The Blockade from the Tianxing Sacred Land

Chapter 74

Soon, both clones reached the Core Formation stage.

"One step closer to immortality."

"Indeed, but we are still far from it. We must not become complacent."

"Of course."

The two clones conversed with each other before separating.

After reaching the Core Formation stage, further cultivation would require Li Changmeng to explore on his own.

The **Soul Refinement and Fetal Transformation Technique** only provided guidance up to the Core Formation stage. The path beyond—how to break through to the Golden Core, Nascent Soul, and Deity Transformation stages—would require Li Changmeng to figure it out step by step.

Fortunately, he had the clone technique. A single person could act as countless individuals, and eventually, he would find the path forward.

As expected, the Ten-City Alliance had almost entirely fallen under the control of the Flower of Desire.

The main hall of the Qingmiao Sect was crowded, but aside from Li Changmeng, not a single Qingmiao Sect member could be seen.

Everyone present was at least at the Golden Core stage.

Li Changmeng sat in the sect leader's seat, with Jiang Lixin and Qin Lianxue standing on either side.

"Revered Deity, the Ten-City Alliance is now fully under our control. However... it seems we have been blockaded within the Ten-City Alliance."

When he left the Six Desires Heavenly Ethics Sect, he had instructed the Male and Female Stamens to bring all Golden Core cultivators and above once the Ten-City Alliance was fully controlled.

Nearly a thousand Golden Core cultivators and dozens of Nascent Soul cultivators.

This was essentially the entire high-level combat force of the Ten-City Alliance.

"Blockade?"

According to Li Changmeng's plan, the next step was to continue expanding the Flower of Desire outward, ideally engulfing the entire Tianxing Domain.

Qin Lianxue nodded. "Reporting to the revered deity, the Tianxing Sacred Land has set up a grand formation across the entire Tianxing Domain. Externally, it isolates the Tianxing Domain from low-spiritual-energy regions. Internally, it divides the Tianxing Domain into four major parts.

"The Ten-City Alliance, the Hundred Battles Land, the Demon's Den, and the Tianxing Sacred Land—these four regions are isolated from each other. If necessary, the Tianxing Sacred Land can isolate any one of them."

The Tianxing Sacred Land, as the name suggested, was the strongest sect in the Tianxing Domain.

It housed Deity Transformation cultivators. As the dominant sect, the Tianxing Sacred Land's influence surpassed the combined strength of the other three major forces.

On the surface, there were only three Deity Transformation cultivators, but no one knew how much hidden power the Tianxing Sacred Land possessed.

Moreover, the Tianxing Sacred Land had issued an order to all Nascent Soul forces: any unusual situations must be reported immediately.

It seemed they were guarding against something.

Li Changmeng only learned these details through Qin Lianxue's account.

He also understood why demonic cultivators had been sent to deal with the Ancient Immortal Sect.

Now, it appeared that the Tianxing Sacred Land had been orchestrating things behind the scenes.

"If the Tianxing Sacred Land has sufficiently powerful Deity Transformation cultivators, they should be able to detect the presence of the Flower of Desire. This blockade... can so many Nascent Soul cultivators really not break through it?"

Hearing Li Changmeng's question, the cultivators bowed their heads in shame. Clearly, they were powerless against the blockade.

"If the blockade is this strong, it's not a good sign."

Li Changmeng didn't blame them. These offshoots of the Flower of Desire referred to themselves as vassals and were highly motivated to propagate. If there were any possibility, they would have broken through the blockade.

However, if they were powerless against the blockade, and the Tianxing Sacred Land sent Deity Transformation cultivators...

"Can we not even leave the Tianxing Domain?"

"Now, the Ten-City Alliance has become an isolated island," Jiang Lixin replied.

At this point, Li Changmeng's forces were limited to the remnants of the Ancient Immortal Sect in the Mimeng Marsh and the hairy figure, who had inexplicably ended up in the Hundred Battles Land, outside the Ten-City Alliance.

"In that case, while we look for ways to break through the blockade, we must also focus on improving our strength and prepare for battle. Let's see what the Tianxing Sacred Land plans to do."

Faced with the blockade, this was all they could do.

"Now that the blockade has been discussed, does anyone among you know of the Three Extremes Sect?"

Li Changmeng had spent considerable effort investigating the Three Extremes Sect but had found nothing.

Now that he had unexpectedly gained control of the Ten-City Alliance, he wanted to see if anyone knew of it.

The cultivators searched their memories, trying to recall if they had heard of the Three Extremes Sect.

However, no one responded.

"Ah, fine. You can investigate this matter after you return."

Li Changmeng sighed. The Three Extremes Sect was the sect of Daoist Baiyun. Before entering the Tianxing Domain, he had thought it was just another sect within the domain.

But since no one in the Ten-City Alliance had heard of it, and Daoist Baiyun had only been at the Foundation Establishment stage back then, had he crossed the entire Ten-City Alliance to reach the Xihe Village and White Cloud Mountain?

Li Changmeng didn't know. Despite now walking a different path to immortality, he would never forget Daoist Baiyun's kindness in guiding him into the Dao.

He only knew that Daoist Baiyun must have encountered something that forced him to leave the sect, and he only returned after breaking through to the Core Formation stage.

He wondered how Daoist Baiyun was doing now.

Since no one in the Ten-City Alliance knew, Li Changmeng stopped dwelling on it. He would find it eventually. If it wasn't in the Ten-City Alliance, it was likely in the Hundred Battles Land.

It couldn't possibly be a demonic sect located in the Demon's Den, could it?

Setting this matter aside, Li Changmeng brought up another issue that had been on his mind. His previous investigations had failed, but now there were no obstacles.

"Is the sect leader of the Feilai Sword Sect here?"

"Revered Deity, I am here!"

Zhao Qiankun stepped forward.

"Do you know Zhao Wenyue?"

Li Changmeng looked at Zhao Qiankun, the first cultivator to experience the **Faith Mutation Spirit Technique** but who had not died.

Unlike the hairy figure and Wang Xuan, Zhao Wenyue did not actively absorb faith power when the supply was cut off, so she didn't seem like a vassal.

This made Li Changmeng curious about her current state.

"Zhao Wenyue? She is my granddaughter. However, decades ago, while training outside, she was afflicted by a strange technique. Her father sent her to the Sealing Spirit Spring in the Hundred Battles Land to stabilize her condition. Could it be..."

"I see. It was indeed the technique I cast."

"I did not know it was the revered deity's will. Unfortunately, due to the blockade, I cannot inform my son to bring Zhao Wenyue here."

Zhao Qiankun's expression turned fearful.

Li Changmeng waved his hand. After so many years, knowing Zhao Wenyue's location was enough to satisfy his curiosity.

Now, the only one whose whereabouts were unknown was Wang Xuan.

Logically, the Qingmiao Sect had only been a struggle among Foundation Establishment cultivators back then. Why had Wang Xuan disappeared? What had happened remained a mystery.

The only certainty was that if the supply of faith power to Wang Xuan was cut off, he would actively absorb it—a reaction unique to vassals.

If Li Changmeng forcibly withheld faith power, the vassals would weaken, and in severe cases, they might die.

These were the results of experiments Li Changmeng had conducted on the hairy figure.

The vassals created by the Flower of Desire were different. They didn't require faith power but instead needed reproduction and joy.

"In that case, you may all leave. Let's see what the Tianxing Sacred Land ultimately plans to do."

Trapped by the blockade, they could only wait and adapt.