Chapter 715: City in Peril
Guardian Peak was the mountain peak that the Mount Shu Sect had designated as the residence of their guardian celestial beast. It used to be the dwelling of the celestial beast Baize. After the great Baize disappeared, its offspring, the Baize youngling, disliked going back there, so the peak gradually fell into disuse. However, it was later revealed that Baize was on the brink of ascension and had entered a dormant state, awaiting the opportunity to advance to the ninth realm.
At the Mount Shu Summit, it was Chu Liang who had slain the vicious beast Taowu with one sword strike to protect Guardian Peak and prevent Baize from being disturbed. Six years had passed since then, and many had already forgotten about that incident.
Now, as a brilliant white light shone once more from Guardian Peak, the people present were reminded that Mount Shu still had a celestial beast, and it was at the pinnacle of the eighth realm.
With a thunderous roar, the beam of white light streaked across the sky, coming to a stop at the Grand Mountain-Protecting Formation. It was followed by an explosion of light.
Whoosh!
Countless silver rays scattered across the sky, breaking through the black clouds like the sun rising to dispel the night.
At the center of the silver light was the faint silhouette of a celestial beast. It had a dragon's head, deer's antlers, and silver scales all over. Its indistinct silhouette alone exuded a profound sense of peace and serenity.
Then the silhouette suddenly vanished, taking with it the vast black clouds that filled the sky. Appearing in its place was a tall, humanoid figure that was dressed in a beautiful white robe embroidered with gold and had a head full of long silver hair. Unlike the dull, gray hair of an elderly person, her silver hair shimmered splendidly. Though the people in the distance could not see her face clearly, they could still feel the divine brilliance radiating from her shining eyes.
This woman was Baize, the true guardian of Mount Shu.
In this moment of crisis, she leaped over from Guardian Peak and saved all thirty-six peaks of Mount Shu. The clouds in the sky were swept away, and her eyes met the eyes of the Dark King Sect's leader, Lin Poyun.
Lin Poyun stared at the divine figure before him, his gaze dark and heavy. "So, you're Baize?"