Chapter 151: Chen Changsheng’s Retreat Behind the Scenes, the Competition for Heavenly Mandate Begins
“Teacher, can you…”
Hearing Chen Changsheng’s words, A-Li was worried and wanted to say something.
However, he was interrupted before he could finish by Chen Changsheng raising his hand.
“I know what you want to say, but you should also understand that this is impossible.”
“You have your life; I have my path. I cannot always follow you.”
Upon hearing this, Wu Li’s lips trembled constantly because he knew the teacher was about to leave.
This departure might take many years before they could see each other again.
He was just a nobody among the vast mountains, a wild boy who had never seen the world.
If the teacher had not brought him out of the mountains, he would not have achieved anything today.
Moreover, if it weren’t for the teacher silently planning everything for him, his path would not have been so smooth and unobstructed.
Looking at Wu Li’s reddening eyes, Chen Changsheng smiled and patted his shoulder, saying, “Alright, man up, don’t shed tears so easily.”
“There are so many books here that I can’t finish reading them all right now, nor can I leave.”
“Since you’ve already comprehended the sixth realm of ‘Body Cultivation,’ let me see if the surprise you prepared is great enough.”
In response, Wu Li adjusted his emotions and said, “Teacher, I didn’t let you down; I really have walked out of the third path.”
As he spoke, a colorful glazed lamp emerged above Wu Li’s head.
Facing that radiant lamp, Chen Changsheng’s eyes were filled with pride.
“Good job, you really have walked out of the third path.”
“The fifth realm of ‘Body Cultivation’ is named ‘True Self.’ This realm seems powerful, yet it has a fundamental problem that cannot be resolved.”
“That is, as the realm improves, a gap will form between the physical body and spiritual sense.”
“To solve this problem, there are roughly two paths: one is to sever the true self, and the other is to break through the true self.”
“Whether it is ‘severing’ or ‘breaking through,’ it means that cultivators must give up something.”
“But you have figured out this unique method of breakthrough.”
“Using essence as the lamp, spirit as the fire, and qi as the oil, igniting a ‘bright lamp.’”
“With this ‘lamp’ guiding you, the physical body and spiritual sense will no longer experience separation, and it can also maximize your potential.”
“You indeed didn’t let me down!”
In the face of Chen Changsheng’s praise, Wu Li felt genuinely happy.
“Teacher, in the past, you always helped me; now let me help you for a bit.”
“I can help you now.”
Seeing the sincerity in Wu Li’s eyes, Chen Changsheng smiled and said, “Although your path is already very smooth now.”
“Your future path will still be long; focus on your own matters first.”
“When I need your help, I will naturally seek you out.”
Saying this, Chen Changsheng handed Wu Li a jade slip.
“The method of ‘Body Cultivation’ is powerful, but once you pass the sixth realm, the physical body will not keep up with the growth of internal spiritual power and spiritual sense.”
“To continue achieving balance, you need to work on your ‘flesh and bones.’”
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After the new Purple House Sacred Lord took office, he went alone to visit the two major sacred grounds in the Central Courtyard.
No one knew what the new Purple House Sacred Lord discussed with the two sacred grounds.
All anyone knew was that after the visit, the Yaoguang Sacred Ground announced it would abandon this era’s competition for the Heavenly Mandate.
Meanwhile, the Kunlun Sacred Ground declared war on the Purple House Sacred Ground.
With the conflict between the two sacred grounds, war soon swept across the entire Central Courtyard, and some prodigies who intended to compete for the Heavenly Mandate also rapidly grew amidst the chaos.
This war lasted a full month, and during the course of the conflict, the Purple House Sacred Lord Wu Li finally took the field himself.
The Merciless Fairy was slain at the Soul-Disruption Cliff, the Demon Monk Xuanxin was defeated at the Sleeping Dragon Pond, and the Southern Plain Prodigy Batu Lu fought to madness, yet still suffered the breaking of eighteen bones.
Even Jiang Feng, who was said to be the only one capable of contending with Wu Li, had his head severed with a finger of the sword.
These earth-shattering battles were fights exclusive to the prodigies; other than the participants, no one else was able to witness them.
There were also rumors that a third person was present during these battles.
The only clue was that Jiang Feng’s corpse was mysteriously buried by a mysterious person, signed as “Undertaker.”
As for whether this “Undertaker” was the Purple House Sacred Lord Wu Li or someone else, the entire cultivation world was divided and yet never reached a conclusion.
After Wu Li consecutively defeated various factions, Kunlun Sacred Ground was pressured to form an alliance with Fang Qiancheng.
The joint efforts of the sacred ground and forbidden ground held a power that even the Purple House Sacred Ground found troublesome.
However, just when everyone thought Wu Li would temporarily avoid confrontation, he publicly accepted Kunlun Sacred Ground’s challenge for a decisive battle.
Interestingly, after accepting the challenge from Kunlun Sacred Ground, Wu Li disappeared for a while.
During this time, no one knew where Wu Li had gone.
When Wu Li returned, he brought with him eight hundred pieces of bronze armor and finalized the time for the decisive battle.
The time for the decisive battle was set for the sixth day of the lunar month, when heavy snow fell from the sky.
The entire Purple House Sacred Ground turned out, with Tiger Cavalry, Shadow, and the seventy-two Earth Fiends—all the armies set off in great numbers.
Besides these three fierce armies, the Purple House Sacred Ground also mobilized coffin after coffin.
These coffins were sealed with bl**d-colored stones, clearly indicating that they were the true heritage of the Purple House Sacred Ground.
That battle shook the heavens and split the earth, leaving the sun and moon in darkness, with half of the Kunlun Sacred Ground destroyed.
Tens of thousands of miles of land became scorched earth; when the great battle ended, half of the people from the Purple House Sacred Ground were lost, while Kunlun Sacred Ground announced a closure for a thousand years.
Yet regarding this war, there were no written records in the entire Central Courtyard.
Those who participated in the war refrained from mentioning that battle.
The only information available was the rumors circulated in the cultivation world.
Some said that during that battle, Kunlun Sacred Ground summoned the existence of the Sacred Forbidden Ground, and Wu Li was destined to lose.
Yet, Wu Li seemed to have called upon a powerful existence from somewhere, ultimately suppressing the Sacred Forbidden Ground.
