Chapter 851: Clear foolishness |
Wei Wudao couldn't be certain.
He could only be sure of one thing—his choice was correct in the grand scheme of things.
As long as you stand on the right side, with the cultivators of the Spirit Realm, even a pig could soar. Stand on the wrong side, and no matter how powerful you are, with three heads and six arms, there's only a dead end.
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On the Divine Continent Star.
After the defeat of the Four Sects Alliance, the Divine Puppet Sect sent people to conduct a thorough cleanup of the Divine Continent Star, wiping out all the remnants of the Four Sects Alliance.
Over ninety percent of the Divine Continent Star's land was occupied, with foreign cultivators stationed on both land and sea.
But now, these people didn't have time to retreat and all became souls under the knife, sacrificed to mourn the deceased beings.
In just half a year, the Divine Continent Star eradicated all outsiders.
However, the number of people in the Divine Puppet Sect still only numbered two hundred, a far cry from its peak.
At the higher levels, Qin Xuanji successfully performed body snatching. Although the new body was not well-suited, and his cultivation level dropped, it still added a powerful combat force.
This surprised everyone. A lower cultivation level snatching a higher one and succeeding was truly outrageous! It led people to speculate what kind of demonic cultivation Qin Xuanji practiced to achieve such an illogical feat.
No one questioned it closely, as everyone has secrets, and as long as it doesn't harm the sect, they won't investigate.
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Inside the sect's grand hall, a meeting was being held.
"...That's the situation outside."
Gongsun Bo stood in the center, reporting the situation outside.
Xu Hei didn't let Gongsun Bo participate in the battle but sent him out to gather intelligence. During wartime, intelligence is often crucial and can even determine the outcome.
"The Blood Refining Sect's high-level members have collectively disappeared, and the other sects have shut their doors..." Daoist Sparrow frowned.
The Blood Refining Sect was already the number one sect among the seven stars; it couldn't lose contact without reason. Only matters involving Spirit Realm cultivators would make them act so unusually.
Does this mean the Spirit Realm cultivators have already descended?
This thought sank everyone's hearts to the bottom.
"How long does it take to descend from the Spirit Realm to our seven-star range?" Xu Hei asked.
"Not sure, we've never ascended, so we have no concept of it," Daoist Sparrow shook his head.
Night Owl pondered for a moment, then suddenly said, "The three thousand mortal realms, each belongs to a different plane. To descend from the Spirit Realm, one must first traverse the plane barrier, then cross the galaxy to reach our star system. Even at the fastest, it would take over a year."
At this moment, the entire room fell silent, looking at Night Owl with uncertainty.
Night Owl spoke with such detail, it didn't seem like idle talk.
But how did he know such a secret?
"Grand Elder, do you have any evidence for this?" Liu Yunjing asked.
"No evidence," Night Owl shook his head, "I read it in an ancient book, whether it's true or not, you all can judge for yourselves."
"..." Everyone looked at each other.
An ancient book? They didn't recall the Divine Puppet Sect having such a book, but since Night Owl didn't elaborate, they wouldn't ask proactively.
"Xu Hei, if this is true, what is your plan?" Daoist Sparrow looked at Xu Hei.
Everyone turned to Xu Hei.
Currently, in terms of personal combat power, Xu Hei had far surpassed the others, showing the potential of an ascended cultivator, standing at the pinnacle, comparable to the five Superior Immortals of the past.
His thoughts were undoubtedly the most crucial.
Xu Hei shook his head and said, "I've already erected a monument for myself, ready to die."
"..." Everyone was speechless again.
Night Owl rubbed his forehead in exasperation.
He knew it, Xu Hei was a reckless person with no plan whatsoever.
This person's cultivation talent was outstanding, his luck extraordinary, yet he possessed a kind of clear foolishness that was hard to describe.
Xu Hei continued, "To be honest, I have no method to counter the Spirit Realm cultivators. Even with the suppression of laws, my combat power at most matches theirs, but in terms of divine abilities, magical treasures, and secret arts, I am inferior to them."
"Maintaining a stalemate is already my limit; defeating them is as hard as ascending to heaven."
Xu Hei had witnessed the power of Void Shattering.
The extraterrestrial demon body of the Thousand-Eyed King of Dark Star, just a primordial spirit at the Void Shattering Stage, forced him to exhaust all his strength, using Earth Core Transformation to barely win.
How should Xu Hei confront a truly powerful Spirit Realm cultivator like Elder Mo?
These are not native cultivators like those on Dark Star, but true Spirit Realm powerhouses. In terms of foundation, cultivation, and raw strength, Xu Hei was far inferior.
Moreover, this time, it might not be just Mo Xingtian as an opponent! If there are more than two, Xu Hei would truly be at a dead end.
No way to heaven, no door to earth, nowhere to escape in the vast void, only a battle to the death.
However, Xu Hei wasn't afraid of death. The moment he returned, he had no intention of running away.
Born in the Divine Continent, die in the Divine Continent, he had already come to this realization.
"Is there no other way?" Wang Yimao asked.
"Unless..." Xu Hei suddenly looked serious, "I can break through my cultivation and reach the true Void Shattering Stage!"
"Void Shattering!"
Everyone's spirits lifted.
In thirty-five thousand years, the seven stars had never seen an ascended cultivator. If Xu Hei could reach that stage, perhaps there was a chance to turn the tide.
But breaking through to Void Shattering and ascending isn't something that can be achieved just by talking about it.
"Do you have confidence?" Night Owl hurriedly asked.
"No confidence, I can only give it a try, but if I fail..."
Here, Xu Hei stopped speaking.
Failure... If he failed, not only would his cultivation plummet, but he would also lose his life.
Choosing not to break through, he could still fight, but once he failed, death was certain!
Moreover, Xu Hei wasn't confident he could succeed before the opponents arrived.
If he were caught during the breakthrough process, it would truly be a meaningless death.
"Actually, I have another plan. If successful, I might have a chance to fight against a Spirit Realm cultivator, but... the hope is slim," Daoist Sparrow suddenly said.
"What?" Xu Hei looked intently.
Daoist Sparrow was silent for a moment, then slowly said, "Our sect's Thousand Mechanisms Grand Formation lacks a main formation eye, which was left by the first generation sect master, Gongshu Zi. The first generation's puppet body is located in a spatial rift somewhere among the seven stars. If it can be found, the power of the Thousand Mechanisms Grand Formation will increase tenfold or more!"
The Thousand Mechanisms Grand Formation contains the corpses of the sect's ancestors, but it lacks the strongest first generation.
Gongshu Zi has already fallen, that's an undeniable fact, but the location of the body has always been a mystery.
Xu Hei pondered for a moment, his eyes suddenly brightening.
"Spatial rift?"
Xu Hei's eyes flickered, and he suddenly thought of the many spatial rifts within the Immortal Burial Valley, which are extremely hidden and difficult to discover. Qing Shuang once hid in a spatial rift to secretly absorb the inheritance of Lotus True Monarch.
However, Qing Shuang's hiding place was discovered by Xu Hei because he used the Star-Seeking Beast.
By this logic, if Xu Hei uses the Star-Seeking Beast, could he find the place where Gongshu Zi fell?
