Chapter 2606 - 7: Entering the Sword Mountain and Fire Sea (Part 2)

When he opened his eyes again, what appeared before him was still the simple and ancient Tai Xuan Sundial. As his gaze swept past the sundial, a clear sky and a boundless blue sea stretched before him.

He was already on a high cliff, surrounded by the rise and fall of ocean waves.

Seabirds soared in the high skies, drifting like clouds.

Everything in the blessed land of the Eastern Sea Mountain was completely replicated here, including its function as a "window" relative to the essence of the world.

Jiang Wang did not move around; he merely glanced casually and sat down to begin cultivating.

He had once entered the Under Jixuegong for further training due to his military achievements and had also been to the Sī Xuán Underground Palace for his contributions against the Equality Country.

The display of the world’s essence by the blessed land was, of course, far from matching the Cave Heaven, but it was much better than languishing in the present world.

The high walls of reality cannot be seen through without discerning eyes, and many Godly cultivators exhaust their lives without glimpsing even a shred of the "true". The deities, though enlightened, can only be self-aware. But self-awareness that cannot "know the world" is inevitably limited.

While in the blessed land, you only need to open your eyes and look out the window.

The "window" of the Eastern Sea Mountain blessed land is far less wide and clear than that of the Sī Xuán Underground Palace, and it cannot compare with that of the Under Jixuegong. Yet, its value is beyond question.

Jiang Wang was not uninterested in the blessed land but cherished his cultivation time even more.

Time flew by.

When Jiang Wang opened his eyes again, he was already back in the blessed land space.

He had cultivated for a full hour in the Eastern Sea Mountain blessed land, but the time in the blessed land space had been reduced by a quarter-hour. In other words, if he continually had the gains of the Eastern Sea Mountain blessed land, a hundred points of Blessed Merit would give him an additional quarter-hour to cultivate each month... not much, yet incredibly precious.

Time is such a precious gift.

How does the Taixu Illusion Realm achieve this?

Where does such mighty power originate?

From the earliest days of challenging the blessed land, Jiang Wang was amazed, but to this day, he hasn’t found the answer.

The Taixu Illusion Realm is said to be a creation of the Taixu Sect, but it definitely does not belong to the Taixu Sect alone. To this day, it involves all major top powers. Amidst the increasingly turbulent river of human dao, where will this great ship ultimately sail?

Jiang Wang casually flipped over the envoy’s jade token, and a calm voice immediately sounded: "Honorable Taixu envoy.

According to the investigators, your opponent consumed a large amount of elixirs during the challenge in the Eastern Sea Mountain blessed land, indeed affecting fairness.

We now urgently adjust the battle rules: the consumption of elixirs is completely forbidden in battle.

You discovered the rule loophole in time and maintained the fairness of the Taixu Illusion Realm. You are rewarded with two hundred points of Blessed Merit. Thank you for your contribution to the Taixu Illusion Realm."

This change in battle rules is not something the Taixu Sect can decide on its own; it requires the consent of supervisors from all parties. The quick resolution also indicates the importance major powers place on the Taixu Illusion Realm.

Two hundred points of Blessed Merit is equivalent to two additional quarters of cultivation time, making this report quite profitable.

Just wondering, when that opponent next prepares more powerful elixirs to enhance themselves, only to find they can no longer be used... what would they feel?

Jiang Wang thought for a moment and then asked: "Regarding the person who fought me just now, does the Taixu Illusion Realm impose any punishment?"

The voice above the sundial replied: "The rule loophole in the Taixu Illusion Realm is a problem of the Taixu Illusion Realm. It is not an issue for the discoverer, nor for the user. The Taixu Illusion Realm has no right to penalize."

This answer pleased Jiang Wang more than punishing that opponent would have.

It shows the current overall style of the Taixu Illusion Realm tends towards Xu Zefu, rather than Xu Zeming.

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The Wu’an Marquis Mansion was filled with song and dance until midnight.

The Marquis Wu’an cultivated alone until dawn.

Early the next morning, just after completing his morning lessons, he left Chu Yao there to stand still, and Jiang Wang walked out to the main entrance. Before long, a carriage emblazoned with the Old Mountain’s emblem drove straight to the gate, and as the curtain lifted, two figures, one in black and one in white, alighted.

The white-dressed one was Bai Yuxia, a noble son from Yue Land, and the black-dressed one was, of course, the drifter Xiang Qian.

Though Bai Yuxia indeed wore white, Xiang Qian’s clothes, perhaps, were not originally black.

"For you two who have traveled far, my apologies for not being able to leave the city to greet you," Jiang Wang expressed politely, making it clear to the household members the significance of these two individuals.

His coming out to greet them was naturally due to Xiang Qian, but if Xiang Qian had come to Linzi alone, Jiang Wang might have been too lazy even to acknowledge him.

The relationship with Bai Yuxia can only be described as that of acquaintances—ordinary friends. After all, they had previously spent a few days together in the Xia Country Old Mountain’s separate residence, sparring and becoming familiar with each other. Without having gone through anything together, a deep friendship was out of the question.

As for taking the time to write a letter to Bai Yuxia, sealed with the Marquis Wu’an’s insignia and formally sent to Yue Country, it was simply at Xiang Qian’s request.

In response to Jiang someone’s perfunctory politeness, Xiang Qian merely rolled his eyes like a dead fish.

Bai Yuxia directly clasped his hands together, bowing low to the ground: "Marquis, for avenging my father with blood, please accept this gesture from Bai Yuxia!"

Jiang Wang hastily stepped forward to help him up, saying, "There’s no need for this!"

Zhang Linchuan had circled Yue Country and finally left injured; he was caught right by Jiang Wang. But Zhang Linchuan did kill a noble family head from Yue Country on that trip, and it was only afterward that Jiang Wang learned it was Bai Yuxia’s father.

The affairs of the world are thus intertwined by fate, hard to explain indeed.

Back when he brought Bai Yuxia down from Tianmu Peak, who would have known Zhang Linchuan, who intended to bide his time, would suddenly appear, establishing a life-and-death situation?