Chapter 209: Yan Taibai's Prohibition

After the demon soul and Demon Body were completely eradicated, Yan Taibai finally breathed a sigh of relief, and then gave orders to arrange for Wei Wuya and the others to search for other ancient demon soul fragments.

After finishing these tasks, he began to wander around Falling Demon Valley, searching for traces of Lingmiao Garden.

In reality, if one were willing to take the risk, it would be possible to attempt entering the Space Cracks. But such a suicidal act was naturally something Yan Taibai would not do.

As for the ancient demon soul fragments, although the exact number remaining was unknown, Wei Wuya and the group of Nascent Soul cultivators who entered Falling Demon Valley still managed to find five or six of them, which were then eradicated one by one.

Naturally, they also found many opportunities; likewise, more than ten Nascent Soul cultivators and dozens of Golden Core Stage Cultivators perished in Falling Demon Valley. These things were unavoidable, and even Yan Taibai could not change them.

Just like that, half a year later, only Yan Taibai remained in Falling Demon Valley. The other cultivators, having gained nothing over a long period and instead encountering many dangers, chose to leave Falling Demon Valley one after another.

As for Yan Taibai, he was still searching for Lingmiao Garden, and although there were no clues, his gains in opportunities were still not insignificant.

After another half a year passed, Yan Taibai, still without any clues regarding Lingmiao Garden, chose to temporarily leave Falling Demon Valley.

Matters concerning Nangong Wan were more important.

After giving the inner core of the Fire Toad Beast to Nangong Wan to consume, Yan Taibai felt slightly at ease, and then continued to enter Falling Demon Valley to search for Lingmiao Garden.

This time, although many Nascent Soul cultivators wanted to enter Falling Demon Valley, they were all refused without exception.

And without a Falling Demon Valley Token, it was not impossible for other Nascent Soul cultivators to enter Falling Demon Valley, but it was close to it.

After all, the other passages into Falling Demon Valley were filled with Space Cracks, and this was undoubtedly the most dangerous existence, so naturally, no cultivators dared to enter Falling Demon Valley.

Furthermore, Yan Taibai had already put out the word that no one was allowed to enter Falling Demon Valley without permission; otherwise, once he discovered it, it would be a capital offense.

Although it was incomparably overbearing, no one dared to defy it.

As for the Yanyue Sect, with the help of the Lingzhu Fruit Creation Pill, Qiong Laoguai, Yan Ruyan, the Great Elder of the Masked Moon Sect, Xin Ruyin, and others all chose to go into closed-door cultivation.

If there were no accidents, they would likely be able to break through their bottlenecks once they emerged from this seclusion. Especially the Great Elder of the Masked Moon Sect, who would be able to break through to become a Great Cultivator of Nascent Soul Late Stage, which could be considered fulfilling a wish.

After all, given the lifespan of the Great Elder of the Masked Moon Sect, he should have already passed away, but his lifespan had been extended somewhat because of Yan Taibai.

If he could break through to become a Great Cultivator of Nascent Soul Late Stage this time, he would still be able to extend his lifespan by about another hundred years.

But wanting to break through to the Spirit Severing Stage was simply hopeless, unless one could ascend to the Spirit World.

But this was also impossible; after all, the Spirit Severing Stage also required reaching the Great Perfection of Spirit Severing Late Stage to be able to ascend to the Spirit World.

And now, wanting to advance to the Great Perfection of Spirit Severing Late Stage was naturally an impossible task; even Yan Taibai could not achieve it.

Compared to the Great Elder of the Masked Moon Sect, who had little lifespan left, Qiong Laoguai and Yan Ruyan still had hope of advancing to the Spirit Severing Stage, especially Yan Ruyan, whose cultivation speed was not much worse than Yan Taibai's; even with slow, steady effort, it would be enough to advance to the Spirit Severing Stage.

This was still not a problem at all.

As for Xin Ruyin and the others, they would reach their limit at the Great Cultivator of Nascent Soul Late Stage.

After all, resources were limited, and this was the most important issue.

……

"Taibai, you are still going into Falling Demon Valley? You've almost searched this Falling Demon Valley once, haven't you? What exactly are you looking for? Haven't the ancient demons already been wiped out by you?"

Regarding Yan Taibai entering Falling Demon Valley again and again, Qiong Laoguai was so angry that he came out of seclusion directly.

"Master, you are not in seclusion breaking through your bottleneck, why have you come out? Falling Demon Valley naturally contains items that this disciple needs. As for those things obtained in Falling Demon Valley, most of them are of no use to this disciple. Senior Sister Wan'er's condition is already mostly stable, so there is no need to worry too much."

Yan Taibai explained.

Facing his own master, Yan Taibai was naturally just a disciple.

"Enough, Falling Demon Valley is truly too dangerous. Even if you are the number one person in the Tiannan Cultivation World, you cannot guarantee that you won't encounter danger every time you enter. Furthermore, you yourself enter Falling Demon Valley repeatedly, yet do not allow others to enter, which has already caused public outrage throughout the Tiannan Cultivation World. You can rely on your strength to forcibly suppress it now, but in time, what if your strength fails? Do you think they will let you off?"

"Don't forget what happened to Cangkun Shangren."

Qiong Laoguai advised earnestly.

This was indeed the truth; Yan Taibai entering Falling Demon Valley repeatedly while forbidding other cultivators of the Tiannan Cultivation World from entering, coupled with searching for most of the treasures and spiritual herbs in Falling Demon Valley, naturally caused public outrage.

"This disciple understands. If they want to seek death, this disciple will just send them on their way. As for wanting to enter Falling Demon Valley, that is fine too; as long as they have a Falling Demon Valley Token, they can enter Falling Demon Valley, provided they are not afraid of death."

After hearing Qiong Laoguai's words, Yan Taibai thought for a moment and chuckled, no longer blocking others from entering Falling Demon Valley.

"Good, as long as you understand. Whether they live or die, what does it have to do with you?"

Hearing Yan Taibai's words, Qiong Laoguai finally felt at ease.

In this way, some of the resentment could also be eased.

"Yes! This disciple understands, but this disciple still must enter Falling Demon Valley."

Yan Taibai nodded and smiled.

"You... forget it, suit yourself! But be extremely careful." Seeing this, Qiong Laoguai instinctively wanted to raise his hand to strike, but stopped himself.

After all, Yan Taibai was no longer the little fellow he once was; he was now the number one person in the Tiannan Cultivation World.

"Master, rest assured, this disciple will not have any trouble. Moreover, if this disciple cannot find what he is looking for this time, this disciple will no longer enter Falling Demon Valley and will cultivate in peace within the sect."

Seeing this, Yan Taibai hurriedly promised.

"Good, that would be for the best."

Hearing Yan Taibai's promise, Qiong Laoguai finally felt at ease and revealed a smile.

"Yes! Master, go back to your seclusion first! Strive to break through to Nascent Soul Mid Stage as soon as possible; that way, there will be hope of breaking through to become a Great Cultivator of Nascent Soul Late Stage." Yan Taibai smiled and urged Qiong Laoguai to go into closed-door cultivation again.

In the entire Tiannan Cultivation World, the only one left with the qualifications to manage him was Qiong Laoguai.

Nangong Wan had an accident, and the Great Elder of the Masked Moon Sect and Yan Ruyan were in seclusion breaking through their bottlenecks.

"Good."

Seeing this, Qiong Laoguai naturally did not say anything more, nodded, and left.

After Qiong Laoguai left, Yan Taibai sorted through his gains from Falling Demon Valley again to see if he could find any clues.

……

The lifting of the ban on Falling Demon Valley was great news for the entire Tiannan Cultivation World. Therefore, not long after, a full hundred Nascent Soul cultivators and hundreds of Golden Core Stage Cultivators entered Falling Demon Valley in a grand procession to search for opportunities, and then never came out again.

This time, Yan Taibai did not enter Falling Demon Valley; he remained in the Yanyue Sect the entire time, occasionally appearing to guide Yanyue Sect disciples, bestowing some magical artifacts, Talismans, pills, and Spirit Stones—in short, to prove that he had not entered Falling Demon Valley.

The many cultivators who perished in Falling Demon Valley had absolutely nothing to do with him; he shouldn't be blamed for everything.

With so many Nascent Soul cultivators and Golden Core Stage Cultivators perishing, it was a huge blow to the entire Tiannan Cultivation World, and many sects were almost crippled.

At the same time, most sects and families in the Tiannan Cultivation World also understood that Yan Taibai's previous prohibition was indeed for their own good, rather than out of greed for the spiritual herbs and opportunities within Falling Demon Valley.

But it was of no use to say anything more now; many cultivation families and sects had directly declined or even perished.

As for the righteous and demonic paths, and a portion of the Nine Nations Alliance, those who wished to preserve their family and sect legacies all chose to join the Heavenly Dao Alliance, thereby gaining the qualification to relocate their entire clans to the Chaotic Star Sea.

After all, with their strength greatly diminished, it was difficult for them to continue protecting their original family and sect foundations and spiritual lands.

Therefore, they could only choose to join the Heavenly Dao Alliance and head to the Chaotic Star Sea; after all, the Chaotic Star Sea had numerous islands, and they could simply choose one to settle on, plus with the protection of the Heavenly Dao Alliance, there was still a complete opportunity for a comeback.

Therefore, this was also the best choice.

Regarding this matter, both the righteous and demonic paths of the Tiannan Cultivation World and the Nine Nations Alliance attempted to intervene, but to no avail. Because of Yan Taibai, even if they joined forces, they were no match for Yan Taibai alone.

Furthermore, the current Heavenly Dao Alliance, even without Yan Taibai, already occupied three-fifths of the territory and influence of the entire Tiannan Cultivation World. Under these circumstances, even if they joined forces, they would still be no match for the Heavenly Dao Alliance without Yan Taibai even making a move.

As for Wei Wuya, that Great Cultivator of Nascent Soul Late Stage, after emerging from Falling Demon Valley, he chose to enter closed-door cultivation and no longer asked about the affairs of the Nine Nations Alliance and the Huayi Sect at all.

Under these circumstances, the righteous and demonic paths and the Nine Nations Alliance simply had no room for choice.

And after no one else entered Falling Demon Valley, Yan Taibai then entered Falling Demon Valley alone once again to search for traces of Lingmiao Garden.

There was no other way; given his situation, the only hope for him to break through to Great Cultivator of Nascent Soul Late Stage in a short time was Lingmiao Garden.

Although he had obtained quite a few spiritual herbs and opportunities within Falling Demon Valley, they were far inferior compared to Lingmiao Garden.

"Could it be, is it possible that I really have to venture into a Space Crack?"

On this day, Yan Taibai, having searched without result, stopped on a verdant peak within Falling Demon Valley and muttered to himself.

He had been searching for Lingmiao Garden in Falling Demon Valley for a full five or six years, having almost turned the entire Falling Demon Valley over, yet he still had no harvest and could not find Lingmiao Garden at all, to the point that even Yan Taibai himself wanted to give up.

But once he thought of the important matter of breaking through to Great Cultivator of Nascent Soul Late Stage, he could not give up and could only continue searching.

There was only one method left at present: entering a Space Crack.

……

"Is this Lingmiao Garden?"

At this moment, Yan Taibai was in a space; the entire space was only a few dozen zhang in size, and everything could be seen at a glance.

The entire spatial environment was extremely good; not only was the spiritual Qi astonishingly dense, but there seemed to be some spiritual herbs and plants planted around, and there was also a complete stone pavilion and half a corridor, while the four walls and the high sky of the space were gray and misty, with nothing else.

It was clearly an incomplete herb garden, which should be the Lingmiao Garden that Yan Taibai had been longing for for many years.

"Finally found it."

A look of relief appeared on Yan Taibai's face, and immediately, he began to examine this "Lingmiao Garden."

"Wanmeng Fruit."

"Dragon Pattern Grass!"

"Wind Spirit Flower"! ……

As one name after another was uttered from Yan Taibai's mouth, the smile on his face grew increasingly rich.

Subsequently, he took out the Jade Slip he had obtained from his beautiful disciple, Song Yu.

The pill formula inside was exactly what he needed.

The first was the "Jiang Yun Pill," which was most suitable for him. Even in the primordial era, this ancient spiritual pill was a rare pill for advancing one's cultivation, and now it was just right for him to take for his cultivation.

The second was the "Xuepo Pill"; this type of pill was not for advancing cultivation, but it was an auxiliary spiritual medicine that could allow cultivators who practiced ice-attribute arts to take the cold power within their bodies to the next level.

The pill formula only briefly mentioned the effect of this spiritual pill and did not explain it in detail, but a pill that required so many rare raw materials to refine must certainly be extraordinary.

And now, everything could be gathered here.

Of course, besides these two types of pills, there were other pills that could also be gathered, among which there was no lack of pills that, like the Jiang Yun Pill, could increase the cultivation of a Nascent Soul cultivator.

And these were also what Yan Taibai had collected over these years; especially in Falling Demon Valley, he had collected quite a few heavenly spiritual herbs, and now they were finally of use.

As for transplanting the heavenly spiritual herbs in this Lingmiao Garden, it was naturally not a difficult task for Yan Taibai.

Therefore, there was no need to stay in this Lingmiao Garden forever; although the heavenly spiritual Qi in this Lingmiao Garden was far denser than the outside world and it was completely a holy land for cultivation, to be on the safe side, Yan Taibai did not intend to stay long, and after transplanting the heavenly spiritual herbs within, he would leave Lingmiao Garden.

And with this batch of heavenly spiritual herbs, plus the "Green Emperor Wood Emperor Art," it was completely enough to support him in breaking through to Great Cultivator of Nascent Soul Late Stage.

Once he broke through to Great Cultivator of Nascent Soul Late Stage, then heading to the Dajin Cultivation World would be enough to save a lot of trouble.

Even if he encountered those old monsters of the Spirit Severing Stage like Xiang Zhili, he would not need to worry about anything.

If it were just one, he would not need to worry about anything now, but after all, there was more than one Spirit Severing Stage cultivator, and there were many Great Cultivators of Nascent Soul Late Stage; in this way, even he would have to be three parts wary.

Therefore, it was better to break through to Great Cultivator of Nascent Soul Late Stage before going; anyway, Nangong Wan's situation was already almost stable now.

In fact, Yan Taibai himself had a way to resolve the Soul Sealing Curse in Nangong Wan's body; he only needed to risk using the sword Qi of the "White Emperor Golden Emperor Slash" to slash and extinguish it.

But this was a bit risky, and Yan Taibai did not dare to gamble, so he chose to spend time using the most secure method.

After all, if something really happened to Nangong Wan, he would not be able to regret it in time.

Naturally, he had to use the most secure method.

"My luck is really not bad."

Yan Taibai's face was full of smiles as he transplanted the heavenly spiritual herbs in Lingmiao Garden.

(End of this chapter)