Incense and fire as a blade

Wang Zufeng added, "Before Yuchi went to the Floating World, he had a long talk with Shihong all night and made plans. He won't act rashly, and the Bai Clan shouldn't kill him without careful consideration."

Chen Shiwei opened his mouth, and after a long while, he said with a grim expression and difficulty, "If that's really the case, we're in big trouble. But, that's just a Floating World, how could there be such a powerful expert there?"

Wang Zufeng said with a gloomy expression, "The Cultivation World! Many Floating World are secretly controlled by the Sect of the Cultivation World. These Sect have abundant resources, and only they have the means to elevate a Floating World to the level of participating in the World Conflict. If the Floating World they control becomes Exquisite World, they might be able to bypass the Trial Path and directly intervene in the Exquisite World. You must know that these Sect have long coveted the resources of the Exquisite World. Moreover, it is said that such things have happened before."

Chen Shiwei took a deep breath and said, "If that's the case, it makes sense."

Wang Zufeng said, "Of course, this is just speculation and still needs to be confirmed."

Chen Shiwei frowned and said, "That Floating World is shrouded by the Heaven and Earth Stele, and there's no World-Breaking Shuttle, making it difficult to enter. According to Daoist Friend said, if my grandson's soul is being controlled, even if we Soul Summoning again, we probably won't get anything out of him. How can we verify this?"

"The Heaven Ladder Rankings!" Wang Zufeng exclaimed.

"By using the Slanting Moon Token, we can activate the Five Directions Great Formation, cross the Heaven-Connecting Stele, and summon Heaven Ladder Rankings Heavenly Ladder Ranking. Each family will receive five High-grade Spirit Vein. Twenty years ago, summoning the Heaven Ladder Rankings activated the World-Breaking Shuttle, almost emptying my Wang Family's treasury. If we summon the Heaven Ladder Rankings again, it will probably affect the cultivation of the clan," Chen Shiwei said.

Wang Zufeng then said, "The Heaven Ladder Rankings I'm referring to isn't the ranking seen Outer Realm, but the Heaven Ladder Rankings in Ancient Realm Platform."

Upon hearing this, Chen Shiwei's expression changed again. "What? Brother Wang, are you joking? If you want to see the Heaven Ladder Rankings of the Ancient Realm Platform, you'd probably have to sell all of us to raise enough money, wouldn't you?"

"Can a Floating World accommodate a cultivator from the Void Heaven Great Cultivator?"

"Heaven-Connecting Stele, anything is possible."

Chen Shiwei knew perfectly well that what Wang Zufeng said was true, but if he really did it, he would be penniless again in the Ancient Realm, and all his efforts over the years would be for naught.

The thought of this made him feel inexplicably heartbroken.

"Brother Wang, this matter requires careful consideration. The Residence of the Primordial Divine Sect is not so easy to enter. Moreover, if we were to exchange all our possessions for a mere glance at the rankings and discover that there are experts in the Floating World, we would be left penniless. Without resources, how could we possibly improve our strength and cope with the calamity?"

Wang Zufeng smiled and said, "Fellow Daoist Friend, have you forgotten the Cultivation World? If the people of the Cultivation World intend to interfere in the Exquisite World, then it will not only be a matter for my Slanting Moon World, but for the entire Exquisite World. The Primordial Divine Sect may not interfere since it is abject to worldly affairs, but neither the Illusionary Spirit Sect nor the Sanyang Sect will allow the Cultivation World to do so."

"This is just our speculation. Besides, the Sanyang Sect... we're dealing with a tiger for its skin."

"Then let speculation become fact. Daoist Friend, this is World Conflict World Conflict. If we lose, the Slanting Moon World Origin will be devoured by that Floating World, and we will fall into the Demon Realm. Neither my Wang Family nor your Chen Family will ever be able to rise again. We will even have to worry about the day when our Boundary Domain is invaded by Demonic Qi, and we will be doomed forever. As for seeking help from a tiger, what does my Slanting Moon World have to do with a great realm like the Sanyang Sect?"

"But the World Conflict is taking place within the Ancient Realm Platform. Even the Sanyang Sect and the Illusionary Spirit Sect would probably find it difficult to intervene, right?"

"There will be a way eventually. These major sects have existed for tens of thousands of years. How can our Lineage compare?"

Chen Shiwei paused for a moment, then said, "Let me think about it some more. This matter also needs to be discussed with the Tong Family and Bai Clan."

"That's natural!"

Gu Yuanqing cultivated in North Spring Mountain for more than two months, and has completely eliminated the hidden dangers brought by the Dao Soul.

The Void Heaven World is growing stronger and stronger, slowly progressing from Great Accomplishment Completion to Perfection.

However, these past few days, he's had a feeling that something is wrong, as if someone is plotting against him.

He frowned inwardly, but he didn't know where this slight aversion came from.

"Could it be the Heavenly Demon Sword Master?"

This was the first person Gu Yuanqing thought of.

After he killed his Avatar in the Demon Realm, he disappeared without a trace. However, Gu Yuanqing did not believe that he would die so easily. He just did not know whether he had retreated to the outer realm with the Human Race or stayed in the Dragon Demon Domain.

On that morning, he observed the Dao of the Cultivation World from North Spring Mountain, so as to perfect his own Dao Resonance.

Suddenly, a strange tightness gripped my heart, and a thought flashed through my mind.

"This is someone using Heavenly Secrets techniques to try and uncover my foundation and origins!"

Gu Yuanqing didn't know who was doing this, but that didn't stop him from retaliating.

To spy on someone's foundation is to become their enemy; and since they are enemies, why be polite?

With a thought, Gu Yuanqing opened his domain, and the North Spring Mountain Phantom flew out from his body, quickly growing larger and merging with North Spring Mountain, entering a state of Man-Mountain Unity.

He looked at the thick Incense and Fire Qi swirling around North Spring Mountain and suddenly smiled.

"I never expected that the Incense and Fire Qi would come in handy today. I also happen to have acquired a technique that I haven't used before, so I might as well give it a try today."

The Incense Power in the Mountain is directed at Gu Yuanqing himself. He can use the Incense and Fire Qi whenever he wants, but North Spring Mountain itself seems to dislike this kind of smoke and does not allow it to enter the Mountain.

Gu Yuanqing himself had a bright future and did not want to follow the Path of Incense and Fire, but he still paid attention to this aspect in his spare time. Just over a year ago, he obtained a fragmented Divine Ability in the Heavenly Ladder that could utilize Incense Power, which seemed very suitable for the current situation.

Gu Yuanqing felt an inexplicable aura surrounding him, and his sense of being spied on grew stronger, as if it intended to calculate his origins and past life from all aspects.

"How dare you spy like this? How dare you! Take my blade!"

With a thought, he sent his mind into the void, searching for the aura that was entwined around him. Then, with his left hand forming a Method Formula and his mind focused, he used his Divine Soul power to draw out a Runes.

Then, he raised his palm as a knife and slashed down into the Void, simultaneously using the Object Control Art to control the Incense and Fire Qi with his mind.

If Great Cultivator Qi Observation Art were to Heavenly Eye at this moment, they would discover that the entire aura of North Spring Mountain seemed to have transformed into a massive phantom of Gu Yuanqing.

The Incense and Fire Qi lingered around, like a protective divine light.

As Gu Yuanqing raised his hand and made a sweeping motion, the Incense Power gathered and transformed into a long sword that slashed through the Void. Then, the Incense and Fire Qi dissipated considerably, and the power followed the aura that had been probing Gu Yuanqing.

Gu Yuanqing suddenly felt that this strike was extremely profound, as if it transcended space and time, striking directly at Karma...

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