“To enter the Heart Sea Palace, your Essence Soul and willpower will be tested,” said the Guardian. “According to your age, Essence Soul, and willpower, you will be ranked. If you enter the top five in the historical records of the Heart Sea Palace, you can read the Essence Soul mystic techniques inside.”
The Guardian smiled at Meng Chuan. “By the way, let me remind you. Ancestral Master Archean is ranked ninth in the history of the Heart Sea Palace. Ancestral Master Eon Sea’s historical ranking is 17th. Two of the top five are Essence Soul Tribulation Eminences! The other three were extremely talented at Essence Soul cultivation.”
“Your requirements are too high.” Meng Chuan couldn’t help but say, “Ancestral Master Archean and Ancestral Master Eon Sea weren’t even capable of meeting the requirements of such a difficult test.”
“Our Eon Sea Sect only needs you to help us find a successor.” The Guardian pointed at the Star Cluster Building. “Any one of the manuals in the Star Cluster Building is enough to drive the world crazy. You can read them as long as you help us find three disciples that has reached the Realm of Force before turning 16. The requirements are considered low.”
At this level, they were not peerless geniuses. However, they usually ranked in the top three of Archean Mountain’s entrance examination. They would be good seedlings. “As for the Battle God Pagoda’s test and the Heart Sea Palace’s test, as long as you pass them, you will be a Dao Protector of our Eon Sea Sect,” said the Guardian with a smile. “There are many benefits to becoming a Dao Protector.”
“If you pass the two tests…” The Guardian looked at Meng Chuan. “Even if you don’t switch allegiance to the Eon Sea Sect, everything in the sect can be handed to you. The only request is that you ensure that the Eon Sea Sect’s lineage doesn’t cease in the future.”
“What I said is the decision of the 119th sect master of the Eon Sea Sect. It was also approved by the seven subsequent sect masters. The 126th sect master of the Eon Sea Sect was the last. He only had the strength of a Marquis Godfiend,” said the Guardian with a sigh. “After that, no disciples managed to hold the position of sect master. The Eon Sea Sect ended its lineage. I’ve waited for more than 500,000 years in this vast sea.”
Hearing this, Meng Chuan fell silent.
The decline of a sect…
Some of Ancestral Master Archean Eon’s legacies left Meng Chuan sighing. “The sea is vast. Back then, in order to avoid the detection of other sects, the Eon Sea Sect hid in an extremely remote area in the sea,” said the Guardian. “In the vast sea, it’s rare for Godfiends to come here. As for Regis Godfiends… you are the only one in the past hundreds of thousands of years.”
“I’m the only one?” Meng Chuan quickly understood that if he hadn’t needed to search for demon monarchs in order to kill them, the Guardian would have to wait even longer.
This place was too remote. Humans liked to live on land. Who liked to live in the sea?
There were very few Regis Godfiends in every generation. Occasionally, they would go overseas for some leisure. To enter deep down into the sea and arrive at such a remote place coincidentally? The probability was too low.“After passing two tests, everything in the Eon Sea Sect will be given to me. I can also pass it to Archean Mountain?” asked Meng Chuan.
The Guardian nodded and said, “I’ve said it very clearly. Everything will be left to you-as long as you ensure that the Eon Sea Sect’s lineage continues in the future.”
The Eon Sea Sect’s Guardian knew the situation very well. As long as one passed any test and entered the historical top five, they would have the potential of becoming an Imperial Lord! No matter how weak they were, they would be at the peak of the Creation realm. The Eon Sea Sect would be happy if such a person became the Dao Protector.
If he passed two tests?
The high potential of one’s technique realm and Essence Soul… When complementing each other, one had a limitless future. The person would have the potential to become a Tribulation Eminence. They would almost definitely become an Imperial Lord. Such a figure—who had obtained benefits from the Eon Sea Sect-would not want to owe the Eon Sea Sect anything, even if it was for their own cultivation. The Eon Sea Sect had declined to such a state, so it was willing to hand over everything to such a figure.
“Top five in the Battle God Pagoda and the Heart Sea Palace’s potential rankings. Is there such a person in human history?” asked Meng Chuan.
“I’m not sure for the past hundreds of thousands of years, but there hasn’t been any in history.” The Guardian shook his head. “The closest one is Imperial Lord An Yang. His Essence Soul potential ranked second, and he is sixth on the Battle God Pagoda’s rankings.”
“If there hasn’t been such a person in history, why are you making such a demand?” Meng Chuan couldn’t help but ask, “Isn’t your Eon Sea Sect’s requirement too high?” “After all, the entirety of the Eon Sea Sect will be handed to you. Everything will be up to you to decide. Therefore, the requirements are naturally very high,” said the Guardian. “Everything the Eon Sea Sect has accumulated is much more precious than that Bloodblade Disc of yours. If it’s not someone with unprecedented talent, they are not qualified to receive the Eon Sea Sect in its entirety.”
Chapter 379 - Traveling the Heart Sea
Although Meng Chuan was very confident, he didn’t have the confidence to rank in the top five in both areas of human history. After all, those who had passed the Battle God Pagoda and the Heart Sea Palace were Essence Soul Tribulation Eminences, Imperial Lords, and people that had reached the Heaven Earth realm. Just by looking at Ancestral Master Eon Sea’s ranking, one could tell how difficult it was-7th on Battle God Pagoda’s potential rankings and 17th on the Heart Sea Palace’s rankings.
“I won’t hide it from you,” said Meng Chuan. “Right now, another world—the demon world
– is connected to our human world in the River of Spacetime. Even a World Gap has appeared. There are countless World Entrances. We humans are already on the brink of death.”
“On the brink of death?” The Guardian was astonished.
“Yes.” Meng Chuan nodded. “The demon world is more powerful than our human world. Their world is vaster, and there are more experts. In the current generation, there are three demon Imperial Lords and nearly 100 demon sages. As for our human world, we don’t have a single Imperial Lord. We only have nine Creation realm experts.”
“Demon sages are comparable to Creation realm experts?” asked the Guardian.
“Yes.” Meng Chuan nodded. “Furthermore, two demon sages have reached the Heaven Earth realm. With more and more World Entrances appearing, once a World Entrance that can accommodate demon sages appears in the future, many demon sages will enter and wipe out the human world.” Meng Chuan looked at the Guardian. “We humans are on the brink of death. We are in desperate need of the Eon Sea Sect’s power. If the Creation realm experts can study the manuals and Essence Soul mystic techniques in the Eon Sea Sect, perhaps an Imperial Lord or an invincible Creation realm expert will be born. That will save the entire human world.” “It’s very difficult for an invincible Creation realm expert to appear. It’s not something that can be obtained through manuals and mystic techniques.” The Guardian shook his head and said, “In human history, on average, only one invincible Creation realm expert is born every tens of thousands of years. Furthermore, most of them are Ancestral Master Archean Eon’s cross-generation disciples.”
“Ancestral Master Archean Eon’s cross-generation disciples?” Meng Chuan’s eyes lit up. “How do we nurture a cross-generation disciple?”
The Guardian was taken aback as he carefully looked at Meng Chuan. He smiled and said, “You are a Regis Godfiend. You shouldn’t be in charge of Archean Mountain, so you don’t know many secrets about Archean Mountain. In fact, all the major sects in the world know about the secrets of Ancestral Master Archean Eon’s cross-generation disciple. His legacy is in Archean Mountain! Archean Mountai
n’s cross-generation disciples are naturally selected from Archean Mountain disciples. This is one of the reasons why Archean Mountain is so powerful.”
“Gets selected from Archean Mountain disciples?” Meng Chuan nodded gently.
The sect would naturally think of ways to nurture Ancestral Master Archean Eon’s cross-generation disciples. Only after tens of thousands of years would an invincible Creation realm expert appear. It was equally difficult.
Right… An’er cultivates the Samsara Divine Body. It’s a Godfiend body created by Ancestral Master Archean Eon. I wonder if he’s qualified to become Ancestral Master Archean Eon’s cross-generation disciple. However, An’er is still far from becoming a Marquis Godfiend.
Many thoughts surfaced in Meng Chuan’s mind before he temporarily threw them aside. Meng Chuan looked at the Guardian and said solemnly, “Being at the bottom of the sea, I believe you have seen demon monarchs passing by the area recently.”
The Guardian nodded. “Yes, I’ve seen several waves of demon monarchs.”
“This place is so remote, yet you’ve seen quite a few waves of demon monarchs passing by. I’m sure you can guess how many demon monarchs there are in the world,” said Meng Chuan. “Humans are indeed on the brink of death. As a Guardian, you are also left behind by Ancestral Master Archean Eon. Considering the circumstances, can’t you make an exception and transfer all of this to Archean Mountain? After all, Archean Mountain is part of Ancestral Master Archean Eon’s lineage.”
“I’m sorry.” The Guardian sighed and said, “The meaning of my existence is to follow orders. I can’t disobey the orders left behind by the Eon Sea Sect’s sect master. They didn’t say that I can hand over the entirety of the Eon Sea Sect to other sects just because the human world is on the brink of destruction.”
Meng Chuan was annoyed and exasperated.
In the long history of their world, no other world had invaded. If the Eon Sea Sect’s sect master were still alive, Meng Chuan believed that he would abandon such estrangement.
“Logically speaking, with the heritage left behind by Ancestral Master Archean Eon, the human world shouldn’t be destroyed so easily,” said the Guardian in puzzlement.
“What can we do when we encounter a stronger world?” Meng Chuan shook his head. “This war has been going on for more than 800 years. Too many Godfiends have died in battle. Too many mortals have died. The situation is becoming grimmer and grimmer.”
“It’s been going on for this long?” The Guardian shook his head gently. “As a Guardian, I have to follow orders. There’s only one way for you to hand over the Eon Sea Sect’s manuals and mystic techniques to other factions-clear the two tests. I’ll give you everything from Eon Sea Sect. Everything will be up to you, even its fate. I’ll also heed your orders.”
Meng Chuan understood. He decided to rely on himself. Meng Chuan swept his gaze across the three buildings.
Star Cluster Building, Heart Sea Palace, and Battle God Pagoda.
“I’ll try Heart Sea Palace first.” Meng Chuan made a decision. He was the most confident in his Essence Soul talent. He could give it a try. As long as he passed the test and became a Dao Protector, he would have much more authority.
Meng Chuan walked towards the Heart Sea Palace.
“You can enter it directly. Once you enter and sit on a mat, your willpower will be tested,” said the Guardian with a smile. “By the way, what’s your name? You need to record your name in the Heart Sea Palace and the Battle God Pagoda.”
Meng Chuan pondered for a moment before saying, “Call me Humanity’s Demon Slayer.”
“Humanity’s Demon Slayer?” The Guardian was slightly taken aback.
Since he had put on a mask and disguised himself, he wouldn’t reveal his true identity during his entire demon-hunting process. Even if he came to the Eon Sea Sect, he couldn’t reveal his identity. Only by keeping it a secret could his identity stay unknown for a longer time.
The Guardian nodded slightly. “Alright, I’ll record it.”
Meng Chuan walked to the Heart Sea Palace. The door was tightly shut, but Meng Chuan pushed it open.
Rumble!
The huge door slowly opened. A surge of warmth rushed out from within, causing him to relax involuntarily.
It tests my heart and willpower? Meng Chuan took a step in.
After entering the Heart Sea Palace, Meng Chuan found the hall ordinary. There was a prayer mat in the middle. This matched the architectural style of Ancestral Master Archean Eon. Meng Chuan walked to the prayer mat and sat down in the lotus position.
The moment he sat down, his consciousness rumbled as he fell into a vast world.
This is? Meng Chuan looked around.
The sky was bright, and the blue sea was beautiful.He was on a small boat, holding an oar. The boat drifted across the endless sea. The sea was very calm, but no matter how calm it was, there were still waves. The boat constantly bobbed in the waves as Meng Chuan stood firmly on the boat. This is the Heart Sea Palace’s test? Meng Chuan was puzzled. It wants me to cross the sea by boat?
Outside the Heart Sea Palace, the door to the hall had already slammed shut.
The Guardian stood outside the hall and watched with a smile. He sighed. It’s been so many years. Finally, another Godfiend has entered the Heart Sea Palace. Back then, when the Heart Sea Palace was still in Archean Eon Sect, it was extremely lively. Plenty of Godfiends entered it one after another. Unfortunately, the lively days never returned.
Humanity’s Demon Slayer? He gave a fake name to even a Guardian like me? The Guardian looked at the pillar of the Heart Sea Palace. On it were the words: “Humanity’s Demon Slayer, 59 years old.”
He’s 59 years old? The Guardian’s eyes widened. Isn’t he a Regis Godfiend? Isn’t his hair white?
Regis Godfiends typically weren’t young. If a Regis Godfiend had white hair, it was highly likely that they were above 400 years old.
The Heart Sea Palace determined one’s age based on one’s life experiences. It was most accurate.
His name is also fake. This kid has really disguised himself well.
Chapter 380 - Historical Ranking
Let’s see how his ranking is. With a thought, a dense list of rankings immediately appeared on the pillar. There were a total of 1,000 names. Humanity’s Demon Slayer? The Guardian swept his gaze and immediately found it. His pupils constricted. Ninth: Humanity’s Demon Slayer.
He reached ninth place as soon as he entered the Heart Sea Palace? The Guardian was somewhat astonished. This ranking of potential depends on one’s age, Essence Soul, and willpower. The willpower test will still take a long time. He’s very young. Only by having a fifth-level of Essence Soul can his initial ranking be this high.
Ancestral Master Eon Sea had made several attempts in history. However, he eventually ranked 17th in the Heart Sea Palace. The moment Meng Chuan entered, his initial ranking reached ninth. He had even pushed back Ancestral Master Eon Sea’s ranking by one place—18th place.
Even Ancestral Master Archean had only been ranked ninth in the Heart Sea Palace. He was now tenth because of Meng Chuan. The moment Meng Chuan entered, his initial ranking had pushed back the two ancestral masters back by one place! This Essence Soul talent was truly terrifying. Furthermore, after the willpower test ended, his ranking would continue increasing.
A fifth-level Essence Soul at the age of 59. This Essence Soul cultivation talent is truly abnormal. Among the historical human geniuses I know, that’s in the top five. However, willpower is especially important in the Essence Soul lineage in the later stages. The Essence Soul Tribulation determines one’s life and death at every Tribulation realm. Without a strong willpower, one won’t be able to pass through it.
Now, it’ll all depend on his willpower. As long as he reaches the average standard of these geniuses, he will enter the top five. The Guardian sighed inwardly. It looks like Eon Sea Sect will finally have a Dao Protector.
The vast sea.
/> Meng Chuan rode the small boat and took in the sea breeze, enjoying the sunlight. He was rather pleased.
As the waves ebbed back and forth, the boat undulated—Meng Chuan dealt with it very easily.
This is called a test? Meng Chuan smiled. It’s more like a carefree vacation.
The waves gradually grew larger and more violent.
Meng Chuan sat in the boat and held the oar. In this illusory world, my Essence Soul can affect my surroundings. One can take advantage of the waves. I can even draw power from them. This should be the correct way. Trying to brute force my way through the waves will have lacking results.
Meng Chuan was, after all, a Regis Godfiend. He knew how to control his strength. His willpower affected the boat and the surrounding seawater, causing the boat to borrow the waves’ strength. Although it constantly rose and fell, it seemed to become part of the sea. Meng Chuan appeared very relaxed as he perfectly controlled the boat amidst the waves.
Oh? Meng Chuan looked up at the sky.
The sky gradually darkened as dark clouds began to gather.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
A gust of wind blew violently!
The waves began to churn, causing Meng Chuan to become serious as well. He held the oar in his hand and used his willpower to support the boat as he rowed. He had immense strength. With the oar, he could part the sea, allowing the boat to borrow more strength from the waves.
Rumble!
The dark clouds in the sky rumbled as the winds howled. The waves surged as they constantly attempted to capsize the boat. However, under Meng Chuan’s control, the boat kept appearing on the crest of the waves.
Interesting. Meng Chuan liked this feeling of conquest. He conquered wave after wave.
Whoosh!
In the billowing dark clouds, a rainstorm suddenly poured down; bean-sized water droplets fell.
The rain was so heavy that the sky was like a huge basin of water unleashing its load. The rain naturally landed on the boat, drenching Meng Chuan. The water in the boat pooled.
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