Once the beacon is ignited, it is difficult to extinguish.
Although the purge operation against the Fuhai Sect only lasted for half a month, the turmoil it caused could not be stopped easily.
In this great chaos that swept through the whole of Dali, many aristocratic families and sects were settling old and new grudges, labeling each other, murdering each other, and fighting to the death.
Under this situation, even if Lingyang Sect, Shanhe Sect, and Dugu Family issued an edict together, it would be difficult to calm down the dispute.
After the purge operation is over:
The entire situation in Dali can be described in one sentence - overt fighting is suspended, and secret fighting continues.
Under the fierce fighting and fighting, many sects and aristocratic families collapsed, freeing up large swathes of interests, which caused a chain reaction that triggered a new round of continuous turmoil and implicated more immortal cultivators.
In these troubled times, even many urban areas are no longer safe, and many low-level casual cultivators feel even more precarious, with large numbers of people fleeing and crossing south.
Anyone with a deep conscience can sense that something is wrong, but they are powerless and unable to stop it, and they can only watch the situation continue to worsen.
As for the upper level of Dali's Immortal Realm, it's a completely different scene:
The three major golden elixir forces, and even the masters of the dominant forces, turned a blind eye to and ignored the chaos at the middle and lower levels, and adopted an attitude of letting it go.
Seeing that the Realm Breaker was about to succeed, every family was actively preparing, purchasing spiritual weapons and talismans, purchasing spiritual elixirs and secret treasures, and practicing Taoist secrets as soon as possible, waiting for the day when the Five Elements Secret Realm would be reopened.
The three Jindan Patriarchs were also on guard against possible external spoilers. While taking turns to sit at the Tianbao Tower headquarters, they also secretly arranged their manpower to track down Yuwentai's whereabouts in the southwestern countries.
Spring passes and autumn comes.
After the unrest in Dali lasted for a whole year, it finally subsided.
The sects, aristocratic families, and alliance organizations in various continents suffered heavy casualties, so they all silently shrank their power and licked their wounds, and all kinds of overt and covert struggles were greatly reduced.
…………
Qianzhou, Tianbao Tower headquarters.
The top-floor residence that originally belonged to Yu Wentai has now become a place for cultivation when the three Jindan ancestors take turns to sit in charge.
On this day:
Ancestor Zhenyang, who is in charge of the Tianbao Tower headquarters, is sitting in the main hall on the top floor, listening to the work reports of several elders.
"...Then let's stop here."
After listening to their reports, Ancestor Zhenyang looked calm and said:
"As the saying goes, there is no wind without waves. Now that the wind has calmed down, it's time for the waves to calm down."
"After this great chaos, it can at least buy us another two to three hundred years of stability and peace. It is worth it."
As he spoke, he paused for a moment before giving instructions:
"Communicate my decision to the Shanhe Sect and the Dugu Family, so that they can calm down for a while."
"Breakers are very close to completing their meritorious deeds. It may be within ten days and a half. It's better to be more stable."
"yes."
Several Lingyang Sect elders all nodded respectfully in agreement.
If outsiders saw this scene and heard their conversation, they would definitely be shocked - it turned out that the turmoil sweeping across Dali was secretly promoted by Lingyang Sect, Shanhe Sect and Dugu Family.
If it were not for these three golden elixir forces secretly fueling the flames and fanning the flames, the turmoil would not have lasted for such a long time and caused heavy damage to the world of immortality.
"Why……"
Ancestor Zhenyang didn’t know what he thought of, and sighed:
"Although Dali is rich in resources and treasures, its spiritual energy is limited after all, and it cannot support too many immortal cultivators."
"If there is no restraint, it will eventually bring down the entire world of immortal cultivation... Tianzhou Jiufu is the best. Even the next-level Fifty-four Kingdoms are several times better than Dali."
At this moment, he was extremely envious of the immortal cultivators living in the Nine Palaces of Tianzhou, who had endless spiritual energy and never had to worry about shortage.
He is the ancestor of Jindan and is powerful in the country, but he is also trapped by this identity and cannot leave everything behind and go to the Nine Palaces of Tianzhou to pursue his own path.
It is precisely because of this that the 'Innate Pure Yuan Dan' left by Five Elements Sanren is particularly important to him.
"go Go."
Ancestor Zhenyang waved his hand and dismissed many elders.
After several elders respectfully retired, he stood up and walked to the edge of the floor. He put his hand on the railing and looked at the sky with a deep gaze:
"One against two, there may not be a chance of victory..."
…………
Seven days later.
"Boom..."
The mighty whirlpool of spiritual energy covered hundreds of miles around, with great momentum.
Such an astonishing celestial phenomenon immediately caused a sensation inside and outside Tianbao Tower, and many monks were discussing and speculating.
At the same time, under Tianbao Tower, in a top-secret underground space.
"good very good!"
Ancestor Zhen Yang looked at the figure in the distance with a smile on his face and a hint of expectation in his eyes.
It was a young man sitting cross-legged, wearing a simple black robe, with an ordinary face and short hair. At first glance, he looked ordinary and unremarkable.
But at this moment, the magic energy in his body is soaring, and the powerful magic power can almost suffocate the foundation builders of the same level.
"Rumble..."
The powerful magic power surged endlessly, causing the vortex of spiritual energy to pour down continuously.
Mana, body, and soul are undergoing an all-round transformation, and together with their own Dao foundation, they will also be condensed into the prototype of the golden elixir, entering the final stage of the foundation building stage.
"This kind of magic power is really terrifying!"
Ancestor Zhenyang couldn't help but marveled as he watched:
"The monks who have mastered the way of cultivating the formation and entering the body are really uniquely endowed. Their combat power is the king among their peers, even more powerful than the famous schools of body cultivation, soul cultivation, and sword cultivation!"
"If this sect had not been inherently deficient and cut off from its path, it might have been able to replace the orthodox qi refining method and occupy the mainstream position..."
Ancestor Zhenyang thought so in his heart, but he didn't care much.
There are thousands of branches on the path of immortality. Each has its own merits and is far superior to the orthodox schools. However, each has its own shortcomings and has become a minority.
He has achieved the golden elixir and has his feet on the path to heaven. Naturally, he will not envy the monks of other schools, let alone a pitiful and pathetic puppet.
"True Yang!"
Two figures appeared next to Patriarch Zhenyang almost at the same time, and they were Patriarch Sanshan and Dugu Tianyi.
"You are here."
Ancestor Zhenyang nodded slightly and said with a smile:
"You moved so quickly. It seems that you set off as soon as you received my summons."
"Of course."
The ancestor of Sanshan said naturally:
"This is the most critical moment. Of course we have to guard it personally to avoid any accidents."
"good."
Dugu Tian stroked his beard and smiled, sighing:
"This is the fruit of our hard work for hundreds of years. We have to come and see it with our own eyes."
The three of them are quite old, the oldest is over four hundred years old.
And because the series of events involved in the Five Elements Secret Realm took up nearly half of their lives, it took almost a hundred years just to train the Realm Breakers.
Even if you are a high-ranking Jindan Patriarch, how many hundred years do you have in your life?
"Yeah, it's been so many years..."
Ancestor Zhenyang and Ancestor Sanshan were also sighing, and the atmosphere of the conversation became much more relaxed.
The three of them chatted and communicated while waiting silently until this breakthrough was completely completed and the spiritual energy vortex dissipated.
"I succeeded!"
Qian Le turned his head, looked at the three of them, and said angrily.
"Yes, congratulations."
Ancestor Zhenyang responded with a smile, and the three of them applauded.
Qian Le scratched his head and looked around, with a hint of doubt in his expression:
"Why didn't you see Uncle Yuwen?"
"Oh, he couldn't come because he had something to do."
Dugutian changed the topic with a normal expression, stepped forward and said:
"Here, let us give you a good check."
"oh."
Qian Le nodded obediently and sat down, allowing Ancestor Zhenyang and others to use their magic power, spiritual thoughts, and Taoist techniques to explore in turn.
After exploring Qian Le's body, inside and outside, and even his soul and memory several times, the three of them finally relaxed.
"No problem!"
Ancestor Zhenyang spoke through the voice transmission, with a hint of excitement in his tone:
"His cultivation is a real foundation-building perfection. He can use blood sacrifice to open the core door, no problem!"
"good!"
Sanshan Patriarch’s tone was filled with emotion:
“After waiting for so many years, it’s finally time for the flowers to bloom and bear fruit!”
They had searched Yuwentai's memories back then, and the sect's foundation-building monks had also personally surveyed the outside of the core area, so they were convinced of the opening conditions that required the blood sacrifice of a boundary-breaker.
In order to meet this condition, they gave in and compromised many times, and gathered almost all the manpower and material resources of Dali before finally finding a qualified person and training them for hundreds of years before they obtained this 'key'.
"Stay well, we will come see you after a while."
Ancestor Zhenyang patted Qian Le on the head, said something with a smile, and left together with Ancestor Sanshan and Dugutian.
The Realm Breaker finally succeeded, which meant that it was finally time to reopen the Five Elements Secret Realm that had been closed for more than a hundred years.
Next, they still have a series of things to do. After everything is arranged, it is time to use this 'key'.
"Crunch..."
As the iron gate slowly sealed, the last trace of light disappeared.
Layers of tyrannical formations were activated again, completely sealing off the dark underground palace from the outside world.
"..."
Qian Le sat on the futon without saying a word, like a lonely stone sculpture.
After undergoing multiple soul transformations and twisted controls, his mind was like that of a seven or eight-year-old child. He was still very slow to react to the outside world, almost like a mechanical puppet.
He has long been accustomed to living alone in the dark.
However, the training mission that had lasted for hundreds of years without interruption was suddenly announced to be completed, which made him a little uncomfortable.
He just sat there blankly, his mind completely empty, with almost no extra thoughts at all.
But suddenly:
"Wow..."
Ripples appeared on the calm lake surface, as if someone had dropped a stone into the inner lake.
"Why am I here?"
A question suddenly jumped out of Qian Le's heart.
This sudden thought startled Qian Le when he realized it. He stood up suddenly and walked around in the dark palace in fear.
He had no idea how to deal with this situation because no one had taught him and he couldn't possibly learn.
Gradually:
As time goes by, the ripples in the inner lake become bigger and bigger, and there are more and more thoughts:
"Why haven't I achieved glory and wealth yet? This is different from what they promised."
"Where are my parents? I haven't seen them since I came here. It's a bit strange..."
"I shouldn't have gone to Tianzhou Jiufu in the first place, otherwise I wouldn't have been targeted. I really regret it!"
"That cave in the East China Sea may very well hide the path forward for Empress Nascent Soul. I have to go there, and I have to make it before the agreed time..."
Layers of waves rippled and undercurrents surged, until the waves rolled up and hit the lake shore, touching the formation engraved in the soul.
Qian Le's expression suddenly froze, and his mind was roaring, like Hong Zhongda Lu shaking.
After three full breaths, his eyes suddenly changed, from blank and dull to as sharp as an eagle, with a faint light.
"what happened?"
"Why am I here..."
He looked around, and after his spiritual thoughts were fired, his expression changed. He suddenly thought of something and began to screen his memory.
"……I see."
After a while, he took a deep breath and made a judgment in his mind:
"First, my true self is dead."
"Second, there's something wrong with my memory."
Only when the original deity dies will he be 'reborn' into this body, taking over the identity of the person who broke the boundary.
And the important thing is:
He actually couldn't remember when he arranged this backhand, and he didn't even have the slightest impression.
The impression of this plan in his mind was on the failed experiment against the independent travelers in Kangzhou, but this was completely inconsistent with his current state.
This can only mean one thing -
"As expected of me, you are really cruel."
Yuwentai smiled:
"Just in case, to prevent the worst case scenario from happening, I even lied to myself."
"But so far, this back-up plan has worked, and the price paid for it is meaningful."
Yu Wentai was still very satisfied with his arrangements during his lifetime.
The identity of the person who breaks the boundary is so important. Several Jindan ancestors personally protect him. It is almost impossible to be killed and he is safer than his own self.
And more importantly:
The spirit roots and techniques of the Breaker are exactly the same as his, and they can perfectly inherit his strength.
After breaking through the control of the soul with the help of the 'Ten Thousand Souls' Formation', his current state can be said to be almost the same as that of a normal monk, and he also has the ability to attack the Golden Core Realm.
“Is this a blessing in disguise?”
Yuwentai smiled, but a cold light flashed in his eyes.
If he wanted to break through the golden elixir realm, he could have intercepted the soul energy long ago, and he did not have to wait until the Five Elements Secret Realm was opened.
Seizing the body of a person with a broken body can be said to be a last resort, full of hidden dangers and compromises. It was completely a choice he was forced to make when he had no other choice.
And now he is very curious:
"Who on earth could let me get to this point?!"
(End of chapter)
