Longevity: Starting as a Sect Servant

The Taiqing Realm is vast, spanning a trillion li in territory. Due to the influence of the South Sea Immortal Wind, the realm is now divided by the "Profound Ridge Dao River" that runs across it entirely, showing completely different conditions on either side.

The "Profound Ridge" refers to the Cangxuan Ridge, and the "Dao River" refers to the Qingdao River. Together, they form a north-south dividing line. This mountain range rises and falls majestically, with imposing ridges blocking most of the South Sea Immortal Wind in the southern part of the Taiqing Realm, leaving the northern part relatively less affected.

As a result, the southern region quickly became barren and uninhabited, with most people gathered in the north.

This is because the immortal wind blowing directly from the South Sea is wild and fierce before encountering any obstacles. It mixes with immortal qi and anomalous qi, terrifying enough to destroy everything in its path, so even powerful cultivators at the Harmonization Dao level can’t withstand it.

Only after the Southern territory of the Taiqing Realm, spanning several trillion li, had tempered the wild energy, with most of the chaotic qi blocked by the Profound Ridge Dao River, could the immortal wind in the northern Taiqing Realm truly benefit all living beings.

In the northern part of the Taiqing Realm, countless Cultivation Holy Cities have been established along the Profound Ridge Dao River!

People from other major realms in the New Continent have come to these great cities, hoping to seize an opportunity. Superpowers like the Dao Sect, the Five Elements Sect, and the Sun and Moon Sect have also taken these cities as bases to study the Immortal Wind and select exceptional talents.

Moonlight City is one such city, covering a million li with endless expanses and a population exceeding a hundred billion.

Upon entering Moonlight City, Li An deeply felt the prosperity and abundance!

The buildings crowded closely in every street and alley, bustling crowds of people... cultivators were extremely dense, including many disciples from various major forces, and he even saw quite a few members of the Dao Sect.

"Five days ago, Daoist Chen and his party found a spiritual herb that had absorbed immortal wind on the Profound Ridge. After consumption, it lit up with a red glow, and it is said his aptitude drastically improved. He managed to complete Foundation Establishment at nearly a hundred years old, truly defying the heavens!"

"That’s nothing. A few days ago, Master Luo led people from the Blood Saber Sect to explore opportunities. Although the sect members all died under mysterious circumstances, he obtained a spirit medicine, also brushed by the immortal wind, and successfully advanced to Nascent Soul. Now that’s a real chance!"

"Heh, what you’ve mentioned is child’s play! Hasn’t anyone heard? The major superpowers have been systematically sending disciples to the Profound Ridge, setting up great formations there. Last time, seven had their aptitudes transformed, especially that expert... called Song Qingsong. According to calculations, he’s only at the Void Refinement Realm, and his life expectancy reaches eight thousand years, incredibly astounding!"

Upon entering a teahouse, Li An listened to the heated discussions around and couldn’t help but sigh.

In a sense, the current spectacle caused by the South Sea Immortal Wind truly resembles a golden era!

The Taiqing Realm and the four other major realms adjacent to the South Sea have become blessed lands. People from the New Continent, the Spirit Realm, and various major forces have gathered densely, all seeking opportunities, and indeed, many have seized their chance...

He had already received information about everything here, but experiencing it was another matter entirely.

After staying in the city for several months, he had essentially figured out the situation.

On this day, he signed up to join an "Adventure Group."

In the city, a large number of cultivators head to the Profound Ridge daily, usually traveling in groups.

With his status as a disciple of the Great Dao, Li An could directly head to the Dao Sect’s predefined area to explore, where it would be safe and secure. However, he didn’t want the Dao Sect to notice him.

So, he joined this group of cultivators.

Li An’s main purpose in going to Cangxuan Ridge was to experience the so-called immortal wind and anomalous qi firsthand.

Only by knowing oneself and the enemy, he thought, can one win every battle. If he always hid within the Dao Sect, he would be at a loss when a real disaster struck, which would be severely detrimental to him.

Apparently, he looked like a rather shabby middle-aged uncle. Under the guise of his Life Seed, the aura of immortal wind and dao bones on him vanished, even his skin became dark, with cultivation at the late-stage Nascent Soul.

The leaders were three young experts at the Divinity Transformation Stage from the Five Elements Sect, two men and one woman.

"Senior Brother Luo Yao, what’s the point in bringing so much stuff?"

The early-stage Divinity Transformation youth asked a man in purple, his eyes full of disdain, clearly looking down on these New Continent loose cultivators.

The young man in purple laughed, "Junior Brother Lin Feng, you may not know, although opportunities are abundant on the Cangxuan Ridge, it’s also extremely dangerous. In many places, cannon fodder is needed to forge a path."

Saying that, he turned to the girl in a green dress and said, "Junior Sister Cao Lan, am I right?"

Cao Lan, having been there once, nodded slightly.

The trio communicated entirely through secret transmissions.

However, their secret transmissions were completely exposed in front of Li An, unable to hide at all.

Refining Void experts could sense void, and secret transmissions were no big deal.

After listening, Li An smirked inwardly. This group of people shared the same idea he did — he had descended to mix with this group of cultivators precisely to use them as cannon fodder.

Immediately, seven or eight Nascent Soul cultivators from the New Continent followed Luo Yao and the others to Cangxuan Ridge.

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The Cangxuan Ridge is hundreds of thousands of li from Moonlight City, yet the slowest among them were Nascent Soul cultivators, hence they reached it the same day.

The endless Cangxuan Ridge rose majestic and undulating, no one measured its total length. It’s only known that it spans the entire Taiqing Realm, its ridges reaching several kilometers high, intertwining to form a Great Wall, blocking a large amount of anomalous qi and the like, outside.