The ancient giant bear hiding in the world of immortal cultivation

Chapter 451 Learning Exploration from Scratch
A fierce wind howled, and yellow sand filled the sky.

A few miles away from the main fortress of the three defenses, a small boat only three meters long raised a pale, fiery sail and quickly sailed away.

Almost simultaneously, inside the main fortress of the three defenses, Xiong Wangshou and two other old prisoners also opened their eyes.

After exchanging glances, one of the old prisoners smiled indifferently. They were all cunning old foxes who had lived for tens of thousands of years, and they could guess what tricks that little array master Qingxue was up to with their bare hands.

She thought she was being discreet, but in reality, she was just deceiving herself and desperately seeking any treatment.

But so what? What does it have to do with him?

The Hidden Origin Society's progress in repairing the Tower of Sin will not change. They have gained the Hidden Origin Society's approval, they are loyal to the Hidden Origin Society, and their joining the Dark Domain will not change.

He continued to feign sleep, knowing that even without Qingxue, the junior array master, other forces would take over.

Another old prisoner asked Xiong Wangshou curiously, "Aren't you going to chase after him? You stayed behind just for the blood curse on this kid."

Xiong Wangshou's face was somewhat gloomy, his eyes flashing as if he were quite unwilling. In the end, he sighed and said, "That little girl Qingxue is quite ruthless, and she seems to like this kid quite a bit. You can't just grasp at straws when you're desperate. Wang Zhige may have level 18 microscopic perception, but to use it to complete exploration in this environment is wishful thinking. Otherwise, it would have been better to just ask the array master of the Azure Dragon Clan. As it turns out, such talent is one in a billion."

"Hehe, you figured it out too?" the old prisoner chuckled.

"Yes, something's not right. It seems they knew each other before. Qingxue's care for Wang Zhige is extraordinary. Look, she practically provided him with two and a half sets of triple-protection armor, a triple-protection boat, and the spiritual liquid necessary for survival. She simply poured in 10 billion dou of spiritual energy. She even said before that she was short of spiritual energy. This isn't sending him out to explore; it's letting him escape. Sigh!"

Xiong Wangshou sighed with regret, feeling quite depressed.

"If you go after them now, it might not be too late," the old prisoner joked.

But this time Xiong Wangshou remained silent and simply closed his eyes to rest.

These wicked old men are truly no good. He already thought he was bad enough, but compared to these old guys, he was nothing. And now, the Hidden Origin Society actually wants to bring dozens of these old scoundrels into their Dark Domain. Although he also had a share, he still felt that the Hidden Origin Society was truly unfathomable.

That’s it, that’s it.

As for the blood curse, it's better to get rid of it. Who would be foolish enough to run out in such an environment?
Do they really think this chaotic tribulation is a joke?
No need, no need.

Xiong Wangshou gave up, but the old prisoner who was talking to him hesitated, because it wasn't just Gray Eyes who coveted that Hidden Dragon Tendon. It was too rare, and what was especially wonderful was that doing so wouldn't offend the Azure Dragon Clan.

Don't miss this opportunity again!
Rather than let this little bear cub die in vain, it's better to grant him his wish.

The old prisoner stood up silently, but when he saw the flash of lightning outside and the pale flames covering the area, he sighed. It was unnecessary, really unnecessary.

One should maintain a calm and composed mindset, avoid arrogance and impatience. Isn't it better for him to be content and live a peaceful life without conflict?

When I was young, I thought that being the strongest and standing at the top was my greatest pursuit.

But as he grew older, especially when his cultivation level could no longer improve, and when he used to be praised as a cultivation prodigy, but now he was indifferent and perfunctorily praised others as cultivation prodigies, he realized that the most precious thing in this world is always lifespan.

Yes, lifespan.

The Three Calamities are terrifying, but they are not insurmountable. As long as one keeps fighting against them with one's own lifespan and everything else, one can eventually gain resistance to the Three Calamities.

It's not like no cultivator in the cultivation world has ever done this before.

There are even successful individuals who max out their resistance to the three calamities and are no longer afraid of them, but what is the price they pay?

It is said to have a lifespan of 60,000 years.

In other words, any immortal who meets the right conditions can ignore the Three Calamities and reach the strongest level below the Great Luo Immortal as long as they are willing to sacrifice 60,000 years of lifespan.

But what was the result?

Time is the cheapest thing, but also the most precious.

Even if one is supreme and strongest for a time, it is still no match for a pile of bones.

Therefore, nowadays, almost all orthodox cultivators are content with just enough of the Three Calamities. Exchanging about five thousand years of lifespan for a half-cup of tea's worth of exemption is sufficient.

If we can't solve the problem, can't we at least take a roundabout approach?

Of course, at this moment, the consequence of not maxing out his resistance to the Three Calamities is that he can only watch helplessly as the Hidden Dragon Tendon drifts further and further away from him.

Regret?
No one would regret it, because ten hidden dragon tendons are no match for a lifespan of fifty thousand years.

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"Why does it feel like Qingxue is telling me to run as far away as possible?"

"Where should I begin to deal with this biting, evil wind?"

At this moment, sitting on the three-proof boat, Wang Wu himself was troubled, completely clueless.

Because Qingxue didn't give him any time to process what happened from beginning to end; it was as if she had banished him, kicking him out without warning.

How is this any different from thinking your child is Michael Phelps' parents?
"Should I build a NBC (nuclear, biological, chemical) fortress first?" "Or where should I go? What was the point of contention between Qingxue and Qin Wushuang earlier?"

"It's because the two Heavenly Needles are too far apart, and because they bypassed a certain area, so we have to build more Heavenly Needles to solve the problem."

"So all I need to do is figure out which area Qin Wushuang bypassed, but I still don't know how to explore it!"

"It's confirmed. Qingxue wanted me to escape. How could she possibly have more confidence in myself than I do?"

"No, I can't let her down, she's been so kind to me..."

"Sigh, let's start from the beginning then, Four Clowns, can you help me out?"

"No, we understand the principle, but the difficulty lies in how to operate in such an environment. If you give me a quiet environment with spiritual energy, we can inscribe dozens of the so-called Vermilion Bird Array Patterns for you in a single day. So we suggest that instead of worrying about this, you should hurry up and escape and find a place to hide."

"Even after the Great Wilderness Sin Prison is repaired, it will still be used as a prison. At worst, hundreds of thousands of years from now, you can just fool a few fools like the Snake Emperor to help you escape. The success rate of this method is very high."

"Hey, you know what, really, who can guarantee that there aren't a few old guys hiding behind the Snake Emperor's prison break? In my opinion, anything is possible."

Well, the four clowns are unreliable too. They surrendered decisively and started talking nonsense.

Wang Wu simply blocked them out, because even if a few old guys or monsters were hiding there, it would only cause a small ripple in the outside cultivation world, since the outside cultivation world was truly a deep and treacherous place.

You still have to rely on yourself.

After adjusting his mindset, Wang Wu took out the Heaven and Earth Compass. This thing was very heavy, so much so that the three-proof boat swayed a bit.

This is not good.

So he simply put away the three-proof boat, stepped onto the ground, held the Heaven and Earth Compass, and sensed the changes in Yin and Yang energies, as well as the other Heaven and Earth Needles.

This is necessary because twenty-four have already been built, each requiring an investment of one trillion points of spiritual energy.

It cannot be modified or adjusted.

Therefore, we can only rely on the previous twenty-four Heaven and Earth Needles to determine the position of the twenty-fifth Heaven and Earth Needle by their positions.

Right, that's the principle, it's very simple.

But it's really too difficult to do in practice.

Wang Wu held the Heaven and Earth Compass and sensed for a long time, but found nothing. He couldn't sense the other Heaven and Earth Needles, let alone the twenty-four Heaven and Earth Needles.

You should know that in the previous camp, he had even sensed two or three thousand Heaven and Earth Needles.

"The distance is too far, we need to get closer!"

"But I am curious, since the signal is so bad, how did Qin Wushuang determine that he should place the twenty-fifth Heaven and Earth Needle in this area?"

"Or, it's purely for mischief!"

"Why would Qin Wushuang, who was initially recognized by Shuangjun and maintained a good working relationship with him, make trouble at this critical juncture?"

"Aren't you afraid of offending Lord Frost?"

"Wait, holy crap, Qin Wushuang is stirring up trouble. Could it be that he thinks the murderer who killed Senior Sister Qin is Bai Yu, Shuangjun's disciple?!"

Wang Wu suddenly realized that this made sense. As long as there were big shots like Gray Elder and Black Emperor backing them up, the Qin family and Qin Wushuang could do whatever they wanted.

"I understand, I understand now. That's why the Qin family is so willful. They know I'm not the murderer of Senior Sister Qin, yet they insist on making me atone for their sins and die with them. This is a key project of the Hidden Origin Society, and they've gone to great lengths to pull me off this. They probably just want to kill me to soothe the Qin family's fragile and wounded heart. And incidentally, so that Qin Wushuang can abandon her responsibilities and plot against Shuangjun!"

"It seems that my master, Gray Elder, has truly, completely, and once and for all given up on me."

Wang Wu chuckled. "Sigh, there's nothing we can do about it. Once a butterfly's wings start flapping, the chain reaction is unpredictable."

Therefore, the only way to break the deadlock now is to help Qingxue build the Heaven and Earth Needle.

"Let's go, we need to find a signal first."

Wang Wu took out the three-defense treasure ship again. There was no map on it, nor could there be any orientation features. He actually had no sense of direction at all.

The only thing they could rely on was the Heaven and Earth Compass in their hands, and their level 18 spiritual insight.

Even if the Yin and Yang energies are in disarray, and the three calamities cause severe interference, there will still be some clues. As long as he finds that glimmer of light, that will be enough.

Of course, this should be a rather long process, because the distance is too far.

That old rascal Qin Wushuang used a three-proof treasure ship to travel for two or three days to cause trouble before.

(End of this chapter)