Archean Eon Art c1-766

by I Eat Tomatoes, Wo Chi Xi Hong Shi, 我吃西红柿

  “This is the Heaven and Earth Great Hall.” Li Guan said, “It’s also the World Origins of the entire human world.”

  “World Origins?” Meng Chuan was taken aback.

  Qin Wu sighed as well. “Back then, Ancestral Master Archean Eon revealed the human race’s World Origins. He refined the Heaven and Earth Great Hall to protect the World Origins and also greatly strengthen the World Origins! He raised the entire human world from a low-level world to a middle-level world. With this qualitative change, it made it much easier for humans to cultivate in the world.”

  “For example, your Origins treasure, Clear Sky, comes from this Heaven and Earth Great Hall,” said Qin Wu with a smile. “Of course, maintaining a few Origin treasures is only its most inconspicuous function. It has other great uses. The first is to guard Archean Mountain. It mobilizes the Heaven and Earth Great Hall’s powers to guard the entire Archean Mountain.

  “As long as a Supremacy activates the array formation or three Regis Godfiends do so simultaneously, they can perfectly defend Archean Mountain. Even if several Imperial Lords jointly attack, they won’t be able to breach Archean Mountain.”

  Qin Wu looked at Meng Chuan. “It’s precisely because he had the confidence to defend the sect that Ancestral Master Archean was willing to let other sects grow.”

  “This Heaven and Earth Great Hall has another main function,” said Li Guan with a solemn expression. “It can trigger the world’s Origins powers completely. With the World Destruction Array in the Heaven and Earth Great Hall, it can destroy all areas outside Archean Mountain. That would mean World Annihilation.”

  “World Annihilation?” Meng Chuan jolted.

  “That’s right. Ancestral Master Archean Eon had also considered the possibility of powerful external enemies invading the human world in the future,” said Li Guan. “If we humans can’t withstand the invasion, what should we do? The final solution is to end the world! Us humans shall hide in Archean Mountain and destroy all areas outside Archean Mountain. All living beings will be annihilated.

  “The Archean Eon Sect’s former territory is where Archean Mountain stands today,” said Li Guan. “After the destruction of the world, we will allow the mortals holed up in Archean Mountain to leave the mountain and reproduce.

  “World Annihilation is the most painful choice for us humans when facing powerful enemies.” Li Guan looked at Meng Chuan. “After all, Archean Mountain can only accommodate a limited number of mortals. Once it’s destroyed, more than 99% of the living beings in this world will die. All cities, vegetation, rivers, and lakes will be destroyed. Everything will have to reproduce.”

  Meng Chuan nodded.

  “The Heaven and Earth Great Hall still has some other tricks up its sleeves. Once you become a Sect Proprietor, you can slowly learn about them,” said Li Guan. “The third cornerstone treasure is the Archean Eon Grotto-Heaven that you once entered.”

  “Archean Eon Grotto-Heaven is a place that stores the opportunities Ancestral Master Archean Eon obtained during his long travels of the River of Spacetime. He found these opportunities very unique. Therefore, he collected them and placed them in Archean Eon Grotto-Heaven. Only extremely monstrous geniuses are qualified to enter Archean Eon Grotto-Heaven, allowing those geniuses to obtain an opportunity that is the most suitable for them. It’s like adding wings to a tiger, allowing them to soar into the sky,” said Li Guan. “In history, Archean Eon Grotto-Heaven’s opportunities are very important. Many seniors like Supremacy Great Strength and Myriad Sword Island Lord have obtained opportunities in Archean Eon Grotto-Heaven, allowing them to rise rapidly. Even you, Meng Chuan, have obtained an opportunity in Archean Eon Grotto-Heaven.

  “It’s just that during Archean Eon Sect’s era, Archean Eon Grotto-Heaven was opened too many times. The opportunities in it are decreasing.” Li Guan sighed. “By the time Archean Mountain formed, the number of times we could open it naturally had to be reduced grealy. Otherwise, it would be depleted very quickly. Of the three most important treasures out of the 12 cornerstone treasures, Archean Eon Grotto-Heaven will probably disappear first.”

  “That’s right. Archean Eon Grotto-heaven’s remaining opportunities are less than 10% of what it originally had,” said Luo Tang.

  “The Archean Eon Sect consumed too many treasures and resources during its time,” said Qin Wu.

  “Back then, Ancestral Master Archean reserved these three cornerstone treasures and let Ancestral Master Eon Sea to choose from the other nine,” said Li Guan. “The remaining nine cornerstone treasures are equally extraordinary. The fourth one is an arm.”

  “An arm?” Meng Chuan was stunned.

  “We don’t know its secrets either,” said Li Guan. “Ancestral Master Archean Eon set up an array formation around it. One has to reach the Imperial Lord level before they can know the secrets to this arm. According to our predecessors, who became Imperial Lords, they rank it as the fourth most important cornerstone treasure.

  “The fifth cornerstone treasure, follow me…” said Li Guan.

  Meng Chuan couldn’t help but click his tongue when he learned about the sect’s 12 cornerstone treasures. He finally realized just how deep a sect’s—one created by a Seventh Tribulation Eminence-foundation was.

  The demons have a longer history than us. They have given birth to more Tribulation realm experts. More than one has reached the Physical Body Sixth Tribulation realm. Meng Chuan immediately became alert. I have to be more careful.

  After learning about the cornerstone treasures, Meng Chuan returned to the Heaven and Earth Great Hall.

  Inside the Heaven and Earth Great Hall.

  The black-robed, long-browed elder and the two other Guardians had also arrived. They were the three Guardians from Archean Eon Sect’s earliest days.

  “Once you become a Sect Proprietor, you will protect the sect and the human race. This is not to change until you die. Meng Chuan, do you understand?” The three Guardians stood in front of Meng Chuan, while Li Guan, Qin Wu, and Luo Tang watched from the side.

  “I, Meng Chuan, will guard the sect and guard the human race. I will never stop until I die,” Meng Chuan swore an oath in the Heaven and Earth Great Hall.

  The leader, a Guardian giant, handed a golden token to Meng Chuan. “King Eastcalm, Meng Chuan, you will be Archean Mountain’s fourth Sect Proprietor from today onwards.” “I accept the order.” Meng Chuan received the token solemnly.

  Chapter 395 - Reading the Ultimate Techniques

  After becoming a Sect Proprietor, Meng Chuan went to the Star Cluster Building.

  Li Guan, Qin Wu, and Luo Tang also came to the Star Cluster Building and began reading the manuals. “You haven’t read the Star Cluster Building’s ultimate techniques either?” Qin Wu smiled.

  “When I obtained the Eon Sea Sect, all I wanted to do was send it back to Archean Mountain as soon as possible,” said Meng Chuan. “Also, carefully reading the ultimate techniques isn’t something that can happen overnight, so I wasn’t in a hurry.”

  “I plan to gradually open up Star Cluster Building, Battle God Pagoda, and Heart Sea Palace to Archean Mountain’s Regis Godfiends.” Li Guan read the manuals by the side and said, “Of course, I have to get the Guardian to hide your name on the Battle God Pagoda and Heart Sea Palace rankings. It won’t be too late to announce it after you become a Creation Supremacy and have no fear of the demons.”

  Qin Wu, Luo Tang, and Meng Chuan nodded in agreement

  “Since you don’t have any objections, let’s do it.” Li Guan nodded. “As for Star Cluster Building’s ultimate techniques and the Essence Soul mystic techniques in Heart Sea Palace, we will follow the rules of the Archean Eon Sect. We will limit them to those that have strength and credits.”

  “Yes.” These were all old rules. They were very lenient towards Godfiends from their own sect.

  “Alright, that’s settled. I know that all of you are focused on these ultimate techniques.” Li Guan smiled as he began to read
the manual in his hand attentively.

  The four Sect Proprietors first flipped through the manuals casually before finding the ones that suited them the best.

  There are a total of six lightning lineage ultimate techniques. Meng Chuan sat in a corner of the Star Cluster Building and held the six original manuals in front of him. Five of the ultimate techniques were in the form of books. The last one was a palm-sized crystal jade. The human world’s predecessors had created Black Metal Sutras because it was easier to obtain materials like Meteorite Metal in the human world. As for the ultimate techniques obtained from the River of Spacetime, most of them were text-based books. A small portion of them was crafted with strange materials.

  One Creation-level ultimate technique, three Imperial Lord-level ultimate techniques, and two Tribulation-level ultimate techniques. Meng Chuan’s eyes lit up.

  There were very few Creation-level techniques among the 98 ultimate techniques selected by Ancestral Master Archean Eon.

  This Creation-level technique was called Golden Lotus Descent.

  It’s clearly a Creation-level ultimate technique. According to the description, the intent and profundities contained within it are only at the perfected Grotto-Heaven realm. However, the exquisitely fine usage method allows one to possess terrifying might when executing the Golden Lotus Descent. It’s an ultimate technique that has a chance of killing an Imperial Lord. Meng Chuan flipped through the ultimate technique and immersed his consciousness into it. The legacy was slowly imparted to him.

  Golden Lotus Descent;it was a golden lotus flower condensed from lightning.

  The golden lotus flower was the most dazzling object in the intent world. It contained a resplendent might as it emanated a destructive force. It slowly spun, and the might contained within one petal gathered in the next petal, constantly increasing in strength. The more it spun, the more terrifying its might became.

  Furthermore, the golden lotus flower had two layers of petals. The two layers slowly swirled, containing endless Yin-Yang mysteries. Chi! Chi! Chi!

  The spinning golden lotus fell downwards. It looked slow, but when it spun and fell, it tore through everything. Nothing could stop it. Even the entire world would be penetrated by

  it!

  Meng Chuan couldn’t help but think of the purple lightning that tore through the River of Spacetime. The lightning tree—that constantly spread out—was a power that could repeatedly tear through spacetime. If the purple lightning was a natural force formed by the River of Spacetime, then the spinning golden lotus was more like a lotus flower formed by the lightning tree. Its strength completely fused as it constantly shattered, ground, and penetrated the world.

  Its power kept increasing.

  The lotus flower’s rotation was the convergence of strength. Its strength increased without limit.

  What a terrifying ultimate technique. If the user is able to charge up this technique without any interference, the might of this move will constantly increase until it exceeds the user’s control. Even if the enemy wants to suppress it, it’ll be very difficult. After all, it’s still an ultimate technique that can surpass the Imperial Lord level. It even has a chance of killing an Imperial Lord. This is much stronger than Senior Guo Ke’s Heart Intent Saber. It’s no wonder Ancestral Master Archean Eon selected it. However, cultivating it is very difficult. It’s much harder than ordinary Creation-level techniques. I have painted the Fifteen Lightning Forms. According to the description of this ultimate technique, I need to perfectly combine the Flash Form of Lightning, the Yin-Yang Form of Lightning, the Endless Form of Destruction, the Perfect Harmonization Form of Destruction, and the Void Form of Destruction. Only then will I be able to cultivate this move to perfection. The primary aspect of the lightning lineage’s destruction is this.

  Meng Chuan flipped through the three Imperial Lord-level techniques.

  Imperial Lord-level techniques—Lightning Walk, Lightning Fire Body Tempering Art, and Dark Lightning. These are rather unorthodox techniques. Meng Chuan also learned these three ultimate techniques. “Lightning Walk is a movement technique. Once mastered, I can completely transform into lightning. I will have speed comparable to true lightning. Meng Chuan knew how terrifying his speed would be once this was mastered. Even if the human world was vast, true lightning could instantly sweep across the entire world. Imperial Lords typically could teleport thousands of kilometers, but that was nothing in the face of true lightning.

  This was why Lightning Walk was highly valued by Ancestral Master Archean Eon and placed inside the Star Cluster Building.

  The Lightning Fire Body Tempering Art is actually used to cultivate one’s body? It transforms one’s body to the same sturdiness as an Imperial Lord-level weapon? Even if one doesn’t reach the Tribulation realm, one’s strength and defense are comparable to a Physical Body Fifth Tribulation Eminence. An Imperial Lord can fight a Fifth Tribulation Eminence? I never expected one could cultivate such a powerful body with the lightning lineage.

  However, according to the legacy’s description, one also has to cultivate the fire lineage. Furthermore, every time the body is tempered, the burden on one’s body would be huge. It’s extremely difficult to reach perfection.

  Once Dark Lightning is perfected, one can seem to disappear from spacetime. Ordinary Tribulation Eminences won’t be able to find them.

  After learning the three techniques, Meng Chuan felt that they were all techniques that reached the pinnacle in a certain aspect.

  Perhaps ordinary Imperial Lord-level techniques could no longer attract Ancestral Master Archean Eon’s attention.

  Tribulation-level ultimate techniques. After learning them, Meng Chuan felt relieved. This is what I consider a normal ultimate technique.

  There were two Tribulation-level ultimate techniques.

  One was called Lightning Realm. It could control the void. When cultivated to the extreme, one could transform a 50,000-kilometer area around them into a Lightning Realm with just a thought! One’s body was the master of the Lightning Realm.

  The three Imperial Lord-level ultimate techniques—Dark Lightning, Lightning Walk, and the Lightning Fire Body Tempering Artwere nothing more than ants when compared to Lightning Realm, even when one cultivated them to perfection. Within the Lightning Realm’s 50,000-kilometer area, they would be easily crushed to death without any resistance.

  This ultimate technique was created by a Physical Body Sixth Tribulation Eminence. With it, he reigned supreme across the River of Spacetime. His strength was close to the Seventh Tribulation realm.

  According to Ancestral Master Archean Eon’s evaluation, this was an ultimate technique that had perfected insights into the void. The other technique was called Three World Saber. It was a technique that relied on lightning to control time. Although the creator died before he could perfect his saber art, it was still a technique that could threaten Seventh Tribulation Eminences.

  Any system-fire, lightning, water… Everything would lead to spacetime towards the end. This was because everything originated from the River of Spacetime. This was the most fundamental power.

  The void was more realistic and easier to come into contact with. It was even easier to grasp it. Typically, Regis Godfiends would begin to comprehend it gradually. Of course, they were extremely far away from reaching it even after perfecting Lightning Realm. Time was more ethereal and difficult to control. Most of the Tribulation-level ultimate techniques were related to time and space. However, they all had different approaches when it came to basic mastery. Meng Chuan’s two Tribulation-level ultimate techniques controlled time and space via lightning.

  Lightning Realm and Three World Saber are both orthodox ultimate techniques. They are the final direction for cultivation. I need to spend more time on these two Tribulation-level ultimate techniques.

  Chapter 396 - Report

  After obtaining all the ultimate technique legacies of the lightning lineage, Meng Chuan still didn’t agree with Ancestral Ma
ster Archean’s choice.

  These precious ultimate techniques systematically guide one’s cultivation path. They are complete cultivation methods. Although one can gain insights into the appropriate cultivation path using Imperial Lord and Tribulation-level treasures after losing the Star Cluster Building, the efficiency is still much lower. Even though true experts in the River of Spacetime create their own ultimate techniques, it’s beneficial for one to draw upon the insights contained within other ultimate techniques and absorb the wisdom of others.

  Of course, Ancestral Master Archean stood at a different height from me. He was an Imperial Lord. Back then, he was the strongest expert in the human world. He might have had more profound reasons.

  Ancestral Master Archean was invincible back then. He stood at the pinnacle of the human world. Not only did he have to consider the situation he was facing, but he also needed to take the distant future into account. If he only cared about his happiness, Ancestral Master Archean could have taken Archean Eon Sect’s entire heritage and left it at Archean Mountain, focusing on Archean Mountain’s development.

  In fact, he carefully trod on thin ice, believing that he could be wrong.

  For the sake of humanity, he couldn’t place all his eggs in one basket.

  He placed bets on both sides.

  Therefore, he gave the three extremely precious cornerstone treasures to the Eon Sea Sect, allowing for Ancestral Master Eon Sea and a group of experts to build the Eon Sea Sect.

  Archean Mountain and the Eon Sea Sect had invincible foundations. No matter which sect succeeded, humans would still have a strong foundation. They could continue to thrive.

  Jiang State Capital, afternoon.

  Swoosh.

  Meng Chuan landed in the courtyard. Liu Qiyue

  —who was flipping through books in the courtyard—had stood up and walked over. She couldn’t help but ask, “Ah Chuan, why didn’t you come back last night?”