Global Catastrophe: I Begin to Evolve from an Ancient Tree

Chapter 588 - 559: Changes Over More Than 200 Years

"Mahayana pinnacle!"

"Quasi-Immortal realm!"

"When did the Taiyuan Realm have so many strong cultivators?"

Master Huan Yu was somewhat bewildered; the so-called Quasi-Immortal realm is the stage he is at after breaking through the Mahayana pinnacle, yet not truly ascending to immortality.

Once, in an Ancient Secret Realm, Master Huan Yu had seen records regarding the Quasi-Immortal realm. Now, combined with his own condition, he understood clearly what realm he was in.

Master Huan Yu clearly remembered, before entering the Ancient Secret Realm to cultivate in seclusion, there weren’t even many ninth-tier cultivators in this world, let alone those at the peak of the ninth tier or at the Quasi-Immortal level.

If it’s a Reincarnation Mahayana recovering their past life’s cultivation, then it could be understandable.

But the problem is.

The cultivators before him were all strangers to Master Huan Yu.

As an old and seasoned strong cultivator who had completed the Nine Tribulations Reincarnation, he had lived for a long time and knew every strong cultivator in the Taiyuan Realm.

"I didn’t expect a fellow Daoist to arrive first. I am Xu Zhen, greetings to fellow Daoist!"

At this moment, a young cultivator noticed Master Huan Yu’s presence and courteously cupped his hands in greeting.

Seeing this.

Master Huan Yu paused slightly, then unaffected, returned the gesture: "This humble Daoist is Huan Yu, from the Wenda Sect. I wonder which sect fellow Daoist is from?"

"Wenda Sect..."

Xu Zhen appeared slightly shocked, and his gaze towards Master Huan Yu changed somewhat.

"So the fellow Daoist is a disciple of the Wenda Sect in Taiyuan State. A delight to meet you, Xu here is just a mere Loose Cultivator, without any sect affiliation!"

"No wonder someone from the Wenda Sect has such an extraordinary bearing."

"I have long admired Immortal Taifeng of your esteemed sect. I hope someday fellow Daoist can introduce me to him..."

Hearing the name of the Wenda Sect, the expressions of other cultivators also changed.

In their view.

The Wenda Sect is a transcendent force with immortals overseeing it.

Currently, in the Three Thousand States of the Cyan Yang Divine Realm, how many can actually ascend to immortality? On average, not even one immortal has emerged from ten states, so one can imagine the high status of the Wenda Sect.

Upon hearing this, Master Huan Yu was even more confused.

Taiyuan State?

Immortal Taifeng?

He didn’t know if the Immortal Taifeng they mentioned was the Daoist Taifeng he was familiar with.

Moreover.

The term "immortal" isn’t something just anyone can claim.

In the past, mortals called cultivators "immortals" due to ignorance, but for fellow cultivators, even when facing others stronger than themselves, they wouldn’t consider them as "immortals."

Thinking of this.

Master Huan Yu continued to ask calmly: "I recall this being the Taiyuan Realm, so what is this Taiyuan State you speak of?"

"Taiyuan Realm?"

Xu Zhen was momentarily stunned, then seemed to remember something, his face revealing sudden realization.

"If I’m not mistaken, fellow Daoist must have been in seclusion? The Taiyuan Realm has become outdated history. More than two hundred years ago, His Majesty the God Emperor of the Cyan Yang Divine Court combined the Starry Sky and Ten Thousand Realms, merging all worlds into the Cyan Yang Divine Realm.

Now, in the Cyan Yang Divine Realm, all are named by states, and the Taiyuan Realm has long been renamed to Taiyuan State."

"I see..."

Master Huan Yu was greatly shocked, but he remained calm and continued to inquire about other matters.

Then.

The ancestor of the Wenda Sect was utterly astonished.

He hadn’t expected that after over two hundred years in seclusion, the world had completely transformed.

The Three Thousand States of the Cyan Yang Divine Realm!

Ascension to Immortality!

In over two hundred years, immortals had emerged in the world, and not just one.

Moreover.

Master Huan Yu also understood why the other’s expression changed upon hearing the name of the Wenda Sect.

It’s because the Wenda Sect had also produced an immortal, and the one who achieved the ascension was none other than Daoist Taifeng.

Upon hearing this news, Master Huan Yu was somewhat disoriented.

He had painstakingly cultivated in the Secret Realm for years, enduring the risks of Nine Tribulations Reincarnation, just to barely break through to the Quasi-Immortal realm. Now he was told that a successor of his sect had already ascended to immortality, the impact of which is unimaginable.

Doesn’t this indicate that his seclusion was essentially unnecessary?

Considering the current transformations of the Cyan Yang Divine Realm, had he been cultivating peacefully in the Wenda Sect, he might have already ascended to immortality.

Upon this thought, Master Huan Yu felt even more disheartened.

At this moment.

More and more cultivators were attracted by the anomaly.

As the number of arriving strong cultivators increased, the pride Master Huan Yu felt from breaking through to the Quasi-Immortal realm had vanished without a trace, and taking advantage of the other cultivators’ distraction, he slipped away quietly.

What a joke.

Not to mention that this Ancient Secret Realm was where he secluded himself, and there weren’t many resources left.

Even if there were opportunities, Master Huan Yu didn’t intend to mix himself in.

After all.

There were too many strong cultivators.

Among the hundred cultivators who arrived, there were no less than twenty or thirty who had stepped into the Quasi-Immortal realm.

At a certain point.

Not to mention Quasi-Immortal cultivators, even Mahayana Stage cultivators were as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns, incomparable to now.

Even if Master Huan Yu himself had broken through to the Quasi-Immortal realm, he didn’t wish to engage in conflicts with so many strong cultivators.

More importantly.

Master Huan Yu now desperately needed to return to the Wenda Sect to understand everything that had transpired over the past two hundred years.

"Huh, Daoist Huan Yu has left?"

Xu Zhen now also noticed that Master Huan Yu had disappeared, his expression regretful.

He originally wanted to foster a connection with Master Huan Yu to see if he could gain the backing of the Wenda Sect, but it seemed impossible now.

Upon this thought.

Xu Zhen sighed inwardly, "Relying on others is not as good as relying on oneself. It’s crucial to be formidable oneself!"

...

Wenda Sect.

As Master Huan Yu stepped into the sect, he felt a denser influx of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi compared to the outside world.

Moreover, in addition to the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi in the air, there was an even more mysterious power pervading around.

This power.

Master Huan Yu had already felt it outside, but upon returning to the Wenda Sect, he realized it was even more pronounced here.

"So many strong cultivators!"

When Master Huan Yu spread out his Divine Thought, he was immediately astounded by the number of strong cultivators now in the Wenda Sect.

Within his Divine Thought’s perception, there were no less than a dozen ninth-tier Mahayana Stage cultivators, with the number of eighth-tier Tribulation Stage cultivators surpassing three digits, and seventh-tier Void Refining Stage cultivators exceeding four digits directly.

This was an immensely staggering number.

Back when he left the sect, Master Huan Yu remembered that those able to reach the Void Refining Stage in the entire Wenda Sect did not exceed the count on both hands.

Observing now.

The numbers had grown more than a hundredfold.

At that moment.

A sound like a Celestial Thunder rumbled, causing Master Huan Yu’s face to turn pale.

"Whence comes the knave daring to spy on my Wenda Sect with Divine Thought!"