319: Li Youdao, the abnormality of Taiyuan Realm

[Several hours later.]

[The warning from Crisis Awareness remained.]

[Several days later.]

[It still had not dissipated.]

[It wasn't until several months later that a slight, abnormal fluctuation was transmitted.]

[Your expression tightened instantly, and you immediately began to pay attention to any movement around you.]

["Hahahaha..."]

["Fellow Daoist, this old man was just joking with you earlier."]

["Although you killed Old Ancestor Duan, that was merely because he developed greed and brought it upon himself."]

["Everyone has their own fate, and we will not interfere further."]

[As he spoke, an old man in white robes revealed his form.]

[He had hair like a crane and a youthful face, with a tall and straight figure.]

[Although his aura was not revealed, it was extremely extraordinary.]

[After he appeared, the sense of Crisis Awareness receded like a tide.]

[You temporarily set your mind at ease and did not unleash a Fatal Strike against him.]

[After all, he was not the same person as the Old Ancestor Duan you had just killed. If you were to kill him as well, heaven knows how many more Cultivators might appear later?]

["Fellow Daoist, your strength is truly formidable."]

["But even so, I fear it will be very difficult to hold the Taiyuan Realm."]

[Hearing this, you chuckled and said, "Thank you, Fellow Daoist, but whether the Taiyuan Realm can be held is my problem; there is no need for you to worry on my behalf."]

[You had intended to send this person away, but the old man was quite thick-skinned.]

[He smiled indifferently and told you many things.]

[He told you that there are many Cultivators in this world, and even more who are trapped at their current Realm, afraid to attempt a Breakthrough.]

[These people vary in strength, but without exception, they are all searching for supreme treasures.]

[Because although God Realm Cultivators can achieve eternal life, no one has actually realized it.]

[Because the Cultivation World is extremely competitive.]

[The path of Cultivation is like sailing against the current; if you do not advance, you retreat.]

[Along the way, who doesn't have a few enemies?]

[And if these enemies achieve a Breakthrough while you remain stagnant, you will suffer greatly.]

[Therefore, ninety-nine percent of Cultivators in the world must constantly urge themselves to improve their strength and keep their fate in their own hands.]

[And those 0.1 percent of Cultivators who think they can rest easy once they reach the God Realm may actually lose their lives to some accident before long.]

[You think what the old man said makes a lot of sense.]

[But ultimately, his goal is still the Taiyuan Realm.]

[He tells you that, apart from you, he is currently the only person who knows about the Taiyuan Realm.]

[As long as you share a portion of the benefits with him, he will keep this secret buried in his stomach forever.]

[Otherwise, if he releases this news, you will certainly face endless harassment.]

[You immediately feel that this person is courting death.]

[But just as you are about to unleash a Fatal Strike, the old man hurriedly says, "Fellow Daoist, wait! This old man is merely a Clone; killing me will be of no use."]

["And I only ask for twenty percent of the supreme treasures in the Taiyuan Realm, just twenty percent!"]

["Twenty percent, you say..."]

[Hearing this, you hesitate slightly.]

[After all, your strength is far greater than that of Cultivators at the same Realm, and when you undergo a Breakthrough, you simply do not need that many supreme treasures.]

[If you can settle this matter by consuming twenty percent of the supreme treasures in the Taiyuan Realm, it could barely be considered a good deal.]

[After deliberating for a moment, you finally agree to the old man's terms.]

[But as a condition, you also obtain some information from the old man.]

[The old man calls himself Li Youdao, an Eight-Cycle God Realm Peak Cultivator.]

[And the Old Ancestor Duan you killed earlier was his colleague, whose cultivation was also at the Peak of the Eight-Cycle God Realm.]

[They both came from a faction called the Immortal Alliance.]

[This faction gathers almost all the God Realm Cultivators in the vast Void Realm who dare not attempt a Breakthrough.]

[Their original intention was to band together for warmth and help each other.]

[By using everyone's power to let one person achieve a Breakthrough first, and then having that person turn back to help the others achieve their Breakthroughs.]

[Unfortunately, this method of achieving a Breakthrough oneself before helping others ultimately could not last long.]

[Many Cultivators who have already achieved a Breakthrough have waited too long and have already Cultivated to the Peak of their current Realm.]

[Therefore, they simply stopped looking for supreme treasures for others and focused on their own Breakthroughs.]

[With that, the Immortal Alliance existed in name only.]

[And although Li Youdao and Old Ancestor Duan had some friendship, it was far from the point of risking their lives for each other.]

[After hearing Li Youdao's explanation, you nod thoughtfully.]

[This situation seems quite reasonable to you.]

[The initiator of the Immortal Alliance was probably well-intentioned.]

[But he vastly overestimated the moral standards of Cultivators.]

[In this world, if a man is not for himself, heaven and earth will destroy him.]

[After receiving gifts from others, how many people can spend hundreds of thousands or even millions of years helping others?]

[Several hours later.]

[You and Li Youdao enter the Taiyuan Realm.]

[This time, just like last time, you faintly feel a warning from Crisis Awareness.]

[Therefore, you still do not choose to stay here long, but instead let those controlled Cultivators obtain the supreme treasures for you.]

[But who would have thought.]

[Just two hours after you exited the Taiyuan Realm, Li Youdao also runs out with a look of horror on his face.]

["What on earth is this Taiyuan Realm?!"]

["How can those supreme treasures have such eerie power?!"]

[Hearing this, you are slightly stunned, and then you immediately start asking questions.]

[Li Youdao tells you that his Clone sensed something unusual shortly after obtaining the supreme treasures.]

[At first, he did not pay attention.]

[But as time passed, this power caused his Clone to suddenly develop an urge to kill, wanting to replace his thoughts.]

[Fortunately, his main body was controlling the Clone by force from hundreds of millions of miles away; otherwise, he would have been completely controlled by that power by now.]

["An urge to kill..."]

[You mutter to yourself, and immediately understand the source of the Crisis Awareness.]

[However...]

[You do not know much about the Taiyuan Realm either.]

[So, after thinking for a long time, you still do not know the reason for this.]

[And through the soul-searching you performed earlier, you did not obtain this information from Yang Li's memories.]

["No..."]

["Perhaps he was already influenced."]

[You recall Yang Li's early memories.]

[At that time, although he was ruthless in his actions, he was far from being unscrupulous.]

[And then there is that "mind spirit".]

[When you were searching Yang Li's soul, he inexplicably obtained the method for creating it.]

[At first, you did not think much of it.]

[But now it seems that Yang Li was probably controlled by that power long ago.]