Eternal Life: I Can Control My Essence Qi-Chapter 241 - 186: The Final Gamble

Once the flames of war are ignited, they are difficult to extinguish.

The cleansing operation against the Fuhai Sect, although it only lasted for half a month, brought about disturbances that couldn't be stopped just by saying so.

In this turmoil that swept across the entire Da Li, many noble families and sects settled both old and new grievances together, accusing each other and fighting to the death.

In such a situation, even if the Lingyang Sect, Shanhe Sect, and Dugu Family jointly issued an edict, it was difficult to quell the disputes.

After the cleansing operation ended:

The situation in the entire Da Li can be summed up in one sentence: open strife has paused temporarily, but covert battles continue unabated.

Under intense conflict and slaughter, many sects and noble families collapsed, leaving vast benefits vacant, causing a chain reaction that triggered a new round of relentless unrest, implicating more cultivators.

In such chaotic times, even many marketplace areas were no longer safe, and many lower-level loose cultivators felt as if they could not see tomorrow, resulting in a mass exodus and a scene of fleeing southward.

Anyone with a mind to ponder the depths could sense that something was amiss, but their strength was weak, and they could not stop it, only watch helplessly as the situation steadily worsened.

And the upper echelons of the Da Li Cultivation Realm presented a completely different scene:

The three Golden Core influences, and even the rulers of the various hegemonic forces, turned a blind eye and a deaf ear to the chaos below, adopting an attitude of letting it be.

As the realm breaker was on the verge of success, everyone was busily preparing, purchasing spiritual artifacts and talismans, acquiring spiritual elixirs and treasures, and hastening to cultivate daoist secret skills, waiting for the reopening of the Five Elements Secret Realm.

The three Golden Core Ancestors were also vigilant against potential external disruptors, taking turns guarding the Celestial Treasure Tower Headquarters while secretly deploying people to search for Yu Wen Tai's whereabouts in the Southwest Countries.

As spring passed and autumn came.

After a whole year of continuous unrest within the Da Li territory, it finally began to gradually quiet down.

The sects, noble families, and alliance organizations within various continents suffered heavy casualties, and they all unanimously retreated to lick their wounds, significantly reducing both open and covert struggles.

......

Qian Province, Celestial Treasure Tower Headquarters.

The top floor residence that once belonged to Yu Wen Tai had now become the cultivation hideout for the three Golden Core Ancestors taking turns to guard.

On this day:

The True Yang Ancestor, responsible for guarding the Celestial Treasure Tower Headquarters, was seated in the main hall on the top floor, listening to the work reports of several elders.

"... Let's stop here then."

After listening to their reports, the True Yang Ancestor remained calm, and spoke:

"As the saying goes, without wind, there cannot be waves. Now that the wind has calmed, the waves should also settle."

"After this great chaos, we can at least have another two or three hundred years of peace and stability, which is worth it."

Saying this, he paused before instructing:

"Convey my decision to the Shanhe Sect and Dugu Family, and tell them to settle down as well."

"The realm breaker is very close to achieving perfection in his merit, possibly within ten days to half a month, it's better to be stable."

"Yes."

The elders of the Lingyang Sect all nodded respectfully in agreement.

If outsiders were to witness this scene and hear their conversation, they would certainly be shocked—turned out the upheaval that swept the entire Da Li was secretly stirred up by the Lingyang Sect, Shanhe Sect, and Dugu Family.

If it weren't for the secret momentum-pushing and instigation by these three Golden Core influences, the unrest wouldn't have lasted so long, causing great damage to the cultivation realm.

"Alas..."

True Yang Ancestor sighed, lost in thought:

"Though Da Li is abundant in divine treasures, the spiritual qi is ultimately limited, unable to support too many cultivators."

"Without restraint, it will eventually crumble the entire cultivation realm... The Celestial Continent Nine Mansions is still the best, even the fifty-four countries are far superior to Da Li."

At this moment, he was extremely envious of the cultivators living in the Celestial Continent Nine Mansions, where spiritual qi is endless, forever without the worry of depletion.

He, a revered Golden Core Ancestor, commanding awe in a nation, was also constrained by this identity, unable to abandon everything and journey to the Celestial Continent Nine Mansions to pursue his own path.

Precisely because of this, the 'Innate Pure Essence Pill' left by the Five Elements Wanderer held significant importance to him.

"Go, go." 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

True Yang Ancestor waved his hand, dismissing the numerous elders.

After watching the elders respectfully withdraw, he rose and came to the edge of the floor, touching the railing gazing at the sky, his eyes deep:

"Facing two opponents alone, victory is not impossible..."

......

Seven days later.

"Boom..."

A vast spiritual energy vortex covered a hundred miles around, magnificent in its momentum.

Such an astonishing phenomenon instantly caused a sensation both inside and outside the Celestial Treasure Tower, prompting numerous cultivators to discuss and speculate.

At the same time, in a top-secret underground space beneath the Celestial Treasure Tower.

"Good, very good!"

True Yang Ancestor beamed with a smile, a hint of anticipation in his eyes, looking at the distant figure.

It was a young man sitting cross-legged, wearing a plain black robe, with ordinary features and short hair, at a glance appearing unremarkable, without the slightest exceptional trait.

But at this moment, his magical power mechanism soared, a majestic and unmatched magical power that could nearly suffocate Foundation Establishment cultivators of the same rank.

"Boom boom boom..."

The majestic magical power rippled ceaselessly, continually drawing in the spiritual energy vortex to inject downwards without stop.

Magical power, body, and divine soul were undergoing a comprehensive transformation, even bringing his Dao Foundation towards condensing into a Golden Core Embryo, stepping into the final stage of the Foundation Establishment Stage.

"Such magical power is indeed terrifying!"

True Yang Ancestor, while watching, couldn't help but marvel:

"A cultivator following the path of array refining body integration is indeed extraordinarily blessed, their combat prowess reigning supreme among peers, even surpassing the renowned body, soul, and sword cultivators!"