Chapter 230: The Gathering of All Sides

Chapter 230: The Gathering of All Sides

The Blade River Sect had annexed Shiguo’s territory, and in the blink of an eye, more than a hundred eras had already passed.

As a force that governed one hundred and fifty-five Chaos States, the Blade River Sect was renowned across the entire Origin Continent. And today was a great day for the entire sect.

The Blade River Sect’s senior brother, "Moyu Qingyan," and the Princess of Yuguo, "Yu Shui Tianxin," were officially marrying, and a grand celebration was being held at Moyu Qingyan’s fiefdom, "Qingyan City."

"Senior brother and sister-in-law already have a child. I’ve seen the little one—he doesn’t have any arrogance, he’s rather obedient."

"I heard that this time both the Sect Master and the Ruler of Yuguo will attend."

All throughout Qingyan City, countless people were abuzz, discussing the Dao-companion ceremony, discussing the Sect Master and the Ruler of Yuguo.

At present, the Blade River Sect already had five disciples who had reached the Chaos Realm! In terms of prestige, only the second senior brother, Xinyu, could compare with senior brother Moyu Qingyan. But Xinyu was wholly absorbed in cultivation, with no interest in handling the sect’s affairs.

Only Moyu Qingyan, who knew that his cultivation path held no further prospects, shouldered every burden without complaint. Even Morosa gradually entrusted more and more matters of the sect into his hands.

As of now…

"Second Master, this is my and Tianxin’s child, ‘Moyu Xiu.’ Xiu’er, this is your Master Ancestor, Luo Sa." Moyu Qingyan and a tall, beautiful woman held the hand of a small child.

"Master Ancestor." The child, Moyu Xiu, called out sweetly.

Morosa laughed heartily and scooped up the child. "This child is truly obedient."

"Father said that all these years, it was Master Ancestor who mainly taught him cultivation." Moyu Xiu looked curiously at Morosa. After all, his father often spoke of his second master.

"Haha, yes, yes, it was mainly me who taught him." Morosa looked at the little one. "Xiu’er, how about I teach you cultivation from now on?"

"Alright." Moyu Xiu answered happily.

Moyu Qingyan and Yu Shui Tianxin exchanged glances. Both of them had reached the Chaos Realm through the bloodline path! One managed many affairs of the Blade River Sect, the other managed much within Yuguo. It was precisely because of such cooperation that the two had met. They shared much in common, and soon grew close. Only after having a child did they decide to hold a Dao-companion celebration.

Now that Morosa had revealed his strength, which was already at the level of a Chaos Realm Transcendent, the couple—being bloodline-path Chaos Realm cultivators—were naturally glad to let him teach their child. ṝÀℕòβЁS

"Qingyan, you two should have more children," Morosa chuckled. "Leave them all to me to teach! Your temperament is a bit dull, so perhaps one of your children will turn out a genius."

"If Second Master is willing to teach, of course I can only wish for it." Moyu Qingyan laughed.

"Thank you, Second Master." Yu Shui Tianxin also expressed her gratitude.

For on the Origin Continent, the stronger one was, the less willing they were to spend time teaching disciples. They needed to focus more on their own cultivation! That Morosa was willing to teach their child naturally made them rejoice.

If it had been their first master Luo Feng, even his personal disciples were only occasionally guided after long ages. It was impossible for him to devote much attention.

"Hm?" Morosa suddenly turned his head toward the distance.

Moyu Qingyan and Yu Shui Tianxin also looked on with some confusion. Soon, two figures appeared out of thin air—Luo Feng and the fur-covered Ruler of Yushui.

"Master."

"Father."

Moyu Qingyan and Yu Shui Tianxin became more solemn.

Luo Feng smiled at the couple. Both had attained the Chaos Realm through the bloodline path, so they matched well.

"Master, this is Qingyan’s child, his name is Moyu Xiu." Morosa introduced from the side.

Moyu Xiu bowed respectfully. "Moyu Xiu pays respects to Master Ancestor."

Luo Feng nodded with a smile.

"I happened to acquire a rare wonder recently, perfect for forging the foundation of a child’s cultivation." Luo Feng turned his hand, producing a jade box. He opened it, revealing a piece of pale-blue leaf flesh. The natural fragrance of the leaf instantly refreshed everyone present.

The Ruler of Yushui could not help but speak. "Brother Luo He, this is far too precious."

This was one of the rare wonders Luo Feng had acquired in the Deep Region of the Dream Domain, worth about eight million merits! It was especially suitable for laying the foundation of a young one.

"I happened to obtain it recently, happened to meet the little one, and happened to be preparing a gift for Qingyan. This is his fate with me." Luo Feng said with a smile. Among his vast collection of wonders, this one was relatively inexpensive.

"Xiu’er, quickly thank your Master Ancestor." urged the Ruler of Yushui.

For him, acquiring a rare wonder worth eight million merits was extremely difficult. Especially after his true body was destroyed at the Heavenly River, though his resurrection vessel still carried bloodline, it needed to be re-nurtured! At present, the Ruler of Yushui’s total wealth, including secret treasures and weapons, barely amounted to around one hundred million merits.

He could never bear to give away something worth eight million merits, even to his own children!

The gap in strength between realms created vast differences in acquiring treasures.

Figures such as Emperor Guixu and Divine King Wuxin possessed far more treasures than the Ruler of Yushui.

The Ark Master of the Time-Space Ark had even greater ability to obtain treasures.

As for Luo Feng—his true strength was at the level of an Emperor! With will surpassing the Divine King-level, with numerous clones… his ability to acquire treasures far exceeded that of ordinary Emperors and Monarchs.

…

Huyang City, the Quiet Chamber of the City Lord’s Residence, within the Star Tower.

The towering Luo Feng’s Perfect Divine Body sat cross-legged! Beside him, another even more immense World Life Form lay sleeping. For its true body, now possessing over a hundred times the energy of the Perfect Divine Body, remaining awake would have placed too much strain on its mind.

"The secret patterns of the Star Tower contain endless mysteries, far deeper than any single Origin Path." Luo Feng’s consciousness immersed into the Star Tower, observing its endless secret patterns.

At present, Luo Feng’s cultivation was focused on comprehending the secret patterns of the Star Tower.

High-level inheritances such as the World Life Form and the Beast Body of the Mixed Cave, and even the Heavenly Pillars of the Heavenly Pillar Realm, were merely auxiliary.

"Ever since I began studying the secret patterns of the Star Tower, I’ve been trying to interpret them through Origin Paths."

"I’ve wanted to use the nine branches of the Life-and-Death Path as a foundation, to explain as perfectly as possible the mysteries of the Star Tower."

"Unfortunately…"

Luo Feng gently shook his head.

Even by fusing the nine branches, he could only interpret part of what he had comprehended. And even then, he still could not create a true technique that fused all nine.

"This scale." Luo Feng observed the Blood-Red Scale shimmering with the Twelve Colors, and the infinite secret patterns it derived.

"Not to mention a nine-branch fusion technique, I haven’t even comprehended an eight-branch one."

Using the nine branches of the Life-and-Death Path to interpret the Star Tower’s secret patterns…

Over more than a hundred eras, Luo Feng had created two techniques that fused six branches, and two techniques that fused seven branches. And even those barely scratched the surface of the Star Tower’s mysteries.

"The Origin Paths are endless, but my life is long enough. I have plenty of time to study slowly." Luo Feng was content with such a life, probing ever more mysteries, understanding the essence of the world ever more closely.

He was grateful to possess the Star Tower.

"The greatest value of the Star Tower is not as a weapon of war, but as a book!"

"Hm? That most important rare wonder in the Deep Region of the Dream Domain should be about to mature." A thought stirred within Luo Feng.

In the past hundred-plus eras, Luo Feng only explored the Deep Region of the Dream Domain once per era. Each time, he usually investigated around ten deep spaces. Once a clone was completely expended, he stopped.

Each era, at most one clone was lost—about thirty percent of a Perfect Divine Body.

By doing so, his World Life Form could continue to grow larger.

"In over a hundred eras, I’ve explored over a thousand deep spaces, recording many rare wonders." Luo Feng thought. The transformation of deep spaces was far slower than that of the outer and middle spaces, and their wonders grew even more slowly.

And the more precious the wonder, the stronger the native creatures that surrounded it.

"This one rare wonder is the only one in a hundred-plus eras that I’ve found with a value exceeding ten billion merits." Luo Feng treated it with great importance.

Within his reach, this was the only wonder worth over ten billion merits.

Such treasures were so rare because even the Ancestors of the Two Ancient Kingdoms, the Ruler of the Myriad Realms, and the East Extremity Region Ancestor were all striving to collect them.

…

Dream Domain, Deep Region.

Within a crevice of a cliff grew an inconspicuous fruit tree, bearing a single black fruit. The fruit faintly glimmered with violet, looking quite ordinary by Dream Domain standards.

"The Thousand Dream Fruit, worth fifteen billion merits. At last, it’s about to ripen. I’ve waited for this day a long time." A gray-robed figure watched the fruit from afar. "With this Thousand Dream Fruit, along with my previous accumulations, I should be able to gather a complete set of the Ultimate Realm ‘Primordial Bloodline.’"

"Hmph, the Two Ancient Kingdoms are truly black-hearted. To price such a treasure at merely fifteen billion merits." The gray-robed figure mused.

He knew well.

Wonders worth less than ten billion merits were useless to the Ancestors of the Two Kingdoms and the Three Major Foreign Races! Even a hundred wonders worth one billion each would not interest the Ancestors.

But wonders worth over ten billion merits—those the Ancestors truly needed! Which was why the Two Ancient Kingdoms’ pricing could not be taken at face value.

Their true value was much higher!

"The Thousand Dream Fruit should be nearly ripe." Another figure emerged from the void, appearing at the cliff’s edge. He wore pale golden robes, and invisible waves enveloped the vast area, quickly uncovering the gray-robed figure.

"Emperor Jiufeng?" The gray-robed man’s expression changed.

"Who are you?" Emperor Jiufeng asked coldly. "You don’t even dare reveal your identity?"

The gray-robed man chuckled softly. "Never mind who I am. What matters is this—Emperor Jiufeng, you won’t be taking the Thousand Dream Fruit."

Emperor Jiufeng’s vast control over the void instantly locked onto another presence.

"Another two." Emperor Jiufeng grinned.

A black river swept across the sky, condensing into a burly figure.

An illusory shadow appeared out of thin air, condensing into a purple-robed figure.

"Emperor Wu, you’ve come as well." Emperor Jiufeng looked at the burly man, who was indeed one of the thirteen Emperors of the Ancient Flame Kingdom—Emperor Wu, a cultivator of the Origin Path of Life, who kept a clone in the Dream Domain long-term.

"I too have waited a long time for this Thousand Dream Fruit." Emperor Wu smiled as he looked around. "But I didn’t expect two unfamiliar guests as well."

The four powerhouses fixed their attention on each other.

Suddenly—

Another figure entered this deep space. As soon as he stepped in, Emperor Jiufeng’s space domain detected him.

"Hm?" The four were surprised.

A figure in a black robe with a golden mask had also arrived.