Looks Like the Taixu Forbidden Land Is Broken

Rumble...

The anomaly within the Taixu Forbidden Land could not be sensed from the outside world.

Bai Muxu, who was waiting outside to receive Ling Tianwei, received a message from Lingxu Sacred Land at that moment.

"What's going on?"

Bai Muxu frowned as he sensed the Lingxu Sacred Land token continuously flashing.

"Holy Master?"

Touching the token at his waist, Bai Muxu received the message transmitted through the elder token.

"Elder Bai, the resources for your tribulation have been prepared. Several Supreme Elders have also broken their seals to protect you. According to their calculations, tomorrow will be the best opportunity. Return at once."

"I have already sent Lan Yu to the Taixu Forbidden Land. He can stand guard there when the time comes."

The Lingxu Holy Master's voice slowly came from the elder token.

Hearing the Lingxu Holy Master's words, Bai Muxu frowned slightly. According to the previous arrangements, there should have been at least several more months. How had such a change happened?

Bai Muxu was deeply puzzled by this. But now, with the Heavenly Dao hidden and Evil Resentment shrouding all, nothing could be calculated with certainty. It was normal for strange disturbances to arise.

"Forget it. Once Senior Brother Lan Yu arrives, I'll return to Lingxu Sacred Land."

Bai Muxu sat cross-legged, gazing at the Taixu Forbidden Land as he thought.

Demonic Sect Land, Panshan City territory.

Not a soul could be found for a thousand li. What had happened in Panshan City had already spread throughout the entire Demonic Sect Land.

Lingxu Sacred Land had produced a ruthless figure who had come to the Demonic Sect Land and massacred his way through it, leaving no living person within a thousand li—not even ordinary mortals were spared.

Such rumors had also reached the Northern Spirit Domain. Aside from Lingxu Sacred Land itself, Baiyuan Sacred Land immediately exaggerated them upon hearing them.

They claimed that Lingxu Sacred Land was unworthy of being called a righteous sacred land, that it had actually nurtured such a great demon disciple who had slaughtered a million people with cruel methods.

The other two sacred lands naturally used this as an excuse to attack Lingxu Sacred Land as well. Massacre and bloodlust were truly nothing much in the eyes of these cultivators. What they cared about was that a disciple raised by Lingxu Sacred Land had actually killed Qin Yueying, the Blood Nightmare Sect Master's disciple—a mighty cultivator at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage.

What kind of concept was that? A Foundation Establishment cultivator killing a Nascent Soul cultivator—it was absurd just to think about.

With such an outrageously unconventional prodigy in existence, how could the other three great sacred lands sleep or eat in peace?

If he reached the Golden Core stage, would he not be able to kill Spirit Transformation stage cultivators? If he reached the Nascent Soul stage, would he not be able to kill Nascent Soul Stage cultivators?

This could no longer be described merely as monstrous. Therefore, he had to die.

Under the scheming and wild exaggerations of the three great sacred lands, Ling Tianwei had already been portrayed as a great demon possessing another's body, while Lingxu Sacred Land was said to be colluding with the demonic sects in an attempt to overturn the entire righteous path.

Truly, if one wished to condemn someone, why worry about finding words? Even though the three great sacred lands knew that Ling Tianwei had not killed those several million people—and had even spent great effort building several cities to settle them—

Ling Tianwei had become the fuse that ignited the dissatisfaction with Lingxu Sacred Land's growing power over the past thousand years.

Just as Ling Tianwei had expected, even with Evil Demons invading and the road to ascension severed, people still found it difficult to forget their struggles against one another.

After all, in the eyes of those ambitious men, one must first settle affairs within before resisting enemies without. Once I control the entire cultivation world and obtain more resources, what are Evil Demons worth? With a flip of my hand, I can suppress them.

He did not know whether Evil Demons were powerful, but Lingxu Sacred Land was very powerful now and had already threatened him. Better deal with it first.

Because of the exaggerated reports spread by the other three great sacred lands, many disciples of Lingxu Sacred Land had also heard these rumors, and gossip gradually began to rise.

Such voices, however, did not reach the upper echelons of Lingxu Sacred Land.

That was because they were preparing for Bai Muxu's advancement and tribulation. Ordinarily, a Spirit Transformation stage cultivator undergoing tribulation did not require such a massive effort.

Yet Lingxu Sacred Land treated it with such gravity because they wanted to break open the deadlock through it.

There had to be a reason why those above the Nascent Soul Stage were affected by Evil Demons and the changes in heaven and earth.

Perhaps it was because of the heavenly tribulation involved in advancement and breakthroughs. They had to study it from this angle.

If they could not find the reason even through tribulation, then above that lay ascension. They could only seek downward compatibility.

The first to encounter problems had been Nascent Soul Stage cultivators, after which it spread to Body Integration and tribulation transcendence cultivators.

Then the source most likely lay above the Spirit Transformation stage. They needed a prodigy with peerless combat power, along with the resources of an entire sacred land, to investigate that possibility.

And for Bai Muxu, the Tianmen Peak he had established was precisely for this purpose.

When he broke through to the Spirit Transformation stage, the elders of Lingxu Sacred Land and his master had long since spoken to Bai Muxu about the road ahead and the signs of Evil Demons in heaven and earth.

With Bai Muxu's talent, he did not wish to become trapped at the Nascent Soul Stage after breaking through. He wanted to sweep aside every obstacle through this, opening the Heavenly Gate.

And now, after waiting for so many years and taking in Ling Tianwei, a disciple who satisfied him, he would gamble on that future vision.

The upper echelons of Lingxu Sacred Land wanted to uncover the cause. As for Bai Muxu, he did not wish to remain trapped within the Nascent Soul Stage, so he would take a gamble.

Ling Tianwei knew nothing of all the changes outside the Taixu Forbidden Land.

At that moment, he was even somewhat confused. Although he could sense that the Taixu Forbidden Land was about to reopen, he could not understand why all of its power had drawn itself in.

It felt as though the Taixu Forbidden Land did not want to give it to him.

At this thought, Ling Tianwei immediately shook his head. How could that be possible?

There was Immortal Qi inside the Taixu Forbidden Land! Even the Immortal Souls here had contributed so selflessly. How could it avoid him merely because a little power had leaked away?

He had only taken a little Immortal Qi. Had he not also delivered the Immortal Souls from suffering, allowing their power to return to heaven and earth?

Thinking of this, Ling Tianwei seemed to understand something.

"Could it be that the Taixu Forbidden Land has been affected by Evil Demons? Or perhaps it has been controlled by some Evil Cultivators, demonic cultivators, or even evil immortals? Otherwise, why would it be like this?"

With that thought, everything made sense.

"Looks like my guess was correct."

Sensing that the Taixu Forbidden Land had not left behind even a trace of power, Ling Tianwei already had his answer.

"I never expected the Taixu Forbidden Land to be in such a state. No wonder Master said this place was extremely dangerous, and that several disciples of Lingxu Sacred Land had fallen here."

"Originally, seeing how kind the Immortal Souls here were and how there was not the slightest danger, I thought Master had misjudged it."

"Looks like he was not wrong. The problem does not lie with the Immortal Souls, but within this Taixu Forbidden Land."

Ling Tianwei's gaze abruptly changed. Looking toward the Golden Core hovering around him in midair, he saw that it had already begun to grow continuously.

Even so, compared to the entire Taixu Forbidden Land, it was still insignificant beyond measure.

This had once been the site of an immortal battle, a place even immortals had been unable to destroy. Ling Tianwei understood this.

Just because he could not solve it now did not mean he would be unable to solve it in the future.

"Looks like after I become an immortal, I'll have one more matter to deal with. First is that Heart-Questioning Stairway—there is a huge problem with that thing. Now I have to add the Taixu Forbidden Land to the list as well."

Ling Tianwei drew a long breath and suppressed the unrest in his heart.