Chapter 294: Secrets of the Ancient Era, the World-Merging Phenomenon

Three months later.

Many forces had prepared a large amount of Top-grade Spirit Stones, Fourth-Tier materials, and Fourth-Tier Spirit Medicine, among other things.

After all, mobilizing such a vast amount of resources still required a significant amount of time.

Fortunately, these forces also wanted to rescue their Nascent Soul Ancestors as quickly as possible, so they greatly shortened the time.

Otherwise, three months might not have been enough.

Next, following Zhou Sui's instructions, they threw these Treasures into the Transformation God Relic.

Of course, Zhou Sui was also a person who kept his promises.

Since they had paid the ransom, he naturally released them all.

Hum, hum~~

Suddenly, an invisible force enveloped Wuji Daoren and the others, instantly sending these Nascent Soul Cultivators out of the Kurong Sect's island, and in the blink of an eye, they arrived in the outside sea area.

"We're out. After being trapped for several years, we're finally out."

The many Nascent Soul Cultivators were overjoyed and felt incomparably excited.

They had essentially been imprisoned for several years, losing their freedom, and it was only at this moment that they realized the preciousness of freedom.

It was as if they had escaped death and found a new lease on life.

One by one, they stood in mid-air, breathing in the fresh air of the outside world.

"What do you all think of this successor of the Kurong Sect?"

The master of Xuanbao Pavilion, Tiansuan Daoren, had a very gloomy expression; to tell the truth, this was the first time in his life he had suffered such a big loss.

As a businessman, he had always been the one taking advantage of others; how could others ever take advantage of him?

But now, he had been thoroughly swindled.

It made his heart ache, and it could be considered the most disastrous deal in the history of Xuanbao Pavilion.

To say he didn't want to retaliate would be impossible.

"Hmph, with a Five-Tier Great Array protecting it, what can we do?"

"He had better not come out of this island, otherwise my Xuanyin Sect will not let him off."

The leader of the Xuanyin Sect, Qiqing Mojun, gritted his teeth, his eyes staring fixedly at the massive Kurong Sect island in the distance.

At this very moment, that Transformation God Relic was once again shrouded in white mist, making it impossible to see what was happening inside the island, only that even more terrifying Forbidden Arrays were being released from within.

It was as if the island had come alive; countless Forbidden Arrays were intertwined, forming a three-dimensional defense that was even more terrifying than before.

Clearly, this was a Five-Tier Great Array; it was the Guardian Mountain Array of a Transformation God sect.

If no one were maintaining its operation, it would be one thing, and perhaps it could be broken through after years of constant attacks.

But now that someone had begun to operate this array, its power had increased at least tenfold.

If they were to rashly attack, they would likely suffer a terrifying counterattack.

After all, no one knew what other capabilities this Five-Tier Great Array possessed.

Although Qiqing Mojun was angry, he also knew how to assess the situation and would not act rashly.

"Judging by the materials that mysterious Daoist required, many of them are actually array materials."

"Perhaps the Five-Tier Great Array of this island is not as powerful as we imagined, and it may still have many defects."

"That is why this mysterious Daoist needed to obtain array materials to repair it."

"If we join forces, it is not impossible to break through this island."

The master of Black Fiend Hall, Liehai Mojun, said pointedly, attempting to incite the many Nascent Souls to attack the island again.

As long as they didn't fall into the array, they actually still had a chance of winning.

"Heh, Liehai Mojun, if you want to attack, go ahead yourself; why drag us into the water?"

"It is indeed as you said, perhaps that Five-Tier Array has defects and cannot be used many times."

"But do you dare to gamble?"

"Do you know how many Nascent Souls need to die before the array collapses?"

"Or, if we are lucky, we might break the array after dozens die, but if we are unlucky, we could all die and still fail to break it."

Wuji Daoren sneered, seeing through Liehai Mojun's intentions at a glance.

To tell the truth, which of the Cultivators who had reached the Nascent Soul Realm was not selfish and afraid of death?

Who would be willing to use their own life to test the depth of the array for others?

They could all live for at least several hundred more years, and there was still much wealth and glory they hadn't enjoyed.

There was absolutely no need to fight to the death here.

Since they had lived to this point, they were naturally unwilling to take risks easily.

Even if Liehai Mojun was a Great Cultivator at the Nascent Soul Late Stage, he could not force other Nascent Souls to go to their deaths.

But if it were just Cultivators below the Nascent Soul Realm, they would simply be throwing their lives away and would not be able to test the true nature of the Five-Tier Array.

"That's right, this time we'll just have to consider ourselves unlucky."

"My Sunset Sect does not want to get involved in this matter."

"Since this Transformation God Relic has an owner, there is no need to continue exploring it."

"My Sunset Sect has decided to give up on attacking this place."

The Sect Master of the Sunset Sect, Yuyang Daoist, made the decision to give up; even though he had been swindled out of a large sum by the mysterious Daoist this time, he endured it, taking it as a lesson learned.

"Well said."

"If you demonic cultivators want to attack, feel free to try."

"My Tianjian Sect will not get involved either."

The Sect Master of the Tianjian Sect, Chongxu Daoren, also nodded.

What?!

Hearing this, the faces of the many Nascent Soul Demonic Cultivators turned extremely ugly; they had not expected these Righteous Nascent Soul Cultivators to be so patient—despite being swindled out of a huge sum, they were unwilling to take revenge.

However, if these Righteous Nascent Soul Cultivators were absent and only they took action, the odds of victory would not be very high.

It was very likely that they would be backlashed by the power of the Five-Tier Array and die, their Dao dissipating.

In that case, it would instead benefit these Righteous Cultivators.

Perhaps this was exactly what these shameless Righteous Cultivators were thinking, wanting to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight.

Watching them fight like dogs and both sides suffer.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!!!

Before these Nascent Soul Demonic Cultivators could say anything, the five major Nascent Soul forces—Wuji Alliance, Xuanbao Pavilion, Tianjian Sect, Sunset Sect, and Piaomiao Palace—immediately steered their Flying Boats and left rapidly.

In the blink of an eye, only the three Demonic sects—Black Fiend Hall, Heavenly Demon Sect, and Xuanyin Sect—remained in this sea area.

"Bastards, these cunning old foxes actually really left."

The Master of Black Fiend Hall, Liehai Mojun, was furious; the departure of these Righteous Nascent Soul Cultivators had completely ruined his plans, and now they were truly isolated and helpless.

"Could it be that these old fogies discovered something, which is why they dare not attack this Transformation God Relic again?"

The Sect Master of the Heavenly Demon Sect, Qian Ziyun, had her beautiful eyes flickering uncertainly.

She was an extremely intelligent woman and instinctively realized that something was wrong.

To be honest, she was also gnashing her teeth in hatred toward that mysterious Daoist; she had never suffered such a huge loss in her entire life.

Throughout her life, she had roamed the Canglan Sea, and never had she been blackmailed and extorted like this.

But there was no other way.

In order to survive, she still had to agree to the other party's demands.

"To be able to make these narrow-minded old fogies suppress the anger in their hearts, they must have discovered something extraordinary."

"Before we fully understand the background of the Kurong Sect, we had better not act rashly."

"There is no need to rush for revenge."

The Sect Master of the Xuanyin Sect, Qiqing Mojun, said in a deep voice; he had also calmed down now.

"Since that is the case, let us temporarily stop."

"We will come back to compete with this guy after we find a way to break the Five-Tier Great Array."

Liehai Mojun had no choice but to plan for the long term.

At this moment, on a Flying Boat.

The Sect Masters and Nascent Soul Elders of the Nascent Soul forces, including Xuanbao Pavilion, Wuji Alliance, Tianjian Sect, Piaomiao Palace, and Sunset Sect, gathered together to hold a Nascent Soul meeting.

"Fellow Daoist Chongxu, what exactly did you perceive? Why were you in such a hurry to make us leave?"

Wuji Daoren looked at the Sect Master of the Tianjian Sect, Chongxu Daoist.

Originally, he had also wanted to test exactly how powerful the Kurong Sect's Five-Tier Array was, but after receiving a secret voice transmission from Chongxu Daoist, he chose to follow him and leave.

After all, Chongxu Daoist was his old friend of many years, so he naturally would not deceive him.

"That Transformation God Relic is likely not simple."

"If I am not mistaken, there might be a Transformation God demon sealed inside."

Chongxu Daoist said gloomily.

What?!

As soon as these words were spoken, the pupils of the Nascent Soul Cultivators present contracted, and they looked at Chongxu Daoist in disbelief.

They naturally knew what a Transformation God demon represented; this was an unprecedented disaster.

If a Transformation God demon truly escaped from inside, no one would be able to survive.

"Is it true or false? What exactly did you discover, Fellow Daoist Chongxu?"

Yuyang Daoist was very shocked and wanted to understand the matter of the Transformation God demon clearly.

Because this matter was of great importance.

If one were not careful, it would cause huge waves in the Canglan Sea.

Leading to devastation and countless casualties.

"My intuition is not wrong."

"Because the precious sword in my hand is an ancient spirit sword—the Slaying Demon Sword."

"This ancient spirit sword has killed countless demons in the past and is extremely sensitive to the aura of demons."

"The moment I stepped onto that Transformation God Relic, this Slaying Demon Sword was constantly issuing warnings."

"It seemed to be warning me that this place is the lair of a Transformation God demon and is extremely dangerous."

Chongxu Daoist's tone was very serious.

The many Nascent Soul Cultivators had naturally heard of the reputation of the Slaying Demon Sword; this ancient spirit sword had infinite power and was the supreme spirit sword left behind by the founding Grandmaster of the Tianjian Sect.

Relying on the power of this ancient spirit sword, coupled with the attack power of a Sword Cultivator, every generation of Tianjian Sect Sect Masters possessed peerless combat strength and held the title of the number one cultivator in the Canglan Sea.

"By the way, I was wondering before, since the Kurong Sect was so powerful, how exactly was it destroyed?"

"The power of that Five-Tier high-grade Great Array, the Sixiang Kurong Array, is simply invincible."

"Even if a Transformation God Ancestor attacked, they would likely be unafraid."

"Normally speaking, it would be impossible for the Kurong Sect to be exterminated; it should have been passed down to this day."

"Now it seems that the culprit who destroyed the Kurong Sect is very likely the Transformation God demon."

The Master of Xuanbao Pavilion, Tiansuan Daoren, had a flash of light in his eyes, as if he had recalled many ancient secrets.

"Previously, that mysterious Daoist listed quite a few Fourth-Tier materials for us."

"Among them is the Fourth-Tier material, Demon Sealing Stone."

"Could it be that this mysterious Daoist wants to repair the Array Formation that seals the demons, which is why he is requesting these Fourth-Tier materials?"

Piaomiao Palace Master Ye Feirou's beautiful eyes flashed with a hint of brilliance.

Deep down, she couldn't help but develop a sense of favor toward that Wood Daoist; to be honest, she had originally thought this guy was a lecher, a daring madman, no different from a demonic cultivator.

But looking at it now, he is simply a righteous person shouldering a heavy responsibility.

"If that's the case, is it really possible that the Transformation God Relic is sealing a Transformation God demon?"

"No wonder you wanted us to leave and stop attacking that Transformation God Relic."

"I fear that if we broke through that Five-Tier Array, it might have allowed the Transformation God demon inside to escape."

Wuji Daoren suddenly realized the truth.

He finally understood the many concerns of Chongxu Daoren.

The Transformation God Relic of the Kurong Sect indeed left behind numerous Spirit Medicine and a great amount of Treasure.

But no matter how good the Treasure is, one must have their life to enjoy it.

If the Transformation God demon inside were truly allowed to escape, all the Nascent Soul Cultivator present would surely die.

It would even implicate countless living beings in the Canglan Sea.

"But if this is the case, why didn't that mysterious Daoist take the initiative to inform us of these matters?"

"If we had known there was a Transformation God demon here, we might not have continued to attack this place."

Yuyang Daoist asked in confusion.

"I fear the other party does not trust us."

"After all, this world contains all kinds of Cultivator."

"Who knows if the other party is a madman who wants to open the seal of the Transformation God demon."

"The other party dared not gamble on this point, so naturally, he would not tell anyone the information about the Transformation God demon."

Chongxu Daoren stated his speculation.

"So that's how it is."

The many Nascent Soul Cultivator could not help but nod; if they were the successors of the Kurong Sect, they likely wouldn't let this matter leak out either, unless it was a last resort.

After all, people's hearts are unpredictable; no one knows what the other party is really thinking.

If someone really knew this news and wanted to break the Seal Array on it, that would truly be a catastrophic disaster.

Therefore, the other party simply dared not gamble.

"Fellow Daoists."

"Actually, I am very curious about where demons come from."

"As far as I know, it seems that our world originally did not have demons."

"Suddenly one day, demons appeared in our world; why is this?"

A Nascent Soul Cultivator asked with great curiosity.

After all, it seems that information regarding demons has been sealed off by certain forces.

Ordinary Cultivator simply cannot know such things.

"This question is very simple, because demons were never creatures of our world to begin with."

"They are creatures from the Ancient Demon World."

Chongxu Daoren said in a deep voice.

"Ancient Demon World?"

The many Nascent Soul Cultivator looked at Chongxu Daoren with curiosity; they knew the history of the Tianjian Sect was extremely ancient, and the founding patriarch of the Tianjian Sect had fought against demons countless times, so he must be very knowledgeable about the history of demons.

"That's right, the Ancient Demon World."

"I believe that as you read the classics, you will also know that there are many, many worlds within the Endless Void."

"Our world is also one within the Endless Void."

"Although the distance between worlds is extremely vast, even a Transformation God Cultivator cannot cross the Endless Void to travel to another world."

"But there will always be accidents, and that is World Fusion."

Chongxu Daoren said in a deep voice.

"World Fusion? What is called World Fusion?"

The many Nascent Soul Cultivator were even more confused, completely bewildered.

"The so-called World Fusion, as the name implies, is the merging of two worlds."

"In the Endless Void, every world is not stationary; in fact, every world is in motion."

"Even our world is the same, moving along a certain trajectory in the Endless Void."

"Normally, many worlds move according to a certain trajectory and will not collide with each other."

"But accidents will always happen."

"In the history of our Immortal Cultivation World, there have been several instances of the Fusion Phenomenon."

Chongxu Daoren explained.

"If the Fusion Phenomenon occurs, what will happen to our Immortal Cultivation World?"

Someone asked curiously.

"A Boundary Gate will appear."

"Because the two great worlds collide, a brief fusion phenomenon will occur."

"In this way, Boundary Gate will appear all over the world."

"And at this time, the living beings of the two great worlds can freely travel to the two great worlds through the Boundary Gate."

Chongxu Daoren explained.

"Wait, could it be that the demons entered our world precisely through the Boundary Gate?"

The pupils of the many Nascent Soul Cultivators contracted; they seemed to have caught a glimpse of what had happened in the Ancient Era, and the disaster that occurred in the Ancient Era was very likely deeply related to the World Fusion.

The many demons scattered across various places were also closely linked to the World Fusion.

"That is correct, that is exactly how it is."

"During the Ancient Era, a World Fusion phenomenon occurred between the Ancient Demon World and our Immortal Cultivation World."

"The result can be imagined; a massive number of demons entered our Immortal Cultivation World through the Boundary Gate."

"And then, they caused an unprecedented Demon Disaster."

"Originally, our Immortal Cultivation World was extremely prosperous, giving birth to many Transformation God sects and even Fifth-tier Spirit Veins."

"Sometimes, there would even be Transformation God Cultivators ascending to the Spirit World."

"However, due to the invasion of the Ancient Demon World, a large number of demons appeared in the Immortal Cultivation World, burning, killing, and plundering."

"In order to contend with them, many Transformation God sects fell."

"Fortunately, the World Fusion phenomenon did not last very long, only about three hundred years."

"Once those three hundred years passed, the Ancient Demon World departed."

"But a large number of demons remained, and to this day, they continue to cause harm to the Immortal Cultivation World."

Chongxu Daoren said gloomily, recounting the events that had once occurred in the Ancient Era.

Originally, during the Ancient Era, many Fifth-tier Spirit Veins were nurtured.

Fourth-tier Spirit Veins were also seen everywhere, and the Immortal Cultivation World was in an extremely prosperous era.

But due to the demon invasion, a great war broke out with the cultivators.

Both sides fought until the heavens crumbled and the earth split; many Spirit Veins collapsed or were even polluted by the demons.

As time passed, many Spirit Veins dissipated.

To this day, in the Canglan Sea, Fifth-tier Spirit Veins can no longer be seen.

Of course, due to the return of the Kurong Sect Transformation God Relic, the Canglan Sea once again possesses a Fifth-tier Spirit Vein.

"This!"

The many Nascent Soul Cultivators were shocked; they had not expected that such things had actually happened to the Immortal Cultivation World in the Ancient Era—this was simply a vast epic.

One could not even count how many cultivators had fallen in the battles against the demons.

Many Transformation God relics and Nascent Soul relics were all left behind from that battle in the Ancient Era.

Now, they could never recover the glory of the Immortal Cultivation World of the Ancient Era.

This was not because they were incompetent.

It was purely that the current cultivation environment could not compare to the Ancient Era.

"I once read in ancient texts that it seems it was not just the Ancient Demon World that had a World Fusion phenomenon with our Immortal Cultivation World."

"Have other worlds also experienced similar phenomena?"

Someone asked curiously.

"That is correct, there was another world that also experienced a World Fusion phenomenon with us."

"That is the Ancient Demon World."

"It is rumored that the living beings of that world are all Demon Race and Monster Beasts, with no humans in existence."

"The Immortal Cultivation World of the Ancient Era had no Monster Beasts."

"But ever since the World Fusion phenomenon occurred between the Ancient Demon World and our Immortal Cultivation World, a large number of monsters and Monster Beasts migrated from the Ancient Demon World and settled into our Immortal Cultivation World."

"Moreover, that World Fusion phenomenon lasted for a thousand years, so it caused a more profound impact on our Immortal Cultivation World."

"Now, the fact that we can see Monster Beasts in every part of our Immortal Cultivation World is actually derived from the influence of the Ancient Demon World."

"However, although the Ancient Demon World was powerful, it was only on par with us and did not cause us too much damage."

"After all, Monster Beasts and humans can barely coexist; everyone has intelligence, knows when they cannot win, can negotiate, and can coexist peacefully with one another."

"But demons are different; they are not only the enemies of us humans, but also the enemies of the Demon Race."

Chongxu Daoren said in a deep voice.

His attitude toward demons was very firm: only a dead demon is a good demon.

"Monster Beasts actually came from the Ancient Demon World?!"

The many Nascent Soul Cultivators were shocked and enthralled; only an ancient sect like the Tianjian Sect could possess so many ancient texts.

Ordinary Nascent Soul Cultivators, lacking such heritage, how could they know this information?

"If this is the case, then is it possible for a World Fusion phenomenon to occur again?"

Someone asked curiously.

"To be honest, the probability of a World Fusion phenomenon occurring again is not zero."

"But I feel that at least in our generation, we might not see it."

Chongxu Daoren said quite frankly.

After all, the meeting of two worlds is very rare, often occurring only once every tens of thousands of years.

In such a long span of time, they would likely have long since exhausted their Longevity and died.

He also did not believe his luck was so good that he would encounter a World Fusion event in his lifetime.

"But there are quite a few Millennium Spirit Herbs left on the Kurong Sect island; are we just going to give up on them?"

Someone still felt unwilling to let go.

After all, this concerned their own opportunity for Dao attainment; no one was willing to give up.

"As for that, although we cannot attack Kurong, it does not mean we cannot obtain the Millennium Spirit Herbs on it."

"It is not as if fighting and killing are the only ways to obtain a Treasure in this world."

"Trading can actually achieve the same goal."

Tiansuan Daoren, the master of Xuanbao Pavilion, smiled slightly.

A trade?!

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's eyes lit up; they had indeed considered such a possibility.

"That's right."

"As far as I know, there are likely only a few people left on the entire island of the Kurong Sect."

"But with so many Millennium Spirit Herbs there, that mysterious Daoist cannot possibly use them all alone."

"Taking things that cannot be used up and trading them is no big deal."

"Moreover, if the other party still wishes to repair the Five-Tier Great Array there, they will likely need even more fifth-tier materials."

"We can still manage to produce these items by scouring the entire Canglan Sea."

"We don't fear that the other party has demands; we only fear that they have no desires at all."

Tiansuan Daoren revealed an expression of having everything under control.

After all, Xuanbao Pavilion is an organization that does business, and he feels there is nothing in the world that cannot be traded.

As long as one can find the needs of both parties, that is enough.

"That is indeed the case; if the other party wishes to revitalize the Kurong Sect, I am afraid we could also provide our full support."

"But before that, we still need to establish a good relationship with them."

"Only in this way will it be possible to trade for suitable Spirit Medicine from them."

Yuyang Daoist also could not help but nod.

Since they cannot fall out with the other party, they can only establish a good relationship with them.

Once a good relationship is established, they can still obtain Millennium Spirit Herbs from the other party.

Of course, if they could, they would still want to rob them.

The problem is, they cannot defeat the other party, so now they can only reason with them.