Be the Hardest Working Demon Cultivator!

This place is Old State.

According to Zhū Mián, a long time ago, this area was quite populated and even had thriving trade; its favorite pastime was to shrink itself and then blend into the shadows of traveling merchants to see the sights with them.

At that time, Zhū Mián was young and in its mischievous phase.

But at some point, traces of the Land of Yin and Darkness appeared in Old State, and many living people, for various reasons, strayed into it.

From that time on, Old State was abandoned.

Then, as if time had accelerated, traces of human activity, which should have remained regardless, began to disappear; after all, the tombs of kings and nobles can last a thousand years. Continue your journey with empire

Yet within a mere three hundred years, most traces of the past inhabitants of Old State were erased.

Even more bizarrely, this didn't occur over the three-hundred-year span, but in the third year after the Land of Yin and Darkness made its presence known, it had already transformed into its current state.

However, that strange time-accelerating force had no effect on the Mountain-Sea Beasts here.

At this moment, Tan Shuchang looked at the road that seemed unremarkable and still chose not to rashly enter. Because a certain little girl had warned him, although one could enter the Land of Yin and Darkness with a token, those who returned invariably underwent drastic changes in personality.

He couldn't help but think of those red-named players in the bizarre game, the ones possessed by vengeful ghosts.

Moreover, the Land of Yin and Darkness had always been keen to seize spirits, and it never had conflicts with the major Cultivator powers of the Jiawu Realm.

The more Tan Shuchang thought about it, the more he felt that there were secrets hidden here.

At that moment, a rumbling sound approached, from a huge one-legged ox that bounded toward him. The ox might have been hopping, but each leap spanned ten miles as if traversing through the void.

Lightning coursed around the ox, awe-inspiring!

This was the Kui Ox.

The one that had volunteered to follow Tan Shuchang. Within the lightning surrounding the Kui Ox, a shadow shaped like a true dragon frolicked joyously.

Yet occasionally, bolts of lightning would vanish into thin air.

This was Zhū Mián, who had followed Tan Shuchang here.

"Moo~ Roar!" The Kui Ox bellowed, the sound like thunder, reverberating through the sky, as if its cry was the only sound in heaven and earth at that moment.

But as imposing as the sound was, it was actually making a plaintive complaint to Tan Shuchang.

Tan Shuchang then turned his gaze to Zhū Mián.

Seeing this, Zhū Mián immediately disappeared from the lightning, and with a whirl of wind, it appeared beside Tan Shuchang before speaking in human tongue, "Lord, based on my recommendation, it's still best to capture some disciples from the Immortal Sects to test the path.

Preferably those from the eight great Immortal Sects because even if the Land of Yin and Darkness discovers these disciples, it would not trouble them much, just notify their respective Immortal Sects to retrieve them."

"Haven't you used this method before?" Tan Shuchang asked in surprise.

"Lord, how would I dare? Back then, the Heavenly Sword Mansion madly hunted down my Zhū Mián clan; originally there were seventy or eighty of us, and in the end, only I remained.

Over the next three hundred years, only five people from the Heavenly Sword Mansion remained, and for some reason, whether a Cultivator or a Mountain-Sea Beast, no one could see them, so I dared not show myself," Zhū Mián explained. It had been curious about the path to the Land of Yin and Darkness for a long time and had wanted to explore it but never dared.

"Moo!" This was a moo from the Kui Ox, volunteering itself to explore the way for Tan Shuchang.

But Tan Shuchang shook his head.

There was no need to pursue something that was clearly a one-way trip.

And taking action along with Tan Shuchang was Zhū Mián. In the shadow shaped like a true dragon, a pair of eyes the size of soybeans peeked out, glancing disdainfully downward at the Kui Ox before asking somewhat curiously, "Then Lord, are we waiting for something here?"

Because it was clear from Tan Shuchang's stance that he was waiting.

"Yes," Tan Shuchang replied.

"Waiting for whom?" Zhū Mián asked again, for it had also learned about the Devil Sects; before Tan Shuchang appeared, it could not find anyone worthy of notice, so it was unlikely that someone capable would come to help.

"Aren't you curious why I wanted to teach?" Tan Shuchang asked with a smile, knowing Zhū Mián's nature was similar to a cat's, always intensely curious. Previously, Zhū Mián had questioned him several times about this matter.

"Lord, you are willing to speak?" There was a hint of joy in Zhū Mián's voice.

Satisfying its curiosity would allow Zhū Mián, a Mountain-Sea Beast, to strengthen itself a bit more. Of course, that wasn't the only way for Zhū Mián to advance; most of its kind chose to devour lightning, which is considered the orthodox path.

This Candle Fleece was simply too lazy, and that's why it chose this path.

"I preach because the method I used to attain longevity is straightforward, but essentially impossible to replicate. Moreover, before I preached, my reputation should have existed in this world, but it wasn't significant enough to reach certain beings. However, after I preach, these beings will come looking for me."

Tan Shuchang stood with his hands behind his back, speaking in an even tone.

...

Meanwhile, in the imperial palace of Jingzhou, after Tan Shuchang finished expounding on the method of attaining longevity, he left directly. But his words were no doubt earth-shattering.

A thousand years of accumulated cultivation can pacify the wrath of the heavens!

Three hundred years of cultivation may not suffice to pacify the wrath of the heavens, but it can barely grant one longevity.

Such a method was undoubtedly simple.

Yet this simple method left all the cultivators present dumbstruck.

Suddenly, among the multitude of cultivators, Su Huan'an from the Seeker Sword Sect stood up and gave a fist-and-palm salute towards the high platform, which was already devoid of people.

"Sect Leader Brother, why this gesture?" Su Huan'an's action undoubtedly puzzled the disciples of Seeker Sword Sect, after all, that demon had left long ago, what was the purpose of saluting now?

"This gesture is to show respect to a forerunner," Su Huan'an explained with a light smile.

The people of Seeker Sword Sect came to realization and hence also paid their respects.

After the Seeker Sword Sect made its stance clear, the disciples of Jinglong Cave Abode hastily followed suit. There were only a few disciples from Jinglong Cave Heaven, and none as prominent as the one from last time with seventy years of cultivation.

According to Jinglong Cave Heaven, that disciple had already passed the age of thirty and thus could no longer walk the world as a young disciple.

Allowing young disciples to descend from the mountain and enter the world was a tacit agreement among the eight top Immortal Sects.

On one hand, it showcased their own strength, and on the other, it directly avoided higher-level conflicts.

With Jinglong Cave Heaven showing movement, Terrestrial Immortal Cave Mansion, Supreme Purity Sect, and Luoja Mountain naturally also paid their respects.

For a moment, among the top Immortal Sects present, only Upper Clarity View and Western Expansion Mountain remained still.

Heavenly Sword Mansion hadn't come at all.

However, no one among the cultivators present felt there was an issue, especially since during the last sword appreciation ceremony at Black Heart Mountain in Yuezhou, Heavenly Sword Mansion had already sided with Tan Shuchang.

This time they might have known about the method of attaining longevity even before the others or perhaps even had Tan Shuchang's cultivation experience.

Now, aside from the absent Heavenly Sword Mansion, five of the top Immortal Sects had made their salutes, and with Upper Clarity View and Western Expansion Mountain still making no move, the pressure was on these two sects.

Both Upper Clarity View and Western Expansion Mountain had sent only disciples, with not a single elder daring to come. Before their departure, these disciples were given strict orders that aside from the salute that would protect them from demonic possession, they were not to say or do anything else.

Hence, faced with numerous gazes, the disciples from these two sects appeared more rigid and awkward than the rest.

But just then, a light chuckle eased the disciples' embarrassment.

It belonged to a tall, slender male figure, dressed in a red robe embroidered with swords, his hair tied up high. Just standing there, an invisible Sword Qi seemed to converge towards him.

On a closer look, it almost seemed like seeing the pinnacle of Sword Dao itself, with an invisible sword momentum swarming in instantly, causing one to stiffen, standing motionless until gradually recovering after several breaths.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

Such was the case with young disciples, and so it was with the elders from various Immortal Sects.

This left all the cultivators present in shock.

"A forerunner? Hmph—"

The man laughed with some disdain, "Gu Zhengyi and Master Wujiu, those two fools, they don't seem to have the courage to take action anymore, always talking about keeping the big picture in mind. So be it, let me go meet this forerunner then!"

Originally this man looked somewhat like a graceful immortal, but as he chuckled, gusts of Yin wind unexpectedly appeared around him.

This person was one of the five from the Sword Temple who had taken possession in the Lower Realm!

He had earlier gone to the Path of the Ancient Yin with two others and had now apparently returned.

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