Taming Beasts and Cultivating Immortality from Two Realms

Chapter 380 Unexpected Disaster
Jade Purity Immortal Sect.

Qiyun Residence, a cave dwelling of Mount Yiyue.

Xue Tianyi slowly opened her eyes, her body surging with a frenzied surge of spiritual energy.

"How difficult it is to attain the status of a True Lord!"

Looking inward at the radiant nascent form of the Yang God within her sea of ​​consciousness, Xue Tianyi finished her cultivation, let out a long sigh, and couldn't help but recall the figure of Chen Beiwu in her mind.

Although he was one of the top five geniuses on the Jade Void Ranking, there was still a huge gap between him and Chen Beiwu.

For him, without the support of sect resources, the probability of forging a Yang God, achieving the fusion of Yin and Yang, and attaining the Heavenly Gang Nascent Soul was no more than 30%, and the probability of attaining the Pure Yang Nascent Soul was almost zero.

But Chen Beiwu is different. As a prodigy highly valued by the sect, his position as the chief of the Immortal Sect is basically a certainty, and the probability of him proving the Pure Yang Nascent Soul in the future is probably as high as 80%.

"My aptitude, comprehension, and fellow practitioners are all mediocre. Oh, heavens, why have you treated me so cruelly!"

Xue Tianyi sighed inwardly, a hint of confusion flashing in her eyes.

Losing to someone of the same generation was one thing, but watching a rising star surpass him step by step and become the most prominent new star in the sect made Xue Tianyi increasingly resentful, even though he knew that Chen Beiwu was truly deserving of the position of chief of the Immortal Sect.

'Should we try again?' Xue Tianyi's mind raced, her expression hesitant.

He had been stuck at the peak of the Golden Core stage for many years. The reason he was able to advance further before the Immortal Sect Exchange Conference was entirely due to cultivating a fragmented cultivation technique that he had accidentally obtained by chance back then.

Its name is "The Method of Stealing Gods". The description of the technique claims that it is an unparalleled secret method. After mastering it, one can plunder the origin of all things, devour the Dao of Heaven and Earth, and quickly become a Nascent Soul and a God.

However, Xue Tianyi knew that spirit stones wouldn't fall from the sky for nothing, and this method of stealing gods was very likely related to the infamous Ancient Demonic Cult.

Therefore, he had only dabbled in it before, and after condensing the rudimentary form of the Yang God, he voluntarily gave up cultivating the Stealing God Technique, and after leaving seclusion, he claimed that he had broken through by taking a precious pill.

"Time waits for no one. If I cannot elevate my divine sense to the level of a Nascent Soul True Monarch, even if the Dharma Origin Realm opens soon, I will not be able to successfully condense my Dharma Image, gain the attention of the Immortal Sect's higher-ups, and become a disciple of a Divine Transformation True Venerable."

Xue Tianyi's eyes narrowed, and she quickly made up her mind.

Although he was quite talented, he came from a humble background, being born to a maid and thus not valued by his family.

Even if she managed to make a name for herself within the Jade Purity Immortal Sect through her own efforts, it would only change her mother's status from a maid to a concubine, slightly higher than a mistress. She would only receive some preferential treatment from the family resources and would not be able to obtain resources for Nascent Soul formation.

The Stealing God Technique is profound, obscure, and extremely strange, with three completely different cultivation paths, each leading directly to the Nascent Soul stage.

The first is to invite the gods to uphold the law; the second is to transform the gods to defy the law; and the third is to impersonate the gods to steal the law.

The God-Stealing Technique in his possession was severely incomplete; both the reverse technique and the theft technique were missing. Only a seemingly incomplete but actually righteous technique that could be cultivated independently existed, named the "Divine Seed Visualization Technique."

This method is of moderate difficulty to cultivate. It requires the practitioner to visualize an ancient god of the true origin within their sea of ​​consciousness, and use the ancient god's phantom as a guide to continuously refine and compress their own divine consciousness, condensing a divine seed.

According to this fragment, once a Golden Core cultivator's divine seed is formed, they can automatically absorb and refine the Daoist principles of heaven and earth, causing their divine sense to surge at a speed far exceeding normalcy. The effect is ten or even a hundred times stronger than the orthodox Divine Nourishment Mystic Technique of the Immortal Alliance.

'There shouldn't be any problems.' Xue Tianyi took a deep breath.

He wasn't stupid. The Ancient Demonic Sect was infamous, and the fact that it survived the Immortal Alliance's Enforcement Division's crackdown meant that it had considerable resources, and most of the techniques circulating outside the sect had hidden secrets.

Therefore, he always left room for maneuver in his practice of the "Divine Seed Visualization Method". He would not completely visualize the original ancient god and fully enter the practice. Instead, he would use this method to hone and improve his divine consciousness after many studies and experiments.

In this way, although the effect of enhancing his spiritual consciousness was far less terrifying than described in the "Divine Seed Visualization Method," it was safer and more reliable than visualizing the ancient god.

With this thought in mind, Xue Tianyi formed hand seals and began her cultivation.

"Buzz!"

Just then, Xue Tianyi's expression changed drastically, and her eyes turned to the entrance of the cave. Several sharp figures clad in silver robes instantly came into view.

The silver-robed cultivator at the head of the group had lightning-fast eyes. He held up a jade slip for recording images and said in a deep voice, "Xue Tianyi, you have risked your life to cultivate the forbidden techniques of the Ancient Demonic Sect. According to the laws of the Immortal Alliance, you are to be arrested immediately. If you resist, you will be killed without mercy!"

'How can it be! ’

Sensing the imposing aura of the newcomer, Xue Tianyi's face paled slightly as she forcefully suppressed her fear.

He always leaves room for maneuver in his actions.

As far as he knew, although the Immortal Alliance forbade cultivators from practicing the ancient demonic sect's techniques, as long as they did not visualize the righteous ancient god and take the path of transforming into a god and stealing the law, they would generally consider the reputation of the Thirteen Immortal Sects and turn a blind eye, and would not make a big show of arresting people.

……

On the other side, in the Taiyuan Heavenly Realm.

"Hey."

The seven-tailed purple fox suddenly opened its eyes, looked to its right, and its face showed a wary expression.

Its cultivation period is short and its Taoist practice is shallow, making it difficult to detect the divine sense of a Nascent Soul True Monarch. However, the Mind's Eye, hidden deep within its bloodline, can sense malice.

Just now, it suddenly sensed a malicious gaze directed at Chen Beiwu.

Chen Beiwu opened his eyes, snapping out of his reverie of admiring the Supreme Landscape Stele.

The reason was simple: besides the little guy's reminder, Chen Beiwu's divine sense also detected three rather powerful True Monarch auras heading straight towards him.

Chen Beiwu looked up and saw three cultivators dressed in silver robes from the Immortal Alliance Enforcement Division walk through the crowd and slowly approach him.

The leading silver-robed cultivator was a Nascent Soul True Monarch with a refined appearance and unfathomable aura. His chest was embroidered with a golden inscription representing the Censor.

Upon witnessing this scene, the surrounding Jade Purity prodigies all changed their expressions slightly and began to discuss it through telepathic communication.

Some busybodies even showed expressions of great interest.

Taiyuan Heavenly Realm is the territory of Yuqing Immortal Sect.

Although the Enforcement Division is one of the three major institutions of the Immortal Alliance, and its Inspector is a True Monarch at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage, it is nothing more than a slightly larger ant in front of the Jade Purity Immortal Sect.

Don't say that Yuqing Tianjiao is without fault. Even if he is wrong, it is usually dealt with internally by the sect first, and then handed over to the Enforcement Division, rather than the Enforcement Division coming directly to his door.

'Unless the sect's higher-ups tacitly approve, the Enforcement Division cannot be allowed to enter the sect.'

Some astute cultivators exchanged glances, realizing that Chen Beiwu was either too dazzling and had become embroiled in power struggles among the sect's higher-ups, or that he had committed a serious crime that even the Jade Purity Immortal Sect could not protect.

They were more inclined to believe the former than the latter, given the extremely low probability of the latter.

But here's the problem: Chen Beiwu is not only the face of the Yuqing Immortal Sect in this generation, but also a direct disciple of the Dongming Changqing True Lord.

What exactly is the Enforcement Division relying on that it dares to risk offending the Dongming Changqing lineage by coming to their door? Aren't they afraid of Chen Beiwu settling things down afterward?

"This must be Chen Beiwu, young friend Chen?"

To everyone's surprise, the leading censor showed no sternness on his face and spoke in a gentle tone, unlike someone who was performing official duties.

"That's right, and who are you?"

Chen Beiwu remained calm, understanding that the visitor was ill-intentioned and that good intentions were not the case.

The seven-tailed purple fox's wariness reveals that while the other party's tone appears gentle, it actually harbors malice.

"I am Jin Zhaoyang, the Supervising Censor of the Law Enforcement Division of Tianyuan Prefecture. This is my identification." Jin Zhaoyang showed the jade slip in his hand to prove his identity, and then said, "There is a major case that needs to be verified with you, young friend Chen. I would like to trouble you to cooperate with the investigation as part of your routine duties."

Chen Beiwu frowned slightly, a sense of foreboding creeping into his heart.

The Censor of the Law Enforcement Division holds a prestigious position, primarily responsible for supervising key members of the Immortal Alliance and handling sensational cases.

In this situation, the fact that an imperial censor personally came to visit him in the Taiyuan Heaven Realm speaks volumes about its significance and nature.

However, Chen Beiwu had been either in seclusion cultivating or observing the scenic monument during this period, and had very little contact with the outside world. It was impossible for him to be involved in a major case that would alarm the Censor.

Unless the investigation itself has ulterior motives and is deliberately targeting him.

Thinking of this, Chen Beiwu's eyes turned slightly cold as he recalled the telepathic communication between Luo Zheng and Xu Xiu.

He is kind to people and rarely offends anyone.

At this moment, the only opponent they could think of to set a trap for was Xiao Yu, the True Monarch of Breaking the Law.

Of course, in addition to these, the Jade Purity prodigy who is expected to become the chief of the Immortal Sect in this generation is also within Chen Beiwu's reasonable suspicion range.

"I can cooperate with the investigation. But I need to call my sect to let them know my exact whereabouts."

Chen Beiwu's demands were both to let the law enforcement officials know that he was not a rootless drifter, and also to subtly exert pressure and express his dissatisfaction.

"I'm sorry, but this matter concerns a major case involving the Ancient Demon Sect and is of great importance. Before the matter is fully investigated, in order to prevent information from leaking and causing further complications, according to the emergency regulations of the Immortal Alliance, the suspects involved are not allowed to have any contact with the outside world."

"This is just a routine inquiry. I hope you understand and won't make things difficult for us."

Although Jin Zhaoyang's words were polite, he subtly placed Chen Beiwu in a disadvantageous position as a suspect in the case.

Upon hearing this, the pupils of the Yuqing cultivators watching from the sidelines shrank drastically.

Ancient Demonic Cult!
This heretical sect is a malignant tumor that the Immortal Alliance is trying its best to eradicate. Its followers are almost synonymous with madness, disaster, and taboo.

The reason is simple: the Ancient Demon Cult is not an ordinary demon cultivator, but a group of madmen who believe in the 'path to immortality through ancient gods' and call themselves the Ancient God Cult.

In the early days of the Immortal Alliance, this group of madmen even attempted to steal divinity through plunder, devouring, experimentation, mutation, and blood sacrifice, so as to ascend to become immortals and gods and live forever in the world.

However, good cannot prevail over evil. Under the combined heavy blows and suppression of the three major organizations of the Immortal Alliance, the Ancient Demonic Sect had long since disappeared from Tianyuan Star and fled to the outer realms, its influence greatly diminished.

However, the Ancient Demonic Cult's techniques are unpredictable and difficult to defend against. Even though its leaders fled to other realms, they still left some remnants within the Immortal Alliance, which were discovered and wiped out by the Enforcement Division from time to time.

If Chen Beiwu is truly associated with the Ancient Demonic Sect, even if he is the most dazzling rising star of the Jade Purity Immortal Sect this generation, he will be severely punished and supervised by the Immortal Alliance, and will miss out on the position of Jade Purity's chief.

In an instant, the atmosphere in the entire room froze.

'No wonder Chen Beiwu, despite his impoverished background, was able to form a Golden Core and defeat Yu Zhaohua, who possessed an innate Dao body; it turns out he cultivated the evil techniques of the ancient demonic sect!'

"Absolutely, absolutely! How could a Golden Core cultivator possibly defeat a True Monarch like Yue Xiao without the aid of the ancient demonic sect's evil techniques?"

'Alas, in this day and age, those who take the crooked path often rise to prominence and hold high positions, while we, the ascetic cultivators who wholeheartedly pursue the Dao, can only fade into obscurity.'

"Impossible! This is definitely someone stirring up trouble. If Chen Beiwu truly had connections with the Ancient Demonic Sect, the sect's higher-ups would have noticed!"

With the censor and Chen Beiwu present, no one dared to speak out.

But they not only had the audacity to speculate using divine sense, they were also very bold, with some even deliberately speculating in extreme directions.

Sensing the change in the atmosphere around him, Chen Beiwu sneered inwardly, but his expression remained unchanged.

His intuition was right; the other party not only had ill intentions but was also well-prepared, intending to strip him of his greatest asset right from the start.

Under the watchful eyes of many around him, Chen Beiwu smiled calmly.

"In that case, I'll go with you."

After saying that, Chen Beiwu no longer looked at the censor Jin Zhaoyang.

Those who are clean will be clean by themselves.

The current situation is unfavorable to him. The more he says, the more mistakes he will make. It would be better to remain silent to avoid any unforeseen changes, which might inadvertently play into the enemy's hands.

As for the matter of smearing, Chen Beiwu was not afraid.

If he could be framed for every little bit of dirt, then the Dongming Changqing lineage would never have prospered so much.

"please."

Jin Zhaoyang gestured, indicating that the special shackles of the Enforcement Division were not used, and his tone was very kind.

The "Heaven" of Tianyuan Prefecture belongs to the Yuqing Immortal Sect, not the Immortal Alliance.

It is precisely for this reason that no one in the Tianyuan Prefecture Law Enforcement Division with sufficient status is willing to take the risk for a small favor.

The law enforcement officers who were willing to risk getting involved in the mess were not of high enough rank to personally invite Chen Beiwu away.

Jin Zhaoyang, as the Supervising Censor of Tianyuan Prefecture, held a position that was neither too high nor too low. He could invite Chen Beiwu to cooperate with the investigation, but he wouldn't dare to humiliate the latter.

After all, nothing can be accomplished without rules.

He visited the Immortal Alliance to handle matters according to their rules, and even if the Dongming Changqing lineage launched a counterattack from behind, he could still deal with it calmly.

But if he puts shackles on Chen Beiwu, it would be tantamount to publicly declaring the latter a serious offender, completely breaking the rules.

At that time, let alone gaining some personal connections, it will be a question whether Jin Zhaoyang can continue to serve as the Censor and even keep his own position.

Chen Beiwu nodded slightly, stepped forward, and followed the cultivator from the Enforcement Division.

He'd deal with whatever came his way; he wanted to see what tricks the other side was up to.

As for the censor Jin Zhaoyang?
Very good, he has remembered the name, and it will surely pay off in the future.

"Interesting, Senior Brother Yu, what do you think?"

At the same time, Han Zhongli transmitted his thoughts telepathically.

'How else can you watch it? Naturally, you sit and watch it.'

Yu Yuanlong said calmly, "In the end, it's all just those trivial, pointless things."

"Indeed, history always repeats itself, and there is always struggle between any two sides," Han Zhongli sighed.

If Jin Zhaoyang didn't have the Jade Purity Token, he wouldn't be able to get past him and enter the Taiyuan Heavenly Realm, let alone meet Chen Beiwu.

"What, Junior Brother, are you planning to get involved?" Yu Yuanlong's eyebrows twitched slightly as he glanced at Han Zhongli.

"This is a trivial matter, and I don't need to get involved." Han Zhongli shook his head slightly.

The Ancient Demonic Cult? Are you kidding me!
With his cultivation level, he could tell at a glance whether Chen Beiwu had any entanglement with the Ancient Demonic Sect.

(End of this chapter)