Origin of Xuantian Sect

It was as if he had encountered a high-tier life form and was affected by its natural pressure.

The moment the figure appeared, Li Fan's heart suddenly began to pound violently.

The hairs on his body stood on end, and cold sweat dripped from his forehead.

The images recorded by the Medicine King True Cauldron also seemed to be affected, becoming distorted and blurry.

Subconsciously taking a step back, Li Fan finally reacted, his face somewhat pale.

“Just the recorded image alone possesses such power.”

“That is…”

“A True Immortal?”

Before Liu Ruchen's demise, he had entrusted many matters.

This included the terrifying existence above the Xuanhuang World, which seemed to devour everything.

In ancient times, after a Cultivator broke through to the Harmony Dao Realm and then passed the Heavenly Tribulation, he could be guided to the Upper Realm.

But from a certain day onwards, an anomaly occurred.

A Cultivator who had successfully passed the Lightning Tribulation and Ascended to the Immortal Realm surprisingly returned not long after, his face grim.

It was then that the world learned that the path to the Immortal Realm was broken.

The original Immortal Realm passage had even become a ruin.

But at that time, most Cultivators in the world only knew of the existence of the Immortal Ruins.

As for what it truly looked like or its exact condition, they had no way of knowing.

With the Immortal Path severed, more and more Dao Integration cultivators remained in the Mortal Realm.

However, the Harmony Dao Realm cultivation, with a lifespan of a thousand years, was the limit.

Those who could reach this Realm were all peerless talents. How could they simply await their demise?

Thus, the Chang Sheng Realm emerged.

There were rare treasures in the heavens and earth, obtaining which could grant longevity.

There were indeed longevity treasures in the world; these were special authorities bestowed upon them by heaven and earth.

When a Cultivator's lifespan ended, to defy Heaven and change his fate, he had to steal its authority.

That is, the longevity fruit.

The initial Chang Sheng Realm came about this way.

However, the longevity fruit was limited, and there were too many Dao Integration cultivators in the world.

Thus, conflict became inevitable.

Amidst the great war, a force called the Xuantian Sect rapidly rose.

The leader of the Xuantian Sect was precisely that Cultivator who had Ascended and then returned.

He was also the only existence in the Xuanhuang World at that time who had been infused with Immortal Qi, being only half a step away from becoming a True Immortal.

Compared to a Daoist/Immortal Cultivator, a True Immortal represented a qualitative change.

Therefore, his strength far surpassed that of other Dao Integration and Chang Sheng Cultivators.

Under his leadership, the Xuantian Sect swept across the Xuanhuang World at that time with an almost crushing momentum.

Besides his formidable strength, this person was also skilled in stratagem.

He used the longevity fruit as bait to win over more than a dozen top-tier Dao Integration cultivators in the Cultivation World at that time.

With the addition of these individuals, the Xuantian Sect became even more unstoppable.

From then on, the Xuantian Sect dominated the world, with few daring to disobey.

That half-Immortal called himself the Profound Heaven King.

The twelve strongest combatants within the Sect were known as the Xuanfa Kings.

After the Xuantian Sect had virtually unified the Cultivation World, to strengthen its rule, it was inspired by the 'theft of longevity authority'.

It began to covet the remaining authorities of heaven and earth.

In ancient times, Daoist/Immortal Cultivators held reverence for heaven and earth.

Although they could move mountains and fill seas, and cleave rivers and cut off flows, they all believed that their immense power ultimately originated from heaven and earth.

But after the Xuantian Sect…

They broke the rules.

The Xuantian Sect replaced Heaven, and with the Heavenly King's decree within the Sect, it could allow a mere Mortal to wield power sufficient to contend with Cultivators.

It wasn't that no Cultivators considered resisting.

But the Profound Heaven King somehow acquired a strange treasure called the xuantian treasure mirror, which could observe all things in the world.

Several secret gatherings were suppressed by the Xuantian Sect before they could even gain momentum, wiping them out in one fell swoop.

Countless Cultivators were implicated, and a sea of blood was shed.

The world's Sects were already significantly weaker, and after this, they completely lost any thought of resistance.

But no empire lasts forever.

In the Late Stage of the Xuantian Sect's rule, it became increasingly arrogant. Its members wantonly bullied Cultivators.

Eventually, when everyone in the world could no longer tolerate it.

Under the rallying cry of the Immortal Dao Ten Sects, Cultivators united and overthrew the Xuantian Sect's rule.

“Haha, looking at it now, the Immortal Dao Ten Sects and the Xuantian Sect are simply birds of a feather.”

“The Immortal Ruins forcibly extracts all matter and energy from the outside world.”

“The Immortal Dao Ten Sects claim to be the leaders of the world’s Sects. Yet, they never told us about this matter, which concerns the life and death of the world.”

In his last words, Liu Ruchen spoke with a tone full of resentment.

Liu Ruchen speculated that an unbelievable change must have occurred in the Immortal Realm back then.

This led to the complete severance of the Immortal Path.

And that corpse on the Immortal Ruins was probably an Immortal who had escaped from the Immortal Realm.

Even a True Immortal could not escape the terrifying suction of the Immortal Ruins. One can imagine the consequences if the Xuanhuang World were to fall into the Immortal Ruins.

It is likely that no living being in the world would be able to survive such a catastrophe.

When the Immortal Dao Ten Sects led the overthrow of the Xuantian Sect and inherited its legacy, it was impossible for them not to be aware of this matter.

But they kept it a secret.

They even failed to issue a warning when the Medicine King Sect wanted to break through the Realm, letting their entire Sect go to their deaths.

It was truly hateful to the extreme.

…

The scene continued to play, and the Medicine King Cauldron, amidst violent tremors, finally escaped the calamity.

It circled around the terrifying entrance of the Immortal Ruins and returned to the Xuanhuang World.

The image disappeared, reverting to the scene at the bottom of Cangwu Abyss.

Li Fan, however, remained lost in thought for a long time.

In fact, Liu Ruchen's decision to control the Medicine King Cauldron and escape the Xuanhuang World was not an unrealistic idea.

After all, it involved the lives of all Cultivators in the Sect, and Liu Ruchen was not a reckless person.

The Elders within the Medicine King Sect also ultimately agreed to his plan.

All of these had fundamental reasons.

A certain Sect Master of the Medicine King Sect, at the very beginning of the Immortal Path's severance, in order to find a method of Ascension.

He had once traveled to other nearby Cultivation Worlds according to the information left by the Medicine King Sect's Old Ancestor, Sun PiaoMiao.

But he was horrified to discover that these worlds, like the Xuanhuang World, had lost their connection to the Immortal Realm.

And to delve deeper into the Void Realm was beyond his capabilities.

So he could only return helplessly.

The Dao marker within the Medicine King Sect pointed to a Cultivation World near the Xuanhuang World called 'Xiaoyao'.

In Liu Ruchen's view, since the predecessors did not encounter any danger when crossing the Void Realm, then he should be fine as long as he emulated them and was more careful along the way.

Who would have thought that he would encounter such a change even before leaving the Xuanhuang World?

“In the beginning, the Medicine King Sect's predecessors could ignore the Immortal Ruins' gravitational pull and freely travel back and forth from the Xuanhuang World.”

“But now, escaping has become incredibly difficult.”

“The Xuantian Sect, and the Immortal Dao Ten Sects, constantly capture surrounding caves and Small Worlds to resist the Immortal Ruins' gravitational pull.”

“To this day, even the 'weight' of Cultivators is crucial for the survival of the Xuanhuang World.”

…

“So, the Immortal Ruins' gravitational pull is continuously strengthening over time?”

Li Fan's heart slightly trembled, and combining various pieces of information, he couldn't help but draw this conclusion.

Sorry for the delay today. And it's only one chapter. I wrote until 2:30 AM yesterday, and I've been in a daze all day today.