The strange phenomena in the southern forest where Song Xia and his group were located went unnoticed. Meanwhile, on Qianli Island in the eastern part of the continent, a horrifying event occurred. As a result, the cultivators sought help from the Shenyuan Sect, requesting the saviors Shi Tianning and Shi Tiankui to come forward and save them.
"What could have possibly made them travel all the way to the Divine Origin Sect?"
Shi Changqing, Su Muxianzi, Shi Tianning, and Shi Tiankui gathered together. It was clear that Shi Tianning and Shi Tiankui's auras were unstable, but their faces were full of joy.
"This is a good opportunity to stabilize your Golden Core stage cultivation."
Shi Tianning frowned: "Father, what exactly happened?"
Fairy Su Mu also looked over with a puzzled expression. She had been at the Xuan Guang Sect for some time, but was suddenly summoned by her master, Chang Qing.
Shi Changqing's expression was solemn: "According to the cultivators from Qianli Island who came to ask for help, many monsters have recently appeared in the waters near Qianli Island. These monsters have no intelligence and will bite any cultivator they see. Once bitten, even if you get rid of them, the wound will not heal and you can only watch it fester."
"So serious? I've never heard of such a monster before. Are they exaggerating?"
"They probably wouldn't dare. The fact that they had to ask our Divine Origin Sect for help means that the power of Thousand Li Island is truly out of control."
"Are we really going to send Tianning and Tiankui? Since there's no cure, what if those monsters hurt them?"
"Now everyone believes that Tianning and Tiankui are the saviors. If they don't go, what if it arouses suspicion? It's better to let them go. Our Shenyuan Sect and Tianxuan Sect should send more people with them. If they can successfully resolve this matter, it will be a good opportunity for them to become famous."
Shi Tiankui stepped forward and said, "Mother, Father is right. Besides, my brother and I have already reached the Golden Core stage, so it's time for us to go out and train. Since the Nine Heavens Palace has calculated that my brother and I are the saviors, then we will definitely be fine."
Fairy Su Mu frowned. Deep down, she still hoped that they could cultivate in the sect for a few more years, but it seemed that there was no other way now.
"I'll go with you."
Master Qing said with relief, "That's why I called you back. My father is in seclusion, and he has entrusted most of the affairs of the sect to me. I can't leave him for the time being."
Fairy Su Mu snorted coldly: "You took all the blame yourself, didn't you? Shi Changqing, Shi Liuchuan's disappearance from the Divine Origin Sect, wasn't that your doing?"
Shi Changqing suppressed his anger: "How many times do I have to explain to you before you believe that this has nothing to do with me? I also want to know how Shi Liuchuan disappeared."
"He's just a Qi Refining stage cultivator, and you're telling me he managed to evade the Divine Origin Sect's search on his own? Master Changqing, do you really think that's possible?"
"Then tell me why I'm protecting him? I can sacrifice Shi Shuangzhi without hesitation, so why would I hesitate to give up Shi Liuchuan?"
"He's your own son after all. Who knows if you've felt any pity for him?"
"Mother..." Unwilling to see the two of them continue arguing about this matter, Shi Tianning frowned and interrupted them, "So what if Shi Liuchuan escaped? He is a cultivator with no background and no talent. If he leaves the Divine Origin Sect, he will not only lack cultivation resources, but he will also be unable to guarantee his own safety. He will never be a threat to us. Why do you keep arguing about this?"
Seeing her son step in to persuade her, Su Muxianzi could no longer argue. She was just disgusted by what happened back then. Regardless of whether it was a scheme or not, it was still the case that Shi Changqing had married Song Xia first.
She had always despised Shi Changqing's reasons for making long-term plans. If it weren't for Song Xia's daughter fulfilling Tian Kui's wish, she would have broken off relations with Shi Changqing, this two-faced person, long ago.
“Master Qing, besides Tian Ning, Tian Kui, and I going to Qianli Island, Shenyuan Sect must send at least three elders to accompany us.”
Although Master Qing was reluctant, they were his most hopeful son and daughter, and he did not want any accidents to happen during this mission, so he nodded in agreement and also sent more than ten Golden Core stage disciples.
The elders of the Divine Origin Sect are all at least at the Nascent Soul stage. Among the three sent this time, there is also a powerful figure at the Integration stage. Only the Divine Origin Sect has such a capability. Other small sects can establish a sect with just a Golden Core stage cultivator.
However, with the current decline of the Heavenly Dao and the increasing scarcity of cultivation resources, as well as the growing number of crises faced, cultivators are more inclined to become menial disciples in the Divine Origin Sect rather than managers in small sects. This has led to the growing strength of large sects like the Divine Origin Sect and the Profound Light Sect, resulting in the disappearance of small sects from the world every day.
It is not a good thing for two sects to dominate. Some smaller sects were once glorious, but as the world deteriorated, they could recruit fewer and fewer disciples, and their cultivation levels also declined, which led to the gradual loss of their classic texts.
Why are there so many powerful beings in ancient times, but now even cultivators at the Nascent Soul stage are extremely rare? This is inextricably linked to such an evolution.
Soon, news of Shi Tianning and Shi Tiankui going to save Qianli Island from crisis at the request of the cultivators of Qianli Island spread throughout most of the cultivation world. The disciples of Shenyuan Sect and Xuanguang Sect were extremely proud, especially the dozen or so Golden Core stage disciples who were chosen to go with them, as if it were an unparalleled honor bestowed by their sects.
All of this had nothing to do with Song Xia and his companions, who were isolated from the world. After being blessed by the heavens for several months, they finally faced their first crisis under this strange phenomenon.
In the illusion, Song Xia lost contact with Shi Liuchuan, but fortunately she immediately took the Yin Soul Wood possessed by Shi Shuangzhi with her.
Shi Shuangzhi asked worriedly, "Will my brother be alright?"
"You have to believe your brother. He's not the same person he used to be."
"Um."
"Go back and rest. Don't come out again. Your soul is still unstable. Don't let these illusions affect your state of mind."
"But Mother, are you really alright all by yourself?"
"It's alright. Now that you and your brother are both by your mother's side, nothing can affect her anymore."
That's what they said, but after Shi Shuangzhi went back into the Yin Soul Wood, Song Xia's expression suddenly changed.
Before her lay the scene of countless infants crying in the disaster. They were ragged, their bellies sunken, their faces sallow, and many of their eyes were lifeless and numb. Some were covered in blood, and there was even a little girl, only one or two years old, dragging her mutilated lower limbs and wriggling on the ground. She was so small, yet she seemed not to feel any pain.
Song Xia reached out to hug him, but hugged nothing.
Even though they were already in so much pain, the disaster did not let them go. After the earth cracked, fire rained down from the sky. The scorching flames made the children scream and roll on the ground.
Song Xia took a deep breath. She knew that this was something Heaven was deliberately showing her, and if she didn't intervene, all of this would happen.
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