Exploring Immortality Cultivation-Chapter 1032 - 116: Karma, Crowd Actors

"Suspicious, extremely suspicious..." Wu Qi leaned against the dragon pillar, looking tense: "Don't you think there might be something wrong with this task?"

Xiao Jizong, who had been sitting cross-legged on the ground, closed his eyes and meditated, opened his eyes and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Don't you think this is too easy?" Wu Qi said, "Think about it, not only did the Reincarnation Realm Master arrange such good identities for us, but he also gave us such powerful inheritances... Now even our escape route is arranged, we just need to rush out..."

This place is a node of Luofu Xuanqing Palace's Protective Sect Array, the "Nine Heavens Yuanchen Cloud Palace Array." This array is based on the nine palaces and twelve pavilions of Luofu Xuanqing Palace, extremely profound, and with the help of the earth's vital forces, even two Mahayana Realm cultivators cannot break it. When necessary, it can release boundless clouds and mist, severely weakening all the enemies' spiritual senses and five senses in the fog, and they cannot replenish their mana, while those who cultivate the Law Gate of Luofu Xuanqing Palace not only won't be affected by the array but will also receive great protection, which is truly magical.

The place they were in was one of the key points of array operation. Usually covered in mist, concealed by the natural sea of clouds of Luofu Mountain, the array itself would keep enemies away. Here, they were safe.

They were to wait here for another group carrying the inheritance of Luofu Xuanqing Palace—not the reincarnators, but the disciples of Luofu Xuanqing Palace in the instance, and then walk the path extending from this node to escape directly.

In other words, as long as they rushed out, the matter would be completed.

Lu Longcheng, originally pacing anxiously, said: "What more do you have to complain about? Isn't it better if it's a bit easier?"

His initial relationship with Wu Qi wasn't harmonious, but after so many life-and-death situations together, there was some camaraderie. Plus, after exchanging for several "ten years," Wu Qi had cultivated the "Secrets of Xuanyun Seven Chapters," with combat power not inferior to his. Now his quarrel with Wu Qi was more of a habit.

Wu Qi said: "Think carefully, fool. Has there ever been a trial given by the Reincarnation Realm Master that was easy? Was there ever one we didn't have to risk our lives for? Although we were lucky and no one died the last few times, those times were all at the brink of life and death! Do you think it's possible for this task to be so easy?"

Chen Taihuan stood with his sword on the other side of the dragon pillar. He nudged Fan Zhongxing with the sword hilt, signaling him to speak, "What do you think?"

"Hmm?" Fan Zhongxing seemed lost in thought. He only realized that there was a dispute among his companions when nudged. After listening for a little while and understanding the context, he said: "Actually, you don't have to worry so much. I think any Modern Cultivator who could annihilate us at once probably wouldn't come to the Reincarnation World, right? Even if they were pulled in, they could easily leave. So, the chances of facing elite Modern Heretics aren't too high."

"Why... oh!" Wu Qi only half-questioned before realizing.

The Reincarnation Realm Master allows reincarnators to exchange their known cultivation techniques for Reincarnation Points. The difficulty of obtaining cultivation techniques for Modern Heretics is very low, and many cultivation techniques rated highly by the Reincarnation Realm Master are accessible for free at entry-level in Modern Heretics.

A Modern Cultivator could collect these to gain a large amount of merit.

And for elite Modern Cultivator disciples, they certainly wouldn't lack cultivation techniques.

For Modern Cultivators occupying Shenzhou Continent, a handful of wealthy individuals, collecting enough Reincarnation Points to leave the Reincarnation Realm wouldn't be too hard.

"Moreover, as far as I know, Modern Heretics don't exactly advocate combat training; for a genius of the Modern Heretics, this Reincarnation Realm only offers risks with little reward." Fan Zhongxing summed up articulately.

Xiao Jizong couldn't help but exclaim: "It seems you know quite a lot about heretics... I wouldn't be surprised if you went to cultivate heretics one day."

Wu Qi still insisted on his opinion: "Even if the heretic faction consists of cultivators who aren't doing well outside, we can't be careless. As you said earlier, they can initially access a lot of cultivation techniques to obtain a large amount of merit. The resources they could possess are incomparable to ours. So, don't underestimate the enemy."

Fan Zhongxing nodded: "That's true... I don't know if there was ever such a group of fugitives in history, as I'm not aware of that history. However, the ultimate fate of Luofu Xuanqing Palace has already been confirmed as 'none survived.' So in front of us, there must be strong interceptors, maybe even an ambush."

"However, as reincarnators, our average strength is higher than that of ordinary cultivators, so we still have a chance to fight our way out. Our greatest enemies now are nothing more than the vast number of Heaven Splitting Dao cultivators and the unknown strength of heretic reincarnators. The situation has already been determined, and the route has been set, thinking any more is pointless."

According to Luofu Xuanqing Palace's arrangement, four Divine Separation Stage cultivators would each lead a group of cultivators and quietly leave from four different directions.

Wu Qi protested: "Perhaps we could discuss an escape route..."

Fan Zhongxing shook his head: "This segment of history is something none of us know. Meaning we don't have a foresight advantage over those in this instance world. And in comparison to Luofu Xuanqing Palace disciples, we're unfamiliar with Luofu Mountain's geography. Therefore, any route we devise ourselves might not be better than the one Luofu Xuanqing Palace has planned."

Luofu Xuanqing Palace didn't even leave behind a map; generally, people wouldn't know the mountain's paths.

Wu Qi was somewhat anxious: "But Luofu Xuanqing Palace was already annihilated!"

"We don't need to perish with it, we just need to survive for a day and night."

Everyone fell silent. After all, they weren't real disciples of Luofu Xuanqing Palace, and had no emotional attachment to this sect.

Chen Taihuan asked curiously: "So what were you thinking just now?"

"The Holy Emperor Venerable was probably just completing the Alchemy Shattering Infant Formation at this time, wasn't he? According to legend, it was during this battle that he first showed his edge to the world. Then he was sent by the Emperor's Extreme Split Sky Dao to the southwest to suppress a newly-emerging Divine Taoist, which led to his encounter with the first cultivator of the Ancient Divine Dao, Holy Infant Great Master Ye Su, and then he returned with his Divine Separation Stage cultivation." Fan Zhongxing contemplated, "If we could think of a way to kill or seriously wound him now, preventing him from escaping Holy Infant Great Master Ye Su's pursuit..."

——This idea...

Wu Qi forced a smile and said, "If it weren't for the Holy Emperor Venerable, then wouldn't we have ceased to exist?"

Without the Holy Emperor Venerable, there would be no Spirit Phoenix Island. If not for the Holy Emperor Venerable's decision to abduct people, cultivators born on Spirit Phoenix Island like Wu Qi and Fan Zhongxing would never have existed.

Fan Zhongxing nodded, "Yes, if we kill the Holy Emperor Venerable, then we wouldn't exist. So, since we never existed, who was it that took out the Holy Emperor Venerable and prevented us from existing?"

——Looking back now, the Reincarnation Realm Master's divine skills are truly unbelievable... Reversing time, overturning causality, even Immortals cannot accomplish this...

——Just understanding this causality makes me feel exhausted...

——Where is the end of the Immortal Dao...

Xiao Jizong was pondering another question: "Killing big figures, the Reincarnation Realm Master does offer rewards. The Holy Emperor Venerable is the biggest figure in the main world; if we manage to kill him, how much merit can we gain?"

This time, everyone who heard became restless.

——With so many Golden Core Reincarnators and Divine Separation Stage Cultivators escorting them, they should have a chance to surround and kill someone who has just completed the Alchemy Shattering Infant Formation...

Just then, through the thick fog, a voice came: "Holy Emperor Venerable? That's quite a domineering title, though judging by the style, it sounds like a cultivator from the Emperor's Extreme Split Sky Dao, but who exactly are they?"

In the Shenzhou World, the name Holy Emperor Venerable was known to all. Naturally, the person asking this question was from the instance. A strange man leading a group of cultivators walked over. Those cultivators were the protection target of their mission this time.

The two teams merged and spent a few minutes getting acquainted with each other. Then, Wu Qi urged anxiously, "Let's hurry up and go."

The Human Dao flood could descend anytime, contaminating this protective sect array. According to the Reincarnation Realm Master, they only have less than an hour of "safe period."

The man nodded. At this moment, the sea of clouds automatically split into a broad path.

Everyone walked onto the path directed by the great array.

Not a single person looked back.

...........................

The Ancient Method Practitioners didn't know that the one beside them, playing the role of "Luofu Xuanqing Palace disciple," was secretly cursing in his heart, "Damn idiots, where are these fools from, don't they know the title 'Holy Emperor Venerable' appeared after the rise of the Near Ancient Holy Infant Sect?"

They further didn't know that historically, this secret retreat actually took place. To ensure authenticity, Wang Qi even took care of this detail.

However, at that time, there weren't so many escapees, and they didn't carry the core inheritance of Luofu Xuanqing Palace. This team perished under the siege of multiple forces from the Emperor's Extreme Split Sky Dao.

What they didn't know was, at this very moment, those who were going to play the interceptors were having such a conversation.

"Come on, crowd actors, keep up! Don't get lost!"

"Wait a minute, leader! That's not right! My cultivation technique only appeared in the Near Ancient period!"

"What I use is nothing like the Ancient Method!"

"Even though I'm an Intermediate Skill Cultivator, my cultivation has undergone several great revisions and looks nothing like the version from ten thousand years ago! Something seems off!"

The leader, who was a Dark Sect Master aware of the truth, refuted their complaints and explained, "You all don't need to be so particular, this Mirage Game is safe. After all, it's extracted from history, isn't exceeding history wonderful?"

"But didn't that old teacher insist on this being a 'historical drama'?"

"Enough, even if it's staged as a drama, it doesn't matter! Just give it your all when the time comes and fight!"

The confrontation between crowd actors and reincarnators is about to unfold.