CHAPTER 445: CHAPTER 254: QUELLING THE IMMORTAL BEAST UPRISING (PART 2)

The power of the Immortal Beast is incredibly terrifying. For an Immortal Beast to destroy a city is an extremely simple task.

However, in recent years, the instances of Immortal Beasts causing chaos have been very few, thanks to the presence of the Dubhe Pavilion and the National Master’s Institute.

Nearly every powerful Immortal Beast’s birth is recorded.

If an Immortal Beast dares to cause chaos, its fate is to be attacked collectively.

Time passed minute by minute, someone once risked their life to investigate and found that the gate to the ruins hadn’t opened, and even the escape passage Xu Feng discovered earlier had been closed.

Several hours later, finally some news came.

"The gate has opened, and some survivors have emerged alive."

"Did the National Preceptor win?"

"Certainly won. They say the National Preceptor opened the space gate himself, and no trace of the Abyss Bone Dragon has been seen again."

"What about Yang Laoxie?"

"Certainly dead too. With the National Preceptor involved, it’s impossible to spare such a blood-sucking monster. Zhong Nan, the National Preceptor, always refuses to allow evil ways."

Upon hearing this news, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. If the Immortal Beast couldn’t be suppressed, the entire city could be destroyed.

...

National Master’s Institute

Zhang Jin was anxiously waiting. Zhong Nan had been gone for almost a day, which made him worried.

"I should have gone along..."

Zhang Jin thought regretfully. Suddenly, he saw the space hole open, and he was overjoyed, lifting his head to see Zhong Nan walking out of the space hole.

He quickly went to greet him, seeing that the fatigue on Zhong Nan’s face wasn’t as severe as he had imagined, making him even happier.

"Do you have so little faith in your master?" Zhong Nan laughed.

"I naturally don’t dare." Zhang Jin said, "Who caused this chaos with the Immortal Beast?"

"Yang Shangdao’s."

"Isn’t this the recently discovered ruins?" Zhang Jin said in surprise, "But didn’t you personally investigate his tomb before?"

When Zhong Nan ascended to the position of National Preceptor, the first thing he did was count the number of Immortal Beasts within the Cangling Ancient Country.

Although Yang Shangdao was dead, the traces of the Abyss Bone Dragon had always been a mystery.

Back then, Zhong Nan felt uneasy and personally went to Hengshan City and visited Yang Shangdao’s tomb.

For others, finding the entrance to the tomb would be extremely difficult, but for someone like Zhong Nan, who mastered the Dragon Transformation Skill, it was all too easy.

"On that day, when I examined the tomb, I thought it was just an ordinary feng shui tomb, not expecting it to have a fallback plan, modifying and setting up Gu Wei’s eight-pole unity lock," Zhong Nan said, his expression turning to melancholy and paleness. "This matter is my fault. If I had discovered it earlier that day, today’s tragedy wouldn’t have happened."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Jin quickly said, "Student did not mean to blame the teacher. Who in this world could be without error? Also, back then, you had just mastered the Dragon Transformation Skill and taken over the duties of the National Preceptor, not seeing it is normal."

"But now tragedy has occurred, and that is an indisputable fact." Zhong Nan raised his head and said, "Go issue an announcement, notify of this incident. The National Master’s Institute must try to compensate and console the families of those who died inside."

"Yes."

Zhang Jin nodded, while Zhong Nan coughed and, dragging his weak body, walked into the house.

....

That evening, Lin Chen and the others saw the announcement issued by the National Master’s Institute through the Guild Machine.

[Hengshan City Notice]

[Recently, Hengshan City experienced chaos caused by an Immortal Beast, with the rogue cultivator Yang Shangdao setting a trap to lure people and use formations to kill many Beastmasters.]

[The incident has been dealt with by the National Preceptor, with Yang Shangdao and the Immortal Beast both slain.]

[The subsequent ruins will be managed by the Dubhe Pavilion, and Beastmasters in Cangling Ancient Country are advised to stay away from this area.]

[The National Master’s Institute expresses deep condolences to the Beastmasters who perished in this incident.]

[Signed: National Master’s Institute]

"It seems it’s been resolved." Lin Chen recalled the appearance of the Abyss Bone Dragon earlier, feeling a shiver of fear.

An Immortal Beast of High Tier, just its presence is enough to suppress everything.

In front of such a level of power, Lin Chen and ants had no difference.

With the announcement from the National Master’s Institute, the Hengshan City incident came to a close, and started returning to normal. Some even came, wanting to see for themselves.

However, it was closed off by the Dubhe Pavilion, and ordinary people found it difficult to approach.

Lin Chen and the other two left the area, planning to go to another city.

Celestial Realm City.

Celestial Realm City is one of the super large cities, second only to such cities as the Celestial Capital. Though named for the Celestial Realm Mountain, it also has a long history.

"It is said that during the Taichu Origin Era, the Celestial Realm Mountain was so high it could divide heaven and earth..." Sitting in high air, Wu Chen spoke, feeling moved as he saw the enormous city in the distance, "This place was once called Zhongzhou City, the largest city of the Taichu Era."

Lin Chen had also read about Celestial Realm City in books, and because of its unique location and bustling history, when a peace agreement was signed with the Demon Race, they set the location atop the Celestial Realm Mountain.

The reason Cangling Ancient Country didn’t choose to set the capital here upon founding was because Gu Wei believed the Taichu Era and Celestial Beast Era were two eras: one the era of cultivators, the other the era of Beastmasters, thus they should be separated.

As they approached Celestial Realm City, the Great Elder suddenly said, "Look up."

Lin Chen and Wu Chen looked up, their eyes widening.

They saw that near the Celestial Realm Mountain was a gigantic mountain, but the marvel was that the Celestial Realm Mountain divided into two, with one mountain on the ground, while another mountain floated in the sky.

"Really?" Lin Chen rubbed his eyes, this defied science.

A mountain floating in the air?

"There must be some grand formation at the base," the Great Elder explained:

"The earth vein is chaotic here, the National Master’s Institute has surveyed this place multiple times but found no results."

"The battleground for the Celestial Realm Mountain Conference will be the mountain in the sky."

Lin Chen and Wu Chen were filled with awe, with Wu Chen remarking, "I once heard tales that in the Taichu Origin Era, cultivators could overturn rivers with their bare hands and immortals could tread the Void. Seems that wasn’t false."

The Great Elder laughed heartily, saying, "Not talking about the Taichu Era, even the power of the current Immortal Beast can overturn people’s understanding."

Lin Chen and Wu Chen recalled the chaos caused by the Immortal Beast they had just experienced, undeniably feeling the same.

Landing outside the city gates, Celestial Realm City has four gates due to the sheer volume of people, continually bustling with activity.

The Great Elder looked at the gate plaque, saying, "It’s been ages since I’ve been here."

"When was the last time you came, Great Elder?" Lin Chen asked curiously.

"Should have been when Zhong Nan had just ascended," the Great Elder recalled, "Back then, I assisted Zhong Nan upon his ascension, with the Demon Race taking advantage of the unstable domestic situation. We coordinated with Zhong Nan to suppress them."

"Why isn’t this recorded in the history books?" Lin Chen queried in confusion.

Such an achievement should definitely be clearly documented.

The Great Elder pondered and said, "Zhong Nan defeated the Demon King who caused trouble that day and promised to reconcile the Human Race with the Demon Race, not informing the world, to save face for the Demon King."

"Zhong Nan, the National Preceptor, is indeed benevolent and well-considered," Wu Chen praised.

"Beyond this, if the Human Race knew the Demon Race was so weak, they would inevitably seek trouble, leading to bloodshed," the Great Elder said, "Zhong Nan is not particularly benevolent, but his contributions to the Cangling Ancient Country are undeniable."

After speaking, the Great Elder looked back at the small blue fish in Lin Chen’s hand, saying, "Let me first take you to my friend to see the fish."

Lin Chen nodded repeatedly, worried as it hadn’t awakened for days. Though its condition had improved greatly, Lin Chen and Xiaobai were still uneasy.

...

Upon entering the city, Lin Chen and his group discovered that Celestial Realm City was different, with not only humans but also the Demon Race within.

They didn’t dwell on it, following the Great Elder into the city center, finally stopping at a place named Sun Mansion.

Lin Chen and Wu Chen widened their eyes, realizing this mansion was extraordinary. Lin Chen recalled, saying in surprise, "Great Elder, could your friend be Sun Family, Sun Ji?"

Wu Chen was stunned hearing Sun Ji’s name.

On Blue Star, there are several industries holding significant authority and influence in the Beast Taming World.

First, Catalyst Master.

Second, Alchemist.

Third, Physician.

Spirit Beasts often engage in battles, and injuries are common, so healers hold a very high status in the Beastmaster world.

The Sun Ji mentioned by Lin Chen was recorded in the books as the number one physician in Cangling Ancient Country:

Beast Knife.