Chapter 481: Evolution of the Evergreen Immortal Vine, Stealing the Origin of the Immortal World

"Attaining the Dao and becoming an immortal, isn't that a matter of course?"

"The Sect Master possesses the bearing of an immortal; naturally, ordinary people cannot compare to him."

Zhao Huaizhen was deeply moved.

His own aptitude could be considered top-tier in the world; those who could compare to him were few and far between, let alone surpass him.

Yet, even after he ascended to the Refining Void Initial Stage, he could feel the difficulty of cultivation.

He estimated that without several thousand years, he would be unable to step into the Integration realm.

And that was assuming everything went smoothly.

If things did not go smoothly, it would not be strange at all if it took ten thousand years.

Therefore, he had long since stopped comparing himself to a peerless monster like the Sect Master; there was nothing to compare.

"Finding a Spirit World Wild Beast so easily, could it be that the Sect Master has truly mastered a Cross-Boundary Teleportation Array to the Spirit World and can travel there at will?"

Xie Huaan asked curiously.

In fact, rumors about this had long since spread among the high-level members of the Xuanhuang Sect.

After all, when the Sect Master ascended, no Thunder Tribulation had ever appeared; it seemed as if he had ascended naturally.

Thus, many high-level Cultivators believed that the Sect Master did not need to undergo Thunder Tribulation, but rather went to other worlds to transcend them, which was why no tribulation had appeared in the Xuanhuang World.

Of course, even with such speculation, many high-level Cultivators of the Xuanhuang Sect dared not say much.

Because this was the Sect Master's secret.

If the Sect Master did not intend to speak of it, they could not ask further.

"You guessed correctly; the Sect Master does indeed possess a Teleportation Array leading to the Spirit World."

"Moreover, he has obtained numerous opportunities in the Spirit World, which is why his speed of progress is so fast."

"In fact, not long ago, the Sect Master already told some high-level members about this."

"In another period of time, the Sect Master will also open the Teleportation Array to let us go directly to the Spirit World."

"However, even so, only those at the Refining Void realm can enter the Spirit World."

Zhao Huaizhen explained.

In fact, after Zhou Sui ascended to the Great Vehicle realm, he no longer intended to hide the matter of the Teleportation Array.

After all, he planned to build Cross-Boundary Teleportation Arrays within the Qianmiao Secret Realm and the Xuanhuang Sect to facilitate travel between the two worlds.

Only in this way could he bring his Dao Companions from the Spirit World back to the Xuanhuang World.

At the same time, he could open up trade between the two worlds, facilitate exchanges, and jointly increase the foundation and strength of the Human Race.

"To think that one must be at the Refining Void realm to enter the Spirit World; isn't that requirement a bit too high?"

Xie Huaan was very excited.

But soon he also showed a troubled expression; after all, he did not know when he would be able to ascend to the Refining Void realm.

One must know that this was a significant bottleneck, and breaking through was not an easy matter.

"There is no helping it; the Spirit World is different from the Xuanhuang World."

"After all, it is a super world ranked third among the Three Thousand Great Worlds, and the strong are as numerous as clouds within it."

"A mere Transformation God Cultivator going to the Spirit World is nothing more than cannon fodder."

"At the very least, one must be at the Refining Void Realm to barely survive in the Spirit World and explore it."

"The Sect Master is doing this for our own good, so we don't throw our lives away in vain."

Zhao Huaizhen said in a very serious tone.

"Alright, I understand."

Xie Huaan nodded.

He also knew that the Spirit World was not such a simple place; given his current strength, even if he really went to the Spirit World, he feared he would accomplish nothing and would purely be going to his death.

…………

Meanwhile, in a certain Cave Abode.

This was where Song Ping'an and the Wine Daoist were located, and they naturally learned of the changes in the Xuanhuang World at the first opportunity.

"He really is a monster; how long has it been, and he has actually ascended to the Great Vehicle realm."

The Wine Daoist's mouth twitched, and he did not know what to say.

He knew that Xuanhuang Daoist would ascend to the Great Vehicle realm sooner or later, but he did not expect it to be so fast.

In just over two thousand years, he had surpassed the tens of thousands of years of bitter cultivation of other Cultivators; it was truly beyond imagination.

One could only say that the Xuanhuang Sect Master was indeed a monster among monsters.

In the history of the Human Race in the Spirit World, it was estimated that only the First Human Emperor could compare to him.

The problem was that the First Human Emperor was a Reincarnated Immortal, while Xuanhuang Daoist was merely an ordinary Human Cultivator.

Comparing the two, Xuanhuang Daoist was actually a cut above.

"The Sect Master ascending to the Great Vehicle realm, isn't that a normal thing?"

"But I didn't expect the Sect Master to bring out so many high-grade Spirit Medicine seeds."

"It makes the Spirit Medicine seeds we previously collected in the Spirit World all lose their great value."

"Fortunately, we entered the Spirit World early and took the opportunity to earn a large sum of money."

"Otherwise, we would likely have lost money."

Song Ping'an felt extremely fortunate.

Previously, he had used the Wine Daoist's Star Fixing Plate to secretly travel to the Spirit World to conduct trade between the two worlds.

Having only gone twice, they had earned countless wealth and cultivation resources.

They used Immortal Crystals to purchase a large amount of Treasure.

Therefore, their cultivation progress was rapid, and they were already Refining Void Initial Stage Cultivators.

Relying on the advantages of trade between the two worlds, they had obtained too many benefits.

"There's no help for it, we just exploited an information gap."

"Being able to earn this much money is already quite good."

"Moreover, according to the information from Sect Master, the Cross-Boundary Teleportation Array will not be opened in the short term."

"In other words, we still have many opportunities to make money."

"At the very least, for the next hundred years, we have an exclusive business."

"So, taking advantage of this time, we must earn the wealth needed to advance to Integration."

Wine Daoist clenched his fists, ambitious.

If it were before, he would have felt that his future hope for Integration was nil, but after becoming a Xuanhuang Sect Disciple and seeing the wonders of the Xuanhuang Sect, he felt that he could even think about the Great Vehicle Realm in the future.

The so-called Integration Realm is merely the beginning.

"Well said."

"Although Sect Master has started cultivating high-tier Spirit Medicine, the growth of Spirit Medicine still requires time."

"We can also exchange high-tier Pills and various Treasures purchased from the Spirit World into Contribution Points."

"Then, use the Contribution Points to exchange for Immortal Crystals."

"By flipping it back and forth a few times, we can at least earn dozens of times the profit."

Song Ping'an said with great excitement.

Although they had only conducted two instances of trade between the two worlds, the exorbitant profits involved made him unable to stop, his scalp tingling.

Unfortunately, such exorbitant profits cannot last.

However, even so, as long as they conduct a few more such trades, they will have the resources needed before advancing to Integration.

It is said that one step ahead means every step ahead.

In the future, if they obtain many opportunities, even the Great Vehicle Realm will be well within reach.

"Next time we head to the Spirit World, we must change cities."

"Through these two trades, we have exposed our tracks."

"Many Alien Cultivators may have discovered that we have many Immortal Crystals and might already be targeting us."

Wine Daoist said with a very serious tone.

"Hmm, I have also noticed this; I would rather earn a little less and ensure our safety."

Song Ping'an fully agreed with this point.

……

At this very moment, at Xuanhuang Peak.

Zhou Sui appeared before the Evergreen Immortal Vine; he quietly communicated with the Evergreen Immortal Vine and could perceive that this plant from the Immortal World contained vast Source Energy within its body.

Clearly, the strength of the Evergreen Immortal Vine was no longer comparable to that of ordinary Great Vehicle Cultivators.

At the very least, it could compare to the existence of a True Immortal.

The reason it had not ascended was purely because it had merged with the Xuanhuang World, becoming a part of the Xuanhuang World.

Therefore, burdened by the Xuanhuang World, it had never been able to ascend to the Immortal World.

However, this was actually a good thing for the Xuanhuang World.

After all, with the protection of the Evergreen Immortal Vine, the Xuanhuang World was naturally as stable as Mount Tai; even if it encountered an invasion from the Prison Demon World, it would not suffer any damage, and basically, as many as came would die.

"If a True Immortal-level Evergreen Immortal Vine cannot ascend, then what about when it reaches Earth Immortal, Heavenly Immortal, Mysterious Immortal, or even Great Luo Golden Immortal? Will it be able to ascend to the Immortal World then?"

Zhou Sui narrowed his eyes.

He felt that if the Evergreen Immortal Vine could truly ascend to the Immortal World in the future, it would likely take the entire Xuanhuang World with it, rather than just ascending by itself.

After all, the Evergreen Immortal Vine and the Xuanhuang World were already inseparable.

However, wanting to let the Evergreen Immortal Vine grow to that extent, one probably wouldn't know when that would be.

Boom~~~

Thinking of this, Zhou Sui moved his mind, immediately urging the Medicine Gu to condense a drop of medicinal liquid, which dripped onto the Evergreen Immortal Vine.

Immediately, the Evergreen Immortal Vine seemed to have obtained a great tonic, and the Source Energy within its body increased geometrically.

One could see that the vines on its body seemed to become thicker, and dense green Immortal Runes appeared on them, with many Fazhe Wenlu contained within its body.

The Medicine Gu, having advanced to the Eight-Tier realm, could grant a plant a million years of medicinal power with a single drop of liquid.

If it consumed this year after year, the growth of the Evergreen Immortal Vine would be even more rapid.

Just growing for a hundred years would be equivalent to growing for a hundred million years.

It was simply incomparable to before.

Even if the growth cycle of the Evergreen Immortal Vine was long, it didn't matter at all.

Thump!

After obtaining the power of the Medicine Gu, the Evergreen Immortal Vine seemed to sprout more vines, each one reaching deep into the endless Void, directly arriving at the barrier of the Immortal World.

Compared to before, it seemed capable of stealing more Source Energy from the Immortal World.

More importantly, these vines seemed capable of penetrating the Immortal World's barrier, directly reaching deep into the interior of the Immortal World.

"No way, if the Evergreen Immortal Vine continues to grow like this, wouldn't it really be able to help me smuggle into the Immortal World?"

Perceiving this scene, Zhou Sui clenched his fists, feeling incomparably excited.

He sensed that such a possibility was very high.

If he had the protection of the Evergreen Immortal Vine, he could truly smuggle into the Immortal World without needing to undergo the Thunder Tribulation.

One must know, he would not forget that there was still a great enemy hiding within the Immortal World.

The other party is a being at the level of a Great Luo Golden Immortal.

If one were to truly ascend to the Immortal World, who knows what might happen.

It is possible that just after ascending, one would be captured by enemies, at which point there would be no way to even struggle, and one would immediately die and have their Dao dissipate.

At that point, ascension would be the end of one's life.

But if one were to sneak into the Immortal World, then one could disguise oneself as a native of the Immortal World.

In this way, even that mysterious Great Luo Golden Immortal would be unable to find one's whereabouts.

He could even utilize the resources of the Immortal World to help himself rapidly improve his cultivation.

"If I can truly travel back and forth between the Immortal World and the mortal world freely, then I can completely let my main body sit in the mortal world and let my clone go to the Immortal World to collect resources; in this way, I will always remain in an invincible position."

"No matter what happens in the Immortal World, I can remain as steady as Mount Tai and develop safely and securely."

Zhou Sui's eyes flickered as he thought of this possibility.

He realized that the Evergreen Immortal Vine could sneak into the Immortal World, and his first thought was to continue hiding in the mortal world.

In that case, no matter how powerful the immortals of the Immortal World are, they would be unable to cross dimensions to attack him.

Even a Great Luo Golden Immortal would be the same, completely unable to do anything to him.

After all, the distance between the two is simply too vast; even a Great Luo Golden Immortal would have to just stare helplessly.

This is countless times better than ascending directly to the Immortal World.

"However, if I truly become a True Immortal, the mortal world's laws might reject me and force me to ascend directly to the Immortal World."

"Hmm, it might not necessarily reject me."

"If I seal the cultivation within my body, then the mortal world's laws would also be unable to detect my existence."

"In this way, I could hide in the Xuanhuang World forever."

Zhou Sui pondered his plan to hide in the Xuanhuang World.

To him, the Immortal World is merely a world with richer resources than the mortal world.

He covets the resources of the Immortal World, but he also fears the dangers of the Immortal World.

As an adult, he naturally wants both; he wants the Immortal World's resources, but he does not want to take risks.

Naturally, he can choose to do this.

"No rush; the current Evergreen Immortal Vine cannot yet reach the level of sneaking into the Immortal World."

"Better to take it slow."

"Once the Evergreen Immortal Vine grows to a certain degree, I can let the Evergreen Immortal Vine help my clone sneak into the Immortal World."

"At that time, once I have investigated the situation in the Immortal World clearly, it won't be too late to formulate the next step of the plan."

Zhou Sui clenched his fists.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!!!

Just at this moment, Qian Ziyun, Xia Shuiyang, Qiu Ruyu, and Chu Dieyi, along with other Dao Companions, flew over.

Each one was full-figured, graceful, and plumply charming.

They wore long dresses that outlined perfect curves.

They were simply as mature as honey peaches.

"Husband, what are you doing staying here? Why haven't you returned to the Immortal Palace yet?"

Qian Ziyun looked at Zhou Sui with eyes as seductive as silk.

"Cough, cough, I am checking on the situation of the Evergreen Immortal Vine."

"After all, having not seen it for such a long time, I am worried about its growth."

Zhou Sui coughed, saying this with a bit of a guilty conscience.

How could he not know the intentions of these few Dao Companions? They clearly wanted to drain him.

Even though he liked this kind of cultivation very much, he could not exhaust the pond to catch the fish like this.

Who could have imagined that these shameless women would still not let him go.

"Is that so? Could it be that we are not more charming than the Evergreen Immortal Vine?"

"Instead of checking its growth, you might as well come and check ours."

"I really want to discuss cultivation with Husband; after all, Husband is a Great Vehicle Cultivator, so you must know a lot."

Chu Dieyi giggled, full of seductive charm.

"Your cultivation progress is very good; there is no need to check."

"It is indeed healthier than expected."

Zhou Sui indicated that he had already checked many times over these past few months and was already very familiar with it.

"Is that so? But why do I feel that I still have room for improvement?"

"After all, we haven't seen each other for over a thousand years; just this alone is completely insufficient."

Xia Shuiyang blinked her large eyes and said very innocently.

What?!

Hearing this, Zhou Sui felt a bit of danger approaching, but before he could run away, he was immediately grabbed by Qiu Ruyu and the others and dragged back by force; there was simply no way to run.

…………

Several months later.

Spirit World, Shattered Star Sea, a certain sea area.

A Great Vehicle Realm Wild Beast resided here, named the Sea-Splitting Profound Dragon Whale, which had dominated this sea area for over a hundred thousand years.

It could be said to be fiercely prestigious, and not many people dared to come and provoke it.

Whoosh!

Just at this moment, a figure suddenly appeared here and engaged in a great battle with the Sea-Splitting Black Dragon Whale.

The person who arrived was none other than Zhou Sui.

His clones were searching for Great Vehicle Wild Beasts all over the Spirit World, and then he would have his main body come over to tame them one by one.

Once successful, the Human Race would gain another Great Vehicle combat force, which naturally brought immense benefits.

Rumble~~

After a great battle, the Sea-Splitting Black Dragon Whale was thoroughly crushed by Zhou Sui and left on the verge of death.

Then, a Nightmare Seed instantly merged into its body, modifying its memories.

Immediately, it revealed a look of submission and no longer showed any struggle.

It also approached Zhou Sui very obediently, just like a pet.

Whoosh!

Zhou Sui waved his large hand, channeling the power of the Golden Cicada Gu, and a ray of light sank into the body of the Sea-Splitting Black Dragon Whale.

At once, the injuries on its body healed rapidly, recovering as before, as if it had never been injured at all.

"Not bad, I have already converted ten Great Vehicle Wild Beasts so far."

"If I can convert one hundred Great Vehicle Wild Beasts, I can head to the Canglong Continent to take revenge on the Puppet Race and other races."

Seeing this scene, Zhou Sui felt very satisfied.

He sensed that his Soul and the Sea-Splitting Black Dragon Whale had formed a certain degree of connection, and he could already control the other's life and death; with a single thought, the other would perish.

This was the power of the Eight-Tier high-grade Dream Soul Gu; the Nightmare Seed it condensed was many times stronger than before.

Even Great Vehicle Wild Beasts could be easily converted, and their memories modified.

"Now my clones have already scattered across the Spirit World."

"Even in the Canglong Continent and the Leiming Mountain Range, I have my clones."

"Soon I can build a Teleportation Array in the Leiming Mountain Range, and then I will be able to teleport Human Cultivators over."

Zhou Sui pondered his next plan.

If it were just him, he naturally would not need any Teleportation Array to return to the Canglong Continent.

But other Human Cultivators still needed one.

If they wanted to reclaim lost territory, they would still need a large number of Human Cultivators to take action.

He could even build a Qianmiao Secret Realm deep in the Leiming Mountain Range in the future and establish a new Human settlement there.

It could be said that now that he had returned to the Xuanhuang World and obtained a large number of Boundary Stones, he could also begin the Human Secret Realm project.

…………

At this very moment, in the Canglong Continent, at the Leiming Mountain Range.

In a certain place.

High-level Cultivators from the Puppet Race, Golden Toad Race, Tengshe Race, and others were gathered together. Ever since they joined forces to resolve the great disaster that was the Human Race, they seemed to have become increasingly united, even beginning to stir up trouble in this region; their strength had grown significantly, and they had also made the area they occupied even larger.

Compared to over a thousand years ago, their strength had improved by at least several times.

If nothing else, just looking at the Great Vehicle Cultivators.

The three major races now each had two Great Vehicle Cultivators, which added up to six Great Vehicle Cultivators.

Such formidable strength was enough to walk sideways in the Leiming Mountain Range.

"Haha, ever since the Human Race perished, we obtained a large amount of resources from the Human Imperial City, which allowed the strength of our three races' cultivators to improve tremendously."

"To this day, with our three races united, our strength is no less than those super races."

"So our Three-Race Alliance is correct; if we were separated, we would only be bullied by others."

"But we still have to be grateful to the Human Race; if not for their wealth, how could we have grown so rapidly."

The Puppet Race patriarch said triumphantly.

Because the destruction of the Human Race could be said to have been planned by it single-handedly; it was the one who lured the Great Vehicle Cultivators from the Prison Demon World into the Human Imperial City, using the tactic of diverting the disaster, and as a result, it destroyed the Puppet Race's long-time enemy without any effort.

Even though over a thousand years had passed, it still boasted about it from time to time, feeling triumphant; it was simply the masterpiece of its life.

"Isn't that so? That Human Emperor Bai Canglong worked so hard to obtain the Immortal Artifact, the Red Thunder Immortal Ruler."

"He hoped to use this Immortal Artifact to improve the strength of the Human Race and make the Human Race a super race."

"Little did he know that this was the path to self-destruction."

"Now, not only have they been crushed and thoroughly eliminated by our allied forces, but even the Immortal Artifact, the Red Thunder Immortal Ruler, has fallen into our hands."

"This is simply making a wedding dress for us."

The Tengshe Race patriarch laughed loudly, its expression very joyful.

The reason why the strength of their three races had improved so quickly, besides obtaining the vast wealth of the Human Race, was most importantly this Immortal Artifact, the Red Thunder Immortal Ruler.

Relying on the power of this Immortal Artifact, they could weaken the power of the Thunder Tribulation to a certain extent.

This allowed the number of them who successfully passed the tribulation to increase tremendously.

That was why their strength had grown so rapidly.

"But that group of Human remnants is still like a lingering ghost."

"When the Human Imperial City was about to fall, the Human Race led quite a few elites and fled to various places."

"Although we have been hunting them for over a thousand years, they still come out to stir up trouble from time to time."

"If not handled properly, I am afraid it will bring us no small amount of trouble in the future."

"If you don't pull out the roots when weeding, the spring breeze will make them grow again."

The Golden Toad Race patriarch said gloomily; it advocated for exterminating the Human Race and completely wiping them out in the Spirit World.

It knew just how much potential the Human Race had.

As long as they were given the slightest chance, they could grow rapidly.

If the Human Race were not exterminated, it would always be a thorn in their side, fearing that the Human Race might suddenly rise, take revenge, and cause their three races to fall and perish.

"Rest assured, I have never underestimated the Human Race."

"Even though the Human Race has indeed declined, my Puppet Race has still dispatched many clansmen to infiltrate those groups of human remnants; as long as we wait for the right moment, we can completely annihilate them."

"Those human remnants have long been under the control of my Puppet Race."

"This time, I want the Human Race of the Spirit World to disappear completely, leaving not a single suit of armor behind."

The Puppet Race Patriarch said with murderous intent.

In fact, there was no need for the Golden Toad Race Patriarch to say anything; no one knew the threat of the Human Race better than their Puppet Race.

Even if the Human Race had declined to such a state, it still would not let the Human Race go.

The philosophy of their Puppet Race was to kill them all, never giving any race a chance for revenge.

In the past, the Puppet Race had experienced countless such painful lessons.

It was because of a moment of soft-heartedness that some remnants of weak races survived.

As a result, among those remnants, some heaven-defying geniuses actually appeared and ascended to become Great Vehicle.

Later, they caused heavy losses to the Puppet Race.

The reason why the Puppet Race was once universally reviled and fell from a True Spirit Race to this state was all thanks to those remnants.

"Since that is the case, then I will leave it to you."

The Golden Toad Race Patriarch and the Tengshe Race Patriarch were both very satisfied; they felt that as long as the Puppet Race took action, the mere human remnants would have no way to stir up any trouble.