Mo Wuji and Lan Xiaobu left after killing two figures who had once dominated the Land of Eternal Life. The Great Dream Saint had been just one step away from achieving the Creation Saint Realm, and his strength was at the pinnacle of all Yan Realm cultivators. As for the Great Cosmos Saint, although he was on par with the Great Dream Saint in fame, he had ascended to the Creation Saint Realm in the shortest time, and his strength far surpassed ordinary Creation powerhouses. Even though their strength was greatly diminished after rebirth, such individuals couldn’t simply be killed so easily.
Everyone in the Creation Market knew where Mo Wuji and Lan Xiaobu had gone—the City of Eternal Life. Mo Wuji had openly declared this, clearly indicating that they weren’t afraid of being ambushed and had no intention of continuing to flee.
After causing a stir in the Creation Market, Lan Xiaobu and Mo Wuji left unhurriedly. Almost as soon as they departed, the Eternal Life Saint, the Reflective Path Saint, and the Thunder Saint arrived.
“Three seniors, those two, Mo and Lan, were far too arrogant. Our Creation Market doesn’t even allow divine sense to extend freely, yet they openly killed saints from the Land of Eternal Life in the market,” a newly ascended Creation Realm Saint said, bowing respectfully to the three while reporting something everyone already knew.
His face seemed familiar to Bo He, but unfortunately, he lacked tact.
The Reflective Path Saint said indifferently, “We will definitely kill Lan Xiaobu and Mo Wuji…”
“They’ve fled to the Land of Eternal Life,” the Creation Realm Saint quickly added, stating another fact everyone knew.
The Reflective Path Saint’s expression remained unchanged, his tone growing colder. “Even if they escape beyond the Land of Eternal Life, we will slay them. However, the Great Cosmos Saint, Qu Peng, is also someone we intend to kill. Alright, everyone, disperse.”
With that, the Reflective Path Saint walked toward the interior of the Creation Market.
The Creation Realm cultivator suddenly realised his mistake, a cold sweat breaking out on his back.
How had Qu Peng fallen? He was besieged by four Creation Saints, his Dao foundation shattered, his Dao laws dissipated, and he ultimately perished at the edge of the Land of Eternal Life.
Now, this cultivator had tried to lodge a complaint, hoping the four Creation Saints would seek justice for Qu Peng. Wasn’t that a slap in the face to the four Creation Saints?
Qu Peng had been hiding here, likely banking on the idea of hiding in plain sight. If not for the Great Dream Saint, Lou Yiyi, who was most familiar with the Great Cosmos Saint, Qu Peng, almost no one would have known he was hiding in the Creation Market. Everyone assumed that even if Qu Peng sought rebirth, he would be hiding in the Great Cosmos Dao City.
Fortunately, there were many people here. If this had been a less crowded place, he might have already been slapped to death by a Creation Saint.
Whether it was the Eternal Life Saint, the Reflective Path Saint, or the Thunder Saint, they all tacitly headed to the Creation Hall in the Creation Market without mentioning anything about going to the City of Eternal Life.
It was clear that all three understood that Mo Wuji and Lan Xiaobu had openly declared their destination as the City of Eternal Life, unafraid of being pursued. Previously, the two had set up an ambush outside the Reflective Path Saint’s dojo, but it was, after all, the Reflective Path Saint’s territory. A hastily arranged setup in someone else’s dojo was limited in power. Thus, under the siege of three Creation Saints, the two chose to retreat.
But now, they had gone to the City of Eternal Life, which was originally the dojo of the Heaven and Earth Saint. With the two heading there, they would surely make preparations, gaining the advantage of terrain. In such circumstances, even three Creation Saints were unwilling to rush to the City of Eternal Life without first understanding the situation.
Upon entering the Creation Hall, the Eternal Life Saint was the first to speak, “What do you two think of this matter?”
The Thunder Saint frowned and said, “If it were anywhere else, the three of us could surround them, and they’d have no chance of escaping. But in the City of Eternal Life, it’s hard to say.”
They had rarely visited the City of Eternal Life, as they were at odds with the Heaven and Earth Saint, so they were unaware of the trapping and killing techniques available there.
The Reflective Path Saint sighed and said, “The Creation Saints in the Land of Eternal Life are dwindling. First, the Indestructible Saint vanished without a trace, and his disciple, Zhuang Yongzi, was killed by the Heaven and Earth Saint. Then the Heaven and Earth Saint was killed. And as for the Heavenly Mechanism Saint…”
“Isn’t Friend Heavenly Mechanism recovering from injuries? Once he’s healed, the four of us can go to the City of Eternal Life together. I refuse to believe we can’t take down two mere Creation Realm cultivators,” the Thunder Saint said.
The Reflective Path Saint shook his head. “The Heavenly Mechanism Saint isn’t recovering. He sensed the situation wasn’t favourable, so after warning us that Mo and Lan might ambush me, he chose to leave the Land of Eternal Life.”
After the Reflective Path Saint’s words, all three fell silent. The implication was clear: the Heavenly Mechanism Saint didn’t believe the three of them could kill Mo and Lan.
Lan Xiaobu and Mo Wuji were only in the Creation Realm, yet they inspired such caution. If these two managed to step into the Yan Realm, would there be any place left for these old-timers in the Land of Eternal Life?
“It seems we don’t have any deep enmity with them. How did things come to this?” the Thunder Saint said, frowning slightly.
Previously, he hadn’t bothered to consider such matters. Would a Creation Saint care about who they had grudges with? Now, calming down, he realised there was no significant enmity between them and Mo Wuji or Lan Xiaobu—perhaps no enmity at all. Especially for him, there was no connection whatsoever.
The Reflective Path Saint said indifferently, “The moment these two entered the Land of Eternal Life, we hunted them down. You tell me if there’s enmity. Besides, trivial matters that seem insignificant to us are like the sky falling to them. You might think, having reached the Land of Eternal Life, what’s the harm in stripping a plane’s destiny? Yet these two, even after cultivating to the Creation Realm, can’t see past such things. Although the Great Cosmos Saint was our enemy, his refining of a plane was a standard practice for saints in the Land of Eternal Life. But these two found it utterly unacceptable.”
There was one thing the Reflective Path Saint didn’t say: the reason they stopped the Great Cosmos Saint from refining a plane wasn’t out of concern for the billions of lives in that plane but because they feared he might deduce the true Great Cosmic Technique.
The Eternal Life Saint remained silent, lost in thought.
After the time it takes for half a stick of incense to burn, he slowly said, “These two must be eliminated, or we’ll have no foothold in the Land of Eternal Life. Not only must they be eliminated, but it must be done quickly. They’ve gone to the City of Eternal Life, haven’t they? We’ll refine the entire City of Eternal Life.”
“How can that be done?” the Reflective Path Saint asked, shocked, looking at the Eternal Life Saint.
The City of Eternal Life was filled with powerful cultivators. Even though the Heaven and Earth Saint had fallen, the city, under the control of the Earth One Saint, a disciple of the Great Earth Saint, remained extremely prosperous. Even if Mo and Lan had killed the Earth One Saint, refining a city with so many strong cultivators would be incredibly difficult, if not impossible.
The Eternal Life Saint smiled faintly. “It may be difficult, but I can do it because I have the Vast Bell.”
At the mention of the Vast Bell, the Reflective Path Saint and the Thunder Saint stood up in shock. They knew the Eternal Life Saint possessed a heaven-opening treasure but had no idea what it was.
Now they learned it was the Vast Bell.
A single chime of the Vast Bell could shatter the laws of heaven and earth. A second chime would draw all life into the bell’s mirrored world.
When the Vast Bell was used against enemies, there was rarely a third chime. A third chime meant everything would be refined into nothingness.
At this moment, the Reflective Path Saint and the Thunder Saint fell silent. The Eternal Life Saint had hidden his strength deeply, possessing the Vast Bell.
In the City of Eternal Life, upon hearing that Lan Xiaobu and Mo Wuji were coming, the Earth One Saint immediately chose to leave.
His master, the Heaven and Earth Saint, had fallen to these two. Did he stay because he thought cultivation was meaningless?
Not only did the Earth One Saint leave, but the vast majority of cultivators in the City of Eternal Life also chose to depart. The main reason was the notorious reputation of Lan Xiaobu and Mo Wuji. They were targets of Creation Saints’ pursuit and specifically prevented others from advancing to the Creation Saint Realm.
The Ten Thousand Paths Saint, Heavy Sword Shan, had tried to break into the Creation Realm but was thwarted and killed. The Chaos Saint, Cheng Qinghan, was the next to attempt advancing to the Creation Saint Realm after the Ten Thousand Paths Saint and was also killed.
What was the purpose of cultivation? What was the point of coming to the Land of Eternal Life? Wasn’t it to reach the Creation Saint Realm? Yet Mo and Lan were relentless—whoever tried to advance to the Creation Saint Realm, they killed. The reason didn’t even need to be stated; everyone could guess it. By preventing others from entering the Creation Realm, Mo and Lan increased their own chances, as there were only nine Creation Saint positions in the entire Land of Eternal Life. Stopping one person gave them a better shot.
The cultivators remaining in the City of Eternal Life were mostly saints below the Ninth Revolution and some Creation Realm saints, aside from a few Yan Realm cultivators. After all, they were far from achieving the Creation Saint Realm. They stayed because they believed they posed no threat to Mo and Lan’s aspirations for the Great Path positions.
Lan Xiaobu and Mo Wuji were indifferent to these departures. Upon arriving in the City of Eternal Life, their first action was to set up a top-tier defensive array and implement an identity system.
The City of Eternal Life was where they planned to retreat and achieve the Yan Realm, so neither Lan Xiaobu nor Mo Wuji intended to turn it into a bustling Dao city.
Likewise, they had no intention of expelling the cultivators who stayed, as they were the newcomers.
