The core area of Western Wilderness was almost a land of spatial storms because it was the main battlefield of the battle between Golden Immortals. Cave abodes and magic treasures could not be preserved at all, so the exploration value was not high. In the outer area affected, there were still some primordial and ancient cave abodes left. Any cultivator who was lucky enough to enter one would be able to obtain great benefits.
The founder of Penglai, Song Yan, had entered the cave abode of an ancient Heaven Immortal in the outer area of Western Wilderness 20,000 years ago as a small Out of Body Stage itinerant cultivator and obtained a cultivation method inheritance. In the end, he achieved the Primordial Soul and founded Penglai.
The inheritance of this ancient Heaven Immortal came from a primordial cultivator who was lucky enough to listen to Daoist Yu Yu's teachings. Therefore, Penglai had always regarded himself as the inheritor of Daoist Yu Yu's teachings. Song Yan, the founder of Song Yan, even specially went to the Central Region to visit the supreme spiritual treasure Shenxiao Palace left behind by Daoist Yu Yu and obtained his guidance. In the end, he combined the inheritance and created the sect's true inheritance, the "Shenxiao True Technique".
However, the Penglai Sect was not the only one who considered themselves to be the inheritors of Daoist Yu Yu's orthodoxy. The Luo Fu Immortal Sect had also once used this banner. Their founder, Patriarch Li, also had a fortuitous encounter when he was exploring the outer layer of the Western Wasteland. They had a cultivation technique called the "Minor Breeze Primary Talisman Scripture", which could also cultivate the Samadhi Divine Wind True Qi. It was only after Patriarch Penglai was recognized by the Shenxiao Palace that he stopped mentioning this matter.
There were also sects formed in the ancient times, such as the Medicine King Sect, the Hades Sect, and the Heavenly Fire Sect. Only the Blood Demon Sect, the Yingzhou Sect, and the Guang Han Sect, which inherited the Ice Dao, had been passed down since the Middle Ages.
Seeing this, Shi Xuan also heaved a sigh of relief. If he could not enter Penglai, he could at least try going to the Luo Fu Immortal Sect. Then, he continued to read.
Eighteen thousand years ago, Patriarch Penglai Song passed through the nine heavenly tribulations and became a Yang God Zhenren. Since then, Primordial Spirit Zhenren of the eight major sects had passed the heavenly tribulations one after another. The Cultivation World called this the end of the ancient times.
Although Primordial Divinity Daoist Masters had transcended life and death, they still had to face the test of the Heavenly Tribulation. In the thirteen thousand years that followed, most of the cultivators who had attained the Primordial Divinity or had gone through the first Heavenly Tribulation died in the Heavenly Tribulation. Even Patriarch Penglai Song died when he was going through the Four-Nine Heavenly Tribulation, the last Heavenly Tribulation.
Over the past five thousand years, there were basically no more Primordial Soul Perfected Beings and above in the Yu Yu Great World. Even Yin God Supremacies rarely appeared.
Of course, the jade slip author was only a Divine Soul realm cultivator. He also frankly admitted that there were many things he didn't know about at his cultivation level. However, he guessed that there should be one or two Primordial Soul Perfected Beings cultivating in secret places in the eight major sects. This was because there were rumors that some Primordial Soul Perfected Beings had not died in the Heavenly Tribulation, but they had also disappeared. There should be some who were still alive.
This was also the reason why no one dared to attack the four major sects now that they were in decline. Even powerful figures like the Primordial Chaos Patriarch did not dare to do so. This was because no one could be sure that they did not have one or two Primordial Soul Perfected Beings secretly guarding them. Of course, some sects still had their sect-guarding magic treasures!
The reason why Yin God Supremacies rarely appeared was more obvious. Most of them should be in seclusion to break through to the Primordial Soul realm.
Therefore, in the past five thousand years, the Jiedan stage had become the highest realm in the cultivation world. It was the realm that many cultivators dreamed of reaching. Even the author of the jade slip had a look of longing for it for a long time.
However, the author mentioned that the Jindan was divided into three grades: upper, middle, and lower.
The lower grades relied on plundering the inner cores of Jindan Stage monsters to form their cores. Their cultivation was the lowest and they had no hope of reaching the Yin God Stage. Unless it was absolutely necessary, they should not rely on this method to form their cores.
The middle grades relied on the Nine Revolving Jade Liquid Elixir, a very precious elixir, to force their cores. However, it was not foolproof. Generally speaking, the Nine Revolving Jade Liquid Elixir could only increase the possibility of success by thirty percent. The specifics still depended on their cultivation. After forming their cores, because it was forced, their souls could not completely integrate with their magic power. Although their cultivation was only slightly inferior to that of a upper grade Jindan, they had no hope of reaching the Primordial Soul realm.
The upper grades sharpened their Dao heart and strengthened their path. Finally, when the conditions were right, they would naturally achieve the Jindan. Only the upper grade Jindan had hope of reaching the Primordial Soul realm!
Phew. When Shi Xuan saw this, he was secretly delighted. Those who relied on elixirs and spirit stones could at most reach the middle grade Jindan. In the future, they could only reach the Yin God Stage.
After the author of the jade slip finished introducing the three grades of the Golden Core, he also lamented that it was as difficult as ascending to the heavens to attain a Superior Grade Golden Core. He only hoped that one day, he would be able to obtain a Nine Revolving Jade Liquid Divine Pill and achieve a Middle Grade Golden Core.
When the author finished introducing the history of the Cultivation World, he also mentioned three things:
Firstly, the outermost region of the West Barren had already been fully explored over the years. If one wished to find any valuable caverns or ruins, they would have to venture deeper into the outermost region of the West Barren. Those places were far more dangerous, and the era where Qi Nourishing and Leaving Aperture realm cultivators could easily find caverns or ruins by themselves had come to an end.
Second, more than one thousand and three hundred years ago, Tianji Laoren found a fragment of an illusionary magic treasure in the periphery of Xi Huang. He reforged it and refined it into a spiritual artifact called "Tianji List". This spiritual artifact had no other use. It could only display the cultivation ranking of cultivators below the Primordial Soul realm. However, it was unknown if some expert had paid a visit to Tianji Laoren. In the end, the Tianji List only displayed the ranking of Jindan cultivators. There was nothing above or below it. From then on, the top ten Jindan cultivators on the Tianji List were known as the ten great Jindan Grandmaster in the world.
Third, every hundred years, the eight great sects would hold a Boundless Dharma Assembly in the Boundless Mountains of Southern Barbaric Lands. The disciples of the sects would fight in different realms and increase their comprehension of Dao Arts through sparring. Among them, the most attention was paid to Jindan Grandmaster's fights. The results of their fights were usually more or less the same as their rankings on the Tianji List. This indirectly proved that the Tianji List was correct.
The existence of the Tianji List and Boundless Dharma Assembly could be considered to have solved one of Shi Xuan's questions. Who ranked these ten great grandmasters and what authority did they have?
Next was the geographical location of the Cultivation World. First, it talked about the general situation.
To the west of Middle Earth, a place that was ten times the size of the current Cultivation World, was Xi Huang. Xi Huang was divided into the core — the ancient battlefield of Golden Immortals. The surrounding periphery of Xi Huang was the area affected by the Great Ancient Calamity. The periphery of Xi Huang was further divided into the center, inner, outer, and outermost.
To the south of Middle Earth, beyond the Hundred Thousand Mountains was the Southern Barbaric Lands. There were the Luofu Immortal Sect, the Medicine King Sect, and a few other small and medium-sized sects.
To the east of Middle Earth was the Stormy Seas. Beyond the Stormy Seas was the overseas countries' seas. There were some small and medium-sized sects.
Further east of the overseas countries' seas were the three great seas. In the north was the North Sea, where the Blood Demon Sect was. In the middle was the Flame Islands Sea, which was the territory of the Heavenly Fire Sect. In the south was the Starfall Sea, which extended all the way to the Stormy Seas. It was the place where the stars in the sky were affected and fell during the ancient battle of Golden Immortals.
The Starfall Sea's Inner Sea was like Xi Huang. It was extremely dangerous. There were gales, huge waves, and spatial cracks. Although it could not be compared to the core and central regions of Xi Huang, where even Essence Soul Perfected Beings did not dare to enter, the Starfall Sea's Inner Sea was a place that could stop Jindan Grandmaster. It was known as Little Xi Huang in the Cultivation World.
The Starfall Sea's Outer Sea was a region that had calmed down in recent years. There were gales and huge waves from time to time, but it was not as dangerous for a few months. Moreover, there were many islands that had not been developed for many years. There were many cave abode ruins, and many spirit herbs and demon beasts grew there. It became a region that overseas cultivators liked to go to.
The Starfall Sea stretched from the west to the east. To the north was the previously mentioned overseas countries' seas and the Flame Islands Sea, as well as the Three Islands Sea to the east of the Flame Islands Sea. There were the overseas countries' most abundant resources, Penglai Island, Immortal Abode Island, and Fangzhang Island. Penglai occupied Penglai Island, Immortal Abode Island occupied Immortal Abode Island, and Fangzhang Island was divided between Penglai and Immortal Abode Island.
The Three Islands Sea had many islands and abundant resources, making it the most prosperous place in the overseas cultivators' world. To the east of the Three Islands Sea, which was also to the north of the Starfall Sea, was the Yinhai Sea. The headquarters of the Nether Sect was located on a certain island in this sea that was covered in fog all year round.
To the east of the Yin Sea, which was also to the north of the Starfall Sea, was the country of demon beasts. Many powerful demon beasts lived there. Further east was the Sky Supporting Mountain.
To the north of the Three Islands Sea was the North Sea. To the north of the North Sea, Yinhai Sea, and the country of demon beasts was the North Pole, where the Guang Han Sect was located.
To the south of the Starfall Sea was the Desolate Sea. Some descendants of ancient desolate beasts lived there, and only Golden Core cultivators and above could reach it. Because the Starfall Sea was inaccessible, one could only fly over the Earth Energy layer.
After introducing the general situation of the Cultivation World, it was time to introduce the customs of the Three Islands Sea, especially the situation of Penglai and the Yingzhou Sect. As for the Ocean Dragon Island, Langya Island, Yaoguang Island, Mingyue Island, and other large islands with abundant resources, it was only briefly introduced.
Penglai occupied Penglai Island and the hundreds of small islands around it, and the inner sect disciples who went out over the years also occupied small islands nearby and established their families.
On the surface, Penglai had six Jindan Grandmaster, three superior-grade Golden Core Cultivators, two intermediate-grade Golden Core Cultivators, and one inferior-grade Golden Core Cultivator. They were the masters of the peaks and the elders of the halls. Among them, four were from the three major clans, the Yu Clan, the Yong Clan, and the Meng Clan. Only the cold-faced Thunder Monarch Mo Yuan and a middle-grade Jindan Daoist Spirit Star were promoted from ordinary disciples. There were also nine core disciples and more than eighty inner sect disciples.
The Yingzhou Sect was similar to Penglai, but on the surface, there were only four Jindan Grandmaster, two superior-grade Golden Core Cultivators, and two intermediate-grade Golden Core Cultivators. There were also seven core disciples and more than sixty inner sect disciples.
The Mingyue Island Tide Station was the busiest market in the Three Islands Sea, and it was also the busiest market outside of Xi Huang. This was because it was in the middle of the Three Islands, adjacent to the Outer Sea of the Starfall Sea, and Mingyue Island itself was a place with many powerful demonic beasts.
The reason why the owner of the Tide Station, Daoist Ling Ri, only called him the Station Owner instead of the Island Owner was because he only occupied a part of the island. The other parts of the island were filled with powerful demonic beasts. Rumor had it that some cultivators had seen sixth-rank demonic beasts here, which were Golden Core demonic beasts. Under such circumstances, the Station Owner could still occupy a part of the island, which showed how powerful he was.
Shi Xuan found it strange. The Station Owner was called by his Daoist name, but why was his daughter's surname Ming? Could it be his surname?
After reading the information about the Ocean Dragon Island, Langya Island, Yaoguang Island, and many other islands, Shi Xuan memorized it.
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