Eternal Life: I Can Control My Essence Qi-Chapter 253 - 192: The Great Purge (Part 2)

In the outer layer of the mini-world:

The remaining two hundred or so Foundation Establishment masters almost simultaneously felt a spatial fluctuation, and their expressions changed slightly, contemplating inwardly.

"Could it be that the space transmission mechanism has changed again?"

Many Foundation Establishment masters subconsciously had this thought in their minds.

The news that Yu Wen Tai might be hiding in the Five Elements Secret Realm was still top-secret, so most people never even considered the possibility that the Array Core might have been prematurely controlled by someone.

To them, perhaps the anomaly came from the array's alteration over two thousand years, or maybe the original exploration only deduced partial rules—both plausible scenarios.

And the current space changes have undoubtedly opened a new door of hope for many previously despairing Foundation Establishment masters.

"Try to transmit and see."

Soon, many Foundation Establishment masters couldn't help trying space traversal.

This time, they discovered with great joy that the transmission mechanism in the mini-world had reverted to the previous state of elemental creation and destruction.

What they didn't know was:

Seated at the center, controlling the core, Zhang Yao, through days of close observation, had gained a basic understanding of many Foundation Establishment masters' factions, strength levels, and mindsets.

Thus, under Zhang Yao's deliberate arrangement, classic scenarios played out in the mini-world—

An injured, dying Foundation Establishment Cultivator encountered their own Sect Leader and was ecstatic;

A Foundation Establishment master was shamefully chased, unexpectedly met a transmitted fellow sect member, and the situation immediately reversed;

In a rare uninhabited mini-world, someone unobstructedly obtained the authentic relics of the Five Elements Wanderer, feeling satisfied...

Directed by Zhang Yao, all kinds of positive emotions mixed with a few negative ones, combined with the array's intentional cultivation, were rapidly collected and quickly filled the final part of the hourglass.

Of course, such a crude arrangement inevitably has dire consequences:

Many Foundation Establishment Cultivators aren't fools—after experiencing two or three coincidences, they have already vaguely sensed something wrong, and their caution has greatly increased.

But to Zhang Yao, none of this mattered anymore because his goal was already accomplished.

"Since I've already landed ashore, it's time to abandon the boat."

Zhang Yao, contently, glanced at the invisible hourglass beside him, which was fully filled with five-colored sand, representing that Soul Thought Aura collection was completed.

His most important goal in coming to the Five Elements Secret Realm was already half achieved.

"Swish!"

Zhang Yao made a gesture, extracting all the collected Soul Thought Aura stored inside the array using the power of the Array Core.

Within a few breaths, five-colored, hazy lights swirled around as clusters of Soul Thought Aura surged continually, ultimately condensing into a Glazed Round Bead, falling into Zhang Yao's hand.

Similarly, Soul Thought Aura gathered from hundreds of Foundation Establishment stages was significantly superior in quality to Zhang Yao's personally collected kind, making one's heart waver just at a glance.

And this was only a semi-finished product, which could still enhance its quality through the sacrifice of like-sourced Divine Souls.

"Not bad, quite good."

Zhang Yao played with the Soul Thought Aura in his hand, reluctant to part, smiling brightly:

"Only the last step of Blood Sacrifice Soul Melting remains!"

Thinking of this, he glanced at the light screen dotted with numerous mini-worlds and red points, his expression turning slightly cold:

"Destroy!"

He softly uttered one word, mobilizing all his Divine Thought Magical Power.

The next moment:

"Boom!"

The entire Five Elements Secret Realm began shaking violently, with twelve hundred mini-worlds simultaneously shaking, causing tremors far and wide!

......

In a Gold Element Mini World.

The Sect Leader of Lingyang Sect, along with seven or eight cultivators of Lingyang Sect, had already gathered together.

"Therefore, we cannot sit and wait to die!"

The Sect Leader of Lingyang Sect was voicing his thoughts through Divine Thought, his expression extremely grave:

"I suspect this Secret Realm has long been secretly controlled by someone, and I estimate you have similar suspicions!"

"Otherwise, our previous experiences would be too coincidental, even if there is an Array Spirit left by the Five Elements Wanderer in the Fourth-grade partition array, it shouldn't possess such intelligence!"

He said this, still holding a belly full of resentment.

Think of him, a dignified Sect Leader of Lingyang Sect, having experienced countless misfortunes since entering, encountering especially strong array puppets that nearly claimed his life several times.

Later, when the transmission mechanism was restored, he initially saved several sect masters and was quite delighted, but subsequent encounters made him feel like a tool, further intensifying his suspicions.

Where in the world are there so many coincidences?

If not, there must be someone manipulating behind this array!

"Indeed."

A Foundation Establishment middle stage elder nodded:

"I agree with the Lord Sect Leader's view."

"Especially after we summarized each of our experiences, we can notice..."

"Boom!"

His words were cut off by a terrible rumbling thunder.

All felt the world spinning, their surroundings shaking, as if the entire space was oscillating.

"What's happening?"

The Sect Leader of Lingyang Sect spoke in alarm and confusion, looking around.

For some reason, his heart suddenly surged with an extremely ominous feeling, akin to a harbinger of imminent disaster.

After a breath:

"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!"...

The silver-white clouds on the sky suddenly dispersed, and endless Golden Qi Storm descended from the heavens, sweeping the ground, destroying everything in its path.

"Not good!!"

The Sect Leader of Lingyang Sect's face changed drastically, shouting:

"The person behind this has taken action!"

His voice was already drowned in the terrifying Golden Qi Storm:

Even though this group of Foundation Establishment masters in the first moment had already activated their Spiritual Artifacts and Daoist Techniques for defense, pulling all their stops, it still had no effect.

"Swish!"

At the instant the Golden Qi Storm swept over, their Daoist Techniques were forcefully pierced through, and the protective Spiritual Artifacts were washed into a thousand fragments, directly turning into waste.

Including the Sect Leader of Lingyang Sect, many Foundation Establishment masters didn't even have time to utter a scream before they were swept clean, leaving only skeletons.

And a moment later, even the skeletons disappeared.

Outside, even the most imposing and high-status Foundation Establishment powerhouses had no ability to resist under the might of the top Third-grade slaughter array and perished quickly, leaving no trace behind.

And this wasn't just a situation in one mini-world:

Golden Qi Storms, Flaming Tornadoes, Torrential Roars, Earthquakes... and other terrifying calamities played out one after another in multiple mini-worlds.

Within a few breaths, hundreds of Foundation Establishment Cultivators among twelve hundred mini-worlds had already fallen under the terrible cleansing.

In the core area, the main hall:

Zhang Yao withdrew his gaze, his expression unchanged.

The Five Elements Wanderer of the past foresaw everything when constructing this giant trap, so he preemptively left an array to unfold the cleansing.

And time proved his plan correct, as after his death, various factions of Da Li joined forces to launch a counter-attack against his family, not only conducting a comprehensive purge but also casting an extremely malicious Blood Curse Technique upon them, difficult to absolve for generations.

"Hmm?"

Zhang Yao's expression moved slightly, as if discovering something.

In the mini-world trapping a Golden Core Avatar, a three-faced man holding three Magical Treasures was still stubbornly resisting.

Although within a few breaths, the three-faced man likewise suffered heavy injuries, the Magical Treasures in his hands dimmed, on the verge of collapse—yet ultimately still endured.

"Magical Treasures are invaluable; they must not be harmed."

Zhang Yao's thoughts shifted, and the natural calamities in that mini-world ceased instantly, becoming calm and serene.

"Finish the Blood Sacrifice Soul Melting first, then meet this three-faced Avatar."

With this thought, Zhang Yao stepped forward, using the power of the Array Core, immediately arriving in that unique mini-world.

The Realm Breaker Qian Le, sitting alone on a mound, looked up in bewilderment at Zhang Yao's sudden presence.

"Sorry..."

Zhang Yao sighed inwardly:

"Although I didn't wish for this, from the moment you were attracted by the recruitment order, you were already destined to become a tool."

He stepped forward and took out the sealed Soul Thought Aura, raising his hand to kill this Realm Breaker and complete the final step in the Blood Sacrifice Soul Melting.

"For my Dao path, kindly embark first, fellow Daoist!"