Chapter 1086 - 1186: The Environment Beyond the Wall

Ye Tianfan thought he would wait at the Taichu Sect for three days before setting off, but he didn't expect the Taichu Sect to set off immediately.

For some reason, he realized it wasn't the Taichu Sect waiting for them for three days, it was about heading directly to the wall gate and, three days later, formally proceeding beyond the wall.

Ye Tianfan understood now; the time left for the Demon Sect was almost nonexistent, meaning if they wanted to secure spots, they could only obtain them through slaughter.

Realizing this, Ye Tianfan broke out in a cold sweat, thinking Tian Chu Zhenren was just too ruthless. He had always believed him to be kind-looking, but he never thought his strategy would be so viciously clever. It's a blatant, irresistible plan, and once it's implemented, minor sects belonging to the Demonic path might lose more than half of them.

Although the major one is the Demon Sect, these minor sects are indeed annoying, buzzing like flies in the cultivation world, impossible to eliminate completely. Once you deal with one group, another awaits, and sometimes you don't even know from where they'll emerge and where they'll disappear. Since Tian Chu Zhenren can use this strategy to take out some minor sects, why not?

When Ye Tianfan and the main forces of the Taichu Sect arrived at the wallside, only two days had passed, leaving one last day for everyone to rest.

This time, the Taichu Sect dispatched five seat-heads, with seven-tenths of the disciples participating, but Tian Chu Zhenren did not accompany. Since exploring beyond the wall is fraught with unknown dangers and the Taichu Sect currently has the peak with no one capable of inheriting the seat-head position, plus Ye Tianfan going beyond the wall, Tian Chu Zhenren followed would leave the peak vacant, risking their legacy if danger arose to them both.

Despite Tian Chu Zhenren taking on a disciple recently, the standing time is simply too brief to consider the disciple as the inheritor of the Taichu Sect's legacy, so Tian Chu Zhenren decided it'd be best for Tian Chu Zhenren to stay.

Though Tian Chu Zhenren was deeply concerned for his disciple, Taichu Zhenren strictly forbade him from heading beyond the wall, and he couldn't argue in this critical moment, so Tian Chu Zhenren remained at the peak, praying for Ye Tianfan.

Tian Chu Zhenren emphasized repeatedly that they wouldn't let Ye Tianfan venture forth recklessly; he was to remain at the base beyond the wall, controlling the Chaos Treasure Lotus, preventing him from going out. This assurance calmed Tian Chu Zhenren, otherwise, he might have secretly followed the main forces considering his personality.

Yet, even so, Tian Chu Zhenren was worried about those beings directly attacking the temporary base beyond the wall. After all, the exploration beyond the wall meant expanding the scope of the Chaos Treasure Lotus, initially maybe easier, but once the beings reacted, they'd definitely try to halt the expansion, as covering more area constricts their living space. Certainly, they'd charge at the area covered by the Lotus, i.e., the base beyond the wall.

Though Tian Chuzhen knew Taichu Zhenren would first ensure Ye Tianfan's safety because if anything happened to him, the base beyond the wall would cease to exist. The control of the Chaos Treasure Lotus requires Ye Tianfan, hence he's critical to the assault at the wall's edge, and if he encounters trouble, consequences would be grave.

The day passed in the blink of an eye, and Ye Tianfan saw only under a thousand demonic sect members arriving, many seriously wounded; the Demon Sect, unsurprisingly untouched. Looking at those heavily injured, Ye Tianfan sighed; can they survive beyond the wall with such wounds?

They fought hard for the spots unlike the Demon Sect members, each full of vigor. It seemed like a stroke of luck being with a good sect—almost trouble-free existence that focused solely on cultivation, whereas minor sect members must struggle for survival.

When enough people arrived, Taichu Zhenren nodded at the Wall Guardian Elder, who let out a deep sigh, preparing to open the wall gate. He only heard of a supreme treasure and its function from Taichu Zhenren, never seen it with his own eyes. If the words weren't from Taichu Zhenren, the Wall Guardian Elder would ignore, but Taichu Zhenren had the backing of the Taichu Sect, earning his belief.

Just as the Wall Guardian Elder prepared to open the gate, Ye Tianfan heard Taichu Zhenren's voice instructing him to be ready, activating the Chaos Treasure Lotus at any moment.

Ye Tianfan handed over the Chaos Treasure Lotus to Taichu Zhenren for safekeeping since releasing it couldn't be done directly by him; otherwise, his identity would be exposed. Thus, he gave the Lotus ahead, allowing Taichu Zhenren to pretend to control it while Ye Tianfan manipulated it in his mind.

When the Wall Guardian Elder opened the gate slightly, an influx of weapons' demonic qi's negative aura streamed through the crack.

Faced with the situation, Taichu Zhenren threw out the Chaos Treasure Lotus, and Ye Tianfan hurriedly manipulated it to convert those negative auras.

Only then did the other sects witness what the fabled Chaos Treasure Lotus looked like.

The righteous sect was alright, masking their greed somewhat, while the demonic side's greed almost seemed homicidal towards Taichu Zhenren. Still, all knew their purpose this time and the treasure's importance. Thus, albeit unmasked greed, suppressed their impulses for action.

Seeing this, the Wall Guardian Elder eased somewhat, speeding up the gate's opening.

Finally, the scene beyond the wall truly revealed itself to all.

Endless deep violet aura covered the area beyond the wall, and many carnivorous plants dotted the ground—hardly a place for human survival.