Cultivation: When you take things to the extreme-Chapter 1120 - 679: Changes in the Sky

The blood light devours the sun, shedding its glow over the land!

Such a phenomenon must be an ill omen; countless Immortals from Divine Land were startled, looking up at the Great Sun slowly being consumed by the blood light, their brows furrowed, filled with shock and uncertainty.

Inside the Ten Thousand Dao Heavenly Palace, Xu Yang stood with his hands behind his back, watching the crimson sun change, yet remained unperturbed.

"Taoist Master!"

Lu Chenyuan, Ling Duxing, and many Tribulation Realm Void Immortals along with Academy Monks hurried over, each wearing a look of shock and speculation.

Following them were a few True Immortals, which were Independent Immortals who had settled in the Taoist Domain in recent years. They had not joined the Scholar’s Palace but held positions as Guest Elders. Now, they too came to inquire about this omen from this Taoist Master, showing the impact of the blood sun.

"This blood sun..."

"Could it be a harbinger of turmoil?"

"But there have been no such records!"

"There’s no precedent for portents before chaos in past generations. It all happened suddenly, with demons and all sorts of evil creatures sweeping across the land of Divine Land. This blood sun is a first."

"Could it be related to that ancient Demon Star?"

"This... might indeed be connected!"

"The archives do mention that when the ancient Demon Star fell, there were scenes of the azure heavens splattered with blood, but this phenomenon of the blood light devouring the sun is unheard of."

People rushed over intending to inquire, but seeing Xu Yang silent, they could only speak out themselves, making various guesses about the ominous and seductive blood sun.

But guesses are, after all, just guesses, meaningless without sufficient evidence. In the end, everyone turned their gaze back to see how Xu Yang would resolve the matter.

"When soldiers come, block them; when floodwaters rise, pile up earth against them."

Xu Yang, with an indifferent look, said softly, "Let it be, do not fall into disarray. Continue as usual, the Ten Thousand Dao Conference will open as scheduled, and prices of various goods in the city... increase them by thirty percent."

"This..."

Everyone exchanged glances, not expecting Xu Yang to be so calm about this sinister omen, but on second thought, they understood. After all, it was just a celestial phenomenon; there was no tangible manifestation yet. If such a thing could cause the Master of Ten Thousand Paths to lose composure, then the Wandao School would not merit existence.

With this in mind, everyone stopped pondering, simply bowing to Xu Yang and saying, "Taoist Master’s mercy!"

Such praise was not empty flattery but a genuine expression of sentiment.

The Dark Chaos, the great calamity of the common people, has always been a sword hanging over the heads of all beings in Divine Land. But this sword comes without a sign; no one knows when it will fall, causing immense agony.

The changes and conflicts in Divine Land over the years were the result of this sword hovering overhead and the anxiety in people’s hearts. No one knows when the Dark Chaos will come, only able to observe the reactions of the major powers, who are equally clueless and can only strengthen their defenses. However, to outsiders, these defensive actions signal the coming chaos.

Thus, word of mouth spreads from one to ten, ten to a hundred, eventually leading to panic, causing people to hoard resources unrestrainedly, fighting and killing over it, looting from others, which exacerbates the strife in Divine Land.

To put it plainly, it is a self-inflicted scare. In fact, the strife in Divine Land over the years has no direct connection to the impending chaos; it is purely man-made.

This may sound laughable, but no one can stop its progression because human nature is such; it simply cannot be controlled. The more the powers try to explain, the more the people believe chaos is imminent, and the situation in Divine Land worsens. Then there’s the instigation by certain parties...

It’s uncontrollable, utterly uncontrollable!

If a self-inflicted scare could cause such chaos, one can imagine what level of panic the blood sun phenomenon will induce.

The result of panic is intensified chaos and escalating conflicts.

In such a climate, a fearful public will inevitably lead to a spike in prices, a multiple increase in prices.

Today’s Wandao School is the commercial Sacred Place of the Central Region, and its majory offerings of Heavenly Mechanics Methods and Immortal Spirit Mech Armor are highly sought after by all parties.

Faced with such turmoil, Xu Yang, the Master of Ten Thousand Paths, proposed to raise the prices by only thirty percent, not exploiting the panic to multiply the prices; his actions are indeed deserving of the word ’merciful.’

Although the Ten Thousand Dao Conference will be in the form of an auction and will eventually be affected by panic, the city’s Scholar’s Palace-managed stores have set prices. As long as one buys now, the profits could be more than tenfold when reselling in other places once the blood sun’s effects ferment and full-blown panic sets in Divine Land.

"To stabilize prices and the situation, there should be purchase restrictions."

"The starting prices at the Ten Thousand Dao Conference could be moderately raised."

"The Scholar’s Palace can regulate and crack down on the speculators."

People’s thoughts were whirling, and before they realized it, they had shifted from the blood sun phenomenon to the current state of the market.

This is the benefit of having a strong leader; there’s someone to bear the weight when the sky falls.

People retired, leaving only Xu Yang, who stood in silent contemplation as the red hue of the Great Sun began to fade.

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Omen?

Although unclear about the origin of the blood sun, Xu Yang guessed that it likely had no direct relationship with the Dark Chaos. For the blood sun appeared not only in Divine Land but in the Northern Domain as well, clearly observed by his Solar Avatar stationed there.

Throughout ancient times, the Dark Chaos was confined to Divine Land, never affecting the other Four Domains. Now that the blood sun is also seen in the Northern Domain, Xu Yang inferred that it was not greatly related to that chaos, at least not a sign of it.

If not a sign, then what?

Xu Yang could not say for sure; all these years he had only ever dealt with a blood moon, this blood sun was a first.

Could it possibly be that the Desire Realm has also waged war here? It’s almost impossible, considering the issues with the Mystic Yellow Realm remain unresolved, and the Blue Star Realm is also at a stalemate. The Desire Realm, no matter how powerful, would surely not simultaneously wage war against the three major Immortal Gods realms.