Using entries to cultivate immortality in chaotic times

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It's called the sunk cost fallacy.

He felt these words made a lot of sense, thinking back on how he ended up on this irreversible path.

The Sect Master of the Caotian Sect heaved a long sigh, his gaze becoming distant as his thoughts drifted toward the horizon.

Being a Sect Master was too exhausting; he somewhat missed the joyous times when he had just joined the sect as an outer disciple.

...

Meanwhile, not far from Fufeng City in the Wen Tian Fang Market.

Under a dead tree by the side of a cliff thousands of feet high.

An old man with white hair was casually picking up a white piece and placing it on the chessboard as he chuckled, "The 'strife under heaven' is about to arrive, His Majesty seems rather anxious, as if a mere invasion by the Demon Race is enough for him to dispatch both of us at once."

"It's apparent that His Majesty is indeed in a hurry, almost as if he's afraid something will go awry."

"Enough,"

the sharp-featured middle-aged man on the other side of the chessboard shook his head, carefully placing a black piece before he said helplessly, "I say, Elder Qiu, we should refrain from discussing His Majesty behind his back. He must have his own considerations."

"What considerations?"

The white-haired old man cast a casual glance in the direction of Fufeng City, his gaze penetrating the black mist as if seeing everything happening there, and a hint of disdain flickered in his eyes, "Doesn't everyone know, or are you still unclear?"

"Wasn't Da Xia Country's predecessor the prisoner who survived the last sweep of the Heavenly Dao Prison?"

"His Majesty is well aware of the consequences if all the prisoners of Heavenly Dao were released. That's why he dispatched the two strongest peak Golden Core experts from Da Xia to quell this disaster."

"Clearly, His Majesty... is afraid."

"What do you think?"

he asked, still smiling, looking toward the two hideously faced Golden Core Demon Clan cultivators on the ground nearby who were completely immobilized by the overwhelming Spiritual Energy, and chuckled.

"I must admit, this environment is quite comfortable."

"It's a pity that the peak of Cultivation here is just Golden Core Peak; even with the rich Spiritual Energy here, it's impossible to advance further. Otherwise, maybe it would be possible to attain the Nascent Soul here."

"But now, it seems that even if His Majesty hadn't dispatched us, these prisoners of Heavenly Dao couldn't make it out alive."

"That youngster down there definitely has at least one Pink Entry suitable for a Magic Practitioner in his Tao Foundation, and is merely at the first layer of Foundation Establishment. I wonder if he acquired it when he first started Qi Refinement or when he first entered Foundation Establishment. That's some good fortune."

"..."

The middle-aged man with a square face was silent for a moment, losing interest in the game, and looked up at the white-haired old man, speaking softly, "We both serve His Majesty, must we discuss him in such terms behind his back?"

"And what difference does it make if we discuss him?"

The white-haired old man said contemptuously, "If he hadn't promised to help me achieve a breakthrough to the Nascent Soul, would I even work for him? But so many years have passed; has His Majesty fulfilled this promise?"

"The fact that I even refer to him as 'His Majesty' is already giving him face."

"To speak an unforgivable truth, I don't have many years left to live. If His promise remains unfulfilled before my life runs out, I wouldn't mind taking a trip to the Yellow Springs with His Majesty."

"What about you? Since when have you been so loyally devoted to His Majesty?"

"Don't forget who we are. We're just revered experts of Da Xia, not some Da Xia house slaves."

Then the white-haired old man scoffed, no longer amused. His sleeve swept a mighty wave of powerful Spiritual Energy, instantly causing the two struggling Demon Clan cultivators to bleed from all orifices. Even their Golden Cores, attempting to break free and escape, were crushed by a huge hand formed from Spiritual Energy.

With another sweep of his sleeve,

all the treasures within the Wen Tian Fang Market had been collected into his possession.

He slowly stood up and, taking one step forward, disappeared at the edge of the cliff.

Leaving only an ethereal voice behind.

"Upon returning, just say that the Fang Market was breached by Golden Core Demon cultivators, and all the Spiritual Treasures have vanished into thin air."

"We'll split everything evenly between us."

"Even if we can't achieve Nascent Soul, we still need to leave something for the next generation."

...

The two Golden Core Demon Clan cultivators, both at the third layer of the Golden Core realm, had no chance of fighting back against the peak Golden Core old demon.

"As a prisoner of the Heavenly Dao, your Cultivation cannot break through, and you can only devote yourself to studying spells?"

It so happened that these peak Golden Core old demons were in the same situation, and their Cultivation completely crushed yours, how could you possibly defeat them?

Even the highest Cultivation among these Heavenly Dao prisoners was merely the third layer of Golden Core, and now that these peak Golden Core old demons had appeared in Fufeng City, the Demon Race's Golden Core cultivators might as well descend two at a time in Fufeng City, but what of it?

After this white-haired elder appeared.

Nearly all the Demon Cultivation within the two nearby cities perished on the spot as the white-haired elder passed by, such was the overwhelming power. A peak Golden Core old demon dealing with these Foundation Establishment Demon Clan cultivators, even if you spent thousands of years in the Heavenly Dao Prison and brought thousands of spells to the Great Perfection Realm, it would be useless.

The crushing nature of quality cannot be changed by quantity.

In an instant—

The unrestrained might of the peak Golden Core realm blanketed the land within a thousand miles, the formidable Divine Sense instantly released and swiftly swept across the thousand miles, the terrifying Cultivation causing all cultivators to instantly feel as if they were crushed by a mountain, their bodies flattened against the ground, unable to move an inch!

Those who were weaker in Cultivation, not even at the Foundation Establishment Stage, had already started bleeding from all five orifices.

Though not fatal, their internal organs were definitely injured.

...

Even Chen Qiu of Fufeng City found himself involuntarily pinned to the ground by this powerful force, as if the sky had collapsed onto him, and he tried to stand up.

Only to find that he had almost lost control over his body.

Even when he clenched his teeth and exerted all his strength, he could not lift his body by even a fraction.

After a few moments,

this extremely terrifying Golden Core presence gradually dissipated, and Chen Qiu gasped for air as he climbed up from the ground, turned his head to look at the Foundation Establishment Cultivator beside him in Fufeng City, who was in even greater disarray and terror, flattened on the ground.

Is this what it means to be a Golden Core cultivator?

There was a time when he thought that as long as he killed enough demon beasts during the Foundation Establishment Stage, as long as the Spiritual Energy his Tao Foundation could contain was plentiful, and under the "Spiritual Energy Intimidating" entry effect, ensuring the power of his spells was strong enough, he might be able to oppose a Golden Core.

Now it seems that was nothing but a delusion, considering he had never encountered a Golden Core cultivator.

The vast and terrifying Spiritual Energy was not a matter of quantity, but a matter of quality!

With Spiritual Energy of this caliber, unless his own energy could accumulate in such a great quantity, an exaggerated extent, there was no way to compete with this kind of qualitative crush.

If...

If such a being wanted to kill him, he would have nearly no means to survive.

Just then—

A deep and ethereal voice rang in his ear.

-

"Heavenly Dao Decree": The Demon Race has been defeated, and the surviving Demons in the prison are deemed to have perished as well.

Furthermore, with the major version change to 'Conflict Under Heaven', a new Heavenly Dao Fame Ranking has been added.

This ranking will be based on how many people are aware of the listed cultivators.

This ranking is updated in real-time, and every day according to the individual's ranking, a Heavenly Dao Blessing can be received.

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As this voice emerged, the thick black mist that enveloped the surroundings started to slowly dissipate, signaling the end of this 'Demon Invasion'.

Chen Qiu's expression subtly changed as he immediately sat cross-legged and began circulating his mental method, his Heavenly Dao Foundation rotating swiftly, absorbing the nature's spiritual energy around him.

During the battle just now, he had already broken through to the second level of the Foundation Establishment Stage; after all, his Cultivation Progress had reached ninety-nine percent before leaving the city gates, only a step away from the second level. Furthermore, his Heavenly Dao Foundation constantly rotated automatically, helping to advance his Cultivation, so breaking through to the second level of Foundation Establishment was hardly surprising.

However, he deliberately refrained from introspecting his body's post-breakthrough Cultivation entries, allowing himself to choose later beyond the ten-breath limit.

It's not easy to find an environment where the Spiritual Energy is so rich.

While the black mist hasn't fully cleared, he took the opportunity to circulate his mental method, advancing his Cultivation Progress, meanwhile filling his Tao Foundation—all of which would usually require wasting a good number of Spirit Stones. This opportunity for a free boost was not to be missed.