Longzang

Chapter 828 Where Life Lies

As the core of the Yellow Springs Grotto-Heaven took shape, Wei Yuan saw countless scattered Yin spirits coming from all directions and converging into the Yellow Springs. These tiny Yin spirits were previously invisible and imperceptible to Wei Yuan, but now, with the Yellow Springs Grotto-Heaven, they were clearly visible.

A pool of water appeared in Wei Yuan's left eye. Through this eye, the entire world changed, transforming from real to illusory, with countless fine rays of light crisscrossing it. The whole world resembled a cavern filled with giant spiderwebs.

As Wei Yuan's gaze swept across, countless spider silk threads snapped, their ends drifting towards him. Wei Yuan's divine sense touched one of the spider silk threads and was horrified to discover that it was a thread of cause and effect, a cause and effect of life and death!
Within a radius of ten thousand miles, the cause and effect of life and death of all sentient beings are about to be severed from the original Great Dao of Heaven and Earth and reconnected with Wei Yuan!

Wei Yuan was shocked!

Even immortals couldn't bear such a heavy burden. With his small arms and legs, what virtue or ability could he possibly take responsibility for so many life-and-death consequences?

Of course, every loss has its gain. If Wei Yuan can bear such consequences, even if it is only within a radius of ten thousand miles, his power will probably immediately surpass Yan Shi and Xu Wangu, and trample Lu Changhe, Zuo Xianwang, Xiao Guoshi and the like under his feet.

However, like ants trying to move mountains or mayflies trying to shake trees, they have the will but not the strength.

Wei Yuan suddenly realized something and hurriedly limited the power and coverage of the Yellow Springs Cave Heaven, restricting it to only a few dozen miles, barely enough to cover the medicine garden, and finally settling on that location.

In the herb garden, the little rooster suddenly awoke from its slumber, glanced at the ground, shook its body, and a feather flew off its body, merging into the protective array of the herb garden before returning to sleep.

Even after imposing emergency self-imposed restrictions, Wei Yuan remained uneasy, finding the whole affair increasingly bizarre.

Previously, Wei Yuan had cultivated the Gate of All Realms, which could attract the souls of the deceased humans in the surrounding area, mainly those who had experienced birth, aging, sickness, and death in the Azure Netherworld. These people already had deep karmic connections with Wei Yuan, and those he attracted were souls that could develop sentience after reincarnation. These souls were quite powerful; otherwise, they would be muddled and unable to develop sentience after reincarnation, and even if they successfully reincarnated, they would quickly dissipate.

But the Yellow Springs Grotto-Heaven is different. Not only is its scope extremely vast, but it also accepts all who come, even the tiny souls of small beasts and insects, drawing them all in with clear cause and effect. Combined with the Gates of All Realms and the reincarnation of mortals, this is practically creating its own Heavenly Dao, reaching the extreme of rebellion.

In terms of the influence of rank on the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth, the Yellow Springs Grotto-Heaven is probably even above the Yin-Yang Maiden. Wei Yuan traced back to the beginning, and the core of the Yellow Springs Grotto-Heaven came from the Yin Soul Cauldron. When Wei Yuan acquired this cauldron back then, he didn't pay much attention to it, thinking it was just an ordinary Imperial Landscape Spiritual Treasure, and it has been sealed away until now.

Then, by participating in the battle of immortals ahead of time, he gained the ability to create new grotto-heavens.

The reason Wei Yuan obtained this cauldron in the far north was because he was afflicted by the Great Curse of Cause and Effect. The reason for the curse was that he killed a witch girl in the Netherworld and obtained her Yin and Yang essence. Going back further, how did he even enter the Netherworld in the first place?

If the genius of Huangquan Cave is the core of all the moves, then this person's scheme is truly terrifying. Even the Heavenly Witch has become an insider, having foreseen Wei Yuan's development for over a decade.

But I fear that the Yellow Springs Cave Heaven is just a link in the way.

Wei Yuan subconsciously shivered. He couldn't think about it any further; the more he thought about it, the more unreal the whole world seemed.

He acted decisively, and after initially stabilizing the Yellow Springs Grotto, he packed his belongings and headed north, arriving at the northern mountain gate to pay his respects to Immortal Lord Yan Shi. This was one of the advantages of being a disciple of the Tai Chu Palace; Wei Yuan still had powerful backers.

Yan Shi was toying with a small egg with bluish-black spots in his hand. Seeing Wei Yuan arrive, he discreetly put it away. But Wei Yuan, with his sharp eyes, still noticed the egg. For some reason, Wei Yuan felt the egg looked familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere before.

As soon as he thought this, tens of thousands of wisps of azure energy vanished, and Wei Yuan found himself in front of the little rooster, noticing that the egg bore a resemblance to it. A rooster, an egg?
Wei Yuan thought he had discovered something extraordinary, but then he thought again: divine objects are omnipotent, let alone something as trivial as laying an egg. Wasn't the Shadow Dragon also forced to lay an egg by him? Then he used it as a culture medium to cultivate a genetic virus, almost causing the extinction of the Mirage Demon race.

Immortal Lord Yan Shi looked at Wei Yuan, then suddenly frowned slightly and said, "What brings you here? It's strange that I can't figure it out."

At this moment, we are at the northern mountain gate, where the remains of several immortals are guarding the area. Wei Yuan's concerns have lessened considerably. He then explained the matter of the Yellow Springs Grotto-heaven, which was then revealed, and he specifically mentioned that there was no heavenly tribulation when this grotto-heaven was formed.

Yan Shi's expression turned serious as he carefully inquired about all of Wei Yuan's actions during his advancement. After pondering for a long time, he said, "At first glance, it seems that the formation of the Yellow Springs Grotto-heaven was due to the efforts of millions of people, which led to unforeseen changes. Looking at this matter alone, the change is a good thing. The Yellow Springs Grotto-heaven's status is clearly much higher than before, and it is quite compatible with your Dharma form. It can be said to be a match made in heaven."

but……"

Wei Yuan was terrified of the word "but." Yan Shi fell silent again this time, pondering as he subconsciously picked up his teacup. Just as he was about to take a sip, the teacup suddenly shattered, splashing tea all over himself.

Wei Yuan quickly stepped forward and used his sleeve to wipe the tea off the Immortal Lord's body. Wei Yuan didn't feel bad at all; Yan Shi's tea was famously expensive, and this little bit of tea was much more expensive than Wei Yuan's current robe.

Yan Shi suddenly laughed and said, "Liu Li has never been as filial as you."

Wei Yuan said, "My ancestor has been kind to me, so it is only right that I do something small for him."

Yan Shi shook his head and said, "You seem glib, but you're speaking the truth. This is really difficult to handle. If it's not that someone made a move in your case, it's highly unlikely. The probability is even lower than if the founding emperor of the Great Tang Dynasty were reincarnated into you. But if someone really did make a move, then that person is absolutely terrifying, far more capable than me, and I can't deduce anything about them."

However, there's always a glimmer of hope. You've only just begun; this is merely the planning stage, not yet the mid-game. Even if you find yourself in dire straits, the person behind the scenes will never let you die now; they will definitely protect your life. I'm just wondering where that glimmer of hope might lie.”

Wei Yuan hurriedly asked, "Where is the hope?"

Yan Shi shook his head: "...I don't know."

While Wei Yuan was still in shock, Yan Shi continued, "In any desperate situation, there is an age-old way to break through: break through with force. You might as well think about where your greatest strength lies, and then use that to break through and gain a chance of survival."

A moment later, Wei Yuan left the northern mountain gate and returned to Qingming. Watching the rapidly receding earth, Wei Yuan pondered what exactly made him so strong.

He traveled from the mundane world to the azure heavens, believing that his current success was largely due to countless strokes of luck. Initially, it was celestial luck, but recently it had transformed into the luck of humanity, specifically the azure energy. But where did this human-generated azure energy come from?

Since the issuance of the Qingyuan, a massive amount of people have been drawn by the Qingqi (vital energy) for various reasons.

Wei Yuan thought about many things in an instant, and then came to a somewhat strange conclusion: his strongest ability was... being rich?
Far to the west, Shengxin and Huixin emerged from the deep mountains and forests. Looking at a large city of the Wu tribe ahead, Huixin almost burst into tears.

Shengxin's spirits lifted, and she said, "After being chased for so long, we can finally live a comfortable life! Once we enter the city, I'll show you some real luxury!"

Huixin looked at Shengxin, then at herself. The two great shamans were now left with only tattered robes, utterly destitute. All their valuables and magical artifacts had been sacrificed by Shengxin during their escape to sever the causal link between them and their pursuers.

As a result, they successfully escaped the deadly place, but they were left penniless.

Hui Xin said irritably, "Since I've been with you, I haven't encountered a single good thing! There's a Heavenly Witch guarding the Holy City ahead, and we're penniless. What good days are we talking about? You dare to rob money under the Heavenly Witch's nose? With our looks, we'd probably be rejected even if we were to do manual labor!"

Shengxin smiled slightly and said, "Don't worry, money is not a problem, and there's no need to rob anyone. Look what this is?"

Shengxin pulled a crumpled piece of paper from her pocket. To Huixin, it was just an ordinary piece of jade paper with no writing on it, so it was obviously not an IOU.

Without further ado, the Holy Heart carefully laid out the jade paper, silently recited an incantation for a moment, then opened his eyes and shouted: "...at the cost of my most trusted brother's ten years of being tormented by love and unable to obtain it, I will turn stone into gold!!"

He pointed, and the jade paper instantly changed, turning from gold into a small stack of neatly arranged cyan paper pieces.

Hui Xin hadn't yet recovered from the awe-inspiring and terrifying magic of the Sacred Heart, and subconsciously asked, "Where's the gold? What is this?"

Shengxin picked up the small stack of blue paper slips, her smile radiant, and said, "This is... Qingyuan!"

(End of this chapter)