The Peak Master, who had walked out to explain the matter, raised his palm. Following this action, an object emitting a faint glimmer flew out from his large sleeve.

Immediately, that glimmer grew brighter. In an instant, the radiance flowed, and the great hall was illuminated a few degrees brighter.

This eye-catching flying light, as expected, attracted the gaze of many Immortal True Ones within the hall.

"This, what is this?"

An Elder sitting below stroked his beard to observe, asking in confusion.

The Elder beside him also narrowed his eyes to peer over. Upon seeing the source of the flying light—something that looked like a seed—he was also greatly astonished.

Inside the hall, the Peak Master who had brought out the object wore a solemn expression. "This object is a Gourd Seed. A disciple reported it, and because it is of great importance, I have come here specifically to report it to the Hall Master."

He spoke slowly, glossing over the sequence of events.

There was no point in explaining the ins and outs until it had been identified.

"A Gourd Seed?"

There was a flicker of surprise from the Cloud Platforms.

For a Gourd Seed to be brought up here, it required almost no reaction time. Some already had their gazes shocked, thinking of a certain ancient Dharma Treasure related to it.

A voice emerged from the light and shadow on the head Cloud Platform above, slowly recounting its origin.

"The ancient Great Tribulation destroyed immeasurable worlds, sweeping across all living beings and heavens."

"In ancient times, a remarkable person used a gourd as a Dharma Treasure, a Divine Ability, and for cultivation. They cultivated their way out of the Biguang Realm, and later used the Strange Gourd to contain the sky and earth, correct Yin and Yang and the Five Elements, establish the order of the universe, and stabilize the Biguang world. Later, for unknown reasons, the Strange Gourd was obtained by the Demonic Path. However, although that Strange Gourd had lost such great Divine Ability, it also lost part of its spirituality."

"But the demonic Cultivators of the Demonic Path fed it with Yin-Sha Qi, causing this Strange Gourd to embark on another path. However, after the Demonic Path was shattered, the Strange Gourd also met with disaster and its whereabouts became unknown, until..."

"According to rumors, the Strange Gourd contained a True Seed nurtured by the Dao of Time. Every True Seed possessed the imprint of a supreme Dao. Judging by its appearance, this Gourd True Seed was condensed from the Dao of True Fire."

The person speaking from above was none other than Zhang Qingyun, the head of the Talisman Beast lineage.

"A Strange Gourd True Seed, so it really is it."

"The Demonic Path once obtained it, and now, in this era, it has reappeared in the world."

"Looking at its appearance, it is indeed nurtured and born from the Strange Gourd; it cannot be compared to the shadow of the fragment in the Heavenly Domain before."

At this moment, voice after voice could not hide a trace of astonishment.

"This is a treasure."

"Not necessarily. Things that escape from the hands of the Demonic Path often have issues."

The figure on the seat swept their sleeve.

The Gourd True Seed, suspended in mid-air, suddenly shook violently.

Wisps of black Qi scattered from the flying light. The black Qi was sinister and strange, filled with the most vicious evil desires of a Cultivator's heart.

The evil desires were boundless and endless, the most poisonous thing to a Cultivator's Dao Heart.

Without waiting for these evil, black Qi to escape, the figure in the sky waved their wide sleeve casually, and the black Qi was instantly annihilated.

Only the original flying light remained in mid-air.

The Strange Gourd True Seed, its surface luster now significantly dimmed, floated quietly in the middle of the hall again.

Hearing this, the other figures looked at what was before them and nodded slightly in unison.

"The methods of the Demonic Path are impossible to guard against," said an Enforcement Elder.

According to past situations, ancient objects that have been passed down often possess the nature of treasures. This True Seed is a truly extraordinary treasure; after all, one can comprehend a Dao Seal from it, and there is a high probability of attaining Dao.

Even if they have no use for it, their disciples can use it, and it can also serve as a reward.

However, it is quite obvious that for something that has passed through the Demonic Path, it would not be strange if it contained hidden traps.

If one were to treat it as a treasure and refine it casually, it would be easy to suffer a major setback. Things from the Demonic Path are not so easy to take.

"The shadow of the Strange Gourd once appeared in the Heavenly Domain, suspected to be related to the Qi of the Earth Veins."

"The Demonic Path's actions are focused on the Earth Veins. It seems they will not give up on this plan. The Heavenly Dao and Earth Veins—if they want to break free from the Tribulation of Impermanence and avoid the Great Tribulation of Life and Death, the Qi of the Earth Veins is the best protection."

The ancient sinful power of the Demonic Path has never been completely worn away. The Demonic Path was shattered, but that does not mean these Karma have disappeared.

For those who cultivate the Demonic Path one after another, the Lightning Tribulation and Heavenly Tribulation are major hurdles on their cultivation path.

Similarly, just as the Immortal Dao desires Ascension to Immortality, how could those in the Demonic Path not want to break free from their shackles and transcend to the immeasurable other shore? However, having said too much and walked too far, with no path ahead visible, some have turned their gaze toward the Earth Veins.

The Immortal and Demonic Paths both have their own advocated paths. With the changing of the world, no one can predict what earth-shattering things a Cultivator with no path ahead might do.

Seeing the hidden trap within the Strange Gourd True Seed, a Peak Master frowned, recalling what the Dao Academy had reported previously.

"The Qi of the Earth Veins, they really dare to think of that."

An Elder was slightly surprised; not everyone could know what the Dao Academy had reported.

But at a time like this, there is no need to worry about whether one knows it or not.

"If they didn't dare to think of it, it wouldn't appear before our eyes."

"We need to make preparations and send disciples to some places to strengthen the defense forces everywhere."

"By the way, which disciple discovered this True Seed?"

Suddenly, someone spoke up, mentioning this.

"Since this True Fire has problems, we also need to summon him over for examination to avoid him falling victim to the Demonic Path."

He spoke up not out of malice, but raised it as a possibility. After all, if a disciple had been secretly bewitched by the Demonic Path, it would be a troublesome matter.

Even those disciples who fell to the Demonic Path in the past did not think there was a problem with their cultivation before they were exposed.

Without others looking after them, it is very difficult to discover problems.

This speaking Elder was only guessing. However, he saw that the Peak Master had a somewhat subtle expression.

Not only did he notice it, but others saw it too.

"Oh, is there a problem?"

"He is my disciple."

An indifferent voice appeared. Many gazes looked over and saw a figure on a Cloud Platform above speak. They were immediately startled, but quickly understood.

"So it is Fellow Daoist Li's disciple; then there is no problem."

Yu Youshu smiled slightly and said.

The Elder who had spoken fell silent. As a head disciple, a disciple who inherits the Dao and the Law, if there were really any problems, it would not come to being discussed openly.

Not to mention, that is the disciple of the Sword Lineage head. The invisible sword hovering in that Dao field is itself the best Sword Lineage heart-interrogation path.

"Since it is Fellow Daoist's disciple, what about the reward?" Zhang Qingyun asked.

"After all, the traces of the Strange Gourd were discovered. Using this method of tracing Karma, I happened to wipe out some strongholds of the Demonic Path within the Immortal Continent."

"Just follow the regulations."

"Hmm, the rules cannot be abandoned. The reward shall be issued by the Mission Hall, Chen Palace, in accordance with the regulations."

In a few short sentences, this matter was settled.

As a Dharma Treasure, the greatest characteristic of the Strange Gourd lies in its connection with the Earth Veins. In fact, this connection was not inherent, but rather evolved because the ancient remarkable person contained the Biguang Realm within it, thus giving birth to this spirituality.

On Sun Moon Peak.

Lu Qing pinched his fingers to calculate. Today, his Qi Fortune was glowing a faint crimson, a sign that good omens were about to arrive.

"Is there actually something good happening? Is it about the Spiritual Plant Garden, or?"

Lu Qing did not have many cultivation affairs in the past. He just pinched his fingers to calculate and vaguely deduced that it was roughly related to recent events.

However, he soon did not need to calculate, because a spiritual talisman had already flown down onto the peak of Sun Moon Peak.

Lu Qing readily accepted it and opened it. The content came into view.

"Reward?"

This. Lu Qing had to say that his own Qi Fortune in this regard really had a thousand threads of connection with the Demonic Path.

"That seed really does have some connection with the Demonic Path."

Although the full story was not explained, it only said that the seed was of great importance. However, Lu Qing felt that anything the Dao Sect considered of great importance could mostly be linked to the Demonic Path Sects; it was accurate every time.

"No wonder my fate was surging today; it turns out there was this layer of meaning."

"Take the Token and head to the Dao Sect Mission Hall."

Lu Qing raised his eyes and looked toward the western sky. Clouds filled the sky, vaguely revealing palace towers amidst vast, dense spiritual clouds, with many Immortal cultivators shuttling through the air among them.

That is the core area of the Dao Sect.

The Spiritual Plant Garden where Lu Qing is located is rooted on the earth, but the palaces and buildings that can be lifted in the spiritual clouds are not places where ordinary disciples can go to cultivate.

"I will go get the reward today."

Lu Qing's mind reached this point, and he did not hesitate too much.

In the past few days, he had also caught up with Senior Brother Wang, but Lu Qing politely declined the Storage Pouch of spiritual money. After all, when he saved this Senior Brother, Lu Qing did not think much about it in his heart. He did what he could because he could, not to mention that if he hadn't taken that action, he wouldn't have received any mention of a reward.

"The Dao Sect's reward should be more generous than the Dao Academy's."

Lu Qing's eyes brightened slightly, and he wondered in his heart what the reward would be.

He summoned his Flying Sword, and the Flying Sword circled around him.

Since Lu Qing purchased this Magic Sword, he no longer traveled by flying boat. He flew directly through the air with his sword, which could be considered somewhat free and easy.

Lu Qing bypassed several immortal peaks along the way. With a single thought, he transformed into a streak of sword light, his sleeves fluttering as he rode the wind straight up to the immortal palaces in the clouds.

Above the clouds, the immortal palace towers stood majestically, and a simple, quiet path of immortal jade appeared beneath Lu Qing's feet.

After he took out his identity Token, this jade-colored path emitting a quiet aura extended to before him.

The path connected directly into the sky. It was not like stairs; there was no need to lift one's feet with every step, one just needed to walk across it.

At the end of the jade-white path was a massive hall so tall it seemed to reach the sky. Amidst the dancing spiritual light, waves of spiritual rhyme and Dao Rhyme aura gushed out.

On the most eye-catching plaque, two Cloud Talisman characters outlined the words "Chen Palace".

With such a unique name, it was indeed the place known to many disciples as the Mission Hall.

Lu Qing walked neither fast nor slow. Although this path seemed to only accommodate a few people, he knew that this was because every disciple who walked in was walking their own path.

He also saw other disciples walking alongside him. In a short while, they had overtaken Lu Qing and rushed eagerly into the hall inscribed with "Chen Palace," which was actually the Mission Hall, disappearing in the blink of an eye.