“You are nothing amazing among the two factions,” said Starlord Scarlet Snake. “However, it’s different for the other Seventh Tribulation Eminences. They have few experts under them. You will be valued more if you join them. You will also gain more benefits. We are fated to be together, so I won’t harm you. The faction I recommend you to join is Centaurea Manor.”
“Manor Lord Centaurea?” Meng Chuan knew that the leader of this faction was also at the Seventh Tribulation realm. However, he didn’t know much about him.
“I’m a subordinate of Manor Lord Centaurea. He is very kind to his subordinates. I followed him when I was still at the Fifth Tribulation realm. Back then, he was still at the Sixth Tribulation realm,” said Starlord Scarlet Snake as he reminisced.
“Manor Lord Centaurea is extremely talented and impressive. Now that he’s a Seventh Tribulation Eminence, he likes to befriend everyone. When Celestial Thearch Myriad Star and Hall Lord White Avian were still insignificant, Manor Lord Centaurea had greatly helped the two of them. Actually, it’s not just the two of them. Nearly ten of the current Seventh Tribulation Eminences have received Manor Lord Centaurea’s help.”
Meng Chuan was shocked.
Greatly helped them? Such words couldn’t be spoken without evidence. After all, it involved the two most powerful existences in this era.
A great favor meant karma. The two of them had to consider Centaurea Manor Lord’s stance in any matter.
If one didn’t repay a favor and even resorted to underhanded means, it would result in great karma. To two existences who had the ambition of reaching the Eighth Tribulation realm, they definitely wouldn’t do such a thing. Therefore, Centaurea Manor was indeed a very safe faction.
“Manor Lord is very impressive,” said Starlord Scarlet Snake. “If you join his faction, your future will be very smooth. If you join another faction, I’m afraid you’ll be embroiled in plenty of trouble since they have many enemy factions.”
“Understood.” Meng Chuan smiled and nodded. “Thank you for your guidance, Starlord. I’ll carefully digest this information before making a decision.”
Joining a faction had far-reaching implications. Hence, Meng Chuan had to be cautious.
“You do have to consider it carefully,” said Starlord Scarlet Snake solemnly. “However, I’ll say a few more words. Don’t join Celestial Thearch Myriad Star’s faction.”
“Why?” Meng Chuan looked at him.
“It can’t be said. You can take your time to understand why.” Starlord Scarlet Snake shook his head slightly, not daring to say too much.
He chatted with Meng Chuan for half a day.
Half a day later, on the ninth floor of Scarlet Snake Planet’s Eternal Tower.
“Starlord, I’ll take my leave first.” Meng Chuan stood at the teleportation array disc.
“The headquarters in the River of Spacetime is quite interesting. You should stay there for a few more days,” said Starlord Scarlet Snake with a smile.
Meng Chuan nodded. Through the spacetime fluctuations, he felt spacetime rapidly change.
Whoosh.
After everything stabilized, Meng Chuan found himself standing in the cosmos. In front of him were stars.
Tens of thousands of massive stars surrounded the towering nine-story Eternal Tower in the middle. The Eternal Tower emitted colorful light that illuminated the surroundings. I’m here. Meng Chuan could sense several auras in front of him, each one of them causing his heart to palpitate.
Chapter 639 - Eternal Tower’s River of Spacetime Headquarters
The towering Eternal Tower stood in the void, releasing colorful light that illuminated all the layers of spacetime. The area it illuminated formed a world that was isolated from the outside world. Without Eternal Tower’s permission, even a Seventh Tribulation Eminence wouldn’t be able to find Eternal Tower’s headquarters in the River of Spacetime.
Whoosh.
Meng Chuan saw colorful light spread out in the void. An illusory, huge eye then appeared out of thin air. Its golden iris stared at Meng Chuan.
“Greetings, Eye of Eternal,” said Meng Chuan with a bow.
In Eternal Tower, the Eye of Eternal held the highest authority. The eye was calm, not showing any hint of emotion. It had experienced too many things over the years, so it was very difficult for anything to shock it.
The Eye of Eternal could determine Meng Chuan’s strength by observing him from a close distance.
“Archean Eon Realm’s City Lord Eastcalm, Meng Chuan, cultivated for 2,622 years. It’s considered rare for someone to reach the Essence Soul Sixth Tribulation realm at such a young age. I’m looking forward to your Archean Eon Realm producing another Seventh Tribulation Eminence,” said the Eye of Eternal as it stared at Meng Chuan.
“I’m also looking forward to that day.” Meng Chuan didn’t hold back. After becoming a Sixth Tribulation Eminence, his next goal was to reach the Seventh Tribulation realm!
“Take out your identity token,” said the Eye of Eternal.
With a flip of his hand, a golden token appeared in Meng Chuan’s palm. The Eye of Eternal’s gaze landed on the token, and the golden token naturally changed. More golden lines fused with the token, causing it to turn darker. The token had already been upgraded.
“With this token, you can contact the headquarters in the River of Spacetime at any time,” said the Eye of Eternal. “You can also contact other Sixth and Seventh Tribulation Eminences.”
Meng Chuan nodded. Now that his status had been elevated, he could be considered one of Eternal Tower’s backbones—a core member. Of course, he was still far from reaching the upper echelons. Only a Seventh Tribulation Eminence could become a high-ranking member of Eternal Tower. In front of the Eye of Eternal, a tokensaturated by starlight-appeared out of thin air and flew towards Meng Chuan.
“This is a Nebula Token. With a Nebula Token, one can send a wisp of their will into the Nebula Palace,” continued the Eye of Eternal. “Almost all Sixth Tribulation Eminences have a Nebula Token.”
Meng Chuan revealed an expectant look as he received the Nebula Token. He had long learned of Nebula Palace’s existence from the dossiers left behind by Ancestral Master Archean Eon.
When it came to organizations, Nebula Palace was ranked first in the River of Spacetime! Almost all Sixth and Seventh Tribulation Eminences were members of Nebula Palace. The reason why they could accommodate all factions was that Nebula Palace existed to allow powerful Tribulation Eminences to communicate better.
In Nebula Palace, one could condense a body with a thought. The body would be completely identical to the real body. Therefore, one could unleash all their strength in Nebula Palace.
Powerful Tribulation Eminences gathered, preached, and competed in Nebula Palace. Some factions even held negotiations in Nebula Palace.
Nebula Palace and Eternal Tower exist to allow powerful Tribulation Eminences to interact and to allow them to engage in fair transactions, respectively. Meng Chuan felt somewhat wistful. Some factions still opposed Eternal Tower’s fair transactions. For example, the factions like Black Fiend Hall believed in the law of the jungle and liked to plunder the weak.
How difficult was it to hunt for treasures? How fast was it to kill and plunder? Therefore, Black Fiend Hall was at odds with Eternal Tower.
However, no organization would oppose Nebula Palace. Hence, Nebula Palace was indeed the largest faction. It included almost all Sixth and Seventh Tribulation Eminences. Of course, there were those who were so reclusive that they didn’t even want to join Nebula Palace.
According to Ancestral Master’s records, these two organizations should have been created by an Eighth Tribulation Eminence. After Meng Chuan successfully transcended the tribulation, he could read all the dossiers left behind by Ancestral Master Archean Eon. Therefore, he knew very well that this River of Spacetime had never produced an Eternal existence. Eternal Tower, Nebula Palace, and Fiend Mountain’s founder were all Eighth Tribulation Emin
ences.
Eighth Tribulation Eminences were all mysterious and unfathomable. For example, the owner of Fiend Mountain had once caused a huge calamity. Large batches of cultivators flooded Fiend Mountain only to have tragic outcomes.
Whoosh.
After Meng Chuan obtained the Nebula Token, he was teleported to a small planet at the periphery.
A dense array of stars surrounded the towering Eternal Tower. The closer one was to the edge, the smaller the stars became. Meng Chuan’s planet only spanned thousands of kilometers.
“This is your cave abode. As long as you are alive, it will belong to you. You can stay here forever. If you want to leave, you can teleport away at any time.” The Eye of Eternal’s voice echoed in Meng Chuan’s ears.
Meng Chuan had already landed on the small planet. There were no flowers or trees on the small, bare planet. There were only dark-brown rocks.
There was only one building on the stone planet-a cave abode that spanned about five kilometers.
This is my cave abode at Eternal Tower’s headquarters in the River of Spacetime? Meng Chuan looked up and saw many planets in the distance. The auras of a few stars were very terrifying. Some of the planets were close to the Eternal Tower, while others were at the periphery. A Seventh Tribulation Eminence lives in there?
Through his identity token, Meng Chuan could investigate the owners of every planet.
Meng Chuan visited his cave abode first.
The cave abode occupied an area of about five square kilometers. The scenery in the cave abode wasn’t bad. It had all the necessities. There was a small two-kilometer-wide lake within the cave abode’s courtyard, and special creatures dwelled in the lake. I’ll take a look at the intelligence on the various factions first. Meng Chuan leisurely sat in front of the lake and flipped his hand to take out a fruit. He ate it as he read.
With his elevated status, Meng Chuan now had access to much more intelligence through Eternal Tower. Information about the various factions was provided for free.
If he required very detailed information, he naturally had to pay Outer Realm Essence Crystals for it.
Tsk, tsk, tsk. They are all terrifying existences. Meng Chuan read the introductions of the various factions.
Although they were from various factions, the information mainly talked about the leaders of the factions. These leaders were all Seventh Tribulation Eminences.
“Palace Lady Blood Phoenix.” Meng Chuan read the introduction of a female Seventh Tribulation Eminence.
Palace Lady Blood Phoenix was a cultivator who came from a middle-level world. She had a partial phoenix bloodline, and the entire phoenix race tried their best to befriend her. However, Palace Lady Blood Phoenix was rather reclusive and didn’t like to be involved in trouble.
Her Blood Phoenix Palace was built on an Outer Realm Essence Crystal Planet.
This planet was composed of Outer Realm Essence Crystals. It could be said to be the most precious Outer Realm Essence Crystal mine in the entire River of Spacetime. According to legend, this planet was one of the nodes in the River of Spacetime’s operation system. An expert had speculated that it contained about 3% of the Outer Realm Essence Crystals in the River of Spacetime.
The planet was too special. It was affected by the River of Spacetime’s operations, preventing it from being relocated. Furthermore, there were restrictions on mining. One could only mine the Essence Crystals on the surface. However, this planet constantly gathered outer realm essence energy from the River of Spacetime and constantly condensed Outer Realm Essence Crystals. Therefore, it provided an endless supply of ores.
With this mine, Palace Lady Blood Phoenix’s wealth alone could be ranked in the River of Spacetime’s top ten, even though she didn’t participate in any faction battles.
Of course, many people coveted this planet. However, Palace Lady Blood Phoenix was ranked among the strongest Seventh Tribulation Eminences. She had set up layers of array formations. It was said that she had set up 13 Eighth Tribulation array formations. Even if a half-step Eighth Tribulation Eminence personally took action, it would be difficult to gain an advantage in her lair.
Impressive. Meng Chuan sighed in amazement. The current Seventh Tribulation Eminences are all extraordinary, but they are also very prideful. After all, none of them can kill the other party completely, so they naturally had fewer concerns.
They had no qualms about competing with each other. To compete for resources, many Seventh Tribulation Eminences have completely fallen out with each other, such as Hall Lord White Avian and Celestial Thearch Myriad Star.
Every one of them is impressive. The most dazzling ones are these two. Meng Chuan carefully read their intelligence reports.
Celestial Thearch Myriad Star had cultivated for 11,000 years before becoming a Seventh Tribulation Eminence. He had reached the half-step Eighth Tribulation realm at the 53,000-year mark. Now that his technique realm had reached the corresponding level, he only needed to forge an Eighth Tribulation body. Hall Lord White Avian reached the Seventh Tribulation realm after cultivating for 6,000 years. He reached the half-step Eighth Tribulation realm in about 30,000 years. Similarly, he only needed to forge an Eighth Tribulation body, which was his last obstacle.
These two were astonishingly talented and dazzling.
Their talent is terrifying. Meng Chuan was somewhat shocked when he read the intelligence on the two.
“Brother Eastcalm.” A voice sounded from outside the cave abode. A lanky man appeared in the void.
A guest? Meng Chuan looked up from the lake.
Chapter 640 - Valley of Spacetime
The lanky man smiled as he landed in front of Meng Chuan’s cave abode.
The cave abode’s entrance silently opened. The white-robed, white-haired Meng Chuan took the initiative to welcome him.
“Brother Eastcalm, do you know me?” asked the lanky man with a smile.
“I’ve long heard of your famous name, Xiao Jiuqu. Brother Xiao, please come in.” Meng Chuan smiled as he turned to the side. He had long gathered intelligence on Sixth Tribulation Eminences.
After breaking through, Eternal Tower had provided Meng Chuan with basic intelligence on all Sixth Tribulation Eminences. Meng Chuan knew about Xiao Jiuqu very early because he was a good friend of Starlord Scarlet Snake. Any intelligence that involved Starlord Scarlet Snake would mention Xiao Jiuqu. Likewise, any intelligence on Xiao Jiuqu would definitely mention Starlord Scarlet Snake.
Meng Chuan and Xiao Jiuqu walked into the cave abode together. In front of the cave abode’s lake were a table, chairs, fine wine, and some fruits. Meng Chuan had clearly prepared them beforehand to welcome the guest.
“Oh.” Xiao Jiuqu’s nose twitched. “Good wine.”
“Try it.” Meng Chuan sat down and poured some wine for the man. Xiao Jiuqu sat down and looked at the wine in front of him. He then said, “You can probably guess why I’m here. I’m here to invite you on behalf of Centaurea Manor. You know how crazy the conflicts in the River of Spacetime are. If one doesn’t join a faction, a Sixth Tribulation Eminence alone won’t have the right to vie for the top treasures. Centaurea Manor is a faction that has the least troubles. If you don’t want to be involved in trouble, joining Centaurea Manor will be a good choice.”
“I only learned about it today.” Meng Chuan nodded as he recalled the large amount of intelligence he had read. “The conflicts are indeed crazy.”
After reaching the Sixth Tribulation realm, any Eminence that came from an inhabited world could be said to be immortal.
Perhaps they would be afraid of Seventh Tribulation Eminences-afraid that they would anger one and end up being pursued. Once they appeared in the outer realm, they would be attacked. Therefore, they acted more respectful towards Seventh Tribulation Eminences.
However, if two people were both at the Sixth Tribulation realm, what was there to be afraid of? They naturally would use any means necessary to obtain the much-needed cultivation resources.
“If I choose Centaurea Manor, will I be able to go to the Valley of Spacetime?” asked Meng Chuan.
“Valley of Spacetime?” Xiao Jiuqu looked at Meng Chuan in surprise before saying, “You should know how special the Valley of Spacetime is. I can’t give you a certain answer. A request needs to be made to the higher-ups.”
“Alright.” Meng Chuan smiled and nodded.
Xiao Jiuqu stayed for a moment before leaving.
Whoosh.
After flying off the planet, Xiao Jiuqu shot a glance at the cave abode on the tiny, bare planet. He frowned inwardly. Why doesn’t this Meng Chuan know how to appreciate favors? A newly-advanced Sixth Tribulation Eminence actually dares to request to enter the Valley of Spacetime? However, since he’s recommended by Scarlet Snake, I can’t reject him too directly. I’ll delay it for a few days before rejecting his request.
He had never thought of putting up a request to his higher-ups.
Meng Chuan had only said it casually. He didn’t believe that Centaurea Manor would agree.
Meng Chuan had a strong desire to go to the Valley of Spacetime.
To reach the Seventh Tribulation realm, his most promising goal was the Chaos Hole lawone of the Origins laws. As for comprehending the Chaos Hole law, one had to comprehend a complete spatial law first.
Although he could buy the Void Catalog’s other two volumes from Eternal Tower, it was still very difficult for him to comprehend a complete spatial law through it. After all, spatial laws represented the strongest Sixth Tribulation laws. They were stronger than two or three other types of Sixth Tribulation laws combined. Spatial laws also represented a peak Sixth Tribulation Eminence’s strength.
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