918: After a period of seclusion, what is meant by "returning to the void"?

Hongru Academy.

Inside a pavilion.

Xie Weilou took out the ten thousand souls banner and directly refined the Divine Souls of Venerable Yangjian and the old man from Prince Qings Estate.

Not long after, their Divine Souls were completely refined and became a part of the ten thousand souls banner, and he also obtained some useful information from the memories of the old man from Prince Qings Estate.

The old man from Prince Qings Estate was no ordinary person; he was an Elder of a branch of the Heavenly Palace, ordered to hide beside Prince Qing and quietly steal imperial secrets.

This Elder took orders from Marquis Zhenyu, and this assassination attempt at Prince Qings Estate was also ordered by Marquis Zhenyu.

From the other's memories, he learned that Marquis Zhenyu was none other than Elder Gu in the Heavenly Palace!

Marquis Zhenyu was one of the four Marquises of the Imperial Dynasty, possessing terrifying strength, and had been stationed in the Great Desolation for years, possessing an incredibly deep foundation there.

Moreover, in this Eastern Wasteland City, Marquis Zhenyu also had many hidden operatives and forces, which were equally formidable.

"Elder Gu? Let's see how much longer you can keep jumping around."

Xie Weilou put away the ten thousand souls banner, his smile sinister and bloodthirsty.

He wanted to see what the motive was behind Marquis Zhenyu making a move against Zhenxi Marquis Manor, and what great secret was involved in all of this.

Suppressing his inner emotions, Xie Weilou took out the map given by Ye Anlan; the map was pitch black, with a wisp of Devilish Qi faintly hidden within.

This wisp of Devilish Qi was identical to the Devilish Qi from the demon clan wings given by the Ancient Demon, so it was no wonder it could cause the wings to react.

"..."

Xie Weilou stared at the map in his hand; the map was incomplete, with only half remaining.

The location shown on the map was not in Xie Weilou's memory and must be some special place.

Furthermore, there were no strange fire totems on this map.

If so, why was Ye Anlan certain that this map was related to strange fire?

"It seems that woman still has some things she hasn't explained."

Xie Weilou raised an eyebrow; he would have to find Ye Anlan to verify this later, but there was no rush for now.

—————— The next day.

Some news spread in Eastern Wasteland City.

The incident at Prince Qings Estate last night had already been suppressed, so not a single bit of information leaked out.

However, the incident at Green Sheep Villa had spread; Xie Weilou had executed the son of General Zhenbei and also killed a group of people from the Myriad Sword Holy Land.

Besides this, there was another major event.

The rebellion in the Great Desolation, which had originally been quelled by Marquis Zhenyu, had emerged once again, and Marquis Zhenyu had led his troops to the Great Desolation early in the morning.

The Academy.

Inside the courtyard.

Xie Weilou looked at some information sent by the Marquis of Eight Desolations, a cold sneer appearing on his face.

Marquis Zhenyu had already rushed to the Great Desolation; it seemed that last night's events had posed a huge threat to him.

"I will let you prepare for a while; it will be better to uproot you completely."

Xie Weilou thought to himself.

However, he could only uproot Marquis Zhenyu's forces; it was difficult to truly uproot the forces of the Heavenly Palace.

Even the Eastern Wasteland Dynasty might not be able to do this.

The Heavenly Palace was too mysterious, with a net spread everywhere, omnipresent, and its forces spread throughout the entire Eastern Wasteland; how could it be easy to eradicate?

The Confucian Sage walked over with his hands behind his back and asked with a smile, "Is there something the matter? If you have any trouble, just tell me. Not to mention anything else, slaughtering a group of Venerables is definitely no problem at all."

Hearing this, Xie Weilou sighed, "You are a man of the Confucian Dao, a role model for thousands of students, why do you only talk about slaughter?"

The Confucian Sage rolled his eyes, "The so-called 'Saint's rage covers the land with a million corpses.' Although I am no Saint, I have killed my way to this day step by step. The enemies who have died at my hands number at least eighty thousand, if not one hundred thousand. I am no saintly, kind-hearted person!"

Like these Old fellows, having lived for such a long time, he actually didn't have many years left to live. He couldn't be bothered to care about those rigid rules and worldly shackles.

In short, whoever displeased him, he would kill; it didn't matter if they were a Venerable or a Half-Saint. When he died, he would drag a few along as cushions, otherwise, wouldn't the road to the Yellow Springs be lonely?

Xie Weilou stood up with a smile, "You are the strongest, you have the final say! I plan to find a place to go into seclusion. Please take care of Buxian for me."

"Go!" The Confucian Sage waved his hand with a smile. It was good to go into seclusion; when he entered the Great Sage Tomb later, he would have great confidence.

"..." Xie Weilou didn't say anything more, his figure instantly disappearing from that place.

—————— Outside the city.

A hundred miles away, in a mountain range, Xie Weilou found a towering mountain and excavated a simple Immortal Cave.

Inside the Immortal Cave.

Xie Weilou sat cross-legged and muttered to himself, "The matter of Elder Gu can be put aside for later; I will first improve my Cultivation."

His current Cultivation was the Peak Dongxuan Realm, and the next step was the Guixu Realm.

He had many good things on him, so wanting to enter the Guixu Realm would not be a big problem.

"..." Xie Weilou flicked his sleeve, and many items flew out in front of him.

There were sun god tree roots, sun god liquid, true dragon treasure medicine, vermilion bird crystal, three Enlightenment Tea leaves, the Snake Venerable's demon core, and a star core—this was something given to him by that Star Giant Ape when he was in the Star Province.

Besides this, he had killed many powerhouses and had quite a few Storage Rings on him, which also contained many good things.

Xie Weilou looked at the items in front of him, pondered for a moment, then put away the rest, leaving only a drop of sun god liquid.

The sun god liquid came from the sun god tree and had Heaven-Defying effects; a single drop could cause one's Cultivation to skyrocket, so he could refine this item for this Breakthrough.

Xie Weilou took out a few more bottles; for a Breakthrough, taking Medicinal Pills was also necessary.

He had many Medicinal Pills on him, among which was the Guixu Pill, which he could use.

"Next, I will go into seclusion and strive to raise my Cultivation to the Guixu Realm within three months," Xie Weilou muttered to himself.

He closed his eyes, the Eastern Wasteland Scripture circulated, and the taiji diagram in his Dantian rotated continuously.

What is the Guixu Realm? Guixu is recorded in the "Classic of Mountains and Seas: Great Eastern Classic," "Liezi: Questions of Tang," and "Zhuangzi: Heaven and Earth."

The overall meaning is the bottomless hole east of the ocean, an endless abyss, where all things intertwine, the end of the Dao.

Hundreds of rivers flow into the sea, yet they cannot fill the Guixu; it is a bottomless hole, where all the seawater flows into it, yet the water level in the hole does not rise.

And when placed in the context of a Cultivator's Realm, Guixu also has the meaning of a bottomless pit; it is the destination of the Dao.

The Cave Profound Realm lies in perceiving Dao Principles and mastering Dao Principles, while the Guixu Realm is about letting thousands of Dao Principles flow into it, intertwining into one, and finally evolving into an even more powerful Dao Seed!

Cave Profound can only master Dao Principles, while Guixu masters the power of the Dao, and the power that can be mastered is even more extraordinary.

The Guixu Realm originated from the classification of ancient Cultivators, meaning the fusion of thousands of Dao Principles into one; ancient Cultivators could achieve this terrifying level.

But ordinary Cultivators today can only master one kind of Dao Principle and do not have the meaning of hundreds of rivers flowing into the sea; at most, they can force one Dao Principle into the Guixu.

Those with exceptional talent can allow several Dao Principles to enter the Guixu.

"..." Xie Weilou picked up a bottle of Guixu Pill, poured it directly into his mouth, and then swallowed a drop of sun god liquid.

Hum! He simultaneously circulated the Nirvana Sutra and the Eastern Wasteland Scripture; the taiji diagram in his Dantian instantly vibrated, spinning crazily, the power of Chaos erupted, and many Dao Principles surged out.

To enter the Guixu Realm, the first step for a normal Cultivator is to open up a bottomless Guixu hole in their Dantian.

Then let the Dao Principles intertwine in the Guixu to give birth to a more mysterious Dao Seed.

According to the Eastern Wasteland Scripture, those who Cultivate the Eastern Wasteland Scripture must forge another path, opening up a Guixu hole within the Dao Principles themselves; this is the true refining of the Dao.

Such a Guixu hole starts with Dao Principles and ends with Dao Principles, which can make the Dao Principles and Guixu fit together better and can give birth to a more mysterious Dao Seed.

However, this method of opening is extremely complex and dangerous; one careless move, and the Dao Principles will completely collapse.

At best, one's Realm will fall and all Cultivation will be lost; at worst, one will die and their Dao will dissipate.

For ordinary Cave Profound Realm Cultivators, their Dao Principles are not very strong; wanting to open a Guixu hole within the Dao Principles is undoubtedly digging their own grave...