Checking in for 100,000 Years

Chapter 181: Chapter 181: The Mystery of God’s Forsaken Land, Cangnan

Looking at the unconscious blue-cloaked elder before him, Ye Yun’s expression gradually turned serious.

He had not, at that moment, read this blue-cloaked elder’s memories.

Given the precedent of that evil spirit self-destructing, Ye Yun now dared not rashly search the other’s memories.

Standing there, he silently contemplated for a moment. Ye Yun decided to abandon the idea of searching memories and opted for a different approach instead.

He released a wisp of Mana, waking the blue-cloaked elder.

The blue-cloaked elder blinked, recovering from his lingering fear. He hadn’t expected that this terrifying white-robed young man with such a formidable cultivation base wouldn’t kill him.

”I didn’t expect... Your Excellency, you are a Divine Monarch Realm expert! May I ask which sect from the Divine Land you hail from?” the blue-cloaked elder asked, his face solemn.

In the Divine Land, the Divine Monarch Realm was indeed an almost unattainable level of existence.

”Merely a humble Loose Cultivator,” Ye Yun smiled faintly, looked at the blue-cloaked elder, and asked, ”And you, Fellow Daoist? Which sect might you be from?”

”I am also a Loose Cultivator. I accepted a mission to guard the Cangnan Continent for three thousand years,” the blue-cloaked elder said with a smile.

The white-robed young man before him was a Divine Monarch Realm cultivator, far stronger than himself; his life and death were now in the other’s hands. There were some things he felt no need to conceal, especially since, in truth, he didn’t know much anyway.

His station on the Cangnan Continent was merely to guard against certain unknown risks.

”So, it’s a three-thousand-year rotation...” Ye Yun smiled. He was beginning to understand.

He could also tell that this blue-cloaked elder, a True God Realm cultivator, didn’t know much.

Going by the three-thousand-year rotation, this blue-cloaked elder had been on the Cangnan Continent for two thousand years at most.

It seemed the mastermind behind this was hidden very deeply within the Divine Land.

Recruiting True God-stage Loose Cultivators through missions... truly cautious.

”Fellow Daoist, with your position, you’re considered a Defender of the Cangnan Continent, correct? What are the specific tasks involved? If the remuneration is high, I wouldn’t mind taking on such a mission next time...” Ye Yun looked up and asked with a faint smile.

”Fellow Daoist, you harbor such intentions as well?” A hint of surprise appeared on the blue-cloaked elder’s face.

He quickly cupped his fists and said, ”The Cangnan Continent is a place where typically only True God-stage Loose Cultivators come for missions. If a Fellow Daoist of the Divine Monarch Realm were to accept this task, I fear the reward would be at least double!”

”Though the Spiritual Energy on the Cangnan Continent is somewhat lacking, it’s not as terrible as all that, is it?” Ye Yun asked, his eyes glinting.

He was born and raised on the Cangnan Continent and didn’t feel there was anything wrong with it. Why was the Cangnan Continent so disdained in the Divine Land?

”It seems you don’t know much about the Cangnan Continent, Fellow Daoist. This place is the God’s Forsaken Land. It’s said there’s an invisible Curse here that causes cultivation stagnation for cultivators at the True God Realm and above. Therefore, most are unwilling to come, as no one wants to sever their own path of cultivation,” the blue-cloaked elder explained with a smile.

As he spoke, an embarrassed expression flickered across his face.

Seeing Ye Yun remain silent, the blue-cloaked elder continued, somewhat self-consciously, ”As a Loose Cultivator, resources are scarce. I really had no other choice but to accept this mission...”

”So that’s how it is...” Ye Yun nodded. It seemed he could still glean a fair bit of information through casual conversation like this.

What he hadn’t expected was that the beautiful Cangnan Continent was considered a God’s Forsaken Land in the eyes of Divine Earth Cultivators.

This so-called Curse... what exactly was it? Why had he never felt it?

Ye Yun’s eyes flickered. He suddenly realized the Cangnan Continent seemed to harbor profound secrets.

Otherwise, Divine Earth Cultivators wouldn’t fear it to such an extent.

If not for this blue-cloaked elder’s words, Ye Yun would never have imagined this secret about the Cangnan Continent.

Not only he, an old ancestor who had lived for a hundred thousand years, was unaware, but everyone on the Cangnan Continent was kept in the dark. No one even knew the name ’Divine Land’.

”I’ve already destroyed the Dragon God Sect and the Tian Heng Sect. How will you handle this, Fellow Daoist?” Ye Yun asked after a moment’s thought.

”You are a Divine Monarch, Fellow Daoist. What can I possibly do?” The blue-cloaked elder gave a bitter smile, sighed, and said, ”My reward will likely be halved, or perhaps I’ll get nothing at all...”

Ye Yun smiled. ”Don’t worry about that. When I travel to the Divine Land, I’ll take you along and ensure you receive your due reward.”

”Such righteousness, Fellow Daoist! It’s truly moving. For a mere True God Realm Loose Cultivator like myself to receive a promise from a Divine Monarch Realm expert... I am truly fortunate beyond measure!” The blue-cloaked elder clasped his fists again, tears welling in his eyes.

In the Divine Land, the hierarchy between Cultivation Stages was incredibly rigid.

With his meager True God Realm First Level cultivation base, it was impossible for him to establish any connection with Divine Monarch Realm cultivators.

Seeing the blue-cloaked elder’s reaction, Ye Yun chuckled.

This minor True God Realm Loose Cultivator was certainly easy to handle; a small token of goodwill was all it took.

Of course, this was also because he was a Divine Monarch. Bestowing favors from a superior position often yielded unexpectedly good results.

Ye Yun pondered for a moment, then asked tentatively, ”Fellow Daoist, as a Defender of the entire Cangnan Continent, are you specifically responsible for guarding particular sects?”

”To be honest, my task is quite simple: to ensure that no sect at or above the level of a major sect has its lineage severed.” The blue-cloaked elder sighed, a wry smile on his face. ”As for the Black Dragon beneath the Dragon God Sect, it seems to be part of a Formation. I inspect it once every thousand years.”

”Are there other sects like the Dragon God Sect, with such profound secrets hidden beneath them?” Ye Yun pressed.

”There are others, but I cannot speak of them, Fellow Daoist. I have sworn a Heavenly Oath. If I were to reveal them, I would suffer annihilation of both body and soul,” the blue-cloaked elder said with a helpless air.

”If that’s the case, then say no more, Fellow Daoist,” Ye Yun smiled.

He rummaged through his storage space and took out a pill.

”I see you’ve been stuck at the Piece of True God Realm for some years. Consider this Breaking God Pill a small gift for our meeting.” As he spoke, Ye Yun tossed the Breaking God Pill in his hand over to the elder.

”A Breaking God Pill?” Hearing these words, the blue-cloaked elder’s eyes widened instantly.

When he caught the Breaking God Pill, his hands trembled.

His face flushed with excitement, he murmured, ”Thank you for your magnanimity, Fellow Daoist!”

At this, the blue-cloaked elder actually burst into tears.

Ye Yun was rather taken aback. This blue-cloaked elder is too easily moved to tears! It seems he’s had a difficult life, full of untold stories.

”Thank you, Fellow Daoist!” After a few sobs, the blue-cloaked elder quickly wiped his tears and bowed deeply to Ye Yun.

”To tell you the truth, Fellow Daoist, the main reason I took this mission and stayed on the Cangnan Continent for over two thousand years was to obtain A God-breaking Pill...” the blue-cloaked elder said, cradling the Breaking God Pill with a sigh, his expression deeply wistful.