Xiaoxiao.

Just as Kuang Zheng was wiping out the remaining leaders of the ten major sects, Wu Ren's side was also nearing its end.

As Ying Yue was ambushed and injured by Abbot Wu Se, Wu Ren's mentality also underwent a significant change.

For a moment, I was somewhat confused: These were the innocent people that we would rather self-destruct than harm?

Is it fair to say that someone who will stop at nothing for their own selfish gain is "innocent"?

He'd do anything to succeed, even if it meant trampling the whole world under his feet. Is this the person he's dedicated his life to protecting?

When the ten major factions united to kill them, Wu Ren, like Kuang Zheng, understood everything.

Although the relationship between Penglou and the Ten Great Sects cannot be determined at present, their connection must be very deep.

The Vermilion Fruit is the only chance for Kuang Zheng and others to heal themselves; this is an open secret.

Because the properties of the Vermilion Fruit are well known to the world and have been fully verified.

He originally thought that the ten major factions would at least consider their relationship with each other, but reality gave him a resounding slap in the face.

In fact, a conspiracy against them began the moment the Vermilion Fruit appeared in the world.

From the armored troops shrouded in cypress forest to the nighttime ambush and the sudden martial arts tournament, it was all just a smokescreen.

The truth and the lies were all meant to confuse and mislead the group.

The goal is to keep them guessing about your true intentions, so that you can catch them off guard at the last moment.

Because he never thought the worst of people, ultimately it was because he lacked experience in the ways of the world.

Although the group recognized the problem, they were unable to grasp the key issue.

The plan of the ten factions was successful; they achieved their goal.

However, it was a failure because the opponent's strength was severely underestimated.

They were unaware that something called "spiritual energy" existed in this world, and that those ancient myths had actually come to life.

It is important to know that the difference between spiritual energy and true energy is as great as the difference between the bright moon and the fluorescent light. Although Kuang Zheng and his companions encountered a survival crisis from the very beginning after receiving the inheritance due to the depletion of spiritual energy on Penglai Planet.

But it was also at the moment they received the inheritance that they completed the transformation of their tendons and marrow, undergoing a complete metamorphosis.

From then on, the true qi within their bodies was no longer for physical cultivation, but rather for cultivating immortality.

One cultivates the body, the other cultivates immortality; the difference is beyond comprehension.

Even if one cultivates true qi to its extreme, it only prolongs life, but as long as one has spiritual qi, one is associated with "immortals".

Therefore, from the moment they received the inheritance, they have stood at the very top of Penglai Planet.

However, due to the end times, while receiving the inheritance, they are also constantly shrouded in the shadow of death. But it is an undeniable fact that they no longer have any rivals.

However, due to the lack of spiritual energy, not only is their life in constant danger, but they are also unable to unleash their full potential.

It's not that it's impossible, it's that it's simply not feasible.

Because going all out means exhausting one's spiritual energy, which is tantamount to suicide on the spiritually depleted Penglai planet.

So ever since they received the inheritance, they have devoted themselves to searching for spiritual treasures all over the world.

However, the spiritual energy contained in the spiritual treasure can only replenish the body's natural consumption, and there is no extra spiritual energy to supply cultivation.

Therefore, they had to live within their means and calculate carefully.

He was a complete miser, despite being incredibly wealthy, he dressed shabbily and ate coarse food all day long.

It's not that they're mentally abnormal, but rather that the spiritual energy of Penglai Planet is simply too rare.

Once the spiritual energy in the body is depleted in large quantities, there is no way to replenish it.

Unless you collect all the spiritual treasures in the world, including the ten major sects.

But they worry that this will invite public criticism, which ultimately comes down to their stance.

They always considered themselves martial artists, not cultivators.

They have never fully identified with their own identity, so their starting point for thinking about problems was wrong from the beginning.

Therefore, the group has always lived cautiously and used their power sparingly.

Through repeated experiments, they discovered that they could only consume up to 30% of their spiritual energy, which meant they could only exert 30% of their own strength.

Any more would risk excessive consumption, but even consuming 30% of one's spiritual energy poses a huge hidden danger.

Because relying solely on the spiritual objects of Penglai Planet to replenish the 30% of spiritual energy consumed is no easy task, especially considering that a large portion of the spiritual objects are occupied by the Ten Great Sects.

Therefore, these people have mostly talked the talk rather than walked the walk over the years, but even so, it still consumes their spiritual energy.

Because the body's natural activities also generate consumption, although such consumption is negligible, the cumulative effect over the years is not insignificant.

So ever since they received the mysterious inheritance, they have spent all their time searching for spiritual objects.

Where does the sense of security come from if it's not like this?

It was precisely because they stood at the pinnacle of the world that they were able to allow the ten major sects to make exorbitant demands when exchanging spiritual items with them.

Because they were not even in the same league, Kuang Zheng and the others always regarded them as greedy children.

Even if they searched the entire world, the spiritual items they obtained were still limited.

Moreover, at the beginning, all seven of them were constantly learning and exploring, but without guidance, they inevitably made mistakes.

The most critical issue is that Penglai lacks sufficient spiritual energy, making this path destined to be fraught with difficulties.

Countless attempts inevitably lead to extreme situations. It was because of such extreme situations that the four teammates completely lost control of their spiritual energy, and in the end, they could only self-destruct one by one.

Only the Vermilion Fruit can solve their crisis, because the Vermilion Fruit can modify their physique, allowing them to absorb the energy of the beast cores of wild beasts for cultivation.

By using inherited techniques to transform the energy of the beast core into absorbable spiritual energy, the source of spiritual energy can be completely resolved.

Although the process remains arduous and fraught with uncertainty.

But that was their only hope on Penglai Planet. Despite the near certain death, they had to go without hesitation, because they had no other way out.

Besides the danger of energy conversion, the wilderness itself is extremely perilous.

Even though they had received the inheritance and their cultivation far surpassed that of the leaders of the ten major sects, the aura of some wild beasts made them tremble when they faced the vast wilderness.

That was merely the unintentional aura emitted by the wild beast, and it was only on the outermost edge of the wilderness.

Nobody knows what's inside.

On Penglai Planet, only the energy from the cores of the Mang Beasts can satisfy their cultivation needs, and only there is it possible for them to completely break free from their shackles and achieve the legendary ascension to immortality.

But the wilderness is both hope and destruction, because there are too many unknown dangers there.

The four brothers never received news of the Vermilion Fruit until their last breath. Desperate, they ventured in alone, only to vanish into nothingness, their lives ending in a fleeting, brilliant farewell.