Chapter 696: The Yaoling Gate is About to Open!

The two of them didn’t wait around; instead, they returned to the Small World.

“How is it? Did you run into some difficulties?” Ning Zhongze asked when she saw Yu Xian and Qing Shuang return with somewhat solemn expressions.

Huang Rong and The Women behind her also gathered around, their eyes filled with concern.

Yu Xian briefly explained the entry rules for the Yaoling Land.

“It only opens once every five thousand years?” Ning Zhongze frowned slightly after listening.

“Is there really no other way? For example, using some special Magic Treasures or Formations?” Huang Rong also asked with a frown.

“Husband is so powerful, there should be a way, right?” Li Muwan’s gaze was full of trust in Yu Xian.

Yu Xian rubbed the bridge of his nose and smiled bitterly. “Wan’er, you overestimate your husband. The outer Spatial Barrier of the Yaoling Land has a cultivation suppression Formation personally laid down by Emperor Qinglin; ordinary methods likely won’t work. Fortunately, we arrived just in time. The tidal forces have begun to stir, so we shouldn’t have to wait too long.”

Ning Zhongze pondered for a moment and said, “In that case, let’s wait peacefully in the Small World. During this time, everyone can also seize the opportunity to Cultivate and stabilize their Realms.”

Everyone nodded one after another and dispersed to prepare.

Yu Xian pulled Qing Shuang aside and said in a low voice, “Don’t be too anxious. Your Senior Brothers and Senior Sisters are guarding the inside of the Yaoling Land. We just need to wait patiently; once the Yaoling Gate opens, we can reunite with them.”

Qing Shuang gave a soft “mm” and then went back to Cultivate.

Yu Xian originally intended to Cultivate as well, but Yun Yun came to find him alone.

“What’s wrong?” Yu Xian naturally pulled Yun Yun into his embrace.

“I… I also want to go back and take a look.” Yun Yun lowered her head, her voice carrying a hint of grievance.

She was the Sect Master of the Yunlan Sect. She had been inexplicably taken away from the Douqi Continent by Yu Xian and then followed him. She even changed her Cultivation Technique and experienced so many things with him, but in her heart, she could never let go of the Disciples of her Sect and every blade of grass and tree of her homeland.

Although she knew she was no longer fit to be the Sect Master of the Yunlan Sect, she ultimately wanted to go back and give them an explanation.

Yu Xian was slightly stunned upon hearing this. He had indeed neglected Yun Yun. He would always find ways to help resolve the concerns in the hearts of all The Women in his family so they could live and Cultivate in the Small World without worries. But, except for Yun Yun.

“I’m sorry, I neglected you.” Yu Xian held Yun Yun tightly, feeling very guilty.

Yun Yun shook her head. From entering the Qingyun Sect to fighting the Beast God and searching for Zhang Sanfeng until now, Yu Xian had never actually been idle. Bringing it up now was just to tell him in advance so that he could accompany her back when he had free time.

With their current cultivation, the Boundary Wall was no longer an issue, so she thought about making a trip back.

However, that would have to wait until after Yu Xian helped Qing Shuang rescue her father.

“After we rescue the Immortal Emperor, I will accompany you back,” Yu Xian said firmly, gently stroking Yun Yun’s long hair.

He knew the concerns in Yun Yun’s heart and understood her attachment to her homeland. This late promise was both a compensation and a reassurance.

Hearing this, Yun Yun buried her face deep into Yu Xian’s chest. Her eyes were slightly red, but she wore a smile of relief. She knew that once Yu Xian said something, he would definitely do it.

“Okay. I just want to go back and see, at least to give the Sect an explanation. Otherwise, no matter how high my cultivation becomes in the future, my Dao Heart will ultimately be incomplete,” Yun Yun explained.

“I know, it’s my fault for not considering your feelings. You’ve been wronged,” Yu Xian remained very guilty.

Among The Women at home, besides favoring Ning Zhongze and Huang Rong a bit more, he tried his best to be fair and just to everyone else, yet he still let Yun Yun feel neglected. If Yun Yun hadn’t sought him out herself, he wouldn’t have thought of it.

“I’m not wronged, I just have concerns in my heart. Husband, don’t blame yourself; I’m not in a hurry.” Yun Yun didn’t want Yu Xian to blame himself; he had already done well enough.

“Mm.” Yu Xian didn’t want to say anything more and simply held Yun Yun even tighter.

In the following days, Yu Xian observed the movements of the Yaoling Gate every day.

As time passed, tens of thousands of Cultivators gathered outside the Yaoling Gate, mainly at the Apex Stage, supplemented by the Glimpse of Nirvana stage. There were dozens of Second-step Powerhouses; undercurrents surged, and killing intent lurked everywhere.

Great powers balanced each other, Prodigies were hostile toward one another, and Loose Cultivators waited for their chance—all had come for the Qinglin Immortal Manor, the Ancient Yao Legacy, and the Heaven And Earth Treasures within the Yaoling Land.

Tian Yun Zi of the Tianyun Sect led his group personally. The core consisted of the Purple Lineage Disciples, all at the Apex Stage, who were the main force entering the Yaoling Land.

Under the Heavenly Marquis were the Twelve Swordsmen of Xiao; every one of them was at the Apex Stage with extremely strong combat power, having entered the Dao through the sword.

Among them, Yu Xian only recognized those two. Although there were many others, he didn’t know them and had no desire to.

Finally, the Yaoling Gate was about to open!

The tides of the East Sea rose first. At first, it was silent, with only dark golden undercurrents churning beneath the sea surface. Then, a thunderous roar exploded from deep within the seabed—it wasn’t heavenly might, but the roar of the Spatial Barrier colliding with the tidal forces.

In an instant, a thousand-foot pillar of green Qi rose from the center of the Floating Sea, its body entwined with crimson lightning as it pierced straight into the starry sky.

As the giant pillar collapsed, a brilliant red light spread like a tide for tens of thousands of miles around, then suddenly retracted, forming a crimson tidal vortex. The vortex was ten thousand feet in diameter, its inner walls flowing with Restriction runes laid by Emperor Qinglin. Every rune contained the dual pressure of space and the Ancient Yao.

At this moment, Heaven And Earth Treasures, Yao Beast carcasses, and even the Magic Treasures of low-level Cultivators within a million-mile radius were forcibly pulled by the tidal force, converging toward the vortex like meteors before finally being swallowed.

The Formation of the tidal vortex was the prototype of the Yaoling Gate. However, this gate did not open naturally; it required a Second-step Powerhouse to use a great Divine Ability to tear through the spatial fragments to open the true entrance.

Sword Venerable Heavenly Marquis was the first to act. He stood in the Void Realm, and four illusory sword shadows suddenly appeared behind him. The sword shadows were cyan-gold, containing the supreme Sword Intent of the Da Luo Sword Sect. With a point of his right hand into the void, the four sword shadows whistled out, turning into four long rainbows that pierced straight into the core vortex of the Floating Sea.

“Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!” Four earth-shattering explosions rang out. The sword shadows were like a vortex of spinning blades, forcibly tearing an irregular entrance a hundred feet high and fifty feet wide into the cyan-red spatial fragments.

The moment the entrance opened, cyan and red spiritual lights flashed wildly inside and outside the gate. It wasn’t emptiness inside, but a distorted starry sky passage, with the howling of space echoing from its depths like the wailing of ghosts.

This was the East Sea Yaoling Gate.

“The East Sea Yaoling Gate has opened. Those entering, make haste!” The Heavenly Marquis’s voice was like cold iron as he spoke loudly.

Yu Xian emerged directly from the Small World without bringing anyone. After suppressing his cultivation, he quietly blended into the crowd of Cultivators and quickly rushed into the Yaoling Gate.