The Great Purge's Multiple Effects (Part 2)

To be honest, up to now...

Xiao Chen had never personally witnessed Spirit Transformation Venerable fight an enemy.

They hadn't even seen any genuine Magic Trace.

I only saw a Spiritual Sense in the Compassion Sea.

This is mainly because, apart from portraits, Xiao Chen has never actually seen a living Spirit Transformation Venerable.

Objectively speaking, he's not the only one like this.

Throughout the entire Eastern Domain, Spirit Transformation Venerable are practically Divine Dragon, appearing only briefly and rarely seen.

However, since they couldn't even meet face-to-face, there was naturally no way they could watch the other side fight.

Therefore, when Xiao Chen heard that there Magic Trace left by Spirit Transformation Venerable in Die Cui Mountain, five thousand miles away from Gui Yun Market was shocked.

A strong sense of curiosity immediately arose in his heart.

I really want to go and see just how powerful a true Spirit Transformation Venerable would be when they take action.

He was even more curious to know whether he could withstand the punch if it had been aimed at him.

So Xiao Chen specifically asked about the direction of Die Cui Mountain, planning to go there first after leaving the market, and then go to the Cai Family.

But since we're already here, there's no need to rush off.

Let's settle things here in the market first.

Previously, Zhang Cunfu was asked to help with miscellaneous tasks, and in the past six months or so, he hasn't been idle.

This time, he directly pulled out a list and a Storage Ring and presented them. "Senior Xiao, I have sold almost everything you asked me to sell."

"Here is the detailed bill; please take a look."

"The final profit totaled 3,274,200 Spirit Stone, all of which are in this ring."

Xiao Chen took the list and glanced at it briefly.

But without delving into it further, he simply nodded and offered a word of encouragement. "Yes, well done."

"Since we've almost sold out, we'll get you a new batch of supplies."

As he spoke, he handed over all the miscellaneous items he had previously obtained from the Yin Corpse Sect, the Heavenly Sound Sect, the Three Great Families of Nether Sky Sea Ten Thousand Immortals Island Jin Family.

There are quite a lot of these things combined.

There are eleven Storage Ring of various sizes used to hold them!

Moreover, each Storage Ring was basically stuffed full.

ah?

Zhang Cunfu was completely dumbfounded when he saw the stack of Storage Ring in front of him.

Something's wrong, something's very wrong!

When did our Rebellious Immortal Alliance become so wealthy?

Moreover, we're currently in the midst of a Great Purge, and putting aside where you found so many supplies, shouldn't we keep some for ourselves?

Why would anyone sell all of this?

However, Zhang Cunfu hesitated for a moment and didn't dare to ask.

Instead, he obediently accepted all the Storage Ring and put them directly into his sleeve. "Please rest assured, senior, I will do my best to handle these things."

He chooses not to ask anything he's unsure whether he should.

Knowing too much isn't necessarily a good thing.

He just needs to do what he's supposed to do; Senior Xiao will take care of the rest.

It's normal that he couldn't understand the Nascent Soul True Lord's profound thoughts and grand plans; he just needed to follow orders.

"You can handle these odds and ends yourself; there's no rush to sell them."

Xiao Chen then took out another Storage Ring: "However, the goods that were agreed upon last year are now due for the agreed transaction time."

"Please pay close attention to this over the next couple of days."

"If Shopkeeper Bai doesn't change his mind, we can continue doing business with them."

"There's one thing you need to be careful about: if some of the things he wants happen to be among the previous batch of spiritual items, remember not to give them to him directly."

"Trade with them, still according to the list, one batch at a time. Got it?"

In fact, Xiao Chen did this simply to prevent the Rebellious Immortal Alliance from realizing too early that there might be a problem with the source of the supplies.

Even if they had suspicions, they wouldn't necessarily suspect cross-border transactions directly, but it's always better to avoid trouble.

However, these words took on a different meaning when they reached Zhang Cunfu's ears.

He immediately felt excited: Sure enough, I knew that Senior Xiao must have a deeper purpose in doing this!

He immediately and firmly assured them, "I've remembered it all!"

After settling the deal with the Rebellious Immortal Alliance.

As usual, Xiao Chen asked, "Is there anything else?"

After receiving a negative answer, he raised his hand to interrupt Zhang Cunfu's flattery and waved for him to leave.

Then they easily left the market and headed straight for the location of Die Cui Mountain.

"This should be it."

Using his powerful Divine Sense, Xiao Chen located the legendary Giant Fist Pit from afar.

Generally speaking, most rumors contain some degree of exaggeration.

Surprisingly, the actual pit was several times larger than what Zhang Cunfu had heard.

Fortunately, upon closer inspection, Xiao Chen realized that the collapsed pit was too deep, causing a secondary collapse of the surrounding soil.

Judging from the size of the pit, it's pretty much as rumored.

Even so, the power of that punch was truly terrifying!

Xiao Chen lowered his Escape Light and stood directly at the bottom of the pit, experiencing firsthand the immense destructive power of the Spirit Transformation Venerable's attack.

At the same time, try to judge the opponent's situation from the remaining Magic Trace.

"The damage has spread to such a vast area."

Xiao Chen looked up from the bottom of the pit. "It feels like this is probably nearly eighty zhang deep, it's simply outrageous."

Although it's several tens of feet away, it doesn't seem very deep at first glance.

But don't forget, there used to be a rather high-altitude mountain called Die Cui Mountain here.

In other words, the opponent's punch first completely shattered a small mountain, and then left such a large and deep crater in the ground.

Putting everything else aside, the sheer force of that force is already terrifying!

"This pit alone is already comparable to that of an ordinary Fourth Tier Body Cultivator."

Xiao Chen assessed the situation in his mind. "If we include the Die Cui Mountain, even Body Cultivator at the Nascent Soul Great Perfection probably wouldn't be able to unleash such immense power."

"After all, even a small hill is still a hill."

"This is almost an incredible feat, akin to Move Mountains and Fill Seas."

"But according to the rumors, the other party seems to have acted remotely. The person himself is still in the Gui Yun Sect, suppressing the Rebellious Cultivator from nearly five thousand miles away."

"In other words, he must have used Law Technique, but it produced this effect."

"Hiss~, isn't this a bit too unreasonable?"

Thinking of this, Xiao Chen couldn't help but gasp. "Is the difference between Nascent Soul True Lord and Spirit Transformation Venerable really this great?"

Although he appears to be only at the Nascent Soul Middle Stage, his strength is already comparable to that of Nascent Soul Great Perfection cultivator.

To be fair, even if one were to use the Crimson Sky Mountain Severing Palm, which has been cultivated to its fullest extent, it would be absolutely impossible to withstand such immense force.

Even with the addition of the Four Symbols Suppressing Mountain Shield, it would be difficult to withstand it.

"But I am not entirely without resistance."

Xiao Chen secretly estimated, "If I could improve the Four Symbols Suppressing Mountain Shield from its current Lesser Accomplishment Realm to a level of complete mastery..."

"Then, coordinate with the Cloud Shattering Mountain Merging Palm to counterattack, first neutralizing some of the punch's force."

"Then taking that punch shouldn't be a problem."

In other words, if it were his turn to resist next time, he should be able to withstand that punch with Law Technique.

However, it is foreseeable that even if the first attack is successfully blocked, the Four Symbols Suppressing Mountain Shield will be shattered.

If they come up with a second or even a third move, we might have to rely on the Night's Edge to save the day, or just activate the Dimension Sorcerer Emblem to escape.

Oh, right, Xiao Chen now has another option: to activate the Profound Sect Evil Suppressing Sword Pellet to break through the opponent's attack.

That means it can withstand one more attack.

It's a pity he hasn't broken through to the Fourth Tier Body Cultivator yet; otherwise, with the higher defensive capabilities of Body Cultivator, he could probably have withstood one more attack.

"Hmm, thinking about it that way, it still feels pretty outrageous!"

Xiao Chen gasped again. "How come it feels like the gap between Spirit Transformation Venerable and Nascent Soul True Lord is even greater than the gap between Golden Core True Person and Qi Refining Cultivator?"

"The higher you go, the more outrageous the gap between the Major Realm becomes."

Actually, he was somewhat prepared for this.

Firstly, back in the Compassion Sea, Xiao Chen personally witnessed how a Spiritual Sense left behind by the Kong Xing Ming Wang could easily suppress the Sea Race's Venerable One, who was already at the half-step Venerable realm.

This alone is enough to illustrate that the gap between the two is indeed significant.

Secondly, it is found in the Inherited Cultivation Method of the Heaven Star Sect, including in an Ancient Books from Universal Salvation Temple.

Both have explicitly mentioned one of the most significant characteristics of the Spirit Transformation Venerable, which is also the biggest difference between him and the Nascent Soul True Lord.

This means that one can use powerful Spiritual Sense to directly draw upon the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi!

As we all know, from Qi Refining Cultivator to Nascent Soul True Lord, all need to consume their refined Law Power or true essence to cast Law Technique.

If Law Power or true essence is exhausted, then aside from Body Cultivator, they will lose almost all of their combat abilities.

Even Body Cultivator may find it difficult to unleash powerful martial arts techniques due to insufficient true energy.

However, the Spirit Transformation Venerable is different.

They can either use the surrounding spiritual Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi to amplify the Spell Power spells when they unleash them, or they can use their Spiritual Sense to drive the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi to form Law Technique attacks.

The former can achieve the effect of using minimal effort to achieve maximum results.

After all, compared to the true essence within a cultivator's body, the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi in the outside world is usually much more abundant.

Although most places in the New Cultivation World have scarce Spiritual Qi, blessed lands like Gui Yun Sect are not lacking in Spiritual Qi at all.

The latter requires almost no expenditure of one's own true energy.

In other words, when Spirit Transformation Venerable faces a lower-level cultivator, including Nascent Soul True Lord.

As long as there is enough Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi around him, he can continuously cast various Law Technique for attack and defense.

There is almost no situation where someone can be overpowered and killed due to exhaustion of their true energy.

To put it simply, it's like Spirit Transformation Venerable can borrow the Might of Heaven and Earth when casting Law Technique, but Nascent Soul True Lord can only rely on themselves.

That's why there's such a huge difference between the two.

Although Xiao Chen had known about this before, he had only seen written records of it, so he didn't really have a clear understanding of it.

Until this time.

As he stood in the enormous crater, he felt the faint pressure that still lingered at the bottom of the pit even after two months.

Only then did I clearly understand that this was actually what the book was talking about.

"Spirit Transformation Venerable is still the best!"

Xiao Chen couldn't help but sigh, "Condense Spiritual Sense, cultivating Widely Cultivate Divine Abilities, Call Upon Heaven and Earth Spiritual Power, one can wield the power to Move Mountains and Fill Seas."

"In comparison, Nascent Soul True Lord are still far inferior."

"The two are simply incomparable."

If it were someone else, they might feel powerless or confused after realizing this.

For most cultivators, reaching the Nascent Soul is already a very difficult achievement.

If one wants to go any further, it is extremely difficult, comparable to climbing to the heavens.

Xiao Chen, however, was alright. He only felt a slight pang of envy, but he wasn't disappointed.

He's just Spirit Transformation Venerable. With Hextech Enhancement, he can not only far surpass other True Lord of the same level, but also freely travel Two Realms.

He also cultivated Body Refining refinement, achieving success in both physical and spiritual cultivation.

I believe that in the future, one of the two paths, Cultivator of Magic and Body Cultivator, will lead to a breakthrough; it's just a matter of time.

With this confidence, Xiao Chen was full of faith in his future.

He believed that in the near future, he would also be able to Condense Spiritual Sense, and at that time he would also be able to control the power to Move Mountains and Fill Seas.

Even with this thought, he felt that Spirit Transformation cultivators were still not strong enough.

If only one could achieve the Spirit Transformation stage in one step, directly attaining Eternal Life and Youth, Immortal and Undying, and eternal life, how wonderful that would be!

Of course, in that case, the Breakthrough Difficulty would likely increase dramatically, and who knows how many times it would increase.

Well, let's forget about it, we'll just take it one step at a time.

"I'll think about Spirit Transformation later. At worst, I'll just stay away from other Spirit Transformation Spirit Transformation cultivators until I break through."

Xiao Chen emerged from the giant pit and headed towards Pingyi City to find the Cai Family.

After thoroughly examining the power of the Spirit Transformation Venerable's attack.

He decided to continue with the previously established strategy, trying to stay as far away as possible from the Holy City and places like the Three Mountains Grotto-Heaven where Spirit Transformation Venerable might appear.

He certainly had some ability to protect himself with the help of Hextech.

However, as the saying goes, a wise person does not stand under a crumbling wall.

It won't be too late for Xiao Chen to make contact with other Spirit Transformation Venerable at his own leisure once he has achieved the Nascent Spirit Transformation.

Before that, we should definitely avoid it if possible, and delay it if possible.

Xiao Chen had originally considered whether he should visit the Three Mountains Grotto-Heaven if he collected two World Breaking Stone.

But now he's changed his mind.

Even if we find the second World Breaking Stone, we'll hold off on going there for now.

Unless there are unexpected circumstances requiring Breakthrough Spirit Pill, one should focus on diligent cultivation.

Before he knew it, Xiao Chen had arrived in Pingyi City.

After all, the two places are not far apart.

Actually, the situation here is a little better.

Although compared to before the Great Purge, the number of visitors has inevitably decreased.

However, relatively speaking, quite a few independent cultivators from the surrounding area did not go to Gui Yun Market, but instead came here.

So it seems that the impact is not significant.

The Cai Family also actively sent clansmen to open shops and even stalls in Pingyi City, promoting trade and attracting more cultivators.

However, this is not the case with the seemingly thriving situation.

Inside the ancestral home, the Cai Family was shrouded in gloom and despair.

Master Cai sat blankly in his study, gazing at the sky through the window, lost in thought.

So much so that they didn't even notice Xiao Chen walking in.

Although Xiao Chen used some tricks to avoid attracting attention from outsiders.

However, for Master Cai, who held the Formation Flag, he should have noticed the abnormality immediately under normal circumstances.

This unusual situation indicates that he is indeed not in good condition.

"Cough~ cough!"

Xiao Chen waited a few moments, and seeing that the other party still had no reaction, he coughed lightly twice as a reminder: "Old Mr. Cai, have you encountered any difficulties?"

"Who?"

Upon hearing this, Master Cai immediately snapped out of his reverie, leaping up from his armchair while still gripping the Main Array Flag tightly in his hand.

However, after recognizing the person who had arrived, he let out a soft sigh and put away the Formation Flag again, "So it's Senior Xiao."

"I'm so sorry, it's the old man who has been negligent."

"Please, senior, have a seat!"

As he made way for her, he reached out and grabbed the teapot.

Only then did he realize that the tea had gone cold, so he immediately said, "Please wait a moment, senior, I'll go brew a pot of good tea right away."

Originally, this matter was simply a matter of heating it with true energy, or having a servant do it.

However, personally brewing the tea shows more sincerity.

Secondly, Master Cai also wanted to take this opportunity to sort out his thoughts.

"No need, I don't care about these things."

Xiao Chen gestured to stop him, saying, "Old sir, please tell me why you were so lost in thought just now, to the point that you seemed a little absent-minded."

"We're partners."

"If there's anything I can help with, please don't hesitate to ask."

Upon hearing this, Master Cai put the teapot back on the table.

Although the two hadn't interacted much, he had a general sense that this Senior Xiao was indeed kind and easygoing.

Now that the other party has spoken, those formalities can be skipped.

After gathering his thoughts, Master Cai sighed deeply, "Alas, it's not really any other problem."

"I'm just worried about the family property that was taken away during the Big Sweep."

"And those clansmen who were implicated and imprisoned in the Gui Yun Sect, whose fate remains unknown to this day."

Zhang Cunfu had previously addressed some of the rumors circulating outside regarding this matter.

The main task was to thoroughly investigate the entire Nascent Soul True Lord Ze Realm Blessed Land, including the properties and members of the Four Great Families.

Many of the Spirit Field and spirit mines have been seized by them.

They also arrested many people and took them back, saying they would conduct a thorough investigation.

During this period, the Cai Family did not have Nascent Soul True Lord of their own, but they did possess a considerable amount of ancestral property.

Therefore, it became a prime target, attracting a lot of attention.

Although they relied on some old ties left over from their ancestors within the Gui Yun Sect, and on the generous gifts that Master Cai offered almost as if Cutting Losses.

This prevented the Cai Family from being completely wiped out like other small and medium-sized Lineage.

However, in the end, they still suffered heavy losses, and many of their clansmen were executed on charges of colluding with Rebellious Cultivator.

After all, Gui Yun Sect had only been slightly more polite before, and didn't want to make it too obvious that they were no longer interested in the outside world.

However, the True Lord from the Holy City had no connection with the Cai Family.

As a result, Master Cai watched helplessly as eight or nine-tenths of his family fortune vanished, and several hundred members of his clan were also killed.

For a time, he was almost completely despondent, filled with sorrow and uncertainty about the future of the entire Cai Family.

For some time now, I've been unable to eat or sleep properly.

Even though he was already Golden Core True Person, he was still so worried that he lost a lot of white hair and stared blankly outside day and night.

"As people get older, they inevitably become more sentimental. I hope you'll forgive my sentimentality, seniors."

Master Cai briefly explained the situation, then added, "However, the investigation in Ze Realm Blessed Land is nearing its end."

"Once we get through this, things should get much better."

"Thank you for your concern and thoughtfulness."

He had indeed been thinking about asking for help, but upon closer reflection, he felt it was inappropriate.

Firstly, Master Cai didn't want to appear too weak in front of Xiao Chen.

So as not to let him realize that the Cai Family no longer has much use to him, and then abandon the cooperation or even kill them to silence them.

Secondly, the Rebellious Immortal Alliance was, after all, the main target of the Great Purge.

From Master Cai's perspective, although the Cai Family was in dire straits, the Rebellious Immortal Alliance wasn't necessarily in a much better position.

So many cultivators were arrested, and although many were wrongful convictions, there must have been some genuine Rebellious Cultivator among them.

Following this lead, the Stronghold the Rebellious Immortal Alliance that were uncovered was certainly considerable.

Therefore, even if he asks for help at this point, he will most likely not receive much useful assistance.

Therefore, in the end, Master Cai did not ask for help.

"Alright then, but if you ever need my help in the future, don't hesitate to ask."

Xiao Chen didn't insist upon hearing this, but simply said, "The Cai Family cannot fall. This isn't just your problem, it's mine too."

He will likely need the Cai Family's help again in the future, and more than once.

For example, bidding for more treasures like the Formation Breaking Cone, or forging a relatively reliable new identity.

So I really don't want anything to happen to the Cai Family.

"By the way, has there been any news from Clear Spring Blessed Land?"

Xiao Chen changed his question and asked, "There should be news by now, right?"

Upon hearing this, Master Cai's expression became somewhat subtle. "Um... there is indeed a letter. As for the details, please review it, senior."

As he spoke, he took the letter out of his Storage Ring.

Xiao Chen noticed his expression and sensed that something was off.

Why would someone react this way?

He reached out and took the letter, quickly glancing at its contents.

In his letter Shattered Gold True Monarch mentioned in code. "The ' Spring Fusion Spirit Tea ' ordered by you, fellow Daoist, has been delayed due to a major unforeseen event. The details are rather complicated, so please make time to come and discuss it in person."

The so-called ' Spring Fusion Spirit Tea ' is naturally a code name for Complete Fusion Spirit Tool; it's a secret code they agreed upon.

But what exactly constitutes a major upheaval, and what does it mean when the details are complex?

Xiao Chen felt he needed to check out the actual situation, and coincidentally, Shattered Gold True Monarch also mentioned the need for a face-to-face meeting.

Since that's the case, let's go over there.

"Please don't worry, senior."

Instead, Master Cai offered words of comfort, "As the saying goes, good things often come with difficulties."

"Senior Jin's weapon-refining skills are superb, completely on par with the Artifact Refining Master in the Holy City, so there should be absolutely no major problems."

Xiao Chen put the letter away. "Well, then I'll take your good wishes."