[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-eternal-cultivation-starting-from-the-blessed-cu":3,"chapter-eternal-cultivation-starting-from-the-blessed-cu-eternal-cultivation-starting-from-the-blessed-cu-chapter-289":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Immortal Cultivation for Eternal Life: Starting as a Fortune Cultivator",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1902575,2538,"Chapter 289: Standoff","eternal-cultivation-starting-from-the-blessed-cu-chapter-289",289,"\u003Cp>Although worried in his heart,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>as the cultivators of the Dongxuan Guard had their duties to perform,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>after the initial panic, they flew through various parts of Dongxuan City to maintain order.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xue Yu, Jiang Wen, Li Mu, and Liu Feifeng, the four Commandants of the Guard, had by now arrived at the peak of Mount Wanling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Ye Qingxuan standing with his hands clasped behind his back, gazing at the giant bell in the sky, they spoke in unison:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your subordinates pay their respects to the City Lord!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Qingxuan had already sensed their arrival.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the giant bell above, which was locked in a struggle with Dongxuan City's Great Formation and could only absorb a small amount of spiritual energy from heaven and earth to replenish its own consumption,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Qingxuan smiled faintly. Without turning around, he said calmly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No need for panic. Everything is under my control as City Lord. You four simply maintain order within the city.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, City Lord!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that Dongxuan City still had the strength to suppress the cultivators within its walls,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>as the controller of the Low-Grade Magic Treasure, the Zhen Tian Bell,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>they believed that Dongxuan City's Great Formation could only temporarily resist the suppression of the Zhen Tian Bell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were all suppressed in place by the city's Great Formation, unable to move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, at this moment,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Indeed, Great Pavilion Master. How could a mere sixth-rank city formation of Dongxuan City temporarily block the suppression of the Low-Grade Magic Treasure, the Zhen Tian Bell?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many law-abiding cultivators within the city immediately felt much more at ease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This power was merely lacking; it did not contain the power of profound principles and rules.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The power of the formation opposing the Zhen Tian Bell had clearly reached the threshold of the seventh rank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The most critical aspect of true seventh-rank power is the power of profound principles and rules.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only Gu Daoxu, the Supreme Great Pavilion Master of the Treasure Pavilion, felt his heart sink at this moment. His eyes revealed a look of shock and uncertainty as he said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A quasi-seventh-rank Great Formation?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps the situation was not as bad as they had imagined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, in a valley not far from Dongxuan City,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>these Supreme Pavilion Masters of the Treasure Pavilion still held great confidence in the Low-Grade Magic Treasure, the Zhen Tian Bell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, they left Mount Wanling with peace of mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Great Pavilion Master, what, what is going on?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Ye Qingxuan's words, Xue Yu, Jiang Wen, Li Mu, and Liu Feifeng breathed a sigh of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Ye Qingxuan sensed what was happening at the city gate and let out a cold snort:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmph!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Daoxu could naturally feel the terrifying power contained within Dongxuan City's Great Formation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All cultivators who disregarded the laws of Dongxuan and attacked within Dongxuan City without cause\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>were, in the next instant, directly heard by every cultivator in Dongxuan City through this cold snort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To evolve into a true seventh-rank Great Formation, the formation must generate its own profound principles and rules within itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, based on the feedback from the Zhen Tian Bell,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Daoxu guessed\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>that even if Dongxuan City's Great Formation was not a seventh-rank formation, it was not far from being a true seventh-rank formation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If enough seventh-rank spiritual materials were integrated to allow it to automatically evolve its own profound principles and rules,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>even without a seventh-rank formation master acting, there was a high hope that Dongxuan City's Great Formation could advance to the seventh-rank level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, Gu Daoxu's half-closed eyes revealed a cold, sharp look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Ming'an, standing nearby, heard Gu Daoxu's words, his expression shifted, and he could not help but ask:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Great Pavilion Master, are you saying that Dongxuan City's Great Formation has already reached the seventh-rank level?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Wang Ming'an's question, Gu Daoxu explained calmly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The energy level barely reached the threshold of the seventh rank, but without the power of profound principles and rules, it does not count as a true seventh rank.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Wang Ming'an breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Xuandao, the Third Supreme Pavilion Master, who had not spoken until now, heard this, pondered for a moment, and asked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Great Pavilion Master, shall we withdraw now, or...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many ordinary people lived within Dongxuan City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If possible, he did not wish for the Treasure Pavilion to commit such slaughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Gu Daoxu had no intention of retreating. Looking around, he smiled lightly and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hehe, no need to worry. Once the Zhen Tian Bell fully awakens, Dongxuan City can be broken in the snap of a finger.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let us go. It is time for us to appear and lend the Zhen Tian Bell a hand.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having finished speaking, Gu Daoxu led everyone, flying towards the Zhen Tian Bell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would not allow any power other than the Treasure Pavilion in the Xingluo Province to possess such terrifying strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, Gu Daoxu decided to crush this power in its cradle and completely destroy Dongxuan City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, what Gu Daoxu did not know was\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>that Dongxuan City's Great Formation was merely an ordinary sixth-rank supreme formation, far from reaching the threshold of the seventh rank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Great Formation relied solely on the power amplification brought by the Starlight Hall, a Low-Grade Magic Treasure of the Three Stars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the power of the Starlight Hall itself had truly reached the seventh-rank tier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, they were at the very peak of the Seventh Rank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the summit of Mount Wanling in Dongxuan City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Qingxuan looked at the twenty-plus figures who had suddenly appeared, fleeing from afar to land above the giant bell, and a carefree smile spread across his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon seeing the figures of Bai Qing'an and Wang Ming'an, Ye Qingxuan suddenly understood and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I wondered who suddenly attacked our Dongxuan City. It turns out to be the esteemed ones from the Treasure Pavilion?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Qingxuan's voice instantly spread throughout the inside and outside of Dongxuan City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing that the Treasure Pavilion had attacked Dongxuan City, the cultivators within the city reacted in various ways.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some were shocked, while others were angered by the Treasure Pavilion's actions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Concealed by array formations, the people of the Treasure Pavilion could not yet see the scene inside Dongxuan City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naturally, they could not see the Starlight Hall before Ye Qingxuan, which had grown increasingly brilliant and was now fully restored.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Ye Qingxuan's words, Gu Daoxu did not speak much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now was not the time to boast with words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After bringing the numerous Grand Elders of the Treasure Pavilion to the space above the Heaven-Shaking Bell, Gu Daoxu ordered:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Pour all your spiritual power into the Heaven-Shaking Bell. Finish this quickly to avoid complications from a prolonged delay.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, Grand Elder.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing Gu Daoxu's order, the others did not dare hesitate and quickly began pouring their own spiritual power into the Heaven-Shaking Bell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the spiritual power of more than twenty Soul Transformation realm cultivators being poured in,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the might of the Heaven-Shaking Bell began to grow ever stronger, and the bell body, which had previously stopped, started to descend slowly once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Gu Daoxu was not satisfied with this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without the stimulation of forces from the same rank,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>completely restoring the Heaven-Shaking Bell through artificial intervention by relying solely on the spiritual power of these Soul Transformation realm cultivators was far from enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, he would not have deployed the Heaven-Shaking Bell to suppress Dongxuan City before it had fully restored.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He never expected that something he thought would be easily accomplished would develop to this point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Biting his lip, Gu Daoxu waved his sleeve, and thirty low-grade spirit crystals instantly materialized before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the thirty low-grade spirit crystals before him, Gu Daoxu, with a pained expression, injected all of them into the Heaven-Shaking Bell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally, Gu Daoxu had intended to save these thirty low-grade spirit crystals, but now it seemed that was impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Low-grade spirit crystals can only be condensed by Seventh Rank spiritual veins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even within the Treasure Pavilion, which had inherited its legacy for many years, low-grade spirit crystals were scarce.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spirit crystals of the Treasure Pavilion were obtained thousands of years ago as a fortunate windfall from a Seventh Rank treasure sold outside the Starfall Province.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over these years, the Treasure Pavilion's spirit crystals had been almost entirely consumed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These thirty low-grade spirit crystals already accounted for one-third of the Treasure Pavilion's entire stock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Daoxu did not wish to use them unless absolutely necessary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of this chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1437,"2026-06-12T14:27:00.743Z",1,"Qwen3.5 122B","615e8b1240d21e2af960e6da33fbd7e740c4ed091e5cff9deaadcf917926c5a1","eternal-cultivation-starting-from-the-blessed-cu-chapter-290","eternal-cultivation-starting-from-the-blessed-cu-chapter-288",660,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Feternal-cultivation-starting-from-the-blessed-cu-cover.jpg"]