Chapter 605: Thousands of miles of red land bounded by mountains and seas
"Cough cough...Where am I...?"
On the scorching red sand, Wang Yu struggled to his feet, looking rather disheveled. He hadn't expected that the immortal wouldn't directly pull him to the True Spirit Realm.
Instead, according to his original plan, he was allowed to be randomly teleported through the Taiyin Channel to an unknown world that also had a projection of the Taiyin Star.
This was completely different from the treatment he received when he was directly accepted as a disciple by the first Human Emperor, and the pressure brought by the cross-realm teleportation far exceeded his expectations.
In theory, crossing realms should be something only cultivators at the Void Refinement stage can do. He used the clever power of the pupil technique, which is why he experienced a moment of dizziness and extreme discomfort, feeling like he wanted to vomit.
"Fortunately, the Fiery Refined Body is basically complete, and the body refining path has broken through to the peak of the fifth level. It's just that my physical body is a little deficient. Eating a highly nourishing fifth-level demon beast should be able to replenish it."
He quickly made a judgment in his mind.
Wang Yu sensed the intensity of this spatial realm once again.
It should only be a minor world, with an upper limit of around the Nascent Soul stage. This world may be his true place of ascension.
"It's so hot."
Strangely, he should have landed directly on the Taiyin Star, but when he closed his eyes to sense it, he did not feel the power of the Taiyin Star. Instead, waves of heat swept over him.
Even someone with his physique and the Frozen Demonic Energy circulating throughout his body felt the intense heat. This was no ordinary high temperature; it was mixed with a small amount of the power of the Dao of Fire.
Out of caution, Wang Yu did not display the demeanor of a Celestial Dragon.
Speaking of principles.
These abstract concepts, like the meaning of Dharma and artistic conception, can be placed in the placement column, and their forms are different from those of the past.
Bad news: There have been changes.
Good news: Selfish changes!
【Placement Column 8: Taiyin Principle (1.03%)】
[Taiyin·Frosty Moon—Increases by 1% every 100 years]
At the current pace, it would take a thousand years to reach 10%, and ten thousand years to fully comprehend it. Considering that cultivators at the Void Refinement stage live for 6,400 years, he will not live to see the day when the Dao is perfected.
However, don't forget that the efficiency of the placement bar is determined by its own state. A 1% increase over a hundred years is actually very fast, mostly due to the fact that its primordial spirit is a star god born from the Taiyin star.
After all, he was only at the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm, and theoretically he was far from reaching the level of contacting the Dao principles. It would be good enough if he could make progress by getting ahead of time, let alone achieve this level of efficiency.
Whether it's increasing efficiency by using more placement slots or waiting to achieve the Refinement of Emptiness in the future, this efficiency will be greatly improved, and the Perfect Path is the power that even cultivators of the Path of Union are pursuing.
One often achieves enlightenment only during the Mahayana stage.
in this way.
The faster he comprehends the Dao principles of Taiyin, the faster his Taiyin Star God can grow and reach the Three-Pattern Realm. Even if his physical body cannot bear the Dao principles, his primordial spirit is fearless.
These trump cards will be the foundation for his continued ability to win battles against opponents of higher ranks.
For a moment, he even felt like he was a bit of a pervert.
Ordinary cultivators at the Void Refinement stage are still refining their artistic conception in preparation for comprehending the Dao principles later. How could he be dissatisfied with being able to do so much earlier?
Perhaps it was precisely because he comprehended the principles of the Yin and Yang that the true immortal behind the Ice Prison Realm was willing to grant him his freedom... to dedicate his life to the Dao!
He stood there lost in thought for a long time.
Only after all the discomfort brought about by crossing boundaries disappeared did Wang Yu take a step forward. His immediate priority was to get out of this barren land and find human habitation.
Let's find out all the basic information about this world first.
After a few steps.
Wang Yu suddenly frowned, squatted down, plunged his right hand into the red sand, scooped up a handful of red sand that was hotter than ordinary lava, and sniffed it.
Ordinary people only know that heavenly thunder is the most yang and the most yang.
Little did they know that fire also has a great restraining effect on evil spirits. Logically speaking, such a hot place should only have fire-elemental spiritual energy and some pure yang spiritual energy.
With no volcanoes nearby, the possibility of foul air emanating from the earth's veins was eliminated.
"It's the aura of death..."
As Wang Yu casually tossed the red sand aside, a guess popped into his mind, and he unusually became somewhat interested.
If possible, he would naturally want to cultivate to the peak of the Nascent Soul stage before attempting ascension. This world felt extraordinary to him, and it would be perfect if he could obtain local residency.
After all, although the True Immortal allowed him to attain enlightenment, he did not provide any assistance. This attitude was somewhat ambiguous, and he was then allowed to join the Tai Xuan Heaven lineage.
He suspected it might be a test, so he needed to make more plans.
By obtaining local residency, making friends with some fellow Daoists, and then joining forces to ascend to immortality, he could clear his name as a native of the Demon Prison and openly join the Immortal Palace.
This achieves multiple benefits in one fell swoop.
Perhaps this was also the immortal's plan?
With this thought in mind, Wang Yu emitted an extremely cold aura from his hand, and ice condensed in his palm, quickly forming a parasol. Rolling cold air cascaded down along the edge of the parasol, making him feel much more comfortable.
"That's more like it!"
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Thousands of miles away.
A group of sixteen people walked together into the scorching, sweltering heat and distorted air of the barren land.
The highest-ranking cultivator in the group was an elderly man with a white beard who was in the mid-stage of Core Formation, but the leader of the group was a young female cultivator in the Foundation Establishment stage.
The remaining fourteen people were all dressed as guards, and their cultivation levels ranged from the peak of Qi Refining to the late stage of Foundation Establishment. They were all just starting out on the path of cultivation.
Upon entering the red land area, the white-bearded old man's expression turned serious.
"Miss, before we venture into the Drought Demon's Crimson Domain, I still want to ask you one question: Do you truly intend to venture deep into it to search for Senior Situ's whereabouts?"
"Of course, Elder Fu, please don't try to persuade me anymore. My mind is made up. Now, only my father's close friend, Uncle Situ, can save my Five Elements Corpse Workshop."
The woman in charge had a beautiful face.
His brows furrowed with a heroic air, clearly indicating a person of great ambition, but his eyes held an inescapable worry and hatred.
“Fang Long is a wolf with ambitions. My father took him in out of kindness and provided him with the best food, clothing and shelter. He even guided him into the path of immortal cultivation. He has already treated him very well.”
"Now, out of jealousy for my good fortune, he has conspired with outsiders to try and take over my Wei family's Five Elements Corpse Workshop. If I don't avenge this, I'll be a disgrace to my family. Elder Fu... I beg you!"
That's all.
Then they saw the beautiful woman bow deeply and remain there for a long time.
The white-bearded old man sighed helplessly.
"I understand, but even if I were a Core Formation cultivator, I could only enter the middle section of the Crimson Land and could not truly penetrate it."
"Not to mention these guards, Senior Situ is a Nascent Soul expert who has at least penetrated deep into the inner circle. Is Miss prepared?"
"some."
A small, light blue flag appeared in the woman's hand. She introduced it, saying, "This is the [Black Emperor Water Control Flag], a mid-grade fifth-tier remnant treasure. Once activated, it can release endless water waves as a shield, enough to last for three days and three nights before it is destroyed."
"In that case, I will do my utmost to find Senior Situ for Miss."
"Set off!"
Not long after the group ventured deep into the Red Land, another group arrived without stopping. The leader was none other than Fang Long, whom the woman had mentioned, who already possessed the strength of the early stage of Core Formation.
This person has small eyes and a wide nose; their appearance is average to below average.
His eyes were filled with hostility.
"Hmph, that wretched wench should have guessed long ago that the top-grade fire corpses in the workshop must have come from the Crimson Land. As for the Five Elements Corpse Secret Technique, since they refuse to pass it on to me, then they should all die! —Chase them!!!"
Not long after these two groups entered the Red Land one after the other.
Wang Yu, who landed in the core area, made another gain.
The mere thousand miles of barren land was nothing more than a sweep of his divine sense to him; he simply didn't dare to be so impolite because he suspected it was the lair of a drought demon.
The drought demon is the ultimate goal of the zombie cultivation system.
Most of them were promoted from fire beasts, and theoretically they were only comparable to Nascent Soul cultivators. However, the core of the Crimson Earth had a very faint aura of the Dao of Flames, which meant that the other party had gotten rid of its bloodthirsty nature and had developed intelligence.
After all, whether it's comprehending the laws of fire or relying on special treasures, this power is something that ordinary drought demons cannot possess. It must be that they have become spirit corpses, truly embarked on the path of cultivation, and achieved something to have such an opportunity.
Wang Yu still possesses a fourth-tier peak Thunder Hou, and his advancement to Thunder Ba seems a distant prospect. Right now, having just crossed realms, he has encountered such a gifted alien species, even approaching his innate Star God talent, the Dao Law Drought Ba.
It's hard to say whether it was some immortal who arranged for him to be granted amnesty.
It's never wrong to give it a try.
If we are wrong, then this place may very well have given birth to a rare treasure of the Dao principles. If we can seize it, we will not lose out.
At that time.
After a cautious exploration in a small area, he happened to discover a minor cultivator in the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm, and decided to gather information from him.
Under the red earth.
In a peculiar underground cave, Situ Qiutian was shirtless, surrounded by a continuous stream of drought demon power that was shaking his meridians until they resembled lava.
Its skin, however, was in a state of decay, grayish-white like a corpse, with an extremely dense corpse aura, yet it was also mixed with incredibly violent fire spiritual power.
Wang Yu's figure flashed, and he quietly appeared in front of this person.
They looked at it with great interest.
He had actually seen this kind of technique before; it was Lei Hou Jun of the Reverse Spirit Blood Sect. However, he cultivated himself in the direction of Lei Hou, using his human body to control the power of zombies in reverse.
Upon reaching its full potential, it can form a corpse-lightning infant. Combined with the copper skin and iron bones of a zombie, it is virtually impervious to water and fire, rendering ordinary spells useless. It can also possess extremely high resistance to the heavenly lightning, which is the most effective counter to zombies.
The only pity is that the cultivation technique is not of a high enough grade.
He cannot become a Lei Ba.
The first cultivator I encountered in this other world was quite fortunate; he was clearly following the same path, and his cultivation technique was of a higher grade.
This person is cultivating in this barren land, most likely with the intention of taking a shortcut. The aura of the drought demon can help him walk faster and more steadily on this path.
It means you're likely to encounter danger.
"……Um?"
Situ Qiutian suddenly opened his eyes, his mind almost shaken to the extreme, because the smiling young man in front of him was actually in a state of nothingness in his perception.
"You..." Just as he was about to yell at him, Situ Qiutian forcibly held back and changed the subject with some difficulty: "Senior, what are your orders?"
A smart person.
If that's the case, then there's no need for the Searching God Incantation. Just as I thought, he needs a local household registration, so integrating into the upper-level cultivator circle is very important.
Having a matchmaker makes things much more reliable.
"Young friend, there is no need to be alarmed."
Wang Yu's act was quite convincing, after all, he wasn't young anymore, and he gently placed his right hand on Situ Qiutian's shoulder.
Its unstoppable process of transformation was directly terminated by him.
"I am Wang Yu, a reclusive cultivator from the mountains. I have not been here for a long time, and I do not know when a thousand miles of barren land appeared. What is the origin of the drought demon in this place? Do you know?"
Situ Qiutian was taken aback and quickly stood up to bow.
"Junior Situ Qiutian, in response to your question, senior, the barren land has been there for... a thousand years. Are you returning home?"
A figure from a thousand years ago would at least be at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage, and there is even a high probability that he is a Deity Transformation Venerable. For a moment, Situ's head drooped even lower.
Seeing that Wang Yu did not respond.
Situ gave an awkward smile and continued, "The drought demon in this place was born a thousand years ago. Few people know its origins. They only know that it is a rational corpse spirit that calls itself Lady Qingqing and has drawn a boundary around itself, which it has named the Crimson Blood Palace!"
"However, I have heard from [Xia Zun] that this Lady Qingqing is not a being of our Mountain and Sea Realm, but merely ascended to heaven through a different path."
Wang Yu's expression shifted, and he already knew what was going on.
Situ's mention of "Xia Zun" was clearly an attempt to intimidate others, implying that someone of his seniority should know him, and it was even quite possible that they had a relationship.
He didn't point out this clever quip.
The Realm of Mountains and Seas, Lady Qingqing, ascending to immortality through a shortcut.
Several keywords flashed through Wang Yu's mind, and he asked again, "Ascension through a shortcut?"
Situ Qiutian quickly responded.
"If you've been in seclusion for a long time, you might not be aware that the Little Extreme Palace opened up a new business a thousand years ago, which is 'ascension through a new path'."
"Several smaller realms near our Mountain and Sea Realm—Xuanhuang, Bihai, Zifeng…—do not have stable ascension channels and can only try to come to our Mountain and Sea Realm to borrow a route for ascension."
"There is also a reception platform set up by the Celestial Palace above. Whether you seek refuge with the lineage of the upper realm sect or join the Celestial Palace directly, you don't need to worry about ascending into dangerous places."
"Therefore, in the past thousand years, the Mountain and Sea Realm has seen a large number of Nascent Soul cultivators, all of whom came from the surrounding realms. We Nascent Soul cultivators below have suffered quite a bit."
As he spoke, Situ Qiutian gave a wry smile.
"Is that so? What conditions did the Little Extreme Palace offer?"
Wang Yu spoke as if he were very familiar with the Xiaoji Palace.
His acting skills are already superb.
"I heard that it requires an energy crystal that is even higher than a top-grade spirit stone, or a cultivation resource suitable for Nascent Soul cultivators, either is fine."
Upon hearing this, Wang Yu immediately thought of the Water and Fire Crystals. He had exhausted all resources by mining about a hundred of them, causing the seabed veins on Lingxu Island to cease to be able to produce anything.
He won't have to take responsibility for this kind of cost.
He had long known that the currency of the upper realm was this kind of high-purity energy crystal, but he never thought that the Xiaoji Palace in the Mountain and Sea Realm had such business acumen.
"Hmph, insatiable. With too many outside venerable ones, it's probably going to be tough for us Nascent Soul cultivators and below in the Mountain and Sea Realm."
"Who can argue with that... Sigh!"
Without realizing it, Wang Yu had started speaking in the tone of one of his own.
Even if one knew about the existence of ascending to immortality through a certain path.
He couldn't reveal the origins of the outsider either. The Ice Prison Realm was a demonic prison, and the immortals' attitudes were unclear. He also didn't know the situation in other minor realms, let alone how to disguise himself.
Therefore, it is most appropriate to remain a local for a while.
The two remained silent for a moment.
Wang Yu then asked, "Does this Lady Qingqing consider herself an outsider? You must have been permitted to practice the Corpse Demon Technique, which transforms you into a drought demon in human form, here, right?"
"this--"
Situ was even more embarrassed.
"I sneaked in."
"..."
(End of this chapter)
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