ATPnovel Chapter 693 - 326: Pure Land of Tranquility (Part 3)
Chapter 693 - 326: Pure Land of Tranquility (Part 3)
His Immortal Dao cultivation had been stuck at Mahayana Perfection for many years, due to the lack of a suitable place to break through.This place, after all, is a Quiet Blessed Land. If he could enter, that would be the best possible scenario!
Thinking of this, he left, then concealed himself within the void, operating the Life Nourishing Immortal Skill to its utmost, so that within tens of thousands of miles, no life’s aura could escape his detection.
Scanning with Divine Sense would be more accurate and clear, whereas using the Life Seed for life detection was actually quite vague and had distance limitations. But activating Divine Sense could easily alert others, while using the Life Seed kept one silent, avoiding detection.
He was waiting for someone!
The Celestial Spirit Palace hosted this grand meeting, surely attracting many people to come...
Time flowed bit by bit.
The time until this gathering was only two days away.
On this same day.
"They’ve come—"
Li An’s heart stirred as he finally detected a certain life form.
The life aura of an Abnormal Cultivator is completely different from those who follow the orthodox Immortal Dao.
Now he finally sensed one.
In an instant, he sped towards that direction, and after a brief wait on a mountaintop, he spotted a rainbow light flying in from the distant sky.
This person was at the Late-Stage Mahayana!
Within eleven days, the Heavenly Dao became stronger, and the worldly rules had a greater effect. Therefore, Mahayana Stage and Tribulation Crossing Stage cultivators couldn’t truly enter the void, only Immortal Level beings could.
Li An actively revealed his own aura!
The aura in the sky immediately sensed it, and a middle-aged man slightly paused, then flew down, looking at Li An who was meditating on the mountaintop, nodded slightly, and said, "This fellow Daoist, are you here to attend the Immortal Cleansing Assembly?"
He sensed that Li An’s aura was pure, evidently an orthodox cultivator with extraordinary attainments.
Li An opened his eyes and nodded, "That’s right, this brother as well?"
"Exactly, exactly! I am Gu Yuxian. Fellow Daoist has refined and untainted cultivation, must be from a prominent family, yes?"
Gu Yuxian harbored the intention to make connections. After all, following the orthodox Immortal path places great emphasis on lineage and resources. For someone like Li An, whose aura was so pure, he was likely inherited from a secret realm.
Li An also smiled and said, "I am Xiang Yuntian..."
"Xiang Yuntian..."
The cultivator was momentarily puzzled, then suddenly looked up, wanting to do something, but found he couldn’t move at all.
...
A long time later.
Li An transformed into Gu Yuxian’s appearance and boldly headed towards Celestial Spirit Valley.
Gu Yuxian had already been refined by him.
This man was merely a Loose Cultivator from Purple Cloud Province, who was once taken as a disciple by an Immortal Rejuvenator. After his master died, he struggled to survive, and upon hearing that Celestial Spirit Palace was establishing a Quiet Blessed Land, he hurried over.
Li An originally intended to directly eliminate him, but because the Immortal Rejuvenator had an extraordinary background, Li An feared he might have some marvelous means, so he deliberately lured the other closer, which now seemed unnecessary.
Most attending the so-called Immortal Cleansing Assembly were likely bottom-tier like Gu Yuxian.
Before directly entering Celestial Spirit Valley, he produced an invitation. The array at the valley inspected his aura and then granted passage.
"Brother Gu, you finally came."
A steward from Celestial Spirit Palace walked over. This was also a middle-aged man. Li An knew him as Xu Yi, one of Celestial Spirit Palace’s stewards, and it was he who sent the invitation to Gu Yuxian.
"I was delayed by some minor matters on the way; I beg Brother Xu’s pardon—" Li An said.
"Not at all, not at all—Brother Gu, your cultivation has advanced again. It seems you might achieve the Tribulation Crossing this time. In that case, our Quiet Blessed Land will gain another great general!"
Xu Yi was quite pleased. Orthodox cultivators are extremely rare, and most are limited by the world, making progress difficult. Among the invitees, there were only four or five at the Tribulation Crossing Stage and just over ten at the Mahayana Stage!
"I come for this very purpose. If not for your palace achieving a Quiet Blessed Land, I would have no position to aspire to, only further delay until finding a place to break through—"
Li An spoke.
While speaking, the two had already entered the main hall.
Inside the great hall, about twenty people were already seated.
At the top, a middle-aged man in a white robe sat. His face bore many scars, evidently from a mysterious affliction; only through orthodox cultivation did he eradicate the Anomalous Qi, but the inexplicable scars never healed.
This man was the Palace Master of Celestial Spirit Palace, Chen Tongguang.
After Li An’s arrival, he continued chatting and reconnecting with those around him until, after a long wait, two more Late-Stage Mahayana orthodox cultivators arrived. Xu Yi reported to Chen Tongguang, "Reporting to the Palace Master, everyone is present!"
There were a total of twenty-seven Late-Stage Mahayana and Tribulation Crossing cultivators present!
There were also many low-level cultivators, but they were not qualified to enter this hall.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the reason for inviting you today to the Immortal Cleansing Assembly is to build a Quiet Blessed Land with your help!"
"With the establishment of the Blessed Land, we will finally have a home base. When our cultivation is sufficient, we can receive corresponding opportunities from Immortal Rejuvenators to hit the immortal fruit!"
Upon hearing this, everyone was quite excited.
"Now that everyone has arrived, I won’t say much more. The urgent task is to activate the Array of Rejuvenation—"
"This array requires the combined effort of many orthodox cultivators. With everyone’s strength here today, it should be enough."
Saying this, his gaze swept over Li An and the other two cultivators: "The three of you have Mahayana Perfection cultivation, just right for the occasion. When we start the array, you break through directly. The power of breaking through greatly aids the array, and once activated, you will achieve success!"
The other two nodded, but Li An asked, "Palace Master, is the external protection secure?"
"This gathering has been widely publicized. If detected by mysterious forces, we would be in great danger... Hence, we must ensure strong external protection before activating the array."
He was mainly concerned about disruptions during his break-through process.
That would be highly unfortunate!
Chen Tongguang smiled slightly, "Rest assured, Brother Gu. Our palace has three Profound Immortal elders guarding us in secret!"
Upon hearing this, Li An finally felt reassured!
"Alright, in that case, let’s begin—"
Immediately, he waved his hand, a light flashing from his sleeve, landing in the center and transforming into a stone box.
This stone box slightly surprised Li An, as he noticed its material... was similar to the Taichu Stone?
The Immortal coffin inside him was made of Taichu Stone!
"No, it’s not comparable to the Taichu Stone. It must be some lesser stones produced from the Taichu Stone vein, yet it holds significant divine effects!"
Upon careful sensing, Li An noticed the differences between the two.
"However, the manufacture of this stone box resembles the Immortal coffin. Could it be related to my master somehow?"
He thought of the Purple Fairy, whom he hadn’t seen for several millennia, and couldn’t help but pay attention.
"Inside is the Array of Rejuvenation—"
Chen Tongguang explained.
...
Meanwhile.
Outside Celestial Spirit Valley.
"The array is finally fully laid!"
Yi Linglin landed atop a mountaintop, her eyes showing a determined color.
After this... she’ll become the True Disciple of the Golden Immortal Elder!
Her eyes were filled with anticipation.
...
Good night.