Chapter 545: Chapter 40 The Real Target of the Invader_2
“This is the flaw of the Secret Realm…” Wang Sheng did not conceal anything, and simply repeated what the Planet Will had said.
With the opening of the Secret Realm, creatures that have reached the Fourth Realm or beyond will not remain unless they devour a large number of souls within a few years.
“So it is, haha, Tianxing claims to be of the Immortal Clan, yet in the end, it’s us who are incomplete, the ones to be erased. But that’s enough, for Tianxing, this is the ultimate torment. Sir, may I meet with Tianxing?”
Lian Yun harbored a significant animosity towards Tianxing, indicating that plenty had transpired between them.
Wang Sheng agreed.
Soon after, Lian Yun met with Tianxing.
No one had challenged Tianxing yet; at this moment, he was still trying to find a way to escape.
Unfortunately, the power of the Eighth Realm was not something an incomplete Fifth Realm like him could resist.
Just as he was about to continue powering up, trying again, he saw Lian Yun who had come along with Wang Sheng.
“Lian Yun, have you sided with outsiders to come and see my debacle?”
There was no hysteria, nor was there any challenge to Wang Sheng; he already knew the disparity. He kept trying merely to see if there was any chance to escape.
“Sided?” Lian Yun displayed a deceitful smile, “No, I am here to bring you some good news…”
As Lian Yun spoke, Tianxing also learned the cruel truth.
“I’ll die in a few years, how can this be, I haven’t broken through yet!” Tianxing always believed that his survival was due to his value, thinking that as long as his value was sufficient, even if he couldn’t escape, he might still be able to cling to life, but now it seemed that besides being valuable, the fundamental reason was that even without intervention, he was going to die.
Some live long and become indifferent to life and death, while others live long and grow increasingly afraid of death.
Clearly, Tianxing was the latter.
Hearing Tianxing’s words, Wang Sheng laughed mockingly and said, “Breakthrough? It seems you still don’t know. None of you in this Secret Realm, as long as you’ve used any life extension items, will ever be able to break through the Fifth Realm. Also, you must have noticed, haven’t you? No life extension item works anymore. Surely you understand what that means!”
For Tianxing,
nothing was more brutal.
The things he desired to achieve, to break through and attain immortality, were forever out of reach.
“…” Tianxing was stunned, mumbling “how can this be” repeatedly.
This was the collapse of faith.
Without a solution to the problem, there was no way to pull back from it.
Lian Yun was slightly better off, but also very perplexed.
“Sir, will we never be able to break through to the next realm?”
“Do not doubt it, I think you should have noticed something too. Consuming treasures for immortality naturally comes with a price.”
According to the Planet Will, side-effect-free life extension treasures did indeed exist, but generally speaking, those that extend life by a thousand years were considered top-tier; even across the entire cosmos, they were rare.
Such treasures might exist on this planet, but clearly, no one had found them yet.
“Hehehe, it turns out all our efforts have been in vain…”
Although he had a different ideology from Tianxing, Lian Yun also aspired to reach higher realms.
But now he learned that their chances had long since been lost.
Suddenly, Lian Yun showed signs of dissipating.
“Sir, we may not be able to live on, but there are many creatures in the Secret Realm below the Fourth Realm. If possible, I hope you will not trouble them.”
He never had the idea of invading the outside world, despite a strong desire in his heart.
Once, he too had fought for the future of all beings.
“Seeing your state, the Destiny Dynasty must no longer exist, that’s enough…”
As he spoke, Lian Yun’s body disintegrated bit by bit.
Wang Sheng wanted to stop him but ultimately stood down.
[Yuan appears, this person is not an invader, let him go!]
Planet Will emerged.
That was why Wang Sheng did not intervene; since he was not an invader, let it be.
Huangtian watched the passing of Lian Yun, feeling somewhat moved.
His Dao was very special, able to perceive things that others could not.
“Sir, why do I feel as if a sage has passed away?”
“You are not mistaken, he must have been one of those who once resisted the Destiny Dynasty.”
The Destiny Dynasty had faced resistance from a group of beings long ago.
However, the outcome was not great.
It was thought that “Zhong” was the last one, but unexpectedly, there was one more within the Secret Realm.
“So it was that group of people…” Being the leader, he naturally knew many things others did not.
Including that segment of history that Zhong had altered.
“Don’t overthink it, Great Unity has already achieved their ideal.”
Although it was unexpected, Wang Sheng didn’t feel much, just somewhat reflective.
A group of people fighting for their ideals, even if they fail, is still pretty cool!
After witnessing Lian Yun leave, Wang Sheng stayed for three more days before departing.
Two cultivators of the Fifth Realm, one chose to pass away, another was trapped, and since no invaders had appeared for the time being, there was nothing left for him to stay for in the Life Extension Heaven.
However, he left behind a spirit imprint, so should an invader’s tracks appear, he could be there in an instant.
Due to his presence, the affairs in the Secret Realm stabilized, and with the help of Dragon Smoke, information on the other two great Secret Realms was also obtained.
They could proceed directly with the exploitation.
It was a time of harvest for cultivators of all paths.
But there were also voices of discord.
“Why aren’t we allowed to go in?”
The speaker was one of the five Fourth Realm cultivators who did not respond to the summons.
Huangtian hadn’t punished them, but they weren’t allowed to participate in the Secret Realm’s affairs.
Once it was known that the powers in the Secret Realm had been suppressed by Wang Sheng, now was simply harvest time, especially since the resources from the Secret Realm were extremely rare, with a lot of them having significant effects for the Fourth Realm.
Not being able to participate, one could imagine how great the loss was.
The Great Unity official in charge of handling this matter sneered and said, “Why not? Because you didn’t come to participate.”
Although Mr. Yuan led the suppression successfully without any peril,
at the time of the omen, no one knew this, so every Fourth Realm cultivator who came took on the risk.
With risk naturally came reward.
But the five who didn’t show up wanted the benefits without taking any risks.
There’s no such simple affair.
Practitioners of other paths looked at them with some contempt.
At the same time, they considered the five short-sighted.
Great Unity had that venerable one; even if due to strength, they shouldn’t have disobeyed the orders.
Moreover, their interests and those of Great Unity could now be said to align; these five trying to pressure the Great Unity officials were simply foolish.
There was someone who had tried that, and now they were as cowed as could be.
The five had somewhat ugly expressions, but still did not want to give up the benefits.
“We too are strong enough to surpass the Great Grandmaster; if Great Unity wants to treat us this way, they really ought to think twice!” Someone spoke recklessly.
No sooner had the words been spoken than the expression of the Great Unity Fourth Realm official handling the matter changed.
Defiance was one thing, but to actually dare to threaten?
The Great Unity Fourth Realm official didn’t waste words.
He simply attacked!
What was expected to be an epic battle, in reality, saw ten Fourth Realm officials from the Great Unity side take action immediately.
To prevent a threat to Great Unity, the Fourth Realm moved the battlefield into the Secret Realm.
The fight was fierce, but the Fourth Realm from Great Unity were not those of the Secret Realm, so the five were quickly subdued.
“You posed a potential threat to our recent security; now we will have to restrict your cultivation…”
What seemed like a farce was about to end just like that.
“We are Fourth Realm cultivators; masses of ordinary people cannot compare to us, you will regret this!”
The person who spoke first knew his earlier words had been a major issue and simply gave up on reasoning.
The Great Unity Fourth Realm official paid no heed.
What about the Fourth Realm?
They wouldn’t miss one.
In front of enemies, Fourth Realm cultivators were hardly worth mentioning.
However, just as he was about to escort the people away, the one who had spoken first suddenly stopped his endless chatter, revealing a strange smile, as if he had become someone else.
“What beautiful resentment…”
At the same time, the spirit imprint that Wang Sheng had left in the Secret Realm stirred…
(Today there was a power outage, so the update is only the minimum. The sixth volume, which was supposed to end today, will end tomorrow, and the rules of the stars are about to be truly revealed.)