"This is not the way to go..."
Master Haihe's eyes were full of worry, and his figure was obviously thinner than before, and he also had a few more white hairs on his temples.
About a year ago:
During the Battle of Fubohai, his master, Patriarch Wanchuan, used his sect's secrets and fought to the death to escape from the encirclement of three families.
The Haitian Floating Island had already suffered heavy damage. After being forced to escape for tens of thousands of miles in one breath, it could no longer hold up and fell into the sea. Ancestor Wanchuan also fell into a severe coma.
At a time when all the dragons were leaderless and people were panicking, Master Haihe was appointed in the face of danger and temporarily succeeded him as the head of the Fuhai Sect. He stabilized the people and maintained the overall situation when Patriarch Wanchuan was in coma.
To this day:
Ancestor Wanchuan is still unconscious, and Haitian Floating Island has drifted all the way to the far eastern sea of Fubo Sea, only tens of thousands of miles away from Dongfang Dayu.
"People on the island are in a state of flux, and there are a lot of rumors spreading."
"If Master still can't wake up, I'm afraid the disciples' moral energy will gradually dissipate..."
When Master Haihe thought of this, his heart became heavier and heavier, but he could only sigh helplessly.
For a whole year, he used the remaining phantom formation to cover the island, sealed the floating island and prohibited people from going out, and ordered all the disciples, deacons, and elders to stay safe.
However, the turmoil brought about by sudden changes and departure from home cannot be calmed down in a short time. If Patriarch Wanchuan does not wake up, Fuhai Sect will always lack a real backbone.
"Senior Brother Head!"
A divine thought suddenly came, revealing surprise and excitement:
"Wake up! Master is awake!"
"really?"
Master Haihe was stunned for a moment, and then he was overjoyed and immediately flew down with the escape light.
Soon, he saw Patriarch Wanchuan lying on the bed in the dormitory, with a pale face and weak breath.
"You came……"
Patriarch Wanchuan nodded when he saw Master Haihe.
"Master, you are finally awake."
After Master Haihe got over his excitement, he quickly sat down on the bed and gave a concise and comprehensive report on everything that had happened in the past year.
After listening to his report, Patriarch Wanchuan nodded slowly and said in a hoarse voice:
"You did a good job and it was right to temporarily close the floating island."
"The sect suffered heavy losses and was driven out of Dali. It is a time when people are impetuous. At this juncture, we must not cause trouble."
Speaking of this, he paused, and a hint of gloom flashed in his eyes:
"...Calculate the time, the realm-breaker has almost reached perfection, and the Five Elements Secret Realm may have been reopened."
"It's a pity that we have put in the most effort and have worked hard for hundreds of years to plan, but in the end we ended up like a lost dog..."
Upon hearing this, Master Haihe said in a deep voice:
"This is also one of the reasons why many Qi Refining disciples and even elders in the sect feel resentful."
"Many people even suggested that I should contact the Jindan monks in Dayu to drive away the tigers and devour the wolves. Even if we don't get any benefits, we can't make things easier for the Lingyang Sect and others."
After hearing what he said, Patriarch Wanchuan shook his head and said:
"Don't pay attention to these unwilling short-sighted fools."
"If you want to drive tigers and devour wolves, you must have the ability to drive them away. With the mess we are in now, if we contact the outside world rashly, we may attract wolves into the house and become ready-made fat for others."
Master Haihe nodded and said:
"I have the same idea, so I strictly prohibit them from going out and implement the lockdown."
Patriarch Wanchuan was silent for a moment, then slowly said:
"I don't have much life left, and this time I'm severely injured and it's hard to recover. I'm afraid I only have twenty or thirty years to live. I can't fight anyone during this period, otherwise I will probably die violently after a battle."
He stared at Master Haihe and said word by word:
"You must break through the Golden Core Realm and take on this important role within twenty years, otherwise I will not be able to rest in peace even if I die!"
"……yes."
Master Haihe took a deep breath, lowered his head and said:
"Don't worry, Master, I will try my best!"
"Okay, that's good..."
Ancestor Wanchuan let out a long breath, as if a heavy burden had been lifted, and said slowly:
"In the past twenty years, we will temporarily close the mountain gate and hide in Fubo Sea."
"With the sect's accumulated heritage, it is not a big problem to sustain it for twenty years; although the Qianyuan Shaping Pill is gone, the other spiritual objects I prepared for you are still there, and your chance of breaking through the Golden Pill is still close to 50%."
As he spoke, his tone became deeper and deeper:
"I only hope that all the ancestors will protect me and help my Fuhai Sect continue..."
…………
In the secret realm of the Five Elements.
Zhang Yao was wandering among the many small worlds in the outer world, dropping a treasure and slightly adjusting his formation from time to time.
After decades of exploration by several Jindan forces, most of the outer layer of the Five Elements Secret Realm was evacuated. Zhang Yao selected some treasures as 'prizes' from his own collection and Yu Wentai's net worth.
His goal is also very simple, which is to make conflicts more intense, to make the collection of soul energy faster and smoother, and to complete this critical step as soon as possible.
Compared with the golden elixir avenue, some second-level elixirs and treasures are not worth mentioning.
“Is this considered nesting before fishing?”
Zhang Yao suddenly thought of this and couldn't help but laugh.
He was in a very good mood, wandering among the many small worlds, admiring the different scenery of the five elements, each with its own merits.
He spent a whole year cultivating in the core of the Five Elements Secret Realm, and it was not in vain.
The first is the Five Spirit God General Talisman. He has completed the final re-refining step, bringing its power to the extreme level of the foundation-building stage. Unless his talisman and weapon refining attainments break through to the third level, he will no longer be able to improve;
Secondly, he understood the memories and knowledge left by Yu Wentai in more detail, learned more than one new Taoist method, and his strength increased a lot again.
have to say:
With extremely detailed memories for reference, practicing Taoism is as easy as reviewing it all over again. Just one year is as good as the past decades, making Zhang Yao's various methods have made great progress.
Finally, and most importantly -
With the help of Yu Wentai's memory and his own personal investigation and fine-tuning, he has become extremely familiar with the entire secret realm. He has maximized his home field advantage and is ready to 'open the door to welcome guests'.
They are both from the same lineage of refining formations and entering the body. Now even if Liu Cang, the Five Elements Sanshi, is reborn, he may not be able to instantly take away control of his formations from the outside - this is where Zhang Yao's confidence lies.
"Whoosh!"
As soon as he had an idea, he immediately stepped out and disappeared directly into the outer world, returning to the core palace.
Inside the palace and outside a quiet room:
On a side of the glazed jade, the spiritual light manifested into a transparent hourglass, in which there was a faint accumulation of quicksand of five colors, filling up half of the hourglass.
"I have saved 40%, and there is still 60% left..."
Zhang Yao stroked the glazed jade, his eyes flashing:
"If everything goes well, it may take less than a month to complete the accumulation of soul energy."
The energy of the soul that has been accumulated is all retained bit by bit during the exploration period of the five major golden elixir forces.
However, the manpower dispatched by each company at that time was limited. Although the exploration team was constantly changing, the total number of people who had entered the secret realm was only over a hundred, and the required number could never be collected.
And this time when the secret realm is reopened, the Lingyang Sect and the other three families will definitely come out in full force to start a decisive battle. Even if they eat alone, they can still gather the corresponding number of people.
"Um?!"
At this moment, Zhang Yao's expression moved slightly, and he turned his head to look in the direction of the outside world with a deep gaze:
"finally come……"
…………
Outside the door of the secret realm, inside the rolling lava.
"Rumble..."
The infinite magma roared and was pushed away by invisible forces, forming a large pure space.
At the core of this pure land, Ancestor Zhenyang was dressed in red robes and wearing a purple gold crown, staring at the bronze door with an ugly expression:
"Someone broke the seal?!"
Seeing that the secret realm was about to be reopened, he also took the first step to check to ensure that nothing would go wrong.
Unexpectedly, just a routine check, he discovered that the seal of the secret door had been destroyed, and someone had already sneaked into it!
"Yuwentai! He must have done this!"
Ancestor Zhenyang had a gloomy look on his face, and he immediately focused his suspicion on Yuwentai.
He, the Patriarch of Sanshan, Dugu Tianyi and others had previously suspected that the mastermind behind the Tianbao Tower murder case might be Yu Wentai or someone from the Hidden Golden Core Realm from outside.
But now it seems that there is no hidden golden elixir ancestor at all, it was Yu Wentai who did it!
The Golden Core Realm cannot enter the Five Elements Secret Realm, and Yu Wentai happens to have an unknown number of third-level secret treasures in his hand, which is enough to forcefully open the seal of the secret realm door.
"This is really bad..."
Ancestor Zhenyang felt a little troubled:
"I accidentally let this person take the upper hand. What should I do?"
It is obviously impossible to give up on opening the secret realm at this moment. The arrow has to be fired when the arrow is on the string.
But Yuwentai's threat is too great. Facing him is almost the same as facing him in the Golden Core Realm. How can he win against him in the secret realm?
"It seems we need to discuss it with them..."
Ancestor Zhenyang had no choice but to turn back in a hurry, leaving the confines of Prison Gate Mountain all the way.
An hour later:
The three Jindan ancestors reunited on the top floor of Tianbao Tower and were discussing how to deal with the threat from Yuwentai:
"This person really doesn't know how to live or die!"
The ancestor of Sanshan cursed angrily:
"He killed so many people, and once he got into the secret realm, he thought there was nothing we could do against him?"
"In my opinion, it's better to set up a dragnet outside. If he can, he can stay in the secret realm for the rest of his life, otherwise he will die when he comes out!"
The murder in the parliament hall still bothers him, and he wants to kill Yu Wentai quickly.
Not to mention, now that Yuwentai has broken the seal and hid in the Five Elements Secret Realm in advance, he has clearly stood on their opposite side.
"strangeness……"
Dugu Tian frowned and said:
"What exactly does Yuwentai want to do?"
During the last discussion, he had doubts about Yuwentai's motives.
Now reviewing it again, Yuwentai's actions still puzzled him, and he had no idea what his goal was.
He can only guess now that Yuwentai may have discovered some key clues related to his chance to break through the golden elixir, so he did not fly away but hid in the Five Elements Secret Realm?
"It doesn't matter what he wants to do."
Ancestor Zhenyang had a cold face and said in a solemn tone:
"He is now a real threat and must be eliminated!"
"Otherwise, we have worked hard to train the Borderbreaker for hundreds of years, and I'm afraid we will have to make wedding clothes for him!"
"How to remove it?"
Sanshan Patriarch asked:
"You make it easy, but he is hiding inside the Five Elements Secret Realm. Who can kill him?"
Ancestor Zhenyang's expression remained unchanged, his eyes suddenly darkened:
"Then it depends on whether you are willing to let it go..."
Hearing his words, Sanshan Patriarch and Dugu Tian were startled for a moment, and then they suddenly came to their senses and their expressions changed slightly:
"You mean...in that way?"
The second half of the Sanshan Patriarch's words had been subconsciously transformed into a spiritual message.
They didn't speak again and communicated with each other with spiritual thoughts throughout the whole process. From their expressions, it seemed that there was a quarrel, but in the end they compromised with each other.
"……what happened?"
In the underground palace, Yu Wentai, who was monitoring the conversation of several people, frowned.
He hid his spiritual thoughts within the formation and was able to avoid the reactions of Ancestor Zhenyang and others, but the communication of spiritual thoughts between Jindan monks was not something he could spy on.
"Buzz!"
He withdrew his spiritual thoughts and used the power of Tianbao Tower's third-level formation to scan the foundation building leaders belonging to the three families and search their memories.
He has been the building owner for hundreds of years and has great power. He has secretly infiltrated the entire Tianbao Building system into a sieve. All the foundation building members who have been waiting for a long time in the main building have his exquisite hidden tricks and become his pawns. and slaves.
It is through these eyes and ears that he can stay at home and be fully aware of changes in the outside world. He can also find out the details of the original case and pinpoint the real culprit, Qingxu Zhenren.
But this time, his method failed.
He searched through the memories of many people, but did not find the answer he wanted. Obviously, there was a huge secret behind the tacit understanding between Patriarch Zhenyang and the other three.
"It seems that these people have some trump cards that I don't know about..."
When Yu Wentai thought of this, he was not very surprised.
With hundreds of thousands of years of inheritance, it is normal for more than one generation of Golden Core Realm monks to have a few trump cards.
“It’s still unclear who will win.”
Yuwentai withdrew his spiritual thoughts and continued to meditate and refine his energy, grasping the familiarity of everything about this body.
The war was coming and he had no more time.
…………
While all parties were waiting, the time became extremely long.
Finally, the one-month deadline passed, and all forces gathered at the Tianbao Tower headquarters in Qianzhou.
Lingyang Sect, Shanhe Sect, Dugu Family were the leaders, followed by Taihe Sect, Xuanmen Hui, Dumen Zeng Family, Changshan Yin Family and more than a dozen second-rate forces.
Nearly three hundred foundation-building monks gathered together, which was a grand event that had not happened in Dali for a hundred years.
"Rumble..."
The escaping light tore through the sea of clouds, and hundreds of flashes of light flashed.
After a brief speech, the three Golden Pill Patriarchs led hundreds of Foundation-Building monks southward, heading straight to Liangzhou.
The secret realm of the Five Elements, which had been closed for more than a hundred years, was finally opened again.
(End of chapter)
