Novel Full Chapter 994: 129 The Exercise Begins
Chapter 994: Chapter 129 The Exercise Begins
As the opening of the Seven Treasures Mysterious Garden Secret Realm approaches, the Cultivation Realm is also brewing with undercurrents.
Cultivators from Shushan and Penglai are beginning to secretly gather towards the direction of the Heaven Pillar in the Extreme North.
On Wei Dongliu’s side, he has gradually collected many responses from the elders.
What everyone is most concerned about is how many people are actually willing to participate in this action—if only one or two show up, mixing into the ranks of the Demon Cult, wouldn’t they then become prime targets for the Orthodox Sect, to be thrashed and made an example of?
Wei Dongliu, well aware of these indecisive types pondering back and forth, no matter who came to ask, always replied, “Most of the people are coming, come if you wish.”
After receiving this reply, most of the Nascent Soul Cultivators remained silent, seemingly losing interest.
As it turned out, when the Mortal Life Path sect set out, the cultivators joining in from the various major and minor sects along the way were far more than originally anticipated.
It seems that human nature is like this: if you are extremely eager, the other side will try to manipulate you; but if you are indifferent, the other side may more readily make a decision.
Arranging the cultivators from various Neutral Sects into the lineup, Wei Dongliu led an increasingly massive group of cultivators, grandly marching towards the vicinity of the Heaven Pillar in the Extreme North.
The patrol cultivators sent by the Three Pure Ones into the outer areas encountered such a large group and quickly sent a Flying Sword Messaging to report back.
“The sect leader of the Mortal Life Path, bringing heroes from all over the world, comes to pay respects to the Three Pure Orthodox Sect!” Wei Dongliu announced in a loud voice, then shot out a flying sword with the corresponding message attached.
The letter was swiftly caught by a patrol cultivator and then delivered to the hands of the sect leaders of the Three Sects.
In the letter, Wei Dongliu sincerely proposed to “put aside disputes and develop together” with the Three Pure Orthodox Sect.
The Seven Treasures Mysterious Garden Secret Realm belongs to the entire Human Race of the Cultivation Realm, opposing any individual sect from arrogantly using hegemonism to monopolize this most precious treasure of humanity.
After reading the letter from start to end, the Ziwei Master remained expressionless, Su Jian sneered repeatedly, while the Master of Xuan Du sighed quietly.
Because the other side brought many cultivators from Neutral Sects, Penglai was absolutely unwilling to confront them head-on. Otherwise, even if the Three Pure Orthodox Sect achieved a big victory, they would have offended almost all the clients.
It would be better to let them enter the secret realm and rely on their skills.
Of course, this can’t be stated directly, otherwise, Shushan might casually say, “In that case, just give them Yuqing View’s quota,” putting Penglai in a difficult position.
Therefore, the Master of Xuan Du resorted to the well-practiced art of delay:
“The Demon Cult is so imposing, with many other sects’ cultivators involved, the implications are vast, making it unwise to rashly start a war. We must carefully identify them.”
Su Jian found this highly contemptible: Identify, how to identify?
They’ve all joined the ranks of the Demon Cult, is Penglai expected to identify each individual’s identity before the battle and drag them out?
Although he didn’t like political affairs, he wasn’t a fool either and knew that Penglai was subtly expressing unwillingness to fight, so he coldly asked:
“What does Kunlun mean by this?”
The Ziwei Master glanced at him but didn’t answer for the moment.
The reason for not answering was simple: the situation on Kunlun’s side was relatively complex, not as intricately connected with various sects as Penglai, but not as unconcerned as Shushan.
Hmm, it would be better to go back and ask Changgeng, see what thoughts this precious disciple has.
A few days later, as history recorded, Qiu Changtian accurately “sussed out” that Wei Dongliu had no control over these external cultivators, so both sides would not be able to reach a consensus to limit the trial quotas—everyone was going to charge into the secret realm, and this was unavoidable!
On Wei Dongliu’s side, he naturally also “perceived” the opponent’s actions, and did not wait for any response from the Orthodox Sect. Instead, as the secret realm was about to open, he directly pressed forward with the team.
Both sides soon engaged outside the Heaven Pillar in the Extreme North. In almost no time, the Orthodox Sect somewhat began to lose ground.
The reason was also simple: in a rush to enter the Seven Treasures Mysterious Garden Secret Realm, most of the Nascent Soul Elders from the Orthodox Sect were charging towards the entrance of the secret realm, leaving only a few to block the Demon Cult.
And on the Demon Cult side, unable to get near the secret realm for the time being, they all fiercely assaulted the Orthodox Sect’s defenses, causing these elders to soon find it hard to support, fighting and retreating, and ultimately losing ground.
Once the Orthodox Sect’s defenses quickly collapsed, the external cultivators mixed within the Demon Cult’s formation also rushed madly towards the entrance of the secret realm.
The Six Paths were not in such a hurry. To guard against the Orthodox Sect’s cultivators utilizing their early arrival advantage to hide in the secret realm and ambush, the cultivators were let in forming teams, entering into that Seven Treasures Mysterious Garden Secret Realm.
As the supreme commander of the Six Paths, Wei Dongliu only leisurely glided towards the golden flowing light after the Mortal Life Path elders had mostly entered.
Stepping into the Seven Treasures Mysterious Garden Secret Realm, amid dizzying spins, he found himself above the sea.
Similar to Qiu Changtian’s beginning scenario, Wei Dongliu too found himself on a small boat Magical Treasure, drifting amidst the tempestuous stormy seas.
An old man’s phantom appeared on the small boat, repeating for the fifth time the introductory speech he had delivered, roughly explaining the rules of this secret realm trial and the conditions for ultimate victory, without questioning Wei Dongliu’s identity in any way.
After pondering for a moment, Wei Dongliu suddenly asked:
“Is there the presence of the Nine Serenities Underworld and Hell in this secret realm?”
“There is,” the old man replied coolly, “but this place simulates the great calamity of world extinction.”
“The environment in the originally chaotic Netherworld is even harsher than outside. If you wish to go, it’s up to you.”
“Thank you.” Wei Dongliu cupped his hands in salute, watching as the old man’s phantom vanished.
Afterward, he began to think patiently.
In his memory, there were two Earth Vein entrances he recalled.
One was in a certain mine, where he went down with Jiang Lian; the other was blocked by the lower half of an old dragon trapped in the Dragon Prison Well.
Considering the issue of timeliness, the latter was evidently more likely to have existed since ancient times.
Now that Wei Dongliu had advanced to the Nascent Soul Realm, combined with the effect of the “Chaotic Demon Body,” he could resist the erosion of the Nine Serenities Underworld and delve deep into Hell for exploration.
Were this in the real-world environment, such actions would undoubtedly attract the attention and even vigilance of the Hell Path.
But in the trial secret realm’s Nine Serenities Underworld, there was no Hell Path watching, making it the perfect rehearsal space to familiarize with the subsequent crime scene.
Wei Dongliu descended into the depths of the sea, using his rough memory and the positioning of the Kunlun Mirror, he sword-controlled northward towards the northern Divine Land’s central plains.
Along the way, he naturally encountered countless chaotic currents, many times facing life-threatening peril, nearly being swept into the burning stars.
But with rapid teleportation reaction, Wei Dongliu consistently managed to escape just in time and continued his northward journey.