Cultivation: I Can Reincarnate Into Various Worlds

Through his Borrowing Divine Silver Pupil, Xu Xing roughly sensed Nangong Ancestor's aura; she was in the late stages of the Approaching Yang Realm, but not yet at its peak.

With the Sect-protection Array, the Qiming Sect was as solid as Fort Knox.

However, the confrontation between the two sects intensified. After Nangong Ancestor of the Fragrant Fox Sect personally entered the battle, the Qiming Sect gradually fell to a disadvantage. The Sect-protection Array seemed poised to break.

Fine, I'll help the Qiming Sect this once, Xu Xing thought, preparing to don a mask and lend a hand.

He had enjoyed a hundred years of peace in the Qiming Sect. Nangong Ancestor of the Fragrant Fox Sect's cultivation was inferior to his. With his strength from cultivating three paths, Nangong Ancestor was no match for him.

However, just as he was about to withdraw the Breath Holding Array and surge his aura to provide support, two more auras belonging to Pill Seal Realm Ghost Immortals suddenly appeared within the Qiming Sect.

With the support of these two Pill Seal Realm Ghost Immortals, the struggle between the factions once again became deadlocked, with no clear winner or loser.

Who are these two? I've never seen them before, Xu Xing wondered. Does the Qiming Sect have other hidden experts? It seems they didn't trust me to stay within the sect, considering I'm an outsider. They only wanted me to go to Five Thunder Mountain to protect the inheritance.

Upon seeing this, Xu Xing narrowed his eyes, a cold smile touching the corners of his mouth. He reactivated the Breath Holding Array and concealed himself once more.

At this point, even if he were a fool, he would understand Sect Master Hua Shu's true purpose in having him leave the Qiming Sect: it was to reduce the risk of internal strife.

The Qiming Sect had no shortage of Pill Seal Realm Ghost Immortals. In such circumstances, it was clearly better to have homegrown Qiming Sect experts protect the disciples heading to Five Thunder Mountain and maintain the sect's inheritance. For such an important task, it was obvious that an outsider like him would not be entrusted with it.

Although Hua Shu's actions were understandable, the realization still left a bitter taste in Xu Xing's mouth. It was the first time he felt deceived and fooled. He had almost offered help enthusiastically, only to be met with cold indifference!

He didn't mind the Qiming Sect treating him as an outsider, but he did mind that Hua Shu and the Qiming Sect had deceived him.

Since the Qiming Sect is prepared... Xu Xing mused. Then... I don't need to worry about it.

He decided to watch from the sidelines. Even if the Qiming Sect were to be wiped out, he would not intervene now.

He had come to watch the battle this time mainly to look for opportunities. However, if the Qiming Sect had genuinely faced the risk of annihilation, he wouldn't have stood idly by; he would have lent them a hand.

But Hua Shu's choice... made him extremely uncomfortable. While he wouldn't hold a grudge against Hua Shu for this, he would not offer any further assistance to the Qiming Sect. Since the Qiming Sect treated him as an outsider, it was only right and proper for him to act as an outsider should.

No wonder those four female cultivators had such average talent, he realized with a start.

It wasn't uncommon for cultivators with average talent to be selected as sect inheritors. Unlike the eye-catching geniuses, these cultivators often had a greater chance of successfully passing down the sect's legacy.

But in light of today's events, it was a different matter entirely. Xu Xing now understood that Hua Shu had appeared to value him highly and confide in him on the surface, but secretly, Hua Shu regarded him as an outsider.

Hua Shu had calculated everything, but he had missed one crucial factor: Xu Xing's cultivation was not as simple as it appeared.

"Spirit of the Tongue, uphold the True Order! Pervade life and nourish the spirit!" Nangong Ancestor intoned. "By my decree, Heavenly Abyss Devil, descend!"

On the battlefield, seeing her Fragrant Fox Sect members struggling to gain the upper hand, Nangong Ancestor suddenly rose from her sedan chair. She sat upright, her expression solemn and dignified, like a compassionate and gentle Buddha.

Her Dan lips moved slightly as she recited a series of incantations. At the same time, she raised a Green Bronze Piece with her jade palm.

Instantly, a rain of blood whirled between heaven and earth. A roar, as if from some desolate beast, echoed from the distance, shaking heaven and earth. As it reached the ears of those present, it induced immense terror.

But what followed was not the wild beast or the Heavenly Abyss Devil that Nangong Ancestor had summoned, as everyone anticipated.

The Green Bronze Piece trembled slightly, tearing a rift a few zhang wide in space. A tender, jade-like white hand reached out from within and gently slapped the Qiming Sect's Sect-protection Array.

With the palm's strike, the ground beneath the Qiming Sect sank dozens of zhang.

CRACK!

The Sect-protection Array shattered instantly!