Chapter 294: Laying Out the Wu Liang Realm

Cheng Yu was ecstatic, completely abandoning his usual vigilance, as if entirely oblivious to the dangers these anomalies might bring.

He did not harbor even the slightest doubt about this sudden "stroke of fortune."

After silently reciting it several more times in his mind, a faint, sublime, unfathomable purple hue flickered in his clear black-and-white eyes, then vanished swiftly.

But he did not notice this, and after casually setting up a defensive array, he eagerly began his cultivation.

Hum~

The violet-glowing rune in his consciousness vibrated humbly, casting boundless Xuan light, manifesting myriad lights of profound wisdom.

The purple Xuan light flowed down from his consciousness, through flesh and blood, merging into his vast magic power.

In an instant, it spread throughout every corner of his body along with that magic power.

And he himself was slowly transforming into some strange state.

A faint, nearly imperceptible connection—yet fundamentally superior to the entire Three Heaven Realms—spread out and sank into the abyss.

Just as he was immersed in the cultivation of the Scripture of Dao's Initial Anchor.

A figure, not existing within the Three Heaven Realms but seated upon a purple-qi altar, lowered his gaze, piercing through infinite forces, landing upon the boundless chaotic sea.

"Progress is acceptable."

Xuan!

He coldly gazed over the entire chaotic sea, his amethyst eyes revealing no emotion.

It is not only the human race that looks beyond the realms.

Long ago, he realized he must introduce external force to break the deadlock.

But sadly, aside from the Tai Xuan Realm, he had found no other Cang race within the chaotic sea.

The reasons behind this, he had come to understand over these years—

It is simply because the Cang race's starting point is too high.

How many races spend their entire lives unable to reach the level of a naturally formed Dao foundation?

Yet the Cang race are born with it.

Thus, even though the Tai Xuan Realm's influence is supreme, radiating across countless worlds of the chaotic sea, it still struggles to give birth to a single Cang.

There is no other reason—it is simply that the energy levels of those worlds are insufficient to support the birth of a "Cang."

Therefore, he adopted another approach.

If one Cang cannot be found across countless realms, then he would layout across all realms, using the strength of outsiders from the human race to target the Xiang Jianzong and the Tai Xuan immortals…

Especially the Xiang Jianzong—though he has gone the farthest, his identity is the easiest target.

Thus, the more worlds the Xiang Jianzong has touched, the more he must lay plans within them.

After all, the Xiang Jianzong still lacks a little to completely sever his own existence; wherever he has walked, connections remain, traces linger—only thus can a strong enough "anchor" be established.

Otherwise, relying solely on the Tai Xuan Realm itself may not suffice.

"The only chance…"

Even as the supreme source of the Tai Xuan Realm, the primordial ancestor of all realms, his opportunity to scheme against the Tai Xuan immortals and the Xiang Jianzong can come but once.

Too bad—if he had another thousand years to prepare, it would be foolproof.

But it is no longer possible; once the Xiang Jianzong takes another step, all is lost!

Therefore, this matter must be hastened.

Soon, Xuan seemed to recall something, and sighed.

"Ah~"

He had merely been welcoming "Heaven" back, and he himself controlled the domain of the past—his ability to survive was unmatched…

Yet that fool Gu still managed to wound himself so severely!

This is truly…

Never mind.

Blaming him now is useless.

Fortunately, he had never relied on him from the start.

As Xuan pondered, myriad splendid scenes manifested around him.

"Add to this the Beast God Realm…"

Because he had to lay plans one by one across the infinite, sand-grain-numbered realms of the chaotic sea, he discovered that world no earlier than the human immortals.

In fact, because the Beast God had fused with Hun Tian Yi, he was detected during his investigation.

After all, the method he used was to transform into the origin of Dao's Beginning—exactly the kind of technique countered by Hun Tian Yi, that peculiar being who governs all laws and methods.

And the Xiang Jianzong, who severed himself and stood beyond all things, was precisely the one who countered Hun Tian Yi.

"…"

Dongzhen energy level.

It was a world capable of nurturing the Cang race, yet the dominant force within it was the Beast God race.

The human race had been defeated.

And the Cang race of that world…

It seemed they had been defeated by the Beast God race even before the human race, completely eradicated, their history utterly erased by Hun Tian Yi.

But not long ago, the human immortals ventured out and destroyed Hun Tian Yi.

Naturally, he would not let such a trace go unclaimed—he had already gone to "anchor" it.

If the matter of the Beast God Realm succeeds, combined with his prior layouts, the plan can begin.

The Xiang Jianzong… should have sensed something.

But he could never know exactly what I intend to do.

…………

While Cheng Yu was busy cultivating the Dao-Origin Anchor Scripture.

Outside Jingcheng, Mingshun Prefecture.

High in the sky, Chi Jiuyu sat atop a blue-gold longsword, holding a windmill bought recently in a town, the other hand gripping a half-eaten roasted goose leg, staring intently ahead.

A semi-transparent pale blue screen visible only to her.

Lucky Xiao Zhang (Xiang Jianzong): "Sister, where are you right now?"

Not long ago, Zhang Yunlu successfully pinpointed her in the public channel's messages.

Hmm…even though her own codename was completely different from the previous ones, Xiao Yunlu still recognized her at a glance.

That proves the alias I picked still fits me perfectly!

She took a huge bite of the roasted goose leg—the meat tender, juicy, and rich.

Master of the Xiang Jianzong (Xiang Jianzong): "I'm wandering near the capital of the Songyun Dynasty, planning to use the space portal from Ziqing Monastery to visit this world's Tai Xuan Tian."

Ziqing Monastery was wiped out by Longxiang Qingtianzong's trainees; their sect's coordinates for the space channel between the Mortal Realm and Tai Xuan Tian were shared publicly.

Though the body cultivators are crude, they're still very generous!

Lucky Xiao Zhang (Xiang Jianzong): "We're also preparing to head to Jingcheng."

Lucky Xiao Zhang (Xiang Jianzong): "Also, Sister, isn't using this alias a bit inappropriate…?"

Master of the Xiang Jianzong (Xiang Jianzong): "What's inappropriate about it? If you can come up with the name, it means it works!"

Master of the Xiang Jianzong (Xiang Jianzong): "Besides, there's no Xiang Jianzong in this world—so I founded my own. As the founder, I'm naturally the Sect Master and Jiuyu Xiang Jianzong!"

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Master of the Xiang Jianzong (Xiang Jianzong): "You're the Sword-Bearing Hall Hall Master and Yunlu Sword Sovereign / Little Yellow Duck proudly hands on hips"

Lucky Xiao Zhang (Xiang Jianzong): "…"

Lucky Xiao Zhang (Xiang Jianzong): "/Invincible Little Yellow Duck"

Lucky Xiao Zhang (Xiang Jianzong): "/Red Hot Little Yellow Duck"

Lucky Xiao Zhang (Xiang Jianzong): "/Whip Little Yellow Duck"

Lucky Xiao Zhang (Xiang Jianzong): "/Fish on the Cutting Board"

Lucky Xiao Zhang (Xiang Jianzong): "Sister, you get what I mean, right? And Master should be Sword Sovereign."

Chi Jiuyu raised an eyebrow and took another bite of the goose leg.

Master of the Xiang Jianzong (Xiang Jianzong): "Xiang Jianzong sounds way more domineering! And Master's in seclusion—she won't find out."

Master of the Xiang Jianzong (Xiang Jianzong): "As for Uncle, he's too generous to care about something this small."

The other side remained silent for a long time.

Chi Jiuyu leaned out and looked down—she saw Zhang Yunlu, Lin Xuanxuan, and that insolent Nangong Ruo entering an inn. They must be planning to stay overnight.

Since meeting at Dingnan Wang Fu a few days ago, the three had traveled together.

She pondered for a moment.

Finally, she finished the goose leg in three bites, stuffed the bones into a bag, stored it in her Storage Ring, then turned her swordlight into a streak of light and vanished into the horizon.

She'd been following Little Yunlu all this time,

and having wandered the Mortal Realm for so many days, it was time to visit this world's Tai Xuan Tian!

If she didn't go before the trial ended, she'd miss out completely!

……

……

Inside the inn, after securing their rooms, the three gathered in Zhang Yunlu's chamber.

After days of traveling together, they'd grown quite familiar.

Lin Xuanxuan was fascinated by the Shadow Secret Realm specialty, Tongxuan Grass, and spent a huge sum to buy a hundred stalks.

It was truly a huge sum.

Besides a large amount of Spirit Coins, she also gave Zhang Yunlu a share of the annual profits from her snack pills' collaboration with the 【Jingyue Flying Sword】.

In her words, it was just to make a friend!

As Jishigu's peerless genius alchemist, she held over a hundred such patents.

Though only at Foundation Establishment, her wealth likely surpassed Chi Jiuyu's—excluding the starship!

It was insane.

Zhang Yunlu personally felt the terrifying wealth of alchemists—no wonder it was ranked number one among the hundred ancient arts of cultivation.

"I've studied it—I find the spiritual herbs in this world quite interesting. Why don't we go explore Tai Xuan Tian?"

Lin Xuanxuan set a plate piled high with snack pills, homemade pastries, and snacks bought on the road onto the table.

Besides being an alchemist, she was also a Spirit Chef—and the Foundation Establishment champion of Jishigu's Speed Competition.

A true polymath!

"Fine." Zhang Yunlu nodded slightly.

Sister was heading to Tai Xuan Tian too.

But…

Sister seemed to be growing more and more reckless—from "Hehuan Laozu" to now "Jiuyu Xiang Jianzong," even claiming she'd found a new Xiang Jianzong in this world…

Though clearly just idle talk.

Still, it was dangerously reckless.

Say she never becomes Sect Master—would she really go create a new Xiang Jianzong?

Then what would I…

"You can post your request on the World Channel and have the adventurers there help look for it," came a crisp voice from beneath the hat.

It was none other than Nangong Ruo, a disciple of Ling Yin Fang.

"Those are all great cultivators—I can't afford the price to hire them."

Lin Xuanxuan grabbed a handful of snack pills and tossed them into her mouth one by one like beans.

"Many adventurers on Tai Xuan Tian have nothing to do; the price probably won't be too high."

"Hmm… I'll ask about it later."

Zhang Yunlu's heart stirred.

Gathering spiritual herbs for extra income—I wonder if Ye Shijie would be interested.

She saw Lin Xuanxuan toss another pill into her mouth: "It's been this many days—why haven't you taken off your hat yet?"

And it's even a magical hat that blocks surveillance.

"...", after a moment of silence, the crisp voice came from beneath the hat: "I'm injured—it's inconvenient."

It's all that damn Chi Jiuyu's fault—he actually learned the martial art 'Do Not Harm the Interior, All External Forms Are Damaged'! (End of Chapter)