bayedsolid Chapter 1061 Digging Three Feet Deep
Chapter 1061 Digging Three Feet Deep
The Cangyun Domain, belonging to the Canglan Immortal Domain, one of the nine great immortal domains, spans approximately 3,500 cosmic years and is one of the top three domains in the Canglan Immortal Domain. Within its domain, the sea of clouds churns like raging waves, and immortal mountains appear and disappear amidst the flowing mist, sometimes swallowed by the clouds, sometimes revealing their majestic forms. The entire territory is under the iron-fisted control of the Cangyun Immortal Clan. The strength and foundation of the Cangyun Immortal Clan even surpasses that of the Fire Crow Clan—the clan boasts seven half-step Golden Immortals, the strongest among them being the Cangyun Ancestor, who, like the Liexuan Ancestor, is a perfected half-step Golden Immortal. His profound cultivation makes him virtually unmatched within the Canglan Immortal Domain, and even across the nine great immortal domains, he is a super power firmly among the top thirty.
At the core of the Cangyun Domain, the Cangyun Immortal City resembles a colossal beast suspended in a sea of clouds. Its walls are constructed from the Cangmang Cloud Crystal, a rare and precious material of the True Immortal level. Each piece of cloud crystal contains immense power of the laws of the cloud, and its entire body flows with a faint white light, as if it has merged with the heavens and the sea of clouds. Without careful observation, it is difficult to distinguish the boundaries, and it has the mystery of "hidden in the clouds, moving in the nine heavens".
In the heart of the Immortal City, the Ancestral Hall stands atop a nine-story platform. Its roof is covered with glazed tiles that change color with the clouds, sometimes as dazzling as the morning sun, and sometimes as clear and bright as moonlight. Inside the hall, clouds and mist swirl, and the air is filled with innate cloud energy that nourishes the immortal soul. Any True Immortal below the seventh rank who steps into it will be instantly crushed to the ground by the invisible pressure, their immortal bones on the verge of cracking. Even a True Immortal of the seventh rank needs to circulate all their True Immortal power to barely resist, their breathing becoming sluggish, and they dare not relax in the slightest.
The Cangyun Ancestor, clad in a white robe, reclined on a cloud bed. Flowing cloud patterns embroidered on the robe rose and fell gently with his breath. His aura was ethereal and unpredictable, sometimes as still and deep as water, gentle and peaceful, and at other times as surging and powerful as a tidal wave, making it impossible to discern his true nature. In his hand, he held a communication jade talisman, its surface shimmering with spiritual light, transmitting a recently received secret message.
Suddenly, the Cangyun Ancestor seemed to have witnessed the most unbelievable thing in the world. His pupils contracted sharply, and the jade talisman in his hand almost flew out. He jumped up from his cloud bed, his usually calm face filled with shock and disbelief: "That old man Lie Xuan, he's been hiding it really well! He's been quietly trying to break through to the Immortal Realm, and he's even just one step away!"
No wonder the Fire Crow Clan was attacking so frantically, slaughtering other Immortal Realm cultivators and plundering resources—it was all to accumulate the quasi-immortal medicine needed for Lie Xuan's breakthrough! At this moment, all the doubts became clear. As long as it could help Lie Xuan take that final step and become an Immortal Golden Immortal, what did the Fire Crow Clan's current losses matter? Even if the entire Fire Crow Clan were to perish as a result, it wouldn't matter. With the supreme divine power of an Immortal Golden Immortal, they could reverse the river of time and space, and could easily retrieve their clansmen from the river of time later, reshape their immortal bodies, and even make their cultivation surpass their former level.
"No! We must stop that old man Lie Xuan! We absolutely cannot let him take that final step, otherwise, my Cangyun Immortal Clan will be in grave danger!" The Cangyun Ancestor's expression changed drastically, a chilling killing intent flashing in his eyes. The clouds surrounding him seemed to freeze instantly, carrying a bone-chilling cold. Times have changed. Over the past hundred million years, the Cangyun Immortal Clan and the Fire Crow Clan have already broken off relations due to several large-scale conflicts, resulting in heavy casualties on both sides, and the hatred has long been deeply buried. Once Lie Xuan successfully attains enlightenment, given that old man's vengeful nature, he will never let the Cangyun Immortal Clan off the hook.
By then, even if the Cangyun Immortal Clan manages to survive, they will be severely weakened, losing more than 90% of their resources, and will be completely ruined, never to rise again, becoming a vassal of the Fire Crow Clan.
"Cloud entropy!"
The Cangyun Ancestor slammed his fist on the cloud bed beneath him, and gave a deep, resounding shout, his voice carrying an undeniable authority.
The next second...
"Whoosh..."
A streak of black light flashed like a ghost, so fast it almost left an afterimage, instantly appearing inside the Ancestral Hall. The newcomer wore a set of jet-black immortal armor, its surface engraved with ferocious cloud patterns, seemingly formed from countless resentful thoughts. He exuded a suffocatingly cold aura, like a venomous tongue lurking in the shadows, ready to unleash a fatal blow at any moment. This was Yun Shang, the third elder of the Cangyun Immortal Clan, and also the clan's intelligence chief, commanding the clan's most mysterious "Shadow Cloud Guards."
"boom......"
Yun Shang Zhenxian knelt on one knee, the sound of his knee hitting the ground making a dull thud. He respectfully bowed to the Cangyun Ancestor, his voice deep and powerful, without a trace of extraneous sound: "Ancestor, your grandson is here."
"Yun Shang, mobilize all the power of my clan and search with all our might for the secluded place of that old man Lie Xuan!" The Cangyun Ancestor looked down at the kneeling Yun Shang True Immortal, his body under his white robe tensing slightly due to the suppressed killing intent, his voice as cold as ice, "No matter the cost, you must find that old man Lie Xuan for me!"
As he spoke, the innate cloud energy around the Cangyun Ancestor surged, like invisible waves crashing against the walls of the palace. The glazed tiles shimmered intensely, as if the palace itself was trembling at the command.
Yun Shang Zhenxian abruptly raised his head, his eyes showing no hesitation, only the same resolute determination as his ancestor. He kowtowed heavily, the sound of his armor striking the ground creating a dull thud that rippled through the clouds within the hall: "Yes, Ancestor! Your grandson will take care of it immediately!"
His voice was firm and resolute, carrying an undeniable determination: "Even if I have to turn the entire Nine Domains Continent upside down, dig for ten thousand eons, and venture into all forbidden and dangerous places, I will definitely find the secluded cultivation place of the Primordial Ancestor Lie Xuan for my ancestor!"
After saying that, he swayed, his black armor spreading like bat wings as he swept through the void. The black light transformed into a ghostly stream of light once again, piercing through the cloud barrier of the Ancestral Hall without causing any fluctuations in the formation. It disappeared into the sky of Cangyun Immortal City, leaving only a trace of cold aura lingering in the hall.
Looking in the direction where True Immortal Yun Shang had disappeared, Ancestor Cangyun stood in the hall, his brows still furrowed, the unease in his heart not dissipating despite the order being given. He stood with his hands behind his back, his white robes swaying slightly in the surging clouds, his gaze piercing through the mists of the hall towards the Fire Crow Domain, his eyes as solemn as iron.
If we cannot find the secluded place of Lie Xuan before he takes his final step, the consequences will be unimaginable once he attains immortality.
"It seems I need to contact those old fellows." Ancestor Cangyun muttered to himself, his fingertips lightly tapping in the void, each tap accompanied by a fleeting wisp of cloud-like patterns. "In the past two hundred million years, it's not just my Cangyun Immortal Clan that has broken ties with those three-legged crows. There are other half-step Golden Immortal forces as well, and I'm afraid none of them would want another mountain to climb on their heads, allowing those three-legged crows to ride roughshod over them."
Then, a ruthless glint flashed in the eyes of the Cangyun Ancestor, his tone carrying an undeniable decisiveness: "The Nine Immortal Realms only need nine immortal forces; there's no need for one more. I refuse to believe that with so many forces joining forces, we still can't find you, Old Ghost Lie Xuan!"
"Old man Lie Xuan, you want to prove your immortality?" Ancestor Cangyun sneered, his voice full of mockery. "I think you're dreaming! The heavens of the Nine Domains will not allow a crow like you to spread your wings at will!"
next moment......
With a sudden flick of his long sleeves, the Cangyun Ancestor unleashed dozens of white lights that flew out from his sleeves. These lights were shaped like jade slips, but were a hundred times more condensed than ordinary communication jade slips. Their surfaces were covered with intricate cloud-patterned restrictions, making them the "Cloud Light Communication Tokens" specially made by the Cangyun Immortal Clan.
In an instant, dozens of streaks pierced through the clouds within the hall, soaring straight to the top of the hall with a whooshing sound. They passed through the layers of immortal array restrictions surrounding the Ancestral Hall without any hindrance, transforming into dozens of meteors that quickly left Cangyun Immortal City in different directions, penetrating the cloud sea barrier within the domain, and flying towards every corner of the Nine Domains Continent.
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Millions of years have passed in the blink of an eye. The war in the Nine Realms has intensified due to the madness of the Fire Crow Clan, and a massive search operation targeting the Lie Xuan Ancestor has been quietly launched.
In the Azure Mist Domain, lush trees abound, with immortal vines coiling around towering ancient trees like dragons. The branches and leaves of these ancient trees block out the sun, casting vast expanses of green shade. The air is filled with a dense spiritual energy of plants that is almost tangible. With each breath, one can feel the life force surging within, nourishing the cultivator's immortal body and soul.
This territory is controlled by the Qinglan Immortal Clan, and the Qinglan Immortal Palace, the core of which is located on the oldest banyan tree in the territory. The trunk of the banyan tree requires hundreds of millions of cultivators to encircle it. The tree is covered with the grooves of time, but it still exudes vitality. The canopy covers nearly 10,000 light-years of territory. The palaces and pavilions are built against the mountain and blend into the vines and green leaves, showing the beauty of nature and as if they coexist with the ancient banyan tree.
Deep within the Azure Mist Immortal Palace, beside an ancient paulownia tree that had lived for tens of thousands of cosmic eras, the Azure Mist Immortal Ancestor stood silently, clad in a blue robe embroidered with lifelike plant and tree totems that swayed gently with his movements. His body radiated boundless vitality, like a spring field, seemingly resonating with the spiritual energy of the entire Azure Mist Domain. With each breath, the vegetation within the domain undulated. Yet, at this moment, this vitality was tinged with a chilling rage, causing the surrounding vegetation to sense its suppressed fury.
He held a white jade slip in one hand, the Cloud Light Communication Token sent by the Cangyun Ancestor. After reading the message, a ferocious look appeared on the Qinglan Immortal Ancestor's face. His usually gentle eyes were now frozen as if by frost, flashing with chilling killing intent: "Old man Lie Xuan, you have offended my Qinglan Immortal Clan, killed hundreds of my True Immortals, and destroyed my nine Sacred Mountains. You still want to attain immortality? Do you really think I'm made of clay?!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the spiritual energy of the plants and trees around him suddenly became violent, surging and spreading like a boiling tide. The leaves of the paulownia trees around him rustled and made a sharp friction sound. Countless sharp wooden spikes even broke out of the ground, carrying a chilling killing intent, pointing straight to the sky, as if they wanted to pierce the void.
"Issue my decree!" Immortal Ancestor Qinglan suddenly raised his hand, his voice echoing like thunder throughout the Qinglan Immortal Palace, reaching every palace and every cave. "Mobilize all the 'Plant and Tree Spirit Detectives' in the clan to search the Nine Domains Continent. Even if we have to dig three feet into the ground and search every secret realm and secluded valley, we must find the hiding place of that old man Liexuan!"
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Almost simultaneously, the Nine Heavens Immortal Sect, the Black Profound Immortal Clan, the Myriad Clouds Immortal Palace, the Blood Shadow Immortal Clan, and other half-step Golden Immortal forces, as well as the Ninth-Rank True Immortal forces offended by the Fire Crow Clan, all received the message and quickly mobilized. They used all their strength to search for the secluded cultivation location of the Lie Xuan Ancestor. Some half-step Golden Immortals even headed aggressively towards the Heavenly Crow Immortal City, wanting to directly seize the city and obtain the location of the Lie Xuan Ancestor's seclusion directly from Lie Wu and other high-ranking members of the Fire Crow Clan.
"Old man Lie Xuan, you think you can prove immortality? You're dreaming!"
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