Xiuxian: When you do things to the extreme

Chapter 683 Eclipse
Time flies, and in the blink of an eye another three thousand years have passed.

The world has changed so much. Who is in charge of the rise and fall of the Chinese land?
"Wandao Academy?"

"Heavenly creation?"

"Li Liuxian!"

"Xu Qingyang!"

"The first immortal in Shenzhou..."

In the vast land, Bai Yuan walked forward alone, crossing thousands of mountains and rivers, and finally saw a huge city surrounded by mountains and connecting the sky and the earth in the boundary ahead.

That was the former Hehe Mountain and the former Sixiang City.

But now, three thousand years have passed, Hehe Mountain no longer exists, and Sixiang City has been replaced by Wandao City.

It was autumn and winter at that time, the world was bleak and all living things were silent, but they only started to revive here. There was also man-made prosperity, and there was a constant stream of people on the flat and open road. There were rare and exotic animals pulling ancient carriages, and there were also novel mechanical machines running back and forth.

In the sky, divine light was everywhere, and powerful cultivators came from all directions. Although they went in and out of the blue sky, they still followed the rules and moved along the planned "sky track", without causing chaos and conflict, let alone fighting and killing.

Bai Yuan was walking alone on the road. He saw a lot of people walking on both sides, wearing different clothes. There were mountain people wearing animal skins and leather armor, and there were cultivators in blue shirts and white robes. Some were strange and ancient, some were strange and new. It looked weird, but inexplicably harmonious.

"After passing these ten thousand levels, we will reach the academy!"

"The academy has strict laws and regulations. You should all behave yourself and don't break the rules."

“I never thought that in just three thousand years, the Wandao Academy would grow to this size. It truly has the aura of a king.”

"Humph, they seized the foundation of Hehe Mountain and used it as an excuse to raid and plunder everywhere. If they can't make it big, then what else can they make it big?"

"If it weren't for the creation of the law by the Heavenly Craftsman, who would be willing to come to this place? There are rules everywhere, and even walking on the road is controlled. The prosperous empires of the past and the top immortal sects were not as strict as this."

"Be careful!"

"shut up!"

There were people coming and going, cars and traffic, and rumors were spreading non-stop.

Bai Yuan listened and remembered in his heart, his pace quickened, the distance became smaller and smaller, and in an instant he was close to another 100,000 miles of territory.

The land of China is extremely vast. The Hehe Mountain, which was just a second-rate immortal gate in the past, can occupy hundreds of thousands of miles of land. Not to mention the current Wandao Academy, which has expanded further on the basis of the original Hehe Mountain. It now has jurisdiction over millions of miles of territory, making it the true master of one side.

Bai Yuan walked along. The deeper he went, the fewer ordinary people there were. There were only rivers flowing in the sky and on the ground. They were all monks with high cultivation, rare and exotic animals, and magical tools and treasures, all of them were traveling at lightning speed.

Suddenly, there was a sound like muffled thunder, and even the sky was shaken. A few passers-by looked up and saw a huge team galloping past in the sky. Not only were their carriages magnificent, but they were also pulled by dragons, horses, dragons, beasts, unicorns, tigers and leopards, exuding an ancient and powerful aura.

"That is……"

"Which dynasty's troops are they from?"

"It looks like they are from the ancient royal family!"

"Isn't it just participating in an auction? Is it necessary to mobilize so many people?"

"What do you know? I'm not afraid of thieves stealing, I'm afraid of thieves thinking about it. It's better to be prepared!"

"Unrest is coming, catastrophe is approaching, panic will inevitably lead to extremes, even the ancient imperial clan cannot guarantee that they will not be coveted by others."

"Yes, under the catastrophe, life and death are in danger. The Holy Land Immortal Sect and the Imperial Dynasty Ancient Clan have lost their former deterrence. If we don't send more people to escort us, then our safety will not be guaranteed after we leave this realm."

"I heard that during the last Ten Thousand Dao Conference, the Holy Land Immortal Sect and the Imperial Dynasty Ancient Clan suffered a disaster, and many cultivators were killed or injured. Even an immortal in the Tribulation Realm perished."

"The disputes in the world are getting more and more intense, more and more intense!"

"Humph, these locust-like Tribulation Cultivators only know how to bully the weak and fear the strong. If it weren't for the fact that the major Saint Masters are guarding the mountain gates and not making any moves lightly, how could they be allowed to run rampant in this land of Shenzhou?"

"That's right. If you have the guts, go and rob the Wandao Academy. Don't they want the Tiangong creation and the fairy mecha? Why don't you dare to find the real owner? Do you only know how to bully the weak and fear the strong?"

"I heard that among these Tribulation Cultivators, there are some True Immortals who hide their faces when they are doing things. I don't know if it's true or not?"

"I'm afraid it's true. When the Lord of Ten Thousand Daos swept across the world, the True Immortal forces such as the Ice God Palace that had imprisoned and harmed the monks of the academy all hid themselves, disbanded their sects, and fled to the ends of the earth. Among them, there were probably a dozen or even dozens of True Immortals. Although the Lord of Ten Thousand Daos searched the sky and the earth and hunted down and killed some of them, some are still at large."

"They have no place to settle down, and they have become mortal enemies with the Wandao Academy. Once unrest breaks out and a catastrophe arrives, they will be like rootless duckweed. If they don't want to sit and wait for death, they can only take risks."

"Aren't you afraid of a disaster like the Ice God Palace, where the entire family was wiped out and the three True Immortals all died?"

"..."

In the sky, a huge convoy was rushing past, but the people below were still talking.

Bai Yuan saw it and had only four words in his mind.

The storm is rising!

Ever since the battle at Hehe Mountain three thousand years ago, when the Lord of Ten Thousand Dao killed six immortals with his sword, defeated Taixuan, pacified Tianyu, and established the Taoist tradition of the academy, the disputes in Shenzhou have become more and more intense and chaotic.

First it was the Wandao Academy, which used the excuse of its disciples being harmed to launch attacks everywhere and destroyed the Bingshen Palace and a number of True Immortal forces. Not only did it cause the deaths of several True Immortals, it also forced dozens of True Immortals, both visible and invisible, to flee to the ends of the earth, causing the conflicts in Shenzhou to continue to intensify.

Later, there was a group of true immortals who, after becoming stray dogs from their homes and fleeing to the ends of the earth, simply abandoned their identities and disguised themselves as robber cultivators to plunder everywhere, and even attacked the holy places of immortals, the imperial dynasties and the imperial families, making the situation in China a mess, and attracting many evil cultivators to fish in troubled waters and stir up trouble.

But this cannot be blamed on those True Immortals. After all, turmoil is coming and catastrophe is approaching. As True Immortals, they have no way to go to heaven or to enter the earth. They are also being hunted by the Wandao Academy. If they don't have a place to base themselves, to settle down, to recruit disciples, and to set up formations, then when the catastrophe comes, they can only sit and wait for death.

In such a situation, if they want to survive, they can only go to extremes. Regardless of their identities, they transform themselves into robbery cultivators, plundering resources from all directions, and then develop in secret. While dealing with the turmoil and catastrophe, they also divert conflicts and put pressure on the Lord of Ten Thousand Daos and the Ten Thousand Dao Academy.

After all, they were forced into this situation by the Wandao Academy. The victims from all sides couldn't find them, so they would naturally blame the Wandao Academy. In this way, the conflict could be diverted. If the Wandao Academy wanted to calm the public anger, it had to relax its pursuit of them.

But the Wandao Academy did not buy into this, and instead took the opportunity to develop rapidly, bringing in a large number of cultivators into the Dao domain, establishing the Wandao City, holding the Wandao Conference, launching the Tiangong Creation Method and Fairy Mecha, as well as various creations such as elixirs, talismans, weapons and arrays, and created a commercial sanctuary.

To this day, not to mention the independent cultivators in the world, even the immortal sects in the holy places and the ancient clans of the imperial dynasties have to come with large sums of money to participate in the Wandao Conference, and rush to buy the immortal mechas and various creations from the Wandao Academy as a foundation to fight against the turmoil and catastrophe.

Needless to say, there was a lot of profit, and coupled with the gains from destroying the True Immortal forces such as the Hehe Mountain Ice Palace, the development of the Wandao Academy in recent years can only be described as "in its heyday".

The Wandao Lord, who searched the heavens and the earth and destroyed more than ten immortal sects, was even dubbed "the first immortal in Shenzhou" by many people who were interested in him. Although there was a suspicion of flattery, his reputation was so great that no one could refute it. Now, the millennium period has come again, and the Wandao Conference is held again. The situation in this "Dao Realm" has gathered, and I wonder how many open and secret struggles will be triggered.

The holy land of Zhongzhou, the immortal gate of the East China Sea, the Buddhist sect of the Western Desert, the ancient tribe of Nanling, the barbarian religion of the North, as well as Taoism, Buddhism and Confucianism, various dynasties, royal families, various forces, various inheritances... the true practitioners from all directions gathered here, turning this Taoist domain into the center of the storm.

Under such circumstances, what can I do?
Bai Yuan didn't know, so he had to move forward. After passing hundreds of thousands of miles, he finally arrived outside the Wandao City.

Wandao City, the center of Dao Realm, was built around the former Hehe Mountain, replacing the original function of Sixiang City. It is also a huge city with superb craftsmanship. The most eye-catching thing in the city is the Hehe Mountain, which is like a pillar in the sky.

Yes, Tianzhu, today's Hehe Mountain has such a function, connected to the Wandao Palace hidden in the clouds above, and the Wandao City that can be accessed from all directions below.

Outside the Wandao City, there are many wonders, rivers, lakes, seas, mountains and rivers in the clouds, as well as many literati and poets who have not entered the city and enjoy the mountains and rivers.

Seeing this, Bai Yuan did not enter the city, but walked to a bamboo forest.

The bamboo forest is lush and green. Although it is winter, it does not feel cold at all. Instead, it feels like spring, with warm breezes, lush vegetation, and gurgling springs.

There are also taverns and restaurants in the forest, with many monks inside. Some are writing and chatting about love, some are talking about the world, and some are enjoying the mountains and rivers and getting drunk alone.

The spiritual energy there was not much inferior to that of Wandao City. Bai Yuan walked forward and came to a restaurant. A waiter immediately came forward to greet him: "Sir, what would you like to order?"

Bai Yuan looked at him and then chuckled: "What's going on?"

The waiter was also very experienced: "Our store has the most signature green bamboo wine, which is the wine recipe passed down by the Bamboo Immortal, and it uses the green bamboo from the Bamboo Forest Villa. Although it is not as good as the fine wine brewed by the Bamboo Immortal himself, it also has some flavor. It is good to drink it after returning to the void. It only costs three thousand spirit stones. If you use credits, there are discounts..."

"Bamboo Immortal?"

Bai Yuan was startled and looked at him suspiciously: "Is it the Bamboo Immortal, one of the four gentlemen of plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum?"

The servant nodded, chuckled and said, "Is it the Bamboo Immortal?"

Bai Yuan frowned upon hearing this: "Two of the four gentlemen of plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum have already achieved true immortality, and the rest are also at the gate of eight tribulations, and will have to overcome the tribulations within ten thousand years. The four immortals are close friends, and if they are not willing to help the remaining two immortals overcome the tribulations, why would they come here and bring the wine recipe..."

"Sir, you don't know!"

The servant shook his head and explained, "There are constant disputes in the world nowadays. Even true immortals can hardly stay out of it. Only in our Dao Realm, under the protection of the Dao Master and the Academy, we can enjoy peace. We also practice the law of teaching everyone without discrimination and open the door to convenience, which has attracted many true cultivators and even immortals to come and settle down."

"The four gentlemen of plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum are like this. They came to live here five hundred years ago. Although they did not join the academy, they were also treated as guest officials. The Bamboo Immortal built this bamboo forest building outside Wandao City and gave the recipe of the green bamboo wine to the academy in exchange for credits. We, the wine shop, then used the credits to exchange for the wine recipe and started to run a business here."

"I see!"

After hearing this, Bai Yuan finally understood.

The servant smiled and struck while the iron was hot: "The world is in chaos now, evil cultivators are rampant, demons are rampant, and many true cultivators have come here to avoid disaster, especially the immortals in the calamity realm who rely on the Wuxian Sect and the holy land for support. It's rare for you to come here, so why not stay for a few more days? In addition to Qingzhu wine, our store also has..."

The servant talked eloquently, but Bai Yuan smiled and said nothing. He waited until he finished speaking before taking over the conversation: "In that case, bring me a pot of green bamboo wine."

"Okay!"

The servant nodded and left, and brought the wine jug after a moment.

Bai Yuan turned his eyes outside, looking at the pedestrians coming and going and the outline of Wandao City in the distance, and said to the servant: "I'm new to Daoyu, and I don't know where to go. Can you introduce it to me?"

"First time in Dao Territory?"

Upon hearing this, the servant simply introduced himself to him directly.

"This Wandao City contains everything. In addition to the official shops of the academy, there are also small private shops like ours. They have everything from elixirs, talismans, weapons, arrays, and various arts. They are supervised by the academy, run with integrity, and are fair to everyone. If you have any needs, you can go there to trade."

"If you are not here for business, there are many places to visit inside and outside the city. Although there is no romance, it is better because there are hundreds of schools of thought and thousands of ways. There are even many immortals who set tests. If you pass them, you can become an immortal."

"The academy and some immortals even set up secret realms, such as this bamboo forest cottage, which contains a bamboo sea realm personally set up by the Bamboo Immortal. Ten thousand bamboos grow inside, which can help people to attain enlightenment and practice. You can use spirit stones to enter, and it would be even better if you have academic credits."

"In addition, the focus of the world right now is the Wandao Conference. The Tiangong Institute has released news that a new type of mecha will be launched at this Wandao Conference. It is ranked as a sixth-level middle-grade fairy spirit and has achieved a breakthrough in technology. Even if it does not have the Tiangong creation method, it can be used as a formation puppet, but the performance will be slightly reduced."

"In addition, the academy also sells seventh-level crafting methods, which can control high-quality fairy mechas. Even for True Immortals, it can provide a lot of improvement. However, the price is extremely high and there are restrictions. You must be a True Immortal and swear a great oath to buy it..."

The servant's words made perfect sense.

Bai Yuan listened, remembered it in his heart, and pondered it secretly.

At this moment...

"Look!"

"This day!"

A sudden scream broke the silence.

"Um!?"

Bai Yuan frowned and looked over, only to see several drinkers standing up in horror, looking up at the sky in fear.

Bai Yuan was puzzled and looked up, then he was also shocked and stood there with a look of horror on his face.

The sky was originally bright and blue, but at this moment a streak of scarlet appeared. A streak of enchanting scarlet gradually dyed the sun, creating a solar eclipse.

"This is……"

"What's going on?"

"Tengu eats the sun?"

"There is such a strange phenomenon, or is it a blood meal?"

"Could it be..."

Everyone jumped up in shock. The whole tavern, and even the entire bamboo forest, was in a state of boiling panic.

And in the distance, in Wandao City, light and shadows rose into the sky, and many true practitioners and even immortals appeared.

There is one more update, but it will be late
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