The Western Wasteland was originally lacking in cultivation resources, so the three major cultivation sects here, the Immortal Sword Sect, the Heavenly Demon Sect, and the Cha Nu Sect, were naturally much worse than the sects in the Central Region.
Compared to the sects in East Ao, they were slightly inferior. At best, they were about the same as Southern Border's Wise King Road. In addition, the passage to the Central Continent was guarded by the Western Wasteland's Grand Demon King, the Scarlet Flame Stallion. As a result, the cultivators below the Jin Dan stage couldn't easily communicate with cultivators from the Central Continent or other places.
Originally, the Heavenly Demon Sect and the Immortal Sword Sect were on par with each other in the Western Wasteland. However, the Chi Nu Sect's Patriarch, Yan Zhaoxue, had an extremely deep relationship with the Li Fire Sect in the middle state, so she was able to maintain her status as one of the three largest sects in the Western Wilderness.
Although the sect's influence had changed over the past two thousand years, with the Middle State's Li Fire Sect weakening, the Beauty Sect was still able to maintain the situation.
The late stage Yuanying ancestors of the Heavenly Demon Sect and the Immortal Sword Sect had either passed away or perished while trying to break through to the Spirit Severing Stage. However, the cultivation method of the Cha Nu Sect was only suitable for women, and there were fewer female cultivators than male cultivators in the Cultivation World. Therefore, the Cha Nu Sect could only maintain its current sphere of influence and could not expand further.
As for the ancestor of the Beauty Sect, Yan Zhaoxue, no one knew when she had suddenly disappeared from the sect. This immediately caused the entire sect to be in chaos. Without a Spirit Severing cultivator, it was likely that the Western Wilderness was about to change.
In the end, the news of the disappearance of the ancestor still spread out, but what surprised the Beauty Sect was that even after receiving the news, the Immortal Sword Sect and the Heavenly Devil Sect did not react, as if they were deaf and dumb.
Thus, the cultivators of the Beauty Sect were finally able to breathe a sigh of relief. However, they were still unable to completely relax. After all, no one could have predicted such a major event.
As for the Heavenly Demon Sect, Dugu Chong was no longer in charge, and the Immortal Sword Sect's elder, Situ Ruiyu, had retreated behind the scenes. It was said that she didn't have much lifespan left, but in any case, her reputation as a late Yuanying cultivator was still enough to intimidate the small fries of the Western Wilderness. No matter what, the Immortal Sword Sect was still the number one sect in the Western Wasteland.
On the same day, a beam of light streaked across the sky. Within the beam of light was Yi Tian's clone, who had descended to this realm. Previously, when he entered Chiyang School in Dong Ao District, he met Yi Nan. After that, when he returned home to pay respects to his ancestors, he inadvertently discovered the flaw left behind by Liu Piaopao.
If it wasn't for Yi Nan's reminder, Yi Nan would never have thought that his mother would actually use the Ascension Platform to secretly enter the Spiritual Realm and spread the news of him faking his death, causing the entire Tianlan Continent to know about it.
After confirming Liu Piaopao's trick, Yi Tian did not waste any more time. After giving Yi Nan some instructions, the two of them repaired the Yi family's ancestral grave and left quietly.
Afterwards, Yi Tian also took a few days to spend time with Yi Nan, answering all the difficult questions he encountered in his cultivation.
However, all good things must come to an end. After a short time together, Yi Tian directly set off for the Western Wasteland. This time, his main purpose was to go to the Beauty Sect to check on Yan Zhaoxue's tracks. In fact, the time of her disappearance coincided with Shi Qianwei and Liu Piaopao's ascension to the Higher Realm. Yi Tian also had some doubts. He did not know what the three women were up to.
Flying all the way to the Heaven Sword City, Yi Tian also stopped for a while. After descending, he retracted his aura. Then, he disguised himself as a Foundation Establishment cultivator and strolled around the Heaven Sword City.
After walking around, he discovered that although there were great changes, the Immortal Sword Sect, Heavenly Demon Sect, and Beauty Sect's encampments were still the same as they were two thousand years ago.
After quietly sneaking into the Immortal Sword Sect, he found a secret. It turned out that the Immortal Sword Sect's Supreme Elder, Situ Ruiyu's lifespan was about to run out. Therefore, many of the Immortal Sword Sect's cultivators rushed back to guard the sect and Heaven Sword City to prevent others from taking the opportunity to cause trouble.
Speaking of which, the only ones who could cause trouble were the Heavenly Demon Sect and Beauty Sect's cultivators. If it were those rogue cultivators, they would not have the guts to shake the position of the Western Wasteland's number one sect.
From the Immortal Sword Sect's disciples, he learned that there were many Jin Dan cultivators in the Immortal Sword Sect, but only one or two of them were able to break through to the Nascent Soul stage. Compared to the Heavenly Demon Sect, once Situ Ruiyu died, the sect would fall to the bottom among the top cultivators.
In the past two thousand years, although the Heavenly Demon Sect's resources were poor, the devil cultivators were all very strong. In the same realm, they were slightly stronger than the Immortal Sword Sect's cultivators.
Furthermore, Dugu Chong had no hope of advancing, so he carefully nurtured the younger generation. Currently, the Heavenly Demon Sect had one middle stage Yuanying cultivator and three early stage Yuanying cultivators. In general, they were inferior to the Immortal Sword Sect's one Yuanying cultivator and two early stage Yuanying cultivators.
However, once Situ Ruiyu died, the Heavenly Demon Sect would become the dominant sect in the Western Wasteland. Speaking of which, this was what the Cha Nu Sect wanted to see, so the Immortal Sword Sect and the Cha Nu Sect were very close.
Although the Cha Nu Sect only had one middle stage Yuanying cultivator and one early stage Yuanying cultivator, as long as they joined hands with the Immortal Sword Sect, even the Heavenly Demon Sect would not be able to shake their position.
As for the Immortal Sword Sect, they were still thriving a thousand years ago. It was just that they had lost two Yuanying cultivators in the 'Blade Sword Domain', while the Heavenly Demon Sect had one Yuanying cultivator and three Jin Dan cultivators. It seemed that both sides had lost about the same strength, but the Immortal Sword Sect's cultivator who had the most hope of advancing to the middle stage Yuanying cultivator had died, which was undoubtedly a heavy blow to Situ Ruiyu.
After collecting the information, Yi Tian quietly withdrew from the Immortal Sword Sect's encampment, and then flew out of the Heaven Sword City. After choosing the Immortal Sword Sect's encampment, he turned around and flew straight there.
Speaking of which, the powers in the Western Desolation had nothing to do with him, and even the Central Region's Li Fire Sect had nothing to do with him. However, Yi Tian knew that the Three Legged Cauldron was stable, and the Western Desolation had maintained this state for thousands of years. If the Heavenly Demon Sect was allowed to dominate the Western Desolation, then the Cha Nu Sect would definitely be involved in a war. Therefore, Yi Tian felt that he had to intervene to adjust the powers of the Immortal Sword Sect.
He quietly flew into the Immortal Sword Sect's encampment, and in front of him, the Mountain Protecting Array was like paper. But seeing the Mountain Protecting Array that was rarely activated, Yi Tian knew that the Immortal Sword Sect was in a terrible fix, and a large number of sect cultivators were waiting for him, and from the looks of it, they must have received some news.
After descending from the sky, Yi Tian used a concealment technique to sneak into the Immortal Sword Sect's encampment. After sneaking in, he followed the Spirit Pressure fluctuations all the way to the forbidden area of the sect.
There was a layer of faint white light barrier covering the outside, and outside the barrier, there was a Jin Dan middle stage cultivator sitting cross-legged. Yi Tian did not put such a cultivation level disciple in his eyes, and immediately took a big step forward and brushed past him.
With the cultivation level of Yi Tian's doppelganger, he did not even stir up a gust of wind, and directly passed by the guard and arrived in front of the barrier. After his body was covered with a layer of faint light, Yi Tian plunged into the barrier. But the barrier did not seem to have any reaction to Yi Tian's intrusion, and after passing through the barrier, Yi Tian arrived in front of the cave's stone door.
After standing still, he reached out his hand and gently pressed on the stone door, and then his body turned into a breeze and passed through without causing any ripples.
After entering the cave, Yi Tian's eyes swept past, and found that the inside did not seem to be big. After walking out of the long corridor behind the door, he found a female cultivator sitting cross-legged in front of him. At this time, the Spirit Pressure fluctuations on her body faintly showed signs of decline, and it was the Immortal Sword Sect's Supreme Elder, Situ Ruiyu.
After carefully sizing her up, Yi Tian's face showed some helplessness. Although Situ Ruiyu had not reached the end of her life, the Spirit Pressure fluctuations on her body seemed to be hovering between the late stage and the middle stage of the Yuanying stage.
Speaking of which, her current performance was due to her less than a hundred years of life that was about to be exhausted. Situ Ruiyu's appearance had not changed, and Yi Tian walked forward and slowly sat down in front of her.
But his actions were detected by Situ Ruiyu, although the doppelganger's cultivation level was higher than hers. But the gap between the Yuanying stage and the Spirit Severing stage made it impossible for her to directly detect his presence.
But this did not guarantee that Situ Ruiyu cultivated some special ability or powerful perception that allowed her to sense his presence.
She was much older than him, and the reason she was able to last until now was because she had forcibly taken a large amount of Life Prolonging Pills.
After a short while, Situ Ruiyu slowly opened her eyes, and the Spirit Pressure fluctuations on her body suddenly rose to the late stage of the Yuanying stage. She then looked at the space in front of her and said, "I don't know which Archfiend has come to visit, but please forgive this old body for not being able to get up to greet you."
In the end, she still found some clues. Yi Tian's face revealed a trace of a casual smile, and he slowly appeared. He then cupped his hands and said, "It's been a long time since we last met. Fellow Daoist Situ, I trust you have been well."
"How could it be you? Didn't you already ascend to the Spirit Realm?" Situ Ruiyu's face revealed a shocked expression as she blurted out.
"This is my doppelganger that descended to the Spirit Realm. It has been almost two thousand years since I ascended to the Immortal Realm," Yi Tian said with emotion.
"Yes, time flies, and so many years have passed." Situ Ruiyu also said with emotion, "I have been in seclusion here for nearly a thousand years. Although I know the changes in the outside world, there is nothing I can do."
"Fellow Situ, you don't have to blame yourself. As the saying goes, the changes in the world are predestined. In fact, we can change it with our own power." Yi Tian knew what she meant, and immediately comforted her, "It is common for a sect to be unified and withered. Forgive me for not seeing a sect that has existed for a thousand years."
Upon hearing this, Situ Ruiyu's face revealed a look of desolation as she said, "Daoist Yi is right. To think that your Middle State's Li Fire Sect has experienced ups and downs over the past two thousand years. It's only because the older generation of cultivators have perished that the newcomers are unable to rise to the top. Naturally, the sect's luck has gradually declined. Fortunately, there are still Divine Transformation cultivators in the Dong Ao Branch Sect holding down the fort. In addition, the three Fey Kings still care about old ties, so naturally, there is no need to worry. "
Hearing the jealousy in Situ Ruiyu's words, Yi Tian did not change his expression. He only smiled faintly and said, "Actually, the Immortal Sword Sect has been the dominant sect in the Western Wilderness for a long time. I heard that after Dugu Chong's tribulation fell, the Demonic Sect did not directly decline. Instead, after hundreds of years of accumulation, it once again showed signs of prosperity."
When Dugu Chong was mentioned, Situ Ruiyu's face revealed a trace of loneliness, "Back then, my Immortal Sword Sect was full of talents. If Xing Yuan had not fallen in the 'Saber Sword Divine Domain', the situation in the Western Wilderness would not be like it is now."
"So that's how it is. Fellow Xing and I were quite congenial back then. I didn't expect that he would fall in the secret realm. It was really unexpected." Yi Tian heard this and sighed.
When Situ Ruiyu said this, her face revealed some emotions. Her gaze swept past Yi Tian and she continued, "Back then, in order to save Dugu Chong, he went deep into the danger zone. It's a pity that although he saved him, he also went in. "
"I didn't expect Xing Yuan and Dugu Chong to appreciate each other so much. Speaking of which, they competed with each other all their lives. I didn't expect that in the end, they would end up like this." Yi Tian sighed.
"That is also the case. We all thought that Dugu Chong's tribulation was in the bag. We didn't expect that he would be trapped in the heart demon tribulation at the last step. In the end, he did not pass," Situ Ruiyu explained.
"I think so too. With Dugu Chong cultivating the Heavenly Demon Clan's cultivation method, his strength is far beyond his peers. Moreover, he also cultivates the Static True Demon Body that is rarely seen in a thousand years. There is no reason for him to not be able to deal with a mere Heaven Realm cultivator, unless something special happened."
"However, what I didn't expect was that Dugu Chong also cultivated a powerful successor. His grandson is Dugu Yaoqiang." Situ Ruiyu said, "When Dugu Chong fell, Dugu Yaoqiang was only a mid-stage Jin Dan cultivator. I didn't expect that in a mere 500 years, he would break through three stages in succession and raise his cultivation from that time to mid-stage Yuanying."
"In that case, the Heavenly Demon Sect is now led by this Dugu Yaoqiang?" Yi Tian asked.
"Indeed. With his current cultivation, he can be considered a top expert in the Western Wilderness." Situ Ruiyu explained, "Since Yan Zhaoxue's whereabouts are unknown, I am the only one in the Western Wilderness who can suppress him. Unfortunately, after 100 years, no one can stop the expansion of the Heavenly Demon Sect. "
Speaking of this, Situ Ruiyu sized up Yi Tian. She saw that there was no expression on his face as if he didn't care about this matter at all.
Seeing this, Situ Ruiyu sighed and didn't say anything else. At this moment, the restrictions around them trembled slightly. A ray of light flew out and landed in front of Situ Ruiyu. Inside the ray of light was a communication jade talisman.
After receiving it, Situ Ruiyu's expression didn't change. She handed the jade talisman to Yi Tian and said, "The three sects are about to meet. This time, Dugu Yaoqiang has personally come. I'm afraid I will have to go out and welcome him."
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