Under the eye of the West Sea, a ball of fierce flames spiraled in the middle, with traces of golden light flashing rapidly, dazzling brilliance, and incomparably blazing.
In this kind of blazing fire, a figure could be seen sitting cross-legged. Just by breathing, it brought along a hot scarlet wind within a radius of a thousand miles. The sky was filled with sparks drifting in all directions, dazzling brilliance.
After a long while, a loud sound was heard. The sparks scattered, and the golden qi shot in all directions. The eye of the sea was reflected in a dazzling light, and the mana that spread in all directions caused tiny ripples to form on the Floating Capital Mystical Water above.
Huo Xuan opened his eyes. With the help of this earth fire and gale, he finally broke through the barrier after decades of cultivation and entered the Second Level of the Elephant Phase Realm.
When he made up his mind to sit and observe in the eye of the sea, he once told Zhang Yan that he had the protection of the Pure Heart Pendant and a lot of pill jades, so he could cultivate here in peace.
However, after several decades, he finally understood that the dangers of this place were far beyond what he had expected. Just the poisonous flames that changed indeterminately every day had almost injured his vitality several times, and there was even a time where he had narrowly escaped death.
Not to mention this, he didn't know if it was because of the Xuanhui Sect's River Mountain Seal suppressing it for ten thousand years, or simply because of the Sun Swallowing Green Locust's backup plan. There was an extremely strange insect below that was not recorded in the ancient books. Its body was like gravel, and from birth to death, it only took a few breaths of time. It was especially thirsty for things that burned spiritual vigor, so it constantly came to disturb. Because it was born from the earth fire, it was almost impossible to kill them all, and he was also extremely annoyed.
If it wasn't for the fact that this insect could only come up when the fire wind below spewed out, and that there were only a few hundred thousand of them each time, he could still barely deal with it. Perhaps he would have been forced out of this place by these strange insects long ago.
Later, he thought of a countermeasure. Every once in a while, he would take the initiative to go deep into the eye of fire to clear it, and then he could cultivate in peace.
But it was also because of this, and with enough pill jades, that his cultivation was much faster than if he cultivated step by step.
"The way out is sealed by the Floating Capital Mystical Water above, and I have to successfully return to the surface now. He needed to open up a Grotto-Heaven here and escape. Otherwise, he could only wait for the sect's people to come and help him before the tribulation began. It's just that with the disturbance of that insect, it's impossible to do this in peace. Unless we go deeper, it's better to make it stay away for a few months. "
After careful consideration, he realized that he had been away from the sect for a long time. He had no idea what the situation outside was like. To deal with the great calamity, not only did he have to rely on his cultivation, he also had to make preparations in many aspects. If he was trapped here, he would not be able to do anything.
Thinking to this point, he adjusted his breathing and stood up. With a flash of light, he leaped toward the mouth of the fire below.
In the Changguan Grotto-Heaven. Sun Zhenren sat on the cloud couch with a pot hanging in his hand. As he gently stroked it, the pot swayed back and forth. Every time it swayed, the sound of the lake and sea churning would be emitted from within the pot. From time to time, tiny lightning sparks would jump out from the mouth of the pot.
At this time, a beautiful maid came over. She lightly bowed and said, "Daoist, Daoist Ning has arrived."
Sun Zhenren rolled up his sleeves. He kept the pot and said, "Summon him here."
After a while, Ning Chongxuan arrived at the bottom of the stairs and bowed, "Long live Master."
Sun Zhenren asked, "How's the sacrificial refining of the treasure I borrowed from you?"
Ning Chongxuan replied, "I can already use it."
Sun Zhenren said, "It's good that you can order it around. After all, it's not your own sacrificial refining, there are some unsatisfactory parts. "
Ning Chongxuan said, "I know that it's not easy for Master to borrow this treasure, how would I dare to be greedy?"
Qincang School was facing a great war, and all the Zhenrens were preparing for it. Master and disciple, except for those who had obtained the fortune of their ancestors. Or those who had already sacrificial refined the treasure, they could only borrow it from the sect.
As for the aristocratic families, because of the generations of inheritance, most of them had precious treasures with them. However, to increase their own combat power, they would not mind borrowing one more.
Now that the treasures in the Hall of Grandmasters were almost all distributed by the Zhenrens, he was already lucky to get one.
Sun Zhenren smiled, "Zhenren Du was the one who wanted this treasure, but I know that he has some wealth, so it's not a big deal to lose one treasure. So I discussed with him and gave it to you."
Ning Chongxuan bowed, "Master's kindness, I can't repay even one ten-thousandth of it."
Sun Zhenren nodded, "I'm going to the main hall, follow me."
He waved his sleeves to open the array door, and the two of them stepped into it. After a while, they stepped on the Floating Heavenly Palace and walked in front.
After a while, the master and disciple arrived at a remote hall. When they entered, they saw a long prismatic stone, about ten feet high, and about two people's circumference. It looked like a crystal jade, half of it was transparent, while the other half was misty.
Sun Zhenren pointed at it and said, "This is called Eji Stone, it's born to store spiritual vigor and not overflow. Look at the Qi cloud, it's the accumulation of the Qi of the earth."
He paused for a while and said, "If everything goes well, after a few years, the Qi of the earth will be enough for my family. However, to cross the other families, it's not enough yet, and I'm afraid that we won't be able to wait until then, the other sects will notice the change in the earth's root."
As for why Qincang School did not leave alone now that it had gathered enough Qi of the earth, it was because once the door between the two worlds was opened, if they wanted to cross, they could not allow external forces to destroy it. Moreover, the more people they wanted to protect, the longer it would take. They had to eliminate all the opposing forces in order to cross safely.
If they wanted to follow He Jingchen's plan back then, to get rid of the whole school and only a few people to cross the world, it was not necessary. Qincang School's spiritual vigor was enough.
Because of the far-reaching impact of what happened back then, there were always people in the school who had doubts. That was why the stone was placed here for everyone to examine.
At this time, no one in the school asked the question, "Since the accumulation of the Qi of the earth is not enough before the trial, why not collect it after the trial?"
Because everyone understood in their hearts that this was a backup plan prepared by Sect Leader Qin.
Although the people of Qincang School did not think that they would lose, Sect Leader Qin, as the helmsman of a school, had to consider everything in advance. If things went wrong, with the Qi of the earth in hand, Qincang School and the League of Friendship could at least leave some orthodoxy seeds and retreat to outer space, and not all of them would be lost.
Ning Chongxuan thought for a while and bowed to Sun Zhenren. He said, "Teacher, I have a question."
Sun Zhenren said, "Go ahead."
Ning Chongxuan said, "I have gone to the crack of the earth to collect the Qi before, and I know some clues about the Qi of the earth. I know that at this time, the Qi is already gushing out, and it can't be hidden for more than a few years. If it accumulates a little more, at most one or two more people will escape, and it won't affect the overall situation. So why wait? Why not take the initiative to attack now, and attack the outside world unexpectedly? If Yuxiao can't react in time, as long as they can't help in the first moment, we can take down the few schools."
Sun Zhenren said, "You said that we can attack Nanhua, Taihao, Butian, and even the Demon Court at the same time with the momentum of a thunderbolt. Before Yuxiao can recover, we can take them down. By then, Yuxiao school won't be able to do anything alone, and they won't be able to make any waves. Then, maybe I don't have to use too much strength to fight with him, and I can force him to go to the other world?"
Ning Chongxuan said, "If I have any inappropriate thoughts, please enlighten me."
Sun Zhenren nodded and said, "What you said is actually not unreasonable. Even though it is not easy to attack the mountain gate, we need to be well prepared. With the strength of my Qincang school and Shaoqing, and with the help of Pingdu and Huanzhen, these few schools may not be able to stop us if we suddenly attack. But if we do so, why don't I take them by surprise, and combine everyone's strength to break the land of Donghua Continent? Wouldn't this solve the problem once and for all, and it would be much easier than attacking the mountain gate? "
Ning Chongxuan became silent. It was not that he had never thought of this, but he had never seen the people of the world as ants. If he did this, millions of people in the world would die, and he would not accept it.
Sun Zhenren said plainly, "I will not do this, not because I pity the mortals, but because it is useless. I have also asked your grandmaster, and Just Now I understand the reason behind it."
Ning Chongxuan was a little surprised, and he bowed and said, "Please enlighten me."
Sun Zhenren thought for a while and said, "If it is a normal battle between sects, the changes will be the same, and it will not be out of common sense. But if the opponent has Xuanshu, then it will be different. When the time comes, we only need to use it, and it will be enough to control the overall situation."
Ning Chongxuan was a little confused, and he asked, "What is Xuanshu?"
Sun Zhenren said, "Xuanshu is made by borrowing the treasures of the sects, strange Qi, or the prohibition of the sects. Because this is the method of the Ascended Zhenren, it is not an exaggeration to say that its power can penetrate the heaven and earth. I do not really understand the mystery behind it, but I heard from the Sect Leader Zhenren that the Star Stone on the peak of Donghua was once planted with a Xuanshu. The person who controlled it was the Sect Leader of Bu Tian Pavilion, and the purpose was to look after this continent."
Ning Chongxuan frowned and said, "Now Bu Tian Pavilion is in the Yuxiao school's formation."
"That's exactly where the problem lies," said Enlightened Sun. "The Art of Protection can also be used to injure others. Before the battle begins, if we don't think of a way to break or exhaust this Art, then we absolutely cannot attack in all directions. Otherwise, we will only attract unexpected disasters."
Ning Chongxuan thought for a while and said, "Bu Tian Pavilion has such a mysterious technique, I think Yuxiao must have hidden it."
Sun Zhenren nodded and said, "Of course. Yuxiao school has Xuanshu, Shaoqing Sect has Xuanshu, and my Qincang school also has it!"
At the same time, in the main hall of the Floating Heavenly Palace, Sect Leader Qin and the others retreated, and walked alone to the hundred feet high screen wall in the hall.
He looked up and saw a giant shadow that looked like a fish and a bird swimming around on the screen wall.
It was a giant Kun, and it was originally Tai Ming Zhenren's mount. This ancestor rode on this fish to break through the world, but for some reason, when he returned to outer space, he did not take it with him, but left it behind.
Because the body of the fish was too big, it needed to absorb and spit out a large amount of spiritual vigor, so Tai Ming Zhenren sealed it in this screen wall before he left. In the past, everyone could only see its spirit swimming in it. To it, this screen wall was just like a vast and boundless sea.
Sect Leader Qin took a few steps forward, swept his horsetail whisk, and removed the restriction on the screen wall. He said in a low voice, "Ying Gui, it is time for you to wake up."
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… (To be continued.)
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