72: The relationship between the Star-Picking Holy Land and the Cemetery of Gods and Demons

The Grand Dao Bell tolled, and an Immortal fell!

The entire continent was shocked.

In the Western Heaven Region, deep within the Great Thunder Temple, a Holy Land of Buddhism, a terrifying Buddhist chant echoed!

“amitabha, the Buddha has commanded that from today onwards, all Buddhist sects in the Western Heaven Region shall seal their mountains and not enter the mortal world…”

On an immortal island overseas, deep within the Forbidden Ground of the Purple Cloud Dao Palace, a Holy Land of Daoism, a terrifying phantom suddenly appeared, followed by a soft sigh.

“Boundless Heavenly Venerate, it is the will of time and fate; great chaos is upon us!”

“By the will of the Dao Master, from today onwards, all Daoist Disciples shall enter the world to spread the Dao. They shall not return until the great chaos is quelled!”

In the Demonic Region, beneath the Demonic Abyss of the Heavenly Demonic Divine Hall, a Holy Land of the Demonic Sect, a low demonic sound resonated.

“The Demonic Master has commanded: Enter the world!”

In the Ghost Region, deep within the Myriad Ghost Cave, a Holy Land of the Ghost Clan, eerie ghost shadows emerged, and a sharp voice pierced the air.

“Hehehe… The Ghost Emperor has commanded that as the dark turmoil approaches, all Ghost Clan Disciples shall enter the world to lie dormant, awaiting orders!”

An unknown, mysterious space.

A grand palace permeated with a rich scholarly aura. The plaque above the palace gate bore the four characters: 【Confucianism Throughout the World】.

In front of the palace, a group of scholars gathered. A refined middle-aged man at the forefront, with a strong nasal voice, addressed the crowd.

“The time has come! The Confucian Saint has commanded that all Confucian scholars shall enter the world to educate all beings and glorify Confucianism!”

“Go!”

After speaking, countless Confucian scholars began to shoulder their bags and walk out of the mysterious space!

Immortals emerge, a great era descends; Immortals fall, all races stir.

In the Star River, after Jiang Qingchen killed that Immortal Saint, his figure plummeted straight down.

Boom!!

With a loud bang, Jiang Qingchen’s body created a giant pit over a hundred meters deep in the ground. He slowly ascended from the deep pit, reappearing before everyone.

“Next, it’s your turn!”

At this moment, everyone was trembling with fear, looking at the Man with dog head mask before them with horror, their bodies continuously retreating. They could no longer muster any will to fight!

The other four Immortal Saints were furious, yet an endless dread arose in their hearts.

To obliterate an Immortal Saint with a single hand had already exceeded their expectations.

“Who exactly are you, and why are you targeting my Star Plucking Holy Land!”

One of them demanded sharply.

Jiang Qingchen landed on the flat ground, possessing the imposing presence of one man holding off ten thousand.

He narrowed his eyes and asked again with a chilling tone.

“Hmph, who I am is not important. What’s important is, what is your relationship with the Gods and Demons Cemetery!”

Now, he had roughly guessed some things and urgently needed confirmation!

Upon hearing this, the other party’s expression slightly changed, but they still gritted their teeth and denied it.

“We don’t know what you’re talking about!”

“The Gods and Demons Cemetery is a Forbidden Ground. What kind of relationship do you think we could have with them!”

“Your Excellency, we can still let you leave now. How about we just call it quits?”

They were scared.

They had no confidence to continue fighting.

Even if they sacrificed more than half of their people, it wouldn't be a big problem for them; they could just replenish them later!

Jiang Qingchen was even more certain now.

“Hehe, you don’t know what I’m talking about?”

“You really have a lot of guts, willingly acting as dogs for the Forbidden Ground. Your current strength was probably given to you by those people, wasn’t it!”

“The Undying Holy Medicine scam of the Gods and Demons Cemetery, you were also behind its promotion, weren’t you? The goal was to lure those Saints into it, kill them one by one, constantly reduce the number of Saints on the Xuan Yun Continent, and await a new round of dark turmoil, right!”

“No wonder I felt something was off back then. After much thought, I finally realized how those cowardly turtles from the Forbidden Ground alone could possibly accomplish such a plan!!”

Jiang Qingchen’s voice, like irrefutable evidence, struck hard at the hearts of the Star Plucking Old Ancestors and others.

Everyone felt a chill in their hearts, as if all secrets vanished without a trace before this person!

That Immortal Saint was silent for a moment, then suddenly became much calmer, no longer continuing to conceal?

He replied, “Hehe, since you’ve guessed it, we won’t hide it from you. It was indeed us.”

“But before that, how did you know? We are very curious, how could you be so sure it was us?”

Jiang Qingchen smiled, then picked at his ear, pointing at the Primal Beginning Holy Master in the distance.

“I have to thank him for all this. If he hadn’t done some things that angered both heaven and man, I wouldn’t have traveled all this way to beat him up a while ago.”

“Although your hidden Formation is very powerful, I still sensed it. I was shocked at the time.

A normal Holy Land actually has so many masters, which made me suspicious. So, at that time, I just took some Spirit Stones and left, to avoid letting you notice. Otherwise, it would have been impossible for me to leave without emptying you out!”

“Combined with the clues I found in the Gods and Demons Forbidden Ground, and a special force I casually established a hundred years ago, some intelligence about the Star Plucking Holy Land was collected, including a period of blank history…

This made me even more certain. So, taking advantage of your Star Plucking Holy Land’s great celebration this time, I specifically asked the Primal Beginning Holy Master to act. The purpose was to test you, and I didn’t expect all of you to come out. What a pleasant surprise!”

Jiang Qingchen calmly stated all his conjectures, as if he were catching up with an Old friend.

Everyone was shocked, and their gazes towards Jiang Qingchen changed.

This person before them possessed such strategy and intellect, setting up a brilliant scheme that they completely failed to notice. Truly terrifying!

Among them, an Immortal Saint still had doubts and said.

“But even so, how could you be sure it was us?”

Jiang Qingchen couldn’t help but roll his eyes, looking at him as if he were an idiot.

“I already said I’ve been to the Gods and Demons Cemetery. I’m all too familiar with the gray mist inside. And coincidentally, no matter how much you hide this aura on your bodies, you can’t conceal it!”

At this point, they had nothing more to say. All their schemes seemed so vulnerable before this person.

“Hehe, truly impressive. Your Excellency, why don’t you join us and share eternal life!”

Suddenly, an Immortal Saint spoke with a chuckle, wanting to pull Jiang Qingchen onto their side!

“Eternal life? What a joke!” Jiang Qingchen shook his head, thinking of the sealed Formation deep within the starry sky.

With that thing in place, it was absolutely impossible for the people of Xuan Yun Continent to achieve eternal life!

“What, you don’t believe me? Do you know where they come from?” That Immortal Saint said mysteriously.

The “they” he referred to were naturally the beings within the Gods and Demons Cemetery.

“Hehe, aren’t they just… from there!” Jiang Qingchen chuckled, pointing upwards, implying something.

At this, the expressions of these people completely changed, becoming very ugly. Their eyes narrowed slightly, flashing with dangerous light.

“Since you know, then you should know their power. Why not join us? In the future, there might be a chance to enter that God Realm, and then the world above!”

After listening, Jiang Qingchen suddenly fell silent, his expression flickering, seemingly a little moved.

He thought for a moment, then said unnaturally, “Joining you is not impossible, but I have a question I want to know…”

Whoosh~

The Old Ancestors of the Star Plucking Holy Land and others breathed a heavy sigh of relief. As long as the other party agreed, let alone one question, ten would be fine.

One of the Immortal Saints said, “Fellow Daoist, speak. What is the question? As long as we know, we will naturally tell you everything!”

Heh.

They took the bait!

Jiang Qingchen’s lips curled slightly.

He asked.

“I want to know what exactly happened in the Gods and Demons Cemetery more than a hundred years ago!”