Cultivation: When you take things to the extreme - Chapter 482

Chapter 482: Chapter 297: The Void

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Under the guidance of Yun Mengyao, a group of cultivators ascended into the skies and finally arrived at the White Jade Capital.

Upon entering the Immortal City, they instantly felt the strengthening of the prohibition and the greater power of the Formation, which crushed the last traces of rogue thoughts in their hearts to smithereens.

Formation!

Heavenly Craftsman’s Natural Creation, merging all laws, including Formation, which is of paramount importance; each Spirit-Treasure Mech Armor can be considered a mobile Great Array.

It is well-known that the strongest aspect of Formation lies within its power structure; the Array Formation incorporated into the Spirit-Treasure Mech Armors by Heavenly Craftsmen is no exception. It not only enhances the body and enables outward attacks, but also provides an immense ruling power inwardly. Unless the opponent is also well-versed in Formation and capable of breaking into and destroying the Formation, the difficulty of causing internal damage exceeds that of external attacks—it is practically an act of self-sabotage, a search for one’s own death.

Th𝚒𝓈 𝙘h𝖺pţҽr ɩѕ p◎𝐬ṯ𝑒𝙙 b𝑦 𝗞𝕀τᥱ𝓃Օ𝖛ᥱ𝐥

Although the people present are not versed in the methods of the Immortal Path, the War God’s Atlas contains Array Formation inheritances. Coupled with the perception and horizon of Tribulation Realm powerhouses, they could discern the crux of the matter, which prompted them to dismiss their last vestiges of unusual thoughts.

Even if they, a group of Tribulation Realm cultivators, could enter the city and encounter that person, they stood no chance of “assassinating the king on his chariot.”

Thus, it was best to behave honestly.

Following Yun Mengyao’s lead into the White Jade Capital, they saw the Five Palaces and Twelve Towers, resembling halls and pavilions of the Heavenly Court, with myriad rays of dawn-light and thousands of auspicious colors, all mechanisms of Yuan Spirit. Amidst the floating clouds and mist, countless cultivators were busy in various roles—Strongmen, Heavenly Girls, Mages, Taoist Men, and so on—like diligent bees and ants.

Even the Tribulation Realm powerhouses felt shocked at this sight.

Could this not be an imitation of the legendary “Heavenly Court”?

Sensing the minds of the crowd, Yun Mengyao, who was leading the way, began to introduce.

“There are Five Palaces and Twelve Towers within the White Jade Capital. The Five Palaces are the Ethereal Wood Azure Dragon Palace, Xinjin White Tiger Palace, Ding Fire Vermillion Palace, Kui Water Black Tortoise Palace, and the Ji Earth Qilin Palace. The Twelve Towers consist of the Martial Tower, Dao Tower, Sword Tower…”

“The Taoist Master resides in the central Ji Earth Qilin Palace, controlling the entire White Jade Capital. The Dutian Spirit Official and the four Divine Guard Generals are nestled in the Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise Palaces for cultivation, ready for wartime mobilization. In addition to the Five Palaces and Twelve Towers, there are millions of Academy Disciples, each fulfilling their duties, working with the forces to augment the power of the Immortal City.”

“The entire White Jade Immortal City gathers a massive amount of resources from the Ten Thousand Dao Academy, with tens of millions of Magic Artifacts and Spirit Crystals in reserves. Even if it faces formidable enemies and sustains damage, there is a complete logistical chain for maintenance, continuously replenishing combat strength until all reserves are depleted.”

“…”

Listening to Yun Mengyao’s narrative, everyone was even more astonished and relieved.

They finally understood what Yun Mengyao meant by “fighting against an entire world.”

The Ten Thousand Dao Academy’s main strategy is not battle, but war—a world-class war. The entire system, civilization, and world’s resources, human and material power, technology, and production have been mobilized for war.

How could they possibly fight against that?

Unless they possessed extraordinary powers that transcended all beings, how could an individual confront such a collective?

Even in a war of attrition, the White Jade Capital could use Spirit Crystals, Magic Artifacts, and its vast reserves to wear them down to death.

Fortunately, they had made the wise choice.

With this in mind, Ning Beiming smiled and jokingly said to the others, “According to legend, the Heavenly Court has thirty-three Heavenly Palaces and seventy-two Treasure Halls, whether true or false. But today, the Five Palaces and Twelve Towers of this White Jade Capital have truly broadened our horizons. It indeed captures the essence of Heavenly Craftsman’s work, a remarkable display of ingenuity!”

“Ning Elder speaks the truth!”

“Indeed, this city is marvelous!”

“Such methods of creation are beyond our reach.”

As Ning Beiming, a figure from the Earth Calamity Extreme Realm, spoke, the crowd naturally followed suit, expressing their admiration.

Yun Mengyao also smiled and led the crowd towards the Qilin Palace.

They quickly arrived in front of the Qilin Palace.

Before the palace gates, strands of Earth Aura were dense and heavy, clouds and mist swirling around, with twelve jade pillars leading inside. They revealed the majestic Qilin Hall, adorned with golden nails and jade doors, dancing Caifengs at the vermillion gates—all intricately carved and radiant, embodying an Immortal Clan’s temple, the abode of Divine Spirits.

As everyone stepped inside, they saw groups of auspicious clouds, and atop them sat a man, his blue garment as clean as washed jade, a black hairpin securing his ink-dark hair. His sword eyebrows exuded vigor, while his star-like eyes shone brightly. He seemed like a man, a god, and more like an immortal—a blend of scholar, warrior, and sage!

At that moment, a sense of respect arose in their hearts, and any sentiments of defiance dissolved.

“Taoist Master!”

Yun Mengyao stepped forward to greet him, “These are the elders of the Righteous Path who have denounced their ties with the demons in the Temple of War God and have even slain the Red Lotus Sect’s Supreme Elder Deng Yunpeng, among other longstanding demonic overlords. They wish to lay down their weapons and make peace with our Academy…”

Her words were cleverly put, conveying sincerity without diminishing their stature, diligently preserving the Face of the Righteous Path adherents.

Xu Yang nodded in acknowledgment and turned to the crowd, “You have all shown great discernment. From now on, you are fellow disciples. As long as you do not violate the regulations or cross the line, the Academy will not interfere with you. If any of you are interested in the Academy, then we are always welcoming…”

With these words, the tone was set.

“We will remember the words of the Taoist Master!”

Ning Beiming also set an example for the others, adjusting his address to solidify the relationship of respect, and then moved on to express sincerity on the main topic, “Earlier in the Temple of War God, we joined forces against the Demon Sect, but unfortunately, we were not strong enough to capture Leng Aotian, only managing to kill Deng Yunpeng and several other Tribulation Realm members of the Demon Sect…”

After recounting the prior events, he expressed his worries.

“Leng Aotian himself is a prodigy with exceptional talent, and now he fled into the Broken Void Stele along with a few longstanding demons. There is a possibility that he might face a Heavenly Tribulation inside and emerge even stronger.”

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