My Two-sided Cultivation: Starting From Collecting Experiences

Chapter 488 - 488 A Ten-Thousand-Year Plan? The Last Pure Land!

488 A Ten-Thousand-Year Plan? The Last Pure Land!

“He came out of the bronze world and pretended to be mad, risking his life to share the true history of Qingzhou little by little,” Xiang Mingfeng stated.

“Follow me. That old man is at the end of the tunnel,” Fan Ziyu said. “He’ll share the rest with you. Your friend Xu Tong from the Blue Sea Pavilion is also there.”

Fan Ziyu increased his pace. They came to a three-way split and picked the leftmost path with a dim light.

After a while, everyone saw a bright light. Exiting the underground, they were hit with fresh air. They were also met with a wide and barren landscape.

Nearby, a bunch of people had set up tents and were sitting around, their eyes void of life.

“This is… We must be outside Qingzhou City already,” She Wanshan realized in surprise. He looked back. The barren outskirts of the city were already very blurry. Meaning, this secret tunnel was over ten miles long.

Everyone walked forward. Occasionally, someone would stand up and bow deeply to Fan Ziyu. It seemed that the old man had used this secret tunnel to save numerous lives over time.

The air was heavy with the smell of blood. Many people were injured, with some seriously hurt and near death. Lying on the ground, they were taken care of by their remaining family, quietly waiting for their end.

There were many such elderly, weak, women, and children scattered around the barren land.

“Brother Xu!” Upon seeing a familiar face, everyone hurried over.

“Brother Zhou, Brother Xiang, Brother Fang…” Xu Tong stood up, covered in wounds and wrapped in white bandages, revealing only his head.

“Brother Xu, did only you manage to escape from the Blue Sea Pavilion?” Qin Huai asked.

“No, my mother and her students, along with some trusted helpers are safe,” Xu Tong answered. “But when we got to the outskirts of the city, there were too many enemies, so I acted as a decoy to draw them away. I don’t know where they are now.”

“They should be alright.” Qin Huai sighed with relief. With Xu Tong’s mother and the great elder of the Blue Sea Pavilion protecting them, Luo Ya and the others should be safe.

“Senior!” Qin Huai spotted the mad storyteller with whom he’d once shared a meal.

“This is…” She Wanshan and the others also noticed.

They quickly bowed to the man. “I’m okay, I’m okay…” This old man, who used to be mad, was now entirely different. His eyes were clear and he had a refined air about him.

Fan Ziyu clarified Qin Huai and the others’ confusion. The old man also smiled and said, “I happened to be telling Little Xu…

“I entered the bronze world about fifty years ago. Not long after, I found the key. Then I entered the level-zero array and saw the core, the bronze mountain and river diagram.”

Everyone exchanged glances. This was different from the conditions they had to complete after finding the key.

“Then, I tried to understand the diagram. But my comprehension was poor, and I didn’t have enough physical strength or blood essence. In the end, I failed…

“But, I refused to give up. I continued to cultivate in the level-zero array, trying to forcibly refine the bronze mountain and river diagram. I hoped to use it as my first guardian spirit item to enter the visceral prefecture realm.”

The old man’s expression darkened.

“However, even after more than ten years, I still couldn’t understand it. But one day, I accidentally discovered a big stone slab in the level-zero array. From the bronze slab, I learned the truth about what happened ten thousand years ago.

“It even knows the true identities of the people in charge of the Great Nether and Qingzhou. You also know who I am. I think this is the guidance my ancestor gave me. In the end, I used that stone slab as a guardian spirit item and broke through the visceral prefecture realm. After that, I walked out of the heavenly stairs…”

Everyone listened carefully and began to understand the full story. The old man used the story on the stone slab as a way to trick and distract the demons bit by bit. Ultimately, he used the Three Cauldron Elixir Dispensary to share the truth of what happened ten thousand years ago with all of Qingzhou.

“We’ve been guided by Senior and the Emperor of Qingzhou,” Xiang Mingfeng said, revealing the emperor’s plan. “Or you could say… We are the ones chosen by the emperor.”

Gou Jie smiled slightly. “All coincidences are predestined.”