Chapter 1036: 758: Xiaoba Mountain’s Quest for Gold
The fleeting years rush by, the cycles of time turn, and the dimensional patterns quietly shift.
Above the Taiyi Profound Sect, golden auspicious signs churn in the sky, as rays of light descend, signaling the reappearance of the phenomenon of Seeking Gold.
Yet, such auspicious scenery brings no joy, only desolation and despair, to the eyes of every cultivator within the Taiyi Profound Sect.
At the center of the high platform, the ground is paved with jade tiers, enveloped in golden radiance.
A cultivator in a purple robe stands quietly, shoulders drooping, with Dao Rhymes fluctuating around him; he is the Great True Master who bows to the Golden Court.
He is forced to seek gold!!
Around the high platform, hundreds of Purple Mansion True Masters sit in rows, all are the foundational pillars of the sect.
At this moment, everyone bows their heads, brows are furrowed, Dao Hearts are dormant, with despair pressing against their chests and only deathly numbness remaining in their eyes.
“In the days when the True Monarch was in charge, even though schemes were rampant, all were hidden in secrecy.”
“Now, with the True Monarch’s fall, we are completely reduced to ants and sheep waiting for slaughter at anyone’s mercy.”
Above the clouds in the nine heavens, fierce winds rage, cyan clouds stretch and spread, covering half the sky.
Wu Geng, dressed in the Nine Qi Daoist Robe, stands mid-air over the clouds, with a tall posture and a cold expression.
He overlooks the miserable plight of the entire Taiyi Profound Sect from above, his eyes calm and unperturbed.
“An eye for an eye.”
In the previous epic battle of the Southern Border, the two Buddhas of Spirit Mountain fell with their true forms shattered.
Afterwards, he witnessed with his lord the South Pole Red Sky Burning Heaven Maitreya, which had been suppressed by the two Buddhas.
That end was so tragic; the prodigy of the Buddhist Sect was completely assimilated without a chance to reincarnate and cultivate again.
Whenever Wu Geng recalls that scene of utter despair, endless gratitude arises in his heart.
Grateful that he discerned the situation and entered reincarnation in time, otherwise the fate of Maitreya would have been his own.
Memories recede, the past scheming and humiliation convert into a fierce hatred within.
Regarding the two lineages of Spirit Mountain, due to his lord’s identity, he remains cautious and measured.
But against the Taiyi Profound Sect, he shows no mercy!!
Since he took charge of Kuimu’s authority, Wu Geng deployed the boundless Cyan Wood Heaven-Locking Array, utterly enclosing and sealing the Taiyi Profound Sect.
Within the sect, all cultivators are nothing more than consumable resources to him!!
He even disdains altering memories, putting everything openly on display, forcing everyone into complete despair!!
On one side of the high platform.
A Purple Mansion True Master with an indomitable spirit can endure the humiliation no longer, seeking to end his life and reincarnate!!
But as soon as he has the thought of suicide, a pale cyan aura breaks through the air from above, instantly shattering his true spirit!
“Pop—”
The true master convulses violently, his true spirit shatters, and his body collapses onto the white jade high platform, silently turning into a heap of ashes.
Wu Geng’s indifferent voice descends from the clouds:
“Seeking death?”
“You can only live if I allow it; without my consent, don’t think of taking a step into reincarnation.”
Witnessing this scene, the crowd of Purple Mansion below is even more sorrowful:
“Alive, unable to prove the Dao; dead, barred from reincarnation, what can be done!”
“What can be done!!”
…
Deep within the Great Snow Temple.
Chen Sheng sits quietly atop a white jade lotus platform, sensing the scattered Seeking Gold radiance from the Taiyi Profound Sect, his expression calm and undisturbed.
Such sights have long become commonplace for him over the years.
Beside him stands Beiji Tribulation Crossing Treasure Light Buddha, Miao Shan, who softly speaks with lowered eyes:
“Lord, the methods of Fellow Daoist Wu Geng this time are even more ruthless than those used by Spirit Mountain Fangri and Mao Ri against him in the past.”
Chen Sheng leisurely raises a hand, speaking casually:
“It’s merely using their own methods against them.”
Over the years, to clear away threats above his Golden Position,
Wu Geng has returned all the scheming once used against him and even escalated them with utmost brutality.
Chen Sheng completely permits this.
Though unwilling to absorb the authority of the remaining Sun and Water Golden Positions, he has loyal subordinates and faithful followers by his side.
Since ancient times, when one person attains the Dao, their entire entourage rises.
Once Wu Geng cleans out the Golden Position, he is willing to give everyone a chance!
Chen Sheng’s eyes slightly dim, quietly adding in his heart:
“This dimension, greatly benefits the Sun and Water!”
“I offer them the chance to ascend; if they fail and are outmatched by outer realm prodigies, then it’s their own incompetence, not anyone else’s fault.”
In the next moment, Chen Sheng closes his eyes, his mind resolves:
“With all preparations complete, it’s time for me to personally seek the Vulnerable Moon’s Golden Position.”
…
Another dimension.
In the heartland of the Divine Land Continent, mountains stretch endlessly, peaks crisscross, shrouded in mist.
It is Xiaoba Mountain!!
On the sheer cliff of the highest main peak, a lone figure in cyan clothes stands tall, apart from the mundane.
Around him, four halos of Vulnerable Moon Divine Techniques cycle and flow, the moonlight pure and clear, the Dao Rhymes are perfect, with no flaws, having reached the extreme realm.
It is Chen Sheng!!
Relying on his own Taiyin foundation, cultivating the Vulnerable Moon Divine Techniques without any bottlenecks, he quickly pushes them to the realm of perfection.
Chen Sheng lifts his gaze to the distance, where clouds float among the mountains, the vastness of mountain and sea is tranquil.
This place, he has meticulously selected for seeking gold and proving the Dao with Vulnerable Moon.
“The dimension I come from has birthed two Dao Embryo Great Powers, ancient layouts spread across the world, pitfalls everywhere, dangers at every step…”
“In contrast, this Divine Land realm seems like shallow waters and sands, without hidden hands to restrict, making it fertile ground for proving the Dao.”
A cool breeze stirs his robe, creating a hunting sound.
Chen Sheng lowers his gaze to the cold rock beneath his feet, his eyes momentarily filled with reminiscence.
This place is also where he fell in his previous life.
“In my last life, at this place, I was forced to suicide by the Taiyin Immortal Monarch.”
“But now, I will seek the Vulnerable Moon’s Golden Position here, utterly vanquishing that Immortal Monarch!!”
…
Below the cliff, countless figures stand amidst the mountains, silently and solemnly.
Countless intense, fervent gazes fixate upon the cyan-clad figure at the cliff’s peak, eyes filled with expectations accumulated over countless years.
They are all direct descendants of the Ba Clan Chen Clan left in the world by Chen Sheng in his previous life.
After Chen Sheng fell in his previous life, the Ba Clan Chen Clan completely lost their protection, plunging into an abyss of endless suffering.
Especially his close kin, Red Wood, Ah Shu, Pu Zan, and others, each met tragic fates, enduring endless hardships, migrating to survive, never finding peace.
The other direct descendants of the Chen Clan were further imprisoned and enslaved by the Taiyin Demon Sect, their lineage condemned to be blood sacrifices for generations, enduring agony and unspeakable suffering.
Contrarily, collateral branches like Chen Hua, due to distant bloodlines and not being in the core area of Xiaoba Mountain, were spared from disaster.
At the top of the cliff, Chen Sheng nods gently.
He chose to return to Xiaoba Mountain, to prove the Dao of the Vulnerable Moon and seek the Golden Position, to also amend the regret of his previous life falling here and implicating his clan.
All preparations are complete, the moment for proving the Dao has arrived.
Chen Sheng speaks in a deep voice, resonating through the mountains and lakes, echoing across all of Xiaoba Mountain.
“Let’s begin.”
In an instant.
The four flawless, perfect Vulnerable Moon Divine Technique glows abruptly shoot into the sky, piercing through layers of clouds, connecting heaven and earth.
The vast and boundless Xiaoba Mountain, over billions of miles of mountains and rivers, is entirely engulfed in the cool, pure white Taiyin moonlight…