Cultivating for a hundred lifetimes to ascension

Chapter 44 Pocket World City

Whenever a new Divinity Transformation True Monarch ascended in the Tianzhu Realm, some True Monarchs who had ascended countless years ago would take the opportunity to send some secret techniques from the Taiyi Spirit Realm through the ascension passage.

For millions of years, through the efforts of numerous Divinity Transformation True Monarchs, the secret techniques and cultivation methods of the Taiyi Spirit Realm gradually spread throughout the Tianzhu Realm.

However, this dissemination was limited only to major sects or Cultivation Families that had Golden Core practitioners and above; ordinary Cultivation Families hardly ever glimpsed their true form.

Zhao Sheng was quite surprised that Loose Cultivators like the Wushan Three Immortals had managed to obtain a copy of "Annotations on Taiyi Spiritual Texts."

This truly made him reconsider his view of the three.

However, what surprised Zhao Sheng even more was how the Wushan Three Immortals, with their qualifications and abilities, could possess such a precious treasure.

It was known that in the Cultivation World, any knowledge about the Taiyi Spirit Realm's cultivation techniques was tightly controlled by the major sects and powers.

How had they managed to get it?

If these two items brought disaster upon the family, it would indeed be a loss too great to compensate.

Thinking of this, Zhao Sheng hesitantly asked, "This item... might be too hot to handle. Does the family have..."

Zhao Jinding suddenly waved his hand and confidently said, "Don't worry! There will absolutely be no repercussions. You have to trust the family's interrogation methods. Those three are all cowards; after being served seven or eight appetizers, they confessed everything.

These two items were dug up from an ancient tomb on the outskirts of the Sky Burying Plain. Aside from these, they also found a 'Zombification Technique.' They kidnapped you and Chongwei exactly because they couldn't learn the Stacking Talisman Technique by any means."

After hearing this, Zhao Sheng felt a mix of amusement and disbelief; turns out the Wushan Three Immortals had come up with such a foolish idea because they were too "clumsy."

Pity that man's schemes cannot compare to heaven's!

In the end, the three got nothing and inadvertently benefitted the Zhao Family.

With this realization, Zhao Sheng felt more relieved.

He knew that relics excavated from the Sky Burying Plain were unlikely to cause any trouble.

The Heavenly Burial Plain was located in the eastern part of the Central Continent and was a nearly ten thousand miles wide netherworld wasteland.

As the cradle of the human clan in the Tianzhu Realm, Central Continent had a long and storied history, having experienced countless disasters over millions of years.

The Heavenly Burial Plain used to be a highly prosperous part of the Cultivation World. Legend has it that ten thousand years ago, a demon tore open a space-time crack with the Ten Thousand Spirit Blood Sacrifice Array, inviting an invasion from the Netherworld Ghost Realm into the Tianzhu Realm.

The Heavenly Burial Plain was the location of the Ten Thousand Spirit Blood Sacrifice Array and was the first part of the Cultivation World to suffer an invasion from the Netherworld Ghost Realm.

After that great catastrophe, the Heavenly Burial Plain was completely turned into ruins.

Because the space-time crack couldn't be completely sealed, the nether gas from the Ghost Realm continually seeped into Tianzhu Realm, turning the Heavenly Burial Plain into a haven for ghostly creatures and zombies.

After sending Zhao Jinding away, Zhao Sheng touched the ancient tome and suddenly laughed quietly.

For the first time, he felt he might have miscalculated.

There's a saying—'Even a rotten boat has three pounds of nails'!

The Zhao family had produced three Foundation Establishment Cultivators consecutively over three hundred years; Zhao Sheng simply didn't believe the family hadn't saved up some good items.

And now, at the critical moment,

First, they brought out two pieces of Red Scale Armor, and now, they had brought the Annotations on Taiyi Spiritual Text.

If the Zhao family ultimately had to leave Dragon Carp Lake, Zhao Sheng believed that the family, scraping together all their resources and making a determined effort to purchase another Foundation Establishment Pill, would not find it difficult.

Not to mention, exchanging two pieces of Red Scale Armor for a Foundation Establishment Pill was more than sufficient.

Setting aside his worries about the future of the Zhao family, Zhao Sheng eagerly picked up the ancient scroll and silk, and stepped into the quiet room to immerse himself fully in his studies.

Time flew, and in the blink of an eye, another year had passed.

...

At the end of summer, nestled in the central region of this world, Heavenly Pillar Mountain still boasted steaming clouds and blooming sunsets, with verdant peaks and vibrant life.

On a kilometer-high cliff on the southern slope of Heavenly Pillar Mountain, there was a gigantic cave entrance a hundred yards tall and about twenty miles long, with an interior that spread across nearly a hundred square miles.

Inside the cave, pavilions, towers, and fortified buildings were scattered everywhere, each district clearly marked and roads neatly organized. Surrounding the cave were double stone walls ten yards high that made it look like a bustling city.

And around the cave, the walls were densely packed with caves, from which cultivators constantly flew in and out, creating a scene of bustling activity.

This enormous cave was one of the four famous cities of loose cultivators in the Tianzhu Realm, known as Pocket World City.

Heavenly Pillar Mountain had just experienced a torrential rain. The accumulated water, channeled through newly dug tunnels, cascaded down from within the mountain, thoroughly flushing the drainage system of Pocket World City, which considerably cleaned up the area.

Zhao Yongwu hurriedly stepped onto the stone steps, crossing three district streets consecutively.

He was very cautious, his right hand always resting on the wooden box inside his robe. The box was not heavy, but it weighed heavily on his heart.

Zhao Yongwu was an Innate Martial Artist, but he also held another identity.

He was born into the Zhao family of Dragon Carp Lake, closely related to the family head, Zhao Chonghe, within five degrees of kinship.

Just two months ago, he was helping his family escort goods.

He never expected that a great opportunity would suddenly fall upon him...

One day, the family head suddenly summoned him and asked if he was willing to go to Pocket World City.

Faced with such a great opportunity, Zhao Yongwu naturally did not hesitate and nodded in agreement.

However, sometimes a single thought can turn a good opportunity into a disaster!

Zhao Yongwu suddenly tensed up, extinguishing the fleeting thought in his mind, and swiftly walked past a stretch of stone pavement, already entering the realm of the "Outer City."

Pocket World City, after thousands of years of continuous excavation and expansion, naturally formed three areas: the "Inner City," which was originally built and is the most interior; the "Outer City" between the two city walls; and the "Cave Mansion District," which is carved around the caves along the mountain walls and connected to the mountain itself.

This division wasn't formally planned; it was just a conventional understanding.

However, in the mind of an ordinary person like Zhao Yongwu, the Inner City and the Cave Mansion District are places where cultivators reside and live, while the Outer City is a mixed bag, home to down-and-out loose cultivators and medicine collectors, as well as many more ordinary people like him who serve the cultivators.

The Zhao's Mixed Spirit Store was located in the Outer City. It had a small front but a far more spacious backyard, encompassing two courtyards.

At the moment, however, Zhao's Mixed Spirit Store was only halfway open, with a lean young man lazily sitting inside.

Zhao Yongwu tiptoed into the store. The spirited young man, seeing him, abruptly stood up and hurriedly approached, his face full of concern as he asked, "Uncle, did you get it back?"

"Mmh, let's talk inside," Zhao Yongwu nodded lightly and asked in a low voice, "Has Uncle emerged from seclusion yet?"

The spirited young man, Zhao Xiaodong, smiled knowingly and quickly ushered Zhao Yongwu into the backyard, leading the way while replying, "Not yet. It's been three days with no sign of activity; the waiting is making everyone anxious!"

Zhao Yongwu fell silent for a moment.

Three days ago, his uncle had instructed him to fetch an item from the Treasure Talisman Pavilion, then hurried into the cultivation room to seclude himself.

During these few days, he had constantly guarded the entrance of the Treasure Talisman Pavilion, and the treasure had just been delivered.

He immediately took it and returned as quickly as possible to the Mixed Spirit Shop.