Easy Way of Cultivation: Power Harvesting

The mountain became silent again, the fog disappeared, and the Fifth Divine General also rode off into the distance, seemingly gone to patrol elsewhere.

"Why can’t we harm him?"

Wei Fan showed a look of confusion.

These taboos exist due to a certain obsession. When he first heard of taboos, Liya had told him that they were indestructible. At the time, limited by his understanding of taboos, he assumed this to be true.

But as he grew, he began to feel that this was not correct.

Taboos are the manifestations of Martial Emperor powerhouses’ obsessions. Perhaps Saint Realm powerhouses cannot destroy them, but it’s impossible for Martial Emperor powerhouses not to be able to erase them. So why didn’t the Martial Emperors of the Human Race enter Cangwu Mountain to eliminate these taboos one by one?

Even though the taboos in Cangwu Mountain do not harm the outside world, the panel indicates that killing them grants power, which suggests these things are evil.

"Because he is the Fifth Divine General under the Human Emperor!" Huangfu Nalan showed a peculiar expression, "You don’t even know how Cangwu Mountain came to be, do you?"

She saw Wei Fan’s puzzled expression and instantly understood that although Wei Fan had entered Cangwu Mountain, he seemed to know nothing about it.

Wei Fan shook his head, "I’ve asked many people, but they are all secretive about Cangwu Mountain and what exists here, saying things like ’taboos should not be spoken of.’ Not only do I not know how Cangwu Mountain came to be, I don’t even know why there are so many taboos here."

However, he did know who the Human Emperor mentioned by Huangfu Nalan was. Of the Three Emperors of the Human Race, Emperor Fu Xi and Emperor Shen Nong were not from the Eastern Domain. Only Emperor Xuanyuan was, so the Human Emperor in the Eastern Domain usually refers to Emperor Xuanyuan.

Therefore, the great tomb in Cangwu Mountain is most likely Emperor Xuanyuan’s tomb.

Huangfu Nalan shook her head, "Indeed, there are legends that Emperor Xuanyuan slumbers within Cangwu Mountain. This is why there is a mighty force suppressing numerous taboos here, but whether this legend is correct, no one can prove it.

Because according to some legends, when Emperor Xuanyuan perished, the Fifth Divine General was still in his prime. Later, the obsessions of the Divine Generals under Emperor Xuanyuan appeared in Cangwu Mountain, claiming to protect the resting place of the Human Emperor. That’s why people believe the Human Emperor slumbers here.

As for whether he really slumbers here, no one has truly seen Emperor Xuanyuan’s tomb."

Many things, even she did not know. The era of Emperor Xuanyuan was more than hundreds of thousands of years ago, and much of what she knew was mere legend.

As time passed, whether this is the resting place of Emperor Xuanyuan has become unimportant. Many Martial Emperors choose to be buried here after they die of old age.

Now, Cangwu Mountain has evolved into a prison for confining taboo entities in the Eastern Domain. Whenever a taboo entity emerges that the outside world cannot handle, they do everything they can to bring it to Cangwu Mountain.

"Even Martial Emperor powerhouses cannot live forever?"

Wei Fan gazed at Cangwu Mountain. It was impossible to fathom how powerful a Martial Emperor was, yet countless Martial Emperors were buried here. Surely, these Martial Emperors couldn’t all have died in battle.

He had never met a Martial Emperor powerhouse, but he had felt the boundless Great Dao of Qi Daozhen. Even now, having Become a Saint, he was like an ant compared to a Martial Emperor powerhouse.

"Not even a Martial Emperor, nor a figure like Emperor Xuanyuan, could achieve eternal life."

Huangfu Nalan shook her head. Her father, Huangfu Qingyang, was a Martial Emperor powerhouse and knew much. A Martial Emperor powerhouse’s lifespan is about ten thousand years at the shortest and twenty thousand years at the longest.

Figures like Emperor Xuanyuan, who reached the pinnacle of Martial Dao and achieved the Martial Emperor Realm, reportedly only had lifespans of fifty or sixty thousand years.

"To become a god?"

Wei Fan’s eyes flickered. His Divine Silkworm Nine Transformations and Nine-Nine True Skill were unparalleled Martial Arts aiming directly at the Divine Realm. If even Martial Emperor powerhouses at the pinnacle of Martial Dao couldn’t attain eternal life, then perhaps one needed to cultivate to become a Martial God.

But even a world-shattering figure like Emperor Xuanyuan didn’t become a Martial God. How many in the world could have such confidence?

Three days later, Wei Fan found the location of the Bone Tribe based on his memory. In front of him was no longer the low houses, but a dense fog, obscuring all traces of the Bone Tribe.

"Something happened!"

Wei Fan’s expression changed slightly. The Bone Tribe had a large population of several thousand, but now it was eerily silent, with no sounds at all.

"Something from here escaped. You’d better not go in!"

Huangfu Nalan displayed a solemn expression. The decree she held in her hand was only effective against the Divine Generals under the former Human Emperor. The things within the Bone Tribe were unrelated to the Human Emperor, so her decree couldn’t restrain them.

"Not even the Eight Trigrams Wood Tripod can work?" Looking towards the mist, Wei Fan saw nothing. The fog had magical power, which could block sight.

Certainly, he did not use his Heart Spirit to scan or open the Martial Arts Celestial Eye, for fear of alarming whatever was inside.

"The power of Cangwu Mountain not only suppresses taboo entities but also suppresses the power of the Emperor Dao."

Huangfu Nalan explained that the stronger one’s power, the more it was suppressed in Cangwu Mountain, and the power of the Eight Trigrams Wood Tripod, an Imperial Soldier, was only slightly stronger than a Holy Soldier within Cangwu Mountain, making it harder to activate.

Moreover, even if the Imperial Soldiers were not suppressed, they couldn’t eradicate taboo entities. Only a Martial Emperor powerhouse could personally come to do so.

The most terrifying aspect of taboo entities is their indestructibility. Even beings of the same level need to expend significant effort to eradicate them.

"My friend is here, I must go in and take a look no matter what."

Wei Fan still had some confidence in self-preservation. He was not an ordinary Saint Realm, possessing aces like the Ten Thousand Spirits Bell and Divinity-Sealing Seal.

Especially the Divinity-Sealing Seal, which had shown its power in the Vajra Sect by sealing the obsession of the Netherworld Martial Emperor.

"I trouble Miss Nalan to wait here for me!"

"Alright!"

Huangfu Nalan nodded. She didn’t know Wei Fan’s confidence and naturally wouldn’t take risks with him. Although they had been together for a few days, it was not a matter of life and death.

If it involved something she could manage, she didn’t mind contributing. But when faced with something unsolvable, she wouldn’t risk her life.

Retreating a distance, Wei Fan’s figure disappeared into the fog under her gaze.

"Can’t see clearly!"

Wei Fan frowned. The visibility in the fog was very low, he could only see things a few meters away.

After covering his body with the Ten Thousand Spirits Bell for defense, he decisively opened the Martial Arts Celestial Eye.

Now in front of him was not just pure white fog, but a magic fog filled with bloody evil qi, constantly attempting to invade his body, all blocked by the Ten Thousand Spirits Bell.

He didn’t know what would happen if the fog entered his body, nor did he intend to try it himself.

With the Martial Arts Celestial Eye open, he could finally see things in the distance. The Bone Tribe was full of human figures, seemingly only blocked by the fog. Wei Fan could see them, but they couldn’t see him in the fog.

He saw Liya, saw the clan leader and elders of the Bone Tribe. They all appeared anxious yet helpless.

"It’s good that they’re alright!"

Wei Fan sighed in relief, afraid of seeing a scene of corpses everywhere.

After walking a while longer, the fog dissipated, and Wei Fan appeared within the Bone Tribe.

"Wei Fan?"

Liya ran over with joy.

This woman, wild and unrestrained, jumped directly up and clung to Wei Fan’s waist.

"Ahem, ahem..."

The old clan leader approached, and the bold Liya stepped back with a flushed face.

"You should not have come!" The old clan leader sighed deeply.

Wei Fan shook his head, "What’s really happening? Has it come out?"

"Not yet, but soon!"

The old clan leader didn’t explain immediately, but led Wei Fan to the tribe’s meeting place, where he drove everyone away before speaking slowly.

It turned out that earlier, Liya’s brother had obtained the Demon Suppression Stone outside and brought it back to the Bone Tribe. After a lot of deliberation, they decided to risk opening the Temple to put the Demon Suppression Stone inside, but accidentally damaged some seals, causing issues.

Upon realizing the problem, he intended for Liya to seek help from Wei Fan, but was discovered by the sealed thing, hence this thing sealed the entire Bone Tribe, forbidding anyone from leaving.

Wei Fan listened with furrowed brows; the thing inside the Bone Tribe seemed intelligent, not something created from obsessions like the Fifth Divine General or Netherworld Martial Emperor.

"Do you think I can handle this?"

Liya connected with him seeking help, but aside from Feng Hua, no one knew he held the Divinity-Sealing Seal.

Besides, what the old clan leader said earlier was strange. If seeking his help, why did he say Wei Fan shouldn’t have come to Cangwu Mountain?

"Actually, we wanted to ask for your Divine Shedding to reinforce the seal."

Wei Fan was taken aback, asking for Divine Shedding? What is Divine Shedding?

"Are you referring to this item?"

The next moment, he realized, a layer of "cocoon" from the third transformation of the Divine Silkworm Nine Transformations appeared in his hand.

"Yes, it’s exactly it. The original seal was laid using Divine Shedding," the old clan leader nodded.

"Seems you knew I cultivated Divine Silkworm Nine Transformations; surely it’s connected to Qi Daozhen!"

If unaware of his cultivation in Divine Silkworm Nine Transformations, one wouldn’t know he had such an item.

"So, you recognized I was from the Wilderness initially because you saw my cultivation in Divine Silkworm Nine Transformations?"

The old clan leader nodded again: "Qi Daozhen was an ancestor of our Bone Tribe, not a blood descendant, but our tribe descended from Qi Daozhen’s elder brother. We left the Wilderness to stay here under the command of ancestor Qi Daozhen to guard that thing."

Being of the same lineage as Qi Daozhen, he naturally understood the Divine Silkworm Nine Transformations, observing subtleties others couldn’t.

Moreover, it’s highly likely Qi Daozhen sent him to the Bone Tribe, probably leaving a way of discerning this.

Yet, he wondered why Qi Daozhen, presumably alive, didn’t resolve the sealed thing personally but sent him, also a practitioner of Divine Silkworm Nine Transformations, to the Bone Tribe.

If calculating him, perhaps there’s an opportunity to strike Qi Daozhen a blow.