The beast horde below, which had previously passed through the mountain as if walking on flat ground, scattered in all directions under this divine might.
Although the temple is now severely damaged, its spiritual veins are being restored.
The cultivator who suddenly appeared must be Twofold Immortal cultivator. Could he be undergoing his own Three Calamities and Nine Tribulations this time?
Feng Sihu was on the verge of death within the beast tide, but the Divine Punishment Lightning Tribulation triggered by Xu Long dispersed the beast tide and saved his life.
He was quite shocked as he watched the Divine Punishment Lightning Tribulation descend; as the purple lightning flashed back and forth, a sense of despair welled up in his heart.
That immense divine might was not only directed at the tide of ferocious beasts, but also at all living beings in this world.
Beneath a gloomy sky, amidst streaks of purple lightning, only one figure remained steadfast and unyielding.
His body was like the backbone of a cultivator standing between heaven and earth, and his strong, indomitable will gave people a sense of vigor. He was no ordinary cultivator!
Feng Sihu, who had taken cover, watched Xu Long Tribulation Transcendence, constantly speculating about Xu Long's identity.
But no matter how much he pondered, he could never understand when such a person, capable of withstanding Divine Punishment Lightning Tribulation, had appeared on the land of Lai Province.
Seeing that Xu Long had survived the Divine Punishment Lightning Tribulation, Feng Sihu had intended to remain hidden.
Given his current condition, facing such a fierce opponent would likely be extremely dangerous, so Feng Sihu decided to spend some time in this dilapidated dojo.
To his surprise, Xu Long did not leave this place of trouble after his Tribulation Transcendence. Instead, he began to consolidate his power within and outside the temple, making it clear that he intended to stay there for a long time.
At this moment, Feng Sihu sighed in his heart: He had wanted to guard the temple, but it was destroyed by the tide of ferocious beasts; he had wanted to live a life of ignominy, but it was destroyed by Xu Long.
At this moment, the fierce god occupied the dojo, and it seemed that he was an even more difficult person to deal with than the beast tide.
If we don't find a way to escape now, how can we expect to survive if the evil spirit discovers our presence?
Anticipating this, Feng Sihu decided to transform into a fluid and gradually dissipate as the brown magma decomposed, thus avoiding attracting too much attention.
But before Feng Sihu could escape, a powerful force of will suddenly surged forth from a patch of brown magma.
It was as if a pair of large hands had clenched together, enveloping Feng Sihu's remaining remnant soul.
When Feng Sihu sensed this willpower, he was filled with horror.
Seeing that his plan to survive had been exposed by the evil god, he hardened his heart and was about to break free from the envelopment of his willpower.
A sudden surge of energy erupted from the brown magma, and the previously murky magma debris instantly transformed into a human figure.
However, the humanoid figure had been submerged in the magma for a long time, and its energy had been completely exhausted. When it appeared now, it was extremely dissipated.
Seeing that Xu Long had discovered him, Feng Sihu sighed inwardly: Oh no!
He immediately tried to flee for his life, knowing that he had witnessed the various methods the other party used during their Tribulation Transcendence.
Such cultivators are mostly narrow-minded, and if they are secretly plotted against, they would kill them without hesitation.
Feng Sihu's mind raced, and as his figure materialized, a solidified soul rose from within.
The precious light above the spirit altar enveloped the soul, desperately seeking to escape with its life even as the physical body was completely destroyed.
Before his soul could escape far, he felt an immense will crushing down upon him.
Xu Long's will was so strong that it had already spread throughout the entire training ground, and now there was no way to allow a mere Earth Immortal like him to escape.
The precious light in the air flickered for a moment, Feng Sihu's soul seemed to be under immense pressure, causing it to plummet rapidly from the sky.
He was horrified; the will was incredibly powerful, and the opponent was clearly a cultivator several realms above him.
Could what I just overcame truly be the Three Calamities and Nine Tribulations that only Twofold Immortal would experience?
As Xu Long's will slowly converged, Feng Sihu felt as if his soul was being firmly trapped in a solid iron cage.
His soul was trapped inside, with no way to escape. Before he could even unleash his surging soul power, that will crushed down on him once more.
The precious light in the sky dimmed to its extreme in an instant, and a tragic wail came from Feng Sihu's soul.
Surrounded by Xu Long, he still tried to escape, but Xu Long's will stirred and could destroy him in an instant.
At that time, he will truly perish, both in body and soul.
"Fellow Daoist... no! Immortal, Immortal, please have mercy! I beg you, Immortal, have mercy! My name is Feng Sihu, and I am merely a resident cultivator guarding this Daoist temple. I have absolutely no intention of offending you, Immortal!"
Feng Sihu felt that his soul was about to be annihilated in an instant. As the precious light dimmed, a tearing pain appeared in his soul.
Without a moment's hesitation, under the threat of death, he quickly sent a telepathic message to Xu Long.
Xu Long's lips curled into a slight smile. He stood with his back to Feng Sihu's soul, his body towering amidst a mountain range.
His gaze drifted beyond the mountain range, watching the high-level ferocious beasts gradually dodging and avoiding the dojo, a deep sense of doubt lingering in his eyes.
The tide of ferocious beasts was overwhelming and unstoppable, and it looked as if it would overturn the land of Lai Province.
There are definitely many high-level ferocious beasts among them; they are the absolute backbone of the beast tide!
Just now, I triggered the Divine Punishment Lightning Tribulation, turning this entire training ground into scorched earth, and countless ferocious beasts perished in the process.
The divine tribulation of Divine Punishment Lightning Tribulation is unfathomable; even I myself had to survive it with a slim chance of survival, and the ferocious beasts that flooded the training ground met an even more gruesome end.
However, the remaining beast horde did not attack the dojo, perhaps because they were completely intimidated by the power of the Divine Punishment Lightning Tribulation.
The presence of a high-level ferocious beast and the hidden Beast King behind it dispelled the idea of razing this place to the ground.
Looking into the distance, the black waves were still surging on the land, but Xu Long's dojo looked like a small reef in the waves.
No matter how turbulent the ferocious beasts surged, this land reef remained unmoved.
It was like a sharp blade, peeling away the layers of a surging black tide.
Beneath the black grounds of the small training ground, a patch of bare earth revealed its natural color.
While undergoing his Tribulation Transcendence, Xu Long secretly observed the beast tide, and he had long since discovered that the beast tide was driven by the Beast King.
To gather all sorts of ferocious beasts together and have them attack a cultivator's dojo, it would require further organization from many high-level ferocious beasts.
The intelligence and combat power of high-level ferocious beasts are no less than those of cultivators, and the intelligence and combat power of the Beast King are even comparable to those of a great power.
They wouldn't do anything without benefit, especially since this was a Daoist temple on the mainland of Lai Province, which would attract the attention of the guardian Saint of eastern Lai Province.
If Saint were to intervene and annihilate the hidden Beast King, the raging beast tide would crumble on its own.
Why would they take such a huge risk to attack the dojo?
High-level ferocious beasts and Beast King possess extremely high intelligence. They must have known some information before launching this beast tide attack, and they are using the energy of the beast tide to seize cultivation resources.
Thinking of this, the doubt in Xu Long's eyes turned into suspicion.
Upon entering this Earth Realm, they encountered many strange phenomena, and at this time, they almost lost their lives under the beast tide and Divine Punishment Lightning Tribulation.
The terrifying roar of the Beast King still lingered in Xu Long's ears. The ferocious beast tide was unparalleled in its power, and the damage it caused to the land of Lai Province was by no means insignificant.
But after thinking it over, Xu Long felt that the Beast King hiding behind the scenes and those high-level ferocious beasts that were lurking in the shadows seemed to have a bigger purpose!
This was his inner intuition; under the pressure of crisis, Xu Long had honed his accurate intuition.
However, since they had only just entered the Earth Realm, Xu Long did not have much information after careful analysis, so he could only keep the matter to himself.
"Where is this place? Who are you? How long have you been stationed here? And what's the deal with those beast tides?"
With a thought, Xu Long slightly eased the suppression of Feng Sihu's soul, then turned his back to him and asked a question in a chilling tone.
As the pressure on him eased slightly, the dim, swirling soul in the air began to tremble uncontrollably.
Only then did he realize the strength of Xu Long's will; he had surrounded and annihilated him without the slightest hesitation. If he tried to play tricks on him, he would definitely not have a good ending.
Feng Sihu secretly memorized Xu Long's fierce appearance, then condensed his soul again and slowly told Xu Long about his origins through telepathy.
According to Feng Sihu's words, this place belongs to one of the ten prefectures and kingdoms of Lai Province in the east— Daning Commandery Kingdom.
The Daning Commandery Kingdom is located in a relatively remote area within the eastern Lai Province region, so the number of Twofold Immortal cultivators within its borders is also limited.
Although there are many sects and clans in the Daning Commandery Kingdom, the three forces that truly have a solid foundation are the most prominent.
Jade Screen Sect, Luo River Valley, and Immortal Rosy Cloud Ridge.
These three forces were not particularly outstanding on the Lai Province mainland; at best, they were only Third-rate or below.
Xu Long thought to himself: If we consider our influence in this Earth Realm to be outside the Third-rate, then we really have no presence at all, after all, there is Saint presiding over this land!
Each of the three forces has Twofold Immortal cultivator in charge, and each of them is at the Golden Immortal Realm realm.
In other words, within the Daning Commandery Kingdom, only three Golden Immortal can be considered outstanding.
The three factions have been entrenched in the Daning Commandery Kingdom for a thousand years. Due to the limited cultivation resources, they regard each other as enemies.
However, after several encounters, they found that neither could defeat the other, and in fact, they suffered heavy losses in the process.
After meeting, the three Golden Immortal realized that things couldn't continue like this, so they reorganized the Daoist temples, and anyone who needed cultivation resources had to mine them themselves.
When they began to mine cultivation resources again, they realized that there was another powerful force in the Daning Commandery Kingdom —the ferocious beasts!
As the only large world that has been preserved relatively intact, its Earth Realm is vast and its cultivation resources are abundant.
But in the countless years since the catastrophe, all the once incredibly powerful cultivators have passed away.
The glorious era and immortal civilization have come to an end, and those once civilized places have been completely destroyed in the catastrophe.
The original landscape was completely destroyed, civilized lands were turned into barbaric lands, and lands of cultivators were turned into lands of Beast.
After countless years, the ferocious beasts that originally lived in the wilderness naturally adapted quickly to the changed Earth Realm.
Among them emerged a wise Beast King. Under the Beast King's rule, ferocious beasts gathered in a tide, gradually growing in power and occupying the spiritual veins within the Earth Realm.
With the support of the spiritual veins, the ferocious beast clan became completely uncontrollable.
Cultivators also rely on spiritual energy for cultivation. Places where spiritual veins converge, such as mountains and rivers, are blessed lands and grotto heavens. How could they allow ferocious beasts to occupy these places for so long!
Needless to say, once the cultivators within the Earth Realm had recovered somewhat, they began to drive out and Carnage the ferocious beasts.
Even after the catastrophe, some Saint remained. As the only relatively intact great world, the Saint under the control of the Eternal Life Heavenly Palace naturally disdained the beast race occupying the blessed lands.
After a Saint intervened, many of the ferocious beasts that had been thriving in the Earth Realm were eliminated.
The Saint then established new rules, assessed the terrain, and rebuilt the cultivation grounds for practitioners on the former blessed lands.
With the Saint's slaying of the Beast King, cultivators were able to gradually break through the beast tide and rebuild civilization in the vast wilderness.
But that was the end of it; the Saint did not continue to suppress the ferocious beast race.
Instead, after developing their main dojo into a civilized place, they rarely bothered with the affairs of the ferocious beast clan.
As a result, other cultivators also had to rely on fighting ferocious beasts to obtain enough shelter and cultivation resources for their survival and cultivation.
Perhaps in the eyes of the high and Saint, these low-level cultivators are no different from ferocious beasts.
Having survived a catastrophe, their hearts were already as hard as stone, and they would no longer be moved by their sense of duty.
Whether it was the survival of cultivators or the rampage of the ferocious beast tide, it was merely a matter of a single thought in their minds.
Most of their attention was focused on the Five Decays of Heaven and Man.
To the countless Spirit Race within their Earth Realm, they are perhaps like straw dogs in their eyes; whether they live or die makes little difference to them.
Although the Earth Realm is vast, the Saint remains high above, like a golden wheel beyond the clouds, which can only be admired from afar.
Although the golden wheel illuminates this world, you cannot expect even a sliver of its light to be bestowed upon you.
Because he is the golden wheel of the Heaven Beyond Heaven, and is forever separated from cultivators!
Feng Sihu himself was a junior elder of the Jade Screen Sect. Due to his limited social skills, he was not well-liked within the sect and was considered a dispensable figure.
Since no one remembered this junior elder at the Earth Immortal Realm realm, he was assigned to guard the Daoist temple after leaving behind a life tablet.
While guarding the dojo is considered a lucrative position, it depends on the circumstances.
Because the cultivators within the Earth Realm had developed over many years, they naturally seized back the spiritual veins that had been occupied by ferocious beasts and further developed them into cultivated land.
After years of cultivation by cultivators, such a place has become densely populated, and the ferocious beast race has long since disappeared.
These well-established and mature Daoist temples are naturally the preferred blessed lands of major sects, so ordinary cultivators would not be able to stay in these old-established Daoist temples.
After establishing a spiritual vein and managing the blessed land well, one should then use the blessed land as the center to establish other spiritual veins and dojos to protect it.
The spiritual veins surrounding this blessed land are quite abundant, and it had already been cleared by cultivators who had established an old Daoist temple, so there are very few surviving ferocious beasts left, which greatly reduces the danger.
Generally, these guarding dojos are staffed by core disciples of the sect, who are responsible for developing spiritual veins, managing the dojos, honing their skills, and raising cultivation resources to support the sect.
Following this method, the cultivators quickly established a pattern of expansion within the Earth Realm.
And those spiritual veins that were opened up gradually became the training grounds for the cultivation civilization.
For countless years, cultivators have been using this method to expand their power.
Perhaps the cultivators themselves harbored deep grudges, but they still took a unified approach to matters such as exterminating ferocious beasts, developing spiritual veins, managing dojos, and spreading civilization.
No matter how many hardships they endured or how many eras came to an end, the monks always used their own methods to rebuild civilization.
They struggled against heaven and earth amidst the vast wilderness, as if an indomitable spirit was planted in their blood.
The glorious era of the past has come to an end, and the once mighty powerhouses have passed away, but the passion in the hearts of cultivators has never been extinguished.
The civilizations of the past have crumbled, the kingdoms of the past have been destroyed, but the beliefs of the cultivators have never collapsed.
With their own hands, they rebuilt their civilization on a Boundless Wilderness, surrounded by Beast!
Within this vast Earth Realm, countless spiritual veins have been developed, and countless ferocious beasts have been driven away.
What was once Boundless Wilderness, a place teeming with Beast, is now covered by human habitation.
Amidst the lush mountains and valleys, there are only traces of cultivators; along the endless roads, there are only the footprints of cultivators.
For countless years, cultivators have risked their lives to carve out their own civilized land!
Although we were born in darkness, we still yearn for civilization.
This is something buried in our blood; no matter how much time has passed, it can never be erased by time!
However, the spiritual veins and dojos protecting the blessed lands are less dangerous, as the ferocious beasts in these dojos are no longer a threat.
Moreover, the sphere of influence of the dojo has already been divided with other sects, and there are no longer any territorial disputes.
If a sect wants to build a new training ground, it will have to excavate spiritual veins in the Boundless Wilderness.
In other words, we need to go to the spiritual vein land occupied by the ferocious beast clan and snatch a piece of meat!
Cultivators need resources for cultivation, and ferocious beasts also need spiritual veins to reproduce their own races.
The conflict between the two sides has intensified in recent years, and some sects have even built new training grounds that have penetrated deep into the Boundless Wilderness.
This posed a great threat to the ferocious beasts, and they naturally became mortal enemies with the cultivators who excavated spiritual veins and managed their dojos.
Therefore, although spiritual veins and cultivation resources are relatively abundant in this Boundless Wilderness, it is also extremely dangerous.
The reason why guarding a dojo is considered a lucrative job is because the spiritual veins within the dojo produce Spirit Stone resources, which the guarding cultivators can naturally exploit.
Even when the number of garrisoned cultivators is large, it can automatically open up a second battlefield.
In the Boundless Wilderness, they forcefully suppressed the ferocious beast clans and carved out their own training ground.
The cultivation resources obtained would then mostly belong to oneself, which would already make one a de facto master of a mountain stronghold.
Because of the high level of danger, the sects grant a relatively high degree of autonomy.
But the cultivators were clearly not stupid; how could a pack of ferocious beasts be dealt with so easily?
Many cultivators were well aware of the strength of the ferocious beast clans and their own combat capabilities. Faced with the choice between their lives and cultivation resources, they wisely chose the former.
But sects also face difficulties. Without newly built training grounds to continuously provide resources, they are likely to be surpassed by other forces.
At that point, it won't be a matter of personal life or death, but the survival of the entire sect.
Therefore, it is usually decided after a meeting that core disciples with connections, strength, and talent will be stationed around the blessed land to guard the dojo.
As for people like Feng Sihu who have no connections, no job, and no status, they can only be ruthlessly assigned to guard spiritual veins in some undeveloped Boundless Wilderness.
It is said that Feng Sihu was extremely unlucky. This guy was already a nobody in the Jade Screen Sect School. After being ruthlessly exiled, he came to this place called " Rotten Peach Mountain ".
Not long after arriving, he began to work hard, trying to accumulate Wuxian cultivation resources for himself within his limited lifespan. To this end, he even fought several battles with a high-level ferocious beast.
But Lao Feng's luck was clearly not good.
On Rotten Peach Mountain, they got up earlier than the chickens and slept later than the dogs, scraping the ground three feet deep and risking their lives to obtain the first batch of Spirit Stone resources.
Before he even had a chance to cultivate, he was met with the greatest tribulation of his life—a tide of ferocious beasts.
Seeing all his efforts vanish in an instant, Old Feng, in despair, only wanted to commit suicide.
But then they encountered the ferocious god Xu Long Tribulation Transcendence, and the previously raging beast tide instantly crumbled under the Divine Punishment Lightning Tribulation.
Seeing the ferocious beast tide recede, he had no choice but to abandon his suicidal thoughts, but in the blink of an eye, he was once again in Xu Long's grasp.
At this moment, Feng Sihu was utterly desperate. His spiritual light was no longer visible, and his soul was almost dissipating in the air.
" Daning Commandery Kingdom, Jade Screen Sect, Rotten Peach Mountain..."
Xu Long slowly murmured these words.
He understood his position and current situation from Feng Sihu's words.
Rotten Peach Mountain Dao Field is located in the Boundless Wilderness, which was originally occupied by a group of ferocious beasts. It was seized by the Jade Screen Sect, who then sent Feng Sihu to guard it.
No wonder there are so many ferocious beasts here; this place is naturally Boundless Wilderness.
Having escaped the tornado-like phenomenon, was it like escaping one tiger's den only to fall into another?
Hmm! A tornado phenomenon!
Xu Long inadvertently recalled his previous encounter, subconsciously remembering the overwhelming tornado, an energy capable of fighting against the Origin Will.
At this thought, a surge of emotion welled up within him, but his expression remained unchanged.
Sensing Feng Sihu's aura, a thought struck him, and he continued to use his previous chilling tone to ask telepathically:
"Do you know where the rivers of Lai Province in the east converge? And what strange phenomena can be found among those misty waters?"
"Huh? An unusual phenomenon amidst the mist?"
Upon hearing this, Feng Sihu was suddenly taken aback. As if he were secretly observing Xu Long, his scattered soul suddenly hesitated for a moment.
Within that dim, precious light, something seemed unusual.
"Hmph! They're courting death!"
Seeing this, Xu Long knew something was wrong with this guy. He originally wanted to spare his life, but Feng Sihu was being rather evasive about the matter.
Is this because they're worried Xu Long won't know how to use the soul-searching technique?
At this moment, the overwhelming will surged forth, intending to enter his soul directly, and would not waste another word on him.
Feng Sihu felt a tremendous force squeezing him, and his scattered soul was completely controlled, causing the already dim light of the treasure to be extinguished instantly.
Xu Long focused his will and drew the soul from it.
A tearing pain instantly descended upon his soul, Feng Sihu felt that he was in a danger a thousand times greater than when he was in the beast tide.
The scattered soul seemed to awaken only then, utterly daring not to resist Xu Long's will, and then quickly transmitted its voice to Xu Long:
"Immortal, please stop! Please, Immortal, stop! There is indeed a convergence of water on the land of Lai Province in the east; the strange phenomenon is a waterspout that occurs once every thousand years!"
"Go on!"
Before Feng Sihu could finish transmitting his message, Xu Long abruptly interrupted him.
The invasion of his will into his soul did slow down for a moment, but the excruciating pain still throbbed in Feng Sihu.
At this moment, Feng Sihu dared not hide anything anymore; he finally realized that Xu Long did not covet his soul.
Regardless of Xu Long's background, under the threat of his soul being scattered, he dared not deceive this ferocious god any longer.
According to Feng Sihu, the land of Lai Province is vast and boundless, and countless waterways have formed there since ancient times.
These waterways meander eastward across the land, gradually converging as they approach the sea.
As if drawn by something, the countless streams of water automatically converged completely in a prefecture near the sea.
The converging waters were boundless, and with the endless flow of water, an inland sea connecting to the ocean was created.
This inland sea is incredibly vast, extending directly to the sea in the east and bordering the land of Lai Province in the west.
However, according to ancient legends among cultivators, the Inner Sea is not an unclaimed land.
Although the area of different seas is generally boundless, the depths within them are also unknown.
Every thousand years, an anomaly occurs in the inland sea, where waterspouts gather as if they are about to burst through the sky.
The power unleashed by the tornado was terrifying; the energy it generated was devastating, and naturally, no cultivator dared to excavate any more spiritual veins in the vicinity.
The area shrouded in mist was also completely deserted, and no cultivator dared to set foot in this inner sea training ground anymore.
Long ago, when strange phenomena occurred several times, waterspouts would sweep across the land of Lai Province, and the power they unleashed often caused heavy losses to cultivators' monasteries.
The guardian Saint of Lai Province had also gone to investigate, but after the Saint returned, the tornado phenomenon still appeared precisely every thousand years.
However, its power has been suppressed by the Saint to a single prefecture and will no longer spread freely.
Various sects speculated about the strange phenomena occurring in the inner sea. The Saint explained that there were slumbering beings from before the great calamity inside, and that it was best not to provoke them lightly.
Based on the waterspout phenomenon, it is speculated that the creatures before this catastrophe were True Dragon, and the inland sea where countless waters converge in Lai Province was mainly composed of them.
The inner sea where it is located is also called the Vast Sea by cultivators, and the creatures sleeping in it are said to be the Vast Sea Dragon King!
The depths of this Vast Sea are truly unknown, yet its once-in-a-millennium phenomenon is remarkably punctual.
Moreover, when strange phenomena are triggered in the Vast Sea, ferocious beasts on land will often rampage through the training grounds, which is also the origin of the beast tide.
Six hundred years have passed since the last strange phenomenon in the Vast Sea, but the formation of this beast tide is somewhat strange.
This was what made Feng Sihu hesitate earlier. When he heard Xu Long mention the water mist and strange phenomena, he subconsciously thought of the Vast Sea.
Most of the ferocious beast tides that follow the strange phenomenon in the Vast Sea are actually from the last time, which was only six hundred years ago.
Based on the patterns observed over countless years, this is not the time for unusual phenomena to occur. So what is the reason for this beast tide?
The Vast Sea Dragon King, the Sleeping True Dragon, a once-in-a-millennium phenomenon...
Xu Long was greatly shocked upon hearing Feng Sihu's words.
He kept pondering the meaning behind Feng Sihu's words, and felt as if he had grasped some important information between those few words.
However, due to their limited knowledge of the Earth Realm, they were never able to uncover the truth behind it all.