Data cultivation, I observe immortality in the five elements

The second spirit body stared intently at the void before it, where four scrolls were outlined, corresponding precisely to the four great seas: the Crimson Sea, the Shadow Sea, the Wind Sea, and the Heavenly Gate Sea.

Everything that happened surrounding the Three Saints of Star Evolution was displayed in real time in the scroll.

He and his original self spent the whole day drinking tea and chatting, enjoying themselves immensely.

"You are me, and I am you. There is no distinction between us."

"You just don't like to delve into these things," Luo Yan said, shaking his head.

The second body possesses all of his previous memories, including magical techniques, combat skills, past experiences, and so on.

This is another version of myself, though I may not seem rational enough and may be overly emotional.

But this secondary body seems more real compared to Luo Yan.

After the incident on Baiyue Island, when Luo Yan realized that his benevolence could not save the people of this world, he changed.

It has lost its warmth towards the outside world, becoming a cold machine that only knows how to calculate profits.

Because Luo Yan knew very well that his opponent was this kind of person.

Without morality and constraints, sects are merely places for them to reside; sect rules are dispensable.

Faced with such an enemy, Luo Yan must also become ruthless, devoid of emotion, and devoid of benevolence.

All they care about is profit!

Otherwise, Luo Yan's personality flaws would be magnified infinitely, making him vulnerable to being schemed against by those old geezers.

From that moment on, Luo Yan understood that his opponent had changed from his peers to top-tier beings in a higher realm and a higher field.

Facing such an adversary, he could not allow himself to have even the slightest obvious weakness.

This is the biggest difference between Luo Yan and his second spirit body.

"You humans have such complicated minds. Even if you want to kill a few people, you have to scheme and plot."

"Don't you find this troublesome?" the exquisite pagoda, now in human form, muttered.

He was an unorthodox being who attained enlightenment, so his mind was not so complicated, and he naturally said whatever came to mind.

Just listening to this young upstart talk gave Him a headache. Instead of fighting, He developed a taste for scheming behind people's backs.

This is almost exactly the same as those old folks who live in seclusion in the Star Palace on the Five Finger Mountain.

He appears gentle and kind, but in reality, he is ruthless and terrifying.
"It's not that I want to go to unnecessary trouble or act in a roundabout way, but the internal struggles within the sect have already transcended ordinary fighting and combat."

"At my current position, most of the threats come from beneath the surface."

"If I can withstand the onslaught of these undercurrents, I can row to the other side; otherwise, I will be swallowed by the waves," Luo Yan replied with a smile.

Given the noble status of the Tower Ancestor and the fact that Luo Yan was one of his protectors, Luo Yan naturally had to lower his stance and offer more explanations.

He needed the support of these two immortal artifact ancestors to survive to the end in this clan war.

With the exquisite pagoda and the ancient mirror of heaven in place, at least Luo Yan doesn't have to worry about his plans being leaked when he's scheming.

Upon hearing this, the second spirit on the opposite side sighed deeply, realizing that it really wasn't him who had changed.

The original entity has changed!

The personality of the second spirit body is moving closer to that of the original body, while the personality of the original body is emulating that of the two palace masters.
While there is no shortage of overt battles and killings in the struggles of humankind, the undercurrents flowing beneath the surface are far more intense.

The rain falls softly and steadily, nourishing all things silently.

Sometimes, the silent dampness is far more deadly than a raging storm or a torrential snowfall!
The changes made to the main body were to better deal with the schemes of the White-Browed Palace Master and the Gongsun Palace Master.

After all, those two not only have the ability to glimpse the future and travel to the river of destiny, but they can also deduce the actions of individuals based on their personalities.

Luo Yan is moving closer to them, while at the same time making herself invincible!

Twenty-two years after the outbreak of the Sea Clan War, the sounds of battle continued in the four major sea areas of the outer ocean, and the seawater was stained with blood, becoming a sea of ​​blood.

The seabed is littered with countless skeletons and remains, belonging to both humans and sea creatures.

These severed limbs and bones, accumulated over time, coalesced into terrifying auras that soared into the sky, unsettling the mind.

Amidst these constant battles, the cooperative methods among the four major sea areas—Red Sea, Shadow Sea, Heavenly Gate Sea, and Wind Sea—have undergone significant changes.

They hired powerful outsiders to join the war.

This resulted in a significant reduction in the number of casualties among the disciples of the Heavenly Mystery Hall, easing the pressure considerably.

As the first force to take the plunge and establish a close cooperative relationship with the Inner Sea Islands, the Star Gazing Hall suffered the least losses among the four great halls in this racial war.

Although the other three halls of the General Affairs Hall all followed suit, they still could not compare with it.

Although it was clearly a copy, there were still some differences.

Moreover, this gap will become more and more obvious over time.

Three years later, at Tianmen Sea, on Fallen Whale Island.

A young man dressed in a magic robe with a sinister expression crushed the jade talisman in his hand, and countless runes scattered into every inch of space, distorting the void.

A group of people stood before him, all island lords of the Tianmen Sea lineage. He growled:

"Three years ago, I made a deal with you all: within 150 years, I would hand over all the collected Five Elements Essence to my Yi Xing Lou, and use it to hire powerful outsiders to participate in the war, so as to reduce the losses of our two lineages."

"But now, less than three years have passed!"

"The total amount of essence of heaven and earth received by my Yixing Tower suddenly dropped to 70% of its original amount."

"What exactly are you trying to do? Are you not going to take Tianmen Sea?"

Yan Longyu's eyes flashed with electricity, and mysterious patterns intertwined in the void, profound and mysterious, causing the main hall to tremble continuously and bursting out with an incomparably powerful force.

The island lords of Tianmen Sea below were startled by the reprimand. They exchanged glances instinctively and then fell silent.

Clearly, they knew things had been exposed, but Xiu, who was present, wasn't worried at all about getting himself into trouble.

Because before doing this, everyone had already come up with a plan.

They had already anticipated the criticism they would receive.

"What's wrong? Are you mute?"

"Or are you all just going to try and fool me, treating me like a fool?"

"Speak!" Yan Longyu shouted angrily.

As the young master of Yixing Tower, he had held power in the area for many years and had long since developed his own authority and discipline, and his word was law.

If it weren't for the special identities of the people present and their sheer number, he would have really wanted his men to capture all these parasites.

It's infuriating! They even dared to secretly tamper with the agreed-upon cooperation methods.

Less than three years later, the amount of Five Elements Essence handed over at Tianmen Sea suddenly decreased by more than 30%.

What exactly do these people want to do?
This is utterly lawless! “Your Excellency, please calm down. The matter of collecting the essence of the five elements is handled by a specialist. As island lords, we are so busy that we have no time to worry about such things,” one of the island lords cried out with a bitter face.

His face looked aggrieved, and he seemed to be the one who was in the situation. People who didn't know the inside story would think he was a good person.

"Yes, the reduction of the Five Elements Essence must have gone wrong somewhere. Please give us some time to send people to investigate thoroughly."

One of the island owners also spoke up, suggesting that he would find an excuse to delay.

He wasn't afraid at all; he could just let the people from the Heavenly Secrets Hall investigate and get to the bottom of it.

"Since we have agreed to your cooperation, we will certainly not breach the agreement!" said the island lord of Tianmen Sea sincerely, indicating that he had not done anything underhanded.

The lack of the five elements' essence must mean something went wrong, but it could never have been him!

These people spoke at the same time, expressing their wishes and stating that no one would tamper with the essence of heaven and earth.

Every word they spoke sounded incredibly righteous and eloquent.

"Heh, could it be that I've wronged you?" Yan Longyu hissed, a strong killing intent flashing in her eyes.

However, the island owner of Tianmen Sea is still making excuses, saying that he is unaware of the matter and that a detailed investigation is needed before the results can be known.

"You're just trying to get away with this by delaying the investigation, aren't you?"

"It's ridiculous!"

Yan Longyu shouted loudly, raised her hand and unleashed a burst of spiritual light, strands of the five elements wrapping around everyone present.

Then, all the silk threads solidified, turning into ropes that bound the island lord present.

"What is Your Excellency trying to do?" All the island lords were startled.

They looked at the ropes binding their bodies, tightly constricting their limbs, sealing away most of their strength, and couldn't help but feel anxious.

"Heh, what do you think I want to do?" Yan Longyu sneered, her eyes flashing with intense killing intent.

Damn parasites! The sea creatures are practically invading all the islands of Tianmen Sea, and they're still thinking about plundering the Five Elements Essence.
What shortsightedness!
"I have warned you repeatedly not to lay a finger on these Five Elements essences. After 150 years, I will naturally give you the corresponding reward."

"The results of it?"

“You greedy bunch, you say you agree, but you’re still eyeing those Five Elements essences.”

"What, even the vows of cultivation can't bind you anymore?"

"Does no one in your Tianmenhai lineage understand the meaning of integrity?" Yanlongyu asked angrily.

He was so angry he was practically on the verge of exploding.

You should know that before cooperating with these island lords of Tianmen Island, Yan Longyu made them swear an oath of faith in their own Dao!
However, in less than three years, the current situation has still emerged.

How could one not be annoyed by the misty rain?

After all, he was a powerful figure in the Integration Realm, capable of divination and calculation. There was nothing that could escape his deductions when faced with the actions of a group of juniors in the Refinement Realm.

Even so, these island lords of Tianmen Sea remained stubborn and kept lying to him.

They consistently refuse to acknowledge this.
How shameless! Even the Dao Heart Oath can't restrain these parasites?
"Please investigate thoroughly, Your Excellency. We truly knew nothing about this matter."

One of the island owners, his eyes darting around, immediately began to complain, expressing his grievances.

Did he not know that the people of the Heavenly Mystery Hall lineage were capable of divination and could glimpse the secrets of heaven?

No, he knows!
Everyone present knew!
But they did it anyway.

The island lords present firmly believed that while the people of the Heavenly Mystery Hall lineage were indeed domineering, they also had to abide by the rules.

Otherwise, they will become the target of public criticism.

For example, the young master of Yixing Tower is a powerful figure in the Integration Realm. He could easily crush them with a mere exertion of force.

The question is, does this young master dare to do it?

All he could do was to have the people from the Heavenly Secrets Hall investigate and verify.

After all, being able to predict and calculate is not real evidence; it's just a subjective will.

To take them down, we need to produce real evidence.

At worst, when the people from the Heavenly Secrets Hall investigate, they can just throw out a few scapegoats and make it look like an inside job, and that will be the end of the matter.

It's simply impossible to trace the matter back to the island lords present.

Because all the people they arranged to set up the spirit-gathering array were greedy.

How could someone who enjoys taking advantage of others and engaging in fraud and deception not be tempted when faced with so much essence of the five elements?

This is the same principle behind sending monkeys to guard the peach orchard and mice to guard the rice granary.

Even if those above don't say anything, those below will still think about eating and drinking their fill and stuffing their pockets as much as they can.

Therefore, from this perspective, the island lords present did not actually deceive the young master of Yixing Tower.

Throughout the entire event, none of the island lords present gave their subordinates a single instruction, so they were not considered to have violated their oaths.

"Fine! You guys are really ruthless!" Yan Longyu roared in fury.

He had been in the Heavenly Mystery Hall for many years and had seen all sorts of dirty things, but those were only for a specific mission or a specific family or power.

But today, these island lords of Tianmen Sea taught him a harsh lesson.

He knew perfectly well that these people were behind it all, but he was powerless to do anything about it.

Yan Longyu dared not kill them, because that would attract the attention of the Supreme Elder of the Tianmenhai lineage.

Even if she sent her subordinates to investigate, Yan Longyu had already deduced the final result: those arrested were all scapegoats.

It has absolutely nothing to do with these parasites.

"I can't wait!"

Below, an island lord bowed in respect.

Even though all the cultivators present were bound by rune ropes, they calmed down after a brief period of panic.

They didn't believe that this young master of Yixing Tower would dare to directly attack them!
And all of this happened in full view of everyone!

If that's the case, what is there for the cultivators to be afraid of?

At the same time, Linglongzi of Yinghai and Murong Ke of Fenghai both encountered the same problem.

The island lords of the sea they inhabited had clearly sworn an oath with their Daoist hearts to uphold this mutually beneficial cooperation.

But as time went by, Linglongzi and Murong Ke both noticed something was wrong. Compared to the Five Elements Essence they obtained in the first year, the amount of Heaven and Earth Essence that fell into their hands afterward became less and less.

This is practically a challenge to their authority! (End of Chapter)