316: Dongzhou Relics

“Ding, the Host has bestowed a Low Grade Spirit Treasure, triggering a six thousand-fold return. The returned reward is six thousand Low Grade Spirit Treasures.”

“Huh?”

This return was naturally triggered by Gu Liangyuan bestowing something upon Jun Ao Zhi, and the returned reward quite surprised Gu Liangyuan.

However, these Low Grade Spirit Treasures were still good for bestowing upon Disciples and such.

Gu Liangyuan gave a few more instructions, and everyone acknowledged the orders and departed.

Under everyone's gaze, Gu Liangyuan, accompanied by Sword Servant and Jiang Wei, entered the double dragon jade carriage.

Roar!

Accompanied by two high-pitched Dragon roars, the double dragon jade carriage transformed into a streak of light, slowly disappearing between heaven and earth.

The direction the double dragon jade carriage headed was precisely Taiyi Holy Land.

Some people, realizing it belatedly, re-evaluated:

“So that’s how it is!”

“Gu Liangyuan seemed to be gambling with Mo Emperor, but in reality, he wanted to use this Opportunity to attract the attention of all Cultivators in the world.”

“And secretly, he sent his people near Taiyi Holy Land.”

“Mo Emperor was outwardly gambling, but in reality, he wanted to take the Opportunity to assassinate Gu Liangyuan!”

“Thinking that Gu Liangyuan’s people were still near Due, and seeing Gu Liangyuan arrive alone, he then ordered Taiyi’s people to assassinate Gu Liangyuan!”

“He never expected that Gu Liangyuan also had a mysterious powerhouse as a fallback, causing Mo Emperor’s assassination to fail.”

“Mo Emperor was also too clever for his own good; his assassination attempt led to the emptiness of Taiyi Holy Land. Not only did he fail to assassinate successfully, but he also lost Taiyi Holy Land.”

Everyone listening to this person’s analysis found it reasonable.

It sounded like something Mo Emperor would do.

“Before, Due, Taiyi, and Ancient Mo, with their combined forces, couldn’t stop Gu Liangyuan.”

“Now, with Mo Emperor defeated and Taiyi destroyed, only Due remains. How can it possibly resist?”

“The general situation is set. Eastern Continent, in the end, belongs to Gu Liang.”

Someone said, “Who cares if it belongs to Gu Liang or Mo? What does it have to do with us Loose Cultivators?”

Most Loose Cultivators nodded in agreement.

However, some also presented a different viewpoint:

“Before, with various forces standing, we Loose Cultivators could barely acquire some cultivation resources in the cracks.”

“When Eastern Continent is unified, resources will be distributed uniformly. If you were in power, you wouldn’t distribute resources to Loose Cultivators for no reason, would you?”

“My words are finished. Everyone, make your plans early.”

With that, the speaker sighed leisurely and vanished in a blink of an eye.

The other Loose Cultivators listened, and their faces showed signs of contemplation.

They wondered what exactly they were thinking…

Inside the double dragon jade carriage, Gu Liangyuan seemed to be looking at the scenery outside the window, but in reality, his mind was immersed within the System space.

The object he was observing was the Eastern Continent Treasure Map.

This map was extremely large, restoring all the topography of Eastern Continent on a one-to-one scale.

As Gu Liangyuan’s thoughts changed, this map could also be zoomed in and out.

When zoomed out, the map was densely covered with various small dots.

When zoomed in, it could be seen that these small dots were divided into seven colors—red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, and purple—according to their Rank.

Red Opportunities were the weakest, and purple Opportunities were the strongest.

Similarly, the stronger the Opportunity, the fewer appeared on the map.

There were only three purple Opportunities in the entire Eastern Continent.

As for red Opportunities, there were as many as thirty thousand, densely packed.

Previously, Gu Liangyuan was worried that Eastern Continent’s unification would lead to insufficient foundation.

But with this Treasure Map, all problems would cease to exist.

Gu Liangyuan meticulously scanned it with his Divine Sense, and after committing all these Opportunities to his mind, Gu Liangyuan’s consciousness exited the System space and looked at Song Xianer opposite him.

“Xian'er, how much do you know about the Holy Land members’ Ascension to the Immortal Realm?”

Upon hearing Gu Liangyuan ask this, Song Xianer seemed slightly surprised and subconsciously glanced at Sword Servant and Jiang Wei.

Gu Liangyuan said, “They are our own people; it’s fine.”

Hearing this, Song Xianer answered truthfully:

“Even if Revered Master didn’t ask, Xian'er was planning to find time to tell Revered Master about the Immortal Realm’s situation.”

“In my previous life, I was in the Western Immortal Court, fleeing all the way until I reached the Eastern Immortal Court’s territory.”

At this point, Song Xianer paused slightly.

Seeing that Gu Liangyuan did not press about the Eastern and Western Immortal Courts, Song Xianer understood that Gu Liangyuan already had some understanding of the Immortal Realm, so she spoke freely:

“Among the Minor Thousand Worlds governed by the Western Immortal Court, there are also Holy Lands.”

“In my impression, there was one called the Kong Sang Realm, which contained the Yuqing Holy Land, Taiyi Holy Land, and so on, similar in strength to the former Supreme Sacred Ground.”

“But as far as I know, these Holy Lands, though seemingly powerful, I have almost never heard of anyone achieving Immortal Ascension through them.”

“As for the matters of the Eastern Immortal Court, I am not very knowledgeable.”

“The Supreme Sacred Ground recorded so many ascended predecessors; it should be different from them.”

Gu Liangyuan understood at this point.

Those Immortal Emperors also knew that killing Holy Land members was dishonorable, so they deliberately concealed it.

Furthermore, the Immortal Realm and the Human Realm were disconnected, so unless one traveled between the two realms, or was an insider, it was almost impossible to know these secrets.

Therefore, it was normal for Song Xianer not to know the inside story.

Gu Liangyuan was about to tell Song Xianer the information he knew, but he suddenly sensed something:

“If you want to listen, just come in. Why are you sneaking around?”

As Gu Liangyuan’s words fell, the figures of Tianyi Old Man and Tian Chanzi appeared out of thin air inside the double dragon jade carriage.

Tianyi Old Man had long witnessed Gu Liangyuan’s methods. He said to Tian Chanzi:

“See? I told you he couldn’t be hidden from.”

Tian Chanzi looked at Gu Liangyuan, then at Song Xianer:

“You two, Master and Disciple, are even more mysterious than Old Ancestor I imagined.”

Gu Liangyuan looked at the loyalty levels of both of them, which were over seventy, and said:

“Since you’re here, listen together.”

So, Gu Liangyuan slowly began to speak, revealing all the information he knew.

Tian Chanzi and Tianyi Old Man were filled with emotion after listening, never expecting the truth to be like this.

Sword Servant was bewildered, and Jiang Wei was thoughtful.

Previously, Jiang Wei thought that as a Thunder Calamity Realm powerhouse, she was already among the top tier of people in the world.

But with Tian Chanzi appearing and such secrets entering her ears, Jiang Wei realized that she was still too insignificant.

As this thought arose, Jiang Wei’s recognition of Gu Liangyuan as her Master increased by several points.

Song Xianer wore a look of realization:

“No wonder I never heard about the Holy Lands in the Immortal Court.”

“No wonder the Immortal Court spent so much effort sending people to the Lower Realm.”

“Sending people to the Lower Realm?”

Gu Liangyuan seized on the key point in Song Xianer’s words.

Song Xianer nodded: “The Mo, Zhou, and Lü Dynasties in Central Continent are supported by the Eastern, Southern, and Northern Immortal Courts, respectively.”

“There aren’t that many Loose Immortals in the world. Unless they are avoiding enemies, those who have the Opportunity generally Ascend.”

As she spoke, she glanced at Tian Chanzi intentionally or unintentionally, then continued:

“The Loose Immortals within the Three Great Dynasties are outsiders.”

Looking at the frowning Gu Liangyuan, Song Xianer said:

“Master, you might not know, but ever since the Heaven Pillar broke, it’s easy to Ascend, but difficult to descend to the Lower Realm.”

“Although the mortal world has shattered into countless fragments, the will of heaven and earth is still powerful.”

“To transport someone to the Lower Realm, even the Immortal Court has to pay a huge price.”

“It seems the Eastern Immortal Emperor wanted to unify the Kong Sang Realm with Ancient Mo, which is why he sent people to the Lower Realm.”

“It’s just that the Holy Land’s trump cards exceeded his imagination, plus the Southern and Northern Immortal Emperors sent people to establish the Zhou and Lü states to obstruct him, which is why he hasn’t succeeded yet.”

“But why the Southern and Northern Immortal Emperors also sent people, that I don’t know.”

“I speculate that this realm must hide some great secret, which is why the Three Great Immortal Emperors have placed their pieces here.”

“When my remnant soul escaped, I also chose this realm because its forces were complex, and Liu Ruyan wouldn’t dare to easily invade here.”