I Cultivate Immortality With Scientific Thinking

Chapter 86: Movements from Both Sides

Just as Lin Chen was rushing back towards Azure Cloud Sect.

Jiangcheng.

Accompanied by the roaring sound of breaking wind, the Qingyun Flying Boat finally arrived above Jiangcheng.

However, when they saw the scene below, whether it was the Gold Core Perfected Beings or the Qi Refining Stage cultivators, their faces all changed.

Because what they saw in front of them was not a huge city, but a vast and lifeless desert of yellow sand!

"What... what's going on? Did we fly to the wrong place?" someone asked in confusion.

"We didn't make a mistake," Zhang Mengyao said, her face serious as she pressed the sword at her waist, which emitted a faint sound.

"This is Jiangcheng."

"But there's nothing here..."

"That's because a terrifying killing intent has wiped out all signs of life within thousands of miles," a voice sounded from behind the crowd.

"Greetings, Master!"

"Greetings, Ancestor!"

After seeing who spoke, everyone bowed respectfully.

Jian Xuan, a Perfected Being, looked at the scene before him with the same seriousness as Zhang Mengyao.

Just like Zhang Mengyao's keen perception, the sword that merged with his life force inside him had already sensed the terrifying killing intent remaining on this land!

"Last night, Senior Qingyang used the [Sound Wind Wood] to urgently transmit a message, saying that a mysterious light rose from the place where Soul Formation fell, and then fell directly in this direction..."

"I followed the direction and found this scene, and..."

Jian Xuan furrowed his brows deeply. He could naturally sense the terrifying nature of the killing intent remaining on the yellow sand.

It was probably beyond the level of Gold Core!

"Ancestor, should we go down and investigate, and use the Heavenly Calculation Technique to find out the cause?" At this moment, an elder came to Jian Xuan's side and asked respectfully.

Jian Xuan glanced at him, snapped his fingers, and a spirit ginseng that had been stored for hundreds of years flew out of his storage bag.

Its skin was as tender as a baby's skin, fair and smooth, emitting a vigorous vitality.

Then, Jian Xuan threw it down.

The elder was puzzled when he saw this, not understanding what Jian Xuan meant, so he could only stand respectfully on the side and watch.

However, not long after, his face changed, and so did the faces of others.

Because the spirit ginseng that fell turned into ashes in a short moment!

"There is a terrifying killing intent remaining on this land. Anyone below the level of Gold Core who goes down will die," Jian Xuan said calmly.

This was different from the land affected by the residual killing intent that Lin Chen encountered. This was the main battlefield where two Soul Formation powers clashed, and the remaining power was naturally terrifying.

"Then... then, Ancestor, what should we do?" After a while, the elder finally reacted and asked subconsciously.

Jian Xuan fell silent for a moment, then said, "Seal off this area and the corresponding information, and don't let anyone approach!"

"Just... that's it?!" The elder was surprised.

"What else can we do?" Jian Xuan glanced at him and asked, "Even if we can find the real culprit under these circumstances, would you go?"

"Uh..." The elder was dumbfounded and dared not reply.

The power remaining was enough to kill cultivators below the Gold Core level. This was a power that even their own ancestor couldn't achieve. Going there themselves would be like seeking death.

For things that were beyond their own abilities, it was necessary to be sensible from the heart.

"Ancestor, we also found a large area of wasteland to the west of the city!"

Just as the two were talking, a disciple who had been investigating the situation around the city came back to report.

"Hmm?" Jian Xuan's gaze shifted. "Take me to see!"

"Yes!"

Soon, led by the disciple, Jian Xuan arrived at the west side of Jiangcheng.

"Master, what's going on here?" Zhang Mengyao asked.

"This place was affected by the residual killing intent from Jiangcheng," Jian Xuan carefully observed and confirmed.

"So, what should we do..."

"Do nothing, because we don't have the ability to handle this matter," said Jian Xuan, the Perfected Being, in a deep voice.

It's not that he doesn't want to know the truth or the existence of the mastermind behind the scenes, but rather that he doesn't have the ability to investigate.

Because while investigating the other party, the other party will also notice you.

If both sides have the same level of strength, it's fine to go and seek justice.

But in the eyes of Jian Xuan, the Perfected Being, the power left behind by Jiangcheng has already surpassed the Gold Core level. If they continue to investigate and attract the attention of the other party...

By then, what can Azure Cloud Sect use to defend against an enemy that surpasses their own capabilities?

Not to mention secret investigations, in front of cultivators who are higher in realm than oneself, so-called covert investigations are a joke.

Even if you know some truths, you have to pretend to understand.

"Sigh, although I don't want to admit it, this time it's definitely not a conspiracy by Xuan Yin Sect," Jian Xuan, the Perfected Being, looked into the distance and sighed softly.

However, what Jian Xuan, the Perfected Being, didn't expect was that the subsequent changes brought about by this incident far exceeded his expectations.

...

On the other side.

Dark clouds covered the sky, and a chilling wind blew. This was a range of mountains where sunlight rarely reached.

Marshes, grasslands, dangerous forests, and treacherous swamps were frequented by monsters that could kill and devour humans. Occasionally, a layer of eerie white mist would float in the air, accompanied by strange crying sounds.

And on top of the various mountains, there were not pavilions or towers, but a continuous expanse of graveyards!

This place was the location of one of the three major cultivation forces in Lingnan, Xuan Yin Sect!

At this moment, in the mountain where the Yin Qi was the heaviest in the range of mountains, there was a massive graveyard. Suddenly, a commotion came from the largest mound in the graveyard.

A pale, bloodless hand suddenly reached out from the soil!

Crack, crack!

Not long after, a body that was pale all over and exuded a cold aura crawled out of the grave!

In the land of cultivation in Lingnan, if Azure Cloud Sect is known for their expertise in plants, then Xuan Yin Sect is skilled in manipulating corpses and playing with souls!

The fundamental technique of Xuan Yin Sect, the "Mystery Seal of the Tai Yin Corpse Dissolution," is divided into two directions.

In this scripture, "corpse cultivation" has two meanings. The first is to understand the corpse, harnessing its power of death to evolve the physical body. The second is to use the body as nourishment for the soul, absorbing the Yin energy and practicing Demonic Cultivation, more accurately known as Ghost Cultivation.

The former involves cultivating oneself into a half-dead zombie, continuously consuming spiritual blood and refining Yin energy to undergo evolution. Starting from the most ordinary "zombie," one can evolve into "swollen walking corpse," "iron-armored silver corpse," "nightmare," and so on, eventually evolving into "swollen corpse king," "flying nightmare," and the ultimate goal is to transcend the Three Realms and become the zombie ancestor outside the Five Elements - the "drought demon."

The latter involves incorporating Yin energy into the body, merging the power of life and death, and practicing the path of corpse dissolution. This path also has two variations. The first is continuous evolution, where one progresses from "Yin soul" to "starving ghost" to "soul-summoning ghost," with the ultimate goal of becoming a "ghost immortal."

The second variation involves a highly dangerous ritual, where one's soul is transformed into "聻," then "希," and finally into a terrifying existence that even death itself forgets - "夷." However, this method of cultivation is extremely perilous, and in the past three thousand years, almost no one has succeeded. Even the renowned Xuan Yin Sect, which holds great influence in the Lingnan cultivation world, only practices the path of Yin soul.

The pale male corpse, who is a Xuan Yin Sect Perfected Being, moves his cloudy eyes slowly and his actions are somewhat sluggish. After all, his true body has already undergone corpse dissolution and transformed into a Xuan Yin Dharma body. The original body is merely a clone.

After a while, the Xuan Yin Sect Perfected Being takes out a piece of blood jade from the grave. It is bright red, crystal clear, and emits a strange light. He then infuses a cold spell into it and casually throws it away.

The blood jade shatters upon impact, turning into a pool of red blood. Gurgling! The pool of blood continuously bubbles and then autonomously absorbs the spiritual energy from the air, expanding and forming a blood pool.

In the center of the blood pool, something rises, and countless streams of blood converge on it, eventually forming a blood shadow that has a human shape but no facial features.

The Xuan Yin Sect Perfected Being looks at the blood shadow and coldly asks, "Did you have anything to do with the incident at the Soul Formation's place of demise last night?"

"Hehe, what does your ancestral master's incident have to do with us?" the blood shadow retorts.

The Xuan Yin Sect Perfected Being's eyes stiffen, and he stares at the other party with a gloomy gaze.

After a while, he speaks, "Unexpected changes have occurred in the plan. I am worried that Azure Cloud Sect will become alert and discover our infiltrators. In that case, let's take action in advance and kill all the outstanding disciples of Azure Cloud Sect, completely destroying their potential for war!"

(End of this chapter)