Forging Immortality through the Dao Seed

A crystal-clear sky dome.

With the intrusion of the Red-Eyed Golden Peng, it suddenly darkened.

Even the crowd on the ground felt an extremely oppressive atmosphere.

Woo, woo——

The faintly discernible sound of a bleak gale quietly rose.

But in a mere moment.

It has already echoed through the horizon.

The ground.

Zhang Jing's gaze closely followed the Red-Eyed Golden Peng in the sky, reflecting an apocalyptic scene in his deep eyes.

The inky and eerie gusts of wind blanketed the sky.

Filling nearly all the field of vision.

The whole sky seemed to turn into an immense sea formed by these black gusts, and amidst the tumult, it raised gigantic waves that relentlessly struck towards that patch of dim golden radiance.

Even the massive Red-Eyed Golden Peng.

In the face of this gale-blanketed sea, it turned into a tiny, inconspicuous speck of dust.

...

Suddenly, the sound of gasps filled the atmosphere.

Zhang Jing unthinkingly looked around.

As far as his eyes could see.

Almost all the cultivators' faces revealed a strong color of horror.

Clearly.

They might have thought that there might be obstacles on their way to Renjie Island.

But the ink-black maelstrom of wind that almost covered the entire sky, radiating an endless violent aura.

Definitely fell outside their expectations.

They didn't know how much time had passed.

Li!

Accompanied by a joyful chirp.

All the anomalies in the sky disappeared in an instant and returned to its previous clear and sunny state.

It's as if everything that had just happened was an illusion.

Right at that moment.

The Red-Eyed Golden Peng was only a thousand feet away from Renjie Island.

With such flying speed, it would reach there in a blink of an eye.

And perhaps because it was the first one to arrive and was somewhat excited.

The creature actually did not land on Renjie Island immediately, but instead, it mierrily weaved through the sky.

Looking up from below.

Even after dealing with harsh winds, scorching flames, and thunderbolts, the golden feathers covering its body still shone brightly, showing an extreme defensive power.

Meanwhile on the ground.

Whoosh——

Seeing that the Red-Eyed Golden Peng succeeded at one go.

The crowd immediately became ecstatic.

All of their faces involuntarily revealed a trace of enthusiasm.

Some people even got impatient to try it out themselves.

However, at this moment.

"Fellow Daoists, calm down. Don't forget the formidable strength of that Red-Eyed Golden Peng. Just because it can do it, are we certain that we can too?"

A voice of reason abruptly sounded.

Instantaneously cooling those who were eager to give it a shot.

Many people sobered up immediately.

...

On the other side.

Zhang Jing's gaze flickered slightly.

As it seems, to land on Renjie Island, one must first pass through a three thousand feet layer of inky gusts, a two thousand feet layer of Yin Fire, a two thousand feet layer of Red Thunder, and a two thousand feet layer of yellow sand.

These are not difficult.

However…is it really that simple?

He always felt that something was not quite right.

After all, the cultivators present have fought their way out of 38 million Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators.

Though they may hesitate now.

It won't take long for them to come to their senses.

If they risk severe injuries.

Among those here, not to mention all, but at least about thirty percent cultivators, can force their way through the gusts, Yin Fire, Red Thunder, and layers of yellow sand, and successfully land on Renjie Island!

As for whether they have the resolve to do so.

Zhang Jing did not have the slightest doubt.

As long as they can land on Renjie Island, they can obtain the Sun Dharma Seal and a hundred million units of luck movement.

Isn't this incentive large enough?

So...it looks like the ten-day time limit given by the Spirit of the Secret Realm seems to have no relevance.

A moment later.

As if suddenly realizing something.

Zhang Jing abruptly looked at the sky.

Before his eyes.

The Red-Eyed Golden Peng was still hanging around the space a thousand feet below Renjie Island, not showing any intention to land at all.

His face displayed an expression of 'as expected'.

Something's strange about the last one thousand feet of space!

Look at the Red-Eyed Golden Peng in the sky.

Zhang Jing couldn't help but furrow his brow slightly.

What could be the reason that this creature seems completely lost? Is it a problem with the space itself or is there something inside that is affecting its mind?

If it just involves something affecting the mind.

Then for Zhang Jing, it's relatively easy to deal with.

Dao Yuan Qing Yun's Red Spiritual Light can perfectly handle it.

But if it is due to the space itself.

Then there will be trouble...

...

Time goes by bit by bit.

In the blink of an eye, three days have passed.

Among the many cultivators present.

A considerable number of people could not restrain themselves and tried to overcome the numerous barriers in the sky to set foot on Renjie Island.

The strange phenomenon in the sky has almost never ceased.

Unfortunately, however,

Up until now,

Thousands of challengers not only failed to reach Renjie Island, but the majority of them also sustained injuries of various severities.

They can only wait helplessly to be eliminated from the Secret Realm after seven days.

Of course.

The reason no one has been able to successfully reach Renjie Island yet.

The most important reason is that almost all the influential people are observing.

Up till today,

The Red-Eyed Golden Peng is still lingering in the one thousand feet space below Renjie Island, shuttling around like a headless fly.

Apart from this.

A few unlucky fools, like the Red-Eyed Golden Peng, are completely lost in that space.

In the face of such strange phenomena.

Naturally, no one dares to act rashly.

Although the Red-Eyed Golden Peng was defeated by Qu Junhou, one of the top ten cultivators of the Human Race in the Foundation Establishment Realm, that doesn't mean that its strength is weak.

On the contrary,

The strength of the Red-Eyed Golden Peng is evident to everyone.

And if such a powerful creature as the Red-Eyed Golden Peng is lost in it,

They wouldn't believe that they could fare any better.

As the ten-day deadline approaches, once lost in it, you could almost certainly declare yourself out.

This risk.

No one dares to take!

...

In a quiet corner somewhere.

"Brother Zhang, what's so peculiar about that one thousand feet space under Renjie Island that even the Red-Eyed Golden Peng could be trapped?"

Qu Junhou glanced at the Red-Eyed Golden Peng in the sky.

Then he turned to Zhang Jing, who was sitting cross-legged, and asked with curiosity.

There was an undertone of urgency in his voice.

Clearly,

After three whole days had passed, and no one was able to set foot on Renjie Island and pass the second round of the Secret Realm, Qu Junhou grew impatient.

Upon hearing this,

Zhang Jing slowly opened his eyes.

His gaze naturally swept over Renjie Island deep in the sky.

Immediately, he replied calmly,

"It is highly likely that there is something inside that space that influences and even controls the minds of those who enter, causing them to get lost."

"Are you sure, Brother Zhang? If so, I have nothing to worry about."

In Qu Junhou's eyes looking at Zhang Jing, a spark of excitement flashed.

However,

As their gazes met,

Zhang Jing gave a wry smile.

"Brother Qu, you must be joking. If I were completely sure, would I still be sitting here?"

In the midst of their conversation,

Jingle ~

Accompanied by the sound of a melodious bell.

A cold moonlight burst into view and shot towards the sky. In a few moments, it passed through the numerous hindrances, like the wind and thunder fire, and quietly landed beside the Red-Eyed Golden Peng.

The moonlight gradually faded away.

A woman with an unclear face and unmatched dignity appeared out of nowhere.

The next moment,

The woman stretched out her fair hand, gently grabbed one of the golden feathers of the Red-Eyed Golden Peng, and then she and the bird shot straight up, as if uninterrupted by any obstruction.

In just an instant.

She made it to Renjie Island!

...

Back at the original spot,

Zhang Jing slowly withdrew his gaze from the unfamiliar woman, smiled, and said,

"Alright, Brother Qu, now we can be sure."