Immortality Starts With Ignorant Heart Sword Art

Chapter 183: Sacrificing to the Heavens, Prelude to Foundation Building

After the battle with the Demon Sect, Zhong Cang had gained a lot in the following days.

Firstly, his Qi Consumption Technique advanced, granting him the characteristics of a hundred-day Foundation Building.

Then, the Five Organs Divine Palace True Form Diagram reached the mastery level, granting Zhong Cang the ability to rotate between the five elements.

The day after this cultivation technique advanced, Zhong Cang successfully reshaped his foundation, raising his spiritual root grade to First Grade.

The transformation of his spiritual root attributes bridged the final gap between him and the peerless geniuses.

Seven days later, the Sacrificing to the Heavens formation was completed.

This formation connected this world with the Heavenly Dao of the Hongxuan World.

If the two Heavenly Daos were connected, the Heavenly Dao of the Hongxuan Continent would devour the Heavenly Dao of this realm, gaining endless benefits.

Although the Heavenly Dao was impartial, it was also selfless.

As the one who benefited, it would undoubtedly reward those who contributed.

As the main sacrificer, Zhong Cang would receive the lion's share of the rewards.

"The rewards from the Heavenly Dao are likely to be the greatest gains I will obtain after entering the Profound Origin Realm!"

Zhong Cang was filled with anticipation.

However, Zhong Cang was not the only one taking action because of the arrival of the Sacrificing to the Heavens formation.

The Demon Sect had suffered heavy losses in the Profound Origin Realm due to Zhong Cang's repeated attacks and the continuous suppression from the Cloud Firmament Sect.

However, the combined strength of the four major sects allowed them to maintain their deep foundation.

Temporary failures did not make them collapse. Even Zhong Cang's attacks only caused superficial damage, not affecting their core.

Since they were not hurt, they naturally would not give up on retaliating or giving up on the Profound Origin Realm.

Therefore, when the Sacrificing to the Heavens formation began, the Demon Sect also took action in secret.

"As the main sacrificer in the Sacrificing to the Heavens formation, there is an 80% chance that Zhong Cang will be promoted to Foundation Building. This is our opportunity!"

...

Not only the disciples of the Demon Sect, but also outsiders like Yu Wenshu from the Four Seas Pavilion, received specific tasks.

"Young Master Yu, you have a mission. Everyone will go to the Cloud Dream Dragon City and intercept the Cloud Firmament Sect's request for help."

"???"

Hearing the command from above, Yu Wenshu was a bit confused.

"What does this have to do with Cloud Dream Dragon City?"

"It's precisely because there is no connection that the Cloud Firmament Sect is looking for them."

"What do you mean?"

"Cloud Firmament Sect won't ally with the Demon Sect, but they feel betrayed and don't want to seek help from our Soaring Feather Sect or the Earth Origin Sect. They can't defeat the united forces of the Four Great Demon Sects themselves, so naturally, they want to find external assistance to resolve their crisis."

"The Dragon Race, which controls the Four Seas, is powerful. During this time, the Dragon Lord of the Cloud Dream Dragon City is holding a Dragon Lord Banquet. Naturally, they want to establish a relationship with the Cloud Dream Dragon City through this."

"I see." After understanding everything, Yu Wenshu immediately asked, "What exactly do we need to do? We can't come into contact with a powerful cultivator like the Dragon Lord of the Cloud Dream Dragon City, right?"

"The higher-ups of the sect and the True Monarchs will handle the matters of the higher level. You only need to perform well in the competitions at the Dragon Palace Banquet. If you perform outstandingly and gain the favor of the Dragon Lord, even to the point of being granted marriage, the actions of the higher-ups will be much easier."

"I understand."

Yu Wenshu had no aversion to participating in the competitions and performing well at the Dragon Lord Banquet.

Even without the sect's orders, he would still participate in the banquet this time and strive to make a good impression.

It was said that the East Sea was full of treasures, and this matter was not unfounded.

As a great clan that had controlled the Four Seas since ancient times, the Dragon Race indeed possessed countless treasures.

And the Dragon Lord of the Cloud Dream Dragon City was one of the more generous ones in the Dragon Race. Every time he held a birthday banquet, he would bring out countless treasures, both to celebrate his own birthday and to reward the outstanding geniuses who came.

Of course, not everyone would receive rewards from the Dragon Lord. He would open the competition for outstanding geniuses during the banquet.

This competition was meant to add excitement to the banquet and to select the peerless geniuses.

The ultimate winner would receive an audience with the Dragon Lord, blessings, and even marriage.

Some people said that the Dragon Lord was extravagant and loved to show off.

But Yu Wenshu had a different opinion.

"Taking advantage of others' weaknesses and being persuasive in speech, for decades, the Dragon Lord Banquet, which is held once in a while, has maintained a good relationship with the Dragon Lord and the talented individuals from the Northern Abyss and surrounding areas. This has spared Cloud Dream Dragon City from countless wars."

"That Dragon Lord is definitely not simple."

Although he had some concerns, Yu Wenshu ultimately didn't think too much about it because it was beneficial to him.

"Whoosh..."

With that, the flying boat started, and Yu Wenshu from the Soaring Feather Sect and Yue Xiu from the Earth Origin Sect hurriedly went to Cloud Dream Dragon City to prepare for the upcoming Dragon Palace banquet.

At the same time, Zhong Cang also emerged from the desolate mountains and reentered the Great Yin Imperial City.

Today was the day of the Heaven Sacrificial Array.

If nothing unexpected happened, Zhong Cang would officially advance to the Foundation Building stage under the baptism of the Heavenly Dao today.

"Phew... I hope nothing unexpected happens!"

...

After all the trivial matters were handled by his disciples below, Zhong Cang, who had bathed in incense and put on ceremonial attire, didn't need to do anything unnecessary.

He only needed to ascend the high platform and offer sacrifices to the heavens.

The sacrifice was naturally the Heavenly Dao of the Hongxuan World.

"O Supreme Heaven, shine upon the earth..."

The sacrificial text was long, and as Zhong Cang recited the text of the heavenly sacrifice, the eight towns located in the Eight Desolations in the Profound Origin Realm all emitted a radiant array light that soared into the sky.

The splendid array lights were like eight heavenly pillars, supporting the heavens and the earth.

Then, the eight array lights connected and resonated with each other. Slowly, this resonance spread to the imperial city located at the center of the world.

With the resonance, the central formation of the Cloud Firmament Sect, which had consumed countless resources, was also activated—a massive pillar of light shot up into the sky.

And this pillar of light was particularly different.

If the previous pillars of light supported the heavens and the earth,

then the pillar of light in the imperial city was meant to pierce through the barrier between heaven and earth.

What's more, this was not a fantasy. This pillar of light really intended to pierce through the heavens and the earth, connecting this place with the Hongxuan World.

For the Hongxuan World, this was a great thing, but for the Heavenly Dao of this world, it was a crisis of annihilation.

Therefore, when this pillar of light appeared, the world became furious.

Storm clouds gathered from all directions, and the earth trembled with a rumbling sound.

Dark clouds covered the sky, and an impending crisis that seemed to bring about the end of the world descended upon the imperial city.

And the unconscious wrath of the heavens and the earth didn't stop there. Heavy snow fell in June, covering the Jiangnan region.

Torrential rain poured down, enveloping the northern lands.

In the distant south, volcanoes erupted.

Floods, heavy snow, earthquakes, volcanoes... various natural disasters relentlessly struck the eight major cities where the formations were established, causing the order of the heavens and the earth to be thrown into disarray.

This was the Heavenly Dao's desperate counterattack in the Profound Origin Realm.

Because the imperial city bore the heaviest responsibility in the Heaven Sacrificial Array, the crisis here was particularly terrifying.

The storm clouds gathered endlessly.

After the storm clouds gathered, thunderbolts, resembling the authority of the heavens, immediately brewed within the dark clouds.

"Crackle..."

"Boom..."

Thunderbolts fell like rain, intending to completely sever the pillar of light.

At this moment, Zhong Cang, who had previously used thunderbolts to strike others, now experienced the feeling of being struck by thunderbolts.

What caught Zhong Cang's narrowed eyes was that among the countless thunderbolts in the sky, they converged and condensed into something resembling an eye of the heavens.

That cold and ruthless, terrifying eye of the heavens stared fixedly at Zhong Cang, who was dressed in ceremonial attire, making him feel despised by the heavens and the earth!

And this made Zhong Cang reveal a genuine exclamation:

"This commotion is really huge!"

(End of this chapter)