28: Fourth level body training, Taiping Sect

[You began migrating toward the central region of Great Wu along with the Disciples of the Tianxuan Sect.]

[The progress was very slow, but fortunately, the journey was safe and peaceful.]

[You successfully arrived at a spiritual mountain near Martial King City.]

["Something's not right!"]

[Looking at the Tianxuan Sect Disciples who were still celebrating their survival, an ominous premonition arose in your heart.]

[The Sect Head and Elders of the Tianxuan Sect had all vanished!]

[From the moment they evacuated the Tianxuan Sect, they had never shown their faces again.]

[And now, in the entire Tianxuan Sect convoy, only a few outer sect deacons remained!]

[They must have caught wind of the inside information beforehand and abandoned these Disciples to run away.]

[You left the Tianxuan Sect convoy.]

[And headed north toward the Great Yu Dynasty.]

[At the same time, your Crisis Awareness sent you a warning.]

[You began to travel with all your might.]

[Fortunately, you were no longer who you used to be. Relying on your Tier Three Peak Physical Body, you quickly arrived at the Great Yu Dynasty.]

[The Great Yu Dynasty was much stronger than the Great Wu Dynasty and was also a member of the Dynasty Alliance. Staying here should be temporarily safe.]

[You began your cultivation.]

[In the eleventh year, news of the complete destruction of the Great Wu Dynasty arrived. At the same time, the Great Abyss Dynasty announced the establishment of the Dynasty Alliance.]

[Once the Dynasty Alliance was established, it received responses from many forces.]

[Clearly, the actions of the Boundless Immortal Dynasty had already aroused the dissatisfaction of many forces.]

[But none of this had anything to do with you.]

[As long as they didn't disturb your cultivation, it was none of your business even if they poked a hole in the sky.]

[In the fifteenth year, the Great Yu Dynasty issued a conscription order, requiring all major forces and cities to send people to join the Great Yu army.]

[For a time, panic spread among the people.]

[Everyone knew the danger of this great war, and no one was willing to join.]

[You were no exception.]

[To avoid any accidents, you left the Great Yu cities and came to the sparsely populated Luopo Mountain Range.]

[Like the Ten Thousand Demon Mountain Range, this place was a paradise for Yao Beasts, but it had the advantage of abundant Spiritual Qi. Even the periphery of the Luopo Mountain Range was barely enough for your cultivation.]

[You found a hidden cave on the outskirts of the Luopo Mountain Range.]

[You planned to Cultivate here for a long time.]

[In the twentieth year, the cultivation resources you earned from Tianxing City were completely exhausted, but your cultivation had not progressed at all. On the other hand, the Howling Moon Wolf had grown to the Late Stage of Tier Two.]

[Yet you were still stuck at the Purple Mansion Peak.]

[And because it was a Breakthrough of a major Realm, Heaven Rewards Diligence offered you very little help.]

[To break through to the Golden Core stage, you had to find and consume a Golden Core Condensation Pill to ensure a safe Breakthrough.]

[But Golden Core Condensation Pills were inherently rare, and even in normal times, they seldom appeared on the market.]

[Now that a great war was raging across the entire Eastern Continent Cultivation World, how could you obtain a strategic resource like the Golden Core Condensation Pill?]

[You felt somewhat melancholy.]

[In your helplessness, you had no choice but to focus on your Body Refining cultivation first.]

[Body Refining was different from Qi Refining; even if a Breakthrough failed, you would have a chance to try again after spending a few years recovering.]

[Moreover, you had many insights regarding Body Refining, so your cultivation speed was very fast.]

[In the twenty-fifth year, believing you were fully prepared, you began your Breakthrough.]

[However, the final result was unsatisfactory; you failed.]

[Furthermore, this Breakthrough was extremely dangerous. Had your Physical Body not been tempered to be exceptionally robust by the Great Wilderness Body Refining Technique, it would have taken you at least several decades to fully recover.]

[In the thirty-first year, the Great Yu Dynasty became one of the front lines in the clash between the Dynasty Alliance and the Boundless Immortal Dynasty.]

[You could clearly sense that many Cultivators were fleeing into the Luopo Mountain Range.]

[And with your Crisis Awareness faintly sending warnings, you felt that in the near future, the Luopo Mountain Range might no longer be safe either.]

[You began to attempt a Breakthrough once more.]

[This time, you succeeded.]

[Your Body Refining Realm successfully broke through to the Early Stage of Tier Four.]

[A physical Golden Core slowly condensed within your body.]

[From then on, you also became a Golden Core Cultivator who could declare, "Once the Golden Core is swallowed, my fate is mine to control, not heaven's."]

[But before you could rejoice, your Crisis Awareness sent another warning.]

[Unlike last time, the warning from your Crisis Awareness was much more intense.]

[You understood that this was no place to linger.]

[The influx of a large number of Cultivators had already attracted the attention of the Yao Beasts in the Luopo Mountain Range.]

[Before long, they would sweep away these human Cultivators.]

[You left the Luopo Mountain Range, intending to find a more remote place to continue your cultivation.]

[However, it was already too late.]

[Not long after you set off, several Yao Kings appeared in the Luopo Mountain Range.]

[Like tigers among a flock of sheep, they began indiscriminately slaughtering the Cultivators who had hidden here.]

[You were targeted by an Earth Bear King.]

[Fortunately, you already possessed a Tier Four Physical Body by now. Although you were still far from being a match for the Earth Bear King, you only needed to outrun the other Cultivators.]

["Aaaahhh..."]

[Screams echoed in your ears; those were the Cultivators who failed to outrun you.]

[Meanwhile, you took the opportunity to rush out of the Luopo Mountain Range.]

[After leaving the Luopo Mountain Range, you felt somewhat at a loss as to where to go.]

[Because the continuous influx of Cultivators seeking refuge in the Luopo Mountain Range made it clear that the Great Yu Dynasty had reached a critical moment of life and death.]

[If you showed your face now, you could easily be conscripted by the Great Yu Dynasty to the front lines.]

[Fortunately, an organization called the Taiping Sect was established at this time.]

[They claimed they would protect all Cultivators who were unwilling to participate in the war.]

[Although you had not seen this organization in your previous simulations, upon hearing that the Taiping Sect was backed by an expert Undergoing Tribulation, you resolutely chose to head to the Taiping Sect's stronghold, Pingan City.]

[You arrived at Pingan City.]

[At this time, your cultivation on the surface was only at the first level of Foundation Establishment. After spending some Spirit Stones to get someone to introduce you, you easily became a member of the Taiping Sect.]

[You felt that the process of joining the Taiping Sect was somewhat off because it was simply too easy, but you couldn't quite put your finger on what exactly was wrong.]

[You began to work within the Taiping Sect.]

[You found that this place was indeed just as they advertised; not only did they advocate for peace, but they also promoted the concept of equality for all.]

[As a member of the sect, your daily task was to advise the various surrounding forces to turn toward goodness.]

[You couldn't help but scoff at this.]

[After all, this was a cultivation world where everyone possessed different levels of strength.]

[Could you really expect equality between a Qi Refining Cultivator and a Mahayana Cultivator?]

[But despite thinking so, you still complied and did as you were told.]

[After all, the territory of the Taiping Sect was indeed safe, allowing you to Cultivate in peace here.]