Chapter 1606 - The Inevitable Has Arrived

Guangyuan City:

Two years had passed since the Deng Clan was wiped out.

The chaos caused by their fall had long since faded. Not only had Guangyuan City recovered, but it had also flourished beyond its former state, becoming livelier and more prosperous than ever.

The Rolling Thunder Mountain Manor was now the undisputed overlord of Guangyuan City.

Yet unlike the Deng Clan before them, the manor did not rule through oppression. They were only the overlords in name.

Furthermore, ever since Gongsun Jing and the others returned from the Chaotic Demon Sea two years ago, the entire Rolling Thunder Mountain Manor had become increasingly low profile.

Ironically, this restraint only made the people of Guangyuan City more uneasy. Occasionally, tribulation clouds would gather above the manor. Each appearance meant the same thing: someone was facing their tribulation to become immortal.

Whispers spread throughout Guangyuan City.

“How unexpected. In just two years, the Rolling Thunder Mountain Manor has grown several times stronger.”

“I know, right? Now, there are more than twenty immortal realm experts in the entire Rolling Thunder Mountain Manor.”

“Hoho, you’re underestimating them. I’ve been keeping track. Over the past two years alone, they’ve triggered ten immortal ascension tribulations. Add that to the breakthroughs right after the Deng Clan’s destruction, and I’d say there are at least thirty immortal experts there now,” someone scoffed.

“

Hiss, hiss

! Thirty! What a terrifying number!”

𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

“I heard that when Gongsun Jing returned from a trip two years ago, he seemed to have obtained a precious Triple-Transformed Great Restoration Pill. The injuries he had were no longer a problem. He should be a fourth-level Immortal Platform realm expert now.”

Whenever people looked toward Rolling Thunder Mountain Manor, reverence inevitably crept into their eyes.

Inside the Rolling Thunder Mountain Manor:

Ever since returning from the Chaotic Demon Sea, Gongsun Jing had meticulously prepared for the worst. The Eight Gates Golden Light Array had been fully laid out and reinforced time and again.

However, Gongsun Jing still felt as if a heavy rock weighed down on his heart, and that heavy rock was none other than the Crimson Lightning Sect.

Thirty immortal experts sounded impressive, but most were only at the first level of the Immortal Platform realm. Second- and third-level experts could be counted on one hand.

Meanwhile, the Eight Gates Golden Light array required at least eight people to activate. The stronger the people supporting the array, the greater its defensive power.

Although he could compensate with numbers, he still didn’t feel confident.

After all, the Crimson Lightning Sect was also a large force in the Chaotic Demon Sea Region. The Crimson Lightning Sect’s sect leader was a high-level Immortal Platform realm expert. Could their Eight Gates Golden Light Array withstand the Crimson Lightning Sect’s attack?

Two years of recuperation using the Triple-Transformed Great Restoration Pill had allowed Gongsun Jing to break through to the fifth level of the Immortal Platform realm, but even so, he knew the truth. One man could not carry an entire manor.

Two years had already passed, and the Crimson Lightning Sect still hadn’t come knocking on their doors. That frightened him even more.

At this time, Gongsun Ling’er walked in.

“Daddy.”

The girl from two years ago was gone. The willful arrogance she once carried had been polished away, replaced by calm composure. Her cultivation had reached the first level of the Immortal Platform realm.

Evidently, offending the Crimson Lightning Sect in the Chaotic Demon Sea had forced her to grow up overnight.

“Ling’er,” Gongsun Jing said gently. “What is it?”

“I just came to see you, Daddy.”

“

Mmm

. How’s your mother?”

“She fell asleep.”

Gongsun Ling’er hesitated. Her gaze flickered, clearly holding back words.

Gongsun Jing raised his eyebrow and said, “Just speak what’s on your mind. No need to hesitate.”

Gongsun Ling’er sighed and said, “Daddy, do you think he’s...”

Gongsun Ling’er couldn’t finish her sentence, but she knew that Gongsun Jing already understood what she meant.

Chen Fan.

Two years had passed.

Since returning to Guangyuan City, they had followed his instructions exactly. They waited. They prepared. They endured. And yet, there had been no word of him.

Gongsun Ling’er felt admiration and also guilt toward Chen Fan.

She revered his strength and freedom, yet blamed herself for dragging him and the manor into danger. In these two years, she felt fear and trepidation at every moment.

Gongsun Jing shook his head and said, “Rest assured, perhaps Chen Fan is on his way back here. He’ll be fine.”

The night passed quietly.

The next day, at noon.

Rumble!

Numerous powerful auras surged outside Guangyuan City, shaking the heavens. The terrifying commotion startled the entire city. Countless people shifted their gazes, wanting to find out what was happening.

Beyond the city walls, figures tore through the air, each radiating ferocity and killing intent.

Panic spread like wildfire.

“What’s happening?”

“Who are they?

Tsk tsk

, what powerful auras!”

“That leader is terrifying. Their aura is definitely in the high-level Immortal Platform realm. Did someone from our city offend such a big shot?”

“They are... the Crimson Lightning Sect! I recognize them! They’re a large force from the Chaotic Demon Sea Region, the Crimson Lightning Sect!”

“Heavens, who offended the Crimson Lightning Sect? Judging by their auras, it doesn’t seem like they’re just passing through. They’re definitely here to seek revenge!”

In these people’s eyes, the Crimson Lightning Sect was an enormous entity that they could not afford to offend.

Rolling Thunder Mountain Manor:

Naturally, Gongsun Jing sensed the terrifying auras beyond the city walls. His pupils immediately contracted violently, and he soared into the sky and shouted, “Enemy attack!”

The inevitable had finally arrived!

So, did Chen Fan perish in the Chaotic Demon Sea?

Swish, swish, swish!

The entire Rolling Thunder Mountain Manor sprang into action almost instantly. Numerous Immortal experts took their positions as they had rehearsed thousands of times, sitting cross-legged in the eight cardinal positions of the Eight Gates Golden Light Array.

“Boss!”

“Big Brother!”

The top executives of the Rolling Thunder Mountain Manor, such as Ma Xinglong and Li Mu, arrived alongside Gongsun Jing and looked into the distance with furrowed brows.

Gongsun Jing muttered softly, “They’re here! The Crimson Lightning Sect is here!”

Ma Xinglong, Li Mu, and the others’ pupils contracted violently.

It had been two years. They’re finally here!

Gongsun Jing waved his hand and said, “Go. Hopefully, the combined strength of the mountain manor and the Eight Gates Golden Light Array can withstand the Crimson Lightning Sect’s assault!”

He didn’t feel confident inside. After all, it was the Crimson Lightning Sect.

Swish, swish, swish.

Led by their sect leader, the Crimson Lightning Sect’s people stepped into Guangyuan City. Their powerful cultivation swept out overwhelmingly like the ocean, revealing that he was a great expert in the eighth-level Immortal Platform realm.

Under that pressure alone, the city’s inhabitants felt as though invisible hands were clamped around their throats.

However, the Crimson Lightning Sect’s people streaked past the sky above Guangyuan City and went straight toward the Rolling Thunder Mountain Manor.

The people in the city narrowed their gazes.

The Crimson Lightning Sect had come for the Rolling Thunder Mountain Manor?

When did they offend the Crimson Lightning Sect?