The Cave Abode
In the minds of Mortals, Cave Abode dwelling is the place where immortals reside. In the minds of Cultivation, however, it is an independent little world created by Cultivators with the power to move mountains and fill seas, using their powerful Mana in spiritual lands or even more secluded locations.
Although this kind of magic that can create independent worlds has been lost in the current Cultivation World, some vague records are still preserved in the ancient books of some major sects that existed before the War Between Humans and Demons.
According to the above statement, in previous eras, Cultivators who reached the Body Integration Stage could use special Spatial Arts to create their own independent Cave Abode. However, due to the interruption of the lineage, the research on spatial Arts in the current Cultivation World is only just beginning.
Only a few famous sects, such as the Immortal City Jade Tower and the Profound Law Academy, have one or two places that utilize Spatial Technology. However, these places are still very crude compared to the spatial manipulation techniques of the Earth Immortal Ancient City, and they all require a lot of manpower and resources to open up, which is very troublesome.
Most of the Cave Abode that exist in the Cultivation World today are remnants left behind by powerful figures from countless years ago.
But none of them can compare to the Cave Abode awakened by the Earth Immortal Ancient City. The sky is shattered, spatial Vortex linger above it, and mountain peaks hang upside down from the sky. And this is only the entrance to this Cave Abode.
After the battle with the Earth Immortal, the Righteous Path Alliance and the Demonic Sect Alliance tacitly agreed to send people to seal off this entrance. However, many Cultivators felt it was none of their business took advantage of the faction's battle with the monsters of the Earth Immortal Ancient City for the future of the Ten Lands of Jiuzhou to secretly bypass the battlefield and fly into this entrance.
They came with the intention of taking advantage of the chaos, hoping to enter this unique Cave Abode before the two largest powers in the Ten Lands of Jiuzhou could extricate themselves, and perhaps even become strong enough to impress the two major powers.
People are always selfish. This kind of thing has happened many times before, and it has been repeatedly prohibited but not stopped. People have already been arrested, and even the Righteous Path Alliance and the Demonic Sect Alliance can't do anything about it.
Fortunately, after the two factions sent people to seal off the area, no one dared to sneak in anymore.
Of course, everything has two sides. The Righteous Path Alliance and the Demonic Sect Alliance sealed off the entrance to this Cave Abode. On the one hand, it was definitely for their own benefit, but on the other hand, it was also to prevent those unskilled Cultivators from going to the Cave Abode to commit suicide with their dreams.
Moreover, those Cultivators who had sneaked in earlier were not entirely useless to the two major forces. At least after several Spirit Severing Stage Cultivators were struck dead by sudden Tribulation Lightning, the two major forces also figured out the entry restrictions of this Cave Abode.
Those below the Nascent Soul Stage and above the Foundation Establishment Stage are the entry requirements for this Cave Abode.
Once an individual's cultivation reaches the Nascent Soul Stage or higher, the Formation at the entrance of this Cave Abode will be activated, attracting a sky full of Tribulation Lightning, allowing Cultivators to experience the joy of prematurely Tribulation Crossing and dying on the spot.
Let alone Cultivators who haven't reached the Heavenly Tribulation Crossing Stage, even Huangfu Feng Tribulation Lightning, who has already transcended the Heavenly Tribulation, would have a hard time undergoing the tribulation again now.
The reason why there is a Foundation Establishment Stage or above as an entry threshold is that only Cultivators have reached the Foundation Establishment Stage and possess True Essence can Sword Flight to reach the entrance located several miles high in the sky.
Of course, this restriction has no effect on any one person.
"So I'm going this time too."
In the Main Hall of the Azure Nether Sword Sect, Bai Qiuran addressed the Elder and Sect Master earnestly, "You can arrange the rest of the personnel. I'm definitely going up there."
"If you, Martial Ancestor Uncle, are going, we certainly won't object."
Jueyunzi said, "This journey is fraught with danger. After all, it is Cave Abode that Earth Immortal risked his life to awaken. No one knows what is hidden inside, or what tricks the Earth Immortal have up their sleeves. Moreover, we can only send disciples below the Nascent Soul Stage. If our Martial Ancestor Uncle were to look after us, we would certainly feel much more at ease."
No, I mean...
Bai Qiuran said, "You guys should just stick to your usual methods when forming your teams. Just pretend I didn't go. Although I'm going with you, I'm also going in to seek an opportunity, so I'll inevitably have to act alone. Of course, I can protect the younger ones when we're all together, but once I'm on my own, they'll have to rely on themselves."
"Um..."
Jueyunzi pondered for a moment, then said, "How about this, our Azure Nether Sword Sect members will go in in two batches? What do you think?"
He glanced at his fellow disciples, then looked at Bai Qiuran.
"If we keep having our Martial Ancestor Uncle following along, these kids won't get any experience. It's better to keep it from them that our Martial Ancestor Uncle is also going, and let them figure things out on their own. Martial Ancestor Uncle, you can wait until everyone else has gone in before you go in yourself to seek opportunities. If our disciples really encounter an insurmountable crisis, it's not too late for you to step in and help."
"Alright."
Bai Qiuran and said, "Then let's do it this way. Does anyone have any objections?"
The Elder of the Azure Nether Sword Sect all nodded. None of them mentioned any other situations, such as what would happen if the disciples of the Azure Nether Sword Sect encountered danger elsewhere while Bai Qiuran was away alone and unaware of the danger.
Cultivation is inherently defying the heavens. Although Righteous Path Cultivators do not advocate harming others for personal gain, just as Demonic Cultivator say, no matter what, Cultivation always requires seizing the creation of Heaven and Earth to nourish oneself; otherwise, when ascending to immortality, the Heavenly Dao Heavenly Tribulation would not descend.
As for their disciples, Master in the Cultivation World sometimes have to learn to push them into dangerous situations, just like an eagle pushing its chicks off Cliff. Cultivators cannot learn to face crises are like eagles that cannot fly; they may live comfortably for a while, but they will pay the price sooner or later.
After returning to Seven Star Peak, Bai Qiuran began preparing for the Cave Abode exploration. In fact, he didn't need to prepare much. He just prepared some items to replace the minor spells that he couldn't use with Imprint Technique but were very necessary during the Cave Abode exploration, as well as hundreds of brand-new Fine Iron Sword.
His actions naturally aroused suspicion from his apprentice Tang Ruowei, with whom he was living, but Bai Qiuran chose to treat everyone equally and said nothing to her.
However, Tang Ruowei and another disciple with a Heavenly Spirit Root were selected to join the team sent by the Azure Nether Sword Sect. They will explore the Earth Immortal's Cave Abode together with the other Qingming Sect Personal Disciple Azure Nether.
Moreover, Bai Qiuran also heard from Tang Ruowei that the Azure Nether Sword Sect's exploration team was led by someone he knew very well.