Cultivation: When you take things to the extreme

Chapter 1124: Chapter 681: Sudden Incident

“…”

After a fleeting moment of joy, reality sets back in, and the old monkey collapses onto the ground, once again silent.

To lift the prohibition and regain freedom?

Isn’t that an obvious desire?

There’s an old saying in the Upper Realm, “Ascended cultivators are less than dogs,” and while it’s somewhat exaggerated, it still reveals the plight and treatment of ascended cultivators in the Upper Realm.

For the Human Clan, it’s slightly better; they have some decency and manage ascended cultivators similarly, but at least they do it under the pretense of “saving all living beings and serving the overall situation.” The status and treatment of ascended cultivators are somewhat acceptable; they would not be reduced to slaves or servants.

But for the Demon Race and Devil Race, it is different. Survival of the fittest and the law of the jungle is the tradition. They do not bother with these roundabout ways. The treatment of ascended cultivators has always been clear: they are cannon fodder and enforcers sent up, to be conscripted into the military or turned into servants for some powers after prohibitions are imposed on them.

The bitterness of this is unknown to outsiders!

Therefore, lifting the prohibition and regaining freedom is something the old monkey has longed for in his dreams.

But though it is a dream, he’s well aware of the cold and cruel reality. The prohibitions imposed on him are from the “Kunpeng Great Saint” of the Heavenly Demon Palace, personally invented and practiced by Demon Saints, then applied to them, those ascended demon gods. Moreover, there’s not just one layer of prohibition but several layers compounded, interlocked with each other.

As everyone knows, killing is easier than saving, poisoning is simpler than detoxification; the same is true for prohibitions. Lifting them is far more difficult than imposing them, not to mention that when the Kunpeng Great Saint invented this Prohibition Skill, there was no consideration of ever undoing it, essentially tying a dead knot.

Although the final imposition of the prohibition wasn’t by the Kunpeng Great Saint himself, but by an Earth Immortal Demon Saint from the Heavenly Demon Palace, with the skill from the Great Saint and the mana from the Demon Saint, who could possibly unravel such prohibitions.

Heavenly Immortal?

Perhaps possible!

But is the person before him a Heavenly Immortal?

At best, he might be at the level of an Earth Immortal, and it’s even possible that he’s not even at that level. Even if he truly is the reincarnation of the Heavenly Immortal Taoist Master, it would be impossible for him to lift the prohibitions on these ascended cultivators in a short time.

So, the old monkey dares not speak, because this situation has already been anticipated by the major Tao Lineages in the Upper Realm.

The ascension of that Heavenly Immortal Taoist Master down to the Lower Realm has caused considerable dread, even fear, among the major Tao Lineages of the Upper Realm.

And the appearance of the Wandao School, as well as this person’s various actions and performances, have only deepened this fear.

Otherwise, the major Tao Lineages would not take such a risk to forcibly open the channel between the Upper and Lower Realms, regardless of the cost.

Even with just a suspicion, without being able to confirm his identity, they did not dare to allow him to grow too powerful.

Now that the channel is open, although there are still many risks, this will not stop the major Tao Lineages from taking action; soon a large number of Immortal Gods will descend to the Lower Realm, and even Earth Immortal Demon Saints will be mobilized. Even if they do not come in person, they will send their Second Primordial Spirits or External Incarnations.

His strength may be unfathomable, but at most, he is merely an Earth Immortal, and it’s even possible that he is not one at all. How can he withstand the constant arrival of True Immortals, Earth Immortals, Demon Gods, and Demon Saints from the Upper Realm Tao Lineages?

Therefore, the old monkey dares not respond, or set foot on this doomed vessel.

Seeing this, Xu Yang doesn’t mind: “The skill of a Heavenly Immortal, the mana of an Earth Immortal, and deeply intertwined with the Physical Body and Primordial Spirit, deeply rooted, penetrating to the bone marrow, such prohibitions are indeed tricky. However, in this world, there is no mana that cannot be unraveled. If you cooperate with me to meticulously study, perhaps there is still hope to regain your freedom.”

“…”

The old monkey falls silent upon hearing this, taking a while before he responds, “I’m but a fish on the chopping block, at your disposal.”

With that, he resignedly closes his eyes.

“You old monkey!”

Xu Yang shakes his head, not saying much more, and begins to use the Admiring Eye of Heaven to examine him.

Although he speaks of being a fish on a chopping block, he still harbors a tiny hope, evidently persuaded.

Who, given a choice, would wish to be a servant?

Even though the chances of lifting the prohibition are slim, what if it were possible?

Therefore, the old monkey chooses silent cooperation, so that even if this fails and he later falls back into the hands of the Heavenly Demon Palace, he might still spare his own life.

Xu Yang does not mind his small scheme, for indeed, his vessel seems somewhat shaky in the current tides.

But it is only shaky, without signs of sinking, and he has no intention of letting it sink. Researching this prohibition-lifting method is just the first step, and beyond that…

“Hm!?”

Xu Yang frowns, a look of surprise flashes in his eyes, and the effort to break through the prohibition comes to a temporary halt.

Elsewhere…

In the Central Region, Divine Land, the Yousu Country.

The Yousu Country, the domain of the Yousu Clan.

This is one of the four major Fox Clans in the Divine Land, with the Yousu Clan among them.

Qingqiu, Tushan, Chun Hu, and Yousu are clans of the fox lineage, with ancient heritage.

Though the Yousu Clan is the least among the four clans and not as renowned as the Qingqiu Fox or Tushan Fox, which produced an “Empress,” it is still an Ancient Clan, with deep and ancient roots, considered upper-middle-class among the forces of True Immortals in the Divine Land, second only to the Celestial Gate Holy Land and Imperial Dynasties.

Thus, the territory of the Yousu Country is also vast, encompassing hundreds of thousands of miles of land, within which live millions from the Yousu Fox Clan. Amidst the tumultuous Divine Land, they have a precarious place to establish themselves.

But now…

“Rumble rumble!”

From somewhere, the sound of thunder erupts, shaking the ground tremendously.

After the shaking, a ravine is discerned, which then becomes a deep abyss, from which rolls out a surge of Yin Qi, obscuring the sky in an instant. The Great Dark Heaven descends, with neither sun nor moon shining, and the wind and clouds lose color.

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