Arrival at Azure Luan Continent

"The Rama Island Liu Clan..."

With a sigh, Jiang Linglong recounted events from hundreds of years ago.

The Liu family of Luomo Island in the East Sea was one of the major cultivation clans in the East Sea cultivation world. They had a Nascent Soul True Monarch and could be considered a backbone of the human race.

But no one could have imagined that the True Lord Liu Clan had already been bewitched by the Outer Realm Demons Outer Realm Demon God and become their puppet.

More than six hundred years ago, the Abyssal Demon Calamity broke out, Outer Realm Demons took the opportunity to launch many covert operations in order to attack and defeat the Human Race from both sides.

However, among these hidden forces, the Liu Immortal Clan, who possess the cultivation level of True Lord, are quite rare.

The mission of True Lord Liu Clan back then was not to attack the strongest among the Human Race from both sides, but to secretly kill peerless geniuses like Jiang Linglong and Qing Ji who possessed the potential to become Dao Lord.

"Strictly speaking, they were a success."

Jiang Linglong sighed and shook her head, saying, "Qing Ji's talent is no less than mine, and she is also the successor of Azure Ruins Dao Lord. Her death is a huge loss to the Eastern Sea Cultivation World."

"Azure Ruins Dao Lord?" Chen Nianzhi's eyes flickered slightly, but she still asked, "I only know that Yan Ziji inherited the Dao lineage of Purple Firmament Dao Lord, but I don't know the origin of this Azure Ruins Dao Lord."

"I should have told you about this sooner rather than later..."

Upon hearing him bring up this matter, Jiang Linglong pondered for a moment before recounting her relationship with Yan Ziji.

Strictly speaking, she, Yan Ziji, and Qing Ji are all cultivators of the same lineage, just from different branches.

Both Purple Firmament Dao Lord and Azure Ruins Dao Lord were Pure Yang Dao Lord who had attained Dao many years ago. They were older than Jiang Linglong's father and were true fellow disciples. They had left the Purple Yin Realm along the end of the Demon Abyss many years ago.

This is also why Jiang Linglong's father passed on the Heavenly Dao Qi and Dao Lord to Yan Ziji and Qing Ji when he saw her off.

"I never imagined there was this layer of Karmic Retribution."

Chen Nianzhi's heart trembled slightly. Three Dao Lord had emerged from one sect, and all of them were from the same generation. What kind of being could teach such amazing disciples?

He had a slight guess in his mind, but he felt that it was too complicated and that it was not appropriate for him, given his level of cultivation, to discuss such matters.

Suppressing the thought, Chen Nianzhi remembered the True Lord Assembly in the Azure Luan Continent and said with a smile, "Since the Azure Luan Continent's Exchange Fair is about to begin, let's not delay any longer."

"Good."

Jiang Linglong nodded, pulling her thoughts back from her memories.

Having decided to participate in the True Lord Assembly, they did not delay immediately. That same day, they flew to the Ji Clan on their swords and took the Teleportation Array in Ji Continent Market to the Azure Luan Continent.

The Ji Clan's long-distance Teleportation Array can teleport hundreds of millions of miles at once, directly reaching the other side of the endless void. However, the cost of each teleportation is as high as several million Spirit Stone.

Such exorbitant teleportation fees would be a heavy burden even for Golden Core realm cultivators. Fortunately, the Teleportation Array can transport eighty-one people at a time, so the cost per person is only tens of thousands of Spirit Stone, which Purple Mansion cultivators can grit their teeth and accept.

However, since there are only a limited number of cultivators near the Ji Continent who can afford Teleportation Array, the Teleportation Array to the Azure Luan Continent generally only open once every few years.

Unfortunately, it wasn't the right time to activate the Teleportation Array. Just as Chen Nianzhi was considering whether to save some Spirit Stone and fly to the Azure Luan Continent on his sword, Non-Night True Lord and Ji Feixue found them.

Ji Feixue looked at Jiang Linglong and said with a smile, "We're also planning to go to Azure Lotus Isle, why don't we all go together?"

"That saves us the trouble of going through all that trouble."

Chen Nianzhi cupped her hands in greeting and smiled as she took out the Spirit Stone.

Non-Night True Lord Ye repeatedly refused, shaking his head with a smile and saying, "Using Spirit Vein to operate the Teleportation Array consumes far less cost than you imagine."

"How could I possibly charge you Spirit Stone for such a small cost?"

"Thank you very much."

Seeing that they resolutely refused to accept the money, Chen Nianzhi could only smile and thank them.

The four of them boarded Teleportation Array and, in a dizzying moment, traversed forty million miles of land and rivers, arriving at the distant other side of this land.

Chen Nianzhi stepped out of the Teleportation Array and found himself in a huge Marketplace. The place was packed with people, and cultivators were running all kinds of businesses. It was far more prosperous than the Ji Continent Market.

"This is Azure Luan Market."

Seeing his doubts, Non-Night True Lord explained in detail that compared to the Ji Continent Cultivation World, which has only been developed for three thousand years, the Azure Luan Continent Cultivation World has a much more ancient origin.

The dominant sect of the Azure Luan Continent Flying Feather Pavilion, has existed for over eight thousand years. Even after experiencing numerous Abyssal Demon Calamity, it has remained standing, protecting the countless generations of Human Race.

With the continuous expansion of the cultivators of the Azure Luan Continent, the environment in some parts of the Azure Luan Continent has been greatly improved, the Demonic Cultivator Forbidden Ground have been almost completely cleared, and mortals can even survive without the help of formations.

This is why the number of low-level cultivators in the Azure Luan Continent is much larger than that in the Ji Continent, and although the number of high-level cultivators is limited by resources, it is still quite considerable.

"Leaving aside high-level cultivators, the number of Qi Refining Cultivator in the Azure Luan Continent is probably more than three times that of the Ji Continent."

Non-Night True Lord spoke calmly, then added, "The Five Elements Essence here is produced in much greater quantities than in the Ji Continent. If you urgently need Five Elements Essence in the future, you can consider purchasing it here."

"That way, even if we buy at a premium, the premium won't be too much."

Chen Nianzhi nodded, then stepped into the Marketplace.

All of them were people of noble status, so Flying Feather Pavilion naturally wouldn't be indifferent after they arrived in the Azure Luan Continent.

Soon a True Lord received them and, after some pleasantries, guided them to rent a cave dwelling for temporary lodging.

Chen Nianzhi and Jiang Linglong moved into their cave dwelling, but they had only just taken a sip of tea when they discovered that someone had come to visit them.

The visitor was none other than Daoist Zixu. Upon seeing Chen Nianzhi, he smiled and said, "Fellow Daoist, you've finally emerged from seclusion. The True Lord Assembly won't be held for another few days, so I've come to pay you a special visit."

"Oh, please sit down."

Chen Nianzhi nodded and invited Daoist Zixu to sit down.

The Daoist Zixu smiled and sat down. After observing his surroundings, he subtly transmitted his voice, "Fellow Daoist, have you offended anyone?"

"Oh?"

Chen Nianzhi's eyes narrowed slightly, and he couldn't help but exchange a glance with Jiang Linglong before asking, "What do you mean by that, fellow Daoist?"

"Although my cultivation is not advanced, I once obtained a Heavenly Secrets Mystical Art by fortuitous opportunity."

Daoist Zixu spoke with a solemn expression, saying earnestly, "Upon meeting you just now, I sensed something unusual. It seems you were divined using some kind of Divine Ability technique and found a trace of your aura."

Seeing Chen Nianzhi's expression change slightly, Daoist Zixu said again, "I sense that the other party is not friendly, and their knowledge of celestial secrets is quite profound; they may already be able to predict your location at any time."