Chapter 54 Heading to the Taiqing Sect

"If we were to face the Blood Droplets of the Ancient Moon Blood Sea again, I'm afraid I could see through their divine sense lock-on trajectory with just one glance and easily evade them."

A smile appeared on Zhou Tian's lips.

He stood up and stretched his limbs.

His peak Nascent Soul cultivation surged within his body like a mighty river, each breath inhaling and exhaling a massive amount of spiritual energy from heaven and earth.

Even without relying on the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation, his current cultivation level and numerous magical treasures are enough to crush ordinary late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators.

"Judging by the time, it's been three days since the eldest and second eldest sisters went down the mountain, they should be back soon."

Zhou Tian thought to himself.

"I wonder how many female disciples they will bring me..."

The thought had barely formed when a series of urgent shouts suddenly came from outside the cave:

"Junior Brother! Junior Brother Zhou Tian!"

The voice was clear and anxious; it was Long Ling'er.

Immediately afterwards, another gentle yet flustered voice rang out:

"Junior Brother Zhou Tian, ​​are you there? Something's happened!"

It's Qin Ruoxue.

Zhou Tian frowned.

Shouldn't Qin Ruoxue be discussing important matters with the other senior sisters at the Taiqing Sect? Why did she suddenly return?

And judging from the tone...

He flashed and instantly appeared outside the cave.

Long Ling'er and Qin Ruoxue stood side by side in front of the stone gate, their faces filled with anxiety.

Long Ling'er was alright, but her little face was tense.

Qin Ruoxue's face was pale, and there were even fine beads of sweat on her forehead. Her gentle eyes were filled with panic and worry.

"Senior Sister Qin, why did you come back alone?"

Zhou Tian asked in a deep voice, his gaze sweeping over Qin Ruoxue.

The Golden Eyes of Truth quietly activated, and immediately saw that Qin Ruoxue's spiritual energy was disordered, obviously caused by the long journey and the excitement in her mind.

"Junior brother, something terrible has happened!"

Upon seeing Zhou Tian, ​​Qin Ruoxue grasped at a straw and cried out urgently:

"Our previous trip to the Taiqing Sect was originally to discuss the future status and resource allocation of the Taixuan Sword Sect within the Righteous Path Alliance."

"But I never expected... I never expected that Senior Sister Lin Qingyu would be targeted by a Nascent Soul stage cultivator!"

Zhou Tian's eyes narrowed: "A Nascent Soul stage cultivator? Who?"

"It's the staff-wielding Zen master from Tianyin Temple!"

Qin Ruoxue's voice trembled:

"That old bald monk took a liking to Senior Sister Lin's constitution, which combines ice and fire, claiming it was due to her 'deep affinity with Buddhism,' and wanted to forcibly take her as a Buddhist nun and bring her back to Tianyin Temple to cultivate!"

"A Buddhist nun?"

Zhou Tian frowned even more deeply.

He didn't know much about Buddhism.

Qin Ruoxue quickly explained:

"Junior brother, you may not know this, but although Tianyin Temple belongs to the righteous path, its cultivation methods are quite strange."

"The temple has a position for 'Buddha's Maidens,' nominally holy women who serve the Buddha, but in reality..."

She bit her lower lip, a flash of resentment in her eyes:

"In reality, they are the furnaces for high-ranking monks to cultivate some kind of secret technique! Not a single Buddhist nun has ever survived past the Nascent Soul stage!"

"If Senior Sister Lin is taken away, her chances of survival are slim!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Long Ling'er, who was standing to the side, also said urgently:

"Junior brother, let's hurry and inform Master's wife, then go to the Taiqing Sect to rescue Senior Sister Lin!"

"Senior Sister Liu and Senior Sister Zi are not here, and Senior Sister Zhao and the others are trapped inside the Taiqing Sect. Only Master's wife can save them now!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Tian remained silent for a moment.

He nodded first, then shook his head.

"There's no need to inform your master's wife."

He looked at Qin Ruoxue, his tone calm yet carrying an undeniable firmness:

"He's just a Nascent Soul cultivator; there's no need to trouble my master's wife."

"Long Ling'er, you stay at the Tai Xuan Sword Sect. If Senior Sister and the others return, just let them know what's going on."

"Senior Sister Qin, please take me to the Taiqing Sect."

Qin Ruoxue was taken aback at first upon hearing this, then a look of worry appeared on her face:

"Junior brother, don't be careless!"

"This time, Tianyin Temple has sent more than one Nascent Soul cultivator. That staff-wielding Zen Master himself is at the mid-Nascent Soul stage, and he is accompanied by two early-Nascent Soul guardians!"

"Moreover...moreover, the Taiqing Sect is clearly biased towards the Tianyin Temple. Senior Sister Liu and the others negotiated several times, but the elders of the Taiqing Sect were perfunctory and even secretly obstructed our attempts to send messages for help."

She paused, her voice even lower:

"I was only able to escape and deliver the message because Senior Sister Zhao and Senior Sister Chu risked their lives to create chaos, which gave me a sliver of an opportunity..."

"If it's just the two of us going, I'm afraid..."

Qin Ruoxue hadn't finished speaking.

Zhou Tian suddenly smiled slightly.

The next moment, a terrifying pressure as vast as the sea and as majestic as a mountain erupted from his body without reservation!

"boom!!!"

The air within a radius of 100 feet around the center of the sky suddenly solidified.

The grass and trees bowed low, and the rocks trembled.

The pressure from a peak Nascent Soul cultivator swept out like a tangible tsunami.

Long Ling'er and Qin Ruoxue both groaned at the same time, their delicate bodies trembling violently. They instinctively took several steps back before barely managing to stand firm.

The two looked up at Zhou Tian, ​​their eyes filled with disbelief and shock.

"Yuan...Peak Nascent Soul stage?!"

Qin Ruoxue gasped in shock, her gentle face filled with horror.

She remembered clearly that just a few days ago, Zhou Tian was only in the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm.

Even after he cultivated with his senior sisters and broke through to the late Golden Core stage or even the peak, it was still within the scope of his understanding.

But only a few days have passed?

Three days? Four days?

He actually jumped directly from the Golden Core stage to the peak of the Nascent Soul stage?!

This is no longer a matter of fast cultivation speed.