Chapter 1058: Life and Death Reopens, Merging the World into the Tripod

Southern Border, the Life and Death Gate has reopened!

It had been nearly two hundred years since the last time the Xiongyue Zombie Alliance joined forces with the Tianyuan Dao Sect to attack the Life and Death Gate.

Over the past two hundred years, the legend of the Youli God Lord defeating the army and ascending has continued to circulate in the Southern Border cultivation world, and countless people are in awe of this only Soul Transformation holy land in the Southern Border.

That was an existence that, even after being closed for hundreds of years, still possessed terrifying foundation.

Even saying that, in the current Mountain and Sea World where major holy lands have either perished or suffered great damage, the Life and Death Gate, which has always been closed, might be the existence with the most complete strength.

Now that the holy land's gate is wide open, countless cultivators are naturally very concerned.

However, unexpectedly, after the Life and Death Gate opened its gate, there were no major actions, and even the actions of recovering former territories and industries were not seen.

A small piece of news spread from a force on good terms with the Life and Death Gate.

It is rumored that this time the Southern Border holy land has come out, it is to welcome someone.

Opening the gate and lining up to welcome, to show respect!

Then what kind of existence should this person be?

Amidst the speculation of countless people, in the library of the Life and Death Gate, the Great Elder Ziyan True Person respectfully followed beside a white-robed Daoist, speaking in a low voice.

"The Disaster Gu is indeed the Calamity Gu, but the world has many misunderstandings about this Gu."

"This Gu seems to invite disaster and misfortune, but in essence, it tempers the host through disaster. Every time the host passes the test of disaster, they will receive a great improvement. Especially those natural disasters and earth calamities contain the fortune of heaven and earth, and the host can perceive the ultimate truth of the Great Dao most intuitively and clearly during the tribulation process."

"If one retreats in the face of difficulty, then the Disaster Gu will become a true great tribulation!"

"Contrary to this is the Fortune Gu, which seems to have many blessings on the surface, but everything has already been marked with a price. Like the Supreme Elder Youli God Lord of my sect who has already ascended, he brought about the sinking of the Yuan Qi Ocean because of momentary greed, almost causing the entire Southern Border cultivation world to be destroyed by the spiritual energy tide. Fortunately, the Supreme Elder was a peerless genius, and by this, he condensed his Dharma image and ascended."

"Senior, you don't need to worry about the residual aura of the Disaster Gu; with such a weak aura, it won't bring you much disaster. On the contrary, if you are in a desperate situation, it might bring you a glimmer of survival, after all, fortune depends on misfortune, and misfortune hides fortune."

"Presumably, this is also the reason for the Supreme Elder's arrangement before ascending!"

The white-robed Daoist stopped his steps, and the book in his hand was spread open.

He revealed a thoughtful look, chanting the sentence "Fortune depends on misfortune, and misfortune hides fortune," and finally, his mouth curled up, closing the book titled "Strange Gu Talk."

In this world, as long as one doesn't encounter that top-tier Great Desolate Hanging Soul Desolate, who could bring disaster to him?

The Youli God Lord's good intentions were wasted.

The white-robed Daoist handed back "Strange Gu Talk," but unexpectedly Ziyan True Person hurriedly declined.

"Since Senior Luo is interested in the way of Gu, this book is gifted to Senior."

The person talking face-to-face was Luo Chen.

He smiled slightly. "In that case, I will not decline."

Afterward, Luo Chen's topic suddenly turned, asking about another matter.

"How much does your sect know about Mije Mountain?"

Ziyan True Person asked, "Is what Senior is talking about the former base of the Xiongyue Zombie Alliance?"

"Exactly." Luo Chen nodded.

Ziyan True Person thought for a moment and said slowly, "Mije Mountain has circulated in the Southern Border for a long time and is a strange place. Once you enter it, space is layered upon layer, as if three thousand worlds are gathered in one mountain. If you are not careful, it is very easy to get lost. And, after the Nascent Soul of a cultivator escapes, it should be able to shrink the earth into an inch and travel a thousand miles in one escape. But in Mije Mountain, it will be greatly suppressed and cannot escape far at all. Some speculate that this mountain is transformed by a great power's spiritual treasure, or formed by the remains of ancient desolate beasts, but more people feel that this mountain is the result of heaven and earth fortune, a semi-formed blessed land."

Luo Chen chuckled. "These pieces of information known to everyone in the world, I am also aware of; tell me something I don't know!"

Ziyan True Person looked at Luo Chen in surprise, then thought of a certain legend.

Back then, a body-refining cultivator named Ba Xiu Qitian joined the Xiongyue Zombie Alliance; this person's background was mysterious and unpredictable, and he disappeared without a trace.

Combined with the situation of the Supreme Elder's ascension, could this Luo Chen be that Ba Xiu Qitian?

He hesitated for a moment, then opened his mouth. "The true origin of Mije Mountain is actually just as most people in the world speculate. This is a blessed land that existed when heaven and earth first opened and the Mountain and Sea World was born. According to the records, heaven and earth were like an egg, a piece of chaos. After opening, the clear energy floated up, and the turbid energy sank, finally becoming the clear heaven and earth. But in this process, there were some strange places that, under the pressure of the opening of chaos, did not separate clear and turbid, but instead overlapped together. Mije Mountain is such an existence."

Luo Chen realized. "Clear and turbid were not separated, chaos remained, so Mije Mountain is so strange inside?"

He remembered the year he spent in Mije Mountain.

Besides practicing the "Hundred Poison Body Refining Technique," most of his time was spent observing the ubiquitous spatial restrictions of Mije Mountain, and they were the kind of external spatial restrictions.

That was clearly the result of a large amount of spatial overlap, which led to the natural manifestation of spatial restrictions.

And it was precisely by relying on that year of observation, combined with his red eyes and golden pupils, that he was able to occupy a certain advantage in the subsequent battle with Qingshuang.

At this moment, listening to the introduction of the Great Elder of the Life and Death Gate, it was indeed very consistent with such a description.

"But such an existence should be extremely unstable, right?"

Ziyan True Person nodded. "Senior is wise; Mije Mountain is indeed unstable. That's why it appeared and disappeared in the Southern Border cultivation world, elusive, for thousands of years without being traced to its roots."

Luo Chen raised an eyebrow. "Then why was it able to stabilize later?"

Ziyan True Person explained, "This is related to the strange changes brought about by the cultivation of the Supreme Elder of my sect. At that time, the Yuan Qi Ocean was sinking, and the spiritual energy tide was about to erupt. The huge external pressure forced a semi-formed blessed land like Mije Mountain to accelerate its formation. The Supreme Elder noticed this, so he secretly took action, using great divine ability to stabilize Mije Mountain's position in reality. Originally, he intended to collect this mountain after coming out of seclusion to serve as the sect's foundation. But the Supreme Elder ascended too hastily, leaving behind such a loose end."

Speaking of this, he couldn't help but feel a pity.

"That's a good place, but now it's cheap for a group of rogue cultivators."

Since the Youli God Lord defeated the coalition of the Xiongyue Zombie Alliance and the Tianyuan Dao Sect, the Tianyuan Dao Sect withdrew from the Southern Border, and the Xiongyue Zombie Alliance also disintegrated afterward, not daring to exist in the open.

Naturally, Mije Mountain, as the base of the Xiongyue Zombie Alliance, became empty.

Some rogue cultivators seized the opportunity to occupy the mountain and use it as a cave dwelling.

Luo Chen asked tentatively, "Now that the Xiongyue Zombie Alliance has disbanded, the Southern Border is still dominated by your sect; why not take the opportunity to collect Mije Mountain?"

Ziyan True Person showed a bitter smile. "Mije Mountain is actually not important to us; what's important is that the Life and Death Gate has been closed for too long, and the awe of the Southern Border for us no longer exists. Although the Xiongyue Zombie Alliance has disbanded, each force holds its foundation and connects in secret. Let alone Mije Mountain, even my sect wants to recover some territories and industries, but we are tied up, fearing to provoke a great war again. Of course, the fact that my sect has no Soul Transformation powerhouse to collect this mountain is also one of the most fundamental reasons."

"Is that so?" Luo Chen roughly understood the current predicament of the Life and Death Gate.

In terms of strength, the Life and Death Gate is undoubtedly the strongest force in the Southern Border, and even if placed in the five continents of the Mountain and Sea World, its strength is considered the most complete holy land.

But with the example of the Southern Border major forces joining forces to form the Xiongyue Zombie Alliance, the Life and Death Gate, which now has no Soul Transformation powerhouse sitting in town, is not easy to act as a hegemon.

Luo Chen paused his steps, stopping by the window, his gaze cast toward the scene outside the library.

Within the mountain gate of the Life and Death Gate, which had been recuperating for hundreds of years, life was vibrant, with many disciples, and it already had the atmosphere of rising.

Ziyan True Person stood behind, vaguely thinking of something, and asked tentatively, "Senior, could it be that you are interested in that Mije Mountain?"

Luo Chen did not cover it up, speaking bluntly, "I am refining a heavy treasure, which is heavy enough but lacks agility. Mije Mountain is formed by countless spaces, containing a large number of spatial restrictions, and is itself an active blessed land. If I can refine this mountain into it, I can make up for the defects. But the Southern Border is ultimately your sect's territory; because of the Youli God Lord, I don't want to take it without asking."

Hearing this, Ziyan True Person felt a sense of relief.

He breathed a sigh of relief and smiled. "Senior, don't mind it; I just said that Mije Mountain is not important to us. If you want to take it, just take it yourself."

Luo Chen held the window sill and said in a deep voice, "In that case, I will not decline. However..."

Speaking of this, he turned around and looked at Ziyan True Person seriously.

"Today your sect has opened the door of convenience for me, which can be described as asking for anything. I am not someone who accepts favors for nothing, so I will help you with a small favor!"

Ziyan True Person's eyes lit up; could it be...

"As you think, my name can be borrowed by you. But how to deal with the aftermath in the future depends on your sect's means."

"This is enough, Ziyan thanks Senior!"

Southern Border, the sky has changed!

Or rather, this sky in the Southern Border has never changed, always shrouded by the Life and Death Gate.

It's just that this time, after the loss of the Youli God Lord, the Southern Border has another great backer.

A powerhouse from the Eastern Wasteland came across the state and declared that he would help the Life and Death Gate recover its lost territory; anyone who dared to disobey would be killed without mercy!

Under this declaration, those stubborn and unyielding forces that gathered together to keep warm collapsed one after another.

And the Life and Death Gate, which had been recuperating for hundreds of years, showed its complete strength to the world.

The territories, industries, and even vassals that were once lost were recovered one by one.

Thus, the atmosphere of the holy land was gradually restored.

The only thing that was unexpected was probably the rogue cultivator holy land in the Southern Border, Mije Mountain!

The Life and Death Gate cultivators surrounded it without attacking, only ordering the rogue cultivators inside to withdraw.

Such gentle means made many people have thoughts they shouldn't have, thinking that the Life and Death Gate had some scruples and didn't dare to provoke public anger.

Therefore, many high-tier cultivators inside were reluctant to leave, trying to bargain with the Life and Death Gate.

The leader among them was a demonic giant.

His name was Ning Yuzhuo, and the world called him the Demon Buddha!

This person practiced both demonic and Buddhist arts, and became famous in the Southern Border two hundred years ago, performing excellently during the attack on the Life and Death Gate.

Now he already had the cultivation of the fifth level of Nascent Soul, and his strong strength was enough to protect himself even against a late-stage Great Cultivator.

Such strong strength was his confidence.

As long as the Life and Death Gate didn't agree to his conditions, he wouldn't leave Mije Mountain.

If they had the ability, then come in and fight!

Everyone knew that Mije Mountain contained countless spatial restrictions, and cultivators didn't dare to let go of their hands and feet to fight inside.

Ning Yuzhuo was confident that even if a Great Cultivator came in, he had the confidence to make the other party return in defeat!

But this confidence didn't last long.

This day.

On Mije Mountain, the wind and clouds changed, and the spiritual energy was in chaos.

The entire space trembled, as if some existence wanted to forcibly squeeze in.

Tens of thousands of cultivators walked out of their cave dwellings one after another, looking at the sky in shock.

Ning Yuzhuo was also among them, looking at the sky with a grave expression.

Two streaks of light flew over from the surroundings, landing in front of him with worry.

"Brother Ning, has the Life and Death Gate made a move?"

"Should be." Ning Yuzhuo's expression was uncertain.

Another Nascent Soul True Person said with confusion, "How dare they? This Mije Mountain exists in spatial turbulence, and the Yuan Qi is in chaos. There is only one channel to the outside; if they don't enter from the channel, how can they enter this world?"

Ning Yuzhuo said in a low voice, "No matter how chaotic the Yuan Qi is, what if someone can control the heaven and earth Yuan Qi?"

The two were stunned.

Ning Yuzhuo sighed. "It should be that powerhouse from the Eastern Wasteland who took action personally."

"This..."

"What should we do?"

The three Nascent Soul True Persons looked at each other, not knowing how to respond.

Just at this moment.

In the blue sky, a gap was torn open.

It was torn open by a sword!

Immediately, two large hands grabbed the edge of the crack and pulled and tugged toward both sides.

Screech...

The ear-piercing sound spread to the ears of all cultivators in the mountain.

Those with low cultivation were stunned on the spot.

Even those with deep cultivation like the Demon Buddha Ning Yuzhuo were still uneasy.

Then, they saw a hand reach in from the crack.

The palm was flat, facing upward, and a streak of gray light flew out, spinning.

The gray light was extremely small at first, but it grew as it met the wind, and in an instant, it became thousands of feet large.

Three legs and two ears, the belly round and rolling.

It was a gray large tripod!

The large tripod hung in the air, emitting hazy light, and strands of Meta-Magnetic Divine Light hung down like a pearl curtain, thousands of threads, enveloping the entire Mije Mountain.

"If you don't want to die, don't resist, enter my sleeve!"

The voice like a grand bell rang out, drilling into everyone's ears, even those who were unconscious could hear it.

Ning Yuzhuo sighed. "Such a treasure land, ultimately not something our generation can possess!"

He gave up resistance and let the suction force emitted by the large sleeve collect him.

The suction force was so great that even his magic power couldn't resist it.

Before being collected, Ning Yuzhuo couldn't help but sigh, "Such heaven-reaching means, directly collecting everyone, why bother with kind words? This Soul Transformation powerhouse actually has a good temper."

Once inside the sleeve, he felt darkness, and his thoughts slowed down.

In the chaos, Ning Yuzhuo felt the world turn upside down and suddenly woke up.

Thud!

Thud!

Thud!

Tens of thousands of rogue cultivators fell into Jiuao City like dumplings.

Everyone looked at the sky in confusion.

A white-robed Daoist was slowly retracting his right hand, and in his palm, a small tripod emitting strange light appeared.

That small tripod seemed to be in this world, yet it seemed as if it could break through space and fly away at any time.

Seeing this scene, everyone knew that Mije Mountain had already fallen into the hands of the Eastern Wasteland powerhouse!

"Who exactly is this senior?"

"Such a heaven-shaking means of breaking through space and moving mountains is truly unimaginable!"

"Seeing his appearance, as well as his gentle and tolerant attitude toward us rogue cultivators, could it be the legendary Eastern Wasteland Alchemy Master?"

Discussions rang out in Jiuao Immortal City.

Ning Yuzhuo was also among them, but for some reason, looking up at the white-robed Daoist's figure, he had a sense of familiarity.

"Have I seen this person before?"

"Congratulations, Senior, for collecting the treasure mountain and increasing the power of your magic treasure!"

On a mountain peak, Ziyan True Person offered his sincere congratulations.

Luo Chen shook his head and smiled. "Still not enough. Just like this tripod of mine has three legs, to achieve the stability of a tripod, I need another top-tier spiritual mountain capable of being on par with the Meta-Magnetic Divine Mountain and Mije Mountain."

Ziyan True Person was startled.

The Meta-Magnetic Mountain is the existence of the gate of the North Sea holy land, the Yuan Demon Sect, and Mije Mountain is the transformation of the time when heaven and earth first opened; there are few in the world that can be mentioned in the same breath as these two?

As far as he knew, there might be a few left in the world.

Such as the dangerous and unpredictable Soul-Breaking Cliff, the feather race holy land Cangwu Mountain, the Hanging Knife Peak where the demon race powerhouse North Li Great Saint resides, or the Yanfu Mountain that once hung high in the nine heavens but ultimately fell into the Mingyuan.

He just didn't know which famous mountain Luo Chen had taken a fancy to?

But with Luo Chen's strength, most of them would be within reach, right!

Following Luo Chen's gaze toward the north, Ziyan True Person's heart stirred.

"Could it be Hanging Knife Peak?"

"No!"

"He went to the North Sea first, so there's no reason to turn back; this direction..."

Ziyan True Person's expression condensed, and he already had a guess. ===== CHAPTER 1061 =====