Chapter 1 Breaking the Seal

The one who breaks the seal!

The man in white blurted out, somewhat believing it in his heart.

The separation of the Yin and Yang realms occurred even before the collapse of the Great Xia Dynasty. Legend has it that during a great turmoil, the founding ruler of the Great Xia, King Yu, wielding the Nine Cauldrons, intervened and sealed the passage between the Yin and Yang realms in one fell swoop.

Their visit to the Southern Continent was also to seek a method to break the seal. This was a top secret, known only to the wandering ghosts, Wu Chang, who had come to the Southern Continent like them.

More importantly, the Fengdu Emperor had ordered them to come here, and this person happened to be here.

Could this Daoist priest before them truly be the person mentioned by the Fengdu Emperor, the one capable of breaking the Yin and Yang barrier?

"What?"

The man in the black robe was immediately shocked, both believing and doubting: "He is the one who breaks the seal?"

It was King Yu of Great Xia who severed the two realms.

That was the first and only emperor throughout history, among the human race and even the myriad races, who was truly recorded as daring to defy the heavens!

Died fighting the heavens!

This is the only impression that all later generations have of that annihilated era, or rather, it is a warning from the heavens.

But in any case, Yu's divine courage, unparalleled throughout the ages, is acknowledged even by today's cultivation world.

Could his seal truly be broken by human power?

Tens of thousands of years ago, the powerhouses led by the Great Zhou Dynasty's founding ancestor, combined with the Manifested Saints, Dharma Bodies, and Dharma Aspects, set up an array that could not be broken. Several attempts still ended in failure.

Since then, the Yin and Yang realms have been unable to communicate, and ghosts and demons have occupied the night. Every time night falls, countless evil ghosts howl all around the world.

For tens of thousands of years, the Wu Chang Palace and even Fengdu City have pursued breaking the seal as their lifelong goal. However, one failure after another has led them to doubt this goal, even themselves.

Even after accepting the task, he was skeptical and did not truly believe that he would gain anything.

Otherwise, with the Wu Chang Palace gathering experts and Fengdu City filled with powerhouses, how could such a major event fall to the little ghosts under their two Wu Chang?

"The Chinese scholar tree, also known as the ghost tree, belongs to Yin in the Five Elements. Legend says it can attract and nurture ghosts. In reality, this kind of tree has the effect of gathering resentment and cleansing Yin energy. It can nurture ghosts and also suppress them."

An Qi Sheng slowly raised his hand, stroking the half-flourishing, half-withered branches of the Chinese scholar tree. It felt cool to the touch, and he could faintly feel the looming Yin energy within.

"Ghost tree..."

The man in white frowned slightly, looking at the Chinese scholar tree. He hadn't paid attention before, but now, with a glance, his heart stirred.

He sensed something unusual.

Although the Yin energy on this Chinese scholar tree was not too strong, it was extremely pure. Between the circulation, it was not only gathering the surrounding Yin energy, but also purifying and refining it.

This was not something ordinary Chinese scholar trees could do...

"Hmm?"

On the other hand, the man in black robe was confused, unable to see the reason. He slandered in his heart but also breathed a sigh of relief.

This Daoist priest, though not a friend, did not seem to be an enemy either.

That was the best.

"Senior..."

Seeing An Qi Sheng pondering in silence, the man in white had a slight change of heart, suppressed his doubts, and asked, "Could this Chinese scholar tree be related to the 'Great Yu Seal'?"

"Just an array node."

An Qi Sheng stroked the cool tree trunk, his eyes opening and closing, with divine light flickering within, as if time was flowing and alternating within:

"The world is vast, and the ghost realm is no less than the Yang realm. To seal off the intersection of the two realms is beyond the power of mere supernatural abilities. What truly isolates the two realms is a vast array covering all directions and boundless."

The world is far more complex than the naked eye can see.

The ascension of realm brings not only the improvement of strength, but also the sublimation of vision. An Qi Sheng, who has completed his primordial spirit, can see things far beyond what ordinary people can compare.

Just like at this time, the man in black robe was confused, the man in white seemed to have some awareness, and An Qi Sheng, with his hand stroking the Chinese scholar tree, raised his divine will to an extremely high point.

In a trance, he seemed to see a 'membrane' isolated inside and outside the world, immeasurably large, seemingly existing and seemingly not.

This is an array so large that it is indescribable, encompassing everything and penetrating into the deep and subtle places of everything in sight.

Even from An Qi Sheng's current perspective, this array can be called stunning.

The root of its existence lies not in spiritual energy and Dao essence, nor in Yin energy and resentment, but in the inability of the two worlds themselves to merge.

Setting up a large array with this, if there is no method to break the array, one must have the strength to resist the power of the two worlds with one breath; otherwise, this array cannot be broken.

"Array node?"

The eyes of the man in black robe lit up slightly: "If this place is an array node, removing it... no, if this seal could be broken so easily, would we have waited until now?"

As he spoke, the man in black robe shook his head again and again.

The Great Yu Seal seals Yin and Yang and isolates reincarnation. Over tens of thousands of years, countless people have wanted to break the seal, so if it were really that simple, how would it be their turn?

"May I ask, senior, how can this array be broken?"

The eyes of the man in white flickered, and he said in a deep voice: "If there is anything we can help with, we will definitely do our best!"

"Naturally, there is a place for you to take action."

An Qi Sheng nodded slightly, withdrew his palm, and glanced lightly at the two of them: "For example, the 'Earthly Qi Source' in your hands."

"Earthly Qi Source?!"

The eyes of the man in white flickered, and the man in black robe had already changed color slightly: "You even know this?!"

Now, the man in black robe was also somewhat suspicious.

The Earthly Qi itself is already a top secret. Since the collapse of the Great Xia Dynasty, for nearly 40,000 years, legends about the Earthly Qi have long disappeared. Even if there are occasional sporadic records, they have long been erased.

They only learned of the existence of this 'Earthly Qi' after coming to the Southern Continent, from the messages from their sect.

This Daoist priest not only knew, but also knew that they had the 'Earthly Qi Source' in their hands...

The two men's expressions were subtle. After a moment of silence, they each reached out and took out two cyan-black round beads, handing them to An Qi Sheng.

These two round beads were unremarkable, but the two men were really reluctant to hand them over. The Earthly Qi Source has the merit of guiding people through reincarnation, and its value is extremely high for them.

Handing it over like this, even in this situation, their hearts still ached.

"Earthly Qi Source..."

An Qi Sheng pinched the black beads in his palm. A strange and familiar aura penetrated into his body, causing ripples in his mind.

Different realms have different rules. Entering the Human Realm was something that happened to him thousands of years ago, and the time his Qi seed stayed in the Human Dao was ten times longer than that number.

But in the end, they all shared the same origin, and the aura overflowed, causing waves in his mind.

He could faintly perceive the various scrolls of the years experienced by this 'Earthly Qi Source' slowly flowing.

Taiji Dojo... Sa Wu Ling...

The past of the Human Dao flashed through An Qi Sheng's mind, and finally froze, slowly turning into a scholarly figure.

The unparalleled grandmaster of Xuan Star, the Netherworld Sovereign of the Human Dao.

Gu Changfeng...

The birth of the Wu Chang Palace, Fengdu City, the Ghost Realm, or even the Hungry Ghost Dao, inherently had the means of this lord within it.

He had already sensed this in the dilapidated temple where he stayed on the first day he came to this realm.

However, he did not know where this lord, who possessed the Dao Yi supernatural power 'Rebirth through Tribulation', known as 'No Tribulation Unattended' and 'No Death with Tribulation', was.

Did he undergo tribulation and rebirth again to go to other worlds?

"S, senior?"

Seeing An Qi Sheng stunned and seemingly lost in thought, the man in white was silent for a moment before speaking in a low voice:

"May I ask, senior, what is the relationship between this Earthly Qi Source and the Great Yu Seal? Is this thing the key to breaking the seal?"

The man in white felt vaguely uneasy.

This uneasiness came not only from the Daoist priest in front of him, but also from some inexplicable strange feelings in the dark.

This feeling was ethereal, but he did not dare to be careless, because the supernatural power he cultivated was best at seeking good fortune and avoiding misfortune, and predicting good and bad luck.

"You don't need to know this."

An Qi Sheng flipped his palm, put away the round beads, and looked lightly at the two little ghosts who were solemn and cautious:

"You only need to know that this little bit of Earthly Qi Source may be enough to send a few people into reincarnation, but it is far from enough to break the seal between the two realms."

"Not enough... Senior, this Earthly Qi Source..."

The man in white secretly cried out in pain. The Earthly Qi Source is not the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. It is extremely rare and difficult to find. Where would more come from?

The man in black robe was also in a difficult situation.

"Go."

An Qi Sheng did not care about the thoughts of the two. With a flick of his sleeve, the two were already involuntarily rising into the air. Between the changes in their expressions, the surrounding stars shifted.

In the blink of an eye, they had been thrown countless miles away.

Whoosh~

The wind rose and fell in just an instant. Gong Yang Yan and the others only felt a blur before their eyes, and the two men in black and white disappeared without a trace.

When they opened their eyes again, they only saw An Qi Sheng had already returned to the chariot, pinching the round beads, seemingly closing his eyes to rest his mind.

"Sect master?"

Gong Yang Yan looked blank: "Is, is it all right then?"

Crack crack~

The cyan-black round bead stayed between his fingers for a moment before An Qi Sheng's voice sounded: "Go to the next place."

"Yes!"

...

Buzz~

The change of time and space was extremely fast.

Even though the two men in black and white were both Golden Core cultivators who had achieved supernatural powers, they only felt dizzy and almost unable to stand firm at this moment.

"This place is no longer in You Province..."

The two men in black and white rarely did not stand back to back. They looked at each other, and their hearts were filled with horror: "Sending us out of You Province with a flick of a finger, spanning seventy million miles..."

No one can be completely unprepared in front of an existence far stronger than themselves, but their preparation seemed meaningless.

In just a blink of an eye, he had thrown them out of You Province.

Such methods are probably not the Dharma Aspect they imagined...

"This person..."

Sweat appeared on the forehead of the man in white, and it was difficult to hide the paleness on his face. After a long while, he took a breath and took out a black token, with various demons and ghosts intertwined on it.

"Wu Chang Token!"

The lips of the man in black robe moved, wanting to say something but stopping, and finally did not speak, allowing the man in white to crush the token.

Buzz~

Strands of divine light flowed out from the broken token. This light was pure and colorless, and seemed to merge with the darkness under the night.

Faintly, it seemed as if a pair of deep, ancient eyes were looking down from the distant void:

"Could it be Him..."