Chapter 975: Entering the Game

Chapter 975: Chapter 700: Entering the Game

In the vast Great Void.

The Profound Water-Controlling Flag hung down, forming layers of water barriers, securely protecting the group within.

Master Cheng Lan peered through the layers of mist, raising his eyebrows slightly, his voice tinged with confusion:

“By all logic, all the prerequisites are in place, so why has the Immortal Mansion not fully opened yet?”

Beside him, Master Canggu focused intently on probing the movements of the earth veins, his brows tightly furrowed, responding in a deep voice:

“Within the Immortal Mansion, there is an extremely strong force of resistance, as if the primordial foundation is tightly guarding its doors, unwilling to be forcibly opened by external forces.”

Master Cheng Lan nodded slowly, a hint of understanding in his eyes:

“It seems the foundation left behind by the Sumeru Divine Monarch is far more profound than we imagined.”

His tone gradually eased, showing not a trace of anxiety, but rather a sense of composure:

“This is not a bad thing. The deeper the foundation of the Immortal Mansion, the more it will become ours, strengthening the power of our Ji Water lineage.”

“There’s no need to be hasty; just wait patiently.”

Upon hearing this, Master Canggu’s tense heart immediately calmed down, and he let out a long sigh of relief.

This setup has cost endless effort, and he was anxious, fearing unexpected changes.

…

Meanwhile, deep within the Secret Realm of the Wu Earth Immortal Mansion.

Chu Zheng’s fingers were steady as he unhesitatingly lit the final strand of Incense of Inheritance.

The Incense Power left by the Divine Monarch was fully infused into himself; using this immense Power of Origin, he quickly refined the entire Sumeru Divine Mountain.

The Origin within the Divine Mountain slowly condensed, ultimately transforming into a wisp of [Stomach Earth] Gold Attribute.

“It’s done!”

Chu Zheng smiled, quickly sealing away this wisp of Gold Attribute.

Having completed this task, he whispered a few instructions to the spirit of the Immortal Mansion, finalizing all subsequent arrangements, and then left directly.

Using the incense as cover, he vanished instantly into the vast dense earth.

…

Within the Immortal Mansion, there are countless rare treasures.

Spiritual Objects nurtured over countless ages, Magical Treasures coveted by Purple Mansion True Masters, and innumerable Earthly Branch orthodox Divine Techniques and Cultivation Technique Jade Scrolls…

Any one of these could drive cultivators from all corners to madness.

Yet Chu Zheng, calm and collected, harbored not a sliver of greed, knowing well that while these treasures were enticing, they could easily lead to hidden dangers.

“The greatest taboo is greed!!”

“The position of Gold Attribute is so high it’s nearly impossible to calculate.”

“Combining this with my arrangements, I can entangle various forces into the game, confusing the cause and effect of heaven and earth, enough to erase all traces.”

“No one would have guessed that long before the Immortal Mansion formally opened, someone had stealthily infiltrated and taken the core opportunity.”

…

As Chu Zheng completely departed, the residual reverberations in the void dissipated.

The spirit of the Immortal Mansion condensed into the illusory form of a Yellow Robe Daoist, standing quietly at the vacant site of the former Sumeru Mountain.

“Capture!!”

A deep shout reverberated through the Secret Realm, his wide sleeves suddenly swept violently, and the boundless, magnificent Wu Earth Spiritual Power surged mightily, sweeping in all directions.

In an instant, the entire original site was forcibly leveled into smooth, dense earth, leaving not a trace of the mountain shape.

“Go!”

With a single decisive command, the central Wu Earth Major Cauldron floating mid-air radiated Spirit Light, expanding accordingly.

The cauldron body transformed, becoming a solid, weighty mountain of simple and unadorned appearance, securely covering the old site, completely concealing all traces of the Gold Attribute refined by Chu Zheng.

Using the Divine Monarch’s power retained by the three strands of incense, the spirit of the Immortal Mansion erased all traces, scents, and causal ties left by Chu Zheng…

Even as time flows on, no trace can be found.

With everything settled, a trace of vague nostalgia passed through the Illusory Daoist’s eyes, and a low sigh softly echoed in the empty Immortal Mansion:

“Master, I have arrived.”

He no longer lingered, forming a primordial Dharma Seal, his lips gently parting, uttering the profound and ancient Earthly Branch incantation:

“Thick Earth as the root, Sumeru as the bone, Kun Origin releases the lock, Earth Realm opens to the unseen, Ten Thousand Soils dissolve the formation, the Spiritual Mansion declares passage!”

The deep incantation resounded throughout the entire Secret Realm, the Wu Earth Dao Rhyme dormant between heaven and earth trembled and resonated in unison.

The Divine Monarch’s treasure hall, solid and impregnable as a fortress, shook violently; its Spirit Pattern alternated light and dark, and the layers upon layers of ancient sealing Grand Arrays and Sumeru Barriers guarding the Immortal Mansion gradually loosened, crumbled, and scattered.

In the blink of an eye, the myriad wonders, Innate Wu Earth Spiritual Materials, ancient protective Magical Treasures, and the Heritage Jade Scrolls stored for eons within the mansion, all broke free from their restrictive bonds, transforming into countless streams of light in vibrant colors, frenziedly darting in the void of the Secret Realm, scattering countless opportunities.

Having completed this last entrusted task, the spirit of the Immortal Mansion utterly burned itself out:

“Disperse!”

A decisive shout echoed, and it completely transformed into faint annihilating Spirit Light, spreading out to merge into the deep earth layers, all passing into the bodies of those Golden Warriors…

Spirit Body returns to earth, Divine Thought annihilated.

With this ultimate sacrifice, the Wu Earth Immortal Mansion, already precarious under external impact, utterly lost the maintenance of its origin.

The entire Secret Realm trembled violently, the Void Barrier crumbled inch by inch, and the long-sealed ancient Immortal Mansion’s portal burst open thunderously, exposed without any concealment in the vastness of the Southern Border.

“It’s open! The Immortal Mansion’s portal has finally opened!”

Master Canggu sensed the aura of the portal breaking open, a difficult-to-conceal ecstasy instantly surged upon his face.

But this joy only lasted for a moment before it abruptly froze and dissipated.

Rumble——

Several mighty and domineering roars echoed from within the Immortal Mansion’s portal, shaking the surrounding void slightly.

Golden Warriors stepped out of the Secret Realm, each displaying their extreme Dharma Aspect, their whole bodies filled with surging Earth Virtue aura, their gazes fierce:

“Intruders, die!!!”

Master Cheng Lan looked down coldly at the multitude of warriors, a trace of disdain appearing at the corner of his mouth, he sternly and coldly shouted:

“Merely warriors who have lost the blessing of Divine Power, whose combat power barely steps into the Purple Mansion, yet dare to be arrogant and presumptuous in front of me!”

Before the words fell, he immediately activated the Xuanyin Water Control Flag, intending to suppress and clear away these road-blocking enemies with the treasure’s formidable power as swiftly as possible.

As a Great True Master of the orthodox Jishui lineage, and with the Xuanyin Water Control Flag, a precious treasure of Water Virtue in hand, suppressing a group of warriors was an easy task.

Everything proceeded steadily according to his planned scheming.

“Boom, boom, boom!!”

This group of Golden Warriors also feared neither life nor death, choosing to self-detonate fiercely during the clash.

Deafening explosions occurred continuously, countless Wu Earth essence rushed skyward, permeating the whole Great Void.

Master Cheng Lan’s complexion suddenly changed drastically, a strong premonition of doom surged in his heart as he shouted involuntarily:

“Not good!!”

The next moment.

The entire Wu Earth Immortal Mansion, deeply hidden in the Southern Border’s earth veins, broke open its array and transformed into a vast, boundless yellow earth dragon spanning the entire Southern Border.

Roar, roar, roar!!

Accompanied by the dragon’s roar, the earth dragon twisted its body drastically, shaking the entire Southern Border’s earth veins to their core.

In an instant, the entire landscape of the Southern Border trembled, the earth roared ceaselessly, rivers flowed backwards, peaks and mountains undulated…

The wind and clouds of heaven and earth surged violently, even the high and boundless vast Great Void stirred with overlapping giant ripples, endlessly tumultuous.

Such a world-shaking grand phenomenon spread completely to every corner of the Southern Border, and there was no longer any secrecy.

The initial intent of everyone secretly scheming, wanting to quietly monopolize the Immortal Mansion’s heritage, completely turned into a bubble, impossible to achieve.

Master Cheng Lan’s expression was grim, his heart filled with shock:

“What a fiercely spirited Immortal Mansion spirit!”

“After such long consumption, it could still accumulate such a tremendous explosive force!”

“This scheme, Uncle Shui ultimately miscalculated.”

All the other Purple Mansion True Masters turned to look at Master Cheng Lan, each with an unpleasant expression, filled with gloom.

They understood clearly that this operation had already been exposed, the secret layout a complete failure, and the situation had deviated from their expected trajectory.

At this point, Master Cheng Lan made a decisive choice, instantly collecting his thoughts, and firmly ordered:

“Now that things have come to this, there’s no room left for concealment!”

“Follow me into the Immortal Mansion, even if we can’t fully control the whole Immortal Mansion, we must seize the most abundant opportunities and treasures within it first!”

“Understood!”

A group of True Masters no longer hesitated, immediately organizing themselves, and swiftly headed towards the wide-open portal of the Wu Earth Immortal Mansion.

…

At the same time.

Across the Southern Border, countless lurking forces were all startled by this heavenly phenomenon.

Within the main altar of the Witch God Sect, the powerful cultivators of the sect, who were cultivating, all stopped, gazing doubtfully towards the quaking earth.

Within the Bamboo Mountain Sect’s mountain gate, hidden among ten thousand mountains, numerous elders stepped out of their abodes, faces heavy, probing the source of the earth veins’ drastic changes.

The Sea Race clans stationed at the Four Seas of the Southern Border also stirred up waves, gazing towards the inland’s phenomenal spectacle.

At Tianlong Temple, Chen Sheng, who was quietly meditating, was suddenly shocked awake from his meditation, his eyes snapping open:

“What is this?”

He then made a hand seal, calculating causality.

At this moment, numerous phenomena were being broken, sweeping across the Southern Border, making it clear to calculate causality.

His gaze was deep:

“Wu Earth Immortal Mansion!!”

“What a Profound Sect! What a Jishui lineage!”

“To lay such a scheme here, what deep intentions indeed.”

“I must share a part in such an opportunity!!”

“Maybe it could give me further understanding towards the Golden Position.”

His heart stirred, and his figure vanished into the Great Void.