Seeking Fortune and Avoiding Evil in the Cultivation World Chapter 1116 - 541: The Emergence of the Ancient Cave Mansion, Opportunities Abound (Part 2)

"Apart from the restriction array, rumors claim the cave could also hide demons and fearsome demon beasts."

Another white-robed elder shook his head.

He was fully aware of the news about the Ancient Cave Mansion's discovery.

Within merely half a year, these reports had spread like wildfire everywhere.

The Ancient Cave Mansion could emerge in any part of the Southern Continent.

Yet, discovering the cave doesn't ensure grabbing the treasures within.

Most often, people exit with nothing.

And if fortune turns sour, they might perish horribly inside.

Not everyone's fate allows them to reap bountiful gains there.

"I know this full well."

"However, if the danger proves too great, we can simply report the Ancient Cave Mansion to the sect."

"That way, both you and I would gain a huge haul of Contribution Points."

"With those, we could swap for a Perfect Foundation Establishment Pill."

The gray-robed elder clenched his fists, his voice brimming with excitement.

He certainly grasped the grave perils hidden in the Ancient Cave Mansion.

Relics from ancient cultivators, including the restriction arrays, could easily end his life.

Still, alerting the sect to the cave's location would net him plenty of Contribution Points.

This approach is common among Qi Cultivation Stage cultivators.

Some have amassed massive Contribution Points through it, rocketing to new heights.

The Perfect Foundation Establishment Pill is exactly what he craves.

After all, it boosts Foundation Establishment success rates by sixty to seventy percent.

Even on failure, death isn't a risk.

Yet, this pill costs a fortune, beyond what average cultivators can afford.

"In that case, it sounds feasible."

These words stirred many of the aged cultivators.

They had survived so long thanks to their prudent ways, avoiding reckless moves.

But with minimal danger, they yearned to seize the chance.

Sticking to the status quo meant perishing from lifespan exhaustion.

So, gambling now might just prolong their lives.

"Heading out isn't simple these days, though."

"You've sensed it too—the world has grown far vaster than before."

"A journey that once spanned a thousand kilometers now stretches to three thousand, triple the length."

"What's more, the land keeps expanding as time passes."

"Even mountains loom grander, piercing ten thousand feet into the sky."

A white-robed elder remarked.

Over the last half year, he had seen the world's dramatic shifts firsthand.

A once-steady landscape had transformed beyond recognition.

Old maps were now useless.

A long-secluded cultivator emerging today might wander bewildered, as if in an alien realm.

Without witnessing it, such marvels strain belief.

This made trips to nearby ranges far more time-consuming.

Plus, demon beasts were evolving swiftly.

The outer world brimmed with dangers several times worse than formerly.

"No matter—a bit of risk is worthwhile."

"I won't compel anyone who's hesitant."

The gray-robed elder declared solemnly.

"We're in, of course. Surviving this long is already a win."

"Shying from chances now would make us utter fools."

"You're spot on—let's jump, or we'll wither away old."

"This is our era, the golden moment for us veterans."

"Without the Spiritual Energy Revival, we wouldn't dare such a bet."

The elders conferred and swiftly resolved to act.

......

Scenes like this unfold not just in the Southern Continent, but across the Northern, Western, and Eastern ones too. Countless Ancient Cave Mansions have surfaced, unleashing boundless prospects that drive cultivators into a frenzy.

Especially those nearing the end of their lifespans—they dread death the least.

Grabbing any opening lets them shatter realm barriers and gain extra years.

Failure means death anyway.

But beyond the boons in Ancient Cave Mansions, Void Realm cultivators face grave perils too.

These stem from invaders of other worlds.

The myriad Ancient Cave Mansions have activated, connecting their interworld teleportation arrays to foreign realms.

They're strewn throughout the Void Realm.

Not even Jiang Fan can track them all.

Thus, in the past six months, foreign-world cultivators have slipped into the Void Realm.

The Eastern Continent suffers the heaviest influx of these intruders.

Indeed, this place was formerly the heart of the Void Realm, its most flourishing hub, brimming with the grandest Ancient Cave Mansions.

Right now, atop a mountain peak in the Eastern Continent.

Three Void Refining Cultivators emerged, hailing from foreign realms, all disciples of the Guiyuan Sect.

They go by the names Fan Yiming, Peng Jingzhe, and Lu Zongyao.

All of them serve as Inner Sect Disciples in the Guiyuan Sect.

Over billions of years of growth, the Guiyuan Sect has risen to one of the ten supreme immortal sects, a dominant power commanding the Guiyuan Realm along with thirty-six Great Thousand Worlds.

Thus, the sect's disciples number in the uncountable masses.

Their foundational cultivation method is the "Treatise of Universal Energy Convergence," an ultimate art that paves the path to Immortality.

Every Guiyuan Sect disciple practices various techniques, crafting diverse types of magical power, before fusing them together to attain the Realm of Universal Convergence.

This fusion renders their magical power exceptionally refined and vast, far surpassing what typical cultivators can achieve.

For regular disciples, only three types of magical powers can be cultivated; elite ones manage five, while true disciples require a minimum of seven.

In history, the mightiest cultivator of the Guiyuan Sect mastered nine types, hitting the pinnacle of cultivation.

Every extra type of magical power doubles the cultivation challenge.

It's easy to envision the terrifying might wielded by a cultivator who has converged nine magical powers.

"Is this our Guiyuan Sect's ancestral land, the Void Realm?"

"Legends say that at its height, the Void Realm stood without equal, hailed as the top world among mortals."

"Even our Guiyuan Sect couldn't claim a spot in the Void Realm back then."

"Who would have thought, after countless years, the Void Realm has declined so drastically."

"Void Refining Cultivators are now a rare sight here."

Fan Yiming remarked with a touch of nostalgia.

At first, the sect had chosen him for a covert mission into the Void Realm, one he believed doomed to failure.

Yet upon arriving in the Eastern Continent of the Void Realm, he discovered the local cultivators to be shockingly feeble.

Major sects here had produced merely one or two Void Refining experts at most.

Should he desire, he could effortlessly conquer these factions and dominate the entire Eastern Continent.

"Never look down on the inhabitants of this realm."

"True, today's Void Realm cultivators lack strength, but that's because of the constraints imposed by the laws of heaven and earth."

"Moreover, this remains the ancestral land, after all."

"Countless great powers have originated here, their depths impossible to fathom."

"Word is, the Thousand Illusion Sect sent several Void Refining cultivators to sneak into the Void Realm, only for them to be swiftly eliminated, not even able to transmit a warning."

"Belittling this world could spell a mysterious demise."

Peng Jingzhe scoffed.

He boasts an acute sixth sense, capable of detecting perils in any location.

The instant he stepped into the Void Realm, a chill ran down his spine, as though innumerable gazes from the void were fixed upon him.

Despite the apparent weakness of the native cultivators.

Dangers concealed here possess the potency to doom even Void Refining experts.

Hence, he opposes any overt actions.

After all, the mysteries shrouding this world remain undiscovered.

Rushing in blindly would invite self-destruction.

His purpose is to chase fortunes, not court death.

"You're right about that."

"I too have watched the Eastern Continent's sects from a distance earlier."

"Weak as these sects appear, I detect horrifying threats hidden inside them."

"Merely revealing ourselves might invite fatal peril."

"Best to avoid hasty moves for now."

"Naturally, if Senior Brother Fan wants to gamble, we can lurk in the shadows and watch how things unfold."

Lu Zongyao stated with a grin.