Chapter 120: It Could Never Be Him!

Liu Ruyan’s expression shifted instantly!

She clearly had not expected there to be any activity above the sixth floor of the Sanctuary Tower.

While she was still reeling from the surprise, a thought couldn’t help but creep up  in her heart:

 Could the person up there be Lu Jin?

However, she immediately shook her head and whispered to herself: ”Impossible!”

“Even with my current strength at the 7th Layer Jindan, I wouldn’t dare rashly enter the sixth floor of the Sanctuary Tower. His cultivation is certainly below mine; he wouldn’t be able to break through the tower’s suppression of his realm at all…”

Thinking this, she breathed a sigh of relief.

Powerful experts from the Blood Moon Holy Land frequently entered the Sanctuary Tower to cultivate.

Though the tower was located in the Outer Sect, Outer Sect disciples basically never dared to enter and cultivate here; most of those who came inside were Inner Sect disciples.

Within this tower, there were powerful restrictions beyond imagination. As long as one’s cultivation realm was insufficient, they would be completely rejected and unable to step inside.

Previously, Yang Dianfeng had been single-mindedly focused on entering this place to cultivate, but it was only after his cultivation reached the 5th Layer Jindan that Elder Chi Yu allowed him in.

This was because there were not only powerful restrictions, but also unexpected dangers. The number of disciples who had accidentally lost their lives here was by no means small!

In addition to the restrictions, various arrays were interlaced throughout. If one was not cautious and prudent, they might fall directly into a killing array and become nourishment for the formation.

Liu Ruyan had been here more than once and already knew the space of the first five floors like the back of her hand. Therefore, she believed she had bypassed the complex arrays of the fifth floor to wait directly for Lu Jin. She never would have imagined that after Lu Jin entered, he had absolutely no interest in the lower five floors. He used his powerful Spiritual Force to scout a path and headed straight up, entering the sixth floor!

After some thought, Liu Ruyan noticed the commotion above was growing quieter. She shook her head, her brow furrowing: ”Lu Jin, with your cultivation, I’m afraid it will take you half a day just to reach the fifth floor! Fine, I will wait here to kill you!”

Swish!

Liu Ruyan’s eyes changed. A streak of black Qi whistled out from her hand. In the blink of an eye, two powerful weapons surged with demonic and monster energy, appearing in her left and right hands simultaneously.

The Blood Demon Bone Sickle and the Heavenly Monster Demonic Sword!

The Blood Demon Bone Sickle was a super-tier weapon cultivated by fusing the Supreme Bone with the Blood Demon Art. The Heavenly Monster Demonic Sword was a Heaven Grade weapon condensed after practicing the Heavenly Monster Demonic Sword Art!

With monster and demonic energy entwined around her body, Liu Ruyan’s entire aura billowed like a demon. A black halo diffused through her eyes, making her look like a monstrous creature rather than a human!

“Lu Jin, now that I possess such killing moves, I can even kill a 9th Layer Jindan! This time, you won’t escape again! The Providence on your body, your trump cards… they will all be mine!”

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While Liu Ruyan was waiting for Lu Jin on the fifth floor, Lu Jin had already ascended further, arriving at the seventh floor of the Sanctuary Tower.

Hum!

The moment he entered the seventh floor, a strange aura suddenly rushed toward him!

Bang!

Dragon patterns surfaced around his body. That aura slammed heavily against the dragon pattern defense, triggering a series of crackling explosions!

However, thanks to the protection of the dragon patterns, the impact of the aura was quickly fended off.

“The aura of this seventh floor is indeed much stronger than the sixth…”

Lu Jin frowned. His Spiritual Force spread out, beginning to scout this level of the tower.

The tremor Liu Ruyan had felt earlier was precisely the commotion caused by Lu Jin’s fierce battle with an array spirit beast on the sixth floor.

However, that spirit beast’s lethality was only at the 2nd Transformation of the Purple Mansion Realm. Although it caused some tremors, it couldn’t pose the slightest threat to Lu Jin. He had dealt with it very quickly.

That was also the reason the vibration had only lasted for a moment.

As his Spiritual Force diffused, Lu Jin’s brow furrowed slightly.

This floor isn’t an array, but… an actual demonic beast? I didn’t expect a Great Demon to be kept here in the Sanctuary Tower!”

Within the range of his Spiritual Force, a Great Demon was crouching on the ground in the massive space. Its body was incredibly large, and its entire form emitted a black glow. Its massive, fanged maw provided a powerful visual impact.

This level of the tower was clearly connected to a small sub-space. Although the Great Demon was huge, it appeared quite small within this sub-space, which functioned similarly to the interior of a massive spatial ring.

The Great Demon seemed to have been sleeping for a long time. When Lu Jin arrived, a sliver of bloodthirsty killing intent finally emerged within its pair of originally drowsy, crimson beast pupils.

“It’s actually a Vajra Bone Beast, comparable to the 3rd Transformation of the Purple Mansion Realm!”

Lu Jin had seen this kind of beast in a demonic beast manual before and recognized it at a glance.

The greatest characteristic of a Vajra Bone Beast was that the bones throughout its body were extremely hard, as if forged from vajra. The bone hardness of some powerful Vajra Bone Beasts could even rival weapons forged by master blacksmiths!

Furthermore, these Vajra Bone Beasts were born with ”hard bones.” They possessed powerful combat strength even without cultivation, making them truly heaven-chosen beasts.

However, the number of such beasts was extremely rare. Some human cultivators would steal them while they were still cubs to raise them as mounts or pets. To prevent them from having violent temperaments or attracting adult beasts during mating seasons in the future, humans would often choose to remove their reproductive organs.

This led to the number of Vajra Bone Beasts becoming even more scarce.

Lu Jin hadn’t expected that the Blood Moon Holy Land would keep such a rare beast within this tower.

Roar!!!

As Lu Jin entered the space, the Vajra Bone Beast suddenly let out a deafening roar!

The entire Sanctuary Tower seemed to tremble!

Fortunately, there were sub-spaces within the upper levels of the tower that could dissipate some of the impact. Otherwise, relying solely on the structural integrity of the tower itself, it probably would have collapsed long ago.

“Eh? What happened?”

“The seventh floor! Someone has entered the seventh floor!”

After the Vajra Bone Beast roared, although part of the vibration was neutralized within the sub-space, a powerful sound wave still burst out of the Sanctuary Tower, instantly causing the crowd outside to cry out in alarm!

“Could it be Lu Jin?”

“Impossible! Absolutely impossible! Rumor has it that there is a super Great Demon on the seventh floor of the Sanctuary Tower, the Vajra Bone Beast! Even the Senior Brothers of the Inner Sect don’t dare to set foot there lightly. There have even been many disciples who ended up in that beast’s stomach!”

“If you said Senior Sister Liu Ruyan entered the seventh floor, I might believe it a little, though with her strength, it would still be a very close call…”

“It’s likely that some other, more powerful Senior Brother or Senior Sister broke into the seventh floor, or perhaps an Elder of the Inner Sect is training inside! As for Lu Jin… he may have some tricks up his sleeve, but that is the seventh floor. Even the Outer Sect Elders wouldn’t dare to rush in blindly!”

“I wonder which floor Lu Jin has reached by now? There hasn’t been any movement at all.”

“…”

The crowd discussed fervently. Meanwhile, Liu Ruyan, who was waiting for Lu Jin on the fifth floor, became increasingly confused.

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Footnotes:

TN1: Vajra (金刚): Often translated as ”Diamond” or ”Indestructible,” it refers to the hardest substance in Buddhist mythology, signifying the beast’s incredible physical defense.