Chapter 611: Chapter 172: Old Monster in Stone, Transforming Spirit Level?!_2
In the cabin, he met Sun Lingtong.
Sun Lingtong looked haggard, with disheveled hair and bloodshot eyes.
Upon seeing Ning Zhuo, he subconsciously pouted and disappointedly said to the latter: “I didn’t expect the anti-theft measures of this storage bag to be so strict.”
“I have tried everything possible, but to no avail.”
He had previously relied on the Empty Seal, holding onto hope. But now, he had utterly failed in reality.
He sighed to Ning Zhuo: “I was really being narrow-minded.”
“Comparing national-level security measures with civil ones.”
“This storage bag’s seal contains official skills and General’s double seal, incredible national power to the extreme.”
“It’s also of Nascent Soul Level, two major realms higher than my cultivation level. Maybe after I advance to the Golden Core Stage, there might be a slight chance to use the power of the Void to steal something out.”
“For now, unless something unexpected happens, we won’t be able to open this storage bag.”
Ning Zhuo nodded: “So be it.”
“Then let’s wait until our strength is sufficient to unlock it in the future.”
Ning Zhuo currently had enough money for expenses, and he also had quite a few treasures. He just gave Liu Er two hundred thousand Mid Grade Spirit Stones, which actually wasn’t even half of what was spent on the Ten-Thousand-Li Travelling Dragon.
Ning Zhuo called Sun Lingtong to ask for his help.
This time, they must still spend a significant amount of valuable materials to repair the Ten-Thousand-Li Travelling Dragon.
The recent turbulence in the Void made Ning Zhuo shudder whenever he thought about it.
“If it hadn’t been for the Mechanical Ring warning me earlier, I definitely would have chosen the more cost-effective maintenance method.”
“And if I had really chosen that, both Boss Sun and I would have perished in the violent Void fluctuations. The Ten-Thousand-Li Travelling Dragon could hardly have survived!”
As Sun Ning and another were intensively cultivating the Ten-Thousand-Li Travelling Dragon, the influences of the Bikong Mountain incident also reached the high ranks of the Thousand Peak Forest alliance.
Thousand Peak Forest.
Dragon King Mountain.
Chen Lingfeng had been passionately speaking for quite a while.
Accompanied by Gu Ya and others.
They were all accusing someone, or more precisely, a demon.
Old Monster in Stone!
“This demon, for his own selfish interests, plundered almost all of our spoils of war.”
“In the end, what we obtained, altogether, amounted to just a mere five thousand Mid Grade Spirit Stones.”
Chen Lingfeng spread his hands, showing a rare manifestation of helplessness and frustration fitting for a Golden Core cultivator.
This considerably sparked resonance among many cultivators.
They discussed fervently:
“If such a demon cultivator is not severely punished, who else would fight wholeheartedly in the future?”
“If there wasn’t someone charging forward, would there be any chance for Old Monster in Stone to steal around? Impossible!”
“Old Monster in Stone is utterly despicable. Such a cancer within the team, the sooner it’s eradicated, the better.”
Lu Hongtu remained silent all the time, which contrasted sharply with his usual eloquence.
Lu Hongtu’s oddity caught the attention of some observant people, so someone asked: “What does the Army Division think?”
Lu Hongtu thought to himself: “I’m just watching your drama!”
Feeling smug, very few people knew the real cultivation level of Old Monster in Stone. Even Lord Long was only guessing.
Only he could really confirm it!
He quickly thought about how to help Old Monster in Stone cover it up.
At that moment, urgent intelligence was delivered.
Lu Hongtu, as the general commander of the alliance, read the intelligence in his hands and remained silent for a long time.
The intelligence was witnessed by cultivators led by Gao Cuo, personally escorted back, and they even recorded the related imagery!
Lu Hongtu viewed the spell imagery and felt a heavy sinking feeling in his heart.
“This starlight is very restrained, but absolutely domineering, reaching the Divinity Transformation level.”
“Old Monster in Stone being able to withstand such an attack, his Divinity Transformation cultivation is indubitable!”
“This intelligence can’t be contained anymore. Now, not only I but Lord Long will confirm it, and the high ranks can’t hide it anymore.”
This is bad news for Lu Hongtu.
It prevents him from taking advantage of such information discrepancies in his future actions.
He sighed helplessly and thought: “Well, this situation is beyond my control.”
With that thought, he handed over the jade slip containing the intelligence to others: “Take a look, everyone.”
The information quickly circulated.
Chen Lingfeng was visibly disheveled.
Gu Ya and others looked at each other, shocked and frightened.
The cultivators in the hall immediately changed their expressions dramatically and shifted their stance.
“Impressive! The Old Monster in Stone truly deserves to be the leader of the Thousand Peak Forest, resisting the military power of the two nations with incredible strength and uplifting morale.”
“The Old Monster in Stone is indeed a role model for us. Oh, to be a member of the Thousand Peak Forest alongside him is truly a great fortune in my three lifetimes.”
“Hahaha! I understand now, I get it! The Old Monster in Stone is indeed a wise man; every move he makes has a deep meaning. He was worried about us taking spoils of war and suffering from the enemy’s spell attacks, hence he kept all the spoils with himself.”
The crowd’s gaze followed, and the one who just spoke was none other than Chen Lingfeng.
Chen Lingfeng laughed heartily, slapping his chest: “I was shallow, indeed too shallow!”
“I misjudged the noble by the thoughts of a commoner.”
“The Old Monster in Stone has done so much, so much for us. He bears great responsibility. If I were carrying the storage bag, I might have been turned to ashes and lost my life completely.”
“From this perspective, the Old Monster in Stone is my life-saving benefactor!”
All became quiet in the great hall.
The onlookers stared at Chen Lingfeng, many with a mocking look in their eyes.
Chen Lingfeng coughed, swept his gaze around, then looked behind him.
Gu Ya and others seemed to awaken from a dream, echoing Chen Lingfeng’s words that the Old Monster in Stone was highly responsible and took on the risks himself. It was their fortune to be able to fight under such a strong figure!
After these people finished expressing their opinions, the discussions in the great hall finally erupted.
The cultivators were all very excited, discussing only one topic—that was the Old Monster in Stone!
At this critical moment before the great battle, the appearance of a Divinity Transformation level being in the Thousand Peak Forest side was incredibly uplifting and helpful.
After discussing for about two or three two-hours periods, Lu Hongtu finally stood up, suppressing everyone’s enthusiasm.
Because the topic had veered off course too much.
The Old Monster in Stone himself was a reclusive figure with few known deeds. However, as the cultivators debated and exaggerated, many flattering rumors were spawned right before Lu Hongtu’s eyes.
It was clear that the Old Monster in Stone had consumed pieces of the Dividing Treasure Rock; yet in the mouths of the cultivators, it became that the Old Monster in Stone’s very essence was the Ten-Thousand-Year-old Earth Essence born from within the Dividing Treasure Rock.
This background fact was exaggerated to be dozens of times more venerable than the truth!
It was also said that the Old Monster in Stone once resided and sealed himself in the Heavenly Pillar Giant Tree Mountain, which nearly collapsed. By his lone strength, he subdued and reshaped it, greatly benefiting the myriad of creatures on the Stone Monster Giant Wood Mountain.
That was far too absurd!
The Stone Monster Giant Wood Mountain was utterly barren; there were no creatures, perhaps only the Old Monster in Stone alone!
Lu Hongtu could no longer bear it and interrupted the cultivators, forcibly changing the topic: “Next is the military council, how shall we annihilate the four invading armies?”
This indeed was an important topic; the cultivators fell silent for a moment, deeply pondering.
Soon, a cultivator scoffed: “These four armies are just cannon fodder; let them become just that. Just mobilize our army and wipe them out!”
“That won’t do,” someone immediately objected, “If we dispatch our army, then our military deployment will be exposed. Du Tiechuan’s stratagem would succeed.”
Another person followed: “Therefore, it’s best to dispatch individual strong figures, or use some special means to annihilate these armies!”
“I believe, with the abundant talents in our Thousand Peak Forest, we can certainly find a way to deal with these four armies.”
Bikong Mountain.
Sun Gan looked over Bikong Mountain, his brows deeply furrowed, hesitating to proceed.
In his hand, he held a jade slip, which was urgently transmitted by special means, consuming national power, containing the latest military intelligence.
“The Old Monster in Stone, Divinity Transformation level?!”
“The last known location, is right in front of me at Bikong Mountain?”
“What a joke!”
At this moment, his deputy general approached him asking, “General, we’ve rested for half the duration of a cup of tea. Should we start our attack on Bikong Mountain now?”
Sun Gan scoffed, stowing the jade slip in his chest, and coldly commanded: “Go around it.”