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Chapter 538 Situation Changes
Chapter 538 Situation Changes
The Heavenly Embryo Dew is hidden at the confluence of innate spiritual veins, formed by the essence of creation. It takes ten thousand years to condense a single drop, and its grade is as high as the middle grade of the fifth rank. Even a True Venerable of the Nascent Soul stage would be tempted by it.
The reason is simple: Tianpei Lu has the effects of initiating pregnancy, purifying blood, and promoting fertility.
In ancient times, when a fifth-tier elemental beast cub was born and its bloodline foundation was not yet stable, cultivators would drip a drop of Heavenly Embryo Dew mixed with colostrum into its body to bathe the cub, greatly enhancing its spirituality and awakening its bloodline to become a unique species, making its future cultivation twice as effective.
In addition, if a True Venerable of the Divine Transformation consumes the Heavenly Embryo Dew for refinement, their cultivation will greatly advance, saving them hundreds of years of arduous cultivation, and extending their lifespan by three hundred years.
These potent medicines are priceless; even a Nascent Soul True Venerable wouldn't give them away so easily!
Chen Beiwu knew very well that Xiao Yan's current cultivation level was only Golden Core, and he was just a second-generation cultivator from the Tianyuan Xiao family who had not yet grown up.
Given Xiao Yan's status in the Xiao family, using some fourth-tier Xuan medicines might not be a big deal, but to casually take out a drop of Heavenly Embryo Dew is undoubtedly wishful thinking.
Therefore, Chen Beiwu's suggestion of the Heavenly Embryo Dew was a clear rejection of Xiao Yan, indicating his certainty that Xiao Yan could not produce it.
Of course, there are always unexpected events.
If Xiao Yan could really produce a single drop of Heavenly Embryo Dew, Chen Beiwu would keep his promise.
Such a precious treasure is enough to move a Nascent Soul True Venerable to accept a disciple. If it really works, what harm is there in accepting one more disciple?
However, the probability of this happening is extremely low. Even if Xiao Yan were willing, the Tianyuan Xiao family would not allow their prodigy to commit such a wasteful act, otherwise how could they gain the respect of the people?
"Buzz!"
The restrictions were lifted, and the cave entrance opened.
Xiao Yan frowned slightly as he watched Chen Beiwu enter the cave.
difficult!
difficult!
difficult!
He couldn't understand why Master Chen kept refusing to cooperate when it would be mutually beneficial, and even deliberately put forward a condition that he could hardly fulfill.
It should be noted that although the Dongming Changqing lineage is powerful, that True Venerable has not yet broken through to the Refinement of Emptiness stage, often goes into seclusion, and basically does not concern himself with external affairs, so his voice within the sect is limited.
If Master Chen wants to take over the Jade Purity Immortal Sect and become its next leader, he either needs to possess overwhelming talent and strength, or he needs to have enough powerful forces supporting him.
However, it would be extremely difficult for the former to achieve this. Even though Xiao Yan was optimistic about Chen Shi's future, he did not believe that Chen Shi could defeat those old monsters and seize the position of Yuqing Sect Leader. It would be better to gain the support of the geniuses of the two great Dao Venerable Immortal Clans, Tianyuan Xiao Family and Tianyuan Yu Family, and focus on building a solid foundation for the future.
"Young Master, shall we change to another one?" The blue-robed cultivator suddenly appeared and transmitted his voice through divine sense.
"No need, I'm not one to believe in superstitions." Xiao Yan's expression changed slightly, but he quickly returned to normal.
It's just a drop of Heavenly Dew!
Although many Immortal Alliance Nascent Soul True Venerables couldn't produce a single drop of Heavenly Embryo Dew, and neither could he, he had a powerful father.
He couldn't even persuade Master Chen, so how easy would it be to persuade his father!
On the other side, inside the cave.
Chen Beiwu activated the cave's restrictions, hung up the seclusion sign, and then instructed Xue Le to leave five lifelike Five Qi puppets inside the cave to deal with any visitors. He then impatiently activated the Ten Directions Gate to teleport back to the Southern Wilderness.
Not long after, a beautiful figure quietly appeared in front of Shuiyan Residence.
"Why did you go into seclusion as soon as you returned to the sect?"
Yu Zhaohua frowned slightly as she looked at the closed-door sign at the entrance of the cave.
Chen Beiwu's growth rate was extremely fast. It only took him fifty or sixty years to go from being a rising star to having his reputation spread throughout the Immortal Alliance, leaving almost all his peers far behind.
But so what?
The stronger Chen Beiwu's talent and strength became, the more intense Yu Zhaohua's fighting spirit grew.
If it weren't for her desire to catch up with Chen Beiwu, she wouldn't have been able to successfully attain the Nascent Soul True Monarch realm within a few decades.
Very well, since you've been so diligent, I'll let you off the hook today. I'll find you again for a battle once you've emerged from seclusion.
Yu Zhaohua suppressed her fighting spirit and headed to the True Martial Gathering.
As a close friend of Chen Beiwu, Yu Zhaohua felt it necessary to assess the strength, qualifications, and character of the Zhenwu Society members while Chen Beiwu was in seclusion, in order to prevent any members from implicating Chen Beiwu.
Southern Wilderness, the Land of Derivation.
Protectorate of the Immortal City, City Lord's Mansion.
"Haven't you found Chen Zi'ang yet?"
The sect leader of Qingling Sect, Qingxuan Zhenjun, spoke in a deep voice.
"Don't worry, Chen Zi'ang attaches great importance to the Protectorate of Immortal City and the Beast Taming lineage. Once he learns of the city's fall, he will come knocking on our door sooner or later." The Crimson Sun Sect Master said calmly.
Weak sects have no freedom.
Although he hated Chen Ziang for killing many powerful figures in the Chiyang Sect, he was also aware of Chen Ziang's position in the Jingyue Sect.
He really didn't want to escalate the situation unless absolutely necessary.
However, the Crimson Sun Sect was weak, and even though he was the sect leader and held a high position, he could not disobey the decrees of the Eight Desolations Sect.
"Waiting for the rabbit to run into the tree stump is too foolish. It would be better for the seven sects to join forces and directly attack the Mirror Moon Mountain Gate, forcing Zhu Wuyai to hand over Chen Zi'ang," the Blood Demon Sect Master said with icy eyes.
It’s different in the past.
With the changing landscape of the Earthly Realm, the foundations of the five major sects—the Azure Wood Sect, the Profound Sword Pavilion, the Burning Flame Sect, the Heavy Gold Sect, and the Mirror Moon Sect—are all in trouble and unable to take care of themselves. This presents a perfect opportunity for the Demonic Sect to take advantage of their weakness.
Without the support of a major sect to suppress him, even if Wuyai Old Ghost is incredibly strong and manages to slaughter most of the seven Nascent Soul True Monarchs, he will ultimately be defeated.
"No way." The sect master of the Void Sword Sect resolutely rejected the idea: "Old Ghost Zhu is incredibly powerful and is very likely to have one foot in the Nascent Soul realm. Even if the seven sects join forces to besiege the Mirror Moon Sect, there is still a possibility that they will be completely wiped out."
Unlike the Blood Fortune Sect, the Void Sword Sect was not deeply involved with the Eight Desolations Sect. Its obedience to the Nascent Soul stage decree to attack the Protectorate Immortal City was merely a case of the arm being unable to fight the thigh, rather than a true submission to the Eight Desolations Sect.
If the Seven Sects' allied attack on the Mirror Moon Sect goes awry, resulting in the loss of the sect's top experts and a significant reduction in its strength, the entire Void Sword Sect could be swallowed up by the Eight Desolate Sect.
There were quite a few Nascent Soul True Monarchs present who shared the same thoughts as the Void Sword Sect Master, and they all immediately spoke out against the Blood Demon Sect Master's words.
In an instant, a group of Nascent Soul True Monarchs argued incessantly, each holding their own opinion, and none of them could convince the others.
The master of Xuanji Tower watched this scene silently, sighing inwardly.
The Nascent Soul True Monarchs present seemed high and mighty, but in reality they were nothing more than pawns in the hands of the Divine Transformation True Venerables!
However, even chess pieces have varying levels of skill, which led to the seven powerful figures each having their own agendas, making it difficult for them to achieve great things.
Mirror Moon Sea, Mirror Moon Sect.
Shu You was pale, her left sleeve empty, nestled in the arms of a beautiful female cultivator.
"Still no news of the clan leader?"
Upon seeing the person who had arrived, Shu You struggled to sit up and inquired.
"There's still no news about Senior Brother Chen."
Nine Palaces True Lord Yu Shuiyao said with a complicated expression.
With the seven sects joining forces, how could a mere Protectorate City possibly stop them?
If it weren't for the fact that the seven powerful figures had their own agendas and failed to completely seal off the space teleportation array, she might not have been able to save even many disciples of the Beast Taming lineage.
"Buzz".
Just then, the jade slip that Shu You was wearing trembled slightly.
She quickly activated her divine sense to investigate, and her pale face instantly regained a glimmer of life.
Seeing this, Yu Shuiyao raised her eyebrows slightly and tentatively asked, "Is there any news about Senior Brother Chen?"
"Um."
Shu You nodded, managing a weak smile.
She failed in her lord's trust and was unable to protect the Immortal City, causing the foundation of the Beast Taming lineage to be severely damaged. She felt ashamed to face her lord.
However, the lord's reputation cannot be damaged, and someone must be held responsible for the loss of the Protectorate of the Immortal City.
As the deputy head of the Beast Taming lineage, it was time for her to serve her lord to the death.
"It's good that you're alright." Yu Shuiyao's expression softened, and she breathed a sigh of relief.
Although Senior Brother Chen is a formidable fighter, if he were to be ambushed and surrounded by the Seven Sects Alliance due to a moment of anger, he would also be in danger of dying.
The fact that the news can be transmitted smoothly shows that Senior Brother Chen is still able to remain rational.
At the same time, deep within the Mirror Moon Sect's protective formation, the Eight Desolate Water Mirror Dragon Subduing Formation.
Zhu Wuyai stood quietly before an ancient mirror that was neither gold nor jade, but exuded an aura of antiquity.
"Buzz!"
The mirror shimmered, and a true dragon slowly came into Zhu Wuyai's view, emanating a terrifying aura that could chill even a Nascent Soul Perfected True Monarch.
"Disciple Zhu Wuyai greets Senior Tianyi."
Zhu Wuyai dared not be careless and bowed respectfully.
"What do you want with me?" Tianyi Zhenlong glanced at Zhu Wuyai indifferently.
"Senior Tianyi, do you know the reason for the changes in the world?" Zhu Wuyai asked solemnly.
A month ago, a sudden celestial anomaly appeared in the Earthly Realm.
On that day, the sky cracked open, spewing forth myriad colors of spiritual light, the earth's veins boiled, and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth was completely disrupted.
As the sect's patriarch, Zhu Wuyai also completely lost his connection to the sect's foundation that day.
The foundation of a sect is crucial to its survival and the continuation of its traditions.
Without the suppression of the Primordial Dao Artifact, even if Zhu Wuyai was very confident, he did not believe that he could defeat a Nascent Soul True Venerable.
Therefore, upon realizing that the foundation had malfunctioned, Zhu Wuyai immediately entered the depths of the Eight Desolate Water Mirror Dragon Subduing Formation and tried every possible method to resolve the issue.
However, the sudden appearance of strange phenomena and the disappearance of the Daoist aura of the five major sects in the Earth Evolution Realm could hardly be concealed from the perception of the Nascent Soul True Venerable!
Zhu Wuyai knew very well that the loss of the Protectorate of Immortal City was actually a test by the Eight Desolate Sect.
Once it is confirmed that the foundations of the five major sects in the Earthly Evolution Realm are gone, the Eight Desolate Sect will no longer hold back and will launch a large-scale invasion of the Earthly Evolution Realm, instead of pushing the seven sects of the Yellow Evolution and Western Evolution Realms to the front and hiding behind.
Fortunately, today, the sect's foundation has finally returned to normal.
"That strange phenomenon was simply an attempt by a powerful being from beyond the realm to cross over and enter the Southern Wilderness Domain, but ultimately failed," Tianyi True Dragon said calmly.
Upon hearing this, Zhu Wuyai's eyes narrowed: "Senior Tianyi, do you know which domain's expert attempted to break through the boundary?"
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Through the ancient texts passed down in his sect, he learned that this world consisted of four regions: the Eastern Land, the Western Heaven, the Southern Wilderness, and the Northern Mystery.
If it were a powerful figure from the Eastern Region wanting to cross over, that would be fine.
The Southern Wilderness and the Eastern Territory had close ties in ancient times, both being human cultivators who revered the path of immortality and were able to communicate.
But the Western Heaven and Northern Xuan regions are different!
One of these two realms is dominated by Buddhism, which emphasizes precepts and wisdom, while the other is dominated by demon cultivators, with demon saints emerging one after another.
The Southern Wilderness is too weak now. If it were to connect with either the Western Heaven or the Northern Profound Realm, creating a cross-realm passage, it would most likely be a disaster rather than a blessing.
"It should be a branch of the Taiyi Dao Sect, transformed into a divine being."
After saying that, Tianyi Zhenlong disappeared, too lazy to pay any more attention to Zhu Wuyai. Sensing Tianyi Zhenlong's attitude, Zhu Wuyai's expression turned serious.
The foundations of all five major sects are in trouble. Could it be that the branch cultivators who migrated to the Eastern Region in ancient times are using secret techniques to try and open an interdimensional passage by leveraging the foundation of the Taiyi Sect?
Thinking of this, a chill flashed in Zhu Wuyai's eyes.
Since ancient times, the Taiyi Dao Sect has split into five major factions in the Earthly Realm, maintaining a balance of power with none of them submitting to the others.
Even the five lineage cultivators, who are of the same orthodox lineage, have to distinguish who is superior and who wants to replace the four lineages as the orthodox lineage of Taiyi Dao Sect. How much more so the branch sects that migrated out in ancient times!
Once a branch sect gains power, it will definitely try to swallow up the main branch, and even claim to be the orthodox lineage of the Taiyi Dao Sect, which is something Zhu Wuyai cannot accept.
Senior Tianyi's attitude has changed; he's most likely leaning towards a branch sect and the creation of a divine entity.
Zhu Wuyai's mind raced, and his gaze gradually hardened.
He couldn't delay any longer. He needed to secure the position of Sect Master of the Mirror Moon Sect as soon as possible and go into seclusion to break through to the Nascent Soul stage. Otherwise, it would be difficult to gain the approval of the Heavenly Dragon.
"Buzz!"
Zhu Wuyai stirred his divine sense slightly, and with a flick of his finger, a streak of light flashed out.
He wants to recall the sect's disciples and hold a grand ceremony to pass on the sect leadership.
The Vast Star Sea.
Tianxing Island, Suixinfang.
Beyond the sky, two streaks of light descended swiftly, revealing two slender female cultivators whose faces were covered with veils.
Inside the private room, Chen Beiwu listened to music and sipped tea, his fingertips lightly tapping the jade table, at which point the door to the room opened.
As soon as she entered the private room, the door closed tightly, and Shu You bent her knees, about to kneel down.
Chen Beiwu's slight thought caused Shu You's movements to falter, preventing her from kneeling.
"Tell me, what exactly happened?"
Chen Beiwu stared directly at Shu You: "How exactly was the Protectorate of the Immortal City breached?"
Because of the warning from the Heavenly Fortune Purple Dragon, he dared not return to the sect rashly and could only send a message jade slip to summon Shu You.
However, his time spent drinking tea at Suixinfang was not without its benefits. He learned a lot about the Protectorate of the Immortal City, though it was difficult to distinguish between truth and falsehood.
Shu You did not hide anything and recounted the battle situation on the day the city was breached, while Yu Shuiyao stood aside and filled in the details.
Upon learning that Mo Li and other core disciples, along with the alchemists, weapon refiners, and other talents recruited by the Protectorate Immortal City, had all returned to the sect safely, Chen Beiwu felt relieved and gestured for Shu You to stand up: "This is not your fault. The seven sects' allied forces attacked the Protectorate Immortal City together, with as many as twenty-one Nascent Soul True Monarchs among them. Even if I were in charge of the formation in the Immortal City, I might not have been able to defend it."
"But the city was ultimately lost, and the Beast Taming lineage suffered heavy casualties—"
Shu You was interrupted by Chen Beiwu halfway through her sentence: "The fault for losing the city does not lie with you, but with the Seven Sects."
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"Since the seven powerful sects have abandoned martial ethics and joined forces to invade the Protectorate Immortal City, then I will personally take action to destroy their lineage."
Upon hearing this, Shu You was not pleased but worried, and quickly tried to persuade him.
All seven sects are renowned Nascent Soul sects. It would be extremely difficult for the Lord to destroy their lineage. If he were to act rashly, he would fall into their trap, become deeply entangled, and delay his cultivation.
As expected. Yu Shuiyao's heart sank.
The reason she came with Shu You was to prevent Senior Brother Chen from acting impulsively.
Upon learning of Chen Beiwu's thoughts, Yu Shuiyao immediately stated that the sect would not allow the Seven Sects Alliance to act, but the counterattack should not be rushed and should be planned gradually.
"Don't worry, I never do anything I'm not sure I can do," Chen Beiwu said casually.
Previously, before he broke through to the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm, his strength was insufficient, and he was no match for the Nascent Soul Perfection True Monarch of the Southern Wilderness. He could only prioritize the overall situation and wait for the right opportunity.
Now that he is a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, even if he cannot kill a Nascent Soul Perfection True Monarch in the Southern Wilderness, he can still retreat safely.
If he continues to let the Seven True Monarchs act so arrogantly without retaliating, wouldn't his breakthrough be in vain?