Chapter 1026: Three Pillar Gods, Infection Begins

Something else hidden?

All eyes turned.

The players carrying cameras were slightly stunned.

They had suspected they might be tracked.

But they never expected to actually be tracked. Such audacity, and they hadn't noticed anything at all. These powerful, top-tier Cosmic Dao Cultivators were indeed cunning. Just moments ago, they had spoken kindly, inviting them to visit their civilization, and now they had suddenly followed them.

With a whoosh!

At this moment, Juxiao's face showed resolute determination, and he instantly self-destructed.

This special body, comparable to a normal Ninth-tier being, exploded violently and vanished between heaven and earth.

Without uttering a single word or making any superfluous movement, he acted decisively and directly, leaving no chance for capture or the use of special techniques.

"Scared into self-destruction, severing all ties, and just leaving?"

Xu Zhi stared at the spot, somewhat speechless.

Honestly, this was an internal matter for their own civilization—a conflict within their ranks. This time, it also served to complete their historical foundation, deduce new civilizational developments, and encourage progress. It was truly a legitimate internal affair... Why were these external 'Fallen' civilizations coming to meddle in their business?

They themselves had a formidable and troublesome enemy in the Abyssal Blue Divine Realm. Instead of dealing with that, or reporting on the ambush of the Fourth Celestial Venerable, what were they doing here just watching?

Weren't they making things worse?

Xu Zhi was a little speechless.

In reality, if the other party hadn't left, he would have found it quite difficult to handle.

The internal affairs of the Zerg could naturally be controlled.

But what about this one right in front of him?

An outsider, and a Super Dao Cultivator of fifty energy levels, the strongest cosmic existence below weak Tenth-tier!

Even Caroline and the others combined were no match.

And even the special observation method, formed by some means, was a scout with the combat power of a normal Ninth-tier, very tricky and difficult to deal with.

Fortunately, upon hearing this history, the opponent, frightened, revealed himself and immediately self-destructed.

Otherwise, it would have been quite troublesome. If he hadn't committed suicide, would they have to ask the Dao Lord to deal with a mere Ninth-tier scouting clone?

It wasn't impossible...

But that would have been awkward.

Silence fell.

The surroundings became eerily silent.

Caroline had been forcefully immobilized by an extremely mysterious method, one that left no trace of any law or aura...

And with another glance, the observer hidden in the shadows had been exposed...

The various techniques displayed in an instant were truly unfathomable.

"However, there haven't been any major changes." Xu Zhi, seeing that the situation around him was still stable, felt at ease.

After all, minor accidents during the process didn't bother him. He was a very pragmatic person, and his objective for this trip was clear: to continue advancing civilization. The Ninth-tier era had begun...

It was also time for a new dynamic of allies and enemies to emerge in this new era.

What was unfolding now was a grand announcement, crucial for the development of the Civilization Transcendent Sandbox. Otherwise, he wouldn't have gone to such lengths to come to this Elemental Civilization ruin and undertake these actions.

His work still needed to continue.

Yue Shenji calmly looked at the remnants of the being and said, "He left quickly enough. It's truly exasperating to have such beings spying on the entanglements between our civilizations."

"Such beings are quick to commit suicide, otherwise..."

Beside them, the elemental survivors spoke, holding no fondness for those who constantly invaded their ruins and plundered their tombs.

As if completely unconcerned, Yue Shenji turned to look at Caroline and Di Qi, and smiled softly. "I said from the beginning that my arrival would not harm anyone... I merely came to see how my kin were doing, and if they wished to leave with me? That is all. Do I have any reason to deceive you?"

Di Qi fell silent for a moment.

Caroline's heart was gripped with urgency. She looked at Di Qi: Was he going to defect?

Her quantum clone had been affected by some unimaginable special technique, cutting off quantum transmission and severing all contact with her main body.

At this moment, although Di Qi's main body was still in the Seven Realms, this was also a quantum clone.

But if he decided to leave, he could cooperate with Yue Shenji from inside and out. This equally powerful weak Tenth-tier being surely possessed special, long-planned methods to bypass the Super Ancient God's perception and secretly take him away.

Meanwhile, her main body, in the Great Lava Domain, was completely unaware of this, unable to report to the Super Ancient God... Things were likely to go terribly wrong!

Di Qi remained silent for a while longer after all.

His gaze faltered slightly as he looked at the elemental life forms before him, then at the Dao Lord.

"My choice is..."

Elsewhere, within a Divine Realm shrouded in white mist.

Pfft!!!

In an elegant room, Juxiao's eyes snapped open. He violently spat out a mouthful of golden blood, his face showing horror and extreme pain.

"A huge loss... That was a treasure obtained from an ancient ruin, a shadow clone, remade with countless rare and precious items. It could spy on countless civilizations and was incredibly stealthy..."

That clone appeared to have only the combat power of a normal Ninth-tier being, but its true purpose was not combat. Its actual value far exceeded that of a hundred ordinary Ninth-tier beings.

It was, simply put, an incredibly rare treasure, with an unimaginably high degree of concealment. Only a weak Tenth-tier existence might be able to detect it...

Before this, he had used this extraordinary probing method to infiltrate the Abyssal Blue Divine Realm with ease. As long as he didn't approach the core residences of the Three Celestial Venerables, he remained completely undetectable...

But now, this priceless treasure had been destroyed!

His face was ashen. Losing one of his core methods caused him immense heartache.

"Even with the combat power of a normal Ninth-tier... though it couldn't detect hidden auras directly, it vaguely sensed the aura of five genes... Even if it was cultivating a Dao Seed, it must have been one that was almost fully mature, an existence nearing completion on the path to Tenth-tier! Only then would such a distinct perception be possible."

Juxiao's face was filled with shock, deeply rattled.

He didn't doubt that it was a weak Tenth-tier, or possibly the offspring of a Tenth-tier... because, judging by the reactions of the Dao Cultivators present, it was clearly a weak Tenth-tier being.

And the combat power of this secret treasure clone was merely that of a normal Ninth-tier, unable to even contend with the Dao Cultivators present. Self-destruction was the best choice. If he had hesitated or regretted it even slightly, that forbidden, monstrous existence might have had unknown methods to capture him and pursue him.

Ruthless and decisive.

These qualities were key to surviving for tens of thousands of years.

"Fortunately, I returned in advance and hid within the Divine Realm shielded by my Lord, a weak Tenth-tier, before proceeding with the tracking... Otherwise, the other party might have possessed mysterious means to track me down."

Juxiao said softly.

However, despite the heartache,

That scene had also given him an incredibly terrifying shock. The history mentioned, and the information revealed in the words, were simply too incredible!

Buddhism!

It sounded like an extremely evil and prosperous civilization. In fact, from the descriptions and records, it appeared to be infinitely more prosperous and powerful than the Abyssal Blue Divine Realm!

Was that truly possible?

And that mysterious young being who was speaking, he seemed to be the one who had destroyed such a supremely prosperous weak Tenth-tier civilization. This was too exaggerated.

Nevertheless, Juxiao remained vigilant, filled with immense suspicion. "Could that scene have been fake?"

He was a person prone to extreme suspicion.

Initially, the other party's quantum life form was very kind, providing them with extremely cheap resources, yet he still refused to trust them.

The situation now was no different. He was pondering whether it could be a deception. Was it a deliberate attempt to lure him there? And then stage a 'movie' for him?

After all, while the aura seemed very real, there were too many mysterious civilizations in the universe with unknown and incredibly powerful methods, capable of creating such illusions.

"It still needs to be questioned."

Juxiao took a deep breath.

But the next second, he vaguely heard a transmission.

An extremely terrifying piece of news arrived: the Fallen Dao Cultivators he had previously sent away, back to their branch, had all lost contact!

A grim, bizarre, and terrifying scene had been discovered.

According to the returned images, Dao Cultivators, emanating brilliant golden radiance, had transformed into divine and majestic beings, like gods filling the sky.

"Buddhism!"

In the antique-style pavilion, Juxiao sprang to his feet in terror. All his previous doubts vanished as he stumbled back several steps, his face changing drastically. "That history... the history just told... it was all true!!"