Tian Yuan Xian Ji

Tang Ning stood up and opened the stone door. In the room opposite, Liu Ruhan was practicing with his eyes closed. Tang Ning was watching over him to prevent him from being disturbed while practicing the Guiyuan Technique.

Hearing the sound of the stone door, Liu Ruhan stood up from her meditation and came forward: "Husband, you are out of meditation."

"Yes. The Guiyuan Technique has finally been perfected, and the Shenyou Technique has also successfully broken through to the eighth level. Is there anything going on recently?"

"Master is back, and she has been successfully elected as the leader of the Qingxuan Hall of the sect."

"Oh? I didn't expect the selection process to be so quick." Tangning nodded nonchalantly. He was in control of everything, so it was within his expectations. He was not surprised by this. "Then let's go meet her!"

The two left this place and came to Nangong Muxue's cave. After exchanging a few words, they sat down.

"I was able to be promoted to this position so smoothly thanks to your efforts. Those people in the sect were afraid of you, so they recommended me with almost no resistance. What are your plans for the next step? When are you going to confront the headmaster?" Nangong Muxue said. He already knew about Tang Ning's negotiations with the demons.

"It's not the right time yet, wait a little longer!"

"Do you need me to sound out the Master first?"

"No, I'm sure I can convince them."

"If we can make the demons withdraw and resolve the war peacefully, it will be a great benefit."

.........

Time flies like water, and in the blink of an eye, several years have passed.

Tianyuan City, Shangqing Sect's mountain gate, in a dim room, Xiang Yunchen was sitting cross-legged in the inner room practicing, when suddenly there was a knock on the door. He opened his eyes, waved his hand to open the heavy stone door, and a disciple from outside walked in quickly, bowed and said, "Elder, Taixuan Sect's Tang Ning is outside the sect gate asking to see you, and the headmaster sent someone to invite you to meet him in the mansion."

"Tang Ning is here?" Xiang Yunchen's eyes flashed slightly, and he immediately stood up, walked out of the room, and came to the towering cave. A middle-aged man with a fair complexion was sitting inside. It was Lu Chen, the head of Shangqing Sect.

"Brother Xiang is here. Tangning came to visit me out of the blue, and I don't know why. So I came to ask Brother Xiang, do you know why he came to visit me?"

"Where is he now?"

"Still waiting outside the sect."

"Is he the one who came?"

"Yes."

Xiang Yunchen pondered and said, "I don't know why he suddenly came to my house. Qingzhou is currently at war with the demons, and he, the commander-in-chief, is not in Qingzhou but came here instead. He must have something important to tell you."

"I thought so too. So I immediately sent someone to inform Senior Brother Xiang."

"Anyway, let's meet first."

"Okay." Lu Chen responded, and then ordered his disciples to invite the person over.

Not long after, Tang Ning arrived at his house. After a few polite words, the two sides sat down as host and guest.

"I never come to your temple without a reason. I am here today to discuss an important matter with your clan." Tang Ning sat down and went straight to the point.

"Fellow Taoist Tang, please speak."

"I wonder how much do you two Taoist friends know about the demon world?"

Xiang Yunchen said slowly: "We know very little about them, certainly not as much as Fellow Daoist Tang knows, so please teach us."

"The Demon Realm is also known as the Apocalypse Realm. This realm is extremely vast and has many cultivators. I estimate that there are at least a thousand Mahayana cultivators, among whom the elders of the Senate should all be powerful cultivators in the Tribulation Crossing Stage. This time, the demons are invading on a large scale, and it is different from the past. This time, they have made up their minds. The Senate has ordered that they must occupy the Tianyuan Realm at all costs. The demons that have arrived at the Tianyuan Realm are only the vanguard, and more demons will come through the secret realm in the future. This will be a life-and-death battle between the cultivators of the Tianyuan Realm and the Apocalypse Realm."

Hearing this, the two looked at each other, and Lu Chen asked, "How do you know this, fellow Daoist Tang?"

"I captured a Mahayana demon in Qingzhou. It knew about this from him."

Xiang Yunchen's eyes lit up: "How did Fellow Daoist Tang get the information from the demon? Can you communicate with the demons?"

Tang Ning smiled slightly: "Have you forgotten, Brother Xiang? I can communicate with the monks of the Dead World. This is a gift from the great gods. I can communicate with practitioners of all races, including monks of the Apocalypse World."

Xiang Yunchen suddenly realized: "I only thought you could communicate with the creatures of the dead world, but I didn't expect that you could even talk to the demons. This means that Brother Tang already knows all the plans of the demons."

"Not only that, I also met with the elders of the Elders' Academy who were the chief commanders of the demons that invaded Qingzhou. This is exactly why I came to discuss with you two fellow Taoists. I proposed peace terms to them, and I hope your sect can support them."

The two were shocked when they heard this. They didn't expect that Tang Ning was actually connected to the demon clan.

Xiang Yunchen asked suspiciously, "Didn't Daoist Tang just say that the Demon Elders' Council has ordered to occupy the Tianyuan Realm at all costs? If so, are they willing to accept peace talks? What conditions are required?"

"The whole thing is actually a misunderstanding. Let me explain it to you two." Tangning said. "This matter starts from the ruins. The ruins is an independent world created by the previous space god. However, due to various reasons, it did not achieve its original vision. The flow of time there is extremely slow, about one year is equivalent to ten thousand years in the outside world, and no life is allowed there. Only the soul can go there."

"I said before that after the death of the former Space Dao Ancestor, the spatial channels connecting the Immortal Realm to other realms collapsed, making it impossible for practitioners from all realms to ascend to the Immortal Realm, so they all went to the abandoned land with their spirit bodies."

"As more and more people came, the Abandoned Land also changed. Time flowed faster and faster, and the natural treasures that nourished the souls inside were in short supply. So the practitioners in the Abandoned Land sealed all the passages together, and no one could go there anymore."

"Now that the new Space Daoist Ancestor has been born, the space channel connecting the Immortal Realm to the other realms has also been established, and those who returned from the Abandoned Land have returned to their respective realms. However, a misunderstanding occurred during this process. Those practitioners from the Abandoned Land all believed that only the Tianyuan Realm had established a space channel connecting to the Immortal Realm."

“After the cultivators from the Abandoned Land of the Apocalypse Realm returned, they were captured by the strong men from the Apocalypse Realm Senate. After learning the news, they ordered to occupy the Tianyuan Realm at all costs.”

"That's why they invaded Tianyuan nearly ten thousand years earlier than expected, and with such a strong momentum."

The two were shocked when they heard him explain the whole story, but they still tried to remain calm.

Lu Chen's eyes flickered, and he said slowly: "Fellow Daoist Tang, do you want to negotiate with them by using the channel connecting to the fairyland space as a bargaining chip?"

"That's right. I plan to tell them the location of the space channel connecting Tianyuan Realm and ask them to withdraw their troops. Then we can share the space channel together."

Xiang Yunchen asked, "Fellow Daoist Tang, did you learn about this abandoned land from the demons or from that great god?"

"Fellow Daoist Xiang, there is no need to doubt the source of the information. It is 100% reliable. Among the monks in the Undead Realm, there are those who have returned from the Abandoned Land."

Xiang Yunchen nodded, and suddenly an idea flashed in his mind: "Wait, fellow Daoist just said that those people went to the Abandoned Land with their spirit bodies. After they returned, did they need to take over other people's bodies to practice again? Are those mysterious monks we are tracking the ones who returned from the Abandoned Land?"

"Yes. The two mysterious monks your sect discovered, as well as the late Mahayana monk who ambushed me in Qingzhou, are all returnees from the Abandoned Land. I have already contacted them and reached a consensus."

The two couldn't help but look at each other after hearing this. They had discussed several times before that Tangning might have other unknown cards besides the helpers from the Undead Realm. Sure enough, now the cultivators from the abandoned land of the Tianyuan Realm have been exposed. There might be some unknown force behind them. Fortunately, both parties sat down to negotiate calmly at that time. If they had started fighting, the consequences would be disastrous.

"Why did they ambush you in the first place?"

"Nothing. They discovered a little secret of mine and became curious about me. Later I found them and resolved the matter."

"So, now these people are under the command of Brother Daoist Tang?"

"It's just cooperation, just like us."

"I see." Xiang Yunchen nodded as if he had understood something: "What does Fellow Daoist Tang want us to do?"

"I want to organize a three-party meeting. I will negotiate with representatives of various forces in Tianyuan Realm and the representatives of the Demon Senate. We will give up the space channel in Tianyuan Realm and allow the powerful demons in the Ascension Realm to use it to quell this war."

Lu Chen asked with some confusion: "Excuse me for being blunt, but why did Brother Tang do this?"

"Peace."

"I mean, fellow Daoist, why do you go to so much trouble to promote peace between the Tianyuan Realm and the Tianqi Realm? With your cultivation and strength, the invasion of the demons will not affect you. Why do you work so hard and even reveal the secrets of the fairy world to more people who don't know about it?"

"To be honest, I was a little hesitant at first. Until the demon invasion broke out in Qingzhou, many people I knew died in the war. If it wasn't resolved this way, the war between the Apocalypse Realm and the Tianyuan Realm would continue for a long time. Undoubtedly, more people would die. With my cultivation level, I don't need to worry too much, but many people who are close to me may not be able to escape. This could have been avoided, so I decided to promote this negotiation and end the war."

Lu Chen's expression changed, and he said solemnly: "Daoyou is so righteous, I admire you."

Xiang Yunchen asked again: "Fellow Daoist Tang, does the demon clan know about the stable space channel in the dead world?"

"I don't know. I just told them that there is a passage from Tianyuan Realm to the Immortal Realm."

"Good, wonderful." Shang Yunchen's usually serious face showed a smile. The space channel of Tianyuan Realm was not stable, so it was most appropriate to let the demons test the waters.

"Do the two Taoist friends agree with this plan?"

The two looked at each other and nodded. Lu Chen said, "It would be best if this life-and-death battle could be resolved peacefully. We are willing to do our best. Fellow Daoist Tang, just tell us what to do. Our sect will fully support you."

"You two both know that the space channel connecting the Tianyuan Realm to the Immortal Realm is at Qinghai New Port, which is Qingzhou's territory, so the first thing we need is the support of our sect. Then, we can summon the leaders of various forces in the name of your sect to reach an internal consensus first, and then negotiate with the representatives of the Demon Clan's Senate."

"If we do this, we must tell them the whole story. I wonder if Brother Tang intends to tell them about the stable and safe space passage in the Undead Realm." Xiang Yunchen pondered. Over the years, Shangqing Sect and the Chamber of Commerce have collected a large number of demon pills and magic crystals and sent them to Tang Ning just for the space passage in the Undead Realm. Now they want to make it public, which means that all their previous efforts have been in vain and they are just making wedding clothes for others.

"Only your clan and the Merchant Alliance know about the space channel in the Dead World. This is what you deserve for your compensation. I will only tell others about the space channel in the Tianyuan World."

"That's good. I also think it's better not to let too many people know about the spatial passage in the Undead Realm."

Lu Chen asked: "Has your sect's Shangguan Daoyou known about this?"

"He doesn't know yet. I'm visiting you two today because I hope you can follow me to our sect's mountain gate to explain this to Senior Brother Shangguan. These things are too shocking for those who don't know. If I tell you alone, I'm afraid it won't be credible. If your sect can give you a testimony, I believe I can convince Senior Brother Shangguan."

"That's no problem. I'm willing to go with Brother Tang." (End of this chapter)