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Therefore, he had long learned some basic information about the twelve transcendent-grade Godfiend bodies.
I cultivated the Water Divine Body and began drawing upon some lightning to temper my body in preparation for the Eon Sea Fiend Body. Chu Yong’s eyes were filled with anticipation. Once I master the Eon Sea Fiend Body, my strength will be extremely great. My Quintessential Essence will be boundless, and I’ll be almost indestructible. I won’t be afraid of anyone in a direct battle. Even if there’s an internecine outcome, I’ll be up for the battle anytime.
He would quickly recover from any injuries. Even if his arms and legs were severed, it would only take some time for him to recover. As for the internecine outcome? Experts with Eon Sea Fiend Bodies enjoyed such battles the most because it was very difficult to kill them.
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The 21 disciples carefully read through the book. Apart from the geniuses from the top family clans who already knew a little about them, the disciples were learning about transcendent-grade Godfiend bodies for the first time, including Meng Chuan.
There are 27 high-grade Godfiend bodies. There are six that are suitable for me. Meng Chuan flipped through the pages. Among them, the Mirage Fiend Body, Sanguine Divine Body, and Myriad Poisons Fiend Body can be cultivated by everyone. There’s also the Wind Lightning Divine Body, Phantom Fiend Body, and Lightning Water Fiend Body that are suitable for me.
Time passed by quickly.
Meng Chuan and company went to the bookshelf to search for more detailed books. After sitting on the boulder for a while, the cyan-clothed woman silently left the cave.
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Eastcalm Prefecture.
The Meng family clan members were extremely excited as they flaunted Meng Chuan’s status as an Archean Mountain inner sect disciple. They even talked about how he came in first at the entrance examination. However, the other Godfiend family clans in Eastcalm Prefecture continued waiting. Only when the government officials announced the news did they believe it.
“An inner sect disciple of Archean Mountain? He even got first in the entrance examination?”
“He ranked first amongst all the geniuses of the Great Zhou Dynasty? This Meng Chuan is too amazing.”
“Will Meng Chuan become a Marquis Godfiend in the future? Our Eastcalm Prefecture hasn’t produced a Marquis Godfiend in thousands of years, right?”
The city was filled with discussions.
Meng Chuan had become Eastcalm Prefecture’s pride. Meng Chuan was native to the Eastcalm Prefecture, and the people from his hometown were naturally proud of his achievements.
Inside the Yun family estate.
Bam! Bam! Bam!
Yun Qingping—who was practicing her swordplay—heard porcelain shattering in her father’s study. She could not help but shake her head gently. After experiencing the demon invasion, Yun Qingping had matured a lot. She felt like her father was incomparably inferior to her First and Second Uncle. Since the engagement has been annulled, what was there to regret? What use is there regretting their actions now?
“Scram!” Yun Fu’an stormed out of the study angrily. He shouted at the servants outside the study and strode out.
In fact, Yun Fu’an didn’t feel regret. He felt embarrassed!
In Eastcalm Prefecture, all the other Godfiend family clans think of me as a joke. Yun Fu’an fumed. Man cannot always be fortunate. Who knows what will happen in the future? Perhaps when Meng Chuan becomes a Godfiend, he will perish together with a demon monarch?
Although he still tried his best to please the Meng family on the surface and worked hard to reestablish ties, Yun Fu’an still hoped that both the Meng family and Meng Chuan would fall one day.
Of course, he didn’t act on these thoughts.
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Discussions filled the entire city.
However, Fairy Meng’s yard in the Meng family ancestral mansion was very quiet.
Fairy Meng sat at a desk and wrote a letter.
Cough! Cough! Cough! Death colored Fairy Meng’s face. She coughed into her left hand—that was now covered in black and red bloodstains. Her face turned red from all the coughing, but she continued writing.
She finished writing the letter. It was addressed to Meng Chuan. After all, she would never be able to see him again.
I’m afraid my body won’t last past tonight. Fairy Meng looked outside. She could vaguely hear laughter in the ancestral mansion—the clansmen were extremely happy. I, Meng Yan, became a Godfiend and killed demon monarchs. I managed to see my descendant, Meng Chuan, become an inner sect disciple of Archean Mountain before I died. I have no regrets left.
Chapter 93 - Credit
The new disciples read through the books in the library cave ravenously. For example, those who cultivated the Water Divine Body could choose from six transcendent-grade Godfiend formulas. Yan Jin—who cultivated the Icefire Divine Body—had four transcendent-grade Godfiend formulas to choose from: the Two World Divine Body, the Azure Lotus Divine Body, the Samsara Divine Body, and the Archean Divine Body.
The Archean Divine Body was created by Archean Mountain’s founder. Black Sand Grotto-Heaven and Two World Island also had transcendent-grade Godfiend formulas created by their founders.
Other powerful Godfiends from history created the nine other transcendent-grade formulas.
In terms of cultivation difficulty, there was no need to elaborate on the Dragon Divine Body and Phoenix Divine Body. It was easy once a bloodline was awakened, but without a bloodline, one wouldn’t be able to cultivate those Godfiend bodies.
There were ten remaining Godfiend bodies.
Great Strength Fiend Body, Thirteen Swordbane Fiend Body, Lightning Devastator Fiend Body, Archean Divine Body, and Samsara Divine Body. These five Godfiend bodies were similar in difficulty in regards to cultivating them.
The Azure Lotus Divine Body, Indestructible Divine Body, Eon Sea Fiend Body, Black Sand Fiend Body, and Two World Divine Body were one level lower in difficulty, but their strength wasn’t much weaker. Therefore, more people chose the latter five Godfiend bodies.
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However, Meng Chuan was not stumped.
There’s no need to choose high-grade Godfiend bodies. Mirage Fiend Body controls the enemy’s consciousness. Sanguine Divine Body’s cultivation is the most painful. The Myriad Poisons Fiend Body requires one to study various poisons. These aren’t suitable for me as a saber user.
Lightning Water Fiend Body, Wind Lightning Divine Body, and Phantom Fiend Body are too inferior to the two transcendent-grade Godfiend bodies. I can only choose from the two transcendent-grade Godfiend bodies. The Eon Sea Fiend Body is good at frontal assaults but is average when it comes to speed. I’ve been learning the swift saber from a young age, so how can I give it up?
That’s why I only have one option—the Lightning Devastator Fiend Body.
This suited him the best.
After making his decision, Meng Chuan continued reading the books. Reading could broaden one’s horizons.
For example, the Body Tempering Godfiend lineage was introduced in the books. The demons had started invading 800 years ago.
Humans realized that demons were generally stronger than humans in terms of physical bodies. Although human Godfiends were not inferior to demon monarchs in strength, their bodies were generally weaker.
Therefore, some powerful human Godfiends began attempting to create a Body Tempering Godfiend lineage. They wanted their bodies to match divine armaments and treasures, but these attempts had only gone on for a few centuries. The formulas were extremely incomplete. The theoretical limit was the Great Solar realm. Most people who were Body Tempering Godfiends failed to reach the Great Solar realm. Furthermore, one expended large amounts of treasures and resources. Therefore, the three large sects strictly prohibited inner sect disciples from becoming Body Tempering Godfiends. It was, at best, left to a few outer sect disciples as test subjects.
Godfiends had five realms. Meng Chuan saw
a detailed description about Godfiends.
Core Cloud, Indestructible, Great Solar, Darkstar, and Incessant. Darkstar Godfiends are Marquis Godfiends. Incessant Godfiends are Regis Godfiends.
Core Cloud, Indestructible, Great Solar… There’s still a chance for someone to fight an opponent at a higher level at these three realms. However, it’s impossible for a Great Solar Godfiend to fight against a Darkstar Godfiend. It would be amazing if they came out alive. The difference between the two realms is too great. It’s very difficult to break through the Great Solar realm to the Darkstar realm. It’s even harder than becoming a Godfiend. Meng Chuan was very shocked when he read this.
The Great Solar realm was just too inferior to the Darkstar realm.
The difficulty of breaking through was ridiculously high.
There were very few Godfiends in the Great Solar realm. For instance, Fairy Meng, Yun Wanhai, and many other outer sect disciples would not be able to reach the Great Solar realm their entire lives. As for Archean Mountain’s inner sect disciples—as long as they didn’t die—most would become Great Solar Godfiends. However, only one in fifteen Great Solar Godfiends could become Darkstar Godfiends. The ratio of successful breakthroughs was simply too low.
Mortal Core Condensation experts had a low chance of breaking through because they didn’t have the chance to enter the Godfiend Blood Pool. If everyone had the chance to enter the Godfiend Blood Pool to challenge the Life-and-Death juncture, there would have been far more Godfiends.
In contrast, breaking through from the Great Solar realm to the Darkstar realm was just too difficult.
Essence Soul? Meng Chuan’s heart suddenly stirred.
Many thresholds obstructed one from reaching the Darkstar realm. One of them was the Essence Soul. Only by condensing an Essence Soul would one have a chance of becoming a Darkstar Godfiend. Otherwise, there was no hope for their entire lives. Many Great Solar Godfiends were stuck at this step.
What’s an Essence Soul? The book’s description is too vague. After reading the passage, Meng Chuan was filled with puzzlement. He continued to search for other books and read them.
However, there were very few books that talked about the Essence Soul. Meng Chuan read more than a hundred books. He read through all the books related to the Lightning Devastator Fiend Body, but he failed to find a detailed description regarding the Essence Soul.
It’s been an entire day. Meng Chuan looked outside the cave. The sky had lit up again. He walked up to Yan Jin and gently nudged him.
Yan Jin raised his head and glanced at Meng Chuan before lowering his head to continue reading. “Go back first. I haven’t decided on a transcendent-grade Godfiend body.”
Meng Chuan nodded.
Yan Jin had four transcendent-grade Godfiend bodies that he could choose, unlike himself—who had made a decision early on.
After Meng Chuan left the library, there were still eighteen people in the cave who continued reading. They didn’t know which Godfiend body to choose. These new disciples didn’t want to sleep at all. It was easy for them to last a few days and nights without sleep. After all, servants delivered them food and water.
Swoosh.
Meng Chuan strolled around Yellow Reverence Peak quickly. Soon, he arrived in front of a towering building. There were eight floors to the building and many servants.
“I’m here to obtain my pill and treasure quota for this month.” Meng Chuan walked over. A cyan-robed man stood in front of the counter. He smiled and said, “Lord Meng, may I have your identity token.”
Meng Chuan took out his identity token.
After the cyan-robed man received it, a servant quickly delivered a black wooden box. The identity token made contact with the black wooden box. Quintessential Essence flowed into the box, causing it to open automatically.
“Lord Meng Chuan, you came first at the entrance examination this year. The Mountain Lord has specially approved of you receiving the highest grades of pills and treasures among all the disciples. You will receive ten Thousand Star Pills and 3000 credits every month. You will receive one Lightning Tribulation Fruit every half-year.” The cyan-robed man smiled as he took out a black book and handed it to Meng Chuan. “Credits can be exchanged for any treasure. The exact prices for such exchanges are in this book.”
Meng Chuan flipped it open.
The pills that he needed to consume for extended periods were considered cheap. They could be exchanged for a few credits. For example, one Thousand Star Pill would require fifty credits.
As for rare treasures, they were much more precious. An Iceheart Fruit could be exchanged for 38,000 credits. One drop of Godfiend Jade Marrow Liquid could be exchanged for 102,000 credits. An Astral Spirit Herb could be exchanged for 50,000 credits. Archean Mountain only had two Astral Spirit Herbs currently. Of course, other natural treasures could be used to forge a robust Godfiend foundation.
Pills, rare treasures, and even all the baneful auras in the world can be exchanged. Oh? When Meng Chuan flipped to the back, his eyes lit up. Archean Mountain actually has so many special cultivation grounds.
One had to use credits if they wanted to cultivate in the special cultivation grounds. For example, the Darkness Altar had the effect of tempering one’s will. Ascending the Darkness Altar once required 100 credits. The Earth Magnetic baneful Aura Pool required 100 credits for one day of cultivation. The Myriad Poison Pit required 300 credits for one day of cultivation.
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This was because cultivating in these places drained the lands. For example, baneful aura, rare poisons, and even the mysterious black fog from the Darkness Altar would be consumed when cultivating. The higher one ascended the altar, the more black fog drained. Reaching the peak of the Darkness Altar drained a ridiculous amount of black fog. Once a disciple reached the summit, Archean Mountain would forbid disciples from climbing it again.
Therefore, Archean Mountain disciples used their credits to exchange for various cultivation resources. These were handed out by Archean Mountain every month.
“Every month, treasures and credits are distributed. Archean Mountain will hand them out for twenty years without any compensation needed,” said the cyan-robed man with a smile. “If you can pass the Nine Mystical Caves in a decade, you will be able to leave the mountain. The remaining ten years’ worth of treasures and credits will be given to you in one go.”
Meng Chuan nodded slightly. They didn’t need to serve in the military. They didn’t need to risk their lives; instead they cultivated in a safe environment. However, this was the only peaceful period they had after becoming Godfiends. Once they passed the Nine Mystical Caves, they would begin protecting humanity.
“Lord Meng Chuan, you still have 185,200 credits under your name,” the cyan-robed man said.
“I have that much?” Meng Chuan was stunned. He received the greatest quota of treasures and credits every month. But, that only amounted to 3,000 credits every month, and 36,000 per annum.
“Godfiend Meng Yan transferred all 182,200 credits under her name to you,” said the cyan-robed man.
“Grandaunt?” Meng Chuan fell silent. He remembered his grandaunt mentioning that she would transfer her credits to him.
This was his grandaunt’s accumulated credits after eighty years as a Godfiend. It probably included the credits received from Eastcalm Prefecture’s demon invasion. Only after all those bloody battles had she accumulated this many credits.
“By the way, there’s a letter from your family, Lord Meng Chuan.” The cyan-robed man handed a letter to him.
Chapter 94 - Everyone Has Their Fate (Final Chapter of Volume)
Translator: CKtalon Editor: CKtalon
Letter from my family? Meng Chuan took the letter and looked at it. It’s from Dad? Dad left two days ago. Why did he send a letter so soon?
He had a vague suspicion about what the letter was about. He didn’t read it immediately. Instead, he first took the pills, treasures, and the black book and returne
d to his cave abode.
Ever since he became an Archean Mountain disciple, he had been reading the books in the library the entire time. He hadn’t gone to his cave abode at all.
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On Bright Scenic Peak, in a remote area, Meng Chuan sat alone on a large rock as he watched the vast sea of clouds floating past the mountain peaks. The peaks were perennially covered in snow.
Grandaunt has passed away. Meng Chuan put away his father’s letter—it simply informed him about what happened.
On the morning of 23rd December, his father rushed back to Eastcalm Prefecture. He told his clansmen and Fairy Meng the news.
His grandaunt was already heavily injured. When the demons invaded, she had used all her strength. Her body had already been in a terrible state for half a year. However, because of her obsession, she persevered until she received news of Meng Chuan being admitted into Archean Mountain. Once she learned of this news, she felt relaxed and happy. Her obsession disappeared, and her body quickly collapsed.
That night—after his grandaunt gave the clansmen some final instructions—she passed away with a smile.
There were two letters. One was from his father, and the other was from his grandaunt.
Meng Chuan gently unfolded his grandaunt’s letter.
“Meng Chuan, I’m very happy to know that you took first place in Archean Mountain’s entrance examination. I won’t be able to see you anymore. My passing will happen tonight. Whatever I want to say will be written in this letter. Your future far exceeds mine. I can only give you some advice as a Godfiend with eighty years of experience.
“First, rely on your comrades when you are on the battlefield. During life-and-death battles, one move from your comrades might save your life. Don’t be rash just because you are strong. “Second, always hide your killer moves. Even when killing enemies, try to keep them a secret. The demons are collecting intelligence on the Godfiends. When all your secrets are exposed, you will be in danger. Do not tell a person anything about your best skills. Telling a second person will result in there being a third, tenth person, and more knowing about it.