"Tang Ling incident! Tang Ling incident! Everyone who has children training nearby, please call them back immediately! lest they get caught in the crossfire!"
"Oh my god, this demon cultivator is so cunning! He painted the old cucumber green to such an extent, and said he was only 80 when he was 800 years old! This is the first time I've seen someone lie about their age to the point of simply erasing it as zero!"
"That fox demon dug up all the graves of his ancestors. After a few decades, this old devil changed his name and identity and territory. Even the leader of the demon cult is not as powerful as him."
"He's already 800 years old and only just reached the Spiritual Severing stage... Logically, he should have died long ago. Even if he hadn't died, his aptitude is so poor that it would be abhorrent to both humans and gods. How on earth did he live this long and cause so much trouble to so many people?"
"Looking at the battle records dug up by the fox demon, he either went to a small country to steal its fortune, or secretly stripped people of their Dao bones, or used someone else to take the place of the heavenly tribulation. No wonder Tangling Country has been without spiritual energy for a hundred years! How could it not be his doing? He just bullies ordinary people! How despicable!"
"But now he's at least a Spirit Splitter, and everyone's been deceived. The Xuanbao Pavilion's intelligence was wrong, and this Heavenly Grade mission happened to coincide with the end of the Four-Way War. Now, those trapped in Tangling Country are all young children... I think the leader is also there."
"Pavilion Master!" The black-robed figure hurried over and said, "That demon cultivator seems to have reached the critical point of his tribulation. He refuses to leave even though he knows he's been exposed. But Tangling's geology is unique, with no spiritual energy outside. It would be difficult to break through now by sending a Spiritual Severing expert. I've sent someone to fetch the Xingyan Sect elders at full speed, and they've already set off..."
Xiao Yuan said calmly: "When can we arrive?"
The black-robed man said, "Only a day and a half. At the fastest speed, from here to the outside of Tang Lingguo, plus breaking the barrier, it only takes a day and a half!"
According to normal time, one and a half days would be as fast as lightning, but given the current situation in Tang Ling's country, let alone one and a half days, if he is unlucky, half a day will be enough for all the sects to have a feast together.
Xiao Yuan looked at the notice for the Tianjie mission. After the information was changed, the golden color of the Tianjie was stained with a dark ink color. The Xuanbao Pavilion managers were very careful, fearing that someone would rush to give themselves up, so they changed the Tianjie to a higher level overnight. "Find the princess and protect the people" was changed to "Kill the demon cultivator", and two lines of small notes were written next to it:
[It is recommended that people over 40 years old and in the Spiritual Severing Stage form a team to participate]
[It is strongly recommended that the team have a medical practitioner at the Out-of-Body Stage or above]
Xiao Yuan's face looked calm and composed under the reflection of the task list. The man in black robe was surprised by the Pavilion Master's composure.
Yun Xianke is also in there. I’m not sure if she is really his niece, but the Pavilion Master seems to really care about her and even wrote a letter!
"Tell me," Xiao Yuan said slowly, "My sister asked me to help take care of the child, but I ended up causing a big problem for the child. In this situation, will I be beaten to death?"
The black-robed man then noticed the cold sweat dripping from her mask and said speechlessly, "Pavilion Master! I told you, how can you take care of a child?!"
"There's more than just the child." Xiao Yuan said with difficulty, "There's also a disciple who was personally taught by me... No, I might be beaten to death by Yan Huixuan soon. Hurry up and prepare the horse, quickly!"
Hang in there, Xiaoyunxian! Auntie will be here to save you soon! Just one and a half days, just one and a half days!
All the sects and factions were terrified and were sending people to Tang Lingguo quickly overnight.
Of course, no one blamed the Xuanbao Pavilion for the inaccurate intelligence. Firstly, this wasn't the first time this had happened. Secondly, if the matter of the demon cultivators hadn't been exposed by a vengeful vixen fighting for territory with the demons, even Master Mingguang wouldn't have noticed. If they blamed the Xuanbao Pavilion, wouldn't that be the same as blaming Master Mingguang?
The only one who turned a disaster into a blessing was Dao Zong.
The large group of disciples sent by the Sword Sect to hunt down Yun Xian had half of their legs broken by Su Chiquan a few days ago. Today, the carriage had just arrived at the door. Liu Chang had just finished venting his anger when he heard the news of Tang Ling's change and was immediately overjoyed.
"It's God's will to destroy Yun Xian." He sneered, "She can only blame herself for her bad luck."
The disciple with the broken leg said, "But Senior Sister Liuxu is still inside..."
After he finished speaking, Elder Liu showed no sign of worry, and he couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart.
Rather than worrying about the life and death of his own disciples, Elder Liu seemed to be more concerned about whether his enemies were dead or not.
Since the news reached the Northern Territory, the Body Strengthening Sect also learned about it quickly.
Tiedan actually felt that Miss Ji still liked Yun Xian quite a bit in the secret realm. Now seeing her eating and practicing martial arts as usual, he couldn't help but ask, "Miss, aren't you worried about Fellow Daoist Yun?"
Ji Rongxue paused, thought seriously for a moment, and said expressionlessly, "I'm worried. But it seems that worrying is useless."
Tiedan: “…That’s right.”
"Besides, I always feel," Ji Rongxue added, "If it's her, it should be okay."
Tiedan smiled bitterly: "Miss, that's a demon cultivator in the Spiritual Severing Stage."
"Yeah. I know." Ji Rongxue said, "But I still think she will be fine."
"Change it." She took a few steps out, then walked back carefully and said coldly, "Something will happen, but no one will die."
Tiedan: “…”
At this moment, the Buddhist temple in the Western Realm is still filled with the sound of wooden fish and the curling of smoke.
Three miles outside the temple, Master Mingguang was ferrying people across the river. Qi Zhiye sat on the boat, meditating with his eyes closed. The ripples slowly spread out, and the place was unusually quiet.
Until Mingguang spoke: "Xingye, your mind is not at peace."
Qi Zhiye opened his eyes and said speechlessly, "Master, if your mind was calm, we would have arrived at the temple by now."
It's been lying outside for so long, just spinning in circles, he could be fishing here.
Mingguang had a kind look on his face, and he raised the stick in his hand slightly: "Haha, why do you say that?"
"...Disciple was wrong." Qi Zhiye scratched his cheek and said bluntly: "Master, you knew I sent Mingshu to Tangling Country, why didn't you blame me?"
Mingguang said, "It was his own choice to go. Why blame you?"
"Yes." Qi Zhiye frowned again and said, "Master, you have been to Tangling Country before. Didn't you find that demon cultivator?"
"No." Mingguang stopped rowing the boat and stood quietly on it, saying, "The demon cultivator wasn't in the area at that time. Aside from the spirit body, I didn't detect a single trace of demonic energy."
"No demonic energy?" Qi Zhiye asked, "Master, haven't you figured out the reason why the spiritual energy disappeared?"
Master Mingguang sighed slightly.
"What's the point of seeing through it?" He frowned and said, "It's almost a dead end. I can't solve it, and there's no way to solve it."
A hundred years ago, the area where Tang Lingguo was located suffered a huge natural disaster, and all lives were destroyed. Spiritual energy was born from heaven and earth and is closely related to life. Finally, on this scorched land, in ignorance, a son of destiny was born.
She was the daughter of a couple.
This was an extremely special situation. Almost all the luck was concentrated on her, and all the spiritual energy was gathered in her body, turning into a rare innate spiritual seed. However, no one had ever taught her, and she didn't know how to use it. Now thinking about it, it was at that time that the demon cultivators set their sights on this small country.
He demanded that if he did not want to destroy the country, he should give the girl to him.
At that time, the Tang Ling Kingdom was even weaker than it is now. No one dared to resist, nor did they think about resisting. The son of destiny was thus handed over to the evil cultivator.
People with innate spiritual seeds are all blessed by heaven, and all of them are people of extraordinary talent. Their achievements will only get higher, not lower. Most of them are talented leaders and generals, and their students are all over the world. However, before their fruits sprout, their fruits are stolen and forcibly peeled off.
Then, the second one.
The second person to possess an innate spiritual seed was the emperor's daughter. The demon cultivator might have hesitated, fearing that if he killed the princess, the nation would be in turmoil and people would rise up in rebellion. However, when he looked at the princess, the emperor's expression was flattering: "If the Demon Lord is interested in my daughter, how about I decree the marriage?"
The princess lived for only three more years before she was killed by a demon cultivator, and her spirit seed was taken away again. There was no national excitement, no resistance, nothing, nothing.
From then on, things got out of control.
Heaven has eyes, yet it is also merciless. From then on, a third woman with an innate spiritual seed was born, the daughter of the emperor, the most honored daughter in the entire nation. Conversely, the spiritual energy of Tang Ling Kingdom began to rapidly weaken. As one spiritual energy declined, another grew. This endless spiritual energy was infused into the spiritual seed, then repeatedly deprived in the numbness of the people.
The less they resisted, the less they could resist; the more they remained silent, the less they could speak. Amidst the gradually depleting spiritual energy, Heaven stubbornly allowed one princess after another with spiritual seeds to be born, as if to wait and see when things would finally change. But still, nothing happened.
In fact, after a long time, the people of Tangling had become crazy. There was only a distinction between those who were already crazy and those who were not completely crazy. They had lost their human nature - or, only their human nature remained.
If a person does not work for himself, he will be punished by heaven and earth.
But the world is not merciful. Such a straw dog is not worthy of giving birth to spiritual roots!
"What's the difference between spirit seeds and spiritual energy?" Qi Zhiye asked solemnly, "Why can't the princess use spiritual energy?"
"There's no spiritual energy within her body. Even if she possessed a Heavenly-grade technique, she wouldn't be able to use it. On the contrary, her body is overflowing with spiritual seeds, but she lacks spiritual roots. She's unaware of the precious treasure she possesses, and she's confined within the palace, unable to interact with outsiders. She has no other thoughts." Mingguang said, "If you save one demon cultivator, there will be another. Buddha won't save those who willingly fall into depravity. Unless they awaken, all medicine and medicine in this country will be useless."
Qi Zhiye said bitterly, "If it were a few generations ago, when the spiritual roots were still intact, it could still be saved. But now... it's too late."
The spiritual energy in Tang Ling's territory no longer exists. The people born here have no spiritual roots and can never embark on the path of cultivating immortals. The way of heaven is merciful but cruel. It has clearly given them an opportunity, but the time has passed. Since it has been missed, no matter how pure the spiritual seed is born in the county master's body, they cannot control it and it becomes a carrier that cannot be released.
Almost a dead end.
Why almost? Isn't this a dead end?
Qi Zhiye was suddenly stunned.
Without spiritual roots, if they want to forcibly activate spiritual energy, they can only use flesh and blood as a medium. They cannot perform any moves, but they have a last resort, which can not only kill the demon cultivator, but also return the spiritual energy to the territory.
The princess left the palace, met the demon cultivator, and realized that there was a spirit seed in her body. If all these conditions were met despite numerous obstacles, it would be an extremely extreme and terrible situation.
Then, after seeing the bloody truth and knowing what they had sacrificed for—
Mingguang sighed, "Everyone will perish together."
"That's right." Qi Zhiye said silently: "...self-destruction."
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