Becoming an Immortal Has Risks, Ascending Requires Caution!

Cangwu Mountain.

Split in two by a single blade strike, the secrets originally hidden within were exposed.

At this moment, everyone wore an expression of horror!

A deathly silence fell.

Inside Cangwu Mountain, it was as if an independent space existed, with tentacles resembling flesh and blood hanging down from the mountain's core.

The tentacles were dense and numerous, like strands of hair.

And what terrified everyone was that at the end of every single tentacle, a skeleton was suspended.

No one knew how long these people had been dead, but without exception, they were mummified, as if they had been drained bit by bit by something.

Ye Xi's eyes were cold and sharp as he looked at those tentacles, lost in thought.

Where did these things come from?

And where did they lead?

After pondering for a moment, Ye Xi said to Yuan Ruoyu and the others beside him:

"Let's go in and take a look!"

At this point, the others also regained their senses, suppressing the fear and anger in their hearts as they flew forward.

Of course, those with lower cultivation levels dared not follow too closely.

They waited until Ye Xi and the others had entered and confirmed there was no immediate danger before slowly approaching.

The group entered the interior space of Cangwu Mountain one after another.

It was vast inside.

Even with so many people, it did not feel crowded.

When everyone saw the shriveled faces of those corpses clearly, it immediately caused another commotion.

"This is the ancestor of my Purple Cloud Sect! How could he be here?"

"This is the senior Sword Nine from ten thousand years ago!"

"Master, I've found the previous sect leader who went missing!"

"Heavens, isn't this Great Emperor Mad Dragon, who ascended to the Immortal Realm tens of thousands of years ago?"

"How could these people appear here?"

Shocked voices rang out from time to time.

Every corpse here was a powerful cultivator who had once been famous in their own right, and many were predecessors from their own sects.

Even Great Emperors who had once ascended to the Immortal Realm appeared here.

Reduced to nothing but drained husks!

This discovery made everyone's scalp tingle, and their steps trembled.

Just then!

Ye Xi looked at one of the corpses and said in a deep voice: "Fellow Daoists, do you see this?"

"Why would a Great Emperor who ascended to the Immortal Realm die here so inexplicably?"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone turned pale, and no one answered.

Ye Xi pointed upward and said decisively: "Perhaps ascending to the upper realm is not becoming an immortal, but becoming fertilizer!"

The scene remained deathly silent.

Many people stood there like wooden chickens, the beliefs they had held onto suddenly collapsing, their Dao hearts shattering.

If cultivation was not for the sake of ascending to become an immortal!

Then what was the point?

Even if one became a Great Emperor, one could not achieve eternal life and would still die when their lifespan was exhausted.

Although most cultivators could not reach the level of a Great Emperor.

But becoming an immortal was the belief that supported them in forging ahead!

At this moment, even Yuan Ruoyu and Ye Qingge felt heavy-hearted, their faces pale.

After a long while.

A cold glint flashed in Ye Qingge's eyes, and she said coldly: "It is not that one cannot become an immortal!"

As her voice fell, everyone looked over.

It was as if they had found a spark of light in the darkness.

Ye Qingge swept a calm gaze across the crowd and said with overbearing dominance: "It is simply that someone does not want us to become immortals!"

"The solution is to find these people and eliminate them!"

"Then, we shall prove our Dao and become immortals!"

A ripple passed through the eyes of Ye Xi; this master's wife was truly domineering and knew how to manipulate the hearts of men—she was worthy of being an empress!

Yuan Ruoyu also said in a deep voice, "Indeed. Whoever stands in the way of our path to immortality is an enemy, and we must sweep them away with thunderous force and annihilate them all!"

At this moment, many leaders of the various factions also began to express their stance!

"That's right!"

"No matter who it is, we must drag them out and kill them until their souls and bodies are utterly destroyed!"

"For our own sakes, and for the future of the cultivation world!"

"And how many more lackeys like the An Clan are out there? We must root them all out!"

The crowd was surging with emotion, waving their arms and shouting in unison.

Only then did everyone present understand the true meaning of what was written in the diary of the Immortal Great Emperor.

Knowing this truth was already a heaven-sent opportunity; otherwise, heaven knows which day they might have been targeted themselves?

Or perhaps become nothing more than a corpse drained of all its nutrients?

Not far away.

Jiang Youlong, Hua Hongyi, and Zuo Qingtian were mingling in the crowd, their faces extremely unsightly and their spirits shattered.

After another moment.

Ye Xi finally spoke, "Destroy these tentacles and let these seniors rest in peace beneath the earth!"

With that, he flicked his fingertips, and gusts of gale-force energy danced through the air.

Those fleshy tentacles were severed and began to retract, causing one corpse after another to fall to the ground.

The others followed suit and began to take action.

Some gathered the remains of their own ancestors to bring back to their sects for burial.

In the end.

All those fleshy tentacles retracted toward a single point, vanishing into a void passage.

"Where does this passage lead?"

Ye Xi stared at the passage for a moment, but discovered nothing.

Even his divine sense could not extend into it.

He hesitated for a moment before casting a divine ability, using a sealing formation to temporarily seal the exit of the passage.

He dared not rashly enter without first figuring out what lay ahead.

When they left Cangwu Mountain.

Everyone who had come here wore a heavy expression, departing in silence without saying a word.

This secret was simply too shocking.

It would not be long before the news of this place spread throughout the entire cultivation world.

It would cause a massive upheaval.

The leaders of some sects had to return as quickly as possible to make the necessary arrangements.

Finally.

Ye Xi used his astonishing magical power to close Cangwu Mountain, burying those remains deep within.

After Yuan Ruoyu and Ye Qingge bid farewell to Ye Xi, they also departed.

They were both leaders of their respective factions with grand entourages, so it was inconvenient for them to stay longer.

On a mountain peak.

Ye Xi and Great Emperor Zhitong watched quietly as the crowd drifted away.

A moment later, this ancient mountain range, which had been bustling for a while, returned to its former tranquility.

Beneath the black mist, the voice of Great Emperor Zhitong drifted out: "Your identity has been exposed; things will be very dangerous from now on!"

Ye Xi shrugged and said, "Since Master is in seclusion and not coming out, I must be the one to stand up."

"At the start of an enterprise, someone must be able to carry the banner to give people confidence. This person cannot be weak—it can only be me!"

Great Emperor Zhitong was surprised: "An enterprise?"

Ye Xi explained: "It means finding a group of like-minded people to work together on a great cause that will change the world!"

Great Emperor Zhitong fell silent.

After a moment, she finally asked: "Then, what do you plan to do next?"

Ye Xi looked into the distance, his eyes surging with killing intent: "Drag those people out one by one!"

"Kill them all, one by one!"

"Even if I have to search the heavens and the underworld, I will spare no effort!"

He paused, then added: "Of course, there are also those traitors hiding among us. The An Clan has been destroyed, but there are still many left!"

After this incident.

The Ning Province An Clan would certainly cease to exist.

With so many predecessors from various sects discovered within Cangwu Mountain, those sects would never let the members of the An Clan go, no matter what.

Perhaps, the worldwide hunt had already begun.

The An Clan had become like rats crossing the street, with everyone shouting for them to be beaten.

At this moment, Ye Xi suddenly said: "Mistress, you must also be careful. You have been exposed to their eyes this time as well."

"They will inevitably move against you next. Although the Evil Pupil of the Heterodox Path has been injured and will not emerge for a short time."

Within the black mist, Great Emperor Zhitong nodded without speaking.

Following the incident at Cangwu Mountain, the entire cultivation world would be on high alert.

Everyone now knew that the Heterodox Beings, who had originally hidden in the darkness, were now exposed to the light.

For a long time to come.

Light and darkness would be locked in a game of strategy and contest.

At this, Ye Xi withdrew his gaze and cupped his hands in farewell: "I still have a net that hasn't been reeled in; it is time to go and see the harvest!"

A moment later, his figure turned into a streak of light, disappearing amidst the green mountains and waters.