The clay figure became very excited upon seeing Old Ma, but Old Ma was even more thrilled at the sight of the clay figure.

It wasn’t easy, it was finally going to be a Protector for once!

Was it easy to encounter an opponent at the Body Integration Realm?

Meng Jingzhou, that kid, finally drew in an enemy at the Body Integration Realm, and there was only one.

As soon as it felt the commotion from outside the city while in the stable, he rushed over immediately!

Fearing that enemies beyond its capabilities would show up later.

This time was a rare opportunity that absolutely couldn’t be missed!

The clay figure stared at Old Ma, whose bloodline was pure, undoubtedly a great demon king from the Dragon horse clan living in the East Sea!

"You..."

The clay figure had barely uttered a word when Old Ma stepped on the void, and a pure white True Dragon illusory shadow appeared behind him, the standard for a pure-blooded Dragon horse clan!

The white True Dragon illusory shadow coiled into a circle, resembling the moon in the sky!

Old Ma wouldn’t give the clay figure a chance to speak, for the night was long and rife with dreams, so the fight needed to be swift!

The clay figure didn’t expect Old Ma to be so disrespectful, not even exchanging a few pleasantries before starting the fight.

He was a Great Yu Cultivator, and in the long span of more than a hundred thousand years, his slumbering technique went awry. When he woke up, he found his body had decayed, leaving only his soul.

Having no other choice and unwilling to start over through possession, which could take who knows how long, he chose the Belief Sculpting Technique passed down from the Great Qian Dynasty and picked Lin Tian City, a rather unremarkable city.

He thought he had been cautious enough since this place hardly saw a Body Integration Realm cultivator in decades. How could he have encountered a great demon king at the Body Integration Realm on such a quiet night?

Where did this member of the Demon Race spring from, and isn’t Great Xia going to do something about it?

Accompanied by an excited dragon’s cry from Old Ma, his fur shook as he leaped into the air, his Qi and Blood turning into raging flames, charging at the clay figure on auspicious clouds and fierce flames.

Horse Stomping All Under Heaven!

The clay figure’s ten fingers shot out, summoning endless water from thin air, forming a wall of water that pressed toward Old Ma. Old Ma’s mouth gaped wide as the dragon scale at his brow twinkled twice, and the wall of water split in the middle, allowing Old Ma to race through.

Water Splitting Technique!

He had spent years living in the East Sea, playing with seawater with ease. That the opponent dared to play with water in front of him was like not knowing how to spell death!

The clay figure didn’t expect Old Ma to easily pass through the water wall, disrupting his chance to attack. All four of Old Ma’s hooves kicked out simultaneously, like four imposing mountains, and shattered the clay figure!

"This is too much!" the clay figure roared in anger. Even if he hadn’t recovered to his peak period, he shouldn’t be beaten so miserably by another demon king of the same realm.

A third eye split open between the clay figure’s brows, revealing a natural Heavenly Eye. Although it wasn’t as powerful as the Immortal Dao’s Heavenly Eye, it held many secrets and helped him excel in the Body Integration Realm.

The third eye released a beam of golden light, freezing Old Ma in that space, unable to move.

Old Ma didn’t panic; instead, he revealed a joyful smile.

Two mystical horns appeared on Old Ma’s head, the unique dragon horns of the Long Clan!

He neighed long and loud, exhaling demonic energy from his mouth and nose. Sweat streamed down and evaporated, turning into mist.

The clay figure clenched his teeth tightly, trying to forcefully suppress Old Ma, but now that Old Ma had revealed his dragon horns, there was no way he could be suppressed.

Old Ma was as fast as lightning, riding the light as he moved, slightly lowering his neck to ram the clay figure with his dragon horns!

"Golden Armor Protector Divine Seal!"

A seal emerged from the brow of the clay figure, a protective mantra he had learned from the Buddha Country, extremely powerful!

But in front of Old Ma, the mantra was like a layer of tissue paper, easily punctured. The clay figure was struck by the dragon horns, and his lower body was smashed to pieces, with thousands of strands of Metal Qi from the dragon horns cutting it to dust.

The clay figure used many divine abilities with his third eye, lighting up the sky and making it as bright as day, but all were neutralized by Old Ma.

Under passive defense, the clay figure was forced back constantly.

"Old Ma is quite excited," muttered Meng Jingzhou.

It had been nearly three years since he had seen Old Ma so active.

"I don’t care who you are, or what the outcome today is, you will surely be hunted down in the future!" the clay figure shouted, unclear whether he was bluffing or threatening.

Old Ma grew even more excited upon hearing this, which meant the clay figure had no reinforcements now.

Why not beat him harder, then?

The white dragon illusory shadow merged with Old Ma, his Dragon’s Blood boiling to the heavens. Old Ma transformed into a hundred-zhang long Dragon horse, his brow dragon scales covering his body like gleaming white armor.

If there were any cultivators who had fought with Old Ma who saw this move, they would’ve fled as far as they could.

Dragon’s Battle in the Wild is a technique that even Meng Jingzhou’s father would dare not face head-on.

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"No!" The clay statue let out a desperate scream.

Boom!

The clay statue crumbled into dust under the impact, dying without a complete corpse.

Old Ma proudly snorted, returning to normal size.

Content.

The commotion here quickly attracted the attention of the government office, and the City Lord hurriedly brought people over to investigate the situation.

"City Lord, your arrival is timely. This one named Mu Xi cursed others and we’ve caught him red-handed," Lu Yang presented Mu Xi, who might not have lived had Lu Yang not protected him earlier.

At the same time, Lu Yang and his companion also showed their Identity Jades from the Seek Dao Sect to prove their identities.

The City Lord looked at the two with uncertainty. Were these disciples from the Seek Dao Sect? Catching a mortal caused such an uproar.

"Cough, it’s not just about catching this mortal. Originally, there was a divine temple here, inside of which was enshrined an ancient figure from the Integration Stage," Meng Jingzhou explained awkwardly, as the divine temple had already been flattened in the recent battle.

Hearing Meng Jingzhou’s description, the City Lord was petrified with fear; such an ancient being from the Integration Stage had been hidden so close to his jurisdiction.

"Thank you both for your help."

"It was merely our duty."

"We have other matters to attend to and must be going," the two men said as they clasped their fists and handed Mu Xi over to the City Lord to deal with. They and Old Ma returned to the city.

They still had tasks to complete.

"Shall we test Gu Junye’s Spirit Root?" Lu Yang suggested.

If Gu Junye had at least Three Spirit Roots, he would be eligible to take the Seek Dao Sect’s test.

It was late at night by then, when everyone should have been sleeping, but the battle had been so loud that everyone, including Gu Junye, had awakened.

Gu Junye stood in the courtyard with his hands behind his back, shivering. The cool breeze tousled his hair as he stared unblinkingly in the direction of the battle.

"Is the enemy... coming?"

Meng Jingzhou concealed his presence and waved a bone-testing stone near Gu Junye; inside the stone, a spotless water mass the size of half a fist emerged.

"Wow, a Water Spirit Root, this kid really has some potential."

Now that his character and qualifications posed no issues, Lu Yang and his companion revealed themselves, startling Gu Junye.

Fortunately, Gu Junye’s Dao heart was unchangeable through the ages, and he quickly recovered.

He watched Lu Yang and his companion quietly and sighed softly, "Has the day finally come?"

"... We are disciples of the Seek Dao Sect. You may have heard of our names. I am Lu Yang, and he is Meng Jingzhou."

The two were regular characters in storytelling.

Hearing their names, Gu Junye’s look changed, "Xuanyuan Sword Master, the Unbreakable Sage... I never would have thought that you two had also reincarnated."

Lu Yang: "..."

Meng Jingzhou: "..."

After a pause, Meng Jingzhou continued, "... After our assessment, we both agree that your character and qualifications meet the entry requirements of our Seek Dao Sect. You may come to the Seek Dao Sect on the second day of the second lunar month next year to take the entrance examination."

"This is a map to the Sect and some travel expenses," Meng Jingzhou gave Gu Junye a map and some Spirit Stones.

After everything was settled, as the two men were about to leave, Gu Junye stopped them.

"Wait a moment; could you fulfill one of my wishes? I am willing to do anything in return."

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The next day, the academy was abuzz with discussions about the battle from the night before. Some said it was a battle between Great Cultivators, some said it was the Passing of the Thunder Tribulation, others thought the Demon Race had attacked; there were various speculations.

It wasn’t until class began that people noticed Mu Xi was absent that day.

Mu Yu thought back to the government officers who had entered their home to search last night and was somewhat distracted.

Gu Junye sat in a corner as always, earnestly listening to the lecture.

Suddenly, two tall figures appeared at the classroom door, backlit and their features obscured.

Both the teacher and the students were taken aback, unsure who these two were.

"Who are you!" The teacher demanded.

The two figures walked into the classroom, ignoring the teacher’s demand as though it didn’t exist, and headed straight for the dazed Gu Junye. They sincerely clasped their fists and said.

"Fellow Daoist, we’ve finally found you. We’re facing an unprecedented crisis, and only you can resolve it. This world needs you!"

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