Chapter 3977: Golden Immortals Gather

"If it's a celestial city, aren't other Grand Luo Golden Immortals tempted? Why don't they send people to control it?" Wang Ruyan asked, somewhat puzzled.

"The city contains time and soul restrictions. Even Grand Luo Golden Immortals would face trouble if they triggered them, making it difficult to control. Furthermore, the Qiankun Ruins are situated at the border between the territories of immortals and chaotic beasts, and the chaotic beasts are also eyeing the ruins. However, due to the restrictions, only cultivators below the Grand Luo Golden Immortal stage can enter. I've heard that someone once obtained a time-based immortal artifact there. If the restrictions weaken, the chaotic beasts will also enter to seek treasure and hunt immortals."

"A time-based immortal artifact! Located at the territorial border!" Wang Changsheng suddenly understood.

"From a certain perspective, whenever the Qiankun Ruins open, it's a contest between us and the chaotic beasts. The immortals who can enter the Qiankun Ruins to seek treasure are all elites, and the chaotic beasts also send their Chaos Legions into the Qiankun Ruins to seek treasure," Cao Jingxia said.

"Chaos Legions? How are they different from the Immortal Armor Legions?" Wang Ruyan asked curiously.

Jiang Tianfeng and Ye Guangxue, however, did not ask any questions; they already knew.

"Chaotic beasts also select elites to form legions. Their captains generally possess weapons, similar to immortal artifacts. However, the chaotic beasts' weapons are not refined; instead, they are created from the bones of our immortal cultivators through rituals involving the Ten Directions Mother-Child Pagodas."

"Chaotic beasts have weapons? Do their weapons possess the power of laws?" Wang Changsheng asked doubtfully.

"I heard from my ancestor that most of the chaotic beasts' weapons do not possess the power of laws, though a small portion do. I heard this is related to the cultivation level and number of immortals sacrificed, but I'm not entirely clear on the specifics. Their weakest weapons have power comparable to mid-grade immortal artifacts. However, they are not numerous and are mainly distributed for use by the Chaos Legions. The Chaos Legions cooperate skillfully, somewhat similar to our Immortal Armor Legions formed by immortals."

"Indeed! If the chaotic beast tides don't feature Chaos Legions, they're relatively easy to handle. But if Chaos Legions appear, it becomes troublesome. Tianji City was, in fact, captured by a Chaos Legion," Cao Jingxia said.

If chaotic beasts didn't understand cooperation, and merely sent lower-ranked chaotic beasts to charge ahead with higher-ranked ones entering later, the pressure on immortals wouldn't be so great.

"Madam Cao, is the outer perimeter of the Chaos Continent entirely inhabited by immortals?" Wang Ruyan asked, pointing at the circle Cao Yuanxing had drawn.

"Not entirely. Most chaotic beasts stay within the Chaos Continent, with a small portion on its outer perimeter. Simply put, we are currently vying for territory with the chaotic beasts. Chaotic beasts cannot refine pills, forge artifacts, set up formations, or create talismans. However, they can weaken the damage from the power of laws. Coupled with the existence of the Ten Directions Mother-Child Pagodas, our overall strength is inferior to the chaotic beasts. But we can refine pills, forge artifacts, set up formations, create talismans, and brew wine, as well as research ways to counter the chaotic beasts," Cao Jingxia said.

The Chaos Continent is the main battlefield between immortals and chaotic beasts, and also the primary territory of the immortal realm. Immortals destroy chaotic beast tribes, establish cities, and slowly advance. Once the territory is large enough, it naturally forms an immortal domain. Immortal domains vary in size; large ones have Dao Ancestors, while small ones only reach Golden Immortal cultivation at their highest.

"Are the Ten Directions Mother-Child Pagodas that powerful? They can refine weapons for chaotic beasts using the bodies of immortals?" Wang Changsheng asked curiously.

"Yes, after all, they are a complete set of Dao artifacts! There are ten in total: one mother pagoda and nine child pagodas. The Ten Directions Mother-Child Pagodas can increase the chances of chaotic beast mutations and also refine weapons for chaotic beasts. Without them, our situation would improve significantly," Cao Yuanxing said. Then, as if remembering something, he added, "Fellow Daoist Wang, I heard from Xingdian that you also attended the auction in the Scarlet Sun Sea Region last time. The Qiankun Pagoda, the Grandmist List, and the One-Word Hall appeared there. Did you not try to clear the challenges?"

Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan exchanged glances, a wry smile appearing on their faces. "We didn't have that many crystal cores, so we left before the final auction items appeared. Who could have known that Dao artifacts would appear in the Scarlet Sun Sea Region?"

Wang Changsheng's face was filled with regret. Changing his tone, he said, "I heard that all three Dao artifacts have artifact spirits. Do all Dao artifacts have artifact spirits?"

"I'm not clear on that. It wasn't necessarily a bad thing that you missed it. The Qiankun Pagoda's challenges are too difficult. You have to defeat ten Golden Immortals outside before you can challenge the Peerless Paragon and obtain major rewards," Cao Yuanxing sighed. He couldn't challenge the Peerless Paragon, having been defeated by the first person outside.

"With Fellow Daoist Cao's strength, I believe that the next time Dao artifacts appear, you will certainly be able to defeat the Peerless Paragon," Jiang Tianfeng complimented.

"It's not that easy to defeat the Peerless Paragon. One probably needs to master a supreme law or achieve great mastery of a law to even have a chance!" Ye Guangxue said.

"It's easy to get started with laws, but difficult to achieve minor mastery, even harder for great mastery, not to mention complete mastery. Some Golden Immortal cultivators might spend hundreds of thousands of years and still not be able to achieve minor mastery of a law. Those with particularly poor comprehension might not achieve minor mastery even after millions of years."

Wang Changsheng was about to say something when he took out a cyan dharma plate. After imbuing it with a spell and making some gestures, a surprised expression appeared on his face.

"What's wrong, Fellow Daoist Wang?" Cao Yuanxing asked casually.

Wang Changsheng smiled faintly and said, "Fellow Daoist Bai from the Snow Crystal Clan and Fellow Daoist Shen from Hundred Refinement Island have arrived. Fellow Daoist Qi and Madam Hua are also outside."

He imbued another spell into the plate and instructed, "Yongqian, please bring them to Qinglian Peak!"

He hadn't invited the Golden Immortal cultivators from the Snow Crystal Clan or Hundred Refinement Island, as they had no particular connection. Their initiative to come to Qinglian Island was naturally due to Cao Yuanxing and Cao Jingxia.

Before long, seven streaks of light descended from the sky. There were five men and two women, and Qi Tongguang, Qi Hongfeng, Xiang Rongrong, and Hua Ruxue were among them.

"I heard that Fellow Daoist Wang and Madam Wang have advanced to the Golden Immortal stage. I, Bai, specifically came to congratulate you and humbly request a cup of wine," a ruddy-faced old man in white robes said, cupping his fists, his voice resonant. This was Bai Lei, a mid-stage Golden Immortal from the Snow Crystal Clan.

"Congratulations, Fellow Daoist Wang and Madam Wang! I am Yang Kong," a tall young man in a golden robe said.

"This old man is Sun Guang; greetings to all fellow Daoists," a thin old man in red robes said, cupping his fists.

Yang Kong and Sun Guang were from Hundred Refinement Island. They had received news that Cao Yuanxing and Cao Jingxia were leading a group to attend the Golden Immortal Grand Ceremony of the Qinglian Immortals, which was why they rushed over.

Cao Yuanxing and Cao Jingxia were the successors of the Cao family. Building good relations with them would be greatly beneficial for their development on the Chaos Continent.

Qi Tongguang and the other three introduced themselves in turn. They were now acquainted.

Wang Changsheng invited them to sit down, poured them tea, and they began to chat casually. The conversation turned to True Spirits.

"I heard that both Fellow Daoist Cao and Fellow Daoist Wang have cultivated True Spirits. This means you can engage chaotic beasts in close combat," Qi Tongguang said, his face full of envy.