These words sounded like ordinary arrogance, yet they also seemed to have a hidden meaning.
Looking at Chang Feng's ambiguous smile, his gaze seemed to contain an inexplicable meaning.
Lin Xiuyuan's expression remained unchanged, showing no abnormality. He put down his teacup and echoed, "That's very true. After all, the Nine Kingdoms Alliance is led by the Five Elements Sect, so it cannot be judged by ordinary standards. The entire Southern Continent relies on it."
Chang Feng smiled slightly and said, "I wonder if Fellow Daoist Lin's visit is simply to catch up with an old friend?"
After a pause, Chang Feng glanced at Lin Xiuyuan and said, "Fellow Daoist Lin seems to have already broken through to the Foundation Establishment stage? Could this be due to the opportunity in the secret realm?"
A cultivator who has broken through to the Foundation Establishment Realm by consuming a Foundation Establishment Pill has a different aura than an ordinary cultivator.
Because of the immense medicinal power of the Foundation Establishment Pill, some violent spiritual energy will remain in the tiny meridians of a cultivator's body to varying degrees, but it will not have a significant impact.
However, cultivators in the Qi Refining stage cannot open up all the meridians in their bodies, so they cannot completely refine it.
Upon closer inspection, it's not hard to see that Lin Xiuyuan exudes an exceptionally strong aura of violence.
Clearly, breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage is not a one-time event...
Since Lin Xiuyuan is still at the twelfth level of Qi Refining, it is estimated that his chance to advance to the next level has already passed by seven or eight tenths!
Therefore, Chang Feng made such a guess: apart from the opportunity in the secret place, Lin Xiuyuan probably has no better way to seize the opportunity to establish his foundation.
Therefore, Chang Feng's attitude underwent a subtle change... Of course, this was only part of the reason!
"Indeed, Senior Chang has keen insight. As I have always been around Linan County, I am not very clear about the affairs of the Southern Frontier, and I know even less about that secret place. Therefore, I have come to ask Senior Chang for guidance."
Lin Xiuyuan cupped his hands and said without hesitation, "There's no need to hide anything; this is precisely the matter I've come here for. Although things haven't turned out quite as expected..."
Chang Feng smiled calmly and said, "Fellow Daoist Lin has really come to the right person. I was almost arranged to go there before, so I learned some unknown inside information."
"I believe Fellow Daoist Lin can also see that, after all, this has attracted the competition of the top forces of both the righteous and demonic sides, so how could it be simple? Right!"
Lin Xiuyuan nodded and said, "That is indeed my concern. I hope Senior Chang will not hesitate to enlighten me."
"Do you know the origin of this secret place?" Chang Feng asked with a slight smile, keeping the question a secret.
Lin Xiuyuan was slightly taken aback, and asked in confusion:
"The rumors I've heard mostly say that this place was a cave dwelling left behind by a demon king long ago. Therefore, the opportunities here are mostly rare and precious natural treasures, or ancient natural treasures, and perhaps even relics left behind by that demon king? Judging from Senior Chang's words, it seems that there is more to it than that?"
"That's right, the actual situation is pretty much the same as the rumors. But how could these things alone cause the top forces of both the righteous and demonic sides to fight each other? Even Nascent Soul experts are frequently getting involved? In the past, when have we ever seen so many Nascent Soul experts take action?"
Chang Feng didn't keep them in suspense this time and continued directly: "Because that demon king is no ordinary being! The demon king's deeds can be traced back to more than 100,000 years ago. At that time, although our Southern Continent had some friction with the demon race, there hadn't been any major wars. This was because the spiritual energy in both places was abundant at that time, and the struggle for interests wasn't so intense."
"Therefore, it is conceivable that the demon king in that world, rich in spiritual energy, was no ordinary demon king. How could he have influenced the current situation? It is because he was a great demon king who had already stepped into the next realm and ascended to heaven!"
"The next realm? A being in the Nascent Soul stage?" Lin Xiuyuan was stunned. He hadn't expected it to be like this. It was actually the cave left behind by a great demon king of such a realm.
That's an existence that has reached the final stage of Qi Refining and Spirit Transformation, usually only appearing in the Upper Realm, extremely rare in the mortal world. Such an existence, whether it's the shed skin or the treasures left behind, is enough to cause a huge upheaval in the entire cultivation world!
No wonder it could cause so many top forces to fight each other, even Nascent Soul cultivators fought each other... So, everything makes sense now.
Chang Feng nodded and slowly said, "Back then, there was not much conflict between the human and demon races in the Southern Continent. The demon king did not need to worry about the Southern Frontier being invaded by human cultivators."
"It is said that the demon king was born from a rare and exotic beast, a kind of demonic insect or rare beast, without a clan. Therefore, his remains are probably still in that cave. This is the fundamental reason why many top forces are fighting for him."
"What they're actually fighting over, besides the possible treasures, is the shell that the demon king shed when he broke through to the Nascent Soul stage!!"
"This item is the greatest opportunity in the secret realm. If someone can find it, let alone a high-grade Foundation Establishment Pill, even a Nascent Soul Pill to break through to the Nascent Soul stage, or even a Nine-Headed Profound Spirit Pill, can be obtained as a reward..."
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Half a day later.
Lin Xiuyuan looked back at the "Sword Tomb" with a strange expression, a hint of melancholy in his eyes.
"Does this mean they believe I will die in the secret realm, or that they've decided I've lost my chance to establish my foundation? And so, we've become two different people..."
"Those who cultivate the Tao really do become detached from emotions and desires."
I thought that with a bond of friendship, this relationship wouldn't fade too much.
Lin Xiuyuan shook his head, not blaming anyone in his heart, but only sighing slightly.
He understood this deeply; those who cultivate immortality must consciously maintain this state of mind and detachment from worldly desires at all times. With prolonged cultivation, one's state of mind gradually changes, becoming less affected by the five emotions and six desires.
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