"Immortal Venerable, the mountain gate is trembling, the seal is loosening, is it about to emerge?"
Many people came, but in the end only the mountain lord and lake lord, including He Bailan, entered the barrier of Tongtian Peak.
They learned the reason why Sui Xushan was built here from the stone wall when they were cultivating in the forbidden area of the back mountain after they were promoted to mountain lord and lake lord.
The vast mountain gate, apart from the mountain lords and lake lords, didn't even have a sect leader or elders. Matters were discussed together, and if a decision couldn't be made, the Immortal Venerable would be consulted for judgment.
This would be very strange in other places.
However, Sui Xushan had always followed this system and was already used to it.
The inscription on the stone wall said that a colossal beast capable of destroying the world was sealed within the forbidden area, which they all regarded as a myth. After all, nothing had happened within the forbidden area for so long. Moreover, with the Celestial Venerable present, they had no worries whatsoever.
The founding ancestor left a trace of his divine consciousness on the stone wall. Only those who carefully study the stories on it and believe in them without a doubt will allow his divine consciousness to manifest.
He Bailan is one of them.
He still remembered what the patriarch had told him: "Sui Xushan does not accept female disciples, otherwise it will cause turmoil in the world."
For so many years, Sui Xushan has never had a female disciple, not even a woman.
If anyone wishes to settle down and start a family, they must either leave Suixu Mountain or be demoted to an outer disciple and are forbidden from bringing any female relatives into the mountain.
For thousands of years, they have followed this precept, and when selecting disciples, they have tried their best to examine them first, and only those who are single-minded in cultivating immortality will be selected.
Who would have thought that just a few days ago, the Immortal Venerable broke this subtle rule.
As expected, when she arrived, something changed in the forbidden area.
What they really wanted to know was what had happened, and whether the woman had triggered the restriction.
However, with the purple-clad figure's indifferent gaze, they avoided the main point and only asked about the giant beast at the bottom of the pit.
"Sui Xushan has existed for hundreds of thousands of years and is about to be unable to contain it. This is not her fault. The Divine Ruins are about to open. You should select elite disciples to go with her to explore. Perhaps there is still a glimmer of hope."
Upon hearing the legend of the stone wall clearly from the Purple-Clad Immortal for the first time, everyone's expressions turned solemn.
"Immortal Venerable, if you join forces with Immortal Bai Xuan and Immortal Yue Hua, can you trap it?" someone asked.
Zi Yi glanced at everyone and said in a deep voice, "More than 100,000 years ago, there were countless immortals in this world. I was just the lowest-ranking immortal. At that time, there were also many immortals who had one foot in the god level. They lived in seclusion and each occupied their own territory, forming a situation where birds, beasts, insects, and humans each occupied their own territory."
"Later, the Zerg did something unknown, and overnight, immortals fell one after another, birds and beasts ran rampant, and the situation on all sides was disrupted. Without the immortals to suppress them, many cultivators fought for territory and slaughtered each other, causing rivers of blood to flow. At that time, our human race was the last to be affected."
"Blood, death, and spiritual energy all contribute to its power. Wherever it appears, desolation ensues."
"Our ancestors, together with the last remaining immortals from all directions, sacrificed themselves to create a net that could only trap it temporarily. So, the insectoid race contributed a secret technique, using the divine souls of the immortals to suppress it, which brought peace to the four directions for hundreds of thousands of years."
"Bai Xuan, Yuehua, Cui Guang (who died in the insect race), and I were the only immortals left behind at that time. Our immortal power was weak, but we became the top beings who protected the four directions of heaven and earth."
"Since then, the spiritual energy here has become increasingly weak, and no cultivators have been able to advance to the ranks of immortals."
"You all think that as long as you cultivate diligently, you will ascend to immortality sooner or later."
"If I told you that the immortal energy was exhausted hundreds of thousands of years ago, and that without the support of immortal energy after ascension, there is only one way out: death, would you believe me?"
Upon hearing this, everyone was struck dumb.
If they cultivate immortality and eventually die, then what was the point of all their years of effort?
Nothing is more suffocating than knowing in advance that the road ahead leads to death.
Zi Yi observed the expressions on everyone's faces, sighed, and said, "You don't need to overthink it. There's still time. Since the ruins of the divine relic haven't disappeared, it means we still have hope."
He Bailan and the others breathed a sigh of relief, their eyes gradually hardening.
"Immortal Lord, we will certainly not fail in our mission!"
The woman in purple nodded. "You only need to know these things. Please wait here for a moment while I have her come out to meet you."
Submerged underwater, the charred blackness around Xiang Wan began to emanate outwards like mist. Spiritual energy circulated around her, gradually repairing her skin, cracked and mangled by the lightning. A faint trace of blood trickled out, quickly absorbed back into the cracks, covering the wounds.
The infant inside the dantian had its eyes half-open. As it meditated, a white light accompanied by golden threads traveled around its body, occasionally separating a strand to nourish Xiang Wan's physical body.
The body was repaired once again, and a feeling of refreshment washed over it. Beneath the charred skin, tender white skin gradually formed, replacing the previous cracks, just like a newborn baby.
"Master, I feel stronger."
The little cloud beast swam happily in the water, stirring up the surface.
Xiang Wan stopped meditating, stood up, and tossed her hair back. Her exquisite and beautiful face was like a delicate flower, glistening with the dew of the early morning sun, bright and captivating.
"Are you done yet...?"
Suddenly, the woman in purple appeared in the middle of the hall and saw Xiang Wan emerge from the water. Her eyes flickered for a moment, but she turned around nonchalantly and said, "Use a cleansing spell. There's no need for such trouble."
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