Cultivation of Immortality: This is what unorthodox methods are like.

The round-faced Taoist nun has had a very tiring life these past few years.

Because, ever since her family began to grow rapidly decades ago, she has faced suppression.

She didn't feel it very clearly at the time, and everything was resolved easily.

Later, after realizing the suppression, she began to intentionally control the development of her family in the current world, and instead devoted more energy to the corresponding second-layer world.

With Qian Xiuyue's help, the "Sunflower Essence" cultivated by her family, although not the latest version, is still quite advanced.

Relying on the abundant sunlight refined and harvested from the sunflower essence, the round-faced Taoist nun family's safe zone in the second layer of the world grew larger and larger.

Today, many family members live permanently in the safe zone.

Those young family members studied Taoist scriptures in their youth.

A small number of those with a talent for reading went to some unorthodox schools; the rest all ended up in the Drowning School.

However, the family's foundation is ultimately insufficient. The family members who have entered the sect are currently in the development stage, relying entirely on the family for support, and have not yet been able to give back to the family.

However, the round-faced Taoist nun was quite looking forward to the growth and contributions of these younger generations.

As a result, her plan backfired.

The family has been subjected to significant suppression since ten years ago.

Especially this year:

The spiritual fields cultivated by the family were destroyed, the martial arts sects under their command were destroyed overnight, and various industries were plotted against and plundered.

A multitude of blows erupted all at once.

For a moment, even the usually shrewd and resourceful round-faced Taoist nun was at a loss for how to respond.

What troubled her even more was:

Numerous anomalies have occurred in the city controlled by the family.

These anomalies are not only not strong, but also extremely weak.

It has no impact on cultivators, and it's even something that innate martial artists can't afford to offend.

The surging blood and qi of those innate martial artists could gradually wear down the abnormality.

However, the majority of people in the city were not innate martial artists, nor cultivators, but ordinary people.

Ordinary people simply have no ability to deal with this kind of anomaly.

Often, overnight, a family would be killed in an unusual way.

The round-faced Taoist nun arranged for some new-style cultivators to patrol, but the effect was minimal.

She then arranged for orthodox cultivators to help, but the effect was still minimal.

These anomalies are so weak that even orthodox cultivators cannot usually detect them.

By the time they realized it, the person was already dead.

At this point, cleaning up the anomalies is useless.

And this is just one of the problems in the present world.

Her biggest trouble comes from the second layer of the world.

Since Qian Xiuyue started providing the latest iterations of the [Sunflower Spirit] and [Big Face] spirits, her family's development in the second layer of the world has accelerated.

Today, her family has built a large village security zone using seven or eight hundred small buildings.

Within this safe zone, she consciously allowed family members to reside there long-term, and even to reproduce.

Everything was going very well.

However, in previous years, she encountered the same trouble as the drowning incident:

The larger the safe zone, the more evil attacks it will suffer.

If it were just these things, she could still rely on the abundant sunshine to tough it out and persevere.

However, in recent years, monks have been appearing in the safe zone.

Those cultivators were picky and always looking for trouble.

Even worse, some kidnap family children and, relying on their high cultivation levels, seize special buildings.

Initially, the round-faced Taoist nun took action herself.

She had the cultivation level of Foundation Establishment and thought she could easily suppress the other party.

As a result, seven or eight orthodox Foundation Establishment cultivators jumped out from this group.

If her opponent hadn't been quick to run away, she would have been killed long ago, given that the opponent was both prepared and unprepared.

After this battle, everyone wanted to give up on the second world, but the round-faced Taoist nun remained determined and not only did not give up, but is now increasing her efforts to develop it.

The Second World:

Seven or eight Foundation Establishment cultivators watched with boredom as their underlings bullied and teased the round-faced Daoist nun's family members.

"When will this boring life ever end?!"

"It's a waste of time here. I'd rather go back and cultivate in seclusion."

Some Foundation Establishment cultivators complained.

He started complaining, and the others joined in.

"It's just a small family opening up a safe zone, why are so many of us assigned to guard it?"

"Although this safe zone is large, the methods for harvesting and refining sunlight are becoming increasingly sophisticated, making it much easier to open up such safe zones in the future."

"The big shots up there probably look down on this safe zone!"

"Besides... the building here has very weak functionality and isn't very valuable!"

"I don't know how long they want us to wait here."

"I really want to go home!"

At that moment, a voice rang out behind them:

"Since you're already here, don't go back!"

A Foundation Establishment cultivator muttered, "That won't do!"

"My classmates from the same year are all preparing materials for the Purple Mansion realm, ready to attempt to break through to the Purple Mansion realm."

"I also want to go back and prepare materials for the Purple Mansion."

At that moment, the voice behind them rang out again: "Then you can go back in your next life."

Several Foundation Establishment cultivators' expressions changed slightly. They looked towards the direction from which the sound came, only to find the place empty and deserted.

But strangely, the sound continued to ring out there:

"I'm sorry, I misspoke."

"You—have no next life."

As the sound rang out, a water mirror appeared out of thin air.

The mirror reflected the figures of several Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Amidst the horrified gazes of several Foundation Establishment cultivators, they saw icy chains, fiery phoenixes, and golden spears appear in the mirror.

Chains wrapped around their necks, phoenixes devoured their flesh, and spears pierced their hearts.

Cough!

The neck constricts, making it impossible to breathe.

My heart is in pain, and I'm spitting out blood.

His body was riddled with bloody holes.

However, what struck them as odd was:

There were no signs of magic on them outside the mirror.

However, they had more and more wounds on their bodies, and they looked just like their reflections in the mirror.

boom!boom!

A Foundation Establishment cultivator patted his treasure pouch, releasing hundreds of talismans.

The talisman explodes, possessing dozens of effects such as defense, clearing curses, healing injuries, and increasing resistance to ice and fire.

However, despite the numerous spells cast, their wounds not only failed to heal but actually multiplied.

"What kind of magic is this?"

"Why is this so strange?"

At that moment, their reflections in the mirror were pierced by spears falling from the sky.

In reality, they just felt a headache coming on.

They clutched their heads, rolled around frantically, and then their bodies collapsed.

"No matter who you are, you schemed against us, and we will definitely retaliate!"

At that moment, the voice rang out: "Revenge on me?"

"sure!"

"My name is Wang Quan—don't get the wrong person!"

Whoosh!

In the mirror, ghosts and monsters from the underworld appeared.

These ghosts threw out hooks and pulled out souls from their reflections in the mirror.

Click!Click!

The ghosts slowly devoured the soul.

When the last bit of the soul was consumed, the mirror collapsed.

Whoosh!

The countless shards of mirror formed the figure of a cultivator, and this cultivator was none other than Wang Quan.

at the same time:

In a certain place in the present world, where the bodies of Foundation Establishment cultivators are kept, the servants screamed: "The Foundation Establishment masters have passed away!"