Chapter 1238
[Immortal Realm Chapter] The Legend of Kongtong, Spirit Realm 3 Continued
Because it is located in a universe of faint light and lacks the support of the star power of many stars outside the sky, the Star Palace Cave Heaven contains spiritual light and actively increases its resources and reduces its expenditures.
It should be noted that as a miniature spiritual treasure cave, the daily output of star power is normally equivalent to that of a Nascent Soul stage cultivator!
In the world of immortals, it's fine, as one can continuously interact with the universe. However, in the microcosm, it only consumes spiritual energy and never receives it, making it a major consumer of spiritual energy.
Fortunately, the Star Power Well contains hundreds of years' worth of Star Power reserves. By conserving resources and cutting costs, it can maintain a minimum level of operation and last for several hundred years without any problem.
However, if Linshan cannot find a way out during this period, then Lingbao Cave will naturally collapse and fall into ruin. This is due to the environment of heaven and earth and cannot be saved by human power.
Therefore, when the black-robed cultivator entered, he was immediately dumbfounded and had no idea what it was.
Clearly, cultivators in the Dharma-ending Age have never seen a Spirit Treasure Grotto-Heaven. Such things have long been worn away over the ages, causing their perspectives to fall behind.
"Wasn't I dueling a Star Warrior and getting my head chopped off? Am I destined for the underworld?"
"hehe."
The avatar of Nirvana smiled and invited him to sit in the courtyard. He was not at all pretentious. Instead, he brewed tea and served it to him.
"Try it."
The black-robed cultivator picked it up, observing it with slight wariness for a moment, but then, remembering that he had already died once, he had nothing to fear, so he simply tilted his head back and drank it all in one gulp.
The moment it went down, it felt like a gentle rain from heaven!
Countless spiritual energies surged from his entire body, limbs and bones, instantly pushing him to a climax. The spiritual energy vortex within his body was activated and began to spin wildly!
Then, to his astonishment, he recklessly and forcefully attacked the spiritual aperture, breaking through the long-standing bottleneck of the mid-Foundation Establishment stage in one go, and reaching the late-Foundation Establishment stage!
"No, this...this..."
He was so shocked that his jaw dropped, and he almost thought he was hallucinating.
In this degenerate age, heaven and earth are barren. I thought my life would end here, but unexpectedly, the withered tree suddenly came back to life. I was so excited that my face turned red and my neck bulged. I asked in a trembling voice.
"What kind of tea is this?"
The annihilation clone shook the teacup lid slightly and refilled his cup.
"Qishan Drink, grown from cuttings of a fifth-tier plant spirit from Qishan. How's it? How's the taste?"
The black-robed cultivator's hands trembled, and he stammered, his eyes bulging!
"The branches and leaves of a fifth-tier demon king???"
Don't blame him for being naive; it's truly appalling.
If you can brew a pot of tea with just one leaf and drink a cup, you can improve your cultivation level by one rank. If I drink the whole pot, will I directly advance to the Golden Core stage?
"What are you thinking? This water isn't ordinary water; it's spring water from deep within the spiritual vein. Otherwise, why would you think it has this effect?"
The annihilation clone gestured for him to drink it while it was hot, and then continued to refill it for him after he finished.
The black-robed cultivator gulped down cup after cup, happily forgetting himself and becoming so engrossed in the rapid increase in his cultivation that he couldn't extricate himself. Even if it was an illusion, he accepted it; this was just too comfortable!
However, it was clear that the first cup of tea had the best effect. Even after drinking all of it, it only pushed him to the peak of the late Foundation Establishment stage. It was not so easy to go straight to the Golden Core stage in one go.
His eyes were fixed on the residue in the pot. The tea leaves could definitely be brewed two or three more times. By repeatedly pressing and utilizing them, they might actually help with further advancement.
The Annihilation Avatar saw his longing and asked with a smile.
"What, you like it?"
The other party nodded sincerely.
"If you like it, I'll give it to you."
Take out a piece of oil paper, drain the tea leaves from the teapot, pour them out, wrap them in the oil paper, fold it into a four-cornered paper package, and push it directly in front of this guy.
The black-robed cultivator wanted to take it, but he suppressed his impulse and didn't dare to move it. Instead, he tentatively asked a question.
"May I ask who you are, senior, and why you treat me with such hospitality?"
The annihilation clone stood up, paced around a few times, and stood with its back to him, hands behind its back.
"There are some things I need to ask you for advice on. Besides, we can't be stingy when guests come. I'm sorry you were startled earlier, so consider this compensation."
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This statement has a slightly deeper meaning.
The black-robed cultivator pondered for a long time before suddenly raising his head!
"Is that Star Warrior one of your men?"
This kid is actually quite clever; he guessed the truth right away.
However, a glint flashed in the eyes of the Annihilation Avatar. It knew that the outside was its true body and it absolutely could not invite disaster upon itself. So it shook its head and replied.
"I was just passing by and happened to save your life from the blade. As for the detailed origins of the Star Martial system, I'll need you to enlighten me."
After his self-narration, the black-robed cultivator in front of him was shocked to discover that the person in front of him was actually a legendary ascended cultivator!
Strangely, upon hearing this, he not only did not doubt it, but instead showed a look of surprise and delight, and believed it without a doubt.
It turns out that the Microcosm has indeed received quite a few ascended cultivators over the years!
However, many who had just stumbled into this place revealed their cultivation level to the attention of this cosmic civilization, and were subsequently targeted and killed, falling into the void!
The black-robed cultivator, his voice trembling, was able to recount several cases.
Some died from planet-destroying cannon fire, some from the hands of Star Martial Emperors, and some were besieged by a combined void fleet, dying from exhaustion of their spiritual energy. Some were even taken back to the laboratory by scientists for slide preparation.
Throughout history, many powerful immortals have perished in this universe, hunted down by technological civilizations and the Star Warrior system, resulting in numerous tragedies that shocked the world!
Among the remaining remnants of the immortal path, several pillars of the sect have ascended from the lower realm. Upon learning that he was a newly ascended cultivator, the black-robed cultivator was overjoyed.
This is a living Nascent Soul stage powerhouse!
As a mere Foundation Establishment cultivator, he was overjoyed to see a Nascent Soul stage expert, believing it to be a blessing he could never have accumulated in eight lifetimes. He was so excited that he almost fainted.
The Annihilation Avatar was slightly surprised. He had indeed not tied up the wrong person. The cultivators in this universe were not all dead. Judging from his words, it seemed that every once in a while, an ascendant would accidentally wander in.
So it seems that cultivators are somewhat organized.
For these small fry, his own late-stage Nascent Soul realm cultivation was undoubtedly an incredible opportunity; he could easily make a fortune for them with just a few words.
What mission have you come to the Steel Furnace world with?
The black-robed cultivator introduced himself as Cui Yuan, a descendant of immortals. It was said that his ancestors had come from the immortal realm 100,000 years ago to support the immortal army of this world.
Later, as the world changed and the end of the Dharma era arrived, the flame of immortal civilization gradually withered. Fewer and fewer children born to cultivators possessed spiritual roots, so mortals were preserved to continue the lineage. His parents were mortal residents of the Yanling Realm, and they had long since died of old age and illness.
The mission was to cause a large-scale disturbance in the Steel Furnace World. The ultimate purpose was unclear, as it was a top-level secret and would not be told to him. All he had to do was obey orders.
According to him, such terrorist attacks occur almost every sixty years and have become a regular occurrence, which is also commonplace in the various worlds of the Twilight Universe.
The Annihilation Avatar heard a term: Prolonging Spirit Realm!
"What is this place?" Cui Yuan told him the truth. It was a base for cultivators, elusive and without a fixed abode. Even he himself did not know its exact location.
Every time I leave, I feel dizzy and disoriented. If I want to go back, I can only wait for a one-sided recall; I can't just go back whenever I want.
Clearly, this was to evade the pursuit of native technological civilizations and Star Warriors!
However, when it comes to gathering places for cultivators in the Microcosm, Yanling Realm is not the only one. There are also Chongling Realm and Yuling Realm, which are known as the three great spiritual realms in the world.
Above it lies the legendary, ancient Kongtong Realm!
However, while cultivators still occasionally appear in the three major spiritual realms, the Kongtong Realm remains a legend and has never been seen in the real world.
According to ancient records, the Kongtong Realm has always wandered in the vast and deep void, hiding itself in the overlapping layers of space and avoiding all spectral detection. It is the ultimate paradise of the immortal civilization in the dim universe, and can only be revealed when the universe is destroyed. Whether this is true or not is unknown.
For countless years, both the technological and stellar civilizations have been relentlessly investigating and have never given up their desire to destroy the Kongtong Realm. It seems that three thousand years ago there was a report that shocked the entire universe: they discovered traces of the Kongtong Realm in a certain void wormhole, but the matter was later dropped.
Speaking of these things, Cui Yuan sighed with longing. Who wouldn't want to go to a true holy land of immortals?
For them, remaining in the world during the Dharma-ending Age was nothing short of torture.
Without the replenishment of spiritual energy, spiritual power diminishes with each use. This precarious existence is like a fish struggling in a waterless environment—it's no wonder it's so unbearable!
Even when talking about the past, Cui Yuan's version was completely different from what he saw in the library in the wasteland of the original coal-coal-condensed star!
The Microcosm was once a vassal of the Immortal Civilization. Later, it was invaded by a technological civilization, which led the Immortal Civilization to enter the country to quell the rebellion. The two sides fought fiercely here, but for some reason, their retreat was cut off, and they were trapped here forever.
The resources of heaven and earth have been plundered and taken away by the technological universe. The spiritual veins have been destroyed and the environment has deteriorated, thus the end of the Dharma era has arrived. The immortal civilization has gradually disappeared from the land where it was rooted. Technology should flourish!
Then the Star Warrior system was introduced, and finally the assimilation between universes was completely completed, just like a substitution of a prince for a cat, and the two poles were reversed to this day.
"There's such a secret? Who told you that?"
“Our Yanling Realm has ancient records of this.”
Cui Yuan remained skeptical. He had also read the records of various native worlds in the Microcosm, which described the Immortal Army as an invading force and the Technological Universe as being there to help.
It's impossible to tell who's right and who's wrong anymore. In any case, history is written by the victors, and as a descendant of cultivators, he can only narrate from the perspective of cultivators.
Lin Shan nodded, finally gaining a general understanding of this world.
But we still couldn't get to the point today: what exactly is the purpose of these cultivators carrying out terrorist attacks everywhere?
Cui Yuan insisted that he really didn't know, and judging from his expression, he didn't seem to be faking it.
After all, these are just small fry. Even if I don't make a move, the Star Martial Civilization isn't without experts. If they get serious, they can definitely catch them. They absolutely can't keep the secret.
"So, what are your expected goals for this mission, and at what point will you stop?"
"I don't know. Since there's no message from above to stop, we'll just have to keep going."
At this point, he himself knew that this trip was dangerous and that he might die at any moment, but this was his destiny!
After all, according to him, the spiritual energy supply in the Yanling Realm is also very tight. The supply of spiritual energy is precarious. If you want to cultivate, you have to rent a spiritual vein room, which is not only expensive but also only for a short time. You have to exchange it with spirit stones or contribution points!
Contribution points are earned by completing tasks.
And spirit stones.
No matter what, he was a Foundation Establishment cultivator, yet he only had a pitiful eight low-grade spirit stones in his pocket!
"So poor?"
The annihilation clone saw that Cui Yuan had taken out his pocket to show him, which was obviously because he was really too poor, so there was nothing wrong with showing off his wealth, since no one would care about his little possessions.
So this is just a bunch of worthless bastards and abandoned children. The remnants of the immortal path didn't intend to let them go back. They even secretly speculated that the spiritual veins in the spiritual realm might be in short supply, so they were making use of these wastes and leaving them in the world to give them their last bit of energy!
Seeing that Cui Yuan was thirsty from talking, I brewed him another pot of spiritual tea to quench his thirst. This time it was just ordinary third-grade herbal tea, but the boy still drank it like a cow, obviously because he was afraid of being poor.
The courtyard fell silent.
After pondering for a long time, the Annihilation Avatar finally uttered a sentence.
"You can stay with me for now. If there are any instructions from the Spirit Realm, report to me immediately."
"Yes!"
Cui Yuan answered loudly with delight, never expecting that he had suddenly become the patron of a Nascent Soul stage cultivator!
This was a high-level cultivator he had never seen since birth. He was in a daze, as if in a dream. Especially inside the Star Palace, a spiritual treasure cave, he looked around like a curious child. There were not many people inside, so they let him go as he pleased.
Outside, Lin Shan led his four team members back to the city in a jeep.
In Carleton, at the Immigration Bureau's Situation Room, he met his captain.
The body camera on his body was already transmitting footage in real time. The captain gave him high praise for his actions and patted him heavily on the shoulder.
"Well done! Your decisive action in killing a cultivator proves your strength. You will be commended when we return!"
Lin Shan wasn't worried about this; the credit was there and he wouldn't lose it. He was just a little concerned about Xiao Zhong and Ze Yu's team.
The captain told him not to worry, as they had sent reinforcements at dawn and successfully rescued him; he was now recovering in the hospital.
Lin Shan breathed a slight sigh of relief upon hearing that they were alright.
As for the other routes, apart from the East Route which encountered resistance and lost two teams before being partially withdrawn with the help of rescue teams within the city, the West and South Routes also successfully completed their missions, clearing out all the zombies and returning safely.
However, they did not encounter the so-called cultivator. Instead, in the Star Palace, the Silent Avatar interrogated Cui Yuanzhong and learned that there was actually a cultivator hiding there.
However, that person was extremely sleazy, like a frightened rabbit, constantly on the move, raiding one place and then running away to find another.
So it's understandable that they weren't caught.
"Instruct the state police to immediately mobilize manpower to thoroughly clean up all suspicious areas and restore normal order to villages and towns as soon as possible."
The people at the door obeyed and left.
The captain glanced at the nearby map, then nodded to Lin Shan, indicating that he should take a few days of paid leave first, and could return to the federal capital, Waghha, once things were settled here.
On his way back, a mysterious voice suddenly came.
"Cui Yuan, where are you? How is the situation?" (End of Chapter)