I will survive with proficiency

The spiritual world is the same as the human world. Compared with the ancient times, there are various problems such as the withering of spiritual energy, the exhaustion of Tao Yun, and the failure to manifest the laws of heaven and earth to a certain extent.

This makes it difficult to ascend from the spiritual world to the fairy world.

As a result, it is difficult to fight against the demon world.

This makes practice difficult.

We, the monks, fought against the heaven and the earth, and finally became one of the few ascendants in the world, ascending from the lower world to the spiritual world.

Who is willing to let his cultivation stagnate again?

Under this situation, many monks began to explore solutions to the problem.

As time went by, two completely different views on the solution gradually emerged.

One side thinks it should be allowed to take its course.

The strong adapt to the environment, while the weak complain about the environment.

The spiritual energy, Taoist charm and other conditions in the spiritual world are indeed not as good as in ancient times, but they are not so bad that it is difficult for monks to make progress. As long as you work hard, there are still some excellent spiritual resources to choose from.

Cultivation of immortality itself is not something that everyone can do.

Survival of the fittest is normal.

The other side believes that fate should be changed against nature.

Since the spiritual world lacks spiritual energy, then "borrow" it from other worlds.

Since it is impossible to borrow from the fairy world, then borrow it from the spirit world's greatest enemy, the spirit demon world.

For tens of thousands of years, the battle between these two realms has never stopped.

If you control the spirit and demon world, as long as you use a certain formation to filter out the demonic energy, the aura of the spirit and demon world can also be used by the spirit world.

Monks who held this view advocated large-scale conquests.

These two views gradually formed two factions.

They are the inaction faction and the conquest faction.

The two are evenly matched in the Immortal Alliance of the Spirit Realm.

Take turns to control the voice of the Immortal Alliance.

In the past 10,000 years, the conquest faction has been the party that has relatively dominated the discourse.

It's a bit like the different parties in the Eagle Country before Chen Ping's time, taking turns stationed in the White House.

"This was nothing at first. The spirit world and the spirit demon world are incompatible with each other, and they have never stopped conquering each other. But it wasn't until Xiaodao regained his memory that he realized that the conquest faction's hands were not only reaching out to the spirit demon world, but also to the human world." The golden toad's eyes were empty.

"What do you mean?" Chen Ping was confused.

He knew that the reason why Broken Arm introduced so many situations in the spiritual world must be related to the human world, but he didn't know where this relationship was.

What does it mean that the spiritual world reaches out to the human world?

You must know that because of the existence of rules, monks in the upper world are not allowed to interfere with the lower world at will. For thousands of years, it has been rare for monks from the upper realm to appear in the lower realm.

Even if there is, it's just a clone.

Of course, there are exceptions to everything.

As long as Chen Ping knew that Shengxian Valley had the power of the upper world. But is this power a real person, a clone, or something else? This is unknown.

"In my eyes, what kind of place is Shengxian Valley?" Broken Arm asked.

Chen Ping thought of all the encounters and information he had learned before going to Cangqing Ancient World, and said in a deep voice:

"I suspect that there is a group of powerful people there who, for their own selfish interests, use the excuse of imprisoning the passage to the demon world to extract the spiritual energy and Taoist charm of the human world, making Shengxian Valley the best place to practice for those with vested interests."

"Half of it is right." Jin Chan smiled:

"The powerful in the human world cannot do this."

"They are not vested interests, they are just swords in the hands of the spiritual world expedition sect."

Spirit World Expedition Faction?

Chen Ping was shocked. He had known that Shengxian Valley had the power of the upper realm before, but he always thought that the powerful people in the human world used special means to invite one or two upper realm monks or clones or some other means to help them. They protect us.

Now press the meaning of broken arm.

Not one or two monks at all.

Rather, the entire spiritual world is involved.

The powerful people in Shengxian Valley do not control the voice of Shengxian Valley. They are more like lackeys kept in the human world by the Spirit Realm Expedition Sect.

Chen Ping thought of some possibility, his heart exploded with thunder, and he immediately asked:

"Senior is saying that the conquering sect in the spirit world is not only focusing on the demon world, but also on the human world. They are extracting spiritual energy and Tao Yun from the human world, while Shengxian Valley is just extracting spiritual energy and Dao Yun. Passage?"

"You are very smart and can understand everything." Jin Chan smiled.

Chen Ping has one head and two heads.

I didn’t expect that such a simple Shengxian Valley could have such a big secret hidden behind it.

What’s more, I didn’t expect that the spiritual world, the upper realm that everyone yearns for, would do such dirty things.

This is like the feudal dynasty, where the imperial capital was in a state of revelry, using gold to pave roads and feeding fat to dogs. Outside the imperial capital, people died of hunger everywhere, and everything was desolate. In this case, the emperor did not think of relieving the victims, but instead further increased taxes.

The lives of monks in the human world are also lives.

The path to immortality of monks in the human world is also the path to immortality.

My generation is weak.

But don’t we deserve a heart that seeks the truth?

"Did the conquest faction's approach form a consensus in the spiritual world?" Chen Ping asked in a dull voice.

"Consensus?" Broken Arm Golden Toad sneered:

"If there is a consensus, why does the trail end like this?"

The spirit world and the spirit and demon world are evenly matched. When the conquest of the spirit world failed, someone once proposed the idea of ​​extracting spiritual energy from the human world, but was strongly opposed by the Wuwei sect.

There are even different voices within the expeditionary faction.

The human world is a source of replenishment for monks in the spiritual world.

Taking away the spiritual energy of the human world is tantamount to fishing in a dry road and drinking poison to quench thirst.

The proposal has since fallen into disuse.

But the Expeditionary Sect later found a unique Taoist method. They could use the Taoist methods of heaven and earth in the human world to slowly warm up the spiritual world, improve the aura of the spiritual world, and enhance the spiritual world without damaging the spiritual energy and Taoist charm of the human world. The winning rate against the demon world.

This is a happy event for everyone.

However.

"Humph." Jin Chan sneered:

"Now it seems that this is just a cover for the conquest faction. They still use secret methods to continuously extract the spiritual energy and Taoist charm of the human world."

What a big game of chess.

All the previous confusions slowly unfolded in Chen Ping's heart.

No wonder.

If it is normal that there is a difference between the spiritual energy and Taoist charm of the current world of immortality and the ancient times, then what about 10,000 years ago?

According to the murals I saw in Zhumo Field, the spiritual energy and Taoist charm of the world of immortality today has dropped a lot compared to the world of immortality 10,000 years ago. It stands to reason that 10,000 years is not enough time for such an obvious decline to occur. .

It turned out to be taken away by the spirit world.

It’s no wonder that many transformed gods are so in awe of the messengers from Shengxian Valley that they even avoid talking about the matter of Shengxian Valley and remain silent.

It turns out that the upper realm powers involved are not just one or two.

However, Chen Ping was puzzled and said:

"Since there is no consensus, it is impossible for the Wuwei faction not to know about such a big movement, right?"

Hearing this, Jin Chan shook his head, with a trace of confusion in his eyes:

"I don't dare to speak out about this."

"But I guess there are three."

"First, the Expeditionary Faction really used some special means to cover up the secret."

Tens of thousands of years ago, in order to prevent monks from the upper world from entering the human world and causing too much damage to the human world, a consensus has gradually formed that "monks from the upper world are not allowed to enter the lower world at will."

This is even more true now, even the passage from the upper world to the human world has been closed.

Usually they can only enter the human world in a clone form.

There are also many restrictions and requirements such as Dao oaths.

This also results in a lot of information from the human world not being transmitted to the spiritual world.

It is possible that the spirit world did not notice the movement of the conquering faction.

Of course, there is another possibility, that is, even if there are monks in the spiritual world who discover the phenomenon of spiritual energy withering in the human world, they may not think about it from the perspective of 'being extracted from spiritual energy'.

"Secondly, the spiritual world has discovered it, but it was already finalized when it was discovered, and it is difficult to change the status quo."

In other words, raw rice becomes cooked rice.

In addition, although the spiritual energy was extracted, it also sealed the passage from the demon world to the human world, bringing stability to the human world to a certain extent.

"Third, the conquest faction has gained an overwhelming advantage in the spiritual world."

It is equivalent to a single family.

Naturally, you can do whatever you want.

"For the monks who transform into gods in the human world to overcome tribulations and ascend, they need a large amount of the purest spiritual energy of heaven and earth and abundant Taoist charm. There are few places in the human world that can meet these conditions. If Xiao Dao guessed correctly, Shengxian Valley is obviously the best. The place to overcome the tribulation and ascend may also be the only place suitable for ascension."

"Xiaodao makes a bold guess. These monks ascended from Shengxian Valley and entered the spiritual world. Naturally, they will not speak ill of Shengxian Valley when they arrive in the spiritual world." Broken Arm continued.

"That's understandable." Chen Ping nodded.

After ascending from Shengxian Valley, you have definitely dealt with Shengxian Valley, or you were bound by the Dao oath, or you took advantage of it. In short, there is a high probability that you will become a member of the Expeditionary Faction.

Chen Ping was troubled when he thought that if he ascended in the future, he would also need to use the venue of Shengxian Valley.

This is tantamount to 'the dragon slayer will eventually become the evil dragon'.

Having lived in two lifetimes, Chen Ping thought he had a very clear view of the world.

The strong will always be strong, and the fittest will survive. There is nothing better than this.

But this does not include bullying the weak.

He is not the Holy Mother. For the sake of safety, he would not interfere with many unfair and unjust things, but if he were to become a person who bullied the weak, took things by force, and regarded the lives of innocent people as nothing, he would never be able to do it.

If using the Immortal Valley to ascend meant that he had to agree with the conquest faction's moral principles of extracting spiritual energy from the human world and disregarding the lives of countless monks who bullied the human world, he couldn't do it either.

"What? Do you think it's cruel?" Jin Chan said amusedly when he saw Chen Ping thoughtfully.

"It's quite cruel, but I've gotten used to it along the way." Chen Ping raised his eyebrows without showing too much emotion:

"I just didn't expect that the accelerating decline of spiritual energy in the human world is actually related to the spiritual world."

He couldn't help but squint his eyes.

If the spiritual energy had not withered at an accelerated rate, would his second daughter-in-law Yun Haitang still be alive?

If there was no accelerating decline of spiritual energy, the practice in these years should not be so difficult, right?

Without this, how could his master have reached the point where the Nascent Soul cannot be separated?

Jin Chan looked at Chen Ping and thought to himself that this guy is really calm.

After a pause, he said:

"My little friend tries to keep himself out of the matter, but in fact, the world of mortals is full of ups and downs, twists and turns. You and I are both involved, so how can we stay out of it?"

"Why don't you, little friend, take the initiative to walk into the whirlpool? Cut your own path with one sword?"

"My little friend has this strength."

Chen Ping was stunned for a moment. This was the first time that Broken Arm had told him the principles of cultivation.

But then I thought about it.

This is indeed the truth.

In the past few hundred years, I have been cautious and cautious, and finally reached the stage of becoming a god. In the end, will I be willing to bind myself with the oath of conquering the faction? Let yourself lose your true self?

In this world of mortals, you and I are both part of the game.

Indeed.

From the moment he refused to become a strong supporter, from the moment he secretly decided to avenge his master, he seemed to have embarked on a path that ran counter to that of Shengxian Valley.

A road full of thorns, but one that can hold your head high.

Chen Ping looked at the floating golden toad:

"If I'm not wrong, senior is the Wuwei sect, right?"

"That's right." Jin Chan nodded.

Chen Ping smiled bitterly and said:

"According to what the senior said just now, there are three reasons for the existence of Shengxian Valley. No matter which one it is, it is a gap that is difficult to overcome for us, isn't it?"

A broken arm is strong, but that is only for monks in the human world.

Facing the spiritual world, what can he do with just a broken arm?

"It all depends on human effort." Jin Chan said solemnly:

"This is the second thing I want to talk about today, Xiaodao, set me free."

Chen Ping stood in the Sword Intention Corridor, his clothes fluttering:

"Are these two related?"

"Of course." Jin Chan's pupils shrank, as if recalling the past, and after a while he said:

"It is not easy to extract spiritual energy from the human world of Nuoda and enter the spiritual world, but it is even more difficult to tightly integrate it with the channel to suppress the demon world. In order to achieve this goal, the expedition party took an evil path. Bad. Understand the laws of the spiritual world.”

"That's because they actually used Xiaodao's body and soul as a medium to carry out restrictions."

"This is a taboo in the spiritual world."

At this point, Jin Chan's tone was trembling, full of anger. He calmed down for a while before continuing:

"Besides, Xiaodao has a special status."

"As long as Xiaodao can return to the spiritual world, this conspiracy will be revealed to the entire spiritual world."

Chen Ping's eyes lit up when he heard this.

"I understand. As long as you and I cancel the Weapon Spirit Dao Law Contract, seniors can return to the spirit world to expose the illegal practices of the conquest faction. By then, the initiative of extracting spiritual energy from the human world will inevitably be dismantled."

Once this measure is lifted, Shengxian Valley will naturally no longer exist.

If Shengxian Valley does not exist, the spiritual energy and Taoist charm of the human world will be restored at least three to four times.

There is no need for him to ascend through the Immortal Valley.

Everything will be solved.

Good thing.

"If that's the case, what are you waiting for, senior? What did senior say we should do? We will terminate the contract immediately." Chen Ping agreed decisively.

Golden Toad:.

Jin Chan took a breath:

"My little friend is only half right."

Chen Ping:? ? ?

"What's the meaning?"

"Removing the weapon spirit contract allows me to return to the spirit world and expose what the conquest faction has done. However, the move to extract spiritual energy from the human world may not be so easy to disintegrate. It also requires human world monks like Xiaoyou. effort."

Chen Ping was stunned again.

Why work hard for yourself?

From Jin Chan's further introduction, he learned that it depends on the current strength of the two forces in the spiritual world. Shengxian Valley can exist safely for thousands of years. Jin Chan guessed that the power of the conquest faction should be on the rise.

Coupled with the existence of the Ascension Immortal Valley, all the monks in the spiritual world are beneficiaries.

They have enjoyed the benefits for thousands of years. If someone comes out to oppose them at this time, the monks who were swinging between the two factions will subconsciously choose to favor the conquest faction.

"But based on past experience, it is certain that we can get a chance for monks in the human world to fight for their own destiny." Jin Chan added.

Chen Ping understood.

Jin Chan did not explain this so-called "opportunity" clearly, but Chen Ping could understand that it was still related to the negotiations between the two factions.

But it can be seen from the cases introduced by Jin Chan that this needs to be fought for by the monks in the human world.

This seems to be unchangeable.

"No confidence?" Jin Chan joked.

It's not that I don't have confidence.

Rather, assess the risks.

Chen Ping sneered:

"Senior is joking. There are thousands of talented monks in the human world. It doesn't matter whether I have confidence or not, but I believe they can definitely do it."

Unexpectedly, Jin Chan said:

"Others may not be able to."

"But Xiaodao thinks you can do it. Xiaodao has always had a good eye."

Chen Ping frowned.

Could this be the affirmation from a strong person in the Mahayana realm?

hiss.

Did not say.

feel good.

"Senior, don't be joking. I'm just an ordinary minor repairman. I owe everything to luck to where I am today." Chen Ping calmly refused the top hat.

Jin Chan said calmly: "You might as well be bold, little friend. The original owner of this Seven-Star Longyuan Sword is a very daring person."

The original owner of the Seven-Star Longyuan Sword?

Zhao Changxing?

Chen Ping paused and asked while the heat was on:

"I never asked, what do you call senior? Who is Zhao Changxing that senior mentioned?"

After saying this, Chen Ping felt that the air seemed to be a few degrees colder.

Just when Chen Ping thought Broken Arm didn't want to talk more, its voice floated out:

"The Xiaodao's name is Li Nai, from the demon clan. Zhao Changxing is a human monk, and is Xiaodao's most cherished friend in his life. This sword was Zhao Changxing's favorite sword back then. It stayed with him for thousands of years and was given to him as a gift thereafter. After entering the path, the sword has remained in the demon world."

I see.

Just tell me why Broken Arm mistook me for Zhao Changxing the first time he saw me.

It's because this sword intention has a very obvious aura of Zhao Changxing.

It's because the two of them are each other's best friends in life, so they are naturally familiar with each other.

I thought that if I was lucky enough to ascend to the spirit world in the future, and if I could establish a relationship with these two big guys, maybe my future would be better.

Thinking of this, Chen Ping nodded and flattered him as if nothing had happened:

"I see."

"Let's just say that ever since I understood the sword intention in the Seven-Star Longyuan Sword, I have always felt an indescribable sense of intimacy with my senior."

"It turns out that senior and the original owner of the sword I learned are close friends."

"It's fate."

As he said this, he heard Broken Arm say:

"He is also the 'good friend' who cut the five horses on the trail into pieces and suppressed them in every corner of the human world."

Chen Ping:? ? ?

What does it mean?

Was it Zhao Changxing who used Li Nai as a medium to engrave his imprisonment and suppress him in the human world?

this.

Why don't you finish your conversation at once?

"Ahem." Chen Ping nodded seriously:

"Let's just say that I have had a strange and uncomfortable feeling when I have comprehended this sword intention over the years."

"After hearing what Senior Li said, I finally understood. It turns out that this is the aura of 'unkindness and injustice'. No wonder I feel uncomfortable."

"This sword intention will never be understood again."

At this moment, Broken Arm Li Nai’s voice was neither sad nor happy, he just said lightly:

"You are you and he is him."

"There is no right or wrong in sword intent."

"Speaking of which, since Zhao Changxing is the mastermind of Shengxian Valley, if one day the monks from the human world really fight for his life, the clone of the monk from the upper world that I will face will be Zhao Changxing."

"Xiao Dao is really looking forward to the day when I can use Zhao Changxing's sword power to kill Zhao Changxing's clone."

Chen Ping:.

As someone who aspires to ascend in the future, Chen Ping actually does not want to be involved in too many grudges and grudges in the spiritual world.

I prefer to cultivate my own path to immortality quietly.

However, given the opportunity, he didn't want to take sides.

But in fact, he has already taken a sideline.

Destroying the confinement and rescuing the amputated Rina is the most obvious choice.

Treating Li Na until he can recall all his memories and letting Li Na return to the spirit world is a clear indication of his alignment.

In fact, there is no way out for a long time.

In this case, why not be bold.