“You can pay or not, as you wish!” the Sect Master of the Qingshan Sect said, glancing at the Tiansheng Sect's Ancestor.
The Tiansheng Sect's Ancestor turned to look at the chaos behind him.
He happened to see a low-tier cultivator directly engulfed by the demonic flames Mo Qianye conjured as he passed by!
His eyelids twitched, and he quickly nodded, “Pay, pay… I’ll pay!”
The Tiansheng Sect's Ancestor paid the protection fee and received the Qingshan Sect's protection!
Meanwhile, Bai Tiansheng of the Yunhua Sacred Palace sought refuge with the Ancient God Clan.
After all, they were working for the Ancient God Clan!
Worried about the safety of his clan's disciples, the Second Elder of the Ancient God Clan had already returned!
He had already protected Young Master Gu Chen of the Ancient God Clan and the other disciples!
Emperor Tianqi naturally also sought the protection of the Ancient Imperial Clan...
As for sects like the Artifact Forging Sect and the Beast Taming Sect, which had no one to protect them, they suffered greatly...
Just as they were despairing, a voice rang out:
“Don't miss out, folks, protection array formations for sale!”
“Protection array formations that can block Half-Immortal attacks, huge clearance sale!”
Then, everyone saw a chubby guy wearing a hood, shouting while holding an array disk!
“Whoosh, whoosh…”
A crowd swarmed forward. The Ancestor of the Artifact Forging Sect was the first to rush to the chubby guy, excitedly saying, “Give me one!”
“Five million mid-grade spirit stones…”
The Ancestor of the Artifact Forging Sect felt a pang of pain. “Damn, that's a bit expensive!”
As he hesitated, the Ancestor of the Beast Taming Sect beside him had already taken a step forward and handed over a storage bag. “Give me one!”
“Alrighty!”
Bao Duoduo responded and was about to hand the array disk to the Ancestor of the Beast Taming Sect!
The Ancestor of the Artifact Forging Sect grew anxious, “I was here first!”
The Ancestor of the Beast Taming Sect snorted coldly, “I paid first!”
As the Ancestor of the Artifact Forging Sect was about to say more, Bao Duoduo's voice chimed in, “No pushing, no shoving! There's plenty for everyone, and bulk purchases get you full!”
With that, he took out several more array disks!
Seeing the people swarming from behind, the Ancestor of the Artifact Forging Sect immediately shouted, “I want one!”
...
Moments later, protection array formations, glowing with various lights, rose from the ground!
Each sect bought one. Those who found it too expensive pooled their resources with another sect to buy one!
Watching the Patriarch of the Ancient God Clan dancing on the protective barrier and Mo Qianye sprinting past...
Everyone instantly felt that the money was incredibly well spent!
Once safe, everyone began to enjoy the grand acrobatic show!
The Patriarch of the Ancient God Clan singing and dancing, Huangpu Haotian playing “Grand Imperial Court,” the Nine-Headed Flood Dragon smashing the Ancient Buddha Sect's mountain gate, and Mo Qianye doing parkour...
Abbot Zhiyuan stood high in the sky, watching the scene below, his face terribly grim!
Although some important halls and crucial areas had activated their protection array formations!
The entire Ancient Buddha Sect was still in utter disarray!
Shattered white jade lotus platforms, cracked Buddhist steles...
And the mountain gate, collapsed by the Nine-Headed Flood Dragon.
Ye Fan frowned, watching this scene.
“Damn it, my three-year-old birthday celebration is really exciting!”
Immediately, his eyes flickered. Forget it, once this is over, he'll break through to the Mahayana stage and ascend to the Immortal Realm!
As for Abbot Zhiyuan and the others, he couldn't care less!
If not to smoothly ascend to the Immortal Realm, he wouldn't even bother with all this fuss!
What a waste of time!
He just wanted to ascend to the Immortal Realm as quickly as possible!
At the same time, he had also learned from Abbot Zhiyuan why these old cultivators from ancient powers hadn't ascended!
It turned out they were all waiting for the Xuantian Continent to upgrade!
Once the Xuantian Continent upgraded to a world like the Immortal Realm,
These cultivators would gain immense benefits!
Ye Fan was originally very happy, thinking he would also benefit if the Xuantian Continent upgraded!
But when he asked Abbot Zhiyuan when the Xuantian Continent would upgrade,
The answer he received was “I don't know!”
“It feels soon!”
Ye Fan was speechless. They didn't even know when it would upgrade.
“Why am I wasting my time with you all?”
“What if it never upgrades? Wouldn't that be a waste of time?”
Just then, Ye Fan's gaze swept across the crowd!
With just one glance, his eyes fixated.
He saw a child, roughly the same age as he appeared now!
The moment he saw this child, his heart skipped a beat!
“This child is so annoying, I really want to kill him!”
Ye Fan was also startled. The last time he felt this way was when he faced that damned mortal!
Just then, Lu Ming seemed to sense Ye Fan's gaze.
He suddenly looked up at Ye Fan, then grinned!
“Boom…”
As if something exploded in his mind, Ye Fan's eyes widened instantly!
“I've confirmed it with my eyes, it's that damned mortal!”
Ye Fan almost couldn't resist the urge to go over immediately and slap Lu Ming to death!
But he looked at the Sect Master of the Qingshan Sect beside Lu Ming and held back!
At the same time, his heart was filled with questions. “Why is that damned mortal still alive?”
He remembered clearly that during the great explosion, Lu Ming had been blasted to dust!
“Why is he still alive?”
Looking at Lu Ming's tender face again, “What's his situation?”
“Did he reincarnate, like me?”
“No, no… absolutely impossible!”
“I am the pampered darling cared for by the Heavenly Dao of this world!”
“That damned mortal shouldn't have such treatment!”
His eyes flickered as he made up his mind: he would find an opportunity to kill Lu Ming before ascending...
...
The Patriarch of the Ancient God Clan felt like he had a dream. In his dream, he found his silly ancestor!
His silly ancestor insisted on dragging him to sing and dance...
Then, his clan members happily applauded and cheered for them!
Just as he was dancing enthusiastically, he suddenly woke up...
Then, he looked around in confusion!
The shattered Ancient Buddha Sect, a scene of utter devastation!
And then, protection barriers glowing with various lights!
His mind was blank. “What happened?”
“Didn't I just have a dream?”
Meanwhile, on the other side, Mo Qianye, surrounded by monstrous demonic qi.
The surging black demonic flames around him suddenly dissipated...
The Nine-Headed Flood Dragon also reverted to human form, and Huangpu Haotian also sobered up!
They looked at the ruins of the Ancient Buddha Sect, equally bewildered!
However, their expressions weren't good. All signs indicated that they were deeply involved in this mess!
Dead silence!
An extreme dead silence instantly enveloped the entire venue.
“What happened?”
After a long while, the Patriarch of the Ancient God Clan asked in confusion!
“Hehe… You want to know what happened? I'll tell you!”
Just then, Lu Ming's youthful voice rang out!
The Patriarch of the Ancient God Clan and the others looked at Lu Ming with some confusion!
Before they could speak,
They saw Lu Ming take out an image stone, activate it with spiritual energy, and project a recording into the void!
“Ooh-ha… Who sent you to my side… My King… come and catch me!”
On the screen, the Patriarch of the Ancient God Clan's flamboyant dance was displayed once again!
Seeing this scene, everyone struggled to suppress their laughter.
Especially the cultivators from the Central Province, who replayed all the sad events of their lives to keep from bursting out laughing!
“Stop!”
Seeing the scene in the image stone, the Patriarch of the Ancient God Clan's face changed dramatically, and he quickly called for it to stop!
“How embarrassing! So embarrassing!”
“And this brat actually recorded it with an image stone?”
“Isn't he just trying to frame me?”
Although everyone had seen his embarrassing state, he could still deny it!
Besides, how many people would dare to casually discuss it?
But if the image stone were to circulate, how could he ever show his face again?
“Sect Master Wang, how much?”
At this moment, Huangpu Haotian spoke directly.
“Yes, Sect Master Wang, name your price!”
The Nine-Headed Flood Dragon and Mo Qianye also chimed in...
Upon hearing that he had to pay again, the Patriarch of the Ancient God Clan couldn't help but feel a pang of heartache.
But thinking of the impact the image stone's content would have...
He could only follow suit!
“Haha… Talking about money sometimes hurts feelings!”
The Sect Master of the Qingshan Sect laughed heartily.
The Patriarch of the Ancient God Clan's eyes lit up. “Does that mean he doesn't want money?”
Just then, the Sect Master of the Qingshan Sect's voice rang out again:
“Fortunately, there are no feelings between us!”
The Patriarch of the Ancient God Clan and the others: “…”
...
Subsequently, the Sect Master of the Qingshan Sect and the Patriarch of the Ancient God Clan, along with the others, negotiated a price that the Sect Master found very satisfactory.
And then, he sold the image stone from Lu Ming's hand!