As one approached the Bianhua flower, the Dao principles of the Heavenly Dao became clearer.

Knowing they couldn't compete for the closest spots, countless cultivators simply moved away from the Bianhua flower and unleashed their flying ships to begin frantically cultivating.

Even the people from Nirvana Learning Academy couldn't bother stopping others from approaching the Bianhua flower, or trying to snatch it for themselves. They, too, were unwilling to miss this opportunity.

Everyone vividly remembered the benefits of the God Realm's recent restoration. Some had regretted and blamed themselves for not being prepared and failing to break through major realms. Now, faced with the Bianhua flower, such a treasure, no one wanted to fall behind.

Yan'er knew her strength was too weak to compete for a spot near the Bianhua flower; that would be suicide. So, like most cultivators, she unleashed her flying ship away from the flower and began cultivating frantically.

Yan'er's talent was already top-tier, and after her mutation, she became a supreme genius. When she first arrived in God Continent, her cultivation was only in the late Immortal Reverent stage.

Thanks to the God Realm's restoration, she had quickly advanced through Immortal Emperor, God Transformation... and reached Celestial God Perfection.

If the rules in her location hadn't suddenly changed, forcing her to flee, she would likely be at the God Monarch Perfection stage by now.

Now, the Bianhua flower brought clear Heavenly Dao rules and abundant Heaven and Earth spiritual energy, causing Yan'er's cultivation to rise rapidly. In a short time, she directly sensed the God Monarch Tribulation.

Yan'er quickly retreated a distance and began her tribulation.

But no one paid attention to Yan'er's tribulation, because so many people were undergoing tribulations. Not only Yan'er, but most cultivators stuck at bottlenecks began to break through and undergo tribulations. Not just God Monarch Tribulation, but also World God Tribulation and God King Tribulation.

If anyone's talent was higher than Yan'er's, it was naturally Lei Hongji, who was at the very front. He had only cultivated for less than half a day before welcoming the God Unification Tribulation.

From the start of his cultivation, Lei Hongji had never experienced any bottlenecks. Others' talents were fixed, or even obscured and weakened by negative emotions and strife. Only his spiritual root talent increased with cultivation.

Lei Hongji didn't even try to avoid the tribulation; he directly began undergoing it near the Bianhua flower.

Waves of lightning arcs fell, causing cultivators near Lei Hongji to retreat.

"Everyone, quickly destroy this Bianhua flower, or the entire God Realm will be implicated!" An anxious voice came from the void, followed by two old men appearing.

"It's Senior Cang Zhengxing and Senior Xingmu." Seeing these two, most people respectfully began to bow.

Cang Zhengxing and Xingmu were not only the most respected figures in the entire Nirvana Learning Academy, but also held extremely high status throughout God Continent.

Almost at the same time as these two arrived, a rainbow bridge-like arc descended from the void, directly connecting to the Bianhua flower.

Cang Zhengxing and Xingmu immediately unleashed their magical treasures and began attacking the Bianhua flower, shouting, "Everyone, attack the Bianhua flower together, quickly..."

Many disciples of the Nirvana Learning Academy, and some cultivators who respected the two, began to heed Cang Zhengxing and Xingmu's words, attacking the Bianhua flower.

But more people ignored them and continued cultivating. In their eyes, increasing their own strength was most important. Or rather, if the sky fell, the tall people would hold it up, and the short people would continue doing what they were doing.

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Mo Wuji followed Kun Yun through the God Burial Cave. In just a few days, he felt an extreme sense of oppression.

Having cultivated to his level, he didn't need to breathe; the Dao he comprehended was his principle of survival. But Mo Wuji felt a difficulty in breathing, as if an ordinary mortal was in an oxygen-deprived space.

"This is not a good place," Mo Wuji said in a low voice.

Kun Yun chuckled. "Naturally, but it's much better than the God Burial Valley back then."

"Give me the God Spirit Vein first." Mo Wuji felt uneasy and decided to stop and ask Kun Yun for the God Spirit Vein.

Kun Yun smiled. "No need to rush. I'll definitely give it to you when I borrow the Years Board."

Mo Wuji calmly looked at Kun Yun. "Can you borrow the Years Board?"

"Definitely," Kun Yun said decisively.

"That's good. Since you definitely can, you'll give me the God Spirit Vein sooner or later. If you don't give it to me now, do you have other plans? Remember, I already gave you the Great Destruction Art." Mo Wuji didn't mince words, speaking bluntly.

Kun Yun laughed awkwardly. "Uh, you're right."

Reluctantly, Kun Yun took out a ring and handed it to Mo Wuji. Five hundred high-grade God Spirit Veins, still of the Opening Heaven type, with Heavenly Dao rules that everyone dreamed of. Now he was giving them to Mo Wuji for nothing, and he couldn't refuse.

He understood Mo Wuji too well. If he dared not give it to Mo Wuji, there were only two possibilities. First, Mo Wuji would immediately turn hostile and attack him. He had no confidence in dealing with Mo Wuji now. Second, Mo Wuji would turn around and leave, and he wouldn't be able to stop him even if he shouted.

Mo Wuji inspected the ring and threw it into the Mortal World with satisfaction. "Not bad, lead the way."

With these five hundred high-grade God Spirit Veins, he wouldn't fear if Kun Yun played tricks. At worst, they would part ways. With his abilities, he didn't believe he couldn't find a way to survive.

Perhaps because he had given Mo Wuji a large portion of his high-grade God Spirit Veins, Kun Yun seemed to lose the mood to talk, and his walking speed increased.

The God Burial Cave seemed endless. After another seven or eight days, Kun Yun stopped.

Mo Wuji's spiritual will had already scanned ahead. Before him was a void formation gate. The gate rippled with waves, and powerful, profound Dao aura emanated from the ripples. When Mo Wuji's spiritual will scanned into it, it disappeared without a trace, like mud entering the ocean.

"Brother Wuji, blast a gap in this formation gate, and then we can enter," Kun Yun said, pointing at the gate.

Mo Wuji looked at Kun Yun, puzzled. "Brother Kun Yun, this should be a void teleportation gate, right? If we step through, won't we be teleported away?"

Kun Yun sneered. "Try it and see if you can be teleported away. If you dare to step on it, your entire physical body and primordial spirit will be completely annihilated."

"This is a trap?" Mo Wuji was startled.

Kun Yun shook his head. "It can't be considered a trap, because anyone with a little knowledge can see through it, except for someone ignorant like you."

Mo Wuji's heart sank. He was worried about Cen Shuyin. If Cen Shuyin came here and mistook this place for a void formation gate, what would happen if she stepped inside?

Kun Yun seemed to know what Mo Wuji was thinking and said indifferently, "Do you think this place is easy to find? Your woman will never find this place. Even you, without me as a guide, wouldn't be able to find this formation gate even after searching for ten thousand years."

"Do you know why I'm not attacking this formation gate? Because I don't cultivate the Mortal Dao and am suppressed by the rules of Heaven and Earth. If I dare to attack this formation gate, I will be affected by the formation gate's Dao rhythm in the next moment, suppressed by the rules of Heaven and Earth, and my cultivation will drop to zero. In the end, I will be erased."

"Is that why you brought me here?" Mo Wuji asked, looking at Kun Yun.

Kun Yun nodded. "It can only be said to be one of the reasons."

Mo Wuji didn't waste any more words. He signaled Kun Yun to retreat, then summoned the Half-Moon Heavy Halberd. At the same time, several pages of the Book of Luo were hidden in his sea of consciousness, ready to be activated at any moment.

He only chose to believe half of Kun Yun's words. For Mo Wuji, he would rather trust himself than Kun Yun.

The Half-Moon Heavy Halberd transformed into a half-moon silver arc, blasting towards the rippling formation gate.

Almost at the same time as Mo Wuji attacked the rippling formation gate, Kun Yun began to retreat rapidly. He believed that Mo Wuji's Mortal Dao could ignore the formation gate's rule suppression, but even if he trusted Mo Wuji, he didn't want to risk his life.

If Mo Wuji failed, he would collect the corpse and leave. If Mo Wuji succeeded, they would naturally continue to cooperate.

"Boom boom boom!" The Half-Moon Heavy Halberd struck the rippling formation gate, triggering bursts of rule-shattering sounds.

Mo Wuji felt endless waves of various rule auras sweeping towards him, suppressing him and making him feel even more uncomfortable.

But Mo Wuji wasn't surprised. Kun Yun was right. The overwhelming rule aura that erupted after attacking here was meant to suppress cultivators' own Dao principles. This feeling was like going from a higher plane to a lower plane. He cultivated the Mortal Dao, so although he sensed this aura, it didn't affect his Dao rhythm at all.

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