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Chapter 568: Chapter 564: Abyss Lord
Over Yan State.
A gigantic flying boat, hundreds of meters in length, was soaring at subsonic speeds above ten thousand meters in the sky.
At this moment, on the deck of this massive flying boat, a man and a woman were gazing into the horizon.
The wind was fierce in the sky, yet it naturally flowed around them without affecting them. This level of absolute control over their environment indicated that their cultivation was at least above that of Devas.
Gazing at the endless desert of Yan State beneath their feet, the man appeared contemplative: "Yan State, as desolate and impoverished as ever. Those in power have never considered rehabilitating Yan State’s environment, to allow all life to thrive in ecological harmony."
"In today’s environment, it’s already good enough if people can live peacefully. Who has the surplus sentiment to manage the environment? Aren’t there various forbidden zones surrounding our Immortal Country too? Sometimes a great war leaves nothing but barren lands and extinct livestock."
The woman by the man’s side spoke.
There was also a hint of compassion in her expression.
"A great war leaving barren lands... When will the war between our Human Clan and the Devils ever end?"
The man sighed, "If the Immortal Country had not conducted that experiment a hundred years ago, it would not have shaken the Spirit Realm and the material world’s space, leading to a significant increase in the rifts to the Demon Realm from our Longevity World..."
"Brother Yuan, every matter has its pros and cons. Although that experiment did shake up the space, causing an increase in the rifts to the Demon Realm, our great war with the Demon Realm has also weakened its power. Otherwise, if the Demon Realm continued to develop silently, after a thousand years, or even a few hundred years, more powerful Demon Spirits and Demon Lords would emerge. We in the Longevity World would stand no chance against them," the woman said.
"Currently, though the battle is ferocious, at least we are continuously weakening them, and... with the help of the Ten Thousand Stars Sword Sect, we have bred a large number of masters, and we are even close to cultivating our own ’Heavenly Dao’ for our world. The situation is moving in a good direction," she added.
"Ten Thousand Stars Sword Sect, Heavenly Dao..."
The man known as Brother Yuan frowned, "The Ten Thousand Stars Sword Sect is ultimately an outsider. With their all-out help, I always feel that..."
"Here you go again, Brother Yuan. Are you suggesting that the ’Heavenly Dao’ they helped us cultivate might have a catch?" the woman said impatiently.
"Wouldn’t the Heavenly Immortal Immortal Masters have thought of what we can think of?"
"I hope I’m just being overly worried," the man sighed again.
At that moment, from behind the flying boat, a middle-aged man with an aura of a sage stepped out: "Lin Yuan, Liu Yuxi, I feel that the spirituality around us has increased quite a bit. Have we arrived at Qiantian?"
"Venerable Jin Haoran."
The man and woman, Lin Yuan and Liu Yuxi, nodded at him.
Their expressions were respectful, but not overly humble.
Especially Lin Yuan.
He was the same Abyss Lord from a hundred years ago who worked with Immortal Master Wushi, Emperor Master Tai A, and others to besiege Emperor Tianji.
In the past hundred years, he had already maximized the power of his Divine Weapon, and his Divine Weapon excelled at speed. Even if his combat power was inferior to that of the true immortal Jin Haoran, escaping unscathed wasn’t difficult for him.
Hearing Jin Haoran’s inquiry, Lin Yuan responded, "We have indeed entered the Qiantian world, but Yan State has always been desolate, so the environmental change isn’t obvious yet. When we reach Central State, Sun State, Moon State, and other populous areas, the omnipresent spirituality will be far greater than other regions."
"Oh, does each of those states have a population over a hundred million? It’s incredible that there’s such a large human habitat here, and there are no strong Devils surrounding it," the immortal known as Jin Haoran marveled.
"Perhaps it has to do with Immortal Master Wushi continually guarding this area over the years," Lin Yuan explained.
"Immortal Master Wushi... The genius who got the acknowledgment of two Divine Weapons at the same time?" Jin Haoran’s eyes flashed with interest.
The combined effect of two Divine Weapons was greater than the sum of their parts.
Moreover, to hold two Divine Weapons, one must certainly be a high-grade Divine Weapon.
If such a character could fully exploit the power of the two Divine Weapons...
Without relying on the power of the Spiritual Mechanism, he might even have the divine ability to strike against a true immortal.
"Yes, him," Lin Yuan said, his expression turning somber: "Unfortunately, he has fallen."
After speaking, a chilling intent flashed in his eyes, "He died from the assassination of a despicable coward."
"Rest assured, although he is no longer with us, with us here, we will help him guard Qiantian," Jin Haoran said. "We’re heading to the most densely populated area to pick a spot where dragon veins converge to establish a Grotto Heaven. According to you, with a population over a billion, given the power of Grotto Heaven, we can quickly cultivate top-tier warriors here, ensuring this place will no longer face threats from Devils."
"Establishing a Grotto Heaven..."
Upon hearing this, Lin Yuan took a deep breath, "As agreed, we must leave ten thousand spots for Qiantian."
"Of course."
Jin Haoran nodded, "But the remaining power of the Spiritual Mechanism I will condense into Spirit Crystals to take away. You should know, the gestation of ’Heavenly Dao’ in our Immortal Country has reached a crucial moment. Once this ’Heavenly Dao’, which blocks all spiritual powers, is complete, the Devils will no longer have any foothold in the Longevity World."
Lin Yuan nodded deeply in agreement.
Although he was worried that the cultivation of "Heavenly Dao" might have various disadvantages, according to the trials of the Immortal Country’s Immortal Masters and the descriptions by people from the Ten Thousand Stars Sword Sect, the scene brought about by cultivating the "Heavenly Dao" was too wonderful.
The power of the Heavenly Dao can fundamentally change the basic rules of a region in a world.
It’s like how an object ignites when the temperature reaches a certain degree.
Under the modification of the Heavenly Dao, these objects can be made incapable of burning again.
Of course, each world is often composed of Three Thousand Great Dao.
The man-made Heavenly Dao accounts for only one of them.
In a situation of one against three thousand, this man-made "Heavenly Dao" should still try to conform to the logic of the Three Thousand Great Dao, otherwise it will be suppressed by the Three Thousand Great Dao, which would greatly reduce its power.
Like the Spirit Realm and the material world, they are not in the same dimension; even according to the teachings passed down from the Ten Thousand Stars Sword Sect, the Spirit Realm is a force projected from a higher dimension, inherently repelled by the Three Thousand Great Dao that form the cornerstone of the world. Thus, it is not difficult for them to conceive a Great Dao that isolates spiritual power and integrates it into the Three Thousand Great Dao.
Once successful...
Any spiritual beings entering the Longevity World, such as Demon Spirits, the True Body of the creator, etc., will suffer and die without need for anyone to lift a finger, like fish out of water.
This way, the threats of the Demon Realm and the creator would be permanently resolved.
"We’ll head to the Sanqing Hall first. The Sanqing Hall has always been the largest force in Qiantian, and although because Master Wushi has no interest in competing for control of the world he has not become the Qiantian Sovereign, the power of the Sanqing Hall should not be underestimated. Moreover, if the saints Wuzhong and Wunian from the Sanqing Hall are wise, they should have already called together forces from all quarters to gather in Moon State. If all goes well, we can finalize the construction site for the Grotto Heaven today," Lin Yuan said.
"You’re the host here, we naturally will follow your arrangements," Jin Haoran said, smiling.
As the three of them were discussing, on the Flying Boat, hundreds of disciples with at least Primordial Spirit Cultivation were maneuvering the Flying Boat, swiftly heading towards the Sanqing Hall.
......
At this time, at the famous site of the Sanqing Hall— the Sanqing Preaching Platform, a crowd was gathering.
Zhenbei City, states overseas, the Imperial Family—all had people in attendance...
Even the True Immortal Palace seemed to have a few Primordial Spirit True Monarchs that had rushed over from afar, but they dared not face the people from the Sanqing Hall.
As Xin Tianqi had previously stated, in the entire Qiantian, no force dared not to come.
Lin Yuan!
That was the person who had struck down Emperor Tianji a century ago.
A stand-alone Land True Immortal at the peak of the cultivation world.
In Qiantian, where there were few who bore the title of saint, he was an unclimbably supreme existence.
If he wished, his power alone was enough to influence the entire Qiantian.
Just like how Emperor Tianji nearly overturned the rule of Daqian single-handedly years ago.
He believed he had that ability.
As for the Purgatory Sect, Netherworld Sect, Cold Moon Sect, these forces were all formerly those that sought to align with someone powerful.
Now with Lin Yuan, whose combat power was not much inferior to Emperor Tianji, facing such a top-tier powerhouse who could dominate the future of Qiantian, who would dare to underestimate him?
Didn’t you see even Emperor Master Tai Yuan and the current Star King Jiang Chongshan had arrived?
At this time, within the camp of the Sanqing Hall.
Immortal Wuzhong was asking a Deva disciple, "Where are the people from Lingxiao Palace? Have they not shown up yet?"
"It’s alright," Immortal Wunian said indifferently. "That’s Brother Yuan personally coming. They wouldn’t dare not to come."
As he spoke, he glanced cautiously at a few people hiding in the distance.
The people from the True Immortal Palace.
Now they want to beg for mercy and show goodwill?
Ha, wait until Brother Yuan arrives, and we will kill these few to make an example of them, as retribution for the years that the True Immortal Palace, backed by Venerable Xuan Tian, oppressed our Sanqing Hall.
"Gu Jinlai has ultimately received the legacy of the Aries Star Lord. Not only does he have a battle power comparable to a Void Immortal’s Heavenly Dragon by his side, but he also possesses the Aries Star Palace, which is said to be impenetrable even to True Immortals," Immortal Wuzhong said solemnly. "They have now become our greatest threat; even the Daqian Royal Family cannot compare to them. We still need to be cautious..."
"I have ordered people to constantly monitor the movements of the Heavenly Dragon from Lingxiao Palace and the Aries Star Palace, but... the Heavenly Dragon and Aries Star Palace have not left Star State..." a Deva reported.
"Could it be that they are not coming?" Immortal Wuzhong was somewhat surprised.
"Not coming? They don’t have the guts, they just didn’t bring the Heavenly Dragon and the Aries Star Palace," Immortal Wunian said flatly. "Because they know that even with the Heavenly Dragon and Aries Star Palace, facing Brother Yuan would be meaningless! After all, Brother Yuan was already a standout among Land True Immortals a century ago; how could a Heavenly Dragon contend with him? As for the remaining Aries Star Palace, it claims to withstand True Immortals, but that depends on who is operating it. Gu Jinlai? He doesn’t have the capability!"
After speaking, he concluded confidently, "After today, looking across Qiantian, our Sanqing Hall should be second to one, above ten thousand."
