Chapter 419
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Chapter 419: It Must Be the Doing of a Member of the Qiao Family!
Qingzhuo?
When this name was uttered by Elder Qingyi, all the elders were surprised.
This Elder Qingzhuo must have been the first Nascent Soul cultivator in the history of the Jiu Province to be defeated by a mortal.
Many people had actually heard something about it. This Elder Qingzhuo, in the Hundred-mile Desert, suffered losses when facing the Qiao family member and the Earth Sword Immortal. Not only did this lead to the breaking of the Hundred-mile Desert Secret Realm, but it also exposed many of the things that the Great Dao Sect had done in secret, causing a lot of trouble for the sect.
Clearly a Nascent Soul Elder of the Great Dao Sect, but as a result, publicly and privately, he was called the shame of the Nascent Soul…
The leader of the Great Dao Sect also thought deeply.
At first, he sent Qingzhuo to search for the Peach Blossom Mountain overseas, for two reasons.
The first reason was to exile… no, it was to send Qingzhuo, a damaged Nascent Soul cultivator, away from the dangerous Zhong Province to seek healing opportunities overseas.
If he survived, it would be his good fortune; if he died, it would free up a position for a Nascent Soul Elder.
The second reason was for the sake of the Qiao family member.
The Qiao family member had disrupted the Great Dao Sect’s plans several times, so the sect leader decided to eradicate the problem completely. The rumors were true – the Qiao family member’s influence was growing, and so the leader decided to send someone to put an end to the Qiao family member’s stronghold.
However, after the investigation, nothing was found at all!
As for what happened next…
Since encountering the Qiao family member in Southeast Province, Qingzhuo realized he couldn’t face returning to his sect after the encounter. He now remains outside, claiming to be investigating the secrets of the Qiao family member.
"We must talk to Qingzhuo about this." Nodded the leader of the Great Dao Sect.
Just as the leader of the Great Dao Sect was thinking about this, suddenly a thought came to mind about another matter.
If this member of the Qiao family has killed even the Xuantian Taoist Lord, causing the downfall of Xuantian Sect…
Then, during the turmoil in the Southwest Province Yunxiao Sect a few months ago, there was a rumor circulating that Yunxiao Taoist Lord was also killed by a member of the Qiao family…
In the past, the Yunxiao Sect Taoist Lord had personally responded to refute the rumor.
But now, upon further reflection… is this matter true or false?
The leader of the Great Dao Sect fell into deep thought and his brow furrowed.
"Let’s investigate further into the background of the Yunxiao Sect, as for the matter involving the Yunxiao Sect Leader, the truth is still unknown…"
Upon hearing this, the elders were all taken aback.
"What the sect leader said, isn’t that a bit much?"
The collapse of a Jiu Province’s Immortal Gate is already a big event that can shake the cultivation world.
If two Immortal Gates collapse together, then…
"In any case, it’s impossible that both of these Immortal Gates have declined in strength, right?" Elder Qingyi frowned and spoke.
Hearing that a Soul Changing Stage Taoist Lord died at the hands of a mortal is shocking, but that is different from the destruction of an Immortal Gate.
The elders fell silent for a moment.
"Have Qingzhuo rush back to the sect immediately…" pondered the Great Dao Sect sect leader.
A thought crossed his mind.
"If this matter is truly so difficult, perhaps… I should report it to the Supreme Elder in the Cave Heaven Small World."
The essence of the Immortal Gate is basically about people, events, and things from ancient times that are beyond this era.
The reason why the so-called Small World of Wonderland can become the deepest essence of the Immortal Gate is because the Small World has become a world of its own.
There are a total of nineteen Small Worlds in Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, each with its own uniqueness.
The Great Dao Sect has a special status because their Cave Heaven Small World was taken from the ancient True Immortal’s powers from the Jiu Province world.
It is called the "Ten Provinces Wonderland."
This Small World is a small part of the Jiu Province world during ancient times when spiritual energy was abundant, but later hidden through certain means to avoid the spiritual tides of the Jiu Province world.
In other words,
In the Great Dao Sect’s Cave Heaven Small World, there are still Supreme Elders who have survived until now.
Even though the Jiu Province world today is different from the past, even the powerful ancient immortals would experience irreversible decline in their immortal cultivation once they appear in the outside world, ultimately barely maintaining at the Soul Changing Stage…
Even so, the ancient power that still lives in Cave Heaven Small World is still the deepest essence of each Immortal Gate.
But now it seems…
"The leader of Xuantian Sect, in order to deal with the Qiao family member, has already used Qingming Cave Small World," pondered the leader of Great Dao Sect.
"So the original Xuantian Sect still has a Cave Heaven Small World, and the ability to make the Qingming Cave outside the void manifest."
"But until the death of Xuantian Taoist Lord and the complete destruction of Xuantian Sect, we have not seen the Supreme Elder of Xuantian Sect take action."
"It seems that either the Supreme Elder in Qingming Cave has sealed himself off, or has already reached the end of his lifespan over the long years."
The leader of Great Dao Sect pondered slightly.
Following the era of declining spiritual energy, the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths fell into chaos.
In the Jiu Province, nineteen major Immortal Gates where True Immortals emerged fought each other, just to survive.
After the big battle, ten big Immortal Gates were destroyed. Even powerful immortals above the Soul Changing Stage fell in the battle, and even small worlds like realms were lost.
Although the Nine Heavenly Immortal Gates won, they were not without damage.
The leader of the Great Dao Sect thought further and realized that the Xuantian Sect in Nan Province might have already been injured by the Supreme Elder at that time, but it was unclear when he passed away.
After thinking carefully, he discovered that the unresolved issue was not just one, but two.
One of them was a member of the Qiao family.
This martial family that trained in mortal martial arts, how could they use martial arts to defeat immortals and even kill a Soul Changing Taoist Lord?
Although the leader of the Xuantian Sect was injured by him and his soul was damaged, being a Soul Changing cultivator, he should not be underestimated and should not have been defeated by a mortal.
The second issue was whether the other Eight Immortal Gates had silently encountered problems like the Xuantian Sect, depleting their strength.
If there were really other Immortal Gates experiencing a lack of strength like the Xuantian Sect…
Why should they be on the same level as Great Dao Sect and share the offerings of Jiu Province?
"Investigate thoroughly and intensively!" said the leader of Great Dao Sect with deep eyes.
"We must not only investigate the Qiao family members, but also dig into the background of Yunxiao Sect…"
"Qingyi, go fetch Qingzhuo; Qingwei, pay a visit to Southwest Province Yunxiao Sect."
If we compare the individual small worlds of Nine Heavenly Immortal Gates and the Supreme Elders to strategic nuclear weapons, they are present but not easily used, deterring each other.
The reckless actions of the Qiao family members led to the downfall of Xuantian Sect, revealing the harsh reality of Xuantian Sect’s hidden weaknesses.
After the waves receded, it was revealed that someone not only wasn’t wearing pants, but was also quite short…
Naturally, the leader of Great Dao Sect was enraged.
Can you believe he actually swam with someone who wasn’t wearing pants and was quite short, chatting and laughing for so long…
Right now, he only wants to know…
Are there other Immortal Gates under this water surface, just like Xuantian Sect without pants…
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Southwest Province.
A streak of light broke through the thick clouds and entered the vast mountains.
This person is Immortal Qing Wei from Great Dao Sect, entrusted by the sect leader to go on a journey to Southwest Province.
Immortal Qing Wei is also a strong member among the elders of Great Dao Sect, with cultivation at the late Nascent Soul stage.
After the suspected death of the former Yunxiao Sect Leader, Great Dao Sect sent Immortal Qing Wei and others to investigate.
Returning to his old haunt, Immortal Qing Wei arrived at the spot where the former Yunxiao Sect Leader appeared, only to be surprised.
Up in the sky, there was a strange dark cloud covering everything, making it look vast and endless.
Immortal Qing Wei frowned.
No matter how hard he tried to look through the dark cloud, he couldn’t see what was inside.
"It seems like Yunxiao Sect has indeed faced a big change, just as the sect leader predicted!"
Immortal Qing Wei was a knowledgeable person, and he already had a guess in his mind:
"This dark cloud must be created by Yunxiao Sect Leader using their special treasure, the ‘Eternal Cloud Map.’"
Immortal sects like Nine Heavens and Ten Earths Immortal Gate each have their own small worlds.
Some, like the Great Dao Sect, directly take a part of the Jiu Province realm.
Other sects claim a small world outside the heavens as their own or take control of a Secret Realm.
And the Yunxiao Sect, with its Cave Heaven Small World, is a small world beyond the sky.
The former Yunxiao Sect True Immortal integrated this small world into the "Eternal Cloud Map," making it a treasure of the sect.
The "Eternal Cloud Map" possesses unique powers because of this:
For example, the chaotic clouds surrounding us at this moment actually originate from the small world in the sky.
It cannot be observed, inspected with divine consciousness, or predicted. There is no known way to uncover what lies within the chaotic clouds.
The consequences of entering rashly are unimaginable.
The only way is to patiently wait for the chaotic clouds to disperse naturally without causing harm.
"These chaotic clouds should only last for a few days at most. Let us wait quietly until then."
Immortal Qing Wei held the Message Jade Talisman, sending out the message while waiting silently.
Three days later.
The chaotic clouds above the sky suddenly changed, rolling like waves and collapsing inward continuously.
Eventually, all the clouds vanished in an instant, revealing what was hidden inside.
"This…" Immortal Qing Wei widened his eyes.
He only saw several mountains cracking from the middle, collapsed towers, and a scene of ruins.
It was evident that these mountains had experienced a fierce battle, with some bloodstains on the ground, broken flying swords, and deformed magical treasures like a gold bell.
Apart from that, there was no sign of life, not even a single corpse, only torn daoist robes could be seen.
"This place indeed used to be part of the Yunxiao Sect, or rather, a faction of the Yunxiao Sect… but now it’s in ruins."
Daoist Qing Wei’s face turned pale, as he flew around on his sword above the ruins of these immortal mountains, but the sight sent shivers down his spine.
Yunxiao Sect is a sect that controls mythical beasts. The entire immortal mountain is carried by a giant turtle, with six mountain peaks on top.
Now, only three or four broken and collapsed mountain peaks remain in this place. The rest of it is nowhere to be found. Not only are the people gone, even the mountain-protecting divine turtle is missing without a trace…
This gave Daoist Qingwei a shiver down his spine.
Looking around the world, who could have had a grudge against Yunxiao Sect, and who silently forced Yunxiao Sect into this situation?
While the other Nine Heavenly Immortal Gates may be suspicious, the Great Dao Sect is not blind. It has long been wary of the other Immortal Gates and it is impossible for them to secretly do this without informing the Great Dao Sect.
"It must have been a member of the Qiao family!"
Daoist Qingwei’s heart shook violently as he took out a Message Jade Talisman from his sleeve.
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"I see now."
Inside the Zhong Province Great Dao Sect, the sect leader quietly contemplated.
The good news is, the Yunxiao Sect and Xuantian Sect have lost their sect heritage, they are not worthy to sit on an equal level with the Great Dao Sect and other Immortal Gates, to share the offerings.
Therefore, the Great Dao Sect, which was first to receive this news, might be able to expand its influence, seize more offerings, and produce new Nascent Soul cultivators or even Soul Changing Taoist Lords in the sect.
After all.
Even in places like the Southwest Province with many mountains and few people, it can still provide offerings equivalent to five Nascent Soul Immortals and a Soul Changing Taoist Lord, and the amount of Golden Core and lower-level offerings is immeasurable.
Even the Great Dao Sect, which quietly holds a prominent position among the Nine Immortal Gates, cannot ignore these benefits.
In this chaotic environment, all the Nine Immortal Gates are fighting for offerings in the same pot.
If you don’t compete, others will.
If others have more in their bowl, then you’ll have less.
As for the bad news… it naturally means…
"Surprisingly, members of the Qiao family quietly caused the downfall of two great Immortal Gates, leading to the fall of two Soul Changing Taoist Lords because of them."
"Since this has happened twice already, it seems not to be a coincidence…" The leader of the Great Dao Sect frowned deeply.
The leader expected the other Eight Immortal Gates to be strict about it.
Even if he discovered that Xuantian Sect had no pants on, he could figure out the length and size based on his knowledge of Xuantian Sect.
However, the unexpected variable was the member of the Qiao family practicing mortal martial arts.
"Where’s Qingzhuo, why hasn’t he come yet…" The leader of the Great Dao Sect frowned, patiently waiting.
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In Zhong Province, on a nameless small mountain, in a temporarily opened cave residence.
Elder Qingzhuo sat alone in the cave, expressionless as he watched the Message Jade Talisman in his hand flicker continuously.
"I can’t escape this time, it’s really impossible to escape."
He suddenly let out a soft sigh.
Ever since he fled in fear from the Southeast Province Sword Tomb, indirectly causing the death of his fellow Soul Predicting Path Immortal Xuanji, he knew this day would come.
"Has the sect finally remembered me? It seems like this delaying tactic is coming to an end." Elder Qingzhuo was not in a good mood.
