After Zhang Yan sent out a strand of his consciousness, he discovered that the world where the essence of creation resided was empty. No mighty figure's consciousness incarnation had landed there. Even the Shaoqing Patriarch's incarnation did not exist.
He was not too surprised by this result because it was in line with the Shaoqing Sect's way of doing things. It was more convenient for the junior disciples to be in dangerous situations at any time, so that they could train their Dao heart.
The many Gates of Two Realms that were opened in Muddy Heaven were obviously set up for this purpose.
He even suspected that the Patriarch established the Shaoqing Sect in the Nine Continents so that the juniors could find opponents of the same level, and not for any other purpose.
Actually, if this continued for a long time, it would be very difficult for the sect to develop and strengthen. But at the same time, cultivators who were able to survive in such a dangerous environment, even if not all of them were outstanding, their combat strength wouldn't be weak.
He secretly guessed that perhaps the Shaoqing Patriarch hoped that one of the juniors could become a Spirit Refinement cultivator and jump out of the current world. That way, they could support each other and become opponents.
His consciousness circled the Realms opposite the Shaoqing Muddy Heaven. After seeing that there was nothing else worth paying attention to, he retracted his thoughts and recalled the lotus shadow he saw at the source of Spiritual Opportunity.
Due to the collision of magic power between Spirit Refinement cultivators, apart from some secrets that would be deliberately concealed, there were no secrets about ordinary things. If one person knew about something, then those with similar cultivation would also know about it.
However, at this moment, he was unable to find any clues related to this lotus illusory image. It was either something that wasn't worth mentioning, or it had already surpassed his current level. If it was the latter, then only a person of a higher level would know its secrets. Since he had never met such a figure, then he naturally had no way of knowing.
However, the moment he saw that item, he could not help but think of the lotus cup left behind by the Great Underworld Patriarch. Although the level of this item was at most in the True Yang realm, the patriarch might have intentionally or unintentionally made it look like this to imply something.
If that was really the case, then perhaps the matter related to this item was far beyond what he originally thought.
Just as he was thinking, he felt a wave of spiritual power coming towards him. He turned around and saw a jade talisman of spiritual light land outside of Bu Xu's sky.
With a thought, he took it in front of him and realized that it was Jizhuang Daoren's reply.
When he opened it, he saw that because this matter involved the secrets of his own cultivation, he couldn't reveal the method to restrain that existence's Divine Avatar. However, since Zhang Yan didn't agree, considering the overall situation, he would put this matter aside for now and discuss it with him again when the time was right.
Zhang Yan smiled faintly, but he did not believe Ji Zhuang's words. He could feel that Jizhuang Daoren was very resolute about this matter and would definitely take action. He would not give up just because of others of his disagreement. This letter was nothing more than to reof of his heart.
He immediately separated a strand of his consciousness to monitor this place, then he withdrew his consciousness and entered a meditative state.
In a flash, another 10 years passed in the Inner Realm.
One day, a divine light descended from the Lower Realm. It flew to the front of the Qinghuan Palace and floated there motionlessly.
Jing You went forward to take it and realized that it was sent by Qincang School. He immediately walked into the hall and walked up the jade stairs to the altar. He presented it with both hands and said, "Master, the sect sent a letter."
Zhang Yan looked down at the letter, and it flew up to land on the table, where it unfurled in front of him. The letter mentioned that the Mountain and Sea Grand Competition Pageant was over.
There was no question that the cultivators of the Mountain and Sea Realm had the upper hand in this Magical Discussion. Although they did have the advantage of being on home ground, it was only a slight advantage. As for the cultivators of the other Realms who had been defeated, they knew that even if they fought in other places, their chances of winning would still be very low.
After the competition, the cultivators of the Mountain and Sea Realm had become famous. The various sects and clans had seen the methods of the cultivators of the other Realms, and were now eager to establish their own sects in the various Heavens. They would spread their Daoist magics far and wide, and the Qincang School had similar plans. As the spiritual opportunity continued to rise, and the number of Demons and Devils in the various Realms increased, many of the cultivators of the other Realms found it difficult to deal with them. Therefore, this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Now that Zhang Yan had performed such meritorious service, he didn't need to worry about such mundane matters. However, he was still Temple Lord Du Zhen, and as a matter of routine, he had to use his seal. That was especially true because the people who were going to the other Realms could not have a low cultivation base. Therefore, when the sect decided to send people to the other Realms, it involved several of his own disciples. Therefore, he had to be consulted.
He looked out into the real world, and in the blink of an eye, he understood everything that was going on there.
Actually, that wasn't the only problem for the sects and clans. Although the number of people who could pry into the workings of Heaven had gradually decreased, it wasn't that there were fewer of them. Rather, it was that they knew how to conceal themselves. That was because the matter of capturing those who could pry into the workings of Heaven itself had become a part of the workings of Heaven. After some people saw what would happen to them in the future, they naturally knew that they should conceal themselves instead of casually divulging what they saw. Bai Wei and Deng Zhang were stirring up trouble, planning all day long on how to use this point to sow discord among the people.
However, whether it was the sects and clans of the Mountain and Sea Realm expanding or the demons stirring up trouble behind the scenes, he wouldn't interfere, nor would he speak out to warn them. That was because the more the forces in the world stirred up karma, the easier it was for the Profound Stones to enter the world.
After he used his seal on the letter, he raised his sleeve and sent it back.
Inside the mirror lake, Jizhuang Daoren sat motionlessly on the platform.
Over the past few years, in order to lower Zhang Yan's wariness, he didn't do anything on the surface, but in reality, he had been secretly releasing waves of magic power to search for that existence's Divine Clone.
Ever since that existence's Divine Primordial Spirit was split into three, the remaining two Divine Clones didn't dare to show themselves. This was because they were afraid of being devoured by the Original Master's Divine Primordial Spirit. However, in order to change this situation, they would definitely try to strengthen themselves. The simplest method would be to devour the fragments of the essence of creation or to enter the land of creation.
However, these two things weren't easy to find, so he deduced that the two Divine Clones were currently traversing through the countless real worlds, avoiding the pursuit of the Original Master's Divine Primordial Spirit and searching for resources.
The real world was constantly being created and destroyed by the Refined Spirit Weili. If someone with a certain level of skill deliberately hid themselves, it would be very difficult to find their whereabouts. Over the past few days, his search had been fruitless, and he knew that this method wouldn't work.
"It seems like I can only do as I thought before and try to make them come to me. In order to attract their attention, I need to be bait."
He decided to use the fragments of the essence of creation to lure them over. As for the possibility of attracting the Original Master's Divine Primordial Spirit, he wasn't afraid. In his opinion, with Bu Xutian watching, if that existence appeared, then Zhang Yan would definitely appear to stop it.
As long as the two Divine Clones appeared, he didn't need to do anything. He only needed to send the message that he was willing to protect them, and then he could wait for them to come to him.
However, this matter couldn't be hidden from the people below. Even though it wasn't difficult for him to suppress this generation, when it involved that existence, he had to give them a heads up. Otherwise, there might be a loophole in the future.
After making his decision, he ordered people to invite Yao Han, Towering Firmament, and the others over. After everyone had arrived, he briefly explained what he wanted to do. Finally, he asked, "What do you all think about this?"
Ancestor Yao Han already knew about this matter. He smiled and said, "Fellow Daoist is doing this for everyone's consideration. Since Daoist Zhang isn't willing to let Bu Xutian's fellow Daoists seal their cultivation, then Fellow Daoist using this method to restrain that existence is understandable."
Sky Reaching Peak also said, "Fellow Daoist's method is not wrong. None of us are willing to be swallowed by that existence."
Jizhuang Daoren asked, and the result was that everyone agreed. However, he frowned slightly. If these people objected on the spot, then it would be easy to deal with them. However, none of them said anything. It was clear that they all had their own plans. He felt that things wouldn't go so smoothly in the future.
However, no matter what these people thought in private, this matter had to be done. It was fine as long as they didn't obstruct him now.
He said, "Since everyone has no objections, then this matter is decided. When I do this, if Bu Xutian comes to obstruct me, I hope that everyone can help me."
Everyone expressed that they would advance and retreat together with him when the time came.
After Jizhuang Daoren finished explaining this matter, he dismissed everyone.
After Daoist Ren Du returned, the more he thought about it, the more he felt that something was wrong, so he went to find Daoist Towering Sky and said, "Ji Zhuang wants to draw that existence's soul into the mirror lake. Do you really think it's possible?"
Sky Reaching Peak said meaningfully, "I think there is some confidence. Ji Zhuang isn't stupid enough to send his territory into that existence's mouth. However, the premise is that it is as he said."
He thought that although Jizhuang Daoren had informed everyone in advance, Just Now, everyone present could see that this matter wasn't the existence's real goal. It was just a cover for something else. However, no one knew what this existence wanted to do.
Now that everyone needed to protect the mirror lake, it was useless to object. Instead, they might be targeted, so no one objected at that time.
However, it should be noted that that existence had devoured everything after all. Even if its avatar came, it would still pose a great threat to them. If Ji Zhuang could not suppress it, then things would not be as peaceful as they were today.
Daoist Ren Du thought about it and asked, "Do you think the thing you took that day has something to do with this matter?"
Sky Reaching Peak said, "Perhaps it is, but I don't know. Since Ji Zhuang dared to reveal this matter to us, he probably isn't afraid of us finding out anything."
As the two of them were talking, Daoist Heavenreach sensed a stream of godwill. It was none other than Patriarch Yao Han. Eyes glittering, Daoist Heavenreach decided that this person had come looking for him. With a thought, he allowed the person to enter.
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