A beard lathered was half shaved.
Only by reaching the Blood Droplet realm could he completely resolve the threat of the million demon monarchs.
My dad’s days are much more carefree now. Meng Chuan passed his father’s patrol area from high up in the sky.
He could see an inconspicuous wooden hut on a nameless mountain.
Meng Dajiang lived here. He had a tree demon servant as his companion. Now, demon monarchs rarely hunted mortals. They only discovered two to three demon monarchs every month. The demon monarchs were weak, so the avian demon servants could easily dispatch them. Meng Dajiang only took action once every month or two. He was indeed quite relaxed.
Swoosh.
Meng Chuan didn’t disturb his father as he flew back to Jiang State Capital.
His wife, Liu Qiyue, was happily preparing lunch. Meng Chuan only carried out underground reconnaissance for six hours a day. After finishing, he rushed back at noon and could spend more time as a couple together.
Oh? Meng Chuan landed in the courtyard and looked at his wife, who was busy cooking in the kitchen. He blinked in disbelief.
Liu Qiyue carried the wooden tray out of the kitchen. On the wooden tray were plates of dishes. She smiled at Meng Chuan and took the initiative to release her Essence Soul fluctuations.
Third-level Essence Soul? Meng Chuan looked at his wife excitedly.
Chapter 369 - Liu Qiyue’s Queen Conferment
Liu Qiyue smiled brightly and nodded. “I broke through this morning when I was practicing my archery.” “That’s great.” Meng Chuan was overjoyed. “I’ll head to Archean Mountain later to exchange for the treasures needed for the breakthrough. You have to be careful when you are breaking through to the Seamless realm. You can’t be careless.”
His wife was one year younger than him. However, because she had cast Phoenix’s Nirvana several times, her vitality had begun to decline from its peak slowly. Of course, this decline had only gone on for about two years. Her vitality remained at an extremely high level, and her chances of becoming a Regis Godfiend were at least 98 percent. Almost every Marquis Godfiend would choose to break through with such chances. “Okay.” Liu Qiyue sensed her husband’s concern and nodded with a smile. “Alright, let’s have lunch first.”
Ultimately, his wife didn’t have a 100% chance of becoming a Regis Godfiend. Meng Chuan naturally had to make sure everything was in place. He arrived at Archean Mountain that afternoon.
“Supremacy, my wife, Liu Qiyue, plans on breaking through to become a Regis Godfiend in three days,” reported Meng Chuan to Li Guan. “Liu Qiyue is about to break through?” Li Guan was overjoyed. “This is a joyous occasion for our Archean Mountain.” A Regis Godfiend with a Phoenix Divine Body was much more powerful than ordinary Regis Godfiends.
“I’ll first exchange for the treasures needed for her breakthrough,” said Meng Chuan.
“Don’t worry. In three days, my Essence Soul avatar will guard Jiang State Capital to prevent the demons from disturbing her.” Li Guan smiled radiantly.
“I’ll take my leave.” Meng Chuan cupped his hands and left to prepare the appropriate treasures. Swoosh! Swoosh! Qin Wu and Luo Tang’s illusory figures soon arrived. “Good news. Liu Qiyue will break through to become a Regis Godfiend in three days,” said Li Guan with a smile.
“Oh?” Luo Tang was pleasantly surprised. “She has a Phoenix Divine Body. After becoming a Regis Godfiend, her strength will soar to the Creation realm when she casts Phoenix’s Nirvana. If she becomes a peak Regis Godfiend in the future, her strength will soar to the peak of the Creation realm once she casts Phoenix’s Nirvana. The arrows of a peak Creation realm expert will be stronger than you, am I right, Qin Wu?” Sharpshooters were the strongest among their peers at the same level. “The higher her realm is, the closer she is to a true Phoenix when casting Phoenix’s Nirvana. However, she will also burn more of her lifespan,” said Qin Wu. “Therefore, it can only be used as a forbidden spell—one not to be used easily and recklessly.” “That’s for sure.” Luo Tang nodded. “But at a critical moment, she will have the strength of a Creation realm expert. You used the last phoenix feather on her. Now, it looks like it has paid off.”
Qin Wu smiled and said, “It’s Meng Chuan. Meng Chuan didn’t use much of his credits on himself. Instead, he spent a lot on Liu Qiyue. He exchanged many treasures that are beneficial to the Phoenix Divine Body, spending more than 600 million credits on Liu Qiyue.” “Meng Chuan’s credits have exceeded six billion,” said Li Guan with a smile. “Yet, he has just used a little. We’ve already given him less than necessary.”
He received relatively fewer credits for the World Gap’s Origins treasure, the Three Terminal Formation, and so on. If he were a Creation Supremacy, credits became meaningless.
Three days later. Li Guan’s Essence Soul avatar came to Meng Chuan and Liu Qiyue’s residence. He sat there, drinking and chatting with Meng Chuan. Meng Chuan’s focus was on his wife—who was currently in seclusion. “Liu Qiyue’s vitality has only declined from its peak for two to three years. With the treasures you prepared for her breakthrough, it will make up for some flaws in her vitality. She will definitely succeed this time,” consoled Li Guan’s Essence Soul avatar. From his point of view, he yearned for a Regis Godfiend with a Phoenix Divine Body. “Yea,” replied Meng Chuan. His gaze often landed on the distant door. From inside the room, one could be led to the hidden chamber.
“Breaking through has something to do with one’s mind and will. If one’s mind is strong, their chances of a successful breakthrough will increase. In our era, Godfiends experience war. Their wills generally exceed the usual standards,” continued Li Guan.
“Yes,” replied Meng Chuan. All he did was occasionally take a sip of his alcohol as he paid attention to the room.
“All you know to do is reply tersely.” Li Guan was helpless. He had kindly consoled Meng Chuan, but Meng Chuan was still distracted. He couldn’t be bothered to say anything else. He just drank! The night sky darkened.
In the middle of the night, a strange fluctuation suddenly spread out in all directions from the chamber. Furthermore, a mysterious domain began to envelop the surrounding void. When it reached Meng Chuan and Li Guan, Li Guan easily prevented the domain from approaching him. Meng Chuan allowed the domain to sweep past him as he revealed a surprised smile. “Seamless domain? Qiyue succeeded.” Meng Chuan was overjoyed. He had been very worried. In war, Marquis Godfiends weren’t strong enough to deal with many dangerous situations. His wife could only cast Phoenix’s Nirvana repeatedly. How long could she live if she kept consuming her lifespan?
Now that she was a Regis Godfiend, she could deal with most problems with her normal strength. She seldom needed to use Phoenix’s Nirvana. Furthermore, she would have a 500-year lifespan.
Creak.
The door opened, and Liu Qiyue walked out. She smiled at her husband before bowing to Li Guan. “Supremacy.” “Very good.” Li Guan smiled and nodded. “In order to deal with the war, our Archean Mountain has decided that beginning with you two, the statuses of newly-advanced Regis Godfiends will not be publicly announced. Firstly, it will make it harder for the demons to determine our strength. Secondly, it’s more advantageous for you when dealing with the demons.”
“I understand,” said Liu Qiyue respectfully. “In the future, it will be publicized when it’s time.” Li Guan flipped his hand and took out a fiery-red divine bow and quiver. The divine bow and quiver flew towards Liu Qiyue. “Every Regis Godfiend will be given a suitable treasure. Liu Qiyue, an outer realm expert with the phoenix bloodline has used this set of Imperial Lord-level divine armaments. Take it.”
“Imperial Lord-level divine armaments?” Liu Qiyue was alarmed. However, under Li Guan’s gaze, she still extended her hand to receive them.
“I won’t be able to hold on for much longer.” Li Guan smiled at Meng Chuan and his wife. “In the future, Archean Mountain will depend on those from the younger generati
on.”
With that said, he left.
Liu Qiyue looked at the bow that emitted a terrifying aura. The divine bow seemed to have been soaked in blood. Every arrow was filled with an endless aura of destruction. Every newly-advanced Regis Godfiend would obtain treasures! Archean Mountain naturally placed greater importance on Liu Qiyue since she could obtain a Creation Supremacy’s combat strength when she cast Phoenix’s Nirvana.
Ordinary Creation Supremacies could choose a Tribulation treasure that suited them. There was one Tribulation-level divine bow, but one required a fifth-level Essence Soul to refine it with the Intrinsic Artifact Refining Art. Although this was only an Imperial Lord-level divine bow, this bow was used by an outer realm Phoenix bloodline expert—which meant it was very suitable for Liu Qiyue.
“Supremacy said that he couldn’t hold on for much longer. What does he mean by that?” asked Liu Qiyue softly.
“Supremacy is close to the end of his lifespan. He can only use a mystic technique to stall for time,” said Meng Chuan. Li Guan would occasionally disappear for hundreds of years in Archean Mountain’s history. From the time the ancient Godfiends woke up, Li Guan probably went into a deep slumber occasionally. As for deep sleep, there was likely a limit. This was because the ancient Godfiends that had awakened were all Regis Godfiends that were from the past 2,000 years.
The next day. Meng Chuan continued his underground reconnaissance for six hours. Most demon monarchs had fled to the ocean, but there were still a few demon monarchs that thought they could outsmart him. They remained underground in the Great Zhou Dynasty, the Great Yue Dynasty, and the Black Sand Dynasty. In fact, Meng Chuan’s reconnaissance was mainly done on land. This was to ensure the safety of the three dynasties. Only when he reached the Blood Droplet realm did he prepare to probe the sea. “It’s been a long time since we came out for a walk.” On a spring afternoon, Meng Chuan and Liu Qiyue walked alongside a river in Jiang State Capital. Peach blossoms filled the city.
Meng Chuan and his wife arrived at a spot with few people and enjoyed the spring view.
“There are so many peach blossoms here.” Liu Qiyue suddenly saw a large patch of peach blossoms in front of her. She ran excitedly. Liu Qiyue felt captivated by the peach blossoms.
The flowers didn’t captivate her, but she surrendered herself to the flowers’ beauty. With her husband accompanying her, the people in the city living in peace, and her becoming a Regis Godfiend, Liu Qiyue was naturally enthralled by the fragrance of flowers. Meng Chuan watched with a smile. His wife’s face and the peach blossoms reflected each other. This scene was like a painting. It was beautiful. I’ll paint this scene when I get back.
Chapter 370 - Fifth-Level Essence Soul
After coming back from the stroll, Meng Chuan went to the study to paint. On the unfolded piece of canvas, Meng Chuan first drew the peach blossoms. The dark-brown twisted branches and leaves were filled with vibrance. The peach blossoms were beautiful. Some of the peach blossoms had completely bloomed, while some were still flower buds.
The flower pistils seemed to tremble slightly in the breeze. The painting was more lively than what he had seen in reality. Paintings were like this—they originated from reality, but they exceeded reality. Then, he began painting the person. Painting peach blossoms was a display of excellent technique. Painting a human was the soul underlying it! The finishing touch! A beauty stood in front of the peach blossoms as she gently sniffed the peach blossoms’ fragrance. She looked even more beautiful than the flowers.
“What are you painting? Liu Qiyue—who had been practicing her archery for two hours-came to the study. She came to Meng Chuan’s side and took a look. She immediately saw the beautiful woman in the painting. Wasn’t that her? Wasn’t this the peach blossom thicket they had just walked past today?
Liu Qiyue found it sweet as she couldn’t help but look at her husband.
Meng Chuan glanced at his wife. The couple looked at each other and smiled.
“I won’t disturb you. Continue painting. After painting it, let me store it well.” As Liu Qiyue spoke, she walked to another desk and happily began grinding the ink. She was about to practice her calligraphy. She couldn’t help but laugh when she was grinding the ink. Every year, Meng Chuan completed a painting for his wife. Liu Qiyue would put the paintings away carefully and take them out when she was free to take a look at them. She could feel her husband’s feelings for her in the paintings. Sometimes, she was glad… Although the war loomed over them, she felt very grateful that she could be husband and wife with Meng Chuan.
Meng Chuan was naturally immersed in his painting. He had interacted with his wife for too long. They had known each other since they were young, and they had supported each other for many years.
Every day, he searched for demon monarchs, exhausting himself. His wife personally prepared breakfast in the morning, and his wife would wait for him at night. This made Meng Chuan even more grateful to his wife for her sacrifices. His wife could have arranged for the servants to prepare the meals, but she insisted on doing it personally. Meng Chuan could sense his wife’s care for him. It was truly a blessing to have a soulmate in this bloody war.
As Meng Chuan painted, his Essence Soul constantly emitted a spiritual glow. Most of the time, Meng Chuan’s Essence Soul would transform when he painted his wife. However, the degree of transformation varied. This time, it was clearly more intense.
Boom!
Meng Chuan stopped painting. He felt his Essence Soul begin to undergo a qualitative change. It was about to reach a new level. It’s beginning to break through? A fifth-level Essence Soul? Meng Chuan felt mixed emotions. He obtained a fourth-level Essence Soul when he was 48. Today, he had finally reached the fifth-level of Essence Soul—the Possession stage-at 58. Most demon sages and Creation Supremacies possessed fifth-level Essence Souls. For example, King Calm Sea was temporarily unable to reach the Creation realm because his Essence Soul was stuck at the fourth level.
It only took Meng Chuan ten years to attain a fifth-level Essence Soul.
These ten years were the most tragic ten years of the war between humans and demons. The humans had completely abandoned all prefecture and county cities. The ancient Godfiends woke up and protected the large cities with all their might. As for the vast majority of the commoners, they could only survive in the wilderness with great difficulty.
They were also hunted by demon monarchs. The patrolling Godfiends disregarded their lives and patrolled the forests and wilderness, protecting all of humanity. Dozens of Marquis Godfiends had died in battle all across the world.
The World Gap had appeared, connecting the human world and the Demon Realm, causing the two worlds to become even closer. More and more experts entered the human world. One by one, demon sages that had carried out possession arrived. Xue Feng died at the hands of a demon sage.
I now have a fifth-level Essence Soul. I believe it won’t take long for me to reach the Blood Droplet realm. I hope I can completely resolve the threat of a million demon monarchs. Without a million demon monarchs in the human world, the war will be much easier for us with our top combat strength. After his Essence Soul stabilized, Meng Chuan continued painting. After dinner, he continued painting for four more hours, completing the artwork in one session.
“Qiyue.” Meng Chuan placed the painting in front of his wife. “It’s done.” “You finished it quite quickly this time.” Liu Qiyue smiled as she looked at the painting. It was a half-body portrait. She gently sniffed the fragrance of flowers, exuding extreme beauty. After taking a closer look at the painting, she looked at the painting’s name-Congratulations to my wife’s queen conferment. Liu Qiyue smiled as she glanced at her husband.
“Congratulating me for becoming a queen?” “You have to keep it well. The news of you becoming a Regis Godfiend is still a secret. You can’t let outsiders see it,” said Meng Chuan with a smile. “Don’t worry. No one will see it.” Liu Qiyue put it away happily.
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hat night. Meng Chuan entered the chamber and sat cross-legged.
I can begin cultivating the Blood Droplet realm since my Essence Soul has reached the fifth level. Meng Chuan closed his eyes and focused. He used the Power of Essence Soul to scan the microscopic world.
The further one’s physical body cultivation system progressed, the more profound their physical body cultivation would be. This made one’s body even more terrifying. This was indeed a powerful and inconceivable cultivation system. Even Ancestral Master Archean Eon-who had reached the Seven Tribulation realm—had left this legacy in Archean Eon Grotto-Heaven. However, Ancestral Master Archean Eon had only obtained a few Cosmos Crystals. Due to this, only a few humans could cultivate this system.
Whoosh.
Meng Chuan’s Power of Essence Soul swept across his entire body. Every part of his body was magnified countless times in front of his eyes. After attaining a fifth-level Essence Soul, his perception of the microscopic world became even sharper. A drop of blood was as large as a vast world. He could easily see the vast amount of particles in his blood. He could even see the particle spaces within the particles.
Oh? Meng Chuan’s Power of Essence Soul swept across his dantian space. The Source of the Seamless Realm in his dantian space was extremely small. He couldn’t see it with his inner vision. However, the physical body cultivation system’s Essence Soul mystic technique allowed Meng Chuan to see the microcosm. He also saw his Source of the Seamless Realm.It was a sphere much smaller than the particles. When using the microscopic viewing mystic technique with a fifth-level Essence Soul, Meng Chuan felt like a mortal viewing a mountain.
The sphere was purple-brown in color. However, countless blinding white patterns adorned its surface. Wisps of white light shot out from the sphere’s two poles—this was an extremely condensed Seamless Quintessential Essence. Furthermore, the white light that shot out from the two poles formed a special fluctuation when influenced by each other. This fluctuation spread out in all directions before returning to the sphere.
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