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“You should have just reached the Sixth Tribulation realm, so you aren’t aware.” Lord Ghostink looked at him. “I’m currently following a Seventh Tribulation Eminence, Qilin Ancestor. I’ll give you another chance. Thirty thousand cubes to purchase your information.”
“Lord Ghostink, forgive me for not entertaining you. Also, I do not allow any Sixth Tribulation Eminences to come within 15 million kilometers of my Thousand Mountain Star array formation without my permission.” With that said, Meng Chuan’s figure dissipated. He couldn’t be bothered with him.
Lord Ghostink had even threatened him.
Meng Chuan came from Archean Eon Realm. Ancestral Master Archean Eon had recorded some of the unspoken rules regarding the top factions in the River of Spacetime. Meng Chuan knew them pretty well.
It was true that many Sixth Tribulation Eminences had Seventh Tribulation backing them. Although there were relatively more Sixth Tribulation Eminences than Seventh Tribulation Eminences in the River of Spacetime, there were very few of the latter. There were only 20 to 30 of them! Therefore, every Seventh Tribulation Eminence was considered a faction.
Most Sixth Tribulation Eminences relied on a faction. With a Seventh Tribulation Eminence backing them, it was as though an entire faction was taking care of them. Thus, they could do things in a much smoother way. They could also obtain various benefits for their cultivation.
To a Seventh Tribulation Eminence, a Sixth Tribulation Eminence subordinate was a very important helper.
From Lord Ghostink’s point of view, City Lord Eastcalm-a newly-advanced Sixth Tribulation Eminence—shouldn’t have fully followed a Seventh Tribulation Eminence. Without a powerful backer, he shouldn’t be confident enough, so it was easy to scare him into submission.
According to Ancestral Master Archean Eon, although Eternal Tower is a loose and free organization, there are still very few Sixth Tribulation Eminences. Eternal Tower still cares about the safety of every Sixth Tribulation Eminence. Meng Chuan understood this point.
Once he transcended the tribulation, he would naturally report it to Eternal Tower. His status in Eternal Tower would rise, and he would become part of Eternal Tower’s backbone. Eternal Tower had to confirm that he had successfully transcended the tribulation before promoting him.
He’s gone? Lord Ghostink was alarmed. City Lord Eastcalm has just vanished and left me here? He was a Sixth Tribulation Eminence. Good, very good. Lord Ghostink stared at Thousand Mountain Star in the distance.
No matter how rash he was, he wouldn’t charge into the enemy’s lair to attack him. The enemy’s lair had an array formation augmenting him. He would be sending himself to his death if he acted rashly.
I’ll remember you for this. Lord Ghostink was furious, but there was nothing he could do. With a wave of his sleeve, he immediately stepped into the River of Spacetime and left Three Bay River System.
Knowing Lord Ghostink’s style, one had to fall out with him immediately. If one spoke nicely to him, only more trouble would ensue.
In front of a lake in a bamboo forest.
A white-haired elder sat there fishing.
The lake beneath the hook vaguely revealed different spacetime. Images of cultivators appeared in the lake, but none of them were worth fishing
Whoosh.
A cyan-clothed woman flew over from afar. After landing, she walked over and stopped dozens of feet away. She greeted respectfully, “Realm Ancestor.”
Realm Ancestors were terrifying existences that were famous across the River of Spacetime.
“Ah, Yu Xi.” The white-haired elder smiled at the cyan-clothed woman.
The cyan-clothed woman sighed.
Realm Ancestor treated her like a father and master. In her eyes, he was the greatest existence. However, he was close to the end of his lifespan.
There were only three Essence Soul Seventh Tribulation Eminences in the River of Spacetime. Realm Ancestor was one of them, but even he couldn’t withstand the ravages of time. He could only accept the fact that his lifespan was coming to an end.
“Realm Ancestor, everything you instructed me to do has been done,” said the cyan-clothed woman respectfully. “However, Third Young Master still refuses to listen to advice. Therefore, I can only forcefully capture him back.”
“I’ve protected him for tens of thousands of years, but I can’t protect him forever.” The white-haired elder nodded. “Once I die, all sorts of backlashes will happen.”
“Realm Ancestor, you will definitely break through to the Eighth Tribulation realm,” said the cyan-clothed woman immediately.
“Eighth Tribulation realm?” The white-haired elder smiled as he looked at the cyan-clothed woman. The masses had rumors that Realm Ancestor was close to the Eighth Tribulation realm, but he knew that he was still far from it! He casually waved his hand. “Alright, you may take your leave.”
“Yes.” The cyan-clothed woman obediently retreated.
The white-haired elder sat there, still leisurely fishing. Countless spacetime figures were in the lake.
“According to the latest intelligence from the Cang Alliance, a Sixth Tribulation Eminence has entered Fiend Mountain?” The white-haired elder was somewhat surprised. He had entered the Cang Alliance when he was young and was the only Seventh Tribulation Eminence in the Cang Alliance now.
The Cang Alliance was an extremely loose organization. However, it had a Seventh Tribulation Eminence. Therefore, it was rather famous in the River of Spacetime.
Realm Ancestor was very powerful. He had control over a portion of the Cang Alliance Space. The Cang Alliance Space would take the initiative to record everything that happened in the Cang Alliance Space and pass it on to Realm Ancestor.
City Lord Eastcalm, Meng Chuan, has become a member of Fiend Mountain? The white-haired elder guessed. The fishing rod in his hand connected to an area of spacetime.
In the lake, Thousand Mountain Star’s Meng Chuan, Archean Eon Realm’s Meng Chuan, and Fiend Mountain’s Meng Chuan appeared.
He’s also a member of the Cang Alliance like me. The white-haired elder gently lifted the fishing pole.
Whoosh.
A white-haired, white-robed man flew out of the lake and landed on the ground.
Meng Chuan looked around in a daze and saw a white-haired elder holding a fishing pole. The white-haired elder looked ordinary, like a mortal elder, as he smiled at him.
Chapter 629 - Realm Ancestor Explains Fiend Mountain
Meng Chuan was somewhat dazed.
His Essence Soul avatar had just coldly rejected Lord Ghostink and returned to Thousand Mountain Star’s chamber to meditate when it was teleported to a distant spacetime.
That’s Thousand Mountain Star. Despite the protection of my array formations, my Sixth Tribulation Essence Soul avatar was captured? Through his perception of Archean Eon Realm, Meng Chuan understood how infinitely far he was. It was the furthest he had ever been. The other party’s strength far exceeds mine. Although Meng Chuan was shocked, he instantly determined the situation. He knew that he had encountered an unstoppable existence. He looked around and saw the white-haired elder.
The white-haired elder was very amiable as he wore a smile.
It’s him? Meng Chuan’s heart jolted.
A Seventh Tribulation Eminence held a reverent status in the River of Spacetime. There was only one criteria to be a top faction in the River of Spacetime-possess a Seventh Tribulation Eminence in that era!
A faction would be considered a top one when they had a Seventh Tribulation Eminence. Otherwise, they wouldn’t be considered a top faction in the River of Spacetime.
Every Seventh Tribulation Eminence was a legend! According to Meng Chuan’s understanding, Realm Ancestor should be the oldest Seventh Tribulation Eminence presently alive. Furthermore, he was an Essence Soul Seventh Tribulation Eminence! In terms of strength and status, Realm Ancestor was definitely not inferior to Ancestral Master Archean Eon.
“Greetings, Realm Ancestor. I’m Eastca
lm.” Meng Chuan bowed respectfully. In the outer realm, he only addressed himself as Eastcalm.
“The longer I live, the more I feel like there are geniuses in every generation.” Realm Ancestor smiled at Meng Chuan. “On a whim, I discovered an Essence Soul Sixth Tribulation Eminence who has only cultivated for about 2,000 years. In terms of talent, you are even superior to Saber Swordsman.”
“How can I compare to Senior Saber Swordsman?” said Meng Chuan immediately.
Saber Swordsman was the most special Sixth Tribulation Eminence in the Cang Alliance Space. This was because he had grasped a Seventh Tribulation law and had the partial strength of a Seventh Tribulation Eminence. Ordinary Sixth Tribulation Eminences couldn’t withstand a single strike from Saber Swordsman. They were completely steamrolled.
“Saber Swordsman comprehended a paramount technique and directly reached the Fifth Tribulation realm. However, he only reached the Sixth Tribulation realm after cultivating for 3,600 years.” Realm Ancestor looked at Meng Chuan. “You are much faster than him. Furthermore, you are at the Essence Soul Sixth Tribulation realm.”
“I haven’t transcended the tribulation yet, so I can’t be considered a true Sixth Tribulation Eminence,” said Meng Chuan. “As a Sixth Tribulation Eminence, your reentry into Fiend Mountain implies that you are at least an ordinary member of Fiend Mountain.” Realm Ancestor looked at Meng Chuan. “Just this alone gives you a 90% chance of transcending the tribulation.” Meng Chuan was shocked. Ordinary member of Fiend Mountain?
“Fiend Mountain isn’t a secret to Seventh Tribulation Eminences,” said Realm Ancestor with a smile. “Putting it in another way, it should be said that all Seventh Tribulation Eminences know about Fiend Mountain.”
“All of them know about it?” Meng Chuan was secretly alarmed. Despite it being a place that every Seventh Tribulation Eminence knew about, he couldn’t find any information on it. Clearly, they had deliberately kept it a secret. Ancestral Master Archean Eon didn’t make any records of it, so he clearly didn’t want his descendants to know.
“I never expected that you juniors would find it again after we hid the news about it,” said Realm Ancestor with a smile.
“Are we not supposed to enter?” asked Meng Chuan.
“It’s fine if you enter. We won’t stop the members of Fiend Mountain either. However, we will strictly forbid Fu Sui from continuing to bring cultivators in,” said Realm Ancestor. “Senior, is Fiend Mountain very dangerous?” asked Meng Chuan.
Realm Ancestor smiled. “The first of Fiend Mountain’s three cultivation paths is the path of epiphany. According to my understanding, there are countless Fifth Tribulation Eminences that have stepped onto the path. Over 10,000 have reached the Sixth Tribulation realm thanks to it, but without any exception, these Sixth Tribulation Eminences have either gone crazy or become spellbound. None of them had a good ending.”
Meng Chuan was shocked.
Up to now, nobody had reached the Sixth Tribulation realm after embarking on the path of epiphany. Typically, only those who had accumulated enough insights would have a chance of reaching the Sixth Tribulation realm after a year or two.
Over 10,000 people have reached the Sixth Tribulation realm thanks to it? How many Fifth Tribulation Eminences have traversed the first path? Also, none of them ended up well? They either went crazy or became spellbound? Meng Chuan shuddered.
“The second path is the path of possession. One can possess different Sixth Tribulation Eminences and experience Sixth Tribulation Eminences’ cultivation,” said Realm Ancestor. “However, in fact, the many Sixth Tribulation Eminences that can be possessed all became Sixth Tribulation Eminences by taking the path of epiphany. The path of possession… may appear to be brilliant in every way, but in fact, it’s not orthodox.”
Meng Chuan was astonished. He knew that one could possess different eminences, but he didn’t know that the ones being possessed eventually ended up going crazy or becoming spellbound.
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“On the path of possession, even if one can maintain their original intent, they will be drawing upon thousands of erroneous paths. In the end, most of them will still take a wrong step, thus going crazy or becoming spellbound,” said Realm Ancestor. “Of course, there are also those who have experienced thousands of paths, comprehended their essence, and attained great accomplishments. There are three people in history who have attained greatness through the path of possession. They have all comprehended a Seventh Tribulation law.”
Meng Chuan was shocked.
The path of possession was also very bizarre. Either one didn’t have a good ending, or one comprehended the essence after studying thousands of paths to grasp a Seventh Tribulation law.
“Countless Fifth Tribulation Eminences have taken that path, but only three have comprehended a Seventh Tribulation law,” said Realm Ancestor. “This kind of screening method is too cruel. Among Fifth Tribulation Eminences and Sixth Tribulation Eminences, some have lived. Countless Fifth Tribulation Eminences have died, gone crazy, or become bespelled. Only three grasped a Seventh Tribulation law.”
“The third path is the path of the mind. It doesn’t have any aftereffects, but it’s the most difficult path. After traversing 5,000 kilometers and becoming an ordinary member, one’s willpower reaches the threshold needed for the Physical Body Seventh Tribulation realm,” said Realm Ancestor. “Most cultivators will be wasting their efforts on the path of the mind.”
“Reaching 5,000 kilometers on the path of the mind means one’s willpower has reached the requirement of the Physical Body Seventh Tribulation realm?” Meng Chuan was shocked.
“In terms of willpower, the requirements for the Physical Body Tribulation realm and Essence Soul Tribulation realm are different,” said Realm Ancestor. “The Physical Body Tribulation realm uses the body as the foundation. The requirements for one’s willpower are much lower than those of the Essence Soul Tribulation realm.” Meng Chuan cultivated both his body and Essence Soul, so he knew this very well.
Physical Body Tribulation Eminences controlled their bodies. An Essence Soul Tribulation Eminence needed to control an Essence Soul World.
“At 5,000 kilometers on the path of the mind, one’s willpower needs to be at the normal level of the Physical Body Seventh Tribulation realm, which is the peak of the Essence Soul Sixth Tribulation realm.” Realm Ancestor continued to reveal secrets without holding back. “At 25,000 kilometers on the path of the mind, one’s willpower would have reached the peak of the Physical Body Seventh Tribulation realm and the Essence Soul Seventh Tribulation realm’s threshold.”
“When one reaches the peak of the mountain on the path of the mind, one’s willpower has reached the Physical Body Eighth Tribulation realm’s threshold. Therefore, Physical Body Seventh Tribulation Eminences often go to Fiend Mountain to take a stroll. They walk the path of the mind and see if they can reach the peak. This is the easiest way to verify if one’s willpower has reached the Physical Body Eighth Tribulation realm.
“However, to an Essence Soul Tribulation Eminence, the willpower they need to reach the peak is still fundamentally different from the Essence Soul Eighth Tribulation realm.” Realm Ancestor shook his head. “Physical Body Tribulation Eminences only need to cultivate their bodies. It’s something tangible. As for us Essence Soul Tribulation Eminences… We need to improve our willpower constantly. The willpower needed to reach the Essence Soul Eighth Tribulation realm is just too difficult to attain, way too difficult.”
Realm Ancestor looked at Meng Chuan. “You are now young. You had one epiphany in the early stages of cultivation. Once your mind is stirred, your Essence Soul might improve greatly. However, by the time you reach my level, you will no longer be puzzled. Even the mechanics of the River of Spacetime and the Universe is something you can understand at its essence. If you want to trigger another epiphany and cause a sublimation of the mind? It’s even harder than comprehending another Origins ultimate technique.”
Meng C
huan nodded slightly. Thankfully, he still had a long way to go before reaching Realm Ancestor’s realm.
Two of the three paths on Fiend Mountain led to endless disasters. The last path was extremely difficult.
“Senior Realm Ancestor, who’s the original owner of Fiend Mountain?” asked Meng Chuan. He was very curious about the creator’s identity.
“Fiend Mountain’s owner?” Realm Ancestor’s eyes were filled with amazement. “It belongs to an Eighth Tribulation Eminence.”
“Eighth Tribulation Eminence?” Meng Chuan came to a realization.
Realm Ancestor looked at Meng Chuan and couldn’t help but shake his head gently. “Any Eighth Tribulation Eminence is a mighty existence. The greatest existence in our River of Spacetime since its birth is only an Eighth Tribulation Eminence.”
“Eighth Tribulation Eminences control time and space. They can jump out of the River of Time, return to the past, and head to the future,” said Realm Ancestor wistfully. “Although they aren’t truly eternal, they live in different eras. For example, they can live for thousands of years in the present era. They can then cross time and live for thousands of years ten billion years from now. They can cross another ten billion years after that to meet the Eternal existence that broke through after ten billion years. All of these are possible.”
“It’s not just time. They can also leave the space we are in and enter another universe,” said Realm Ancestor. “They can roam other universes.”
Meng Chuan was stunned when he heard that.
“You may think that the Eighth Tribulation Eminences are dead, but they might appear ten billion years later. Or they might be in another universe.”
“You may think that they are still alive? However, they have also crossed ten billion years, skipping you over, making living beings in those ten billion years believe that they are dead,” said Realm Ancestor. “They also have to follow the flow of time. After jumping for a period of time, they won’t be able to exist in the time they skipped. At the very least, there are no Eighth Tribulation Eminences in our present era.”