I Have A Cultivation World Chapter 2525 - 1135: Wandering Mountain Opens (Part 2)

"Bai Wu has escaped to the Southern State; you need to act and eliminate him."

The practitioner from Submerged Abyss Island revealed the purpose behind summoning Ku Zhu, causing the latter's gaze to gleam with interest.

Even after so many years, Ku Zhu remained unable to shake off the profound grudge of blood between Sun Bathing Sea and Kong Sang Valley. In the past, Bai Wu Patriarch had always concealed himself within Golden Crow Immortal City, protected by the formidable Fifth Rank Great Formation, rendering any chance for vengeance impossible.

Yet at this moment, with Golden Crow Immortal City destroyed and Bai Wu Patriarch isolated without support, it presented the perfect moment to settle the score.

"How do I locate him?"

Ku Zhu inquired without delay.

The practitioner from Submerged Abyss Island passed him a dark-green Spirit Talisman: "Bai Wu seized a large quantity of resources from me; I've embedded a mark on them, and this talisman will allow you to track his position."

Ku Zhu took hold of the Spirit Talisman, channeling his Tianyuan True Qi into it, and shortly afterward, a clear direction emerged within his consciousness.

"Bai Wu truly is a cunning old schemer, but he failed to detect your scheme."

Ku Zhu remarked, displaying a hint of astonishment.

"He did consume the resources I provided, yet I secretly placed a mark on a separate object as well."

The practitioner from Submerged Abyss Island replied, a enigmatic grin playing on his lips.

Ku Zhu appeared confused, uncertain about the nature of that particular object.

"In our initial pact, Bai Wu was supposed to unlock the city gates, permit the Mysterious Flood Dragon Royal Court to advance onshore, and in exchange, I would supply the necessary resources for him to reach Nascent Soul Complete. However, I only delivered half before he made his move."

"Still, Bai Wu harbored no faith in me and acted out of pure self-interest. I foresaw that he would sever the most valuable Sun God Tree from Sun Bathing Sea and carry it off, so I prepared the mark beforehand."

"Once you overtake and slay him, feel free to claim those resources as your own, and present that Sun God Tree to the Blue Emperor of the Five Elements Sect to secure his favor."

Such an extended explanation from the practitioner of Submerged Abyss Island caused Ku Zhu's brows to furrow more intensely.

"Are you in league with the Mysterious Flood Dragon Royal Court as well?"

Though reclusive and responsible for numerous deaths, Ku Zhu still viewed himself as a cultivator of righteousness, instinctively recoiling from the idea.

"Think of it as a mutual alliance; I exploit them, and they exploit us. Ultimately, to challenge the supremacy of the Eastern Continent Righteous Dao that dominates the world, we must incite these Demon Race Royal Courts to rise up and disrupt the balance."

The practitioner's statement from Submerged Abyss Island caught Ku Zhu off guard for a moment.

Us?

That implied more than just the individual standing before him.

And which force sought to topple the Eastern Continent Righteous Dao?

Ku Zhu sensed he might have stumbled into a grander scheme, but since he had already consumed the Tianyuan Dao Fruit, retreat was no longer an option.

"Why seek the Eastern Wilderness Blue Emperor's trust?"

Ku Zhu pushed aside his uncertainties and posed a question he believed might elicit an answer.

"The Three Regions of the Eastern Continent Frontier remain desolate territories. This figure is exceptionally capable and undoubtedly harbors ambitions beyond confining his sect to this area. In time, we can align with him to expose the reality, unite our strengths to assault the East Land, and dismantle those Ancient Sacred Lands."

The practitioner's words from Submerged Abyss Island prompted a subtle nod from Ku Zhu.

He posed no further queries and instantly morphed into a streak of Sword Light, pursuing Bai Wu guided by the talisman's indication.

As he vanished from sight, the practitioner from Submerged Abyss Island turned toward the Eastern Continent, casting a profound glance in its direction.

...

Chen Mobai, along with the other three Deity Transformation True Monarchs, reached the skies above Wandering Mountain.

The array prohibitions that once existed in this location had dissipated due to the upheaval of heaven and earth and the relocation of mountains and rivers.

From the center, pure spiritual energy of the Sixth Rank surged upward, eliciting nods of approval from all those assembled.

A Sixth Rank Spirit Vein represented the benchmark for a Holy Land.

"Odd, the spiritual energy in this area feels somewhat sparse."

Yet shortly, Shenxi detected an irregularity.

Although the Spirit Vein's nucleus within Wandering Mountain genuinely released Sixth Rank Spiritual Energy, it only just qualified, occasionally dipping to Fifth Rank Peak.

Such instability typically signaled a recent promotion of the Spirit Vein.

However, this Spirit Vein had endured for tens of thousands of years.

A circumstance like this ought not to arise.

"Something is siphoning and devouring the essence of the Spirit Vein's core."

Chen Mobai declared. With the array prohibitions of Wandering Mountain rendered ineffective, he employed the Listening with Empty Valley Echo method and had already discerned the majority of the internal conditions.

"Guessing from afar serves no purpose; we should enter and investigate directly."

Da Kong True Monarch suggested, raising his pair of golden and silver rings, and the others agreed with nods before soaring toward Wandering Mountain's heart.

Even though the protective formation and prohibitions had become inert, they had transformed into turbulent energies, unleashing spiritual power in disarray. Thankfully, as Deity Transformation True Monarchs all four were, and bolstered by Da Kong True Monarch's Void Secret Technique, they penetrated the ruins with ease.

Amid a flash of silver radiance, the quartet's forms materialized upon the stone bridge overgrown with moss.

Surveying their surroundings, ancient structures from the Eastern Emperor Court era materialized amid the turbulent spiritual currents. The weathered stone bridge beneath their feet connected two peaks, with a valley of winding streams below, bordered by elegant pavilions and towers, richly adorned yet mostly in ruins and shrouded in foliage.

The scene unfolding before them stirred memories in both Shenxi and Ni Yuanzhong of the Eastern Emperor Court's depictions preserved in their sects, drawing soft sighs from them.

"Without doubt, this served as the frontier outpost where generations of Fanhai Sect's Deity Transformations maintained their vigil."

The Hall of Ten Directions functioned as a sealing authority beneath the Eastern Emperor Court, tasked with safeguarding the Ten Directions of the world and possessing vast authority. Fanhai Sect had persistently clashed with the Mysterious Flood Dragon Royal Court, emerging as a foremost defender.

Following that catastrophic conflict, vast expanses of the Eastern Yi Coastline fractured and sank into the sea, much like the recent confrontation between Chen Mobai and the primordial Flood Dragon.

After suffering devastating casualties in the war, the Eastern Emperor Court adopted a more conservative stance and relinquished this frontier outpost.

During that era, both the Nine Heavens Morality Sect and Dao Morale Sect adhered to the Eastern Emperor Court's directives, even as they grappled with their own perils, thus avoiding any deployments to this remote site.

Upon the Eastern Emperor Court's dissolution, Eastern Yi reverted to its status as a peripheral domain, and the remnants of Fanhai Sect faded into obscurity.

Millennia past, Fen Tianjing Di spearheaded the development of Eastern Yi, bearing the weight of opposition against the Mysterious Flood Dragon Royal Court, and sought out these outpost ruins; however, Wandering Mountain's formation and prohibitions persisted then. Though hints were uncovered, access remained barred until this very day.

Chen Mobai and his companions traversed the stone bridge to the primary summit, where a massive stele towered in solitude, inscribed with intricate ancient script. Surrounding it stood various stone effigies, some reclined and others upright, each radiating an aura of solemnity.

Beneath this stele lay the nucleus of the Sixth Rank Spirit Vein, with a substantial portion of its spiritual energy drawn into the monument.

Shenxi deciphered the engravings: "This monument is a Boundary Stone granted by the Human Emperor in ancient times, housing a minor world as the paramount treasure inherited by Fanhai Sect's successive Deity Transformations. The etchings describe a royal Secret Realm within, serving as the cornerstone of Fanhai Sect's resistance against the Mysterious Flood Dragon Royal Court."

Upon hearing this, Chen Mobai's eyes tightened slightly.

To think that Tianhe Realm harbored such an extraordinary treasure.

Safeguarded and passed down through generations of Deity Transformations, it would assuredly rival the Immortal Gate's minor realms, and perhaps even eclipse them.

"What method opens it?"

Chen Mobai questioned with intrigue, simultaneously committing the stele's inscriptions to memory for later cross-reference and translation against archived texts.

"It demands the Secret Techniques of the Eastern Emperor Court or Fanhai Sect..."

Shenxi shook his head, suggesting a return to pore over sect archives for any pertinent details.

Ni Yuanzhong shared the sentiment.

In the wake of the Eastern Emperor Court's collapse, the two sects had essentially split all the royal Jade Slips between them, so an absence of records in both likely meant no entry was feasible.

Chen Mobai cast a look at the quiet Da Kong True Monarch, and Shenxi with Ni Yuanzhong followed suit, turning their attention to the experienced senior.

"My Void Evasion Technique will suffice for entry."

After scrutinizing the stele briefly, Da Kong True Monarch affirmed with a nod.

At these words, Chen Mobai inwardly mused that it would be preferable if you refrained from going inside.