58: Chapter 58 A Heavenly Warning! Within a radius of 120 li, anyone who enters will surely die!

Tianshui Holy Land, Tianshui Great Hall.

Dong—! Dong—! Dong—!

The dull and solemn sound of the [Tianshui Bell] rang out exactly nine times.

The bell's toll echoed through the mountains, startling countless birds into flight.

Streaks of light flew rapidly from Immortal Caves across the Holy Land.

In less than half an hour, dozens of Elders with powerful auras gathered in the spacious hall.

These were the foundation of Tianshui Holy Land; the weakest among them was at the Nascent Soul Middle Stage, and there were even three Late Nascent Soul Stage great Cultivators.

Combined with the Soul Transformation Stage Holy Lord Tianshui sitting in the seat of honor, this force was enough to sweep across the entire Southern Wasteland Region.

"Everyone."

Holy Lord Tianshui's Face was as deep as water, and his voice was bone-chillingly cold:

"You have all heard the Saintess's words."

"Elder Chu Xiuyuan of the Punishment Hall and the Sect Disciple Zhao Wuji have both fallen! Even the Ziyang Sect has been completely exterminated!"

"Regardless of whether it's a resurgence of that Hehuan Sect from eight hundred years ago, anyone who dares to provoke the majesty of my Holy Land must pay in blood!"

"Pass down the order: mobilize the army and raze the Hehuan Sect of Cangwu Mountain to the ground!"

Whoosh—!

The Elders were impassioned, their Killing Intent surging.

However.

Just as everyone was preparing to receive their orders and set out, an aged and extremely solemn voice suddenly rang out, suppressing all the noise.

"Wait!! You must not! You absolutely must not send troops!!"

Everyone looked toward the source of the voice.

They saw an old man wearing a Daoist robe embroidered with a Bagua diagram, holding a tortoise shell, with cloudy yet deep eyes, stumbling into the hall.

He was the Hall Master of the [Heavenly Secret Hall] of Tianshui Holy Land—Elder Xuanji (Late Nascent Soul Stage Great Circle).

At this moment, the tortoise shell in his hand was cracked, and a trace of blood hung from the corner of his mouth, clearly having just suffered some kind of backlash.

"Junior Brother Xuanji, what happened to you?" Holy Lord Tianshui frowned.

Elder Xuanji didn't bother to wipe the blood from his mouth, his voice trembling as he shouted:

"Holy Lord! I just had a premonition and used the forbidden secret technique [Heavenly Secret Divine Calculation], which cost fifty years of my Lifespan, to peer into the Luck of Cangwu Mountain..."

"The result... the result is a great calamity! An omen of great calamity!"

"Great calamity?" An ill-tempered Elder of the Martial Hall said dismissively, "Old man Xuanji, are you getting more cowardly as you get older? With our Holy Land's Soul Transformation expert overseeing us, what is there to fear from mere remnants of a demonic Sect?"

"No! It's not remnants of a demonic Sect!"

Elder Xuanji shook his head violently, his eyes filled with terror:

"I saw within that blurred heavenly secret that what is currently occupying Cangwu Mountain... is not that foul Hehuan Sect from eight hundred years ago at all!"

"But rather... a brand new, extremely mysterious, and terrifying Sect that doesn't even exist within the Five Elements!"

"What? A new Sect?" Holy Lord Tianshui's eyes narrowed.

Elder Xuanji took a deep breath and pulled out a recently drawn map from his robes.

It was a map of the area surrounding Qingshi Town.

He tremblingly extended his finger and drew a bright red circle centered on Cangwu Mountain (the main peak of the Hehuan Sect).

"Holy Lord, please look."

"I saw in the heavenly secret that within this circle... lies an absolute [Forbidden Zone of Life]!"

"Its radius... is approximately one hundred and twenty li!"

"The heavenly secret shows: within a radius of one hundred and twenty li, gods and demons are forbidden! All who enter shall find no way to survive!"

"Even at the Soul Transformation Stage... if one tries to force their way in, there is a danger of falling!"

All the Elders widened their eyes, staring at the bright red circle on the map, feeling a chill rush from the soles of their feet to the crowns of their heads.

No way to survive?

A Soul Transformation expert falling?

How is this possible?!

In a barren place like the Southern Wasteland Region, how could there be a Forbidden Ground of this level?

"Junior Brother Xuanji, are you sure you didn't see wrongly?" Holy Lord Tianshui's voice also became somewhat solemn.

After all, although he was at the Soul Transformation Stage, he only had one life. Hearing the words "danger of falling," he had to weigh his options.

"It is absolutely true! I guarantee it with my life!"

Elder Xuanji swore to the heavens:

"Inside... there is a great terror! It is the power of rules!"

"If the army rashly mobilizes and charges into this one hundred and twenty li radius... our Holy Land's elites will likely be completely wiped out!"

Hearing this, the Elders who had been clamoring to raze the Hehuan Sect instantly fell silent.

Everyone was here to Cultivate to become immortals and seek longevity, not to seek death.

A Forbidden Ground where even a Soul Transformation expert might fall—who would dare go to their death?

For a mere Punishment Hall Elder, it wasn't worth losing one's own life!

Murong Xue, kneeling on the ground, turned even paler.

What was going on?

That dilapidated Hehuan Sect had become a Forbidden Ground?

That bitch Ye Qingcheng, what kind of powerful backer did she find?

Holy Lord Tianshui pondered for a long time before finally waving his hand, dispersing the Killing Intent he had gathered:

"In that case... the matter of sending troops will be postponed."

"Although I want revenge, I cannot gamble with the foundation of the Holy Land built over thousands of years."

Hearing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

"But!"

Holy Lord Tianshui's tone shifted as he looked toward Elder Xuanji:

"Elder Chu's grudge must be avenged, and the Holy Land's Face must be restored."

"Since the army cannot enter, we must at least figure out what that so-called great terror actually is, right?"

Elder Xuanji nodded, a flash of sharpness and confidence appearing in his eyes:

"Holy Lord, rest assured."

"Since I have seen through the intricacies, I naturally have a way to deal with it."

"Since the heavenly secret shows that the one hundred and twenty li radius is a Death Line, then as long as we don't step into those one hundred and twenty li, it should be safe."

Saying this, Elder Xuanji stroked his beard and said proudly:

"I am willing to personally make a trip to the vicinity of Cangwu Mountain."

"The [Heaven-Observing Divine Eye] I Cultivate can peer through all illusions and realities."

"I will stand one hundred and twenty... no, one hundred and thirty li away and take a look from afar!"

"As long as I don't enter, no matter how powerful that great terror is, it won't be able to do anything to me!"

"Once I've grasped their background and found their weaknesses, then... hmph!"

Hearing this, Holy Lord Tianshui nodded with satisfaction:

"Good! As expected of the Heavenly Secret Hall Master, your thinking is meticulous."

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Junior Brother."

"Remember, safety first. You absolutely must not step even half a step into that one hundred and twenty li restricted area!"

Elder Xuanji gave a confident smile and cupped his hands:

"Holy Lord, rest assured. I value my life more than anyone."

"On this trip, I will surely discover the truth behind the Hehuan Sect!"

...

Three days later!

Sixty-five kilometers outside the Hehuan Sect of Cangwu Mountain.

An aged figure silently appeared on a mountain peak.

It was indeed Elder Xuanji, who had traveled through the night.

He held the map in his hand and even used a ruler to measure the distance.

"The straight-line distance from here to the main peak of Cangwu Mountain is one hundred and thirty li."

"Mm, exactly ten li more than that Death Line."

"Very safe!"

Elder Xuanji nodded with satisfaction and found a comfortable position to sit cross-legged.

He looked toward the mist-shrouded direction in the distance, a disdainful cold smile curling his lips:

"A mysterious new Sect."

"Let me see what kind of trickery you are hiding!"

"If I find that you are just bluffing and using some secret treasure to obscure the heavenly secret... hmph, then don't blame the Holy Land's Daoist arts for being merciless!"

Having spoken.

Elder Xuanji formed hand seals, a crack opened at his brow, and a vertical eye emitting a faint blue light slowly opened.

Secret Technique—[Heaven-Observing Divine Eye]!

His vision instantly zoomed in.

Passing over the wilderness, passing over the forests.

Peering toward the Hehuan Sect sixty-five kilometers away!

At this moment, he did not know.

That in these past few days, because Wang Yang wanted to get more points to buy Spiritual Roots, the number of cultivation sessions had greatly increased.

Ye Qingcheng, whose mind was clear after killing Zhao Wuji, already possessed excellent talent and had broken through once again, reaching the Golden Core Middle Stage (fifth level)!

The radius of Wang Yang's Invincible Domain had expanded from 63.05 kilometers to 73.05 kilometers...

And the one hundred and thirty li mark where he thought he was safe...

Was exactly...

Within that damned range!