The Longevity Battlefield's "Renewal"

"Master, I would like to learn more about the Longevity Battlefield."

Zhong Ming entered the courtyard and immediately inquired.

"The Longevity Battlefield."

Lu Changzhi smiled upon hearing this, sat up, and said:

What would you like to know?

Zhong Ming thought for a moment and said:

"This disciple wants to know, what exactly is the Longevity Battlefield?"

Lu Changzhi nodded, not in a hurry to answer.

Just as Zhong Ming asked the question, he automatically began to find the answer himself, first looking at it before replying to Zhong Ming.

Zhong Ming waited Jingjing.

A few breaths later, Lu Changzhi said:

"The Longevity Battlefield, despite its name, has nothing to do with the opportunity for immortality. It's merely a gimmick to lure people into entering it, or to create conflict and even bloodshed once they do."

"So this means that there's nothing substantial at all in the Longevity Battlefield?" Zhong Ming, somewhat surprised.

"No, not exactly." Lu Changzhi shook his head.

"There are still things available; otherwise, without benefits, how could people start fighting and killing each other at all costs?"

"But what is given is merely an illusion of immortality, not true immortality. Even if one were to actually obtain it, its usefulness would be quite limited."

"Is that so?" Zhong Ming said softly, clearly not too surprised, and said in a low voice:

"That's true. If immortality were really that easy, people wouldn't be pursuing it at all costs."

"You're absolutely right." Lu Changzhi smiled.

At this moment, Zhong Ming asked again:

"Master, are there any tombs to dig up in that Longevity Battlefield?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Changzhi's smile deepened.

When Zhong Ming first spoke, he guessed that Zhong Ming would definitely ask this question.

And now, just as expected.

However, he shook his head and said:

"The powerful who died there were left unburied, so although many people have died inside, there are no graves to be dug up."

Zhong Ming's Resurrection System requires digging up graves.

However, if someone dies directly on the ground, it seems that the system cannot classify it as a grave.

From this perspective, Zhong Ming's criteria for resurrection are rather stringent.

"What a pity."

Zhong Ming gently shook his head.

For him, this would diminish the value of his trip.

"By the way, Master," Zhong Ming suddenly remembered something and turned to another question:

"Does the Xiang Clan possess that so-called Unsealing Key?"

Lu Changzhi nodded and smiled:

"As a major power in the Five Continents Domain, the Xiang Clan naturally possesses the Unsealing Key."

"Entering the Longevity Battlefield and returning should take some time, right?" Zhong Ming asked again.

Lu Changzhi gave Zhong Ming a deep look and smiled:

"I've already guessed your plan."

This kid is probably still thinking about that Xiang Clan cemetery he mentioned visiting last time.

Sure enough, Zhong Ming laughed:

"The ancestors of the Xiang Clan were of relatively good quality."

After a few more casual words, Lu Changzhi was able to steer the conversation back to the Longevity Battlefield.

Until Zhong Ming asked a rather crucial question:

"Where did the Longevity Battlefield come from, and why did it appear in the Five Continents Domain?"

As Zhong Ming's questioning voice rang out...

A great deal of information flowed into Lu Changzhi's mind.

The sheer number of them surprised even Lu Changzhi.

However, the conclusion is still quite clear.

"The Longevity Battlefield does not exist naturally in the world; on the contrary, it was constructed by humankind."

He gave Zhong Ming a brief two-question reply.

After he left, Lu Changzhi slowly began to digest what he had learned.

The Longevity Battlefield, or the Saint Battlefield, is a special space created with the goal of "renewal".

According to the system's answer, the purpose of "updating" is probably aimed at a certain place, a certain space, or a small world. The process of updating is not a one-way improvement or strengthening process, but rather more like destruction and reconstruction.

The Longevity Battlefield is unique.

In this particular instance, it appeared within the Five Continents Domain.

Within its open time range.

The more powerful beings in the Five Continents Domain die, the weaker the overall strength remains. When the Longevity Battlefield ends, an even more concentrated power, along with abundant resources for recovery and development, will descend.

At that time, the overall strength of the Five Continents Domain will decline significantly.

However, due to the struggles, conflicts, and killings among powerful figures, once dominant forces will decline or even perish in the process.

Furthermore, since the power drop after the event applies to the entire Five Continents Domain, it can be seen, to a certain extent, as a return of the resource allocation model to a more disordered and equitable state.

Those few forces that originally possessed a large amount of cultivation resources were more severely impacted in this process, ultimately leading to their decline, while the next level of forces could take advantage of this opportunity to improve themselves.

Although the final outcome will still tend towards a situation where resources are concentrated, it may not necessarily be the top powers that existed before the update.

Those who are at the bottom of the social ladder, who make up the largest proportion of the population, will benefit more from this process.

And this so-called "update," according to the system's explanation, seems to be precisely what it's intended to do.

That is, to break the current situation, change the situation of the entire Five Continents Domain, and thus gain more possibilities.

This greater possibility actually refers to the possibility of producing geniuses.

This is also related to why the Longevity Battlefield appeared in the Five Continents Domain this time.

The reason is that, as one of the places that produce talent, the Five Continents Domain have produced not only substandard geniuses over the past many years, but also extremely few qualified geniuses.

As fewer and fewer geniuses emerge, the number of Unsealing Key will gradually increase.

When the eighth Unsealing Key appears, it means that the countdown to "update" has begun.

"So it seems that the few key-unlocking Land of the Four Directions that the sect had back then, or rather, those Unsealing Key that connected the Land of the Four Directions with the Five Continents Continent, were likely created by the ancestors to keep certain things on a certain track?"

Lu Changzhi murmured softly, thinking about the earlier opening of the Land of the Four Directions seal.

At the time, what he learned was the so-called two sets of Unsealing Key.

Of the two sets, only the Unsealing Key - Kun is a single piece.

Now that we know the appearance of the Unsealing Key was not accidental, looking back, we can see some signs of a planned scheme.

The appearance of the eighth Unsealing Key signifies an "update" for the Five Continents Domain, and prior to this, the Land of the Four Directions and the Five Continents Continent will be connected.

Of course, Lu Changzhi wasn't entirely sure whether the Unsealing Key the Land of the Four Directions was made by the ancestor.

"But,"

Lu Changzhi suddenly thought of something, and his expression became somewhat strange.