Chapter 61 ·Changes in the Spirit Realm, Azure Wave Sect!

Gu ‍​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‍Yan felt no fear whatsoever toward the earth-shaking transformation stirred up in the mortal world by the Good Body Fang Yuan.

Nor ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍did he fear the attention it might attract in the future.

Was ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍he afraid that people from the Azure Wave Sect in the Spirit Realm would descend and notice something unusual?

First ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍of all, the only and most crucial cross-realm teleportation point established by the Azure Wave Sect in this world—

was ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍located deep within the Endless Sea.

That ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍vast ocean, crowned with the name “Endless,” was no exaggeration.

Meanwhile, the banner of Fang Yuan’s Heaven and Earth Great Love Unity Alliance was currently planted mainly on lands inhabited by mortals and nearshore islands.

As for the truly deep-sea islands and perilous regions, they had yet to be explored—and for now, there was no need to.

This meant that even if Azure Wave Sect cultivators descended to the lower realm as per routine,

their first stop upon arrival in this world would still be that isolated deep-sea teleportation point.

Without guidance or deliberate travel toward the mainland, it would be difficult for them to immediately detect the drastic changes in the mortal world.

The natural geographic barrier thus formed the first layer of buffering.

Secondly, when the Azure Wave Sect descended to recruit disciples, it usually followed fixed cycles, with Foundation Establishment cultivators as the main force.

Golden Core or higher-level cultivators rarely came in person to this resource-scarce lower realm unless there were special circumstances.

Even if, on rare occasions, a high-level cultivator whimsically decided to descend, by the time they crossed the Endless Sea and discovered any clues,

the time gap would already be sufficient for Gu Yan to make various responses.

Of course, the most fundamental reason lay in Gu Yan’s understanding and confidence in his own strength.

As for being so arrogant at the Transformation Spirit stage?

What if a cultivator above the Transformation Spirit Realm descended?

Not afraid.

Why not afraid?

Not afraid simply meant not afraid!

This was not blind arrogance on Gu Yan’s part.

Over the past ten years, the rapid advancement in cultivation was merely the surface.

The deeper accumulation lay in his comprehension of the Illusory Dao Seed of Chaos Planting a Green Lotus,

his digestion of the inheritance of the Grand Five Elements Reincarnation Scripture,

and his control over the Nine Luminaries Star Pivot Mountain-Suppressing Grand Formation, which had reached an entirely new level.

This formation now not only suppressed spiritual energy but was also linked to his mind.

When necessary, it could mobilize the entire sect’s earth veins and even part of the innate spiritual mist, integrating offense and defense with unfathomable power.

On his home ground at Longevity Peak, he was confident he could battle against a late-stage Transformation Spirit cultivator!

Moreover, he was not alone.

The Good Body Fang Yuan was stationed in the mortal world. Although most of his energy was devoted to managing the Heaven and Earth Great Love Unity Alliance, he still shared seventy percent of the original body’s strength and Dao comprehension, forming a powerful deterrent.

The Evil Body Nether Soul lurked within the Azure Wave Sect in the Spirit Realm, a hidden piece already laid on the board.

When the time truly came to face visitors from the upper realm, whether to fight or make peace, to conceal or to lure—there would be room for maneuver.

Besides… who said he had to wait for them to come knocking?

Gu Yan’s divine sense extended beyond the sea of clouds, his gaze seeming to pierce through the boundary of realms and cast into the Spirit Realm.

Steadily increasing his strength, continuing to lay out plans, and seizing more initiative—this was his style.

A few potential risks were still not enough to shake his Dao heart.

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At the same time, in the Spirit Realm, Eastern Continent, Azure Wave Sect.

Within the sect, an unusual atmosphere had been faintly flowing in recent years.

Several mid-level elders had successively noticed that some disciples seemed somewhat off.

They conducted secret investigations, and just as they uncovered a few faint clues, before they could delve deeper, higher-level elders would assign them important tasks under various pretexts.

Some were sent to inspect remote mineral veins, others to negotiate cooperation with distant forces,

or to explore newly discovered secret realms and dangerous lands.

In short, they were required to depart immediately from the sect and carry out missions abroad.

At first, these elders found it somewhat abrupt,

but they merely regarded it as coincidence or normal sect deployment.

However, after several repeated instances, any colleague who attempted to investigate that anomaly would soon be sent away.

Moreover, the assigned locations were often quite dangerous or time-consuming.

Even more suspiciously, two of these elders, while carrying out missions after leaving the sect,

were successively ambushed by experts of the same level from the Demon Blade Sect—by “coincidence.”

One died, and the other was severely injured, with everything they carried lost.

Was this reasonable?

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