The Inside Story of the Black Annihilation Wind Disaster's Premature Arrival

"Your heart is in turmoil."

A hoarse voice echoed from the darkness, its origin impossible to pinpoint, yet it carried a heavy sense of twilight.

"Zhixing has disappointed Old Ancestor."

Song Zhixing lowered his head even further.

From childhood, he had been entrusted with great expectations, his body nourished by various spiritual medicines, and he had early on practiced the Song Family's secret arts. While ordinary people began cultivating at fourteen, he had already achieved Perfection of Fetal Movement.

At the Perfection of Fetal Movement stage, he painstakingly refined himself for another two years. At sixteen, he broke through to the Qi Refining Realm with an innate Immortal Destiny.

Because of the solid foundation laid since childhood, his progress far surpassed ordinary people even after entering the Qi Refining Realm.

At twenty, he was in the middle stage of Qi Refining; at twenty-six, the late stage; at thirty-two, the peak.

Then, to temper himself, he took over as the head of the Song Family, and eight years had passed since then.

In other words, Song Zhixing was now forty years old and still at the peak of Qi Refining.

This meant he had been trapped at the bottleneck between peak Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment for a full eight years.

And it wasn't just Old Ancestor; the entire Song Family had been waiting for him for eight years.

Although outsiders speculated that the Old Ancestor of the Song Family was nearing his end, the reality was far more dire than they imagined.

He had no more time.

More critically, peak Qi Refining was insufficient to form a contract with the Moon Gazing Vine, which was equivalent to the middle stage of Foundation Establishment.

Therefore, if he failed to break through, the New Moon Blessed Land would likely change its name.

What awaited the Song Family was certainly not a peaceful retirement; the best outcome would be to migrate and leave.

At this very moment, the other three Foundation Establishment families in the Blessed Land were already eyeing it covetously, ready to pluck the fruitful New Moon Blessed Land at any time.

As for wiping out these three Foundation Establishment families in one go, it was even more impossible.

That would only lead to a mutually destructive outcome.

Besides this, there were a series of complex hidden circumstances involved, even including Blessed Land prohibitions.

The only way was for him to break through to the Foundation Establishment Realm.

But the problem was, if the Foundation Establishment Realm could be broken through so easily, the Song Family wouldn't have had no one break through besides the Old Ancestor for so many years.

Before him, the Song Family hadn't lacked geniuses. They had also reached peak Qi Refining early on, but some died during their breakthrough, while others held on until the end without breaking through.

Now, he was the closest to the Foundation Establishment Realm.

This was also the main reason his heart had been in turmoil at the entrance of the great hall earlier.

Pressure could sometimes transform into motivation, but at other times, it could crush a person.

"How is the matter I asked you to prepare coming along?"

At this moment, the hoarse voice sounded again.

"Reporting to Old Ancestor, everything has been prepared."

Song Zhixing said respectfully.

"According to the news I received from the Holy Land, this Black Annihilation Wind Disaster has occurred early because of a Quasi True Monarch who is about to elevate a Blessed Land. Therefore, the scale of the insectoids this year will also be larger.

Although the main force of the insectoids will be held back by that Quasi True Monarch, even the slightest ripple caused by such an existence could cause small Blessed Lands like ours to be annihilated.

So, no matter what, this must not go wrong.

At the same time, this will be your last chance. If you cannot break through, then the Song Family will have no choice but to take that step.

You should know what that step implies.

I hope you will not disappoint me, nor the entire Song Family."

The insider information revealed by the hoarse voice, if it were to spread, would absolutely cause a stir.

After all, no one would have thought that the reason for the early Black Annihilation Wind Disaster this year, which affected the lives of countless ordinary people, was related to a Quasi True Monarch.

What is a Quasi True Monarch?

After Foundation Establishment comes Golden Core, and after Golden Core comes Nascent Soul.

These three realms—Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, and Nascent Soul—correspond to small, medium, and large Blessed Lands, respectively.

As for a Quasi True Monarch, it is an existence where both the inner and outer aspects are perfected, the Blessed Land has grown to its limit, and the heaven and earth spirit roots are on the verge of transformation. Only such an entity is qualified to be called a Quasi True Monarch.

As long as they take the final step, elevate the Blessed Land, and transform it into a grotto-heaven, they become a true True Monarch, a Spirit Transmutation True Monarch.

Blessed Lands support True Persons; grotto-heavens produce True Monarchs.

This is a popular saying among the upper echelons.

"Old Ancestor, Zhixing will definitely not disappoint you or the Song Family."

Song Zhixing seemed to be ignited with fighting spirit by these words, saying forcefully.

"I bestow this upon you. At a critical moment, it can unleash an attack equivalent to my full power. I believe that even those three fellows will suffer a great loss if caught off guard."

As the voice spoke, Song Zhixing instinctively raised his hand, then felt a weight in his palm as something fell into it.

If he were to contact the Old Ancestor, he would understand what this item was, and immediately bowed again.

"Zhixing thanks the Old Ancestor."

"Mhm, go on."

The large door behind him silently opened again, a beam of light shining in. However, it only spread out a path of light at Song Zhixing's feet, while the rest of the area remained pitch black.

Song Zhixing held the item in his hand and turned to leave.

Once outside, he could finally see clearly what he was holding. It was a bronze-colored moon wheel, its surface covered in rust, emitting not the slightest trace of power.

Even with Song Zhixing's cultivation at the peak of Qi Refining, he could only faintly sense a power hidden within that sent shivers down his spine.

Still, it was understandable.

After all, this was an item that, once activated, could heavily injure someone in the Foundation Establishment Realm. It was naturally not something he could resist.

With this secret treasure, he felt a bit more confident about the upcoming situation.

Song Zhixing glanced back. The large door had already closed silently. He bowed respectfully to the door, then turned and left.

Perhaps it was because of the Bronze Moon Wheel in his hand, but this time, the leaves of the Moon Gazing Vine around him did not attack him, allowing him to leave Moon Gazing Peak unharmed.

The nights in a Blessed Land were different from those in a Settlement.

The cold wind blowing between heaven and earth seemed to be dispelled by an invisible force upon entering the Blessed Land. There was even another force that continuously soothed the fearful hearts of the people, allowing the ordinary folk who had been scared all the way to finally sleep soundly.

The reason it was called a Blessed Land was not solely because it could resist the Black Annihilation Wind Disaster.

And the reason why permanent residency slots in a Blessed Land were so expensive was also due to this.

That is, living in a Blessed Land would, under the power of the Blessed Land, subtly enhance one's life essence.

It could be said that people born and raised in a Blessed Land far surpassed those from Settlements in both physical fitness and life essence.

Although people from Settlements had the opportunity to visit the Blessed Land every year, at that time, the Blessed Land's power was mostly used to resist the Black Annihilation Wind Disaster, so there was almost no effect.

Yu Dashan, precisely because he knew of these benefits of the Blessed Land, was cultivating with double the effort on his very first night there, as long as the Black Annihilation Wind Disaster had not yet descended.

In the blink of an eye, the sky began to brighten. Accompanied by the sounds outside, Yu Ershan also got up early.

Today, he planned to wander around the vicinity to buy some firewood, and see if he could also buy some pills to enhance qi and blood for Yu Dashan.

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