338: Chapter 153: Hundred Coffins_3 338: Chapter 153: Hundred Coffins_3 As his strength grew stronger, the imperial army had even less of a chance against him.”
Cao Zhen nodded in understanding; this was a martial arts prodigy, but he still had some doubts.
“What about the Grand Preceptor, then?
Would the Grand Preceptor not make a move?”
Lan Pili explained, “The Grand Preceptor will not take action because he once said that his power would only be used against Immortals, and he would not strike against mortals.
Of course, the Grand Preceptor would not use the power of Immortals, but other people could not guarantee they would refrain from using it.
Especially the officials in the cities near Helian Baitian, they were even more panicked, fearing the moment Helian Baitian might strike them.
After realizing that the power of the law was insufficient to contend with Helian Baitian, they thought of the Immortals, seeking to borrow their power.
They believed that Helian Baitian, a mortal, no matter how strong, could not possibly withstand the Immortals.
Although they said they could not move our Ten Great Immortal Sects’ Immortals, there were still many Loose Cultivators within the Guardian Immortal Imperial Dynasty, so they asked some Loose Cultivators to deal with Helian Baitian.
Helian Baitian was indeed mortal and certainly struggled against Loose Cultivators; therefore, he was defeated the first time he faced a Loose Cultivator.
Although defeated, he did not die.
When he returned again, everyone was amazed to discover that his strength had surged again, and the Loose Cultivator who had severely injured him was beaten to death by him.”
“What?
A mortal killed a Cultivator?” Cao Zhen was suddenly baffled, a Cultivator, even the weakest, possessed mana, how could a mortal kill one.
“I know you are astonished, Peak Master Cao, I was just as surprised as you when I first heard this, and I couldn’t believe it either, but it is true.
That Helian Baitian truly has an extraordinary talent.
After he killed a Loose Cultivator, the nearby officials sought out even more Loose Cultivators.
He might be defeated, but each time he returned from recovering from defeat, he became incredibly strong, much stronger than before.
Even without defeat, after experiencing a great battle, if he emerged victorious, his power would improve significantly when he next appeared.
His talent is indeed astonishing.
In his words, after every battle, he comes to many realizations.”
Listening to Lan Pili’s words, Cao Zhen couldn’t help but feel that Helian Baitian’s realizations after each battle resembled the enlightenment experienced by those in cultivation.
Lan Pili did not look at Cao Zhen but continued, “In the entire history of the Guardian Immortal Imperial Dynasty, there has never been anyone like him.
He became stronger with each battle, and later on, those officials even appealed to the disciples from the smaller sects within the Dynasty, but it was useless.
The disciples from the Immortal Cultivation sects were equally powerless against Helian Baitian, and they lost many disciples.
And the trouble he caused grew increasingly severe until, eventually, even the disciples from the Ten Great Immortal Sects were called out.
The officials could not move the disciples from the Ten Great Immortal Sects, but the Loose Cultivators and disciples from other Immortal Cultivation sects had connections with some of the disciples from the Ten Great Immortal Sects.
After all, people from the Ten Great Immortal Sects would also descend the mountain and move about outside.
Some would become good friends with Loose Cultivators with whom they shared a temperamental kinship.
Even, some disciples from the Ten Great Immortal Sects had sworn brotherhood with Loose Cultivators and disciples from other sects.
When Helian Baitian killed their sworn brothers, even the disciples from the Ten Great Immortal Sects could not stop themselves from descending the mountain to seek revenge against Helian Baitian, and the Grand Preceptor could not object.
When the disciples from the Ten Great Immortal Sects came down the mountain, Helian Baitian did suffer some losses at first, and once he even came close to death.
But that time, he managed to escape, and precisely because of the severe injuries from that encounter, when he returned, his strength exploded again, and it was a tremendous increase.
The disciples who had almost killed him were slain within a few exchanges.
The disciples from the Ten Great Immortal Sects began to die, and slowly, all Ten Great Immortal Sects were drawn into the conflict.”
Having reached this point, Lan Pili sighed and said, “That Helian Baitian appears to have broken through his limitations, surpassing the bounds of martial arts.
Later on, despite several assassination attempts by people from the Ten Great Immortal Sects, they could not kill him, and instead, they were slain by him.
Indeed, because the disciples from the Ten Great Immortal Sects were stronger, he learned even more from his encounters with them.”
Cao Zhen’s expression changed as he asked, “Our disciples from the Ten Great Immortal Sects were killed by him?
Are there disciples from our Hundred Peaks Sect among the dead?”
Lan Pili nodded, “Yes, within every sect of the Ten Great Immortal Sects, there are disciples who have been killed by Helian Baitian.”
Cao Zhen puzzled, “Then how could the Ten Great Immortal Sects let him go?
Has our Hundred Peaks Sect not dispatched stronger experts, have no Elders or Peak Masters taken action?”
Lan Pili explained, “It is said that the Sect Leader True Person had already agreed to let a Peak Master take action.
It is true that the rule of the Guardian Immortal Imperial Dynasty is such that Immortals are forbidden to act against mortals, but Helian Baitian had killed our disciples from the Hundred Peaks Sect.
With disciples slain, it was right for a Peak Master, who is also their mentor, to seek vengeance for their disciples, and even the Grand Preceptor could not interfere.
The rest of the Ten Great Immortal Sects naturally prepared to act as well.
However, before the Ten Great Immortal Sects could act, the Grand Preceptor himself had already taken action.”
“The Grand Preceptor?” Cao Zhen’s eyes widened in surprise, “Didn’t he say that everything should follow the rules?
His own established rules, not to strike at mortals, did he break his own rules?”