Above Wan Dao Palace, ten Loose Immortals stood at the ten cardinal directions of heaven and earth, jointly forming a formation to annihilate the cultivators below.
"I told you long ago that these guys must have been bewitched by that so-called River God and fallen into demonic ways. With just a little cultivation, they've become audacious enough to bare their fangs at us and curse us as holy lands.
Eliminating them early and purging these demonically corrupted cultivators
is the only true path to solving the future of the era of pháp."
Through the water mirror, the sect leader of Yu Xu Holy Land, who could clearly see the movements below, sneered and mocked.
He had advocated for a swift and decisive solution to sweep away all obstacles. However, the sect leaders of Tian Yan Holy Land and other holy lands insisted on giving those people a chance. It was laughable that they didn't even consider whether those people wanted that chance.
"Once greed takes root, it's hard to contain. The River God's methods are truly venomous. What we are doing now is out of necessity. For the future of the cultivation world not to fall into ruin or be destroyed, we can only proceed this way."
While soothing themselves and portraying themselves as righteous and noble, their actions were far from merciful. With every gesture, they manipulated the formation, taking the lives of dozens or hundreds of people below.
Though the cultivators within the formation had consumed many spiritual elixirs and mastered higher-level techniques over the past six months, and their cultivation had significantly improved, the time was too short. Most had only advanced from the Nascent Soul stage to the Integration stage, or from Integration to Grand Ascension. The gap with Loose Immortals remained vast, let alone ten Loose Immortals joining forces.
Thus, many could only harbor resentment on the spot.
Under these circumstances, Ding Yun couldn't stand by and watch any longer.
If the so-called Ten Loose Immortals succeeded, even if her River God plan wouldn't be completely extinguished, it would surely suffer a severe blow.
If they were to enforce a comprehensive ban from top to bottom, who knew how much longer it would take to achieve her goals.
Therefore, in the next moment, Ding Yun made her move.
As the cultivators brought out all their magical treasures to counterattack and protect themselves, forming a long river of myriad treasures, she directly activated her River God abilities. She treated all the cultivators within the coverage of the Myriad Treasure River as original samples that had fallen into the river, helping them create higher-level golden and silver bodies, and asked:
"Young cultivators, pray tell, was it this injured and weary body that fell into the river, or this very healthy silver body with a great leap in cultivation, or this exceptionally healthy golden body with two great leaps in cultivation?"
Ding Yun's sudden appearance stunned not only the cultivators fiercely resisting below but also the Ten Loose Immortals manipulating the formation above. They never imagined the River God would be so bold as to directly enter their formation, or rather, to have entered their formation so silently.
This was truly terrifying.
However, they were all cultivators, and their reaction times were excellent. Many things happened almost simultaneously. For instance, some were hastily answering that they had lost their injured and weary bodies, while others were curiously asking why the River God appeared when there was no river. Meanwhile, the Ten Loose Immortals temporarily ceased their attacks on the ordinary cultivators and instead mobilized the full power of the formation, charging directly at Ding Yun, intending to eliminate her first.
In response, Ding Yun was also multitasking.
She gave separate replies.
To those who answered honestly, Ding Yun swiftly helped them fuse their three bodies. Those at the Integration stage directly became Tribulation Transcenders, and those at the Grand Ascension stage became Human Immortals, the most orthodox realm, comparable to Loose Immortals.
A Loose Immortal was someone who failed their Tribulation Transcension. A Human Immortal was the first realm after successfully transcending the tribulation. Theoretically, they shouldn't appear in the mortal realm. It was the lowest realm in the Immortal Realm. However, Ding Yun could create immortal artifacts and even acquired spiritual treasures, so creating a Human Immortal was merely a trifle.
To those who asked why she could appear.
Ding Yun also replied with utmost honesty:
"The Myriad Treasure River is also a river!"
As for the Ten Loose Immortals' combined ultimate move manipulated by the formation, let alone Ding Yun being in her River God state, even without it, with her true immortal cultivation base, she could withstand it. Thus, the attack was completely useless and was directly reflected back. In an instant, the Ten Loose Immortals were each injured, spitting blood, and the formation was instantly shattered.
Following this, everyone within the formation hastily and truthfully declared that they had lost the injured and weary body. Ding Yun then helped everyone present elevate their cultivation by two levels, creating a large number of Tribulation Transcenders and Human Immortals, before swiftly retreating.
What happened next was self-evident.
The situation was reversed. From the ten great holy lands围剿 all cultivators, it became all cultivators turning around to annihilate the ten great holy lands. No matter how powerful the ten great holy lands were, they had limits in the mortal realm. The strongest cultivators were at most Loose Immortals, and the most powerful weapons they could wield were no more than immortal artifacts. Under the influence of the River God's fortuitous encounter, sects that were originally weaker were already comparable to immortal artifacts. Now that everyone's cultivation had increased, with hundreds of additional Human Immortal experts, they were naturally no longer afraid of the Loose Immortals of the ten great holy lands.
Facing the near-death vendetta from moments ago, a full counterattack was now the most logical course of action.
This battle could be said to be the most terrifying battle in the history of the cultivation world. For from ancient times to the present, the cultivation world had never seen so many Human Immortals comparable to Loose Immortals fighting together. The number of Loose Immortals involved in the most tragic righteous and demonic wars of ancient times did not even exceed a hundred.
The battle was earth-shattering and awe-inspiring.
The ten great holy lands were completely annihilated.
Even the most hidden blessed lands and secret realms of the ten great holy lands were found and shattered by these Human Immortals working together. They were determined to completely exterminate the ten great holy lands to prevent their resurgence. For the sake of their righteousness, everyone did not hesitate to describe the actions of the ten great holy lands.
In short, this great battle, initiated by the ten great holy lands, ended with the complete demise of the ten great holy lands. The events that transpired during the battle, especially the decisive role played by the River God, quickly spread throughout the land and became widely known, prompting countless people to emulate it, even jumping into rivers to improve their cultivation.
Indeed, no matter how much one improved cultivation techniques or the potency of elixirs, ultimately, cultivation still relied on one's own slow progress. How could it be as fast and convenient as directly throwing oneself into a river and letting the River God help one improve?
The most crucial point was that the River God's enhancements were perfect, allowing one to directly bypass Tribulation Transcension and become an immortal. This alone surpassed all elixirs and cultivation techniques. Especially after the news spread that a Human Immortal, after attempting to improve again, was directly ascended by a welcoming immortal light immediately after completing the enhancement, people regarded the River God's fortuitous encounter as the ultimate shortcut to ascension. It was a frenzy.
Countless ancient monsters re-emerged to seize the opportunity.
Battles of immortal caliber erupted incessantly.
No one was willing to be left behind; everyone wanted to be the first to benefit.
Because by this time, the great cultivators had realized that the River God's fortuitous encounter was not inexhaustible. When this world, due to the River God's fortuitous encounter, reached its limit in energy extraction and completely entered the era of pháp, not only would the River God's fortuitous encounter disappear, but they would also lose all possibility of ascension.
Therefore, it was naturally better to ascend as soon as possible and have peace of mind.