Chapter 137

Jiang Yu pointed with her command flag, opening the gate of the Nine Luminaries Formation.

"Jiang Tu, the cave heaven is about to open."

"Ao Ze, do you want to come with us?" Jiang Yu scooped up the little dragon turtle into her spirit beast pouch and, with her other hand, swiftly drew her spirit sword.

While loudly refusing, Ao Ze also shouted toward her back: "I will help take good care of your older brother."

"Thanks." Jiang Yu had no time for more; she quickly took out a bag of over a hundred high-grade spirit stones and threw them to him, saying, "Don't leave the sect before reaching the eighth stage; if you need anything, ask the master and Elder Hu."

"If Jiang Du isn't moved, you can stay here; if you want to go play in the Spirit Beast Valley, ask Guan Xian'er to take you, but don't believe the ghostly talk of the Eclipse Tiger from the Law Enforcement Hall." Jiang Tu opened the mouth of the spirit beast pouch and also threw a packet of high-grade spirit stones to Ao Ze.

Only then did one see that on Jiang Yu's arm, which bore the Taiji Fish Token mark, a white light flickered.

Yet under the blazing high sun, another sun suddenly appeared; its light matched the light on Jiang Yu's body, and together they reflected each other, producing a continuous seven-colored radiance.

Especially in the neighboring valley, sixty-three Foundation Establishment cultivators and seventeen Golden Core cultivators who had rushed over glowed with flowing light, as if ascending on rosy clouds.

As Jiang Yu followed the opened formation gate, at the instant a few figures leapt out of the Nine Luminaries Return to Dust, that light suddenly expanded into a white light shield, enveloping her entirely and lifting her into the air.

Elder Hu had just been distributing supplies in another valley when, in his haste, he noticed Jiang Yu was missing; he and Daoist Lin came over together and tossed a storage ring over: "Jiang Yu, catch."

Helplessly, the intense light instantly flung the storage ring far away.

She only managed to hear Jiang Yu say: "Elder, the master had already prepared pills and supplies for me."

But before the words finished, the entire light shield flickered and vanished, and Elder Lin, who stood beside Elder Hu, also disappeared together.

Ao Ze stared blankly: "Was it just teleported away?"

And at roughly the same time, many sects, market towns, and wilderness areas on the Tianyuan Continent saw these lights flicker and then disappear.

It is undeniable that after the news of the Taiji Fish Token spread throughout the cultivation world, many cultivators felt moved and took action; whether righteous or demonic, someone always fortuitously found one.

When Lord Sui Lv received the news, he wanted to rush back to see off his disciples, but he couldn't even manage that.

Facing several Nascent Soul cultivators from Dongzhou, his expression immediately soured: "If you gentlemen wish to tour the southwest, please feel free to go; I have matters to attend to and will leave first."

"What does he mean? Did he come on purpose to show us he's unwelcoming?" The several Dongzhou Nascent Soul cultivators were all a bit dazed.

But they also had close Tianyuan dao friends; after inquiring not long later, they received the news and all exclaimed in surprise: "Why was the cave heaven opened early?"

Who knows that?

If one says that Tianyuan cultivators still find the Taiji Fish Token leading to the Grand Luo Cave Heaven a bit novel, Dongzhou cultivators have long grown accustomed to it drawing people into the cave heaven every three hundred years.

But this sudden early opening is unprecedented in thousands of years; whether the ten great Daoist sects or the demonic paths, seeing their disciples nearby or afar being suddenly teleported away, they all feel a bit uncertain.

Lord Qi Zhenjun, after seeing Qi Haohao off into teleportation, also had to endure the suppressed angry roars of his two nephews.

Eighth Uncle Qi was furious: "What's going on? We haven't even retrieved all the lost Taiji Fish Tokens, yet it has opened the teleportation."

"Fourth Uncle, Fourth Uncle, missing this chance means we have no next three hundred years."

Smack!

Lord Qi Zhenren struck him in the chest with a palm, spitting out a mouthful of stagnant blood, saying, "Many haven't entered the Grand Luo Cave Heaven, and I've never seen anyone fail to form a Nascent Soul."

Eighth Uncle Qi spat out a mouthful of blood and immediately collapsed.

"Old Eight." Those beside him hurriedly supported him, their eyes also filled with the pain of loss.

"Fourth Uncle, with our aptitude, without the Grand Luo Cave Heaven's refinement of essence, could we ever achieve Nascent Soul?" He didn't realize that many Dongzhou cultivators, like him, were voicing the same doubt today.

But there were also those who, after obtaining the Taiji Fish Token, secretly acknowledged it as their master and were then teleported away.

For example, the three Wen Qian whom Jiang Yu once rescued in the snow mountains each had only one token, and only two of them were transmitted into the Grand Luo Cave Heaven.

"Senior Brother Cheng Zigu, where are you right now?" Wen Qian was together with her senior brother Cheng Zigu, sharing a single Taiji Fish Token.

She currently found herself in a sea of pink flowers, but the fragrance of these blossoms had a hallucinogenic effect; she dared not take a breath, instantly shifting her external respiration to internal.

However, the communication jade seemed ineffective; as she looked around, her gaze met that of a female cultivator.

Wen Xi immediately placed her sword horizontally before her in defense, "Which sect do you belong to, fellow cultivator?"

"Are you a cultivator from Dongzhou? I am a disciple of the Taiyi Sect of the Taiyuan Continent." The female cultivator was Wan Xiyue; ever since her master learned she had the Taiji Fish Plaque, he quickly sent her into the small team tasked with recognizing the master of this plaque.

Moreover, she followed a Nascent Soul elder of her sect to learn another language; unexpectedly, as soon as she was transmitted in, she ran into a Dongzhou cultivator.

Don't be fooled by her polite self‑introduction; in fact, she had already grasped a fire talisman in her sleeve, ready for battle at any moment.

"There are nightmare flowers here; I'll take my leave first." Wan Xiyue thickened her protective light shield, retreating while watching Wen Xi's actions.

As for the latter, her purpose was to seek treasure; she absolutely did not want to engage in a life‑and‑death battle as soon as she arrived, so she left in the opposite direction.

There are still not a few cultivators who have shared the same experience as Wan Xiyue and her companions.

Everyone, after a brief glance and not recognizing each other, quickly fled without getting entangled.

There are also those who know each other but cannot contact their sect teammates, thus forming temporary teams.

Moreover, some who ended up in the same place, with a single hostile glance, sparks flew like "What are you looking at?" "What you looking at me for?" and they started fighting on the spot.

In any case, Foundation Establishment cultivators tend to be like that, whereas Golden Core cultivators are much more low‑key; they often act alone, and upon seeing another person, they don't even ask questions before swiftly distancing themselves.

It is said that the Dongzhou Continent obtained only a few dozen Taiji Fish Plaques this time, but in reality, some people still manage to pick up a few, or have inherited some from their ancestors.

Furthermore, adding the several dozen that Jiang Yu gave to Lord Xunzhen, the number of people who have entered from their side is comparable to that of the Taiyuan Continent.

The only difference is that the numbers of Golden Core and Foundation Establishment cultivators who have entered from each side are not the same, but also because Golden Core cultivators have landed in different areas, the details remain unknown for now.

Of course, Jiang Yu had no time to think about these trivial matters, for she had fallen into a desert, extending her divine sense to its limit, and unexpectedly saw a living person buried in the sand.

She did not immediately fly toward that person; instead, she readied her defenses all around, and as she slowly approached, the other person suddenly jumped up with a brush.

Upon seeing clearly that it was her, he was extremely surprised: "Is it you? Could it be that you are a descendant of the Yunwu Immortal Sect?"

This person was none other than Lord Hong of Mount Honghao, whom Jiang Yu had encountered on the Dongzhou Continent.

All that could be seen was him holding a fan in one hand and pinching a talisman in the other, rushing toward Jiang Yu at top speed.

Jiang Yu would not stand like a wooden post waiting for his attack; instead, she took the initiative, hurling fireball talismans at him in quick succession.

Honghao Shan reacted extremely quickly, dodging; after barely avoiding the triple fireball barrage, all he saw was Jiang Yu moving with lightning‑like footwork, putting even more distance between them.