Building a sect from scratch.

Speculation aside, whether the Sword Sect members were still alive or not, they still needed to see for themselves, so they continued to venture deeper into the area.

Fang Xianyu, who had stopped all his trivial matters to remotely spy on the situation at Tiangui Mountain through the players' perspective, also frowned deeply, somewhat puzzled.

The Sword Sect's story is actually ancient history. Such situations, where an entire sect disappears or is trapped due to a mysterious "catastrophe," are not unique in the Guixu Realm. Therefore, back in the previous playthrough, Fang Xianyu treated it as a distant legend and never took it to heart.

If it weren't for the fact that players accidentally stumbled into that hidden cave world that required a blood sacrifice to open while exploring the Ten Thousand Mountains this week, Fang Xianyu would never have known that the Sword Sect actually had the ambition to resurrect the ancient god Yinglong!
She asked Jun Chou, who claimed to know everything about the Guixu Realm, about the secret behind this, but the answer she received became increasingly puzzling—the matter of the Sword Sect was covered up by an "invisible hand."

In fact, Jun Chou was "not allowed to look" at the places covered by the red mist.

Jun Chou was the spirit of the precious mirror personally forged by Dou Xuan Gong. If even he couldn't see it, it could only be something higher than an ancient god. Of course, it's also possible that it was the work of an ancient god.

The dark red mist in Tiangui Mountain carried an extremely cruel and barbaric feel, like vaporized blood and flesh floating in the air. Fang Xianyu counted on his fingers for a long time but couldn't find any ancient god with such a style; it was more like the style of the Nine Netherworld. However, compared to the chaotic and violent atmosphere of the Nine Netherworld, it had a much more eerie quality.

More importantly, compared to the players' speculations, Fang Xianyu confirmed the moment he saw the broken white jade tablet that the Sword God might have truly fallen.

At the very least, he will never again enjoy the offerings that this title signifies!
Unless they cross small worlds, immortals and gods are aware of their own rank and position. Even if the rank and position are damaged, they can repair them with immortal or divine power. Moreover, under normal circumstances, there are very few things below the level of immortals and gods that can damage the rank and position—no matter what material it is made of.

However, there is a very small probability that some deities will abandon their former identities and be reborn as new beings. In that case, the titles and ranks that were once held and recognized will automatically shatter—because the deities to whom the titles pointed have "died."

This is a method devised by some immortals and gods who felt they could not resist the heavenly tribulation in order to survive. Although it can indeed avoid the heavenly tribulation, the aftereffects are also very serious. For example, they lose all their memories, have to endure the pain of their soul shattering and rebuilding, and cannot control their life form after reincarnation. They may be human, but more likely they are livestock, birds and beasts, or even fish, insects, plants and trees.

Because this kind of thing is truly "deceiving Heaven" and "concealing from Heaven," no one can recognize the person after reincarnation—the soul has changed, how could anyone recognize them!

It can only be described as a desperate gamble born of utter helplessness.

Sword God, is it possible to use this method?

Even if this method is used, after his soul is reincarnated, will he be able to cross the Soul Devouring Rift and leave Tiangui Mountain?
As players delve deeper into the red mist, the scenery within it undergoes subtle changes.

First, the terrain becomes increasingly higher, and within the visible range, the upward tilt of the ground can be clearly seen.

Secondly, there are more and more gravel, and the soil between the gravel is no longer a pure dark red, but has some dark brown in it.

In that dark brown soil grew some strange plants, plants that Fang Xianyu had never seen before. Some resembled ferns, while others were vines climbing among the pebbles. Unlike the plants outside, although these plants had relatively thick leaves, they were all reddish, mostly light pink, with a few being varying shades of reddish-brown, lacking the green and colors that normal flowers and plants should have.

The Jade Emperor squatted down, touched a plant that looked a lot like a fern, then pulled out an iron shovel from somewhere, dug it up with the soil and roots, and put it into his backpack, clearly having come prepared.

Seeing this, Renxin Huadao asked in confusion, "Great Emperor, what are you doing?"

The Emperor deliberately said, "I've never seen this stuff outside. Maybe those experimental experts there will like it. I'll keep it for now; they might buy it at a high price!" "Now that you mention it, it's true!" Royal Bamboo Grass scratched its head and said, "I really haven't seen these herbs anywhere else in the game. Maybe they really are a specialty of this map?"

"Then I'll dig some too!"

The famous trash-loving player, Guantangbao, said with great interest, rummaging through his backpack and pulling out a broad-bladed dagger.

Nietzsche thought for a moment and said, "Then give everyone ten minutes to dig around here! I'll keep watch!"

"Hehehe, you're the best, Captain!"

Wu Ke said, "I'll keep watch. I'm not interested in this stuff. You can go dig it up, Captain!"

Nietzsche actually wanted to dig up a few pink ones to take home and grow. After all, some entirely pink flowers and plants are quite pretty. On Earth, apart from succulents, she hadn't seen many. So even if they weren't valuable, they would be unique decorative pieces if planted at home, right? So when Wu Ke said that, she hesitated for a moment, but didn't refuse much: "Well... okay then, be careful and watch your surroundings!"

"Do not worry!"

Fang Xianyu watched speechlessly as a group of players bent over digging up flowers and plants, and couldn't help but sigh and rub his forehead.

Since she wasn't right in front of them, she couldn't tell what was so special about these plants, but they were definitely abnormal. What if they were brought back like this...? What if they caused harm to the souls of ordinary people? The players didn't have souls and weren't afraid of death, but the native people under her Taiyin Sect's rule were!

They said they'd dig for ten minutes, but in reality, they spent about half an hour before reluctantly stopping—mainly because they'd stripped all the plants on the hillside bare, like a locust swarm. Even some plants that were initially considered a bit ugly didn't escape their clutches. In Huangzhucao's words, "As a pill cultivator, one should naturally have the spirit of Shennong tasting hundreds of herbs," so she practically took over all the plants that everyone else thought weren't pretty enough or had too many repetitions, seemingly planning to use them as materials for pill refining when she had some free time.

"Alright, let's continue up the mountain!"

Nietzsche gave the order, and the players set off in a grand procession.

Within minutes, the gravel was replaced by larger and larger stones. These stones were no longer dark red like the surrounding stones, but rather brownish-red, and looked somewhat like normal stones.

But the ground was still covered with large amounts of dark red soil, mixed with dark brown soil covered with all sorts of pink plants, which looked as strange as tiger stripes.

"Is this... the Sword Sect's mountain gate!?"

Wu Ke, who had been running at the forefront, pointed to a jade archway half-hidden in the red mist and asked loudly in the team channel.

(End of this chapter)