Chapter 946 - 670: Lost Their Minds

As time slowly passes.

Another three years.

Outside the Grotto Heaven, a new order centered around cultivators has been established.

There are a total of five great immortal clans, with the Mountain City, presided over by Red Wood, being one of them, known as the Ba Clan!

Each of the other four immortal clans also has a Dao Foundation cultivator presiding, balancing and dividing the territory.

On this day, outside the Grotto Heaven.

Four figures simultaneously step out of the air, their auras vast, all are Dao Foundation cultivators.

"Senior Brother Red Wood, we request to see you!"

"Yes, Senior Brother, we know you’re inside, why are you shutting us out?"

"We’re all disciples of the master. The Grotto Heaven isn’t privately owned by you alone."

Initially, they were terrified by the news of the master’s fall and scattered to escape, seeking self-preservation.

To their surprise, as time passed, the Grotto Heaven didn’t collapse, no enemies came knocking, and the situation became stable.

Though there was power and status outside, there weren’t sufficient cultivation resources, and the four’s cultivation stagnated.

Thus, the four coincidentally set their sights on this Grotto Heaven.

This investigation led them to discover something unusual — the Grotto Heaven wasn’t completely closed, and there was clearly someone residing inside.

With all four here, there’s no need to say who’s inside!

They started off politely calling out, but when no one responded, they couldn’t help but utter sarcasm, and later even resorted to cursing furiously.

"Red Wood is known for valuing relationships, let’s bring some of his kin to pressure him, see if he will come out!"

"Let’s go, let’s go!"

...

Inside the Grotto Heaven.

Chen Sheng has smoothly achieved Dao Foundation late-stage, surrounding anomalies becoming increasingly mysterious, the Power of Taiyin rising and falling like tides.

He suddenly raised an eyebrow, having a whim.

"Did someone just... curse at me?"

He lightly flicked his fingers to calculate, the lines of cause and effect unfolded before his eyes, suddenly realizing.

"Turns out, four little bugs are babbling."

"Truly lost their minds, their death is imminent."

He shook his head and ceased to pay attention, his Heart Spirit returning to his own Dao Foundation.

In the next moment, the Dao Foundation late-stage anomaly fully manifested, the void trembled, Dao Rhyme circulated, touching the wonders of Dao Domain transformation.

"This Dao Foundation’s upper limit is clearly insufficient, the Dao Domain evolved from the Dao Foundation spectrum is rather crude, barely equatable to the Fifth Layer of Void Refining."

"Based on my calculations, even if cultivated to Dao Foundation Perfection, it can only barely compare to the Tenth Layer of Void Refining, even with rituals, the hope of impacting the Purple Mansion is not great."

Chen Sheng’s eyes flashed with divine light:

"Fortunately, the upper limit of Dao Foundation has never been my upper limit. With my cultivation, I can evolve this Dao Domain to perfect flawlessness."

"Right, I’ll advance further, and continue deducing cause and effect!"

"The last time, I calculated that Dayu committed patricide and fratricide, took the foundation and exterminated the clan, let’s see what I can deduce this time."

After a while, Chen Sheng’s face gradually sank:

"This Dayu actually left such a reserve..."

...

In the Mountain City, the annual Spirit Testing Ceremony is being held.

Ah Shu and Pu Zan have long disguised themselves in the crowd, coldly observing as Guest Elders.

Among the direct lineage, they know who can give birth to spiritual apertures.

Now, they only hope that aside from those few faces in their hearts, some other promising talents may emerge.

With Red Wood arriving through the air, the Spirit Testing Ceremony officially begins.

Not long after, the direct lineages successively brought good news, numerous immortals emerged, spiritual apertures clear and talents excellent.

The crowd instantly boiled over, cheers resounding.

"This batch, the lineages of Third and Fourth Elders produced many immortal seedlings, surely they are watching over the clan from the heavens!"

Upon hearing these words, Ah Shu and Pu Zan couldn’t help but feel a trace of helplessness within.

There is no such thing as heavenly guardianship, they weren’t really "dead."

At this moment—four streams of light pierced the sky, descending from heaven, imposing and aggressive, heading straight for the high platform of the ceremony.

It was the four Dao Foundation cultivators from the Grotto Heaven.

They saw Red Wood at a glance, very surprised:

"Red Wood, you’re here?"

"What exactly is inside the Grotto Heaven?!"

Red Wood frowned, his tone cold: "You intruded on the Grotto Heaven?"

"Why do you care?" One person sneered, "Things are different now, the master is long gone, why should we fear you!"

"Hand over the Grotto Heaven True Inheritance Order!"

"With your clan now having more immortal seedlings, focus on the tribe’s affairs, and let us four take charge of the Grotto Heaven, allowing everyone to get what they deserve!"

Red Wood’s anger flared: "Dare to threaten me, seeking death!"

He said no more words, raising his hand to activate the Mountain City’s Grand Array.

Golden light surged into the sky, instantly transforming into a cage, tightly trapping the four people!

At the same time, his own Dao Foundation exploded, the Dao Foundation anomaly [Jin Buhui] spanning the sky, golden Sword Intent shredding the clouds.

Though the same Dao Foundation Early-stage, these years he has followed Chen Sheng in cultivation day and night, far surpassing those of the same era, his swordsmanship sharp and unmatched, no longer comparable to before!

Sword Light flashed!!

The first Dao Foundation cultivator didn’t even have time to scream, his flesh directly shattered, turning into a brilliant aura.

Within the aura, three jade-like beads condensed, after landing, the Spiritual Mechanism within a hundred miles around instantly surged tenfold.

The ground sprouted verdant Spirit Grass, breaking through the earth. Within mere breaths, they grew half a foot tall, with crystal dew gathering on the leaves, exuding rich Spiritual Qi!

Forming a Spiritual Land!!

"Red Wood, you actually killed Junior Brother Bai!"

"Die!"

The remaining three, instead of fleeing, charged forward with bloodshot eyes, a reckless attitude seeking mutual destruction.

Red Wood felt a sudden shock in his heart, this did not make sense.

The relationships among these four were not that strong, why are they acting so recklessly?

They’ve lost their minds!

"Lost their minds!!"

He instantly realized it was his father who secretly manipulated cause and effect, disorganizing their Heart Spirits.

Having thought this through, Red Wood held nothing back.

He roared to the sky, dao power at its full power, anomalies covering the heavens and the sun, golden Sword Light like a heavenly river pouring down, sweeping in all directions.

The second Dao Foundation cultivator’s aura shattered, Dao Foundation exploded loudly.

A gentle glow scattered, where the glow fell, it transformed into a clear Spiritual Spring.

In the spring water, fine Spirit Crystals floated, the spring water trickled down, and wherever it flowed, the soil became moist and fertile, giving rise to patches of Spirit Flowers.

The third Dao Foundation cultivator’s foundation shattered, Spiritual Qi backlashed, blood gushing from the seven apertures, flesh and blood collapsing inch by inch.

His Dao Foundation did not turn into Spirit Beads or Springs, rather, smashed a depth pit of about a yard into the ground, the pit bottom surrounded by Spirit Light gradually congealing into a piece of dark gold Dao Pattern jade.

Intricate Dao Pattern lines carved on the jade, emitting dense Dao Power, circulating Dao Rhyme within several yards.

The last one was even more tragic, Dao Foundation and Divine Soul both disintegrated, causing wave after wave of Dao Rhyme ripples through the void.

As Dao Foundation fragments scattered, a sapling entirely red, sprouting only three red leaves, burning with faint Dao fire, took root beside the Spiritual Spring, absorbing Spiritual Qi.

In a mere moment, it branched out anew, emitting scorching and pure Spiritual Qi.

The four Dao Foundation cultivators’ fall phenomena blossomed continuously in the sky above Mountain City, extinguished by turns.

Each fall was accompanied by the birth of Spiritual Objects, the formation of Spiritual Land, the surging of Spiritual Qi, causing the entire mountain city’s Spiritual Qi to become denser.

In just an instant, the four aggressive fellow sect members all perished, leaving only scattered spiritual lands and several Spiritual Objects quietly lying beneath the high platform.

The clan members witnessing such grand divine might from their ancestor were left dumbstruck, full of reverence in their eyes.

Ah Shu and Pu Zan exchanged a glance:

"The fall of the four Dao Foundations, time to strike the remaining four great immortal clans!"