Starting From The Equal Opportunity To Become A Saint

Chapter 325: The Great Battle Begins Again!

At noon.

Inside the Library.

Liu Zimo was sitting in a quiet room on the first floor, leisurely eating his lunch.

Half a catty of Spirit Rice, a plate of roasted spirit bamboo shoots, a steamed cinnamon fish, a plate of stir-fried fragrant pork, and a bowl of spirit silk cucumber soup.

Three dishes and one soup, with color, aroma, and taste.

Of course, this was not the standard meal for ordinary disciples.

Although the meals for the miscellaneous disciples of the Qingyun Immortal Gate were also good, they mostly consisted of ordinary coarse rice with little spiritual qi. The focus was on quantity and affordability, just enough to fill their stomachs.

As for the three dishes and one soup that Liu Zimo had in front of him, even just the bowl of spirit silk cucumber soup couldn't be served without three low-grade spirit stones.

Not to mention the more precious Spirit Rice, spirit bamboo shoots, cinnamon fish, and fragrant pork.

Such a high standard of food treatment was only enjoyed by the true disciples of the Qingyun Immortal Gate.

Liu Zimo was completely benefiting from Liu Yun's influence.

Since Dai Yu Ying became the Head Teacher Perfected Being of the Qingyun Immortal Gate, Liu Yun's status within the sect had also risen.

As the most talented and favored disciple of the Head Teacher Perfected Being, Liu Yun's weight in the Qingyun Immortal Gate was incomparable to when she was on the Emerald Bamboo Peak.

Since two years ago, when Liu Yun accidentally saw Liu Zimo eating the meals in the Library.

Liu Yun specifically instructed the spirit kitchen of the true transmission hall to prepare an extra portion of spiritual food for her every day and send it to Liu Zimo in the miscellaneous hall, even when she was in closed-door training and couldn't come out.

And so.

Liu Zimo's three meals a day were all replaced with the standard meals of the true disciples. He enjoyed them every day, and in the past two years, his belly had grown a circle thicker.

Naturally, this had attracted the envy and jealousy of others.

Such rich and precious spiritual food resources being given to an ordinary mortal without any cultivation talent was simply a waste, it was too unfair!

But reality was unreasonable like this.

Even if many people were unwilling, envious, and jealous, on the surface, no one dared to say a word.

As for reporting or targeting him, let alone using means to forcibly snatch Liu Zimo's spiritual food resources, that was no different from seeking death, okay?

"Liu Dage, aren't you paying attention to me? Haven't you noticed anything different about me today compared to before?"

Facing Liu Zimo, who was eating happily, Liu Yun pouted and asked.

Liu Zimo's chopsticks didn't stop, he picked up a piece of fragrant pork and put it in his mouth, then casually scooped up some Spirit Rice.

While enjoying the wonderful taste of the spiritual food as he chewed, he looked at Liu Yun seriously.

"Mmm, indeed there's something different. After not seeing you for a few days, Little Sister Yun seems to have become even more beautiful!"

Liu Zimo casually praised.

In the blink of an eye, Liu Yun had been in the Qingyun Immortal Gate for five years.

She had long transformed from the immature little girl five years ago into a graceful and beautiful fairy.

A true example of how a woman changes drastically at eighteen, becoming more and more beautiful.

If she were to return to the Liu family village now, even her own grandfather might not dare to recognize her.

"How can that be? Liu Dage, you're just teasing me!"

A hint of blush appeared on Liu Yun's fair and tender face as she playfully glared at Liu Zimo.

"That's not what I'm asking. Forget it, forget it, I'll just tell you directly!"

Saying that, Liu Yun stood up straight, her face filled with a little pride as she looked at Liu Zimo.

"Liu Dage, just recently, one day ago, I successfully broke through to the Advance Grade and stepped into the Gold Core realm!"

"Haha, in less than five years, I went from being an ordinary mortal with no cultivation base to directly breaking through to the Gold Core realm. Even the master praised me for breaking the record of the Qingyun Immortal Gate's Gold Core breakthrough in ten thousand years!"

The little girl had a proud look on her face.

Even though Liu Zimo had already known this news, he still showed a shocked and delighted expression in perfect coordination.

"Really?!"

"Little Sister Yun, you really broke through to the Gold Core realm?!"

"That's great! I knew you could do it! If Elder Lao Shan knew, he would be proud of you!"

"..."

Hearing Liu Zimo's unabashed praise and seeing him raise his thumbs up, Liu Yun couldn't help but smile.

She felt that all the congratulations and praises from the master, elders, and fellow disciples in the Great Hall of Qingyun Peak couldn't compare to the two thumbs up from Liu Dage in front of her.

Especially when Liu Zimo mentioned Elder Lao Shan, who was her grandfather, the little girl felt even more familiar.

"Liu Dage, I have successfully broken through to the Gold Core realm now. The goal set by the master for me has been achieved. I can go down the mountain as promised to visit my grandfather!"

"I plan to leave tomorrow. Do you want to come with me?"

Liu Yun timely extended an invitation to Liu Zimo to visit her family.

In fact, this was the main reason she came to find Liu Zimo today.

She hadn't been home for nearly five years. Although she was eager, she also felt a bit nervous about returning to her hometown. Unconsciously, she wanted to find someone familiar to accompany her.

Visit family?

Liu Zimo nodded slightly.

Indeed, it was time to go back and take a look.

Not to mention Liu Yun, even he himself hadn't left the mountain or visited the Earth Realm for nearly two years.

He didn't know how the Ouyang Family and the Yu Clan, founded by Yu Jiangcheng, were developing.

A few days ago, his father, Liu Yixian, lit a stick of Spirit Ascension incense in the mortal realm and chatted with Liu Zimo.

He said he missed him a bit and asked when he would be convenient to come back and visit.

He also mentioned that Kong Sheng, Liu Yuan, Qingyun Ancestor, Zhiyuan Sage, Zhang Perfected Being, and others had already cultivated the Martial Spirit technique to the peak of the Returned to Origin state.

In less than a year or two, they might break through to Ascension, so Liu Zimo should pay more attention to the upper realm.

They were all fellow earthlings, and it was not easy to survive in the upper realm. Liu Zimo was instructed to lend a hand if he could and not become someone else's Human Cauldron.

Liu Zimo remembered all of this.

If nothing unexpected happened, Kong Sheng, Qingyun Ancestor, and the other ancient saints should have been flattering his father during this time.

Otherwise, even if his father was talkative, he wouldn't randomly shift the topic to those ancient saints he had never met before.

This time, he could take the opportunity of visiting his family with Liu Yun to also go back to the Earth Realm and see the situation.

"Good, it's been a few years since I saw Elder Lao Shan. It's a good time to pay him a visit!"

Seeing Liu Zimo nod in agreement, Liu Yun's smile grew even brighter. She clapped her hands and said,

"In that case, it's settled. I'll come find you early tomorrow morning, and we'll go down the mountain together!"

After saying that, the little girl excitedly left to prepare gifts for her family's visit tomorrow.

"This girl..."

Seeing Liu Yun's energetic appearance, Liu Zimo couldn't help but smile and shake his head.

He stopped thinking about it and slowly sat down, picking up his chopsticks and continuing to enjoy his food.

After devouring two mouthfuls of Spirit Rice and sipping a mouthful of hot soup from the edge of the bowl, Liu Zimo felt warmth in his belly and a lingering fragrance on his lips.

Delicious!

A satisfied smile appeared on Liu Zimo's face.

Every day, when he was not studying and enlightening himself in the library, this was the only hobby he had left.

Even though he had long reached the realm where he could survive without eating or drinking, he had never thought of completely giving up this desire for food.

Not only because of his current identity as a mortal servant, which required him to eat three meals a day to cover up his true nature.

But also because he himself enjoyed good food and greatly savored the taste on his tongue.

"Hmm?"

After taking another bite of the Spirit Bamboo Shoot, Liu Zimo unconsciously looked up and glanced lightly in the direction of the east, where the Qingyun Immortal Gate was located.

"Three Nascent Soul peak cultivators and one Nascent Soul third realm cultivator, it seems that they are not coming with good intentions!"

Liu Zimo muttered to himself.

Through his spiritual sense, he saw three Nascent Soul ancestors from the Illusory Moon Immortal Gate and one Nascent Soul third realm cultivator, who had a familiar aura, rushing towards the Qingyun Immortal Gate.

Seeing how they deliberately concealed their auras, acting like thieves, Liu Zimo knew that these four people were up to no good.

"Tian Baobao and Mu Shangzhi actually came out of the Illusory Moon Great Hall. Could it be that something happened at the Illusory Moon Immortal Gate?"

Liu Zimo furrowed his brows slightly.

In the battle between the sects three years ago, the reason why the Qingyun Immortal Gate was able to narrowly win was because Tian Baobao and Mu Shangzhi, the two Nascent Soul peak cultivators, did not participate in the battle.

Otherwise, with four against one, the guardian of the scriptures would undoubtedly be defeated, and the Qingyun Immortal Gate would have long been breached and occupied.

And now...

It seemed that the Illusory Moon Immortal Gate wanted to make a comeback.

This time, even Tian Baobao and Mu Shangzhi, the two Nascent Soul ancestors, had taken action.

If they were really under siege, could the Qingyun Immortal Gate withstand it with only the Nascent Soul peak cultivator, the guardian of the scriptures?

Liu Zimo felt a bit worried.

However, he had no intention of lending a helping hand.

Since the last time he infiltrated the Illusory Moon Immortal Gate and discovered the existence of the Illusory Moon Ancestor, Liu Zimo had gained a deep understanding of the ancient heritage of these Immortal Gates.

The fact that the Qingyun Immortal Gate could stand tall and firm in the Qingyun Immortal Domain for tens of thousands of years without falling, firmly occupying the position of the number one Immortal Gate, made Liu Zimo absolutely believe that its hidden cards were no weaker than those of the Illusory Moon Immortal Gate.

"Perfect, I can take this opportunity to explore the depths of the Qingyun Immortal Gate."

"If I can blow up a few big fish or attract a few God Transformation Realm cultivators like Chunyu Zifang, that would be great!"

Liu Zimo licked his lips, full of excitement.

Chirp chirp!

While Gong Qingyue and the others had not yet arrived at the Qingyun Immortal Gate, Liu Zimo quickly shoveled a few more mouthfuls of rice into his mouth.

The sky and the earth are vast, but eating is the most important.

Even if the Qingyun Immortal Gate were to be destroyed today, it couldn't delay his lunch.

After three breaths, just as Liu Zimo finished the last mouthful of Spirit Silk Cucumber Soup, he heard the angry shout of the guardian of the scriptures, warning of an enemy attack.

"Enemy attack!"

"Quick, activate the Mountain Protection Array and prepare to meet the enemy!"

As he spoke, the guardian of the scriptures soared into the sky, directly confronting Gong Qingyue, Tian Baobao, and the other four.

Liu Zimo couldn't help but shake his head when he saw the situation.

The Spiritual Sense Cultivation Base of the guardian was indeed lacking, as he only just now discovered the traces of Gong Qingyue and the others.

Moreover, relying on him alone, he was destined to be unable to withstand the attacks of the three peak Nascent Soul cultivators.

Even the protective mountain formation of the Qingyun Immortal Gate might not have a chance to be fully activated.

As expected.

The appearance of the guardian did not completely stop Gong Qingyue and the others.

Only Gong Qingyue and Tian Baobao successfully trapped the guardian in place.

Meanwhile, Mu Shangzhi and the other Nascent Soul cultivator continued to fly towards the mountain gate of the Qingyun Immortal Gate without any obstacles.

At this moment.

Dai Yingyu, Xing Yuzhu, and the others heard the guardian's warning and woke up from their meditation.

Even though they did not sense the presence of the enemy's aura, they did not hesitate at all and immediately began to give orders to activate the mountain protection formation.

But even so, they were still a step too late.

Just as they were about to activate the defense formation of the main peak of Qingyun, Mu Shangzhi and the other person had already arrived nearby.

Boom!

Emerald Bamboo Peak, Baiyu Peak, Tianchi Peak, and Houtu Peak were all attacked at the same time.

With just one palm, Mu Shangzhi destroyed the protective formations of the four spiritual peaks, and countless disciples on the peaks were instantly injured or killed.

What's more serious is that without the protection of the four peaks, the mountain protection formation of the main peak of Qingyun, even though it had been activated, could only exert sixty percent of its normal power.

Dai Yingyu, Xing Yuzhu, and the others' faces changed dramatically as they quickly organized all the Nascent Soul realm elders on the main peak to form a battle formation and go out to fight the enemy.

But what they were facing now was a Nascent Soul peak cultivator and a reborn cultivator with a Nascent Soul peak realm Spiritual Sense Cultivation Base.

With just a dozen or so mid and low-level Nascent Soul realm cultivators, even if they joined forces in a battle formation, they would undoubtedly be defeated.

Liu Zimo sat quietly in the library, silently watching the battle in front of the mountain.

At this moment, the entire Emerald Bamboo Peak was shaking because of the ongoing battle outside.

But the library embedded halfway up the mountain remained stable like a mountain, without a speck of dust falling, all because of Liu Zimo's presence.

If it weren't for the fact that the library would have been empty by now, someone would have noticed the abnormality here.

Outside the mountain, the battle continued.

In just a moment, more than five Nascent Soul realm true transmission elders fell within the Qingyun Immortal Gate.

The number of other disciples and elders who died, ranging from Gold Core realm to Golden Core realm, was countless.

In Liu Zimo's ears, the sound of notifications kept ringing:

[Your good brother Lu Yuanmao had a series of unfortunate events and was killed by someone with a single palm. His soul is no longer here!]

['Heaven-stealing' Talent attribute passive triggered, you have inherited half of the remaining gifts left by your good brother Lu Yuanmao before his death. Golden Body Fire Cloud Technique +1000, Turtle's Breath Dao Rhyme +10, Immortal Dao Cultivation Base +800, Spiritual Sense +800, Sea of Knowledge Space +50000.]

[Your good brother Lu Yuanmao has logged out, currently available binding targets (631/1000).]

[...]

[Your good brother Shao Congren has logged out, currently available binding targets (602/1000).]

[...]

With the continuous death of these "good brothers" and "good sisters," Liu Zimo's Immortal Dao Cultivation Base and Spiritual Sense Cultivation Base soared once again.

Unfortunately, his Heavenly Dao Rhyme was still lacking, far from reaching the level of breaking through to the Divine Transformation stage.

Otherwise, just this sect battle alone would be enough for him to successfully advance to the Advanced Grade!

(End of this chapter)