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“There are about 200 medium-sized World Entrances. There are even more small World Entrances. Furthermore, they are constantly increasing in number.” Meng Chuan nodded. “There are too few Marquis Godfiends. We will only be sending weak Godfiends to their deaths if we make them defend the World Entrances. There’s no way to put up a defense!”
“Something will happen with a million demon monarchs coming in,” said Liu Qiyue worriedly.
“We’ll deal with whatever comes our way,” said Meng Chuan. “Let’s be prepared. By the way, did anything else happen?”
“Good news.” Liu Qiyue smiled and said, “Two months ago, our Archean Mountain finally gave birth to a Regis Godfiend. It’s King Sword Nine.”
“King Sword Nine?” Meng Chuan’s eyes lit up as he sighed. “It’s been 50 years since Archean Mountain produced a Regis Godfiend. Archean Mountain now has 14 Regis Godfiends.”
It was very difficult to become a Regis Godfiend. Even a peerless genius-who could reach the Dharma Domain realm before the age of 90—found it difficult to guarantee that they would attain a third-level Essence Soul before the age of 90. Regis Godfiends had a 500-year lifespan. However, Archean Mountain only had 14 Regis Godfiends. This showed how difficult it was for a new Regis Godfiend to rise.
Sometimes, two or three geniuses of the same generation could become Regis Godfiends one after the other. Sometimes, it took 70 to 80 years to produce one Regis Godfiend.
“Sword Nine didn’t put much effort into his cultivation when he was young. He was a playboy, and his reputation wasn’t good either,” said Meng Chuan with a sigh. “Later, his elder brother entered the Godfiend Blood Pool and attempted the Life-and-Death juncture, but failed. It agitated him. He only started to cultivate seriously when he was 17 years old. He became a Godfiend at the age of 28. He wasn’t too dazzling among his peers. He became a Marquis Godfiend at the age of 66. He’s 109 this year, and he actually became a Regis Godfiend.
“He cultivates the Thirteen Swordbane Fiend Body,” said Meng Chuan with a smile. “In history, those who cultivate the Thirteen Swordbane Fiend Body are famous for killing. However, he likes array formations. He uses the 13 Swordbanes to set up formations. Come, let’s have a drink.” Meng Chuan took out an alcohol flask from his Grotto-Heaven Magic Bead and said excitedly, “I have to drink now that I’ve heard the good news of the new Regis Godfiend.”
Liu Qiyue drank with him. An additional Regis Godfiend meant a gain in combat strength. A Thirteen Swordbane Fiend Body Regis Godfiend was extremely good at fighting.
The couple talked about the past two years and what happened in the World Gap. Even the demons knew about the World Gap, so its existence wasn’t confidential.
“By the way, this is for you.” Meng Chuan handed the book wrapped in a beast hide to his wife.
“What’s this?” Puzzled, Liu Qiyue received it. She found it very soft. This book was made of a mysterious white beast hide. When she flipped open the book, she saw a painting of flying phoenix etched in it. Liu Qiyue’s heart trembled as she immersed herself in it.
She looked at it for over an hour. The sun set and the sky turned dark.
“Phoenix Flight.” Liu Qiyue looked up at her husband. “Where did this come from?”
“It’s from the demons. Master said that this is a movement technique. It should be suitable for your cultivation,” said Meng Chuan.
“Yes, just looking at the painting makes my blood boil.” Liu Qiyue was very excited. “I’ll give it a try.” The moment she finished speaking, she rushed out of the hall and flew into the sky to test the movement technique.
Whoosh.
An extremely beautiful, fiery divine bird appeared in the sky. This divine bird spread its wings and flew. Its tail feathers were long and beautiful. It flew back and forth above the manor, leaving behind a beautiful trajectory.
Meng Chuan sighed in amazement. This divine bird is a phoenix?
The divine bird was a phenomenon formed by flames. Liu Qiyue was inside the divine bird. When Liu Qiyue used the movement technique, she isolated light from the outside world. However, Meng Chuan could still see her clearly with his electromagnetic domain.
Whoosh.
The fiery divine bird landed on the ground. The flames dissipated in midair, leaving an incredulous Liu Qiyue.
“Ah Chuan, this is the best technique for Phoenix Divine Body cultivators.” Liu Qiyue looked at Meng Chuan. “I feel like I’ve really become a divine bird-a phoenix. I even have a direction towards reaching the Dharma Domain realm for fire.”
“You have a direction towards the Dharma Domain realm?” Meng Chuan was happy for his wife.
“Yes, during the battle at the garrison, I cast Phoenix’s Nirvana and shot five fourth Firmament demon monarchs with nine arrows. Only one fourth Firmament demon monarch managed to escape. As I maintained Phoenix’s Nirvana, I reached the peak of the Realm of Dao. However, I didn’t have any idea on how to reach the Dharma Domain realm.” Liu Qiyue was excited. “I saw the direction today.”
Meng Chuan gently hugged his wife. “I read from your letter that you expended 12 years of your lifespan.”
“The stronger one is, the purer one’s phoenix bloodline will be. The more one’s strength increases when undergoing nirvana, the faster one’s lifespan will be drained.” Liu Qiyue nodded. “I used 12 years of my lifespan by shooting nine arrows. The rate of expenditure is indeed much faster than when I was a Great Solar Godfiend.”
When she was a Great Solar Godfiend, she had cast Phoenix’s Nirvana once. That single usage expended 18 years of her lifespan.
“The lifespan you have burned all these years has exceeded 30 years.” Meng Chuan looked at his wife, his heart aching.
“It’s worth it when used to kill demon monarchs.” Liu Qiyue smiled at Meng Chuan.
Chapter 324 - Saber Practice At Night
Meng Chuan’s heart still ached for his wife. After all, she had consumed her lifespan.
“I can also choose not to use Phoenix’s Nirvana,” said Liu Qiyue with a smile. “However, if I had chosen to do that, I wouldn’t have been able to defeat six fourth Firmament demon monarchs with just Marchioness Plum Snow and me. I’d also have been in grave danger of dying. Countless commoners—who we were defending-would have died. As for using Phoenix’s Nirvana, I killed five people easily. Only one managed to escape. When I underwent Nirvana, my insights into fire improved. My Essence Soul improved as well. I believe that in this era, many Godfiends hope to be capable of unleashing such bursts of strength.”
“I understand. You have to be more careful about your lifespan. It’s best if you become a Regis Godfiend as soon as possible,” said Meng Chuan.
His wife had drained over 30 years of her lifespan. In addition to her current age, she was less than ten years away from being 90 years old. Could she become a Regis Godfiend in ten years? Even though his wife had used the phoenix feather to purify her bloodline and had begun cultivating Phoenix Flight, Meng Chuan wasn’t optimistic.
A night passed.
Meng Chuan had a rare good sleep. He hadn’t slept for a single moment in the World Gap.
The sky slowly brightened when he woke up. Meng Chuan and his wife ate breakfast together.
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“Marquis Eastcalm?” An old woman arrived. When she saw Meng Chuan and his wife, she couldn’t help but grin.
“Marchioness Plum Snow,” greeted Meng Chuan politely. He respected the Godfiends that were nearing the end of their lifespans. “Thank you for taking care of Qiyue for the past two years.”
“Don’t say that,” said the old woman with a smile. “I was just supporting her. I rely on Junior Sister Liu to kill enemies.”
The old woman very familiarly scooped a bowl of porridge and said with a smile, “I’ve been eating breakfast with Junior Sister Liu for the past two years. It looks like I won’t need to do so in the future. I can spend more time with my great-grandchildren.”
Liu Qiyue smil
ed brightly.
“It’s been a long time since I saw you smile so happily.” The old woman smiled.
Meng Chuan finished his porridge and stood up. “Marchioness Plum Snow, duty calls. I’ll be taking my leave first.”
The old woman nodded. “Go ahead.”
Meng Chuan nodded at his wife before disappearing into the horizon.
“Unparalleled speed.” The old woman looked up. “He lives up to his reputation.”
Meng Chuan began his daily underground reconnaissance once again. He hadn’t been underground for nearly a year, so he was already somewhat rusty.
Whoosh.
Ever since he cultivated the World Roving Dragon Saber, Meng Chuan’s speed had increased tremendously. His underground reconnaissance speed was naturally much faster than before.
Swish!
Like a swimming lightning dragon, he traversed the deep underground. He kept the Divine Eye of Lightning at his glabella open, and his electromagnetic domain scanned his surroundings. Although he was now faster, he followed the same rules. He spent 12 hours underground
Boom.
Evening, in the western desert.
A figure soared into the sky. It was Meng Chuan. Meng Chuan flew to the northeast and headed straight for Changfeng City. With his Darkstar domain, he distorted the light around him.
I actually killed 193 underground demon monarchs today. My speed is much faster than a year ago. I can sweep through more places, but it shouldn’t have doubled my daily kill count. Yes, there must be an increasing number of demon monarchs hiding underground. King White Treasure is famous, so few demon monarchs hide underground in the Black Sand Dynasty. Most of them are in the Great Zhou Dynasty and the Great Yue Dynasty.
The demon monarchs hiding in the Great Zhou Dynasty’s underground kept increasing. These demon monarchs didn’t hide deep in the sea because that was too far away. Attacking human cities would be troublesome.
Changfeng City. Meng Chuan immediately swooped down when he saw the city below.
After dinner, Meng Chuan spent more than two hours painting. After that, he began to examine the various ultimate techniques of the lightning lineage. “Ah Chuan, aren’t you sleeping?” Liu Qiyue asked.
“I also need to cultivate. I hope to reach the Dharma Domain realm as soon as possible so that I can become a Regis Godfiend,” said Meng Chuan with a smile. “I need to carry out underground reconnaissance during the day. I won’t be sleeping at night. I need to spend more time cultivating.”
“Can you take it?” Liu Qiyue asked worriedly.
“I didn’t sleep for almost a year in the World Gap. I managed to take it. My body can constantly maintain the optimum state. As for Essence Soul fatigue? I can recover during my daily painting session,” said Meng Chuan with a smile. “Don’t worry. I’ll sleep a little when I’m really tired.”
“Alright.” Liu Qiyue nodded.
In the study, Meng Chuan began to sort out the ultimate techniques that he had memorized. Occasionally, he would write his findings on paper. In order to save time, he simply organized and classified them in different categories.
Speed. It’s an important characteristic of the lightning lineage. Even if they don’t deliberately aim for speed, lightning lineage cultivators will be very fast. They are also fast when attacking. I can draw upon the wisdom of others and fuse it with my ideas to create the moves I need.Although the Heart Intent Saber is known as the swiftest saber art in the world, it’s still not fast enough for me. This is because it values the Yin-Yang Annihilation forces significantly. That ends up affecting its speed. My saber art needs to have my Flash Form of Lightning’s essence be the core. The rest are just auxiliary. I will pursue ultimate speed.
Meng Chuan pondered about his cultivation path. After seeing the purple lightning and painting the Fifteen Lightning Forms, he believed that the Flash Form of Lightning was the pinnacle of pure speed. It was like lightning, like light! Wherever light could reach, the saber could too!
This path wasn’t based on pure speed alone. From the purple lightning, Meng Chuan could tell that when one’s speed reached an unimaginable level, it would contain an annihilative might that could tear through the River of Spacetime. Speed and power didn’t conflict. Many lightning lineage cultivators pursued speed and realized that they weren’t powerful enough. This was because they weren’t fast enough! The faster the saber became, the more devastating the saber strike would be. When one’s saber attack approached the speed of light, it was capable of tearing apart the River of Spacetime.
My conjectured saber art shall be named the Infinite Saber.The Infinite Saber’s extreme speed shall surpass all saber arts in history. I like the World Roving Dragon Saber very much. It’s as unrestrained as a painting in the world. However, it’s still not beautiful enough. It lacks color and isn’t gorgeous enough.
Meng Chuan looked at the saber art from an artist’s perspective. He felt that his World Roving Dragon Saber was still lacking. I’ll build upon the foundation of the Nine Heavenly Forms of Lightning and the Roving Dragon Form of Lightning. I’ll also fuse the Yin-Yang Form of Lightning into the saber art. By fusing the Yin-Yang Form of Lightning, there will be more variation to the World Roving Dragon Saber, adding color to it.
This saber art can really become a brush in the world. Meng Chuan was filled with anticipation. Amongst his two conjectured saber arts, the Infinite Saber art was extremely fast, but there were too few variations. In a life-and-death battle, if one’s speed was restrained, there was nothing they could do. The other saber art had an undecided name, but it was an extremely dazzling saber art. It was even more dazzling and beautiful than the World Roving Dragon Saber. There were more variations than the World Roving Dragon Saber!
One saber art had very few variations, while the other had all kinds of variations. When fighting an enemy, using a combination of the two saber arts would be extremely effective. Furthermore, the second saber art was also a movement technique. This unpredictable movement technique was best for close combat.
I have a direction towards the Dharma Domain realm for both saber arts. Time to begin cultivating. Meng Chuan walked out of the study and came to a small courtyard. He pulled out Demon Slayer and began cultivating in the dark.
Chapter 325 - New City
In the middle of the night, Meng Chuan’s saber beams spread out like lightning. With his Darkstar domain isolating his attacks, he ensured that he didn’t damage the courtyard at all. No noises reached the outside world due to the isolation.
The cultivation process to reach the Dharma Domain realm was very difficult. Only peerless geniuses vaguely knew the direction they had to take. From the peak of the Realm of Dao to the Dharma Domain realm, it took peerless geniuses an average of 30 years. Others only saw the strength of Regis Godfiends, but they didn’t know how difficult the cultivation process was.
Many ideas needed to be rejected, and new ideas had to be confirmed. When he had the best techniques of the lightning lineage at hand, he could cultivate much faster when he used them as a basis for his cultivation.
Whoosh.
After a night of cultivation, the sky gradually brightened before Meng Chuan took a break. I can’t rush it. A house is built one brick at a time.
Every supreme expert had to endure loneliness before they succeeded. Some people that didn’t have a direction would sink into oblivion forever. A Godfiend’s world was just difficult. Archean Mountain only produced a Regis Godfiend once every few decades.
Days passed.
Meng Chuan’s life was very regular. Every day, he would ensure that he hunted underground for 12 hours. He only talked with his wife during breakfast and dinner. Painting was the only period of the day that he enjoyed. He could wander around his painting world and paint as he wished. This allowed his Essence Soul to relax and recover. After that, he would practice his saber arts the entire night.
Day after day, Meng Chuan repeated this routine. Meng Chuan only slept once ever
y month or two, so he could relax his mind completely.
In the blink of an eye, it was autumn.
Evening.
Whoosh.
Meng Chuan landed in the courtyard. Liu Qiyue sat in the courtyard alone, drinking tea in a daze.
“Qiyue.” Meng Chuan smiled as he walked over.
Liu Qiyue turned to look at Meng Chuan with a solemn expression. She handed a letter to Meng Chuan. “Archean Mountain sent this letter to you. Read it.”
“What’s wrong?” Seeing how solemn his wife was, Meng Chuan quickly took the letter.
The letter wasn’t long, but Meng Chuan’s heart sank. Last night, a super-large World Entrance and two large World Entrances appeared? Meng Chuan felt worried.
“The letter says that Black Sand Dynasty’s medium-sized city pass, Leviathan Jade Pass, and the Great Yue Dynasty’s medium-sized city pass, Qingji Pass, have expanded to the size of a large World Entrance,” said Liu Qiyue. “As for our Great Zhou Dynasty, a super-large World Entrance has appeared in An State. We have to build a super-large city pass around it.”
“There were only three super-large city passes in the world. This is the fourth,” said Meng Chuan. “A Creation Supremacy is required to guard it.” “Two World Island and Black Sand Grotto-Heaven also need to build new large city passes. They need Regis Godfiends to guard them,” said Liu Qiyue worriedly. “Although the pressure is great, our Archean Mountain needs a Creation Supremacy to guard the new super-large city pass. We may even need one or two Regis Godfiends to support the Creation Supremacy.” “Yes.” Meng Chuan nodded and frowned. “Although building a new super-large city pass will increase the pressure on us, it’s something we can handle. I’m worried that this isn’t a good sign if three World Entrances appeared overnight-two large and one super-large.”