Startling the New Realm! Conspiracy! A Three-Way Standoff

Within the Shattered Heavenly Immortal Realm, behind the torn curtain, Chen Dengming's body trembled. After Qu Shenzong fully entered, he could no longer withstand the immense pressure of the curtain rapidly closing. His hands, which were forming hand seals, were thrown away by a tremendous force, and the surrounding Immortal Celestial Dao Power and Law Power instantly dissipated.

The next instant, the locked and collapsed probability wave vanished without a trace, the curtain closed in an instant, the light membrane disappeared in a flash, and space returned to normal.

Chen Dengming hissed, clutching his forehead, his head throbbing. He quickly snapped out of his wildly imaginative state, feeling as if his mind had been flooded with a massive stream of information in that brief moment.

Previously, when I was fully focused on casting spells, I felt a huge burden, but the pressure was shared by the power of the human and heavenly plates and the collective Mental Strength. Now that I have withdrawn from the state of various Divine Ability powers, I immediately felt discomfort in my brain and exhaustion of my Mental Strength.

Fortunately, he has now successfully used the Divine Ability of "Proximity to Heaven's End" to rescue Qu Shenzong.

"Nephew Disciple Chen!"

Qu Shenzong snapped out of his shock and immediately flew forward to support Chen Dengming was swaying precariously in mid-air.

"Senior Qu, who did you provoke? Their aura is terrifying; they almost broke through the curtain just now..."

Despite the excruciating pain in his brain, Chen Dengming asked a question. Before Qu Shenzong could respond, his head was already throbbing with pain. He immediately raised his hand to stop the other party from speaking, flew down to the Heavenly Fortune Hall, and fell asleep immediately.

Locking onto the curtain directly from the space, and then tearing it open, was an immense burden for Chen Dengming.

It should be understood that there are many overlapping and parallel spaces in space. Combined with the flow of time in space, these constitute the grand laws governing the operation of the universe. In every breath of time, countless things happen and countless phenomena appear in countless spaces.

Even if Chen Dengming didn't deliberately analyze the countless things in these countless times and spaces, just a brief contact with them was enough to flood his brain with a massive amount of information.

Therefore, the process of locking the curtain and then tearing it open is increasingly difficult, almost beyond his current capabilities. Now that he has managed to complete it by chance, the damage to his brain has been significant.

As a result, he, a Spirit Transformation Your Majesty in the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm, was now suffering from a high fever and had fallen into a deep sleep. His body began to rapidly absorb the Law Power within his body and the surrounding Immortal Spiritual Energy during his sleep, slowly recovering.

Looking at Chen Dengming in this state, Qu Shenzong was extremely shocked and puzzled, but he also knew that Chen Dengming had paid a considerable price to tear open the curtain. He could only suppress his doubts for the time being and stay by his side.

When he tried to land at the Heavenly Fortune Hall, he felt a faint repulsive force. The closer he got, the more the Dao Domain he formed felt a sense of repulsion and oppression.

"I am no longer one of the chosen ones favored by Heavenly Dao..."

Qu Shenzong felt a bitter taste in his mouth. The joy of breaking through to the Dao Integration Realm vanished. Seeing the familiar scene around him, and looking at the Heavenly Prison that was still suspended in place after being completely purified, where he and Fellow Daoist Lu had fought side by side, a sense of melancholy arose spontaneously.

However, now is not the time for regret.

He quickly found another place to land and began to recover from his injuries, stabilizing the damaged Dao Domain within his body.

Feng Lingzi's strength is truly formidable; he could probably be considered a powerful figure even among those who have achieved Dao Integration.

He had previously risked abandoning Qingming Star, the best foundation for merging with the Dao, and used the Dao Domain to extract the Star Soul and self-destruct, only to be able to stop the opponent for a moment.

Due to the self-destruction of Qingming Star, his Dao Domain was also impacted, resulting in cracks. It will take time to recover before he can find another Mustard Seed Realm to re-establish the foundation for Dao Integration, completely stabilize at the Dao Integration Realm, and cultivate his own Dao Power.

"My path, though still the High Antiquity Heavenly Immortal Way Path, was achieved in the New Realm. Now that I've returned here, it's been rejected by the Heavenly Dao... Even the Mustard Seed Realm within the Ancient Realm is no longer suitable for me to merge and lay the foundation for my Dao integration."

Qu Shenzong looked solemn and preoccupied.

Within the Ancient Realm, he had nowhere to lay the foundation for achieving Dao.

Beyond the Ancient Realm, things are not necessarily easy; in fact, they can be quite dangerous.

This is because the Mustard Seed Realm itself is a vast resource.

Once discovered, they are often taken by powerful cultivators; even those that remain undiscovered are extremely difficult to find.

Originally, Qingming Star was an extremely suitable and resource-rich foundation for achieving Dao integration, surpassing most of the Mustard Seed Realm, which was small in area and lacked Spiritual Qi.

Once he successfully merges, his Dao Domain will merge with Qingming Star, rapidly shortening his cultivation progress in the Dao Integration Realm and greatly strengthening his foundation.

Unfortunately, nothing in this world is perfect.

Qu Shenzong was able to take things in stride and quickly stopped worrying about these gains and losses. At least he had already achieved the initial stage of Dao integration, which was already better than before, so what was there to regret?

He suddenly made a hand seal, pointing his fingers at his brow, and from there a magnificent palace flew out.

The moment this hall appeared, the repulsion from the surrounding world intensified.

Qu Shenzong swiftly tapped the palace door, and a figure flew out from inside, then returned the palace to his brow.

Upon closer inspection, the figure was an elderly man with gray hair, a gaunt, chiseled face, and a body that seemed to have lost its Life Force, yet strangely, it had not decayed.

This old man was none other than Qing Mingzi's true form.

At the same time.

On the devastated Qingming Star, which was ravaged by the self-destruction of the Star Soul, Feng Lingzi, a Dao Integration expert from the Dao Integration Great Power Feng Lingzi, hovered in mid-air, frowning as he looked at the streaks of Spiritual Light flying out from a collapsed mountain in front of him.

They were all cultivators from the Qing Ming Sect at a glance.

The leader among them was a Spirit Transformation ancestor from the Qing Ming Sect, whom he had met once before.

"Senior Feng Lingzi! Please, senior, do us justice!"

The Spirit Transmutation Dao Lord swiftly flew towards Feng Lingzi, his expression haggard, his tone sorrowful as he raised his hand in a bow.

Feng Lingzi said calmly, his hands behind his back, "If I remember correctly, your name is Ma Zaichang."

"It is indeed I, Senior Feng. It is truly an honor that you still remember me."

"What happened on Qingming Star? Has Qing Mingzi returned? Who was that person who achieved Dao here before? Was he a cultivator from the Ancient Realm?"

Feng Lingzi bombarded him with a barrage of questions.

Ma Zaichang composed himself and said, "Senior, our First Ancestor is probably in grave danger. A hundred years ago, the Primordial Spirit and true spirit left by the First Ancestor in the Qingming Palace gradually dissipated within his body. This matter even alarmed Vast Sky Dao Venerable, but Vast Sky Dao Venerable eventually left."

Since then, we have been unable to sense the aura of the First Ancestor, and the power of the Azure Netherworld began to decline until Jiazi ago."

"Qing Mingzi's Primordial Spirit and true soul have all disappeared?" Feng Lingzi changed slightly, secretly glad that he had been clever enough not to rashly go to that Ancient Realm that Non-Self his own.

Qing Mingzi cultivated the Celestial Immortal Celestial Lineage, one of the Five Great True Immortals of High Antiquity. Although the suppression of this path within the Ancient Realm was not particularly severe, he still perished Ancient Realm after Mo Luo.

If he had rashly rushed in, he might have ended up fighting a great battle with the white-haired cultivator who could tear open the curtain, and it would have been uncertain whether he could have escaped unscathed.

"Senior Feng, Jiazi years ago, after the cultivator who fought you came to Qingming Star, the Qingming Dao Power became unusually active again."

"When I realized what was happening, that person attacked me. That person was truly powerful, and I, along with all the other disciples of the sect, were captured and imprisoned within the Mountain Gate."

Ma Zaichang continued, "For the next sixty Jiazi, I could only watch as that person extracted the Spirit Vein of Qingming Star and merged with the Dao within the Qingming Palace, until your arrival, Senior! I implore Senior to uphold justice for my Qing Ming Sect!"

"Make the decision!?"

Feng Lingzi sneered inwardly, but remained outwardly calm. After comforting Ma Zaichang, he turned and left Qingming Star, which was still violently shaking and collapsing.

The Qing Ming Sect is finished. Even the Vast Sky Dao Venerable didn't intervene for Qing Mingzi, so why should Feng Lingzi step forward?

However, the fact that Ancient Realm cultivators have secretly come to the New Realm to achieve Dao integration and plunder New Realm resources is a matter that cannot be ignored.

Especially that powerful white-haired cultivator, who was able to tear open the curtain.

Thinking of this, Feng Lingzi's expression became extremely solemn as he pondered deeply.

"This matter must be informed of Phoenix Cry Dao Venerable immediately, as she was the only one who investigated matters within the Ancient Realm back then."

A powerful white-haired cultivator from the Ancient Realm tore open the curtain and rescued an Ancient Realm cultivator who was on his way to the Dao Integration stage in the New Realm. Could it be that the Ancient Realm cultivators are plotting revenge and plundering the resources of the New Realm?

Resources are a topic that all cultivators cannot avoid.

The more powerful a cultivator is, the more resources they need.

If a giant whale is left stranded in shallow waters, it will perish. Once too many resources of the New Realm World are plundered by cultivators from the Ancient Realm, even Dao Integration Great Power will face survival risks. At the very least, their cultivation levels will be difficult to improve, and they may even fall.

After thinking for a moment, Feng Lingzi quickly made a hand seal and summoned Law Treasure that resembled a giant cauldron from his Storage Bag.

This is a wide-area sound transmission array treasure.

Feng Lingzi sent out a Divine Sense, quickly transmitting the events that had occurred on Qingming Star to the Phoenix Cry Dao Domain. He emphasized the powerful white-haired cultivator from the Ancient Realm, describing him as dangerous as possible to draw attention to the matter.

"I had a brief exchange with that white-haired cultivator. His strength is unparalleled in my life. He may be the sovereign of the Ancient Realm, the culprit behind the deaths of Mo Luo and Qing Mingzi. The Ancient Realm may be brewing a retaliatory plan against the invasion. Please inform Phoenix Cry Dao Venerable of this matter immediately."

Ten days later.

Heavenly Fortune Hall, Chen Dengming slowly woke up, feeling that his splitting headache had completely disappeared, and his mind had become incredibly relaxed from a drowsy state.

However, recalling the nightmare he had while sleeping made him more wary.

"At my level, even when I sleep, it's difficult to dream. The so-called 'what you think about during the day, you dream about at night' is just a result of chaotic and random thoughts."

Once I fall asleep, it's a focused sleep; how could I dream? Especially not of Outer Dao attacking me?

Chen Dengming became wary and sat up from the ground.

During deep sleep, his mind is also incredibly sharp.

It's very likely that he had a premonition, which caused his mind to wander and think during his sleep, forming a possible nightmare.

Recalling his actions in rescuing Qu Shenzong and tearing open the curtain, Chen Dengming made a judgment in his mind, and his eyebrows furrowed.

"Nephew Disciple Chen, you've finally woken up!"

At that moment, Qu Shenzong's voice came from the Heavenly Fortune Hall.

Chen Dengming got up and walked out of the Heavenly Fortune Hall. When he saw Qu Shenzong's figure and the imposing old man beside him, he was startled.

"This is."

"Ah! Nephew Disciple Chen, don't be alarmed, this is Qing Mingzi's true Dao body."

Qu Shenzong laughed and explained, "After Qing Mingzi died, his original body became an empty shell. Now, I have refined it into a Sha Corpse, which can be considered a powerful puppet magic Law Treasure."

As he spoke, he quickly informed Chen Dengming of what had happened on Qingming Star.

"I never imagined that Senior Qu possessed such skills in refining Sha Corpse."

Chen Dengming looked at Qing Mingzi's body with amazement, his expression somewhat strange.

This Qing Mingzi truly died a far more tragic death than the Demon Outer Realm Devil Venerable. Not only did he sacrifice many people's primordial Primordial Spirit, but the Qingming Dao lineage was also seized by the Qu Shenzong. Now, even his Physical Body wasn't wasted; it was refined into Sha Corpse. Calling him Treasure Gifting True Person wouldn't be an exaggeration.

Even if there were huge grudges back then, they have now been balanced out.

"I never imagined that Senior Qu's journey to breaking through to the Dao Integration Realm would be so arduous. You could say it was smooth, or you could say it wasn't so smooth."

Chen Dengming sighed.

Qu Shenzong laughed heartily, "Smoothly? How can you say it wasn't smooth? I was prepared to die, but you, Nephew Disciple Chen, saved me and I escaped unscathed. This is the greatest success."

By the way, Nephew Disciple Chen, how did you manage to tear open the curtain? Back then, both the Outer Realm Devil Venerable and Qing Mingzi used a manifested curtain and went through many means to tear it open."

Chen Dengming immediately began to recount how he used his supernatural Divine Ability of "Proximity to Heaven's End" and "Heavenly Fortune Qi" to tear open the curtain.

His understanding of the Heavenly Human Dao naturally played a crucial role; otherwise, without a powerful mind, it would have been difficult to accomplish this.

Upon hearing this, Qu Shenzong couldn't help but marvel at Chen Dengming's extraordinary talent and comprehension.

Chen Dengming shook his head and said, "Tearing open the curtain puts a lot of strain on my brain, and I can only manage to tear it open for a very short time. I can't stabilize the Great Curtain Passage like the Outer Realm Devil Venerable lords can."

"This is already quite remarkable."

Qu Shenzong said with appreciation and comfort, "If it weren't for you this time, I might have become a laughing stock, someone who had just broken through to the Dao Integration stage and was about to perish on the spot."

Chen Dengming frowned slightly. "Now that Qingming Star is destroyed, Senior Qu lacks the foundation for achieving Dao. What should we do? Is there anything I can do to help you?"

Qu Shenzong shook his head with a wry smile, "It's probably difficult for now. I can only continue searching for the Foundation of Dao Integration in the outer realms, but the Mustard Seed Realm, which has no owner, is not so easy to find."

He paused, then said confidently, "However, even without the foundation of Dao integration, it just means that future cultivation will be slower and the foundation will be weaker."

"Given a hundred years of stability, I will still be able to combine Dao power with immortal techniques and unleash about 70% of the strength of the early stage of the Dao Integration Realm."

Chen Dengming's heart stirred, and he nodded, saying, "I will also keep an eye on matters concerning the Mustard Seed Realm for you."

In any case, now that you have broken through, our Ancient Realm finally has someone who has reached the Dao Integration stage.

But I feel that this is still not enough. Whether it is to deal with the Eternal Great Tribulation or to be forced by threats from beyond the realm, we need more Dao-aligning techniques."

He immediately shared the message he had dreamt about.

Upon hearing this, Qu Shenzong's expression turned solemn. "What you foresaw could indeed happen."

However, the Inner Domain should be safe for the time being, as the Heavenly Dao and the Divine Void are guarding the Outer Heaven. Unless multiple Dao Venerable from outside the area join forces, it will be difficult for them to attack in, but this possibility is unlikely.

"I can't go to other realms anytime soon, so what are your plans?"

"I plan to ambush and kill the Buddha Guai," Chen Dengming said, startling Qu Shenzong.

However, after hearing Chen Dengming's next words about his plans with Dongfang Huayuan, Qu Shenzong gradually calmed down, frowning and nodding as he paced back and forth.

"Your plan isn't necessarily bad; it could indeed potentially solve the resource problem for Dongfang Huayuan."

But the chances of it succeeding are too small. Even if I were involved, the hope of success would still be slim.

Chen Dengming turned to look at the Heavenly Fortune Hall, "No matter how high the chances of success are, it's all up to human effort. You have to try to have a chance."

My understanding of the Heavenly Blessing Path has deepened, and I feel I am close to comprehending the second Dao Intent, the Fortune Shines Brightly.

If we can grasp the Great Fortune Reaching the Heavens," perhaps we really might succeed!

"Let's do it!"

Qu Shenzong gritted his teeth and nodded solemnly, "It just so happens that I also need some time to stabilize and recover. During this time, you will study the Dao of Heavenly Blessing, and we will each make our own preparations."

Upon hearing this, Chen Dengming smiled, then turned to Qu Shenzong with admiration, saying, "Good!"

Qu Shenzong truly lived up to his name.

If an ordinary person has just broken through to the Dao Integration stage, and their foundation for Dao Integration is not yet established, and their own realm is not yet stable, how could they agree to ambush and kill another Dao Integration cultivator? That would be far too dangerous.

But Qu Shenzong agreed, which demonstrates his sense of righteousness and sacrifice, and is a testament to his leadership qualities.

However, the ambush of the Buddha Guai was not only to eliminate the hidden dangers within the Ancient Realm, but also to help Dongfang Huayuan achieve Dao, and to contribute to the strengthening of the Ancient Realm.

Having another local Daoist master is a foreseeable win-win situation, whether it's dealing with the Eternal Great Tribulation, handling crises from beyond the realm, or helping the Qu Shenzong to search for the Mustard Seed Realm beyond the realm.

Therefore, Qu Shenzong's sacrifices and risks were not without meaning.

Today, whether it's Chen Dengming, Qu Shenzong, or Dongfang Huayuan, everyone is striving to shoulder the responsibility of protecting the Ancient Realm.

With three powers standing in a tripartite balance, whoever breaks through to the Dao Integration Realm will bring blessings to the world.

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