The ancient giant bear hiding in the world of immortal cultivation

Chapter 533 Scapegoat
In a desolate wilderness, a group of more than a dozen earth immortals carefully deployed various concealment arrays 100,000 meters underground, and sealed themselves inside a black iron coffin to seal their life force, attempting to deceive the heavens.

They even deployed a full nine layers of black iron barriers on the outer layer, because black iron can block senses to the greatest extent. This is almost common knowledge in the cultivation world, and it is a cost-effective and highly recommended method for ordinary cultivators.

In theory, it can evade most of the pursuit and searches in the cultivation world.

Unfortunately, this time is different.

They simply did not understand that when the spirit-catching ship flew overhead and the yin and yang energies shone through, it immediately revealed their hiding place clearly.

"Take it!"

As soon as the order was given, a three-person Taiyi team sprang into action. One person used the Mountain Moving Daoist technique, another used the Imprisonment technique, and the last person instantly burrowed into the ground, not giving the earth immortals a chance to react. They were pulled out of the black iron coffin like chickens.

There was only one second-level Earth Immortal hiding here, completely unaware.

In another direction, a Taiyi sixth-level True Immortal was flying away at high speed, surrounded and relentlessly pursued by three Taiyi squads.

This sixth-tier Taiyi was quite formidable, possessing unparalleled speed and exceptional combat awareness. With just a few feints, he left the three Taiyi squads far behind.

However, he was being relentlessly hunted down like a stray dog. He was already terrified at first, but now that he realized his opponents were nothing special, a nameless fire ignited in his heart. He became impulsive and turned back. His immortal sword was incredibly powerful, and his magical abilities followed him like a shadow. In an instant, he wiped out a small team of opponents. Just as he was feeling great satisfaction, he suddenly felt a warning in his heart and saw that a net had been formed all around him.

"Oops!"

Only then did he belatedly realize that he had been tricked, and most likely by the nameless immortal gu of the Canghai Immortal Alliance!

That's why his emotions were unconsciously affected, leading him to make a misjudgment.

"Luo Jiusi, why don't you surrender? You are a sixth-order Taiyi cultivator. If you surrender, you will have a place in our Spirit Capture Team instead of being thrown into the alchemy furnace! You should understand the choice!"

"Ugh!"

Taiyi sighed and chose to surrender. As long as he had the chance to live and continue cultivating, what did the others have to do with him?
Forget about any talk of divine retribution; the Great Luo is Heaven itself!
With a single sentence, they severed all cultivation opportunities in the entire cultivation world, forcibly fixing the cultivation ceiling for all living beings at the ninth level of Taiyi.

But those six half-step Grand Luo cultivators were even more ruthless, directly fixing the cultivation ceiling of all living beings at the third level of Earth Immortal, just like the way mortals do things, those who are on par with a wheel must be forced to ascend...

Well, they call it ascension!
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"If those half-step Grand Luo cultivators can do it, why can't we?"

Deep in the mountains, two groups of people are facing off.

One side consisted of only two people, one a Taiyi level six and the other a Taiyi level seven. They were the two wandering Taiyi who had inadvertently done Wang Wu a great favor that day.

On the other side was a group of refugees, but there were only two third-tier Taiyi cultivators among them. Their strength was far inferior, and they relied entirely on the formation for support. Their pleas and curses were useless. Just when they were about to break through the formation and were in despair, a figure appeared silently above them, with an unfathomable aura.

It was that ninth-rank Taiyi.

The two wandering Taiyi reacted quickly, immediately splitting up to the left and right and escaping with practiced ease.

In the blink of an eye, the two had already fled four or five hundred thousand miles away. Looking back, it seemed that the terrifying young man had not caught up.

That would be great.

But we can't let our guard down. Speed ​​up and escape.

The two of them continued their escape for over 500,000 miles, during which they used all sorts of magical talismans, supernatural powers of immunity, and secret techniques without hesitation. They also continuously released clones to mislead others. In short, their demonstrations were dazzling and colorful.

However, what they didn't know was that the people inside the formation were staring in disbelief and utterly horrified.

From their perspective, the melancholy-looking young man in the sky simply drew a golden circle.

Then, these two powerful Taiyi didn't see through it at all. Instead, they seemed to be under an illusion and had gone mad, jumping around wildly in this circle, making all sorts of abstract movements. Sometimes they would fly around with talismans, and sometimes they would create clones that would flash. It was very lively, but they couldn't escape this circle at all.

Moreover, this golden circle kept shrinking, from its original radius of several hundred miles to several tens of miles, then a few miles, and finally, it shrank to the size of a palm.

The melancholy young man opened his palm, and in the center of his palm was that golden circle.

Inside the circle, the two wandering Taiyi seemed to think they were safe. One was laughing happily, and the other was sneering, as if they had already escaped.

Such methods are simply unbelievable and unheard of!

However, we should be saved, right?

Just as the two Taiyi fourth-level cultivators were about to express their gratitude, a burst of sword light struck, breaking the formation. A dozen or so Taiyi cultivators, fierce and brutal, rushed up, knocking out anyone who dared to resist. In the blink of an eye, they had taken away all the family members above the Earth Immortal third level, leaving only some young and weak ones behind, crying out in despair.

It was completely useless. At that moment, the two wandering Taiyi within the golden circle thought they had escaped, but unexpectedly, the world suddenly changed, and a small mountain pressed them down, binding all their skills and making them unable to move at all.

Then, as if the fog had cleared, they finally saw a large, melancholy face, bigger than the entire sky.

The entire world seemed to be covered by that melancholy face.

"Tell me, what's the name of your accomplice, and where is he?"

The melancholy-faced man spoke, his voice slow and soft, but to the two Taiyi, it was like pouring molten lava into their ears, burning their souls and causing them to scream in agony.

Even worse, the voice seemed to transform into heavenly soldiers and generals, capturing their souls. They were in great pain, but they were able to maintain maximum clarity of mind and were not injured.

This is simply the most vicious punishment in the world.

So much so that they didn't even have a chance to reply; all they could do was scream.

Only after all eighty-one punishments had been completed were they finally given a chance to catch their breath and answer.

"My Lord, please spare us! We have no third accomplice. It has always been just the two of us working together. Please enlighten us and give us a chance to think about whether there are any details that have been overlooked."

The two screamed and begged for mercy. At this point, how could they not know that they had encountered a half-step Great Luo? Even if not, he was at least a Taiyi Ninth Rank cultivator capable of manifesting the Three Calamities.

Being able to evolve the Three Calamities is equivalent to being able to partially evolve the heavens and earth; they simply cannot be their opponent, nor can they escape.

Therefore, begging for mercy is useless; they need to find out exactly what happened first, otherwise the other party wouldn't have specifically sought them out.

The next second, a scene appeared, showing the two of them using the jade talisman to control the eternal immortal artifact to destroy the spirit-catching ship and severely injure the leader. They were very familiar with this scene. However, what happened next was a scene that made them shudder. A mysterious person shrouded in black mist appeared out of nowhere.

No sooner had they left than they violently murdered everyone to silence them, then stole the Three Calamities Longsail and destroyed the Spirit-Catching Ship.

Wotma!
Which bastard dares to do this?

Isn't this making them, the brothers, scapegoats?
You and your ancestors for eighteen generations, how could you be so shameless!

How can there be such shameless and cunning people in this world?
"My Lord, you are wise and just! We are guilty beyond redemption, but we absolutely do not recognize the man behind us. We have no idea who he is. How could he be so despicable? We are willing to abandon darkness and embrace light, and we are willing to follow you, my Lord. We only ask that you give us a chance to serve you!"

The two wandering Taiyi begged for mercy desperately, doing everything they could to please them.

But that is impossible.

Once it's confirmed that they truly didn't know about this, there's still one more step to be taken: soul-searching and spirit-stealing!

We must use the most meticulous, dedicated, and serious attitude to gather evidence in this matter in order to prove their innocence.

In an instant, the souls of the two wandering Taiyi were thoroughly searched, and their innocence was finally confirmed. They truly did not recognize the mysterious bear, and they were telling the truth.

At this point, the matter can be considered settled.

With a gentle wave of his hand, the two wandering Taiyi immortals were thrown into a cage. So what if their souls were shattered? They just wanted to leave their purity in the mortal world.

"It seems this matter is inextricably linked to the Great Wilderness City. Someone capable of modifying an eternal immortal artifact in such a short time is most likely someone who has mastered the Three Calamities Evolution. Therefore, the answer is obvious. Bear Emperor Jia, let's see how you continue to deny it!"

The melancholy man casually wrote a letter to report on the progress of the matter.

Then, however, they continued to sweep through the surrounding area at a leisurely pace, taking down city after city, forcing more Taiyi and Dixian to flee towards the Great Wilderness City.

He wasn't unaware of the consequences of doing so.

He even knew that there was a small town called Yin Yuan Society north of Dahuang City, where an old sparrow from Yin Yuan Society had set up a Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix Immortal Formation.

He knew all of this, but he did it on purpose.

Because the Great Wilderness City has a special status, it is not advisable to rashly approach and open its shell.

However, if we take advantage of the situation to force the Great Wilderness City to take action, then it will be perfectly legitimate to break through their defenses.

Moreover, this was also a test of those twelve Great Luo Immortals, to see if they really didn't care about the cultivation world anymore, or if they were just saying one thing but actually doing another.
The reason for this can only be understood intuitively and cannot be explained in words.

Of course, at this moment, the relevant chain of evidence also needs to be packaged up and sent to the Great Wilderness City. In short, either hand over the person or compensate for the losses.

Ten trillion units of spiritual energy reserves, and three thousand Dao Three Calamities Long Sails—that's no problem. It's not extortion, is it? Isn't it a case of politeness first, then force? Isn't that reasonable?
(End of this chapter)