Chapter 211: Chapter 211: Divine Melody Descending
"Is it true? Ji Chen actually took Saintess Qing Ling and Hidden Dragon Saint Heir and a dozen young kings as hostages?"
Such news has long spread throughout the Daoxuan Star Realm, including Celestial Martial, where many people have heard the news and are constantly discussing it.
In the blink of an eye, several days passed.
Above the Profound Domain Holy City, the Ancient Starry Path occasionally flashed with light, as cultivators constantly traveled between Celestial Martial and the Outer Realm.
At a moment unnoticed by anyone, Ji Chen quietly returned here.
He did not stay in the Holy City at all, but immediately rushed back to the direction of Lingyun Sect upon returning.
Ji Xiaotian, Fang Qingyao, and others naturally heard about what happened in Tianjie.
Now seeing Ji Chen return safely, their worried hearts finally settled, giving them a cold sweat.
It should be known that whether it’s Qing Ling Sacred Land or Hidden Dragon Sacred Land, they are among the strongest forces of Daoxuan, far surpassing those ancient sacred lands of Celestial Martial in depth.
With Lingyun Sect’s current situation, it might manage against ordinary sacred lands, but facing the likes of Qing Ling Sacred Land and Hidden Dragon Sacred Land, it still falls short.
The good news is, due to the presence of a Saint King, Lingyun Sect should not be overly anxious.
After all, regardless of anything, Ji Chen carries the lineage of a Saint King, making him one of his descendants.
The external world is in turmoil, with many people watching the waves brought by this event.
Meanwhile, as the Origin Reciter, Ji Chen went into closed-door meditation immediately upon returning to Lingyun Sect.
He enclosed the entire Drunken Ink Residence with a Grand Array and took out the Profound Yellow Sacred Stone, placing it in the courtyard.
The dense Profound Yellow Ancestral Qi permeated, creating enormous pressure here, causing the temperature to rise to an exceedingly alarming level. Most people would find it hard to endure, let alone stay in the courtyard.
Fortunately, Ji Chen used a Grand Array to confine this area, sparing the rest of Lingyun Sect from significant impact.
Seated cross-legged before the Profound Yellow Sacred Stone, Ji Chen allowed his Hongmeng Body to continuously absorb the Ancestral Qi emitted by the Stone, rapidly refining it and converting it into his own energy.
After several days, Ji Chen’s strength soared. He refined almost ten thousand pounds of Profound Yellow Ancestral Qi, immensely strengthening his Hongmeng Body, yet it remained distant from Great Success.
His Hongmeng Body seemed like a bottomless pit, impossible to fully fill, no matter how much Profound Yellow Ancestral Qi poured into it.
In a flash, half a month passed, and Ji Chen slowly awoke from the refining state once more.
Looking toward the distant sky, he murmured to himself, "During this time, my Spiritual Sea has expanded nearly twice, breaking through two levels, now reaching the Fourth Layer of the Celestial Essence Realm..."
The Ancestral Qi within the Profound Yellow Sacred Stone was half absorbed by him, roughly amounting to eighty thousand pounds.
In just half a month, absorbing eighty thousand pounds of Profound Yellow Ancestral Qi, if not for his Hongmeng Body, any ordinary person would have exploded long ago, unable to bear such pure energy.
Moreover, during this half month, the outside world wasn’t peaceful.
The experts from Hidden Dragon and Qing Ling Sacred Land arrived in Celestial Martial, mostly gathering within Yang City now.
Since Hidden Dragon Saint Heir and others were captured, so much time has passed that these great forces naturally couldn’t sit still, even contemplating an immediate attack on Lingyun Sect.
Fortunately, not long ago, a strong figure from the Ye Family also appeared in Yang City, calming these great forces down.
After all, this is Celestial Martial, and if any actions alert the Saint King, it would be bad news for them.
"Where is Ji Chen? Why hasn’t he shown up all this time?"
"He said he would release the hostages after returning to Celestial Martial, but it’s been half a month now!"
The experts from the great powers in Yang City grew anxiously restless, unable to act rashly.
Apart from these forces, many curious cultivators also came to Yang City, with many arriving from various realms of Daoxuan upon hearing the news, eager to witness the final outcome.
"How can a mere Ji Chen warrant our waiting like this?"
"In the end, he’s just a minor cultivator of the Celestial Essence Realm, if not for the Saint King’s face, Lingyun Sect would have long been removed from the world. He is so ungrateful, not releasing the hostages after returning, and failing to give an explanation!"
Many young prodigies from Qing Ling, Hidden Dragon, and other forces also gathered in Yang City.
As heirs of sacred lands, they are all proud, never having received such treatment before.
Some hot-blooded ones even wanted to strike directly, break into Lingyun Sect, and rescue the hostages.
This matter, even if escalated to the Saint King, Ji Chen would be the one at fault.
"Ji Chen, if you dare, show yourself to battle me. If I win, release the hostages immediately!"
"You coward, using tricks and ploys. If it weren’t for the underground, how would it be your turn to be arrogant?"
"Quickly release my cousin, or my Wu Family will surely flatten your Lingyun Sect!"
As time went on, more young people gathered in midair outside Lingyun Sect’s mountain gate, all shouting and cursing, trying to force Ji Chen to appear and give an explanation.
Yet Lingyun Sect gave no response to these matters.
The disciples continued their cultivation as usual, while Fang Qingyao, Ji Xiaotian, and others felt overwhelmed.
Clearly, if this situation continues to develop unfettered, it could become uncontrollable.
But at present, with Ji Chen still in closed-door meditation, they couldn’t step forward and say anything without approval.
"Do you think pretending to be dead will solve anything?"
"Ji Chen! You have three days to release the hostages, or we won’t hesitate to attack decisively!"
Such shouting and anger persisted for three days.
"Buzz..."
On this day, a sudden and astonishing aura emanated from a location within Lingyun Sect.
The entire sky and earth dimmed instantly, as if plunged into eternal night.
The aura of Dao and Law filled the void, a ray of infinite brilliance tearing through the clouds, descending from the heavens, like a glimmer of light in the apocalypse, illuminating the land.
"What’s going on?"
This sudden scene startled everyone in Yang City.
Countless cultivators dashed into the sky, gathering around.
"Divine Melody Descending!"
"Someone is proving the Dao!"
Veteran strong figures exclaimed, their eyes reflecting shock, their voices trembling.