I seek immortality by chance

Chapter 685 Re-entering Chenhui, the Land Where Demons and Monsters Reside

March passed in the blink of an eye.

Streaks of light rapidly approached from the three continents, each streak of light attracting countless gazes as it traveled across the sky.

The Supreme One of Mahayana!

Each of these streaks of light was as dazzling and magnificent as a shooting star, clearly the work of a top cultivator in the Divine Continent.

But at this moment, they all gathered in one place, leaving an indelible impression on the hearts of countless cultivators in the Divine Continent.

The matter of conquering the New World is already known to many cultivators in the Divine Continent.

Seeing a shooting star in the sky, it's immediately clear that we're heading towards the New Territories.

"I never imagined that I, Xuanhuang, would have this day, able to travel to the outer realms and conquer the new world..."

A celestial cultivator, watching the light piercing through the void above the gale, couldn't help but sigh.

"In the end, all of this is still due to the power of the Heavenly Palace. It is called a new realm, but it is still under the rule of the Heavenly Palace. If one day we can truly conquer the outer realms and destroy the new great realm, that would be a truly unparalleled feat..."

Some cultivators shook their heads, indicating their disagreement.

"It's already extremely impressive; we can't ask for too much..."

Some of the monks shook their heads.

Conquering the New Territories is already a great achievement for Xuanhuang. Whether it is under the rule of the Heavenly Palace or not is not important. As long as Xuanhuang benefits, that's enough.

"After all, we are all people of the Xuanhuang realm. Only when the Xuanhuang realm is strong will we have a chance. Otherwise, given the current situation, achieving the Great Ascension stage will be extremely difficult..."

A monk sighed.

With the resources of the Xuanhuang Realm alone, there are only so many Mahayana cultivators that can be nurtured. But developing a new realm would break those constraints.

"Yes, I only hope that Venerable Donghua can soon assume the position of the Heavenly Star Palace Master, so that he can guide the Xuanhuang cultivators into the New Realm..."

Some cultivators looked up at the sky, their eyes filled with anticipation.

People are not rich without windfall, and horses are neither night nor fat.

The new realm is teeming with demons and monsters, as well as numerous wild and untamed immortal lands. This realm holds the key to a future for rogue cultivators and small sects like them.

"boom!!"

Within the Linchuan Mountain Gate, many Mahayana cultivators did not care about the thoughts of these lower-level cultivators.

The crowd bowed their heads and paid their respects to the tall and imposing Taoist priest. Then, an extremely dazzling pillar of starlight, carrying a golden boat, broke through the clouds and flew straight into the outer realm, disappearing without a trace.

……

……

"bass!"

Chenhui Realm, Tianxing Palace.

An old Taoist priest with snow-white hair and eyebrows that reached past his ears suddenly opened his eyes. In his eyes, it seemed as if a thousand dreams were appearing, and a hazy divine light shone forth.

"You're here..."

His eyes were deep and unfathomable as he looked out of the palace.

"boom!!"

Outside the palace, on the vast star platform, an incredibly thick star pillar rose up, soaring into the sky and catching a golden magic boat.

"Shh!"

Guided by the star pillar, the magic boat descended from the sky in an instant and arrived on the star platform.

This scene was incredibly magnificent, and many Mahayana cultivators in the Heavenly Star Palace were aware of it.

But this scene had happened before, and everyone had a vague idea of ​​it, so they didn't pay too much attention to it.

"Ok?"

As the star pillar slowly dissipated, revealing the figures on the golden boat, the numerous divine senses were immediately startled.

"boom!"

"boom!"

A series of deep and terrifying auras surged continuously, as if stars were descending, carrying an unprecedented pressure.

Mahayana!

Mahayana!

Mahayana!

They were all Mahayana cultivators!

Although the leader was only at the mid-stage of Mahayana, there were three terrifying beings at the late-stage of Mahayana standing behind him.

Behind these four people, there were even more people.

"One, two, three... sixteen Mahayana cultivators?"

The divine senses that came to investigate were all astonished.

"boom!!"

But it's not over yet.

Above the sky, the star pillars lit up again, and another golden boat was guided down, landing on the star platform.

"One, two, three... sixteen?"

On the golden boat, there were sixteen more Mahayana cultivators!
"boom!"

But it's not over yet.

"boom!"

The star pillar rose up, soaring into the sky for the third time, and guided the third golden boat down from the star platform.

More divine senses emerged from the seclusion, landing on the left and right sides of the star platform, looking towards the third golden boat.

One, two, four... sixteen!
Sixteen more Mahayana cultivators!
Three golden boats, carrying a total of forty-eight Mahayana cultivators!
What a terrifying power this is.

Even though these forty-eight Mahayana cultivators did not make any move and simply stood still in the void, the spiritual energy within tens of thousands of miles of the entire Heavenly Star Palace surged and churned like giant waves.

The heavens and the void seemed to be unstable, with a tendency to collapse.

Moreover, the protective array of the Heavenly Star Palace spontaneously lit up, with layers of starlight faintly visible, as if it had sensed the unease.

"Fellow Daoist Donghua?"

"What are you doing?!"

With a flash of light, Venerable Mingxiao led several Mahayana cultivators in a hurry. Upon seeing the scene before them, they were greatly shocked and couldn't help but ask Gu Yuan, who was in the lead, a question.

Perhaps it was because the pressure from the forty-seven Mahayana cultivators behind him was too overwhelming, but although Venerable Mingxiao was questioning him, his tone unconsciously lowered.

"Fellow Daoist Mingxiao!"

Gu Yuan bowed and said with a smile, "Why are you surprised, fellow Daoist? It's just that I saw how prosperous Chenhui is and how many wonderful methods it produces, so I brought you fellow Daoists here to witness it. We are all under the rule of the Heavenly Palace, so I'm sure you won't be unwelcome."

Venerable Mingxiao's expression darkened. Unable to discern Gu Yuan's meaning, he could only lower his voice and say, "Welcome is certainly welcome, but there are too many people, and our cave dwellings are not enough. How can we properly entertain all of you fellow cultivators?"

Gu Yuan smiled slightly: "It's alright, it's just a mere cave dwelling. We'll figure something out ourselves."

"With such brilliance, how could we not find some treasure lands?"

The Venerable Mingxiao's eyes were filled with solemnity, and he couldn't help but say in a cold voice, "But..."

But before he could finish speaking, an aged voice echoed from the void.

"Alright, guests from beyond the heavens are all fellow Daoists. Is it proper to keep them locked in a stalemate outside?"

"Please come into the hall for a talk."

This voice belonged to none other than the current Palace Master of the Heavenly Star Palace, a peak Mahayana cultivator, Venerable Wuya!
"call out!"

As the Venerable Wuya spoke, starlight fell from the sky, transforming into a dazzling star bridge beneath Gu Yuan and his companions' feet. The star bridge led directly to the Heavenly Star Palace at the highest point of the mountain.

The forty-seven Mahayana cultivators remained silent, simply waiting for Gu Yuan's instructions.

Imperial Envoy on Border Inspection!
This is a joint decree from several lineages, which even Mahayana cultivators should obey. Not to mention that everyone witnessed Gu Yuan's fighting skills that day, so following him is only right.

This scene naturally fell into the eyes of Venerable Mingxiao, and his heart immediately sank.

The Heavenly Star Palace has a history spanning tens of thousands of years, and there are quite a few Mahayana cultivators. There are over a hundred people who hold jade tokens.

However, these are not all the direct forces of the Heavenly Star Palace.

Holding a jade token is solely for trading with contribution points. Even Mahayana cultivators who are not from the Heavenly Star Palace can hold a jade token by paying a price.

Moreover, the Mahayana cultivators of the Heavenly Star Palace, once they have some strength, will expand their territory and seek out their own cultivation grounds. At this moment, there are only about twenty Mahayana cultivators in the mountain gate.

But even these twenty-odd people are not people he can command at will.

Why should I listen to you if there's no profit to be made and no contribution to be made?
This is the difference between Chenhui's and Xuanhuang's cultivation methods.

Xuanhuang has nurtured its disciples through its lineage and sect, providing them with all kinds of spiritual food and raising them for thousands of years, which naturally gives it a strong sense of cohesion.

In the Chenhui Tianxing Palace, "contribution points" are paramount. Masters and disciples also receive points, but not many. They mostly cultivate individually to exchange for resources.

One group bands together for mutual support, while the other is left to fend for itself like wild grass. Their strength is hard to say, but their cohesion is absolutely incomparable.

Seeing over forty Mahayana cultivators following Gu Yuan's lead, how could he not be shocked?

But what puzzled him most was how Gu Yuan, a mid-stage Mahayana cultivator, could command so many Mahayana cultivators.
Clearly, there are still late-stage cultivators within this Xuanhuang Mahayana realm.

However, there are no answers to any of these questions for the time being, and Venerable Mingxiao dares not ask any more questions, so he can only suppress his doubts.

"Let's go!"

Gu Yuan paid little attention to it, waved his sleeve, and immediately stepped onto the star bridge.

The other Mahayana practitioners naturally followed, but many of their divine thoughts swept across the sky, and many landed on Venerable Mingxiao.

Mingxiao Shangzun felt as if Mount Tai was pressing down on him, and his back was unconsciously bent under his gaze.

More than forty Mahayana cultivators! What terrifying power that was! Even though he was also a Mahayana cultivator, he was rendered unable to move by their presence.

This time, however, there was no powerful array within the Heavenly Star Palace to suppress these divine senses and prevent their probing. The entire Heavenly Star Palace seemed to have been opened up, no longer restraining the Xuanhuang people.

Venerable Mingxiao could only stand on either side, watching helplessly as the "Xuanhuang Mahayana Legion" followed one after another towards the Tianxing Palace.

“All Mahayana practitioners in the mountains are welcome to come and discuss matters.”

But at that moment, the aged voice of Venerable Wuya rang out again in the Heavenly Star Palace.

Venerable Mingxiao was immediately invigorated and transformed into a stream of light, flying towards the Heavenly Star Palace.

"call out!"

"boom!"

The sound echoed around the Tianxing Palace gate, and all the Mahayana cultivators who were in seclusion felt it.

Since it was the Palace Master who invited them, the Mahayana cultivators in the mountains all used their divine sense avatars to fly into the Heavenly Star Palace.

For a moment, the entire palace was filled with a profound and mysterious atmosphere.

All who come and go are Mahayana practitioners!

Even the Mahayana cultivators of the Heavenly Star Palace had never seen such a sight.

After all, even the most powerful force in the Chenhui Realm could not command more than forty Mahayana cultivators in one go.

"clang!"

"clang!"

"clang!"

Inside the Heavenly Star Hall, the sound of a golden bell rang out, stirring up a layer of dark mist. As the mist flowed, the space of the hall suddenly expanded, and futons materialized from within the mist, arranged in an east-west direction.

The Venerable Wuya stood on the central prayer mat facing east.

Beside him, three divine thought avatars had appeared at some unknown time.

One person had an aged face and wore a lotus-patterned Taoist robe; another had handsome features and a golden lotus floating in front of his knees; and yet another had red lips and white teeth and was playing with an ancient jade in his hand.

These three divine thought avatars possessed incredibly profound auras, clearly indicating they were at the late stage of the Mahayana realm!

"call out!"

"call out!"

At this moment, divine senses manifested from the mountain gate and landed behind Venerable Wuyai. Venerable Mingxiao was also sitting among them. In just a moment, there were twenty-three people.

When Gu Yuan and the others stepped from the Star Bridge to the palace gate, the prayer mats facing east were already full.

"Greetings, Palace Master!"

Gu Yuan bowed first and said with a smile.

"No need for formalities, please take a seat."

Venerable Wuya smiled faintly, indicating that Gu Yuan did not need to be polite.

Gu Yuan nodded and sat down in the center of the west-facing prayer mat without hesitation. Then, Venerable Jiuchuan, Venerable Yujing, and others took their seats.

"Although this may sound a bit out of place, at my age, I still have to say it: heroes emerge from among the young..."

Looking at Gu Yuan's young and handsome face, Wuya Shangzun couldn't help but sigh.

"You flatter me, Palace Master. In the mortal realm, I would have been the ancestor of a family long ago."

Gu Yuan smiled and shook his head.

Venerable Wuya nodded slightly in agreement, then turned his gaze to the row of Mahayana cultivators behind Gu Yuan and asked solemnly, "You are all cultivators of the Xuanmen under the rule of the Heavenly Palace, so I will not beat around the bush."

"What is the purpose of these forty-eight Mahayana practitioners entering Chenhui this time?"

Upon hearing Venerable Wuya's words, all the Mahayana cultivators in the East raised their heads, clearly paying close attention.

If such a force were not under the rule of the Heavenly Palace, tensions would likely be high right now.

Upon hearing this, Gu Yuan chuckled and said, "We are all under the rule of the Heavenly Palace. What could we possibly want? We just want to experience the new world and, incidentally, slay demons and monsters to expand the territory of the Heavenly Star Palace!"

"As for the contribution points gained during the expansion of territory, they can be used to exchange for various spiritual materials, immortal scriptures, and positions within the Heavenly Star Palace."

That last sentence is almost a blatant declaration of "seizing power."

Everyone in the hall was shrewd; how could they not understand the meaning behind those words?
Venerable Mingxiao's expression immediately changed.

Venerable Wuya remained calm and simply replied, "If one has enough contribution points, one can indeed take the position of Heavenly Star Palace Master. However, there will be a contest during the handover. If the difference in strength is too great, it will be difficult to control the key to the great formation. No matter how many contribution points one has, it will not be enough."

Do you think you can beat me?

After speaking, a terrifying, ocean-like surge of magical power erupted within Wuyai Shangzun's body. Wisps of misty energy flowed above his head, and amidst the ethereal clouds, three immortal seals seemed to float and sink, displaying an incomparably terrifying strength.

The pinnacle of Mahayana, the Three Immortal Seals!

This is a terrifyingly powerful expert who has already glimpsed the realm of immortals, and is of the same lineage master!
Are you qualified to replace such a person?

"The Palace Master possesses profound magical power and a high level of cultivation; I am naturally no match for him."

"But I'm confident I can still control the core of the grand formation."

Gu Yuan smiled calmly, and a purple-gold gourd floated out from above his head. Sword energy surged from the gourd, exuding an extremely fierce aura.

Since he was plotting to become the Palace Master of the Heavenly Star Palace, how could Gu Yuan not consider the strength of Venerable Wuya?

The Supreme Venerable Wuyai's strength is unfathomable; even with his current level of cultivation, he would likely find it difficult to defeat him.

However, he is a man with real connections.

"Immortal treasure!"

As soon as the purple-gold gourd appeared, all the Mahayana cultivators on the Eastern futon changed color, and a chill rose in their hearts.

Immortal treasure!

Complete and flawless, imbued with immortal energy, this supreme treasure is capable of slaying even immortals!
In an instant, everyone understood.

No wonder they were so determined to get it; they had such a treasure.

Upon seeing the Immortal-Slaying Gourd appear, a glint of light flashed in the depths of Wuyai Shangzun's eyes, as if he were somewhat excited, but he concealed it, keeping it unknown to outsiders.

"With such a treasure in hand, one is certainly qualified to control the core of the grand formation, but to have it equal to my contribution points is probably not enough..."

"As the temple master, I deserve credit for every contribution made within the temple. Unless one has made an extraordinary contribution that is worth billions, no one can ever surpass my contribution."

"Although I have lived a secluded life in recent years, I am not yet old and frail. If I were to leave the mountain, I could still command the cultivators, conquer demons, and open up the wilderness..."

Wuya Shangzun spoke each word clearly.

Confidence emanated from these words.

Gu Yuan believed it, and at the same time, he understood the meaning behind Wuya Shangzun's words.

"Your Highness, please speak frankly..."

"There is a place that has been occupied by demons for a long time. If we can reclaim this place and bring it under the rule of the Heavenly Palace, it would be a great good. We should then rule the celestial stars and restore the glory of the heavens!"

Wuya Shangzun stared at Gu Yuan and slowly answered.

(End of this chapter)