Chapter 2841

"Wait until you ascend, and you will know," Yan Aohan smiled. With a wave of his hand, three eggs appeared in the air. "These are three pet eggs. Take one each. After dripping blood on them, they will hatch on their own. In the future, they can become your battle pets or mounts."

Yan Aohan continued, "Liangchen and Meijing will help you until you ascend to become gods. Only then will they be freed."

"Did Your Majesty, Emperor Yan, arrange for Liangchen and Meijing?" Yun Xi’s eyes held a hint of certainty.

Yan Aohan laughed. "It wasn’t exactly my arrangement. The Black Emperor refined them. You will know the details when you return to your position."

Return to position? Yun Xi was slightly stunned, looking at Yan Aohan.

Yan Aohan did not elaborate further. "Enough. I cannot stay long in this plane. I must leave. I will erase the memories of the Pixiu incident from the people here. The Penglai Island secret realm will also cease to exist. When you return, pretend you know nothing. Just say you came here with Shen Zhang to see the sea."

Yun Xi nodded slightly. Although he did not know how Yan Aohan would achieve this, it was for the best. It saved them from having to explain things to others.

Yan Aohan added, "Since you have embarked on the path of cultivation, there is no turning back. Choose your pet eggs, and I will leave."

The pet eggs were not large and looked quite nice. The three of them chose their own based on their intuition.

Seeing their choices, Yan Aohan said, "Work hard. We shall meet again if fate allows." With that, he left.

After Yan Aohan disappeared, Wang Lanxuan said to Yun Xi, "Wangzhi, Emperor Yan seems to know you. It seems you have quite a background."

"What background could I have?" Yun Xi waved his hand slightly. He truly did not feel he had any special origin.

Besides, in Yun Xi’s memories, he had no such background. "Even if I did, I am starting from scratch now. So, let us cultivate slowly and ascend together."

The last eight words were directed at Lie Xuan.

Lie Xuan naturally understood this and nodded with a smile.

When the three returned to their accommodation, they found that Shen Zhang only remembered coming here to discuss seafood business. It was said there would be a seafood gathering, so various sects and families came just to join the fun.

As for the Penglai Island incident, the people here seemed to have forgotten it completely.

Yun Xi had to admire Yan Aohan’s methods. They were too powerful.

"I wonder when we will reach such a level," Wang Lanxuan said with envy.

Yun Xi felt the same. "But I believe we will reach that level one day."

Lie Xuan said, "Since the Penglai Island matter is resolved, should we leave?"

Yun Xi smiled. "I plan to find a place to establish a Loose Cultivator Alliance. In the future, when our people from the Vermilion Bird plane come up, they will have a place to stay."

"That is a good idea. We will not build a sect or a family. We will just build an alliance. No matter where they come from, as long as they join our Loose Cultivator Alliance, we will protect them well," Wang Lanxuan said. "Let’s go. Let’s build it together."

"I am indeed not worried about building this alliance at all." With two Dukes and one War King among them, could they fail to build an alliance?

In just five years, Yun Xi, Wang Lanxuan, and Lie Xuan established the Loose Cultivator Alliance. Loose cultivators who did not wish to join sects or families could register with the alliance. Once confirmed as members, they would be protected by the alliance. As the saying goes, "When one side is in trouble, all sides offer support."

In those five years, loose cultivators found a home. Although the alliance never competed with sects and families for resources, its members came from all walks of life and thus had plenty of resources themselves. With Yun Xi and their cultivation levels, a slight guidance could help others improve their cultivation. Therefore, many loose cultivators joined.

Moreover, this alliance was merely to integrate the cultivation of scholarly and Confucian qi. It did not restrict anyone. As long as one acted uprightly and did not do anything shameful, the Loose Cultivator Alliance would always be their backing.

In five years, Yun Xi used the Loose Cultivator Alliance to secretly control the entire Qilin plane.

Although they did not compete with sects and families, the Loose Cultivator Alliance became a presence that others feared.

Seeing that things were settled, Yun Xi personally went down to the Vermilion Bird plane to bring a group of people up. Of course, after arriving, they mostly cooperated with those already familiar with the Loose Cultivator Alliance, letting them manage it. This way, when people from the Vermilion Bird plane came to the Qilin plane, they would not worry about having nowhere to go.

After gradually handing over the affairs in the Qilin plane to others, Yun Xi, Wang Lanxuan, and Lie Xuan planned to go to the Azure Dragon plane.

Their cultivation had been stuck at the peak of the Golden Core stage, specifically to break through in the Azure Dragon plane.

Except for a few close acquaintances, no one knew that Yun Xi and the others had gone to the Azure Dragon plane. People only assumed the three had gone traveling again.

To ascend to the Azure Dragon plane, one had to climb the Dragon Mountain. The Dragon Mountain was at the end of the Qilin Mountain Range, with its peak reaching straight into the clouds. It was said that only those who had been to the Azure Dragon plane knew how high this mountain was; otherwise, no one knew.

However, climbing the Dragon Mountain was not easy. The mountain consisted of a solitary staircase with no handrails on either side. People with acrophobia could absolutely not climb it, as the staircase was only about two feet wide. One misstep would result in a fall.

But for Yun Xi and the other two, this was no problem. They often enjoyed flying on swords, so this small Dragon Mountain could not stump them.

Fortunately, this time climbing the Dragon Mountain would not scatter them. However, the staircase of the Dragon Mountain truly resembled a coiled dragon, endless and winding.

"Shall we rest?" Yun Xi asked Lie Xuan, who was following behind.

"Never mind. Let’s finish walking first, then rest," Lie Xuan said. She was not forcing herself; she truly did not feel tired.

Wang Lanxuan, walking ahead, said, "This Dragon Mountain is quite interesting. You say, if it is this troublesome for everyone to come up, will anyone still go to the Azure Dragon plane?"

"Those who want to go will always go. Those who do not want to go naturally will not," Yun Xi said. "However, I really do not know the specific situation over there in the Azure Dragon plane."

"I looked up some information and asked around last time. It is said that the Azure Dragon plane has no imperial power kingdoms, only sects. Even many families have hidden away. It is said that even family disciples must enter sects to be accepted; otherwise, being just a family disciple is not respected," Wang Lanxuan said as he walked, sharing what he knew.

Yun Xi smiled lightly. "It shows that every place has its own customs. Just look at the Azure Dragon, Qilin, and Vermilion Bird planes. The Vermilion Bird is dominated by imperial power. The Qilin plane has sects, families, and imperial power coexisting. In the Azure Dragon plane, sects stand alone. It is clear that every place has its own characteristics."

Lie Xuan said as she walked, "Actually, I am more curious about how these three places, separated by only one mountain and one path, can be so different."

Yun Xi smiled lightly. "What is there to find difficult to understand? Life and death are also separated by only one step, are they not?"

Lie Xuan was stunned, looking at Yun Xi. "Life and death are separated by only one step. I see. I understand now. Whether as a person or a cultivator, whether alive or dead, one is always striving. Striving for survival, striving for the next life. My Dao is the Dao of War."

Hearing this, Yun Xi and Wang Lanxuan stopped. Lie Xuan sat cross-legged directly on the staircase. Her state of mind broke through. As long as she entered the Azure Dragon plane, she could directly transform her Golden Core into a Nascent Soul.

Yun Xi and Wang Lanxuan guarded Lie Xuan, one above and one below. After confirming she had had an epiphany, they waited patiently.

Lie Xuan opened her eyes and smiled. "I have found my Dao."

"Congratulations," Yun Xi smiled. "Originally, I was worried about you. Although you were at the peak of the Golden Core stage, because I had not found my own Dao, I always worried that you might have problems transforming into a Nascent Soul. I did not expect you to have an epiphany on the way to the Azure Dragon plane and find your Dao. It seems this trip to the Azure Dragon plane was worth it."

Wang Lanxuan also laughed. "Yes. In this way, we can all peacefully transform into Nascent Souls after entering the Azure Dragon plane."

Upon entering the Azure Dragon plane, they did not immediately go exploring. Instead, they found a hidden place nearby, set up protective measures, and the three began preparing to transform into Nascent Souls.

Who would have thought that Lie Xuan was the first to successfully transform, followed by Yun Xi, and finally Wang Lanxuan.

The three took half a year in total to complete their transformations.

By the time Wang Lanxuan successfully transformed, they had already been in the Azure Dragon plane for half a year, yet they still did not understand everything about it.

"Let’s go. We should go look around and investigate slightly. Let’s see what the characteristics of this Azure Dragon plane are," Yun Xi said seriously.

Since this place had only sects, it meant they valued cultivation greatly. Moreover, the spiritual energy in the Azure Dragon plane was obviously much higher than in the Qilin plane. It seemed as if most of the spiritual energy from the Vermilion Bird and Qilin planes was concentrated in the Azure Dragon plane. However, Yun Xi and the others did not understand why this situation had formed.

In the following days, Yun Xi and the others mostly observed everything around them in secret. They needed to clarify the specific situation in the Azure Dragon plane first.

Within three to five days, they gained a certain understanding of the Azure Dragon plane.

They discovered that most cultivators in the Azure Dragon plane were at the Foundation Establishment stage. In other words, the people in the Azure Dragon plane were already cultivators. However, although they were cultivators, they had not found the direction of true cultivation. To them, it seemed as if successfully establishing a foundation already made one a master. They seemed unaware that there were other cultivation levels beyond Foundation Establishment.

"This place is very strange," Lie Xuan said. "I found that the people here do not seem to be purely human."

"Yes, I noticed that too," Wang Lanxuan nodded. "Of course, there are pure humans here, but it seems there are many types of humans. Moreover, some humans seem to have animal characteristics."

"That is correct. I noticed that too," Yun Xi nodded slightly. "That person just now had a chick’s tail, and the one before had a pig’s nose. Although the rest of their bodies were human, it seems some people here still have animal traits."