233: Hunting Breachers

The Xuanhuan World has currently formed a very distorted society.

The lowest-tier players are targeted by evil Cultivators and Buddhist Cultivator as soon as they are born, becoming resources for others.

Even if they are born outside Great Jiang, they are highly likely to be targeted by player factions who consider themselves righteous, then absorbed to mine and gather herbs, under the guise of “novice tasks.”

But when mid-tier players try to advance further, going into seclusion to attempt a Breakthrough to Golden Core,

Other mid-tier players, and even low-tier players, will interfere with them, or even directly break into their Immortal Cave and take their heads.

This has led to a situation where high-tier players simply cannot emerge from the player community; they will always be suppressed by indigenous Cultivators.

Moreover, there was the lesson of Midnight Gao Sou sweeping through various player factions after his Golden Core Breakthrough, making everyone believe that a player Golden Core is more terrifying and should be avoided even more than an indigenous Golden Core.

This made interference with Breakthrough activities even more fervent, and players completely fell into infighting.

On this day, the mid-tier player “Zu Dui Bie Ti Wo” led his people into a mountain range.

The Buddha Power was shocking; everyone simultaneously used their abilities to bombard downwards, indeed triggering a protective Formation.

Zu Dui Bie Ti Wo’s lips curved into a smile, his eyes filled with excitement, and he held a jade-green long spear in his hand, fiercely attacking the grand Formation.

Dozens of Buddhist Cultivator beside him also followed, bombarding the grand Formation.

As the grand Formation was revealed, news of it naturally spread, and even more players gathered, soon with hundreds attacking together.

Finally, the grand Formation could not hold, exploding with a roar, not even leaving behind a Formation Flag, shattering directly under the fierce attack.

Zu Dui Bie Ti Wo laughed loudly, a somewhat sinister laugh.

He could already feel the rich Spiritual Qi escaping, and there was no doubt that this was an Immortal Cave for seclusion and Breakthrough.

He immediately followed the Spiritual Qi and indeed found a sealed door, with a surge of purple Qi rolling and rising.

Boom!

After breaking open the door, the scene inside could be seen.

Dense Spirit Stones almost completely buried the Breakthrough candidate; the Spirit Gathering Array beneath his crossed legs operated slowly, and arrays of Formation patterns flickered all around, with Spiritual Qi so abundant it made people greedy.

“He’s indeed in Breakthrough!”

Zu Dui Bie Ti Wo laughed maliciously, shooting forward and landing in front of the Breakthrough candidate.

It was a woman, dressed in a purple Daoist robe, her beautiful face looking somewhat pale. The surrounding Spirit Stones were being consumed very quickly, indicating she was at a critical moment of Breakthrough, likely within an infinite illusion.

Zu Dui Bie Ti Wo wasted no words, directly reaching out and twisting her neck, then sharing the materials in the Immortal Cave with the others before swaggering away.

Just after they left, a surge of purple Qi shot up from the deceased Breakthrough candidate, filling the sky with purple glow, clearly an ominous sign of a failed Breakthrough.

“By the way, who was that person?”

“It seems to be Crimson Purple of the Purple Qi Sect?”

“Tsk tsk, looking at her ominous sign, it seems the Cultivation Technique she cultivated must have been quite good. What a pity.”

Everyone left the place amidst laughter and chatter... Zu Dui Bie Ti Wo finally found a hidden Immortal Cave and made all preparations.

He closed the Immortal Cave door, activated the Formation, and sat cross-legged.

He let out a long breath, praying that he wouldn’t be discovered.

His hands pressed together, and Buddha Power bloomed.

The next moment, regardless of distance, all the Cultivators he had converted were horrified to find their cultivation plummeting. They quickly reverted to Mortals, the Buddha Power in their bodies disappearing. The instant the last wisp of Buddha Power vanished, their Souls shattered, and their characters died on the spot.

Zu Dui Bie Ti Wo was already surrounded by golden splendor. As each wisp of Buddha Power flowed into his body, scenes appeared—the significant events of the converted individuals’ lives.

Some involved murder and robbery, others romantic love, and some were filled with longing after witnessing a Prodigy in action.

All these scenes, all this Karma, were added to Zu Dui Bie Ti Wo, and the Buddha Power on him grew stronger and stronger.

But just then, a series of roars suddenly came from outside the Immortal Cave, followed by the sound of the grand Formation shattering, and then the sinister laughter of someone.

Amidst a burst of Buddha Power, Zu Dui Bie Ti Wo’s head was twisted off, his kasaya torn to shreds, Buddha Power scattered everywhere, and the precious pearl in his body was also shattered.

Finally, a fire burned his Physical Body to dust.

“By the way, who was that person just now?”

“It seems to be Zu Dui Bie Ti Wo?”

“Tsk tsk, looking at the abundant Buddha Power around him, he must have converted many people. What a pity.”

Everyone left the place amidst laughter and chatter... Dozens of miles below the surface.

In a dark grotto.

The Cultivator was undergoing his Breakthrough here.

Buddha Power continuously emanated from him, but the speed of its gathering was not fast; typically, it would take some time for a new wisp to accumulate.

Logically, he could completely recall all the Buddha Power he had sent out at once.

But after careful consideration, the Cultivator chose a prudent method:

When other Cultivators attempted a Breakthrough, he would seize the opportunity to recall some Buddha Power, disguised as someone else recalling Buddha Power.

This way, most players would be unable to determine if he, the Cultivator, was undergoing a Breakthrough, and might even believe he was still not in seclusion due to the survival of others.

After all, the Cultivator had converted the most players, and even without recalling all of it, he could achieve a Breakthrough, so he could choose a more cautious approach.

Of course, caution also meant that more time would be needed.

The Cultivator himself didn’t know how long it would take him to complete the Breakthrough, nor did he know if anyone would find his Immortal Cave based on clues during this period and directly kill him.

Everything was left to fate... Heshui Prefecture.

In an Immortal Cave on a Spirit Peak, Ye Chun sat cross-legged, undergoing a Breakthrough.

Breaking through within Heshui Prefecture meant having multiple Golden Core Cultivators as Protectors, so there was no fear of being forcibly attacked and killed.

He had no worries, only concentrating on uplifting his Immortal Foundation.

On this day, he finally completed the Immortal Foundation uplifting and entered an infinite illusion...

In an unknown secret Immortal Cave.

Wang Long was stuck at the final step of Immortal Foundation uplifting, not yet having entered the infinite illusion.

At this moment, although he could no longer withdraw and had to complete the Breakthrough in one go, otherwise he would die violently,

He still had his Spiritual Sense to use and could communicate with the outside world.

Therefore, after much hesitation, he finally asked Immortal Master Moon Abyss:

“If I fail the Breakthrough, will you step in to save me? Like Midnight Gao Sou, achieving a Ninth-Grade Shattered Core?”

Immortal Master Moon Abyss was silent for a long time, then slowly said:

“Wang Long, you will not fail. Have you forgotten?”

Wang Long was stunned, then replied:

“That’s right, I will not fail, nor should I fail...”

...Western Great Desert.

A fiery red swept across the sky, like a crimson Dragon roaring majestically.

Old Potato wore a red Dragon robe, stepping on crimson boots, emerging from the void, his lips curved up, his face showing uncontrollable joy.

“Immortal Foundation, it’s done!”

Unlike the difficulty of a Golden Core Breakthrough, for players now, breaking through to Immortal Foundation was not too difficult.

Old Potato, having restarted, attempted the Breakthrough with the Golden Core Method left by Yan Xiao, plus his own Golden Finger, and sufficient resources, making it virtually effortless.

After emerging from seclusion, he then went online to check the latest news on the forum.

“Holy crap, what’s going on? Everyone’s hunting Breakthrough candidates?”