Chapter 159: Wuming’s Self-Detonation and Relief

"Not good."

Wuming and Long Aoxue, who had just arrived, both wore expressions of shock.

"The Old Dragon actually intends to use the power from his Ascension to the Immortal Realm to break open the Immortal Array. Is he not afraid that the other Yao Race will suppress the Dragon Clan afterwards?"

Long Aoxue's expression was grim.

When a living being performs an Ascension to the Immortal Realm, there is a lingering period of a few breaths in the Cultivation World.

At that moment, the Old Dragon would be achieving Immortal Ascension.

Possessing Immortal power, he might truly be able to break the Taizhen Sect's Immortal Array.

Wuming's expression now also shifted slightly.

She seemed to be struggling.

In truth, she had always been conflicted.

She was unwilling to abandon the Three Corpses Technique.

According to Bing Cheng's rate of progress, it would mature in less than a few decades.

She had always coveted the secrets held by Bing Cheng.

Especially that power which did not belong to the Cultivation World.

If she could harvest Bing Cheng and then proceed to make a Breakthrough, Wuming would not need to start from zero upon her Ascension to the Immortal Realm.

"Then I shall destroy this Clone…"

Ultimately, Wuming made her decision; she would wait until after the harvest to perform her Ascension to the Immortal Realm.

"Aoxue, I will self-detonate my Clone in a moment to prevent the Old Dragon from completing his Breakthrough. You must protect the Dragon Ancestor Bloodline; my other Clones are also on their way."

"Self-detonate your Clone?!"

Long Aoxue was astonished upon hearing this.

For a Half-Step to Ascension expert, losing a Clone would require countless years of cultivation to restore.

It was no different from crippling one's own cultivation.

"Wuming, is there truly a need to risk so much? At worst, after the Old Dragon performs his Ascension, you and I can storm into the Yao Race and snatch Ranxue back."

She still believed Wuming was acting for the greater good.

She never imagined that Wuming was simply unwilling to give up the Three Corpses Technique.

"We cannot give the Yao Race a chance. If the Dragon Ancestor Bloodline is absorbed by them, it will be a disaster for the Divine Province."

Wuming said no more and stepped forward.

In the next instant, she appeared a thousand miles away.

Leaving Long Aoxue far behind.

At this moment, the trio of Bing Cheng were still within the territory of the Taixuan Sect.

Even with a Saint Grade flying boat for transport, their speed was still quite slow.

Previously, it had taken four days to travel to the Xianwu Hall for the Seven Sects Grand Competition; heading to the Taizhen Sect now would be an even longer journey.

It was estimated that it would take seven or eight days to arrive.

"Ranxue, what is the situation now?"

Bing Ranxue's expression had turned serious a few breaths ago.

Seeing this, Bing Cheng felt a trace of nervousness in her heart.

"It is very bad." Bing Ranxue shook her little head.

"An expert of the Dragon Clan is currently attempting a Breakthrough to Ascension to Immortality, hoping to use the power during the Ascension to break the Taizhen Sect's Immortal Array."

"The power of Ascension to Immortality…" Bing Cheng was no longer calm upon hearing this.

Cultivators were merely powerful Mortals.

Before a true Immortal, they likely had no power to resist.

"Ranxue, can you project what you see onto a Magic Treasure?" He Ruoxi asked.

"Okay."

Bing Ranxue took out an ancient mirror Magic Treasure, then enlarged it.

A thread of spiritual power was injected into the ancient mirror Magic Treasure.

Immediately, the first-person view seen by her Clone was displayed.

In the image, a million members of the Yao Race were besieging the Taizhen Sect; the scene was extremely shocking.

Above the firmament, divine light descended, landing on the Old Dragon.

The Old Dragon's sagging dragon scales and skin gradually became firm.

The three of them felt as if they were there in person, experiencing the Old Dragon's power.

They saw the Old Dragon roar toward the sky, and the image began to tremble.

Numerous Disciples of the Taizhen Sect nearby bled from their seven orifices and collapsed in large numbers.

Even those powerful experts were no exception, their bodies trembling as blood seeped from their mouths.

"Ah…" Bing Ranxue screamed, a wisp of blood seeping from the corner of her mouth.

The damage to the Clone had actually affected her other Clones.

Even someone as powerful as Wuming could not achieve such a feat.

Bing Cheng hurriedly fed her a few Saint Grade healing Medicinal Pills.

"Is this the power of an Immortal?" He Ruoxi was shocked.

"It should not be quite yet…"

The divine light above the firmament had not disappeared but continued to descend.

The Old Dragon lifted his dragon claw slightly, then slammed it down fiercely.

The Immortal Array trembled violently, as if it were about to be shattered.

The Yao Beasts on the field all revealed fierce glints in their eyes, baring their fangs as if they could not wait to begin the slaughter.

Just at this moment, a black dot approached rapidly from the horizon.

"That is…"

"It is Senior Wuming."

Seeing Wuming's appearance, many of the Yao Race experts on the field could not help but retreat a certain distance, showing Wuming's power—they had all been disciplined by her and were beaten into submission.

Wuming headed straight toward the Old Dragon.

Bing Cheng thought she would witness a battle between top-tier experts, but unexpectedly, the spiritual power around Wuming was violently turbulent; it was clear she was preparing to self-detonate.

Bing Cheng had never heard of a Half-Step to Ascension expert self-detonating.

"Could it be that Senior Wuming does not want to perform her Ascension to the Immortal Realm?"

The Old Dragon raised his claw again, but Wuming moved like a ghost, arriving directly above the dragon head.

The next instant, a powerful explosion of spiritual energy erupted.

The image shook once more.

Because the Old Dragon had not yet fully completed his Breakthrough to Ascension to Immortality, his dragon head was blasted into pieces.

The divine light above the firmament dissipated, marking the failure of the Old Dragon's attempt at Ascension to Immortality.

The Yao Beasts were all stunned, not expecting the Old Dragon to have his Breakthrough interrupted by Wuming.

They exchanged glances, seemingly discussing what to do next.

The Old Dragon had not perished from Wuming's self-detonation; rays of divine light swirled around his wounds.

Within two breaths, the dragon head had recovered as before.

Although his Breakthrough had been interrupted, a portion of the spiritual power within the Old Dragon had already transformed into Immortal power.

His combat strength far exceeded that of an ordinary Half-Step to Ascension expert.

Zhu Yan's eyes flickered; this was the situation he least wanted to see.

The Old Dragon had not only significantly increased his strength but also did not need to perform his Ascension to the Immortal Realm.

With him present, the Dragon Clan would always be above him.

Wuming had previously not only informed the Taizhen Sect about the Dragon Ancestor Bloodline but had also informed the other five Sects regarding the situation in the Cultivation World; she dared not be careless.

Experts from various Sects arrived one after another to confront the Old Dragon.

"Old Dragon, retreat now, and we can still spare the Yao Race a path to survival!"

"We are currently in the midst of a war between the two realms; there is no need for us to suffer internal attrition!"

…The human experts spoke up.

"Heh heh heh… You humans are all hypocrites. Just hand over the Dragon Ancestor Bloodline, and we will naturally retreat; otherwise, stop talking nonsense!"

Zhu Yan picked up his spirit-fire giant staff and wanted to charge up. "Old Dragon King, now that you have obtained a portion of Immortal power, crush them!"

"Hold on, does the Yao Race truly want to start a war between the two races?" Long Aoxue arrived.

"We also possess the Opportunity for Ascension to Immortality. Do you really want the millions of Yao Race members present to perish?"

Following Long Aoxue's words, several experts all took out their Opportunities for Ascension to Immortality, ready to absorb them at any time to attempt a Breakthrough to the Ascension Realm.

The Old Dragon frowned.

He certainly did not want to fall into such a situation.

The Yao Race did not possess as many Clones as the Human Race.

If it truly reached that point, the Human Race would at most lose the Taizhen Sect, while the Yao Race would damage its Foundation and have no chance to turn things around in the future.

"We will retreat…" the Old Dragon said with difficulty.

"Old Dragon King, what are you afraid of?" Zhu Yan glared, his body burning with spirit fire, extremely angry.

"Heh heh heh… As expected of the oldest one among the Yao Race."