Longevity and Immortal Cultivation: Starting from Controlling Your Own Essence.

Chapter 197 The Age of Catastrophe
After hearing Patriarch Zhenyang's proposal, Dugu Tianyi nodded without thinking about it for long:
"Okay, I agree."

Patriarch Zhenyang looked at Patriarch Sanshan again, and asked:

"Brother Sanshan, what do you think?"

"This……"

Patriarch Sanshan hesitated for a while, and finally sighed:
"...Then do as you suggested, and that's the only way to go."

"Ah."

Patriarch Zhenyang nodded slightly, and said:

"Then it's decided."

"Although Daoist Qingxu has extraordinary skills, his own realm is only in the late stage of Foundation Establishment. According to the fastest estimate, it will take at least two or thirty years for him to achieve Golden Core."

"In 20 years, we each leave an ordinary avatar to guard the gate of this secret realm; after 20 years, our main body will come and take turns to sit in charge."

His proposal was soon unanimously agreed by Patriarch Sanshan and Dugu Tianyi.

Soon, the three Jindan Patriarchs each created a mana incarnation, and then hurriedly left the depths of the Prison Gate Mountain.

This attempt failed and suffered heavy losses. The foundation-building monks in their respective sects and families were almost disconnected, and there were still a lot of troublesome things waiting for them to deal with.

…………

After a few hours.

With the return of the three Jindan Patriarchs, an explosive news broke out in an instant:

The exploration team, which gathered the essence of the entire Dalixiu Immortal Realm, and nearly [-] foundation-building monks, was wiped out in the Five Elements Secret Territory, leaving only three Jindan Patriarchs returning alone!

This appalling news spread with the speed of a hurricane, and it spread throughout Dali in just a few days, triggering an unprecedented earthquake.

The first time many people heard the news, they felt ridiculous and unbelievable, and couldn't believe it was true.

But over time:
Various details in the secret realm were further revealed, and the supporting evidence from all sides became more and more detailed, which completely confirmed the infallibility of this news.

For a time, the catastrophe that happened in the Five Elements Secret Realm became the absolute focus of the world of cultivating immortals, and was discussed and debated by countless monks.

In the process, the name of Daoist Qingxu was mentioned again and again.

The ancestor Zhenyang and the other three did not keep what happened in the secret realm a secret. After all, such a shocking tragedy that the entire expedition team was annihilated, even though they are the ancestors of Jindan, they still have to give an explanation to all parties.

Ever since, Daoist Qingxu, who was already well-known in the beginning, has completely become a thunderbolt in the territory of Dali, making many people talk about it.

Among the various deeds, gossip, and gossip in the market, he seems to be portrayed as a sophisticated, ruthless, and unpredictable image.

The public information alone can prove that he has been hiding in a low-key manner for many years, and he is suspected of being the inheritor of the Five Elements Sanren, playing with several Jindan ancestors in the applause;

Later, he secretly killed Yu Wentai, the landlord of Tianbao, which directly triggered the follow-up sea-covering war.

In the end, when the Five Elements Secret Realm was opened, he invited the king into the urn and killed hundreds of foundation-building monks with one move, establishing an unshakable reputation!
Half a month after the tragedy of the Five Elements Secret Realm spread everywhere:

There are already many monks who openly refer to Master Qingxu as the 'Prison Gate Mountain Butcher' and 'the No. [-] God of Killing in the Southwest'.

Even more good-for-nothings called the tragedy of the Five Elements Secret Realm the dividing line of an era, opening up another brand new 'era of catastrophe'.

Accompanied by a series of subsequent turmoil, this statement was gradually recognized by many monks.

As time goes further:
The news of the catastrophe in the Five Elements Secret Realm has not been limited to Dali, but has spread to the entire southwest, and even wider areas.

After all, hundreds of foundation-building monks all died in one day. This is really a shocking anecdote that is rarely seen in hundreds of thousands of years, and it is enough to cause a sensation anywhere.

Qingxu real person, since then, has risen and become famous in the southwest!
…………

More than two months later.

In the heartland of the Central Plains, in a certain square city in Jingguo.

The sensational incident that happened in the Southwest has gradually spread to this place, and it has also aroused large-scale heated discussions.

"...My God, is there really such a thing?"

"Is this still fake? The latest news from the Lu country has gone crazy in Dali. Who doesn't know?"

"My God, that real Qingxu is too ruthless!"

"Tsk tsk tsk, hundreds of real people who established the foundation, they killed as soon as they said they wanted to, they are really ruthless people!"

"That's right, now that Daoist Qingxu has occupied the Five Elements Secret Realm and obtained the inheritance of the Five Elements Sanren back then, I'm afraid he will be able to reach the Golden Core Realm in a few decades!"

"The title of the No. [-] Killing God in the Southwest is well-deserved! Counting down for thousands of years, I am afraid that no one can kill so many foundation-building real people at once..."

Many monks in Jingguo talked about it, and there were many speculations and debates.

And in the crowded crowd:

Peng Yuexian's complexion changed several times, and the shock in his heart was indescribable:

"This this……"

After relying on his luck to escape in the Great Overseas War, and after learning from the painful experience, he fled hundreds of thousands of miles away in one breath and came to Jingguo, eliminating the possibility of being chased and killed.

He thought that he had completely cut himself off from his past life, and he might not hear any news about the GCC for the remaining decades of his life.

Unexpectedly: in just over a year, I heard the explosive news about Daoist Qingxu!
Taking charge of the Five Elements Secret Realm, playing tricks on the ancestors of Jindan, slaughtering hundreds of real people who established the foundation... every pile, piece by piece, is enough to shock the mind.

Especially for him, a former GCC member, he was more shocked than others.

"It turns out that he's been hiding something so deep..."

Peng Yuexian's mood is very complicated.

At this moment, he regretted fleeing Da Li too early. If he was still in Da Li, maybe he could wait for the opportunity to hug his thigh.

It's a pity that it's too late now, he has just gained a firm foothold here, and it seems inappropriate to go back, and his lifespan is limited, so he may not be able to wait until the day when Daoist Qingxu enters the Golden Core.

"Forget it, time is fate."

Peng Yue let out a long sigh, and gradually extinguished his thoughts of returning to Dali.

Everyone has their own fate, and he has reached this age, and has reached the stage of knowing his fate.

…………

Three months after the secret realm was closed.

The core of the cave is a quiet room for practicing.

"call……"

Zhang Yao's breath was long, his breath became faint, and his state of mind remained calm.

In his sea of ​​consciousness: strands of soul energy are constantly surging, forming different spirit lines, combining into different formations, nesting and linking together bit by bit.

The entire sea of ​​consciousness has long been covered with spirit patterns and formations, and even the traces of the formations have been left in the depths of the soul, as if they have been deeply branded.

The Great Formation of Ten Thousand Souls is the most complicated formation that Zhang Yao has ever constructed.

For three full months, he didn't dare to slack off at all, accumulated from scratch little by little, and finally nearly completed the construction of the big formation.

It seems to fill the complete skeleton of the soul, and wear a thick battle armor, which greatly enhances the power of the soul and the mind, and obtains all-round blessings.

Not only that:

The Great Formation of Ten Thousand Souls has a very strong protective power against all effects related to the soul and mind, such as confusion, distortion, pollution, restraint, suppression...etc.

Do a simple comparison:

Zhang Yao, without the protection of the Great Formation of Ten Thousand Souls, would still have the possibility of being influenced by others if he bumped into the Jindan Patriarch who was extremely proficient in magical powers and Taoism.

But if there is a Great Formation of Thousand Souls, this possibility will not exist.

Even if the influence exerted on the soul is stronger, to the extent that he can't resist it, it will be the first step for the Great Formation of Ten Thousand Souls to shatter and collapse.

In that extreme situation, that Zhang Yaoning would choose to kill himself and be reborn with the help of the divine fetus of the earth, and he would not let his mind, soul, and mind be influenced or even manipulated by others.

"Buzz!"

With the completion of the last stroke, Zhang Yao's sea of ​​consciousness was filled with brilliance.

Numerous spirit pattern pulses radiated bright light, and then disappeared. Zhang Yao only felt that the power of the soul and the mind expanded and condensed many times in an instant.

At this moment, if he and Yu Wentai are allowed to confront each other again, under the blessing of the Heavenly Remnant Secret Law, then he thinks it will be evenly divided.

"It finally succeeded..."

Zhang Yao opened his eyes with a hint of emotion in his expression.

The psychological shadow caused by the encounter in Qingyunfang City back then has been haunting him for many years, and it also gave birth to the nondescript method of thinking test file.

He is not afraid of injury or death, but the possibility of his mind being manipulated has always made him deeply afraid, pressing down on his heart like a heavy boulder.

Until today:

The boulder was moved away, the haze cleared away, and finally the sky was clear.

"Those who live forever should be free and unrestrained."

"After so many years of stepping into the world of cultivating immortals, it is only today that I finally found a trace of the true taste of being at ease..."

Zhang Yao was in a good mood, and he got up leisurely, ready to go to the outer small world, wander around and search.

After searching hundreds of thousands of treasures in the small world:

He should formally enter the long-term retreat career, in order to reach the consummation of foundation building as soon as possible, use spiritual objects, refine elixir, and attack the realm of golden elixir.

…………

Time flies like an arrow, like the moon like a shuttle.

The coming of the era of catastrophe is as unstoppable as a torrent, engulfing everyone in Dali Xiuxian Realm.

The annihilation of the secret realm exploration team caused Dali's foundation-building monks to nearly collapse, and a series of consequences could not be explained clearly in a few words.

The most intuitive and earliest influence is the group of people who are closely related to the foundation monks:

Every foundation-building cultivator who enters the secret realm is not alone. They have relatives, friends, disciples, and family descendants...

Every Zhuji Daoist and the people around him occupy a large amount of interests in Da Lixiu Immortal Realm, implicated in an intricate network of relationships, and entrusted to the mammoth order.

But after the catastrophe, with the collective fall of Master Zhuji, all of these disappeared suddenly.

The breakup of the chain of interests and the relationship network, and various counterattacks came almost immediately. While pulling this group of people down, it also brought about the collapse of the order of the world of cultivating immortals.

The direct consequences of the collapse of order are the sharp increase in vicious incidents such as theft, interception, treasure hunting, and robbery of cauldrons. .

And this series of chain reactions is just the beginning——

The fault of Zhuji Daoist also led to a sharp increase in the status of every Zhuji Daoist who did not go to the Five Elements Secret Realm and survived the catastrophe in the Dali Xiuxian Realm.

In the past, the three great golden core forces could only acquiesce in the occurrence of all this.

Relying on the Jindan Patriarch and a few well-established monks alone obviously cannot support a Jindan-level behemoth. Without the support of the backbone, even the Jindan Patriarch has to make concessions in the face of the iron-like facts.

Under this influence:
The Lingyang Sect, the Shanhe Sect, and the Dugu Clan had to intensify the cultivation of Qi refining disciples, favored unprecedentedly rich resources, and at the same time had to shrink their influence in a small area.

At the same time, their attitude towards outside foundation-building monks has also become extremely gentle, the threshold for soliciting is lowered, and the conditions are higher and higher.

Such a move, while further pushing up the status of Daoist Zhuji, also indirectly led to the outflow of a large amount of precious special resources that once needed to be controlled, stimulating the prosperity of the entire world of cultivating immortals.

As one of the four great powers, the catastrophe and changes in Dali's territory will affect the whole body.

Looking across the Southwest:

In just a few years, at least dozens of Foundation Establishment cultivators flocked from various small countries in all directions to the hot land of Dali, looking for further opportunities.

The enemies and opponents who have offended are almost dead. Once all kinds of entangled relationships are cleared up, the Jindan Sect also throws out an olive branch. There is no better era than this.

Some foundation-building cultivators from small countries even couldn't bear the temptation and dragged their families to Dali, where they easily gained a firm foothold and ushered in a new life.

The catastrophe in Da Li was a god-sent opportunity for the foundation-builder cultivators of many small countries.

The old interest class has fallen, and the new interest network has formed rapidly. The alternation of the old and new orders has brought great chaos, but also brought great opportunities.

In the first few years after the catastrophe, there was a new upsurge in Da Lixiu Immortal Realm, showing abnormal prosperity, many sects and families, and even a new continent overlord.

It was against this background that many new generation of foundation-building monks emerged to fill the gaps left by the older generation of foundation-building monks.

Ten years, 20 years, 30 years... time flies by.

In a blink of an eye, more than 40 years have passed since the original catastrophe.

After so many years, a new pattern and order in Dali have been formed, a new batch of foundation-building cultivators have also grown up, and Tianbao Building has also returned to its former prosperity.

Even more than 20 years have passed since the deity of the three Jindan Patriarchs took turns guarding the gate of the secret realm.

Today, more than 40 years later:

The "Southwest Killing God" and "Prison Gate Mountain Butcher", who were once talked about by everyone and were in awe, have gradually become legendary figures.

But only the survivors of those catastrophes back then, and the Daoist Zhuji among the three Golden Core forces knew that the terrifying butcher in the secret realm would one day reappear in the Dali Xiuxian Realm.

The day when he breaks through the gate of the secret realm, I am afraid that Da Li will be turned upside down.

(End of this chapter)