Seeking Fortune and Avoiding Evil in the Cultivation World

Chapter 1141: Chapter 552: Obtaining the Immortal Realm’s Rare Treasure, Nine Heavens Earth Soil—A Great Harvest (Part 2)

Naturally there was no need to keep it open for such a long time.

"Alright."

Jiang Fan nodded; he didn’t feel any real regret.

Because this time he had already taken the lion’s share of the benefits.

Even if he stayed in Cangwu Immortal Mansion, he wouldn’t gain any more opportunities.

Now was the perfect time to return to Primordial Talisman Sect and digest this harvest.

Moreover, this time he had gained an invisible benefit as well.

That was using that eerie power to slaughter that group of Otherworld Void Refining Cultivators.

It could be considered eliminating a huge calamity for the Void Realm.

For a short while, those Otherworld Sect Cultivators probably wouldn’t dare run wild in the Void Realm.

Boom~~

The next second, Jiang Fan was transmitted out of Cangwu Immortal Mansion by the power of the Seventy-Seven Mansion Spirits and returned to the Eastern Continent.

...

At this moment, with the closure of Cangwu Immortal Mansion and the death of a large number of cultivators inside, this matter swept across every corner of the Eastern Continent like a hurricane, known by countless cultivators.

Although only a few years had passed, the impact on the situation of the Eastern Continent was extremely far‑reaching.

"What’s going on? Cangwu Immortal Mansion seems to have completely closed."

"Damn it, didn’t they say it would stay open for at least ten years? How could it disappear so quickly?"

"What’s more important is, where are the cultivators who went into Cangwu Immortal Mansion? Why hasn’t a single one come out?"

"Heh, the fact that none came out means they’re dead. Every cultivator who went in there didn’t survive."

"No way, is that for real? How is this an Immortal Mansion? Isn’t it more like a Demon Cave?"

"The records in ancient texts aren’t necessarily true, and even if they are, so many years have passed—who knows what’s happened inside. Exploring an Immortal Mansion is still too dangerous."

Countless cultivators of the Eastern Continent discussed it heatedly.

Of course, for most cultivators of the Eastern Continent, it was just something to gossip about.

Because the threshold to enter Cangwu Immortal Mansion was still very high; you had to at least advance to Divinity Transformation.

The problem was, how many cultivators above Divinity Transformation are there on the Eastern Continent now?

So the number of cultivators who could enter Cangwu Immortal Mansion was extremely small.

Even if they died, it was only a small fraction of cultivators, hardly worth mentioning.

"Haha, besides, it has little to do with us anyway; it’s just a few Divinity Transformation Ancestors dying."

"They cultivated for so many years, finally advanced to Divinity Transformation, and then died just like that—what a pity."

"Although the appearance of an Immortal Mansion does bring tremendous opportunities, it also contains enormous danger. A single careless step, and you die miserably inside."

"Opportunity and risk coexist. Want huge gains but refuse to take risks? That’s pure fantasy."

"But with so many Divinity Transformation dying, I’m afraid it will have a profound impact on the powers of the entire Eastern Continent."

"Heh, maybe not that big an impact. Haven’t you noticed? All the Divinity Transformation Cultivators who went into Cangwu Immortal Mansion were complete strangers, not the Supreme Elders of the four Divinity Transformation Sects."

"Where exactly did these unfamiliar Divinity Transformation experts come from? Could it be there are really so many powerful High-tier Cultivators in the world?"

"Yeah. If they possessed such power, why wouldn’t they occupy territory and stand on equal footing with other Divinity Transformation Influences?"

Many cultivators of the Eastern Continent were utterly puzzled.

They simply didn’t know where those unfamiliar High-tier Cultivators had come from—utterly unheard of.

But they didn’t realize that as Spiritual Qi in the Void Realm continued to recover, the number of newly emerged powerhouses had grown far too great; this world had probably already undergone an enormous, silent transformation.

If you couldn’t advance, you would only be eliminated.

...

For ordinary cultivators of the Eastern Continent, this was just something to chat about in their spare time; it didn’t cause much impact.

But for the ten great Immortal Dao Sects, it was a bolt from the blue.

Because they had lost far too many Void Refining Cultivators in one stroke.

Even if Void Refining Cultivators were merely consumables to them, they were still high‑grade consumables.

There was no way they could accept so many dying for no reason and gaining nothing in return.

The many Void Refining Cultivators who still remained on the Eastern Continent quickly gathered together.

Guiyuan Sect, Blood River Sect, Five Elements Sect, Divine Weapon Gate, Profound Beast Immortal Mansion, Thousand Illusion Sect, Star Sect, Wuji Sect, Ten Thousand Demon Hall, and Ghost Sect—the cultivators of these ten great Immortal Dao Sects converged at a certain place on the Eastern Continent.

However, even among the survivors, only a pitiful handful remained.

"What exactly happened inside Cangwu Immortal Mansion? Why did all the senior brothers who went in die?"

"Do any of you know how they died?"

"Earlier a senior brother sent me a message, saying there were large amounts of Spirit Medicine in Cangwu Immortal Mansion and telling me to hurry over."

"But I got delayed by some matters, so I didn’t go."

"Then they all died."

A Sixth-Layer Void Refining cultivator of the Five Elements Sect spoke in a low voice.

When he recalled what had happened that day, he felt a chill run down his spine.

If he had believed that senior brother and gone to Cangwu Immortal Mansion, he would probably be dead too.

Since Cangwu Immortal Mansion was that dangerous, why did the other party send such a message?

"Didn’t expect you received a similar message."

"In fact, I received that kind of message from a junior as well, saying Cangwu Immortal Mansion was filled with opportunities, telling me to come quickly."

"The problem is, I’m not on good terms with that junior. If there really was such benefit, why would he ever call me?"

"So I concluded there had to be something wrong and chose not to go."

"But it seems quite a lot of our fellow sect members were duped into going."

A Void Refining cultivator of Divine Weapon Gate let out a cold laugh.

He had almost fallen for it.

Fortunately, he always acted very cautiously; otherwise he might have died in the Void Realm.

"Looks like there’s something seriously wrong with Cangwu Immortal Mansion."

"This is no Immortal Mansion at all; it’s simply a Demon Cave."

"Maybe it’s long since been occupied by an Ancient Demon."

"Once those senior brothers entered Cangwu Immortal Mansion, they were immediately controlled by the Ancient Demon and turned into puppets."

"That’s why they would send messages to lure us in."

A Void Refining cultivator of Star Sect voiced his own guess.

He hadn’t been in the Void Realm for long, but he had already realized the hidden dangers here.

That was—some Ancient Demons had already revived.

Even if they had just revived and not recovered all their strength,

killing a few Void Refining Cultivators was no great problem.

"The Spiritual Qi of this world has only just recovered, so the native cultivators’ Cultivation isn’t very high; they don’t pose much threat to us."

"But that doesn’t mean the Void Realm is without danger."

"This world holds many caves and ruins left behind from the Ancient Era."

"Admittedly, many opportunities lie within, but they also contain enormous danger."

"If you’re not careful, let alone Void Refining Cultivators—even Integration Cultivators will probably die here."

"No wonder those old fossils are unwilling to come to the Void Realm; they must have long realized this."

"That’s why they need us to blaze the trail."

A Void Refining cultivator of Thousand Illusion Sect spoke through gritted teeth.

To be honest, losing so many Void Refining Cultivators at once had completely scared him.

On the surface, this world didn’t seem dangerous at all.

But beneath that surface, the water was unfathomably deep.

If you were even a little bit greedy, you might die a miserable death.

Countless fellow disciples had already proven this point.

"To be frank, I suggest everyone refrain from making any moves against the native influences here."

"The waters of this world are far too deep; who knows what exists behind the Sects of this world?"

"Even in the worst‑case scenario, suppose we occupy the Sects and powers of this world—it still won’t do us any good."

"On the contrary, it might alert the enemy and make us a target for everyone."

"The best course is to honestly focus on gathering intelligence."

A Void Refining cultivator of Wuji Sect urged, giving his own suggestion.

"Shut up. What are you, to dare tell us what to do?"

"Indeed. This is our Sect’s plan—you have no right to interfere."

"Those guys did die, but that was purely because they were stupid; this won’t change our plan."

"This world is indeed an undeveloped treasure land; this incident only further proves how precious the Void Realm is."

"It’s said this world contains opportunities to become Immortal; we absolutely cannot give that up."

"The more dangerous it is, the better. The bigger the waves, the pricier the fish."

The Void Refining Cultivators all spoke at once.

They scoffed at the Wuji Sect cultivator’s proposal; they had their own way of doing things and didn’t need anyone’s advice.

Still, after this incident, their style of operation naturally became much more cautious.