Chapter 289

Five days later, in the Shenzhou world.

"From the outside, it looks like a thriving scene, and the spiritual energy is quite rich. Although it is not as good as the Xuanhuang World, the gap is not big. However, any expert who has a comprehension of the laws can sense the incompleteness of this world."

Chai Xin stood on the top of a high mountain, gazing at the picturesque mountains and rivers thousands of miles away, feeling secretly moved in his heart.

"That battle was so brutal that it shattered the World Tree. Even such a powerful world was irreversibly destroyed."

Under the guidance of the Tianji Demon God, he used the Great Transformation Technique to change his appearance and breath and came to the Shenzhou world.

This world still looks prosperous on the surface, but in reality its laws are incomplete and it is gradually declining.

However, this process is very slow. It may take hundreds of millions or even billions of years before it is completely destroyed and no longer suitable for any living thing to survive.

Several years measured in billions are really too long. Even for those powerful people above the fifth level of immortality who have a lifespan of tens or hundreds of thousands of years, it is out of reach.

What's more, there is a saying in Taoism: "Misfortune is the foundation of good fortune; good fortune is the root of misfortune." Everything in the world has two sides.

This world had indeed been hit hard, and its level had fallen, making it impossible for it to produce any super-powerful beings above the eighth or ninth level of immortality.

But as the world declined, the energy that collapsed in an instant also gave birth to many secret treasures that the powerful people coveted.

According to what the Demon God Tianji said, the previously mentioned "Blood Soul Crystal" and "Xuanyuan Crystal" are still ranked in the middle and lower reaches among all the secret treasures!

A truly cutting-edge divine object, it is said to be able to help cultivators condense the energy of creation. Even masters of the fifth level of immortality will go crazy for it.

Because of this, although there are many powerful people in the Shenzhou world who have the ability to leave here and go to a more prosperous bigger world, they did not do so.

Various secret treasures are hidden in various parts of the world. Although many of them have been taken by the three major forces of humans, demons and monsters, there are still many that have not been discovered.

After all, the decline of this world happened only ten thousand years ago.

For ordinary people, ten thousand years is naturally an unimaginably long time, enough to produce a splendid civilization and write a vast epic.

But for cultivators, especially those in the secret realm of immortality, it is not too long.

As for looking at it from the macroscopic perspective of a star or a world, ten thousand years is nothing. It is not even a minute in a person's life!
All the major sects in the Xuanhuang World, except Linglong Blessed Land, have existed for at least hundreds of thousands of years.

Even giants like the Taiyi Sect and the Yuhua Sect may have existed for even longer.

With so many years of accumulation, and before the birth of the major sects, there were countless predecessors exploring the world, and only then were most of the world's resources explored and divided among their respective names.

Even so, there are still many unknown places in the Xuanhuang world, and for endless years, no one has been able to uncover its mystery.

Today's Shenzhou world, after experiencing decline, seems to have experienced a rebirth. All resources have been reintegrated, and many unknown treasures have evolved.

Only ten thousand years have passed till now, and even though the world has shrunk to less than one percent of its original size, it cannot be fully explored so quickly.

What's more, the three major forces have been fighting each other for many years, and none of them wants to see the other side discover new resources, so they will naturally try to trip up each other openly or secretly.

Under such mutual constraints, the progress of various explorations and excavations will naturally be slower.

In today's Shenzhou world, at least 30% to 40% of the territory has not been fully explored, and there are even many places that the three major forces have not yet touched.

This is just like the Xuanhuang World. Some places are always full of dangers, which makes people stay away.

In addition, we have to be wary of other forces interfering, so we must be even more cautious.

"Fellow Daoist Xuanhuang, this place is only a few thousand miles away from the 'Manhuang Mountains', one of the six most remote places in the Shenzhou world. Therefore, it is sparsely populated. Even those who practice Taoism will not easily set foot here."

The voice of the Tianji Demon God sounded in Chai Xin's mind, but he was hiding in the Buddha Umbrella space and communicating through divine thoughts.

"The Holy Demon Sect is more than a million miles away from here. The closest place is the Ten Thousand Demons Mountain, which is one of the three major forces in this world. The demon race is about 80,000 to 90,000 miles away. As for the human race Qianyuan Dynasty, it is also 200,000 miles away."

The Qianyuan Dynasty, the Ten Thousand Demons Mountain, and the Holy Demon Sect are the three most powerful forces in this world. Among them, there are many elders who are at the fifth or sixth level of immortality. If we only talk about cultivation, they are not inferior to Feng Baiyu, the head of the Yuhua Sect.

However, according to the Demon God Tianji, there are no strong people who have reached the seventh level of the Immortal Realm King Realm in this world. It is because the laws of this world are incomplete and it is difficult to break through to that stage.

Although some masters at the sixth level of immortality broke through the air and left, this world still could not accommodate the existence of those at the seventh level of immortality. Even if those masters successfully broke through to the realm of king in other big worlds, they could no longer come back here.

It is precisely for this reason that the gods do not attach too much importance to the Shenzhou world.

After all, it is only a Middle Thousand Worlds, without even the existence of the Seventh Level of Immortality Realm King. How much waves can it create if it really engages in a war with the Three Thousand Great Worlds?
The reason why they sent a Divine Emperor here was that they sensed many of their "old subordinates" from the past in this world and wanted to gather them together again, which was better than nothing.

In fact, with the strength of the God Emperor Sima Ming, even if he had the means to restrain the Heavenly Demon Clan, he would not be able to suppress some of the old monsters of the sixth level of immortality within the Holy Demon Sect.

However, those old monsters obviously received a lot of benefits and promises from the gods, so they secretly support the other side.

No matter what, this world is ultimately ruled by strength.

Even though the gods are nominally the creators of the demons and always regard the demons as their servants and cannon fodder, if they truly encounter a strong one, they will still treat him with courtesy and give him corresponding status and benefits.

Of course, when the real war breaks out, it is impossible to predict what the relationship between the two sides will be at this moment.

In short, it is all for their own interests. The gods will not really believe that those old demons are their loyal servants; similarly, those old demons will never regard the gods as irreplaceable wise masters.

The two sides are fighting fiercely at the moment, but it all comes down to "interests".

When there is a conflict of interest in the future, there will be no hesitation in turning against each other. As for who will have the last laugh, no one can predict it until that moment.

In short, anyone who can cultivate to the secret realm of immortality is not a fool and has full confidence.

"One of the six most dangerous places, the Wild Mountains... Since there are so many dangers here, there must be many hidden opportunities."

Chai Xin looked back at the countless mountains, a faint golden light flashing in his eyes. He could vaguely see the ups and downs of dragons and snakes among them, with a variety of magnificent scenes.

However, beneath the astonishing concentration of spiritual energy, there were also chilling murderous intentions hidden, which made people shudder. "Boom!"

At this moment, at the end of the sight, a huge mountain range suddenly shook, and endless rays of light burst out from deep underground, making that area look like a fairyland.

Immediately afterwards, several figures emerged from the rosy glow, with excitement on their faces.

Chai Xin could tell at a glance that although these figures all looked human, they were not human, but demons.

Moreover, these people are all eternal giants in the secret realm of immortality. Although they have not been able to cultivate immortality, they are also considered masters.

Several eternal giants were communicating with each other through divine thoughts from a distance. Even with Chai Xin's level of cultivation, it was difficult to understand what they were saying.

Soon, Chai Xin sensed that thousands of miles outside the vast mountains, there were divine rainbows breaking through the sky, and they were obviously cultivators.

"I recognize those five eternal giants. They are all the supreme elders of Wan Yao Mountain."

The Tianji Demon God is the host, and his cultivation has reached the third level of the Longevity Cave Heaven Realm. Naturally, he has a deep understanding of all kinds of situations in the Shenzhou world.

“As for those Shenhongs coming from afar, judging from their attire, many of them are true disciples of Wan Yao Mountain, and some are probably independent cultivators who came to inquire.”

"In your opinion, what is the plan of the five supreme elders of Wan Yao Mountain gathering in this desolate mountain?"

Chai Xin stroked his chin. He didn't expect to encounter such a good show just after arriving in this Shenzhou world.

The Tianji Demon God fell silent, as if he was thinking. After a moment, he said, "Judging from the strange weather ahead, we must have discovered a precious resource like a Xuanyuan Crystal vein, otherwise we wouldn't have called in five supreme elders."

"It seems that I am really lucky. I can encounter such a good thing when I first arrive here. It's wonderful!"

Chai Xin nodded slightly. Although the Yuantian secret technique could not be used in the world of immortality, his eyesight was still there. He had just noticed that the area was extraordinary, and now it seemed to be true.

"But opportunities often hide murderous intentions, so don't act rashly."

"You are right, fellow Daoist. Divine objects like the Xuanyuan Crystal Mine are often accompanied by powerful Yuanlings or exotic beasts, and may even give birth to dragon veins. Ordinary eternal giants may not be their opponents. If not, Wan Yao Mountain would not have sent out five eternal giants at once."

The Tianji Demon God agreed with this, and a hint of fear appeared in his kind expression.

"There are some powerful dragon veins that even I have to avoid. But looking at the strange phenomenon in this mountain, the possibility of a powerful dragon vein being born is very small."

The dragon veins in this world are different from those in the Zhatian Realm. They are more spiritual and can even be cultivated.

The most typical one is the spirit "Yan" in the Jiao Fu Huangquan Tu, who is himself the dragon vein of the Huangquan Holy River. The dragon energy he contains is so pure that it is not inferior to many real dragons of the dragon clan.

Yan's peak strength is even comparable to that of powerful immortals. In the legendary dragon world, he is also a big shot.

Of course, the Holy River of Huangquan is a mysterious river rarely seen in all the heavens and worlds. Its dragon veins are naturally unparalleled in the world. There are very few dragon veins in the world that can be compared with Yan.

The strength of most dragon veins is only at the eighth or ninth level of supernatural powers, and it is extremely rare to be able to reach the secret realm of immortality.

"Who is coming next? I am a true disciple of Wan Yao Mountain. I have been ordered to come here to assist the five supreme elders. Outsiders are not allowed to linger!"

Suddenly, two divine rainbows descended from the sky and landed in front of Chai Xin. One of the burly young men shouted in a loud voice.

"Haha, I'm really sleepy. Give me a pillow."

Chai Xin did not answer. He waved his hand and a great ray of Zen light fell on the heads of the two young men.

The two of them were only at the fifth level of the heavenly realm in terms of supernatural power cultivation, and their golden elixirs had not even condensed yet. How could they withstand Chai Xin's guidance?
What's more, there are many masters in Chai Xin's body who are performing the Great Salvation Technique at the same time!

Almost at the moment when the Buddha's light entered their bodies, the two young men, one strong and one thin, immediately became confused. Then a look of piety appeared on their faces and they saluted respectfully to Chai Xin.

"My dear fellow Taoist, your words just now were rude and your crime is unforgivable!"

"We have a deep karma, and today I finally got your conversion. I am so happy! From now on, I will serve you like a dog or a horse to atone for my past sins."

"It's okay. I'll hide in the two of you. You continue to carry out the mission assigned by Wan Yao Mountain. There must not be any abnormality."

As Chai Xin spoke, his body turned into a speck of dust and fell into the sleeve of the sturdy young man.

The two of them were able to cultivate to the fifth level of magical powers, so naturally they were not stupid. They immediately understood and resumed their previous style of behavior, flying into the sky in a swagger and patrolling around.

With the strength of many cultivators present in Wan Yao Mountain, it is not enough to see the traces of enlightenment of masters such as Chai Xin, otherwise he would not have acted in this way.

In fact, unless one's strength has reached the fifth level of the Immortality Creation Realm, it is impossible to see through Chai Xin's current means of salvation.

Of course, the prerequisite is that Chai Xin instructs the converted servants not to show that they have been converted.

After some questioning, Chai Xin completely understood the plan of Wan Yao Mountain in the vast mountains.

It turned out that this was a true disciple who had been stuck at the fifth level of supernatural powers for a long time and could not break through. In desperation, he wanted to fight to the death, so he came to this wild mountain to adventure.

Unexpectedly, he discovered a "Purple Flame Jade Mine" in the mountain range ahead. He was overjoyed, but realized that his own strength was limited and it was impossible for him to swallow such a big cake. So he returned to Wan Yao Mountain to report in order to obtain a generous reward.

After the top leaders of Wan Yao Mountain learned about this "Purple Flame Jade Mine", they initially only sent one supreme elder.

The so-called "Purple Flame Jade Mine" is actually a kind of magical object with fire attributes, which is exactly the resource that Chai Xin needs to practice the "Red Emperor Fire Emperor Qi".

Such resources are certainly valuable, but for top forces like Wan Yao Mountain, they can only be considered "acceptable".

However, when the supreme elder came to investigate, he discovered that the scale of this vein was extremely large, far exceeding that of ordinary purple flame jade mines, and its value was even comparable to that of ordinary "blood soul crystal veins".

This attracted the attention of Wan Yao Mountain, and while they sent five supreme elders, they also sent dozens of true disciples and thousands of inner disciples to wait for an opportunity to act nearby.

(End of this chapter)