0p0 Chapter 1923
Chapter 1923
Time flies, and nearly a hundred years have passed since Chen Xuan and his seven Daoist companions entered the Sacred Land of Heartless Love.
However, what happened in the outside world was quite different for Chen Xuan and the others—within the Immortal Abode World, the nine times the time flow speed enhanced by the small tower was quietly operating, and eight hundred and ten years of arduous cultivation were quietly flowing by.
Back then, Chen Xuan and his Daoist companions left their hometown, enduring hardships and dangers along the way. It had been a long time since they had such a carefree and joyful time for cultivation.
During their cultivation, Chen Xuan and Lin Yuyao's second primordial spirits, together with Obito's true form, ventured and trained in the surrounding star fields, tempering their Dao hearts and accumulating insights amidst life and death; while their true forms secluded themselves in the Immortal Abode World, digesting all the gains from their external experiences.
With this double blessing of "experience + seclusion", it is conceivable that the two's strength and progress in enlightenment will advance by leaps and bounds.
Looking back at the previous disciple-acceptance ceremony, Chen Xuan and Qiu Zixian were the two most dazzling new stars, but they quietly cultivated diligently for the next hundred years. This contrast naturally attracted a lot of attention.
During this period, many disciples and even holy sons wanted to visit him, but without exception, they were all stopped at the door by Bai Li, the spirit beast guarding Chen Xuan's lair, and were all turned away.
First to arrive were Senior Sisters Bai Qianjue and Liuli, followed closely by Xuanhao and Cang Xuanyue.
The four of them had two purposes for this trip: first, to befriend Chen Xuan and Qiu Zixian; and second, to test their strength through sparring, so as to plan their strategy in advance for the once-in-a-century Holy Land Ranking Battle.
Unfortunately, every time he went there, he ended up empty-handed.
Fifty-six years after Chen Xuan went into seclusion, Bai Qianhuan, the Holy Son who had led his disciples on a life-or-death training expedition, finally returned to the sect. Upon his return, he was shocked to learn from his fellow disciples that Chen Xuan had not only joined the Heartless Holy Land but had also become his junior brother in the same lineage.
The news was shocking enough, but what followed was even more unbelievable—at first, he refused to believe it no matter what, until he managed to find the water sphere containing Qiu Zixian's image from when she entered the sect. The moment that face appeared in the water sphere, Bai Qianhuan's pupils suddenly contracted, and he instinctively exclaimed, "Xia Jiuyou! It's you!"
It should be noted that Xia Jiuyou was once his inner demon. If it weren't for the trip to the ancient Immortal Realm back then, during the few days he spent with Chen Xuan, his Dao Heart Shackles were exposed, and his cultivation might have already stagnated.
Fortunately, subsequent investigations revealed that Qiu Zixian and Xia Jiuyou were no longer directly related—although she had the same appearance as Xia Jiuyou and even their cultivation paths were extremely similar, they were two completely different souls.
After figuring out the truth, Bai Qianhuan visited Chen Xuan several times, but each time she received the same answer: "He is in seclusion and has not yet come out."
Left with no other choice, he could only return to his cave dwelling and concentrate on cultivating, digesting the profound knowledge he had accumulated over the decades of adventures and experiences.
As the disciples of the Heartless Holy Land who had gone out to train returned one after another, the Second Eternal Cave Heaven became increasingly lively.
I remember when Chen Xuan and the others first became disciples, it was rare to see an old disciple in this world for a long time;
But now, groups of three or five figures can often be seen walking together in the sky. They are all second-generation disciples of the sect, each with a calm and steady aura, clearly having gained something from their training.
Many of the newly returned disciples were filled with curiosity and even harbored some resentment about Chen Xuan and Qiu Zixian being designated as the sixth and seventh holy sons by the sect leader immediately after becoming disciples.
Fortunately, Bai Qianhuan and the Elder of the Town had anticipated this and issued an order in advance: during Chen Xuan and the others' seclusion, their cave dwellings would not be open to the public, and no one was allowed to disturb them without authorization. This order barely suppressed the discussions and probing of the crowd.
As the centennial agreement draws ever closer, preparations for the Holy Land Ranking Battle and the subsequent opening of the Devouring Demon Star Void are gradually being put on the agenda. A tense atmosphere, like "a storm brewing," is beginning to quietly permeate the Heartless Holy Land.