Chapter 201: Great Changes at Cloud Mountain

Baixiang Guo, the site where the private museum of the former president of the Baixiang Chamber of Commerce was located.

A joint investigation team from Flower Flag Country, the Eastern Ancient Kingdom, the Eastern Alliance, and Baixiang Guo has moved into this location.

They conducted a detailed investigation into the destruction caused by the Strange Mother Tree.

There is no help for it; none of the major powers have been able to establish normal channels of communication with the truly transcendent as of yet.

And those spokespeople either claim ignorance of everything or feign mystery, which makes them feel angry yet leaves them with no way to vent.

They can only try to think of ways to investigate and collect a large amount of data through multiple channels, hoping that a quantitative change will lead to a qualitative change.

"Look, everyone, this is the footage provided by the Baixiang Chamber of Commerce surveillance."

"That wizard Po Wu became abnormal after seeing dark clouds appear in the sky."

"At that time, he should have realized that his identity as an evil cultivator had been exposed, right?"

"Furthermore, judging from the fact that these wizards possess certain transcendent abilities, perhaps the ritual knowledge of our ancient ancestors is even more useful than we imagined. Many of our parties are currently compiling data on this, and it won't be long before we can arrange personnel to conduct an analysis."

In a temporary tent on the mountaintop, an expert from Flower Flag Country is introducing the investigation progress to the confidants of a group of big shots who have just arrived at the scene.

"It is a pity that all the museum's surveillance was destroyed after the wizard Po Wu underwent a physical transformation."

"Judging from the lingering vengeful spirits on his body that we could see at the end, as well as the situation in Sakura Country."

"We have reason to suspect that these suspected ghost-type energy entities generate force fields that cause significant interference or even destruction to our electronic equipment!"

"Next is the drone footage provided by the Baixiang military."

As the voice fell, the dozens of people in the tent saw on the big screen the scene of the Strange Mother Tree instantly transforming into a hundred-meter giant tree, then opening its vines into a giant mouth and swallowing the monster in the sky in one gulp.

This is video provided by a drone, which is much clearer than those on the internet.

It also caused everyone present to have their breathing quicken significantly.

The fear of that Strange Mother Tree even exceeded the fear of evil cultivators like the wizard Po Wu.

In their hearts, they also secretly raised their assessment of the Burial Ground's Shu Daoren to a level of extreme danger, one that must not be provoked.

The video ended, and a member of the Eastern Alliance raised their hand and asked:

"Are there any results from the investigation into the museum's collection?"

"Do you accept the theory held by some experts that it was the collection that attracted the Burial Ground?"

Upon hearing this, the expert spread their hands and sighed:

"After that strange giant tree disappeared, we rushed over to secure the scene."

"Thanks to the latest technological products, we have already located all the items in this museum's collection."

"It is a pity that whether it is the ancient paintings or those antique artifacts, nothing is missing..."

"Based on the evidence currently in our possession, that transcendent from the Burial Ground did not take anything from the museum's collection."

"So... the main goal really was to purge those evil cultivators?"

"By the way, there is also that great array..."

The people in the tent began to discuss heatedly.

It was not until the gruesome details of the purged wizards and the data from their base were delivered that they quieted down.

These people calmed down and followed the experts to analyze these first-hand reports.

The more they looked, the more uneasy some of them became.

These wizards, whom Shu Daoren purged and called evil cultivators, were naturally all heartless wretches.

Especially after some of the ritual methods were exposed, even the veterans in this field felt they were somewhat cruel.

Not to mention that those used as sacrifices were often innocent people.

"These guys really deserved to die!"

"We were deceived by their appearances before, and even let them serve as occult consultants. A blunder, a total blunder!"

"Fortunately, justice may be late, but it arrived; these guys have all received their punishment!"

"Yes, according to the accounts of those witnesses, these wizards and their assistants were all killed on the spot, and their souls were also taken away by that Shu Daoren."

"I imagine... for these evil cultivators, death is only just the beginning."

As the experts said this, while the people felt a slight sense of gratification, they also felt a lingering fear.

After all, the fact that death is not a release is still a bit terrifying to them.

And who can guarantee that this method will only be used on evil cultivators?

Some people felt a chill in their hearts and planned to have someone check on their own family members after returning, determined to cut off any contact between these people and those gods and ghosts.

Looking at it now, these people might not be transcendent opportunities at all, but more likely death warrants from hell!

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The Deep Water Pool on the mountainside of Qingmu Temple.

After leaving Baixiang Guo, Su Ping returned here and began his late-night fishing.

At this time, there was no one near the pool except for the Temple Master.

The Temple Master noticed the slight ripples on the surface of the lake.

With a shift in his gaze, he heard a gentle voice in his ear, learning that the Immortal had come again.

Afterwards, this old Temple Master began to exchange cultivation experience with Su Ping through a Secret Language.

He could not help but feel secretly moved: the Immortal truly favors him, and he naturally tells him everything he knows regarding his cultivation insights.

As a Great Cultivator at the Foundation Establishment stage, Su Ping naturally had much more knowledge, and his guidance to the old Temple Master was often just right.

After a night of pleasant conversation.

The old Temple Master dispelled many doubts about his cultivation, and his heart for seeking the Dao became even firmer!

And Su Ping caught the second Spirit Light Misty Fish, and increased his Fishing Experience to:

【Current Fishing Level: Level 5 (2010/5000)】

"My luck is not bad, the Spirit Light Misty Fish is in hand, and I can once again become an unparalleled genius!"

"Taking advantage of such good luck today, I might as well use the restored Fishing Point Compass."

"Using it early means it can recover early!"

Su Ping flew into the high sky, not intending to run to other countries to use the Fishing Point Compass.

After all, if he didn't use a Teleportation Talisman, running back and forth was quite time-consuming; being able to keep the fishing points in one region as much as possible was very helpful for him to save fishing time.

As for the Cultivation World, the probability of high-tier fishing points appearing there was indeed higher.

However, knowing that the Cultivation World was already a sieve under the Evil Qi Tide, Su Ping no longer held much hope for the survival of the Cultivation World.

Nowadays, he only hoped that the Cultivation World could hold on for a little longer, one moment at a time.

"Fishing Point Compass, activate!"

As the Fishing Point Compass was activated, a beam of white light emerged from the compass, transformed into a white light, and disappeared into the distance.

This time, it took a bit longer than the last time.

More than ten seconds later.

Only then did a beautiful Huijuan slowly emerge in Su Ping's mind.

That was... a stretch of continuous snow-capped mountains on a plateau.

As the Huijuan continued to zoom in and zoom in.

One snow-capped mountain after another flashed past Su Ping's eyes.

Finally... it fixed onto the highest peak in this snow-capped mountain area.

The altitude of these snow-capped mountains was very high, and most of the peaks were already above the sea of clouds.

Su Ping's first thought was, could it be that the sea of clouds is also a sea, and he could also fish in the sea of clouds?

Immediately, Su Ping realized he was overthinking.

He noticed that near the summit of this snow-capped mountain where he was fishing, there was a small water pool covered by ice and snow all year round.

Theoretically, after breaking the ice surface with a fishhook, one could fish for the fish in the water pool.

"Let's go!"

Su Ping put away the Fishing Point Compass, which had entered its cooldown period.

With a movement of his body, he was already riding the Gourd and stepping on the sea of clouds, heading toward his destination.

Along the way, there was a period of time when his invisibility talisman wore off.

The sight of Su Ping sitting on the Gourd and flying in the high sky was discovered by passengers on a passenger plane.

It immediately caused an uproar.

It also very quickly led to the appearance of multiple fighter jets in that airspace.

These fighter jets were all equipped with the Dragon Cavalry System, with one manned fighter jet paired with four unmanned fighter jets for support.

Combined with ground radar stations and high-altitude satellites and early warning aircraft.

By logic, even the latest stealth fighter jets would have nowhere to hide in this airspace.

It was just that after they arrived, they could not find the trace of that Gourd Immortal no matter what.

This also led experts to collect data and begin discussing how to upgrade detection equipment to find those transcendent beings who disappeared at the drop of a hat.

After a period of time, Su Ping dropped down directly from the sea of clouds.

In the blink of an eye, he arrived at the summit of the destination snow-capped mountain.

This was not the first peak of Water Blue Star.

After all, there was really no fishing environment on the first peak.

Fishing for victims might still be possible.

However, looking around, after reaching this altitude, the surroundings were already a snow-white landscape of snow-capped mountains.

Su Ping wore a cyan robe, which blocked the wind while also being impervious to cold and heat.

This snow-capped mountain environment, which required mountaineering teams to be fully equipped, was like walking on flat ground for Su Ping.

Su Ping waved his sleeves and summoned a white meditation cushion.

After sitting cross-legged on the cushion, Su Ping took out his fishing gear from his Storage Spirit Tool and seemingly gave his right hand a light wave.

The fishhook flew out dozens of meters and, with a 'plop', broke the ice surface of the water pool below.

【New fishing point activated!】

【Current fishing point rating: Second Tier High-Grade】

【Current fishing point accumulated available fishing attempts (200/200)】

【Available fish species: Small Flowing Pattern Fish, Large Flowing Pattern Fish, Flowing Pattern Golden Dragon Fish, Snow Dragon Fish】

"It's not a Third Tier fishing point, but it's also very good; at least it's a Second Tier fishing point where I can gain Fishing Experience!"

"And the specialty catch, the Snow Dragon Fish, is also worth looking forward to for any special effects it might have!"

After reading the information description, Su Ping began to fish at the peak of this snow-capped mountain with a smile.

Compared to the Deep Water Pool where Qingmu Temple was located.

This snow-capped mountain was much more tranquil and leisurely.

It also made Su Ping fish very comfortably.

Until the two hundred fishing attempts of the fishing point were completely exhausted.

Su Ping did not encounter any outsiders coming to disturb him.

However, this was also the normal situation.

The snow-capped mountain plateau was inherently vast and sparsely populated.

As for mountaineers or daring tourists.

They mainly go to those famous mountains and great rivers, such as the first or second peaks of the snowy mountains.

They very rarely go to other snowy mountains that are indistinguishable from the masses.

Su Ping stole this moment of leisure.

After finishing at this fishing spot, although he did not successfully obtain the specialty on the first try.

He did, however, obtain one Flowing Pattern Golden Dragon Fish while getting eighty Large Flowing Pattern Fish.

Su Ping continued to stock these catches in the Spirit Light Fish Pond, and suddenly he had two of these Second Tier rare catches in his hands.

Afterward, Su Ping was not in a hurry to return.

Instead, holding the thought that he had already come all this way, he headed to the nearest highland city.

He began to enjoy some local delicacies there as an ordinary Daoist.

After eating and drinking his fill, he packed up quite a bit of food before returning to the Cultivation World.

In the Cultivation World.

In just a few short days, a great change had occurred once again!

It was that Supreme Elder of the Artifact Heart Sect who had returned from the Beidou Qixing Sect Secret Realm.

After returning, he announced he was going into seclusion.

Then, not long ago, a loud noise suddenly erupted from the Supreme Elder's seclusion Cave Abode.

Following that, Evil Qi soared into the sky; it is rumored that it almost obscured more than half of the sky over Yunshan Market.

Such an anomaly naturally could not be concealed.

Thus, a shocking piece of news spread out.

It was that the Artifact Heart Sect's Supreme Elder had suffered a deviation in cultivation and was invaded by Evil Qi, with the possibility of turning into an Evil Spirit or even an avatar of an Evil God at any moment.

The Artifact Heart Sect is currently relying on the sect's grand array and various sect Spirit Treasures to maintain a Barrier, barely trapping that Supreme Elder inside the Cave Abode.

But wanting to suppress him, the power of the Artifact Heart Sect alone is insufficient.

There is no help for it; this Supreme Elder is the cultivator with the most profound cultivation in their Artifact Heart Sect, and he also possesses several of the sect's Spirit Treasures and even divine weapons.

Coupled with the fact that after turning into an Evil Spirit, one's strength often surges, and Evil Qi suppresses many techniques and methods.

This battle... in the eyes of the Artifact Heart Sect, it is simply impossible to fight!

It is fortunate that the Supreme Elder, for some reason, suddenly had an accident in the Cave Abode and was exposed early.

This allowed the Sect Master and Elders of the Artifact Heart Sect to seize the initiative and activate the array in advance.

Only then did they buy time to call for reinforcements.

Su Ping, as a Foundation Establishment cultivator of the Jiuye Mountain Market.

Also received a request for help from the Artifact Heart Sect.

Of course, the other party did not require a Foundation Establishment True Person like Baihe Zhenren to go to Yunshan Market to face the Evil Spirit directly.

Instead, they hoped for help in controlling the Evil-Slaying Ten Thousand Sword Array on the outskirts of Yunshan.

This array was provided by the Heavenly Sword Sect, which is no less powerful than the Artifact Heart Sect.

It is further subdivided into arrays such as the Thousand Sword and Hundred Sword arrays.

With the cultivation of a Foundation Establishment cultivator, one can fully serve as the core to control an Exorcism Thousand Sword Array to provide assistance to the true Exorcism Great Array.

According to the theory of the Heavenly Sword Sect, this Evil-Slaying Ten Thousand Sword Array can stack up to ten thousand subdivided sword arrays.

Thereby achieving the effect of tens of thousands of Foundation Establishment cultivators resisting a Golden Core Great Ability or even a Nascent Soul old monster!

Because of this, even Foundation Establishment cultivators received the summons from the Artifact Heart Sect, and were promised heavy rewards.

If there were no Memory Illusion, Su Ping naturally would not go.

But now.

Su Ping summoned the White Crane Boy Memory Illusion, equipped it with various Dharma Artifacts and Daoist robes, and covered its exterior with Divine Sense to simulate the strength of the Foundation Establishment Early Stage.

Only then did he let it rush to Yunshan Market under the identity of Baihe Zhenren.

Yunshan Market at this moment was already filled with a murderous aura.

The sky was half blood-red and half pitch-black, incomparably strange.

At the same time, within a hundred-mile radius of the entire Yunshan, Evil Qi was constantly overflowing from the ground and the space.

Fortunately, this area had long been barren, and the population and animals had basically migrated to various gathering places.

Instead, not many Evil Spirits were born to add to the chaos.

When Su Ping's Memory Illusion arrived.

Thousands of cultivators from different sects had already gathered around Yunshan.

On the ground, hundreds of Foundation Establishment cultivators were coordinating with Qi Refining disciples from major sects to form arrays and activate the Slaying Evil Sword Array.

High in the sky, thousands of Immortal Boats of varying sizes surrounded the summit of Yunshan from all directions.

There were also hundreds of Giant Golden Armor Puppets acting as a supplement for the lack of powerful Body Cultivators, flying in the sky with a golden shimmer.

Su Ping had just arrived when he was greeted by a Qi Refining Late Stage cultivator.

Afterward, he became the temporary leader of about twenty Heavenly Sword Sect Qi Refining disciples and began to operate the Sword Array.