Fu Changling stood in front of the cave. After a long time, he heard footsteps behind him.
He didn't look back, and Xie Yuqing slowly walked out from behind him.
The two stood side by side. Fu Changling lowered his eyes, holding the jade ring in his hand, and whispered, "Aren't you going to take the person back?"
"Right here."
Xie Yuqing drew his sword, raised his hand and slashed, and rocks rolled down, covering the entrance to the cave.
"Born from heaven and earth, to heaven and earth I return." Xie Yuqing sheathed his sword. "I'll come back to find him someday when I find a way to save him."
As she spoke, Xie Yuqing turned her head, her slightly red eyes falling on the ring-shaped jade pendant in Fu Changling's hand. She whispered, "Can you give me this jade pendant?"
Fu Changling smiled and said, "It's not my senior brother's, what am I going to do with it?"
Fu Changling said as he handed the jade pendant to Xie Yuqing: "Take it."
Xie Yuqing raised her hand to retrieve the jade pendant and fastened it around her waist. After doing all this, she whispered, "Where are we going now?"
"The Su family opened Qiankun City," Fu Changling said calmly. "I'll take you back. I think the Su family will tell us what happened."
After finishing speaking, Fu Changling raised his hand to draw a teleportation array, and then led Xie Yuqing into the teleportation array: "Let's go."
Xie Yuqing followed Fu Changling into the teleportation array, and in a moment, they appeared in front of Qiankun City.
The two stood in the clouds and looked down at the city. It was built against the mountain, with walls engraved with runes and a moat surrounded by bone-eroding water. It seemed that it was born for this moment. Layer upon layer of magic arrays outside Qiankun City completely concealed the whereabouts of this city. Only special guides could lead the way to enter the city.
"Daojun," a Su family disciple came over on a sword, saluted towards Fu Changling, and said respectfully, "Young Master, please come over."
Fu Changling nodded, and led Xie Yuqing and this disciple to the meeting room on the higher ground.
When Fu Changling arrived, he saw that almost all the cultivators above the Spiritual Transformation Stage of Yunze were already in the hall. Those who had seen him before, and those who hadn't, all looked over at him the moment Fu Changling and Xie Yuqing entered the hall.
Everyone sat on either side. Su Wenji stood beside the golden chair high up. He covered his face with a white silk scarf and said respectfully, "Daojun, please."
Fu Changling stared at the golden chair in silence as he stood in front of the doorway, saying, "How can one bear such a high position?"
Su Wenji smiled slightly, his expression calm, "Master Dao, please take a seat first. I will help you solve your doubts."
"I don't know the depth, so I dare not get involved." Fu Changling raised his hand, "Young Master, please speak first."
Su Wenji sighed and could only speak: "Well, then I will explain the whole story to you seniors."
"Twenty years ago, the Su family used all their might to divine, and learned that Yunze would be doomed to a catastrophe. At that time, Yunze's spiritual energy was depleted, and many small sects quietly dispersed. To avoid panic, the four clans and three sects discussed in Hongmeng Heavenly Palace, and ultimately decided to conceal the fact that Yunze's spiritual energy was exhausted and to seek other methods. Later, they learned that a small sect had created a method of refining meridians with humans. This was then known to the then Palace Master, Gu Hongzi. Gu Hongzi then discussed with the three sect masters and the four clan leaders, and decided to use humans to refine meridians. First, they would cultivate a spiritual vein with 100,000 people from Le Country to temporarily slow the decline of Yunze's spiritual energy."
Most of the people present had already entered the stage of spiritual transformation and were already aware of this sordid past, so they looked calm. However, a few younger generations who came later could not help but show expressions of shock when they heard these words.
Fu Changling watched Su Wenji walk down from the heights and listened to him continue, "Using humans to refine meridians is an unorthodox practice. As a result, the upper echelons of Yunze split into two factions. However, the main meridian-refining faction was more radical at the time, and Gu Hongzi himself had already reached the stage of transcending tribulation. Although many cultivators disagreed, they dared not speak out under pressure. In the end, Hongmeng Heavenly Palace decided to cultivate Leguo into a spiritual vein. However, to prevent other cultivators from panicking and shaking the foundation of Yunze, this matter was carried out in secret and should not be known to the public. As a result, it was discovered by the then young master of the Lin family. The young master Lin single-handedly opened the Ten Thousand Bone Cliff to shelter 100,000 wronged souls of Leguo, and then went to Hongmeng Heavenly Palace alone. During the battle, he directly transcended tribulation, surpassed his level, and killed two elders in a row, severely injuring the previous palace master."
"After Gu Hongzi was killed, his cultivation level dropped to the Golden Core stage. Less than two years later, he died while searching for medicine due to a sword wound that was difficult to heal. Inspired by Young Master Lin's righteousness, the Hongmeng Heavenly Palace, led by Lord Sanggan, fought to prevent the evil art of using human meridians to refine blood. However, this art has already spread, and many cultivators still practice it in secret. In the twenty years since this art was created, Hongmeng Heavenly Palace has handled a total of 143 related cases, dismissed nearly 100 sects, and destroyed 43. The dismissed disciples were then taken in by other sects. Although Lord Sanggan tried his best to suppress it, this art still spread in Yunze."
"What does this have to do with me?" Fu Changling asked calmly. Su Wenji smiled. "This technique goes against the will of Heaven. The Su family didn't approve of it back then. But the Su family is good at deducing destiny, so they can only make friends with other sects, not fight. Yunze violated this will of Heaven. The Su family foresaw the crisis and have been trying to find a way to save him. Not long after Young Master Lin sacrificed himself to save others, a destiny star appeared in the sky. The Su family calculated and learned that this destiny star is the reincarnation of Sword Master Ye Lan."
"So what?" Fu Changling laughed. "Even if I'm Ye Lan's reincarnation, back then, weren't you all thinking about how to refine me? Why, now that I've grown up," Fu Changling said sarcastically, "you think I'm useful and want to respectfully deify me and send me to die for Yunze?"
"Back then, Monk Yunze had a dispute about this," a Tribulation-crossing monk who had been silent nearby spoke up. Fu Changling turned and recognized Master Wenshan from the Golden Light Temple. This master had been in seclusion at the Golden Light Temple for years, and few had ever seen him. Fu Changling only saw this venerable monk during the later Great War between Immortals and Demons.
He had died protecting Jinguang Temple, and Fu Changling held such people in high esteem. He listened as Master Wenshan spoke slowly, "Some cultivators believe that even if you were Ye Lan's reincarnation, your own strength alone would be useless. You can't change Yunze's fate of spiritual energy depletion, so it's better to become a spiritual vein. At least, it would provide Yunze with a glimmer of hope."
"Another group believed that this action was against the harmony of nature. But at that time, no one saw any hope, so they ultimately chose to refine you. It's just that the Fu family got there first," Master Wenshan turned and looked at the silent Fu Minglan. "I wonder if Elder Fu regrets it now?"
Fu Minglan listened to this and shrugged nonchalantly: "What do I have to regret? We were all pawns back then anyway. It's as if regretting would be of no use."
"I haven't refined you, nor have I successfully refined Leguo. Yunze hasn't had a new spiritual vein. After Gu Hongzi's death, Hongmeng Palace fell into a dispute over its ownerlessness. I watched Yunze fall day by day. Finally, one day, I lost my sight overnight, and then I suddenly saw my destiny."
Su Wenji spoke at the right time: "I saw a fragment of the future and told it to the elders. After the Su family discussed it with Hongmeng Tiangong, they finally established Qiankun City."
"Qiankun City was chosen by the Su family. This is the place of refuge for everyone in the future fragments I saw. The Su family crafted a dragon-seeking rod. After I designated the location, they surveyed for a full year before discovering this hidden place. This place cannot be detected by divine consciousness. Without a special command to open it, even standing at the mountain gate, it cannot be seen. It is a refuge given by the heavens, a completely invisible place."
“How does it open?”
Fu Changling was a little curious. Su Wenji picked up the jade pendant on his waist, a ring-shaped jade pendant from the Hongmeng Palace. Su Wenji said calmly, "The Hongmeng Palace jade pendant is made of the same material as the Dragon Seeking Ruler. It can sense the location of Qiankun City. But on this basis, we have also deployed a large number of rune formations in the outside world. Even if it is sensed, it will not be so easy to find it."
"So, from the day you obtained the Eye of Destiny, Yunze has actually been in a state of preparation for war."
"yes."
But it wasn’t like this in the previous life.
Fu Changling stared at Su Wenji's eyes. In his previous life, Su Wenji also had the Eye of Destiny, but he did not have such a clear ability to see specific fragments of the future.
"After a person obtains the Eye of Destiny, can he see the future so clearly?"
Fu Changling asked doubtfully, and Su Wenji smiled bitterly: "No."
"So what exactly did you get the night you obtained the Eye of Destiny?"
Su Wenji did not respond. He stood there, smiling without saying a word.
"Actually, none of this matters anymore." Yang Jun said tiredly, "The most urgent thing now is what to do next and how to do it."
"Next, you don't have to do anything."
Su Wenji said calmly, "The core disciples of each sect, their magic formulas, and precious spiritual herbs have all been transported back to Qiankun City. There are also enough spiritual plants in Qiankun City for medicinal purposes. Everyone, please stay in Qiankun City and cultivate."
"Stay?" Yang Jun was a little shocked. "What happens next? All the people in Qiankun City are core disciples. What about the disciples outside and the common people? You've seen the mental methods of those devilish cultivators. They're just absorbing people as spiritual energy. How long can we stay here?"
"The Demon Lord of Karma Prison is the current leader. Even if we had twice as many cultivators in the Tribulation Crossing Stage as we did," Su Wenji said calmly, "we wouldn't necessarily be his match. Furthermore, the seal on the Qi channels has been broken, and the gates to Karma Prison are open. Leaving here would mean death."
"Then if we keep it," Xie Yuqing said in a steady voice, "wouldn't that be like asking for death?"
"Our greatest hope now is to have a cultivator who can comprehend the Way of Heaven."
As Su Wenji spoke, he seemed to be able to see something and looked up at Fu Changling: "Daojun, I hope you will go into seclusion immediately and comprehend the way of heaven in order to revitalize Yunze."
"What about the people outside?"
Fu Changling stared at them: "Don't care anymore?"
Su Wenji smiled and asked, "How do you think we should manage this, Daojun?"
"Use a sword."
Xie Yuqing said calmly, "Whether you care or not is your business. I will take care of it. I will go out and rescue as many people as I can. After I rescue them, I will send them directly to Qiankun City."
"There is no food in Qiankun City, and it cannot support ordinary people."
Su Wenji sighed and said, "Thank you, fellow Daoist..."
"Don't you care about Ayan?"
Xie Yuqing suddenly spoke, and Su Wenji paused. Xie Yuqing stared at him, "Is destiny the only thing in your heart?"
"Ayan is my junior fellow apprentice," Xie Yuqing looked up and around. "He's your nephew," Xie Yuqing said, turning to look at Su Wenji. "He's your friend," she said, her eyes moving to stop in front of Fu Changling. "He's the person you said you like."
"I cultivate the Way of Mercilessness, but now I also feel that I cannot give up on him. They all claim to be deeply affectionate," Xie Yuqing frowned, "but at this moment, they don't even dare to draw their swords?"
"Of course I dare to draw the sword." Fu Minglan raised his eyes, looked at Fu Changling and smiled, "But we can't lose the big picture for the sake of small things. Qin Yan is now in Jiang Yebai's hands. Everyone knows Jiang Yebai's cultivation level. Even if Changling goes there, he will only die. But if Changling is dead, what will happen to Yunze?"
"Yuqing, if you want to go, no one can stop you. But Changling can't."
"If you insist on Qin Yan coming back, Changling," Fu Minglan laughed, "I'm willing to do it for you. But you have to agree to one condition."
"What conditions?"
Fu Changling frowned, then heard Fu Minglan calmly say, "Don't go out. Before you comprehend the Heavenly Dao," Fu Minglan said calmly, "even if Yunze dies and only a few people are left, you must stay here."
"Then what's the point of me keeping it?"
Fu Changling smiled bitterly, and Fu Minglan looked up at him: "Life."
"One, two, ten people," Fu Minglan said calmly, "at least they survived."
"Do you really believe that what Su Wenji saw was true?"
Fu Changling found it incredible. Su Wenji smiled softly, "Whether it's true or not, doesn't the Dao Lord need us to know better?"
"Daojun," Su Wenji said, as if he already knew everything. "If Yunze hadn't fought hard, what would he have been left with?"
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