Chapter 290 Rewards
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"What happened?"
The elders looked up one after another, curious about what had transpired.
When everyone looked up, they saw a giant luan bird plummeting rapidly. The sharp sound of tearing through the air was that of the Red Luan falling at a great speed, creating noise in the void.
"Look, isn't that the Fusang Red Luan?"
An elder recognized the figure of the Red Luan first and called out.
"It really is the Fusang Red Luan!"
The Red Luan was a famously fierce beast in the continent, and once reminded, all the elders recognized it.
"Indeed, it's that Luan bird. Doesn't she favor cold and gloomy places? With the Fusang fruit already picked, why would she appear here?"
Only Chi Shan and two others knew that Qinchuan had tamed the Red Luan. At this moment, the elders saw the Red Luan descending from above the Divine Severing Cliff and were filled with doubt.
Then, another elder suddenly cried out in alarm.
"Look quickly, the Red Luan is grasping a person in its claws!"
Everyone focused their gaze and indeed saw a figure clutched in the Red Luan's talons.
Because the Red Luan was diving down, no one noticed Qinchuan on its back.
The Red Luan was falling so swiftly that everyone soon made out the person in its grasp.
"The Fifth Elder! That is actually the Fifth Elder!"
"The Fifth Elder has been killed by the Red Luan!"
"Could it be that atop the Divine Severing Cliff is the abode of the Red Luan?" At this point, one of the elders seemed to have realized something and secretly speculated, "This could also explain why no elders who've tried to ascend over the past tens of thousands of years have survived."
Regardless, faced with the ferocious arrival of the Red Luan, clearly not a benevolent creature, the elders dispersed in all directions, forming a defensive circle, warily defending against each other.
As the Red Luan's massive wings stirred up a violent wind, its large body steadily landed before everyone's eyes.
It was then that the gathered elders finally noticed a young man standing on the back of the Red Luan.
The youth exuded an aura of murderous intent that materialized in the air, overwhelming the surroundings like a killing god descending to the world, causing even the elders present to unwittingly draw a sharp breath.
Together with the empress-like pressure emanating from the Red Luan, a fine line of cold sweat unknowingly formed on everyone's foreheads.
"Who is he?"
Aside from the Second Elder and Lin Qingtian, the thought arose unbidden in the minds of all the other elders present.
But the terrifying pressure from the Red Luan made none of them daring enough to step forward and inquire.
Qinchuan stepped down from the Red Luan's back with a long stride.
His eyes a burning red, he swept a disdainful gaze over the scattered elders and said coldly, "Those who ascend the Divine Severing Cliff die!"
His tone was like the chill of an icy snowy landscape, making everyone shiver.
"Those who defy the ancestral teachings will all have their true spirits annihilated."
Having spoken, Qinchuan formed a claw with one hand and reached toward Changsun Gu in the Red Luan's talons.
Next, a true spirit floated out from within Changsun Gu's body, drifting towards Qinchuan.
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"No—"
At this moment, Changsun Gu was left with only a wisp of his True Spirit, yet he still couldn't understand why Qinchuan's punch, who was merely a cultivator of the Meridian Opening Realm, could possess such formidable power.
The punch that Qinchuan had just landed on him had shattered his meridians, Sea of Qi, Dantian, and Sea of Consciousness all at the same time, causing his physical body to die instantly.
And now, he watched in terror as his True Spirit was being controlled by Qinchuan, floating towards him. Struggling, he shouted loudly, "No, you can't kill me, you can't kill me! My master is a Great Emperor! If you kill me, my master will surely not let you off!"
Before Changsun Gu could finish speaking, his True Spirit was already captured in Qinchuan's hand. With a slight movement, Changsun Gu's voice ceased abruptly, as his True Spirit dissipated into smoke and vanished between heaven and earth.
Seeing Qinchuan act so decisively, without the slightest hesitation, all the elders present felt a sudden leap in their hearts, trembling with fear.
"Even if the Emperor of Heaven were to come, today you are surely doomed."
To provoke a dragon is to touch its reverse scale, and for Qinchuan, Luo Ling'er was his reverse scale.
For her sake, Qinchuan was willing to plunge into reincarnation, experiencing nine cycles of life and death, cultivating the Asura Dao, all for the purpose of reviving her.
And since Changsun Gu interrupted his crucial moment of reunion with Ling'er in the Illusion Realm, it was no wonder that Qinchuan was so enraged.
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On the side, the Red Luan intended to devour Changsun Gu's corpse, but after sniffing it, realized that all the Spiritual Energy within had been utterly dispersed by Qinchuan and it was no different from a lump of rotten flesh. Suddenly losing its appetite, it kicked the corpse away with a claw and muttered, "Truly bad luck."
Then with a movement, it reverted to the size of a palm and landed cautiously back on Qinchuan's shoulder.
Only then did everyone feel the terrifying pressure dissipate and they each gasped for air.
Lin Qingtian, mingling in the crowd, was even more frightened.
In this event, he and Changsun Gu were the first to arrive here, among the living people present, and stood the best chance of ascending to the Divine Severing Cliff. Had it not been for the Second Elder's intervention, he might have already met the same fate as Changsun Gu.
It was only now that the Second Elder approached Qinchuan with trembling caution, bowed, and said, "My lord, I've failed in my duty, allowing outsiders to trespass in the prohibited area. Please, punish me."
The Second Elder had made every effort to stop the other elders from climbing the cliff, and Qinchuan had seen this. Since Changsun Gu sneaked up due to his own oversight, Qinchuan did not blame him but rather looked appreciatively at the few people standing behind the Second Elder. These were the ones who had faithfully followed the ancestral instruction, preventing others from entering the prohibited area.
Qinchuan then said, "You have all strictly obeyed the ancestral instruction and were not tempted by treasures. You have done nothing wrong."@@novelbin@@
Qinchuan was clear about rewards and punishments. These people had been diligent and resolute, ready to confront many for the sake of a few, so if Qinchuan were to punish the Second Elder now, it would inevitably dishearten his subordinates.
Moreover, he was not one to blame others for his own negligence.
Having been reincarnated nine times, Qinchuan had countless followers, but it wasn't simply because of his invincible cultivation level that these people willingly followed him.
After speaking, Qinchuan waved his hand, and several jade pendants made of Luo Yu appeared in his palm. With a flick of his hand, the jade pendants each flew into the hands of the Second Elder and the elders behind him, and he said, "Not only are you without fault, but you have also contributed to the protection of the prohibited area."
"This... this... this... is this really Luo Yu!"
Chi Qing, standing on the side of the Second Elder and naturally also receiving a jade pendant, was the first to recognize the material and exclaimed in surprise.
A jade pendant made from such a large piece of Luo Yu would be worth as much as an ordinary Supreme Dao Artifact, and Qinchuan had just taken out several at once.
How could this not shock him.
These Luo Yu were naturally from that cave on Divine Severing Cliff, but not brought out by Qinchuan. Instead, it was the Red Luan who, while Qinchuan was not paying attention, had snatched a large chunk, and just now on the way down, Qinchuan discovered it and casually took half of it.
"This is really Luo Yu!"
"My God, with this piece of Luo Yu, my soul cultivation will surely advance by leaps and bounds."
"With this Luo Yu, why fear not being able to break through to Great Saint!"
Upon closely examining the Luo Yu in their hands and realizing it was indeed the legendary Luo Yu, they all spoke up, overwhelmed with joy.
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