The battle for spiritual stone resources in the East Sea's Illusionary Spirit Island had eventually evolved into a three-way battle between the Water Crystal Palace, the Heaven Splitting Sword Sect and the Zhen Ling Sect. The Water Crystal Palace still seemed to have an obvious advantage, but anyone with a discerning eye could tell that the current Water Crystal Palace was no longer as good as before.
A holy land had one True Spirit cultivator, Laozu, and two or three Pure Yang cultivators. Even this kind of strength could not occupy an absolute advantage in front of Zhenling, a newly rising large sect with only one Pure Yang cultivator. After a hundred years, Zhenling's strength would increase again, and Skyrend would also be fully fledged. By then, the Crystal Palace would be more and more helpless in the face of the two sects' pressure.
However, the three-way battle was eventually overshadowed by the strong rise of the Spiritual Demon Clan. Longhuai Ancestor, who was born in the Spiritual Demon Clan, became a True Spirit cultivator in one fell swoop in the fallen mountain secret place. His strength and cultivation shocked Yuan Jiu, Xiao Baiyu and Lu Tianping. He personally turned the fallen mountain secret place into the overseas residence of the Spiritual Demon Clan. The three powerful cultivators did not dare to have any objection in front of Longhuai Ancestor.
For a time, Longhuai Ancestor's reputation was unparalleled in the cultivation world. Some busybodies even made Longhuai Ancestor the number one cultivator in the world. However, only the top cultivators of the human and demon clans in the cultivation world would be entrusted by the Crystal Palace and the other two sects to pass a message to the Longhuai Ancestor, "Did the soul lamps of the cultivators who achieved the True Spirit in your sect go out after they went to the North Ice Field?"
It was a simple sentence. It seemed that the major forces in the entire cultivation world had not paid much attention to the rise of the Spiritual Demon Clan. However, only those who were really discerning could detect the great strangeness in the indifferent attitude of the human and demon clans.
The birth of a True Spirit Cultivator and the rise of a race that had never been paid attention to, this was a power that could change the entire cultivation world. How could the large sects, tribes, and races of the cultivation world not care about this? This kind of unusual calmness was the strangest thing about this!
After Yuan Jiu Laozu returned to the Crystal Palace, Yuan Fengli Laozu came to apologize with a face full of shame. Unexpectedly, Yuan Jiu Laozu didn't care about it at all. Instead, he changed the topic and asked, "Master's uncle's soul lamp went out?"
Yuan Fengli Laozu didn't react for a moment. Only when Yuan Jiu Laozu asked again did he know that he was talking about Danzhu Laozu. He said in an unconcerned manner, "Of course it's gone out. After the True Spirit Cultivators went to the northern ice plains, didn't their soul lamps all go out? Didn't the ancestors say that after the True Spirit Cultivators went to the northern ice plains, their soul lamps would automatically go out because they were completely separated from this world … …"
At this time, Yuan Fengli Laozu could see that Yuan Jiu Laozu's expression wasn't right. Yuan Fengli Laozu didn't understand, so he asked in a probing manner, "Senior brother … …"
The Yuan Jiu Ancestor let out a long sigh. His tone was filled with bewilderment as he said, "That's just the speculation of our ancestors regarding the extinguishing of their soul lamps. Moreover, this speculation seems to be the common understanding of all the holy lands. Even though the sects that have produced True Spirit Cultivators don't know the background of the holy lands, this matter is probably kept a secret out of fear."
Yuan Fengli Laozu said in a puzzled voice, "Since all the sects are like this, what is there for senior brother to worry about?"
Yuan Jiu Laozu said with a bitter smile, "The so-called common knowledge is just a guess that all the holy lands agree on. In fact, after the founders of the holy lands went to the northern ice plains, the extinguishing of their soul lamps caused the holy lands to panic. Even the second, third, and fourth generation True Spirit Cultivators would rather die in their sects' small worlds than go to the northern ice plains. However, these people can't stay in the small worlds for more than five hundred years."
Yuan Fengli Laozu subconsciously asked, "Why?"
If what Yuan Jiu Laozu was talking about was normally a secret that only the Pure Yang Cultivators of the Crystal Palace were qualified to know, but for some reason, Yuan Jiu Laozu said it all in one breath in front of Yuan Fengli Laozu.
"What else could it be? How many years would it take for a Pure Yang Cultivator to reach the True Spirit Realm? How much lifespan would he have left after five hundred years? How many geniuses like Xiao Baiyu and Lu Tianping do you think are there in this world? After five hundred years of reaching the True Spirit Realm, after leaving this world, is it possible to raise their cultivation to a higher realm than reaching the True Spirit Realm before their lifespan runs out? "
Origin Wine Ancestor continued, "The most important thing is that True Spirit Sect Cultivators hiding in a Minor Thousand World doesn't mean they can sit back and relax. After becoming a True Spirit Sect Cultivator, even if they don't deliberately cultivate, their cultivation will still grow at an extremely stable rate. In about five hundred to eight hundred years, a True Spirit Cultivator's cultivation will automatically rise to a new bottleneck. At that time, even if a True Spirit Cultivator hides in a Minor Thousand World, they will not be able to escape the rejection of this world. This time, a True Spirit Cultivator will have to face the Heavenly Punishment!"
"Heavenly Punishment?"
"Yes, Heavenly Punishment! The Heavenly Punishment of certain death! So the True Spirit Cultivators of the Holy Lands will change every three hundred to five hundred years. There are very few True Spirit Cultivators that will stay in this world for over five hundred years, after all, there is no True Spirit Laozu that dares to joke around with their own lives. "
At this time, even Yuanfeng Laozu could feel that Yuan Jiu Laozu's mood wasn't right, but Yuanfeng Laozu couldn't do anything at this time. He could only continue listening to Yuan Jiu Laozu.
"So they can only go to the northern ice plains and choose to believe in the passage the Seventh Patriarch left for them to leave this world. Moreover, the fear of their soul lamps extinguishing has turned into a guess that they will naturally cut off their connection to this world after leaving this world. As time goes on, this guess will become inevitable."
Yuan Jiu Laozu's heart skipped a beat and cold sweat appeared on his forehead. He carefully asked, "What does senior mean?"
Yuan Jiu Laozu bitterly smiled, "The Longhuai Ancestor sent a message to the cultivation world, saying that the True Spirit Cultivators that went to the northern ice plains to leave this world did not actually leave. Instead, they have all died!"
"What?" Yuan Jiu Laozu was shocked at first, but then he laughed involuntarily, "How is that possible?"
However, seeing Yuan Jiu Laozu's expression, Yuan Jiu Laozu stuttered, "Senior, this, this can't be true, right?"
"It's hard to say!" Yuan Jiu Laozu's expression actually had a trace of viciousness as he said, "Looks like I have to go to the northern ice plains after five hundred years!"
… …
At the same time, on the East Sea's Jade Sword Island, a pagoda-shaped spatial treasure appeared in the sky above the island. It was the Spirit Space that Xiao Baiyu had taken from the Nine Mystical Tower.
In the Spirit Space, Xiao Baiyu and Eighth Sister Zhu sat opposite each other. Xiao Baiyu asked, "How much do you believe in the words of the Longhuai Ancestor?"
Eighth Sister Zhu's expression changed. It was obvious that she was shocked by the news that Xiao Baiyu had told her about the Longhuai Ancestor's death of all the True Spirit Cultivators that went to the northern ice plains.
After a long time, Eighth Sister Zhu finally calmed down and said, "After the Nine Mystical Tower's True Spirit Cultivators went to the northern ice plains, the soul lamps that were kept in the sect were indeed extinguished."
Xiao Baiyu had an expression as if he had expected it. He said, "Looks like this Longhuai Ancestor does know something that others don't! Could it be that he's really a clone of Jiao Daoren that has developed a consciousness of his own, and he really possesses the memories left behind by Jiao Daoren? "
Eighth Sister Zhu said, "If what the Longhuai Ancestor said is true, then this is truly a monstrous conspiracy. Since the world was split open until now, not a single True Spirit Cultivator has left this world, and all of them have perished in the so-called passageway to leave this world set up by the Seventh Patriarch when the world was split open. This is practically able to shake the beliefs of all the cultivators in the entire cultivation world. What do you intend to do?"
Xiao Baiyu pondered deeply for a moment before he said with a solemn expression, "Long Huai shook the world with a single word, and he even invited all the True Spirit Cultivators in the world to gather in the northern ice plains five hundred years from now. No matter if what he said is true or false, he has to make a trip to the northern ice plains five hundred years from now to get to the bottom of this. If what he said is true, then at least a few True Spirit Cultivators will head there three hundred years from now, and they'll be able to join forces to break this restriction. If what he said is false, then everyone will surely join forces to attack him at that time."
Eighth Sister Zhu said with worry, "Could it be that the Longhuai Ancestor has some sort of scheme? If he really possesses the memories of Jiao Daoren, then he'll surely have something to rely on in the northern ice plains. Have you ever thought that perhaps this was a scheme that he'd planned all along? "
Xiao Baiyu had a pondering expression, yet he said in the end, "It's not that I haven't thought about all of this, but it's difficult for me to be at ease if I don't get to the bottom of it. Not to mention that Long Huai has the ability to prove that what he said isn't false."
"How?"
Xiao Baiyu chuckled and said, "The Yuwen clan!"
Eighth Sister Zhu still wanted to ask more, but Xiao Baiyu raised his hand to stop her. He said, "In order to prove the doubts in my heart, the top existences of the human and demon clans in this world will definitely gather in the Yuwen clan. Whether it's true or not, the Yuwen clan will not be able to escape the calamity of destruction this time. However, these are all small matters. The crux of the matter is what our sect should do in these five hundred years!"
Eighth Sister Zhu said, "What are your plans?"
"The Middle Earth!" Xiao Baiyu said resolutely and decisively, "The Crystal Palace is deeply rooted, and we can't compete with the Longhuai Ancestor behind the Spirit-Demon Clan. The East Sea is only so big, but the Middle Earth now still has room to expand."
Eighth Sister Zhu said, "You're talking about the Nine Mystical Tower?"
Xiao Baiyu glanced at her and said, "That's right."
Eighth Sister Zhu frowned and said, "But in that case, the various sects along the coast of the Middle Earth will not easily agree, especially since the Heavenly Moon Sect is an ally of Skyrend."
Xiao Baiyu said coldly, "That was then and this is now. The current Skyrend is no longer worried about external enemies. What it is worried about is its sphere of influence and cultivation resources. This can only be fought over from the old land of the Nine Mystical Tower. If the Heavenly Moon Sect obstructs, for the continuation of the sect's legacy, they can only turn against each other!"
Eighth Sister Zhu nodded and said, "Alright, I'll go!"
"No, you can't go!"
Looking at Eighth Sister Zhu's surprised expression, Xiao Baiyu said, "You have to follow me to cultivate. After five hundred years, you will take over this Mini Chiliocosm from me!"
Eighth Sister Zhu was startled and said with some disbelief, "You want me to take over Skyrend?"
Xiao Baiyu's eyes flashed and said, "That's right. I don't want Jianfei to take a shortcut to become a Celestial Spirit, but I want him to try with his own strength first. However, Jianfei's aptitude is not as amazing as that of Lu Tianping. So after five hundred years, he may not have the ability to become a Celestial Spirit. This will require you, as his mother, to transition for a period of time. After he becomes a Celestial Spirit, you can hand over the sect to him. This way, you will also have the opportunity to become a Celestial Spirit, and the other cultivators in the sect will not dare to say anything else!"
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