197: Chapter 197 Nascent Soul Transformation Situation, Tribulation Qi, Invasion

"So… this is the method… you use to control them…"

Feeling his body becoming increasingly disobedient and his logical thoughts descending into chaos, he hurriedly shouted.

"Quickly… stop!"

"Whatever demands you have, just say them. I will definitely cooperate with you. I know all the various cultivation techniques within the Diling Sect, as well as the nodes of the grand formation. You…"

The Incarnation paid no heed to his incessant chatter; as long as he was under control, he would eventually divulge everything anyway.

Eventually, under the influence of a series of Fate Seeds modifications, the Fourth Elder finally "understood" the importance of their Earth Immortal Dao cause.

His originally ferocious and fearful expression gradually smoothed out, and he said respectfully,

"My Lord, I only wish to follow you."

"Enough nonsense. What is the situation inside the Diling Sect right now?"

"Currently, apart from three elders who are already fully prepared and organized into three fleets awaiting the enemy's invasion, the Sect Master and an Essence Infant late-stage cultivator of the Hidden Lineage are guarding the forbidden grounds within the Diling Sect."

"The Hidden Lineage… as expected, these long-standing major sects always have endless contingency plans. If I had rashly barged in, I would have learned how to write the word 'death' in no time."

"What about you Incarnation cultivators?"

"The Diling Sect currently has three early-stage Incarnation cultivators. Two have fallen into the Tribulation of Longevity, and there is one more—the very Lord who forged the Diling Blessed Land 800 years ago."

"No Incarnation cultivators above the early stage?"

Hearing this, the Fourth Elder was also somewhat puzzled and said hesitantly,

"There should be. Early on, at the founding of the sect, we abandoned traditional inheritance methods. Every Essence Infant cultivator bears the responsibility of heading to other places to make a comeback should the sect be destroyed. We are not entirely clear on what specific contingency plans and foundations remain."

"So there are, then."

As for these old monsters who have lived for thousands of years, the Incarnation did not doubt for a second that they had multiple contingency plans. It would not even be surprising if the Diling Sect, an ancient sect that inherited part of the Taiqing Immortal Sect's legacy, possessed some shocking, world-destroying methods.

"When will these Incarnation cultivators make a move?"

"Generally, unless it is a calamity of destruction, the only tasks for the Incarnation cultivators are to research and perfect the Earth Immortal Law and to break through to higher realms. Otherwise, even if all three elders were to die, they would not make a move."

Hearing this, the Incarnation pondered.

"Since that is the case, you all should hurry and gather the genius cultivators in the Diling Academy. I foresee this great war entering the Incarnation level very soon. Prepare to evacuate."

Subsequently, the Bi Luoshui Avatar condensed Fate Seeds one by one within the grand formation.

"Distribute these seeds to those selected genius cultivators. We will be leaving very soon."

The Incarnation then calmed down and transmitted all the cultivation techniques handed over by the Fourth Elder to the main body to be organized.

Apart from the [ Myriad Phenomenon Star Body ], [ Nine Revolutions Profound Origin Technique ], and [ Void Spirit Meditation Method ]—techniques specifically for cultivating essence, qi, and spirit—there was also the Essence Infant version of the [ Establishing Abode and Cultivating Earth Book ], which describes how to cultivate and verify the External Scene Blessed Land. The current Diling Blessed Land is the result of that verification.

However, the Essence Infant portion of the [ Internal Scene Spirit Cultivation Scripture ] was still at a theoretical stage.

This technique requires cultivating a Natal Dharma Treasure after forming the Golden Nature Core, then combining the two. By utilizing the power of the Essence Infant, one opens up an Internal Scene Blessed Land within the Dharma Treasure to become a portable cave abode.

However, the subsequent stages were of little reference value to Wang An. In the environment of the external physical universe, only high-level existences could open up space.

"Perhaps I can also refine my Blessed Land space into it; that way, I could further perfect the technique."

Suddenly, the main body, Wang An, transmitted a stronger mental signal, and the Incarnation, who had been thinking in that direction, immediately snapped back to reality.

"What is going on?"

The Incarnation immediately entered his Golden Nature to observe the outside world. The black qi and evil qi above the Diling Sect's fate were growing, and at the same time, a blood-red Tribulation Qi flooded the entire [ Qingxu Heaven ].

Under the shroud of the Golden Nature, the blood-red Tribulation Qi within his body was expelled.

His thoughts, which had been influenced by the Tribulation Qi, instantly became clear.

"As expected of a world that once had cultivators above the high level; it is actually capable of influencing thoughts protected by the [ Great Forest Wood ]."

"Is this the Heaven and Earth descending the calamity?"

"When Heaven unleashes its killing intent, stars shift and constellations change; when Earth unleashes its killing intent, dragons and snakes rise from the land; when humanity unleashes its killing intent, Heaven and Earth are overturned; when Heaven and humanity unleash it together, the foundation of all transformations is set."

Standing in the main control room of the warship, the Incarnation watched as some mid-level warships appeared nearby. The great war was on the verge of breaking out.

Just as more and more warships gathered here, the blue streamlined warship of the Ruins Hunter Group that the Incarnation had seen before began releasing small assault spacecraft, piloted by low-level Transcendent Life forms, to enter the interior of the Law Crystal Wall for reconnaissance.

Seeing this, the other warships no longer waited. Five large mid-level warships opened their side doors, and countless assault spacecraft poured out like a swarm of locusts, diving downwards.

Meanwhile, the academy cultivators, who had mostly gathered, also arrived at the Spirit Field Formation area to take cover.

Taichang reported to the Bi Luoshui Avatar.

"My Lord, we have screened the top 5 genius cultivators in each skill. A total of 50 people, all of whom have made remarkable achievements in their respective fields, have participated in improving and perfecting the relevant skills."

The Bi Luoshui Avatar nodded in approval.

The Fourth Elder then continued his report, simultaneously handing over a large storage bag containing resources to the Bi Luoshui Avatar.

"The treasures, materials, spiritual plants, and spiritual medicines used by Essence Infant and Golden Core level cultivators within the academy have all been retrieved. These materials are sufficient to build an early-stage Essence Infant warship. Furthermore, I have a small flying boat myself, which is enough for us to head beyond the heavens."

"Additionally, several other Golden Core cultivators within the academy have joined us. The situation here will not be discovered in the short term. My Lord, when shall we depart?"

The Bi Luoshui Avatar looked at the 12 Golden Core cultivators who had gathered and said,

"No rush. We still need to wait for the right moment; otherwise, leaving like this would make us a target for everyone."

He then used a spatial anchor to place all the resources inside those storage bags into the Blessed Land space.

"Taizhen, Taichang, take out the resources from your own storage bags as well and place them in the magic flying boat. The spatial rules of the outside world are extremely strict; only cultivators above the Void Refinement stage can touch spatial laws. These storage bags refined using the laws of [ Qingxu Heaven ] will collapse as soon as they enter the outside world."

Taizhen was the Fourth Elder's Daoist name.

Seeing this, the group hadn't realized the outside world was like that.

The Fourth Elder, Taizhen, stroked his long beard while taking out a model of a flying boat that radiated the pressure of an Essence Infant, tossing it into the sky.

This small model immediately transformed into a 200-meter-long flying boat, hovering in the air.

"The Diling Sect has some records stating that in the Immortal World above, the laws are extremely stable and difficult to break. Perhaps the region beyond the domain is also a powerful world of the same level. In that case, our Earth Immortal Dao has hope of flourishing."

As the cultivators moved supplies into the flying boat, countless black dots suddenly appeared in the sky; they were low-level spacecraft entering [ Qingxu Heaven ]. Moreover, it was not just the Central Domain; the other four domains were also invaded one after another.