Desolate Devouring Art-Chapter 1360 - The Advancement of Planet

Chapter 1360 - The Advancement of Planet
The remaining four members of the blood clan trembled in terror as they watched their companion crushed to death right before their eyes.
"I'll tell you everything! Please don't kill us and send us back," said the blood clan in the middle, his voice trembling.
"Speak," Liu Wuxie said. Although he had already obtained what he needed from their memories, he still wanted to hear the explanation from their own mouths.
"We live on a place called the Blood Abyssal Continent. The five of us had gone out to train a few days ago and found a massive spatial rift. Curiosity got the better of us, and we went in, only to end up here," said the remaining four blood clan, recounting everything they had experienced over the past few days.
"Are there any other blood clans aside from you five?" Liu Wuxie pressed. He needed to know if any other members of the blood clan had set foot on the True Martial Continent.
Like the True Martial Continent, the Blood Abyssal Continent was also independent, home to a vast population of blood clans. What truly enraged Liu Wuxie was not that fact alone, but that the Blood Abyssal Continent had once housed humans as well. The blood clan had appeared out of nowhere and turned the entire continent into a ranch, rearing humans as livestock and keeping them alive solely to harvest fresh blood.
"No more. That spatial rift is very well hidden," said the member of the blood clan, not daring to conceal anything from Liu Wuxie as he spilled everything he knew.
The spatial rift in the Blood Abyssal Continent should be similar in nature to the Sacred Ground. Perhaps in another decade or century, the two spaces would collide again, forming a new rift. No one knew how long the current spatial rift would last, or when another one might appear.
If the Blood Abyssal Continent's blood clan ever learned of the True Martial Continent, they would definitely send waves of their kind over. It would not take long before the True Martial Continent was transformed into another Blood Abyssal Continent, with all humans reduced to livestock.
As the dragon's claws clenched, the four remaining members of the blood clan exploded into blood mist. After refining all of them, everyone's mood grew heavy and somber.
"Big Brother Liu, will more people of the blood clan enter the True Martial Continent?" Xu Lingxue asked, her brows tightly pinched together.
"Not for the moment," Liu Wuxie said, shaking his head. "The spatial rift has a time limit, but I don't know when the next one will appear."
A spatial rift would only form when two spaces collided. These five members of the blood clan had slipped into the True Martial Continent during that fleeting moment. If they wanted to return, they would have to wait until the two continents collided again, which might take a year or even ten. In the end, no one knew when the two continents would collide once more.
"What should we do then? Are we going to watch the blood clan enter the True Martial Continent?" Murong Yi asked. Her family still lived on this continent, and all humans would suffer if the blood clan descended in force.
"The Heavenly Spirit Celestial Academy and the Dragon Emperor Academy have experts around. There's no need to panic," Liu Wuxie replied with a shake of his head. When the blood race descended onto the True Martial Continent earlier, he had sensed two powerful auras rushing over in this direction, and they were at least at the Void Realm.
The fact that there were still experts at the Void Realm in the True Martial Continent shocked Liu Wuxie. They should be experts who had participated in that ancient war, then remained on the True Martial Continent afterward and founded the two academies.
Upon hearing that, the four women finally let out a long breath of relief. The True Martial Continent had weathered countless crises over the past hundreds of thousands of years, and it had not relied on mere luck to overcome each disaster. There were many things ordinary people could not see, such as the massive profound talisman on Heavenly Peak.
That profound talisman was not something typical experts at the Primal Origin Realm could inscribe, and no one knew how it had appeared. The answer was obvious—only experts comparable to the Void Realm could have drawn such a talisman.
Back then, Liu Wuxie had merely repaired it. The Void Realm's laws were powerful, and those experts rarely appeared on the True Martial Continent, spending most of their time in seclusion as they waited for the eventual return to the astral domain.
"It's getting late. Let's go back," Liu Wuxie said. The sky had already darkened, and their families were surely waiting anxiously for their return.
At this moment, hundreds of thousands of cultivators filled the area around the Liu Clan. When they learned that Liu Wuxie would host a guidance session, they rushed from tens of thousands of miles away to gather here. That included experts from the Han Clan, the Heavenly Spirit Celestial Academy, and the Dragon Emperor Academy. After all, this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
The Liu Clan had already prepared for the occasion and constructed a massive field capable of accommodating tens of thousands of people. As for the ordinary cultivators, they could only stand at the outer edges.
Roughly fifteen minutes later, Liu Wuxie returned to the Liu Clan with the four women. Their return did not cause any uproar, because the clan already hosted a grand banquet and had already invited all the upper echelons of the Heavenly Dao Society. It had been a long time since the Liu Clan had been this lively.
"Junior Brother, looks who's here!" Jiang Le's trio ran over, a burly man following behind them.
"Elder Madman!" Liu Wuxie exclaimed in surprise at the sight of Elder Madman. Ever since the latter had resolved the knot in his heart, he looked like an entirely different person, as if he had been reborn.
"Greetings, Elder!" He hurried over and bowed.
"Good, you've truly grown up!" Elder Madman said, stroking his beard with a sigh of emotion.
In just a year, Liu Wuxie had grown to a height that everyone now had to look up to.
Many people raised their cups high as they crowded around to toast with Liu Wuxie. The banquet lasted until late into the night before it finally came to an end, and everyone was already looking forward to Liu Wuxie's upcoming guidance. Thus, they sensibly refrained from delaying him any further.
When Liu Wuxie stepped into the martial field, the noise was deafening, and he saw a sea of people stretching before him. Even he could not help lamenting inwardly at the sight.
Liu Xiucheng, Liu Dashan, Xu Yilin, and the others had arrived long ago and were seated at the very front of the platform. Excitement shone on every face, and a youth stood not far away, watching Liu Wuxie with genuine joy written in his eyes.
When Liu Wuxie swept his gaze across the crowd, everyone immediately fell silent, even as more people continued to arrive. The crowd had already stretched nearly ten miles into the distance.
Liu Wuxie suddenly vanished from the platform and appeared before that young man.
"You noticed me," the youth said with a wry smile. He had already chosen to stand as far back as he could.
Without a word, Liu Wuxie stepped forward and pulled the youth into a tight hug.
"Brother Qiao, why didn't you come to find me since you're here?" The youth was Qiao Bian. Upon learning of Liu Wuxie's return, he had rushed over that very afternoon.
"I didn't want to disturb you with so many people around," Qiao Bian replied with a roguish grin, still looking as carefree and untamed as ever.
Space around them rippled as Liu Wuxie vanished once more. He had already arranged for Qiao Bian to sit beside Elder Madman, close to the center of the martial field. As for Liu Wuxie, he returned to the platform and sat down, legs crossed.
"The reason why I host this guidance session is to hope that the True Martial Continent can grow faster, and that every cultivator here can find their cultivation path," Liu Wuxie said.
He held no ulterior motives for this guidance. He genuinely wished for the True Martial Continent to grow stronger and for humanity to flourish. His words were infused with soul energy, ensuring that his voice could be heard clearly even from tens of thousands of miles away.
Thunderous applause erupted from all around, and it only faded when Liu Wuxie lifted his hand and began his guidance.
"As cultivators, dao speaks about following nature, but what does that mean? That means aligning ourselves with the heavenly dao instead of forcing it. Taoism speaks of the cycle that governs everything in heaven and earth. There's a constant motion and change in the natural world, and dao is the fundamental law behind it. Thus, we have to align ourselves with nature to seek longevity," Liu Wuxie said, beginning from the very nature of heavenly dao.
Everyone listened, entranced. For those at the highest levels of the Heaven Profound Realm, Liu Wuxie's words cleared their minds; they realized they had focused solely on cultivation techniques, neglecting the most essential principle.
Everything had to accord with heaven and earth. That was also the meaning of the saying that the Great Dao acts through non-action. Dao was the essence of everything in the world, and upon reaching a high level of cultivation, all paths would flow back into a single current, returning to harmony with heaven and earth.
Only those who understood the patterns of heaven and earth's dao could share in the heavens' lifespan.
Many people experienced sudden enlightenment. They never expected that simply aligning themselves with heavenly dao would allow them to break through the bottlenecks that had troubled them for so long.
A low hum began to echo through the crowd as thousands of cultivators smoothly broke through after receiving enlightenment from Liu Wuxie's words.
Qiao Bian also sat with his eyes closed, clearly benefiting from Liu Wuxie's teaching. The aura he gave off thickened, and his cultivation rose to a higher level.
Liu Xiucheng, Liu Dashan, Xu Yilin, Elder Madman, Tian Xing, Mu Tianli, and many others also made breakthroughs in their cultivation. As for Bi Gongyu, Lan Yu, and Hu Shi, they each broke through several levels in succession.
Even Xu Lingxue and the other three women received a baptism from Liu Wuxie's words, and their cultivation surged toward the ninth-level Heaven Profound Realm.
With a casual wave of his hand, over a hundred thousand Pure Yang Pills detonated and transformed into pure yang energy that blanketed the sky. As everyone absorbed the energy, they felt their bodies relax, and even more cultivators began to break through.
Liu Wuxie continued to preach, keeping his explanations simple and easy to understand. As more people made breakthroughs, the True Martial Continent as a whole grew stronger.
Suddenly, the depths of the True Martial Continent stirred, and a star core was born. The birth of the star core startled Liu Wuxie; his eyes snapped open, and a faint smile tugged at the corner of his lips.
The True Martial Continent initially required a long time to give birth to a star core, yet he had not expected his preaching to accelerate the process. Then something even more astonishing occurred. A mysterious energy flowed from the depths of the True Martial Continent and poured into Liu Wuxie's body. Although it did not help him break through, he could clearly feel this new power.
"That's world force... The True Martial Continent is actively sending me world force? Does that mean that I have been acknowledged as its planet lord?" Liu Wuxie's heart trembled in shock.
The fact that the True Martial Continent was actively sending world force into his body meant that it had recognized him. In future battles fought here, he could manipulate the True Martial Continent's power to amplify his strength.
The local populace had chosen many planet lords in the Indigo Bamboo Astral Domain, yet they had never received the planet's direct acknowledgement.
From this moment on, the True Martial Continent should no longer be called a mere planet but the True Martial Star. This was the first time a planet had actively chosen its master, and it was no wonder Liu Wuxie was stunned.
No one understood the power of the world force better than Liu Wuxie. After all, he had relied on the world force to kill the Azure Nether Crocodile. But the world force also had its limitations and could only be used if he fought on the True Martial Star. If he traveled to another planet, it would be too far away for him to draw upon the True Martial Star's strength.
Still, Liu Wuxie had never imagined he would receive so many benefits from this single preaching session. Now that he had obtained the planet's acknowledgement, the next thing he needed was everyone's faith. If he could gain the faith of everyone on the True Martial Star, he would be able to master the Great Conversion Mythical Art.