Exploring Immortality Cultivation-Chapter 993 - 77: After the Dharma Assembly

The Dharma Assembly is a means of socializing among cultivators.

For high-order cultivators, it is an opportunity to showcase their prestige.

Those cultivators who have recently emerged from seclusion with a breakthrough in cultivation will share their insights at the assembly. These insights will not involve their fundamental Path, nor any specific laws or techniques, to avoid revealing their weaknesses to others. However, those of high order will express their views on strength in a subtle manner, demonstrating their power.

For low-level cultivators, such discourse is something they can only dream of.

On the other hand, it also counts as one of the rare "honest" exchanges among Ancient Method Practitioners, so some low-level cultivators attend as well.

For those relatively low-level cultivators, the Dharma Assembly becomes a good place to form alliances.

Countless secret agreements are born at such assemblies. Numerous interests are exchanged during them.

Guan Wuji looked at his own Dharma Assembly, feeling as though the mundanity of the world hit him all at once.

In the past, he particularly enjoyed Dharma Assemblies. When he was of lower rank, he liked listening to the insights of higher-order cultivators, and when it was his turn to be the protagonist, he enjoyed observing the folly of many cultivators with a detached and aloof mindset, experiencing an elevated state of mind transcending the mundane.

——Isn't this mental state what they refer to as an immortal severing karma and transcending the mundane?

But this time, he found only annoyance when he looked at the assembly.

He regarded those people as ants; how did the Master of Heaven Splitting Dao, Holy Emperor Venerable, see him? Did he also see him as an ant?

In the eyes of the Holy Emperor Venerable, was he also just a part of the ceaseless mundane world, still sinking in the Sea of Suffering?

Mahayana Realm, compared to half-step Mahayana, what on earth is the difference?

Immortality and eternal continuance... just how difficult is it?

Guan Wuji was perturbed.

He had to admit that he had completely lost in the "Spiritual Dark Battle."

Initially, when he surged out full of momentum after breaking through in seclusion, he was subdued by many Unification Stage cultivators, which dampened his momentum. Then, he was left bewildered by the great changes of the world, weakening his spirit further. The cryptic messaging of the mysterious bell intimidated him, causing his sharp energy to be frustrated once more.

With one burst of energy, followed by decline and then exhaustion, his spirit now harbored shadows.

In the past three days, he continued hearing terrifying rumors of heterodoxy and the heroic legends of Holy Emperor Venerable, further expanding the shadows in his heart. This further oppressed his spirit.

His Martial Arts True Intent was also showing signs of wavering.

If the day he emerged from seclusion he still had the confidence to escape unscathed from the hands of Holy Emperor Venerable, now even his courage to escape was waning.

——Was the three-day delay in meeting also intentional by Holy Emperor Venerable...

If Wang Qi knew what this Unification Stage cultivator was thinking, he would definitely laugh. Even a half-step Mahayana, back in the day, would have been effortlessly crushed by the likes of Zhen Chan. And Zhen Chan admitted that Holy Emperor Venerable's current strength surpassed his peak period. Facing such an individual, Holy Emperor Venerable had no need for any kind of Spiritual Dark Battle. This is purely the mentality of the Unification Stage cultivator reasoning based on his own experience, scaring himself.

Due to his disturbed mind, he didn't even want to continue the Dharma Assembly and left directly.

A Nascent Soul Stage cultivator followed behind him with a fawning expression. This person was the current Sect Leader of Wuji Sky Sect. In Wuji Sky Sect, the "Sect Leader" is not the person in power but the one handling sect affairs, holding not a high position. Different sects have varying rules in this regard. To this Nascent Soul Stage cultivator, Guan Wuji was the hope for the revival of Wuji Sky Sect!

"Senior Guan, you have no idea. Now, those fellows are truly overbearing... A few years back, there were even those who wished to disturb your seclusion, but I suppressed them... Think about it, a Divine Separation Stage cultivator compared to a half-step Mahayana, or even a Mahayana Realm cultivator, are worlds apart! I..."

Guan Wuji looked at this Sect Leader with even greater disdain. When did Wuji Sky Sect, a Martial Cultivation sect, tolerate such waste? He waved his hand to dismiss the Nascent Soul Stage cultivator, then walked into his own room.

This room was built to resemble his residence from five thousand years ago, keeping everything the same.

He shook the tea canister, only to dejectedly find out that the tea inside was not his usual Tianjiang Spring Rain. He casually discarded the canister, looking toward a corner of the room: "Come out. Your robe is indeed extraordinary, able to evade the senses of those wastes, but your personal cultivation is really too weak."

From the darkness in the room's corner, a mass of black mist suddenly appeared, and from the mist emerged tiny glimmers the size of thumbnails, resembling stars. Following this, a figure seemed to emerge from that starry expanse, clad in a black robe, with a black hood and mask covering him entirely.

The person clad in black knelt to the ground, "Greetings, Senior."

"Nice robe," said Guan Wuji blandly. "As for your own skills and mana, they're merely at the Golden Core Stage, right? This robe isn't originally yours, nor are you qualified to refine it. It must be a loan from your elder. For the robe's sake, I haven't killed you. State your purpose."

If an intruder were a high-level cultivator, they would have already attacked. However, low-level cultivators pose no threat to him.

"I am just here to deliver something." The person respectfully presented a box with both hands.

"Oh?" Guan Wuji frowned and asked, "Why not give it to me openly?"

"The Holy Emperor Venerable can monitor every move on Spirit Phoenix Island. Only a select few things can escape his detection. This robe has been altered by the expert behind me to avoid it. The powerful strength of a Unification Stage Cultivator and the essence of the initial practice of Unity of My Method can resist this type of Divine Tao-based reconnaissance."

The power of a Unification Stage Cultivator is unfathomable. Most have already cultivated their Divine Separation Sense Transformation to the highest level, touching the essence of Unity of My Method. This mana effectively suppresses the Divine Tao power fueled by the Power of All Living Beings. Their natural aura alone is enough to resist the Holy Emperor Venerable's perception.

This is one reason why a certain Unification Stage secret chamber in the Heavenly Book Tower can exist for so long.

This black-clad man knew this, which is why he revealed himself.

Guan Wuji nodded, "I've heard that the current Master of Heaven Splitting Dao practices dual cultivation of immortality and gods..."

The mysterious man in black handed over a small box, "I'm merely a messenger; capturing me for the Emperor would be useless. Besides, the Holy Emperor Venerable has always manipulated the formation and number of Unification Stage cultivators. He surely harbors ill intentions towards you. But what's inside this could give you the strength to fight desperately in the end."

Guan Wuji's brow furrowed, and the powerful aura of the Unification Stage burst forth. The cultivator seemed to see an illusion of Kunlun Mountain collapsing upon him and fell to the ground, nearly fainting. Guan Wuji coldly said, "In matters of a Unification Stage cultivator, it is not your place to speak."

"It's not my intent; it's the intent of the one behind me..." The black-clad man struggled and shouted Mei Sicheng's guess and some of Wang Qi's Divine Tao Theory.

Guan Wuji's expression changed several times.

"If the Master of Heaven Splitting Dao only needs a Unification Martial Cultivator... Now, Emperor's Extreme Heaven Splitting Dao has a Unification Martial Cultivator practicing Emperor Dragon Fist and True Dragon Emperor Sword... that is the Martial Cultivator in the Master of Heaven Splitting Dao's plan..."

While Guan Wuji's expression flickered, the black-clad man added another sentence: "You'd better pay attention to the disappearance of cultivators in these two days... The Holy Emperor Venerable has a very strange attitude towards the population on this island."

Guan Wuji took the small box, withdrew his aura, waved his hand, and said, "Go. Tell the expert behind you that I will remember this favor."

The black-clad man nodded, then suddenly disappeared from space. Guan Wuji widened his eyes. He could not discern the method the mysterious figure used to leave.

—Was it an Escape Skill? Or did the expert behind him intervene?

In any case, this was quite horrifying.

Nevertheless, he felt a sense of relief. In this situation, the stronger the allies, the better.

He opened the box and saw a folded paper inside. On the paper lay a silver ring, bearing a line of illegible spell words, seemingly decorative.

The only valuable thing within seemed to be the mana flowing through it.

Guan Wuji's cultivation level far surpassed Mei Sicheng's. He immediately recognized the extraordinariness of the ring.

"Impressive... Unity of My Method, Spiritual essence formed on its own..."

"Could it be that a True Immortal left this mana?"

.........

Inside Luochen Sword Palace, the man in black removed his hood, revealing a simple smile with a hint of fear in his eyes, "Mr. Wang... did I do well this time?"

Ever since learning Wang Qi's true identity and actual strength, he had been terrified. To be fair, even if a spoiled heir bullied a worldly master slightly, they'd just be taught a lesson. But what had he done earlier?

Thanks to the efforts of the three elders, Wang Qi had taken in some low-level cultivators as runners. Wang Qi understood that this was the three elders' way of preventing him from being used as cannon fodder for dangerous tasks. However, Wang Qi ignored the thoughts of the three elders. In his view, some tasks were indeed better suited for low-level cultivators.

Wang Qi simply lent out his black robe, instructing him to deliver the ring to Guan Wuji.

Wang Qi waved his hand, allowing him to leave on his own. Earlier, he used the Curved Sky Ruler with the entire strength of Luochen Sword Palace to pull Song Zhongqiao from Wuji Sky Sect, which had exhausted him significantly.

After a while, he opened his eyes, his spirit extending to other network terminals.

"Those three who acquired my cultivation technique have already gained one percent of the knowledge required for the Two-Phase Transcendence Chapter, and with the 'Compiler,' they should be able to wield the most basic power now..."