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Chapter 3187 The Foundation of the Longevity Cult

Cloud-shrouded Immortal City!

This place was originally a celestial city founded by a group of independent cultivators. Since the Dark Turmoil, this celestial city has been completely lost, and the powerful figures who founded the celestial city have perished in the Dark Army.

later.

When the Xuantian Dao Sect entered the Cangshan Domain, they defeated the dark army there, reoccupied Yunxia Immortal City, and made it a temporary residence for the sect's cultivators.

now.

In the sect's main hall.

Gu Qingyang looked respectful.

"Disciple greets the Ancestor and Sect Master!"

"Gu Xucheng, there's no need for such formalities. You've done a great job slaying the Dark Ancient Immortal and battling the Dark Immortal Emperor, bringing honor to our Xuan Tian Dao Sect!"

Yang Daoxu chuckled, his expression one of extreme satisfaction as he looked at Gu Qingyang.

The stronger the sect's prodigies are, the better.

This is especially true for sects.

After all, in order to cultivate the sect's hierarchy, the entire Xuantian Dao Sect has poured the vast majority of its resources into this.

The purpose is to enable the Xuantian Dao Sect to produce a few truly outstanding talents who can be considered pillars of the sect.

If Yang Daoxu, as the driving force behind the sect's hierarchy, fails to achieve this, then he, as the sect leader, will also bear the blame.

Fortunately.

The sects they belong to now are all quite prestigious.

Although Gu Qingyang, Mu Chen, and the others are ancient immortals, they are almost all capable of fighting beyond their level, and some can even go toe-to-toe with immortal emperors.

If this were placed in the Xuan Tian Dao Sect a million years ago, such geniuses would be considered among the sect's top talents.

After all, at that time, the Xuantian Dao Sect only had a few half-step Immortal Emperors at most.

Currently, many of these sequences are already comparable to half-step Immortal Emperors.

More importantly.

Whether it's Gu Qingyang, Mu Chen, or even Ye Yunji Yang and the others, they will all be peerless geniuses who will be able to step into the Immortal Emperor realm in the future, barring any unforeseen circumstances.

The latter three need no further explanation; they are all prodigies who have stepped onto the Immortal King's Stele.

As for Gu Qingyang...

Although the other party did not obtain the opportunity of the Immortal King's Stele, that was because the other party attained enlightenment from the lower realm.

otherwise.

With the foundation of the innate sword embryo immortal body.

Gu Qingyang should also have a chance to enter the Immortal King's Stele.

but--

Although the other party missed the opportunity of the Immortal King Stele, with their foundation, it is very likely that they will be able to compete for the opportunity of the Ancient Immortal Stele in the future.

Hearing Yang Daoxu's undisguised praise, Gu Qingyang remained neither humble nor arrogant.

"This disciple was merely doing his duty; I do not deserve such praise from the Sect Master!"

"I heard you were injured by that Dark Immortal Emperor. This item can help you recover!"

Yang Daoxu bestowed upon Gu Qingyang a bottle of healing pills, which Gu Qingyang naturally accepted.

Until this time.

Shen Changqing then spoke.

"What is the current situation in each of the immortal realms?"

"Reporting to the Ancestor, this dark turmoil is being instigated by a force called the Eternal Life Cult. The Dark Immortal Emperor has made a move, putting pressure on the Divine Wind Continent. Currently, all major forces are on high alert and have no way to deal with the Dark Immortal Emperor for the time being."

As for the Dark Immortal Emperor's status within the Eternal Life Sect, this disciple has no idea!

Gu Qingyang truthfully recounted everything he knew about the situation.

Shen Changqing's expression remained unchanged: "According to your statement, that Dark Immortal Emperor is very likely the hall master of the Longevity God Sect!"

"Hall Master?"

Upon hearing this, both Gu Qingyang and Yang Daoxu were taken aback.

Shen Changqing said, "The Longevity Divine Sect has an ancient foundation. Among them, the hall masters belong to the middle level of the sect, and any hall master has the strength to rival an Immortal Emperor."

Above the Hall Master is the Judge!

"However, the strength of the judges is beyond what the hall master can match. All judges are at least top-tier Immortal Emperors. If such beings make a move, it won't be so easy for you to escape!"

Regarding the Cult of Immortality.

Shen Changqing can be said to be the person who understands Xuantian Dao Sect the most.

Because the Xingdao Alliance is spread throughout the Nine Heavens Immortal Realm, the Changsheng Divine Sect, although not well-known in Shenfeng Prefecture, is quite active in other Immortal Prefectures.

Therefore, according to the Dao Alliance, Shen Changqing had a considerable understanding of the Longevity Cult.

Therefore.

Shen Changqing would only take action personally upon hearing the name of the Longevity Cult.

These ancient cults that worship the Dark Lord are definitely not that simple.

There is one more most important point.

That is the Eternal Life Cult stirring up dark turmoil behind the scenes, but for hundreds of thousands of years, they have not shown any trace of it.

But at this time.

A Dark Immortal Emperor made his move.

This made Shen Changqing suspect that the other party might have some kind of backing.

If it were an ordinary hall master, even if Yang Daoxu was no match for him, he could still put up a fight.

But if the judge were to descend, things would be different.

therefore.

With Shen Changqing personally taking charge, the chances of success are naturally much higher.

Yang Daoxu's expression was one of shock: "Hall Master Judge... if we follow the patriarch's words, wouldn't it be very likely that the Longevity Cult is backed by the Longevity God Sect?"

"That's natural!"

Shen Changqing nodded.

"Such an ancient religion, which has stirred up turmoil in various immortal states, would probably have been eradicated by other forces long ago if it did not have the foundation of immortality."

However, without the arrival of the Great Tribulation, it is difficult to achieve immortality. In my opinion, the Immortal God Cult can at most get the Judge to take action, but the possibility of getting immortality to personally appear is not high.

Moreover… given the current situation in Shenfeng Prefecture, it's unlikely to warrant the intervention of an immortal being!

Another point.

Shen Changqing did not say anything.

Given the dark chaos that the Eternal Life Cult has stirred up everywhere, it's unlikely that such a sect would have the resources to intervene.

and so.

In Shen Changqing's view.

At most, Shenfeng Prefecture might have one judge, and even that judge might not necessarily take action.

Upon hearing this, Yang Daoxu nodded, secretly relieved.

Subsequently.

Gu Qingyang then recounted what had happened at the Cangyun Immortal Sect.

Yang Daoxu immediately sneered: "Do these forces really think they can use our Xuantian Dao Sect as a pawn? Although all the low-level immortal domains have fallen, the next one to fall will be our mid-level immortal domains."

But if it really comes to that, the Divine Heaven Domain will certainly not be the first to bear the brunt.

"We need not concern ourselves with this matter for now. You have done enough in this battle. Let's just observe and see what happens."

Being used as a pawn!

That is absolutely impossible.

If the Eight Hundred Immortal Realms were under the control of the Xuantian Dao Sect, then Yang Daoxu would not hesitate to use the full strength of the sect to quell the Dark Turmoil.

But here's the thing.

These immortal realms have nothing to do with the Xuantian Dao Sect.

The latter sent reinforcements because they were worried that the Dark Turmoil would threaten them after it engulfed the Eight Hundred Immortal Realms.

however.

This is a concern for the Xuan Tian Dao Sect, and other mid-level immortal domains are also finding it difficult to remain uninvolved.

Under these circumstances, Yang Daoxu was naturally not in a hurry.

Say something ugly.

If there is no darkness or turmoil.

The forces of other immortal realms will one day be enemies of the Xuan Tian Dao Sect.

To squander one's entire foundation in order to resist darkness and turmoil is the most foolish thing to do.

In this regard.

Shen Changqing nodded slightly, having no objection to Yang Daoxu's decision.

"Issue my decree that Mingxi lead the cultivators from the other peaks to Yunxia Immortal City. As for the problems on the battlefields of other immortal realms, let them handle them for the time being."

"Our Xuan Tian Dao Sect, with all its strength, has already done more than enough to defend the Cangshan Region!"

Yang Daoxu said.

Originally, the Xuantian Dao Sect did not only guard the Cangshan Domain; its cultivators were also present in other immortal domains.

Disciples like Mingxi and those from other peaks are not in the Cangshan Domain.

But this incident involving the Cangyun Immortal Sect undoubtedly angered Yang Daoxu.

That being the case.

Then there's no need to pay too much attention to the other immortal realms and Xuantian Dao Sects.

Protect the Cangshan region.

It's enough to leave other forces with nothing to criticize.

Hear the words.

Gu Qingyang naturally accepted the order.

……

Next.

Shen Changqing and Yang Daoxu settled in Yunxia Immortal City.

The original main target of the Longevity Cult was the Cangshan Region, or more precisely, the Xuan Tian Dao Sect's prodigies such as Gu Qingyang and Mu Chen.

But a pity.

Li Yutian was somewhat surprised by the strength of Gu Qingyang and Mu Chen.

and so.

The other side temporarily shifted its focus from the Cangshan Domain to other immortal domains, relentlessly pursuing and attacking, all in order to expand the scope of the Dark Turmoil.

This way.

The pressure that Cangshan Region faces is naturally much less.

Although dark cultivators continued to attack Cloud Mist Immortal City, it had little effect on the latter.

Many times, Gu Qingyang and others don't even need to step in; the other ordinary disciples and the formations of Yunxia Immortal City are enough to block the attacks of these dark cultivators.

a few days later.

The imperial edict was issued.

Upon receiving this order, the Xuan Tian Dao Sect cultivators from various immortal realms immediately withdrew from the battlefield.

In this regard.

The various immortal realms were naturally affected.

Although many forces participated in this battle, it is undeniable that the Xuantian Dao Sect is one of the top forces among them.

Although no Immortal Emperor intervened in the Xuantian Dao Sect, the cultivation levels of the other disciples were unmatched by ordinary cultivators.

With the Xuantian Dao Sect around, they can alleviate a lot of their pressure.

But now that the Xuantian Dao Sect has directly withdrawn from the battlefield and gone entirely to the Cangshan Domain, it has undoubtedly caused other forces to secretly complain.

however--

Even so.

These forces have no grounds for criticism.

After all, the reason given by the Xuantian Dao Sect was that the sect's geniuses had been severely injured in the attack on the Cangshan Domain by the Dark Immortal Emperor, and in order to prevent the Dark Army from taking advantage of the situation, they were defending the Cangshan Domain with all their might.

But it's obvious to anyone with eyes that the Xuantian Dao Sect is deliberately holding back its strength, not wanting to fight the Changsheng Divine Sect to the death.

Previously, the Xuantian Dao Sect stood in front, relieving a lot of pressure on other forces and allowing them to secretly preserve their strength.

But things are different now.

The entire Xuantian Dao Sect has gone to the Cangshan Domain, while the other Immortal Domains are focused on dealing with the dark army of the Changsheng Divine Sect, which has suddenly increased the pressure on them.

These things.

The Xuantian Dao Sect naturally couldn't be bothered to pay any attention.

a few days later.

Mingxi then led the remaining Xuantian Dao Sect cultivators to Yunxia Immortal City.

Of the 100,000 cultivators from the first ten peaks, 30% had already perished in just a few months, leaving less than 70,000 cultivators in the entire Cloud Mist Immortal City.

Yang Daoxu and the others witnessed this outcome.

But no way.

This is war.

Even if one side has an absolute advantage, casualties are inevitable. Moreover, the battle between the two sides is so fierce that it is difficult for either side to gain an absolute advantage.

In this situation, the casualties are destined to be much higher. (End of Chapter)