464: Ambition towards the void

The Kongming Dao Lineage! A Grotto-Heaven!

These two keywords appearing together instantly captured the attention of countless players.

Players were very familiar with the Kongming Dao Lineage.

Firstly, Heshui Prefecture originated from the Kongming Dao Lineage. Although it was at best a branch of a branch of a branch and fundamentally different, its ancestors did share some Destiny, and some of its Legacies still showed traces of antiquity.

Millions of players cultivated the Heshui Prefecture Dao Lineage, partly because it was the most accessible Fifth-Grade Dao Lineage to them, and partly because the Heshui Prefecture Dao Lineage truly had its merits.

It was moderate and peaceful, suitable for cultivation regardless of Physique or Talent, and its resulting strength was not weak, making it highly suitable for players, especially novice players.

Besides the Heshui Prefecture Dao Lineage, players interacted more frequently with the authentic Kongming Dao Lineage Legacy—

The Heaven Void Profoundless Art.

Its grade appeared to be an unremarkable Seventh-Grade, only allowing cultivation up to the Immortal Foundation Realm, seeming like one of thousands of insignificant Cultivation Techniques.

However, this thing possessed an extremely Heaven-Defying advantage:

Cultivators required no Spiritual Root.

The Immortal Foundation Golden Core Dao Lineage, also known as the Five Elements Dao Lineage, fundamentally involved absorbing Five Elements Spiritual Qi into the body, step by step achieving Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, and Forming an Nascent Soul. The Foundation of everything was the Spiritual Root. Spiritual Roots with different Five Elements tendencies also had corresponding compatibility with different cultivation methods, thereby forming the unique advantage of the Five Elements Dao Lineage: everyone is different.

But the powerful aspect of the Heaven Void Profoundless Art was that it bypassed the Spiritual Root, forcibly making the Cultivator inhale and exhale Spiritual Qi, forcibly gathering the Spiritual Qi into the Meridians, and then forcibly achieving Foundation Establishment.

Although the subsequent path was cut off, former players still went crazy for it—

At that time, many players didn't have enough points to purchase a Golden Finger, and their starting Spiritual Root was almost random. A large number of players had no Spiritual Root at all and could only cultivate the Heaven Void Profoundless Art.

Thus, this technique held special significance in the hearts of players. Many players who later switched cultivation methods constantly yearned to find the subsequent Dao Path, hoping to resume cultivation according to the Heaven Void Profoundless Art and achieve a result.

Furthermore, some High-Level Players who achieved success back then knew that when Green Emerald Heaven fell, a Golden Core Immortal Master, who was close to Forming an Nascent Soul, secretly set up a Grand Array, using Cultivators practicing the Heaven Void Profoundless Art to deduce the Kongming Dao Lineage. However, judging by the current calm state of affairs, it must have failed.

This was enough to show that relying solely on the current competence of the players, completing the Dao Path for the Heaven Void Profoundless Art was impossible.

Only by finding the Grotto-Heaven of the Kongming Dao Lineage and obtaining the Legacy from within could they continue their cultivation.

It could be said that a new Grotto-Heaven of the Kongming Dao Lineage had a high likelihood of fulfilling the players' wishes and satisfying some Nostalgic Players.

In addition, the Legacy of the Kongming Dao Lineage itself, and the accumulated spiritual resources, were enough to tempt anyone.

Therefore, players like Ye Chun and Wang Long finally sat down for a proper discussion.

In an atmosphere of harmony, the Heshui Prefecture Immortal Boat successfully retreated westward, temporarily setting up camp on the easternmost edge of Yanwang Prefecture, adjacent to the Great Desert, preparing to rebuild their Sect.

Meanwhile, one person learned about the Kongming Dao Lineage matter and felt conflicted.

"The Heaven Void Profoundless Art... it actually has a chance of being completed?"

Midnight Gao Sou felt conflicted. He wanted to participate in this matter, yet he thought about how his current cultivation was only at Qi Refining—what difference could he make?

Although the restart after the Version Update turned his misfortune into a blessing, sweeping away all the methods previously planted on him, his cultivation consequently dropped, finally falling completely.

Hearing the news of the Kongming Dao Lineage now, Midnight Gao Sou could only smile bitterly.

Back then, as the Leader of the Great Love Alliance, he grandly purchased the original copy of the Heaven Void Profoundless Art at a high price and then shared it freely with every player.

He was so high-spirited back then, and the Great Love Alliance was so popular... Thinking of this, Midnight Gao Sou shook his head and laughed softly, then, remembering something else, his expression grew much more solemn.

"Star Fiend is likely not dead. He must have used me back then. How ridiculous, I thought he sacrificed everything for me, how naive... I just don't know where he is now? The Pit of Bones he once had me prepare should have been filled by the state-stabilizing seal, but does Star Fiend have another trump card?

"Where exactly is he? What is he plotting?"

Midnight Gao Sou's heart had grown increasingly uneasy these past few days.

Star Fiend was the soul body that resided in his physical body back then. It provided him with much assistance, especially by teaching him the Methods of Evil Cultivation, but later vanished without a trace when Midnight Gao Sou achieved Core Formation.

Since his restart, having lost his Golden Core cultivation, Midnight Gao Sou became increasingly downcast. Later on, however, he gradually seemed to shed his former extravagance, integrating into the mundane world and beginning to do good deeds.

Many New Players no longer remembered that there was once a Great Evil Cultivator named Midnight Gao Sou, and Veteran Players who occasionally mentioned him mostly did so in mockery.

He was no longer important, no longer crucial.

However, the more Midnight Gao Sou thought about it these days, the more wrong things felt.

He might not be crucial, but Star Fiend, who was originally within him, was very crucial!

What exactly was that old fellow plotting?

Midnight Gao Sou was especially terrified after Moon Abyss guided Wang Long to seize the Stone Bed.

Star Fiend was undoubtedly an Old Senior on the same level as Moon Abyss. Moon Abyss was still so active, but where was Star Fiend?

Midnight Gao Sou wrote down all his suspicions and worries into a Post and published it on the Forum, and then... no one paid attention.

He was completely outdated; nobody cared about him anymore.

"Alas..."

Letting out a long sigh, Midnight Gao Sou shook his head, deciding not to dwell on these major matters anymore... On the Burial Emperor Star, at an Altar in the wilderness.

Jian Linran wore an Apricot Yellow Daoist Robe, which, combined with his body that had transformed into a Dragon, made him look as if he were wearing an Imperial Dragon Robe.

His Dragon head was held high, his Dragon Whiskers fluttered in the wind, and his face was icy cold. The aura of anger he emitted pressed down on everyone, making them unable to lift their heads.

The golden body statue, "This Time Bu Ge," was tied up in the center of the Altar, and seeing Jian Linran’s expression, he chuckled inwardly.

The Old Ancestor of He Shui Manor was dead, and Jian Linran’s plan was interrupted.

Jian Linran was furious, but he had no other choice. He paced around the Altar a few times with a grim expression, and eventually left.

Now it was This Time Bu Ge’s turn to look solemn.

If Jian Linran gave up invading the Prison Land, he certainly wouldn't survive, nor would the other players, as an outlet for his anger.

After all, Jian Linran became increasingly irritable after transforming into a Dragon. Sometimes, when he acted, he was unreasonable and completely controlled by his emotions.

But now he said nothing. Although his expression was ugly, overall he could be described as indifferent.

'As expected, just killing the Old Ancestor isn't enough...'

This Time Bu Ge frowned. He didn't know what method Jian Linran would use to open the "immortal path," nor did he know when exactly it would open.

This was like a sword hanging over his head, ready to fall at any moment, yet he was powerless.

It seemed there was only one thing the players could do: increase their strength as quickly as possible.