Yellow Court Daoist

"Nine hundred years."

"Heaven and Earth do not decline, Blessed Lands do not fail."

"If this Bamboo Mountain Blessed Land were obtained by a Peak True Immortal, it could potentially be used to verify and achieve the Earth Immortal Dao Fruit."

Revisiting old grounds.

What is seen and thought is vastly different.

This place is exactly the Bamboo Mountain Blessed Land.

Back then, Lu Qingfeng in the Broken Star Sea, along with a group of True Men, inaugurated this Bamboo Mountain Blessed Land. Coincidentally, the Blood Sea Calamity descended, and he only glanced over it fleetingly. Hindered by his low cultivation, he could not discern anything significant.

But times have changed.

Now, Lu Qingfeng has become a Mahayana True Immortal, his Divine Skills profound and mysterious. With one look, the many wonders within the Blessed Land were clear to him, recalling the several paths to achieving Earth Immortality that his elder brother, the Great Saint Yellow Wind, had informed him of.

All of which are greatly related to this Blessed Land.

"Becoming an Earth Immortal is difficult, and cultivating the Dao Fruit is hard."

"Earth Immortals beget Blessed Lands."

"Within the Blessed Land, it contains the understanding of Dao from an Earth Immortal. If a True Immortal cultivates here and thoroughly comprehends the predecessor Earth Immortal's Blessed Land and refines it into their own, they could leverage the Blessed Land to condense the Earth Immortal Dao Fruit!"

Lu Qingfeng seemed to be speaking to himself, yet also seemed to be speaking to Ding Yu behind him.

If Ding Yu from years ago had known of this method.

Given his astounding and exceptional talent, it shouldn't be difficult for him to verify and achieve the Earth Immortal Dao Fruit with just one Blessed Land.

However.

This is the least preferable method for advancement.

Rising through another's Blessed Land, even if one achieves Earth Immortality, the further understanding of Dao becomes more challenging. Despite gaining longevity, one can hardly make any progress. Moreover, your life and fortune are entirely tied to the Blessed Land, sharing both its prosperity and decline.

Ding Yu, from a young age, was resolute and unwavering; after defying destiny, his cultivation path advanced by leaps and bounds. During the Blood Sea Calamity, he remained unbent and even broke out from the Blood Sea Demon Path, forging a path that was uniquely his own.

Such a character.

Such talent.

He would rather die and enter reincarnation to start anew than cultivate to Earth Immortality in such a 'survival' manner.

Just like Chen Shang from the Breaking Demon Sect and Luo Ming from Zhenxing Temple whom Lu Qingfeng encountered in the Changqing Realm. Both were exceptional among True Immortals, already capable of overpowering many others in the Upper Realm.

With their deeds, securing a Blessed Land wouldn't be difficult.

Although the chances of verifying an Earth Immortal Dao Fruit were significant, they chose to reincarnate as mortals.

Simply because they refused to be mediocre.

And there's Luo Gu in the Barbarian God Realm, who despite delaying his cultivation to research Divine Skills, also chose not to use a Blessed Land to become an Earth Immortal, decisively opting for reincarnation to seek an immeasurable path of cultivation in the Barbarian God Realm.

Alas.

The higher one's aspirations, the greater the adversities, setbacks, and dangers faced.

Like Luo Gu.

Though he had cultivated the Fallen Divine Light, making him a formidable opponent among True Immortals in the past in the Upper Realm, those who were not his rivals might have already become Earth Immortals by leveraging the Blessed Lands. Meanwhile, the unmatched Luo Gu met Lu Qingfeng in the Barbarian God Realm and perished, his spirit annihilated, falling into reincarnation.

What choice is better is truly in the eye of the beholder.

If it were Lu Qingfeng.

"If it were me—"

"I do not believe in the next life; I fight for this one."

"After death, things are beyond one's control, it might as well be better to become immortal through the Blessed Land, at least achieving longevity and potentially limitless possibilities thereafter."

Of course.

A True Immortal acquiring a Blessed Land only increases the likelihood of verifying as an Earth Immortal, it's still arduous, not as easy as reaching into a bag.

Compared to other methods, it's just somewhat easier.

Like Ao Le.

Even if she were given ten Blessed Lands and allowed to meditate for a thousand, ten thousand years, it would still be difficult to become an Earth Immortal.

Thinking of his wife, a smile unconsciously appeared on Lu Qingfeng's face.

Fortunately.

Ao Le was promoted to Earth Immortal by him using the 'Buddhist Little Wheel Three Ride Marvelous Forms Transformation Birth Method.' In terms of potential and Divine Skills, she is still superior to those Earth Immortals achieved through inheriting Blessed Lands.

Lu Qingfeng thought to himself and shook his head with a smile.

With his accumulations over these lives, he need not resort to the embarrassing situation of becoming an Earth Immortal through a Blessed Land.

"The remaining two methods—"

"Earth Immortal Derived Blessed Land."

"Blessed Land Creation Earth Immortal."

"I have a long Life Span; I can entirely take the 'Earth Immortal Derived Blessed Land' route. Casually creating Blessed Lands with a wave of my hand, unbound by any Blessed Land."

Most Star Lords and Golden Immortal Star Lords take this path.

It's also the most powerful, freest, and most leisurely path.

"Coming to the Five Directions Realm."

"To verify as an Earth Immortal."

"But before that—"

Lu Qingfeng looked back at his great disciple Ding Yu, whose face was serene and stable, and muttered to himself, "First, I need to heal the injuries of my disciple."

...

South Sea.

Nine Palace Mountain.

This is the headquarters of the South Sea Alliance.

Alliance Hierarch Ding Yu, the four Vice Alliance Hierarchs all have mana avatars stationed here, a group of Primordial Spirit Elders handle affairs, and any uncertain matter is brought to these five True Immortals for judgement.

It is the center of power for the entire South Sea, Central Continent, and Southern Continent.

This day.

The elders from the Golden Silkworm Immortal Sect Bai Luo, Immortal Farming Sect Fairy Yan Lan, Dream Sky Cave Daoist Xiyi, and Tongxuan Tianji Valley Heavenly Mechanism Master, the four Vice Alliance Hierarchs of the South Sea Alliance, gathered together.

Fairy Yan Lan's eyes were bloodshot; she stared at Elder Bai Luo and asked urgently, her voice hoarse, "Golden Silkworm Immortal Sect enslaves the world's insects, Brother Bai Luo has refined 360,000 'Heaven Searching Flying Ants,' capable of monitoring the entire world. Have you found any trace of our teacher?"

Heaven Searching Flying Ants have no offensive or defensive Divine Skills but can fly and burrow, exploring all traces.

Once released.

The entirety of the South Sea is under surveillance.

It is one of the key factors allowing the South Sea Alliance to rule two continents and one sea.

"All 360,000 Heaven Searching Flying Ants have been released, but there is no trace of the Alliance Leader in heaven or on earth," Elder Bai Luo replied, shaking his head, his brows furrowed.

Hearing this, Fairy Yan Lan's expression stiffened, becoming more anxious. She turned her head to Daoist Xiyi, "Dream Sky Cave controls the 'South Sea Dream Net,' which envelops two continents and one sea. Brother Daoist Xiyi, do you have any leads on our teacher's whereabouts?"

Dream Sky Cave.

Once one of the 108 foremost sects in the ancient Five Directions Realm. After the great calamity, Daoist Xiyi received the inheritance of Dream Sky Cave, cultivated the 'Spirit Dream Technique,' and achieved Mahayana True Immortal status.

Together with the disciples of the Dream Sky Cave and Tianji Child of the Tong Xuan Tianji Valley, a Dream Net was constructed in the territory of the Southern Sea Alliance, enveloping a vast domain. Any cultivator from the Southern Sea with the spell to enter the Dream Net could trade, cultivate, or even qualify as an Alchemist or Artifact Refiner within it.

After the destruction of the Five Directions Realm, it rose again.

Numerous players, or cultivators from the Earth Federation, finally took a dominant position. Despite cultivation still being the primary activity in the Five Directions Realm, subtle traces of the Federation were evident.

Such as this Southern Sea Dream Net.

It was constructed imitating the Federation Sky Network.

And both Daoist Xiyi and Tianji Child were Federation players.

Within the Dream Net, countless pieces of information were accessible only to the five major True Immortals of the Southern Sea Alliance, with Daoist Xiyi having the clearest access. He might very well use the Dream Net to locate his teacher.

Fairy Yan Lan's eyes were tinged with a desperate hope.

Yet—

"Nothing."

Daoist Xiyi opened his mouth, shattering Fairy Yan Lan's hopes, and shook his head with a bitter smile, "The Alliance Leader's permissions in the Dream Net are exceptionally high; even I struggle to investigate through it. As for other clues, they are too complex. Tianji Dao Brother and I, with the aid of the 'Tongxuan Heavenly Mechanism Array' in the valley, did deduce 3,489 suspicious locations. But after dispatching people to investigate each, all efforts were fruitless."

Tianji Child, appearing youthful, also spoke up, "The 'Tongxuan Heavenly Mechanism Array' has boundless deductive capabilities, combined with the Dream Net, we could calculate the entirety of two continents and one sea. Yet we could not determine the Alliance Leader's whereabouts, which leaves only two possibilities."

"What are the two possibilities?"

Fairy Yan Lan eagerly inquired.

Tianji Child, with hands clasped behind his back, spoke slowly, "First, the Alliance Leader is not in these two continents or the sea but has gone elsewhere."

"The second possibility is—"

Tianji Child left his sentence unfished.

They were all True Immortals.

And all could see that the Alliance Leader was clearly at the end of his road, his life force nearly depleted. Even if someone had captured him, survival would be unlikely.

This second possibility, also the most probable, was—

...

"Our teacher is dead?!"

"That's impossible!"

At the Immortal Farming Sect in Nongxian Mountain, Fairy Yan Lan, her hair disheveled as if crazed, snatched a robe from the void, embroidered with stars, which belonged to Ding Yu.

With a leap,

she landed amidst the Peach Blossom Miasma.

Her hands wove spell after spell, the gleaming runes revolving in the void, enveloping the Peach Blossom Miasma. All life flourished freely, unveiling mysteries. Fairy Yan Lan exhaled white smoke, which fell around her.

The white smoke spread,

resembling dragons and snakes, extending in all directions but dissipating into thin air within feet.

Three hours later.

"To damage ten thousand years of my lifespan, yet even the 'Plant and Tree Search God Skill' cannot trace my teacher?"

Fairy Yan Lan paused, her eyes bloodshot, her face already pale.

A Mahayana True Immortal's lifespan is typically 129,600 years.

Spending ten thousand of it could shake one's very foundation. Even Fairy Yan Lan felt a momentary weariness.

Yet at this moment,

she disregarded everything.

Scanning the Peach Blossom Miasma, a desolate expression emerged on her face.

"I was born in hardship, luckily taken in and taught by my gracious teacher, otherwise, I would have surely died, I wouldn't have inherited the 'Immortal Farming Sect' and achieved today's success."

"To me,"

"My life is not as important as my teacher's."

"The Immortal Farming Sect is even less so."

Fairy Yan Lan murmured to herself.

Her hands moved like phantoms, casting spell after spell, and in the Immortal Farming Sect's Blessed Land 'Peach Blossom Miasma', each Immortal Peach tree began to wither. Previously vibrant with leaves, buds, and blossoms, now the branches shriveled, the buds decayed, and the blossoms fell.

Numerous other exotic plants and flowers wilted.

A scene of ruin unfolded.

The entire Peach Blossom Miasma Blessed Land began showing signs of collapse—smoke billowing, the ground trembling, the sky falling.

This was a prelude to the destruction of the Blessed Land!

"Peach Blossom Miasma?!"

"What's going on—"

In the Immortal Farming Sect, the cultivators sensed the unrest in the Blessed Land and rushed over.

This Peach Blossom Miasma not only housed the Glazed Glass Immortal Peach Tree but was also a prime growing environment. The Immortal Farming Sect boasted the ability to cultivate thousands of plants, nourishing all sorts. There were thirty-six seeds, seventy-two sprouts, one hundred and eight fruits, and a thousand and one leaves, all of which were treasures of nature.

Most of these required extremely harsh conditions to thrive, only possible in the Peach Blossom Miasma.

Should the Peach Blossom Miasma be destroyed,

the very foundation of the Immortal Farming Sect would be greatly damaged.

"Master?"

Some Primordial Spirit Practitioners, peering through the dusty void, saw their Sect Master, Fairy Yan Lan, standing at the center of the Blessed Land. Mana surged wildly, shaking the core of the Peach Blossom Miasma, seemingly centered on Fairy Yan Lan.

"Sect Master?"

"What is the Sect Master doing?"

Even the Primordial Spirit Elders who saw Fairy Yan Lan were shocked but dared not intervene.

Fairy Yan Lan had long been renowned.

Even before receiving the Immortal Farming Sect inheritance, she was a favorite disciple of the Southern Sea Alliance Leader, exceptionally talented. After receiving the Immortal Farming Sect inheritance, her cultivation soared rapidly to the realm of True Immortal.

Not only did she greatly enhance the Immortal Farming Sect, making it one of the top six factions in the Southern Sea Alliance, but she also searched far and wide, recovering all thirty-six seeds, seventy-two sprouts, one hundred and eight fruits, and a thousand and one leaves from the Immortal Farming Sect's legacy, cultivating them to their peak, leading the sect to a prosperity it had never seen even before the Blood Sea Calamity.

If she could ascend to the Upper Realm,

within the Five Directions Realm's Immortal Farming Sect, she would be hailed as a revitalizing Ancestor Master.

At this moment within the Immortal Farming Sect, her prestige was unmatched.

Normally, if anyone dared shake the founding elements of the Immortal Farming Sect, all disciples would have immediately united in defense.

But if it was Fairy Yan Lan—

"She truly is a woman of extreme emotion and exceptional character."

"You've taken in a good disciple."

As the dust of Peach Blossom Miasma shrouded all views, even the Primordial Spirits cannot perceive through. Fairy Yan Lan's ears twitched, catching a voice, her spells ceased momentarily, and she abruptly looked up to see an elderly man and a child approaching.

The child, barefoot and spirited, held a green bamboo staff, one that seemed familiar.

But Fairy Yan Lan was undistracted,

focusing only on the white-haired old man behind. The bloodshot in her eyes instantly receded, replaced by intense joy, tears streaming down her face.

"Teacher—"

Her voice was hoarse, barely audible.