A Sect from a Spirit Vein

Chapter 430: Chapter 388: Grotto Heaven Scenic Spot Phantom

The will collapses, giving up resistance, and naturally it cascades like a waterfall.

Once Zhuo Wuying’s jaw was pried open, he ended up saying everything.

It was ten years ago when the Yunshan Sect and Ziluo Mountain were still staunch allies, frequently visiting each other and often engaging in philosophical discussions.

One day, a Qingyuan Spiritual Spring suddenly emerged on Yun Mountain, its water clear and sparkling, able to cleanse filth and nurture vitality, greatly enhancing Alchemy and Artifact Refining. Since then, Zhuo Wuying often stayed at Yun Mountain for cultivation.

On this day, while Zhuo Wuying was practicing Alchemy alone by the Spiritual Spring, he inadvertently caught a glimpse of shimmering spots of light emerging from the clear water of the small spring, with auspicious energies floating around.

Upon closer inspection, amidst the auspicious light and aura, appeared a grand and imposing Immortal Cave Mansion!

The green moss piled up like blue, white clouds floated like jade, and dazzling light swayed amidst the mist.

Green Ganoderma emanating a turquoise glow, purple aura streaming like silk, and mist blooming into Spirit Flowers.

On both sides of the mottled stone gate, were longevity deer and immortal foxes playing in the forest, while spiritual avian cranes chirped softly among the trees, Yao Grass and exotic flowers never withered, pines and cypresses thrived eternally.

This was a reclusive great power’s Cave Mansion, detached from the world, a Grotto Heaven!

Zhuo Wuying trembled all over, his eyes dazzled and mesmerized, as a thread of Spiritual Power he extended into the spring caused the Void Spirit Cave Mansion scene to instantly blur within the shimmering water.

An illusion?!

He waited there from dawn until dusk, from night to day, but nothing reappeared, as if the previous glimpse was merely a dream.

Yet, with Zhuo Wuying’s Foundation Establishment Cultivation, how could he have simply been hallucinating? He was utterly convinced that everything he saw was real. It was surely a Cave Mansion’s illusion!

In the Cultivation World, such illusions are never baseless; there must be a cause.

Feeling lost and disheartened, Zhuo Wuying returned to the mountain gate and started searching through scriptures in seclusion, looking for any clues.

Eventually, he found a description closely resembling the illusion he had seen.

A Grotto Heaven Scenic Spot illusion!

A Void Refining True Monarch’s Dao field, a Cave Mansion hidden in the Void, forged from spatial fragments, with internal Spirit Veins, overflowing Spiritual Qi, countless Immortal Reishi and Profound Grass, Spiritual Birds and Beasts, and Rare Treasures, forming a complete independent small world.

There’s even possible inheritance from the True Monarch!

When the Grotto Heaven’s owner was present, such a Grotto Heaven would be firmly anchored in the spatial point with fixed entries and exits. However, once the owner fell, if no one reinforced this spatial coordinate, the Grotto Heaven would gradually detach from the main world and drift into the Void Turbulence.

It’s unknown how much time would pass before, by chance, this Grotto Heaven might be swept close to the main world by the Void Turbulence, even reappearing in the world.

And during this approach and reappearance, the Grotto Heaven, as an independent small world, would blend with the great Cultivation World, and the Scenic Spot of the Grotto Heaven might project itself into the main world.

This is the Grotto Heaven Scenic Spot illusion!

Wherever a Grotto Heaven illusion appears, it is tightly linked with the Grotto Heaven, indicating the possibility of the Grotto Heaven’s emergence!

But the Grotto Heaven illusion is completely serendipitous and unsearchable, with no rules to follow; whether it will appear, when, how, and for how long is entirely a matter of Celestial Mandate.

There may even be an illusion, but then the Grotto Heaven is once again swept away by the Void Turbulence, and nothing ultimately appears, merely resembling a Mirror Flower Water Moon, transient as reflected foam and shadow.

From then on, the suddenly manifesting and abruptly vanishing Grotto Heaven Scenic Spot illusion within the clear spring became an indelible mark in Zhuo Wuying’s heart.

Each time he thought of it, he felt a clawing yearning, trembling with excitement.

After all, this was a Grotto Heaven! A True Monarch Cave Mansion! If he were fortunate enough to enter, it would be like a carp leaping through the Dragon Gate, a mere hen transforming into a phoenix, achieving respect and reverence wouldn’t be impossible.

Simultaneously, witnessing the Grotto Heaven illusion had also become ironclad proof of his special favor under the Celestial Mandate, possessing unusually splendid fortune!

Even the disciples of the Yunshan Sect were completely unaware of this, continuing their routine visits by the Spiritual Spring, and such an opportunity ended up being obtained by Zhuo Wuying. Wasn’t this Heaven’s explicit declaration that the Yunshan Sect lacked luck and did not deserve this item, only I am the Celestial Mandate’s chosen one!

Upon hearing this, Yang Jiye’s face was full of anger, cursing aloud. While Wang Yu looked at his blood-soaked, unrecognizable body, giving a scornful snort: "Celestial Mandate’s chosen one, are you sure?"

Zhuo Wuying, who had just been immersed in beautiful fantasies, froze, the excruciating pain and weakness in his body resurfacing, he raised his head, blankly staring at those looking down at him, with murderous intentions overflowing.

Zhuo Wuying suddenly shivered, and endless remorse surged and swallowed him.

What Celestial Mandate’s chosen one am I?

If I hadn’t taken a second look back then, without discovering the Grotto Heaven illusion, how could I have ended up in this situation today!

I am not the Celestial Mandate’s chosen one, but a fool toyed with by Fate!

Zhuo Wuying screamed hoarsely, then suddenly spewed a mouthful of black blood, crashing heavily to the ground.

In that moment, Yang Jiye thought he was already dead.

However, Qian Ji extended a hand to pinch open Zhuo Wuying’s mouth, threw in a few Pills. Zhuo Wuying’s body trembled violently, the potent medicinal effects aggressively revived him from his stupor.

Wang Yu hastened his speech: "So you collaborated with the Wang Family to betray and seize Yun Mountain in order to gain the Grotto Heaven opportunity. But even so, how would you achieve your goal while co-occupying Yun Mountain with the Wang Family?"

Zhuo Wuying blankly stated: "Wang Talai is courageous but brainless, not a concern. First occupy Yun Mountain, then gradually edge him out."

"You’re quite confident," Wang Yu sneered, "So you’re saying your betrayal wasn’t sanctioned by the Qingling Sect, and the Qingling Sect knows nothing about the Grotto Heaven illusion. Indeed, if the Qingling Sect were aware, they would have killed you to ensure silence first!"

"Even so, you didn’t expect the Qingling Sect to covet Yun Mountain’s Spiritual Vein and Spiritual Spring so brazenly, directly taking it forcefully. In the end, Yun Mountain was taken by the Qingling Sect, all your efforts came to naught."

Zhuo Wuying had black blood oozing from the corner of his mouth, his gaze listless: "The Qingling Sect didn’t instruct me, but I found out later that the Wang Family’s attack on the Yunshan Sect had its shadow behind it. Hahaha, if you wish for revenge, go ahead and charge the Qingling Sect. Previously, the Qingling Sect didn’t know about the Grotto Heaven, but who knows whether the Grotto Heaven illusion has appeared during these years it occupied Yun Mountain?"

Yang Jiye clenched his fists tightly, Qingling Sect, it indeed is related to the Qingling Sect!

This Golden Core Sect initially only sought the Yun Mountain Spiritual Vein, instigating the Wang Family to attack the Yunshan Sect, while Ziluo Mountain joined in with its own plans. But now, no one can be entirely sure if the Qingling Sect has discovered clues to the Grotto Heaven.

While Wang Yu was pondering, Zhuo Wuying suddenly let out another screech, the medicinal effects faded, and the toxins surged uncontrollably through his body, slicing and burning his internal organs like a knife.

"I’ve told you everything, I—" Zhuo Wuying’s plea was abruptly cut off, Yang Jiye couldn’t restrain himself anymore, throwing the Wind-Chasing Hammer heavily at his forehead.

With a soft click, his corpse fell to the ground. Wang Yu shook his head, "Senior Brother Yang was too hasty, I still wanted to ask about other things, especially the overall situation of Ziluo Mountain, and other intelligence on the Wang Family, to see if we could extract any more information... But it doesn’t matter, his body couldn’t withstand more torment, he was going to die anyway."

As he spoke, Wang Yu extended his hand, activating the Spiritual Evil.

Dao Pattern: Corpse Puppet!