My Mythical Path to Immortality in Another World

Chapter 184 Zhao Gongming's Visit

Zhao Xuan noticed a slight fluctuation coming from the formation and couldn't help but chuckle to himself.

He immediately realized that it was all Rogin's doing.

This guy clearly thought he was the Grand Steward of the Fire Crow Sect and didn't want Zhao Xuan to lose face due to poor hospitality. So he activated the formation to entertain the three of them for Zhao Xuan.

This behavior is strange; it seems that the humanoid form possesses a very special assimilative quality. Once it takes on a humanoid form, it develops human nature.

Even a spirit like Luo Jin was not spared.

On the other side, Zhao Gongming was extremely surprised when he sensed the fluctuations in the formation.

He never imagined that in just a few thousand years, Zhao Xuan would have successfully nurtured a spirit array.

It should be noted that array spirits are extremely rare and powerful beings, and the power of an array will be greatly enhanced if it possesses an array spirit.

At this moment, as Zhao Gongming gazed at the breathtaking spectacle before him, his evaluation of Zhao Xuan (Luo Xuan) unconsciously rose several levels.

In that instant, in his mind, Zhao Xuan (Luo Xuan) had already gained the right to interact with him as an equal and to be compared with him.

Before this, although they were both second-generation disciples of the Lingbao Dao Sect, in Zhao Gongming's mind, Zhao Xuan (Luo Xuan) was just a slightly stronger Da Luo Jin Xian.

In the cultivation world, where strength is paramount and the capable take precedence, this alone is not enough for Zhao Gongming to regard him as an equal.

Therefore, in Zhao Gongming's eyes, Zhao Xuan (Luo Xuan) was no different from those third-generation disciples.

However, the situation changed dramatically at this very moment.

After witnessing Zhao Xuan (Luo Xuan) successfully master the fifth level of the formation, Zhao Gongming had to re-evaluate his fellow disciple.

Because in the art of formations, Zhao Xuan (Luo Xuan) is only one step away from him at this moment.

In this way, Zhao Gongming knew that in this field, Zhao Xuan (Luo Xuan) was absolutely qualified to stand shoulder to shoulder with him and communicate on an equal footing.

Thinking of this, Zhao Gongming turned his gaze to Zhao Xuan again. He saw that Zhao Xuan's eyes no longer held the condescending look he had when looking at a junior. Instead, they held a look full of respect and recognition, as if he were looking at a like-minded friend.

Immediately afterwards, Zhao Gongming cupped his hands slightly and said to Zhao Xuan, "I apologize." Before he finished speaking, he calmed his mind and released his spiritual power without reservation, which spread rapidly towards the Fire Crow Sect's divine domain like an invisible net.

After a moment, Zhao Gongming slowly regained his composure, his face revealing undisguised shock. He couldn't help but exclaim, "Fellow Daoist, what a magnificent feat! Such a grand divine realm arrangement, coupled with such exquisite array formations, is truly a blessing bestowed by heaven!"

Zhao Xuan's lips curled up slightly, revealing a faint smile. He naturally understood that Zhao Gongming was referring to the advancement of the Fire Crow Sect's divine domain.

At this moment, Chen Jiugong and Yao Shaosi showed some confusion on their faces, clearly not understanding the matter. Seeing this, Zhao Gongming patiently explained it to them.

"This method of ascending to the Divine Realm is not exactly a top secret for large forces," Zhao Gongming said slowly. "However, it requires a huge investment of time and takes an extremely long time, and the final output is very unstable."

Take a medium-sized divine realm as an example. The benefits it can generate may be as many as ten times that of a small divine realm. However, due to the newly added laws, the Daoist principles may become more complex and varied. In the end, the amount that can actually be used for one's own benefit does not actually increase much.

Furthermore, the ownership of the Divine Realm does not belong to any individual, but is entirely governed by the sect to which it belongs. Therefore, under normal circumstances, few people are willing to spend a lot of resources to try to upgrade the Divine Realm. However…” At this point, Zhao Gongming changed the subject.

His gaze fell on Zhao Xuan, a hint of admiration flashing in his eyes. "If it's a divine realm as pure as the Fire Crow Sect's divine realm, then even if we invest a lot of resources in it, it will definitely be worth it."

After the banquet ended, Zhao Gongming finally revealed his true intentions for coming.

After listening to Zhao Gongming's explanation, Zhao Xuan was first stunned, and then speechless.

However, he still bowed with his hands clasped in apology to express his deepest regret.

It turns out that back then, in a fit of rage, Zhao Xuan wiped out all the disciples of the Fire Crow Sect.

However, it is worth mentioning that two of these disciples have already been included in the outer sect roster of the Lingbao Dao Sect. In this way, they are actually considered outer sect disciples of the Lingbao Dao Sect.

Back then, Zhao Xuan rushed back to the Fire Crow Sect. The reason he was in such a hurry was just to make a show of it so he could take the opportunity to escape.

Unexpectedly, his actions were mistaken by the three Xiao sisters as an extremely urgent matter.

Even more absurdly, since the Fire Crow Sect disciple who was listed in the outer sect register of the Lingbao Dao Sect died, the four disciples in charge of outer sect affairs naturally felt a sense of unease.

Therefore, they naturally assumed that Zhao Xuan was trapped in a crisis and unable to extricate himself.

After some discussion, it was finally decided that Zhao Gongming would personally go to investigate the specific situation and try to rescue Zhao Xuan.

But who could have predicted that when Zhao Gongming arrived, he would be blocked by the Golden Turtle Overturning Earth Formation?

Fortunately, this also confirmed that Zhao Xuan was currently safe. Seeing this, Zhao Gongming stopped paying too much attention to the matter.

What was unexpected was that for the next three thousand years, Zhao Xuan devoted himself wholeheartedly to guiding the operation of this formation.

As a result, once the Golden Turtle Covering the Earth Formation was activated, it operated for three thousand years without stopping.

During this period, according to the regulations of the Lingbao Dao Sect, its divine domain was required to pay tribute to the sect twice.

Zhao Xuan failed to complete the submission task on time every single time.

According to the sect's established rules, if someone fails to pay their tribute in full three times in a row, the sect will ruthlessly reclaim control of that divine realm.

According to regulations, the Fire Crow Sect must pay a certain amount of tribute to the Two Treasures Dao Sect every thousand years. However, this regulation is handled in different ways at different levels.

First, if the required tribute cannot be submitted on time in the first thousand years, simply inform the sect that it will be submitted later.

However, if the task of submitting the goods is still not completed by the second millennium, then the reasons must be explained in detail and permission must be requested from the sect.

If a power fails to fulfill its obligation to pay tribute by the third millennium, it means that the power is no longer suitable to serve as the domain lord, and the sect has the right to ruthlessly reclaim control of its divine domain.

Now, the Fire Crow Sect has failed to pay tribute twice in a row, and during this period, not a single word has been sent to the sect.

Such actions clearly violated the established rules. Logically, the sect could have immediately taken strong measures to directly strip the Fire Raven Sect of its control over the Divine Realm.

However, more than three thousand years ago, the four outer disciples saw the power of Luo Xuan (Zhao Xuan) by forcefully suppressing Hu Sheng.

They then coerced the true disciple, Daoist Duobao, to demand justice for him.

This matter caused quite a stir within the sect, becoming common knowledge.

Coincidentally, during this period, the inner disciples of the sect who were on duty managing the tribute to the divine realm learned of this matter.

This inner disciple held a rather unique position within the sect. He was unwilling to pledge allegiance to any faction, nor was he willing to easily offend others.

Therefore, after discovering that the Fire Crow Sect's divine domain had failed to pay tribute twice in a row as required, he thought it over carefully and finally decided to report the matter to Zhao Gongming.

Zhao Gongming is the nominal leader of the outer disciples, responsible for overseeing all matters related to the outer disciples.

Therefore, divine domains like the Fire Crow Sect's divine domain, where outer disciples serve as domain lords, are managed jointly by the sect's inner disciples and Zhao Gongming.

Instead of informing the sect directly, they informed Zhao Gongming, which is equivalent to preparing for Zhao Gongming to resolve the issue peacefully.

Although Zhao Gongming was unaware of what had happened in the Fire Crow Sect's divine realm, out of trust in Luo Xuan, he still paid the due tribute on behalf of the Fire Crow Sect's divine realm according to the rules.

Then he led two disciples to seek the truth.

Zhao Gongming's research on formations was quite profound. Even though he was outside the Fire Crow Sect's divine domain, he could still keenly perceive that the formation power here had significantly increased over the past thousand years.

Such powerful formation changes couldn't help but make him wonder: What exactly was Zhao Xuan (Luo Xuan) doing? And what methods could achieve such amazing results?

Thinking of this, Zhao Gongming became even more curious about what Zhao Xuan (Luo Xuan), the person who set up the formation, had done.

So he suppressed his impatience and waited outside the formation until it closed so he could find out what was going on.

Meanwhile, Zhao Xuan, within the Fire Crow Sect, felt he was ready after a long period of preparation.

The formation was released, and the unique aura of the Fire Crow Sect was quietly sent to the Destruction God Realm.

At that very moment, Zhao Gongming, who had been waiting anxiously, instantly seized this fleeting opportunity presented by the change in the formation. Overjoyed, he knew that Zhao Xuan (Luo Xuan) must have already emerged from seclusion! Without hesitation, he immediately sent a message requesting a visit.

Then Zhao Xuan recalled that in Luo Xuan's memory, two Fire Crow Sect disciples had been registered in the Lingbao Dao Sect's register under his guidance.

After all, the Fire Crow Sect needs to pay tribute to the Lingbao Dao Sect once every thousand years. Luo Xuan didn't want to run between the two, so he recommended two Fire Crow Sect disciples to the outer sect of the Lingbao Dao Sect to be in charge of the tribute payment once every thousand years.

Zhao Xuan didn't pay any attention to this trivial matter, so he forgot about it.

However, when Zhao Gongming came to visit, he did not offer any resources to return to Zhao Gongming.

After all, such a move would make one seem distant and aloof.