Seeking Fortune and Avoiding Evil in the Cultivation World Chapter 1102 - 535: Obtaining the Soaring Snake Technique Integration - , Tremendous Gains

Upon the demise of Supreme Elder Sima Lun, a profound silence gripped the entire Sima Family.

Expressions of numerous Sima Family Elders darkened to an extreme degree.

A heavy veil of gloom enveloped the whole clan.

Nobody had foreseen such an unforeseen disaster.

Supreme Elder Sima Lun had only recently broken through to Refining Void, ascending to the ranks of a Great Power.

He ranked among the top powerhouses of the Northern Continent.

Dealing with a mere Loose Cultivator should have been child's play for him, no?

Yet, that enigmatic Loose Cultivator struck him down in a flash, effortless as killing a fowl.

The formerly arrogant Supreme Elder Sima Lun now lay as a cold, dead husk.

"Refining Void! The foe must be at Refining Void, or how else could Elder Sima Lun fall?"

A horrified Elder shouted out.

"What rubbish is that? We can't confirm the enemy reached Refining Void."

"And one of immense power in Refining Void too, otherwise slaying Elder Sima Lun would be impossible."

"But where on earth did this Refining Void Loose Cultivator come from?"

Another Elder spat in fury.

"Blame it all on Sima Bei; he dragged this monstrous foe onto our Sima Family."

"Arguing now is useless since we've already provoked them."

"This is truly a Refining Void Great Power; if they turn their wrath on our Sima Family, can we endure?"

"Fear not, our Sima Family's Tier Six Grand Array stands firm; even a Refining Void Great Power can't breach it easily, and our Sima Clan won't perish."

"Such a fearsome Refining Void Great Power—where did it emerge? The Northern Continent hiding such Loose Cultivators? Unheard of!"

The countenances of many Sima Family Elders remained utterly somber.

Revenge was the last thing on their minds now; survival of the Sima Family loomed as the dire threat.

A Refining Void Great Power proved far too horrifying.

Should enmity fester, countless Sima Family cultivators might face slaughter.

No matter our Tier Six Array's strength.

If they resolved to annihilate the Sima Family, escape from ancestral lands would prove impossible.

We'd be cornered and doomed to extinction here.

That could spell the total erasure of the Sima Family.

"I suspect the foe hails not from our Northern Continent."

"A true Northern Continent cultivator would be known to us."

Clan Leader Sima Yan declared gravely.

"Not from the Northern Continent? Then a Refining Void from elsewhere?"

"Impossible—you all know the endless seas beyond our shores; even flying a millennium barely scratches the surface."

"True, the gulf between Northern Continent and others is unimaginably vast, unreachable."

Numerous Elders shook their heads in denial.

They dismissed the idea of the mystery cultivator originating from distant lands.

Past expeditions to outer realms had returned fruitless.

Those ventures ended in death at sea or lives wasted aging on the waves.

"No, that's not my point— not from another continent."

"I mean they could be from the Ancient Era."

Sima Yan clarified his theory.

What?!

These words jolted many Elders, their pupils shrinking as they mulled the notion.

"Remember, Life Source Stone isn't ours alone."

"If our Nine Great True Spirit Clans possess it, so might others."

"In the Ancient Era especially, countless cultivators likely claimed Life Source Stones."

"That era's cataclysm wrought devastation and massive casualties."

"Yet who can say no ancient experts endured?"

"Some Refining Void or even Integration Great Powers might have sealed themselves in Life Source Stones."

"Then biding time for revival, mirroring our clan's scheme."

Sima Yan voiced his speculation.

"Ancient Era cultivators? Too fantastical—imagine the years they've endured, inconceivable."

"But it fits best; if our Sima Clan ancestor managed it, so could ancient ones. Hidden Great Powers may yet linger."

"Should this prove true, the Northern Continent faces upheaval."

"Indeed, a wave of ancient revivals could topple our Nine Great True Spirit Clans' supremacy."

"Sigh, Spiritual Energy Revival ushers a chaotic golden age, rife with upheavals—some True Spirit Clans may vanish forever."

"We must rouse more Sima Clan ancestors swiftly. In this era, lacking Refining Void Great Power backing spells doom. Delay no longer."

The Sima Family Elders buzzed with heated debate, urgency surging through their veins.

They sensed impending doom for the Sima Family if trends persisted.

...

At the same time, word of Supreme Elder Sima Lun's fall spread to other True Spirit Clans.

This shocking incident bore immense weight for them too.

A Refining Void's demise sent shudders through countless factions.

After all, carelessness could bring the same fate upon other True Spirit Clans.

"Sima Lun just reached Refining Void, yet got slain."