360: Whoever blocks the way dies!

"Fortunately, the rescue was timely!"

Far away in the Jiling Wasteland, Lu Ming was completely unaware of what had happened on Mount Yuanhu, tens of millions of miles away.

He had simply picked a random Late Golden Core Stage cultivator to bear the damage of the [Calamity Fiend Profound Light] for Zhuge Mingyi, entirely unaware that through a stroke of Luck, he had saved Murong Jingyang's life.

In truth, even if he had known, he wouldn't have felt much, because right now, his eyes were only on Zhuge Mingyi.

He was currently busy placing layer upon layer of Seals on the heavily injured and unconscious Zhuge Mingyi, waiting for his dharma body to return with the human emperor banner before properly dealing with and studying him.

"This time, it's a bountiful harvest!"

After finishing his work, Lu Ming patted away the non-existent dust on his hands and sat cross-legged on the spot, beginning to take stock of his gains from this venture.

If nothing else, just this Late Golden Core Stage body and the Golden Core Perfection corpse held by his dharma body were valuable enough to make his scheming worthwhile.

Once he finished devouring them, his cultivation would surely step into the Late Golden Core Stage.

Moreover, these were only minor gains; the real prize lay in the Divine Souls of these two.

To be precise, it was the memories and Legacies within their Divine Souls!!

One was a Heavenly Secret Master who was deeply versed in the Dao of Karma; someone who calculated this and that every day would surely know countless secrets regarding the Profound Spirit Domain.

As for that mysterious Karmic Secret Technique, Lu Ming had long since coveted it.

This clash with Zhuge Mingyi had broadened his horizons even further, filling him with anticipation.

The other was the head of the Li Family of Lancang Blessed Land; besides the Cultivation path for comprehending [Heavenly Laws] in his mind, he would certainly have a way to reach the Inner Domain.

No matter which it was, they were both things Lu Ming desperately craved right now.

"But it will still take some time for the dharma body to rush over. For now, I'll just Cultivate."

During this period, thanks to Murong Jingyang's efforts, the golden book had accumulated quite a few 'talents,' enough for him to Cultivate for a long time. Anyway, he was idle now... On the other side.

Yun Chenzi, who had just settled Duan Tianxiong and returned to the Qingming Immortal Sect not long ago, suddenly paused.

Frowning, he sensed carefully for a moment and discovered that the wisp of dao rhyme he had left on Zhuge Mingyi had lost its connection with him in an instant!

"Eh?" Yun Chenzi couldn't help but let out a soft exclamation of surprise. "That junior from the Zhuge Family has disappeared?"

Although the wisp of Five Elements dao rhyme he left was just a casual gesture without much power infused, it was enough to protect Zhuge Mingyi through several hours of Void Turbulence until he fell out of a void crack.

Logically, Zhuge Mingyi should have only just escaped the Void Turbulence.

Calculating the time, that dao rhyme should not have been completely exhausted yet. Why would it dissipate early?

"Given the strength of that wisp of dao rhyme, it wouldn't dissipate so quickly unless it encountered an impact of power at the same level."

Yun Chenzi frowned in thought: "Could it be that the junior encountered a danger far beyond expectations?"

This possibility crossed his mind, but it couldn't fully explain everything.

How could he know that in order to fight Lu Ming, Zhuge Mingyi had used the forbidden technique 'Calamity Fiend Profound Light' at any cost.

This technique inherently contained the Origin of 'Calamity' and had forcibly extracted that portion of dao rhyme from Yun Chenzi as nourishment.

Not to mention, the practitioner's own Karmic Luck was also turned upside down because of it.

Yun Chenzi's wisp of Five Elements dao rhyme, which already had limited strength, was instantly washed away without a trace under such an impact involving fate and Luck.

"Tsk..." Yun Chenzi shook his head slightly, truly unable to figure it out.

However, although Yun Chenzi didn't know what had happened, he knew that if something really happened to Zhuge Mingyi, there would be trouble!

He did not fear the Zhuge Family, but he adhered to the principle of "better to have one less thing to worry about" and didn't want to invite trouble.

Especially at this critical period of attempting to reach the Nascent Soul stage, he really didn't want to pointlessly provoke that group of Heavenly Secret Masters who were skilled in calculation and had deeply intertwined connections.

If Zhuge Mingyi truly perished because of him, those old fellows of the Zhuge Family would never let it go and would definitely find ways to make things difficult for him.

Thus, Yun Chenzi immediately raised his hand to form a Seal, attempting to deduce Zhuge Mingyi's current location and status.

However, as soon as he began the finger Seals, he felt a thick, viscous, yet invisible 'mist' shrouding the relevant heavenly secrets, completely blocking and neutralizing his deductive power.

No matter how he tried to deduce, he couldn't penetrate this mist in the slightest or glimpse even a bit of the truth.

"The heavenly secrets are being obscured?" A look of gravity flashed in Yun Chenzi's eyes.

"Could it be that someone from the Zhuge Family has acted, or is it someone else?"

To be able to so effectively obscure the deduction of someone at Golden Core Perfection like him, the one who acted must have extremely deep attainments in the Dao of Karma and heavenly secrets.

And in the Profound Spirit Domain, besides the Zhuge Family, who else could have this ability?

Therefore, the most likely possibility was that the Zhuge Family itself had taken action!

If that were the case, the matter would end there, but if... "Forget it!"

After pondering for a moment and still unable to figure it out, Yun Chenzi shook his head slightly and stopped dwelling on the matter.

Though he didn't want to court trouble, he was by no means afraid of it.

In any case, from beginning to end, he was in the right.

After all, it was a fact that Zhuge Mingyi and Li Daoxuan had trespassed into the territory of the Qingming Immortal Sect, and it was also a fact that they had attacked his subordinate forces first.

On the contrary, he, Yun Chenzi, had only administered a slight punishment and even left them a way to live, which could be considered more than fair.

Even if Zhuge Mingyi truly met with misfortune after escaping the void, it had nothing to do with the Qingming Immortal Sect or him, Yun Chenzi.

If the Zhuge Family wanted to use this as an excuse to make trouble, they would have to weigh whether they could withstand the wrath of a quasi-Nascent Soul expert like him.

With his mind set, Yun Chenzi's figure suddenly flickered and disappeared from the spot.

When he reappeared, he was already seated deep within the vast and lofty Five Elements Dao Palace, letting the Five Elements dao rhyme flow slowly around him as the manifestations of the Five Elements appeared one after another in a magnificent display.

"The Xuanling Secret Realm is about to open, and undercurrents are already surging in the outer domain. These truly are troubled times!"

Yun Chenzi slowly closed his eyes and sighed inwardly, a trace of irritation crossing his heart.

The path to Nascent Soul has always been a single-log bridge for billions of living beings.

With the opening of the Secret Realm this time, who knows how many old monsters stuck at Golden Core Perfection for hundreds of years will be drawn to action.

And a heaven and earth treasure like "xuan yin jade marrow," which can assist in condensing a Nascent Soul, will certainly be eyed greedily.

Although he was confident that his Five Elements Dao was profound and his combat power was top-tier among those of the same rank, he also knew that two fists are no match for four hands.

After all, an open attack is easy to dodge, but a hidden arrow is hard to guard against.

"It seems I must plan carefully. This concerns my lifelong path and cannot afford any mistakes!!"

His Lifespan was nearly a thousand years; although he had consumed life-extending spiritual items and could forcibly live for another hundred years.

But the Xuanling Secret Realm opens once every thousand years, and he absolutely could not wait for the next time.

This opportunity was his only chance; he must succeed and cannot fail!

No matter what, the "xuan yin jade marrow" must be obtained, no matter the cost!

To that end, whoever blocks the path, dies!