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Black Wind was from Yufang River System, so he was the first to return to his lair.
Black wind blew over the dark planet.
After throwing his subordinates out of the Grotto-Heaven with a flip of his sleeve, Black Wind returned to his palace alone.
Snowjade and Eastcalm are stronger than me. Black Wind sat on his throne as he recalled the events that happened during his expedition into the cave abode. With my cultivation speed, I have to rely on external objects to reach the Sixth Tribulation realm. I’ll sell intelligence on them first.
Black Wind thought to himself, I can also exchange it for some contribution points.
With a flip of his hand, a black jade token appeared in his hand. Silver light swirled on the jade token. Through the jade token, he could contact the Shadow Lands headquarters in Goddess River Zone.
Shadow Lands already has ordinary intelligence on the other Cang Alliance members?
They already have intelligence on Ta Gu?
Palace Lord Snowjade’s strength has increased. The intelligence on him can be sold for 30 contribution points. Intelligence on Eastcalm can be sold for 200 contribution points? Not bad.
Black Wind was rather satisfied.
Since he had been cultivating as a weakling to this day, he was used to seizing every opportunity to accumulate resources.
Selling intelligence?
To him, it was just a small matter. It was not like they forbade him from spreading the information!
The members of Cang Alliance communicated with each other internally. Typically, they wouldn’t spread the information to others. This was only an unspoken rule with no clear agreement. After all, they were just simple pieces of information. He couldn’t sell the information at a high price. Furthermore, only the first person to sell it could earn something. Once the various major organizations knew the intelligence, nobody else could profit from it unless they had new intelligence.
Meng Chuan’s physical body and Essence Soul were both at the Fifth Tribulation realm. Furthermore, he had grasped two Fifth Tribulation laws (the two laws had simple introductions). He earned 200 contribution points only because it was the first sale! Of course, if he had information on how Meng Chuan had only cultivated for more than 1,000 years, the value of the intelligence would have increased ten-fold! However, at Meng Chuan’s realm, it was difficult for other experts to see how many years he had experienced.
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Meng Chuan and Ta Gu traveled through the River of Spacetime.
Although they were both Fifth Tribulation Eminences and could enter a similar depth in the River of Spacetime, the difference in their speeds was about ten-fold.
“Brother Eastcalm, you sure are fast. I’m afraid you are close to the Sixth Tribulation realm,” said Ta Gu in amazement.
“Haha, that’s all there is to it. When it comes to traveling, it’s very rare to find a Fifth Tribulation Eminence faster than me,” said Meng Chuan with a smile. His domain carried Ta Gu as they traveled. Letting Ta Gu travel the River of Spacetime alone was too slow. Carrying him in tow was much faster.
“With your help, we should be able to reach Scarlet Snake Planet in a few hours,” said Ta Gu.
Scarlet Snake Planet was Eternal Tower’s headquarters (river zone-level headquarters) in Goddess River Zone.
Many river systems had Eternal Tower branches.
There would be one river zone-level headquarters in each river zone.
Eternal Tower also had a headquarters in the River of Spacetime. However, it was too distant and mysterious. Ordinary members (Fifth Tribulation Eminences) didn’t have the right to head there.
“The person presiding over Scarlet Snake Planet is Starlord Scarlet Snake,” said Ta Gu seriously. “Although there are many river systems in the entire Goddess River Zone, there are only a total of eight Sixth Tribulation Eminences, including those who cultivate in seclusion. Among them, only Starlord Scarlet Snake joined Eternal Tower. However, in terms of strength, Starlord Scarlet Snake should be one of the best in the entire Goddess River Zone.”
“Oh? One of the best in Goddess River Zone?” As a newly-advanced Fifth Tribulation Eminence, Meng Chuan had no idea how powerful the current experts of Goddess River Zone were. After joining Eternal Tower, he had to make up for his lack of knowledge and gather such intelligence slowly.
“That’s right.” Ta Gu nodded. “It’s been over 90,000 years since Starlord Scarlet Snake began cultivating! Apart from being a manager of Eternal Tower, it’s also the current clan leader of a special lifeform, the scarlet snakes. In the River of Spacetime, all the scarlet snakes deem it supreme.”
Meng Chuan was somewhat surprised.
Scarlet snakes were rather powerful special lifeforms. Adult scarlet snakes were comparable to Third Tribulation Eminences. It was a race that was comparable to Dark Peacocks and other races.
The supreme leader of the entire race?
However, it was normal. The dragons were considered one of the most prosperous species amongst the special lifeforms. Even then, they only had 12 Sixth Tribulation Eminences in this era. The scarlet snakes were way inferior to the dragons. It was already not bad for them to have a Sixth Tribulation Eminence presiding over them.
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The two chatted as they traveled. Half a day later, they arrived at Scarlet Snake Planet.
“What a huge planet.” Meng Chuan stared at the massive star and couldn’t help but sigh in amazement.
This planet was five million kilometers in diameter. Apart from Grand Yang Stars and Grand Yin Stars, it was rather rare for a planet to be five million kilometers wide.
At a glance, the entire planet was a dark-red. Dust plumes rose indiscernibly. In the dust fog, one could vaguely see fiery-red serpents. Large serpents swam all over the planet.
In the outside world, it was very difficult to find scarlet snakes. However, there were many of them here! This was the scarlet snakes’ largest lair in the River of Spacetime. Starlord Scarlet Snake personally guarded it.
“Scarlet snakes are born in the outer realm. They don’t have a homeworld.” Ta Gu sent a voice transmission. “Therefore, Starlord Scarlet Snake places greater importance on safety in this lair. This is to protect his true body and the entire species. Thus, Starlord Scarlet Snake spared no expense to forge the entire Scarlet Serpent Planet into an impregnable fortress!”
Meng Chuan nodded slightly.
He still had one true body hiding in his homeworld, but a special lifeform didn’t have such benefits. One could imagine how important the safety of one’s lair was.
A river zone-level Eternal Tower headquarters already places great importance on safety. Furthermore, it’s the main lair of the scarlet snakes. Meng Chuan looked at the planet and sighed in amazement. I’m afraid that those below the Seventh Tribulation realm won’t be able to threaten Scarlet Snake Planet.
“Let’s enter,” said Ta Gu. “When entering Scarlet Snake Planet, head straight to the main city. Don’t stay outside.”
The two swooped down together.
Scarlet Snake Planet was enveloped by layers of array formations. Normally, Meng Chuan and Ta Gu could only enter the city. It was very difficult for them to head anywhere outside the city.
Swoosh.
Just as Meng Chuan and Ta Gu arrived in the sky above Scarlet Snake Planet, a red-robed figure welcomed them.
“Brother Ta Gu?” A tall, handsome, red-robed, bald man flew over. He smiled at Meng Chuan.n “This must be Eastcalm.”
“This is Chi Jiuxin.” Ta Gu introduced Meng Chuan to the bald man. “He’s usually in charge of many matters in Goddess River Zone’s Eternal Tower headquarters. Only the most important matters will be handled by the Starlord personally.”
“Greetings, Brother Chi Jiuxin,” said Meng Chuan politely.
“Ta Gu has long informed headquarters about your matter. I’ve also sent the news to the Eternal Tower headquarters in the River of Spacetime,” said Chi Ji
uxin with a smile. “The headquarters in the River of Spacetime has already sent a reply; they’ve agreed to let you join Eternal Tower. Therefore, we’ll go through the procedures later.”
Meng Chuan nodded slightly.
“Should we pay a visit to Starlord?” asked Ta Gu.
“There’s no need,” said Chi Jiuxin with a smile. “Patriarch has been in seclusion for a long time. He wants to break through to the Seventh Tribulation realm before his demise. Let’s not disturb him.”
Meng Chuan and Ta Gu nodded.
A Sixth Tribulation Eminence only had an average lifespan of 80-90,000 years.
Due to being a special lifeform and his chosen cultivation path, Starlord Scarlet Snake had a relatively longer lifespan. However, time was still very tight. All the scarlet snakes hoped that their patriarch could reach the Seventh Tribulation realm. Meng Chuan’s arrival wasn’t worth distracting Starlord Scarlet Snake.
“Let’s go to Eternal Tower.” Chi Jiuxin led Meng Chuan and Ta Gu towards the tallest nine-story building in the city.
Chapter 571 - Eye of Eternal
This city occupied an area of about 5,000 kilometers, and Eternal Tower was the most majestic building. It was even the tallest building on Scarlet Snake Planet, surpassing all mountains.
As one of Eternal Tower’s river zone headquarters, it was 900,000 feet tall!
What an amazing Eternal Tower.
When Meng Chuan followed Chi Jiuxin and flew towards Eternal Tower, he could sense the pressure emanating from it. This was the suppressive feeling brought by the Eternal Tower’s array formation. If it were a weak cultivator, they might not have noticed it. The higher one’s cultivation realm was, the clearer they could sense the terrifying fluctuations coming from the array formation.
Ancestral Master Archean Eon’s records regarding the top-notch factions in the River of Spacetime were very detailed, including Eternal Tower. Eternal Tower’s every river zone headquarters could be said to be a fortress. This was because they were too important. They were the command centers of numerous river system branches in the River of Spacetime. It had to maintain contact with the Eternal Tower headquarters in the River of Spacetime, allowing them to carry out stable spacetime teleportations.
They could teleport experts and items instantly.
It’s very difficult for ordinary Eternal Tower members to receive immediate reinforcements in the River of Spacetime. However, Sixth Tribulation Eminences typically preside over river zone headquarters. They can receive reinforcements as long as they ask. Starlord Scarlet Snake likely had this as one of his considerations when joining Eternal Tower.
Special lifeform Tribulation Eminences placed greater importance on safety. They didn’t have the protection of an inhabited world, so it was a huge boon to have Eternal Tower’s headquarters in the River of Spacetime as reinforcements.
Whoosh.
Chi Jiuxin, Meng Chuan, and Ta Gu flew towards the huge entrance of Eternal Tower.
The entrance to Eternal Tower was extremely wide. It was 30,000 feet wide. The array formation was constantly maintained, causing Eternal Tower’s interior to be filled with layers of space. It was difficult to probe it.
Oh? The moment Meng Chuan flew through the entrance, he could vaguely sense powerful auras. He could even sense another Fifth Tribulation Eminence’s aura.
“This is Scarlet Snake Planet. There are more Fifth Tribulation Eminences here,” said Ta Gu via voice transmission to Meng Chuan. “The scarlet snakes are also a powerful special lifeform species in the River of Spacetime. There’s only one Sixth Tribulation Eminence in the entire species, but there should be over 80 Fifth Tribulation Eminences! There are 33 of them on Scarlet Snake Planet. The other Fifth Tribulation Eminences are scattered across the various river zones.”
Meng Chuan nodded.
With a Sixth Tribulation patriarch and 33 Fifth Tribulation Eminences, this place lived up to its reputation as the scarlet snakes’ lair.
Whoosh.
Eternal Tower’s array formations were profound since they could divide the building into several layers of space.
Chi Jiuxin led Meng Chuan and Ta Gu through Eternal Tower. “We have to carry out the ritual for Brother Eastcalm to join Eternal Tower. Therefore, we will head to the eighth level of Eternal Tower.”
The eighth level of Eternal Tower was a very important place. Guests were forbidden entry.
In a hall on the eighth floor.
The hall was octagonal. It was about 300 feet wide and 3,000 feet tall. Countless runes were carved on the ceiling and walls.
“Once you join Eternal Tower, you have to abide by Eternal Tower’s rules.” Chi Jiuxin handed a golden book to Meng Chuan. “Brother Eastcalm, read through the rules inside.”
“Okay.” Meng Chuan took it and began reading.
Ancestral Master Archean Eon was a high-ranking member of Eternal Tower. Meng Chuan was naturally familiar with this set of rules. The so-called rules were mainly to ensure that Eternal Tower could do business fairly. As Eternal Tower members, they couldn’t rely on their status to affect Eternal Tower’s operations.
The other restrictions on members weren’t too great. Eternal Tower was more particular about fair transactions. It was the same for their members.
“No problem.” Meng Chuan nodded and closed the golden book.
“The rules of Eternal Tower are considered very lax compared to the other top factions,” said Ta Gu with a smile. “The core mission of Eternal Tower is to do business.”
“I heard that Eternal Tower covers almost every river zone?” asked Meng Chuan.
“There are still 19 river zones that we can’t penetrate,” said Ta Gu. “The other river zones have river zone headquarters.”
Since he came from the Shura Realm, Ta Gu knew more than Meng Chuan.
“Brother Eastcalm, since you have no objections, let’s begin the ritual,” said Chi Jiuxin. “In a while, you will personally promise to abide by the 99 Eternal Tower rules with the Eye of Eternal as a witness and become a member of Eternal Tower.”
Meng Chuan nodded. “Alright.”
“Then, let’s begin.” Only then did Chi Jiuxin activate the runic array formation on the hall’s walls. Following that, he and Ta Gu immediately left the hall.
The door closed, leaving Meng Chuan alone in the hall.
Meng Chuan looked up and saw a vortex appear at the top of the hall. A huge eye appeared in the vortex.
Eye of Eternal. Meng Chuan’s heart jolted.
The huge eye had a golden iris as it looked down.
Facing it, Meng Chuan felt tiny.
According to Ancestral Master Archean Eon’s records, even Seventh Tribulation Eminences had limited lifespans. Therefore, the Eye of Eternal was the one actually in charge of Eternal Tower’s operations. Eternal Tower had existed for hundreds of millions of years. The Eye of Eternal remained in constant existence through the connection between the River of Spacetime headquarters and the river zone headquarters. It was capable of observing each river zone headquarters simultaneously.
It had all sorts of unimaginable abilities. Ancestral Master Archean Eon treated it as a Seventh Tribulation Eminence with an eternal lifespan.
“Archean Eon Realm, City Lord Eastcalm, Meng Chuan. Are you willing to abide by Eternal Tower’s 99 rules?” The Eye of Eternal filled the sky above the hall as it looked down at Meng Chuan.
Words appeared in front of Meng Chuan. They were the rules he had seen in the book.
“I’m willing to abide by Eternal Tower’s 99 rules and become a member of Eternal Tower,” said Meng Chuan solemnly.
“With you being at the Fifth Tribulation realm at such a young age, I’m looking forward to seeing Archean Eon Realm produce another Seventh Tribulation Eminence,” said the Eye of Eternal from above.
Meng Chuan’s heart skipped a beat.
Young Fifth Tribulation Eminence? Young?
Did the Eye of Eternal discern my age at a glance? That�
��s right. Ancestral Master Archean Eon treated it as a Seventh Tribulation Eminence. It isn’t strange for it to have all sorts of unimaginable abilities. Seeing through my age is nothing surprising.
Hum.
Golden threads gathered in the hall and condensed into a golden token. On it was the word ‘Eastcalm,’ which landed in Meng Chuan’s hand.
Meng Chuan knew that this was his Eternal Tower identity token. The moment he held it, he felt that he could control it perfectly. This was because it was condensed using Meng Chuan’s aura.
With the token, he could contact the river zone headquarters.
Whoosh.
Following that, the mysterious power rapidly receded. The Eye of Eternal glanced at Meng Chuan once more before completely disappearing.
The Eye of Eternal had seen generations of Seventh Tribulation Eminences. Thus, it didn’t care much about geniuses unless they were at the Seventh Tribulation realm. It was only because Meng Chuan came from Archean Eon Realm and was a young Fifth Tribulation Eminence that it paid any notice to him.
I’ve become a member of Eternal Tower. Meng Chuan looked at the token in his hand. He could sense that the token could contact the river zone headquarters and gather more information whenever he needed to.
Ordinary member: City Lord Eastcalm, Meng Chuan.
Homeworld: Goddess River Zone, Three Bay River System, Archean Eon Realm.
Strength: Fifth Tribulation realm
Contribution: Zero
I can find many manuals and treasures at a river zone headquarters. Meng Chuan tested out his token and was shocked.
Eternal Tower was the largest transaction ground in the River of Spacetime. In terms of heritage and treasures, it was one of the best in the River of Spacetime.
Many special treasures were very rare. They were not sold to outsiders. Only Eternal Tower members could purchase them.
Eternal Tower members were also divided into different levels.
There were different categories of treasures that could be bought at the Fifth Tribulation realm. One could buy them with Outer Realm Essence Crystals.
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