Immortal Cultivation and Life-Saving Guide

Chapter 230 The sky is falling

No one supports us and we are outnumbered.

Shen Fu had no better choice than to accept it.

This time Shen Fu said nothing and used magic to carry the wounded out of the tunnel.

"The Wanjian Sect has been offended by you..." Yu Jin's weak voice sounded.

"The Wanjian Sect is very clear-headed. How could they hold a grudge against us just because of our different methods?" Wang Xin was very careful and didn't care about this at all.

But Wei Xi always felt that his senior brother was being sarcastic.

In fact, Wei Xijue had an idea: the world of immortal cultivation is not a monolithic entity, and the Wanjian Sect is not as huge as imagined.

According to Wei Xi's understanding, this is like raising a group of chickens: Wanjian Sect is a relatively large rooster, but the other chickens can survive without the big rooster.

Following it is because the State of Ju is becoming more and more powerful, and this rising behemoth will not tolerate the world of immortal cultivation getting out of its control.

Twenty years ago, there was a cultivator in the Qingcheng Sect. She was not very concerned about her cultivation, but was devoted to studying the social phenomena in the world of immortal cultivation and the mortal world.

Zhao Cong, a sociologist (fog), another eccentric member of the Qingcheng School who was not doing his job properly, summarized the three major problems of the State of Ju:
First, the symbiotic relationship between imperial power and aristocratic families;
The second is the question of the independence of imperial power and the world of immortal cultivation;
The third is the overlap and conflict between the transformation of Ju State’s huge war preparedness system and its cultivation and recuperation after the war.

Yes, Senior Sister Zhao believed that it was only a matter of time before the State of Ju conquered the world.

As for the second question, Zhao Cong has a more detailed discussion.

To sum it up, the State of Ju needs cultivators to suppress the boundary between Yin and Yang and work for it, but it does not want the sects to become too powerful and cause trouble for itself; the world of immortal cultivators is under the control of heaven and cannot confront the State of Ju head-on, but it needs the State of Ju to provide various resources including materials and jobs, and at the same time, the cultivators do not want to be treated like dogs.

How did Wei Xi know this? Because this senior sister had carved her theory on the cafeteria door and would read it aloud in a drawn-out tone every time lunchtime came.

Someone once tried to remove this door, but he was sprayed with smelly ink and scolded by the "high-pitched" voice of Senior Sister Zhao as a bug who disrespected knowledge!

It is said that the smell lingered for half a year, and the entire Qingcheng Sect was forced to lose weight.

No one dared to touch that door since then.

Originally, Wei Xi thought that Senior Sister Zhao was crazy, but after attending the sect competition, he suddenly felt that what Senior Sister Zhao said made some sense.

So Wei Xi was not afraid of the Wanjian Sect at all. The Qingcheng Sect had not starved to death over the years, but had been fed up with being looked down upon.

Since everyone has their own plans, let's see who performs better.

Yu Jin saw that the three people from Qingcheng Sect were silent and smiled awkwardly.

"If we dig this hole, will it attract the Sky-Swallowing Beast?" Qin Feng raised a realistic question. "It's been imprisoned for so many years, and the center of the formation is buried under the mountain, yet it hasn't been discovered..."

"All the arrangements made by the Zhenhai Sect senior were to prevent the Qing-Swallowing Beast," Wang Xin expressed his thoughts. "According to Shen Fu, the suppression array is actually outside the trial field... Extracting the core of the array shows that the senior has considerable skill."

"In this trial field, the Qing-Swallowing Beast is the best guard. Every year, there are cultivators coming for trials, and any unusual situation can be dealt with promptly."

"Now I'm a little curious. What happened allowed the Qing-Swallowing Beast to take control of the trial field? It seems that I'm about to gain freedom..."

"A lot of yin and yang energy leaked out of the junction," Wei Xi pointed at the approximate location of the support, "plus, this thing eats whatever it can find. Who knows if it ate the wrong thing..."

The Zhenhai Sect had been investigating for such a long time but had no clues. The four people stopped guessing and started to arrange simple supporting structures to prevent people from being buried by the rocks that would explode later.

Wei Xi handed all the explosive talismans in his hand to Wang Xin. After arranging the talismans, the latter stood at the front and held up a water ripple shield.

The talisman exploded in the narrow tunnel. Wei Xi's ear was severely damaged and his brain was almost turned into paste. Stones of all sizes fell and were bounced off by the shield.

I have to say that the things from the Wanjian Sect are really good. A talisman can blast a hole nearly ten feet deep.

The rocks of this mountain are very hard, and it's already very good that they can be broken.

Thinking of those monks who dug the tunnel in despair, Wei Xi sighed. Those who came before him planted trees, and future generations will enjoy the shade. This tunnel saved him a lot of effort.

Several people dug and dug, digging out the rubble, and then repeated the steps of placing talismans, holding up shields, and digging out stones.

The roars of the Sky-Swallowing Beast became louder and louder - after all, it was somewhat impolite to play with explosions in someone else's home.

Before Wei Xi's brain was shaken, the depth that Yu Jin had mentioned finally exploded.

The problem is there's nothing in it.

Yu Jin was about to cry, "This is what I calculated! Even if I don't believe it, I have to believe in the Heaven and Earth Sect!"

"No one's going to do anything to you," Wei Xi poked his head in to confirm that there was nothing inside. "Can you calculate how to get the array's core out?" Yu Jin covered his chest. "I'd like to, but this core has ruined my [Nine Revolutions Lottery]. Without a magic weapon, I'd be doomed if I tried to force the core out."

Fearing that Wei Xi would replace the bait with a live one, Yu Jin took out his peach wood skewer, which indeed had faint burn marks on it.

"Fellow Daoist Yu is from the Tiandi Sect and performed well in the sect competition. His calculated position should be no problem."

Senior Brother Wang Xin continued, "The formation's center has been here for years, and the Sun-Swallowing Beast hasn't noticed it. Perhaps it's locked up their spiritual power, and with some sleight of hand, it's not impossible."

Wei Xi clenched his palm tightly: the red line just tried to drill out along his palm lines.

"I want to go in and take a look," Wei Xi said quickly. "I'm the smallest here, and I haven't taken any of the medicine in the bag."

Although Wei Xi is taller, he is the youngest and is indeed the most suitable candidate.

Using both his hands and feet, Wei Xi climbed into the cave entrance, which was half a person's height.

There were some gravels inside. Wei Xi pulled out a piece of cloth to wrap her hands and crawled two feet inside. The cave was dark. She let go of her hands only after she was sure that the people behind her could not see clearly.

A red thread lifted up a piece of cloth and peeked out from the gap. Although it was just a thread, Wei Xi could see that it was vulgar.

The red line ignored Wei Xi and extended forward impatiently.

Wei Xi arched his body, trying his best to hide the red line that was overflowing with desire to explore.

Then Wei Xi saw a magical scene: the red lines entangled into the shape of... a harpoon.

Only then was Wei Xi certain that the center of the formation was indeed cast with a protective spell, but he didn't know where the red line came from, so he easily found the hidden center of the formation.

Without further ado, Wei Xi reached out to explore and indeed touched something uneven.

Hong Xian poked Wei Xi in dissatisfaction, wanting her to let go of the "snacks" she had found.

Wei Xi was determined to take away the eye of the formation, so he roughly pulled off the red line. The thing got angry and kept trying to rush to the center of the formation, but Wei Xi stuffed it into his sleeve.

The red thread was furious and broke free: "A mere Qi-refining cultivator wants to boss me around? This snack is for sure!"
As soon as he recovered from his messy state, he saw a bird's beak with several rows of sharp teeth and a tongue with barbs. The finger stuck at the root belonged to the host.

"If you don't obey, I'll stuff you into Lingyin's mouth. Think about it carefully."

Hong Xian was furious: "How could I have ever been treated so humiliatingly? My previous host let me eat as much as I wanted! Why is my new host so stingy? I must have met the wrong person!"
It is a great divine weapon, but now it is threatened by a Qi-refining monk using a bird.

But it really didn't want to touch the dirty bird's beak, but it was unwilling to bow its head easily.

Wei Xi just wanted this thing to not cause trouble, but he didn't expect that the red line would tangle for a moment, stretch its body, and drill into the position where the eye of the formation was just now.

Looking at the red line stretched straight across his palm, Wei Xi understood: I've got it!
Wei Xi knew the elasticity of this thing, and seeing that it had no intention of coming out of his body, he could only let it go for the time being.

After obtaining the eye of the formation, the disguise was automatically removed, revealing its true appearance.

This is a harpoon made of jade-colored coral, a material that is only produced by the Zhenhai Sect. It is said that the magic weapon made of this kind of coral can calm the waves or stir up huge waves. It is very precious.

The harpoon is warm white all over, with dense text covering the handle and a triangular head, which is very different from the harpoons used for fishing.

As soon as he got the harpoon, Wei Xi felt the powerful spiritual power contained in it, and it was indeed the core of the formation.

Wei Xi put away the harpoon and tugged at the sulking red line. Seeing that it showed no sign of moving, he said unhappily, "You don't want to be discovered, do you?"

The red line is a rare stubborn species. It fits its own color to the environment and refuses to go back.

Wei Xi was speechless at the loss of what to do.

Now is not the time to argue with a fool, Wei Xi secretly warned himself and began to crawl back.

"I got the core of the formation!" Looking at the three concerned people, Wei Xi took out the harpoon from the Qiankun bag, "It's just a little big..."

Before he could finish his words, the ground collapsed and the entire mountain began to shake.

……

Shen Fu, who had just settled down in the camp, suddenly looked discolored as he saw the sky suddenly change color. Dark red covered the sky, and a corner of the sky in the distance suddenly collapsed.

"Wei Xi," Shen Fu murmured, "What have you done?"

　In the trial field, the sky fell in the trial field, please don’t misunderstand.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)