Hundred Realms Longevity Crossing

"Good!"

Mo Duanfeng and Nangong, having established their Dao Heart Manifestation, went to the side for a private discussion.

Everyone present was shrewd, and they all guessed that Nangong intended to use the special method of the Ancient Years Clan to leave the Ancient Kingdom of the Years Ruin, so that Mo Duanfeng could break through to the Fourth Realm without any worries.

Only Mo Duanfeng, at the Fourth Realm, is qualified to challenge the Gu Zhenxiang.

Zhao Tang looked at Yan Zhiruo: "How about we try to break through to the Fourth Realm?"

"It's not impossible," Yan Zhiruo said.

"This is not a good idea," Tang Wanzhou said.

Li Weiyi nodded in agreement. "Nangong and I will remember your kindness! It's understandable for one person to break through, but why do all the members of Lesser Yang Division dare to break through to the Fourth Realm so recklessly, without fear of shortening their lifespan? Gu Zhenxiang isn't stupid."

"Forgive my bluntness, but you two don't need to offend the Demon Kingdom. The forces behind Li Weiyi and me have long been enemies with the Demon Kingdom, and Lingxiao Shengjing is far from the Hundred Realms Life Domain," Tang Wanzhou said.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Tang and Yan Zhiruo immediately ceased their efforts. The struggle against the Taiyin Sect and the Netherworld of the Departed could be clean and pure. The internal strife among the human race was far more dangerous and dark, requiring utmost caution.

Li Weiyi looked at Qing Ziqin: "Captain, how much longer until the Chun Silkworm spin their cocoons?"

"Within a month in the Underworld!" Qing Ziqin said.

The demon army assembled Ancient Kingdom of the Years Ruin was not large, consisting of only 25,000 marines dispatched from Cangtu, where the Sacred Dark Family resided.

They entered the Netherworld of the Departed through Spatial Teleportation Array.

The armies of the Five Seas Realm and the Dao Seed Realm did not suffer much loss of lifespan. By using the Years Ruins God Token constantly travel back and forth between the Withered-Prosperous Belt, they had already brought in thousands of elite troops to the inner border to guard the altar.

It should be noted that the eight thousand Giant Spirit Army of Lingxiao City, under the leadership of Taishi Qingcang, have condensed the battle formation intent of Ancient Immortal Giant, which is enough to rival the transcendent.

Gu Zhenxiang was far from reaching the cultivation level of Taishi Qingcang's Seventh Realm. However, these thousand elite demons were far stronger than the thousand Giant Spirit Army. Among them, soldiers at the Dao Seed Realm accounted for 30%, and there were as many as 30 Longevity Realm experts.

It can be said that as long as the battle formation remains intact, even if an elder of the Seventh Realm of the Ancient Years Clan were to come, he would only be defeated and forced to retreat.

Chang Yujian stood atop a mountain ridge two hundred miles away, gazing at the army formation that enveloped the entire small underworld and altar, and recounted this to Liu Ye beside her.

"Aren't they afraid of all perishing in the Netherworld of the Departed? Evacuating would be a troublesome matter," Liu Ye said.

Chang Yujian laughed, "Twenty-five thousand sea soldiers may be significant to the Sacred Dark Family, but to the entire Demon Kingdom, they are merely fodder! The true elite are the Ten War God Battalions."

"They've started crossing over again!" Liu Ye narrowed her eyes, staring at the Withered-Prosperous Belt.

That small underworld in the distance is very close to the Withered-Prosperous Belt, only a few dozen miles away. It was a place carefully chosen by the Demon Kingdom.

As sinners were continuously driven into the altar.

Thick blood mist billowed from the altar, surging towards the direction of the Withered-Prosperous Belt.

"Boom!"

The entire world trembled violently, and blood-red lightning covered the space where the altar and the Withered-Prosperous Belt were located.

Huge cracks appeared on the ground. Space in the sky was torn apart, and demonic energy surged into the Ancient Kingdom of the Years Ruin from an unknown realm.

Outside the Withered-Prosperous Belt, a Sea of Blood appeared, staining the entire field of vision of Chang Yujian and Liu Ye crimson.

"Boom!"

A spatial shockwave erupted from the outside, shaking the Withered-Prosperous Belt and thinning it out.

Chang Liu and her companion, who were atop a mountain ridge two hundred miles away, were nearly thrown away by the spatial shockwave. It was obvious without a doubt that it was the Blood Fiend Ancestor Demon Minister Lord, who had made the move!

Gu Zhenxiang, dressed in a purple robe, with sword-like eyebrows and bright eyes, stood on a small building with upturned eaves below the altar. In front of him was a four-foot-high dark red railing. His deep gaze was fixed on the dense blood aura and the spatial rifts above.

He naturally exuded an aura of imperial grandeur, unlike a young man; he was composed and serene.

Wenren Tinghai drove his car through the array of Light Veil in the Netherworld and quickly ascended the building.

Upon seeing Gu Zhenxiang's back, he took a deep breath, calmed himself, and made sure not to show any signs of unease or panic.

After listening to his story, Gu Zhenxiang nodded slightly. "I've been following Tang Wanzhou and Li Weiyi; they are indeed rising stars not to be underestimated. Mo Duanfeng's ability to overcome his inner struggles is like a superior blade being forged and reforged, making him even sharper. Chu Yutian's defeat at their hands is not unjust."

From the direction of the Withered-Prosperous Belt came a roar of resentment, filled with grief and indignation.

He was a sinner who had committed Great Longevity, and was driven away by the transcendent, falling victim to the curse of time.

Wenren Tinghai, "Now it's almost certain that the Ancient Years Clan is hiding some kind of secret. Their next plan is very likely to target us, and this altar."

Gu Zhenxiang seemed lost in thought, not responding at all. After a long while, he suddenly asked, "Before Li Weiyi entered the Ancient Kingdom of the Years Ruin, he wasn't in the Longevity Realm, was he?"

"Anyway, when he clashed with Sheng Wulian, he was definitely not at the Longevity Realm," Wenren Tinghai.

Gu Zhenxiang said, "How could he have cultivated to this level in such a short time? Tang Wanzhou's cultivation speed is already in the top tier. His cultivation speed in the Longevity Realm has reached an incomprehensible level. Even with the Netherworld Domain and the Dragon Soul Origin Light, he shouldn't be this fast."

"Reaching from the First Realm to the Mid Third Realm is indeed not something that can be achieved solely through the Netherworld. Could it be that he has found the Chun Silkworm?" Wenren Tinghai.

Gu Zhenxiang shook his head slightly. "No, the Netherworld is already a slow-acting poison that shortens lifespan, and the Chun Silkworm is an even more potent one. No one could withstand such poisoning. This person must be investigated, starting from the source. He is definitely more complex than anyone imagines."

Li Weiyi examined the remaining magical energy within the thirteen Battle Corpse Puppet, redrawing the damaged Puppet Script, actively preparing for battle, when footsteps sounded behind him.

Mo Duanfeng walked over carrying Metal Saber Box. He was a robust man, standing at two meters tall, and asked, "I'm very curious, how do you manage to cultivate martial arts so quickly and also have so many miscellaneous skills?"

"A lot but no expertise; just a superficial understanding."

Li Weiyi smiled and turned to look at him, asking curiously, "Why do you always carry the sword case on your back instead of storing the sword in the ancestral field or the Feng Mansion? Don't you find it cumbersome?"

"A knife is my best friend, why would it be a burden? I love it more than anything."

Mo Duanfeng continued, "Once it's stored in the ancestral field or the boundary bag, the knife becomes a tool, a vassal. Would you want to be kept in a boundary bag or the ancestral field forever? Anyone with a sense of self and a spirit would not."

Li Weiyi pondered for a moment, "Brother Mo's words are quite profound... then why put it in the knife box?"

"That's where it lives," Mo Duanfeng said.

Li Weiyi said, "It can also live in your ancestral land."

"I've come to see you to discuss the Hundred Realms Longevity Crossing. I'd like to invite you to join the Sacred Dynasty's camp." Mo Duanfeng didn't want to talk about swords anymore and went straight to the point.

Li Weiyi didn't know much about this and asked, "What exactly does 'the Hundred Realms Longevity Crossing' mean?"

Mo Duanfeng unsheathed his sword and pulled Li Weiyi to sit down. "In order to jointly fight against the Netherworld of the Departed, the transcendent leaders of the human race and the Lord of Life Realm signed the Declaration of Life and Death of the Hundred Realms. It stipulates that the living realms cannot easily start wars, and external forces cannot attack living realms that are peaceful and tranquil inside."

"This is a good thing; it can reduce a lot of war," Li Weiyi said.

Mo Duanfeng said, "But there are always many disputed territories and huge conflicts of interest between habitats and between nations."

"Take the Demon Kingdom and the Sacred Dynasty for example. The disputed territories of these two large habitats are even larger than the current Twenty-Eight Prefectures of the Lingxiao Shengjing. Furthermore, they involve blood crystal mines and spirit crystal mines. Neither side will give up without a war."

"But once war breaks out, the cost will be unbearable for anyone."

Li Weiyi instantly understood. "So, that's why there's the Hundred Realms Longevity Crossing?"

Mo Duanfeng nodded. "Only those who enter the <Longevity Earth Ranking> and <Longevity Heaven Ranking> every sixty years are qualified to participate. This is because this small group of people will be the future rulers of Southern Yingzhou, and it is also an opportunity to hone the skills of the future rulers."

Li Weiyi knew the origin of the Hidden Qianlong Lantern Festival; it turned out that this was how conflicts and disputes between different habitats were resolved in the Hundred Realms Life Domain: "But what does this have to do with the struggle for crossing?"

"That's none of our business. That's the battle between those on the 'Longevity Heaven Ranking' who are trying to reach the other shore; it's a fight between gods. Our opponents are only the Ninth Generation Longevity Person, at most capable of shaking the Eighth Generation Longevity Person."

Mo Duanfeng told Li Weiyi that the cultivators on the Longevity Earth Ranking were known as the Ninth Generation Longevity Person of the human race.

The previous Longevity Earth Ranking, compiled over sixty years, refers to the Eighth Generation Longevity Person.

And so on.

Mo Duanfeng said, "Longevity Realm Martial Cultivator at the Longevity Realm who haven't made it onto the <Longevity Earth Ranking> are considered worthless by the higher-ups, meaning their chances of reaching transcendence are slim, and they'll soon be extinct."

"The significance of the Ninth Generation Longevity Person is that, in the eyes of some ancient monsters who have lived for thousands of years, only these people can be called human, representing an era that is about to pass away."

Li Weiyi smiled bitterly, "Is this why everyone is willing to sacrifice their lifespan to enter the Ancient Kingdom of the Years Ruin and buy time? Are they afraid of not being able to make it onto the <Longevity Earth Ranking>? Afraid of not being able to become the Ninth Generation Longevity Person? Afraid of not being able to become a mark of an era?"

"Not entirely! Like Gu Zhenxiang, his pursuit is definitely not limited to this. He wants to be the hope of humanity that breaks through generations and even spans two generations, to create his own storm and legend," Mo Duanfeng said.

Li Weiyi didn't know if Yu Yaozi and Zen Sea Observing Mist had met, or what their plans were, so he couldn't agree to Mo Duanfeng's request for the time being. He asked, "Did you invite Tang Wanzhou?"

Mo Duanfeng said meaningfully, "She has to go to the Sword Dao Imperial Court to become the New Top Scholar; she has no choice but to go. With Bai Chuan dead, who can shoulder the responsibility for the Ninth Generation Longevity Person in the Sword Dao Imperial Court?"

"The Longevity Earth Ranking won't be released until next year, and the Hundred Realms Crossing will take several more years. I can't promise Brother Mo right now, and no one knows if there will be any changes later," Li Weiyi said helplessly.

Mo Duanfeng laughed and said, "Didn't I just say that the Hundred Realms Competition has nothing to do with us? According to tradition, the <Longevity Earth Ranking> is announced three years before the Hundred Realms Crossing. Our battle will begin next year after the rankings are announced in Carefree Capital. Consider your situation carefully. I will definitely inform the Prime Minister, and I believe the Sacred Dynasty will show sufficient sincerity to formally invite you."

"They're both back!"

Li Weiyi looked at the figures of Chang Yujian and Liu Ye in the distance.