Chapter 1630: Chapter 373

All things in the world, whether it is the alternation of the four seasons, the birth, aging, illness, and death of mortals, or the five decays of a cultivator, all are under the rules of the Heavenly Dao.

Cao Zhen firmly believed that the Heavenly Dao was not a good thing. He even always thought the Heavenly Dao was deliberately torturing and killing the cultivators of the world. Like those relics that appear before a great tribulation, said to be a lifeline left for the Great Teachings by the Heavenly Dao, but in reality?

The appearance of these relics would result in a heavenly phenomenon, visible to everyone in the world. As a result, everyone would want to enter the relics to seize the treasures within, inevitably leading to conflicts, which would naturally lead to deaths.

And after entering these relics, there would be countless dangers coming from within the relics.

If the Heavenly Dao truly wanted to leave a lifeline for this Great Teaching, why would the appearance of relics cause such a large commotion?

The Heavenly Dao could completely let relics descend quietly near this Great Teaching, allowing the Great Teaching to search for the treasures within themselves.

Not to mention the dangers inside the relics, he had been to many relics and felt that every relic was deliberately trying to kill.

There were also those dangerous places, and most excessively, the Unknown Immortal Demon Bead. He thought that the Unknown Immortal Demon Bead was deliberately trying to kill those with strong powers.

In addition, the Unparalleled Formation Plate that he had refined for Ling Xi, such a heaven-defying treasure should have triggered a heavenly tribulation upon its completion, but in the end, nothing happened.

But if his guesses were correct, everything could be explained.

The Heavenly Dao needs rest, hence the Minor Era of Inversion of Heaven and Earth. His Unparalleled Formation Plate weakens the opponent’s power, which is clearly helping the Heavenly Dao, reducing the operational pressure of the Heavenly Dao.

The Heavenly Dao would be welcoming, not causing a heavenly tribulation to descend.

But there was one thing he couldn’t understand. If maintaining the operation of the Heavenly Dao requires consuming a vast amount of energy, and the Heavenly Dao doesn’t want an overly powerful force to appear in this world, causing an overload. So whenever a Great Teaching exists for over a hundred thousand years, the sect tribulation descends, killing a large number of cultivators, reducing the load.

Then why does the Heavenly Dao give rewards to those Great Teachings?

The day for the Hundred Peaks Sect to face the Heavenly Tribulation was getting increasingly closer.

The atmosphere of the entire Hundred Peaks Sect was becoming more and more solemn. After Cao Zhen checked all the formations within the Hundred Peaks Sect, he gathered everyone from the sect to begin distributing the plan for facing the tribulation.

On Immortal Gathering Peak, Cao Zhen looked at the disciples of the Hundred Peaks Sect and said in a deep voice, “In three days, the sect tribulation will arrive. First, according to our tradition, when danger occurs, cultivators with higher cultivation bases will stand at the forefront, and the younger disciples, as well as those with lower cultivation bases, should do their best to survive.

Therefore, all academy disciples, starting today, begin to move to the back mountain. I have already ordered the construction of caves in the back mountain.”

Now, the Hundred Peaks Sect has merged with the Ten Thousand Immortals Sect, especially since many peaks from the former Ten Thousand Immortals Sect were moved to the back mountain, which can accommodate enough disciples.

The people below had no objections, as many of the academy students had not yet begun their cultivation and naturally needed to go to the safest place in the back mountains.

Cao Zhen paused briefly and continued, “And all other disciples below the fifth level of the Golden Core are also to move into the back mountain.

Those who have reached the fifth level of the Golden Core, but have not entered the Earth Immortal Realm, are to enter the formation and activate it!”

He said, sighing helplessly, if it were possible, he’d also want these Golden Core Stage disciples to hide in the back mountain.

But now the Hundred Peaks Sect was too large, and relying solely on those in the Earth Immortal Realm could indeed sustain all the great formations, but that way, there would not be enough people outside the formations to resist the sect tribulation. He could only send out the Golden Core Stage disciples to contribute and maintain the formation’s operation with some from the Earth Immortal Realm.

Just as he finished speaking, someone in the crowd shouted, “Sect Leader, although I am only at the fourth level of the Golden Core Stage, I have a Four Phantom Golden Core. I am stronger than many at the fifth or even the sixth level of the Golden Core Stage. Since the senior brothers are going into the formation, there’s no reason for me to hide in the caves.”

As this voice fell, many voices around echoed.

“I am also a Four Phantom Golden Core. I want to contribute to the Hundred Peaks Sect!”

“Sect Leader, although I have a Three Phantom Golden Core, I have defeated several fifth-level Golden Core senior brothers. I should also go into the formation to protect the Hundred Peaks Sect!”

“Sect Leader, let us go as well.”

As these disciples spoke, Immortal Gathering Peak became noisy.

Looking at the disciples requesting to face the tribulation for the Hundred Peaks Sect, Cao Zhen was moved. He compared them to the disciples of the former Heaven Prayers Sect. After knowing that they couldn’t overcome the sect tribulation, they all fled, even their Temporary Sect Hierarch escaped.

But look at these disciples of the Hundred Peaks Sect, they could have hidden in the back mountain, but still chose to fight.

Did they not know the danger of the sect tribulation?

Did they not know that facing the sect tribulation, if the formation breaks, they, as Golden Core Stage cultivators, would be instantly obliterated by the sect tribulation?

They knew it all, yet they still chose to contribute to the Hundred Peaks Sect because the Hundred Peaks Sect was their root!