Cultivation begins with separation.

Chapter 391 The Gate of Demons
Purple Mountain.

Yi Dong looked at the information about the various immortal cities with boredom.

Suddenly, a document caught his attention.

"Even those with Heavenly Spiritual Roots can't construct spiritual energy circuits?"

Every time a celestial city is built on the Frozen Continent, Dongfang Hong and Mu Mu each arrange for some people to move in.

Within the Immortal City, there were many buildings that Yi Dong had not originally planned to build, but the two of them still constructed them.

For example, before the Qingzhou Grand Array was completed, Yi Dong had no intention of building a Taoist academy to train contemporary cultivators.

However, Dongfang Hong and Mu Mu were very enthusiastic about the Dao Academy. They established a Dao Academy in every immortal city that had been established for more than ten years, and they also brought in many modified humans from Taichu Zixing to serve as instructors. Of course, they did not put the complete cultivation system into those Dao Academy.

They have crafted all the necessary magical artifacts needed for the current repair, such as those for constructing initial patterns and detecting spiritual entities.

Yi Dong was also aware of Dongfang Hong and Mu Mu's thoughts.

The most important thing for modern cultivators is knowledge accumulation. The modern cultivators in the academy can be said to be the most outstanding, at least in terms of spiritual roots.

Qingzhou Immortal Kingdom doesn't have a territory as large as the Eight Hundred Provinces, nor does it have the power struggles between the Eight Great Governments and the Dao Academy. It also doesn't give preferential treatment to the Yi family's cultivators. Therefore, Yi Dong naturally wouldn't set up elite training institutions like the Political and Legal Academy or the War Academy. Immortal officials can be directly trained at the higher-level Dao Academy.

From this, one can imagine that in the future, the Taoist academy will become an ocean of modern knowledge.

Dongfanghong and Mumu clearly wouldn't let such an important place slip by.

Unfortunately, the Qingzhou Grand Array has not yet been completed, and the bloodline of the human race in the Immortal Kingdom is slowly degenerating. The various facilities that Dongfang Hong and Mu Mu placed in the Dao Academy are basically no longer useful.

Suddenly, Yi Dong thought of something.
"I've been away from the Heavenly Capital Spirit Realm for so long, won't my immortal bloodline be affected as well?"

Thinking it over, Yi Dong activated various magical artifacts and treasures to check himself, and found that he seemed to have been unaffected, which gradually put his mind at ease.

It seems that as long as one doesn't leave the immortal realm's environment for more than a thousand years, there shouldn't be any impact.

"I wonder if the bloodline of the immortal Yang Xiaoli will be affected."

If her bloodline degenerates, she probably won't be able to engage in modern cultivation. After transitioning to ancient cultivation, her immortality ability will likely be reduced to only the power of longevity.

Compared to the spiritual supernatural abilities of modern cultivators, the innate supernatural abilities of ancient cultivators are incomplete, and incomplete supernatural abilities naturally cannot grant immortality.

However, Yang Xiaoli is not important to Yi Dong now, so he doesn't care about the changes in her bloodline.

Then, I thought of recent events.

In the past three years, for reasons unknown, the Ice Dragon Clan has sent a large number of humans to the Frozen Continent, including many cultivators.

If it were the original Frozen Continent, it would be extremely difficult for hundreds of millions of mortals to survive in the extreme cold environment. After all, this is the coldest place in the Frozen Polar Region, and without extraordinary cold resistance, ordinary humans simply cannot survive here.

But now, with the establishment of one immortal city after another, the frigid environment of the Ice Continent has gradually changed, especially the environment near the immortal cities, which can be described as warm as spring.

As temperatures rise, and because the spiritual veins of the Frozen Continent are not completely sealed by the formations, some spiritual energy still exists in the air. The thin spiritual energy is insufficient for spiritual plants to grow, but it is perfectly fine for a large number of ordinary plants to grow.

Now, the area around the Immortal City is surrounded by lush green mountains, and in some places near the city, spiritual fields have even sprung up. The surrounding land is incredibly fertile, making it easy for mortals to support themselves.

In fact, Yi Dong didn't care how much the Ice Dragon Clan gave to the humans.

Not only do humans reproduce quickly, but Mu Mu's supernatural powers also allow her to capture large numbers of humans from the Heavenly Capital Spirit Realm, so there is no shortage of labor.

As for whether stealing from the Immortal Kingdom's human race would be illegal, Yi Dong didn't consider it at all. In any case, even if the Immortal Kingdom regarded him as a traitor, as long as he didn't return to the Heavenly Capital Spirit Realm, they couldn't do anything to him.

However, the Qingzhou formation is not yet complete, and the bloodline of the Immortal Kingdom cannot be stably transmitted. No matter how many Immortal Kingdom humans there are, they will be of no use. That is why Yi Dong did not allow Mu Mu to teleport a large number of humans from the Heavenly Capital Spirit Realm.

Of course, while Yi Dong didn't care about the humans in the Vast Ocean Spirit Realm, he wouldn't go so far as to exterminate them.

All the cultivators sent were put underground to mine, while the mortals were left to fend for themselves near the immortal city.

The Frozen Continent is incredibly vast, capable of accommodating even the largest human population.

The spiritual veins on the surface of the Frozen Continent are all covered by arrays, so basically no one can cultivate to the Void Returning stage without their knowledge.

As long as a large number of cultivators at the Void Return stage do not emerge, the Frozen Continent will not be out of control.

As for the Returning to Emptiness Immortal Cultivation Inheritance, since underground miners were allowed to come to the surface, the requirements for exchanging it have been greatly increased.

As for the Heavenly Book inheritance, it cannot be exchanged directly.

Yi Dong usually doesn't interfere with Dongfang Hong and Mu Mu's behavior, but he still gave them instructions regarding the inheritance of the Heavenly Book.

Although the Heavenly Book inheritance cannot mass-produce Dao-Merging True Immortals, those who cultivate the Heavenly Book inheritance and return to the Void Immortal realm are far more powerful than ordinary Void Immortals.

If the two of them really disregard his orders and create a large number of Void Returners on the Frozen Continent, he wouldn't necessarily turn against them, but Yi Dong would restrict their power in the future.

After all, a large number of cultivators who have returned to the Void Realm could pose a threat to their safety.

Even if he were only at the Foundation Establishment stage of the Great Dao, or even at the Nascent Soul stage, Yi Dong would not open the Heavenly Book to ancient cultivators.

As his knowledge grew, Yi Dong felt that modern cultivation was less dangerous than ancient cultivation.

It's not that the cultivators of today are weak, but rather that their early cultivation was largely conducted under surveillance. They possessed all sorts of supernatural abilities, created various magical artifacts, and even condensed Great Dao Golden Cores, all of which were analyzed based on their acquired knowledge. Of course, cultivators with spiritual supernatural abilities are different, but spiritual bodies are ultimately rare, and powerful high-level spiritual bodies and primordial spiritual bodies are even rarer.

Compared to modern cultivators who know the ins and outs of cultivation, ancient cultivators are different. Ancient cultivators can develop all sorts of supernatural abilities by simply working hard on a single cultivation technique. Due to differences in comprehension, there will be various individual differences in the cultivation of supernatural abilities.

The level of comprehension greatly determines the combat strength of an ancient cultivator. In other words, even if one knows what techniques, supernatural powers, and spells an ancient cultivator practices, the final ability they can unleash will always vary from person to person.

Compared to the Great Dao Nascent Soul cultivators who roughly know what kind of Daoist temple to build, Yi Dong believes that the Ancient Returning Void cultivators who cultivate the Heavenly Book inheritance are perhaps more dangerous.

If the Ice Dragon Clan were to pass on the Heavenly Book to those humans, Yi Dong wouldn't be afraid.

The spiritual veins of the Frozen Continent are all under his control, and there are monitoring devices on the spiritual veins. If someone advances to the Void Returning Realm, he will know very quickly and be able to take action.

As long as the birth of cultivators who have returned to the Void can be controlled, it doesn't matter how many people the Ice Dragon Clan sends, or how many spies are mixed in.

Next, Yi Dong turned to the battlefield intelligence.

On the battlefield at the edge of the Frozen Continent, a large number of demonic beasts below the fifth rank and intelligent cultivators are constantly arriving.

Unfortunately, an army without even sixth-tier beings is completely incapable of breaking through the defensive line formed by warships.

However, the frequent wars and the high consumption of warships led to a significant increase in the expenditure of spirit stones, which affected the progress of the Qingzhou Grand Array.

The war wasn't entirely without its benefits; at least the large influx of blood and flesh caused a surge in Yi Dong's Yellow Heaven Spirit Treasures.

Although the Yellow Heavenly Treasures born from the flesh and blood of these weak creatures are less than satisfactory, a treasure is still a treasure. No matter how useless it may be, it can still serve as a suppressing object in a layer of abyss space.

After reviewing the latest intelligence, Yi Dong ignored it.

The puppet master handled these miscellaneous matters quite well, so he didn't need to make any decisions.

Just then, Yi Dong sensed something was amiss.

Consciousness sank into the second layer of the abyss.

"Hmm, has this spiritual treasure, which has been gestating for decades and absorbing a large amount of flesh and blood, finally been completed?"

Yi Dong was somewhat expectant. Generally speaking, as long as there is enough flesh and blood, a Yellow Heavenly Treasure will be conceived quickly, and even the Spirit Slaughtering Sword is the same.

Even though this Yellow Heavenly Treasure was full of flesh and blood, it still took decades to develop.

As the blood-red eyeballs burst open, a door engulfed in black flames flickered in the space.

The moment Lingbao was born, Yi Dong received the relevant information.

"The Gate of Demons?"
This door allows demons to travel to and from countless worlds.

Does the ability to travel through space increase as the abyss expands?

At this moment, Yi Dong realized that this door-shaped spiritual treasure was the true core of the abyss space.

With this door suppressing the abyss space, the stability of the abyss space has been dramatically improved. The difficulty of constructing spatial chakras will be greatly reduced in the future, and the difficulty of suppressing spatial fragments will also be greatly reduced.

"However, I originally wanted to fuse the supernatural seed that Mu Mu gave me into a spiritual treasure in order to gain the ability to teleport demons."

How come the Yellow Heavenly Treasure was conceived and generated directly in my body?

Could it be that this Yellow Heaven Immortal Vine is also sentient, and possesses the same ability as the Primordial Purple Apricot to read my thoughts and memories?

Yi Dong frowned. Whether or not he had the Primordial Purple Apricot, his natal object, would not have much of an impact on him.

However, the Yellow Heaven Immortal Vine can be said to be the core of the Abyss Dao Foundation. Without the spiritual treasure nurtured by the Yellow Heaven Immortal Vine, how could it suppress the myriad layers of space?

After thinking for a while, Yi Dong realized that he seemed to have no way to get the Yellow Heavenly Vine.

Although the Yellow Heaven Immortal Vine is a mutation, it is essentially a seventh-tier spiritual plant.

A seventh-tier spiritual plant is not so easily destroyed.

Furthermore, the Yellow Heaven Immortal Vine is basically integrated with the Abyss Dao Foundation. If it is destroyed roughly, its own Dao Foundation will also be destroyed.

There's no such thing as rebuilding in modern times. If the foundation of one's Dao is gone, one can only settle for the ancient way of cultivation.

"Fortunately, the Yellow Heaven Immortal Vine was corrupted by the power of the Milky Way, so even if it has consciousness, it is a mad consciousness."

If the Yellow Heaven Immortal Vine were a spiritual plant with normal thinking, like the Primordial Purple Apricot, Yi Dong would really have to figure out how to remove it from his Dao foundation.

Looking at the Gate of the Abyss, Yi Dong felt that his Dao Foundation was finally beginning to play its true role.

After being created for so long, all sorts of demons have finally found a purpose.

Just then, Yi Dong sensed that there were two spatial coordinates within the Abyss Gate, and from one of the spatial coordinates, he could also sense the aura of a demon.

Yi Dong sensed something and was somewhat surprised.
"The demons released into the Creation Realm are still not all dead?"

(End of this chapter)