Chapter 385: The Recent Immortals and the Decline of the Martial Path System

Hum~

The door of the meditation chamber opened on its own; a single lamp glowed at the threshold, and a gentle female voice followed, as if capable of soothing every person's deepest weariness.

"Your current meditation session lasted: thirty-one minutes and twenty-five seconds."

It is said this voice was recorded from a Great Dao-Union adept skilled in the Way of Vocal Arts.

Though no one has revealed who exactly this Great Dao-Union adept was, it was almost certainly from the Joyful Union Sect.

A wisp of Xuan light descended, sweeping once over Xu Xing's body.

This was the Cleansing Art and the Soul-Calming Art.

After stepping forward two paces, another light screen descended from the ceiling, settling beside him.

"Esteemed guest, a new magical robe has been prepared for you. Would you like to change?"

Various styles of magical robes shifted continuously within the light screen, all of high grade, awaiting Xu Xing's confirmation before being instantly teleported via a teleportation array.

"No."

Upon this reply, the light screen vanished.

Wherever Xu Xing walked, lights automatically ignited and adjusted to the most suitable brightness.

Hidden arrays carved into the walls activated, absorbing individual Spirit Stones and releasing the purest Spirit Qi.

If one reports the attribute of their cultivation scripture, the array will adjust accordingly, transforming the Spirit Qi into a more suitable attribute.

Arriving at the parlor, the array patterns on the table lit up, and a opened brocade box was teleported over.

Upon red velvet lay a crystal-clear pill, exuding a thin veil of pill fragrance; within, it shimmered like a starry sky, tiny points of light flickering unpredictably—

Pure Soul Pill.

It can purify the soul and enhance magic power—a decent pill.

But now it was sent merely to dispel the soul fatigue after meditation.

Depending on the rank of the invitation letter received, daily rations vary; for Xu Xing, personally arranged by Ning Ruo, there is no upper limit.

After casually taking the pill, Xu Xing passed through several rooms and arrived before a floor-to-ceiling window, gazing calmly into the distance.

The Ascension Plan has only just begun; to secure sufficient world weight and completely overwhelm the Cang Clan's "Heaven's Favor" will take considerable time.

"Cang does not perish, Xuan does not die…"

Without sufficient world weight, even if cleansing begins now, some Cang Clan members—being the favored of Heaven—will inevitably survive.

Then Xuan can use those surviving Cang as anchors to continually "rebirth"…

It's outright cheating!

Not to mention that He is nearly impossible to kill within the Past Domain.

Now He is using the "Hun Tian Yi" method to help other Cang Clan Heavenly Generals ascend.

Actually, a way to break this deadlock does exist—and it's remarkably simple—

Just let "Tian" return.

Every single Cang Clan Heavenly General who ascended via "Hun Tian Yi" will be erased, not even ashes left!

Of course, he certainly won't do that.

A dead "Hun Tian Yi" is a good "Hun Tian Yi"; if He seizes the essence of a Cang Clan ascender, that would be no joke.

Originally, it was he—the first "Tian's Calamity" to ascend to True Immortal—who evaded "Tian's" schemes and, using the "Jie" Way, removed the "anchor points" left by "Tian" on his other Dao companions.

Otherwise, Hong Zun, who had received immense cultivation support from "Tian" back then, would have been the one closest to becoming "Xian."

The so-called "yielding of the Dao opportunity" when Xuan used Tai Xuan Realm's power to expel him was precisely due to this.

In short, "Hun Tian Yi" is no good thing—the events in the Beast God Realm have already proven it all.

Pulling out his phone, Xu Xing sat down before the floor-to-ceiling window; this matter certainly needed to be discussed with several Dao companions.

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…

Meanwhile, Combat Platform Wu-47.

The crowd roared. On the massive arena, spells and divine techniques surged like a torrent; a resolute cultivator darted and weaved through the flood of magic, moving like a dragon.

With each punch, the radiant will of Wu Xiu coiled upward, forming brilliant fist seals that shattered wave after wave of incoming techniques.

Wu Xiu!

In today's Cultivation Realm, due to the existence of Longxiang Qingtianzong, most cultivators regard Wu Xiu as merely a branch of Body Cultivation.

But that is incorrect.

Wu Xiu is itself an independent cultivation system; it's just that Wu Xiu practitioners usually also train their bodies, while Body Cultivators commonly learn Wu Xiu techniques, making it hard for the world to distinguish them.

The spectator seats were packed, filled with people who came specifically because of the appearance of Wu Xiu.

"Actually, the reason Wu Xiu remains obscure is mostly due to broken lineages."

Behind the spectators, Chi Jiuyu was explaining to Zhang Yunlu.

"I heard from my senior sister that Wu Xiu was once extremely prosperous, but later suffered a great catastrophe—nearly all high-level Wu Xiu perished, and the Wu Xiu system collapsed."

In her arms she held a giant white crab, its shell as translucent as a gemstone.

No mistake! One hair, one strand, one detail—everything is correct!

This is a specialty of a planet in the Yuling Star System; she had long desired it.

Watching her senior sister struggle to pry off its two large claws, Zhang Yunlu paused:

"I've also heard my master mention this."

That was when she sent her master the new little yellow duck emoji pack.

Online, her master is quite talkative; they chatted and ended up discussing how her uncle loves scattering opportunities everywhere.

This was mentioned among those things.

"My uncle once intentionally passed on Wu Xiu lineages to some people, but after they reached mid- to high-level cultivation, most switched to Body Cultivation, while a few persisted—though their progress was always mediocre."

As for how exactly mediocre it was...

The master didn't mention it, and she didn't know either.

"Actually, in the last Xian Sect Grand Competition, I met someone from Long Xiang Qing Tian Sect who practiced both Wu Dao arts—honestly, he was quite formidable!"

Crack!

She finally pried off both claws, then stored the crab's body, planning to discard it outside.

You can't litter!

"Look!" Chi Jiu Yu held a claw in each hand, shaking them—each larger than her face—"Two big pincers!"

Zhang Yunlu: "..."

After a pause, she still asked: "What happened after that?"

"Well, that guy held out against five of my swords before he knelt down! Isn't that impressive?"

"That's truly impressive," Zhang Yunlu nodded in agreement.

According to the rules of the Anzhaoxian Sect Grand Competition, which categorize competitors by age and cultivation level, anyone who can withstand three or more of my swords counts as formidable.

"..." This time it was Chi Jiuyu who paused. "Shouldn't you be praising me for being impressive?"

This time it was Chi Jiu Yu who paused. "Aren't you supposed to praise me for being awesome?"

"Do you even need to ask whether my senior sister is awesome?"

"That's true, hehe!" Chi Jiu Yu beamed.

This little Yunlu really knows how to talk—no wonder she's my junior sister.

She was about to crack open the claw and eat the meat when the Yuan Ying–level giant sitting across from her suddenly turned around, as if he'd held it in for a long time.

His voice was soft and gentle.

Chi Jiu Yu froze—this guy's arm was thicker than her waist, and he was... a woman?

No!

"What did you just say?"

Her face tightened, expression stern, the crab claw pointed at the giant... woman? (End of Chapter)