, right?” Chu Feng asked.

“I do, but...”

“It’s your cultivation?” Chu Feng finally pieced the clues together. It was not without a reason that Long Zhuoyan kept mentioning cultivation throughout the conversation.

“Indeed. My little brother is a sharp one. Yes, it’s my cultivation. Given my cultivation back then, the true dragon energy in my shell is far stronger than what I have in me right now. Don’t blame me for not helping you. It wasn’t easy for me to survive. Even now, I’m still in a severely weakened state. I don’t have the luxury to arbitrarily use my true dragon energy to save others. You understand, right?” Long Zhuoyan asked with a smile.

“Of course. Big sister, you have already helped me a lot. I’ll repay you in the future,” Chu Feng replied.

“I believe you, little brother.” Long Zhuoyan’s smile widened.