Daoist Qi walked outside and told the people in the palace, "I've been feeling something these days. I'm going to cultivate in seclusion. Don't disturb me."
After that, he returned to the palace and activated the restriction around him. He sat down on the futon and began to feel the Great Dao.
It was not difficult for a Profound Art cultivator to change from the Profound Art to the Pure Art. He only needed to feel the Great Dao and be completely immersed in it. In fact, he had been preparing for this all these years. He had already calculated everything, so it could be said that he succeeded in one step.
After a long while, his eyes turned dark, and then a red light gradually appeared. His aura also became incomparably deep.
At this moment, he had become a Monk Hunjang.
But this was only the first step. Next, he would try to climb to the Upper Realm with the Pure Art. He would need to borrow the power of the Great Chaos to make up for his shortcomings. The shortcomings included the shortcomings in his foundation and cultivation method. The more he lacked, the more the Great Chaos would be needed to make up for it.
He slowly groped for the jade talisman. After so many years, he knew deeply that it was not as easy as he thought to use the Great Chaos to reach the Upper Realm. If his mind was slightly distracted, he might fail. This path was also one that could not be retreated. If he failed, he would be infected by the Great Chaos and become a chaotic monster.
But after receiving the jade talisman, he had to move forward regardless of whether he was prepared or not.
He did not do so immediately. Instead, he came to the table and wrote a letter. He asked the cultivators in the palace to send it to the Military Department. Then, he waited quietly.
Three days later, an old Daoist with white hair and a beard came to the palace. After finding him, he said, "Qi Xiancheng? Please come with me. "
If a Pure Art cultivator wanted to climb to the Upper Realm and become a chaotic monster, it was likely to cause serious damage to the outside world. Therefore, it was not allowed to do so in a densely populated place. If one wanted to try, one had to report to the Military Department or Xuanfu and break through on a designated place.
It was impossible to level up in secret because Xuan Zun would always be on the lookout for such things. If you did it without reporting, then Xuan Zun would immediately stop you and allow you to eliminate the person who did it.
Following the old Daoist, Daoist Qi left the palace and came to a wasteland outside the Earth Province.
The old Daoist pointed at one of the stone platforms and said, "Fellow Daoist, you can break through here. If you fail, we will trap you here. Once we find a way to deal with the corruption of the Great Chaos, we will naturally release you."
Daoist Qi knew that these were just words of comfort. His gaze moved, looking at the few high platforms nearby and said, "Are those the people who are trapped there?"
The old Daoist said, "There is no one on any of the high platforms."
Daoist Qi immediately understood and said, "I understand. If I fail, someone will come to save me. I can't even tell which one is the place where I'm imprisoned."
The old Daoist didn't say anything else and said, "Fellow Daoist, please enter." He reminded him, "I hope you can still come out."
At this time, Daoist Qi said, "I would like to ask you something. Since you're dealing with this matter, how many times have you seen people break through to the next realm?"
The old Daoist said, "I actually didn't want to talk to you about this. Since you asked, I'll tell you. In the past hundred years, there hasn't been a single case of Xuanxiu successfully breaking through to the Upper Realm. Therefore, Fellow Daoist, it's not too late to change your mind."
However, Daoist Qi shook his head and silently walked forward. When he got close to the large platform, the thick stone door that was covered with restrictions slowly lifted up. He walked in without stopping, and the door behind him slammed down, sealing him in.
He looked around and saw that there was nothing inside the large stone platform except for a praying mat. Only the four walls of the platform were lit with calming incense. These incense incense were used to deal with the Outer Evil of the Void. Of course, the restrictions outside also had the same purpose.
He walked to the center, stretched his robe, and sat down on the praying mat. He first calmed his mind, and after a few days, his divine Qi was restored. Then, he began to sense the Great Primal Chaos.
Even though he had made many deductions and preparations before this, and was prepared to use the Great Primal Chaos to make up for his shortcomings, he still didn't have the certainty to break through to the Realm of Xuan Zun.
But if he used another method …
As he made up his mind, a circle of black water slowly spread out from under the praying mat. Soon, it covered the ground, and his whole body gradually sank into it.
As half of his body sank in, he looked up as if he had sensed something. He saw a Daoist sitting across from him, looking at him. He tried his best to identify the person's face, but he couldn't see clearly. However, he felt that it was him.
That person looked down at him coldly, watching him sink bit by bit until he was completely submerged by the black water.
After an unknown period of time, he seemed to have floated up from the bottom of the water and suddenly woke up. At this moment, the dark red color in his eyes was hidden, and he returned to his original appearance.
He slowly stood up, and then walked out. However, there was a circle of charred black debris around the praying mat. As he waved his sleeve without looking back, all the debris disappeared.
The heavy door was originally tightly shut, but it didn't obstruct him at all at this moment. He easily passed through it and walked out from within.
The old Daoist was sitting cross-legged on the platform outside the stone platform. He didn't notice his appearance at all.
He came behind him and said, "Fellow Daoist."
The old Daoist couldn't help but tremble. He stood up and suddenly turned around, looking at him in shock. He said in amazement, "Fellow Daoist Qi, how did you come out …"
At this moment, he looked at the high platform, and seemed to realize something. He looked at Daoist Qi closely, and his cold attitude changed. He said excitedly, "Fellow Daoist, are you …"
Daoist Qi nodded slowly.
The old Daoist couldn't help but take a deep breath, and then put on a respectful expression. He bowed and said, "Qi Xuan Zun, this poor Daoist greets you."
Then he raised his head. Solemnly, he said, "Qi Xuan Zun, since you have reached the upper realm, you shouldn't stay in the outer layer. You should first inform the guards, then inform the Xuanting, and let the Xuanting emissaries take you to the upper realm."
In the outer layer of the void, on the desolate star, Ying Chong had been waiting here for more than a hundred days. During this time, there were reports coming back one after another. Some of the important chess pieces were already in place, but now the most important step was still missing.
At this moment, a rainbow light came from the sky. After landing, it turned into a young Daoist. He bowed to Ying Chong and said, "Ying Zhenren, Su Zhan greets you."
Ying Chong said, "Su Zhenren, are you ready?"
Su Zhan smiled and said, "For this day, I have been preparing for a long time."
Ying Chong said, "Su Zhenren, I have known fellow Daoist Ren for a long time, I hope you can carry on his will."
Su Zhan said solemnly, "Although I have never met Master Ren, I will definitely respect the will of my late master. After taking control of Yuandu, I will rebuild Yuandu Sect."
Ying Chong nodded and turned to look at the boundless inner layer. He said, "Whether my wish with fellow Daoist Ren can be fulfilled or not, it all depends on this."
When Yuandu Sect and Tianxia made an agreement, Ren Xuanping knew that he couldn't change the decision of his two senior brothers. In order to prevent Yuandu Sect from dispersing, he made a secret agreement with the latter through the communication channel that Ying Chong secretly left behind.
On Ying Chong's side, he selected over a hundred disciples with outstanding aptitude in Shangchen and made them Ren Xuanping's disciples. Although Ren Xuanping couldn't see these disciples personally, their master-disciple relationship was established in name. Moreover, they all cultivated Yuandu Sect's techniques that Ren Xuanping sent over, and they even worshipped Yuandu Sect's founder every year.
In these three hundred years, these people were secretly nurtured by Ying Chong. However, among the hundred people, only Su Zhan reached the upper realm in the end.
And all of this, Ying Chong told Ren Xuanping through the void energy that was sent into the inner layer.
As for the void energy that fell into the Daoist temple and was intercepted by Zhan Kong, as well as Ren Xuanping's insistence on sending his junior sister Qiao Yueqing to investigate, it was actually just a cover-up. It was to prevent Zhan Kong and the others from being suspicious.
Before Ren Xuanping died, he did one thing, and that was to open the door to Yuandu Xuantu. It looked like he wanted people from Shangchen to come in, but it was actually just a cover-up.
His real purpose was to use the authority of the Sect Leader's decree in his hands to grant the identity of the Sect Leader's direct disciple to Su Zhan, who was in the outer layer at that time, and to designate him as the successor of the next Sect Leader. He also allowed the talisman on his body to sense the location of the Yuandu Sect.
As the Sect Leader's direct disciple, Su Zhan should logically have a part of the authority that Ying Chong had. However, the problem was that he had never gone to the Yuandu Sect to worship the founder, so he couldn't control it for the time being. However, it wasn't that there was no way to make up for it. As long as he thought of a way to get the Sect Leader's decree, he could also exercise the authority.
When Ren Xuanping decided to reestablish the Yuandu Sect, he also expected that he might fail.
He had two judgments here. One was that after he died, the Sect Leader's decree would be taken back by his senior apprentice-brother, and the latter would be reinstated as the Sect Leader. This way, his goal could be considered to have been achieved, and he didn't need to care about Shangchen anymore.
The other was that after the decree was taken by Xun Ji, he didn't hold onto it, and instead let his direct disciple take over the position of Sect Leader.
Ren Xuanping felt that this possibility was the most likely, because Xun Ji had once made a heart oath that if he took over the position, the price he would have to pay was too great. If he let his disciple take over the position, not only could he avoid this matter, but because the newly accepted disciple's cultivation was too weak, he couldn't control the authority of the instrument, and could instead avoid another incident.
To judge this matter, it was actually very simple. If Xun Ji took over the decree, then with just a thought, he could take away the identity of the Sect Leader's successor that the decree gave to Su Zhan, and the latter wouldn't be able to use the jade talisman on his body to sense the location of Yuandu.
Su Zhan could still feel the location of Yuandu, which meant that the Sect Leader's decree should have fallen into the hands of Xun Ji's disciple, and because his cultivation wasn't enough, he couldn't do this.
Right now, what Shangchen needed to do was to think of a way to kill this disciple who didn't have much merit. Then, the Sect Leader's decree would naturally fall into Su Zhan's hands.
At that time, he would be able to use this decree to open the Yuandu Xuantu, transfer the void, and bring the entire Shangchen and the other forces into the inner layer in one go!
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