Yellow Court Daoist

"Five Directions Realm?!"

Lu Qingfeng's youthful face furrowed its brows, his previously drunken eyes suddenly sharpened, focusing intently on the great saints of Yellow Wind and Green Fox.

Suppressing the astonishment in his heart, Lu Qingfeng turned to the two and curiously asked, "What significance does this Five Directions Realm hold?"

Both the Yellow Wind Great Saint and the Green Fox Great Saint still appeared somewhat inebriated.

After sobering up.

Speaking seriously now, they adjusted their expressions and after exchanging a glance, the Green Fox Great Saint gravely began, "This Five Directions Realm is no trivial matter. Though it's in the Lower Realm, in early years it sequentially received teachings from Heavenly Jiazi Tai Sui Yang Ren, Central Pox God Yu De, and Northern Plague Envoy Yang Wenhui, thus its destiny flourished. Later, the teachings of Gu Chen Star Lord Yu Hua were propagated in this realm, making it a world immensely abundant in cultivation."

As soon as the Green Fox Great Saint spoke, it confirmed the suspicions in Lu Qingfeng's heart.

"Jiazi Tai Sui Yang Ren, Five Fire Sect."

"Central Pox God Yu De, Five Stars Prefecture."

"Northern Plague Envoy Yang Wenhui, Sanwen Immortal Sect."

"Gu Chen Star Lord Yu Hua, Golden Silkworm Immortal Sect."

Lu Qingfeng's eyes sparkled, waves of emotion stirring in his heart, "Indeed, it's the Five Directions Realm!"

He was all too familiar with this realm!

Waves surged within his heart, yet his face showed none of it. He didn't interrupt and continued to listen.

The Green Fox Great Saint went on, "The Five Directions Realm was originally a flourishing era of cultivation. But 89,000 years ago, the demon owl from the Netherworld Blood Sea lineage, the Heavenly Punishment Asura, carried forth a calamity from the Blood Sea, enveloping the Five Directions Realm and plunging it toward the Netherworld. He even concealed this from the divine realms, nearly deceiving the Heavenly Court's investigations. Fortunately, it was discovered early thanks to a report from a direct disciple of the Three Mountains True God Bingling Duke from a few years earlier."

A disciple of the Three Mountains True God Bingling Duke!

"Is—it—"

"Brother Mu?!"

Lu Qingfeng was stunned.

If his memory served right, back when he was in the Five Directions Realm, he had heard from players that his old friend 'Mu Yuanyi' from the Bingling Realm had received the legacy of Bingling Duke and ascended to the Upper Realm.

With his talent, achieving True Immortality in two thousand years and becoming a disciple under Bingling Duke was not surprising.

Being from a player background.

In the Five Directions Realm, once the Blood Sea emerged, trapping tens of millions of players, unable to log off. Such a major event would surely not go unnoticed by one of the few True Immortals among the players, Mu Yuanyi.

If he indeed became a disciple of Bingling Duke, then passing on the message was indeed reasonable.

Unfortunately.

"Looking at the situation, it still failed to save the Five Directions Realm."

Lu Qingfeng shook his head.

With his then monk's power, facing a demon dao giant like Heavenly Punishment Asura, he was also helpless. Even now, he likely couldn't even serve as a gap-filler for such a powerful figure.

The gap was too large!

In his thoughts.

It was not good to ask.

So, he suppressed his thoughts.

The Green Fox Great Saint continued—

"Jiazi Tai Sui, Central Pox God, and Northern Plague Envoy personally visited the Fire Cloud Cave, requesting the Holy Emperor Fu Xi to devise a solution, breaking the concealment of heavenly secrets and tracking down the traces of the Five Directions Realm."

"Although the Heavenly Punishment Asura is a demon dao giant, he could not withstand these three famed immortals from the era of Divine Enthronement. In a crazed and heartless act, he melted all living beings into a towering Blood Sea, severing any contact with the outside world of the Five Directions Realm. Nearly all life within the realm perished, turning it into a realm of death."

"Only in recent years."

"Has it gradually revived, showing signs of life activities. With countless opportunities abound, it's an excellent chance to manifest Earth Immortal Dao Fruits. The elder brother learned from elsewhere and immediately thought of the third brother."

The Green Fox Great Saint concluded the transformation of the Five Directions Realm in one breath, then explained his and Yellow Wind Great Saint's purpose to Lu Qingfeng.

"Melted all living beings."

"Into a towering Blood Sea?!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Qingfeng's face immediately flushed with anger, "Heavenly Punishment Asura, deserves death!"

He had once cultivated in the Five Directions Realm.

He knew well that the realm was home to billions of life spirits. Although there were signs of upheaval when he left, even dying at the hands of Heavenly Punishment Asura himself, hearing now of the mass slaughter of the realm's beings still ignited a fury within him.

"What about the Heavenly Punishment Asura now?"

Lu Qingfeng couldn't help but ask.

"Heavenly Punishment Asura?"

The Green Fox Great Saint shook his head, saying, "Such a figure of the demon dao, even if Jiazi Tai Sui and the others join forces, they could only force him back, absolutely unable to kill him. The Heavenly Punishment Asura was forced to retreat from the Five Directions Realm, his schemes thwarted with no harm to himself. Even thousands of years ago, he travelled to the Eastern Continent, launching a sneak attack and critically injuring the Thunder Department's Four Bright Gongbin Yuanjun, an enmity unknown, yet he executed such a deadly assault."

This matter.

Not only was the Green Fox Great Saint perplexed, many in the Earth Immortal World and the Heavenly Court Eight Divisions who heard of this were also puzzled—

The one who informed was a direct disciple under the leadership of the Three Mountains True God Bingling Duke, and those who drove back the Heavenly Punishment Asura were Tai Sui Department's Heavenly Jiazi Tai Sui Yang Ren, Pox Department's Central Pox God Yu De, Plague Department's Northern Plague Envoy Yang Wenhui, and under Ziwei Palace and Dou Mansion, Gu Chen Star Lord.

They had truly no relation whatsoever with the Thunder Department.

Yet,

The first one Heavenly Punishment Asura retaliated against in his frustration was the Thunder Department's Four Bright Gongbin Yuanjun.

No wonder everyone was puzzled.

Even Four Bright Gongbin Yuanjun himself was completely at a loss, feeling like an unlucky star was shining upon him, utterly baffled!

Lu Qingfeng pursed his lips as he listened, careful not to show any signs of joy. His thoughts quickly shifted—

"An opportunity to attain the Earth Immortal Dao Fruit!"

Trying to set aside any thoughts of Brother Mu's mysterious severe injury, bedridden and puzzled in his cave abode, Lu Qingfeng's mind fixated on this 'great opportunity.'

After Green Fox Great Saint mentioned this, Lu Qingfeng couldn't help but recall the Changqing Realm.

"In the past, Changqing Realm suffered under the hands of a Demon Dragon, leading the Thunder Department gods to capture it, shattering the realm. After many years when Changqing Realm reconvened, countless opportunities for enlightenment appeared, attracting reincarnated True Immortals from the Thunder Department, each competing for Earth Immortal and even Heavenly Immortal Dao Fruits."

"It somewhat resembles the current situation in the Five Directions Realm."

Connecting the two...

Lu Qingfeng realized the significance of this opportunity in the Five Directions Realm.

Seeing the look on the face of little Lu Qingfeng, Yellow Wind Great Saint knew his thoughts and laughed, "Although you transformed into a True Immortal, attaining the Earth Immortal Dao Fruit is difficult and may require eons of arduous cultivation. However, the Five Directions Realm is currently turbulent, a time when opportunities manifest. Though the chance to attain the Heavenly Immortal Dao Fruit may seem slim, seizing the prime opportunity to confirm the Earth Immortal return should pose no problem."

Such an opportunity...

Any Mahayana True Immortal across the world would covet and compete for it fiercely.

In Huangfeng Ridge...

Aside from Lu Qingfeng, there were many True Immortal demons, yet Lu Qingfeng, as one of the Three Great Kings of Yellow Wind Ridge, held a different status. If there was competition for this opportunity, he would naturally be first in line.

"How coincidental."

"The Heavenly Punishment Asura sacrifices millions of living beings to transform into the Blood Sea, isolating the Five Directions Realm. Even the likes of Jiazi Tai Sui cannot enter, nor can True Immortals or Earth Immortals from the Earth Immortal Realm, else the Blood Sea would taint the opportunity, jeopardizing their own essence and dooming them eternally."

Green Fox Great Saint grinned and said, "But big brother's 'Sanmei Divine Wind' is unmatched under heaven. Just by unleashing it, you could blow open a gap in the Blood Sea surrounding the Five Directions Realm. Coupled with the fact that you've achieved enlightenment through Qingjing Method Bamboo, even rooted in the Blood Sea, you'll thrive uncorrupted by its filth, comfortably entering without competition from True Immortals or Earth Immortals for this realm's opportunities."

The Blood Sea represents the utmost filthiness and impurity converging.

Although the Blood Sea of the Five Directions Realm was created by the godly powers of the Heavenly Punishment Asura, it shouldn't be underestimated—possessing some essence of the true Blood Sea. Not only True Immortals or Earth Immortals, but even ordinary Heavenly Immortals dare not rashly provoke it, lest they taint themselves and spoil their Dao Fruit perpetually.

Thus...

Even the likes of Jiazi Tai Sui can only wait outside the Five Directions Realm, observing the evolution within, until its cultivation thrives again, potentially producing an Earth Immortal True Monarch, to eventually break the Blood Sea from the inside out and regain control of the realm.

During this time...

Intervention is impossible.

However...

Within the Five Directions Realm, their lineages were initially the most thriving. Even if all beings were overturned, the resurgence of cultivation would likely produce lead figures from under these Immortal Gods' lineages.

Thus, these Immortal Gods weren't worried but rather sat still, merely blocking other Great Powers from interfering or entering, quietly observing developments.

"The Barbarian God Realm."

This was quite similar to the original situation in the Barbarian God Realm.

Thinking this, Lu Qingfeng's eyes brightened.

"Blending the advantages of the Changqing Realm and the Barbarian God Realm, while I may only confirm the Earth Immortal Dao Fruit, for me, it remains an extraordinary opportunity."

Lu Qingfeng grew excited.

Becoming an Earth Immortal sooner meant he could quickly seek the Immortal Qin Realm and reunite with Ao Le, which naturally thrilled Lu Qingfeng.

He looked at Yellow Wind Great Saint, his face joyful and pleaded, "Please, big brother, hurry and send me into the Five Directions Realm."

It was only at this moment...

Thinking of Ao Le, Lu Qingfeng lost a bit of his composure. In the eyes of Yellow Wind Great Saint and Green Fox Great Saint, they thought he was showing his true nature, revealing a bit of a 'childlike innocence.'

They couldn't help but chuckle.

Yellow Wind Great Saint laughed heartily, "Don't rush, little brother. Going to the Five Directions Realm,Who knows when the Blood Sea will dissipate, and you and I will reunite. I still need to enlighten you on the intricacies of advancing from a True Immortal to an Earth Immortal."

Lu Qingfeng's eyes widened as he quickly calmed his mind to listen.

This was the benefit of having an experienced senior and a sect elder to guide.

While Lu Qingfeng had various extraordinary methods, understanding how exactly to cultivate to become an Earth Immortal still required grasping numerous techniques and details.

How difficult is it to attain the Earth Immortal Dao Fruit?

If these techniques and details weren't clear, the probability of failure was immense. Although Lu Qingfeng had the 'Primordial,' allowing repetition of experiences, time was pressing, and his yearning deep. He certainly didn't wish to cultivate again and delay seizing the grand opportunity in the Five Directions Realm.

Thus...

In the Green Bamboo Cave, listening to Yellow Wind Great Saint and Green Fox Great Saint, discussing one by one the subtleties of the Earth Immortal, and laying them out in front of him for his observation.

Absorbing the precious and rare cultivation experiences.

For a full nineteen days...

Yellow Wind Great Saint and Green Fox Great Saint finally stopped, having imparted all intricacies to Lu Qingfeng.

"Little brother, go ahead."

"When you return, your second brother and I will surely prepare the Turquoise Pool Jade Liquid. Then, we'll drink to your heart's content, celebrating your accomplishment as an Earth Immortal!"

With a booming voice, Yellow Wind Great Saint looked up, opened his mouth wide thrice, and blew out a breath. Suddenly, a yellow wind arose from the emptiness.

Huuu huuu huuu!

Chilling whirlwinds transformed the world, sand spinning invisibly and swiftly.

In an instant...

Before Lu Qingfeng could react, his small body disappeared into a swirl of yellow wind.

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