Grandpa, times have changed.

Chapter 612 Revisiting the Ancient Tai Xuan Heaven!

night.

A thick layer of dark clouds covered the sky, and a cold wind howled.

The inner continent of the Sword Sect, which could usually be glimpsed through the clouds, was now completely devoid of any trace.

Only seven lists of divine light, each bearing numerous names, descended from the hazy sky, their brilliance undiminished.

Anyone who concentrates on observing can clearly see the names recorded on the list, regardless of the distance or their own cultivation level.

Amidst dark clouds and a cold wind.

The huge oval-shaped venue was bustling with noise, and the array that enveloped the entire venue flickered on and off, with inscriptions flowing erratically in the void.

There are also special caves hidden behind the world around the venue.

High on the cloud platform, several figures sat upright.

The one in the center is Du Ruoheng, the sect leader of the Sword Sect. On either side of him are four Transcendent Realm experts, each with a different temperament, some cold and stern and others calm.

These are the four elders of the Sword Sect in this generation: the Sword Master, the Dharma Transmitter, the Alchemist, and the Law Master.

Today is the final round of the 'Immortal Sect Special Recruitment'.

As the actual leaders of the four most important departments of the Sword Sect, the four elders usually recruit some outstanding individuals during the 'Immortal Sect Special Recruitment' period.

At the entrance to the venue at this moment.

One after another, young figures walked in; they were cultivators who had passed the 'Three Trials of the Dao' and the 'Five Trials of the Heart' in the final round of assessment.

Countless gazes came from all directions, making those who had just entered the venue tense up.

Especially after spotting the figures on the cloud platform, he became even more nervous...

The Sword Sect Master and the four elders of the Sword Sect were figures that could only be seen on the Spirit Network in the past!

Among the few who passed through the 'Three Trials of the Dao' and the 'Five Trials of the Heart' and arrived at the venue the fastest, Ye Zhiwei was turning her gaze away from the cloud platform above, and tightening her grip on her sword.

During the previous "Five Tests of the Heart" assessment, she almost got stuck because of the various experiences she had in her childhood...

Ok!

In the end, they reacted in time, and the overall time to pass the 'Five Heart Barriers' was as expected, less than a third of the time of the second-place finisher.

Next came the "Three Legal Tests".

Achieving one's own foundation through creation gives one an absolute advantage over other foundation-building methods.

We must take advantage of this to achieve outstanding results and demonstrate sufficient value!
Ye Zhiwei pondered silently in her heart.

Until the warm current kept flowing in, passing through my limbs and internal organs, I felt a comfortable sensation as if my soul was being nourished.

She raised her hand and pressed the blood jade in front of her, which she had been using as a necklace, before setting off towards the entrance of the hidden cave realm ahead.

The appearance of this blood jade was very sudden.

It inexplicably appeared in her storage ring.

It appears to be some kind of auxiliary ritual implement, which can play a significant role when worn during spiritual practice.

However, due to her acquired caution, she did not accept the Blood Jade with peace of mind because of its powerful auxiliary effects. Instead, she immediately began to investigate the origin of the Blood Jade.

This search actually led her to some information about the blood jade.

She was a bewitching cultivator named Jiang Yujiu.

He had participated in the secret realm trial in Xuanjian City, and later represented the Hehuan Sect in the Martial Arts Grand Ceremony of the Righteous Path Alliance, and even received a 'treasure' from a master.

That is, blood jade.

It's all about beauty editing, those who know, know.

Hiding things wasn't their style, so Jiang Yujiu naturally wouldn't let such a good opportunity pass by, and she showed off the blood jade she had obtained multiple times during the live stream.

It looks exactly the same as the one she got!
Moreover, the Blood Jade that Jiang Yujiu had mentioned also possessed the same effects as the one she obtained.

Further investigation revealed that Zhong Jiajia, a powerful Daoist master, also claimed to have obtained a Blood Jade, and even had a picture of it.

Although it has some gold textures on its appearance, its main body is exactly the same as the blood jade she obtained.

emm...

It's like they're being sold wholesale.

Such a powerful support item...

Would anyone actually take it and hand it out everywhere?

Upon arriving at the entrance to the 'Three Gates of Dharma' secret realm, and seeing the slowly rotating white vortex before her, Ye Zhiwei's turbulent thoughts finally calmed down considerably.

He glanced sideways at the divine light ranking list representing the Foundation Establishment level outside the venue, paying particular attention to the names at the very top of the list...

She withdrew her gaze and stepped into the white vortex in front of her.

……

……

It is a city on the edge of Jianzhou, far from the main sect of the Sword Sect.

The huge broadcast venue was packed with people.

Because this year's Immortal Sect Competition is not broadcast to the public, many people have focused their attention on this year's 'Immortal Sect Special Recruitment'.

The reason why so many people came to the broadcast venue is that the Xuan Guang Mirror can not only project images, but also the strength of the Qi.

It can be said to be a truly 'immersive' experience.

Xi Li was sitting in an inconspicuous corner, looking at the Xuan Guang Mirror projecting its light in front of her.

Although she was preparing to go to the Righteous Alliance, she wasn't in a hurry.

Instead, they would stop briefly at each place they visited.

Looking at the figures emerging from the Xuan Guang Mirror.

Based on what she had learned during this period, passing the "Three Gates of the Way" and the "Five Gates of the Heart" meant that the final round was considered passed.

The "Three-Step Test" is merely a means to determine the final ranking.

only……

"Is this the Foundation Establishment stage in the Tai Xuan Realm?"

The first hurdle in cultivation in the realm of mortal immortals is to inherit the Dao and refine Qi.

Then, one follows the path one has inherited, and the strength of the foundation one builds depends entirely on the lineage of the lineage one inherits, as well as the compatibility between the lineage and one's own nature.

The path she inherited was personally deduced by her predecessors and perfectly matched her [Yin] and [Sword].

Therefore, the foundation she built was among the most outstanding in the entire Earthly Immortal Realm.

But now...

A hint of disbelief flashed in Xi Li's eyes.

It is no exaggeration to say that half of these young cultivators have reached a higher level of Foundation Establishment than she did back then.

Especially the little girl walking at the very front!

If it were me at the Foundation Establishment stage, I probably wouldn't even last a single exchange against her.

"Perfect Foundation Building, Creation Foundation Building..."

From her current perspective, even the most outstanding Foundation Establishment cultivators in the Earthly Immortal Realm are still a step below the perfect Foundation Establishment cultivators in the Tai Xuan Realm.

As for those who establish their foundation through creation...

That's incomparable!

That means there's a huge difference between the "Nine Revolutions of the Rejuvenating Elixir" in the Tai Xuan Realm and the "Nine Revolutions of the Dao Meridian Golden Elixir" in the Earth Immortal Realm.

Just as he was thinking this, the image in the Xuan Guang Mirror in front of him began to change, and it was divided into nearly a hundred smaller images.

Xi Li raised her head, glanced at it briefly, and then stood up and went outside.

After looking around for a while, she actually figured things out.

By the standards of the Tai Xuan Realm, my past cultivation still has many shortcomings.

If she wants to truly reach the top level of the Tai Xuan Realm, she must solidify her foundation.

As for the subsequent battle of wits...

She wasn't very interested.

Soon, Xi Li passed through the venue exit and arrived outside the venue.

But she didn't stop there; she continued forward until she was far away from the venue and there were hardly any people around...

He paused, turned around, and looked back.

A bright and slender figure stood there quietly.

"You've been following me since just now. What can I do for you?" Xi Li was filled with wariness.

She noticed this person following her shortly after she left the broadcast venue.

"Don't worry, I mean no harm."

With a soft, gentle sound, a peaceful and tranquil atmosphere silently enveloped the surroundings, giving Xi Li a sense of ease, as if all the pent-up emotions in her heart had been dispelled and all the dust had been swept away from her mind.

The vigilance that had risen in my heart was also calmed down.

My mind was clear and my body felt light and refreshed, I felt incredibly happy.

However, the more this was the case, the more horrified Xi Li felt.

The person in front of her made no attempt to conceal his cultivation level, which was only at the early stage of the Returning to Emptiness realm, yet he could easily influence her and give her a feeling of extreme danger and insurmountable power.

"My name is Mengxuan. I was just curious about some things, so I followed along to take a look," Mengxuan said with a light laugh. "Please forgive me if I have offended you."

As a big shot who once reached the level of 'Knocking on the Immortal Gate'.

Now, even with deliberate suppression, he has advanced to the early stage of the Returning to Emptiness realm in just a few years after his retraining.

Mengxuan...

Xi Li searched her memory for information related to this name.

He quickly recalled that he had seen the name in a biography of the Holy Emperor Yuan in the Sword Sect's Transmission Hall.

"Are you the founder of the Floating Dream Sect, and the one who later joined the Righteous Path Alliance?"

Mengxuan was somewhat surprised, but still nodded slightly:

"Yes, it's me."

"..."

The founder of the Floating Dream Sect was already at the Cave True Realm when the Righteous Path Alliance was first established.

So, I've encountered a powerful figure who's disguised as a cultivator and is traveling the mortal world?!

It seems that Xi was only at this level back then...

"May I ask what business Senior Mengxuan has with me?"

Regardless of whether it's true or not, the person in front of me is indeed someone I can't defeat, so there's nothing wrong with calling him a senior.

Moreover, he explicitly pointed out the senior 'Mengxuan'.

Practitioners in the Realm of Insight and Truth have a clear understanding of the true nature of the universe and all worldly affairs.

Reciting his true name will bring him a response; impersonation will cause problems.

"It's nothing, it's just that I've noticed your cultivation foundation seems somewhat different from that of the Tai Xuan Realm." Mengxuan's tone remained gentle and soft. "You must be from outside the Tai Xuan Realm, right?"

Xi Li's pupils suddenly contracted!

……

……

Jian Zong.

The inner sect's Sword Ancestor Hall.

Xu Xing sat upright in the center of the dojo with his eyes closed, his knees resting on a long, crimson sword.

A distorted light and shadow flashed around him from time to time.

Gradually, even he himself began to flicker between light and darkness, as if he might disappear from the Sword Ancestor's Hall at any moment.

As the frequency of his shadow shifting between light and shadow increased, he slowly raised his right hand, gripping the hilt of his sword, and the blade shone with a light powerful enough to divide yin and yang.

Buzz~!

The light shone brightly!

The surging red light instantly filled the entire dojo!

At this moment, Xu Xing seemed to be anchored to a distant and unreachable realm. Following a faint connection of light and shadow, he gently slashed his longsword in front of him!
Chi!
A sound like cloth being torn apart rang out, and a 'rip' was torn open in front of him, revealing a world that was very similar to the Central Continent.

Without hesitation, Xu Xing's figure disappeared from the Sword Ancestor's Hall, heading straight for that distant past.

Wow!
The flowing past is like a rushing river, forming unimaginable resistance that tries to 'push' Xu Xing back to the correct time and space!

But before that crimson blade that could cut through everything, everything seemed to lose its meaning.

That crimson gleam was like a red meteor shooting against the current, leaving a long trail in the long river of time that represents the past.

Click!

With a crisp sound, a rift opened up in the distant past, in a place remarkably similar to the Central Continent.

……

……

Ancient Tai Xuan Tian!

Countless beings of the Cang clan and all living things looked up in awe.

But to their horror, they discovered that the sky seemed to have been pierced by some extremely terrifying being, with a huge crack spreading out from the sky, revealing the bottomless 'nothingness' within.

Beside a lake as clear as a mirror.

A pale-faced, vacant-eyed member of the Cang clan sat blankly on the shore, his seven-colored eyes filled with darkness.

Even when the sky suddenly cracked open, He didn't look up.

suddenly!

The purple prism between his brows was quickly dyed into a dazzling crimson.

hum!
The sound of swords echoed throughout the universe, and a crimson blade, anchored by the crimson prism, rapidly appeared between heaven and earth.

As the light from the sword tip faded, a figure wielding a long sword appeared in the world.

With its black hair flamboyant, it was clearly no taller than an ordinary person, yet in the perception of all living beings in this world, its existence seemed to surpass the entire world, as if even the ten extremes of the universe could not contain it.

"Ancient Tai Xuan Tian..."

Xu Xing's calm gaze swept across the surroundings.

The deity, who sat serenely in the clouds and was worshipped by all spirits, had lost his composure and wanted to raise an army against the enemy, but found that he was completely unable to move.

A suffocating, deathly atmosphere permeated the ancient Tai Xuan Heaven.

despair!

After many years, when they met again, those Tongxuan and Dongzhen Cang clans who had not gone into seclusion felt nothing but despair!
The Sword Ancestor of today is no longer the true immortal who attained enlightenment through a slim chance, yet still had to risk his life to fight for it.

Wherever the sword's edge reaches, even the most supreme ancient ancestors must retreat.

"Has Gu gone mad?"

Xu Xing looked at the extremely special seven-colored radiance in his hand with some confusion. The crimson edge surging within it was the sword he had swung during the final battle with the Cang Clan.

wrong!

Looking at the seven-colored radiance in his hand, Xu Xing's eyes narrowed.

This seems to encompass an even more distant, primordial era, the very beginning of time…

"Sword Ancestor!!!"

A voice filled with shock and anger echoed through the heavens and earth.

In an instant, boundless seven-colored divine light intertwined into scenes of light and shadow, encompassing all living beings of the past, all unleashing their strongest divine powers to bombard Xu Xing!

Old Footage: All Beings Performing the Dharma!

However, Xu Xing didn't even look at it, and immediately raised his hand to strike with his sword.

Boom!

The crimson blade swept across with overwhelming force, easily extinguishing all light and shadow.

Rumble!
The heavens and earth trembled!

Standing at the very center of heaven and earth, the magnificent palace, seemingly formed by countless years, was almost sliced ​​in two by a casual sword strike, leaving a bottomless crimson crack between heaven and earth.

"Sword Ancestor! How did you manage to find this place?!"

Inside the Hall of Time, Gu Gao sat on his throne, staring intently at Xu Xing through the gaping hole in the wall, his eyes filled with a mixture of shock and anger.

At this point, Xu Xing finally looked up at Him:

"You think, therefore I am."

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