Dao Patterns: Sacred Dragon Body

This day, the Jade Void Palace suffered heavy losses.

Not only was a True Fate Realm expert like Wang Yuanzhi lost on Demon Mountain, but numerous disciples of varying cultivation levels, from Spirit Transformation Realm to Core Realm, were also consumed there.

Lin Shuguang and Su Beichen didn't dare to linger. If even the True Fate Realm expert Wang Yuanzhi couldn't guarantee his life, what hope was there for them?

Fortunately, Su Beichen had brought the treasure he used for escaping with him during this State Selection. The two of them urged their mounts onward.

"Junior Brother Lin?"

On their escape route, they encountered Xu Baiyang, covered in dust and grime. Lin Shuguang waved him over, and they took him onto Su Beichen's flying treasure. The three of them fled into the distance.

Seeing that Lin Shuguang and Su Beichen's relationship had become so close, Xu Baiyang felt a little unaccustomed to it.

Su Beichen maintained a cold expression, still carrying that arrogant demeanor of a young master. He cared about Lin Shuguang, but that didn't mean he cared about Xu Baiyang.

They flew for a while and arrived at the nearest Central Continent Prefecture outpost.

News of the Demon Mountain incident had already spread outside.

Experts from various regions were rushing to the scene, and even the people from the Central Continent Prefecture were mobilizing.

"Young Master, your father is on his way. Please rest for now... Today's incident is likely not without reason," a burly middle-aged man said with a solemn expression.

Su Beichen's body was still stained with blood, which was a shocking sight. He stopped the man, "Uncle Zhong, you are no match for them. Don't go."

The middle-aged man hesitated. "Young Master, what exactly happened there?"

Su Beichen frowned, still feeling a lingering fear. "Something was sealed beneath Demon Mountain. I don't know what happened, but now that thing has crawled out. I'm not letting you go for your own good. Even Wang Yuanzhi of the Jade Void Palace was no match for it and was devoured on the spot."

"Wang Yuanzhi..." The middle-aged man was stunned.

Su Beichen waved them off and led Lin Shuguang and Xu Baiyang down. "I don't know what the situation is like on Demon Mountain. Even Wang Yuanzhi couldn't defeat it. I wonder what will happen if that fierce beast breaks out of Demon Mountain... I still don't feel safe here."

He asked Lin Shuguang for his opinion. Although they were thousands of kilometers away from Demon Mountain, the image of Wang Yuanzhi's tragic death still made the young master Su tremble.

Lin Shuguang pondered for a moment. "Perhaps there's a truth we don't know... Logically, it's been an hour or two since we left Demon Mountain. The entity beneath Demon Mountain shouldn't be so inactive by now. Send someone to gather information. Otherwise, with the Central Continent being so vast, we won't have anywhere to escape to."

Su Beichen thought this made sense and turned to find the people from the Central Continent Prefecture.

Xu Baiyang had been following the two of them but hadn't interjected. Seeing Su Beichen leave, he finally spoke with concern, "Demon Mountain was fine just a moment ago, how could such a disaster occur..."

Lin Shuguang looked at him and shook his head. "No one can say for sure right now. Didn't they say Demon Mountain has existed for tens of thousands of years? Logically, all the powerful experts should have investigated it..."

He didn't finish his sentence, but Xu Baiyang understood and couldn't figure it out either.

"I saw that monster with my own eyes. Its upper body alone was hundreds of meters tall, half of it piercing the clouds. Such a colossal being was sealed within Demon Mountain, and no one discovered it for tens of thousands of years. This is definitely not right... Perhaps someone in Xuanyuan City deliberately orchestrated this..."

At this point, Xu Baiyang didn't continue on such a "treasonous" topic.

He sat silently in his chair.

After a long pause, he said, "All the sects participating in the State Selection suffered heavy losses. Even our Baojian Sect was not spared."

"I remember Qi Tianming also escaped," Lin Shuguang asked.

Xu Baiyang was startled. "It's good that Senior Brother Qi is still alive. Otherwise, it would take Baojian Sect at least ten years to recover."

The two chatted idly.

Xu Baiyang cautiously asked, "Junior Brother, have you broken through? On the way here earlier, I felt your aura become much stronger."

Lin Shuguang nodded. "By chance."

He couldn't explain the matter of the Dao Patterns.

Xu Baiyang couldn't help but envy him. "Breaking through is a good thing. With your talent, you'll likely be able to truly carry the banner of Baojian Sect in a few years... Earlier, I heard my master say that if you achieve good results in this State Selection, he would help you with connections. But now with this unexpected event, I don't know what the future holds."

Lin Shuguang shook his head slightly. "I don't have the mental capacity to think about so much."

Xu Baiyang nodded. "It's good that you're devoted to the Dao. Senior Brother admires you."

Silence fell in the room once more.

With the sudden incident at Demon Mountain, Xu Baiyang seemed to have been frightened, so he didn't say anything as usual.

He sat in a daze, lost in thought.

Lin Shuguang calmed his mind and looked at the Pay-to-Win System.

His Blood Energy Value had increased by hundreds of thousands due to Meng Jun.

Furthermore, the battle with Meng Jun was earth-shattering, and Lin Shuguang had also gained a lot in martial arts, his Blade Technique becoming more proficient.

He had now re-equipped the Dao Pattern of the Beast God Soul.

Compared to the Dao Patterns of Dark Prison and Sky-Breaking Axe, the power brought by the Beast God Soul every moment gave Lin Shuguang a greater sense of security.

He cultivated his mental cultivation technique to enhance his strength and physique attributes.

On the other hand, Lin Shuguang looked at the last line of the system.

Dao Pattern: Sacred Dragon Body. Lin Shuguang raised an eyebrow.

He secretly thought, "How could this Dao Pattern appear..."

He suddenly remembered Meng Jun.

The immense amplification must be due to the profound foundation and great potential of Meng Jun's Path-Entering Technique, otherwise, Lin Shuguang wouldn't have obtained such a high-level Dao Pattern.

It was even more terrifying than the Beast God Soul.

If Lin Shuguang remembered correctly, at the last moment, Meng Jun had destroyed the Blazing Demon Ape with his own strength. Lin Shuguang wouldn't forget that explosive power; he was most sensitive to strength.

He glanced at his Gray Seal status.

"If only I had a Ninth Heaven sparring partner."

Looking back at Xu Baiyang, Lin Shuguang asked, "Senior Brother, what realm are you in now?"

A person's realm was a private matter, and in normal circumstances, no one would ask so directly, nor would they get an answer if they did.

However, since Lin Shuguang was asking, Xu Baiyang didn't hide it. "Thanks to your Tongyou Pill, I'm at the Seventh Heaven now."

He immediately saw Lin Shuguang's disappointed expression.

Xu Baiyang: "..."

Just then, Su Beichen hurried back from outside.

"You were actually right!"

As soon as he entered, he looked at Lin Shuguang, his face indescribably excited, as if he had encountered some incredibly fortunate event.