True Lord Xianwu
Thousands of years ago, the Human Race forces in the Southern Sea Cultivation World were far less powerful than the dozen or so Nascent Soul on the Nine Islands today.
Across the entire South Sea Human Race, there is only one Nascent Soul cultivator in charge.
At that time, the South Sea Human Race did not occupy the nine islands at all; they only lived on Cangwu Island, the largest of the Ten Islands.
Although this island is the largest, it is the one with the thinnest Spiritual Qi in the South Sea, so it naturally doesn't catch the eye of the Sea Tribe.
Otherwise, the South Sea Human Race would have had little chance of even securing a basic place to live.
It was on this barren Cangwu Island that, by exhausting all its resources, a Nascent Soul Cultivator was produced—the former Cangwu Island Master.
The Cangwu Island Master, having attained the Nascent Soul stage, not only gave the Human Race and Sea Tribe some say in the Southern Sea Cultivation World, but also greatly increased the belief of the Cultivator on Cangwu Island in reaching higher realms and seeking immortality.
Meanwhile, in the same year, the Cangwu Island Master held Cangwu Selection Trial to choose the True Disciple Disciple to inherit his mantle.
Once the Cangwu Selection Trial is held, naturally Human Race Cultivator on Cangwu Island who know they have some Talent will participate.
In the end, the one who won the title of Chief Disciple was an unknown Qi Refining youth.
Even his Qi Refining cultivation was something he embarked on by fortuitous opportunity just a few days before the selection exam.
Yet, this very Qi Refining man, who had just completed the Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment, caught the eye of the Cangwu Island Master Cangwu Island Aristocratic Clan.
It was only later that they learned that this Qi Refining youth possessed Wood Attribute Heavenly Spirit Root, and was even among the purest Heavenly Spirit Root.
However, after becoming a disciple of the Cangwu Island Master, it was discovered that he did not possess any Divine Ability Talent, but rather had many unique advantages in cultivating spiritual flowers and herbs.
The Cangwu Island Master was not annoyed, nor did he reduce the resources allocated to him, allowing this Qi Refining youth to go to Old Cangwu Mountain in the center of Cangwu Island to fully explore his Talent for cultivating spiritual herbs.
Meanwhile, the Cangwu Island Master once again launched a selection process to recruit a second Personal Disciple.
Unexpectedly, on the second day after the Qi Refining youth arrived at Old Cangwu Mountain, he discovered a withered seed halfway up the mountain.
With a try-it-and-see attitude, the Qi Refining youth planted it and used his Talent to nurture its growth.
Surprisingly, the seed actually sprouted and took root.
The young man practicing Qi Refining felt no joy, but rather some fear.
Because this new shoot, right under his nose, grew into a giant tree tens of feet tall in just a short time.
When the Qi Refining youth came to his senses, he was horrified to find that he had transformed from a young man into an old man with missing teeth and dry, white hair.
Just as he was terrified and wanted to call out to his Master, the Cangwu Island Master, a Clever and Mischievous girl actually materialized from within the giant tree.
The girl lightly tapped her finger, Qi Refining the young man's life force was restored by a fraction...
Cangwu Island, Old Cangwu Mountain, was a place the young Qi Refining only learned about later.
That withered seed.
It is the last path of life left behind by the Sacred Wutong Tree that died a thousand years ago, failed to Ascension immortality Tribulation Crossing, and dissipated.
After that, the Qi Refining youth spent every day with the Wutong Spirit Girl.
It's not just about being able to recover a little bit of life force each day, and also about getting a small amount of cultivation points as a bonus.
It was also because of the Tree Spirit that had been conjured by this newly grown Sacred Wutong Tree...
Time passed swiftly, hundreds and thousands of years went by, and before the young Qi Refining knew it, he found himself in a fortuitous opportunity encounter with the Sacred Wutong Tree.
He attained the Spirit Transformation Realm.
He became the first Human Race Deity Transformation Cultivator born in the Southern Sea Cultivation World, named True Lord Xianwu.
The Cangwu Island Master had no regrets and passed away Passing into Nirvana many years later.
Upon Ascension to immortality, this Immortal True Lord Xianwu chose to sever half of the Old Cangwu Mountain, taking his beloved, the Tree Spirit, with him to the other side of the deep sky.
This is a famous chapter in the history of the Southern Sea Cultivation World, and a popular tale among the Human Race.
Even in the Jade Mist Sect, which was far away in Qingzhou, there were records of this story in the sect's classic texts that Su Bai had read.
Spirit Transformation, Ascension...
Su Bai's gaze shifted from the half of Old Cangwu Mountain back to the Dao Discussion Convention.
The ground, paved with countless Goldstone, gleamed with a cold, hard luster under the scorching sun of the South Sea.
The reinforced formation shimmered with a faint grayish-blue light.
The buildings and stands surrounding the venue were already packed with people.
The Cultivator from the South Sea Nine Islands were clearly distinguished from the onlookers from Heavenly Star City who had traveled across the ocean.
The air was filled with the salty taste of the sea breeze and the restlessness of Spiritual Qi.
The Dao Discussion Convention began with a First Opening exchange between Foundation Establishment Cultivator.
The Heavenly Star Alliance and the Southern Sea Cultivation World each sent sixteen people, not to defend their positions, but to engage in a chaotic, round-robin battle.
When one Cultivator enters the arena, the winner can stay and continue to accept challenges, or choose to leave and rest.
The loser cannot continue playing.
The battle continues until all sixteen members of one side are defeated or voluntarily concede defeat.
In the Initial matches, both sides had their share of wins and losses, indicating a strong sense of probing and testing each other.
The Southern Sea Cultivator possess unpredictable and often ferocious techniques unique to this world.
The Heavenly Star Alliance Cultivator, perhaps because they had been trained by the Heavenly Law Clone Disc, appeared to have a solid foundation and were adept at both offense and defense.
On the Magic Duel Platform, spiritual light exploded and energy surged.
The reactions of onlookers varied.
Outside the Combat, on the Cultivator Human Race Two Realms had even started betting operations.
Both sides had been winning and losing, and had never achieved a winning streak, until a familiar figure of Su Bai stepped onto the Magic Duel Platform.
It was Han Zhenyuan in the Foundation Establishment Realm.
His face was calm, his posture upright as a reef, and his body was surrounded by the purest Water Spiritual Energy.
His appearance immediately caught Su Bai's attention.
After many years, this young man's cultivation has reached the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage.
That natural affinity and control over the Water Spiritual Energy was even more refined and profound than when he sought guidance from Su Bai back then.
Heavenly Spirit Root extraordinary talent was on full display.
His first opponent was a burly man from the South Sea.
Holding the Water-Splitting Thorn, his body, honed by physical strength, gleamed with a bronze sheen, clearly indicating a path of brute force.
The Foundation Establishment from the South Sea roared and shot out like a cannonball. His Water-Splitting Thorn stirred the air, creating a piercing shriek, and aimed straight for Han Zhenyuan's chest.
Its momentum Forceful, as if it wants to break through all laws with one force.
Han Zhenyuan simply raised his right hand calmly.
Spread your five fingers wide and press forward.
"Buzz!"
There was no earth-shattering roar, only a deep blue expanse that instantly spread out in front of his palm.
It was as if a smooth, mirror-like Deep Sea had suddenly appeared out of thin air.
The burly man's ferocious charge crashed into this "Deep Sea," his speed visibly slowing down as if he were sinking into an invisible quagmire.
His face flushed red, his muscles bulged, and his Spiritual Power erupted wildly, yet it was like a heavy punch hitting water.
The power was gradually dissolved and absorbed by the supple and dense curtain of deep blue water.
"The Crashing Waves of the Vast Sea." Near Su Bai, a Golden Core Cultivator from Heavenly Star City murmured, his voice filled with admiration.
"This technique emphasizes intention over brute force, using the ultimate softness of water to subdue its Forceful. It cannot be performed by anyone but those with a profound understanding of the nature of water. This Han Zhenyuan has already grasped its essence."
Just as the strong man's old strength was exhausted and his new strength had not yet arisen.
Han Zhenyuan gently twisted the palm he had pressed out.
The calm "Deep Sea" suddenly boiled!