Journey to the head

In that instant, Lu Qian's expression froze on his face, and all the sounds from the outside world disappeared.

He could clearly see the Nascent Soul Spirit Lord's mouth opening and closing, but his terrified soul was too weak to understand his words, his ears filled with the sound of his own rapid heartbeat.

Damn it! Damn it!!! Damn it!!!
Compassionate and benevolent Heavenly Lord who spreads the wondrous Dharma!

"Sect Leader Lu!"

Suddenly, a roar of Vajra exploded in his heart, and the rippled golden light, radiating a warm temperature, poured in. Lu Qian was jolted awake, and his perception of the outside world returned.

He gripped the hand that Xiang Kong was using to channel his magical power into his shoulder, and his icy body finally warmed up. Li Sheng had never seen Lu Qian's face so pale before, and he asked worriedly, "Master, what's wrong?"

Lu Qian shook his head, feeling his still-beating heart, and took a deep breath.

I'm alive.

The Heavenly Lord of Wonderful Dharma has already left this place.

The true form of the Heavenly Lord of Wonderful Dharma must still be under suppression, otherwise the world would have already turned upside down, and far more than just the small Yueling Sect would have been destroyed. Therefore, the culprit must be a fragment of the Heavenly Lord of Wonderful Dharma's soul.

He only knew that the statue had been taken away, but he didn't know that the statue was in my hands, otherwise I wouldn't be alive.

A jumble of thoughts swirled in his mind. The Compassionate and Propagating Heavenly Lord of the Wondrous Dharma... Even having weathered many storms, understood and even clashed with several Heavenly Lords' pawns, even having personally slain the remnant soul of the Wondrous Dharma Heavenly Lord...
Even during the True Immortal Calamity, judging from his battle record, the Ninth Heavenly Monarch, Emperor Corpse Heavenly Monarch, should have been the strongest. However, for some reason, from beginning to end, the Mysterious Law Heavenly Monarch was the one he feared the most.

Considering the boundless terror that emanated from the statue when it was used before, it was probably the awakening of a fragment of the Heavenly Lord of Wonderful Laws.

He came for the statue, so he must have entered the Treasure Light Realm to investigate. The fact that he could find the spiritual vein of Wanglin Mountain in Kuquan County means that he has a way to locate the Treasure Light Realm.

I wonder what the current situation is. Is the Heavenly Lord of Wonderful Dharma in the Realm of Precious Light or in the Realm of Primordial Star?

Lu Qian was in a state of utter confusion.

"Fellow Daoist, if you know anything, please tell me."

When the Nascent Soul Spirit Lord from Zhanran Prefecture saw Lu Qian's expression change drastically and his behavior become abnormal, he naturally knew that something was amiss and immediately asked him questions.

Lu Qian remained silent and did not respond. Xiang Kong patted Lu Qian on the shoulder, stepped forward and said to the Nascent Soul cultivator, "Greetings, fellow Daoist. Where is Sect Leader Yuezi? We would like to check on his condition first."

Zhanranzhou's Nascent Soul hesitated for a moment, then nodded: "The Yueling Sect was wiped out overnight, and Yuezi lost his mind. Even my Nascent Soul was alarmed. I tried to treat Yuezi, but it was to no avail. But since you want to see him, please come with me."

Lu Qian pondered as he took a step, but suddenly stopped after taking just one step.

No, I can't see him!

Who is the Heavenly Lord of Wonderful Dharma? Why would he spare Yue Zi's life and have him deliver the message, "Is my statue useful?"

He wanted to use the meeting with Yue Zi to lure out the person who took the statue!
Lu Qian paused, his forehead covered in cold sweat.

There's definitely something wrong with seeing Yuezi!

If it weren't for the tricks set up by the Heavenly Lord of Wonderful Laws, I would have written the character "Lu" backwards!

"Fellow Daoist?" Zhanran Zhou's Nascent Soul naturally suspected Lu Qian's actions. He subtly blocked Lu Qian's path, "If you know anything, you might as well tell me clearly. Of course, if you are unwilling to explain to me, perhaps you would like to see my Nascent Soul first?"

Lu Qian didn't have time to explain to him. He shouted at Xiang Kong and Li Sheng, "Let's go!"

"Please explain yourself before you leave!" Zhan Ranzhou's Nascent Soul cultivator's face darkened. How could he let Lu Qian and the other suspicious individuals go so easily? He began to circulate his spiritual energy, his spiritual pressure rose, and his magical artifact hovered above his head.

But Lu Qian only sighed: "Fellow Daoists, I advise you to go as far away as possible and not stay in Bitter Spring County any longer. As for seeing Yue Zi, if I were you, I would immediately stay far away from him. This is the only advice I can give you."

The Nascent Soul cultivator frowned. There were two Nascent Soul cultivators opposite him, while he was alone. He was afraid he was no match for them.

He didn't dare to act rashly, so he reached out and pulled out a telescope to report the matter to his superiors.

But in a flash, Lu Qian vanished without a trace!

A chill ran through him, and Zhanran Zhou's Nascent Soul cultivator exclaimed in surprise, "Spatial teleportation?!"

The moment his consciousness stirred, Lu Qian's voice came from behind him.

"excuse me."

Spell: Darkness and Chaos!

Zhan Ranzhou's Nascent Soul let out a muffled groan, feeling as if his soul had been struck hard with a blunt object. In an instant, he lost all five senses, and everything went black before his eyes, causing him to collapse to the ground.

Lu Qian, who is in the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm, has already reached the level of the Primordial Spirit in terms of the strength of his mental power alone!

It is unknown how much time passed before Zhanran Zhou's Nascent Soul finally broke free from the spell's bindings and regained consciousness, but by then Lu Qian and the others had already vanished without a trace.

Running at maximum speed without stopping, Lu Qian finally relaxed a little when he arrived at the large market town of the prefecture near the Star Sea.

"Boundless Holy Master, Sect Leader Lu, what exactly happened?" Xiang Kong was very puzzled. He had never seen Lu Qian, who was always so confident, so flustered, as if an unseen terrifying being was chasing after him.

Li Sheng stood silently, his face calm, but he already knew what was going on.

"Is my statue useful?"

statue
He recalled the beginning and end of his acquaintance with Lu Qian, and naturally thought of what the statue that would make Lu Qian's expression change so drastically was.

That statue of a celestial being from beyond the heavens, revered by the Great Xia Dynasty as a sacred artifact for inheritance.

My master once said that the statue depicted an immortal, who was extremely powerful and also extremely evil.

Could it be that the immortal has returned?

Li Sheng knew that with his cultivation level, he was not qualified to care about this matter, so it was best not to cause trouble. Therefore, he simply remained silent and pretended to know nothing.

However, Lu Qian did not respond to Xiang Kong's question for the time being.

For several days in a row, he stayed hidden in the market and hired several groups of cultivators to go to Kuquan County to gather intelligence.

It was later discovered that right after the three left Kuquan County, the large sect that had sealed off the entire county to search for the murderer had already withdrawn.

After gathering all the intelligence, the situation became much clearer.

As the leader of the Bitter Spring County, the Yueling Sect held a certain status, and many cultivators came to visit them every day. On this particular morning, several cultivators came to pay their respects, only to find that the Yueling Sect's protective array had disappeared and the mountain gate was wide open. Upon entering, they were terrified and ran away in a panic.

Inside the Yueling Sect's mountain gate, corpses littered the ground. Thousands of cultivators died tragically, all with ruptured chests and shattered hearts.

Even more terrifying, after a period of analysis of the flesh and blood, it was found that these thousands of cultivators died at almost the same time!
In other words, the murderer crushed the hearts of thousands of cultivators from the Yueling Sect in an instant! What kind of supernatural power would be needed to do that?
Perhaps the major sect that was investigating the real culprit chose to abandon the investigation and hastily leave after learning about this situation and remembering the warning left by Lu Qian.

But Lu Qian was not surprised at all. Even a wisp of the Mystic Law Heavenly Lord's soul possessed unimaginable strange and bizarre methods.

As for the insane Jian Yuezi, he was released and simply left in the destroyed mountain gate, where no one cared about him.

After all, he was a Golden Core cultivator; even if he went mad, he couldn't possibly fall ill or freeze or starve to death.

At the same time, the matter that Lu Qian was most concerned about also came to a conclusion.

After this tragedy, a first-level spiritual vein on Wanglin Mountain of the Yueling Sect also disappeared!
Without a doubt, it must be the path leading to the Realm of Precious Light.

The Heavenly Lord of Wonderful Laws severed the spiritual vein passage!

Therefore, Li Sheng's opportunity to establish his foundation disappeared directly.

Lu Qian calmed down, sorted through the intelligence, and thought carefully.

Although the statue of the Heavenly Lord is no longer in the Treasure Light Realm, hundreds of millions of people still believe in the Wonderful Dharma Heavenly Lord and are providing him with a continuous stream of spiritual power.

Previously, the Treasure Light Realm and the Yuan Chen Realm were connected, so the divided soul of the Wonderful Dharma Heavenly Lord could accurately locate Wanglin Mountain.

Once the spiritual vein is completely severed, it will be disconnected from the Yuan Chen Realm. Even the Taiyi Paradise, which possesses the "Azure Heaven and Yellow Springs Mirror," will not be able to find the relevant small world. It is likely that the divided soul of the Wonderful Dharma Heavenly Lord will also temporarily lose its connection with the Treasure Light Realm until the Yuan Chen Realm recaptures the Treasure Light Realm.

However, the Realm of Precious Light must be very important to the Heavenly Lord of Wonderful Dharma, so it is impossible for him to create trouble for himself by losing the Realm of Precious Light.

Therefore, judging from the current situation, it is highly likely that the Heavenly Lord of Wonderful Laws entered the Realm of Precious Light and then severed the spiritual veins!
As long as he is in the Realm of Precious Light, the Realm of Precious Light will not be lost.

As for what he did upon entering the Treasure Light Realm...
He must need the mental energy provided by the billions of people in the Treasure Light Realm. Although he lost the Heavenly Monarch statue that could purify mental energy, that statue was originally created by him.

If you lose your tools, you can just make another one. Or if he can make a statue, he will naturally know how to purify his thoughts.

Lu Qian closed his eyes, his consciousness swirling like lightning as he deduced the greatest possibility.

But why did the Heavenly Lord of Wonderful Laws sever the spiritual veins? This would only create more trouble for him if he wanted to return, as he wouldn't know where he would appear from or when he would return.

Could it be that he also had some concerns, and temporarily severed the spiritual veins to hide inside?

Could it be the Heavenly Lord of Life and Death?
Thinking of the invincible King Leichi and Physician Xingwei, Lu Qian felt somewhat at ease.

If all the speculations come true, the situation is truly a mix of joy and sorrow.

The good news is that the Heavenly Lord of Wonderful Laws has left the Yuan Chen Realm and has not yet found me, so I don't have to face his power right now.

Moreover, once the two realms were separated, the flow of time immediately changed. While the Heavenly Lord of Wonderful Laws could stay in the Treasure Light Realm for one or two years, I had several decades to prepare in the Yuan Chen Realm.

What worries me is that the Heavenly Lord of Wonderful Laws' divided soul entered the Treasure Light Realm, undoubtedly to absorb spiritual power. When he comes out, just how powerful will he be?
Aside from the arrival of a true immortal, who else could stop it?

However, judging by the time, it has been about 130 years since I met the Heavenly Lord of Life and Death when I achieved the Golden Core.

At that time, the Heavenly Lord of Life and Death said that he would not be able to interfere with the Yuan Chen Realm again for another three hundred years, so if we hoped that he would take action, we would have to wait one hundred and seventy years.

If we're careful and cautious for 170 years, we should be able to survive, right?

After a moment's thought, Lu Qian decided to reveal some of the information to Xiang Kong.

After all, according to the contract, Xiang Kong still had to serve the Yunshan Sect for more than 380 years. Moreover, as a native of the Baoguang Realm, and having experienced this incident, Xiang Kong had no way to forcibly conceal it.

"So, this Wonderful Dharma Heavenly Lord has come looking for his statue." Xiang Kong recovered from his shock. "Fortunately, Sect Leader Lu has never used that statue since then, otherwise he would probably be in big trouble long ago."

He then thought of the Treasure Light Realm, which he had lost contact with and which was very likely to have been entered by the Heavenly Lord of Wonderful Laws. His heart sank, and he sighed.

"I hope that the Heavenly Lord of Wonderful Dharma only desires the faith and spiritual power of the Treasure Light Realm, so that the beings of the Treasure Light Realm can escape this calamity."

Lu Qian comforted him, "For the Heavenly Lord of Wonderful Dharma, the beings of the Treasure Light Realm are resources that provide him with faith and spiritual power, so naturally he would not destroy them without reason. Moreover, once he appears in the world and does something destructive, the beings of the Treasure Light Realm will no longer believe in him. The Heavenly Lord of Wonderful Dharma would not do something that is harmful and without benefit."

He nodded to the sky, put his hands together, and began to recite the direct teachings of the classics, praying for the beings of the Precious Light Realm.

After a moment, he looked up and made a suggestion to Lu Qian.

"Sect Leader Lu, since this Heavenly Monarch statue is so hot to handle, why don't we just throw it away before Heavenly Monarch Miaofa discovers it?"

Lu Qian shook his head with a wry smile: "It's not that I coveted the immortal artifact, it's just that the Heavenly Lord's methods were beyond my imagination. If I had known this earlier, I would never have touched this statue in the first place."

"Fortunately, this statue is a celestial artifact after all, which transcends the five elements and is not tainted by cause and effect. Therefore, the Heavenly Lord of Wonderful Laws cannot find me by following the thread of cause and effect. As long as I do not use the statue again, I can still stall for time."

"Whether I throw the statue away or hand it over to the Taiyi Paradise, it will no longer be under my control. If anyone touches the statue again and summons the divided soul of the Wonderful Dharma Heavenly Lord, I will certainly not be able to escape either."

"I would rather keep the statue myself than rely on others not to make mistakes. I would never entrust my life to someone else."

He sighed "Boundless Holy Master" and then fell silent.

Lu Qian then turned to Li Sheng and said, "This matter is of great importance and has far exceeded the limits of your knowledge. Just let it go after hearing about it today, don't keep it in your heart, and certainly don't actively seek out the mysteries of the Heavenly Lord."

Li Sheng bowed in agreement, and Lu Qian continued, "It's a pity that your opportunity has vanished this time, and you failed to establish your foundation. But you must not give up on yourself. You have exceptional talent and a long road ahead of you, so we are not in a hurry."

Li Sheng smiled and said, "Master, do not worry, I will understand."

He paused for a moment, his eyes shining, and said loudly, "The opportunity to establish a foundation is ultimately only one aspect of increasing the success rate of foundation establishment. Some people have the opportunity but still fail to establish a foundation, while others do not have the opportunity but can still succeed in establishing a foundation directly."

"I will continue to hone my skills and comprehend the Great Dao. Once I have cultivated enough, even if the opportunity doesn't come, I will be able to successfully establish my foundation!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Qian suddenly recalled Xiao Tianci, who had forcibly established his foundation during the battle years ago.

Li Sheng is no less capable than Tianci.

Lu Qian nodded and stood up.

There's no need to stay on Tianquan Continent any longer; let's return to Yuheng as soon as possible.

This trip to escort the Foundation Establishment cultivators has been marred by two major incidents, making this trip to the Dragon Palace even more cautious than anticipated.

The innate spiritual energy I obtained from True Monarch Yanyi back then has been gradually digested through seclusion over the years, and I still have a wisp left in my possession.

Even absorbing this wisp is not enough for me to achieve the perfect Nascent Soul stage before the Dragon Palace.

Since that's the case, we might as well give it away. (End of Chapter)