Desolate Devouring Art-Chapter 1410 - Immortal Stone Cave
Ji Yuzhen had read that book in the Immortal Slaughter Palace. According to its contents, the space-time wormhole would appear once the three red suns had overlapped.
"Then tell me, when will the wormhole appear? Don't tell me that we have to wait for a few thousand years?" asked the Heaven Gaze Realm ancestor.
After all, no one knew when the three red suns would overlap. The phenomenon could occur tomorrow, or it would probably not occur for another thousand years.
"There's a way to make them overlap sooner," Ji Yuzhen said with a sharp glint flashing across his eyes. One could force the phenomenon to manifest in advance through interference.
When the others heard that the overlap of the three suns could be accelerated, more members of the loulan race gathered around him.
"Speak," said the ancestor of the loulan race.
"Slaughter all life on the nearby planet and force this world into rapid decline," Ji Yuzhen said. His method sounded simple, yet it was extremely venomous.
The surrounding planets teemed with countless living beings, and slaughtering them would accelerate this world's decline, causing the overlap of the three red suns to arrive sooner.
The faces of everyone from the loulan race changed, stunned by Ji Yuzhen's idea. There were too many living beings on the nearby planets, and even after several years, it would be almost impossible to exterminate all life.
"Ancestor, you must not agree to it! If we kill all the living beings, the decline of this world will accelerate, and we will face destruction!" The other loulan race experts stepped forward to object.
The ancestor of the Loulan race fell into deep thought, carefully weighing Ji Yuzhen's words.
"Brat, how dare you try to push our loulan race into an endless abyss! You deserve to die!" The surrounding experts wanted to tear Ji Yuzhen apart, convinced he was trying to take revenge on them.
"Give me a reason," said the loulan race's ancestor, fixing his gaze on Ji Yuzhen again. This time, his eyes carried a hint of Heaven Gaze Realm power, allowing him to distinguish truth from lies. If Ji Yuzhen dared to deceive him, he would make the youth suffer a fate worse than death.
"This world has already entered its decline, and it cannot be reversed. Even if you don't slaughter all the lives in the surroundings, how long can the loulan race hold on for?" Ji Yuzhen asked, sweeping his gaze across the crowd.
No one interrupted him, as he was not lying at all. This astral domain had already entered a decline, with no signs of recovery.
"Continue," said the ancestor of the loulan race.
"The loulan race has lost its soul runes and can no longer construct a world teleportation array. If we leave things as they are, extinction is only a matter of time. But if you enter the Indigo Bamboo Astral Domain ahead of time, you can kill Liu Wuxie before he grows up and take those soul runes back.
"Even if this astral domain perishes in the end, the loulan race can still build a new world teleportation array and migrate to another world," Ji Yuzhen said, his words jolting the loulan race awake.
He hadn't said anything wrong. If they couldn't reclaim the soul runes, the loulan race would still march toward inevitable annihilation; the difference was only in how long it would take.
They would probably be able to survive for a few more hundred years if they were to leave everyone else alone, but if they slaughtered all life and won a chance to continue the loulan race's bloodline, they could end up securing a future for themselves.
"Take him back," said the ancestor of the loulan race before vanishing.
When the ancestor of the loulan race disappeared, Ji Yuzhen finally exhaled in relief. The loulan race would probably begin a mad slaughter across the nearby planets over the next few years.
Ji Yuzhen knew he had condemned countless innocent lives just to survive.
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The Heavenly Dragon Sect's disciples stayed in the city for a night before continuing their journey at dawn. Along the way, everyone chatted and laughed, their respect for Liu Wuxie deepening after the ordeal.
Even Sun Xiao openly praised him. They all understood that without Liu Wuxie, they would have remained trapped on the Celestial Immortal Star for the rest of their lives.
One day later, they stepped into the interstellar teleportation array and returned to the Indigo Bamboo Astral Domain.
The events on the Celestial Immortal Star had already spread like wildfire through the Indigo Bamboo Astral Domain. Among those who returned were disciples of powerful sects, and they reported everything to their sects as soon as they came back.
Letters of gratitude soon flooded toward the Heavenly Dragon Sect, and even the upper echelons of some sects personally visited to express thanks.
Though countless people died on the Celestial Immortal Star, everyone knew the Heavenly Dragon Sect bore no blame; they had already done everything possible. If there had to be a target for hatred, it was the Grand Unity Sect. 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞
If Shi Yuan hadn't betrayed them at the last moment, the human cultivators on the Celestial Immortal Star wouldn't have suffered such heavy casualties, and far more people would have escaped with their lives.
As for those who sacrificed themselves on the Celestial Immortal Star, their deeds were engraved upon monuments so the world would remember them forever.
Liu Wuxie knew nothing of this. Once he and his senior brother returned to the Heavenly Dragon Sect, they entered the lesser realm to visit their master. When they stepped into the main hall, both of them bowed toward Hua Feiyu.
"Disciple greets master," the two said in unison as they bowed.
"Come, have a seat!" Hua Feiyu replied with a faint smile. He already knew what had happened on the Celestial Immortal Star and looked at his two disciples with warmth. Even he hadn't expected the matter to develop in such a way.
"Master, we owe everything to Junior Brother this time. Without him, who could say for sure whether we'd return alive? I wonder how Master plans to reward him..." Sun Xiao asked in a casual tone, but he was clearly trying to win a reward for Liu Wuxie.
After all, saving so many Heavenly Dragon Sect disciples was a monumental contribution on Liu Wuxie's part.
"Wuxie, what reward do you want?" Hua Feiyu asked. He had already intended to reward Liu Wuxie even if Sun Xiao hadn't spoken up, but he didn't know what Liu Wuxie desired.
Previously, he had rewarded Liu Wuxie with an eighth-grade spiritual pill. If he chose to infuse Liu Wuxie with his own power now, he could push him to the pinnacle of the Primal Origin Realm, but that would harm Liu Wuxie in the long run.
Cultivation ought to proceed step by step; relying too much on external power would make it impossible to build a stable foundation.
"I have no demands. I will gladly accept whatever Master chooses to bestow upon me," Liu Wuxie replied, tossing the problem back to Hua Feiyu. He did want to enter the Heavenly Dragon Sect's vault and pick a few treasures, but the grand elder managed it, and even the sect master wouldn't touch it lightly.
However, this time was different. Liu Wuxie had saved over forty elite disciples of the Heavenly Dragon Sect.
"Master, why don't you reward junior brother with a chance to cultivate in the Immortal Stone Cave for a few days?" Sun Xiao suggested.
"That's an appropriate reward given the merit you've earned this time. I will grant you two days of cultivation in the Immortal Stone Cave. As for how much you can benefit from it, it all depends on your own fortune," Hua Feiyu said with a nod. He harbored the same thought.
Ordinary treasures weren't of much use to Liu Wuxie anymore, especially since he had already benefited greatly from this trip to the Blood Fiend Battlefield.
If he took his time to digest everything, he could make a breakthrough to the eighth-level Primal Origin Realm, but that would cost him time, which he didn't have.
Entering the Immortal Stone Cave was the best shortcut, and it would save him a tremendous amount of time.
"Junior Brother, thank our master, quick! The Immortal Stone Cave isn't a place ordinary people can enter, and one has to reach the Void Realm at the very least to enter it," Sun Xiao urged.
Under normal circumstances, only Earth Immortals were qualified to cultivate in the Immortal Stone Cave, and even pinnacle Void Realm cultivators were only allowed in on rare occasions.
As someone at the Primal Origin Realm, Liu Wuxie was definitely the first in history.
"Thank you, Master!" Liu Wuxie bowed. He could sense that the Immortal Stone Cave was anything but simple, and he couldn't help looking forward to it.
"I have invited the upper echelons of all the sects in the Indigo Bamboo Astral Domain over. We will hold a formal ceremony for your apprenticeship in three days. Back then, you were in a hurry to return to the True Martial Continent, and I postponed it.
"However, it must be done this time. Prodigies from the various sects will also attend this ceremony, and you should prepare yourself," Hua Feiyu said, looking at Liu Wuxie.
As his personal disciple, he had to undergo the ceremony with the highest honor.
If it had been an ordinary elder accepting a disciple, such extravagance would have been unnecessary. However, Hua Feiyu stood as a giant in the Indigo Bamboo Astral Domain, with status just below Immortal Realm cultivators and standing at the very peak of the astral domains.
Any action he took would draw countless eyes, especially when taking in a disciple. Back during Sun Xiao's ceremony, they had celebrated with great splendor, inviting guests from many powerful forces.
This time would be no different, especially since Liu Wuxie was the champion of all four events at the Myriad Race Ceremony. That alone would draw even more people, and the crowd might reach unprecedented numbers.
Liu Wuxie had initially planned to visit the Heavenly Dao Society, but he knew he no longer had time. They would hold the apprenticeship ceremony in three days, and he still needed to spend two days cultivating in the Immortal Stone Cave.
"Junior Brother, we can't afford any mistakes at the ceremony. You have to do everything you can to increase your cultivation in the next two days, as prodigies from the other forces might challenge you," Sun Xiao said in a meaningful tone.
All the major sect masters would arrive with their disciples to offer their congratulations. Those disciples would undoubtedly spar with one another to overshadow their peers.
Liu Wuxie frowned slightly. He didn't enjoy standing in the limelight, especially in front of so many people.
"You don't have to worry too much about it. It will only be light sparing, but anyone qualified to become the disciple of another sect master isn't weak. They know how to conduct themselves, and they won't dare to take it too far with so many eyes around," Sun Xiao continued.
Even if Liu Wuxie ended up losing a spar, it wouldn't be shameful, as he was only at the Primal Origin Realm.
After asking Hua Feiyu a few questions about cultivation, Sun Xiao led Liu Wuxie deeper into the lesser realm.
"Senior Brother, what is the Immortal Stone Cave?" Liu Wuxie asked. Hua Feiyu had already informed the elder guarding the Immortal Stone Cave that Liu Wuxie would have two days inside.
"I'm not entirely sure about it because I've never been there. I only heard that there's an immortal stone inside that came from the celestial realm," Sun Xiao said, sharing everything he knew with Liu Wuxie.
Liu Wuxie was surprised that even Sun Xiao had never entered it. It seemed that securing a chance to cultivate in the Immortal Stone Cave was anything but easy, and he felt warm in his chest, as Sun Xiao had personally recommended him for it.
If there truly was an immortal stone inside, it would be of immense help to him. It would allow him to reach the pinnacle of the Primal Origin Realm.
As for stepping into the Void Realm, he would still need time to comprehend the laws of heaven and earth.
The Void Realm enabled one to see through all illusions and to perceive the profundities of heaven and earth. Only those who grasped the profundity of the void could step into the Void Realm.
The lesser realm was vast, and the two of them walked for about an hour before a mountain range manifested before them, formed by the power of laws.
"The Immortal Stone Cave is up ahead, and this is as far as I can take you. I will prepare a generous gift for you in three days," Sun Xiao said, patting Liu Wuxie's shoulder before turning to leave.
