Chapter 562: The History of the Qingyun Sect in the Immortal World, the Founding Patriarch Zhu Immortal King

"Could it be that this Xuanhuang Daoist cultivated the Evergreen Immortal Vine to such a degree?"

Changchun Daoist could not help but consider this possibility.

He was very clear about the potential of his own life-bound Immortal Plant, the Evergreen Immortal Vine; although it was considered quite good, it absolutely should not have reached such an inconceivable, extraordinary level.

There must have been some unknown benefits obtained along the way for the Evergreen Immortal Vine to possess such unimaginable capabilities.

"In just a few tens of thousands of years, he has developed the Xuanhuang Sect to this extent."

"Could it be that he has truly mastered the Seven Apertures Exquisite Book?"

"And obtained the same physique as the Qingyun Sect's founding patriarch, the Zhu Immortal King—the Seven Apertures Exquisite Heart?!"

Changchun Daoist narrowed his eyes.

The Qingyun Sect of the past was renowned throughout the Immortal World, and could be called the towering pillar of the Human Race in the Immortal World.

Especially the Qingyun Sect's founding patriarch, the Zhu Immortal King, who possessed the Seven Apertures Exquisite Heart and was considered an Innate Dao Body; whether it was cultivation or comprehending the Heavenly Law, it was as simple as eating and drinking.

He even created a supreme technique based on his own special physique—the Seven Apertures Exquisite Book.

Anyone who learned this technique could possess the same physique as the founding patriarch.

When this technique first appeared, it simply drove countless Human Cultivators in the Immortal World mad.

Because who did not know the power of the Seven Apertures Exquisite Heart? If one possessed such a physique, then the talent within it could not even be compared to a True Spirit Bloodline.

Unfortunately, the difficulty of cultivating this technique was simply too great.

Even though the founding patriarch, the Zhu Immortal King, taught this technique to the disciples of the Qingyun Sect, no one was able to learn it.

Even those who were monstrous-level existences could only learn the first three or four Heart Eyes.

By the time they reached the fifth, sixth, or seventh Heart Eye, no one dared to continue cultivating.

Because once one failed, their primordial spirit would suffer heavy damage, or they might even perish and vanish.

As a peerless monster, there was absolutely no need to take such a risk.

It was precisely because of this that since this technique came into the world, no one had been able to completely learn or fully comprehend it.

Being able to comprehend the first few Heart Eyes was already considered a heaven-sent talent.

It was equivalent to having several more peerless talents on oneself.

Even he, Changchun Daoist, as the last Sect Master of the Qingyun Sect, had only comprehended four Heart Eyes.

However, even with such talent, it was enough for many Qingyun Sect Elders to consider him the restorer of the Qingyun Sect.

Given time, perhaps he could revive the prestige of the Qingyun Sect.

Thereby making the Qingyun Sect an Immortal King-level sect once again.

"If this Xuanhuang Daoist has truly comprehended the Seven Apertures Exquisite Book, he might become the next Zhu Immortal King."

"At that time, the Qingyun Sect would have the possibility of reviving in the Immortal World."

Changchun Daoist clenched his fists, feeling very excited.

That's right, the once-renowned Immortal King-level sect, the Qingyun Sect, had already completely declined.

The reason this happened was naturally because of the disappearance of the Zhu Immortal King.

In any case, he no longer knew exactly what had happened.

It is said that in the ancient era, the Zhu Immortal King led a large number of Great Luo Golden Immortal-level Elders of the Qingyun Sect to a mysterious place, only to never be able to return; and once the Qingyun Sect lost these top combat powers, it was naturally no longer an Immortal King-level sect.

Furthermore, the Zhu Immortal King was already a figure hated by both gods and ghosts within the Heavenly Court.

Because the Zhu Immortal King was someone who hated evil as much as a deadly foe and possessed an extremely heavy murderous nature; he was an Immortal King who upheld the rules of the Heavenly Court.

Any immortal who violated the rules of the Heavenly Court or the rules of the Human Race would be executed by him without mercy.

Even some descendants of Immortal Kings were no exception.

If they fell into the hands of the Zhu Immortal King, death was certain; no one could be shown any favor.

Some Human Immortal Kings even once fought a great battle against the Zhu Immortal King because of this matter.

Unfortunately, none of them were the Zhu Immortal King's match, because the Zhu Immortal King had mastered the Execution Immortal Sword Formula and possessed the four Zhu Xian Swords, making him the number one Immortal King in terms of slaughter.

There were also no small number of Alien Immortal Kings who had died at his hands.

His prestige was enough to shake the Immortal World and make countless Alien immortals tremble.

It could be said that beneath his feet lay a literal mountain of corpses and a sea of blood.

Those Human Immortal Kings were naturally beaten until they fled in panic, or were even heavily injured.

If it weren't for the sake of the Human Race, they likely would have been executed by the Zhu Immortal King long ago.

Of course, such uprightness and hatred for evil also made the Zhu Immortal King's relationships poor.

If the Zhu Immortal King were still around, naturally no one would dare say anything to him; after all, this world is very realistic—the weak are prey to the strong, and the strong are respected.

Other Immortal Kings, whose strength was inferior, naturally could only obey the orders of the Zhu Immortal King.

And follow the rules of the Zhu Immortal King.

Therefore, ever since the Zhu Immortal King and the many Great Luo Golden Immortal Elders disappeared, life for the Qingyun Sect had not been easy.

The territory they originally ruled was encroached upon by other Human forces.

They were even secretly suppressed by many Human forces.

By the time it reached the generation of Changchun Daoist, it had already fallen to a Golden Immortal-level sect.

What was even more terrifying was that the Demon Race, the Prison Race, the Demon Race, and others also held a grudge against the Qingyun Sect.

From time to time, they would dispatch large numbers of assassins into the Human Territory, attempting to wipe out the Qingyun Sect completely.

In one conspiracy, the Demon Race and the Demon Race joined forces and attacked the main sect of the Qingyun Sect, almost exterminating the sect.

In order to preserve the orthodoxy of the Qingyun Sect, Changchun Daoist chose to scatter his fellow disciples and himself, taking the heritage of the Qingyun Sect in different directions to keep the spark of the Qingyun Sect alive.

Anyway, as long as the orthodoxy of the Qingyun Sect remained, then the Qingyun Sect would sooner or later have a chance to rise again.

Some fellow disciples even chose to discard their physical bodies and enter Samsara to reincarnate in order to escape the pursuit of their enemies.

In this way, it would be impossible for the enemies to track them down.

As for Changchun Daoist, he chose to unleash a sect treasure to pierce through the barrier of the Immortal World and escape into the Mortal World.

Who could have imagined that a Golden Immortal-level ancient demon and a Golden Immortal-level ancient demon would also descend to kill at the same time.

Clearly, they wanted to eradicate the orthodoxy of the Qingyun Sect by any means necessary.

As the last Sect Master of the Qingyun Sect, Changchun Daoist was naturally a thorn in their side.

However, as the last Sect Master, Changchun Daoist was a peerless talent who bore the immense Luck of the Qingyun Sect, truly a peerless prodigy.

Not only did he not die, but he instead killed and annihilated them all.

Moreover, by hiding in the Mortal World, he also evaded the pursuit of many hidden forces.

It could be considered a stroke of luck that he preserved his life.

Now that his reincarnation through Samsara has succeeded, it is enough to prove that his decision back then was correct.

If he hadn't fled to the Mortal World, the pursuit would likely have followed one after another.

"Fortunately, I escaped to the Mortal World."

"Otherwise, I don't know how many pursuits I would have faced."

Changchun Daoist took a deep breath.

Back when he was still in the Immortal World, he was terrified, not knowing how many forces were eyeing the Qingyun Sect.

It could be said that the Qingyun Sect was a target for everyone.

He was merely a small Golden Immortal; how could he bear such immense pressure?

There were even Great Luo Golden Immortals watching like tigers eyeing their prey.

If it weren't for the aura of the Zhu Immortal King shrouding them, making many forces fearful, the Qingyun Sect would have perished long ago.

"There must have been Human Race forces acting as the mastermind behind the war to destroy the sect."

"Otherwise, those Demon Race and demon immortals could not have infiltrated the Human Territory so easily."

Changchun Daoist clenched his fists, his expression very ugly, filled with monstrous hatred.

Clearly, even though the Qingyun Sect had fallen to a Golden Immortal-level sect, it was still feared by many Human Race sects.

They were still afraid that the Qingyun Sect would make a comeback.

After all, the Qingyun Sect still had its foundation, as well as many Immortal Technique Dao Steles and peerless cultivation techniques.

As long as they recruited some peerless prodigies, they might be able to give birth to an Immortal King-level powerhouse once again.

Just like him, Changchun Daoist, who became a Golden Immortal in a short time.

If there were more opportunities, then becoming a Great Luo Golden Immortal would not be a difficult task.

It was precisely because of this that many Human Race forces who held grudges against the Qingyun Sect could no longer sit still; they opened the door of convenience, allowing those Demon Race and demon assassins to enter the Human Territory, thereby allowing the sect-destruction operation to proceed smoothly.

After all, if those Human Race forces had taken action themselves, they might have been criticized.

Moreover, the other party was also worried that the Zhu Immortal King would one day return.

When that time came, the forces that took action would surely face severe punishment, or even be wiped out of existence.

Therefore, those forces naturally intended to borrow a knife to kill.

Even if the Zhu Immortal King returned in the future, the ones who took action would not be them, but the Demon Race and demon forces.

The other party could also completely clear themselves of any connection.

This could be called killing two birds with one stone.

It was precisely because of this that even though Changchun Daoist knew the other party's scheme, he was helpless.

Who let the Qingyun Sect become so incredibly weak that it couldn't even produce a single Great Luo Golden Immortal?

But this was also something that couldn't be helped.

The reliance of immortals on resources is simply too great.

Without the assistance of resources like Immortal Pills, Immortal Medicine, and Immortal Fruit, even a peerless talent would have a very slow cultivation speed.

Take the cultivation of the Mysterious Immortal Realm, for example; wanting to condense a large amount of Immortal Substance without external assistance, even if one spent billions of years in hard cultivation, would be quite normal.

Even a genius cannot avoid this.

Because this requires consolidating the foundation of a Mysterious Immortal; it is impossible not to condense Immortal Substance.

As for the cultivation of realms like Golden Immortal and Great Luo Golden Immortal, the resources required are even greater.

Unfortunately, due to the disappearance of the Zhu Immortal King and many Great Luo Elders, the Qingyun Sect plummeted.

Many resources that were originally controlled were seized by other forces.

This led to the Qingyun Sect losing a large amount of cultivation resources, making it unable to cultivate more Qingyun Sect Disciples.

"However, it cannot be confirmed whether that Xuanhuang Daoist has really refined the Seven Apertures Exquisite Book?"

"Perhaps he only refined a few Heart Eyes and did not refine all seven Heart Eyes."

"But even so, the revival of the Qingyun Sect may not necessarily lie with this Xuanhuang Daoist."

"After all, what the other party founded is the Xuanhuang Sect, not the Qingyun Sect."

Changchun Daoist clenched his fists.

He also understood Xuanhuang Daoist's choice very well; the other party did not inherit the orthodoxy of the Qingyun Sect.

Instead, he chose to found a brand-new sect—the Xuanhuang Sect.

After all, the karma behind the Qingyun Sect is simply too heavy.

Once one openly inherits the orthodoxy of the Qingyun Sect, one would likely face unimaginable suppression.

At the same time, one would also be entangled in bad luck.

Without sufficient strength, how could one bear the karma of the Qingyun Sect?

By then, one wouldn't even have the chance to develop.

Unless the Zhu Immortal King returns once more, or the Qingyun Sect gives birth to a new Immortal King.

Otherwise, the Qingyun Sect has no chance of revival.

If it were to appear before those ancient orthodoxies of the Immortal World, it would only meet the fate of annihilation.

To be honest, he felt that he had dissolved the Qingyun Sect too late back then.

If he had dissolved the Qingyun Sect earlier, letting his fellow disciples go their separate ways, breaking the whole into parts, and hiding throughout the Immortal World, perhaps the Qingyun Sect could have preserved more of its vitality and seeds.

It is a pity that it was precisely because he valued empty fame too much that he was defeated by the opponent in one fell swoop.

Thereby inviting a great disaster.

"If I want to revitalize the Qingyun Sect, it seems I still have to rely on myself."

Changchun Daoist took a deep breath.

He did not pin his hopes on others; after all, he himself was the last Sect Master of the Qingyun Sect.

Since he has come back to life now, he naturally needs to shoulder the heavy burden of revitalizing the Qingyun Sect himself.

To revitalize the Qingyun Sect, if not me, then who?

Of course, he is not so foolish now; he will not rashly fly the banner of the Qingyun Sect.

Otherwise, he would certainly be targeted by many forces in the Immortal World.

For now, he still needs to develop in a low-key manner; unless he becomes an Immortal King, he will not let the Qingyun Sect emerge into the world again.

"I wonder how my fellow disciples are doing now."

Changchun Daoist's eyes flickered.

Back when the Qingyun Sect suffered a great disaster, many fellow disciples fled in different directions, carrying the many legacies of the Qingyun Sect.

By today, a million years have already passed.

Although he bore most of the pressure back then, it does not mean that the other fellow disciples were able to survive.

If the enemy pursued them deliberately, the fellow disciples might also be in great danger.

But regardless, now that he is staying in the Mortal World, if he wants to know the situation of his former fellow disciples, he must return to the Immortal World to find out; if he stays in the Mortal World, it is absolutely impossible to know the situation in the Immortal World.

"Right, the Evergreen Immortal Vine; perhaps I can borrow the power of the Evergreen Immortal Vine."

Changchun Daoist's heart stirred.

After all, the Evergreen Immortal Vine was his own natal immortal plant back then, and it still bore his imprint.

Now that he has been resurrected, perhaps there is a chance to manipulate the Evergreen Immortal Vine again.

Thinking of this, he circulated the power within his body, attempting to communicate with the Evergreen Immortal Vine.

But he soon discovered that the imprint between himself and the Evergreen Immortal Vine had long since vanished, and the connection was completely severed.

That is to say, he no longer has any relationship with the Evergreen Immortal Vine.

"To think it actually cleared the imprint I left inside the Evergreen Immortal Vine."

"This Xuanhuang Daoist is truly unfathomable."

Changchun Daoist was suddenly shocked; after all, he was a Golden Immortal back then, and that was a Golden Immortal imprint, which certainly could not be easily erased by the power of a mortal.

But now, the Golden Immortal imprint he left behind had actually vanished without a trace.

Even though he had lost all his power due to Samsara, he still did not expect the opponent to be able to do this.

Without a doubt, this Xuanhuang Daoist's methods are simply unfathomable.

Although the opponent did indeed obtain the Treasure he left behind, it does not mean that all of their methods came from him.

For such a peerless genius, the opportunities and Treasures obtained are absolutely countless.

He estimates that the Treasure he left behind is merely a part of the opportunities the opponent has obtained.

However, he did not feel regret.

Even if he lost his natal immortal plant, the Evergreen Immortal Vine, he is still alive and still possesses the cultivation experience of his past life; wanting to return to his peak is merely a matter of time.

Several days later.

Changchun Daoist could be considered to have completely familiarized himself with life in the Xuanhuang World.

Due to obtaining the memories of his past life, some things that were commonplace appeared incredible in his eyes.

This also made him notice the unusual aspects of the Xuanhuang World.

"The Spirit Qi of heaven and earth in the Xuanhuang World is too dense."

"It is not just as simple as an Eighth-Order Spirit Vein; it has already reached the level of a First-tier Immortal Vein, hasn't it?"

"Even the Earth Immortal World or the True Spirit World cannot compare to the Xuanhuang World."

Changchun Daoist took a deep breath.

He felt as if he were cultivating in the Immortal World; his progress could be described as rapid.

The Li Jia Cheng where he is currently located actually also has a First-tier Immortal Vein.

It is said that similar First-tier Immortal Veins are practically everywhere in the Xuanhuang World.

Therefore, the Xuanhuang World is also called a small Immortal Domain.

Who knows how many Human Cultivators yearn to come to the Xuanhuang World to cultivate.

This has also led to the continuous improvement of the overall level of Human Cultivators in the Xuanhuang World.

Even compared to those ancient Great Thousand Worlds, it is unknown how many times stronger it is.

Vaguely, he really had a feeling as if he had already returned to the Immortal World; it was truly inconceivable.

"What's wrong?"

"Having just promoted to the Foundation Establishment Realm, do you have any doubts?"

At this moment, Li Father walked over, looking curiously at his son, Li Zhangchun.

It seemed that after his son was promoted to the Foundation Establishment Realm, he had been absent-minded these past few days, and was incomparably curious, asking about this and that.

However, this is not necessarily a bad thing.

For a Cultivator, curiosity is a source of motivation.

If one loses their curiosity, then they are completely finished, which means they have lost the drive to move forward.

It also means that one has grown completely old and lost the desire to continue exploring the world.

To him, Li Zhangchun was also his eighth son.

His previous sons were all considered grown adults, so Li Zhangchun was his youngest son, and naturally, he was very concerned about him.

"Father, I want to know why the Spirit Qi of the Xuanhuang World is so dense."

"It seems that other Great Thousand Worlds cannot compare to our Xuanhuang World at all."

Li Zhangchun did not hesitate and immediately voiced the doubts deep within his heart.

He did not feel any awkwardness regarding the word "father" either.

After all, in his past life, he was indeed a Golden Immortal, but in this life, he was merely at the small Foundation Establishment stage.

Without the other party, he would not have been able to be born.

Therefore, respectfully calling him father was a matter of course.

Moreover, as a Golden Immortal who had lived for countless years, his skin was very thick, and he could do anything.

"Haha, I didn't expect you, my son, to actually notice such a thing."

"Many Human Cultivators staying in the Xuanhuang World have long since become accustomed to it, so they would never have similar doubts, but you were able to detect the anomaly within; it seems you have already learned how to think independently."

"In fact, under normal circumstances, the Spirit Qi of the Xuanhuang World would be just like other Great Thousand Worlds; no matter how dense it was, it would not reach such an unbelievable level."

"The reason the Spirit Qi is dense to this degree is because of the existence of the Immortal Vein Flower."

"Perhaps you already know that our Xuanhuang Sect Master, Xuanhuang Daoist, is the world's top Grandmaster-level Spirit Plant Master, skilled in cultivating various Immortal Plants."

"He once obtained some plants from the Immortal World, which is why they could be planted in the Xuanhuang World."

"The appearance of these Immortal World plants is what caused the Xuanhuang World to undergo earth-shaking changes."

"One of these Immortal World plants is named the Immortal Vein Flower."

"After tens of thousands of years of cultivation by the Sect Master, a large number of Immortal Vein Flowers have been bred."

"These Immortal Vein Flowers can also be planted all over the world, and even taken to other Great Thousand Worlds."

"Every single Immortal Vein Flower can continuously produce a large amount of Immortal Qi."

"If one possesses an Immortal Vein Flower, it is equivalent to possessing a small Immortal Vein."

"For example, our Li Jia Cheng is where the Ancestor spent a huge price to exchange for an Immortal Vein Flower from the Xuanhuang Sect."

"That is what makes the heaven and earth Spirit Qi of our Li Jia Cheng so dense, becoming a Cave Heaven blessed land for cultivation."

"Of course, a mere single Immortal Vein Flower is nothing."

"In fact, the true Cave Heaven blessed land of our Xuanhuang Sect is still within the main sect."

"It is said that in the main sect, at least over a million Immortal Vein Flowers are planted."

"This also makes the Immortal Qi in the main sect dense to an incredible degree, at least comparable to a Second-tier Immortal Vein, or even a Third-tier Immortal Vein; unfortunately, it is not an easy matter to enter the main sect to cultivate."

Li Father said with great emotion.

He stated the reason why the Spirit Qi of the Xuanhuang World was so dense in a straightforward manner.

As a Transformation God, he had long since known the many mysteries of the Xuanhuang World like the back of his hand.

He was very familiar with these basic common sense facts, so he could naturally answer his son's doubts.

"It was actually transplanted from the Immortal World's Immortal Vein Flower?"

"And it was actually successfully transplanted?! What an incredible planting technique."

"This Xuanhuang Daoist is indeed a Grandmaster-level Spirit Plant Master."

Changchun Daoist's eyes flickered, and he suddenly realized the truth.

As a former Golden Immortal, he naturally knew what kind of plant the so-called Immortal Vein Flower was.

When he stayed in the Immortal World before, the Immortal Vein Flower was merely a flower used to improve the environment; it belonged to ornamental plants, and no sect cultivated Immortal Vein Flowers on a large scale.

After all, in the Immortal World, Immortal Veins were everywhere, so why spend a large amount of money and effort to cultivate Immortal Vein Flowers?

However, after the Immortal Vein Flower changed its environment and came to the Mortal World, it was simply an immortal flower, a holy flower, bringing earth-shaking changes to the Mortal World.

It was simply transforming the Xuanhuang World into a small Immortal Domain, which was truly beyond imagination.

Especially when a large number of Immortal Vein Flowers were planted together, they could actually form a First-tier Immortal Vein or a Second-tier Immortal Vein.

This was artificial creation of Immortal Veins; it was simply an incredible planting technology.

"No wonder our Xuanhuang Sect can afford to support so many Human Cultivators."

"It even allows every mortal to embark on the path of cultivation."

"I suppose it is all because of the Immortal Vein Flowers."

Changchun Daoist sighed with emotion.

He knew that Spirit Veins and Immortal Veins could be called the foundation of cultivators; if one lost Spirit Veins and Immortal Veins, it would mean the extinction of the cultivation civilization, so Spirit Veins and Immortal Veins were of vital importance.

However, the number of cultivators that a Spirit Vein or Immortal Vein can support is limited.

After all, if a large number of cultivators cultivate at the same time, the amount of Spirit Qi they need to devour is simply too much.

If the Spirit Qi contained in the Spirit Vein is not enough, I am afraid it would be completely sucked dry by the cultivators.

At that time, the Spirit Vein might be sucked dry.

Without a doubt, the appearance of the Immortal Vein Flower greatly increased the number of Disciples the Xuanhuang Sect could cultivate.

Only then did the plan to cultivate cultivators among the entire population become possible.

Otherwise, even if one wanted to have the entire population cultivate, it would basically be an impossible matter; there simply wasn't that much Spirit Qi to absorb.