Chapter 683: Chapter 388 Invitation from Tingchao Cliff_2

“So Brother Mu also comes from Da Xuan; I was unaware.”

Yan Hong did not probe into Chen Mu’s identity, just smiled and said, “The Dragonwood Island Master, one of the Supreme from Tingchao Cliff, has reached the pinnacle of Martial Arts cultivation, nearly the strongest below the Celestial Humans. He possesses the mansion treasury, collecting countless Heaven and Earth Spiritual Objects.”

Chen Mu listened to Yan Hong’s introduction, aware of these points, but he did not interrupt, waiting for Yan Hong’s next words.

After a slight pause, Yan Hong continued, “The invitation from the Dragonwood Island Master is actually an invitation from Tingchao Cliff. Every hundred years, Tingchao Cliff invites various Grandmasters from different sects to gather and explore the ‘Xunmu Cave Heaven.’”

“Xunmu Cave Heaven?”

Chen Mu was somewhat familiar with this place; he knew the characteristics of the Outer Sea that there are some Cave Heavens. These Cave Heavens, unlike the Stone Vein Cave Heavens he encountered in the Earthly Abyss, are real large-scale Cave Heavens with vast internal spaces, akin to small worlds.

Yan Hong nodded and said, “Yes, this Xunmu Cave Heaven, only during the century period when heaven and earth change, can one enter it. Inside this world is rather peculiar, consisting of a towering giant tree. It’s said to be vast and immense, comparable to a landmass, and the heart sap of this Xunmu giant tree is one of the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Objects, the Xunmu Spirit Liquid, with numerous effects.”

Chen Mu, upon hearing this, displayed a thoughtful expression and said, “If that is the case, why would Tingchao Cliff invite Grandmasters from various sects to explore together? With their vast sect power, they could just monopolize it.”

Yan Hong shook his head and said, “Brother Mu is not aware, the vastness inside the Xunmu Cave Heaven is comparable to a state like Da Xuan. Besides the Xunmu, there is also a Foreign Race living there, known as the ‘Spirit People Race.’ The power of this Spirit People Race is not strong, but the environment of the Xunmu Cave Heaven is special. Once a martial artist tempers their Martial Blood and reaches the Blood Exchange Realm, they cannot enter as they will be severely repelled by the internal heaven and earth. In fact, even Grandmasters who have cultivated the Martial Body will also face repression and suppression, but can barely enter it.”

“And this Spirit People Race, although not having many experts, possesses an ancestor comparable to the Blood Exchange Realm with an extremely long lifespan, reportedly living for hundreds of years, and might still be alive today. Such a being is far beyond what a few Grandmasters can contend with.”

Listening to Yan Hong’s words,

Chen Mu finally understood.

This Xunmu Cave Heaven was even bigger than he had anticipated, comparable to a state, and could give birth to experts comparable to the Blood Exchange Realm. Yet, its inner heaven and earth strongly repelled the martial artists of Da Xuan, making it impossible for those in the Blood Exchange Realm to enter, only leaving Marrow Cleansing Grandmasters to forcefully go in. This made powers like Tingchao Cliff, a large sect, act cautiously.

Combined efforts of three or four top Grandmasters could counter a peerless Grandmaster, and four to five peerless Grandmasters could barely fight against an elder of the Heavenly Demon, but this does not mean that a dozen top Grandmasters can overcome an elder of the Heavenly Demon.

Several peerless Grandmasters can face an elder of the Heavenly Demon because their strength will not be instantly killed by Yuwen Hao in one move, barely managing to hold off one or two, thus having room to collaborate, but top Grandmasters simply can’t handle a confrontation with an existence like Yuwen Hao.

Therefore, even if a dozen collaborate, they are merely to be killed one by one.

The Spirit People Race in the Xunmu Cave Heaven, having an ancestor comparable to the Blood Exchange Realm, indeed posed a formidable challenge for a major power like Tingchao Cliff. Despite their vast power, significantly stronger than many sects in Da Xuan with dozens of Grandmasters, ordinary Grandmasters would be instantly killed by the Spiritual Ancestor, making it pointless unless they assemble a military formation.

But forming such a formation is not so easy; military formations are powerful because from the lower-ranked soldiers to the top commanders, all practice the same Cultivation Technique, all cultivating the same Artistic Conception, allowing them to function as a limb, with unified momentum.

And for a Great Sect like Tingchao Cliff, it’s obviously impossible for all their Grandmasters to practice the same Artistic Conception and Cultivation Technique. Even if they can awkwardly assemble some battle formations, they won’t be as interlinked as military formations, still posing great risk against the Blood Exchange Realm.

Like Chen Mu now,

dozens of ordinary Grandmasters, even if they can sporadically form some battle formations, he can utterly break them apart, moving freely, and killing them all is merely a matter of time.

“That’s why Tingchao Cliff invites Grandmasters from all sects to explore this Xunmu Cave Heaven together, essentially to gather forces to assist in combat against the Spirit People Race,” Chen Mu thought and then said.

Yan Hong smiled and said, “Brother Mu’s thought is correct, but Tingchao Cliff, being one of the three great sects of the Outer Sea and standing for thousands of years, even older than Da Xuan, has countless Heaven and Earth Spiritual Objects in their treasury, and most of the items we think and need can almost be found there. Therefore, even if we exert effort to obtain the Xunmu Spirit Liquid, we can exchange it for what we need.”

Chen Mu nodded slightly and said, “However, with thousands of years of history, Tingchao Cliff must have interacted with the Spirit People Race for over a thousand years. Instead of inviting numerous Grandmasters to join hands and attack the Spirit People Race at the cost of many Heaven and Earth Spiritual Items, why not directly trade with the Spirit People Race, without taking so many risks?”

Upon hearing this, Yan Hong shook his head, his gaze deep as he said, “I do know about this. It’s not that Tingchao Cliff doesn’t want to, but they cannot. There has been a history of killing between them and the Spirit People Race of Xunmu Cave Heaven for over a thousand years, with many Grandmasters and even protectors dying in the Xunmu Cave Heaven, and many from the Spirit People Race have been killed by them, becoming an irreconcilable blood feud of a thousand years.”

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