“Why are you back so quickly?” asked the illusory Qin Wu’s illusory. “Isn’t there still about a month before a year is up?”
“Just the three of you? What about the others?” asked the illusory Luo Tang worriedly.
Only then did Meng Chuan remember about Yan Chitong and Xue Feng. He immediately waved his hand.
Whoosh. Whoosh.
Yan Chitong and Xue Feng appeared by his side. “Cough.” King True Martial coughed, his face pale.
“You are injured? What happened?” asked Li Guan. Qin Wu and Luo Tang also realized that something was amiss.
King True Martial explained with a smile, “We encountered the birth of an Origins treasure, so we got Junior Brother Yan and Xue to hide in a small grotto-heaven. The remaining three of us joined forces to grab the treasure. We were lucky and managed to acquire it.”
“An Origins treasure?” The Supremacies revealed looks of delight.
“This time, apart from the Origins treasure, we also obtained another valuable treasurethe Spacetime Floating Ice,” said King True Martial. “The other treasures are rather ordinary. By the way, there’s still more good news. Junior Brother Xue Feng has broken through and reached the Dharma Domain realm. He has also mastered the Fifteen Golden Wind Swords.”
Li Guan, Qin Wu, and Luo Tang were pleasantly surprised when they heard that.
“Describe what happened in the World Gap,” said Li Guan with a smile. At the same time, he carefully observed Xue Feng.
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Meng Chuan and the other Marquis Godfiends listened obediently. King Calm Sea didn’t say a word as King True Martial chuckled and said, “Everything went smoothly. We spent the rest of our time cultivating in the World Gap. We had two major battles because of the Spacetime Floating Ice and the Origins treasure. The first time was a month after we entered the World Gap. There were two peak fifth Firmament demon monarchs, Greater Demon Monarch Black Wind and City Lord White Cloud. Thankfully, Junior Brother Meng’s movement technique is outstanding. It was quite easy for us to snatch the treasures before killing a demon monarch.”
“Meng Chuan’s movement technique?” Li Guan, Qin Wu, and Luo Tang looked at Meng Chuan.
“Junior Brother Meng played a huge role in both battles. If it weren’t for him, the demons would definitely have snatched the Origins treasure. If the fire pheasant greater demon monarch had flown alone, we might not have been able to catch up with it without Junior Brother Meng,” said King True Martial wistfully.
King Calm Sea, who had been silent for a long time, finally said, “The credit first goes to Senior Brother Wang, followed by Junior Brother Meng.”
When Meng Chuan heard that, he immediately said, “All the hard work in dealing with the enemy was thanks to my two senior brothers. I only contributed my speed.”
“If it weren’t for Junior Brother Xue, I wouldn’t have been able to kill Blood Shura. We also mightn’t have been able to obtain the Origins treasure,” said King True Martial.
“Haha, that’s enough. We understand.” Li Guan chuckled. “How’s your cultivation progress?”
“Our progress is slow, but the three juniorswho are still at the Darkstar realm-have gained quite a bit,” said King True Martial. “After two months in the World Gap, Junior Brother Yan reached the peak of the Realm of Dao. After half a year, Junior Brother Xue Feng mastered the Fifteen Golden Wind Swords and reached the Dharma Domain realm. After nine months, Junior Brother Meng reached the peak of the Realm of Dao.”
He knew what the Supremacies were concerned about, so he shared the key points.
“Oh?” The three Supremacies nodded slightly when they heard that. This was within their expectations.
“The Spacetime Floating Ice and Origins treasure has to be handed to the sect. You can’t use them anyway,” said Li Guan. “We will award you credits based on your individual contributions. As for the other treasures? You can keep them. If you can’t use them, you can also hand them to the sect for credits.”
“Let’s exchange them for credit.”
Meng Chuan, Yan Chitong, and Xue Feng began to take out the treasures they obtained. Many of these treasures were unheard of, so it was naturally difficult for them to put to good use. Meng Chuan had acquired many spoils of war in the past few years. For example, he had given almost all of the spoils of war he had obtained from killing fourth and fifth Firmament demon monarchs to the sect. This allowed Meng Chuan to accumulate over 1.1 billion credits! Most of the credits were from killing underground demon monarchs.
He accumulated more than one million credits every day. After two years of hunting, his total was astonishing. In regards to accumulating credits, even King True Martial and King Calm Sea couldn’t compare to Meng Chuan. In the entire human world, only King White Treasure had accumulated an equally astonishing amount of credits.
“Xue Feng’s two treasures are worth 80 million credits altogether. Yan Chitong’s three treasures are worth 90 million credits. Meng Chuan’s three treasures are also worth 90 million credits.” Li Guan quickly made a judgment on the approximate value of the treasures. “The distribution of credits for the Spacetime Floating Ice and the Origins treasure will be given to you after we carefully examine them.”
Meng Chuan and company listened.
“The three of you came out about a month early. Do you plan on entering again?” Li Guan looked at the three Godfiends.
“There’s no need,” said Meng Chuan, Yan Chitong, and Xue Feng.
After watching the birth of a world for so long, an additional month didn’t make much of a difference.
“Alright. King True Martial and King Calm Sea will stay behind. The three of you can return first,” said Li Guan. “If there’s anything you wish to exchange for, you can ask Elder Yi for it.”
“Yes.” Meng Chuan and company bowed.
Yan Chitong and Xue Feng’s contributions were decided. There were no other variables that could affect how much credits they earned. Meng Chuan would receive credits for his contribution in obtaining the Spacetime Floating Ice and Origins treasure, but he didn’t care about it.
Meng Chuan and company flew away.
“Senior Brother Meng, I’ll trouble you with the matter regarding my brother, Yan Jin,” said Xue Feng via voice transmission.
“Leave it to me. I’ll meet him later,” replied Meng Chuan via voice transmission.
Xue Feng was relieved. He and Yan Chitong went to Treasure Repository first. After all, they had been “poor” for too long. There were many things they wanted to exchange for. Meng Chuan flew to Bright Scenic Peak to meet his children.
Bright Scenic Peak, Meng Chuan’s cave abode —which was also Meng An’s cave abode now.
When he arrived, his children were rather excited.
“Dad.”
“Dad.”
Meng You and Meng An were very happy to see their father.
“Hey.” Meng Chuan looked at his children and nodded in satisfaction. His son, Meng An, came to the mountain at the age of 13. Back then, he looked like a young teenager. Now, he was 16 years old. Due to his cultivation, he was a handsome youth. His daughter, Meng You, had also grown up. His daughter had changed tremendously.
“How’s life on the mountain?” asked Meng Chuan.
“It’s very lively on the mountain,” said Meng An immediately. “Us fellow disciples often spar and compete with each other.”
“It’s lively?” Meng Chuan was taken aback before coming to a realization. Back when he and Liu Qiyue were cultivating on the mountain, it wasn’t that lively. Most of their fellow disciples cultivated alone. They would only attend gatherings at Dao Exchange Peak occasionally. Now that the demon monarchs lurked everywhere in the world, most Great Solar Godfiends stayed on the mountain. There were many more Godfiends than before, so it was naturally much more lively. Many Godfiends, especially Great Solar Godfiends, had slow improvement. It was no longer suitable for them to cultivate arduously. Ga
therings, spars, and competitions naturally increased. “It’s very lively.” Meng You smiled happily. “Many senior brothers are pursuing my sister,” said Meng An immediately. “Oh?” Meng Chuan’s heart tightened. Chasing after my daughter? I have to vet them! Don’t try to cheat my daughter.
“I ignored them all,” said Meng You immediately. “It’s naturally more important to cultivate to become a Godfiend first.”
“That’s right. The two of you are only 16 years old. Work hard to become Godfiends,” said Meng Chuan. “How’s your cultivation?”
Meng You said, “The Azure Lotus Divine Body I chose is rather difficult to cultivate. Uncle Yan often guides me, allowing my cultivation to be much smoother. I’ve already attained Lesser Mastery of the Azure Lotus Divine Body, but Greater Mastery might take another year. As for Perfection, I’m not confident.”
“Don’t be anxious. Just take it one step at a time. It’s fine if you spend a few more years.” Meng Chuan was rather satisfied. She had already attained Lesser Mastery of the Azure Lotus Divine Body? Yan Jin was even helping her?“The Samsara Divine Body I chose is indeed rather difficult. I haven’t mastered it despite spending three years on it,” said Meng An softly.
“Do you want to switch to another Godfiend body formula?” asked Meng Chuan. “There’s no need. I’m confident I can master it.” Meng An’s eyes were filled with confidence. “I’ve already mastered three different Intents. I have some ideas about the remaining two.”
Meng Chuan felt poignant when he heard that. His son’s talent was much higher than his. Meng An had attained three different Intents at the age of 16!
The Samsara Divine Body was created by Ancestral Master Archean Eon. The Samsara spear art was the most profound technique of the human race. Meng Chuan agreed with his son’s chosen path. However, it was too difficult to attain basic mastery. Only by comprehending five different elemental Intents and fusing them into the Samsara Intent could one master the Samsara Divine Body. Meng An was a peerless genius, and he was very compatible with the Samsara spear art. Even so, it remained difficult for him to master the Samsara Divine Body.
After a long chat and dinner with his children, Meng Chuan headed to Fluttering Snow Peak to meet Yan Jin.
Snowflakes flew everywhere. It snowed most of the year here.
“Meng Chuan, you’re here.” Yan Jin took the initiative to come to the entrance of his cave abode to welcome Meng Chuan. He had also been part of a Godfiend team a few years ago. As he fought with other Godfiends in life-and-death battles, his cold bearingwhich kept people at bay—had lightened significantly. However, he still didn’t have many friends. He only had a handful of friends on Archean Mountain.
“How’s life on the mountain?” Meng Chuan smiled as he walked in.
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“It’s a little boring.” Yan Jin walked by his side and said, “Previously, we were in Godfiend patrol teams and often had the chance to fight demon monarchs. Now that the prefecture and county cities have been abandoned, Great Solar Godfiends like us won’t be of much use.”
Meng Chuan smiled and said, “Some Great Solar Godfiends are still needed down the mountain.”
“They are only allowed to leave the mountain because they are older,” said Yan Jin. “Some of our senior brothers and sisters are in charge of Earth Net’s investigations. Some are in charge of defending large cities.”
“You’re still young, and you cultivate a transcendent-grade Godfiend body. Archean Mountain still has great hopes for you,” said Meng Chuan.
Yan Jin walked to the hall and sat down. “Sit.” He then poured a cup of alcohol for Meng Chuan and said, “One has the highest chance of becoming a Marquis Godfiend before the age of 60. After the age of 60, one’s probability of becoming a Marquis Godfiend will gradually decrease. I’m the same age as you. I only have eight years left before I’m 60. I don’t have any confidence in becoming a Marquis Godfiend in eight years.”
“Despite being stuck at a bottleneck, breakthroughs can happen at any time.” Meng Chuan flipped his hand and took out a treasure box.
“Oh?” Yan Jin said in surprise, “You aren’t using a storage bag?” “Don’t let others know about it,” said Meng Chuan with a smile. “It’s a small pocket grotto-heaven that I carry with me. There aren’t many people who know about it.”
Yan Chitong and Xue Feng knew. Meng Chuan’s had greater trust in Yan Jin than in most others.
“A small pocket grotto-heaven?” Yan Jin exclaimed.
“Here.” Meng Chuan handed the treasure box to Yan Jin. “This is a unique treasure I obtained by chance. It’s useful for you, so I’m giving it to you.”
“For me?” Yan Jin smiled. They were good friends that had experienced life-and-death battles together when they were young. They cultivated together in Archean City and entered Archean Mountain together. Since they had a good relationship, it was normal for them to give each other gifts.
Yan Jin opened the wooden box curiously and saw an ice lotus flower inside. Flames flickered on the ice lotus flower’s pistils. Ice and fire… were perfectly combined within this lotus flower.
“This is…” Yan Jin’s heart skipped a beat. He cultivated the Azure Lotus Divine Body and dual-wielded swords. He also cultivated the Black Metal Sutra, Icefire Seven Absolutes. He had a deep understanding of ice and fire. Upon seeing the ice lotus flower that had ice and fire coexisting, he was immediately triggered. Soon, he reacted and looked at Meng Chuan. “This is too precious.” “It’s nothing much,” said Meng Chuan with a smile. “For example, my small pocket grotto-heaven is ten times more expensive than this! As for the ice lotus flower… it’s just one of my many treasures. This ice lotus flower isn’t anything to me. Don’t reject me if you call me brother. In the future, kill more demon monarchs when you become a Marquis Godfiend. We humans lack powerful Godfiends in this war.”
Yan Jin looked at Meng Chuan and nodded. “Alright.”
“That’s the way,” said Meng Chuan with a smile. “By the way, I still have to thank you for guiding You’er.”
“Meng You is quite talented.” Yan Jin nodded. “At the very least, she’s more talented than I was back then.”
“Yan Jin, you’re the same age as me. My children are already on Archean Mountain and are about to become Godfiends, but you’re still single,” said Meng Chuan with a smile. “Does any woman catch your fancy? When do you plan on getting married?” “It’s good to be alone,” said Yan Jin calmly. “I like the feeling of being alone. I don’t like having too many people. It’s too noisy!” The two drank and ate, chatting until midnight before Meng Chuan returned.
Late at night, Yan Jin stood at the entrance of the cave abode and watched Meng Chuan leave amidst the snow.
“He’s gone again.” Yan Jin closed the door to his cave abode and returned to his chamber. He took out the wooden box from his storage bag and looked at the ice lotus flower in the wooden box. As Yan Jin stared at the ice lotus flower, he whispered, “Meng Chuan, thank you.”
When Meng Chuan returned to his cave abode, he saw Xue Feng hiding in the darkness near the entrance.
Xue Feng walked out of the darkness. “He accepted it?” Xue Feng looked at Meng Chuan.
“Yes.” Meng Chuan nodded.
“That’s good, that’s good.” Xue Feng heaved a sigh of relief. “Remember, keep it a secret. Once he knows that I gave it to you, he will definitely return it to me.”
“It will be kept a secret.” Meng Chuan nodded. “But your estrangement…” “Sigh, it’s mainly because of my father’s temper. The Xue family owes my younger brother a lot.” Xue Feng sighed again before saying, “Thank you for your help. I’ll take my leave first. I have to leave Archean Mountain immediately and return to defend the city.”
Meng Chuan nodded and watched Xue Feng leave.
The next morning, Meng Chuan went to the Treasure Repository to visit Elder Yi.
“Junior Brother Meng.” Elder Yi warmly we
lcomed Meng Chuan and led him into a tea room. Elder Yi sat cross-legged and brewed some tea for Meng Chuan. “Have some tea.”
“I’m here because I want all Black Metal Sutras and Heaven-level techniques that involve the lightning lineage,” said Meng Chuan. “I want to read them. By the way, I don’t need the Heart Intent Saber and World Roving Dragon Saber.”
“Oh?” Elder Yi hesitated for a moment. “Junior Brother Meng, are you sure you want all of them? Archean Mountain has a long history. We have plenty of Heaven-level lightning lineage techniques.” “All of them,” said Meng Chuan. “Alright.” Elder Yi stood up. “I’ll go look for them. Wait for me here.”
After a while, Elder Yi returned to the tea room after Meng Chuan finished his cup of tea.
“Archean Mountain has a total of eight Black Metal Sutras involving the lightning lineage. You don’t need the Heart Intent Saber or World Roving Dragon Saber. The remaining six techniques are here.” Elder Yi placed six black metal plates on the table. They looked ordinary and didn’t have any illustrations. With a wave of his hand, piles of black books appeared beside him. The number of books was astonishing.
“These are the Heaven-level techniques of the lightning lineage,” said Elder Yi solemnly. “Heaven-level techniques are only at the Dharma Domain level. At most, one or two moves will reach the Grotto-Heaven realm. Therefore, they didn’t have the luxury of using Meteorite Metal for legacy impartation. The number of times that a legacy can impart intent guidance is naturally limited. Each instance of intent guidance will deplete the intent legacy. After about 20 instances of intent guidance, the intent legacy will be depleted.
“Therefore, readers need to be very careful.” Elder Yi looked at Meng Chuan. “If there’s no need, it’s best you don’t read it. Read it only when there’s a need! After reading it, you will be obligated to write a new legacy if you master it.”
Meng Chuan nodded. Legacies were obviously very precious.
“These are the lightning lineage Heaven-level techniques that contain intent legacies. There are 322 books in total. There are also books here that have depleted intent legacies; they only have textual descriptions. There are 619 of them.” Elder Yi waved his hand again, and a large pile of books appeared beside him.
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