"Don't swallow the Tao, don't become an immortal, don't ascend to heaven?"
"There are indeed some problems with the Swallow Road."
Ye Linyuan frowned slightly, and his eyes once again showed a solemn look.
In his past and present lives, he always had a mysterious premonition that the Path of Swallowing Dao was not the true path, but instead contained some unknown hidden dangers.
Because this path is too shortcutty. Even if you are just a dull idiot with a dull mind, as long as you can continuously devour the essence of others, you can theoretically cultivate to the Nascent Soul and Primordial Spirit realms.
This is illogical and seems too frivolous.
You can refine the essence of others' hard work and perfect yourself with power that does not belong to you, but in the future will others easily take away the Tao that does not belong to you?
The truth that you have not realized is not yours after all. Even if you reach the highest level through this path, it is likely that in the end it will be in vain.
No matter what, Ye Linyuan believed that the Road of Devouring Dao must have great hidden dangers. Once one took this road and reached a certain level, one would inevitably be swallowed by the unknown, or at least restrained by the black tide.
“Are we on the wrong path?”
On the side, Zhou Yuwan whispered slowly, with a look of doubt on his face.
Chu Lingxi's face was also pale, and he seemed to have a bad premonition.
"Don't think too much. Now that the Nine Realms are broken, the Dao of Heaven and Earth is not revealed. Without the blessing of the Devouring Dao, you will have no hope of forming an infant in the future."
Shui Hanqing lowered her eyes, slowly tightened her grip on the sword, and said with a firm face: "Hanqing does not seek to become an immortal in this life, but only wishes to lend a helping hand to my husband, even if it means nothing in the end."
Zhou Yuwan and Chu Lingxi heard this and nodded with a wry smile.
Yes, no matter how obscure the path of swallowing is, it is not something that they can touch at their level.
Even if they are eroded by ominous forces one day, they may reach the realm of Yuanshen. However, with their talents and potential, they will probably stop at the realm of Yuanying in this life.
In fact, if Zhou Yuwan and Chu Lingxi were extremely talented, Ye Linyuan would definitely not let them take the path of swallowing.
For example, Ye Xuqiu and Ye Yingxu, they are both extremely talented people who are destined to be successful. Ye Linyuan has repeatedly reminded them not to take the path of swallowing.
Only Shui Hanqing, although she was obviously extremely talented, chose the path of swallowing, which left a huge hidden danger.
But Shui Hanqing had no choice but to take this path. The skill she initially practiced to slay a whale across the sea was not a complete one, and the Ye family was not strong enough at that time. So she took this path in order to help Ye Linyuan as soon as possible.
"We don't know what the future holds, so the most urgent task is to take every step carefully."
Ye Linyuan spoke calmly and then put the bamboo slip away.
Then he looked around the hall and finally came to a special palace behind it.
It was a palace shaped like the Nine Palaces. After everyone entered, they saw a formation platform shaped like the Eight Diagrams.
In the center of the array is a washbasin-sized Kongming stone, and around it are eight fist-sized Kongming stones.
These nine Kongming stones were connected together by the Nine Palaces and Eight Trigrams formation, forming an almost flawless formation.
"The teleportation array."
Ye Linyuan whispered slowly and immediately recognized the origin of this formation.
Upon hearing this, everyone present showed a hint of surprise and walked forward to observe.
After just two glances, Fushan Ao couldn't help but say, "This array is extremely mysterious. It is definitely not a fourth-order teleportation array. It is very likely a super-long-distance teleportation array of the fifth order or above."
When everyone in the Ye family heard this, they all showed surprise.
You should know that the fifth-level ultra-long-distance teleportation array is a super array that can cross billions of miles of mountains and rivers. In this era, it is almost completely extinct.
In the entire Haotian Ancient Realm, there should be no more than three or five such teleportation arrays, and they are basically controlled by the top Nascent Soul sects.
"This is a small fifth-order teleportation array that can teleport up to nine people at the same time to the other side of the array."
Ye Linyuan spoke calmly, and after looking at it for a moment, he said: "However, this formation has been in disrepair for a long time and has some defects. I'm afraid it can no longer be used."
Ye Xuqiu also nodded, and after activating his delusion-breaking golden pupil to examine it for a long time, he said, "There are some flaws in the array pattern on the array platform, but it is not a problem to repair it with our ability."
"Moreover, this type of array has a tolerance rate. Even if this minor defect cannot be repaired, it will only increase the probability of space cracks appearing during teleportation. It is not completely unusable."
"But the biggest problem is that one of the Kongming stones in the Dui position has been damaged."
Hearing him say this, Ye Linyuan couldn't help but frown slightly.
This small teleportation array used a total of nine Kongming stones, the largest of which was a fifth-order Kongming stone. This kind of treasure was a very precious treasure in the hands of Yuanshen Daojun.
The other eight pieces are fourth-order Kongming stones, corresponding to the eight directions of Qian, Kun, Zhen, Xun, Kan, Li, Gen, and Dui respectively.
These Kongming Stones are all crucial. Their main function is to stabilize the space. The lack of any one of them may cause the space to collapse during transmission.
Once the space collapses, even a Yuanying Zhenjun may be in danger of death.
"The fourth-level Void Stone is almost extinct in the Cangling Sea. Even the forces in the late Nascent Soul stage may not be able to master it."
Ye Linyuan spoke and shook his head, revealing a bit of regret.
If this teleportation array can be repaired, then he will be able to use it to leave the Cangling Sea and further plan the opportunity to form a baby.
After all, he has too many enemies in the Cangling Sea. If he were to form a fetus here, he would eventually run into big trouble.
Moreover, if Ye Linyuan showed too much strength and the great enemy in the late Nascent Soul stage in the Central Region sensed the danger and wanted to strangle him in the cradle in advance, that would probably be the most dangerous situation.
If he could form a fetus outside the Cangling Sea and then wait for a hundred or two hundred years to come back quietly, Ye Linyuan might have a greater chance of facing powerful enemies.
“It’s such a shame that it can’t be repaired.”
Ye Linyuan spoke slowly, then looked at the formation platform and began to figure out how to make use of these Kongming stones.
At this time, the remnant spirit treasure in Ye Yingxu's mind said, "Speak up. With your current strength, you can plan for the Nascent Soul Ruins."
Ye Yingxu nodded, and then said, "Clan leader."
"Oh?" Ye Linyuan looked over immediately after hearing that. Seeing that he was about to speak but hesitated, Ye Linyuan said, "You guys step back first."
Upon hearing this, everyone understood and retreated, leaving only Ye Yingxu and Ye Linyuan.
But seeing that Ye Yingxu took a deep breath, he said, "Master, to be honest, Yingxu discovered a Nascent Soul ruins a few years ago, but because of his lack of strength, he did not dare to step into it easily."
Upon hearing this, Ye Linyuan couldn't help but look serious and asked, "What kind of Nascent Soul relic would make you so afraid?"
Although they are both Nascent Soul relics, there are huge differences between them.
If a force at the Nascent Soul level were completely destroyed by a powerful enemy, all the treasures within it would be looted, and all the formations and killing arrays would certainly not be retained.
There are not many treasures in this kind of ruins, but there is basically no risk. A foundation-building cultivator is capable of flying back and forth in it several times.
However, if it was a treasure house secretly left behind by a Yuanying-level force, or a backup training ground, even if there were no strong men guarding it, the formation patterns inside would be enough to easily strangle a Jindan-level powerhouse.
Moreover, it is difficult to infer the strength of such relics based on the length of existence and the strength of their sects.
Obviously, the relics that Ye Yingxu treated so carefully were definitely not ordinary relics.
As expected, Ye Yingxu looked extremely solemn, and then he said, "The ruins seem to be an ancient Yuanying sect, but there is a lot of resentment inside, and there is an infinite blood evil force emerging."
"If my guess is correct, they were forcibly killed by some extremely powerful curse, and no one in the entire sect was spared overnight."
When Ye Linyuan heard this, his expression changed slightly.
This kind of sect that was cursed by the power of the curse was very terrifying. It was very likely that it had touched some kind of taboo, or was contaminated by some kind of ominous thing. But no matter which one it was, it was very terrifying. If the formation inside was really well preserved, it would probably pose a great threat to Nascent Soul cultivators.
Moreover, among these destroyed sects, there may very likely be former Nascent Soul True Lords who are sleeping there in strange ways.
Of course, such sects that were directly destroyed by some kind of spell, because they have not been plundered by powerful enemies, often store many rare treasures left over from ancient times.
Thinking of this, Ye Linyuan couldn't help but say: "If it is really an ancient sect, there may really be a fourth-level Void Stone."
"But there is no rush. Let's move the family here first and manage the cave world here well before considering the Nascent Soul Ruins."
"Ah."
Ye Yingxu nodded and couldn't help but smile.
Let's get back to the topic. After confirming that he had taken over the cave, Ye started the relocation work like ants moving house.
After all, there are true spirits sleeping in the Seven Domain Alliance, so it is not a place for Ye Linyuan to stay for long.
Therefore, in the following period of time, the core leaders of the Ye family began to secretly transfer the core assets of the Ye family to the cave world quietly.
Of course, Ye Linyuan did not relocate many of his visible industries.
The core assets he transferred were mainly Xuantian spiritual roots, various rare spiritual medicines, and various immature spiritual medicine seedlings.
In addition, the most core industry is the 200 acres of spiritual fields that have been cultivated.
Ye Linyuan had no intention of relocating the rest of the resources, such as the Star Tower and various spiritual buildings in the two seas.
In addition to these resources, Ye Linyuan also secretly transferred core groups such as the Golden Ape Clan, the Fairy Shell Clan, the Spirit Silkworm Clan, and the Cold Jade Snake Clan to this cave world.
Even the direct descendants of the Ye family, a group of true seeds with the potential to produce golden elixir, were secretly placed in this cave world by Ye Linyuan.
This cave world is 30,000 miles in size, and there are fourth-level water veins and spirit veins inside it. It produces all kinds of resources, which are more than enough to supply a large Nascent Soul sect.
Ye Linyuan transferred these people to the cave world in order to make advance preparations to prevent the Black Abyss Dragon Palace from invading the Five Elements Sea in the near future.
After all, if the Black Abyss Dragon Palace attacks, the Five Elements Taoist Sect will definitely be unable to take care of itself. At most, it can only defend the Five Elements Continent and five super large sea areas. It certainly will not have the spare capacity to support other places.
And since Ye Linyuan transferred the family's true teachings to this place, it should be more than enough for him to protect himself.
In order to ensure that there would be no problems with the cave world, Ye Linyuan personally set up several sets of complex formations in front of the crack.
Including Weishui Sword Formation of Weishui Zhenren, a super-large complex formation composed of 365 magic weapon flags, as well as various hidden and secret formations.
With the support of so many formations, coupled with Ye Linyuan's strength, he claimed that even a person in the middle stage of the Nascent Soul would not be able to break into the secret realm.
Of course, this method is far from enough to resist the late Nascent Soul stage. If the opponent has several more middle Nascent Soul stages, it will not be able to resist.
However, for Ye Linyuan, these preparations are sufficient for the time being. After all, as long as the cave world is not exposed, it is unlikely to attract powerful enemies to chase him.
As for those who enter the secret realm of the cave, except for the most core members of the Ye family, others are generally allowed to enter but not allowed to leave.
"With this cave world, our chances of surviving this disaster have greatly increased."
Ye Linyuan whispered in his heart, and then he found Ye Yingxu and Ye Xuqiu and said, "Let's go first and take a look at the details of the Nascent Soul Ruins."
Ye Yingxu did not delay and left with the two of them.
The three of them flew for a long time and soon arrived at a vast deep sea outside the Five Elements Sea.
This is a bottomless deep sea that was originally controlled by the demon clan, but now it has fallen under the control of the Black Abyss Dragon Palace.
“Here?”
Ye Linyuan whispered, with a thoughtful look in his eyes.
Ye Yingxu nodded, and then reminded: "It's not on the sea surface, but in the deep sea."
As soon as he finished speaking, Ye Yingxu led everyone to dive into the deep sea, and finally stopped at the bottom of the deep sea.
Ye Linyuan looked up and found that on the seabed, a towering underwater mountain was floating up and down, but there was nothing unusual about it. He immediately looked at Ye Xuqiu.
But Ye Xuqiu nodded, then activated his golden pupil to see through the illusion, and then projected the scene he saw to the two of them.
But in the golden light, the thousands of miles of mountains and rivers in front of me slowly changed and turned into a transparent inverted barrier.
It was a mountain-protecting light curtain supported by an array formation, covering thousands of miles of deep sea. Within this array formation, mountains were suspended in the air, with thousands of ancient palaces located on them.
And in this complex of buildings, there was endless blood mist and curse power swirling, which even made Ye Linyuan feel palpitations.
Ye Linyuan did not neglect it, but counted on his fingers for a moment before saying: "These floating mountains were once the floating islands of the ancient sect."
"Later, because the sect was destroyed overnight, it fell into the deep sea and was preserved."
"But now the formation here is still in operation, which shows that there may be some strange creatures from ancient times sleeping in it."
Having said that, Ye Linyuan's eyes revealed a hint of solemnity.
He suspected that there might be some creatures left over from ancient times, or some extremely special beings, on this island.
The ancient times are very far away from the present. If there were no existence to maintain the formation, then theoretically it would be impossible for the formation to last so long.
It is also impossible for normal creatures at the Nascent Soul or Primordial Spirit level to survive from ancient times to the present.
Therefore, it is more likely that there may be some special beings on this island, such as ghost cultivators who are said to be immortal, or beings who are sleeping with the help of some special objects.
Ye Linyuan had seen ghost cultivators at the Nascent Soul stage in his previous life. It is said that the strength of this kind of existence is much weaker than that of Nascent Soul cultivators of the same level, but the advantage is that they can be almost immortal.
However, ghost cultivators also have many shortcomings. First of all, it is extremely slow for ghost cultivators to improve their cultivation in the mortal world, and when they break through their cultivation level, they will almost certainly suffer a fatal calamity.
Secondly, ghost cultivators will encounter a minor calamity every five hundred years and a major calamity every thousand years, which is basically a life-or-death situation, so pursuing the path of ghost cultivation in the human world is almost a dead end.
Of course, there are some ways to avoid disaster.
For example, with the help of high-level ghost wood, or some treasures that can store ghosts, one can seal one's own breath and sleep in it to avoid heavenly calamity.
Secondly, with the help of the turbid spiritual energy in the deep sea, one can avoid the influence of heavenly calamity to a certain extent.
However, sleeping in a treasure for a long time will make the ghost cultivator increasingly weak, and he will need to devour the cultivator's golden elixir or primordial infant to replenish his vitality.
For example, among the forbidden existences in the Blood Soul Secret Realm, there should be quite a few ghost cultivators.
They took advantage of the special features of the Blood Soul Secret Realm, and with the help of some rare treasures such as the Yinhun Wood, they have survived from ancient times to the present.
It is also because of this that cultivators above the Golden Core stage dare not enter the Blood Soul Secret Realm, because they are extremely tonic to ghost cultivators, and once they enter, they may be swallowed by the ghost cultivators to replenish their vitality.
In the Nascent Soul ruins before him, Ye Linyuan vaguely sensed a hint of eerie ghostly aura, but it should not be as scary as those ghost cultivators in the Blood Soul Secret Realm.
"If my guess is correct, there may be ghost cultivators and immortal vengeful spirits from ancient times in these ruins."
Ye Linyuan calculated for a long time and came to this conclusion based on the known information.
Seeing this, Ye Yingxu couldn't help but frown and said, "If it is really a Nascent Soul ghost cultivator, I'm afraid it will be difficult to deal with it."
"It is extremely difficult for ghost cultivators to cultivate in the human world. Their cultivation is most likely far inferior to that in their lifetime. In addition, ghost cultivators are much weaker than Nascent Soul cultivators. Perhaps we can give it a try."
"I just don't know how many Nascent Soul ghost cultivators there are here."
Ye Xuqiu did not speak. He carefully activated his golden pupil to observe the various auras in the ruins. Finally, he said, "I sensed that there are seven or eight ancient ghost cultivators with auras at the level of false infants."
"They live in various soul tombs, which seems very obscure. As for ghost cultivators above the false infant stage, my current cultivation is still insufficient, and it is difficult for me to see anything through the secret realm." (End of this chapter)
