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Chapter 180 - 77: Gathering of the Nine Heavens [Seeking monthly votes!]_1

Chapter 180: Chapter 77: Gathering of the Nine Heavens [Seeking monthly votes!]_1

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A big bell hung behind the Unbounded Palace of Tongtian Peak, a single, solitary pavilion, with no bell hammer or caretaker. Yet one day, the big bell sounded all of a sudden, its sound reverberated through Tongtian Peak.

"It’s the Heavenly Hearing Bell." The response rose within the Unbounded Palace, "Three strikes indicate a disaster in the mortal realm. The law-enforcement elder should go and investigate."

"Alright."

At the same time, those three bell strikes resonated within Yunque Temple, Penglai Upper Sect, Heavenly Gang Sect, Endless Sword Sect, Lunar Sect, Misty Mountain Immortal, and Heavenly King Sect...

Concurrent activity in the Nine Heavens!

This Heavenly Hearing Bell was established when the Nine Heavens were sealed. One strike would be heard in all directions, inviting an immediate assembly. However, no member of the Nine Heavens would strike the bell unless there was a significant event impacting the entire mortal realm.

Only three strokes were heard this time, so only the law-enforcement elder was dispatched by the Shu Mountain Sect. If seven strokes were heard, the leaders of the Nine Heavens Immortal Sect would have to gather!

The law-enforcement elder was wrapped in a flapping Taoist robe, his black streaked hair tied back. He looked to be in his forties, his illustrious eyes and handsome eyebrows made him appear quite elegant.

He didn’t move, but rather, sat cross-legged on a cushion, his eyes closed. His primordial spirit arrived in an obscure, mysterious realm elsewhere.

This place was shrouded in Immortal Breath, like the Immortal Realm.

This was the assembly realm of the Nine Heavens Immortal Sect.

The soul realm convened by Chu Liang’s Soul Summoning Order was similar, but the quality and tier of the two were worlds apart.

In the space there were nine platforms. In just a moment, nine giant figures, each formed of cloud vapour, appeared in the room. They each took their places and looked toward the figure at the head of the platforms.

The one who had rung the Heavenly Hearing Bell this time was from the Tianshu Pavilion, a figure that resembled a frail old man.

"The Heavenly Hearing Bell hasn’t been rung in a hundred years. This summons to everyone, is about an urgent matter." He opened the matter directly: "Our pavilion’s leader has just divined a fortune for the mortal realm and discovered that Immortal’s Lake is about to spawn another Disaster Demon!"

"What?" The bald monk of the Yunque Temple was the first to respond, "A Disaster Demon from the Seventh Realm?"

"Didn’t one appear two hundred years ago?" The law-enforcement elder from the Shu Mountain Sect asked.

"Indeed, in the long past, Disaster Demons appeared every thousand years or so." The old man from Tianshu Pavilion replied, "But that doesn’t mean that a Disaster Demon can only be born from the Immortal’s Lake every thousand years. It might just be a coincidence."

"That thing will bring disaster once it leaves, and it must be eradicated within Immortal’s Lake!" The representative from the Lunar Sect said in a cold voice, the long-haired woman looked slender, her long hair draped over her shoulders.

"Kill." The middle-aged Taoist priest from the Penglai Upper Sect uttered a single, cold word.

"Similar to last time, each faction can send a representative from the Seventh Realm to meet at Immortal’s Lake. There’s no need to get too tense, the moment a Disaster Demon emerges its impact will shake heaven and earth and will be difficult to conceal." A husky-voiced old man represented Misty Mountain, he seems to have participated in the last roundup over two hundred years ago.

"Then let’s act." The muscular man from the Heavenly Gang Sect was decisive.

The representative from the Heavenly King Sect appeared gloomy and didn’t seem too sociable, nodding without saying much. However, he’s likely to participate in the upcoming actions.

Only the aloof sword cultivator from the Endless Sword Sect had no expression, standing still like a statue made of cloud vapor throughout the entire process.

The old man from the Tianshu Pavilion asked specifically: "Elder Mo from the Sword Sect, did you hear clearly?"

"Hmm." The elder carrying his sword finally responded.

If he hadn’t responded, it would have been hard to tell if he was still there at all...

"Then everyone go back and inform your respective sects to prepare. Assemble in the sky above Immortal’s Lake in half an hour." The old man from the Tianshu Pavilion finally said.

Immediately, all the cloud shadows disappeared.

...

Inside a cave at the bottom of Immortal’s Lake.

A seemingly blank-faced little girl bared her tiny teeth at Chu Liang. But as she got closer, she seemed to find something strange, her nose twitched as if she was sniffing at him.

She frowned slightly.

She seemed confused.

Chu Liang quickly turned around to face her and said: "Don’t worry, I will take you out of here shortly."

He gently patted the little girl’s head and sighed.

Who could have known that he would come across a little girl? He was already in danger in Immortal’s Lake, and now that he had departed from his strongest ally, Old Fei, he had taken on the additional burden of a child. He felt somewhat worried.

This child couldn’t speak yet, and her parents were nowhere to be found. She seemed to be quite dull and simple-minded... Could it be that she was abandoned by her parents?

It was a possible thought. There were many poverty-stricken areas in the Southern Region, and children like this one, who was several years old but couldn’t yet speak, might have been led by their parents to the edge of Immortal’s Lake and abandoned there.

If that’s the case, this little one is quite pitiful.

He wondered if the fight was over. Old Fei and Xu Ziyang were simultaneously fighting the Gold Demon; it seemed to be quite a struggle.

Looking at their capabilities on paper, the two of them did not seem to be at a disadvantage, but the Gold Demon had a sturdy physical body with exceptional defense. Old Fei majored in Confucianism and the Divine Skills of the Soul Path in his lifetime, neither of which were proficient in offense.

Xu Ziyang was powerful, but there was a clear gap in their realms.

These two would have a hard time breaking through the Gold Demon’s defenses in a short while, and given enough time, Old Fei would be completely drained.

Considering this, they may not certainly win.

I hope they can at least safely escape from the Immortal’s Lake even if they don’t win.

What is most difficult is that there is not just one Gold Demon outside, but also countless Silver Demons, Copper Demons, Iron Demons... With all the turmoil in the Immortal’s Lake and who knows how many demons lurking around, he felt a headache coming on.

How do they get out of here?

Huh.

Why not first send a clone out to scout?

At this moment, he suddenly thought of the three golden fine hairs, if this isn’t the time to use them, when would it be?

However, to use this item, he must focus all of his Divine Sense on the clone, his physical body would have to remain still here without any recognition of the surroundings.

He has to make sure he is absolutely safe in his vicinity.

After consideration, he feels it’s safe here for now. If there was any danger, it was the little girl in front of him.

But the little girl seemed normal, only her sudden appearance here was strange. If she is a powerful evil entity, disguised by deceiving all his investigations, then...

Then he pointed to something behind the girl, "What’s that over there?"

The girl turned her head to look, Chu Liang grabbed the gold brick in mid-air, with the lightest force, he tapped the back of the girl’s head.

Smack.

No change.

The girl neither revealed her true form nor fainted, although the Demon Treasure Brick has a chance to stun... Chu Liang even doubted that every previous fainting was because he was too rough, and only the evil entity was able to avoid passing out due to his physique.

As the girl turned back to face him, Chu Liang quickly withdrew his hand, looking in all directions, pretending that nothing had happened.

The girl reached back to feel her head, showing a bit of confusion.

Chu Liang quickly reached out again and rubbed the girl’s head, "What’s the matter? Did a stone fall and hit you? Let me rub it for you, does it hurt?"

The confusion in the girl’s eyes deepened.

After testing with the Demon Treasure Brick, Chu Liang could confirm she is not a transformed evil entity, so he must safely get her out of the Immortal’s Lake.

He whispered to the little girl, "I’m going to cast a spell to scout the way, can you stay here without leaving and protect me for awhile?"

The girl still stared at him with those direct and guileless eyes, he didn’t know if she understood or not.

Chu Liang stopped giving her any consideration, he sat cross-legged on the ground, then invoked one of the golden fine hairs.

Whoosh-

As he manipulated the golden hair with his thoughts, it flashed and suddenly transformed into a physical entity identical to Chu Liang in height, appearance, mannerism, and expression.

Even his closest acquaintances wouldn’t be able to tell something was amiss.

Chu Liang’s divine sense immediately transferred to this clone, and then it swiftly flew out through the opening in the cave above.

Once he left, the little girl blankly stood there watching him. She stared for a good while, then her brows furrowed, and she leaned in closer again.

Baring her teeth, she sniffed at Chu Liang’s figure and felt very strange.

This man seemed to give off a scent that aroused her appetite, making her want to take a bite...but intermixed with it is the pungent smell of the Immortal’s Lake, which she hated...

In short, it was both stinky and fragrant.

All this time, her instinct had been battling over whether or not to take a bite.

Just as she was hesitating, the daylight streaming into the cave was suddenly blocked by a large figure appearing above.

This figure was clad in tattered golden robes, missing an arm and half of its torso, there was also a hole in its right chest. If it were a human, it would have been dead, but it was a demon, so it could still survive.

In fact, it was a powerful Gold Demon.

Yes, it was the Sixth Realm Gold Demon they had briefly clashed with earlier. It had managed to escape from the joint attack by Xu Ziyang and Fei Qi!

The Gold Demon was filled with an aura of malevolence, the empty sockets of its eyes trained on Chu Liang, radiating a strong sense of greed and murderous intent. As if to say, I’ve finally found you.

But just then, it sensed another aura.

The girl in the cave looked up at the powerful Gold Demon above. She bared her teeth again, and with a ’Ha...’ she made an intimidating sound in a slightly babyish voice.

The Gold Demon’s body shook, and it began to shudder, legs trembling. Then it immediately turned around, transformed into a golden light, and fled!

The Gold Demon, which dared to charge fearlessly at three cultivators, was actually frightened by the girl’s baring her teeth and ran away frantically!

After scaring off that stinking thing, the little girl turned her head back to look at the object in front of her that smelled both disgusting and delicious.

Puzzled.