Using entries to cultivate immortality in chaotic times

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"But even so, these Golden Cores carrying the fate of Da Xia Country are still very strong among their peers,"

"Back then, Da Xia also relied on this method to quickly win over a large number of Golden Cores, thereby securing its leading position among the hundred sects."

"The country as the mainstay, the family sects as the support."

Chen Qiu's eyes narrowed slightly as he seemed to think of something, "Could it be that the Da Xia Official Road is actually a Formation to counter the Nascent Soul?"

"Hmm."

The scholar said with a smile, "Da Xia was quite interesting back then; they couldn't produce a Nascent Soul, so they spent a lot of manpower and resources under the coordination of an Array Repairer at the Golden Core Peak, taking decades to build this Formation."

"It's said to be able to kill Nascent Souls at the initial stage."

"At the beginning, because it was the first time that Golden Core Peak Array Repairer was setting up such a Nascent Soul Formation, the difficulty was increased tenfold due to his cultivation and mental capabilities struggling to keep up, leading to many drawbacks. For example, blood couldn't be spilled on the Official Road, which is the Formation's meridians, or else it would cause the Formation to reveal flaws at that spot."

"Hence the saying, 'Step on the Official Road, execute the Nine Tribes.'"

"Although it was a drawback, at that time, in the midst of war turmoil, this edict unexpectedly attracted many cultivators from other countries to come and join, turning misfortune into a blessing."

"Seeing the benefits, Da Xia gradually added some things, like stones that could detect fluctuations of spiritual energy, and some Formations buried underneath the Official Road that could accelerate movement."

"After being perfected over several hundred years, that flaw no longer existed, and the law became less stringent."

"But perhaps Da Xia overthought it."

"All these years passed, and the great Nascent Soul Formation that nearly drained the national treasury at the time, has never been activated, not a single Nascent Soul stepped into Da Xia territory, or rather, it seems those Nascent Souls completely ignored Da Xia, never even approaching."

"The grand feat of the time, is now said by many to be a waste of national strength."

The scholar looked north and continued, "In the Endless Desert north of Xuzhou, there still live many Devil Clans, the genuine kind with spiritual wisdom, not merely demon beasts like those we usually kill."

"The Devil Clan has entries."

"Unlike demon beasts, who possess nothing but brute strength."

"Those Devil Clans have repeatedly harassed Xuzhou in the last few years, almost seeming to want to take over Xuzhou, but after being swept through seventeen times in thirty years by General Yu, the most prestigious in Da Xia at the time, they gradually faded away."

"Devil Clans live in tribal communities; different species do not cohabit and are in a predatory relationship with each other, even among the same species they live in tribal communities based on blood relations."

"Overall, they are disconnected like loose sand. There wouldn't be an issue if they didn't provoke Da Xia, but once provoked, the desert could be dyed red."

"Although Da Xia dares not venture deep into the desert, slaughtering some Devil Clans on its fringes is no problem."

"What about the east side?" Fat Long asked curiously, looking eastward, "What's to the east of Da Xia?"

"It's the sea."

The scholar said softly, "It's the Boundless Sea. Back then, that Golden Core Peak Sword Cultivator was famous for his speed. After returning severely wounded from the Endless Desert, His Majesty rewarded him, and once his injuries were healed..."

"Ordered him to explore the sea to the east."

"Three months later, he returned severely wounded, not having seen the end of the sea, only spotting numerous islands with many human traces in the depths of the East Sea. But before he could investigate further, he sensed a Nascent Soul and repeated his previous misfortune."

This time Fat Long didn't wait to ask further, and the scholar continued, "After his injuries were healed, His Majesty once again rewarded him and sent him to explore the west."

"He saw the Hundred Countries, all small nations, supposedly once part of a great country that split into a hundred smaller states after wars and turmoil."

"Combined, they are not even as large as Da Xia Country's territory."

"In earlier years, because of the turmoil in the Hundred Countries, many people headed north, stepping onto Xuzhou to flee to Da Xia Country. Following the Official Road, one would be safe, but after crossing the Hundred Countries, that Golden Core Peak Sword Cultivator said he saw a mountain higher than the heavens."

"That mountain range was year-round covered in heavy snow; as a Golden Core Peak Sword Cultivator, he couldn't even fly over the peak. The higher he flew, the more an extremely oppressive sensation built up in his chest, akin to the pressure of heaven and earth."

"If one stubbornly tried to fly over the peak, there was a high chance that they would fall dead before even passing the summit."

"That mountain range stretched for millions of miles, or maybe even longer."

"Since he couldn't fly over, he tried to fly around, but the Golden Core Sword Cultivator said he flew for a month without seeing the end, just when it seemed like the end was near, he sensed a Nascent Soul."

"Then..."

"He returned severely wounded once more."

"..."

Fat Long interjected with an odd look, "I feel like I can guess what you're going to say next. Is it that the Golden Core Sword Cultivator continued to be rewarded by His Majesty after healing, only to go south and then return severely wounded again?"

"Not so."

The scholar shook his head, "Indeed, after returning severely wounded, the Golden Core Sword Cultivator did receive His Majesty's reward again, and after healing his injuries, he was once more sent by the command of His Majesty to the south."

"At the very southern end of Southern State, there is an ice plain."

"That ice plain has always been covered by an extremely thick layer of ice; the deeper one goes, the colder it gets, and it is enveloped in black clouds spanning a million miles, perpetually shrouded, without a sliver of light, nearly the kind of pitch-black silence where one can't see their own hand yet devoid of any signs of life."

"The Golden Core Sword Cultivator was ordered to investigate the south."

"This time..."

"He did not return severely wounded. Nearly a hundred years have passed, and he has yet to return. If it's not because he's overly fond of the environment on the ice plain and reluctant to leave, which is an unlikely answer, then there's a high probability that he died there."

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