Cultivation: When you take things to the extreme

Chapter 1118: Chapter 678: Devouring the Sun

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, another three thousand years have passed.

What changes have the seas and fields undergone, who now rules over the Divine Land?

“Wandao School?”

“Heavenly Mechanics Methods?”

“Li Liuxian!”

“Xu Qingyang!”

“The first Immortal of Divine Land…”

Amidst the vast land, Bai Yuan travels alone, crossing thousands of mountains and rivers, finally catching sight of a colossal city rising amidst the mountains ahead.

That was once Hehe Mountain, once Four Symbols City.

But now, three thousand years later, Hehe Mountain has ceased to exist, and Four Symbols City has been replaced by this Ten Thousand Dao City.

It is now the turn of autumn to winter, when the world is bleak and harsh, when all life is silent, yet near here it seems to revive, along with human-induced prosperity. On the broad and clear roads, there flows an endless stream, with rare and exotic alien beasts pulling simple carts, and novel mechanical creations traveling back and forth.

High in the sky, divine light flashes in all directions, with powerful cultivators and life forms from all over converging, although entering and leaving Qingming, they still follow set paths, moving along the ‘Sky Track’ as planned, causing no chaos or conflicts, nor is there any fighting or bloodshed taking place.

Bai Yuan walks on his own on the road, seeing people coming and going densely packed all around, wearing various attire. There are mountain folk in beast furs and leather armors, cultivators in blue shirts and white robes, some bizarrely ancient, some fascinatingly modern, at first glance strange, yet somehow harmoniously blended.

“Pass through this Ten Thousand Dao checkpoint, and we’ll reach the Academy’s Land Realm!”

“The laws of the Academy are strict. You all better behave and not break the rules.”

“Who would have thought that in a mere three thousand years, the Wandao School would have expanded so greatly, truly possessing the aura of a king.”

“Hmph, seizing the foundation of Hehe Mountain, and then using the excuse of sweeping clean, plundering the wealth of all directions, with such methods, how could they not expand? What else could succeed?”

“If not for the Heavenly Mechanics Methods, who would want to come here? There are rules everywhere, and even walking on the road is regulated. The once-prosperous Imperial Dynasties and the peak Immortal Gates never had such stringent measures.”

“Be careful what you say!”

“Shut your mouth!”

Streams of traffic flow incessantly, and rumors and gossip fly endlessly.

Bai Yuan hears all this, takes it to heart, his steps quicken, shrinking the earth under his feet, instantly closing the distance of nearly a hundred thousand miles of territory.

The Divine Land is boundlessly vast. The once second-rate Hehe Mountain’s Immortal Gate could occupy tens of thousands of miles of land, not to mention the Wandao School of today, which has expanded upon the foundation of Hehe Mountain. Over millions of miles of territory are under its jurisdiction, a true lord of a realm.

Bai Yuan strolls along, the deeper he goes, the fewer the common travelers there are, leaving only the flow of figures above and below, all of them cultivators with profound cultivation, strange and rare beasts, Immortal Artifacts and Spiritual Treasures, all moving at lightning speed.

Suddenly, a thunderous sound comes from above, shaking even the Heavenly Domain. The few pedestrians look up, only to see a grand convoy thundering across the high skies. Not only are the carriages glittering with gold, but they are drawn by Jiao horses, dragon beasts, Kylin tigers, and leopards, exuding an ancient and powerful aura.

“Is that…”

“Which imperial clan’s forces are those?”

“They look like a Primordial Imperial Clan!”

“Is all this pomp really necessary just for attending an auction event?”

“What do you know? It’s not the thief you fear, but the thief’s attention; it’s always better to be safe than sorry!”

“Turmoil is on the horizon, a great calamity is approaching, in such panic, extreme measures are inevitable. Even Imperial Dynasties and Ancient Clans can’t ensure they won’t become targets.”

“Yes, under the shadow of calamity, facing life-and-death crises, the Holy Land Immortal Sects and Imperial Clans have lost their former deterrence. If they don’t increase their escort, once they leave this Taoist Domain, safety is not guaranteed.”

“I heard that at the last Ten Thousand Dao Conference, there were Holy Land Immortal Sects and Imperial Clans that were ambushed, many cultivators were killed or injured, even Calamity Immortals fell.”

“The strife of the world, is intensifying day by day, getting more and more severe!”

“Hmph, these Robbing Cultivators are as locusts, only bullying the weak and fearing the strong. If it weren’t for the various Saint Lords seated firmly in their sects, reluctant to act rashly, how could these robbers act so unchecked on this Divine Land?”

“Exactly, if they have the guts, let them rob the Wandao School, they want the Heavenly Mechanics Methods and Immortal Spirit Mech Armor, don’t they? Not daring to face the rightful owner, they only bully the weak?”

“I’ve heard that among these Robbing Cultivators, there are True Immortals acting in disguise, but who knows if it’s true?”

“It’s likely true, when the Honored Wandao swept the world, Ice God Palace and other forces imprisoning Academy Monks were all submerged; True Immortals hid their identities, disbanded their Sects, and became fugitives throughout the land. There were probably more than a dozen, perhaps tens of True Immortals, even though the Honored Wandao searched heaven and earth, hunting and killing some, yet some still evade capture and roam free.”

“Having no place to settle, and deep enmity with the Wandao School, once turmoil erupts and the great calamity arrives, they are rootless. If they don’t want to sit waiting for death, they can only take risks.”

“Aren’t they afraid of capsizing in the gutter, like the Ice God Palace being utterly destroyed, with even its three great True Immortals dead?”

“…”

High in the sky, the grand convoy has thundered past, but the discussions on the ground below continue unabated.

Bai Yuan watches and listens, his mind conjuring four words:

A Storm is Brewing!

Since the battle at Hehe Mountain three thousand years ago, when the Honored Wandao cut down Six Immortals, defeated Taixuan, pacified Tianyu, and established the Tao Lineage of the Academy, the conflicts in Divine Land have intensified, growing ever more chaotic.

It began with the Wandao School, using the excuse of avenging their disciples to create trouble everywhere, obliterating the Ice God Palace and other True Immortal forces. Not only did they cause the death of several True Immortals, but they also forced dozens of them, both overtly and covertly, to become fugitives, further escalating the strife of Divine Land.

Then there were those True Immortals, like lost dogs, who after becoming fugitives abandoned their identities, casting off their dignity and becoming Robbing Cultivators who looted everywhere, even striking at Immortal Sects and Imperial Clans, throwing the situation in Divine Land into complete disarray. This invited many Evil Cultivators to fish in troubled waters and stir up trouble.

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