Chapter 311 - 288: Returning to the Cyan Wood Secret Realm, Purifying Body and Soul Grand Formation

Chapter 311: Chapter 288: Returning to the Cyan Wood Secret Realm, Purifying Body and Soul Grand Formation

The Array had only been completed about half a year ago.

The ancestors from the Upper Realm knew nothing of this Master Gu, but the Magic Skill they passed down was exactly what Ge Fangrong needed.

With this Magic Skill, the Divine Wood Sect could forcefully teleport any Cultivator who practiced the Cyan Wood Nirvana Skill into the grand Array within the Cyan Wood Secret Realm.

Ge Fangrong had been unable to confirm whether that Master Gu was truly connected to the person who had destroyed the Cyan Wood Secret Realm. But now, with the Magic Skill from the Upper Realm, it would be simple to find out.

However, not just anyone could perform this confirmation. To execute a forced teleportation, one’s Cultivation had to be higher than the target’s.

To be on the safe side, Ge Fangrong decided he had to confirm it himself.

Coincidentally, Cold Crow Wanderer had just perished, leaving a vacancy in the Immortal City.

Ge Fangrong felt this was likely a turn of fate and decided to come at once.

Ge Fangrong had no intention of acting within the Immortal City. After taking up his post, he didn’t rush to make a move, but instead waited silently for an opportunity.

Three months passed in a flash.

One day, after strolling through the Inner City, Jiang Zuo decided to take a trip to the outer city as well.

To maintain his Beast Taming Reputation, Jiang Zuo would show his face in the outer city every few months.

Now that he had mastered the Sight Rune Technique, he could scan the area before leaving the city. He no longer had to worry about being ambushed by Cultivators at the Fruit Realm or above.

"Master Gu, see anything you like? I’ll give you a good price!"

Upon arriving in the outer city, an endless stream of Cultivators greeted Jiang Zuo.

Jiang Zuo smiled and returned each greeting.

Whenever he saw something strange or peculiar, he would buy it on the spot, as long as the price wasn’t too outrageous.

After a while, Jiang Zuo walked into a less-crowded alley.

Just as he was about to turn a corner, Jiang Zuo suddenly spun around. Like a hungry wolf, he charged at someone behind him and threw a punch.

Ge Fangrong was stunned. ’I’ve been discovered?’

He had planned to make his move once they were in a more secluded area.

Seeing Jiang Zuo attack him was exactly what he wanted.

He met the attack head-on with a punch of his own.

Just as their fists were about to collide, a dark green aura erupted from Ge Fangrong.

Under the influence of this aura, the Cyan Wood Nirvana Skill within Jiang Zuo’s body instantly activated, resonating with the energy.

Beneath their feet, a Light Gate for teleportation formed in an instant.

The dark green aura enveloped both of them, pulling them into the Light Gate.

’Forced teleportation?’

’And it’s related to the Cyan Wood Nirvana Skill I cultivate?’

Jiang Zuo’s thoughts raced. But before being sucked into the Light Gate, his fist still slammed viciously into Ge Fangrong’s.

Cyan Wood Secret Realm.

Completely different from over two hundred years ago, the Cyan Wood Secret Realm was now a place of deathly silence. Only barren earth remained; no plant life existed here anymore.

An Array emitting a dense, dark green aura was already active.

In the very center of the Array was the same giant Cyan Wood Longevity Stele from all those years ago.

Jiang Zuo and Ge Fangrong’s figures appeared in the Array at the same time.

"Bind!"

Jiang Zuo’s body felt unnaturally heavy. He wasn’t completely immobilized, but his movements had slowed considerably.

Outside the Array, two other members of the Divine Wood Sect were already waiting.

Seeing Jiang Zuo and Ge Fangrong appear, the two shouted in unison.

From the Cyan Wood Longevity Stele, Withered Wood Vines shot out instantly.

They coiled toward Jiang Zuo like chains.

Jiang Zuo tried to dodge, but with his unnaturally heavy steps, he was captured by the vines after only a few evasive maneuvers.

He took a moment to assess his situation. ’I can teleport my Puppet Body here, enter the Flesh Awakening state at any moment, and release the Spirit Beasts from my Spirit Garden whenever I want.’

So, Jiang Zuo didn’t rush to break free. He wanted to see what these Divine Wood Sect members had planned.

He had been unfamiliar with his surroundings at first, but upon seeing the Cyan Wood Longevity Stele, Jiang Zuo recognized this place as the former Cyan Wood Secret Realm.

The three old men before him were, naturally, from the Divine Wood Sect.

"Old Ge, what happened to your arm?"

Yan Wenbo said, glancing at Ge Fangrong’s limp arm.

He was once the Punishment Hall Elder of the Divine Wood Sect but had since retired to the background.

One had to be extraordinarily powerful to become a Punishment Hall Elder.

"Every bone in my arm is shattered. This kid’s physical body is simply unimaginable!"

Ge Fangrong said in horror.

’If we were still outside, that single blow would have left me severely injured.’

"Is his Cultivation really at the mid-stage of the Three Flowers Realm?"

Yan Wenbo and the other slender elder couldn’t help but stare at Jiang Zuo, who was tightly bound by the Withered Wood Vines within the Array.

"It is said the person who destroyed the Cyan Wood Secret Realm had an extremely powerful physical body. He couldn’t be that same person, could he?"

The slender elder stared fiercely at Jiang Zuo.

For the past two hundred years, ever since the Cyan Wood Secret Realm was destroyed, the new generation of Divine Wood Sect disciples has been noticeably weaker than before.

It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say the sect’s very foundation had been damaged.

"The age doesn’t match."

"But even if he’s not the one, he must be closely connected to him."

Ge Fangrong shook his head.

"You must be the new guardian of the Immortal City, Senior Ge Fangrong, an elder of the Divine Wood Sect?"

"Senior, you brought me here by force. May I ask what your purpose is?"

Jiang Zuo looked toward Ge Fangrong.

He had some memory of Ge Fangrong’s appearance from when the man had chased him from the Cultivation Realm back to the Mortal Territory.

When he heard Ge Fangrong had taken up a post in the Immortal City, he had wondered if the man was coming for him.

But he had already been in the Immortal City for over twenty years. If someone wanted to deal with him, they should have acted long ago.

He never expected that Ge Fangrong had, in fact, come for him.

"Why?"

"Don’t tell me you just happened to stumble upon the Wood Element Innate Spiritual Soil and the Cyan Wood Nirvana Skill you cultivate."

"Speak. Where did you get them?"

Ge Fangrong said coolly.

’So it was the Innate Spiritual Soil that aroused their suspicion,’ Jiang Zuo thought. ’You really can’t get by on luck in the Cultivation Realm.’

"I can tell you, but you have to answer one of my questions first."

Jiang Zuo said after a moment of thought.

"Speak."

Ge Fangrong was desperate to know what had become of that man from all those years ago.

Now that Jiang Zuo was captured, answering one question was acceptable.

"Did you obtain this method of forcefully teleporting me here from the Upper Realm?"

Ge Fangrong and the other two hadn’t paid much mind to what Jiang Zuo might ask.

But upon hearing his question, all three of them were startled.

"How did you know?"

Yan Wenbo couldn’t hold back and blurted out the question.

How did he know?

Jiang Zuo glanced calmly at his surroundings.

With his eye as a fourth-tier Array Master, he could tell at a glance that the surrounding Array had only recently been set up.

The Divine Wood Sect didn’t possess the Cyan Wood Nirvana Skill, yet they had managed to set up a large-scale Array capable of activating the skill within his body and teleporting him here by force.

In Jiang Zuo’s view, only a technique from the Upper Realm could possess such power.

"Heh heh, that’s because my master is from the Upper Realm!"

"He descended to this realm as a Divine Soul, attaching himself to a human Cultivator."

"Later, after completing his mission in the Lower Realm, he passed all his Cultivation Techniques and treasures to me before returning to the Upper Realm!"

An idea sparked in Jiang Zuo’s mind, and he let out a sly chuckle.

He wasn’t sure if his words would get out, but he had nothing to lose either way.

He didn’t know why, but it seemed some people from the Upper Realm were after him. Creating a smokescreen couldn’t hurt.

"A Divine Soul descending to this realm? Impossible!"

Ge Fangrong couldn’t help but deny it flatly.

But the more he and Yan Wenbo thought about it, the more plausible it seemed.

If that weren’t the case, why would that person from before give away a fully formed Wood Element Innate Spiritual Soil instead of using it himself?

This person’s Beast Taming methods were unheard of in the Cultivation Realm, making it highly likely they came from the Upper Realm.

"Hmph! So what if he’s really the disciple of someone from the Upper Realm?"

"Our Divine Wood Sect has several ancestors in the Upper Realm too!"

"Enough talk! Let’s not risk any further complications. Activate the Purifying Body and Soul Array!"

The slender elder yelled.

"Alright!"

"Purifying Body and Soul Array! Activate!"

Ge Fangrong nodded and shouted.

An Array Flag appeared in his hand, and he tossed it onto the Array.

The next moment, Jiang Zuo felt an immense and dense wave of Spiritual Qi surge into his body from the Withered Wood Vines above his head.

The situation was similar to the Cyan Wood Spiritual Energy Infusion he had experienced in the Cyan Wood Secret Realm.

However, this incoming Spiritual Qi did not have good intentions.

As it flooded into Jiang Zuo’s body, he found that when his Divine Sense probed it, his consciousness was eroded by the Spiritual Qi.

Jiang Zuo felt that if he were ’purified’ for much longer, he would slowly forget who he was.

Fortunately, the Mysterious Stele existed within his Sea of Consciousness.

’Hm, it seems I wouldn’t have a problem even without the Mysterious Stele.’

’My Divine Sense would be perfectly safe hidden within my Visualization World.’

’Could it be that the Divine Body Freedom Technique was specifically designed to defend against this kind of attack?’

’Unfortunately, I only know the first level of the Divine Body Freedom Technique.’

Jiang Zuo thought silently to himself, allowing the endless Spiritual Qi to pour into his body.

As the Spiritual Qi poured in, his Cultivation began to skyrocket!