Stealthily cultivating in the chaotic world of demons and martial artists
Chapter 679 - 652: Picking Up the Leak _1

Chapter 679: Chapter 652: Picking Up the Leak _1

Earth Immortal Realm.

Two colossal banyan trees stood opposite each other, their trunks towering like clouds, canopies so immense they almost completely obscured the seven suns above the sky...

Above their trunks lay vast and sprawling cultivator abodes, where one could see chains, flying bridges, and escape lights, continuously ascending and descending between the canopies and trunks...

Occasionally, winged members of an alien race would circle the giant trees, tasked with pruning the branches and maintaining order...

This was a revered sanctuary among the human race, well-known as the Twin Banyan City!

Even Integration cultivators had to maintain respect here, for this was the Spiritual Vein and abode of one of the Five Sons of the Human Race - ’Changqingzi’!

In the depths of Twin Banyan City, inside a cave dwelling wrapped in spirit plants.

Mists of spiritual energy converged, forming various flowers, birds, and beast-like shapes that roamed the ground.

By the side of a spirit spring lay a young cultivator, using his hand as a pillow, seemingly in deep slumber.

He was dressed in azure robes, his appearance delicate and handsome, bearing a striking resemblance to the young Earth Immortal Fang Xi had once seen!

Suddenly, his eyes opened, and he murmured, "The Supreme Northern Dipper... Life-Commanding Supernatural Power? Could this be related to the abrupt demise of my main body recently?"

Almost immediately after Changqingzi’s eyes opened, a streak of light flew in, transforming into a winged alien race member.

"Master!"

This alien race member, possessing late-stage Returning to Emptiness cultivation, knelt reverently on the ground: "’Skywatch Tray’ has shown movement... Based on the calculations of the Welcoming Immortal Platform, it’s from ’Minghuan World’!"

"Minghuan?"

Changqingzi’s expression shifted slightly—his main body’s Lower Realm was not that one.

So, had that murderer fled to the Minghuan World?

"Prepare, and send a Wing Clan Member of early-stage Returning to Emptiness to the Lower Realm!"

Changqingzi spoke slowly.

To send a Cultivator in Returning to Emptiness to the Lower Realm, the resources required were substantial enough to make him feel the pain, given his current circumstances.

It could only be done once in short succession.

Moreover, due to the suppression of the Power of Lower Realm Rules, it made more sense to send a servant with early-stage Returning to Emptiness rather than a cultivator at a later stage.

"At your command... Great master, our tribe currently has twelve early-stage Returning to Emptiness cultivators. They will compete in the Sacred Domain, striving to be the strongest and accept your mission!"

The Wing Clan Member spoke with reverence.

The Wing Tribe was a minor clan in the Earth Immortal Realm, with their strongest members only at the level of Integration. After Changqingzi had slain their strongest, he had subjugated the clan as servants, usually tasked with taking care of the Banyan Twin Trees.

Once the servant had left, Changqingzi fell into hesitation.

He recalled the troublesome outcomes of the previous times he had sent people to the Lower Realm.

And this time, sending someone required the use of a precious ’World-Transforming Crystal’ to counteract the Interface Power’s suppression. It might be hundreds of years before a second attempt could be made...

"I must still be cautious..."

Changqingzi’s eyes were deep, and he snapped his fingers.

Vines, like cages overshadowing the sky, transformed into profound prohibitions, encompassing the entire area.

A flash of light appeared in his hands, revealing an ancient bronze mirror.

On the back of the mirror, complex and mysterious runes were inscribed.

As Changqingzi recited a chant, he exhaled a breath of azure energy onto it.

The mirror’s surface flashed, and soon after, the figure of a man dressed in a Five-colored Feather Robe appeared.

The figure had an aged face, but he spoke with a flippant tone, "Isn’t this Changqingzi? What brings you to seek out this old man?"

"Wu Xingzi..."

Changqingzi, looking at the elderly man in the Five-colored Feather Robe, showed a hint of wariness on his face.

After all, this was an existence on par with him among the Five Sons of the Human Race, and he had developed his Five Elements Body to its pinnacle, possessing boundless power with his Five Elements Divine Skills!

In the Earth Immortal Realm, aside from the Mahayana Individual Immortals, they were of the highest esteem!

And because most Mahayana Monks usually secluded themselves, focusing on preparing for the nine levels of Heaven Tribulation, they, the Five Sons, often dealt with most of the human race’s affairs!

"As I recall, the last time we took turns overseeing the Three Realms Mountain, the Ascending Immortals from the Minghuan World were under your command, right?"

Changqingzi spoke indifferently.

"Indeed... These ascending cultivators turned out to be quite the talents. Some have advanced to Returning to Emptiness, and with some hope, they might step into Integration eventually..."

Wu Xingzi answered with a smug smile.

"I’ll take those people and the ’Breaking Realm Incense’ you use to contact the Lower Realm!"

Changqingzi declared.

"Oh?"

Wu Xingzi’s eyes lit up, "I remember you had a keen interest in the Lower Realm a while ago, Changqingzi, why pick up this interest again? Could it be you’ve forgotten how you nearly bankrupted yourself those previous times?"

Changqingzi’s face grew cold, "Wu Xingzi, will you oblige or not?"

"Oblige? Of course, I will oblige!"

Wu Xingzi chuckled, "But you’ll have to trade something! Poor me... I recently encountered a Primordial Chaos Beast of Integration-stage power, and after an intense battle, my Primordial Energy sustained significant damage. I need about ten Purple Pattern Longevity Pills to recuperate..."

"Are you dreaming?!"

Changqingzi’s face flashed with anger, but then he forcefully suppressed his rage and said, "Purple Pattern Longevity Pills are made with rare materials, and I only have three..."

"Then three it shall be," Wu Xingzi’s face bore a triumphant grin, "and add that hundred-thousand-year-old Purple Profound Wood..."

"You..."

Changqingzi suddenly became expressionless, "It shall be as you say..."

"Good, Changqingzi, you truly are a pillar of our human race, decisive in action. The people and the Breaking Realm Incense will follow shortly..."