Chapter 287: Chapter 166: My Way Alone, Trapping the Turtle in the Jar (Double Chapter)

The Dao is divided into nine grades, and its methods are not to be shared casually.

For mortals, stepping into the Middle Three Grades means they can employ mystical means, but for cultivators, only reaching the Upper Three Grades signifies true divine powers.

The Third Grade Profound Profound Realm, Second Grade Daoist Shore Realm, and First Grade Canliao Realm are said to be all-powerful, immortal, and beyond the Five Elements.

From Chen Kuang’s experience, claiming to be all-powerful is certainly an exaggeration, but the notion of being immortal and beyond the Five Elements is half true.

A saint does not enter reincarnation and can naturally be called immortal.

But the prerequisite is that at the time of death, the soul must remain intact.

If both the soul and body perish simultaneously at death, then even a saint cannot live a second life.

Such was the demise of the Sword Saint who passed away on Void Mountain.

However, even a saint is only at the Second Grade and cannot be considered supreme.

Since the fall of all nations in the Ancient Era, Cangyuan has not seen a single cultivator of the First Grade, the Canliao Realm.

Gradually, people lost even the understanding of how powerful the Canliao Realm truly is, as no one could reach this level, and the few words left from the Ancient Era were insufficient to piece together the power of the Canliao.

But at this moment, in front of the three individuals, it seems the legendary First Grade Canliao Realm has once again appeared!

In the blink of an eye, it could make a Daoist Monarch of the Profound Profound Realm disappear instantly—something not even a saint could achieve!

And they finally knew where the Daoist Monarchs who were supposed to be in the Hall of Dao and Virtue had gone—

Most likely, not long ago, Wen Yao used the same method to send them away directly.

It’s what the Martial Saint must have been planning.

Let Wen Yao first use the Heavy Pupil Ancestral Call to summon the ancestor from the Bitean Celestial Palace to possess him, and then leverage the mechanism of Pinggu Battlefield to replace the existence of this ancestor.

With Pinggu Battlefield’s automatic integration of identities, he could support Wen Yao in using the Heavy Pupil again for a second ancestral summoning.

This time, Wen Yao could break through his two-thousand-year limitation, stepping on a celestial path back to the Ancient Era, summoning the legendary Canliao ancestor.

As for why this couldn’t be done in reality... Chen Kuang guessed that the absence of the Canliao for so many years is not because the talents of so many cultivators were insufficient, but possibly due to the scattered "Heaven’s Fortune" after the Battle of Heaven Hunting, altering the rules of the world.

In other words, this world, may no longer support the emergence of the Canliao.

However, in the Pinggu Battlefield, this illusionary battlefield has its own logic.

The Martial Saint likely discovered that the logic of the Pinggu Battlefield is different from reality, allowing for the emergence of the Canliao Realm!

That’s why the Martial Saint made these arrangements during the month of seclusion, to enable Wen Yao to achieve this feat.

But Chen Kuang didn’t understand why?

Is it just to let Wen Yao summon the Canliao Realm?

That’s impossible.

Even if it is summoned, it’s merely an illusion on the Pinggu Battlefield that cannot be taken outside.

To comprehend?

If it’s just for comprehension, why destroy the teleportation jade slips of other participants?

Could it be to have more spectators?

Or is the Martial Saint intending to take the opportunity to eliminate the prodigies of other sects?

Yet doing so would make the Martial Saint Pavilion the target of everyone, wouldn’t it?

Even if the Martial Saint had such ambition, he likely wouldn’t have the power to withstand the revenge of almost all the major sects in Cangyuan...

Chen Kuang was baffled, but more importantly, the person before them seemed to have already begun a killing spree.

Wen Yao stood in mid-air, casually wiping out a Daoist Monarch of the Profound Profound Realm, and then continued to cast his gaze downward onto the battlefield as if searching for something.

While staying vigilant, Chen Kuang was also puzzled.

"Is he looking for someone?"

Jiang Yunqing said, "He should be looking for us."

Chen Kuang estimated that the distance from Fuli Xuan City to where the other was located was merely a hundred feet.

Such proximity, yet he still needs to search?

Could it be that this Heavy Pupil is actually near-sighted?

Chen Kuang sarcastically mused to himself.

But of course, this was a joke. At this level, even without sight, one could perceive the surroundings through divine sense.

A distance of a hundred feet is theoretically equivalent to being right in front...

Yet Wen Yao still needs to search?

Chen Kuang looked at Jiang Yunqing, but the latter shook his head, saying, "I am focused on the Sword Dao, with little understanding of the Heavy Pupil."

"And the Martial Saint Pavilion has always been very secretive about Wen Yao’s Heavy Pupil, keeping it hidden and unwilling to reveal any information."

Chen Kuang nodded in understanding.

It is indeed normal to keep such a trump card hidden. Otherwise, if everyone knew the details, it wouldn’t be much of a trump card.

The difference in information can sometimes be a matter of life and death.

Unfortunately... now they were the ones at a disadvantage due to the information gap.

The enemy they faced was full of unknowns.

Suddenly, Shen Meinan opened his mouth to explain, "The Heavy Pupil does have limitations; in the ancestral summoning state, its vision is obscured, and all it sees is the ’past life.’

"Which means, in Wen Yao’s current perception, he should be in some battlefield of the Ancient Era, and his senses reflect the same."

"To find us, he must discern the reality behind the scene around him."

Jiang Yunqing nodded, "I see..."

This limitation can indeed be considered a significant weakness, which explains why the power of the Heavy Pupil is so extraordinary.

Jiang Yunqing immediately realized:

"Then we are relatively safe at the moment, and as long as we can avoid being discovered, we can also wait until the battle ends?"