"This Tower Master of the Heavenly Secret Tower, Di Qixiao, is truly a remarkable person!"
Back in Congregation City, the Qing Holy Maiden flipped through the "Remnant Scroll of Mountains and Seas" and comnted with emotion.
"Indeed, in his presence, I felt completely transparent, and he knew our identities!" Shen Wanning felt the sa.
"No matter! Ah, found it!" The Qing Holy Maiden's eyes sharpened as she spoke, and she showed Shen Wanning the latest passage she had discovered in the "Remnant Scroll of Mountains and Seas".
Here, it recorded a forbidden secret technique from ancient tis—Life-Bestowing Art.
This secret technique allowed one to use the lifespans of many others to fend off heavenly retribution and divine punishnt, provided that these people truly felt grateful to oneself.
The Qing Holy Maiden analyzed that the Cangsheng Sovereign was likely using this forbidden secret technique.
Moreover, the Qing Holy Maiden also saw hints of a cultivation path that appeared in novels from her previous life but had not been heard of in the Lichuan Cultivation World—the Path of Faith.
The appearance of the Life-Bestowing Art had the embryonic form of the Path of Faith, but it had not yet fully taken shape.
The Qing Holy Maiden suspected that the Cangsheng Sovereign had created the Path of Faith.
The Qing Holy Maiden shared her guess with Shen Wanning, who was equally shocked.
"If this is true, then the Sect Hierarch really is a genius!"
"Indeed, a genius, but he went too far this ti, how is this different from the practices of the Demonic Path?" The Qing Holy Maiden's eyes narrowed as she spoke.
"Yes, everyone in the sect is grateful to him, worships him, but in the end, he deprives everyone of their lifespans, it's too much," Shen Wanning agreed.
"Moreover, I have an even worse guess, that he will continue to cultivate in the Outer Realm, continue using the lifespans of sect mbers to fend off divine punishnts, after all, it would be too difficult for him to attract so many followers if he went to the Central Domain," the Qing Holy Maiden expressed her concern.
"But, aren't there not enough cultivation resources in the Outer Realm to support him reaching a higher realm?" Shen Wanning asked, puzzled.
"What if he uses all of the high-end resources of the entire Outer Realm to sustain himself? Besides, there might be many secret realms and relics left over from previous domains in the Outer Realm that have not yet been discovered. They might be hard to find below the Void Refinent stage, but much easier after that. Inside, there could be plenty of high-end resources."
The Qing Holy Maiden recalled the Emperor Xuanyu's cave dwelling she had previously found, which was probably of this kind, and she also planned to break through to higher realms in the Outer Realm as far as possible.
Because her system lottery could also produce many high-end cultivation resources, plus she had the Heavenly Decree Deceiver so she didn't have to worry about divine punishnt.
"So it's like that. Then the people in the sect are really in danger. We must stop the Sect Hierarch from doing this!" Shen Wanning realized the seriousness of the issue.
"Don't worry, I won't let him have the opportunity to continue doing this! I, too, will break through to Void Refinent as swiftly as possible," the Qing Holy Maiden asserted, her right fist clenched firmly.
"You are also going to break through to Void Refinent, but what about the heavenly retribution?" Shen Wanning asked, surprised.
"Don't worry, I have an exotic treasure that can evade heavenly retribution!" The Qing Holy Maiden replied casually.
Upon hearing this, a sense of relief flashed in Shen Wanning's eyes. She gave the Qing Holy Maiden a gentle pat on the shoulder and smiled, "So that's the case. With you here, it's truly a fortune for all of us. What should we do next? We can't just sit by and let the Cangsheng Sovereign continue with his plans, right?"
Shen Wanning didn't have the slightest doubt about the Qing Holy Maiden's words. After so many years together, Shen Wanning had unconditional trust in her.
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"Hmm, let's not worry about that for now. According to the Sect Hierarch's previous actions, the ideology behind establishing the Sect of Commoners should be genuine. Let's pretend we don't know anything, and wait until I break through to Void Refinent!" the Qing Holy Maiden said.
A few days later, the Qing Holy Maiden announced within the sect that she had not found any useful clues at the Heavenly Secret Tower, but she would continue to investigate.
However, as ti passed, the issue of lifespan loss was gradually forgotten after the Sect of Commoners properly handled the aftermath.
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A year later, an old friend of Yu Qingtan ca to visit her at the Wendao Sect.
"Brother Ge, it has been a while. How have you been?" Yu Qingtan asked cheerfully.
"Fairy Qingtan, thanks to your blessing, I am quite well!"
The visitor was a handso man with a perfect physique, but there was an unmistakable glint of murderous intent in his eyes—it was Ge Wenxiong.
Ge Wenxiong was once a genius with a single tal Spirit Root of exceptional quality from the Suichuan Immortal City's Ge family, but his Spirit Root was damaged by the Demon Race. He then switched to Body Refinent and joined the Barbarian Sect.
"Brother Ge, I'm glad to see your Body Refinent has been successful," Yu Qingtan observed imdiately that Ge Wenxiong had reached the Organ Refinent Realm, the Nascent Soul Stage for Body Refiners.
"In front of Fairy Qingtan, my modest achievent is not worth ntioning!"
Yu Qingtan was known to everyone as a cultivator in the late stage of the Divinity Transformation who practiced Dual Cultivation of Law and Body.
Once, he thought his talent as a cultivator with a single Spiritual Root was imnsely high, but fate is jealous of the talented. Now, he knew that compared to real prodigies, he was nothing.
"Brother Ge, what brings you here this ti?" Yu Qingtan shifted the topic as she was the one to whom others compare themselves.
"Well, I recently traveled abroad and found an ancient cultivator's cave dwelling on a cliff. Inside, I discovered an old map. According to the ancient cultivator's guesses, the map points towards the legendary Burial Buddha Ground," Ge Wenxiong said as he took out an ancient map made of an unknown beast skin.
"The Burial Buddha Ground!" Yu Qingtan's expression turned solemn, her pupils constricted, and she exclaid in shock.
In ancient tis, during a period, the Buddha Sects of the Lichuan Cultivation World flourished, only to decline later on. Towards the end of antiquity, during the Heaven and Earth Great Tribulation, the Buddha Sects faced devastating blows and never recovered.
It was said that at the ti of the Heaven and Earth Great Tribulation, many Buddhas perished and were buried in a secret realm known as the Burial Buddha Ground. However, as the tribulation intensified, the location of the Burial Buddha Ground was lost, and it seed to vanish into the river of history, leaving behind only sporadic legends.
Seeing Yu Qingtan's shocked expression, Ge Wenxiong felt sowhat proud. He continued, "Fairy Qingtan, the Burial Buddha Ground is not only related to the secrets of the Buddha Sects, but it may also conceal countless treasures and cultivation thods of the Buddha Sects. I am aware that my own cultivation is shallow and I'm incapable of exploring it alone. Thus, I have co to invite you to join . Perhaps we might make so remarkable discoveries. What do you think?"
Yu Qingtan, upon hearing this, couldn't help but feel that her judgnt had not been wrong; Ge Wenxiong was indeed a person of great destiny to encounter such an opportunity as the Burial Buddha Ground. Her initial investnt in him had been incredibly correct.
"The legendary Burial Buddha Ground, of course, I'm interested. When do you plan to go searching?" Yu Qingtan asked with a smile.
"I can leave at any ti, all up to Fairy Qingtan's decision!" said Ge Wenxiong, handing over the map to Yu Qingtan, clearly showing great trust in her.
"You wouldn't mind if I brought one more person along, would you?" Yu Qingtan took the map and asked.
"Of course not. I am aware that with my own abilities, it would be impossible to explore such a treasure site, so I am relying entirely on you, Fairy Qingtan. I only hope you can protect my life and let
have a share of the spoils!" Ge Wenxiong spoke sincerely.
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