The reason he had paid such a heavy price to enter the Kunxu Domain was to find the passageway to the Azure and find traces of Lozosy.
Considering that the passageway above the elevated platform was filled with the unique spiritual energy of the Azure, could it be the stairway leading to the Azure?
"I'm not too sure."
Ancient Sage Yan Qing shook his head.
"Then … how did Kong Shi leave the Kunxu Domain and the Master Teacher Continent?"
"This …" Ancient Sage Yan Qing's face reddened.
Even his direct disciples were unaware of Kong Shi's departure back then, let alone a descendant like him.
"My ancestor first reached the Dimension Shatterer realm before leaving the Kunxu Domain. There are no records of where he went, but I've done some research on his life, and it seems to have something to do with the seal!"
Kong Shiyao suddenly said.
Zhang Xuan heaved a sigh of relief.
It seemed like the only way to enter the Azure was to enter the passageway above the elevated platform. However, in order to do so, one would first have to possess the strength of a Dimension Shatterer realm cultivator!
Clearly, that was not enough!
"Zhang Shi, the Kunxu Domain is sealed by Kong Shi, making it impossible for us to enter or leave. The only reason we were able to enter the Master Teacher Continent back then was due to the appearance of the Temple of Confucius. How did you manage to enter the Kunxu Domain?"
Ancient Sage Yan Qing asked with a perplexed look on his face.
The crowd was perplexed as well.
As lifeforms of the Kunxu Domain, it was impossible for them to leave the Kunxu Domain even if they wanted to. It was only through the power of the Temple of Confucius that they were able to enter the Kunxu Domain previously. How did the young man before them manage to enter the Kunxu Domain?
There was no need for them to hide anything. "I … found a seal guarded by Ancient Sage Ran Qiu's corpse in the Tianxuan Kingdom," Zhang Xuan replied.
"You broke the seal? You managed to break the seal? "
The faces of Ancient Sage Yan Qing and the others warped in horror.
"What's wrong?"
"Let's head over to take a look!"
Without any hesitation, Ancient Sage Yan Qing leaped into the passageway. The crowd quickly followed behind him.
It did not take long for them to arrive at the place where Zhang Xuan and the others had entered.
The seal was still standing in front of them, and the crack that they had entered through earlier was still trembling. Clumps of black flames continued to burn, as if there was a huge force pressing down on it. It seemed like it would collapse at any moment and break completely.
Zhang Xuan was stunned. "What's going on?"
He knew very well how powerful the seal was. He had only managed to open a crack with the help of the extremely powerful Tribulation of Lightning Armament. How did such a powerful black flame suddenly appear?
And it was somewhat similar to the Heavenly Fire?
Ancient Sage Yan Qing remarked grimly. "This is the backlash of the heavens!"
"Heavenly Dao?"
"Even though the Kunxu Domain is separated from the Master Teacher Continent, it's still a part of it. The cultivation of the Greensprout Wheat allows humans to wield the strength of Zongshi realm cultivators as soon as they reach adulthood. This is a violation of the natural laws of life. Ancient Sage Ran Qiu's corpse was left outside the Kunxu Domain as a seal, but more importantly, it was to prevent the heavens from peeking into the Kunxu Domain.
Deep worry surfaced in Ancient Sage Yan Qing's eyes.
Zhang Xuan's body stiffened as he came to a realization.
The Heavenly Dao had its own rules. Whoever dared to break it would be punished.
It was just like how cultivators would be punished by the heavens if they tried to push for a breakthrough to Ancient Sage.
Putting aside this world, in his previous life, Wang Mang, as a transcender, had attempted to change the world, but the heavens had sent out the Son of the Dimension, Liu Xiu, to destroy him easily.
The rules of the Kunxu Domain could not be broken, not even by Ancient Sages.
Zhang Xuan had thought that the Hundred Schools of Philosophers had chosen to avoid the detection of the Kunxu Domain, but from the looks of it now, it seemed like it was to avoid the detection of the heavens.
If the Hundred Schools of Philosophers were to learn of the location of the Kunxu Domain, it would be easy for the heavens to notice it. Putting aside the Greensprout Wheat, even the Kunxu Domain might not be able to survive.
"What do we do now?"
Knowing that he was the culprit, Zhang Xuan turned to Ancient Sage Yan Qing and asked, "Do you have the formation blueprint? I'll repair the formation to prevent the Kunxu Domain from peeking into the Kunxu Domain!"
"I do have the formation blueprint, but it's useless now!"
Ancient Sage Yan Qing shook his head. "Not only has the seal been broken, the Illusory Formation outside has been broken as well. Previously, when the heavens probed into the Kunxu Domain, they would see Kong Shi's silhouette in the coffin, leading them to think that Kong Shi is dead. Now that the barrier has been broken, the formation has been rendered useless. What's the point of repairing it? "
Hearing those words, Zhang Xuan fell silent.
When they first arrived, other than the stone tablet, there were two stone coffins. The first one contained Ancient Sage Ran Qiu's corpse, and it was used to maintain the Illusory Formation.
As for the second coffin, when Zheng Yang saw it, it was Kong Shi's corpse. When they saw it, it was Zheng Yang's corpse. It was only after they tried to decipher the formation that they discovered the barrier.
Now that both of the barriers had been broken, and the heavens of the Master Teacher Continent had begun peeking into the Kunxu Domain, there was no point in repairing the seal.
"Do we have no choice but to watch as the seal is destroyed and the Kunxu Domain is destroyed?"
"There's indeed no other way out of this. Unless … we deceive the heavens, just like in ancient times!"
"Deceive the heavens?"
"Un. Back then, when Kong Shi created the Kunxu Domain, some of his power leaked out, and the heavens coveted it. Ancient Sage Ran Qiu offered his body to maintain the Illusory Formation, thus successfully deceiving the heavens!"
Ancient Sage Yan Qing said grimly. "There's only one way to resolve this problem … We have to find a Dimension Shatterer realm cultivator who is willing to be killed by the heavens! While the heavens will punish those who do not abide by the rules, it doesn't mean that they possess sentience. As long as we have a good plan, we should be able to succeed! "
Zhang Xuan frowned.
There was not a single Dimension Shatterer realm cultivator in the entire Master Teacher Continent and the Kunxu Domain at the moment. With the Dragonbone Divine Spear, Zhang Xuan's fighting prowess was only on par with that of a Dimension Shatterer realm cultivator.
"I'll do it. I don't have long to live anyway. Even if I can't deceive the heavens, I should at least hold on for as long as I can! "
Ancient Sage Yan Qing gazed into the distance with determination gleaming in his eyes.
"You?"
"Un. Even though I haven't reached the Dimension Shatterer realm yet, I'm extremely close to it. If I detonate my soul and physical body, I should be able to temporarily emanate the might of a Dimension Shatterer realm cultivator.
Ancient Sage Yan Qing nodded.
"Detonate your soul and physical body?" "Once your soul and physical body self-destructs, you'll be doomed. There'll be no way for you to come back to life …"
Those who had reached the Blood Reincarnation realm could still be resurrected even if they were reduced to minced meat. However, if they were to detonate their soul, they would truly die.
No matter how abundant the Aeon of Ancient Sage was, there was no way for them to return to life.
"I understand!" Ancient Sage Yan Qing nodded. "As long as we can protect the Kunxu Domain, what's the harm in dying?"
As a human Ancient Sage, he had already made up his mind to sacrifice himself. If his death could be exchanged for the lives of others, it would be worth it.
"Let's not think about sacrificing ourselves for now. Let me see if there's any other way!"
Seeing that Ancient Sage Yan Qing was about to charge forward, Zhang Xuan frowned. He walked up to the black flames and tapped his finger on it.
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