Under the impact of ti, even the celestial cage set by an Immortal from the Upper Realm had flaws. The Demon Venerable was the only being who mastered the way in and out of there.
And within the cage, there were many corpses of powerful true spirits.
Among them was a sixth-rank Wu Earth True Locust. As long as the Demon Venerable went back to refine it, the current Demonic Sacred Embryo could achieve fifth-rank perfection in the shortest ti.
It might even directly breakthrough, reaching the sixth rank Blood Rebirth realm.
In the past, the Demon Venerable refined the remains of the White Dragon to gain the title of "The Six Wonders of the World" upon ergence, being listed as a top expert in the Tianhe Realm by the Impermanence Pavilion.
"The reason for not taking action before was not to attract attention from over in the East Continent. Now I have returned to the fifth rank, and the Demonic Sacred Embryo will soon be perfected, so there’s no need to hide anymore..."
As he spoke, the Demon Venerable stepped out from the Island of Ten Thousand Immortals rising from the seabed. Where he walked, ice crystals sufficient to stand upon ford.
Within two or three steps, the Jade Pearl Demon King could only see the Demon Venerable’s figure as a re dot.
The direction was exactly where the undersea canyon lay.
...
Divine Sand Island is the headquarters of the Flying Sand Sect in the Desolate Sea.
There is a fifth-rank Spirit Vein here, making it the island with the most abundant spiritual energy in the Desolate Sea.
While practicing mysterious techniques in a cave dwelling on the island, preparing to break through to the Spirit Transformation Stage, Taishi Weiguang suddenly furrowed his brow and opened his eyes.
Outside the cave dwelling, soone stirred the restrictions. The disciples of the Flying Sand Sect, theoretically, wouldn’t be so reckless.
Doing this while a cultivator is in seclusion could break their concentration at a critical mont of breakthrough, leading to relentless enmity.
Could it be that the Five Elents Sect has co to attack?
The thought startled Taishi Weiguang, thinking that the Eastern Wilderness Qing Emperor was finally abandoning his reputation.
After summoning his Divine Sand, Taishi Weiguang activated the restrictions of the cave dwelling.
There he saw his disciple-grandson, Ruan Lilong, standing at the door with a face full of panic.
"What matter disturbs my seclusion?"
Seeing it was Ruan Lilong, Taishi Weiguang was initially very angry, but he quickly realized it must be sothing significant, suppressing his anger with a cold expression as he asked.
"Reporting to the ancestor, seven days ago, the soul tablet of Uncle Tao, who guards the Desolate Abyss Canyon, suddenly shattered. Knowing this, Uncle Xiang left to guard the sect, leading the other two Nascent Soul Elders to investigate the cause at the canyon. But just three breaths ago, the soul tablets of the other two Elders shattered as well..."
Ruan Lilong, as the current leader of the Flying Sand Sect, quickly explained the reason for disturbing Taishi Weiguang’s seclusion.
"How is it possible? So many Nascent Souls, unless a Spirit Transformation took action..." Taishi Weiguang exclaid in astonishnt and asked, "Has the Eastern Wilderness Qing Emperor co to attack?"
Even though Chen Mobai’s reputation is very good, in the Tianhe Realm’s environnt, no cultivator entrusts the fate of their sect to the goodwill of others.
Therefore, if possible, Taishi Weiguang wanted to achieve Spirit Transformation, bringing the Flying Sand Sect back to Holy Land status.
In this way, he could converse on equal terms with the blood-stained Eastern Wilderness Qing Emperor, instead of depending on the Five Elents Sect’s favor like now.
"It shouldn’t be. If it really was that person, Divine Sand Island would be ruins by now."
Ruan Lilong shook his head and replied with a bitter smile.
Chen Mobai, as the foremost in the Eastern Continent, could probably destroy the defenses of even the grand formations of the Flying Sand Sect within a bell toll’s ti if he abandoned his reputation.
"Then who is the Spirit Transformation?" Taishi Weiguang knew that even if he acted himself, he couldn’t easily kill Tao Zhengdian, who possessed the Five Direction Divine Sand.
"I don’t know. I have already inquired with the other sects that stationed people at the Desolate Abyss Canyon in the Myriad Stars Alliance. Most of the soul tablets of disciples from there have shattered as well." Ruan Lilong added with a grim expression, knowing that the Desolate Abyss Canyon, as one of the few Spiritual Lands producing fifth-rank resources in the Desolate Sea, was where the most powerful forces of the Myriad Stars Alliance had stationed cultivators, even with a fifth-rank lower-grade large formation.
Yet, not even a ssage Talisman for help could be sent out in ti.
Even now, out of the three Nascent Souls sent to investigate, two have died.
"Junior Brother Xiang’s soul tablet is not shattered, which ans he’s still alive. He should find a way to leave so information. Imdiately issue the highest level Myriad Stars Order, gather all allied high-rank cultivators, and I will personally lead an expedition to the Desolate Abyss Canyon to uncover the truth!"
Taishi Weiguang thought it over and, in the end, could only grit his teeth and issue this command.
He had no choice but to go!
He knew that whether it was the deceased Tao Zhengdian or the life-and-death uncertain Xiang Chunlei, they were both the Sand-handling Officers of the Flying Sand Sect, possessing one of the sect’s inherited Legal Treasures, the Five Direction Divine Sand.
The Heavenly Fiend Star Sand, snatched by Ming Zun earlier, still lacked whereabouts. If these two Divine Sands were also lost, along with three Nascent Souls dead, the Flying Sand Sect’s strength would fall from being the strongest in the Desolate Sea to an ordinary Nascent Soul force.
Taishi Weiguang also knew that even if he forcibly attempted Spirit Transformation under such circumstances, he would fail 90% of the ti due to unrest in heart and mind. So, he decided to take advantage of his dwindling prestige in the Myriad Stars Alliance, rallying all Desolate Sea forces to head toward the Desolate Abyss Canyon.
Moreover, Taishi Weiguang, as the Great Elder of the Flying Sand Sect, knew a secret: below the Desolate Abyss Canyon lay a passage leading directly to a secret realm left by an Immortal. This was a secret the ancestors of the Flying Sand Sect learned from the Empress.
It was precisely for this reason that, during the collapse of the Eastern Emperor Court, the Flying Sand Sect left East Continent, migrating to this place.
However, after trying for a long ti, they couldn’t find the passage to enter the Immortal’s secret realm.
And now, presumably, so mysterious entity had blood-washed the sect stationed there in the Myriad Stars Alliance, likely aiming for the secret realm.
Considering all the available intelligence, Taishi Weiguang concluded that since Junior Brother Xiang was still alive, and not all stationed cultivators had perished, it indicated the intruder’s strength was likely below Spirit Transformation. Gathering the Myriad Stars Alliance’s forces might see them slain.
Maybe they could seize the opportunity to find that passage.
With this thought, Taishi Weiguang could no longer sit still.
Not long after, the Myriad Stars Alliance army was mobilized.
...
Half a month later, Chen Mobai in the Yellow Dragon Cave Mansion received the latest intel from the Desolate Sea Five Elents Comrce Association.
"All Myriad Stars Alliance high-rank cultivators are dead?"
Chen Mobai looked at Yuan Chiye, who returned with the information in person, with a face of disbelief.
"Not all are dead, but most soul tablets of the cultivators who went with Taishi Weiguang to the Desolate Abyss Canyon are shattered, while about 20% still have intact soul tablets but have lost contact. The ssage Talismans were never returned after entering the canyon." Concerned over the matter, Yuan Chiye didn’t dare to delay. Before coming, he used the Five Elents Comrce Association’s network to inquire about all participating sects.
"That’s practically the sa as saying they’re all dead." Chen Mobai murmured after hearing this, looking towards the direction of the Desolate Sea.
Earlier, he was contemplating ways to integrate all Myriad Stars Alliance forces over there into the Five Elents Sect through various strategies.
Who could have predicted that suddenly, the high-ranking cultivators over there in the Desolate Sea were led into oblivion by Taishi Weiguang, ending in total annihilation?
Now, the entire Myriad Stars Alliance had only a handful of Nascent Soul cultivators left.
Under these circumstances, the remaining Nascent Soul cultivators were likely terrified, reckoning that what they most wanted now was to seek refuge in the Five Elents Sect, hoping for its protection.
Sure enough, a few days after Yuan Chiye returned, the capable cultivators from the Desolate Sea Myriad Stars Alliance fled to East Wu by treasure ship.
Only the Foundation Establishnt and Qi Practitioners rented houses in various Immortal Cities of East Wu, seeking the Five Elents Sect’s protection.
The Core Formation and Nascent Soul cultivators didn’t hesitate to use Spirit Stones to employ a Teleportation Array to escape to Northern Abyss City.
Still, the shrewdest was Ruan Lilong, knowing Chen Mobai was secluded in the Yellow Dragon Cave Mansion. He went straight to the neighboring Stormy Immortal City, purchased multiple real estate properties with core disciples of the Flying Sand Sect.
The Five Elents Sect’s rules grant any cultivator who purchases a residence protection from high to low, from the Divine Transformation ancestor down to the Qi Practitioners.
After purchasing properties for each disciple in various Immortal Cities of Yun ng Ze, Ruan Lilong finally felt so semblance of security.
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