Gu Yifeng stared intently at Zhuge Guan's expression. The Grand Elder of the Three Pure Ones Alliance looked helpless and very unwilling as he recounted these secrets. Xuan Che and the others listened attentively, and none of the guardians noticed anything unusual.
In other words, what Zhuge Guan said was true; indeed, only the Three Pure Alliance saw the land that fell from the immortal gate, until the existence of the lower realm arose.
"If that's the case, then there were native inhabitants in the lower realm from the day they fell? Or were they people you captured from the mainland and intentionally raised in the lower realm?"
Gu Yifeng frowned and asked.
"If it were any other crime, I would accept it without hesitation, but this is the only one I cannot accept. This matter can be explained in detail, and there are two points to it."
Zhuge Guan spoke with a serious expression.
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Thousands of years ago, in Youzhou, the last cultivator to ascend to immortality on the continent awakened the Immortal Gate, causing it to appear on the continent of Qunguang. When the True Immortal Gate opened, many sought to seize immortal opportunities, and it wasn't just that one cultivator who tried to force his way into the Immortal Gate.
Besides this powerful figure, not only in Youzhou, but across the entire continent, at least ten old monsters at the peak of the Refining God realm had their eyes on the location where the Immortal Sect had descended, and directly used spatial teleportation techniques to arrive above Youzhou.
That powerful being ascended to immortality through sheer bloodshed. Amidst such a dramatic scene, the Three Pure Ones Alliance assumed that no one had noticed the land left behind by the immortal sects, and thus took over the lower realm.
If it weren't for the immense power of the lower realm, which alerted other forces within the Xuandao Palace in Youzhou, the Three Pure Alliance could have quietly made a fortune.
However, it wasn't until this land was nestled in the mountains within the territory of the Three Pure Ones Alliance that everyone realized there was an invisible barrier preventing anyone from entering.
Moreover, there were other creatures in this land. Under the sense of the leader of the Three Pure Ones Alliance, his divine sense entered the barrier without any hindrance and sensed the existence of them. They were clearly a group of mortals who were powerless to even kill a chicken.
Therefore, after searching through countless ancient texts and sacrificing the lives of several elders, the Zhuge family finally deduced that this land was indeed fertile soil for immortals, but the mortal ancestors there had angered the Heavenly Dao of the Immortal Realm.
These people have a curse flowing in their blood. Even if their descendants cultivate for generations, they will never be able to break through to the Condensation Realm, unless they are not from this world.
For the Three Pure Alliance, the only two pieces of good news were that there was an incredibly active dragon vein in this land, which could even be easily plundered and taken over for their own use.
Another piece of good news is that this land possesses independent laws, much like a small world. Even without management, it can develop on its own, and it's not impossible that it might even eventually give birth to a spirit of rules.
It was for this reason that the Three Pure Ones Alliance began to conduct various studies on this land, and finally managed to send people into the lower realm to interfere in the rise and fall of the lower realm, thereby achieving the effect of plundering the dragon veins and fortune.
This is the whole truth about the lower realm. After listening to Zhuge Guan's explanation, Gu Yifeng frowned. He always felt that the lower realm was not as simple as Zhuge Guan said.
"Okay, even if you weren't involved in all of this, what happened later? There are many hidden forces in the lower realm, whether they are sects or families. You can't say that these have nothing to do with our upper realm, can you?"
Gu Yifeng narrowed his eyes and looked at Zhuge Guan.
"this……"
Upon hearing this, Zhuge Guan immediately became speechless, his eyes darting around as if he were hiding something.
Under the coercion of the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation, he still revealed the truth. As far as the Three Pure Ones Alliance was concerned, since people without bloodline could not stay in the lower realm, they colluded with the other major forces of the Xuandao Palace and discussed the matter.
Every ten years, they send people into the lower realm to sow seeds and create branches that exist in the lower realm but are under their control. With just a small amount of resources, these branches can crush the original forces in the lower realm and become reclusive masters revered by all.
However, not all hidden forces are based on the methods of the Three Pure Ones Alliance. Some are truly reclusive entities whose powerful aura makes them too intimidating to be provoked.
More precisely, they had provoked them, but without exception, they were all killed. Even cultivators at the Condensation Realm were nothing more than ants in their eyes.
"Tsk."
After hearing this, Gu Yifeng's hostility towards the Three Pure Ones Alliance reached its peak. However, he could not completely break ties with the Three Pure Ones Alliance at the moment, so he could only suppress his thoughts.
"Since that's the case, I won't pursue the matter any further. I'd rather trouble Elder Zhuge and me to sign a contract."
Gu Yifeng shook his head to clear his mind of distractions, then traced a line with his hands and softly chanted. A magic array slowly opened beneath his feet, and a ray of spiritual light appeared in his hand. Before Zhuge Guan could react, Gu Er pushed him and pointed his right finger at the spiritual light.
"Once the contract is formed, any breach of it will be punished by Heaven."
Gu Yifeng then smiled, pointed to the sky, and a muffled thunderclap flashed, marking the completion of the contract between cultivators.
"The terms of the contract are simple: you must represent the Three Pure Ones Alliance and can no longer interfere with anything in the lower realm, let alone seize the dragon veins or fortune of the lower realm. If you violate this, you know the consequences."
Gu Yifeng smiled slightly, and without lingering, led Xuan Che and the others away from the Three Pure Ones Alliance.
Looking at the vast territory of Youzhou on the map, he hesitated for a moment, unsure of where to go next.
"It seems that the young master wants to go to a more powerful place to train. If so, I have a good place to go."
Xuan Che suddenly spoke up from the side, grinning at Gu Yifeng.
"Oh? Tell me, within Youzhou, I truly don't know of any place more powerful."
Gu Yifeng hadn't expected that Xuan Che would know anything about Youzhou.
"Hehe, my grandfather told me about this too. He originally wanted me to study alchemy. On the continent of Qunguang, the strongest alchemy is found in Changchun Valley of Youzhou."
As Xuan Che spoke, he threw out the name of a sect or force.
Upon hearing this, Gu Yifeng immediately recognized that Changchun Valley was indeed the number one power in Youzhou, and its expertise in alchemy was second to none on the entire Qunguang Continent.
However, whether it is the strongest in alchemy is debatable, because in the center of Kyushu, after the great calamity of the extraterrestrial demons, a new region was demarcated and named Zhongzhou.
Countless powerful figures gather in Zhongzhou, making it a true gathering place for heroes. The Wan Ying Ranking Competition, which will be held every two years, will also take place in Zhongzhou.
Within this Central Continent, there is a newly emerging force called the Pill Sect, which has been recruiting renowned alchemists from across the Nine Provinces. It has even independently established branches throughout the Nine Provinces and can award rank badges to alchemists from all over the world.
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