Chapter 434 ·Blazing Sun Ruins
Chapter 434: Blazing Sun Ruins
“One-Line Heaven underwent a sudden celestial change. A Great Sun fell, burning mountains and boiling seas, forming a ten-thousand-li flame mountain range.”
At this point, Xin Yu paused slightly and transmitted through Divine Sense：“According to the ancestor’s divination and deduction, an ancient ruin has emerged within this flame mountain range, and it is most likely related to the ancient Southern Wastes Dao Sect, the Tai Void Array Sect.”
“The Tai Void Array Sect?” Chen Beiwu’s eyes narrowed, and he became interested.
During his cultivation journey in the Southern Wastes, he had heard of the Tai Void Array Sect many times. Even the Heavenly Evolution True Realm where the Battle Demon Ape resided contained the Tai Void Array Sect inheritance left behind by Blazing Heaven True Monarch.
“That’s right. The Tai Void Array Sect was immensely powerful and once had a Void-Refining Dao Venerable overseeing it. Its honorific title was ‘Tai Void Evolution Dao Venerable’. At its peak, its influence spread throughout the four regions of Eastern Land, Western Heaven, Southern Wastes, and Northern Profound. It was one of the sources of ancient Formation Dao, and its strength was no weaker than the Supreme Unity Dao Sect.”
“Under Tai Void Evolution Dao Venerable, there were even three Formation Monarchs who controlled the Tai Void Formation Diagram. Each Formation Monarch was a peak Divine Transformation powerhouse. When the three Formation Monarchs joined forces, they were virtually unmatched among Divine Transformation True Venerables.”
“However, even the most prosperous sects found it difficult to exist eternally. The Tai Void Array Sect encountered the Ancient Great Calamity, its Dao Venerable disappeared, and its inheritance scattered. Only numerous Dao lineage ruins remained in the Heavenly Evolution and Earth Proliferation Realms, faintly recording its former glory.”
Hearing this, Chen Beiwu slightly nodded.
He also knew some of the information Senior Sister Xin had mentioned.
When a whale falls, all things flourish.
The inheritance ruins of the Tai Void Array Sect left behind in the Heavenly Evolution and Earth Proliferation Realms had not only enriched some sects, but also given some rogue cultivators who originally had no chance of becoming True Monarchs a ladder to ascend to heaven.
For example, the renowned Fourth-Rank Supreme Grade Formation Master Heavenly Evolution True Monarch from more than six thousand eight hundred years ago!
If Chen Beiwu had not guessed incorrectly, even the Battle Demon Ape within the Heavenly Evolution True Realm was most likely connected to the Tai Void Array Sect.
There was no other reason. Merely relying on a rogue cultivator True Monarch like Heavenly Evolution True Monarch, even if he had luckily obtained the inheritance of the Tai Void Array Sect, it would still have been difficult for him to subdue a Battle Demon Ape whose strength could only be described as terrifying.
“Senior Sister Xin, what level is the Tai Void Array Sect ruin that has appeared this time?” Chen Beiwu probed.
The timing of this Tai Void Array Sect ruin’s emergence was far too coincidental. It might even be related to the violet fortuitous encounter triggered by his activation of his Divine Ability.
“Principle Array, and it may even be a Dao Array legacy!” Xin Yu said solemnly.
There were many ruins of the Tai Void Array Sect. From lowest to highest, they were respectively Artifact Arrays, Spell Arrays, Principle Arrays, Dao Arrays, and Ancestral Court.
Artifact Array ruins were numerous. They contained only some low-level standardized Array Artifacts, Formation Materials, and outer-sect Formation Dao inheritances of the Tai Void Array Sect. Their value was not high, and they were mostly explored by teams of Foundation Establishment cultivators.
Spell Array ruins possessed their own spatial structures, could demonstrate Third-Tier Formation Dao transformations, and also contained inner-sect inheritances of the Tai Void Array Sect. They were mostly sought by Golden Core True Persons.
Principle Array ruins contained Fourth-Tier Mystical Formation diagrams and corresponded to the inheritances of true disciples of the Tai Void Array Sect. Even if a Nascent Soul True Monarch forcefully entered, there was a risk of falling.
Dao Array legacies corresponded to the core inheritance of the Tai Void Array Sect. They contained Fifth-Tier Creation Formations and many precious fortuitous opportunities. Even Divine Transformation True Venerables would be tempted.
As for the highest level, the Ancestral Court, it was said to conceal the mysteries of cultivators attaining the Dao and becoming Void-Refining Dao Venerables. However, such ruins existed only in legends and had never appeared.
“What does the sect intend to do?” Chen Beiwu’s mind stirred.
The Mirror Moon Sect had controlled the two realms of the Earth Proliferation Realm for many years, yet it merely controlled a single Principle Array ruin.
If a Principle Array ruin had emerged, that would still be manageable and would not alarm too many factions.
But if a Tai Void Array Sect Dao Array legacy truly emerged, then Divine Transformation True Venerables from the Southern Evolution, Heavenly Evolution, and Central Evolution Realms would probably all gather at One-Line Heaven.
“One-Line Heaven is located within the Blazing Flame Sect’s territory. The sect has already dispatched powerhouses to investigate. After some more time, there should be detailed intelligence.”
At this point, Xin Yu looked toward Chen Beiwu：“Junior Brother, are you willing to go to One-Line Heaven with me?”
One step slower meant being slower at every step.
With her current cultivation, if she cultivated steadily and methodically, she feared that even eight hundred years of bitter cultivation might not be enough for her to advance to late-stage Nascent Soul.
But if she could obtain an ancient treasure from the Tai Void Array Sect ruin, she might be able to advance her cultivation further and become a late-stage Nascent Soul Grand Cultivator.
Compared with such a fortuitous opportunity, a mere Broken Dragon Cliff was nothing.
“Hasn’t the sect already issued a mission to completely sweep Broken Dragon Cliff?” Chen Beiwu raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised.
“Junior Brother, you misunderstand. Going to One-Line Heaven and sweeping Broken Dragon Cliff do not conflict.”
Xin Yu shook her head and explained：“If I have not guessed incorrectly, the Nascent Soul True Monarchs of the Azure Spirit Sect and Blood Fortune Sect have most likely already left Broken Dragon Cliff and gone to One-Line Heaven to seek fortuitous opportunities.”
In her view, all the great cultivation sects of the Three Realms had now received news of the Tai Void Array Sect’s emergence. One-Line Heaven in the Earth Proliferation Realm had long since become a storm center, with countless powerhouses gathering there. Even Divine Transformation True Venerables might appear.
In order to explore the newly emerged ruin, the Three-Realm War would probably soon enter a ceasefire under the tacit agreement of the upper ranks of the various sects.
“Senior Sister, what if the allied forces’ powerhouses haven’t left?”
Chen Beiwu glanced at the Beast-Taming Lineage disciples present.
Risk and opportunity were equal.
If Senior Sister’s guess was wrong and the Nascent Soul True Monarchs of the Azure Spirit Sect and Blood Fortune Sect were still there, then the Beast-Taming Lineage disciples remaining at Blackstone Gorge could only wait for death.
Xin Yu hesitated for a moment before deciding to reveal a trace of information：“Junior Brother Chen, have you ever heard of Myriad Radiance Blazing Sun True Venerable?”
“Myriad Radiance Blazing Sun True Venerable! That elder of the Tai Void Array Sect who refined an entire realm and caused countless killings?” Chen Beiwu raised an eyebrow.
He had previously searched the sect’s ancient texts for information related to the Tai Void Array Sect.
In the surviving fragment of 《Records of the Dao Child of the Tai Void Array Sect》, Blazing Sun True Venerable was extraordinary by nature, possessing an Innate Dao Body and being born capable of controlling myriad flames. His Formation Dao talent was peerless throughout the ages.
At the age of seven, upon entering the Tai Void Array Sect, he was already able to trigger the Tai Void Sect’s Creation Heavy Treasure 【Fire Refining Celestial Cycle Demon-Burning Great Sun Myriad Radiance Formation Diagram】.
He formed his Golden Core after fifty years of entering the sect, formed his Nascent Soul after one hundred and sixty years, reached Nascent Soul Perfection at the age of one thousand eight hundred, knocked open the Divine Transformation Heavenly Gate, and at two thousand years of age advanced another step to attain the Dao as a Divine Transformation True Venerable.
It was no exaggeration to say that during the ancient Southern Wastes era, when spiritual activity was at its peak and prodigies emerged in abundance, Blazing Sun True Venerable was still one of the foremost peerless prodigies.
He advanced step by step within the Tai Void Array Sect, his status exalted. He had nearly become one of the three Formation Monarchs of the Tai Void Array Sect and became renowned throughout the entire Southern Wastes Region. Even cultivators from Eastern Land, Western Heaven, and Northern Profound knew his honorific title.
“That’s right. The sect suspects that this newly emerged Tai Void Array Sect ruin is very likely the Dao Array legacy left behind by Myriad Radiance Blazing Sun True Venerable before his death and dissolution.” Xin Yu’s eyes burned brightly.
One had to know what kind of powerhouse Myriad Radiance Blazing Sun True Venerable had been. The cultivation methods, heavy treasures, and Talismans he carried were all supreme treasures among supreme treasures. He might even have left behind Divine Transformation resources capable of helping Nascent Soul True Monarchs break through.
It was no exaggeration to say that this single thread of hope was enough to draw the old monsters who had cultivated in seclusion for many years in this era and aspired toward Divine Transformation out into the world to compete for it.
“Senior Sister Xin, there is something I don’t understand.”
Chen Beiwu voiced the doubt in his heart：“Since the newly emerged ruin is related to Blazing Sun True Venerable, wouldn’t One-Line Heaven in the Earth Proliferation Realm be targeted by Divine Transformation True Venerables and become a forbidden ground for True Monarchs!”
Although the five great sects of the Earth Proliferation Realm possessed sect foundations capable of threatening and even suppressing and killing Divine Transformation True Venerables, they were not without limitations.
If Divine Transformation True Venerables from the Southern Evolution, Heavenly Evolution, and Central Evolution Realms all emerged and targeted the Tai Void Array Sect ruin, then even if the Blazing Flame Sect could protect itself through its sect foundation, it would find it difficult to protect the Nascent Soul True Monarchs who entered the ruin.
The Mirror Moon Sect was in the same situation!
Without the suppression of its sect foundation, the Mirror Moon Sect had no powerhouse capable of contending with Divine Transformation True Venerables.
“Junior Brother, rest assured. To prevent the newly emerged Tai Void ruin from being occupied by another sect, the Blazing Flame Sect has already issued a joint order, intending for the five sects to unite and negotiate with the Divine Transformation True Venerables, dividing the benefits of the ruin together.” Xin Yu explained.
Divine Transformation True Venerables were indeed powerful, but the foundations left behind by the Supreme Unity Dao Sect were not to be trifled with either.
If the five great sects of the Earth Proliferation Realm had not previously engaged in such fierce internal competition, and if they had not appeared half-hearted even after the Three-Realm War began, unwilling to pay the price and activate their sect foundations to kill enemies, then the allied forces of those several sects in the Western Evolution Realm and Yellow Evolution Realm would have long since been reduced to ashes.
Hearing this, Chen Beiwu still had some concerns.
Especially since a thought of going to One-Line Heaven had arisen in his heart, a strange premonition suddenly appeared, and even some Calamity Misfortune faintly emerged within the Chaotic Heaven and Earth.
‘It’s still not time!’
The light of the Guarding One Mirror flickered as Chen Beiwu suppressed the distracting thoughts in his heart.
With the Nine-Breath Chaos giving him a warning, regardless of whether that newly emerged Tai Void Array Sect ruin was the violet-fortune fortuitous encounter he had triggered, it was still a major trouble.
Put simply, with his current strength, it was still too early for him to go to One-Line Heaven. He would find it difficult to deal with Divine Transformation True Venerables from the Southern Evolution Realm, or the dangers within the Tai Void Array Sect ruin.
“Sorry, Senior Sister Xin. I still plan to follow the sect’s predetermined plan and first defeat the allied forces of the enemy sects within Broken Dragon Cliff.” Chen Beiwu politely refused.
“Very well. Then you will be responsible for guarding Blackstone Gorge.”
Xin Yu was not particularly surprised by Chen Beiwu’s answer.
Cultivators and cultivators were different!
A Dao Child who attained the Dao as a True Monarch at such a young age had a promising future and had no need to risk entering the Tai Void Array Sect ruin.
“Senior Sister Xin, that ruin is extremely dangerous. If you insist on entering, please be sure to put safety first.” Chen Beiwu solemnly reminded her.
“I understand. If that ruin truly was left behind by Blazing Sun True Venerable, then even a Divine Transformation True Venerable would face the risk of falling upon entering, let alone me, a mere mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.”
Xin Yu gave a self-deprecating smile and activated her teleportation Mystical Ability before disappearing.
To obtain a fortuitous opportunity, one inevitably had to bear the corresponding risks.
Without such awareness, always hesitating and worrying about every possibility, she would never have cultivated to mid-stage Nascent Soul.
Sensing Senior Sister’s figure continually moving farther away, Chen Beiwu fell silent for a moment.
Everyone had their own fate. He had already given all the warnings he could.
He hoped Senior Sister Xin could return safely.
“Lord?”
Shu You bowed and asked.
Apart from the first two sentences, the exchanges between the Grand Elder and the Dao Child had all been transmitted through Divine Sense, and she could hear nothing.
“How many sect cultivators are currently at Blackstone Gorge?” Chen Beiwu asked about the serious matter.
“Three thousand Qi Refining cultivators, one hundred Foundation Establishment cultivators, and five Golden Core cultivators.”
Shu You presented a jade slip with both hands and carefully reported.
“How many Remnant Moon Dao Soldiers? How many Beast-Taming Lineage disciples?” Chen Beiwu continued asking.
The Scarlet Yang Sect had Upper Yang Dao Soldiers and Scarlet Yang Generals. As one of the five great sects of the Earth Proliferation Realm, the Mirror Moon Sect naturally also possessed its own exclusive Remnant Moon Dao Soldiers.
However, although Remnant Moon Dao Soldiers possessed Foundation Establishment-level combat strength, they were not counted among Foundation Establishment cultivators.
“Five hundred Remnant Moon Dao Soldiers and five Upper Moon Generals.” Shu You quickly reported：“There are one thousand three hundred and eighty-five Beast-Taming Lineage disciples, including one thousand three hundred and forty-six Qi Refining cultivators, thirty-six Foundation Establishment cultivators, and three Golden Core True Persons.”
“Mm, not bad.”
Chen Beiwu slightly nodded：“Arrange the military formation properly and rest for a week for now. After one week, we will mobilize our forces and reclaim Broken Dragon Cliff.”
“Yes, Lord!” Shu You respectfully replied.
Logically speaking, once Lord emerged from seclusion, they should immediately send their forces toward Broken Dragon Cliff to prevent the allied forces of the enemy sects from reacting.
But she believed that Lord always had a deeper purpose behind his actions.
At the same time, Yu Pan slightly lowered her head, her heart especially tense.
After joining the Beast-Taming Lineage and learning the method of Borrowing Beasts to Cultivate Truth, she finally understood why the Dao Child had been particularly fond of Little Gray back then.
If she had handed Little Gray over to the Dao Child back then, Little Gray would probably already have become a Fourth-Realm Demon King comparable to a Nascent Soul True Monarch!
‘I was the one who delayed Little Gray!’
The instant regret arose in Yu Pan’s heart, Heaven-Eye Blackhawk spread its wings and pecked the former’s head.
“Caw!”
“Do not be disrespectful before the Dao Child.”
Yu Pan reached out and pressed down on Little Gray’s neck, lowering her head to apologize to Chen Beiwu.
“There’s no need for this. Let the past remain in the past. Work well for me from now on.” Chen Beiwu waved his hand, his tone casual：“If you can establish great merit, I may even bestow upon you a Nascent Soul Formation Secret Method.”
The Heaven-Eye Blackhawk he had once longed for was now nothing special in his eyes.
‘Nascent Soul Formation Secret Method?’
Hearing the bait Chen Beiwu threw out, not only Yu Pan but even Jiang Yuyan and the others had their eyes light up.
“All disciples of my Beast-Taming Lineage are treated equally.”
Sensing everyone’s gazes, Chen Beiwu smiled calmly：“Have you encountered any problems recently while cultivating the method of Borrowing Beasts to Cultivate Truth?”
Being half a step ahead was genius; being one step ahead was madness.
Even though Chen Beiwu had deliberately held something back to avoid attracting the attention of Southern Wastes cultivators, the Immortal Alliance’s method of Borrowing Beasts to Cultivate Truth was still a dimensional suppression when placed in the Southern Wastes, especially when combined with the Southern Wastes’ Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment methods.
As for the Southern Wastes’ Golden Core Method?
After joining the Yuqing Immortal Sect, Chen Beiwu had not conducted much research into it, but guiding a group of Golden Core and Foundation Establishment cultivators was still no problem at all.
“Lineage Master, may I ask how one can use the heart as a mirror to see the true forms of myriad beasts, and then use beast blood as a furnace to temper one’s spiritual root aptitude?” Jiang Yuyan was the first to ask.
“This question is very simple.” Chen Beiwu began carefully explaining.
At first, Jiang Yuyan and the others listened as though they understood and yet did not.
But soon, as they continued listening, they felt as though they were hearing a heavenly scripture, completely unable to understand what Chen Beiwu was talking about.
Chen Beiwu quickly discovered this, slightly raised his eyebrow, and broke down the contents of 《Mutual Participation Spiritual Resonance Perception Treatise》 and 《Four Seasons Eternal Spring Beast-Taming Art》, explaining in detail how cultivators should obtain the three-meridian empowerment of their Companion Beasts.
In the end, Shu You, Mo Li, Wang Hao, Yu Pan, and Jiang Yuyan all had puzzled eyes and bewildered expressions.
‘You still can’t understand this?’ Chen Beiwu was somewhat surprised.
What he was explaining now was the basic theory of the Yuqing Immortal Sect of the Immortal Alliance, theoretical knowledge that even Foundation Establishment prodigies of the Immortal Alliance could understand.
Shu You, Yu Pan, and Jiang Yuyan were all Mirror Moon prodigies, and were also Golden Core True Persons. Logically speaking, they were not foolish people. Could they really not understand the Foundation Establishment theories of the Immortal Alliance?
“What is True Form Symbiosis?”
Jiang Yuyan did not know what Chen Beiwu was thinking. The more she asked, the more she felt that her understanding of the Dao of Borrowing Beasts to Cultivate Truth was far too shallow.
“Your foundations are somewhat lacking. This is 《Myriad Beasts Form Imitation Essence-Nurturing Pure Spiritual Root Record》. Take it back and study it carefully. Stop always asking such superficial questions.” Chen Beiwu casually took out five jade slips and indicated that he would enter seclusion for three days.
Yes, that was right.
After learning that the newly emerged ruin was related to the Tai Void Array Sect, Chen Beiwu’s first thought was to enter the Heavenly Evolution True Realm and ask the Battle Demon Ape whether it knew of Myriad Radiance Blazing Sun True Venerable.