Urban Super Medical Sage-Chapter 991 - 989: Really Anxious (3 more updates)

"This is the last revelry before the Extraterrestrial Celestial Race descends," Yun Xi said seriously.

Among everyone present, perhaps only she had witnessed firsthand just how cruel, tyrannical, and powerful the Extraterrestrial Celestial Race truly was.

Yun Xi’s face was filled with seriousness and worry.

"What I fear is that even before the Extraterrestrial Celestial Race descends, the Tai Shang Tian Huo Sect might cease to exist," Sheng Yingkun said with a bitter smile.

From the very start, the Tai Shang Tian Huo Sect had taken a conservative approach. During the first Purple Spirit Rising Day, they had sealed their sect and activated the Mountain-Protecting Great Formation.

It wasn’t until three days ago that the gates reopened.

In those few months, the sect had essentially isolated itself from the world, and the result was... its geniuses were all claimed by other sects! Even the three thousand ancient experts had been taken by them!

Geniuses? Those referred to as geniuses with the ’Purple Divine Mark.’

Since the first Purple Spirit Rising Day, with each occurrence over these months, apart from the spiritual energy that filled the skies, there would also be a few crescent-shaped purple light specks, like meteors, descending from the heavens.

These marks fell randomly. When they landed on martial cultivators and were absorbed, a crescent-shaped purple mark would appear on their foreheads, referred to as the Purple Divine Mark.

Having such a mark was akin to ascending to the heavens in a single bound. Martial cultivation speed would reach a level of unparalleled defiance against the natural order.

Over these months, the total number of geniuses with the Purple Divine Mark had reached about a hundred!

These hundred or so individuals mostly came from loose cultivators, smaller sects, and minor forces within the Buddha Domain. After all, such people made up the majority of martial cultivators in the region, and with the randomness of the marks, their numbers gave them the highest likelihood of obtaining them.

Once these individuals attained the Purple Divine Mark, they displayed terrifying martial cultivation talent, drawing the attention of some major forces.

Subsequently, these geniuses were recruited by major powers.

Later still, the major powers went from recruitment to outright competition, vying for these geniuses with the Purple Divine Marks. The terrifying extent of their martial cultivation talent was indescribable.

Regrettably, because of its overly conservative stance and measures such as sealing its mountain gates and activating the Mountain-Protecting Great Formation, the Tai Shang Tian Huo Sect missed out on these geniuses with the Purple Divine Marks.

By the time they realized their mistake, those geniuses had long been claimed, leaving the Tai Shang Tian Huo Sect empty-handed.

Among the Six Great First-Rank Powers, the Tai Shang Tian Huo Sect was the only sect that didn’t secure even one.

If it were only about missing out on those with the Purple Divine Marks, it might still be forgivable. But critically, they had also missed out on the three thousand ancient experts!

Now, those three thousand ancient experts had mostly joined other forces, taking roles as consecrated elders or other positions of influence.

In summary, due to its treatment of the Purple Spirit Rising Days in recent months, the Tai Shang Tian Huo Sect had been caught up to, surpassed, and even outstripped by other forces in the Buddha Domain.

This was the very reason Sheng Yingkun sighed, saying, "Even before the Extraterrestrial Celestial Race descends, the Tai Shang Tian Huo Sect might vanish."

"In six or seven months, the sect war among the Six Great Sects will begin," Sheng Yingkun continued.

"The sect war wasn’t canceled?" Yun Xi frowned. "Sect Leader, the Purple Spirit Rising Day is the harbinger of catastrophe! The Extraterrestrial Celestial Race is bound to descend! It might be in a few days, a few months, or at most in a few years—but no later than that. Under such circumstances, humanity and demon beasts alike should unite and focus every effort on the survival of the Divine Martial Continent. Why is the sect war still going forward?"

Yun Xi was truly furious and deeply anxious.

"Yun Xi, I understand what you’re saying. But the other forces and martial cultivators in the Buddha Domain don’t. They are still immersed in the joy of their newfound rapid power increases from the Purple Spirit Rising Days," Sheng Yingkun said in a deep voice.

"Damn it! The more benefits the Purple Spirit Rising Days bring, the more it proves the terror of the coming devastation." Yun Xi clenched her fists.

"The Star Palace, Mysterious Cloud Sect, Grand Expansion Sect, Blood Demon Palace, and Misty Soul Sect are all watching us like tigers eyeing prey. How could the sect war possibly be canceled?" Sheng Yingkun’s tone turned cold. "Because of Young Su... those Five Great Sects were briefly suppressed by the Tai Shang Tian Huo Sect. Who knows how much fury and resentment they are harboring in their hearts?"

At the mention of the other Five Great First-Rank Powers, the expressions of everyone in the room darkened sharply.

During the Divine Stele Festival, whether it was the Star Palace, Mysterious Cloud Sect, Grand Expansion Sect, Blood Demon Palace, or Misty Soul Sect, all Five Great First-Rank Powers suffered at Su Chen’s hands.

Some of these grudges were especially deep—like the Blood Demon Palace, where Demon Walking Cloud perished at Su Chen’s hands; or the Grand Expansion Sect, where the Saint Asura was slain by him; or the Misty Soul Sect, where Elderly Hun Qing lost an arm to him.

"Sect Leader, rumors about Su Chen’s death have spread throughout the Buddha Domain!" The Great Elder, Yuu Tianyi, suddenly spoke. "Sect Master, where exactly is Su Chen secluded? If possible, he should at least make a brief appearance to quell these rumors. Otherwise, the more widely the rumors spread, the more disadvantageous it will be for the Tai Shang Tian Huo Sect."

After all, Su Chen’s immensely shocking display during the Divine Stele Festival still carried significant deterrent force.

But his continued absence only seemed to confirm the rumors of his demise.

Sheng Yingkun, Nalan Qingcheng, and Yun Xi exchanged subtle glances. Few knew Su Chen’s true whereabouts—not even the Great Elder or many of the other elders. Sheng Yingkun had publicly claimed that Su Chen was in secluded cultivation.

In truth, Su Chen had left with Heyue Nishang for an unknown destination. No one knew where that place was, nor when they would return. Sheng Yingkun and the others were equally in the dark.

How could Sheng Yingkun not be anxious? Especially when the timing of the Purple Spirit Rising Days presented so many opportunities, blessings, and abundant spiritual energy—opportunities Su Chen was missing entirely!

When Su Chen and Heyue Nishang departed, they hadn’t mentioned the Heaven and Earth War Tomb. Sheng Yingkun naturally didn’t know that the benefits of the Heaven and Earth War Tomb far surpassed what the Purple Spirit Rising Days could offer. He couldn’t know that at this moment, Su Chen was being graced with the transformative baptism of the Divine Demon Emperor’s essence blood... Sheng Yingkun merely believed Su Chen had gone into secluded cultivation at some random location without gaining anything noteworthy.

Had communication with Su Chen been possible, Sheng Yingkun would have already reached out to him.

In his heart, Sheng Yingkun was beyond anxious.

Every single day filled him with worry, his appearance growing aged and weary.

Observing Sheng Yingkun’s expression, Yuu Tianyi and the others instinctively understood. For a moment, Yuu Tianyi’s face turned pale. "Sect Leader, if Su Chen doesn’t reappear, the Tai Shang Tian Huo Sect will face mounting pressure..." freēwēbnovel.com

Yuu Tianyi gritted his teeth and continued, "The most pressing issue is that, because of the Purple Spirit Rising Days, those geniuses once suppressed by Su Chen have all broken through. From what I know, whether it’s the Grand Expansion Sect or the Misty Soul Sect, many younger-generation geniuses who were utterly overshadowed by Su Chen during the Divine Stele Festival have already reached the eighth or ninth layers of the Ancestral Saint Realm. Moreover, they’re continuing to break through. What concerns me now is that even if Su Chen returns before the sect war begins in a few months, can he still contend with these geniuses?"