I Can Accumulate Proficiency, Starting from Alchemy

However, the black bead was not interested in objects that had not entered the Sea of Consciousness. Han Yi had also inspected his Divine Soul and the black bead afterward, and found nothing unusual.

So.

The most likely possibility was the ancient corpse of the female cultivator.

When he was at Tanggu Mountain Range, Han Yi didn’t suspect himself and thus didn’t make these associations. But at this moment, as he was passing through Yuan Lao Mountain, he suddenly realized the possibility.

Even with such a suspicion, Han Yi dared not take immediate action. Instead, he continued to act as if nothing had happened, controlling the Immortal Boat to flee towards the northwest. However, in his mind, he had an idea – to find an opportunity to dispose of the ancient corpse.

Having it on him was always an unstable factor. He was lucky this time, swallowing Star River Monarch’s Nascent Soul. But if this ancient corpse were to attack and devour him next time, he would have no ability to resist.

With this thought in mind, Han Yi accelerated his pace.

A month later.

Looking at the sect ahead without any changes, Han Yi finally breathed a sigh of relief. His divine sense scattered and fell into the sect, detecting several Golden Core auras within, including Zhuge Wu You, making his face light up with joy.

Zhuge Wu You also noticed Han Yi’s divine sense, opened the formation of Xuandan Peak, and allowed Han Yi to descend and enter Xuandan Hall.

In less than three breaths, the other Gold Core cultivators of the sect also hurried over one by one.

Everyone was seated, and Han Yi immediately asked Zhuge Wu You about the events in Shu Du.

Zhuge Wu You’s face showed a lingering fear as he slowly recounted the events. Han Yi’s face was filled with shock for a long time.

Over two months ago, in Shu Du.

When Han Yi followed Monarchs and other Gold Core cultivators into the Demon Cave to eradicate the Heavenly Demon Array, Zhuge Wu You stayed outside the Demon Cave to guard the perimeter.

However, not long after, the Demon Cave expanded, instantly enveloping the Xuandan Sect’s position. Without hesitating, Zhuge Wu You made a decisive decision, leading all the elders and disciples onto the Immortal Boat, and retreating frantically.

This kind of retreat was also required by the Demon Extermination Guard. If ordinary Qi Refiners and Foundation Establishment cultivators were caught up in the Demon Cave’s expansion, they might not even survive the attack of the demonic energy, let alone kill the Heavenly Demon. So, in order not to worsen the situation, retreat was the only option.

What shocked Zhuge Wu You and others was that at the core of the expanding Demon Cave, earth-shattering vibrations suddenly erupted. Then, the entire Shu Du was pulled up and lifted into the air, leaving Zhuge Wu You dumbfounded.

He had lived for more than 300 years, and this was the first time he had encountered such a situation. After a moment of confusion, he made a decisive decision, leading the sect cultivators to fly away.

Not long after, the Demon Cave that had engulfed the entire Shu Du dissipated like melting snow. Zhuge Wu You was puzzled by this, and as Shu Du was being pulled upwards and then began falling rapidly, he didn’t linger, leading the others away from the range of Shu Du, and escaping to the north.

As for Han Yi, even if Zhuge Wu You was worried, he dared not stay. The calamity in Shu Du had caused chaos everywhere. If he still stayed nearby and encountered some rogue cultivators looting and killing in the chaos, it would be disastrous.

Moreover, the World Devouring Demon Cave above the shattered Shu Du had already vanished. The strange emergence and sudden disappearance of the Immortal and Demon War left Zhuge Wu You not lingering, leaving Shu Du and returning to Xuandan Sect.

Over the following month.

Countless messages, like snowflakes, fluttered and scattered, gathering together and slowly revealing the partial truth of what had happened on the day of Shu Du’s fall.

National Guardian Duke, Fragrance Sect, Monarch defectors, Daqian, sacred places, Daqin, and the Human Emperor Sword-

On the surface, so many forces were involved.

As for the ins and outs of the Demon Cave, Zhuge Wu You could only speculate.

“The Human Emperor Sword, that voice was indeed the Daqin Emperor, the strongest cultivator in Yu Heng World, a supreme being who is already half-stepping into the Half-immortal Level.”

Han Yi looked at Zhuge Wu You with a solemn expression on his face.

Zhuge Wu You nodded, his tone complicated, but not annoyed. After all, not to mention himself or the Xuandan Sect, this time, even many Monarch cultivators of Daqian were merely pawns in the game.

“That Human Emperor Sword, although I didn’t see it at the time when Shu Du was enveloped by the Demon Cave, many cultivators from other sects of Daqian did.”

“And coupled with the two sentences of the Daqin Emperor.”

“I came up with a guess.”

“The National Guardian Duke opened the channel to the outer world, established the Demon Cave, and wanted to establish the Earth Devil Nation to break free from the Daqian Emperor. However, he didn’t know that this was orchestrated by the Daqian Emperor himself, as a way to test the Daqin Emperor.”

“And then, when the Demon Country was about to be pulled into the outer world channel and leave the Yu Heng World, the Daqin Emperor took action. With just one sword, he destroyed the Demon Country, and then Shu Du fell from the sky.”

“This should be the general outline.”

“As for the Monarchs in the Demon Cave who rebelled, they should have joined the National Guardian Duke, taking him as the Holy Lord and establishing the Fragrance Sect.”

“After this battle, the Fragrance Sect ceased to exist.”

“Of the eight Law Protectors of the Fragrance Sect, only three were said to have escaped Shu Du. One of them was intercepted and killed on the way, and only two managed to escape. Those two were the Star Moon Sect’s Star River Monarch and the current sect leader of the Jade Tripod Sect, Jade Tripod Monarch. Both of them were cultivators at the Nascent Soul Late Stage..”