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Chapter 526 Nine Suns
Nine Yang Cave?

In an instant, Zhang Yunling felt his hands and feet were cold, and cold sweat soaked his body that was immune to cold and heat.

There are many famous secret realms in the world of cultivation, but the only secret realm with such obvious characteristics as nine suns is the Chunyang Taoist Palace, the Nine Yang Cave Heaven which has been controlled by the Zhang family from generation to generation.

Fortunately, the memory fed back by the spiritual consciousness is very complete, including not only visual scenes, but also sounds, smells, touch, temperature, spiritual perception and other types of perceptions, which are exactly the same as the feelings when the real body enters.

As memories continued to flood in, Zhang Yunling finally let out a long sigh of relief.

Fortunately, it has been basically confirmed that that place is not the Jiuyang Cave Heaven.

First of all, there is no spiritual energy in that doomsday secret realm. No matter how hard you try, you can't sense any spiritual energy and can't absorb it to recover. The Yang Fire Puppet can only continuously consume its own flames to maintain its mobility.

Secondly, although the nine suns in the sky are shining brightly, they are not scorching hot. Instead, they are very refreshing and comfortable, like a spring day after winter, suitable for an outing.

Finally, no spiritual plants or spiritual materials were seen along the way during these three days. There were only some mundane plants without any spirituality, as well as some uniquely styled, square tall buildings, and metal sedan chairs with seats, parked in a mess on the wide and flat road.

There is no doubt that there is no such scene in the Nine Yang Cave Heaven. The air there is full of yang spiritual energy. Even in the most remote and marginal places, there is a concentration of spiritual energy of the fifth-grade upper grade. The Nine Yang Pool in the center has reached the eighth-grade upper grade, ranking among the best in the entire cultivation world.

The Jiuyang Cave Heaven has also undergone hundreds of thousands of years of transformation by the Chunyang Taoist Palace and their Zhang family. Almost every spiritual field, forest, water area, and mountain has been put to good use. Spiritual plants are planted, spiritual beasts are raised, and formations are set up to cultivate spiritual plants. It is extremely prosperous.

Moreover, the vast majority of people in the Jiuyang Cave Heaven are from their Zhang family. There are as many as one million of them, and they are distributed among them. They have been responsible for managing the various resources in the cave heaven for generations. Among them, there are quite a few who have achieved the state of He Dao and Fan Xu, and their combat power exceeds one-third of the entire Chunyang Taoist Palace. The predecessors have also made many arrangements, so the spiritual veins are stable and the earth is solid, so they will never fall into the end of the world.

That apocalyptic secret realm was obviously a very ordinary mortal secret realm, and it was very well developed. The craftsmanship level of the mortal world was very high, otherwise it would be impossible to build buildings hundreds of meters high and various beautiful metal creations.

It makes sense. Without spiritual energy, one cannot practice cultivation. With a short life span of just a hundred years, one naturally has to study things to make oneself live comfortably. It is normal for the system to be passed down from generation to generation and develop to this level.

There are also records of similar secret realms in the sect’s classics, which indicate that such secret realms are not very large, and because there is no spiritual energy or spiritual materials, the people inside basically have no spiritual roots and are just pure mortals. It can be said that they are almost worthless, and no sect would fix the passages to such secret realms and collect them as the sect’s foundation.

After all, even if you find a place to escape from the world and avoid disasters, there must be spiritual energy. Without spiritual energy, you can't cultivate immortality. Even if the whole sect hides in it, what's the point? The inheritance is cut off and you become an ordinary person. It's better to fight the foreign enemy vigorously.

However, this kind of secret realm also has one advantage, which is that it is very simple to explore. It is full of mortals, and even if there are some weapons, their power rarely exceeds that of the Qi Refining Stage. They can be suppressed with a backhand and taken at will. It is not bad to occasionally come to the mortal world to refine your mind and temper your state of mind.

The memory is still being transmitted.

Zhang Yunling discovered that there was indeed something strange in that secret realm. There were not many people on the streets. No, it cannot be said that there were no people, but there were no living people. Many people were lying straight on the streets, their bodies had already rotted, and they had been dead for a long time.

Some people died directly in the metal sedan chairs, in the same situation, but there were still survivors. Occasionally, you could see living people in those tall buildings lifting the curtains and looking over with vigilance. Many of them were pale and thin, and seemed to be having a hard time.

Some animals can also be seen in the wild, some are dead, and some are alive, but there are far more alive than dead. Some living animals are even gnawing on the dead, which is quite lively.

The Yang Fire Puppet walked for three days. Although its speed was not fast because it had to observe and collect intelligence, it still walked about seven or eight thousand miles and passed through several prosperous cities. Without exception, these cities had a large number of mortal corpses.

These bodies were also carefully examined, and no fatal injuries were found. Although they were rotten, the bones were intact and there were no signs of blood splatter around them. It looked like they had suddenly fallen to the ground and died.

If nothing unexpected happens, the end of this secret doomsday realm will be the sudden death of a large number of mortals?

Zhang Yunling frowned. Similar situations were also recorded in the sect's classics. After all, there were many mortal kingdoms surrounding the Chunyang Region, and most of them were governed by resident immortals from the Chunyang Taoist Palace. Sometimes they would hold spirit-raising meetings to recruit some mortals with excellent spiritual roots to practice in the Chunyang Taoist Palace.

The predecessors of the immortals who resided in the world left behind many records, among which there were many cases of large-scale deaths of mortals, such as wars, plagues, demonic cultivators refining magic weapons, etc., but they were all resolved by the predecessors.

War is not so bad, with the intervention of immortals, the desire of mortal monarchs to expand their territory can be easily suppressed. The same goes for plague. One elixir is enough to eliminate the disaster of tens of thousands of people. Demon cultivation is a little more troublesome, but if you look carefully, you can still find some clues. Once found, it will be like thunder to sweep away all evil.

However, the corpses examined by the Yang Fire Puppet were obviously not those who died in the war. There were no signs of disease on their bodies, and their flesh and blood and internal organs were relatively intact. There were also no signs of demonic rituals, otherwise the flesh and blood would have been consumed long ago, leaving only mummies.

How did these mortals die?
Zhang Yunling instantly thought of the strange disaster that occurred in the Sea of ​​Tears not long ago. This disaster has not been completely eliminated until now, and strange things still happen from time to time in other places in the human-demon border.

Could it be that a strange disaster had also occurred in this secret realm of doomsday? It was possible, the power of the evil gods from outside the domain was not something that mortals could resist.

However, in the previous exploration, I did not sense the evil gods from outside the domain, nor did I sense the cold, sticky, and endless malicious feeling of those strange things. Whether it was the corpses or the surrounding cities, they were all normal...

No! That's not completely normal! It's abnormal to have nine suns in the sky!

If those nine suns were real, this small mortal secret realm would have been dried up long ago! The whole world would be enveloped in heat waves and flames, and the earth would be burned into glass!

Zhang Yunling carefully sensed the memories brought back by the Yang Fire Puppet, but he did not feel anything wrong with the nine suns. The sunlight was shining, just like the sunlight he felt on a daily basis.

The collection of memories only took a moment, and Zhenjun Huashen's thinking was also extremely fast, so all the above happened in just a few breaths.

The puppets and magical weapons of other fellow disciples, uncles and aunts also returned one by one. Many of them showed a look of relief on their faces, but there were also many people with serious expressions, and no one knew what they were thinking.

As the team leader, Dan Xizi was the first to speak: "Okay, let's get together and discuss this."

The people from the Chunyang Taoist Palace gathered immediately, and like other forces, they set up a soundproof and light-blocking magic array and began a lively discussion:
"This secret realm of doomsday looks simple. My magic weapon found a lot of living people. They haven't eaten for several days and they don't even dare to go out. We just need to rescue them back to the cultivation world and then find a piece of land for them in the mortal world. Isn't that the problem?"

"Yes! I think there are not many mortals left. We should hurry up and take action, otherwise it will be bad if we are robbed by other forces." "I have measured it with a magic weapon. This is a small spherical world with a diameter of only 30,000 miles. It is very small, but it looks like a developed civilization with abundant resources. There should be a lot of people, maybe billions. I just don't know how many survivors there are."

"Don't worry about it. Go rescue some people first and see if you can gain merit. I think those bald donkeys are organizing a second wave."

"I think we should not be impatient. How can merit be obtained so easily? Those strange things before were not easy to deal with! I think the most important thing is to find out why the mortals inside died in large numbers!"

"Yes! There's something wrong with the nine suns in the sky! In the sect's classics, most of the secret realms have only one sun, and the Nine Sun Cave is the only one with nine suns! This Doomsday Secret Realm is obviously very wrong!"

"Yes, we have to be careful and not treat it as an ordinary mortal world."

"If it's a spherical world, there shouldn't be a strong wind layer, right? How about sending out a puppet to fly to the nine heavens and see what's going on with the nine suns?"

"Wait! I've discovered something! What I released earlier was a magical artifact of divine consciousness. I carefully examined the bodies of the mortals in the secret realm and found that their bodies were in great good condition. There were no evil spirits around them. It's possible that they died suddenly!"

"Souls scattered? Could it be the evil cultivators from the Soul Devouring Sect? Or some strange thing that can devour other people's souls?"

"My puppet hasn't come back yet. It was set to last for three days. Is there anything wrong?"

"That shouldn't be the case. I haven't found any powerful enemies in the records of my magic weapon. How can such a soulless little secret realm give birth to something that can threaten a fifth-level puppet?"

"Those bald monks from the Brahma sect over there have made a move! They are really brave! Are they planning to enter the secret realm in person? Is this merit so important to them? Why don't they send some clones to investigate?"

……

Fanmen's eagerness interrupted the brainstorming of other forces, and they all turned their eyes over.

But without exception, these people had no intention of joining. Everyone could see that something was wrong with this doomsday secret realm, and out of basic caution, no one was willing to take the risk.

The Brahma Sect also retained a bit of rationality and did not rush in all at once. They only sent out a team of twelve people, led by Huixin, a reincarnated Bodhisattva who had personally explored the strange secret realm. There were also two other Return to the Void Realm and nine Into the Spirit Realm, all of whom were the elite of the Brahma Sect.

Zhang Yunling couldn't help but sigh, this monk Huixin is really brave, he dares to enter the strange secret realm, and he also dares to enter this strange doomsday secret realm, he is really stubborn. Maybe his reincarnation is also related to his courage?

Twelve people disappeared into the secret realm gate. No one else outside entered, and even their clones or puppets were not sent out. They just waited in silence.

It's their ability to dare to take risks, and it's acceptable for them to gain more merits. After all, we only have one life, and opportunities are something that can only be encountered after thousands or tens of thousands of years. There is no need to seek death deliberately.

Time passed minute by minute, the sun set and the moon rose, and soon, two days had passed.

During this period, the Chunyang Taoist Palace also had several discussions, but didn't come up with anything. It was just that two puppets that were placed into the Doomsday Secret Realm before the transformation of gods have not returned yet.

They are all very common puppets. The fifth-level flesh and blood puppets sold by the Momen in the Jiqiao Domain are also the most commonly used puppets by the fifth-level divine cultivators in the world of cultivation. They are the best choice for exploring secret realms, breaking through formations, attracting enemies, guarding caves... They are of high quality and low price, and are very popular throughout the world of cultivation.

It was obvious that something was wrong in this doomsday secret realm that had not been discovered, which made the atmosphere at Chunyang Taoist Palace even more tense.

Suddenly, at the door to the secret realm that everyone's consciousness had locked onto, seven or eight figures flew out, crawling and tumbling, looking very miserable.

They were all people from the Brahma Sect who had entered the secret realm before. However, their appearance triggered the formations set up by various forces at the entrance to the secret realm, trapping them all.

The formation was complex and the light was flowing, but everyone could still see their appearance clearly. There was only sadness and panic on their faces, but no madness, no despair, no pain, and they did not look like they were possessed by strange creatures.

The Fanmen reacted the fastest and asked immediately: "What's wrong? What happened in there? Where is Huixin?"

Indeed, the monk Huixin, who was the reincarnation of Bodhisattva, was not among them, and there were also one missing, Fanxu and one Huashen.

The other Fanxu who was in the lead had a sad face and said nothing. He just opened the storage bag and released three bodies, which were the three missing people.

They were completely lifeless, their spirituality had completely disappeared, and there wasn't even a trace of fluctuation in their spiritual consciousness. There was no doubt that these three people were dead beyond deadness.

The appearance of the corpse immediately caused exclamations and gasps from those nearby.

It is clearly a soulless secret realm for mortals, but there is something in it that can kill True Lord Huashen and Venerable Fanxu, and even master the law of cause and effect and the secret method of reincarnation, and its combat power is close to that of a reincarnated Bodhisattva who has achieved Hedao!

Then is it possible that I will die if I go in? Is this secret realm so dangerous? Is this merit so rare?

The elders from the Brahma sect looked particularly unhappy, but they reacted quickly and asked in a stern voice, "What happened? How did the three of them die?"

“I… I don’t know…” The monk in the Return to Void Realm seemed to have lost all his courage, and he spoke timidly: “As soon as we entered the secret realm, we felt something wrong, as if there was an invisible danger surrounding us.”

"We originally planned to rescue a few hundred survivors and then ask them what happened. However, we just found a few survivors, and Jie Chen just opened his mouth to ask questions, and he suddenly fell to the ground and died!"

"Then those mortals rushed over, wanting to seek help. Jin Hai went to greet them and tried to control them first, but when he touched one of them, he suddenly fell to the ground and died. Bodhisattva Huixin wanted to save their souls and performed some secret method, but for some reason, he also died suddenly. We could only bring back their bodies."

(End of this chapter)