"So this is how the resentment and death energy in the ascension passage appear."

Lu Tao suddenly realized.

Similarly, he also realized that the reason why the Heavenly Changes and Desolation Zone became abnormal from time to time was because of the actions of the vengeful spirits.

Seeing this, Lu Tao frowned slightly. "But why would it do that?"

Lu Tao originally guessed that these deathly auras and resentful energies appeared because the city was punished by the will of heaven and earth, which annihilated all living beings in the city.

But now, this vengeful spirit is actually using sinister power to enter the ascension passage.

It seems to be targeting the Ascension Channel.

This contradicts previous speculations.

Lu Tao was puzzled.

The various hand seals cast by the vengeful spirit looked stiff and gave people an extremely awkward feeling, but strangely enough, the hand seals were so complex that they were never broken once and were very smooth.

It was as if the hand gesture had been engraved into their very souls.

Their behavior seems more like an instinctive, habitual act.

Next, Lu Tao took out his telescope and peered through the spatial rift into the small world, preparing to see where the gloomy energy would eventually end up.

Then Lu Tao discovered that these resentful and deathly energies were actually surrounding the spatial passage. Some of them seeped into the chains, seemingly trying to help the chains lock the ascension passage, while others invaded the spatial passage.

"this……"

Upon seeing this, Lu Tao frowned.

"Instinct? Habit?"

As Lu Tao watched the vengeful spirit make a hand seal, the words "vengeful spirit" instantly made him think of something.

Given this scenario, Lu Tao considered two possibilities.

Firstly.

Alternatively, the souls among the vengeful spirits were actually plotting with other powerful beings to seize the Ascension Pool in their previous lives, so even after they died and became vengeful spirits, they continued to do so in accordance with the instincts of their souls.

Even though the energy within them has transformed from ordinary internal energy into dark, sinister power, they still do it.

Yet this instinct makes their retained intelligence seem somewhat dull.

This contradicts his previous behavior of absorbing the gloomy aura from the corpses.

Secondly.

That means they used to cultivate resentment and death energy, and used this dark power to lock the ascension passage, wanting to control the ascension pool.

After their lifespan ends, they transform into vengeful spirits, possessing an even longer lifespan, and then continue the plan they had in life.

They still want to control the Ascension Pool.

And this continued for countless years.

However, if this is the case, then the remains in the city seem somewhat contradictory.

Since they cultivate resentment and death energy, how could their remains be afraid of being tainted by these gloomy auras?

How could the city be in such a state?

Thinking about all this, Lu Tao couldn't help but rub his temples.

The scene before him felt strange, contradictory, and utterly perplexing.

Lu Tao shook his head and continued watching.

Having learned from past mistakes, even when using a telescope, Lu Tao dared not look closely or intently; he silently observed the changes in the chains.

But the result remained unchanged.

At least that's how Lu Tao sees it.

Thinking about it, it makes sense.

For countless ages, the changes in the heavens and the desolation of the earth have always existed, and these chains must be no exception.

If the power of just one vengeful spirit could cause the chains to change, that would be too much of a coincidence.

"I wonder what secrets lie behind this."

Looking at the chains, Lu Tao couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

This chain has existed for so long, and even survived the punishment of two celestial wills. One can imagine how powerful and terrifying it is.

It is no exaggeration to say that the God-King absolutely does not possess such abilities.

Even the God Emperor probably doesn't have that.

In the desolate realm of the gods, it is extremely difficult to descend to the mortal world, let alone to completely control an ascension pool and an ascension passage.

The chains stretched almost from the realm of gods all the way down to the mortal realm.

Although the end near the lower realm seems to have a long way to go, it is only a very short part compared to the entire ascension passage.

This shows just how extravagant the chains are.

This also means that the powerful figure behind it is extremely strong.

Yet such a peerless expert with such strength actually coveted a mere Ascension Pool, and in the end, he probably perished.

In Lu Tao's view, the price paid was completely disproportionate to the benefits gained.

after all.

There are many Ascension Pools in the desolate region.

If it were about controlling all the Ascension Pools and Ascension Channels together, Lu Tao could understand paying such a price, but controlling only one would be far too unwise.

"I wonder what this powerful figure, or rather these powerful figures, are trying to achieve by doing this."

Lu Tao was puzzled and couldn't help but shake his head.

but.

Judging from the instinctive behavior of this vengeful spirit, at least one thing is certain.

These souls must have done this voluntarily during their lives, not under duress.

This is evident.

They all seem to treat this as a lifelong commitment, or even a belief, or something even more extreme.

They have all become vengeful spirits, merged with each other, yet they still cannot forget to continue doing this.

It's truly touching.

"roar!"

In a short while, the vengeful spirit poured all its power into the spatial rift, and it couldn't help but roar to the sky, seemingly feeling a sense of joy.

Then.

The spatial rift closed, and the vengeful spirit lingered in the Ascension Pool for a moment before drifting away like a ghost.

Finally, the vengeful spirit began to absorb the resentment and death energy from other corpses in the city.

They continued doing what they had been doing before.

"Strange vengeful spirits, strange things."

Looking at the vengeful spirit that had lost all its power, Lu Tao couldn't help but shake his head.

At this moment, the vengeful spirit was extremely weak, and if Lu Tao had wanted to, he would have had a full chance to kill it.

Lu Tao, however, did not do that.

Lu Tao looked at the Ascension Pool with a troubled expression: "This is a bit of a problem."

The vengeful spirit cast its dark power into the spatial rift, which then entered the chains, the ascension passage, and finally the secret realm of celestial change in the lower world.

In this way...

The Heavenly Transformation Secret Realm will become abnormal.

The sinister power unleashed by a vengeful spirit at the God-King level is terrifying; how could the disciples of the Immortal Sect possibly withstand it?

Even though entering the lower realm would consume a great deal of energy, it was still something that a mere martial god could not withstand.

not to mention.

The ascension passage is probably filled with sinister forces now, so how can the disciples ascend?

"It seems we need to create more statues of meritorious deities."

With that in mind, Lu Tao dismissed his disciples and sent them off to cultivate, while he himself immediately began to forge the statue of the God of Merit.

Just like the golden statues of gods, the merits of a merit-based deity can be shared between them.

Therefore, building and upgrading are simple and not troublesome.

soon.

Lu Tao then created ten more statues of merit.

Then, Lu Tao stored the statue of merit in his system space and descended to the mortal realm once more with his divine sense.

"My lord, something strange has happened in the Heavenly Transformation Secret Realm. It is filled with resentment and death energy, and none of the disciples dare to enter."

As soon as Lu Tao descended to the lower realm, He Yuanshuang told him about the Heavenly Transformation Secret Realm, her expression filled with worry.

because.

As far as they knew, after an anomaly occurred in the Heavenly Transformation Secret Realm, the gloomy aura within the realm often took ten to fifteen days to be completely dispelled by the primordial energy of heaven and earth.

Having finally managed to ascend to the God Realm and reunite with Lu Tao within a few days, how could He Yuanshuang not be worried about this anomaly?

He Yuanshuang looked at Lu Tao and asked, "Husband, do you have a solution?"

"nature."

Lu Tao smiled slightly, then handed the ten statues of merit to He Yuanshuang and said, "The statues of merit can dissolve the gloomy energy. Have your disciples take these and eliminate all the resentment in the secret realm before undergoing tribulation and ascending to immortality."

"In addition, during the tribulation and ascension, each batch of disciples carries a statue of merit to eliminate the gloomy energy in the ascension passage and avoid affecting the ascension."

Lu Tao carefully instructed He Yuanshuang to do this.

Upon hearing this, He Yuanshuang's worry vanished, and she nodded, saying, "Okay, I'll do it now."

In fact.

He Yuanshuang also possessed a statue of merit, but she knew how precious it was and was reluctant to use it casually.

But now that her husband has produced ten more statues of merit in such a short time, He Yuanshuang knows that her husband can probably make as many statues as he wants.

Naturally, there was nothing to be reluctant about.

Afterwards, He Yuanshuang left the small world and handed the statue of merit to the disciples, asking them to dispel the resentment.

really.

As soon as the light from the statue of merit spread, the many gloomy auras in the secret realm instantly dissipated.

In just ten breaths, the Heavenly Change Secret Realm returned to normal.

only.

From the void, resentment and death energy continued to emanate.

However, these auras were immediately destroyed by merit as soon as they appeared, and would not have any effect on the disciples in the slightest.

Next, another group of disciples began their tribulations.

Before undergoing the tribulation, one of the disciples refined the statue of merit and virtue, and ascended while holding the statue of merit and virtue atop his head.

On the other side.

After explaining the situation, Lu Tao didn't linger. His divine sense returned to the divine realm, and he prepared to check the situation in other parts of the Heavenly Transformation Forbidden Zone to find a way out...