Chapter 952: Longevity: My Farming-Style Cultivation Is Too Steady Chapter 952: Gui Lao's Purpose

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Protagonist:

Xu Zhangqing

That day, Xu Zhangqing sat cross-legged in the Sect Master Hall, circulating the Creation Genesis Record to nurture his Dao resonance, preparing to consolidate his foundation while quietly awaiting the opportunity to strike at Nascent Soul.

But suddenly, his brow furrowed, and a hint of strangeness arose in his heart.

Then, the Creation Power around him spread out, almost permeating the entire Fengrao Commandery, sensing the spiritual energy flowing between heaven and earth.

After a moment, Xu Zhangqing's expression turned solemn; he keenly perceived that the water spiritual energy of the Tianyuan Realm was decreasing.

The speed of loss was not rapid, but it was exceptionally steady.

This was no small matter.

Xu Zhangqing did not dare to be negligent; he immediately summoned Mo Qiu Shui and Xu Linglong.

Mo Qiu Shui hurried into the hall and immediately bowed with clasped hands: "Sect Master, I do not know what important matter?"

Xu Zhangqing spoke in a deep voice: "Has there been any change in the water spiritual energy between heaven and earth?"

Hearing this, Mo Qiu Shui closed his eyes to focus his mind, the water Dao resonance circulating around his body; after only a few breaths, his expression suddenly changed: "Sect Master!

Something is wrong!

The water spiritual energy... has become too thin!

It is fully thirty percent less than before, and it is still slowly flowing away!"

Xu Zhangqing nodded slightly, then looked at his eldest daughter Xu Linglong.

Xu Linglong nodded: "Father, Master, the water spiritual energy is indeed disappearing for no reason!"

The words of the two confirmed Xu Zhangqing's judgment.

A hundred years ago, the Yellow Spring Alliance secretly acted, slaying the Dragon Vein in the Canglan Sea Region, shaking the spiritual energy foundation of the entire Tianyuan Realm.

Since then, the spiritual energy distribution of the Tianyuan Realm was reshaped; water spiritual energy leapt to become the most abundant spiritual energy in the world, followed by wood spiritual energy generated by water generating wood.

This was also an important reason why his cultivation had proceeded smoothly all the way and why the Qingmu Sect flourished.

Water is the source of all things; water generates all things, nourishing heaven and earth.

But now, the most flourishing water spiritual energy sharply decreased, without warning, without reason.

If left unchecked, the cultivation of water system cultivators will be hindered, and the difficulty of surviving the tribulation will greatly increase.

Especially spiritual plants; if they lose the nourishment of water spiritual energy, both quality and yield will decline.

Just as Xu Zhangqing was pondering the cause, a streak of spiritual light tore through the air and arrived.

He took the spiritual light and probed inside with his divine sense.

The next second, Li Chuan's voice sounded: "My Lord, while I was cultivating just now, I discovered Gui Lao again!"

Xu Zhangqing's eyes narrowed: "Has Gui Lao been appearing too frequently lately?"

These years, Li Chuan had been cultivating at the old site of the Dongting Immortal Sect.

There, because of earth qi and disaster mist, few people went.

Strangely, this person with the highest cultivation in the Dongting Immortal Sect appeared from time to time.

Regarding Gui Lao, he knew little and also held him in awe.

This person appeared and disappeared without a trace, his whereabouts unpredictable, his cultivation unfathomable.

Moreover, this person's attitude toward the Dongting Immortal Sect was even more subtle.

Previously, no matter what happened, Gui Lao did not care.

Even at the High Level council, he could attend if he wanted to, and not attend if he did not want to.

But after the spiritual vein had an incident, he was actually more concerned than the Sect Master and Great Elder.

He appeared at the old site from time to time, no one knew what he was observing, appearing mysterious and secretive.

Xu Zhangqing asked in a deep voice: "He is observing again?"

Li Chuan replied: "No, this time Gui Lao did not observe, but instead went deep into the underground of the Dongting old site, seemingly digging something, opening something. He is very alert; I did not dare to approach!"

Hearing this, Xu Zhangqing became alert in an instant.

The Dongting Immortal Sect had already been divided for decades.

The old site was filled with disaster mist, the earth qi turbid, almost becoming a dangerous place.

Now Gui Lao had specially gone deep underground; whatever he plotted must be extraordinary.

Coupled with the decrease of water spiritual energy, Xu Zhangqing made a swift decision: "You two stay in Dongyu to investigate news of the water spiritual energy loss."

"I will go out for a trip; I will return soon."

"I'll Go Out on a Trip, and be right back."

The two responded in unison.

After giving instructions, Xu Zhangqing's figure moved; he activated the Qing Emperor Escape Art, transforming into a streak of green light condensed to the extreme, breaking through space in an instant and heading toward the old site of the Dongting Immortal Sect.

The speed was so fast that a thousand li passed in the blink of an eye.

Flying all the way, in no more than the time it takes to burn half an incense stick, Xu Zhangqing arrived at his destination.

Just as he approached, a thick turbid qi that was suffocating assailed him.

He was startled in his heart; looking out, he saw that the current old site of the Dongting Immortal Sect had a disaster mist density that had surged more than tenfold.

The turbid mist surged and rolled, devouring the light of heaven, obscuring the sun and moon.

As for the depths underground, the earth qi was even more crazily surging upward.

As for the depths of Di Di, Earth Qi surged upward even more frantically.

Yin-turbid, dead-silent auras intertwined, pressing the void into a slight trembling.

The spiritual vein was chaotic beyond measure, dead and still; water spiritual energy here had almost completely dissipated.

Xu Zhangqing restrained his aura, concealed his figure, transformed into a wisp of green mist, and silently infiltrated the disaster mist, finding Li Chuan hiding in the dark.

Seeing him arrive, Li Chuan hurriedly bowed in a low voice: "My Lord."

Xu Zhangqing went straight to the point: "How long has Gui Lao been down there?"

Li Chuan hurriedly said: "Half a double-hour."

Xu Zhangqing raised his brows: "In the past, he only ever observed, never acted.

This time going deep underground, his purpose is absolutely not simple."

Boom!

Just then, a heaven-shaking boom suddenly came from the earth's depths.

The earth trembled violently, cracks crisscrossing, rubble flying wildly.

The entire Dongting Old Site collapsed with a crash at this moment.

Endless turbid earth qi gushed from the fissures, rushing straight into the clouds.

The next moment, deep underground, an ancient fang gate burst forth from the soil.

This gate stood over ten zhang tall, its entire body forged from Mysterious Yellow mother qi.

Neither metal nor stone nor wood, yet harder than any magic treasure in the world.

On the gate pillars were engraved ancient traces long lost to transmission, each pattern inhaling and exhaling earth qi, yellow qi, and Mysterious Yellow qi.

On the horizontal plaque of the fang gate, four vast, ancient, heroic characters were engraved: Xuanhuang Spirit Sect.

And beneath the fang gate, a withered figure emerged.

This person was precisely Gui Lao.

His figure was stooped, a gray robe fluttering in the wind.

His aura spread out, vast as the sea, pressing down on all directions.

"Void Refining stage, absolutely Void Refining stage!"

"Spirit Transformation stage could not give me this kind of pressure!"

"Gui Lao, what exactly do you intend to do?"

Seeing this scene, Xu Zhangqing's back broke out in a layer of cold sweat.

At this moment, he finally confirmed Gui Lao's specific realm.

Far surpassing Nascent Soul and Spirit Transformation, almost the ceiling of the Tianyuan Realm.

A single thought can destroy mountains and rivers; a raised hand can suppress a Great Power.

With his own Superior Nascent Soul Peak cultivation, before a Void Refining Great Power, he was like an ant; the slightest carelessness would turn him to ash and smoke, body dead and Dao extinguished.

As his gaze shifted downward, Xu Zhangqing's pupils contracted sharply.

He saw that in Gui Lao's palm rested an ancient coffin.

That ancient coffin was lustrous throughout, cast from Mysterious Yellow mother qi.

Its color was heavy, spiritual light converged inward.

It was precisely the ancient coffin he had seen underground previously.

Everything suddenly became clear; Xu Zhangqing finally understood why Gui Lao had lingered in the Eastern Domain, and had always been probing the immortal sect's old sites.

His purpose was for this Xuanhuang ancient coffin buried deep underground, sealed for ten thousand years.

Xu Zhangqing dared not be careless, hurriedly circulating the Creation Genesis Record.

Third Realm Return to Store, dense Creation Power enveloped himself and Li Chuan.

Converging all vitality, all fluctuations, perfectly shielding the auras of both.

Not only that, he also employed the Green Emperor Dao Marks, briefly obscuring the surrounding heavenly secrets, so that the Void Refining Gui Lao could not perceive their existence.

A single step's difference, and it is life and death separated!