Chapter 363: Taixu Sect: Killing to Protect Life!

"This Canghao Emperor is quite an interesting Cultivator."

The movements of the Qingfeng Sect were all within Su Ping's grasp.

He knew the other party had already tacitly accepted his existence.

Su Ping spent the effort of one night reading through the Qingfeng Sect's collection, and conveniently copied a set to place inside the Great Library.

This could be considered his own contribution to preserving the Qingfeng Sect's Dharma lineage.

And after examining the foundations of this small sect, Su Ping also saw the Emperor's instructions that even a small sect like the Qingfeng Sect could receive.

That was a Jade Slip containing Divine Power left behind personally by the Canghao Emperor, who nominally unified the Canghao Continent.

The content, at least in tone, was quite approachable.

In the Jade Slip, that majestic and mysterious Emperor earnestly exhorted the Cultivators of the Canghao World to cultivate their state of mind well and to strictly abide by the rules He, the Canghao Emperor, had set over these years.

Furthermore, this Emperor did not directly use power to threaten the Cultivators with what would happen if they did not obey.

Instead, He explained in detail the reasons for establishing these rules.

Thereby repeatedly emphasizing that He was truly acting for the good of the Canghao World, and was striving for a beautiful future for all Cultivators.

Regarding the desire to treat mortals well, besides mortals being the source of new blood for Cultivators.

He placed even greater emphasis on the influence of the human heart on the World Consciousness, and its influence on Heavenly Demons and heterodox paths.

Only by maintaining a prosperous scene in the Canghao World could the occurrence of Evil Spirit disasters be reduced with high probability.

And only then could the Canghao World resist the pressure from external Heavenly Demons with as little difficulty as possible.

"A monarch who reasons, indeed."

"But when it comes down to it, aside from the grand principles, the core issue is still the question of who gets the resources."

"And in this regard, looking at the history of the Qingfeng Sect from its founding until now."

"The proportion of resources the Qingfeng Sect handed over to the Great Cang Immortal Dynasty has actually been gradually increased over these hundred years."

"Therefore, focusing mainly on soft power is actually a matter of necessity; after all, the Canghao Continent is simply too vast."

"There are also far too many sect forces, and they are too complex. In many cases, in order to win over hearts, that Emperor must even allow his subordinates to establish new sects."

"Even if one is a Child of Destiny, one can only plan slowly, using a method as gentle as boiling a frog in warm water to obtain the resources in their hands."

"And such an open conspiracy, placed in the history of Water Blue Star, actually has a low success rate, because the subsequent executors often cannot carry it through."

"But in this world of immortal cultivation, especially with a Great Ability of the Canghao Emperor's cultivation level."

"He can truly carry it out for a thousand years as if it were one day, and eventually reap the results."

"Unfortunately, time waits for no one. Although the Canghao Emperor's ideas are good, the outside world will not give Him that much time to complete this great undertaking."

"The apparent calm of this Canghao Continent will not last much longer either."

Thinking of this, Su Ping could not help but sigh lightly.

Afterwards, after thanking the reward and punishment Elder of the Qingfeng Sect, and casually handing over a Foundation Establishment Demon Beast he had hunted down the mountain to the other party, which served as the borrowing fee for researching and breaking the Array and reading all the books in the library after he entered,

Su Ping left the Qingfeng Sect and this small city.

Relying on the local knowledge he had obtained, he began a new life of travel as a Foundation Establishment Cultivator.

Having figured out some of the situation in the Canghao World, Su Ping became slightly bolder.

Upon entering a certain prefecture city, he even participated in a local auction.

After spending quite a few Spirit Stones to buy some rare Spirit Herb seeds and seedlings he had never encountered before.

Su Ping spent the night listening to music in a pleasure house before leisurely leaving the city.

Then, Su Ping discovered that although he had not been targeted for robbery.

Outside the city, there were several traces of fighting that had occurred last night still remaining.

And these fights... the Immortal Boats patrolling everywhere in the sky seemed to ignore these matters?

"Alright, as expected, there is still a slight gap between the Jade Slip's description and reality."

"There are likewise open and secret struggles among the Cultivators of the Canghao Continent, all sorts of risks."

Su Ping grumbled, but he had no interest in investigating the matters behind these fights.

His main goal was, on one hand, the Ancient Divine Tree Jianmu.

On the other hand, it involved cultivation techniques for the Return to Void realm and above.

Especially the inheritance of Harmony Realm techniques.

Theoretically, this Canghao World certainly possessed various inheritances left behind by those Great Abilities who had broken through to the Harmony Realm at the cost of their own efforts.

This could also be known from the information Tian Rulai provided.

Almost every top sect in the Great World possessed so-called Immortal Relics!

Those were works like the Heaven-Turning Seal, created by Great Ability Cultivators of the Harmony Realm or above who could call themselves Immortals.

Under satisfying conditions, they could display the power of the Harmony Realm.

Even the main body of Tian Rulai was unwilling to face such power head-on.

That the Canghao World could persist until now, those legacies could be said to have contributed significantly.

Su Ping had no greed for those things; he was simply curious and wanted to see if he could learn from them to enhance his own knowledge and foundation.

"In the Canghao World, the Ancient Divine Tree Jianmu is called the Heaven-Reaching Divine Tree."

"It was originally an ancient treasure of the Taixu Sect, the number one sect of the ancient times."

"Although it has long since decayed and withered, and no longer has any magical properties."

"It is still strictly guarded by the Taixu Sect, and the place where it is located has been listed as a Forbidden Land."

"However, the good news is that this Taixu Sect is no longer the number one sect of the Canghao World as it was back then."

"Having experienced multiple internal rebellions and external threats, the Taixu Sect has long since split into multiple sects of varying sizes. And now, those who have inherited the Taixu Sect have in fact not produced a single True Monarch of the Return to Void Great Perfection for a thousand years."

"However, the bad news is that the current Sect Master of the Taixu Sect is also one of the Three Dukes of the Canghao Emperor."

"The Taixu Sect has exceptionally close ties with the imperial court, and its true inheritance and Inner Sect Disciples often hold important positions."

"If one wants to take action against the Taixu Sect, a single moment of carelessness could invite a siege by the imperial court's army of Cultivators."

Several days later, Su Ping arrived at the county city where the Taixu Sect was located, and with ease, he learned much relevant information from the storytellers' scripts and the pavilions and towers.

If he had the time and leisure.

Su Ping naturally wouldn't mind putting on a disguise to infiltrate them, and then, in order to seize the Jianmu Divine Tree, end up rising to a high position himself, and even eventually inheriting the sect's foundation—a fine tale.

Right now, what Su Ping lacks most is time.

Therefore, after finding a quiet spot and setting up an Array to isolate external detection.

Su Ping closed his eyes and began to communicate with the outside world.

The communication time was very short, merely a fleeting moment.

But for the current Su Ping, this instant was enough to exchange intelligence.

It was also in this instant that Su Ping could feel that a Great Ability in this Canghao World had once again detected an anomaly and attempted to divine his location.

Su Ping was experienced with this, and immediately returned to the Pot Heaven.

Suddenly, throughout the heavens and earth of the Canghao World.

Before long, quite a few Great Abilities who refused to believe the truth and tried to divine the source of the recent spatial anomaly suffered backlash, causing yet another round of shouting and Chaos.

A thousand miles outside Taixu County City, among mountains that were shrouded in clouds and mist year-round like a fairyland.

The main peak of the now-declined Taixu Sect was located within a large Dongtian formed with this place as its foundation.

That place called Taixu Cave Heaven was, in terms of size alone, one-third the size of the Biyuan World.

Within it, there was even a fifth-grade high-tier Spirit Vein, providing this Dongtian with vigorous vitality.

Deep within the Dongtian, on a piece of land that looked like scorched black earth, a pale, withered tree stood alone.

Its breath was as thin as a gossamer thread, yet it stubbornly held onto its last breath and had never truly withered away.

Although the Taixu Sect had declined, it had always taken great care of this Heavenly Ancient Tree.

Even though all kinds of methods had proven useless all along.

They still constantly sought various heavenly treasures and strange Secret Techniques, hoping to save this Heavenly Ancient Tree.

After all, this ancient tree not only held the Hope of their Taixu Sect's resurgence.

It was also suspected to hold the only path of survival for the Cultivators of their Canghao World under the future great catastrophe.

When the Canghao World was first swallowed into the Dark Void, there was no lack of Great Abilities gathering together to discuss ways to save this divine tree.

Unfortunately, as the number of failures was simply too high, and the time span too long.

In the current Canghao World, apart from the Taixu Sect, not many sects still cared about the current state of the Jianmu Ancient Tree.

"Sigh!"

The Vice Sect Master of the Taixu Sect, who was also the Old Ancestor who actually handled the sect's affairs, sighed as he looked at the pale ancient tree in the distance:

"Failed again?"

"Yes, the eighty-one Shengji Cicadas buried in the ground have all dissipated..."

Beside the Vice Sect Master, a middle-aged Cultivator with graying hair replied with a bitter face, his face unable to hide his exhaustion.

"Forget it, you all have done your best."

"Pause the mission for now and come back to rest."

"Although it is an order left by the Old Ancestor, the resources of my Taixu Sect cannot withstand such waste."

"Withdraw, leave the rest of the matters to me to bear alone."

The Vice Sect Master signaled for the middle-aged Cultivator to withdraw.

He swept a complex gaze over the pale ancient tree, his mind already made up.

No matter what, he had to make the Taixu Sect stop pouring so many resources into this ancient tree.

Compared to the ethereal and unrewarding task of reviving this Jianmu Ancient Tree.

Wouldn't it be better to use the resources to let a certain Elder, such as a person of exceptional talent like himself, enter the Immortal Dynasty's Nine Dragons Spirit Ascension Array to find a breakthrough opportunity?

In the Vice Sect Master's view.

If the Taixu Sect could produce a Return to Void Great Perfection True Monarch.

Then all problems could be solved accordingly!

"Master, it's bad!"

Just as the Vice Sect Master had finished thinking through his rhetoric and intended to contact the Sect Master who was still in the imperial court's center upon returning.

Suddenly, a precious mirror appeared at his side.

Then, the panicked face of his most beloved closed-door disciple appeared on the mirror.

"What is the matter that causes such panic, have you forgotten my teachings?"

"That one must be even calmer when encountering major events?"

After the reprimand, upon hearing the content of the disciple's report, this Vice Sect Master could not help but be stunned.

In the sky above the region where their Taixu Sect was located.

A black crack spanning a thousand miles had actually appeared!

"This is impossible! Outside the Canghao Continent, there are clearly Old Ancestors from various sects guarding the four directions with divine weapons and Immortal Relics."

"How could a Space Crack appear!"

Having said this, the Vice Sect Master could not care about anything else.

He hurriedly left the Forbidden Land and rang the sect's alarm bell within the Dongtian.

Before long, hundreds and thousands of Taixu Sect disciples followed him as he flew out of the Dongtian and appeared in the outside world.

As soon as he appeared outside the Dongtian, the Vice Sect Master saw the crack in the sky from afar and knew that what the disciple said was not false.

Afterward, this Vice Sect Master took out a precious mirror and channeled Dharma Power into it, causing a map of the terrain and topography of the entire region to appear on the mirror's surface.

He spoke:

"The Space Crack in the sky."

"It must have been caused by those Heavenly Demons from beyond the heavens recklessly launching an attack!"

"Daoists, there is no need for alarm; even if these Evil Spirits have managed to arrive here, they must be wounded and suppressed by the world power of our Canghao World!"

"They are not worth worrying about! On the contrary, this is an opportunity for us to achieve merit and attain the Dao!"

"Daoists of Taixu Prefecture at the Golden Core stage or above, hear my command!"

"Follow me, the Taixu Sect, to slay the enemy!"

The voice of this Vice Sect Master drifted over every city, large and small, across the entire region.

Upon hearing the order, the local Cultivators at the Golden Core stage or above dared not delay; they made their preparations, soared into the sky, and rushed toward the direction of the pitch-black crack.

That Space Crack was indeed caused by power from outside the world.

After exchanging real-time intelligence on the Cultivation World of Canghao World with Tian Rulai.

Having learned that Su Ping had already arrived in the vicinity of his destination.

Tian Rulai was also moved to act.

Thus, taking advantage of a new wave of Evil Qi Tide.

Tian Rulai manifested dozens of clones with different appearances.

Like dozens of powerful children of evil gods, they launched an attack on Canghao World simultaneously.

This attack was like a fuse.

It caused a large number of Evil Spirits, both large and small, and the waiting children of evil gods to strike together.

They did not want to miss this opportunity to tear open the World Barrier of Canghao World.

The Great Abilities of Canghao World naturally discovered this situation as well.

They hurried over to stop it.

However.

As a Great World, the vastness of Canghao World was its advantage.

But it was also because it was too vast.

The total amount of Evil Qi Tide it received was also greater.

The tide-like Evil Qi struck the surface barrier of the world continuously like a tsunami.

The immense pressure caused.

Meant that no matter how brilliant the methods of the Great Ability Cultivators inside were.

They could not possibly attend to everything.

At the moment the tide struck, a large number of Space Cracks inevitably appeared inside.

It was just that, under normal circumstances, the vast majority, or perhaps even all, of these Space Cracks would appear in the Void Sea.

After all, compared to continents that were like large and small planets, the Void Sea occupied the largest proportion of the entire Great World.

But with Tian Rulai intervening.

The situation changed.

As Tian Rulai offered up a Supreme Golden Body.

It detonated after sticking to the World Barrier.

A huge gap appeared in the World Barrier of Canghao World!

This was a situation that previously only occurred during major calamities of Heavenly Demons.

It immediately caused cold sweat to break out on the Great Abilities who had come to make repairs.

Although they all knew that Canghao World could not remain peaceful forever.

As their respective trump cards were consumed more and more, similar great calamities of the past would only become more frequent, and the damage caused would become greater and greater.

Yet, watching the peace be broken just like that.

They still could not help but feel some sadness and worry.

After Tian Rulai struck to break the barrier, he did not continue to act.

He merely watched as the other children of evil gods and Evil Spirits, large and small, charged inside.

Only then did he softly say:

My Fo is merciful; this is the Dao of killing life to protect life!