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Chapter 378: Second Meeting

As soon as Wang Wei left the Scripture Pavillion, he could see dark clouds on top of the sect. His eyes penetrated the distance and he saw a pill undergoing Pill Tribulation.

The intensity of this tribulation was quite intense, with both fire, wind, and thunder trying to destroy it, but the pill was holding on pretty well.

"It seems that my cheap master succeeded," muttered Wang Wei was pondering the coincidence of him exiting his retreat at the same time as the old man.

In the Innate Pill Technique that he handed over to Ye Lao, he also wrote a special method that involved using the Power of Heaven and Earth as an aid to help with the Rune Engraving Process.

He hoped this method would help his cheap master break through his bottleneck and become a Tier 6 Quasi-Emperor Alchemist. And based on the clouds in the sky, he must have succeeded.

As he looked at the pill who successfully passed the tribulation, Wang Wei thought to himself: 'This should be enough to pay some of the Karma of impersonating your disciple and stealing, no, borrowing two Emperor Scriptures from your sect.'

Then, he did not go see his cheap master but returned to his cave; he guessed by now the old man should be digesting and securing his recent breakthrough.

Once inside, he activated the formation to notify outsiders that he was in retreat and not to disturb him. Wang Wei then proceeded to enter his space ring for added security bonus.

The first thing he did was to separate from Lou Cheng and immediately checked his own soul.

"Phew, it seems that there is no issue with the technique."

Wang Wei did not find the ban on his soul, meaning that the ban only recognized him as Lou Cheng. The reason that he was discovered during the Flame Emperor Trial was that the latter showed up in person.

After nodding his head, he once again became Lou Cheng. Then, he used his finger to calculate how long it took to comprehend the [Origin Pill Flame Scripture] and the result was 12 years.

This was not as long as he expected. However, comprehending the scripture was different from practicing it.

This scripture has very harsh conditions similar to Wang Tian's [Absolute Cut Sutra]. As a condition to practice, this sutra requires a Swordsman Heart or Sword Dao Heart, which is essentially a deep and unwavering dedication to the Way of the Sword otherwise one cannot practice this technique.

And even if some genius managed to bypassed this requirement, the power of this sutra will never reach its full potential. This is one of the reasons that Wang Wei only used that technique as a reference and never actually practice it.

The same rule applied to the [Origin Pill Flame Scipture], and the conditions can even be said to be harsher. The first step of cultivating this technique is to condense the Origin Pill Flame, and this flame is the foundation of the entire scripture.

Without it, this Emperor Scripture can be said to be worthless.

However, the conditions to accomplish this first step are truly harsh: whether in terms of Alchemy talent needed for the process or the Pill Dao Heart requirement.

Only people who have dedicated themselves completely to the Alchemy Dao can condense the Origin Pill Flame. For a person like Wang Wei who only considered Alchemy Dao as a minor in his path of cultivation, he could only dream of condensing that flame.

Luckily, his [Fate Stealing Technique] has essentially turned him into Lou Cheng from bloodline to soul, and even Dao Heart. So, he can still use him to condense the flame.

Although Lou Cheng–before the trial–was not talented enough to practice this scripture, his dedication to the Dao of Alchemy was more than enough. He spent the majority of his time refining pill, practicing over and over to perfect his craft; he was satisfied with the tinies of improvement, never complaining that he was not improving too fast.

He was not jealous of his fellow senior and junior brother and sisters. To him, only three things truly mattered: his master whom he treated like a father, his third senior sister who he believed was the love of his life, and practicing Alchemy.

Wang Wei took a deep breath to calm down and remove all distracting thoughts. Although he was confident in his technique, he was a little worried. However, after thinking about his backup plan in case he could not condense the flame, it became easier to calm down.

Even if he failed now, all he has to do is let Yan Liling cultivate this technique and help him refine his soul. With her talent and Dao Heart, it should be no problem to successfully condense the Origin Pill Flame.

However, Wang Wei did not want to use the backup plan unless necessary, for both personal and political reasons.

He closed his eyes and began condensing this special flame. This process should have been at least 10 times more difficult. However, over the years, many wise sages of the Origin PIll Dao Sect have added their own understanding and change to the scripture.

Some of these sages realized that this process was too difficult, so they created methods to decrease the difficulty level while keeping all the abilities and powers of the Origin Pill Flame.

Over time, this method has been perfected by many people, and can even be argued that the current Origin Pill Flame is way better than the one the Danyuan Emperor created.

Although in every generation, few people can cultivate this scripture. Nevertheless, the Origin Pill Sect has existed for a very long time so a lot of people had time to study this scripture, and all of them were extremely talented individuals.

The method created by the predecessors to help condense the Origin Pill Flame is to take a small portion from the Good Fortune Flame that is used to cultivate the Origin System.

Then, based on that small portion, separate the small power of good fortune inside to create the Origin Pill Flame.

Wang Wei followed this method. His Good Fortune Flame was unique since it was made of 13-colored flame instead of 12. So, the power of good fortune contained inside was more abundant and potent than regular flames.

Because of this, things proceeded better than he anticipated. However, during the process, he was momentarily distracted. And it was because he was pondering the effect of the Fate Stealing Technique.

With it, he was like a combination of him and Lou Cheng. He can use his real body to benefit Lou Cheng–like using his own Good Fortune Flame–while still being Lou Cheng.

He can make Lou Cheng suffer the consequence of his action while not affecting his real body–like with the Scripture Ban in his soul.

While appearing as Lou Cheng, he still regains his consciousness, memories, and ideas of his real body.

In conclusion, Wang Wei is both himself and Lou Cheng, but Lou Cheng is now Wang Wei.

While being distracted, Wang Wei realized that the process was about to fail so he regained his bearing. The process lasted a few days, then, a pink flame appeared in his hand.

He finally succeeded.

Immediately, he separated from Lou Cheng and controlled this flame to enter his heart and fused with his Chaos Flame. One of the benefits he received from the Flame Emperor Inheritance was how to use the Chaos Flame to turn into other Heavenly Flames. freeωebnovēl.c૦m

So, after absorbing the Origin Pill Flame, the eve-changing Chaos Flame turned pink in color as it now contained all the properties and abilities of this new flame.

Then, under Wang Wei's control, the Chaos Flame turned black which was the Heavenly Destruction Flame, then turned white which was the Cleansing Purifying Flame, turn brown which was the Soul-Corrupting Flame that he got from Ji Song's Devil God Bone.

Finally, it turned back to pink. Nodding in satisfaction, he returned the flame to his heart. He once again fused with Lou Cheng, then, condensed the Origin Pill Flame once again, this time using Lou Cheng's Good Fortune Flame.

Since he now had experience in doing so, the process only lasted a few hours; this flame was left for Lou Cheng. Once that was done, Wang Wei knew that it was time for him to leave.

But he still had two things to do before leaving. One was to steal a few of the rare pill formulas of the Origin Pill Dao Sect. Since he already owed them a great Karma, he might as well owe a little more.

Anyone, once he proves the Dao, he can find a way to repay them.

So, he uses his new status as Pill Sage to gain access to these formulas. With his new token, he did not even have to pay any sect points to gain access to these things.

The Elders did not say anything and thought he was trying to refine these pills. Additionally, his cheap master was still in retreat so no one asked him questions as many of the Elders were happily fanning over him.

After all, not only was he a young Saint Alchemist, this generation's Young Pill Sage that received the Ancestral Blessing, but his master was now the fourth Quasi-Emperor Alchemist in the sect.

So, his status was nobler now.

After that, Wang Wei made a copy of the things he received during the Flame Emperor Inheritance and leave it to Lou Cheng. However, he took away the seed of the Earth Spirit Flame.

Finally, he separated from Lou Cheng and woke up the latter; they were about to have their second meeting, with this one being the official one.

Chapter 379: Leaving

After waking up, Lou Cheng was in a momentary daze as he tried to regain clarity of his mind; the last thing he remembered was after he went to meet a buyer for a special herb he needed to help his breakthrough into the Supernatural Realm.

However, something seemed to have gone wrong.

While he was trying to think clearly, a large number of memories rushed into his mind, explaining to him what happened to him ever since that day he went to the Alchemy Association Branch.

Immediately afterward, Lou Cheng had a complicated look on his face. Forget the fact that more than 200 years had passed but the fact that someone else has been living his life for him and no one even noticed it made him feel sad.

On top of all this, said person actually lived his life better than him. Based on his memories, Lou Cheng knew all the things that 'he" has accomplished.

To be exact, Lou Cheng found out that all his goals and dreams were accomplished: he became a powerful and respected Alchemist, he garnered the respect of his master and fellow disciples, and finally, he managed to swoop his third senior sister up her feet.

Although the last one was due to complications and foreign aid, Lou Cheng knew that he succeeded.

Nevertheless, he was not happy.

Not only because he felt insulted that his life was stolen from him but because he kept wondering whether he could accomplish all these things on his own; whether he had the potential all along but never fully realized it.

So, he pondered deeply about the reason for Wang Wei's success, and he pinpointed it to one specific thing: the Innate Talent. It was just one basic talent with the ability to grow.

Yet, this person who took over his body developed it to the point of making him one of the youngest Saint Alchemists of this generation.

'Could I be able to develop my talent to such an extent?'

The answer he came up with was no, however, Lou Cheng quickly denied this. It was very possible to develop his Innate Talent to that level. Although it would probably take him his entire cultivation career to do so, he believed that he could have succeeded.

Then, came the Flame Emperor Trial. Lou Cheng admitted that with his talent, he could probably barely pass the first trial and probably not receive any rewards.

As for the Innate Pill Technique, he did not think that he had the imagination or ingenuity to create something like this, let alone find a way to make them come true.

After thinking deeply about these things, Lou Cheng lamented for a while about how fate was unfair; the difference between people is sometimes too outrageous.

He has long accepted the fact that he was not that talented, however, he still believed that he could make up for it with hard work and dedication. And to some extent, that is true, but what about the talented people that worked as hard as him?

How would he ever surpass them?

After sighing internally, he focused on a specific memory; it was this memory that made him most upset about himself. It was the memory of Wang Wei saving his third senior sister from the aphrodisiac released by the Infatuation Flower.

Lou Cheng knew that if it was him in that situation, he would never be able to resist that poison and harmed his third senior sister. And knowing her, after what he had done, she would decide to marry him to keep her traditional values.

Honestly, Lou Cheng felt very complicated thinking about this; he never thought that he had a real chance with Lan Ling, so he was satisfied with pinning over her from a long distance.

However, if he managed to get with her through this method, he did know whether he would be happy and sad over this.

Finally, Lou Cheng sighed out loud before looking at the stranger in his cave.

…

Wang Wei watched Lou Cheng's face change over and over again in just a few seconds. Obviously, the latter was undergoing a myriad of emotions. So, he just waited for him to process everything before he spoke.

"How are you feeling?" he asked.

"Are you going to kill me?" responded Lou Cheng instead.

"If I was, you would never have woken up." Wang Wei never planned to kill him, however, he did plan to leave everything in a somewhat messy state after getting what he wanted.

Anyway, by then, he would have given Lou Cheng wealth, status, and even a possible Dao Companion. Whether he could retain these things was all up to his effort and abilities,

However, the appearance of the Flame Emperor made it so that he had to be more delicate when planning his exit. Additionally, he wanted to see if he could peep at the latter's plan through observing Lou Cheng.

"So, why did you wake up my consciousness?"

"Do you know who I am?" asked Wang Wei.

"You're the Sacred Son of the Dao Opening Sect." Lou Cheng was forced to watch the Academy Tournament by his master, including the final battle with Ji Song. So, he recognized the silver-grey hair and eyes.

After nodding his head, Wang Wei continued: ƒгeewebnovёl.com

"I have a few things to explain to you. After I leave, you can go tell your master the truth about what happened–including me stealing, *slight cough*, borrowing the Emperor Scripture of your sect.

"Then, tell him that I owe him a great Karma. Once I become a Great Emperor, I will repay it to him."

"What if you don't become a Great Emperor?" suddenly asked Lou Cheng, and he immediately regretted his words. The person in front of him has the ability to kill him with a wave of a finger, so what would be his fate if his words antagonized him?

"In that case, the Dao Opening Sect would repay the Karma. In the future, if your sect ever needed help, they will step up to help."

Lou Cheng nodded his head without saying anything else. So, Wang Wei continued:

"Additionally, tell your master that I will not tell a second person about the Scripture; he can have my words." Wang Wei paused for a brief moment.

"Well, besides one other person, and she will also swear an oath not to reveal it to anyone else, even her descendants."

Since he already owed such a large Karma, he might as well add a little more.

Lou Cheng was confused as to whom he was referring to but since he could not think of anything, he did not dwell on the issue. As for Wang Wei's promise, he believed it.

He knew that Heaven Chosens on his level take their words and oath seriously as breaking them can affect their state of mind and negatively influenced their Emperor Path.

After explaining a few other things to him, Wang Wei spent the next few weeks teaching Lou Cheng so that he can use his Innate Talent and reach the level of Saint Alchemist as well.

That way, no one will notice any anomalies after leaving. Everything went smoothly during the process. In such a short time, Lou Cheng quickly adapted to his body and learned everything that he needed to.

Whether it was refining Saint Pill or using the Innate Pill Technique, he quickly mastered them. And this was not just because it was his body that contain muscle memories of countless years of practice.

It was because now his talent was very high because of what the Flame Emperor did to him. Lou Cheng's talent now was probably on par with Fu Caiyun, if not better.

During the entire teaching process, Wang Wei secretly observed Lou Cheng's body but he could not find anything. Even after secretly checking his Sea of Consciousness, he found out that the [Ten Thousand Flame Art] was still sealed.

So, Wang Wei realized that it was futile for him at his level to try to guess the scheme of a possible Paragon. So, he turned into Lou Cheng one last time and left the Origin Pill Dao Sect.

Once he arrived at the city where the Alchemy Association was located, he separated from the latter. During the process, the True Monarch that was secretly protecting him did not notice anything.

Finally, Wang Wei turned into some random Alchemist and left the territory of the Origin Pill Dao Sect.

Meanwhile, Lou Cheng rushed back to the sect. He knew that Fu Caiyun was most likely plotting to assassinate him. Although he was informed that a True Monarch was secretly protecting him, Lou Cheng only felt safe inside the sect.

After returning, he went straight to see his master. However, he received information that the latter would only exit his seclusion in another week. So, Lou Cheng returned to his cave.

As soon as he got there, he entered a deep state of meditation to check the ban on his Sea of Consciousness. Oddly though, as soon as he touched the ban, it was removed and he gained access to the [Ten Thousand Flame Art] along with a bunch of other information.

After digesting it, Lou Cheng opened his eyes with a look of horror.

"Dao Proving Pill? How is that possible?"

Chapter 380: Visi

Lou Cheng was truly surprised by the implication of the formula inside his mind. If anyone knew of its existence, many people would go to extreme lengths to acquire it–even if they had to destroy the Origin Pill Dao Sect.

So, Lou Cheng quickly decided to not reveal this to anyone–not even his master. Then, he began to ponder the possibility of success. After all, who did not want to become Emperor?

With how powerful the Heaven Chosens of this generation is, he knew that it was not his place to acquire the Heaven Will. So, this might be the only way out for him, and his loved ones.

He focused on the formula in his mind to see the requirement for this pill. Then, a wry smile appeared on his face. The first requirement for this formula is to cultivate both the [Ten Thousand Flame Art] and the [Origin Pill Flame Scripture] to the highest level before even having a chance to attempt refining this pill.

This requirement was difficult enough, what made Lou Cheng despair is the material needed for this pill. Honestly, he believed that even if he used all the resources of the sect, he might not even find all the materials to refine this pill,

So, Lou Cheng was a little desperate. After thinking about it for a minute, a look of determination came to his mind. No matter what, he had to try. And the first step to success is to become the sect master of the Origin Pill Dao Sect and have total control of the sect.

In that case, Fu Caiyun must die.

"And if everything else fails, I can try to make a deal with this generation's Great Emperor," muttered Lou Cheng as his mind thought of Wang Wei that had recently left.

After making a decision, Lou Cheng waited for his master's exit.

If Wang Wei was here, he would be able to instantly recognize the changes in Lou Cheng. The quiet and reserved boy that he impersonated was not full of confidence, ruthlessness, and cunning.

Obviously, the Flame Emperor did not just increase his talent but adjusted his personality as well. If it was Wang Wei, he would be horrified by such a sudden change.

However, this had nothing to do with him–at least for now.

Lou Cheng managed to see his master who had a bright smile on his face, and he was not the only one. All his senior and junior brothers were also present to congratulate their master–except for his second senior brother who was still in seclusion.

During this meeting of fellow apprentices, Lou Cheng discovered that his third senior sister would often give him glances and a smile. Normally, he would be happy about this but his mind was currently occupied by too many things.

During the meeting, Lou Cheng gave his master a slight signal and the latter dismissed all the other apprentices to talk to him. Then, Lou Cheng told him everything about Wang Wei and the situation.

Ye Lao looked at his apprentice with veins popping up on his forehead. Immediately, he used his Divine Sense to check Lou Cheng's Soul and he discovered that the bans of the Emperor Scriptures were there, followed by the ban of the of [Ten Thousand Flame Art].

"Are you sure about this?" asked Ye Lao; he could not think that there was such an ingenious technique like this. With this, the Dao Opening Sect can steal all the Emperor Scriptures of all the sects in the world.

After seeing his apprentice nod in acknowledgment, Ye Lao wanted to lash out in anger, rushed out of the sect and chased down the little thief, and bring back the stolen items.

No sect would like for their orthodox scripture to leak out, let alone one as precious as the Origin Pill Flame Scripture.

The old sect master took a deep breath to calm himself down as he realized that this was useless. By now, the latter was most likely gone. And even if he caught him, what could he do?

The Dao Opening Sect seemed to be going to extreme lengths to cultivate a Great Emperor in this generation. With the status of the current Sacred Son, he knew that they would not hesitate to start an Emperor Dao War for him.

For many years, there have been rumors that the Dao Opening Sect has been planning an Emperor Dao War to flex its muscle and show the world that it was still the most powerful sect in the world.

Ye Lao did not want his actions to result in the Origin Pill Dao Sect becoming the target of the Dao Opening Sect's wrath.

Of course, this is not the main reason that Ye Lao did not chase down Wang Wei. It was because his situation in the sect had recently turned around and started to retake many of the powers that should be rightfully his.

And with his breakthrough into the Quasi-Emperor Tier Alchemist Realm, the process will go even smoother. As such, he did not want anything to affect his current rise in power.

And the Fu Caiyun learned that he had lost two Emperor Scriptures of the sect, Ye Lao knew that he would most likely lose his position as sect master and all his powers.

So, Ye Lao calmed himself down and thought about the situation logically.

'This may not be a bad thing. I can use this opportunity to form an alliance with the Dao Opening Sect and use it to increase my power in the sect; maybe even completely get rid of Fu Caiyun.'

One of the reasons that Fu Caiyun is so powerful and influential is that he used his Alchemy Ability to form many connections around the world. Although the man has a nasty personality and his arrogance is higher than the heavens, he still knows how to play the political game.

As long as a person of high status or strength asked his help to refine certain pills, he would do his best to accommodate them and increase his connection.

Since Fu Caiyun can use this tactic, so can others.

"Master, what are we going to do?" said Lou Cheng. "Especially with third junior sister's Infatuation Flower."

Ye Lao paused for a moment, "In this situation, it's best to explain everything clearly with her and think of another solution."

…

A few days ago, after separating from Lou Cheng, Wang Wei disguised himself as an ordinary Alchemist before leaving the area controlled by the Origin Pill Dao Sect. Then, he returned to his normal self.

Not long after he did that, Yan Chen appeared next to him.

"Young master, have you succeeded?"

"Indeed, I have. I also acquire many benefits."

"Excellent." He was genuinely happy now since his young master no longer have to worry about breaking through the Primordial Spirit Realm. Yan Chen was worried that if the situation lasted longer, the Sectarian Faction of the Sect might take this opportunity to make trouble.

Now that all factions were united and focused on cultivating one Heaven Chosen was the best scenario, he did not want any pointless disputes.

"There is a high chance that Sect Master Ye Lao will contact our sect for an alliance. We can use this opportunity to form stronger ties with them," suddenly said Wang Wei.

"I will inform the sect master when we return," said Yan Chen. "Young Master, do you want to go straight to the Heavenly Abode World or go back to the sect for a while?"

Wang Wei pondered for a while, "No hurry. Since we are already in the South, let's visit the Eternal Dream Sect. After all, they are one of our most consistent allies."

Not long afterward, the two soon arrived at the Vivid Dream Domain where the location of the Eternal Dream Sect was located. Because Wang Wei and Yan Chen had already sent notification of their arrival, once they arrived at the mountain where the Eternal Dream Sect was located, a group of people was waiting for him.

Leading the group was a beautiful girl with eyes as bright as the purest of lakes; she had a black hanfu one with light blue hair, a small mole on the corner of her lips that further elevated her beauty.

The moment he saw her, Wang Wei guessed her identity.

Gu An, Spirit Race, This generation's Saintess of Eternal Dream Sect, Divine Body Real: Peak Earth Stage. The seventh on the Heaven Mystery Pavillion's list of Most Beautiful Women of This Generation.

After landing in front of her, Wang Wei could immediately see that she was a river that gained sentience before turning into human shape. And since she can become the Saintess of the Eternal Dream Sect, then she must be very talented.

From what he knows, the Eternal Dream Sect is mostly Spirit Race sect as all their sect master, Saintess or Sacred Son are usually members of the spirit race who competed with one another for these positions.

Although they also recruit the human race, it is very difficult for them to gain real power in the sect–unless they have an outstanding talent in the Dao of Dreams.

"Welcome to our sect, Sacred Son Wang Wei," said Gu An with a melodious voice that sounded like the peaceful noise of the ocean.

Chapter 381: Path Forward

"It is my utmost pleasure to come to visit," said Wang Wei with a splendid smile, which made Gu An slightly blushed. Luckily, she quickly controlled herself so as not to embarrass both her sect and herself.

After a few pleasantries, Gu An led Wang Wei up the mountains of the Eternal Dream Sect. As soon as he took a step up the mountain, he felt something strange as he stopped and looked around.

But he could not find anything even wondering for a moment whether his feeling was wrong. So, he activated his True Vision Ability and a look of surprise flashed across his eyes.

"Is this a Dream World?" he asked.

"Sacred Son, you noticed?" asked Gu An back in surprise.

The entire Eternal Dream Sect was the manifestation of a Dream. To be precise, someone created a dream world and manifest it into reality. So, all the buildings in the mountains were technical not 'real' but just "dream projections."

No, not just the buildings. After focusing deeper, Wang Wei could see that all the mountains and terrains in the sect were dream projections. Additionally, the power of dreams could be found everywhere in the environment, helping the sect's disciples to cultivate the Dao of Dream quicker, and can even add a bonus to their fighting and recuperating abilities.

With a wave of his thoughts, Wang Wei gathered the power of dreams in the surroundings and injected it into his hand. Suddenly, it turned into a demonic arm.

The power of dreams is susceptible to the mind; whatever you desire in a dream, you can materialize, just like a person who could warp reality. So, since Wang Wei wanted his arm to be a demon, it become so.

Then, he became intrigued; he began to control the dream power in the surroundings to create different things. He first started with simple things like rocks, flowers, woods, swords.

Then, he began to build more complex things like houses of different shapes, mountains, rivers, and even people.

Meanwhile, Gu An and the other people of the Eternal Dream Sect had a look of horror on their faces. The Dream Force that existed in the sect was there to help the disciples, but it was not something that they easily control as they saw fit.

To do so require years of study and practice, and that also applied to their Saintess. Yet, some random person who has never studied the Dao of Dream came to their sect and control the Dream Force as if it was his home.

This kind of talent was simply horrible.

"I see, this Dream World is also a formation," muttered Wang Wei who was somewhat fascinated as he ignored his surroundings.

For a moment, he was fascinated by the power of creation granted by Dreams; he wondered whether he could use the power of fate to accomplish the same thing.

And the answer he came up with was: absolutely.

If one day he can control the Fate of All Things, including matter, it is would be very simple for him to create things out of nowhere. However, that is not the true power of fate.

What if one day, he could control the Fate of All Great Dao? By then, all laws, Dao, or concepts in existence will be nothing but his puppet to manipulate and do as he pleases.

At that time, he would probably become omnipotent and omniscient, existing beyond any existing concepts.

After thinking about his, Wang Wei suddenly understood his path forward; he had an idea on how to one day control his own fate to become free and unfettered.

Immediately, he felt like a weight had been lifted from his shoulder, his mind and spirit became as bright as an exploding star. All the frustration and worry he had about not being able to enter the Primordial Spirit Realm was washed away.

He knew that his understanding of his path forward increased his success rate of entering the next realm by 10%. And if it was not because of his Parago-Quality Soul, he could have instantly transformed his soul into a Primordial Spirit.

"Congratulations for your epiphany, Sacred Son," said Gu An with a look of envy. With these people's knowledge, they could tell that Wang Wei had entered a brief state of enlightenment, and based on how his aura become more peaceful, how he easily blended with the surrounding Heaven and Earth, he should have gained quite a bit.

"Thank you."

"Have you thought about cultivating the Dao of Dream? You are very talented in it," said one of the sect's Supreme Elder.

"Chen Xixiang, are you trying to poach our Sacred Son?" said Yan Chen as he stared at the person who spoke.

"I'm just stating a fact. With his talent, it would be a waste not cultivate the Dao of Dream."

"My Young master is talented at everything he does; Dream Dao is just one of the many things he excels at."

Chen Xixiang's almost choked after hearing this. In this world, there are and have been many geniuses that are simply gifted at everything they do. The Sacred Son of the Dao Opening Sect is not the only, nor will he be the last one.

So, Chen Xixiang sighed without bringing the subject up again. As for Wang Wei, he did not think he was as talented as this True Monarch said. The reason he was able to freely create so many things from the dream force was once, his soul was powerful enough to easily control the dream force.

Second, there is abundant dream force in the surrounding, and they are docile and do not resist control; most likely, the Great Emperor of the sect made them that way to help the disciples.

Wang Wei did not have to produce the Dream Force just control it. So, the process was simpler.

Lastly, the objects he created just looked like the real thing and lacked the essence. For example, the people he created only had the appearance of humans; they did not have the anatomy, spirit, or soul of real humans.

Only by reaching such a level would it be considered really "controlling" the Dream Force. Plus, Wang Wei knew of a person that could do even better than him in as much of a short time.

And that person is Dong Lifen that he met during his Qi Luck Trial. With her Dream Manifestation Soul, the Dream Space of this sect would be a paradise for her.

Wang Wei theorized that if she was in this Dream World, with all the abundant Dream Force, she could probably fight a Saint without having any cultivation. Although her mortal body would probably not last long, she should still be able to fight for a few minutes.

"My Dao is already set, so it is too late to change now. However, I have some inspiration regarding dreams. If possible, I would like to read some of your sect's scriptures, understanding, and theories about dreams."

Wang Wei was not just saying these words to be polite. After seeing this Dream World, he realized that it could help with one of his plans after becoming Emperor. So, he wanted to lay the foundation now for later.

Chen Xixiang readily agreed with Wang Wei's request as it was not a big deal. What the latter was asking was not the cultivation techniques of the sect, but the scriptures of the predecessors and the Sages of the past.

These kinds of things–although valuable but not the point of not exchanging. Not to mention that as a close ally of the Dao Opening Sect, the Eternal Dream Sect has also exchanged scriptures and even cultivation techniques with the latter.

So, the group led Wang Wei to see the sect master; it was a beautiful woman named Tang Zichen. The two had a pleasant conversation but Wang Wei caught on to the fact that the sect master was always secretly asking about how his father was doing.

Honestly, Wang Wei had to marvel at his father's charm; it seems that every beautiful woman in his generation had fallen for him or had some meaning to him.

He secretly praised his mother for being the final winner but also disdained the women of that generation. How could they not control their emotions and fall for one man?

Look at him. He was more handsome than his father, suaver than him, and more powerful than him at his age. Yet, you don't see countless women falling in love with him.

All the women in his generation are focused and driven; their only thoughts are on how to achieve their goals of becoming Emperor. In order words, they are full of thoughts on how to defeat or kill him one day.

Wang Wei wanted to cry that things were unfair.

Anyway, after a conversation with the sect master, he was shown to his resting quarters. The next day, Gu An came to lead him to the Scripture Storage Hall.

Chapter 382: Destiny

Wang Wei spent the next few days reading about Dream Dao in the Scripture Storage Hall, learning about the basics. During the entire experience, Gu An was always there to accompany him, and explain many things to him so that he could learn faster.

Wang Wei gave her a strange look but did not say anything. After all, he was in someone else's place. One day, after their session in the hall, Gu An left to see her master.

While sitting in front of Tang Zichen and drinking tea, Gu An remained quiet during the entire ordeal.

"Little An, is there a problem?"

She opened her mouth to answer but hesitation made her not dare.

"If you want to say something, there is no need to hesitate."

"Master, why do you want to get close to him?"

"Our Eternal Dream Sect has always been a close ally to the Dao Opening Sect," replied Tang Zichen while sipping her tea.

"I know the history of the sect master. Ever since one of our sect masters gave up competing for the throne and married one of the Great Emperors of the Dao Opening Sect–even though she had a much higher chance at winning, our sects have been great allies.

"Even since then, many people from the three great families have intermarried with our sect. However, this is not the reason that we need to lower ourselves to such an extent."

Tan Zichen looked at the tea in her cups as she swirled it.

"Disciple, do you know one of the main differences between an Eternal Emperor and other Great Emperors?"

Gu An pondered for a moment, "Strength?"

"Yes but not absolute. There have been a few Great Emperors whose strength has been on par with Eternal Emperor. For example, the Flame Emperor, the Dusk Emperor, The Three Purities Emperor, and many more."

Tang Zichen paused for a moment as she sipped her tea once again.

"The difference that I'm referring to is the amount of Dao Ancestors and Immortal Venerables that they can create; no Great Emperor–no matter how powerful they are–can compare to an Eternal Emperor in that aspect.

"This is one of the reasons that the Dao Opening Sect is one of the most powerful sects currently existing; that's because they have cultivated two Great Emperors.

"In the Endless Void, amongst all the Heaven Will World, there are many sects who have cultivated more Great Emperors than them, but the number of sects or factions that has cultivated more than one Eternal Emperor can be counted in one hand.

"This is how rare Eternal Emperors are."

Tang Zichen sighed. To become an Eternal Emperor, talent, strength, wisdom, Dao Heart, Will, and State of mind need to reach the absolute peak.

However, one of the key factors is luck or destiny. Every Eternal Emperor is born at the right opportune moment because they carry great destiny to them

The Qiyuan Emperor spread Dao to the world, the Human Emperor made humans the protagonist of this world. The Absolute Beginning Emperor should have stopped the harm that Buddhism Incense System was doing.

Empress Wu regained freedom for all the races in the Myriad Emperor World and stopped the devastation of the Devil Race. Emperor Kong spread knowledge to the knowledge, further developing civilization, and was known as a [Sage].

When it comes to the Heaven Devour Emperor, his destiny was to curb the development of devil cultivators in the Myriad Emperor World and lead the world to better development.

Unfortunately, he was rogue.

Of course, destiny does not mean that these people were born to become Great Emperors. It meant that they fought with all the people in the world and the final winner is the bearing of said destiny.

Of course, there are exceptions to these rules. From what Tang Zichen knew, the Ancient Emperor Era was a marvelous time because the Destiny or Luck to become an Eternal Emperor was abundant.

The entire cultivation civilization had collapsed and was in the process of rebuilding. This is the reason that there was more than one in that period.

Technically speaking all the ancestors of that time, like the Formation Ancestor, Pill Ancestor, and so on had the opportunity to become Eternal Emperor. Unfortunately, they failed short at the last minute.

Another exception was the Sword Empress; she is considered one of the few people in history who did not rely on destiny to become an Eternal Emperor; she relied purely on talent and ability to defy the odds.

She did not have some great tasks to accomplish or anything along that line. Although historians have attributed her with the glory of elevating Sword Dao to the pinnacle, this was just something she did on her own.

"Master, what does this have to do with anything?" asked Gu An.

"After our sect master abandoned the Emperor Path for the sect of her marriage to Wang Zhang, the latter later proved the Dao while taking the name Turtle Armor Emperor; he became the fourth Emperor of the Dao Opening Sect.

"Back then, our Eternal Dream Sect also had Three Great Emperors and the Dao Opening Sect was not considered the most powerful sect in the world. Although people still respected them because of their founders, it was nothing compared to now."

Gu An frowned not understanding where her master was going with this, however, she listened carefully as she knew that her master liked to rumble on.

Maybe it had something to do with age. Of course, Gu An would never say these thoughts out loud.

"After proving the Dao, the Turtle Armor Emperor rewarded our sects with a few spots of Dao Ancestors and Immortal Venerables. Additionally, the fifth and sixth Great Emperors of the Dao Opening Sect also offered one spot to repay the Karma back then.

"However, after that, from the 7th to 9th Emperor, we never received any spots as the Karma had been paid. Although our sects remained close allied, unfortunately, our sect has not been able to cultivate a Great Emperor of our own for many years."

"In conclusion, our sect has not had any ancestors' level characters for many years, but what does this have to do with me getting close to him?" asked Gu An.

Tang Zichen sighed after hearing this question; she knew very well that her disciple was not the brightest when it comes to political matters. She looked into the distance as she continued:

"Ever since the catastrophe at the end of the Middle Emperor Era, the Myriad Emperor World has been in a slug; the development has been slow, stagnant, and even somewhat regress.

"In general, this New Emperor Era has been quite disappointing as a whole. And many great people of wisdom have foreseen this result long ago. So, they calculated and predicted the time that the new Era is coming, and sealed themselves to wake up afterward and cultivate in a prosperous age.

"According to their calculations, the time for the change of this era is approaching. With Wang Tian's rise in the last generation, many people thought that the time had finally come.

"Unfortunately, after Heavenly Dao cut off the Path of Supreme, people guessed that this generation would most likely be the one; that the Destiny of Eternal Emperor would appear, leading to the birth of an Eternal Emperor and the beginning of a New Era.

"When all the Top 10 Heavenly Physiques appeared at the same time when countless Heaven Chosens began to develop and grow, people knew that their guesses were correct.

"The New Emperor Era will end in this generation."

Gu An pondered deeply. Although she was slow when it comes to certain matters, she was not stupid otherwise she would not become the Saintess of the sect. So, after a while, she understood her master's meanings.

Wang Wei is one of the people with the highest chances of proving the Dao in this generation, which meant that he might become an Eternal Emperor. This in turn meant that he will be able to create more Dao Ancestors and Immortal Venerables than any typical Great Emperors.

So, if she could get with him, to become his wife or even concubines, then he can reward the Eternal Dream Sect just like the Turtle Armor Emperor did.

"But master, after contacting for the past few days, he does not seem to have any interest in me."

Tang Zichen glanced at her apprentice and secretly shook her head; she could tell that the little lass felt like it was insulting of her status to try to seduce another person for benefits.

And in some ways, she was correct. However, as a sect master, Tang Zichen has to see things differently. Her disciple is not talented enough to fight for the Heaven Will in this generation, so she has to find another way around.

One other option is to wake up another Heaven Chosen that has been sealed in the sect. However, this act will have lasting effects on her as a sect master, and it did not mean that these people could compete after waking up.

After all, just because they were Heaven Chosens in their time did not mean that they would be so in today's time–especially in this Glorious Age.

Chapter 383: Experimen

Since her apprentice did not want to, the Sacred Son did not seem interested, Tang Zichen did not force things. After all, in some ways, her apprentice was correct. Plus, her action will not affect the relationship between the two sects.

A few days passed, and Wang Wei walked out of the Scripture Storage Hall; he knew that it was about time for him to leave. While walking to his residence, he heard a commotion where a large group of disciples was gathered.

He saw that the disciples were not happy based on their facial features, meanwhile, Gu An–who was in front of them–also looked upset. At the same time, a young man who had a cocky look on his face was confronting the group.

Immediately, he realized the identity of that person.

Xiao Songxi: Rank 30th in the Academy's Heaven Chosen Tournament. He is from a Supreme Level Dynasty, however, there are rumors that his real father–who abandoned his mother after birth–is from an Emperor Lineage of the Sea Race. However, the rumors have yet to be confirmed.

Wang Wei watched their confrontation from afar and soon got a gist of the situation. Xiao Songxi wanted Gu An to become his wife, however, she rejected him.

Nevertheless, he was a persistent guy, so he used a flamboyant method to attract her attention: challenging her, defeating her, and suppressing her. He probably believed that as long as he displayed his might and domineering personality, she would change her mind

Unfortunately for him, although he is way more powerful than her, this is the site of the Eternal Dream Sect. As the Saintess, she is the person who can control the greatest number of Dream Force amount the disciples and even eclipsed some elders in that area.

As such, he was defeated. No, to be precise, he was slapped to death. Luckily, Xiao Songxi's name is on the Heavenly Dao Protection Book as one of the Top 30 of the tournament, so he cannot die.

Using this fact, he has been challenging Gu An almost every day; he's essentially using his immortality to pester her.

After knowing the situation, Wang Wei gave this group a last glance before leaving back to his residence. Unlike Gu An, he was a politically minded person and could see things in different ways.

The Heaven Chosens in the Book who have lower status have been using their Immortality to cause trouble everywhere. Even in the Dao Opening Sect, a few people came to challenge and Li Jun had to take care of it.

This has been a very common thing in the Myriad Emperor World for countless generations. Nevertheless, although these people are impossible to kill, there are still ways to deal with them.

Threaten the people behind them to make them behave. So, as long as the Eternal Dream Sect talked to the Supreme Dynasty behind Xiao Songxi, the latter should have stopped.

Yet, this is not the case. This can only mean three things: one, the Great Ye Dynasty has someone secretly supporting them so they are not afraid of the Eternal Dream Sect's warning.

The other is that Xiao Songxi is trying to use the hand of the sect to deal with the Great Ye Dynasty. From what Wang Wei knew, the latter's relationship with his father, the current king, was not ideal.

Of course, there is also another possibility; sect master Tang Zichen is interested in Xiao Songxi's possible relation to the Sea Race and lets things unfold without intervening.

Wang Wei was interested in this Xiao Songxi for a few reasons but it was not ideal to meet him. So, later that night, he secretly sent a letter to him pretending to be Gu An to meet in a mountain range a few hundred thousand miles away.

Wang Wei stood in a plain with a bottle of wine in his hand as he drank and looked at the sky. He lowered his head to look at the person next to him and said:

"You don't seem surprised that it was not Gu An that invited you here?"

"She hates me very well, so how could she ask me to meet privately? Especially away from the sect where her strength is weaker than mine?" replied Xiao Songxi calmly.

Ever since he received the note, he knew that something was wrong. As for Wang Wei, he knew that this was a cunning guy. He was born in a Ruler family, where kinship was as thin as any pieces of paper.

On top of all that, his father and siblings hated him with passion. He and his mother were ostracized both from the family and from the political landscape.

Xiao Songxi managed to survive and even gained some power in the Great Ye Dynasty. Obviously, this was a cunning, intelligent, and ambitious person.

"Anyway, you're here and that's all that matters."

"So, for what reason has Sacred Son called me here?" asked Xiao Songxi with a solemn face. The only reason he came here with confidence is that he was not afraid of death.

Nevertheless, he was not like those other brainless other Heaven Chosens who used their immortality recklessly. After all, this pseudo-immortality only lasted until the Primordial Spirit Realm.

Amongst the 30 people who have it, once the first person entered the Primordial Spirit Realm, then a count-down began for the others before it is removed.

According to records, if all 30 of them planned together to delay the time to enter the Primordial Spirit Realm, Heavenly Dao will still take it away after a certain amount of time.

"I'm very interested in testing your immortality," said Wang Wei as he put away his drink. Xiao Songxi squinted his eyes after hearing this. However, immediately afterward, a fighting intent appeared in his eyes.

He watched the final battle between Wang Wei and Ji Song. At that time, he knew the vast difference between him and the top 10. After that fight, he was momentarily lost thinking about the strength of these people, not to mention all the other geniuses that did not participate in the trial and were secretly hiding for the opportune moment before showing up.

At some point, he even wanted to give up on the Emperor Path and just be content with ruling over the Great Ye Dynasty. However, thinking about his hatred for that man and what he did to him and his mother, his spirit was once reignited.

After all, if he wants revenge, if he wants to drag that man in front of his mother to apologize, having the strength to defeat him was not enough; he had to have the strength to suppress the people behind him.

Xiao Songxi took a fighting pose as he prepared for battle; he wanted to see if had closed the gap to these Top 10 Heaven Chosens in the past few hundred years.

Wang Wei just smiled casually. Then, before the latter could even respond, he instantly appeared in front of him as if teleporting. He grabbed his face with one hand and flew to the sky with unmatched speed.

He flew so fast that he was like a comet entering the atmosphere of a planet. The friction created by his rapid speed began to burn Xiao Songxi's body into ashes.

By the time Wang Wei reached about a million meters into the sky, Xiao Songxi's fleshly body was burned into ashes, leaving a few burned skin in his hand. After clenching his fist, those were turned into nothingness as well.

He looked at the millions of particles that were gathering not far from him. A few seconds later, a completely intact Xiao Songxi appeared in front of him, albeit with a very confused look on his face.

Xiao Songxi was genuinely confused; he was just preparing for battle, he just blink or so he thought he did when a strong force grabbed him by the face and dragged him to the sky.

And before he could even react or understand what was going on, he was burned to ashes.

Wang Wei did not care about the latter's confusion. He pointed his finger at him and jabbed forward.

This time, Xiao Songxi immediately reacted. A vision suddenly appeared behind him, showing a humongous serpent that was swallowing the entire world.

Although he did not like to use the power of that man's bloodline, Xiao Songxi was not a pedantic person so he knew when and when not to be stubborn.

With the vision, plus his second layer of the Heaven Stage in the Divine Body Stage, he could now use the power of Heaven and Earth to increase his strength by 27-fold.

With this, he was confident to block this item and even have enough time to counterattack. Unfortunately, he was wrong.

A more mighty power of Heaven and Earth easily destroyed his defense, then, another powerful spiritual power went straight to his soul, annihilating it.

Then, Wang Wei watched Xiao Songxi's soul recover as if nothing happened. He wondered whether Heavenly Dao saved his soul from completely being annihilated, or created one with the exact memory or strength as Xiao Songxi.

If it was the latter, that would be fine. But if it was the former, things would be complicated. His father and grandfather once placed their name on the book. And some point, they must use this advantage to their benefit by dying.

If their current soul is nothing but a copy made by Heavenly Dao with the same memories, that would be bad. That would mean that Heavenly Dao was planning something nefarious with this book.

However, after thinking about it for a while, it was unlikely. For once, Emperor Kong should have considered this fact when making the book. Additionally, many Emperors have placed their names on that book and they were fine.

Even if the ones who placed their names had problems, the ones who did not would still discover something or suspect something. So, Wang Wei removed these thoughts from his head and focused on his experiment on Xiao Songxi.

Chapter 384: Chess Piece

After Xiao Songxi was resurrected, Wang Wei proceeded to kill him again with a punch; this time, he killed more than a hundred times in a row before stopping.

As he looked at the latter who had a frown on his face, Wang Wei also made some discovery about this protection. No matter whether he destroyed Xiao Songxi's body or soul, he will return back to the peak state, and that included his state of mind.

Any person who died more than a hundred times in a row without any resistance would have some fear, despair, anger, or any kind of negative emotion. Yet, Xiao Songxi was perfectly fine.

Wang Wei did not think that it was the latter's powerful will that made him alright. Obviously, when bringing him back to life, Heavenly Dao's Protection also eliminated the danger to his mood and state of mind.

That way, he is always in perfect performance shape.

From what he learned about this protection, it was created to encourage the Heaven Chosen of this world to fight one another without restriction and thus creating more powerful Great Emperors.

However, it seemed that over the years, people have stopped using it that way or play less emphasis on this aspect.

Truth be told, Wang Wei was a little envious of this immortal-like ability. If he had it, he would have used it to swim on the River of Fate and uncovered its mystery. With his understanding and undying nature, Heaven knows what he would learn from there.

'Maybe this is the reason that Heavenly Dao did not want me to place my name in there,' thought Wang Wei, however, he quickly removed these regrets from his mind; there was no point in being stuck in the past.

His intuition told him that it was harmful to him to place his name on the book. Although to this day he still did not know the reason, he still believed that he made the right decision.

All these thoughts flashed across Wang Wei's mind in an instant before focusing on the task at hand. He was not finished testing the limit of the protection, nor did he learn anything substantial from it.

So, his little experiment must continue.

He flew towards Xiao Songxi once again with absolute speed. This time, the latter was barely able to react and enacted a black barrier to protect his body. Unfortunately, Wang Wei's hand easily broke through it and grabbed his head.

The moment the hand touched his face, Xiao Songxi felt a terrifying pressure that rendered him momentarily powerless; his origin essence, cultivation base, and even soul were suppressed.

Then, a Void cracked appeared behind him and he was dragged into it.

Wang Wei floated in the void outside of the Myriad Emperor World; he looked at his empty hand with a frown. Just now, he tried to take Xiao Songxi outside of the world to see if the effect of the protection would be useless there and could kill him.

However, midway through, a strange spatial fluctuation came from Xiao Songxi's body and he was teleported back inside. Not convinced, Wang Wei returned inside and tracked the mark he left on him. freewёbn૦νeɭ.com

Then, he tried again to take him outside, however, no matter how many times, he tried, he still failed.

After thinking about it for a moment, he realized that his idea was not that original. Immortality is the pursuit of all cultivators. He was sure that many people have studied the Heaven Chosens on that book extendedly and over countless generations.

Not only for their immortality but also to find a way to kill them. And trying to get them outside of the influence of Heavenly Dao seemed the obvious possible way to kill these people.

Yet, there has been no news or information about anyone succeeding in doing so.

Nevertheless, Wang Wei still had one last thing to try before giving up; he knew that it was more efficient to read about the experiments the sect did on these people. There should be records in the Secret Archives.

He waved his hand and a large mountain at least ten times the size of Mt. Everest appeared; it landed on top of Xiao Song before being inserted on the earth. Many runes were on the mountain, serving as a seal.

He wanted to seal Xiao Songxi. Even if he could not kill him, he wanted to know if he could seal him. And the answer was negative. A few minutes after being sealed, another spatial fluctuation suddenly manifested itself and Xiao Songxi appeared intact in front of the mountain.

Wang Wei waved his hand a small bead appeared in front of him. This was a spatial treasure that contained a small world inside, and it was Supreme Tier Level.

He absorbed Xiao Songxi inside trying once again to isolate him from Heavenly Dao since the world inside was considered another Heaven and Earth.

Plus, the small world inside can be used for sealing purposes. Unfortunately, this plan also failed as Xiao Songxi left the small world after a few minutes and appeared in front of him, also intact.

This time, Wang Wei did not attack, just gave the latter a deep look before returning to the Eternal Dream Sect.

Meanwhile, Xiao Songxi looked at the sky with a slight look of despair. This was not because of his constant death and being sealed, but because of the vast difference in strength

His opponent just toyed with him and there was nothing he could do about it; if it was not for the Heavenly Dao Protection, he would have died instantly without even being able to react.

This kind of powerlessness and helplessness made Xiao Songxi despaired as he could not see hope for the future.

"Do I have no chance at becoming an Emperor and avenge what that man did to me and my mother?"

He looked at the sky with a daze as he felt that everything was meaningless; that everything that he insisted on was useless. Many voices appeared in his head telling him to just give up and just be content about being the next ruler of the Great Ye Dynasty.

"No, there is still a chance for me," muttered Xiao Songxi. "I can use the power of the enemy to strengthen myself before destroying them."

A crazy plan began to form in his head.

'I can return to the Baizhe Clan and used their resources to further strengthen my bloodline, and slowly gain power from the inside. Then, when I become a Great Emperor, I can destroy their clan and force that man to kneel in front of my mother's grave for the rest of his miserable life.'

A ruthless light flashed across his eyes after thinking about this. He did not care about biting the hand that feed him, or anything related to gratitude. As long as he can avenge his mother, everything else was fine.

After making his plan, Xiao Songxi left. The next day, Wang Wei discovered this fact and a slight smile appeared on his face.

'It seems that my plan worked. After last night's stimulation, this Xiao Songxi should have a strong desire to become more powerful. And the best way to do so is to further activate the Sea Race bloodline inside his body, thus, he must return to his roots.'

Of course, there was a possibility of breaking his Dao Heart and ending his Emperor Path. However, after growing up in such a harsh environment, the latter not only survived but thrived. His Dao Heart cannot compare to a normal individual and his chances of breaking were reduced.

This was was Wang Wei wanted from the beginning: Xiao Songxi's connection to the Sea Race. Because of the location, few things are known about the Sea Race as they are very xenophobic.

Over the years, many sects have used different means to infiltrate there; whether through spies or exchanging resources. But no one managed to infiltrate the core of any of the most powerful clans amongst the Sea Race.

As for Wang Wei, he was both interested in acquiring news about them–especially regarding any Heaven Chosens of their clans. He was also interested in the resources underneath the ocean.

According to his father, the Sea probably has even more resources than the Central Continent. Many Great Emperors have gone to explore deep inside in search of materials to bathe in their Dao Source to cultivate Emperor Ores or Herbs.

Unfortunately, because of the geography, the sea race, and how vast the sea is, it is very difficult to mine resources there. Additionally, many people could see that if left without restriction, one day, the Sea race might become a danger to the human race.

'Hopefully, this Xiao Songxi will become a useful chess piece.'

Wang Wei and Yan Chen bid farewell to sect master Tang Zichen before returning home. He did not immediately rush to the Heavenly Abode World but spent a year with his family.

After all, he has not seen them for over two centuries. So, he decided to relax his mind and make sure that he was in perfect shape before heading there and trying to enter the Primordial Spirit Realm.

During this time, he talked to his grandma and grandfather from his mother's side. He promised to finally visit the Yu Clan after his breakthrough.

Then, once Wang Wei felt that his spirit was at peace and without worry, he finally left for the Heavenly Abode World.

Chapter 385: Where Are They And What Are They Doing? Part 1

A young man dressed in tight-fitting black martial clothes with boots walked in the direction of manor. He had a scar over his right eye, which further elevated his handsome face.

Deep in his eyes was a coldness or calmness to death; it was as if he had seen enough of it to become used to it, to become numb. The pace at which the young man walked was quite fast and he soon reached his destination.

He ignored all the countless beautiful maids that would make any men jealous; he did not care that they were waiting for his arrival as he rushed to his cultivation room.

He took out a book with the title [Primal Chaos Body Art] and a smile finally appeared on the young man's cold face.

"After so many years, I was finally able to gather enough Slaughter Point to exchange for this pinnacle body refining method before it was completely removed from the list.

"This technique is an Emperor Scripture on par with the [Ancient Desolate Body Refining Scripture; that way, I can finally make up the gap in fleshly body with Wang Wei."

Thinking of that person's name, a fierce light flashed across Lin Fan's eyes; he still remembered his last humiliating defeat where not only did he lose, but his Choas Qi was taken away.

"Di Tian, Wang Wei, you guys wait for my return," muttered Lin Fan as he began to read this scripture. This was a technique created by a Great Emperor who had the Absolute Chaos Physique, so this technique was perfectly suited for him.

Although anyone can cultivate it, people with the number 1 physique have an advantage as this technique requires Chaos Aura to cultivate. A long and arduous process is required to create chaos aura, however, people with the Absolute Chaos Physique can just create it inside their bodies.

According to the description of the creator, at the highest level, the [Primal Chaos Art] will allow the user to cultivate a body as powerful if not more than Ancient Gods–which are essentially the names of Primordial Gods in other World Communities.

After a breath review of the scripture, Lin Fan sighed as it is stated that anything related to Chaos can help speed up the process of cultivating this technique.

He could not help wonder if he still had the Chaos Qi in his possession, how fast he could cultivate this technique? However, Lin Fan did not dwell too much on it as he had an alternative method.

He could activate his Inne Talent: [Chaos Demon God Body]. In that state, the speed at which he can create Chaos Aura will drastically increase thus allowing him to rapidly cultivate this technique and create a powerful fleshly body for himself.

Additionally, he still had another opportunity. In the Slaughter Trial, there have been 5 strings of Chaos Qi in the Exchange List. Three of them have already been taken away with two strings remaining.

As long as he acquired enough Slaughter Point, he can exchange for one; it would be better if he could get both of them, however, Lin Fan knew that this was not feasible with the rate that he can gather points–unless he scheme against the person who gets the final string.

"That would require strength," muttered Lin Fan. He waved his hand and a list appeared in front of him. He scrolled down to see his name:

"Lin Fan, Absolute Chaos Physique, Myriad Emperor World, ranked 132."

'It is very difficult to reach the top 100. However, once I finish refining my fleshly body to a certain level, it should not be a problem. However, to reach the top of the list, I still need further preparations.'

After making a plan, Lin Fan entered a cultivation state to comprehend his new technique.

Myriad Emperor World, Eastern Continent, Wild Orange Domain, The Loose Cultivator Alliance Headquarters:

Huang Yuan sat cross-legged with a black book floating in front of him. Black smoke came from the book and entered his body. Once he was done, he opened his eyes and profound darkness could be seen emanating from there.

"Finally done recasting my foundation." As he checked inside his body, Huang Yuan nodded in satisfaction. Previously, he only had a Supreme Foundation, meaning he cultivated to the 1th1 layer of the Blood Qi Realm, his Divine Sea did not fully develop, his Divine Alatar had many cracks, and he only had 350 Veins engraved on it.

However, now, he had close to a perfect Dao Foundation: 12tl layer Blood Qi, Fully Developed Divine Sea, Divine Altar with no cracks, only a slight scar, and 365 veins.

Previously. Huang Yuan was satisfied with his foundation as it allowed him to slowly climb back from the Lower Realm. However, when he came to this world, he understood that this was not enough to compete with these Heaven Chosens.

So, he used the Innate Weapons–the Life and Death Book–that he acquired to recast his foundation; that way, he can now finally compete with the Heaven Chosens of this world.

Looking at the book in front of him, a look of hatred flashed across his eyes thinking about how he suffered after receiving this book; how he was betrayed.

Huang Yuan has always been a lucky person. And the greatest fortunate encounter was when he discovered a secret realm with this book inside. And in that secret realm, he received another encounter that was as great as this book.

He found a small bath full of Karmic Washing Water. For a Supreme Realm True Monarchs like himself, this was truly a Heaven-sent opportunity. After seeing the bath, Huang Yuan knew that he was a man of great destiny.

In one of his previous fortunate encounters, he once acquired the coordinate of the Myriad Emperor World. And now, he could use this bath to wash away his Karma from the last generation and have the right to participate in this generation's Heaven Will Battle.

So, he did not hesitate to bath in the Karmic Washing Water before taking away the book. Once that was done, Huang Yuan took his wife on a Void Boat and headed for the Myriad Emperor World.

However, once they were closed, he felt something was wrong, and he was right. His wife betrayed him and gathered many True Monarchs from his world by telling them that he had a way to expand their lifespans.

Huang Yuan knew that she planned was to kill him then take the book away as she was the only one who knew of its existence. Then, she would enter the Myriad Emperor World, use the book as a basis to rise and one day prove the Dao.

In that battle, Huang Yuan was besieged by countless old monsters who were desperate to extend their lives. Although he killed hundreds of them, even more of them came after him as they were all desperate.

In the end, his body was destroyed and his Primordial Spirit was severely injured. Luckily, he used the Life and Death Book on the last occasion to run away with his Primordial Spirit and reached the Myriad Emperor World.

"You wait for me, Fan Qianhan. I will deal with you and all nine generations of your Fan clan," muttered Huang Yuan. He then returned to his cultivation.

The previous scripture he created to enter the Supreme Realm was not enough for him to compete for the Heaven Chosens of this world; he needed a better one, even a better Dao.

Luckily, as an Innate Weapon, the Book of Life and Death contained Innate Life and Death Laws that are way easier to comprehend. As long as he used it properly, his path to Supreme will be smoother.

Previously, Huang Yuan was in a hurry to return to his peak but he now knew that there was no need to rush things.

…

On the Myriad Emperor World's moon, there is the entrance to a world that is not inferior to any Great Thousand World. In that world, there were countless continents separated by water.

The Spiritual Qi in that world is on par with the Central Continent solely based on the concentration. Oddly though, the majority of the spiritual energy is concentrated in one place, in one city.

In each continent, more than 95% of the spiritual energy is concentrated in one city at the center of the continent. This city is where the main branch of the Ancient Clans lived.

Fire Continent, Phoenix City:

Huo Fenghuang was cultivating in a secret room. Behind her was a vision of a phoenix soaring the Nine Heavens with myriad races bowing to it. However, with the passage of time, an illusory dragon was slowly forming.

The phoenix noticed the presence of this new individual. Then, it began to use some small part of its power to help the dragon grow and develop properly. The phoenix knew that the arrival of the dragon was of great benefit to it, so it did not mind helping it.

Chapter 386: Where Are They And What Are They Doing? Part 2

Eastern Azure Dragon Continent, Yin Moon Palace:

Su Ya–whose hair was now white and black–was in a deep cultivation state as she closed her eyes. She constructed a deep and elaborate illusion. She separated the illusion into two layers:

In one of them was a version of her with cultivation while the other layer was a mortal. However, in both layers, the two versions of Su Ya will undergo catastrophe after catastrophe, and their only purpose is to survive.

She created elaborate ways for her two selves to die over and over. And every time they found a way to survive the current catastrophe, another one would appear and the process would repeat itself.

During her cultivation, the death in the illusion resulted in her actual death in real life. However, the Heavenly Dao Protection would activate itself and brought her back to life and in perfect shape.

This was the way that Su Ya was created to cultivate one of the 6 Desires: the desire to survive.

After an unknown amount of time, she opened her eyes and exhaled deeply. Her eyes flashed with brilliance as she seemed to have gained greatly in her retreat.

"Come in."

A few seconds later, a beautiful maid walked into the room and bowed to Su Ya.

"Did you get what I asked for?"

"Yes, young lady," replied the maid as she handed her a book to her. Su Ya took the book and frowned after seeing the title: [Bloodline Curse]. A while ago, she felt that an important fortunate encounter awaited her.

However, she was in the middle of something and could not go, so she sent the Elders of the Yin Moon Palace to fetch it for her. However, based on the title, it did not seems as important as her intuition told her.

She opened the book and read through it quickly.

"How vicious," commented Su Ya once she was done, nevertheless, she was slightly disappointed as this spell was too circumstantial in terms of use or application. However, it did offer her some new insight into using "despair" as an emotion, so this was a silver lining.

"Where is Jian Wushuang?" asked Su Ya after putting the book away.

"The last we saw him was a few days ago in the south area after he had a Sword-Fight with a sword cultivator of the last generation."

"When you discover his location, tell me."

"Young Lady, are you going to fight with him again."

Su Ya nodded her head before beginning a conversation with the maid regarding all the information she has gathered about the location and doings of the other Heaven Chosens.

In the southern area of the Eastern Continent, inside a cave dugout on a snowy mountain. Jian Wushuang had his eyes closed. A terrifying sword intent emanating from his body, but it was not affecting the cave because of how well-controlled it was.

He was reviewing all the battles he had over the years, thus tempering his sword realm. He then used all his accumulation to create a new sword technique: the Infinite Sword Slash.

An attack that could grow without limit

After an unknown amount of time, the sword was created and Jian Wushuang felt a sublimation; it was if he had crossed some kind of threshold.

He opened his eyes and waved his hand. A sword Qi was in his hand and a smile appeared on Jian Wushuang's eyes. Although he did not succeed in creating an attack that could grow without limit, this new infinite sword qi also had a growable characteristic.

Whether it was in battle or just with time, it will slowly grow on its own. And by the time of the Heaven Will Battle, Jian Wushuang could not fathom how powerful it will be then.

A confident smile appeared on his face. What he did not realize was that the moment he created that sword qi, weird fluctuation came from this body and blended with Heaven and Earth.

That fluctuation did not affect the world not alert anyone as only two people noticed it.

A few domains away, a young Taoist priest dressed in blue robes with a yin-yang symbol on it was walking. With each step, he traveled thousands of miles away.

Suddenly, the young Taoist stopped in looked in the direction of the South. His eyes turned blue and red as the Yin-Yang Symbol flashed inside to replace his pupils.

"This change in Heaven and Earth, another Outlaw was born? Who could it be?" muttered the young Taoist who was Feng Heng, or Shi Fuyu turning into Feng Heng. His eyes seemed to evolve the truth of the world as he found the answer to his question.

"Jian Wushuang?" Then he shook his head while muttering. "At least he's not a Supreme Outlaw and has a chance at passing and living."

Feng Heng was wondering what was wrong with this generation. Outlaws are very rare individuals, and yet, in this generation along, there are three of two; well, four if you count that anomaly Di Tian.

However, he did not care about these things now as he had to focus on his own thing. After cultivating the [Absolute Beginning Dao Art], he had already completed the basis for his Tao Buddhism Path.

As long as he becomes a Great Emperor, he can trace the beginning of Buddhism that was cut off and slightly modified what happened and ensure that his Tao Buddhism was not affected, thus allowing him to spread it to the world.

Although Feng Heng would like to completely remove that magic, he knew that it might not be possible even if he became an Eternal Emperor so he was satisfied with his current plan.

However, there are a few more things needed for his plan to work; he needed a treasure to condense the luck of Tao Buddhism and bind it with the luck of Taoism; that way, they will be one.

As long as one prospers, the other will also. As long as one declined, the other will as well.

Feng Heng was searching all over the world to find such a unique treasure needed for his task, and he did not know whether he would succeed. But, he would not give up so easily when he was so close to achieving his mission.

Central Continent, Great Wu Dynasty:

Sun Jiaolong was wearing a black dragon robe while sitting on a throne; the majesty of a ruler emanated from his body as he looked at his subordinate who was lowering his head and not dare look at him.

"Did you find it?"

"Your highness, please forgive my incompetence the Northern Continent is vast and it will take some time."

"What about the talisman that I gave you?"

"It only showed vague responses."

"Continue searching. Use as many resources as needed but be discrete," said Sun Jiaolong as he dismissed the latter; he did not blame him for his failure as he knew that it was not an easy task.

Sun Jiaolong knew the current situation he was in. The Human Destiny Sword has too much significance for the cultivators of the Myriad Emperor World and will not be allowed to be in anyone's hands.

Especially in this generation where an Eternal Emperor might appear, the importance of the sword is too important. The only reason that the sword is still in his hand is because of a temporary compromise by the Emperor Lineages.

Let the younger generation decide the fate of the sword. In other words, the final winner of this generation's Heaven Will will be the final owner of this sword.

Knowing this, Sun Jiaolong has to prepare beforehand.

Endless Void, Wu Hong sat cross-legged in her Void Boat heading somewhere; she was heading to a place called the Extremity Sea, which was located at the end of the world.

Most cultivators know that the Endless Void is infinite, and to some extent, that is true. However, that rule only applied to the weak. As long as someone is powerful enough, they can reach the end of the Endless Void.

Suddenly, she opened her eyes and looked in a direction.

"Has Wang Wei's tribulation begun?"

After acquiring Dao Monarch Qianwu's inheritance, she wanted to return to the Myriad Emperor World. However, she suddenly had a whim and wanted to check the Extremity Sea.

As powerful as she was, she knew that something or someone had used the power of Cause and Effect to guide her there, and one of the reasons for that was they did not want her to intervene in Wang Wei's tribulations.

Even knowing this, she still took the bait.

The path of cultivation was not an easy one. As cultivation is a process of defying the heavens, cultivators usually have to undergo many tribulations in their lives.

And so far, Wang Wei's path has been too smooth, and was about to suffer his first real tribulation. And Wu Hong will not intervene as this was something that every cultivator had to do.

During her Emperor Path, her entire life was full of tribulations and this is the reason she became so powerful. And if Wang Wei were to fail, all she had to do is ensure that a part of his soul entered reincarnation and start all over again.

Wu Hong stood up from the ground as she had arrived at her destination. As she looked at Extremity Sea in front of her, a deep frown appeared. The entire place was now covered in a silver-grey fog.

From her memories, this should not be the case. Although she expected major changes to this timeline, she did not think it would be this great.

As she looked at the fog, she frowned for two reasons: one, she could not find the origin or any information whatsoever from this fog. Not only from her memories but with her power, she could not find anything.

The other odd thing was that the fog seemed very familiar to her: it gave her a very intimate feeling.