Chapter 448 Xichuan (5000 words)
Indeed, five cultivators from the Four Extreme Secret Realms died in this wave. These five people were disciples who could be considered geniuses in these five factions. They were all on the attention lists of these peak masters and might become the pillars of the factions in the future.
Who has the ability to kill five Divine Form Realm monks at the same time? You must know that the danger level of this secret realm is not beyond the average level of the disciples participating in the trial.
First of all, there are no disciples in the Divine Intent Realm participating this time, so the highest danger will only be when they are close to the Divine Body Realm, which is the peak of the Divine Intent Realm.
Because most of the disciples in the Four Extremes Secret Realm rely on various treasures, even if they cannot defeat opponents in the Divine Realm, it is not a problem for them to protect themselves and escape, because this secret realm limits the range of activities of those monsters.
As long as the trial-taker can leave the range of the secret realm, the monster will have to give up. This is also a mechanism of the Taixu Secret Realm to protect disciples.
There is only one possibility that could have prevented the five Divine Form Realm from escaping and been killed instantly, and that is that they encountered a Divine Transformation level power. However, it is impossible for a Divine Transformation level to exist in this secret realm, so after a little analysis, we can guess that in all likelihood, they were killed by the self-preservation means of the direct disciples.
The Divine Body Peak Master's question was met with nods of approval from many Peak Masters, and this was the only explanation.
This is not a good sign. Even the Four Extreme Secret Realms are forced to use the secret treasures of the Yuanshen God to fight the enemy. This means that they must have encountered a situation that they are completely unable to deal with.
"Let me make a guess. It's possible that these five people wanted to join forces to kill a disciple, and the disciple was forced to use the secret treasure of the Yuanshen God to defend himself and kill the other party. This possibility is the greatest." At this time, Li Bai spoke.
The Li Bai in the secret realm is just a spirit of Li Bai's soul, not his real body, so he has no way of knowing what happened in the secret realm.
"What Li Bai said makes sense. Five outstanding disciples from different factions actually gathered together to kill another direct disciple. Could it be that the Anti-Immortal Alliance has sent spies among the disciples to kill an important disciple? For example, to kill Xuanmiao." Great Elder Tianmu suddenly had a guess.
This guess is quite reasonable. First of all, these five people are not from the same faction, and they all have the qualifications to become direct disciples in their own factions. It is impossible for these five people to have any communication in normal times.
It is impossible for five people to be killed at the same time when they entered the secret realm at the same time. This is unreasonable. Therefore, being killed instantly by the power of the soul is the only explanation.
"Oh! It seems to be like this. This is the only reasonable explanation. As for whether it was an attack on Xuanmiao, that is another matter. I hope they can survive this disaster safely." Old Ancestor Tianyi murmured.
In fact, the Tai Shang Ganying Sect anticipated that someone would definitely cause trouble during the Taixu Trial, so they gave their disciples means of self-protection to prevent unexpected events.
They all felt sad when they lost a few core-level monks from the Four Poles Secret Realm. If any of the direct disciples of the Four Poles Secret Realm were to suffer casualties, that would be a completely unacceptable result.
Another three days passed...
The territory of Xichuan can be said to be the most isolated area in the Tang Dynasty, even more remote than the Nanling Mountains.
Because Xichuan is a typical basin-shaped area, surrounded by continuous mountains and ridges on all sides. The only place that is truly suitable for human life is the middle area, which is shaped like a basin. Therefore, the division between the secular world and the cultivation world in Xichuan is also very clear.
The world of cultivation is surrounded by towering mountains, and the secular world is in the huge basin in the middle.
There is only one way for Zhongzhou to enter Xichuan. Apart from this, it is impossible to pass unless you are a cultivator.
At this time, Jiang Wanshan had suppressed his cultivation to the peak of the Fourth Extreme Divine Soul Realm.
There was no other way. If he entered the Xichuan cultivation world with his cultivation level of the Mystical Transformation Realm, he would definitely be discovered by Xichuan's largest cultivation force, the Hao Ri Chi Yang Valley.
There are barriers all around, except for the path to the secular world, which has no formation or barrier protection.
"This is Xichuan. The terrain is really strange." Ye Liuyun and Jiang Wanshan said while floating in the clouds and looking at the towering mountains below.
"This is the first time for Xichuan's subordinates to come here, so they don't know much about this place," said Jiang Wanshan.
It is normal not to understand. The cultivation circles in different regions have almost formed their own styles and regional regulations.
However, as they walked, they suddenly heard a series of rumbling sounds from the front, along with roars similar to those of monsters.
After Ye Liuyun and Jiang Wanshan felt the fluctuation of power, they looked at each other.
"Let's go over and take a look." Ye Liuyun gestured.
Jiang Wanshan received Ye Liuyun's instructions and immediately controlled the spaceship to fly towards the battle area.
Soon they arrived above a sect, which was currently being attacked by a huge golden demon monkey.
This demon monkey is a hundred feet tall, and his demonic aura is overwhelming. He is using his powerful physical strength to attack the mountain protection formation of the small and medium-sized sects.
"A demon beast attacks a cultivation sect in broad daylight. Is it so violent? But this monkey is so handsome, with bright golden hair." Ye Liuyun murmured as he looked at the monkey.
In the Xichuan cultivation world, monsters and cultivation sects are almost mixed together.
The Xichuan cultivation world is almost a huge circular mountainous area. Apart from the basin in the middle where the secular world is located, there are only mountains and rivers.
This kind of place is very suitable for monsters to live in, and most of the human cultivation sects are established in the monsters' habitats.
Therefore, all the cultivation sects in Xichuan have to face the attacks of powerful monsters at any time.
The sect that was attacked by the golden demon monkey was called Qinshan Sect, a small to medium-sized sect. It was stronger than the small sects, but not at the level of Yun Sect.
The demon monkey that attacked them had the cultivation level of the Fourth Extreme Secret Realm Divine Will Realm. No one knew what had happened but it made the demon beast extremely angry.
"Roar..." The demon monkey kept hitting Qinshan Sect with his huge fist. It seemed that it wouldn't take long before the gate of Qinshan Sect would be destroyed by the demon monkey.
The leader of Qinshan Sect was only at the peak of the Divine Form Realm, and he could barely fight against the demon monkey by relying on the sect's mountain protection formation.
"Damn it! Sect Master, why haven't the strong men from Tianling Sect arrived yet? Are they not coming?" asked the elder of Qinshan Sect anxiously.
The leader of the Qinshan Sect is a middle-aged man with a beard named Qin Wen.
"How should I know? The moment the Golden Monkey King attacked, our sect had already asked for help from Tianlingmen. They probably don't want to get into this trouble and are unwilling to help our Qinshan Sect?" Qin Wen said irritably.
But in fact, the so-called Tianlingmen strongmen have already arrived, but they are now staying on a distant mountain, watching the Qinshan Sect from afar.
"Master, are we really not going to help? Our two sects have an agreement to help each other." Standing here were a cultivator in the Divine Will Realm and three cultivators in the Divine Form Realm, led by a white-haired old man.
"What's the hurry? Let the Qinshan Sect suffer first. When the Golden Monkey King destroys the Qinshan Sect's mountain protection formation, we will attack the Golden Monkey King. In this way, we can ask for more rewards from the Qinshan Sect at that time." The white-haired old man said calmly.
After attacking for more than ten times in a row, the Golden Monkey King turned around and hugged a hill hundreds of meters high. His hands were filled with dazzling golden light. Driven by his demonic power, he picked up the hill hundreds of meters high, raised it above his head, and threw it towards the gate of Qinshan Sect.
Qin Shanzong looked at such a huge mountain crashing towards them, his eyes were so frightened that they seemed to be about to explode.
"Assholes, all disciples, release all your strength to maintain the mountain protection formation." Qin Wen yelled.
If this attack is not blocked, Qinshan Sect is doomed to be crushed by this hill.
However, even if they can hold off, they will probably lose the power to resist after this resistance.
The strong men from Tianlingmen in the distance saw this scene and were also prepared.
"My fellow brothers, be ready. After the Qinshan Sect's formation is broken, we will attack the Golden Monkey King." The white-haired old man from Tianling Sect reminded.
But just when they were about to make a move, something unexpected happened. A figure suddenly appeared above Qinshan Sect, and the other party raised a finger and pointed at the flying hill.
This ray of green light hit the hill, and the hill was instantly smashed into rubble by the finger.
All the cultivators of Qinshan Sect were stunned. They looked at the young man who was standing in front of them with disbelief. A cultivator who shattered a hundred-meter-high mountain with just one finger was at what level. Even a cultivator at the Divine Will Realm could not do this.
The person who took action was Jiang Wanshan. Since Ye Liuyun encountered such a thing, he must help. Besides, he just wanted to find someone who was familiar with Xichuan to ask for directions.
When the Golden Monkey King saw that his attack was easily shattered, his expression suddenly changed. He looked at Jiang Wanshan, then turned around and ran without saying a word.
But at the moment he turned around, Jiang Wanshan raised one hand, and a huge amount of magic power quickly gathered and condensed into a huge palm, which grabbed the Golden Monkey King and finally grabbed the Golden Monkey King in his hand.
"Don't go. My master said he likes you and wants to keep you as a pet. Come back." Jiang Wanshan said with a smile, then gradually withdrew his hand.
No matter how the Golden Monkey King struggled, it was useless. His huge body continued to shrink under Jiang Wanshan's suppression, and finally turned into a small monkey that looked a bit like a golden monkey. Jiang Wanshan grabbed his tail and lifted him up in his hand.
"Stop struggling. There's a huge gap between our realms. It's your good fortune that the master has taken a liking to you." Jiang Wan said with a smile as he looked at the monkey who was still struggling.
After being glared at by Jiang Wanshan, the Golden Monkey King immediately became obedient and stopped struggling.
Jiang Wanshan subdued the demon queen with ease, leaving the cultivators of Qinshan Sect and Tianling Sect in the distance dumbfounded.
The originally arrogant monkey demon was subdued just like that. The contrast was too great.
This monkey is really pretty, with shiny golden hair. After shrinking, it no longer looks as huge and oppressive as before, but instead looks a little cute.
When Ye Liuyun saw Jiang Wanshan subduing the monkey, he immediately used the Wind Wing Pill to fly over.
"It was done so quickly. Wow, this monkey is pretty good. It's much more obedient and beautiful than the one I had in Nanling." Ye Liuyun came over and said with a smile.
But when the demon monkey saw Ye Liuyun approaching, it immediately bared its teeth at him.
"Behave yourself." Seeing that the monkey was not behaving himself, Jiang Wanshan immediately used the power of his spiritual consciousness to suppress him. The monkey became obedient again and dared not move.
Ye Liuyun then took the golden monkey from Jiang Wanshan's hands with a smile.
Of course, the moment he took it, Jiang Wanshan used his own power to seal all his power. Now he is just an ordinary monkey with no power to resist.
"Wow, this fur is comfortable. If I peel off the skin and make a fur coat, it will definitely be very comfortable to wear." Ye Liuyun stroked the monkey's body and said with a smile.
When the golden monkey heard this, he immediately got angry.
The crisis of Qinshan Sect was easily resolved. Everyone in the sect just looked at the two rescuers floating outside.
After a moment of hesitation, Qin Wen quickly opened the mountain protection formation, then flew out with the sect elders and came in front of Jiang Wanshan and Ye Liuyun.
"Well, senior, I don't know your name, but thank you for subduing this evil monkey. Otherwise, our Qinshan Sect's hundred-year-old genes would be destroyed." He bowed and saluted.
Jiang Wanshan glanced at these people and then smiled kindly.
"It's okay. My young lady and I were just passing by here. My young lady said that this monkey was very beautiful and asked me to catch it as a pet, so I subdued it. If you want to thank anyone, thank my young lady." Jiang Wanshan was playing with Ye Liuyun, the golden monkey.
The Golden Monkey King was in tears at this moment. He had come to Qinshan Sect to cause trouble because someone in Qinshan Sect had captured his descendants. He came here following the scent, but he didn't expect that now, not only did he not find the little monkey, but he also lost himself.
"Oh, I see. Thank you, young lady. May I know your name? I am Qin Wen from Qinshan Sect." Qin Wen looked at Ye Liuyun. Although Ye Liuyun's realm was very low on the surface, Qin Wen did not look down on her because of her low cultivation level.
After all, if a person like Jiang Wanshan can be someone else's follower, could others be simple?
"It's okay, it's okay. My name is Ye Liuyun. I came here from Zhongzhou to visit relatives. I want to ask Sect Master Qin about something. Is that okay?" Ye Liuyun asked with a smile.
"Oh, please go ahead, young lady. I will tell you everything I know. Let's go into the sect and have a chat. You two must be tired after coming all the way from Zhongzhou." Qin Wen said seriously.
Ye Liuyun had no objection, so he followed Qin Wen into the Qinshan Sect.
The cultivators from Tianling Sect far away outside were feeling a little depressed and irritated. They didn't know where this powerful man came from and how he easily resolved the crisis for Qinshan Sect. Their previous plans were also ruined, so they were naturally a little unhappy.
"This? Sect Master, the crisis of Qinshan Sect has been resolved by others, so should we go back?" asked an elder.
The old man stroked his beard and fell into deep thought.
"No, since it is the Qinshan Sect that invited us, we still have to go. Even if we cannot help them, we can't come here in vain. We still have to get the reward. Let's go and see which sect's strong man is ruining the good deeds of our Tianling Sect." The leader of Tianling Sect said coldly.
After saying that, they flew towards Qinshan Sect.
As for Ye Liuyun and Jiang Wanshan, they had already sat in the main hall of Qinshan Sect.
"I don't know what Miss Ye wants to ask, but you can always tell me." Qin Wen looked at Ye Liuyun and smiled.
Ye Liuyun nodded at Qin Wen.
"It's like this. I want to ask Sect Master Qin about the location of the Ximen family. Does Sect Master Qin know?" Ye Liuyun asked with a smile.
Qin Wen was stunned.
"The Ximen family? This is the largest cultivation family in Xichuan. Everyone knows about it. I heard that they are not only the largest family in the secular world of Xichuan, but also the largest family in the cultivation world of Xichuan. Their influence is comparable to that of a large sect." Qin Wen replied.
The Ximen family is not as low-key as the Nangong family, nor as isolated from the world as the Dongfang family. They are a powerful family known to ordinary people in the secular world and cultivators in the cultivation world.
"Oh, then where is the exact location?" Ye Liuyun asked after thinking for a while.
"Ximen Mountain is located in the westernmost part of Xichuan, which is right at the border between the cultivation world and the secular world. If the girl wants to go to the Ximen family, just find any mortal with a little status in the secular world who will know her." Qin Wen said with a smile.
This was Ye Liuyun's simplest journey to find love. He knew it as soon as he arrived and there was no need to ask around.
"Oh, that's good. Then, Sect Master Qin, how much do you know about the Ximen family, such as their family traditions?" Ye Liuyun asked again.
The reason why we ask about family traditions is that a family's reputation outside is enough to illustrate the family's traditions.
"Eh? This? I only heard that the Ximen family is quite xenophobic. Over at Ximen Mountain, unless the Ximen family is holding some activities and inviting strong people from the cultivation world to be guests, outsiders are not allowed to approach most of the time." Qin Wen explained.
"Is that so? I understand. Thank you, Sect Master Qin, for telling me. In that case, we won't stay here long. Oh, by the way, why did this monkey attack your Qinshan Sect?" Ye Liuyun asked, looking at the monkey in his arms.
This question surprised Qin Wen and others.
"This? This is really unclear. Why not ask the Monkey King himself?" Qin Wen was a little confused.
When Ye Liuyun heard this, he immediately patted the golden monkey.
"Hey! Monkey, why are you attacking the Qinshan Sect? If you have something to say, just tell me. Otherwise, I will take you away and you won't be able to come back." Ye Liuyun reminded.
Originally, the Golden Monkey King was captured and didn't want to talk at all, but after Ye Liuyun opened his mouth, the monkey had to speak.
"Bah! Damn humans, you captured the little monkey of my tribe. This monkey king followed the smell to find them, but who knew I would run into you two nosy humans. Humans are so shameless." The monkey complained in a young man's tone, mainly because he was not convinced.
"You can speak, why do you keep your mouth shut? I thought you, a demon beast from the Four Extremes Secret Realm, were a mute." Ye Liuyun said.
"You are the mute, little girl. Don't you rely on this old guy's ability to bully this Monkey King at will?" The golden-haired monkey complained, pointing at Jiang Wanshan on the side.
When Jiang Wanshan heard this, he immediately looked at him with a smile.
When the golden monkey saw Jiang Wanshan's eyes, he immediately became timid again.
After learning the reason why the Golden Monkey King attacked their Qinshan Sect, Qin Wen was confused for a moment because he had no idea about this matter.
Chapter 449: Helping to the End (5000 words + 14 fire coupons)
