Longevity in Two Worlds: Double Pupils Are the Road to Invincibility

Chapter 252: Gate of the Void
In front of the ruins of Qianfeng Mountain.

The leaders of the three major forces stepped out from the crowd, and their auras emanated from them.

"Gu Qianqiu, it's been a long time."

"Judging from your appearance, you're getting old. Why don't you stay and retire within the Taiyi Sect?"

"At your age, coming to the Menglan Ruins? Aren't you afraid you won't be able to get out?"

The elder leading the Yunyin Sect saw Gu Qianqiu and said in a cold voice.

The barbed meaning in his words was very obvious.

It is obvious that there must have been some conflict between the two.

"Yuan Jingchuan, it's been a long time. Your words are still as harsh as ever."

"I am old, but my health is much better than your sickly appearance!"

"If you die of illness in the future, I might even be able to offer incense for you."

Gu Qianqiu's opening remarks were full of hostility.

In just a few words, it was clear that the conflict between the two was quite significant.

Otherwise, they wouldn't act like this the moment they met.

Behind the two, many people were also listening attentively to the gossip.

"Being old is a major disadvantage; when your lifespan is up, you just have to wait to die!"

"If you don't become a god, you're ultimately useless."

Yuan Jingchuan was not annoyed by this, but just sneered.

He was much younger than Gu Qianqiu, and his current sickly appearance was thanks to Gu Qianqiu.

After defeating his peers from the Taiyi Sect, he chose to challenge Gu Qianqiu, but ultimately lost.

Yuan Jingchuan knew that his only disadvantage was his age. If he were the same age as Gu Qianqiu, he was confident that he could suppress Gu Qianqiu.

He paid a price for this, suffering injuries to both his body and his spirit.

He was injured by the Golden Crow Divine Fire, leaving him with aftereffects.

"Haha, the Menglan Ruins haven't even opened yet, and you two are already planning to start a war."

"I am also very curious about who is stronger between the two of you now."

Marquis Zhao Qingcang approached with a loud laugh, his words laced with provocation, clearly wanting to see a good show.

Among the three major forces, these three represent the strongest combat power of their respective forces.

However, unlike Gu Qianqiu and Yuan Jingchuan, who mainly cultivate Taoist arts, Zhao Qingcang only cultivates martial arts, and his blood and qi are the strongest.

If they were to engage in close combat, Zhao Qingcang would undoubtedly emerge victorious among the three.

As for long-range combat, the outcome is still uncertain!
"Lord Marquis, you are a little late. I thought you weren't coming to the Menglan Ruins this time!"

Gu Qianqiu's tense aura softened somewhat, and he looked at Marquis Zhao Qingcang with a forced smile.

Of the three major forces, the most active were those in the imperial court.

This time, however, it was the opposite; the imperial officials arrived last.

"If the Menglan Ruins had opened at the original time, I wouldn't have come!"

"Since the opening of the Menglan Ruins was delayed, I had no choice but to come here."

Zhao Qingcang looked helpless.

It was as if his visit to the Menglan Ruins was a task imposed upon him.

However, Gu Qianqiu knew that when the Menglan Ruins opened, Zhao Qingcang was definitely the most enthusiastic among everyone.

Because Zhao Qingcang's martial arts cultivation has reached the peak of the Grandmaster level, and his physical body tempering has reached the limit of his current level, if he wants to go further, he needs to find an opportunity to break through.

The upcoming opening of the Dreamland Ruins may hold the opportunity for him to break through to the Celestial Martial Saint realm.

With his martial arts cultivation, his lifespan is far longer than that of ordinary people, but he has not yet reached the point of immortality. If he cannot break through, his blood and qi will decline in a few years, and he will lose the opportunity to break through to the Celestial Martial Saint.

To break through to the Celestial Martial Saint level, one must refine the marrow to the point of frost, change the blood and remove the hair, refine the blood to the point of mercury, and make the physical body impure.

To reach this stage, a great deal of energy and blood will be required.

When one's vital energy and blood are depleted, it is impossible to complete the blood transfusion and break through to the Celestial Martial Saint realm.

Therefore, Zhao Qingcang must also be very eager to seize the initiative in entering the Menglan Ruins this time.

After all, Zhao Qingcang is not young anymore. Even if he is a grandmaster of martial arts with a lifespan far exceeding that of ordinary people, he will eventually decline.

"If I had known that the Marquis was so reluctant, I would have been happy to come."

"As far as I know, it seems that it was Governor Wei who wanted to come from the beginning."

Yuan Jingchuan gave a cold laugh and said.

The governor of Weizhou he mentioned was Wei Zehan, the governor of Yunfu Prefecture, who was also the person the imperial court had previously sent to the Menglan Ruins.

However, with the opening time of the Menglan Ruins postponed, the spot for Wei Zehan to lead a team to the Menglan Ruins has fallen into Zhao Qingcang's hands.

You can probably guess what happened.

Yuan Jingchuan was well aware that although he had a grudge against Gu Qianqiu, this was not the time to settle scores.

The Menglan Ruins have not yet been opened. At this time, clashing with Gu Qianqiu would only weaken the strength of the two major sects, which would ultimately benefit Zhao Qingcang and others.

Faced with the imperial court's power like Zhao Qingcang, the sects had a tacit understanding.

At this moment, both sides' attitudes seemed to be directed at the imperial court.

The relationship between the three parties is inherently extremely complex.

"The imperial court's arrangements are not open to questioning by Elder Yuan."

Zhao Qingcang said coldly.

He had high hopes for this trip to the Menglan Ruins.

For someone who has reached his level in martial arts cultivation, advancing to the next level is extremely difficult.

Reaching the bottleneck of the Celestial Martial Saint realm is far more difficult than reaching the previous realms.

Throughout the entire Great Zhou Dynasty, there were not many Celestial Martial Saints; their numbers were far fewer than those of experts at the Immortal realm.

One reason for this is that the lifespan of a Celestial Martial Saint is not as long as that of a master at the Immortal realm, and another reason is that it is extremely difficult to break through to the Celestial Martial Saint level.

Just like Zhao Qingcang, who had been a Grandmaster of Martial Arts for many years, he still couldn't cross that threshold.

If his martial arts skills can be improved further, his official position and title may be promoted to another level.

For many people, reaching his level in officialdom would be the pinnacle of their careers.

Taking it a step further would be extremely difficult, but if he were to advance to the Celestial Martial Saint level, he might have a chance.

Even if things don't go well, they can still build an even more powerful family.

A Celestial Martial Saint is a master with a long lifespan, capable of presiding over a family for several generations and allowing the family to develop rapidly.

This is how a family with a thousand-year history developed.

"Hey, there's a noise."

"These are traces of the opening of the Menglan Ruins."

"So this is the Gate of the Void."

Not long after everyone gathered in front of the ruins of Qianfeng Mountain, beams of light became increasingly conspicuous.

At a certain moment, a gate of light suddenly appeared.

The Gate of the Void is what people call the entrance to the Menglan Ruins, because the Menglan Ruins are located in the void.

It will only be connected to the Central Great World when the Dreamland Ruins are opened.

This was the method used by powerful beings in the Middle Ages. Under normal circumstances, the Menglan Ruins were hidden in the void.

At this moment, everyone's eyes were drawn to the appearing void gate.

"This time, our entry into the Menglan Ruins will proceed as previously agreed," Zhao Qingcang said slowly, looking at Gu Qianqiu and Yuan Jingchuan.

Previously, the Menglan Ruins were mainly arranged by three forces, with agreements between them.

As for independent cultivators and aristocratic families within the two states, they have no right to interfere.

After all, their strength and influence are simply no match for these three forces.

"As previously agreed, your court personnel will go in first, followed by us, and finally the Taiyi Sect."

Yuan Jingchuan nodded and said.

There is a set order for entering the Menglan Ruins, and those who enter first will naturally have an advantage.

Of course, this is only part of the story, because once you enter the Menglan Ruins, it's not an easy path.

There are resource collection elements, some areas contain traps and killing formations, and some areas require tests to pass.

Not everyone who gets in first can seize all the opportunities.

"Acting according to the agreement, the Taiyi Sect has no objection."

Gu Qianqiu spoke slowly.

Previously, the Taiyi Sect had the upper hand, but this time they want others to take the lead.

He will not break the promise.

After all, given the current situation, the Menglan Ruins will likely be opened many more times.

The Dreamland Ruins open at long intervals, but the opportunities within are always there.

In particular, the renewable resources within are also resources that various forces want to obtain.

After the three parties reached an agreement, the Void Gate solidified completely.

An extremely dense spiritual energy emanated from the void portal.

Whether it's a secret realm or a ruin, the concentration of spiritual energy there is always higher than in the outside world, let alone a place like Thousand Peaks Mountain.

In the period that followed, some spiritual materials also began to grow in the vicinity of Thousand Peaks Mountain.

However, due to the limited years, it is difficult to grow to an extremely high age.

As the Menglan Ruins close, the spiritual energy here will gradually return to normal, making it difficult to sustain spiritual materials that are too old. Furthermore, some people will come to collect these spiritual materials.

At this time, Thousand Peaks Mountain had already been destroyed, so those things that could be transformed into spiritual materials could no longer be hidden!

After the void portal solidified completely, the court officials entered in an orderly fashion.

"am I right!"

"We are definitely the third batch of people to enter this time."

Qu Xiujie said with a smile.

He paid special attention to this point, which is why he was very certain when he talked to Shi Yi and others about it earlier.

“The cultivation resources on the outermost edge are not important. These people can only collect these first.”

“The resources for spiritual practice that are useful to us are all within the inner area.”

"Especially those medicinal herb fields."

"The Menglan Ruins have been open for quite some time now. If we collect more materials, it might help us make a breakthrough."

Chi Daihe looked at the void gate and said.

The Menglan Ruins are clearly divided into areas. The outer area is relatively safe, but there are no extremely valuable spiritual materials in this area.

When one's cultivation reaches the Yuan Dan level, the materials required are no longer the most ordinary spiritual materials, but rather those of very high age.

Not to mention the spiritual materials that can help them break through in their cultivation of Daoist arts, which are even more precious and difficult to find in the outer regions.

If you happen to encounter it, you can only say you're lucky.

If you want more, you'll need to go to the inner areas.

The inner area contains many precious spiritual materials and a separate medicine garden, but it is also more dangerous inside.

Within the inner area, numerous formations were set up. Some of these formations were not complex and not very dangerous, but others were designed to prevent others from entering. Anyone who tried to force their way in would naturally be targeted by these formations.

With trapping formations, killing formations, and other mixed arrangements, collecting precious spiritual materials is no easy task.

"Once we enter the Menglan Ruins, we'll head straight for the inner area and not waste too much time in the outer area!"

Lin Wenze said with a solemn expression.

The group agreed to go together, and naturally, they had plans after entering the Menglan Ruins.

"Senior Brother Lin is right. Since we are the third batch to enter, there is no need for us to compete for the resources in those outer areas!"

"Even if we join forces, we can't get very far into the inner area."

"Let's try to get the cultivation resources that we can obtain first."

"When we can no longer go any further, let's retreat together!"

Ji Peipei nodded and said.

The inner area has more cultivation resources, but the further in you go, the more dangerous it becomes.

Those of them at the Yuan Dan level naturally cannot go too deep, otherwise they might not be able to get out.

When the group discussed their collaboration, they agreed on the locations they would visit most often.

They came to the Menglan Ruins to seek opportunities, not to court death.

"I have no opinion."

Shi Yi then spoke up in agreement.

Although he also wanted to obtain more opportunities, he would not risk dying in the Menglan Ruins to go to those extremely dangerous places.

The records of the Taiyi Daoist sect regarding the Menglan Ruins also divide the internal area.

This includes the Yuan Dan area, the Fa Xiang area, the Zuo Wang area, and an unmarked area.

The innermost area is extremely dangerous. A master of the divine realm had entered before, but never came out again, so it has been turned into an unmarked area.

For major sects and forces, experts at the Immortal Realm are the ones who suppress their sects, so naturally they would not allow such figures to risk their lives to explore unmarked areas.

No sect can afford to lose a master at the immortal level.

Knowing that a master of this caliber would die deep within the Menglan Ruins, they naturally wouldn't make that arrangement.

As for experts at the Tribulation Immortal level, no one knows.

Previously, the Heavenly Flood Dragon King and the Grand Preceptor of the Great Zhou Dynasty clashed near the opening of the Dreamland Ruins, but now that the Dreamland Ruins have opened, neither of them has shown up.

Otherwise, the three major forces would have no choice but to wait for those two Tribulation Immortal experts to go in first!

Faced with beings far more powerful than themselves, they had no choice but to yield.

Before the Gate of the Void, the imperial officials walked very quickly, and soon they all entered the Menglan Ruins.

Among these people were acquaintances whom Shi Yi had met before.

He could see that the other person's martial arts cultivation had broken through, because the other person's blood and qi had undergone a qualitative change.

As for the other party's cultivation level, he had no idea.

"The people from Yunyin Sect have arrived!"

"We'll make preparations in advance, and once we're inside, we'll head straight towards the herb garden."

Lin Wenze spoke as he watched the Yunyin Sect members enter the Menglan Ruins one by one.

Watching others go in one by one to seize opportunities, it would be a lie to say I wasn't anxious.

However, they can only wait for now; they can only enter the Menglan Ruins when it is their turn.

They'll have to race against time, since there will definitely be many people in the area they're looking for opportunities.

(End of this chapter)