Dao Patterns: Sacred Dragon Body

On this day, the Jade Void Palace suffered heavy losses.

Not only had someone at the True Fate Realm like Wang Yuanzhi perished on Demon Mountain, but countless disciples at the Spirit Transformation Realm, Core Realm, and other realms had also been swallowed up there.

Lin Shuguang and Su Beichen did not dare linger. Even Wang Yuanzhi at the True Fate Realm could not guarantee his own survival, much less them.

Fortunately, Su Beichen had also brought along the treasure he used to flee during this State Selection, and the two of them raced away at full speed.

"Junior Brother Lin?"

While fleeing, they encountered Xu Baiyang, who was covered in dust and grime. Lin Shuguang waved him over and brought him onto Su Beichen's flying treasure. The three of them fled into the distance.

Seeing that Lin Shuguang and Su Beichen had actually become this close, Xu Baiyang still found it somewhat difficult to get used to.

Su Beichen wore a cold expression, still carrying that unbearably cocky look of a young master. He cared about Lin Shuguang, but that did not mean he cared about Xu Baiyang.

After flying for some time, the three arrived at the nearest Central Continent Prefecture station.

The matter of Demon Mountain had clearly already spread to the outside world.

Experts from all over were rushing over one after another. Even the people from the Central Continent Prefecture had begun making their way there.

"Young Master, the old master is on his way here. You should rest for now... There was probably a reason behind what happened today." A burly middle-aged man spoke with a solemn expression.

Blood still stained Su Beichen's body, creating a shocking sight, but he stopped the man with one hand. "Uncle Zhong, you're no match for it. Don't go."

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

Su Beichen frowned, still somewhat shaken to this day. "Something was sealed beneath Demon Mountain. I don't know what happened, but that thing crawled out from inside. I'm telling you not to go for your own good. Even Wang Yuanzhi of the Jade Void Palace was unable to withstand a single move. He was swallowed alive on the spot."

"Wang Yuanzhi..." The middle-aged man froze.

Su Beichen called out to them and led Lin Shuguang and Xu Baiyang inside first. "I don't know what's happening over at Demon Mountain. Even Wang Yuanzhi wasn't its match. Who knows what will happen if that Fierce Beast breaks out of Demon Mountain... I feel that this place still isn't safe."

He asked Lin Shuguang what he thought. Although they had left Demon Mountain by several thousand kilometers, the sight of Wang Yuanzhi's gruesome death still made this young master of the Su family tremble with fear.

Lin Shuguang pondered for a while. "There may be a truth we don't know about... Logically speaking, from the time we left Demon Mountain until now, at least one or two hours should have passed. That existence beneath Demon Mountain shouldn't still be completely inactive. Send someone to investigate and gather information. Otherwise, the Central Continent is so vast that it won't matter where we flee."

Su Beichen found that reasonable and immediately turned to find people from the Central Continent Prefecture.

Xu Baiyang had been following the two of them the entire time, but he had not said a word. Only after Su Beichen left did he speak worriedly. "How could such a disturbance appear out of nowhere on Demon Mountain...?"

Lin Shuguang looked over and shook his head. "No one can say for sure what's happening now. Didn't they say that Demon Mountain had existed for tens of thousands of years? Logically, all the major experts should have already investigated it..."

He did not finish, but Xu Baiyang understood. He also could not make sense of it.

"I saw that monster with my own eyes. Just its upper body was several hundred meters tall, with half its body piercing into the clouds. Yet such a colossal creature had been sealed inside Demon Mountain, and no one had discovered it for more than ten thousand years. There's definitely something wrong with this... Perhaps someone in Xuanyuan City did it deliberately..."

At this point, Xu Baiyang did not continue discussing such a "treasonous" matter.

He sat silently on the chair.

After a while, he spoke. "All the sects that participated in this State Selection suffered heavy losses. Even our Baojian Sect was not spared."

"I remember Qi Tianming escaped too." Lin Shuguang asked.

Xu Baiyang froze. "It's good that Senior Brother Qi is still out there. Otherwise, my Baojian Sect wouldn't recover in less than ten years."

The two chatted idly, exchanging only a few words at a time.

Xu Baiyang asked cautiously, "Junior Brother, did you break through? On the way here, I already sensed that the aura around you had grown considerably stronger."

Lin Shuguang nodded. "I was merely lucky."

He had no way to talk about the Dao Patterns.

Xu Baiyang still could not help but envy him. "Breaking through is a good thing. With your talent, I'm afraid it won't take more than a few years for you to truly shoulder the banner of the Baojian Sect... Earlier, I heard what Master meant. If you achieved a good result in this State Selection, he would help pave the way for you. But now that this accident has occurred, who knows what will happen next."

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

Xu Baiyang nodded. "Your single-minded pursuit of the Dao is a good thing. Senior Brother admires you."

The room fell silent once again.

Demon Mountain had suddenly suffered this disaster, and Xu Baiyang seemed to have been frightened as well. That was why he had not spoken as he usually did.

He stared blankly ahead, no one knowing what he was thinking.

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

His Blood Energy Value had increased by several hundred thousand because of Meng Jun.

Furthermore, his battle with Meng Jun had shaken heaven and earth. Lin Shuguang had gained greatly in the martial way as well, and his use of the blade technique had grown increasingly proficient.

At present, he had once again equipped the Dao Patterns of the Beast God Soul.

Compared with Dark Prison and the Sky-Breaking Axe, the power brought by the Beast God Soul every moment was what truly gave Lin Shuguang a sense of security.

On one hand, he cultivated his cultivation method, strengthening his power and physique attributes.

On the other hand, Lin Shuguang looked toward the final line of the system.

Dao Patterns: Sacred Dragon Body. Lin Shuguang raised his brows.

How did this Dao Pattern appear...?

He suddenly thought of Meng Jun.

The increase was so tremendous that it was likely because Meng Jun's Path-Entering Technique possessed profound foundations and immense potential. Otherwise, Lin Shuguang would never have obtained such a high-grade Dao Pattern.

It was simply even more terrifying than the Beast God Soul.

If Lin Shuguang remembered correctly, at the final moment, Meng Jun had relied on his own strength to forcibly destroy the Blazing Demon Ape. Lin Shuguang could not have misremembered that explosive power—he was most sensitive to strength.

He glanced at the Gray Seal's condition.

"It would be great if I had a Ninth Heaven sparring partner."

He looked at Xu Baiyang again and asked, "Senior Brother, what realm are you in now?"

A person's realm was, after all, a private matter. Out in the world, no one would ask so directly, and even if they did, they might not receive an answer.

But the person asking now was Lin Shuguang, so Xu Baiyang did not hide it. "Thanks to your Tongyou Pill, I'm at the Seventh Heaven now."

He immediately saw the somewhat disappointed expression on Lin Shuguang's face.

Xu Baiyang: "..."

Just then, Su Beichen hurried back in from outside.

"You were actually right!"

The moment he entered, he looked at Lin Shuguang. His expression was indescribably excited, as if he had truly encountered some earth-shaking stroke of good fortune.