Who Let Him Cultivate Immortality

Chapter 464: Missed opportunity

Bu Yu Taoist had already calculated everything upon receiving the letter from his good disciple.

A battle was inevitable. While he could hold his own against a Great Yu Tribulation Crossing stage cultivator for a short time, a prolonged fight would definitely put him at a disadvantage.

The letter mentioned that experts from the imperial court and the five major immortal sects had already been dispatched. His task was to initiate a grand battle, attract attention, and hold out until reinforcements arrived.

"Senior Chen Tao," Bu Yu Taoist looked up at the figure fighting alongside Dawn Venerable, feeling reassured.

The Luo Water Guards were an institution specifically tasked by the imperial court to handle rogue cultivators and ancient cultivators. The nine strongest members were known as the "Nine Palaces," with Chen Tao being the leader, his strength unfathomable.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

In terms of seniority, Chen Tao was even a half-generation above Bu Yu Taoist's master, a true ancient monster.

Sending Chen Tao showed the imperial court's high regard for the Great Yu cultivators.

"Spit!" Bu Yu Taoist spat out a mouthful of blood, grimacing in pain as his body felt like it was falling apart.

During the fight, he had used sword energy to support his body, temporarily enhancing its strength. Now that the sword energy had dissipated, his injuries flared up, with blood flowing from every acupoint. In just a few breaths, his clothes were soaked in blood, turning him into a bloodied figure.

His wounds gradually healed, and he felt much better.

"Cleanse body, cleanse clothes."

Bu Yu Taoist cast cleansing spells, making the bloodstains disappear and his clothes as clean as new, feeling lighter.

"Seventh Senior Brother's pills are really effective."

The pills he had just taken were rare ones refined by the Seventh Elder using the roots of the Little Medicine King, invaluable and often the highlight of Body Fusion level auctions.

Bu Yu Taoist, who often traveled, always carried life-saving pills with him.

"Luo Water Guard Chen Tao?" Dawn Venerable stared intently at the sudden appearance of the elder, not daring to be careless.

He felt a strong sense of threat from Chen Tao.

"Run!"

This place was no longer safe; he had to escape quickly!

"Let's see where you can run!" Another voice appeared behind Dawn Venerable.

Dawn Venerable turned sharply, finding another Tribulation Crossing stage cultivator.

Below, Bu Yu Taoist recognized the newcomer as another member of the Luo Water Guard's Nine Palaces.

"The Luo Water Guard has three Tribulation Crossing stage cultivators, and the court sent two at once. They're really going all out." The more people arrived, the happier Bu Yu Taoist was, as it meant Dawn Venerable's chances of escape were dwindling.

The newcomer didn't give Dawn Venerable a chance to react. Runes flowed like a river from the void, forming chains of laws, aiming to capture Dawn Venerable alive!

Seeing the situation turn dire, Dawn Venerable's runes formed a continuous stream, signifying his mastery in rune cultivation. If bound by these chains, he wouldn't be able to break free in a short time.

He soared into the sky, trying to break through the encirclement of the two Tribulation Crossing stage cultivators.

"Trying to run? Did you ask our Seek Tao Sect?" Grandpa Ba's voice appeared above Dawn Venerable, stomping down on him.

Grandpa Ba stood at the formation's eye, forming a blockade over Dingxin City, with the Third Elder and others positioned in the Seven Stars formation.

Seven stars guarding, the North Star formation!

Dawn Venerable didn't entangle with Grandpa Ba and the others, instead using his Asura form to break through space.

Just as he was about to enter the spatial rift, a voice came from within.

"Do you think the Suppress Hell Sect is absent?"

From the spatial rift emerged numerous ancient fierce beasts like Emperor Jiang, Golden-winged Roc, and Chaos, each as large as mountains and exuding a terrifying prehistoric aura!

Eight strong figures walked out of the rift, their bodies adorned with tattoos of these ancient fierce beasts.

The Suppress Hell Sect's war tattoo cultivation method!

"Our Five Elements Sect..."

"Our Moon Laurel Immortal Palace..."

"Our Floating Temple..."

The Floating Temple sent only one person, the temple's overseer, whose combat power was no less than Qiu Jin'an's!

There were also civil and military officials sent by the court, all full of fighting spirit, ready for battle.

The two highest-ranking members of the Luo Water Guard's Nine Palaces arrived first, and soon, Body Fusion stage experts from the five major immortal sects gathered above Dingxin City, surrounding it completely.

In total, there were over forty Body Fusion stage experts present.

These Body Fusion stage experts were all from the five major immortal sects, each one far more powerful than ordinary Body Fusion stage cultivators.

With two of the Nine Palaces and the sects' Body Fusion stage experts, even if Wu Youdao and his two companions arrived, they would be no match.

Even if Wu Youdao and his companions had the power of the nation's fate from Wild State, and Wu Youdao's dragon-tiger aura had fully transformed, they still couldn't defeat these people!

To prevent another Hanshui City incident, the court and the sects had mobilized a large number of people to thoroughly sweep Ji State for potential dangers!

It could be said that any Great Yu cultivator who dared to show up would face a joint attack from the righteous path!

Similarly, Bu Yu Taoist didn't dare to show his face.

The people of Dingxin City had never seen such a scene. They couldn't distinguish who was at the Tribulation Crossing stage or the Body Fusion stage; they didn't even know that any one of these people was stronger than the city's lord.

The city's lord was only at the Void Refinement stage.

But that didn't stop them from getting excited, cheering and jumping for joy. They had been tormented by the rules set by Dawn Venerable for too long, facing the threat of death for the slightest violation, living cautiously every day.

"Boss, I'm leaving now. Farewell." Bu Yu Taoist bid farewell to the teahouse owner, who was still in a daze.

The teahouse owner was actually a cultivator, though not very powerful, and had opened a teahouse in Dingxin City to pass the time.

He could vaguely tell that these cultivators were stronger than the city's lord, top-tier experts in the world of cultivation.

In nearly a hundred years, such a number of top-tier cultivators had never acted together. He still couldn't believe what he was seeing.

"Ah, you're leaving?" The teahouse owner wanted to keep Bu Yu Taoist. Just a moment ago, Bu Yu Taoist had been talking about facing death with determination, ready to fight Dawn Venerable to the end. Now that Dingxin City was saved, why was he leaving?

"If I don't leave now, I won't be able to leave." Bu Yu Taoist didn't explain much to the teahouse owner, slipping away while everyone's attention was on Dawn Venerable.

"Capture him alive!" Chen Tao ordered, taking the lead himself.

He bit his fingertip, and drops of golden blood flew out, transforming into divine weapons that rained down on Dawn Venerable.

"Haven't seen Senior Chen Tao's Hundred Refined Divine Weapons in a long time!" The sect members exclaimed as they joined Chen Tao, their diverse attacks leaving Dawn Venerable no chance to fight back.

Despair filled Dawn Venerable's heart as he was finally bound by the rune-formed chains, unable to mobilize his cultivation.

"Finally caught one!" Chen Tao sneered. Until now, all the Great Yu cultivators had been captured by the Seek Tao Sect. Now, it was the court's turn.

"By the way, where did the cultivator who fought Dawn Venerable to a standstill go?"

When Chen Tao arrived, his attention was all on Dawn Venerable, not noticing who had been fighting him.

"Ask the city's lord; he must have seen." Grandpa Ba suggested.

Under the gaze of cultivators far more powerful than himself, the city's lord trembled and drew a face everyone recognized.

"Damn, that Bu Yu brat got away!"

Everyone slapped their thighs in frustration, as if they had missed a great opportunity.

If Bu Yu Taoist were here, what a great chance for revenge it would be!

"Torture Dawn Venerable. If it weren't for him, Bu Yu brat wouldn't have escaped!"

Dawn Venerable: "..."

Weren't Great Xia cultivators supposed to live in harmony? Doesn't seem like it.